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Draft No. 4
- On the Writing Process
- By: John McPhee
- Narrated by: John McPhee
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Draft No. 4 is an elucidation of the writer's craft by a master practitioner. In a series of playful but expertly wrought essays, John McPhee shares insights he's gathered over his career and refined during his long-running course at Princeton University, where he has launched some of the most esteemed writers of several generations. McPhee offers a definitive guide to the crucial decisions regarding structure, diction, and tone that shape nonfiction pieces and presents extracts from some of his best-loved work, subjecting them to wry scrutiny.
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McPhee is the Craft
- By Darwin8u on 09-19-17
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Draft No. 4
- On the Writing Process
- Narrated by: John McPhee
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 09-07-17
- Language: English
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Joyride
- By: Susan Orlean
- Narrated by: Susan Orlean
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR, TIME, OPRAH DAILY, KIRKUS REVIEWS, GOODREADS, AND MORE “Brilliant…A high-spirited, exhilarating memoir.” —The Wall Street Journal “In Joyride, the takeaway often has as much to do with the art of living as the art of...
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My favorite audible book in years
- By TGD on 10-24-25
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Joyride
- Narrated by: Susan Orlean
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-14-25
- Language: English
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Story376
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An essential volume for generations of writers young and old. The twenty-fifth anniversary edition of this modern classic will continue to spark creative minds for years to come. Anne Lamott is "a warm, generous, and hilarious guide through the writer’s world and...
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Why oh why did she narrate this?!
- By Amor Fati on 01-02-23
By: Anne Lamott
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Reacher
- The Stories Behind the Stories
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Lee Child, Jeff Harding
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall129
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Performance115
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Story115
After making his debut in The Killing Floor, Jack Reacher has quickly become one of the most popular―and most enduring―fictional heroes to emerge in the past half century. Now, his creator tells the stories behind the stories.
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Lee is the best
- By Brian Chambers on 09-17-25
By: Lee Child
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Verbal Judo, Updated Edition
- The Gentle Art of Persuasion
- By: George J. Thompson PhD, Jerry B. Jenkins, Lee Fjelstad - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,433
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Performance4,714
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Story4,673
When you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you’re in control. Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation.
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Kept thinking it was already started
- By Kim Dushinski on 05-24-17
By: George J. Thompson PhD, and others
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Learn Japanese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- Japanese Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall247
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Performance206
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Story201
With Paul Noble’s simple, relaxed approach, you will learn in a way that suits you—without having to memorise long lists of words you won’t use; scribbling notes as you listen; or feeling frustrated. Instead, Paul will introduce you to the basics of Japanese and guide you through over 15 hours of everyday scenarios—from simple situations like asking for directions and eating out to talking about yourself and how to master the different tenses—that are practical, fun and applicable. Just listen, interact and learn wherever you are.
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Great price - great content
- By Ludi on 07-25-21
By: Paul Noble
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
- By: George Saunders
- Narrated by: George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall714
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Performance557
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Story550
From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today. For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been...
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Go Deeper
- By Brent Armstrong on 10-20-21
By: George Saunders
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The Mother Tongue
- English and How It Got That Way
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,309
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Performance1,135
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Story1,129
With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog...
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More satire than history
- By Barbara Kindle Customer on 12-18-15
By: Bill Bryson
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Smart Brevity
- The Power of Saying More with Less
- By: Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 4 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall523
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Performance444
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Story440
Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. In this revised and updated edition, the...
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Should've been more brief
- By Voldi Way on 10-18-22
By: Jim VandeHei, and others
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Win Every Argument
- The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
- By: Mehdi Hasan
- Narrated by: Mehdi Hasan
- Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall468
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Performance406
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Story406
This program is read by and contains archival audio of the author from MSNBC, BBC Question Time, Oxford Union, and other sources. Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, rise above the tit-for-tats on social media, and triumph in a successful and productive debate in...
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Would be much better without politics
- By David Fair on 03-17-23
By: Mehdi Hasan
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Next Steps in Spanish with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course
- Spanish Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall564
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Performance481
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Story461
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. This course covers European and Latin American...
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Uneven pacing, decent material
- By Jennifer on 05-03-20
By: Paul Noble
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Speak with No Fear: Go from a Nervous, Nauseated, and Sweaty Speaker to an Excited, Energized, and Passionate Presenter
- By: Mike Acker
- Narrated by: Mike Acker
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall378
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Performance337
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Story334
Do you HATE public speaking? Are you TERRIFIED to stand in front of people? When you think of speaking, do you get nervous, anxious, even sweaty? You don’t have to be afraid any longer. It can seem like everyone is a gifted speak when you watch TED talks or compare yourself to skilled co-workers giving presentations. Don't get caught up in comparison. Instead, take action to improve YOUR ability and to overcome your fear. If you struggle when you speak, then you are not alone. Public speaking is the number one fear in America.
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Great advice and great stories!
- By ElleBee on 11-13-19
By: Mike Acker
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The Science of Storytelling
- By: Will Storr
- Narrated by: James Clamp
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall642
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Performance521
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Story522
How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers - and also our brains - create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change.
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A great portal into human psychology
- By Stephanie Romer on 02-13-21
By: Will Storr
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A Good Man Is Hard To Find And Other Stories
- By: Flannery O'Connor
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall162
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Performance140
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Story140
An essential collection of classic stories that established Flannery O’Connor’s reputation as an American master of fiction—now with a new introduction by New York Times bestselling author Lauren Groff In 1955, with the title story and others in this critical edition, Flannery O’Connor...
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It contains the following stories:
- By Erica Smith on 11-09-23
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How the Word Is Passed
- A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- By: Clint Smith
- Narrated by: Clint Smith
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,713
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Performance3,318
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Story3,304
This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America—and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives. Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that...
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Sincerely grateful read
- By Kelvin Dixon on 06-08-21
By: Clint Smith
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Learn Mandarin Chinese with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- Mandarin Chinese Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble, Kai-Ti Noble
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall270
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Performance210
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Story198
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a...
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Always start with Noble
- By Michael Paul James on 01-11-19
By: Paul Noble, and others
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The Notebook
- A History of Thinking on Paper
- By: Roland Allen
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall95
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Performance87
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Story87
We see notebooks everywhere we go. But where did these indispensable implements come from? How did they revolutionize our lives? And how can using a notebook help change the way you think? In this wide-ranging history, Roland Allen reveals how the notebook became our most dependable and versatile tool for creative thinking.
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A fascinating look at an often overlooked powerful tool.
- By Andrew Darlow on 12-28-24
By: Roland Allen
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Learn German with Paul Noble for Beginners – Complete Course
- German Made Easy with Your Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,095
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Performance897
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Story848
No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a...
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Best Teacher I have found
- By Gold Fish Mama on 05-24-18
By: Paul Noble
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TED Talks
- The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
- By: Chris Anderson
- Narrated by: Chris Anderson, Tom Rielly, Kelly Stoetzel
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3,308
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Performance2,894
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Story2,870
Since taking over TED in the early 2000s, Chris Anderson has shown how carefully crafted short talks can be the key to unlocking empathy, stirring excitement, spreading knowledge, and promoting a shared dream. Done right, a talk can electrify a room and transform an audience's worldview. Done right, a talk is more powerful than anything in written form.
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One of the VERY Best!
- By C. Freeman on 05-08-16
By: Chris Anderson
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Save the Cat! Writes a Novel
- The Last Book on Novel Writing You'll Ever Need
- By: Jessica Brody
- Narrated by: Jessica Brody
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,386
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Performance1,114
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Story1,102
The first novel-writing guide from the best-selling Save the Cat! story-structure series, which reveals the 15 essential plot points needed to make any novel a success. Novelist Jessica Brody presents a comprehensive story-structure guide for novelists that applies the famed Save the Cat!...
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Tip for finding the PDF!!!
- By SB on 02-26-19
By: Jessica Brody
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Public Speaking for Success
- By: Dale Carnegie & Associates
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall299
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Performance247
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Story248
This 2006 revision - edited by a longtime consultant to Dale Carnegie & Associates, Inc., and the editor in charge of updating How to Win Friends and Influence People - is the definitive one for our era. While up to date in its language and points of reference, Public Speaking for Success preserves the full range of ideas and methods that appeared in the original, including Carnegie's complete speech and diction exercises, which follow each chapter, as the author originally designated them.
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Needs another edit
- By Yana Goldman on 06-16-19