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Gulliver's Travels: A Signature Performance by David Hyde Pierce
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: David Hyde Pierce
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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A Signature Performance: Four-time Emmy Award winner David Hyde Pierce delivers an air of lovable self-importance in his rendition of the classic social satire that remains as fresh today as the day it was published.
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Loved every minute
- By Rose on 01-16-11
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Gulliver's Travels: A Signature Performance by David Hyde Pierce
- Narrated by: David Hyde Pierce
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-14-10
- Language: English
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Jonathan Swift Collection
- Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of Tub
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
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Jonathon Swift changed the way that prose was written forever, now for the first time ever you can listen to three of his best works collected in one bundle! Writing both fiction and satire, Jonathon Swift was noted for his poignant and often times cutting views of the society he lived in. He is still regarded as the most important prose satirist in the English language and is required reading in many schools.
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Jonathan Swift Collection
- Gulliver's Travels, A Modest Proposal, and A Tale of Tub
- Narrated by: Duke Holm
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 11-20-23
- Language: English
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A Modest Proposal
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public, commonly referred to as A Modest Proposal, is a Juvenalian satirical essay written and published anonymously by Jonathan Swift in 1729. Swift suggests in his essay that the impoverished Irish might ease their economic troubles by selling children as food. By doing this he mocks the authority of the British officials.
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Not a bad proposal at all
- By Krzysztof on 11-04-11
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A Modest Proposal
- Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 01-24-11
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels
- Penguin Classics
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Rafe Spall
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
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Gulliver's Travels describes the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon. In Lilliput he discovers a world in miniature; towering over the people and their city, he is able to view their society from the viewpoint of a god. However, in Brobdingnag, a land of giants, tiny Gulliver himself comes under observation, exhibited as a curiosity at markets and fairs. In Laputa, a flying island, he encounters a society of speculators and projectors who have lost all grip on everyday reality; while they plan and calculate, their country lies in ruins.
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A work of genius!
- By David P. Wingert on 09-14-23
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Gulliver's Travels
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Rafe Spall
- Length: 11 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 07-09-20
- Language: English
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Jonathan Swift
- The Reluctant Rebel
- By: John Stubbs
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 31 hrs and 7 mins
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Jonathan Swift's world-famous books - from Gulliver's Travels to A Modest Proposal - are unparalleled in their piercing critique of modern society. Half-orphaned, a Dubliner by birth, but a man who would always insist he was English, Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was a figure of great contradictions.
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Slow to warm to Swift
- By Kathryn on 05-13-18
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Jonathan Swift
- The Reluctant Rebel
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 31 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 01-03-17
- Language: English
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A Modest Proposal
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 23 mins
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Wickedly narrated by David Stifel, and written in 1729, this satiric essay on how to solve Ireland's chronic poverty is perhaps more shocking today than when it was written. In the 1960s, when Peter O'Toole did a public reading of this piece in Dublin, he very nearly started a riot. Newspapers the following day lambasted O'Toole's "shocking bad taste." Whether shocking satire, or Monty-Pythonesque surrealism, this essay has continually managed to offend people for well over 3 centuries. Enjoy! (and Thank You!)
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Mankind crazy thoughts of years ago
- By Val on 07-03-15
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A Modest Proposal
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 02-25-14
- Language: English
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Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World
- By: Leo Damrosch
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
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Jonathan Swift is best remembered today as the author of Gulliver’s Travels, the satiric fantasy that quickly became a classic and has remained in print for nearly three centuries. Yet Swift also wrote many other influential works, was a major political and religious figure in his time, and became a national hero, beloved for his fierce protest against English exploitation of his native Ireland. What is really known today about the enigmatic man behind these accomplishments? Can the facts of his life be separated from the fictions?
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JOHNATHAN SWIFT AND POWER OF THE PEN
- By chetyarbrough.blog on 09-30-14
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Jonathan Swift: His Life and His World
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-10-14
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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In Gulliver's Travels, the narrator represents himself as a reliable reporter of the fantastic adventures he has just experienced. But how far can we rely on a narrator who has been impersonated by someone else? The work purports to be a travel book, and describes the shipwrecked Gulliver's encounters with the inhabitants of four extraordinary places: Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the country of the Houyhnhnms.
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horrible
- By Jane M. White on 03-28-07
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Gulliver's Travels
- Narrated by: David Case
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 02-01-07
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Jasper Britton
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
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Lemuel Gulliver, a slightly staid ship’s doctor, relates the tales of his astonishing travels. He encounters the tiny, warring Lilliputians; the giant, sceptical Brobdingnagians; the ludicrously intellectual Laputans; and the idealistic - if rather stolid - Houyhnhnms and their bestial servants, the Yahoos. An immediate best seller when it was first published in 1726, Gulliver’s Travels has remained a favourite ever since. It was an attack on the politics and society of Swift’s day, but it is also a polemical, inventive, surreal, vitriolic, and wonderfully imaginative masterpiece.
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18th century satirical science fiction for adults
- By Mike on 07-30-12
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Gulliver's Travels
- Narrated by: Jasper Britton
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 09-13-10
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Shipwrecked and cast adrift, Lemuel Gulliver wakes to find himself on Lilliput, an island inhabited by little people whose height makes their quarrels over fashion and fame seem ridiculous. His subsequent encounters with the crude giants of Brobdingnag, the philosophical Houyhnhnms, and the brutish Yahoos give him further insight into human behavior. Presented through Swift's satiric hall of distorting mirrors, mankind is cast as diminished, magnified, and bestial - the composite of which is an uncompromising reflection of human nature.
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Great for all ages and intellects
- By T. Bruns on 08-06-18
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Gulliver's Travels
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 10-17-17
- Language: English
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The Greatest Adventure Classics
- Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels, and The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Jonathan Swift, Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 43 hrs and 47 mins
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What starts with young Jim Hawkins meeting a beggar and ends in a climactic battle between him and one of the most infamous villains in literature — Long John Silver — has long been revered as the ultimate pirate adventure story. This non - dramatized classic will sweep you off to a world of sly and savvy seafarers as the young Hawkins navigates treachery, assassination and the ominous prophecy of the black spot in the greatest treasure hunt known to literature.
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Great bundle of classics!
- By Christopher's Corner on 09-18-20
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The Greatest Adventure Classics
- Treasure Island, Gulliver's Travels, and The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe
- Narrated by: Roberto Scarlato
- Length: 43 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 07-24-20
- Language: English
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A Modest Proposal and Other Essays
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
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"The chief end I propose to myself in all my labors is to vex the world rather than divert it," wrote Jonathan Swift in a letter to his friend Alexander Pope. Vexing works collected here are "A Modest Proposal," "Directions to Servants," "The Art of Political Lying," "A Digression Concerning the Critics," and "Sweetness and Light."
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Very good reading; subpar audio quality
- By Jaded Buddha on 11-28-12
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A Modest Proposal and Other Essays
- Narrated by: Norman Dietz
- Length: 1 hr and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels
- Penguin English Library
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
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A savage and hilarious satire, Gulliver's Travels sees Lemuel Gulliver shipwrecked and adrift, subject to bizarre and unnerving encounters with - among others - quarrelling Lilliputians, philosophising horses, and the brutish Yahoo tribe that change his view of humanity - and himself - forever. Swift's classic of 1726 portrays mankind in a distorted hall of mirrors as a diminished, magnified, and finally, bestial species, presenting us with a comical yet uncompromising reflection of ourselves.
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A characteristically British reading of a classic
- By Emily on 06-29-13
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Gulliver's Travels
- Penguin English Library
- Narrated by: Hugh Laurie
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 05-02-12
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels (Adapted for Young Listeners)
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Travelers visit many strange places. They see very many wonderful things. When they return home they tell wonderful stories about what they have seen. Thus begins Jonathan Swift’s immortal Lemuel Gulliver in his witty masterpiece, Gulliver’s Travels.
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Gulliver's Travels (Adapted for Young Listeners)
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 09-28-10
- Language: English
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A Tale of a Tub
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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Swift's allegorical satire about religion and politics follows the lives of three brothers, Martin, Peter, and Jack, each of who represents a faction of the Christian faith - Anglicanism, Roman Catholicism, and the dissenting faiths, respectively. Each brother inherits a coat (representing religious practice) from their father (God) on the condition that they do not change it. But instead the three quarrelsome youths disobey their father and change their coats beyond recognition.
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Sometimes drifted into background noise
- By TiffanyD on 10-14-18
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A Tale of a Tub
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 12-07-15
- Language: English
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Los Viajes de Gulliver [Gulliver's Travels]
- By: Jonathan Swift, Cynthia Martin, Donald Lemke, and others
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 24 mins
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Lemuel Gulliver always dreamed of sailing across the seas, but he never imagined the places his travels would take him.
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Los Viajes de Gulliver [Gulliver's Travels]
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 04-23-24
- Language: Spanish
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Treatise On Good Manners And Good Breeding
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
- Length: 12 mins
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It might seem an enlightening idea to take stock of good manners from the perspective of centuries past. Classic author Jonathan Swift deftly takes a look at manners and, through satire, finds a way to add humor to the subject of manners during his era. You will need to remember that this in order to find the nuggets of humor that may be found from the author of Gulliver's Travels. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.
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Treatise On Good Manners And Good Breeding
- Narrated by: Glenn Hascall
- Length: 12 mins
- Release date: 02-21-14
- Language: English
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Battle of the Books, The by Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)
- By: Mentor New York
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"The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of the writing), as ideas and authors struggle for supremacy. Because of the satire, "The Battle of the Books" has become a term for the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. It is one of his earliest well-known works. (Wikipedia)
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'A Voyage to Lilliput' (20 June 1702-3 June 1706)
- Gulliver's Travels, Part One
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Joel Grey
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
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Shipwrecked on an unknown island, Lemuel Gulliver finds himself not merely a fish out of water, but a very big fish in a small pond. He awakens to find himself tied to the ground by the natives of Lilliput—tiny people small enough to fit in his pocket and play hide and seek in his hair!
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'A Voyage to Lilliput' (20 June 1702-3 June 1706)
- Gulliver's Travels, Part One
- Narrated by: Joel Grey
- Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 03-14-24
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Jonathan Swift
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Lemuel Gulliver, English surgeon turned ship captain, embarks on four fantastic voyages, each a clash with strange beings and cultures - from the eccentric to the odious. Island by island, he meets the savage but tiny Lilliputians, the hideous Yahoos, a stable of talking horses, a race of decrepit immortals, and the ghosts of Julius Caesar and Homer.
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Colbert report for a different time period
- By Lee Andrews on 06-27-18
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Gulliver's Travels (AmazonClassics Edition)
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 09-26-17
- Language: English
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- Length: 6 mins
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Mark Twain delivered this speech at the dedication of new buildings at the College of the City of New York. The mayor who preceded him mentioned that good citizenship should take precedence even over education. Twain uses this introduction to transition into a funny discussion of the motto “In God we trust” being stamped into US coins and how this relates to principles of citizenship.
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A Troubled Twain
- By Hollis on 07-12-20
By: Mark Twain
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The Half Moon
- A Novel
- By: Mary Beth Keane
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Malcolm Gephardt, handsome and gregarious longtime bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar. When his boss finally retires, Malcolm stretches to buy the place. He sees unquantifiable magic and potential in the Half Moon and hopes to transform it into a bigger success, but struggles to stay afloat. His smart and confident wife, Jess, has devoted herself to her law career. After years of trying for a baby, she is facing the idea that motherhood may not be in the cards for her. Like Malcolm, she feels her youth beginning to slip away and wonders how to reshape her future.
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It's a Teachable Story
- By Olivia McKenzie on 05-13-23
By: Mary Beth Keane
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The Essays
- Or Counsels Civil and Moral
- By: Francis Bacon
- Narrated by: Hayward B. Morse
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Francis Bacon (1561-1626), 1st Viscount St Albans, Attorney General and then Lord Chancellor of England, was an immensely learned, clever and ambitious man, with considerable political influence. However, he was also a philosopher with a wide interest in science, medicine and the classification of knowledge. Throughout his life he wrote a series of essays - following the manner set particularly by Montaigne, though extending back to Aristotle and others - the first 10 of which appeared in 1597.
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Instant classic.
- By A.J. on 12-15-19
By: Francis Bacon
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Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
- By: Ludwig Wittgenstein
- Narrated by: Greg V. Gill
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
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"Philosophy is not a theory," asserted Austro-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), "but an activity." In this 1921 opus, his only philosophical work published during his lifetime, Wittgenstein defined the object of philosophy as the logical clarification of thoughts and proposed the solution to most philosophic problems by means of a critical method of linguistic analysis.
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Bad interpretation and a subpar recording
- By Steve Clement on 06-04-21
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None Else
- 31 Meditations on God's Character and Attributes
- By: Joel R. Beeke, Brian Cosby
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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This book delivers a month's worth of meditations on God's character and attributes so that you will grow in both knowledge of and love for the Rock of your salvation by the Spirit's grace.
By: Joel R. Beeke, and others
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Edgar Allan Poe - The Complete Works Collection
- By: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Philippe Duquenoy
- Length: 48 hrs and 26 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most prolific authors of his time, eventually gaining recognition for his tales of horror and his uncanny ability to paint a macabre picture with words. The Complete Works Collection of Edgar Allan Poe contains over 150 stories and poems, separated into individual chapters, including all of Poe's most notorious works such as The Raven, Annabel Lee, A Dream Within a Dream, Lenore, The Tell-Tale Heart, and many more.
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Would recommend to anyone!!!
- By Gail Blackwell on 03-14-18
By: Edgar Allan Poe
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Leviathan
- or The Matter, Form, and Power of a Commonwealth, Ecclesiastical and Civil
- By: Thomas Hobbes
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 23 hrs and 17 mins
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The leviathan is the vast unity of the State. But how are unity, peace, and security to be attained? Hobbes’ answer is sovereignty, but the resurgence of interest today in Leviathan is due less to its answers than its methods: Hobbes sees politics as a science capable of the same axiomatic approach as geometry.
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For PoliSci Graduate Students as a Readalong
- By deborah on 01-14-12
By: Thomas Hobbes
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A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life
- By: William Law
- Narrated by: Maurice England
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
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William Law’s classic book, A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life was a clarion call to action; to live a life worthy of one’s calling. “Devotion signifies a life given, or devoted to God.” The writings of William Law were challenging in the 18th century. Generations later the message is even more instructive and necessary.
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A Serious Call Indeed
- By Keith on 11-26-15
By: William Law
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The Outlaw of Torn
- By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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Edgar Rice Burroughs tells us the story of the lost English prince, Richard, whom fate turns into an outlaw preying on the nobility of England. With tons of adventure, cross, and double cross, this tale will keep you engrossed from beginning to end.
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Good story ,Good read Good classic
- By Mary on 05-15-16
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No Fear Shakespeare: Julius Caesar
- By: SparkNotes
- Narrated by: Matthew Amendt, Rachel Fowler, Neil Hellegers, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
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Don’t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard’s plays accessible and enjoyable.
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- By Tristan A. Jayol on 09-01-23
By: SparkNotes
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Question Yourself
- 365 Questions to Explore Your Inner Self & Reveal Your True Nature (Master Your Mind, Revolutionize Your Life Series)
- By: Dave Edelstein, I. C. Robledo
- Narrated by: Eric Aragoni
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Here, you will find 365 questions designed to open up your mind to think about yourself and your place in the world in new ways. With these questions, you may come to powerful realizations that will help you to improve yourself, the people around you, and maybe even the world.
By: Dave Edelstein, and others
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Following God Fully
- An Introduction to the Puritans
- By: Joel R. Beeke, Michael Reeves
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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The Puritans, as a body, have done more to elevate the national character than any class of Englishmen that ever lived. Ardent lovers of civil liberty, and ready to die in its defense - mighty at the council board, and no less mighty in the battlefield - feared abroad throughout Europe, and invincible at home while united - great with their pens, and no less great with their swords - fearing God very much, and fearing men very little - they were a generation of men who have never received from their country the honor that they deserve.
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Great book!
- By Daniel on 07-20-20
By: Joel R. Beeke, and others
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Thomas Paine Classic Collection
- Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man
- By: Thomas Paine
- Narrated by: Russell Newton
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
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This Thomas Paine Classic Collection contains three of Thomas Paine's most notable books: Common Sense, The Age of Reason, and The Rights of Man. Born during the Age of Enlightenment and one of America’s Founding Fathers, Thomas Paine wrote incredible works that continue to resonate with people in the modern world. Inside this collection, you’ll find some of Thomas Paine’s most famous and influential works, from his arguments against the Church to the nature of government and revolution.
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As it was then, so it is today.
- By Jason Lehne on 10-28-20
By: Thomas Paine
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The Education of Henry Adams
- By: Henry Adams
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 19 hrs and 27 mins
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As a journalist, historian, and novelist born into a family that included two past presidents of the United States, Henry Adams was constantly focused on the American experiment. An immediate bestseller awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1919, The Education of Henry Adams recounts his own and the country's education from 1838, the year of his birth, to 1905, incorporating the Civil War, capitalist expansion, and the growth of the United States as a world power.
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A Book EVERYONE should read once.
- By Darwin8u on 04-17-12
By: Henry Adams
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365 Quotes to Live Your Life By
- Powerful, Inspiring & Life-Changing Words of Wisdom to Brighten Up Your Days (Master Your Mind, Revolutionize Your Life Series)
- By: I. C. Robledo
- Narrated by: Seth Thompson
- Length: 2 hrs and 38 mins
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365 Quotes to Live Your Life By will be more focused than other quote books, allowing you to keep your mind on what is most important and helping you produce real and long-lasting positive changes in your life. This collection of great quotes comes from a diverse range of great people - men and women from the East to the West, from ancient to modern times, from artists to philosophers to scientists to entrepreneurs, and more.
By: I. C. Robledo
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Rumi Teaching
- A Guide to Self-Discovery and Personal Growth
- By: Farid Mostamand
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
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Rumi's philosophy takes center stage within these pages, unveiling Love as the ultimate pathway to divine connection. As you delve into his words, you will witness the transformative power of Love, which transcends the ordinary and unites us with the essence of our being. Rumi's teachings will inspire you to look beyond superficial differences and embrace the universal thread that connects all humanity. You will be encouraged to awaken your heart, live authentically, and find fulfillment in every aspect of your life. Rumi's teaching is not just a book but a guide that holds the key to ...
By: Farid Mostamand
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Religious Affections
- How Man's Will Affects His Character Before God
- By: Jonathan Edwards
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
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Quite possibly, one of the most important books ever written by the greatest American theologian. Some of the questions asked are "What is the nature of true religion? What are the signs of a true revival? How is the heart changed? Edwards used his pulpit and his leadership of the Great Awakening to pen one of the most challenging and inquisitive books written.
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Quality Material Read Quickly
- By J. M. Forsberg on 11-29-12
By: Jonathan Edwards
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Leviathan
- By: Thomas Hobbes
- Narrated by: David McCallion
- Length: 22 hrs and 23 mins
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Published in 1651, Leviathan is considered to be one of the most important works of political philosophy and a major contribution to the modern idea of central government. In the mid-17th century, England was going through a turbulent time of change and unrest, which likely shaped Hobbes' ideas on strong government. Thomas Hobbes established the social contract theory. He believed that self-government did not create the ideal state due to the human tendency to be self-serving, something he believed would eventually lead to chaos.
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For the philosophical minds
- By Nicole on 07-15-17
By: Thomas Hobbes
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Mrs. Dalloway
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Juliet Stevenson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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It is a June day in London in 1923, and the lovely Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Whom will she see? Her friend Peter, back from India, who has never really stopped loving her? What about Sally, with whom Clarissa had her life’s happiest moment? Meanwhile, the shell-shocked Septimus Smith is struggling with his life on the same London day.
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One Tough Read Perfectly Delivered
- By Chris on 06-11-12
By: Virginia Woolf