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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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The Most Honourable and Virtuous to have lived
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-2022
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Graft
- Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land
- By: Maggie MacKellar
- Narrated by: Maggie MacKellar
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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This book is a stunning thanksgiving for a place and a moment in motherhood; and a timely reminder of the inescapable elemental laws of nature....
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Captivating
- By Anonymous User on 08-05-2023
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No Friend but the Mountains
- Writing from Manus Prison
- By: Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian - translator
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Robertson, Isobelle Carmody, Mathilda Imlah, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Laboriously tapped out on a mobile phone and translated from the Farsi....
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First-rate story, third-rate narration
- By Eloise on 26-08-2019
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- By: Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor - editor, Emma Thompson - foreword
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Fans of memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of beloved actor Alan Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is 'anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid'....
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- By Anonymous User on 07-10-2022
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The Diary of a Bookseller
- By: Shaun Bythell
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. A book-lover's paradise? Well, almost...
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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The Most Honourable and Virtuous to have lived
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-2022
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Graft
- Motherhood, Family and a Year on the Land
- By: Maggie MacKellar
- Narrated by: Maggie MacKellar
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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This book is a stunning thanksgiving for a place and a moment in motherhood; and a timely reminder of the inescapable elemental laws of nature....
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Captivating
- By Anonymous User on 08-05-2023
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No Friend but the Mountains
- Writing from Manus Prison
- By: Behrouz Boochani, Omid Tofighian - translator
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Robertson, Isobelle Carmody, Mathilda Imlah, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In 2013, Kurdish journalist Behrouz Boochani was illegally detained on Manus Island. He has been there ever since. This book is the result. Laboriously tapped out on a mobile phone and translated from the Farsi....
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First-rate story, third-rate narration
- By Eloise on 26-08-2019
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Madly, Deeply
- The Alan Rickman Diaries
- By: Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor - editor, Emma Thompson - foreword
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley, Alfred Enoch, Bonnie Wright, and others
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
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Fans of memoirs at large will delight in the intimate experience of beloved actor Alan Rickman detailing the extraordinary and the ordinary in a way that is 'anecdotal, indiscreet, witty, gossipy and utterly candid'....
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Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should
- By Anonymous User on 07-10-2022
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The Diary of a Bookseller
- By: Shaun Bythell
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all set in a beautiful, rural town by the edge of the sea. A book-lover's paradise? Well, almost...
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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I Shall Bear Witness
- The Diaries of Victor Klemperer 1933-41
- By: Victor Klemperer
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 27 hrs and 4 mins
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A publishing sensation, the publication of Victor Klemperer's diaries brings to light one of the most extraordinary documents of the Nazi period....
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De Profundis
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Mark Young
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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De Profundis is a 50,000-word letter written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas, his lover...
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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- By: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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Disgruntling, Irritating and Messy
- By Sindy Sinn on 12-07-2018
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My Unapologetic Diaries
- By: Joan Collins
- Narrated by: Glynis Barber, Joan Collins
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
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Joan Collins has been a diarist from the age of 12, writing enthusiastically over the years. She dictated most of these entries in real time into a mini-tape recorder at the end of the day, and now she is spilling the beans - well, nearly all of them....
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Love this!
- By Linda on 26-10-2021
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Alan Bennett: Diaries
- By: Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Alan Bennett is one of the country's most celebrated and best-loved authors. This is an unmissable collection of diaries and memoirs from the acclaimed English actor, author, playwright, and screenwriter....
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Halfway to Hollywood
- Diaries 1980-1988, Volume Two
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 28 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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After a live performance at the Hollywood Bowl, The Pythons made their last performance together in 1983 in the hugely successful Monty Python's Meaning of Life....
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Very insightful trip into the 80s
- By STEPHEN HOSKINS on 26-06-2023
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Should We Fall to Ruin
- By: Harrison Christian
- Narrated by: David Tredinnick
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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This is the untold story of a remote garrison of Allied soldiers on New Guinea during WWII who stood up to the Japanese invasion despite insurmountable odds....
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Letters to a Young Poet
- (Penguin Classics)
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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At the start of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself....
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Inspiring
- By KORE H BURGETT on 10-01-2023
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Mary Churchill's War
- The Wartime Diaries of Churchill's Youngest Daughter
- By: Emma Soames
- Narrated by: Beth Eyre, Emma Soames
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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A unique portrait of war - and a charming coming-of-age story - from the private diaries of Winston Churchill's youngest daughter, Mary....
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End of a Berlin Diary
- The Berlin Diary Series, Book 2
- By: William L. Shirer
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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A radio broadcaster and journalist for Edward R. Murrow at CBS, William L. Shirer was new to the world of broadcast journalism when he began keeping a diary while on assignment in Europe during the 1930s....
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The Ultimate Christmas Cracker
- By: John Julius Norwich
- Narrated by: David Timson, Michael Fenner, Sandra Duncan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Norwich had a brilliant eye for a story and telling detail, and his Crackers are full of jokes, warmth and wit. Here in one bumper audiobook is his final and 50th Christmas Cracker, alongside all the very best bits as picked out by his daughter Artemis Cooper....
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Letters to the Midwife
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson, Clive Mantle
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Call The Midwife series became bestsellers Jennifer Worth received mountains of letters....
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Wonderful!!!
- By Hashani on 26-02-2018
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The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 2: 1934-1939
- By: Anais Nin
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Lagelee
- Length: 15 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Beginning with Nin's arrival in New York, this volume is filled with the stories of her analytical patients. There is a shift in emphasis also, as Nin becomes aware of the inevitable choice facing the artist in the modern world....
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Letters from an Astrophysicist
- By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Join the galactic conversation on the biggest issues in the universe....
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Informative listening!
- By Anonymous User on 29-01-2021
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The Pillow Book
- By: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century....
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The Python Years
- Diaries 1969-1979 (Volume One)
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 29 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Palin's diaries begin when he was newly married and struggling to make a name for himself in the world of television comedy....
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No
- By Anonymous User on 18-10-2023
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Yellow Notebook
- Diaries, Volume I 1978-1987
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Helen Garner has kept a diary for almost all her life. But until now, those exercise books filled with her thoughts, observations, frustrations and joys have been locked away, out of bounds, in a laundry cupboard....
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How to End a Story
- Diaries 1995-1998
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 8 hrs
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Helen Garner’s third volume of diaries is an account of a woman fighting to hold on to a marriage that is disintegrating around her....
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Feeling spoilt
- By Anonymous User on 24-04-2022
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Journal of a Novel: The East of Eden Letters
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 9 hrs
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This collection of letters forms a fascinating day-by-day account of Steinbeck's writing of East of Eden, his longest and most ambitious novel....
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The Reagan Diaries
- Extended Selections
- By: Ronald Reagan
- Narrated by: Eric Conger
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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The Reagan Diaries provides a striking insight into one of this nation's most important presidencies and sheds new light on the character of a true American leader....
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27 Letters to My Daughter
- a beautiful and heartfelt memoir on how to live
- By: Ella Ward
- Narrated by: Ella Ward
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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When death is dancing closer than you'd like, what becomes important? What do you need to tell your child? And how do you want to be remembered? A beautiful, tender, funny and poignant guide on how to really live, from a mother to her daughter....
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Bloody excellent. A MUST listen.
- By Courtney on 06-04-2022
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One Day I'll Remember This
- Diaries 1987-1995
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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Beginning in 1987, as she embarks on an affair that she knows will be all-consuming and ending in 1995 with the publication of The First Stone and the furore that followed it, Garner reveals the inner life of a woman in love and a great writer at work....
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loved it!
- By paula astrinos on 06-03-2023
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Henry ‘Chips’ Channon: The Diaries (Volume 2)
- 1938-43
- By: Chips Channon
- Narrated by: Tom Ward
- Length: 48 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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This second volume of the best-selling diaries of Henry 'Chips' Channon takes us from the heady aftermath of the Munich agreement, when the prime minister Chips so admired was credited with having averted a general European conflagration, through the rapid unravelling of appeasement....
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Chips Channons diaries. Parts one and two . Written by Chips Channon and read by someone very nice.
- By Anonymous User on 28-07-2022
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September Letters
- Finding Strength and Connection in Sharing Our Stories
- By: Brittany Snow, Jaspre Guest
- Narrated by: Brittany Snow, Jaspre Guest, Shayna Small, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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An inspirational collection of letters, notes, and conversations among friends, celebrities, experts, and the September Letters community. A guide to help us clearly see that we are not alone, and that sharing your story is powerful and healing....
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My Dearest, My Darling
- Wartime Letters Between England and India
- By: Lawrence Bond, Millicent Bond
- Narrated by: Andrew Bond, Marian Bond, William Bond
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When newly commissioned Royal Engineers Second Lieutenant Lawrence (Tommy) Bond was ordered overseas in February 1943, he left behind his wife Millicent and their two small children. They would not be reunited for more than two and a half years. How, in those pre-internet days, did they not only hold their marriage and their family together but plan their post-war future? The answer is, of course, that, like tens of thousands of others in that and every previous war, they wrote letters; literally hundreds of letters.
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Always, Rachel
- The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964
- By: Martha Freeman - editor
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 32 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal "a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist" (Los Angeles Times). This very special collection of letters from Rachel Carson to her Maine summer neighbor Dorothy Freeman offers an intimate, spellbinding look at Carson's private life and thoughts.
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Moments with Mark Twain
- By: Mark Twain, Albert Bigelow Paine
- Narrated by: Lee Smalley
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover Moments With Mark Twain, a delightful audiobook that offers a unique insight into the life and wit of the legendary author, Mark Twain. This audiobook is a collection of Twain's most memorable quotes, anecdotes, and stories, showcasing his unparalleled humor and wisdom. Whether you're a longtime Twain enthusiast or new to his work, these moments with the iconic author will entertain and enlighten, providing a glimpse into the mind of one of America's greatest literary figures.
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Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: John Greenman
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a literary journey with "Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii," a fascinating collection of writings that reveal a lesser-known side of the iconic author. In this audiobook, you'll discover Twain's firsthand accounts and observations as he explores the enchanting landscapes and cultures of Hawaii during his travels. Through his witty and insightful letters, Twain provides a unique perspective on the Hawaiian islands, blending humor, adventure, and keen observations.
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Correspondence
- By: Ingeborg Bachmann, Paul Celan
- Narrated by: Francesca Ottley, Mark Young
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Celan (1920-70) is one of the best-known German poets of the Holocaust; many of his poems, admired for their spare, precise diction, deal directly with its stark themes. Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73) is recognized as one of post-World War II German literature’s most important novelists, poets, and playwrights.
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Ink of Tears
- Echoes of Shattered Souls Poetry Collections
- By: E.T. Mulloney
- Narrated by: Gretchen Weber
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into Ink of Tears, where every poem is a journey through the complexities of the human broken heart. How do we navigate the highs and lows of love and loss? What makes us resilient in the face of heartache? How does love elevate us, and how does heartbreak shape us? For all who have loved deeply and got hurt, share a timeless journey with collections of poems that will touch and break your heart at the same time.
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My Dearest, My Darling
- Wartime Letters Between England and India
- By: Lawrence Bond, Millicent Bond
- Narrated by: Andrew Bond, Marian Bond, William Bond
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When newly commissioned Royal Engineers Second Lieutenant Lawrence (Tommy) Bond was ordered overseas in February 1943, he left behind his wife Millicent and their two small children. They would not be reunited for more than two and a half years. How, in those pre-internet days, did they not only hold their marriage and their family together but plan their post-war future? The answer is, of course, that, like tens of thousands of others in that and every previous war, they wrote letters; literally hundreds of letters.
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Always, Rachel
- The Letters of Rachel Carson and Dorothy Freeman, 1952-1964
- By: Martha Freeman - editor
- Narrated by: Callie Beaulieu
- Length: 32 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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These letters between the pioneering environmentalist and her beloved friend reveal "a vibrant, caring woman behind the scientist" (Los Angeles Times). This very special collection of letters from Rachel Carson to her Maine summer neighbor Dorothy Freeman offers an intimate, spellbinding look at Carson's private life and thoughts.
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Moments with Mark Twain
- By: Mark Twain, Albert Bigelow Paine
- Narrated by: Lee Smalley
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Discover Moments With Mark Twain, a delightful audiobook that offers a unique insight into the life and wit of the legendary author, Mark Twain. This audiobook is a collection of Twain's most memorable quotes, anecdotes, and stories, showcasing his unparalleled humor and wisdom. Whether you're a longtime Twain enthusiast or new to his work, these moments with the iconic author will entertain and enlighten, providing a glimpse into the mind of one of America's greatest literary figures.
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Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: John Greenman
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Embark on a literary journey with "Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii," a fascinating collection of writings that reveal a lesser-known side of the iconic author. In this audiobook, you'll discover Twain's firsthand accounts and observations as he explores the enchanting landscapes and cultures of Hawaii during his travels. Through his witty and insightful letters, Twain provides a unique perspective on the Hawaiian islands, blending humor, adventure, and keen observations.
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Correspondence
- By: Ingeborg Bachmann, Paul Celan
- Narrated by: Francesca Ottley, Mark Young
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Celan (1920-70) is one of the best-known German poets of the Holocaust; many of his poems, admired for their spare, precise diction, deal directly with its stark themes. Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann (1926-73) is recognized as one of post-World War II German literature’s most important novelists, poets, and playwrights.
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Ink of Tears
- Echoes of Shattered Souls Poetry Collections
- By: E.T. Mulloney
- Narrated by: Gretchen Weber
- Length: 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Dive into Ink of Tears, where every poem is a journey through the complexities of the human broken heart. How do we navigate the highs and lows of love and loss? What makes us resilient in the face of heartache? How does love elevate us, and how does heartbreak shape us? For all who have loved deeply and got hurt, share a timeless journey with collections of poems that will touch and break your heart at the same time.