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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
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The tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings....
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- By Duncan Macfarlane on 25-06-2022
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Sparks of Phoenix
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in this book, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain....
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simply gorgeous!
- By Anonymous User on 13-03-2019
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The Book of Rumi
- By: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Narguess Farzad - foreword
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
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This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments....
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Wonderfully read
- By Mrs. Evelyn S. Bayne on 10-01-2021
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this literature to a wide range of listeners....
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Gilgamesh: The New Translation
- By: Gerald J. Davis
- Narrated by: John Hanks
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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The tale of the fifth king of the first dynasty of Uruk (in what is modern-day Iraq), who reigned for 126 years, according to the ancient Sumerian list of kings....
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Good
- By Duncan Macfarlane on 25-06-2022
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Sparks of Phoenix
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 1 hr and 11 mins
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As the phoenix emerges from its ashes, Zebian emerges ablaze in this book, not only as a survivor of abuse, but as a teacher and healer for all those who have struggled to understand, reclaim, and rise above a history of pain....
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simply gorgeous!
- By Anonymous User on 13-03-2019
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The Book of Rumi
- By: Rumi, Maryam Mafi - translator, Narguess Farzad - foreword
- Narrated by: Keith Szarabajka
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This fresh prose translation of 105 short teaching stories by Rumi, which form the core of the six-volume Masnavi, explores the hidden spiritual aspects of everyday experience. Rumi transforms the seemingly mundane events of daily life into profound Sufi teaching moments....
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Wonderfully read
- By Mrs. Evelyn S. Bayne on 10-01-2021
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The Essential Rumi, New Expanded Edition
- By: Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi, Coleman Barks - translator, John Moyne - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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This revised and expanded edition of The Essential Rumi includes a new introduction by Coleman Barks and more than 80 never-before-published poems. Through his lyrical translations, Coleman Barks has been instrumental in bringing this literature to a wide range of listeners....
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The Nectar of Pain
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
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In The Nectar of Pain, Zebian sheds light on the feelings and experiences that emerge from a painful heartbreak. She writes that the process of cleansing oneself of that pain - day by day, hour by hour, and second by second - is the real work of healing....
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A healing experience
- By Tanya on 14-10-2020
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Mind Platter
- By: Najwa Zebian
- Narrated by: Najwa Zebian
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
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Mind Platter is a compilation of reflections on life as seen through the eyes of an educator, student, and human who experienced her early days in silence. It is written in the voice of every person who has felt unheard, mistreated, misjudged, or unseen....
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Shahnameh
- The Epic of the Persian Kings
- By: Ferdowsi
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson, Francis Ford Coppola - introduction
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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The new, impeccable translation and adaptation of the Epic of Persian Kings by Ahmad Sadri brought to life a host of heroic characters and wove their adventures into a thrilling story spanning thousands of years....
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What a tale!
- By Anonymous User on 16-07-2021
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Rumi Is My Life Coach
- 11 Ways to Use the Wisdom of Rumi to Transform Your Life
- By: Kassandra Vaughn
- Narrated by: Kassandra Vaughn
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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Rumi was an ancient teacher, poet, and mystic who had his fair share of tough times. Through the ups and downs, he wrote poetry that, to this day, moves the soul. We all know it's easy to get stuck in places we don't want to be....
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The Meursault Investigation
- By: Kamel Daoud, John Cullen - translator
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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He was the brother of "the Arab" killed by the infamous Meursault, the antihero of Camus' classic novel....
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Nothing interesting here ...
- By graham smith on 23-02-2016
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Woman at Point Zero
- By: Nawal el Saadawi
- Narrated by: Laura Hanna
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
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Born to a peasant family in the Egyptian countryside, Firdaus suffered a childhood of cruelty and neglect. Her passion for education was ignored by her family....
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Kingdom of Olives and Ash
- Writers Confront the Occupation
- By: Michael Chabon - editor, Ayelet Waldman - editor, Colum McCann, and others
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Fred Sanders
- Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins
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Published to coincide the with 50th anniversary of the Israel occupation of the West Bank, an anthology that explores the human cost of the conflict there as witnessed by notable writers....
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Rumi Poetry
- 101 Quotes of Wisdom on Life, Love and Happiness
- By: John Balkh
- Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu
- Length: 33 mins
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Rumi's popularity has gone beyond national and ethnic borders....
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One of best.
- By Jessica on 14-07-2022
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The Conference of the Birds
- By: Attar, Sholeh Wolpé - Translated by
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning....
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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In Kahil Gibran's masterpiece, Almustafa, the chosen and beloved, must leave the port of Orphalese upon the ship he has waited upon for 12 years. As he descends to the waterfront, the people of Orphalese gather to question him and hear his wisdom on important topics of their daily lives....
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The Prophet & The Wanderer
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
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Kahlil Gibran wrote many collections of stories with a wise or whimsical tone, but none more popular than The Prophet, his first collection, or The Wanderer, his final anthology....
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great book poorly read
- By sonya bailey on 11-06-2020
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The Rumi Prescription
- How an Ancient Mystic Poet Changed My Modern Manic Life
- By: Melody Moezzi
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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Rumi's inspiring and deceptively simple poems have been called ecstatic, mystical, and devotional. To writer and activist Melody Moezzi, they became a lifeline. In The Rumi Prescription, we follow her path of discovery as she translates Rumi's works for herself....
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Thank you
- By Linda on 05-05-2021
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Peter Batchelor
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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World-famous 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer. It was originally published in 1923. It is Gibran's best known work. The Prophet has been translated into over 100 different languages....
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مرداد (The Book of Mirdad)
- By: ميخائيل نعيمه (Mikhail Naima)
- Narrated by: Mohamed Ibrahim
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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يُحكى أنّ نوح، بعد الطوفان، سأل ابنه أن يبني هيكلًا يشبه الفلك، في وسطه مذبح تشتعل فيه نار لا تنطفئ، وأن يجمع فيه تسعة رجال يسمّون "رفاق الفلك"....
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Spiritual Verses
- By: Jalal ad-Din Rumi
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Rumi's Spiritual Verses is the greatest mystical poem in Islamic culture - and of all time....
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The Garden of the Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibran
- Narrated by: Alex Hoeffler
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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The Garden of the Prophet is the sequel to Gibran's much-loved best-selling The Prophet. It narrates Almustafa's further discussions with his followers after a long intervening absence....
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The Prophet (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
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Before he sets sail, a beloved prophet is asked by his followers to impart his truth. In these twenty-eight poetic essays, he offers profound inspiration on such matters of love and friendship, freedom and self-knowledge, joy and sorrow....
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The Way of the Sufi
- By: Idries Shah
- Narrated by: David Ault
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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The Way of the Sufi presents an unparalleled cross-section of material from Sufi schools, Sufi teachings, and classical writings as a basic course of Sufi study....
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Why study sufism?
- By bokik on 12-06-2020
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The Greater Freedom
- Life as a Middle Eastern Woman Outside the Stereotypes
- By: Alya Mooro
- Narrated by: Alya Mooro
- Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
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Egyptian-born and London-raised, Alya Mooro grew up between two cultures and felt a pull from both. Where could she turn for advice and inspiration when it seemed there was nobody else like her....
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Interesting viewpoints
- By Samira on 29-01-2021
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
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After living in the city of Orphalese for 12 years, a prophet is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a seeress and the people of the city, who ask him for his insights into life....
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I Want Burning
- The Ecstatic World of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla
- By: Coleman Barks
- Narrated by: Coleman Barks
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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In I Want Burning, Coleman Barks fuses his passionate scholarship with a deep feeling for the poetry of Rumi, Hafiz, and Lalla....
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The Lions' Den
- Zionism and the Left from Hannah Arendt to Noam Chomsky
- By: Susie Linfield
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
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Cultural critic Susie Linfield investigates how eight prominent 20th-century intellectuals struggled with the philosophy of Zionism, and then with Israel and its conflicts with the Arab world....
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Awful, uninsightful, propagandist.
- By Anonymous User on 02-06-2021
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Short Stories in Turkish for Beginners
- By: Olly Richards
- Narrated by: Atilla Akinci
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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Short Stories in Turkish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, and most importantly - enjoyment....
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Layli and Majnun
- By: Nezami Ganjavi, Dick Davis - translator introduction
- Narrated by: Dick Davis, Peter Ganim, Serena Manteghi, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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The iconic love story of the Middle East, by a 12th-century Persian poet who has been compared to Shakespeare for his subtlety, inventiveness, and dramatic force, Layli and Majnun tells of star-crossed lovers whose union is tragically thwarted by their families....