Showing results by publisher "Phoenix Books" in Essays
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The Last Empire
- Essays 1992-2000
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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The Last Empire is Gore Vidal's ninth collection of essays in the course of his distinguished literary career. Vidal displays unparalleled range and inimitable style as he offers incisive observations about terrorism, civil liberties, the CIA, Al Gore, Tony Blair, and the Clintons, interwoven with a rich tapestry of personal anecdote, critical insight, and historical detail. Written between the first presidential campaign of Bill Clinton and the electoral crisis of 2000, The Last Empire is a sweeping coda to the still-existing conflicted vision of the American dream.
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To understand USA today, start here
- By Marko Maljkovic on 12-06-2019
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The Last Empire
- Essays 1992-2000
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 27-07-2016
- Language: English
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For the Time Being
- By: Annie Dillard
- Narrated by: David Birney
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
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This personal, philosophical narrative surveys the panorama of our world past and present. Dillard poses questions of natural evil, God, and individual existence. Can one individual really matter? If so, how? Compassionate, enthralling, and always surprising, For the Time Being is the latest work by one of our most original writers - her breadth of knowledge matched by keenness of observation- at her best.
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For the Time Being
- Narrated by: David Birney
- Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 16-12-1999
- Language: English
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- A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
- By: Mark Kurlansky
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Ed Begley Jr., Constance Towers Gavin
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
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Mark Kurlansky, winner of the James Beard Award for Excellence in Food Writing, leads us on a mouthwatering culinary tour around the world and through history and culture from the fifth century B.C. to the present day. This wonderful collection contains essays by Plato on the art of cooking, Pablo Neruda on french fries, and many other writers on the passions of cuisine.
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Yet another great read
- By Drew on 28-02-2019
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- A Savory Selection of Food Writing from Around the World and Throughout History
- Narrated by: Josephine Bailey, Ed Begley Jr., Constance Towers Gavin
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 31-01-2003
- Language: English
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The Web of Life
- Weaving the Values That Sustain Us
- By: Richard Louv
- Narrated by: Gordon Thomson
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
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The "web" has become our most powerful ecological image of the interconnectedness of all creatures, yet this image predates science, it is present in every culture's anthology. Chief Seattle said "Whatever man does to the web, he does to himself." Award-winning journalist Richard Louv explores the fragile network that connects people and the strands that make it up: nature, childhood, adulthood, spirit, purpose, and community.
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Brilliant!
- By Anonymous User on 13-04-2022
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The Web of Life
- Weaving the Values That Sustain Us
- Narrated by: Gordon Thomson
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 16-12-1999
- Language: English
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The Spiritual Light of Ralph Waldo Emerson
- By: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Newton Dillaway
- Narrated by: Richard Kiley
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
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These passages from the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson on religion and spiritual philosophy reveal a metaphysical thought that is quintessentially American and universally relevant to the spiritual needs of today's world. It is seldom that an American philosopher is found among the gurus, mystics, and masters present in the spiritual milieu. Emerson combined the spiritual intuition of the East with the philosophical acumen of the West.
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The Spiritual Light of Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Narrated by: Richard Kiley
- Length: 2 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 05-12-2016
- Language: English
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Shiksa Goddess
- (Or, How I Spent My Forties)
- By: Wendy Wasserstein
- Narrated by: Wendy Wasserstein
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Celebrated playwright and magnetic wit Wendy Wasserstein was firmly rooted in New York's cultural life, but her appeal is universal. Shiksa Goddess collects her urbane, inspiring, and deeply empathetic essays, all written when she was in her forties, and all infused with her trademark irreverent humor: everything from Chekhov, politics, and celebrity, to family, fashion, and real estate.
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Shiksa Goddess
- (Or, How I Spent My Forties)
- Narrated by: Wendy Wasserstein
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 10-08-2016
- Language: English
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Sweet and Sour
- By: Andy Rooney
- Narrated by: Andy Rooney
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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For over 30 years, Andrew Aitken "Andy" Rooney had the last word on the most watched television program in history. "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes, aired from 1978 to 2011. A man of wit, rue, and common sense, Rooney spoke to us candidly about what drove us crazy, what brought us joy, and what made us human. Hear the man himself as he reads some of his finest newspaper essays, offering his observations on a variety of topics.
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Sweet and Sour
- Narrated by: Andy Rooney
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-01-2015
- Language: English
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The Power of Character
- Prominent Americans Talk About Life, Family, Work, Values, And More
- By: edited by Michael S. Josephson
- Narrated by: David Ackroyd, Michael Gross
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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There is no higher praise we can give people than to say they have good character. But what really, does this mean? What makes this quality so essential to achieving personal success and fulfillment? More important, how can we build our own character and live more satisfying lives? Reflecting society's diversity, the contributing authors in this unique collection of essays speak from various cultural and professional backgrounds to share their observations on living with integrity, honesty, and compassion.
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The Power of Character
- Prominent Americans Talk About Life, Family, Work, Values, And More
- Narrated by: David Ackroyd, Michael Gross
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 16-12-1999
- Language: English
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Bad Dogs Have More Fun
- Selected Writings on Family, Animals and Life from the Philadelphia Inquirer
- By: John Grogan
- Narrated by: Arte Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
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Bad Dogs Have More Fun is an unforgettable collection of more that 75 newspaper columns by John Grogan, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Marley & Me. Combining humor, wit, poignancy and affection, these columns provide insight into the intriguing and wonderful world we live in.
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Bad Dogs Have More Fun
- Selected Writings on Family, Animals and Life from the Philadelphia Inquirer
- Narrated by: Arte Johnson
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 05-05-2009
- Language: English
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The Poetry of Carl Sandburg
- By: Carl Sandburg
- Narrated by: Susan Anspach, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Foxworth
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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Carl Sandburg wrote poems with such soulfulness, lyric grace, and love and compassion for the common man that he was known as a "poet of the people." Here is a collection of 95 of his best works, including "Chicago," "Fog," "To a Contemporary Bunkshooter," "Masses," and "The Great Hunt," as well as other verses on themes like love, war, death, loneliness, immigrant life, and the beauty of nature.
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The Poetry of Carl Sandburg
- Narrated by: Susan Anspach, Roscoe Lee Browne, Robert Foxworth
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Release date: 16-12-1999
- Language: English
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What Is Man?
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Carl Reiner
- Length: 3 hrs
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Locked in his desk for 25 years, What Is Man? was Twain's most serious, philosophical, and private work. The narrative appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic. The pair debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and if man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain.Â
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What Is Man?
- Narrated by: Carl Reiner
- Length: 3 hrs
- Release date: 02-02-2023
- Language: English
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Shiksa Goddess
- (Or, How I Spent My Forties)
- By: Wendy Wasserstein
- Narrated by: Wendy Wasserstein
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Though celebrated playwright Wendy Wasserstein was firmly rooted in New York's cultural life, her appeal is universal. Shiksa Goddess collects her urbane, inspiring, and deeply empathetic essays, all written when she was in her forties, and all infused with her trademark irreverent humor. The full range of Wasserstein's mid-life obsessions are covered in this eclectic collection— everything from Chekhov, politics, and celebrity to family, fashion, and real estate.
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Shiksa Goddess
- (Or, How I Spent My Forties)
- Narrated by: Wendy Wasserstein
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 22-02-2023
- Language: English
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