Education audiobooks

Het Christendom

By: Willemien Otten

Narrated by: Willemien Otten

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Het christendom is één van de grootste religies in de wereld en het christelijke cultuurgoed is diep verankerd in de Westerse samenleving. Willemien Otten behandelt de periode vanaf het vroege christendom tot en met de hedendaagse ontwikkelingen. Met aandacht voor het ontstaan en de verspreiding van het christelijke geloof, de fundamentele... Read more

The Story of Liberty

By: Charles C. Coffin

Narrated by: Edward Lewis

Length: 8 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Does America still have a rendezvous with destiny? Is there yet a generation to come forth from this nation which will turn the hearts of not only its countrymen back to the living God, but the heart of the world as well?Charles C. Coffin's The Story of Liberty, originally published in 1879, reaches back into the records of history to observe... Read more

Virussen

By: Ab Osterhaus

Narrated by: Ab Osterhaus

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Vogelgriep, Spaanse Griep, SARS en AIDS. Allemaal virussen waarvan een wereldwijde uitbraak verwoestende gevolgen heeft. Is een pandemie op komst?

In de afgelopen eeuw hebben uitbraken van virusinfecties de levens van miljoenen mensen geëist. Al deze infecties vonden hun oorsprong in het overspringen van virussen tussen dieren en mensen. Ook nu... Read more

Godsdienstfilosofie

By: Herman Philipse

Narrated by: Herman Philipse

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In de afgelopen halve eeuw is Nederland geseculariseerd en hebben velen die godsdienstig waren opgevoed hun belangstelling voor religie grotendeels verloren. De mensheid als geheel seculariseert echter niet, integendeel. Vooral door de grotere vruchtbaarheid van religieuze bevolkingen zijn godsdiensten bezig aan een demografische inhaalslag, die... Read more

Humanisme

By: Paul Cliteur

Narrated by: Paul Cliteur

Length: 3 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Wat is humanisme? Vanuit welke cultuur en filosofie is het humanisme ontstaan en hoe heeft de humanistische gedachte vorm gekregen? In dit hoorcollege wordt een beeld gegeven van het humanisme aan de hand van vier thema's die in de humanistische traditie een belangrijke rol spelen. atheïsme, vrijdenken, de scheiding van moraal en religie en het... Read more

Literatuurgeschiedenis

By: Joep Leerssen

Narrated by: Joep Leerssen

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In dit college wordt een overzicht gegeven van de belangrijkste perioden in de Europese literatuurgeschiedenis aan de hand van acht thema's. Deze thema's spelen in bepaalde perioden een centrale rol in de Europese literatuur, maar zij kennen ook een voorgeschiedenis en een nawerking. Zo schakelt Joep Leerssen bij een thema als natuurgevoel... Read more

Rapid Chinese (Vol. 1)

By: Earworms Learning

Narrated by: Qianqian Wang & Marlon Lodge

Length: 1 hour 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Earworms MBT Rapid Chinese (Mandarin) - your personal audio language trainer with 200+ essential words and phrases anchored into your long-term memory with great music! Volume 1 is your survival kit for use when travelling abroad on a business trip or vacation Volume 2 for more conversational items allowing you to talk about yourself, past,... Read more

Rembrandt

By: Gary Schwartz

Narrated by: Gary Schwartz

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

In this lecture series, art historian Gary Schwartz surveys the life, time and work of Rembrandt van Rijn. He reflects on both the 17th century historical context in which Rembrandt emerged as an artist, as well as on his superb techniques. Schwartz presents the listener with a unique re-introduction to the artist's biography in which he gives a... Read more

Mozart

By: Leo Samama

Narrated by: Leo Samama

Length: 3 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Mozart geldt als één van de bekendste componisten uit de muziekgeschiedenis. Wereldwijd wordt nog altijd zijn werk uitgevoerd. Leo Samama geeft een compleet beeld van het leven en werk van Mozart; met aandacht voor zijn reizen, zijn belangrijkste composities en zijn leven. Maar ook over de invloed van Mozart op zijn tijdgenoten én componisten na... Read more

The English Governess at the Siamese Court

By: Anna Harriette Leonowens

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This 1870 memoir, which was the basis for the musical The King and I, vividly recounts the experiences of Anna Harriette Leonowens, who served as a governess for the sixty-plus children of King Mongkut of Siam and as translator and scribe for the King himself. Bright, young, and energetic, Leonowens was well-suited to her role, and her writings... Read more

American Literature

By: Francis E. Skipp

Narrated by: Stuart Langton

Length: 4 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Designed to be compatible with virtually every standard textbook in their subject field, Barron’s EZ-101 Study Keys give you a valuable overview of your college-level course. Classroom-style notes emphasize important facts, remind you what you need to remember for term papers and exams, and help guide you through the complexities of lectures and... Read more

Потерянный лик. Сборник рассказов

By: Jack London

Narrated by: Natalya Grachova

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Для всех рассказов Джека Лондона из сборника "Потерянный лик" характерна насыщенная приключенческая канва — как раз то, что увлекает читателя.

Содержание:
1. Потерянный лик
2. Поручение
3. Развести костёр
4. Пятно
5. Золотой луч
6. Исчезновение Маркуса О'Брайена
7. Остроумие Порпортука

Аудиокнига.
Читает: Грачева Наталья

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Children at Play - Changing the World

By: Rosario Villasana-Ruiz

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Rosario Villasana-Ruiz, an early childhood education specialist, describes how children develop and learn naturally.  She explains why we should school the child's imagination, involve all of the child's senses, provide models of rich descriptive language, and invest the time to be in relationship with children. Read more

Teacher Man

By: Frank McCourt

Narrated by: Frank McCourt

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir and Finalist for Narration by the Author

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.

Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at... Read more

Teacher Man - Abridged

By: Frank McCourt

Narrated by: Frank McCourt

Length: 5 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Winner of the 2007 Audie Award for Biography/Memoir and Finalist for Narration by the Author

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, mega-bestselling author who wore his celebrity with extraordinary grace comes a magnificently appealing book about teaching and about how one great storyteller found his voice.

Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at... Read more

Teaching Ecological Imagination

By: David Orr

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

In a world on the brink of ecological disaster, David Orr is hopeful that we can still turn the tide if we recognize that the people who will create the sustainable society of the future are sitting in our classrooms today. Read more

Raising a Wondrous Child

By: Dawna Markova

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Dawna Markova launched a movement to free parents from worrying about "fixing" their children's differences, and instead help their youngsters recognize the enormous value they have in the world, just as they are. It's a radical shift from our current standardized educational paradigm - and it's a joyous one. Read more

Über den Umgang unter Freunden - Abridged

By: Adolph Freiherr von Knigge

Narrated by: Anette Daugardt

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Über den Umgang unter Freunden" lautet das Kapitel aus seinem großen Werk über den Umgang mit Menschen, das hier zu hören ist. Knigge schreibt auch hier wohlmeinend, ratschlagend, und ohne besserwisserisch zu wirken, wie sich Freunde gegenseitig zu verhalten haben. "Hast Du einen treuen Freund gefunden, so bewahre ihn auch! Halte ihn in Ehren,... Read more

Vom Umgang mit Menschen - Abridged

By: Adolph Freiherr von Knigge

Narrated by: Anette Daugardt

Length: 48 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Wohlmeinend, ratschlagend, hilfsbereit, aber nie besserwisserisch - das ist der Stil, in dem Knigge sein berühmtes Buch geschrieben hat, und deshalb macht es immer noch so viel Spaß, seinen Ausführungen zu lauschen. Dabei ist Knigge in jeder Frage sicher in der Einschätzung, und zu recht ist sein Name heute synonym mit gepflegten Umgangsformen.... Read more

The Shame of the Nation

By: Jonathan Kozol

Narrated by: Robertson Dean

Length: 10 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.”

Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he... Read more

Just Say Yes: Improvising Your Life

By: Patricia Ryan Madson

Narrated by: Bec Kageyama

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Madson draws on the principles of improvisational theater to approach life with a willingness to pay attention to whatever life presents, and to say yes to the unexpected. Read more

The Shame of the Nation - Abridged

By: Jonathan Kozol

Narrated by: Harry Chase

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“The nation needs to be confronted with the crime that we’re committing and the promises we are betraying. This is a book about betrayal of the young, who have no power to defend themselves. It is not intended to make readers comfortable.”

Over the past several years, Jonathan Kozol has visited nearly 60 public schools. Virtually everywhere, he... Read more

A Holistic Approach to Global Warming

By: Jamie Henn & May Boeve

Narrated by: Bec Kageyama

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Jamie Henn and Mae Boeve, students at Middlebury College in Vermont, created the Road to Detroit bus tour in 2005 and brought students from all over the United States together to give voice to consumer demand for more fuel-efficient cars. Read more

Educating For Wholeness

By: David Marshak

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Marshak believes most schools have an unstated belief that only a small number of children are intelligent.  "If instead," he asserts, "we believed that every child is a gifted child in one way or another, we would organize schools very differently." Read more