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Recollections of a Truant Officer by Alfred Canecchia
Recollections of a Truant Officer
Alfred Canecchia
Recollections of a Truant Officer by Alfred Canecchia

Recollections of a Truant Officer

By: Alfred Canecchia

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Recollections of a Truant Officer” is a collection of on the job anecdotes. It traces the journey of a classroom teacher in the N.Y.C. Public schools in the inner city. He notices that some of his absent students live on the same block as the school. He decides to visit them during his lunch period. While entering a building, he is... Read more

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Work Hard. Be Nice. by Jay Mathews
Work Hard. Be Nice.
Jay Mathews
Work Hard. Be Nice. by Jay Mathews

Work Hard. Be Nice.

By: Jay Mathews

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 11 hours

Abridged: No

When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that—and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly... Read more

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Borges in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern
Borges in 90 Minutes
Paul Strathern
Borges in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern

Borges in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Weaving fiction with fact, fantastic matter with historical figures, Borges’ frequent theme of a world where time, culture, and place converge is both timely and pertinent in our advance toward globalization. Drawing from his multi-ethnic and -lingual upbringing in Argentina, Borges’ focus on universal themes early on came to belittle the... Read more

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Beckett in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern
Beckett in 90 Minutes
Paul Strathern
Beckett in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern

Beckett in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Samuel Beckett’s work evokes passionate responses: readers and playgoers either revere it or consider it a load of pretentious nonsense. But his philosophy of pessimism will always find a new generation of young readers, for it bursts the rainbow soap bubbles of illusion, leaving us blinking with stinging eyes at unremitting reality. Beckett’s... Read more

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Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern
Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes
Paul Strathern
Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes by Paul Strathern

Virginia Woolf in 90 Minutes

By: Paul Strathern

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 2 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

A highly sensitive and intelligent child, Virginia Woolf grew up in a large family prone to psychological instability. Throughout her life, she was subject to periods of mental breakdown, yet when she was lucid she was capable of a uniquely perceptive and frank introspection. Under the influence of the Bloomsbury Group and their progressive... Read more

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Rethinking Our Past by James Loewen
Rethinking Our Past
James Loewen
Rethinking Our Past by James Loewen

Rethinking Our Past

By: James Loewen

Narrated by: James Loewen

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

An esteemed academic for over 20 years, Dr. James W. Loewen also penned the New York Times best-seller Lies My Teacher Told Me. Through this enlightening lecture series, Dr. Loewen roots out many historical inaccuracies that are still taught to children today. Read more

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The Story of My Life, with eBook by Helen Keller
The Story of My Life, with eBook
Helen Keller
The Story of My Life, with eBook by Helen Keller

The Story of My Life, with eBook

By: Helen Keller

Narrated by: Frances Cassidy

Length: 3 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

"Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." —Helen Keller



Before she was two years old, scarlet fever destroyed Helen Keller's sight and hearing. At seven, alone and withdrawn, she was rescued by Anne Sullivan, her teacher and friend. She learned to read (in several different languages) and speak so well that she graduated with honors in... Read more

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Niemand regeert by Marc Chavannes
Niemand regeert
Marc Chavannes
Niemand regeert by Marc Chavannes

Niemand regeert

By: Marc Chavannes

Narrated by: Marc Chavannes

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In Niemand regeert leest Marc Chavannes een selectie van zijn columns voor die eerder werden gepubliceerd in de NRC.



‘De Nederlandse overheid is als een broodje zacht open asfaltbeton. Twee identieke zachte happen met een toegankelijk lijkende harde laag ertussen.’ Dat ontdekte Marc Chavannes na zijn terugkeer uit Frankrijk en Amerika.



Nederland... Read more

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Aarde en klimaat by Salomon Kroonenberg
Aarde en klimaat
Salomon Kroonenberg
Aarde en klimaat by Salomon Kroonenberg

Aarde en klimaat

By: Salomon Kroonenberg

Narrated by: Salomon Kroonenberg

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Wij hanteren voor onze planeet vaak de menselijke maat en niet de maat van de aarde zelf. De aarde heeft een eigen leven dat al vier en een half miljard jaar duurt. Alle natuurrampen hebben in het verleden al eens plaatsgevonden: een tweehonderd meter hogere en honderd meter lagere zeespiegel, een broeikasaarde met meer dan twintig keer zoveel... Read more

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Godsgeloof of atheïsme? by Herman Philipse
Godsgeloof of atheïsme?
Herman Philipse
Godsgeloof of atheïsme? by Herman Philipse

Godsgeloof of atheïsme?

By: Herman Philipse

Narrated by: Herman Philipse

Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Godsdienstfilosofie beargumenteerd, met aandacht voor de grote denkers, door Buitenhof-columnist en auteur van de bestseller Het Atheïstisch Manifest Herman Philipse.

Atheïsme als wereldbeschouwing is ouder dan de meeste mensen denken. Het wordt vaak gezien als een 20e eeuws fenomeen, maar het bestond al onder de oude Chinezen en de Grieken. In... Read more

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Haydn by Thijs Bonger
Haydn
Thijs Bonger
Haydn by Thijs Bonger

Haydn

By: Thijs Bonger

Narrated by: Thijs Bonger

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Haydn bereikte de leeftijd van 77 jaar en is een soort accolade in de muziekgeschiedenis. Als negenjarige zong hij bij de begrafenis van Vivaldi. Zijn vriend Mozart stierf achttien jaar eerder dan hij en hij gaf les aan de jonge Beethoven. De laatste dertig jaar van zijn leven was hij verreweg de beroemdste componist van Europa. Zijn gigantische... Read more

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Tweede Wereldoorlog by Maarten van Rossem
Tweede Wereldoorlog
Maarten van Rossem
Tweede Wereldoorlog by Maarten van Rossem

Tweede Wereldoorlog

By: Maarten van Rossem

Narrated by: Maarten van Rossem

Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Nederlands bekendste historicus Maarten van Rossem analyseert het ontstaan, het verloop en de gevolgen van het omvangrijkste gewapende conflict dat de wereld gekend heeft. In zijn vier uur durende hoorcollege neemt hij de luisteraar mee langs de belangrijkste beslismomenten die van doorslaggevende betekenis waren. Met kennis van de vele... Read more

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De atoombom by Maarten van Rossem
De atoombom
Maarten van Rossem
De atoombom by Maarten van Rossem

De atoombom

By: Maarten van Rossem

Narrated by: Maarten van Rossem

Length: 4 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1939 startten de Amerikanen in het geheim het Manhattan Project dat zou leiden tot de ontwikkeling van de atoombom en het gebruik ervan op Hiroshima en Nagasaki. Maarten van Rossem behandelt de geschiedenis van het ontstaan van het meest destructieve en gevreesde wapen. Een boeiend en multidisciplinair college over de atoombom en de nucleaire... Read more

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Meer klassiekste klassiekers by Ineke Sluiter
Meer klassiekste klassiekers
Ineke Sluiter
Meer klassiekste klassiekers by Ineke Sluiter

Meer klassiekste klassiekers

By: Ineke Sluiter

Narrated by: Ineke Sluiter

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In dit college behandelt Ineke Sluiter werken van o.a. Sophokles, Aristophanes en Thucydides. Alle behandelde schrijvers leefden tijdens de Peloponnesische Oorlog (431 - 404 v.Chr.). Deze strijd tussen de stadstaten Athene en Sparta heeft diepe sporen nagelaten in hun werk. Sluiter weet op meesterlijke wijze de klassieke Griekse literatuur te... Read more

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Debussy by Leo Samama
Debussy
Leo Samama
Debussy by Leo Samama

Debussy

By: Leo Samama

Narrated by: Leo Samama

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

De Franse componist Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) was één van de belangrijkste componisten van het begin van de 20e eeuw. Zijn werk markeert de transitie van de late romantiek naar de moderne muziek. Tijdens zijn leven kwam hij in contact met andere componisten, waaronder Tsjaikovski en Wagner. Hij ontwikkelde zijn eigen klank en brak daarmee... Read more

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Rapid Dutch (Vol. 1) by Earworms Learning
Rapid Dutch (Vol. 1)
Earworms Learning
Rapid Dutch (Vol. 1) by Earworms Learning

Rapid Dutch (Vol. 1)

By: Earworms Learning

Narrated by: Andrew Lodge & Martijnje Naziris Rothfusz

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Earworms MBT Rapid Dutch - 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, present and... Read more

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De waarde van het woord by Marita Mathijsen
De waarde van het woord
Marita Mathijsen
De waarde van het woord by Marita Mathijsen

De waarde van het woord

By: Marita Mathijsen

Narrated by: Marita Mathijsen

Length: 6 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Literatuur in de 19e eeuw was geen vrijblijvend vermaak. Schrijvers wilden de maatschappij verbeteren door aandacht voor sociale problemen, maar ook door aansluiting te zoeken bij internationale kunstbewegingen. Literatuur als middelaar tussen ideaal en werkelijkheid. Rond 1880 keren nieuwe jonge schrijvers zich tegen deze generatie en... Read more

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Students Build Biological Machines by PBS NewsHour
Students Build Biological Machines
PBS NewsHour
Students Build Biological Machines by PBS NewsHour

Students Build Biological Machines

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Scientists in the growing field of synthetic biology use basic biological "building blocks" -- snippets of DNA -- to engineer useful living organisms, like bacteria that can break down plastic. Tom Bearden reports on a do-it-yourself biology competition for college students. Read more

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At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs by PBS NewsHour
At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs
PBS NewsHour
At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs by PBS NewsHour

At-Risk Youth Find Corporate Jobs

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

To alleviate the 30 percent unemployment rate among urban youth, the Year Up program gives at-risk youth lessons in corporate culture and work ethic. Paul Solman reports on this approach to training young, would-be entrepreneurs. Read more

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Consiga un trabajo hoy by Luis Cortes
Consiga un trabajo hoy
Luis Cortes
Consiga un trabajo hoy by Luis Cortes

Consiga un trabajo hoy

By: Luis Cortes

Narrated by: Adriana Sananes

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Por medio de su oganizacion Esperanza USA, el reverendo Luis Cortes Jr., ha tenido un tremendo impacto en la comunidad latina con proyectos como Hogares de Esperanza, que conseja acerca de hipotecas y asuntos financiales con el intento de que mas individuos latinos puedan ser propietarios de sus propias viviendas. El ha escrito varios libros que... Read more

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Wie wäre es, gebildet zu sein? - Abridged by Peter Bieri
Wie wäre es, gebildet zu sein? - Abridged
Peter Bieri
Wie wäre es, gebildet zu sein? - Abridged by Peter Bieri

Wie wäre es, gebildet zu sein? - Abridged

By: Peter Bieri

Narrated by: Peter Bieri

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Bildung beginnt mit Neugierde. Man töte in jemandem die Neugierde ab und man stiehlt ihm die Chance, sich zu bilden. Neugierde ist der unersättliche Wunsch, zu erfahren, was es in der Welt alles gibt. Bildung ist etwas, das Menschen mit sich und für sich machen: Man bildet sich. Ausbilden können uns andere, bilden kann sich jeder nur selbst.... Read more

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Your Child's Strengths by Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.
Your Child's Strengths
Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.
Your Child's Strengths by Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.

Your Child's Strengths

By: Jenifer Fox, M.Ed.

Narrated by: Renée Raudman

Length: 12 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

With this groundbreaking work, educator Jenifer Fox is poised to change the conversation about education in America. For too long, parents and teachers have focused on identifying and "fixing" kids' weaknesses to improve academic performance. Passionately written and informed by Fox's twenty-five years of experience, Your Child's Strengths turns... Read more

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The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

The Education of Henry Adams

By: Henry Adams

Narrated by: Wolfram Kandinsky

Length: 21 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Few works have so firmly established their position in American literature as The Education of Henry Adams. As a man of extraordinary gifts and learning and a member of one of the greatest American families, Henry Adams wrote an insightful exploration of himself and the tumultuous age in which he lived. In the words of Van Wyck Brooks, he... Read more

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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture
Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch

The Last Lecture

By: Randy Pausch

Narrated by: Eric Singer

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer, a professor shares the lessons he's learned—about living in the present, building a legacy, and taking full advantage of the time you have—in this life-changing classic."We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand." —Randy PauschA lot of professors give talks titled "The Last... Read more

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