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Drive Time Spanish: Beginner Level

By: Living Language
Narrated by: Living Language
Length: 4 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No

Learn Spanish while running errands, commuting or even while working out! This Spanish language course is easy and convenient in an all-audio format.

Drive Time Spanish is the easiest way to learn Spanish vocabulary, to learn Spanish grammar, to learn Spanish pronunciation, conversation and even Spanish culture — all without a book. The experts... Read More »

Behind the Wheel - Spanish 1

By: Mark Frobose & Behind the Wheel
Narrated by: Mark Frobose
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Spanish Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Spanish, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Spanish. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and two native Latin American Spanish speakers to aid... Read More »

Talk Like TED

By: Carmine Gallo
Narrated by: Carmine Gallo
Length: 7 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No

Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. In order to succeed, you need to be able to sell your ideas persuasively. This ability is the single greatest skill that will help you accomplish your dreams. Many people have a fear of public speaking or are insecure about their ability to give a successful presentation. Now public speaking... Read More »

Behind the Wheel Express - French 1

By: Mark Frobose & Behind the Wheel
Narrated by: Mark Frobose
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Express French covers beginning to intermediate level French, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in French. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and native speakers to aid with your pronunciation.

This... Read More »

The Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips to Clean Up Your Writing

By: Mignon Fogarty
Narrated by: Mignon Fogarty
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Abridged: No

Mignon Fogarty can't remember whether it was a misused semicolon, a chronic case of comma splicing, or an "affect" when an "effect" was called for, but at some point she had seen one mangled sentence too many. Determined to counter the slipping standards of good writing in daily discourse, Mignon created a weekly podcast called Grammar Girl's... Read More »

Behind the Wheel Express - Italian 1

By: Mark Frobose & Behind the Wheel
Narrated by: Mark Frobose
Length: 2 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Express Italian covers beginning to intermediate level Italian, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Italian. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and native speakers to aid with your pronunciation.... Read More »

How to Write Short

By: Roy Peter Clark
Narrated by: Roy Peter Clark
Length: 5 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No

America's most influential writing teacher offers an engaging and practical guide to effective short-form writing. In HOW TO WRITE SHORT, Roy Peter Clark turns his attention to the art of painting a thousand pictures with just a few words. Short forms of writing have always existed-from ship logs and telegrams to prayers and haikus. But in this... Read More »

Behind the Wheel - Mandarin Chinese 1

By: Mark Frobose & Behind the Wheel
Narrated by: Mark Frobose
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

Behind the Wheel Chinese Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Mandarin, providing a flexible, solid and universal foundation in speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in Mandarin Chinese. An easy-to-understand companion book is provided in phonetic Pinyin, a system of representing Chinese using the English... Read More »

Dreyer's English

By: Benjamin Dreyer
Narrated by: Benjamin Dreyer & Alison Fraser
Length: 9 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “An essential (and delightful!)”* guide to writing from Random House’s longtime copy chief and one of Twitter’s leading language gurus—in the tradition of The Elements of Style

*People (Book of the Week)

We all write, all the time: books, blogs, emails. Lots and lots of emails. And we all want to write better. Benjamin... Read More »

Greek to Me

By: Mary Norris
Narrated by: Mary Norris
Length: 7 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No

"Hilarious. . . . This book charmed my socks off." ?Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its celebrated high standards. Now she brings her vast experience, good cheer, and finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous... Read More »

In Other Words

By: Jhumpa Lahiri & Ann Goldstein
Narrated by: Jhumpa Lahiri
Length: 6 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No

From the best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner, a powerful nonfiction debut—an “honest, engaging, and very moving account of a writer searching for herself in words.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred)
 
In Other Words is a revelation. It is at heart a love story—of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession:... Read More »

On Writing

By: Stephen King
Narrated by: Stephen King
Length: 8 hours
Abridged: No

Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King’s critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.

“Long live the King” hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King’s On Writing. Part memoir, part master... Read More »

Say What You Mean

By: Oren Jay Sofer & Joseph Goldstein
Narrated by: Oren Jay Sofer & Mark Bramhall
Length: 10 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No

Find your voice, speak your truth, listen deeply—a guide to more meaningful and mindful conversations.

We spend so much of our lives talking to each other, but how much are we simply running on automatic—relying on old habits and hoping for the best? Are we able to truly hear others and speak our mind in a clear and kind way, without needing to... Read More »

How to Write an Autobiographical Novel

By: Alexander Chee
Narrated by: Daniel K. Isaac
Length: 8 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No

An essay collection exploring his education as a man, writer, and activist-and how we form our identities in life and in art.

As a novelist, Alexander Chee has been described as "masterful" by Roxane Gay, "incendiary" by the New York Times, and "brilliant" by the Washington Post. With How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, his first collection... Read More »

My Reading Life

By: Pat Conroy
Narrated by: Pat Conroy
Length: 7 hours 52 minutes
Abridged: No

Bestselling author Pat Conroy acknowledges the books that have shaped him and celebrates the profound effect reading has had on his life.

Pat Conroy, the beloved American storyteller, is a voracious reader. Starting as a childhood passion that bloomed into a life-long companion, reading has been Conroy’s portal to the world, both to the farthest... Read More »

Pimsleur Spanish Level 2

By: Pimsleur
Narrated by: Pimsleur
Length: 16 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Spanish
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Spanish — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it... Read More »

Pimsleur Italian Level 1 Lessons 16-20

By: Pimsleur
Narrated by: Pimsleur
Length: 2 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Italian
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Italian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it... Read More »

Pimsleur Italian Level 1 Lessons 11-15

By: Pimsleur
Narrated by: Pimsleur
Length: 2 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No

The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Italian
With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Italian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it... Read More »

Behind the Wheel - Spanish 2

By: Behind the Wheel & Mark Frobose
Narrated by: Mark Frobose
Length: 9 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No

Now that you know the basics of Spanish, put your knowledge into practice with the unique stories and dialogue lessons offered in Spanish Level 2. Read a story about a couple in a restaurant and then practice ordering yourself a campechano, maybe a cerveza (o dos!) while you're at it. Or read a dialogue set in a store and then form your own... Read More »

Working

By: Robert A. Caro
Narrated by: Robert A. Caro
Length: 7 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No

From the two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Power Broker and The Years of Lyndon Johnson: an unprecedented gathering of vivid, candid, deeply revealing recollections about his experiences researching and writing his acclaimed books

For the first time in book form, Robert Caro gives us a glimpse into his own life and work in these... Read More »

Italian Parallel Audio - Learn Italian with 501 Random Phrases using Parallel Audio - Volume 1

By: Lingo Jump
Narrated by: Lingo Jump
Length: 10 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No

"Let’s Talk

We will have you speaking Italian in no time! Lingo Jump's parallel audio language learning system makes it easy to learn languages at your leisure. Whether you're relaxing or on the go, our simple, clear, and fun audio lessons help you learn through imitation of our speakers.

Immerse yourself in a new language with confidence—we're... Read More »

The Mother Tongue

By: Bill Bryson
Narrated by: Stephen McLaughlin
Length: 10 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson—the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent—brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells... Read More »

We Need to Talk

By: Celeste Headlee
Narrated by: Celeste Headlee
Length: 5 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No

“WE NEED TO TALK.”

They are, perhaps, the most dreaded four words in the English language. But in her timely, insightful, and wonderfully practical audiobook, We Need to Talk, Celeste Headlee—who earns a living by talking on the airwaves of National Public Radio—makes the case that they are urgently needed.

Today most of us communicate from behind... Read More »

All-Audio Spanish

By: Living Language
Narrated by: Living Language
Length: 5 hours 57 minutes
Abridged: No

LEARN SPANISH ON THE GO–LEARN ANYWHERE
If you have trouble finding time to fit in language lessons, All-Audio Spanish is the perfect solution. Developed by the experts at Living Language®, this program is designed for people on the move. You can learn Spanish as you drive, work around the house, or exercise at the gym.

SHORT, EASY-TO-FOLLOW... Read More »