Literary Criticism audiobooks

Sam Quinones: Antonio's Gun and Defino's Dream

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

A book conversation about the lives and dreams of Mexican immigrants to the U.S. in the 1920s and the current day with Sam Quinones, author of Antonio’s Gun and Defino’s Dream. Read more

The Secret of The Secret

By: Karen Kelly

Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The Secret has taken the book world by storm, giving people the power to live happier, more prosperous lives through the law of attraction.

In the same vein as Breaking the Da Vinci Code, The Secret of "The Secret" takes an independent look at the people and the ideas behind the bestseller and examines what made The Secret so successful.

Some... Read more

Plato's Republic

By: Simon Blackburn

Narrated by: Simon Vance

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Plato is perhaps the most significant philosopher who has ever lived, and The Republic, composed in Athens in about 375 BC, is widely regarded as his most famous dialogue. Its discussion of the perfect city—and the perfect mind—laid the foundations for Western culture and, for over two thousand years, has been the cornerstone of Western... Read more

Drei Erzählungen (Ungekürzt)

By: Russell Banks, O. Henry & Sophie Dahl

Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck, Jens Wawrczeck & Andreas Fröhlich

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

"Drei Erzählungen" ist der dritte Teil der "DREI"-Trilogie. Oliver Rohrbeck, Jens Wawrczeck und Andreas Fröhlich (Sprecher der "Drei ???") lesen Geschichten über die Liebe - von Sophie Dahl, Russell Banks und O. Henry. Nachdem das Trio bereits Gruselgeschichten und Märchen in Form von inszenierten Lesungen veröffentlichte, erscheint mit "Drei... Read more

Drei Märchen (Ungekürzt)

By: Hans Christian Andersen

Narrated by: Oliver Rohrbeck, Jens Wawrczeck & Andreas Fröhlich

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Der zweite Teil der geplanten DREI- Trilogie der Lauscherlounge. Oliver Rohrbeck, Jens Wawrczeck und Andreas Fröhlich (Sprecher der Kulthörspielserie "Die drei ???"/"Die Dr3i") interpretieren jeweils ihr Lieblingsmärchen des dänischen Schriftstellers Hans Christian Andersen. Grund für diese Wahl: Alle drei empfinden einen persönlichen Bezug zum... Read more

Robert Dallek: Partners in Power

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In the biography Partners in Power: Nixon and Kissinger, historian Robert Dallek highlights the tumultuous years of Nixon's presidency and provides an inside look at American policymaking during the years 1969-1974. In this interview, Dallek explains why he wrote the book and provides insight on the complex relationship between the president and... Read more

Michael Beschloss: Presidential Courage

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989, author Michael Beschloss profiles nine presidents, their families,and their decisions that changed the history of the United States. In this interview, Beschloss explains why he decided to write the book and shares insight on the men featured within its pages. Read more

Polish in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Polish language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Arabic in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Arabic language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Croatian in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Croatian language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Japanese in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Japanese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Korean in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Korean language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Russian in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Russian language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Walter Isaacson: Einstein

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In Einstein: His Life and Universe, biographer Walter Isaacson explores how an imaginative, rebellious, struggling patent clerk became the father of the Special Theory of Relativity and one of the most world renowned physicists. In this interview, Isaacson discusses why he decided to write about Einstein, the scientist's creativity and... Read more

Reading Like a Writer

By: Francine Prose

Narrated by: Nanette Savard

Length: 9 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters and discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer will inspire readers to return to literature with a... Read more

Essential Anais Nin - Abridged

By: Anais Nin

Narrated by: Anais Nin

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From her famous diaries, that she began in 1914 at the age of eleven, Anais Nin reads passages which reflect the recurring themes of her work. In a slow, clear, heavily accented, hypnotic voice, Nin draws the listener into her spell–binding stories of a highly personal world as she paints a vivid picture of a woman as artist and self. This is an... Read more

Anna Karenina - Abridged

By: Leo Tolstoy

Narrated by: Alfred Molina

Length: 2 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

When beautiful, aristocratic, and married Anna falls madly in love with the dashing Count Vronsky, their affair shocks Russian society, tears her family apart, and leads, inevitably, to tragedy. Count Leo Tolstoy's epic story of passion, infidelity, vengeance, and retribution has held readers spellbound since it was first published in the late... Read more

Jimmy Carter: Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Judy Woodruff speaks with former President Jimmy Carter about the Middle East and his new book on the search for permanent peace entitled Palestine, Peace Not Apartheid. Read more

All Aunt Hagar's Children: Stories by Edward P. Jones

By: Edward P. Jones

Narrated by: Wyatt Mason & Carmen De Lavallade

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Edward P. Jones sits down with Wyatt Mason to discuss his collection, All Aunt Hagar's Children. Carmen De Lavallade reads an excerpt from the book. Read more

Creationists

By: E.L. Doctorow

Narrated by: E.L. Doctorow

Length: 4 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

E. L. Doctorow is acclaimed internationally for such novels as Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, and The March. Here now are his rich, revelatory essays on the nature of imaginative thought. In Creationists, Doctorow considers creativity in its many forms, from the literary to the comic to the cosmic. As he wrestles with the subjects that have teased and... Read more

Dutch in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Dutch language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Portuguese in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Portuguese language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

Czech in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the Czech language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more

French in 40 Minutes

By: Collins Dictionaries

Narrated by: Collins

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Collins makes language learning fun, fast and flexible. Pick up the essentials of the French language with this easy-to-use audio introduction. Covering everything from finding your way to talking about yourself, Collins 40-minute audio can help you learn short and simple phrases quickly by just listening and repeating. ... Read more