Literary Criticism audiobooks
Confucio en 90 minutos (acento castellano)
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Raquel Romero
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Abridged: No
De la vida de Confucio, cuya filosofía ha conformado las vidas de millones de seres humanos durante más de dos milenios, lo desconocemos casi todo. Las reglas de conducta que nos legara perduran, pese a que apenas conservamos una breve compilación de aforismos y máximas llevada a cabo por sus discípulos directos, y algunas citas dispersas en... Read more
View audiobookThe Strangers' House
By: Alexander Poots
Narrated by: Matthew Wolfe & Alexander Poots
Length: 4 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No
A penetrating study and celebration of Northern Irish literature—telling the region’s story through the extraordinary novels and poetry produced by decades of conflict.
Northern Ireland is one hundred years old. Northern Ireland does not exist. Both of these statements are true. It just depends on who you ask. How do you write about a place like... Read more
Sócrates en 90 minutos (acento castellano)
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Gonzalo Durán
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Con Sócrates se inicia la gran época de la filosofía, transcurrido apenas un siglo desde sus comienzos. Sócrates dedicaba tanto tiempo a pasear por las calles de Atenas hablando de filosofía, que nunca llegó a escribir nada. Su método basado en preguntas provocadoras –lo que se llamó dialéctica– fue precursor de la lógica. Lo utilizaba para... Read more
View audiobookNietzsche en 90 minutos (acento castellano)
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Gonzalo Durán
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
En los siglos anteriores a él, la filosofía había sido peligrosa para los filósofos, pero con Friedrich Nietzsche resulta peligrosa para todo el mundo. Nietzsche enloqueció y su locura presagió la demencia colectiva que había de tener consecuencias horrendas en Europa durante la primera mitad del siglo XX. La suya es una filosofía de aforismos y... Read more
View audiobookPitágoras y su teorema en 90 minutos (acento castellano)
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Roger Vidal
Length: 1 hour 34 minutes
Abridged: No
Es posible que Pitágoras fuese el primer matemático y filósofo del mundo occidental. Su obra cambió la visión contemporánea del mundo, pues estableció conceptos tales como el razonamiento abstracto o la prueba deductiva. Pitágoras y su teorema resume brillantemente la vida y la obra de Pitágoras, ya que están presentadas dentro de su contexto... Read more
View audiobookDescartes en 90 minutos (acento castellano)
By: Paul Strathern
Narrated by: Roger Vidal
Length: 1 hour 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Descartes fue enviado a un internado a la edad de ocho años. Como el director del colegio era un amigo de la familia, el joven René tenía una habitación para él solo y podía levantarse cuando quería, que era hacia el mediodía. A pesar de ello, se llevaba todos los premios. El levantarse de la cama tarde fue un hábito al que se adhirió toda su... Read more
View audiobookHow to Think Like a Woman
By: Regan Penaluna
Narrated by: Angie Kane
Length: 8 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No
As a young woman growing up in Iowa, Regan Penaluna daydreamed about the big questions: Who are we, and what is this strange world we find ourselves in? In college she fell in love with philosophy and chose to pursue it as an academic—the first step, she believed, to becoming a self-determined person living a life of the mind. What she didn’t... Read more
View audiobookDr. Kamala Sohoni
By: Mr. Discretion
Narrated by: Sai Limaye
Length: 17 minutes
Abridged: No
आहार विषयावर मोठे संशोधन करणाऱ्या आणि त्यासाठी अविरत कष्ट करणाऱ्या डॉ. कमला सोहोनी ह्या पहिल्या आहारतज्ञ. आहार गाथा ह्या पुस्तकातून त्यांचे बरेच संशोधन प्रकाशित आहे. जीवनसत्वे, पोषणमूल्ये, विविध आजार ह्यावर त्यांनी केलेले संशोधन आजही तितकेच उपयुक्त आहे. त्यांच्यावरील ही छोटी पुस्तिका. भारताला विज्ञानाची फार मोठी उज्ज्वल परंपरा लाभली आहे. सुमारे... Read more
View audiobookShriguruji
By: C H Bhishikar
Narrated by: Mayur Bhave
Length: 12 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
माधव सदाशिव गोळवलकर तथा श्री गुरुजी ह्या संघाच्या द्वितीय सरसंघचालकांच्याबद्दलचे चरित्र सांगणारेे हे पुस्तक चं. प. भिशीकर यांनी लिहिले आहे. ह्या समर्पित महापुरुषाच्या चरित्राचा स्थूल आराखडा यात मांडला गेला आहे. जन्मापासून महानिर्वाणापर्यंतचा थक्क करणारा प्रवास प्रेरणादायी आहे. लेखक स्वत:या काळात आणि याच संघकार्यात पूर्णपणे कार्यरत असल्याने पू.... Read more
View audiobookFuries
By: Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith, Emma Donoghue, Kirs...
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck, Charles Armstrong, Gabrielle Gla...
Length: 8 hours
Abridged: No
'Wonderful . . . all killer, no filler' Red Magazine
'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror
'Where power and feminist rage meet' Stylist
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A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers:
Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue,... Read more
But Have You Read the Book?
By: Kristen Lopez
Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
Length: 4 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration.
“I love that movie!”
“But have you read the book?”
Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly fascinating look at 52 beloved screen adaptations and... Read more
Laurence Olivier and Richard Burton: The Lives and Careers of Britain’s Most Famous Shakespearean Actors
By: Charles River Editors
Narrated by: Michelle Humphries
Length: 2 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Of all the great actors of the 20th century, none personifies acting royalty more than Laurence Olivier, and some of this is simply due to the fact that he was actually knighted in 1947, along with a lengthy list of other honors that include being named a life peer in 1970 and admission to the Order of Merit in 1984. To speak of The Right... Read more
View audiobookMummy Pappa
By: Jay Vasavada
Narrated by: Shraddha Vyas Shah
Length: 17 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
આજના બાળકો-યુવાનોની વય અનુસાર એકાદ સંહિતા પ્રાપ્ત થાય – એવી કદાચ અસ્તિત્વની માંગ હશે. એ વાત જયભાઈને ચિત્તમાં ઝીલાઈ અને પુસ્તક રૂપે પ્રગટે છે, એને હું નંદ ઘેર આનંદ ભયોને બદલે આનંદ (કૃષ્ણ) ઘેર જશોદાનંદ ભયો એમ માનવા પ્રેરાઉ છું. અકળતા અથવા તો દિશાશૂન્ય સ્થિતિમાં અથડાતા બાળકો – યુવાનો આ ગ્રંથ સાથે યાત્રા કરશે તો પાછા માતા-પિતાની છાયા અને માયાનો... Read more
View audiobookMahavira Bhagwan
By: Anuja Kulkarni
Narrated by: Ojas Marathe
Length: 38 minutes
Abridged: No
भगवान महावीर हे वीर , अतिवीर , सन्मति आणि वर्धमान म्हणूनही ओळखले जाणारे, जैन धर्माचे चोवीसावे तीर्थंकर होते . त्यांनी जैन धर्माचे पुनरुत्थान केले. त्यांनी पूर्व-वैदिक काळातील पूर्वीच्या तीर्थंकरांच्या आध्यात्मिक, दार्शनिक आणि नैतिक शिकवणींचा विस्तार केला. Read more
View audiobookEin Gespräch über Grimms Märchen - Klassiker der Literaturgeschichte 6 (Gekürzt) - Abridged
By: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...
Narrated by: Ulrike Draesner, John von Düffel, Timo Brunke &...
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Jedes Kind kennt die Märchen der Brüder Grimm, die von Verwandlungen und Glücksfällen, Fröschen, Prinzen oder Wölfen erzählen. Ursprünglich war die Sammlung aber gar nicht für junge Leser*innen gedacht. "Hänsel und Gretel", "Rotkäppchen" und "Schneewittchen" sind längst zu deutschen Exportschlagern geworden. Doch ebenso großartig und oft noch... Read more
View audiobookEl Ministerio de la Verdad
By: Dorian Lynskey
Narrated by: Sergio Alberto Bustos de la Tijera
Length: 16 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
‘1984’, de George Orwell, se ha convertido en un relato definitorio del mundo moderno. Su influencia cultural puede observarse en algunas de las creaciones más notables de los últimos setenta años, desde ‘El cuento de la criada’ de Margaret Atwood hasta el hito televisivo Gran Hermano, mientras que ideas como "policía del pensamiento",... Read more
View audiobookDer Horla
By: Guy De Maupassant
Narrated by: Hokuspokus
Length: 1 hour 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Seltsame Dinge geschehen um den Ich-Erzähler, der seine Gedanken und Gefühle seinem Tagebuch anvertraut. Woher kommen die schrecklichen Albträume und wer trinkt nachts seine Wasserflasche leer? Ist er ein Schlafwandler, wird er langsam wahnsinnig oder ist es der Horla? Read more
View audiobookThe poetics of Aristotle
By: Aristotle
Narrated by: Liam Johnson
Length: 1 hour 28 minutes
Abridged: No
"The Poetics" is a book written by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, which is believed to have been composed around 335 BCE. The book is an important work of literary criticism and is considered one of the earliest surviving discussions of dramatic theory.In "The Poetics," Aristotle explores the nature of tragedy and offers insights into... Read more
View audiobookCuentos escogidos
By: Guy De Maupassant
Narrated by: Carlos Lombardi
Length: 8 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
Na presente edição reúne-se uma selecção de contos daquele que é considerado o grande mestre do conto francês, e um dos seus maiores expoentes na história da literatura: Guy de Maupassant. A escolha dos contos deve-se a uma estreita colaboração entre Miguel Viqueira e Pedro Tamen, que os traduz, com a mão do grande poeta que é, de forma soberba.... Read more
View audiobookAbducciones Alienígenas
By: Francis Castellán
Narrated by: Vinicio Aguinaga
Length: 3 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
¿Has mirado el cielo y te has preguntado si existen seres que nos podrían estar observando en ese mismo momento? ¿Te has preguntado cuáles son los casos más impactantes de contacto con seres de otros mundos? ¿Qué es lo que sucede cuando un ser humano tiene un contacto cercano con un extraterrestre? Entonces sigue leyendo..
“Se encuentra frente al... Read more
Aprender Francês - Simplesmente Através da Música - a Peça Radiofónica
By: Rico Saage
Narrated by: Rico Saage
Length: 8 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Aprender novas línguas pode ser assim tão fácil! Aprenda francês com música Estás a perguntar-te como é que isto funciona? Usa o nosso rádio de aprendizagem de francês para tocar música cativante! Com a ajuda de seis diálogos que apresentam as nossas personagens principais carismáticas, a Alex e o Robin, vais começar a aprender uma nova língua... Read more
View audiobookUn bárbaro en París: Textos sobre la cultura francesa
By: Mario Vargas Llosa
Narrated by: Mario Velásquez
Length: 9 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: No
EL LIBRO QUE CELEBRA LA ENTRADA DEL PREMIO NOBEL MARIO VARGAS LLOSA EN LA ACADEMIA FRANCESA «La literatura francesa fue la mejor y sigue siéndolo. La más osada, la más libre, [...] la que se insubordina a la actualidad, la que regula y administra los sueños de los seres vivos». Los mitos literarios y el dinamismo intelectual en Francia sedujeron... Read more
View audiobookChitramay Bharat Bharti Punyashlok Ahilyabai Holkar
By: Vibhavari Bidve
Narrated by: Namrata Deshpande
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
अहिल्याबाई होळकर (३१ मे, १७२५ - १३ ऑगस्ट, १७९५, राज्यकालावधी इ.स. १७६७ - इ.स. १७९५) या भारतातील, माळव्याच्या जहागीरदार असलेल्या होळकर घराण्याच्या 'तत्त्वज्ञानी राणी' म्हणून ओळखल्या जातात. त्यांनी नर्मदा तीरी, इंदूरच्या दक्षिणेस असलेल्या महेश्वर या ठिकाणी आपली राजधानी हलविली. मल्हाररावांनी त्यांना प्रशासकीय व सैन्याच्या कामात पारंगत केलेल होते.... Read more
View audiobookWomen of Myth
By: Jenny Williamson & Genn McMenemy
Narrated by: Jennifer Williamson & Genn McMenemy
Length: 6 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Uncover the fascinating and complex women from mythology and folklore with this collection of stories profiling powerful goddesses, mighty queens, and legendary creatures.
Get inspired with 50 fascinating stories of powerful female figures from mythologies around the world. From heroines and deities to leaders and mythical creatures, this... Read more