Notes of a Native Son
By: James Baldwin
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 5 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
At last, a new audio edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most influential work!Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained... Read more
View audiobookDiscrimination: The Defining Of Discrimination Through To Kill A Mockingbird And A Time To Kill
By: Trevor Clinger
Narrated by: K. Zens
Length: 9 minutes
Abridged: No
In this insightful exploration, the pervasive issue of discrimination is examined through the lens of history, contemporary society, and political dynamics. While strides have been made in combatting discrimination, challenges persist for individuals based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status. With a nuanced understanding of... Read more
View audiobookRabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman
By: Rabih Alameddine
Narrated by: Elizabeth Strout & Mia Dillon
Length: 1 hour 16 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the Middle East's most celebrated writers, Rabih Alameddine, discusses his novel An Unnecessary Woman, an intimate and moving portrait of a reclusive book-loving 72-year-old Lebanese woman who views her complicated past through the lens of her favorite works of literature.
In conversation with Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge). Mia... Read more
I Think You're Totally Wrong
By: David Shields & Caleb Powell
Narrated by: Luis Moreno & Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
A debate, nearly to the death, about life and art, cocktails included. And a soon-to-be major motion picture from James Franco! Caleb Powell always wanted to become an artist, but he overcommitted to life (he' s a stay-at-home dad to three young girls), whereas his former professor David Shields always wanted to become a human being, but he has... Read more
View audiobookA Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen
By: Elliot Engel
Narrated by: various narrators, Joan Allen, Stephanie Beacha...
Length: 6 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors,... Read more
View audiobookShakespeare, Our Contemporary
By: Jan Kott
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Length: 11 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
Shakespeare, Our Contemporary is a provocative, original study of the major plays of Shakespeare. More than that, it is one of the few critical works to have strongly influenced theatrical productions.Peter Brook and Charles Marowitz are among the many directors who have acknowledged their debt to Jan Kott, finding in his analogies between... Read more
View audiobookMoby Dick
By: Timothy B. Shutt
Narrated by: Timothy B. Shutt
Length: 4 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
No American masterpiece casts quite as awesome a shadow as Melville's monumental Moby Dick. Mad Captain Ahab's quest for the White Whale is a timeless epic--a stirring tragedy of vengeance and obsession, a searing parable about humanity lost in a universe of moral ambiguity. It is the greatest sea story ever told. Far ahead of its own time, Moby... Read more
View audiobookRoz Chast and Jules Feiffer
By: Roz Chast & Jules Feiffer
Narrated by: Franciose Mouly
Length: 1 hour 19 minutes
Abridged: No
The iconic and irresistible cartoonists join up to talk about their new books: Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a graphic memoir by Chast, and Kill My Mother, a noir graphic novel by Feiffer.
In conversation with New Yorker art editor Françoise Mouly. Presented in association with Strand Bookstore. Read more
Thalia Book Club: No Land's Man
By: Aasif Mandvi
Narrated by: Dean Obeidallah
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Comedian and Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi presents his new (and first) book No Land's Man, a laugh-out-loud account of a second-generation immigrant's search for meaning and identity in an increasingly confusing world. In this collection of personal essays, Mandvi reveals the many contradictory layers of his past in Bombay, England, and... Read more
View audiobookUpdike
By: Adam Begley
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 20 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
A masterful, much-anticipated biography of one of the most celebrated figures in American literature: Pulitzer Prize–winning author John Updike—a candid, intimate, and richly detailed look at his life and workIn this magisterial biography, Adam Begley offers an illuminating portrait of John Updike, the acclaimed novelist, poet, short-story... Read more
View audiobookThe Secret History of Wonder Woman
By: Jill Lepore
Narrated by: Jill Lepore
Length: 9 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
A riveting work of historical detection revealing that the origin of one of the world’s most iconic superheroes hides within it a fascinating family story—and a crucial history of twentieth-century feminism
Wonder Woman, created in 1941, is the most popular female superhero of all time. Aside from Superman and Batman, no superhero has lasted as... Read more
The Republic of Imagination
By: Azar Nafisi
Narrated by: Mozhan Marnò
Length: 10 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A New York Times bestseller
The author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with the next chapter of her life in books—a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America
Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how,... Read more
Of Mice and Men Summary Analysis: Themes, Motifs, Symbols, and Societal Impact
By: Trevor Clinger
Narrated by: Bruce T Harvey
Length: 18 minutes
Abridged: No
Dive deep into the timeless classic "Of Mice and Men" with this meticulously crafted research paper, the culmination of an ENG 300 course. Immerse yourself in a comprehensive analysis that explores the novel's rich tapestry of symbols, themes, and motifs, offering fresh insights into its enduring significance. Authored by a seasoned scholar with... Read more
View audiobookA Slip of the Keyboard
By: Terry Pratchett
Narrated by: Michael Fenton Stevens
Length: 9 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
A collection of essays and other non fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from his early years to the present day.
Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series -- but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an... Read more
Pseudonymous Bosch's Bad Magic
By: Pseudonymous Bosch
Narrated by: Pseudonymous Bosch & Adam Gidwitz
Length: 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The mysterious author of the New York Times-bestselling book The Name of This Book is Secret, as well as the other dangerous and daring adventures in the hugely popular Secret Series gives a behind-the-scenes look at his new adventure series Bad Magic. In conversation with Adam Gidwitz (A Tale Dark and Grimm). Read more
View audiobookSo We Read On
By: Maureen Corrigan
Narrated by: Maureen Corrigan
Length: 10 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
The "Fresh Air" book critic investigates the enduring power of The Great Gatsby -- "The Great American Novel we all think we've read, but really haven't."
Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know... Read more
Giants of the British Novel, Part I
By: Timothy B. Shutt
Narrated by: Timothy B. Shutt
Length: 4 hours 4 minutes
Abridged: No
It can reasonably be argued that the British invented the novel. And to understand the way in which the novel, as a literary form, developed in Britain is key to understanding the literary form itself. In this first of a two-part series, beloved Modern Scholar professor Timothy B. Shutt takes listeners on a panoramic journey across the colorful... Read more
View audiobookThe Mockingbird Next Door
By: Marja Mills
Narrated by: Amy Lynn Stewart
Length: 8 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is one of the best loved novels of the twentieth century. But for the last fifty years, the novel’s celebrated author, Harper Lee, has said almost nothing on the record. Journalists have trekked to her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama, where Harper Lee, known to her friends as Nelle, has lived with her sister,... Read more
View audiobookWhy "Doctor Zhivago" was dangerous
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
When Boris Pasternak finished his novel Dr. Zhivago in 1956, Soviet authorities refused to publish the tale of an individual’s struggle amid the Russian Revolution. A new book, The Zhivago Affair, tells the story of how Pasternak’s novel came to be published and smuggled back into the Soviet Union — with help from the CIA. Jeffrey Brown talks to... Read more
View audiobookTail of Vengeance
By: Spencer Quinn
Narrated by: Jim Frangione
Length: 1 hour 4 minutes
Abridged: No
Chet and Bernie-everybody's favorite human-canine detective team-are asked by a beautiful woman to find evidence that would put her cheating boyfriend in the doghouse in this e-original short story from New York Times bestselling author Spencer Quinn. Read more
View audiobookThalia Book Club: Gary Shteyngart Little Failure: A Memoir
By: Gary Shteyngart
Narrated by: Jay McInerney
Length: 1 hour 23 minutes
Abridged: No
In conversation with Jay McInerney (Bright Lights, Big City). The author of Super Sad True Love Story presents his new memoir, a seriously hilarious exploration of his life so far. Read more
View audiobookThe Most Dangerous Book
By: Kevin Birmingham
Narrated by: John Keating
Length: 14 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
"A great story--how modernism brought down the regime of censorship--told as a great story. Kevin Birmingham's imaginative scholarship brings Joyce and his world to life. There is a fresh detail on nearly every page."--Louis Menand, Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Metaphysical Club
For more than a decade, the book that literary critics now... Read more
Langenscheidt Italienisch hören und erleben - Abridged
By: Elke Spitznagel & Langenscheidt-Redaktion
Narrated by: div.
Length: TBA
Abridged: Yes
Italienisch hören und erleben - das Audiotraining mit spannende Reportagen, lebendigen Dialogen und abwechslungsreichen Übungen. Das Produkt vermittelt in zwölf Kapiteln den wichtigsten Wortschatz, um sich in den gängigsten Alltagssituationen zu verständigen. - Das außergewöhnliche Hörerlebnis für unterwegs von Langenscheidt - Mit 12 spannenden... Read more
View audiobookLangenscheidt Spanisch hören und erleben - Abridged
By: Elisabeth Graf-Riemann & Langenscheidt-Redaktion
Narrated by: div.
Length: 4 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Spanisch hören und erleben - das Audiotraining mit spannende Reportagen, lebendigen Dialogen und abwechslungsreichen Übungen. Die MP3-Dateien mit Begleitbuch vermittelt in zwölf Kapiteln den wichtigsten Wortschatz, um sich in den gängigsten Alltagssituationen zu verständigen. - Das außergewöhnliche Hörerlebnis für unterwegs - Mit 12 spannenden... Read more
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