![Thalia Book Club: Salman Rushdie's Joseph Anton: A Memoir by Salman Rushdie](http://covers.libro.fm/9781467664240_1120.jpg)
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Thalia Book Club: Salman Rushdie's Joseph Anton: A Memoir
By: Salman Rushdie
Narrated by: Salman Rushdie, Colum McCann & John Freeman
Length: 1 hour 22 minutes
Abridged: No
The author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses talks with Colum McCann (Let the Great World Spin) about his long-anticipated, enthralling and provocative new memoir of his exile under the fatwa that sentenced him to death in 1989. Read more
View audiobook![The Law of Superheroes by James Daily, J.D. & Ryan Davidson, J.D.](http://covers.libro.fm/9781469213705_1120.jpg)
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The Law of Superheroes
By: James Daily, J.D. & Ryan Davidson, J.D.
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 7 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Could Superman sue if someone exposed his identity as Clark Kent? Is a life sentence for an immortal like Apocalypse “cruel and unusual punishment?” Is X-ray vision a violation of search and seizure laws? Is the Joker legally insane? And who foots the bill when a hero destroys a skyscraper or two while defending Metropolis?Fear not, gentle... Read more
View audiobook![The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer by Timothy B. Shutt](http://covers.libro.fm/9781470322199_1120.jpg)
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The Iliad and The Odyssey of Homer
By: Timothy B. Shutt
Narrated by: Timothy B. Shutt
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
One of the Modern Scholar's most popular professors, Timothy B. Shutt, brings his literary acumen and trademark enthusiasm to the study of the epic poems that sit at the very wellspring of Western culture. The earliest surviving works of Greek literature, Homer's Iliad and Odyssey exert a continuing influence on modern culture, even today... Read more
View audiobook![The Curtain by Milan Kundera](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062215628_1120.jpg)
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The Curtain
By: Milan Kundera
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 4 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No
“A magic curtain, woven of legends, hung before the world. Cervantes sent Don Quixote journeying and tore through the curtain. The world opened before the knight-errant in all the comical nakedness of its prose.”In this thought-provoking, endlessly enlightening, and entertaining essay on the art of the novel, renowned author Milan Kundera... Read more
View audiobook![Encounter by Milan Kundera](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062215635_1120.jpg)
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Encounter
By: Milan Kundera
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 4 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
“I can’t imagine reading this book without being challenged and instructed, amused, amazed and aroused, and ultimately delighted.” —John Simon, New York Times Book ReviewMilan Kundera’s brilliant collection of essays is a passionate defense of art in an era that, he argues, no longer values art or beauty. With the same dazzling mix of emotion... Read more
View audiobook![The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062215611_1120.jpg)
![The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera](http://covers.libro.fm/9780062215611_1120.jpg)
The Art of the Novel
By: Milan Kundera
Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Length: 4 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
“Incites us to reflect on fiction and philosophy, knowledge and truth, and brilliantly illustrates the art of the essay.” — The New Republic""Every novelist's work contains an implicit vision of the history of the novel, an idea of what the novel is. I have tried to express the idea of the novel that is inherent in my own novels."" — Milan... Read more
View audiobook![The Storytelling Animal by Jonathan Gottschall](http://covers.libro.fm/9781452679921_1120.jpg)
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The Storytelling Animal
By: Jonathan Gottschall
Narrated by: Kris Koscheski
Length: 5 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It's easy to say that humans are "wired" for story, but why?
In this delightful and original book, Jonathan... Read more
![Una stanza tutta per sé by Virginia Woolf](http://covers.libro.fm/9781509425334_1120.jpg)
![Una stanza tutta per sé by Virginia Woolf](http://covers.libro.fm/9781509425334_1120.jpg)
Una stanza tutta per sé
By: Virginia Woolf
Narrated by: Silvia Cecchini
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
A Room of One's Own è un saggio della celebre autrice inglese Virginia Woolf. Fu pubblicato nel 1929 e si è basato su due conferenze tenute a ai due college femminili di Newnham e Girton, dell'Università di Cambridge, nel 1928. Il saggio, scorrevole e brillante, ripercorre la storia della scrittura nelle donne, e la storia delle donne, e la... Read more
View audiobook![Jack by George Sayer](http://covers.libro.fm/9781483053417_1120.jpg)
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Jack
By: George Sayer
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 13 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
Numerous biographies have been written about this great theologian, literary critic, and novelist, but we have found this to be the best.Sayer describes Lewis’ early years, hinting at childhood evidence of the brilliance and eccentricity that would later become Lewis’ hallmarks. He discusses Lewis’ academic career, his life-transforming... Read more
View audiobook![The Renaissance by Walter Pater](http://covers.libro.fm/9781481574860_1120.jpg)
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The Renaissance
By: Walter Pater
Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Length: 6 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
Published to great acclaim in 1873, Walter Pater's compendium of idiosyncratic, impressionistic essays on the Renaissance gained him a reputation as a daring modern philosopher. Oscar Wilde called it the "holy writ of beauty." It was Pater's cry of "art for art's sake" that became the manifesto for the aesthetic movement. He believed that art... Read more
View audiobook![Selling Ben Cheever by Ben Cheever](http://covers.libro.fm/9781470325107_1120.jpg)
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Selling Ben Cheever
By: Ben Cheever
Narrated by: Ben Cheever
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
Ben Cheever was a senior editor for Reader's Digest for 11 years and has published three novels. In 1995, however, his latest book proposal had been rejected, so he went looking for work. This is his wry account of the dozen jobs he held as an entry-level employee in the service sector. As he filled out applications, no one seemed to mind that... Read more
View audiobook![Joseph Andrews - Abridged by Henry Fielding](http://covers.libro.fm/9780718198411_1120.jpg)
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Joseph Andrews - Abridged
By: Henry Fielding
Narrated by: Sean Barrett
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Penguin Classics presents Henry Fielding's Joseph Andrews, adapted for audio and available as a digital download as part of the Penguin English Library series. Read by the actor Sean Barrett.
'Kissing, Joseph, is but a prologue to a Play. Can I believe a young fellow of your Age and Complexion will be content with Kissing?'
Henry Fielding's... Read more
![Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor](http://covers.libro.fm/9781445846910_1120.jpg)
![Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor](http://covers.libro.fm/9781445846910_1120.jpg)
Shakespeare's Restless World
By: Neil MacGregor
Narrated by: Neil MacGregor
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
What was life like for Shakespeare's first audiences? In a time of political and religious unrest and economic expansion, how did Elizabethan play-goers make sense of their changing world? What did the plays mean to the public when they were first performed? In this fascinating series, Neil MacGregor attempts to answer these questions by... Read more
View audiobook![New Ways to Kill Your Mother by Colm Toibin](http://covers.libro.fm/9781442354937_1120.jpg)
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New Ways to Kill Your Mother
By: Colm Toibin
Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Length: 11 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
Novelist and critic Colm Tóibín provides “a fascinating exploration of writers and their families” (Entertainment Weekly) and “an excellent guide through the dark terrain of unconscious desires” (The Evening Standard) in this brilliant collection of essays that explore the relationships of writers to their families and their work.
Colm... Read more
![How to Build an Android by David F. Dufty](http://covers.libro.fm/9781483086804_1120.jpg)
![How to Build an Android by David F. Dufty](http://covers.libro.fm/9781483086804_1120.jpg)
How to Build an Android
By: David F. Dufty
Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Length: 7 hours 37 minutes
Abridged: No
The stranger-than-fiction story of the ingenious creation and loss of an artificially intelligent android of science fiction writer Philip K. DickIn December 2005, a young robotocist on his way to Google headquarters lost an overnight bag on a flight somewhere between Dallas and Las Vegas. In it was the fully functional head of an android... Read more
View audiobook![Get Talking German in Ten Days Beginner Audio Course by Paul Coggle & Heiner Schenke](http://covers.libro.fm/9781444170696_1120.jpg)
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Get Talking German in Ten Days Beginner Audio Course
By: Paul Coggle & Heiner Schenke
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you?ll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak German in just 10 days.Practice the most frequent words and expressions for:- getting a taxi- checking into a hotel- introducing yourself at a reception- ordering drinks- ordering a... Read more
View audiobook![Tolkien and the West by Michael Drout](http://covers.libro.fm/9781470318437_1120.jpg)
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Tolkien and the West
By: Michael Drout
Narrated by: Michael Drout
Length: 5 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
The works of J.R.R. Tolkien are quite possibly the most widely read pieces of literature written in the 20th century. Read more
View audiobook![The Lost Generation by Michael Shelden](http://covers.libro.fm/9781464012822_1120.jpg)
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The Lost Generation
By: Michael Shelden
Narrated by: Michael Shelden
Length: 7 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: No
The Lost Generation from Professor Michael Shelden evokes one of the most creative periods in American literature. Paris of the 1920s served as a base for such authors as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein. In these lectures, Professor Shelden details and provides fresh insight into the unending allure of the... Read more
View audiobook![Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living by Mark Twain](http://covers.libro.fm/9781481555272_1120.jpg)
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Mark Twain’s Helpful Hints for Good Living
By: Mark Twain
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 4 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Irreverent, charming, and eminently quotable, this handbook—an eccentric etiquette guide for the human race—contains sixty-nine aphorisms, anecdotes, whimsical suggestions, maxims, and cautionary tales from Mark Twain’s private and published writings. It dispenses advice and reflections on family life and public manners; opinions on topics such... Read more
View audiobook![Luistercursus Nederlands voor Spaanssprekenden by Willy Hemelrijk](http://covers.libro.fm/9789000317011_1120.jpg)
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Luistercursus Nederlands voor Spaanssprekenden
By: Willy Hemelrijk
Narrated by: Willy Hemelrijk
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Uitstekende beginnerscursus voor Spaanstaligen die niet of nauwelijks Nederlands spreken. Leer circa 750 woorden uit de dagelijkse praktijk. De cursist krijgt in drie delen uitleg en instructies in de eigen taal. Read more
View audiobook![Confessions by Stacy Magedanz, MLS](http://covers.libro.fm/9781455888566_1120.jpg)
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Confessions
By: Stacy Magedanz, MLS
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on St. Augustine's Confessions supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more
View audiobook![Tartuffe, The Misanthrope & The Bourgeois Gentleman by Denis M. Calandra](http://covers.libro.fm/9781455888764_1120.jpg)
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Tartuffe, The Misanthrope & The Bourgeois Gentleman
By: Denis M. Calandra
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 3 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Moliere's Tartuffe, The Misanthrope & The Bourgeois Gentleman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an... Read more
View audiobook![Shakespeare's Sonnets, 1st Edition by James K. Lowers](http://covers.libro.fm/9781455888757_1120.jpg)
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Shakespeare's Sonnets, 1st Edition
By: James K. Lowers
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 4 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Shakespeare's Sonnets, 1st Edition supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the... Read more
View audiobook![Faulkner's Short Stories by James L. Roberts, Ph.D.](http://covers.libro.fm/9781455888733_1120.jpg)
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Faulkner's Short Stories
By: James L. Roberts, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 2 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Faulkner's Short Stories supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better... Read more
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