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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Caught me off guard
- By Tom Banfield on 17-06-24
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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Excellent narration
- By SteveO on 31-01-20
By: Seneca, and others
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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- By: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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best comedian of all time
- By Katie on 06-11-16
By: Joe Lycett
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- By: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature....
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Beautiful diary but not great narration
- By Miss Emma Bonnici on 24-06-21
By: Derek Jarman
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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Samuel Wests narration brought Tolkien to life!
- By Andrew on 02-05-24
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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The Letters of Jane Austen
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends....
By: Jane Austen
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Caught me off guard
- By Tom Banfield on 17-06-24
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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Excellent narration
- By SteveO on 31-01-20
By: Seneca, and others
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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- By: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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best comedian of all time
- By Katie on 06-11-16
By: Joe Lycett
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- By: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature....
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Beautiful diary but not great narration
- By Miss Emma Bonnici on 24-06-21
By: Derek Jarman
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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Samuel Wests narration brought Tolkien to life!
- By Andrew on 02-05-24
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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The Letters of Jane Austen
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends....
By: Jane Austen
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Herzzeit
- Briefwechsel zwischen Ingeborg Bachmann und Paul Celan
- By: Ingeborg Bachmann, Paul Celan
- Narrated by: Johanna Wokalek, Jens Harzer
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Die Liebesbeziehung zwischen den beiden bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Dichtern nach 1945 beginnt in Wien der Nachkriegszeit...
By: Ingeborg Bachmann, and others
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Letters to a Young Poet
- A New Translation and Commentary
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke, Anita Barrows - translator, Joanna Macy - translator
- Narrated by: Trevor White
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s (1875-1926) Letters to a Young Poet has been treasured for nearly a century. Rilke’s personal reflections on the vocation of writing and the experience of living urge an aspiring poet to look inward, while also offering sage wisdom....
By: Rainer Maria Rilke, and others
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Letters to a Young Poet
- (Penguin Classics)
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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At the start of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself....
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Absolutely wonderful!!!
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-20
By: Rainer Maria Rilke, and others
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Letters
- & Reminiscences
- By: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Narrated by: Ben Allen
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Collected here are some of Dostoyevsky's finest letters to his family and friends, as-well as reminiscences from those close to him....
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Free at Last!
- The Diaries 1991-2001
- By: Tony Benn
- Narrated by: Tony Benn
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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Tony Benn's diaries began in 1940, and have been compared to those of Pepys in their detail, scope, and accuracy....
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An honourable man
- By David on 08-09-05
By: Tony Benn
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The Virago Book of Friendship
- By: Rachel Cooke
- Narrated by: Rachel Cooke
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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It's hard to get inside friendship: its particular intensity; its singular ease; the way it can wax and wane; its ability to cause uncommon pain. This is the territory of novels and letters, poems and graphic novels - which is where The Virago Book of Friendship steps in.
By: Rachel Cooke
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The Letters of Lord Byron
- Performed by Robert Powell in a Dramatised Setting
- By: Mr Punch
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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George Gordon Byron was born in 1788, the son of the profligate 'Mad Jack' Byron, and succeeded to the title in 1798 moving to the family seat of Newstead Abbey....
By: Mr Punch
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- By: Ariane Bankes
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine.
By: Ariane Bankes
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Letter to My Younger Self
- 100 Inspiring People on the Moments That Shaped Their Lives
- By: Jane Graham, The Big Issue
- Narrated by: Jow Dow, Clare Kissane
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Over 10 years ago, The Big Issue began to ask some of the best known, most interesting and most successful figures in entertainment, politics, food, sport and business to give advice, offer hope and share a few jokes with their younger selves....
By: Jane Graham, and others
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Great with Child
- Letters to a Young Mother
- By: Beth Ann Fennelly
- Narrated by: Melissa Epp
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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A toddler's mother, both an intimate guide and an affectionate coach, writes to a pregnant friend about the transforming experience of motherhood.
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Soledad Brother
- The Prison Letters of George Jackson
- By: George Jackson, Jonathan Jackson Jr. - foreword
- Narrated by: Jonathan Jackson Jr.
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, Soledad Brother is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life....
By: George Jackson, and others
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter
- By: Ian Fleming, Fergus Fleming
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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On 16 August 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold"....
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Fleming, the man, so likable and charming
- By SirChutney on 02-12-18
By: Ian Fleming, and others
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P.S. Burn This Letter Please
- The Fabulous and Fraught Birth of Modern Drag, in the Queens' Own Words
- By: Craig Olsen, Sasha Velour - introduction
- Narrated by: Tony Casey (The Established Shanda Leer)
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Drags, fags and trans-women were attracted to the Big Apple because they were able to find work as impersonators in a small number of Lower East Side clubs....
By: Craig Olsen, and others
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La honte
- By: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Noémie Lvovsky
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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Née le 1er septembre 1940 à Lillebonne, en Seine-Maritime, Annie Ernaux a grandi à Yvetot, en Normandie, où ses parents tenaient un café-épicerie...
By: Annie Ernaux
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Letters to a Young Poet
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke
- Narrated by: Marc Allen
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Insightful and inspiring thoughts on creative expression from a treasured poet in correspondence with a young neophyte. A perfect gift for the writer, artist, or thinker....
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Basically Fantastic
- By Oisín Davitt on 27-09-17
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Realms of Gold
- By: John Keats
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Matthew Marsh
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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John Keats' letters paint an unforgettably vivid and moving picture of the richly productive but also tragic final years of the poet's life….
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Poetry Gold
- By Marc Damian Lawler on 02-03-16
By: John Keats
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The Complete Letters of Pliny the Younger
- By: Pliny
- Narrated by: Russell Bentley, Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests....
By: Pliny
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The Letters of Private Wheeler
- An Eyewitness in Action at the Battle of Waterloo (Military Memoirs)
- By: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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These letters, in the form of a frank and amusing diary, were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars....
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Badly narrated
- By JB on 15-11-22
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A Letter to My Father
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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This letter is the closest that Kafka came to setting down his autobiography. He was driven to write it by his father's opposition to his engagement with Julie Wohryzek. The marriage did not take place; the letter was not delivered....
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shockingly bad
- By Sab J on 13-04-24
By: Franz Kafka
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My Dearest, My Darling
- Wartime Letters Between England and India
- By: Lawrence Bond, Millicent Bond
- Narrated by: Andrew Bond, Marian Bond, William Bond
- Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When newly commissioned Royal Engineers Second Lieutenant Lawrence (Tommy) Bond was ordered overseas in February 1943, he left behind his wife Millicent and their two small children....
By: Lawrence Bond, and others
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Letters from a Lost Generation
- First World War letters of Vera Brittain and four friends
- By: Mark Bostridge, Alan Bishop
- Narrated by: Amanda Root, Jonathan Firth, Full Cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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A selection of the powerful and poignant wartime letters of Vera Brittain and her friends....
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A moving Tribute to the lost Generation
- By Ruth on 01-09-20
By: Mark Bostridge, and others
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A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
- By: Isabella Bird
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally looked her malaise and her pain in the eye and set off across the world completely alone....
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Outstanding story of an outstanding woman told beautifully.
- By JB on 05-04-24
By: Isabella Bird
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Letters to the Earth
- Writing to a Planet in Crisis
- By: Emma Thompson
- Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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How can we begin to talk about what is happening to the world? We are facing a global emergency....
By: Emma Thompson
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شَيءٌ يُشْبهُ النّسْيانْ [Something Resembling Forgetfulness]
- By: سعــــد عايد البـدر
- Narrated by: Nawel Mohamed
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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أتســـاءل في كل يوم "هل ســـأموت بطريقة طبيعية أم سألقى حتفي بطريقة شنيعة مثلما فعلت بآخرين في حياتي? أرى أن الخيار الثاني هو الأقرب, فكل إنسان....