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The Mabinogion
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mabinogion is a mesmerizing panorama of fantasy, romance, tragedy and humor. Blending Arthurian romance, Welsh legend and mythology, it tells tales of heroic knights, fair maidens, dramatic battles and magical beasts across 12 fantastical stories....
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Excellent in all ways
- By Seeker on 24-10-19
By: Anonymous
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The Essential Chomsky
- By: Noam Chomsky, Anthony Arnove - editor
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....
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Illuminating and exceptional
- By Sab London on 10-02-16
By: Noam Chomsky, and others
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Wordslut
- A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Amanda Montell
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us, written with humor and playfulness that challenges words and phrases and how we use them....
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This brought joy to my little linguist heart
- By Jessica Whitby on 01-01-23
By: Amanda Montell
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The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language....
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So much science i don't even
- By Epic Taters on 27-08-15
By: Steven Pinker
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Robinson Crusoe
- By: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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When his ship is wrecked in a storm, Robinson Crusoe finds himself stranded on a desert island with no one to help him and no chance of rescue....
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Brilliant.
- By Paul R on 10-07-23
By: Daniel Defoe
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The Dawn of Language
- The Story of How We Came to Talk
- By: Sverker Johansson, Frank Perry - translator
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users....
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Amazing book
- By Ivan Dimitrov on 15-01-22
By: Sverker Johansson, and others
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The Mabinogion
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 10 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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The Mabinogion is a mesmerizing panorama of fantasy, romance, tragedy and humor. Blending Arthurian romance, Welsh legend and mythology, it tells tales of heroic knights, fair maidens, dramatic battles and magical beasts across 12 fantastical stories....
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Excellent in all ways
- By Seeker on 24-10-19
By: Anonymous
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The Essential Chomsky
- By: Noam Chomsky, Anthony Arnove - editor
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday....
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Illuminating and exceptional
- By Sab London on 10-02-16
By: Noam Chomsky, and others
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Wordslut
- A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Amanda Montell
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us, written with humor and playfulness that challenges words and phrases and how we use them....
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This brought joy to my little linguist heart
- By Jessica Whitby on 01-01-23
By: Amanda Montell
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The Language Instinct
- How the Mind Creates Language
- By: Steven Pinker
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language....
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So much science i don't even
- By Epic Taters on 27-08-15
By: Steven Pinker
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Robinson Crusoe
- By: Daniel Defoe
- Narrated by: Andrew Cullum
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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When his ship is wrecked in a storm, Robinson Crusoe finds himself stranded on a desert island with no one to help him and no chance of rescue....
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Brilliant.
- By Paul R on 10-07-23
By: Daniel Defoe
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The Dawn of Language
- The Story of How We Came to Talk
- By: Sverker Johansson, Frank Perry - translator
- Narrated by: Richard Burnip
- Length: 14 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing on evidence from many fields, including archaeology, anthropology, neurology and linguistics, Sverker Johansson weaves these disparate threads together to show how our human ancestors evolved into language users....
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Amazing book
- By Ivan Dimitrov on 15-01-22
By: Sverker Johansson, and others
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Cultish
- The Language of Fanaticism
- By: Amanda Montell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Gideon
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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The author of the widely praised Wordslut analyzes the social science of cult influence: how cultish groups from Jonestown and Scientology to SoulCycle and social media gurus use language as the ultimate form of power....
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Grain of salt needed!
- By Anonymous User on 07-07-21
By: Amanda Montell
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
- The Untold Story of English
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar....
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Absolute Americanised nonsense
- By Suzibm on 19-11-23
By: John McWhorter
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The Mysteries of Udolpho
- By: Ann Radcliffe
- Narrated by: Karen Cass
- Length: 30 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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The virtuous and loving Emily, the young protagonist, finds herself in the care of her aunt following the death of her father. Her aunt promptly marries the villain Montoni, a cruel and calculating man....
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What a tome
- By F Milner on 25-06-23
By: Ann Radcliffe
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On Language
- Chomsky's Classic Works 'Language and Responsibility' and 'Reflections on Language'
- By: Noam Chomsky, Mitsou Ronat
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Described by the New York Times as "arguably the most important intellectual alive," Noam Chomsky is known throughout the world for his highly influential writings on language and politics....
By: Noam Chomsky, and others
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Nine Nasty Words
- English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic....
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Takes Lexicon Valley to a ‘whole nother’ level
- By Amazon Customer on 16-06-21
By: John McWhorter
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The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
- By: Sax Rohmer
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Nayland Smith and Dr. Petrie's underground war against the nefarious genius of Dr. Fu-Manchu continues in this, the second in the Fu-Manchu series by Sax Rohmer....
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Fu Manchu
- By totty1@supanet.com on 21-01-16
By: Sax Rohmer
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Reader, Come Home
- The Reading Brain in a Digital World
- By: Maryanne Wolf
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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From the author of Proust and the Squid, a lively, ambitious, and deeply informative epistolary book that considers the future of the reading brain and our capacity for critical thinking, empathy, and reflection as we become increasingly dependent on digital technologies....
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easy to listen to and we'll researched
- By Micah E. Bennett on 27-02-24
By: Maryanne Wolf
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Scots: The Mither Tongue
- By: Billy Kay
- Narrated by: Billy Kay
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
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Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential listening for those who care about their country's identity in the 21st century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do....
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Breathing life into a living tongue
- By Mr C J Dalzell on 23-01-22
By: Billy Kay
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She
- By: H. Rider Haggard
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Follow the journey of Horace Holly and his ward, Leo Vincey, to a lost kingdom in the African interior....
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Just wrong!
- By struggling on 23-02-19
By: H. Rider Haggard
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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists
- By: Robert Tressell
- Narrated by: George Galloway
- Length: 26 hrs and 40 mins
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The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists chronicles the tale of Frank Owen, a traveling socialist visionary making his way from town to town in the name of the socialist revolution. When spring arrives, Frank Owen decides to settle in the quiet town of Mugsborough....
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A prescient reminder of what was and may be again
- By Brass Neck on 30-04-19
By: Robert Tressell
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A Little Book of Language
- By: David Crystal
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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With a language disappearing every two weeks and neologisms springing up almost daily, an understanding of the origins and currency of language has never seemed more relevant....
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Basic but interesting, better in print form
- By Scifisam on 23-05-15
By: David Crystal
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Et tu, Brute?
- The Best Latin Lines Ever
- By: Harry Mount, John Davie
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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There are so many Latin phrases in everyday use that often we use them without understanding the background and context within which they were actually used. 'Carpe diem'; 'Stet'; 'Memento mori'; 'Et tu Brute' – examples would fill a book....
By: Harry Mount, and others
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The Boats of the Glen Carrig
- By: William Hope Hodgson
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 5 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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The survivors of the shipwrecked 18th century vessel Glen Carrig fight for their lives amidst a vast continent of weeds. Mysterious wrecks, horrific monsters, and swashbuckling adventure....
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Dent's Modern Tribes
- The Secret Languages of Britain
- By: Susie Dent
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Susie Dent has spent years interviewing hundreds of professionals, hobbyists and enthusiasts, and the result is an idiosyncratic phrasebook like no other....
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A flirt through social and professional groups
- By Deborah on 24-01-17
By: Susie Dent
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The Bilingual Brain
- And What It Tells Us About the Science of Language
- By: Albert Costa, John W. Schwieter - translator
- Narrated by: Luis Soto
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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How do two languages coexist in the same brain? Why is it possible to forget a language? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? Over half of the world's population is bilingual, and yet this fascinating, complex ability is understood by few....
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more for the academics
- By Y.h on 31-03-20
By: Albert Costa, and others
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Words on the Move
- Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Words on the Move opens our eyes to the surprising backstories to the words and expressions we use every day....
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Good but not as good as the Great Courses
- By Kira Adams on 30-08-19
By: John McWhorter
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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- By: Thomas De Quincey
- Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
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Thomas De Quincey's highly charged and hauntingly accurate account of laudanum addiction is considered the root of all drug novels....
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The authenticity makes it compelling
- By Ramazon customer on 27-05-23
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A Pair of Blue Eyes
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 16 hrs
- Unabridged
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The daughter of the rector of Endelstow, a sparse, sea-swept parish in Cornwall, Elfride is caught between two suitors of very different backgrounds....
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Brilliant novel but awful reading put me off.
- By Carrie Meeber on 16-01-22
By: Thomas Hardy
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Yiddish
- A Nation of Words
- By: Miriam Weinstein
- Narrated by: J. L. Glick
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the remarkable story of how Yiddish took vigorous root in Eastern European shtetls and in the Jewish quarters of cities across Europe....
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great
- By felix on 30-03-19
By: Miriam Weinstein
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Freud
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Anthony Storr
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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Sigmund Freud revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves....
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Informative and good to listen to
- By Sissi on 12-11-15
By: Anthony Storr
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Deathworld
- By: Harry Harrison
- Narrated by: Christian Rummel
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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Deathworld centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor....
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One of my favourite Harry Harrison books
- By P. M. Mitchell on 19-11-16
By: Harry Harrison
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The Skylark of Space
- A Pulp-Lit Classic Edition
- By: E.E. "Doc" Smith, Lee Hawkins Garby
- Narrated by: Finn J.D. John
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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In a fortuitous laboratory accident, crack scientist Richard Seaton has unlocked the secret of atomic energy....
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the story is fine but i take issue with the editor
- By Anonymous User on 10-05-20
By: E.E. "Doc" Smith, and others
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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners
- By: Olly Richards, Alex Rawlings
- Narrated by: Alexander Mercury
- Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins
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Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment....
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Great Companion to the book
- By Joshwright10 on 29-12-19
By: Olly Richards, and others
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The Dark Lady of the Sonnets
- By: George Bernard Shaw
- Narrated by: Noel Badrian, Peter Tucker, Danielle Cohen, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 47 mins
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Making his way to a tryst with his "dark lady" near the royal palace the young playwright William Shakespeare encounters a mysterious woman in a cloak. Mistaking her for his lady friend, he accosts her in a familiar fashion, only to discover, to his dismay, that she is in fact the queen....