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Intermediate Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Egyptian Arabic with the Michel Thomas Method
- By: Michel Thomas
- Narrated by: Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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A unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languages. - Stephen Fry in Rescuing the Spectacled Bear Looking for a convenient intermediate language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework...
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Intermediate Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Egyptian Arabic with the Michel Thomas Method
- Narrated by: Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar
- Series: Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method)
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-02-26
- Language: English
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Words from the Heart
- Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder
- By: Susie Dent
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether it's the distress of a bad haircut (AGE-OTORI) or longing for the food someone else is eating (GROAKING), the pleasure found in other people's happiness (CONFELICITY) or the shock of jumping into icy water (CURGLAFF), there are real words to pinpoint exactly how you feel and Susie Dent, Queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner and lexicographer extraordinaire, is going to help you find them. Here are 1001 terms everyone needs, whether it's the best kind of hug (CWTCH), the relief found in swearing (LALOCHEZIA), or the ability to endure till the end (PERTOLERANCE).
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An emotional journey
- By Joanne A. on 04-06-24
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Words from the Heart
- Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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Thank You for Arguing
- What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
- By: Jay Heinrichs
- Narrated by: Jay Heinrichs
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Thank You for Arguing written and read by Jay Heinrichs. Your ultimate guide to the art of winning arguments, in a brand new edition Everyone is always trying to persuade us of something: politicians, advertising, the media, and most definitely our...
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The art of tongue fu.
- By theantlion on 08-03-21
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Thank You for Arguing
- What Cicero, Shakespeare and the Simpsons Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
- Narrated by: Jay Heinrichs
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 01-03-18
- Language: English
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How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
- By: James Scott Bell, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Most people think the way to write a best seller is to have a lot of talent and even more luck. As you will learn, there is a recipe for success, and luck may be the least important ingredient in creating a best seller. No one has cracked the code better than James Scott Bell. A best-selling author himself, and the author of the number-one best seller for writers, Plot & Structure, Mr. Bell has been teaching the principles of best-selling fiction for over 20 years, principles that apply to any genre or style.
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Difficult concepts in simple terms
- By ROBERT on 16-05-19
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How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 29-03-19
- Language: English
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
- By: Verlyn Klinkenborg
- Narrated by: Verlyn Klinkenborg
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall64
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Performance53
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Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It's the harmful debris of your education - a mixture of half-truths, myths, and false assumptions that prevents you from writing well. Drawing on years of experience as a writer and teacher of writing, Verlyn Klinkenborg offers an approach to writing that will change the way you work and think. There is no gospel, no orthodoxy, no dogma in this book. What you'll find here isn't the way to write. Instead, you'll find a way to clear your mind of illusions about writing and discover how you write.
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goodness me.
- By Sarah on 26-07-22
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Several Short Sentences About Writing
- Narrated by: Verlyn Klinkenborg
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 14-11-17
- Language: English
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Scriptnotes
- By: John August, Craig Mazin
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Brought to you by Penguin. The ultimate guide to writing a great screenplay and building a screenwriting career—from the creators of the "highly influential" (Vulture) hit podcast Scriptnotes. With decades of Hollywood experience, John August and Craig Mazin know what it takes to write a...
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Excellent value for money. Great Narration.
- By C Crow on 25-12-25
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Scriptnotes
- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 04-12-25
- Language: English
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Wired for Story
- The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
- By: Lisa Cron
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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This guide reveals how writers can utilize cognitive storytelling strategies to craft stories that ignite readers’ brains and captivate them through each plot element. Imagine knowing what the brain craves from every tale it encounters, what fuels the success of any great story, and what keeps...
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Very practical advice!
- By Anonymous on 13-12-24
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Wired for Story
- The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 31-01-23
- Language: English
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Story Genius
- How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
- By: Lisa Cron
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance52
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Following on the heels of Lisa Cron's breakout first book, Wired for Story, this writing guide reveals how to use cognitive storytelling strategies to build a scene-by-scene blueprint for a riveting story. It’s every novelist’s greatest fear: pouring their blood, sweat, and tears into...
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Masterpiece of Storytelling Wisdom - Story Genius by Lisa Cron
- By Jessica on 27-11-23
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Story Genius
- How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere)
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 02-06-20
- Language: English
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Save the Cat!® Writes Horror
- The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories
- By: Jamie Nash
- Narrated by: Jamie Nash
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Veteran horror screenwriter and novelist Jamie Nash leads us into the shadows of Blake Snyder’s legendary Monster in the House genre—and sheds light over the secrets to crafting truly terrifying tales.
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Loved it & learned a lot
- By Anonymous on 23-12-25
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Save the Cat!® Writes Horror
- The Ultimate Guide to Creating Monster in the House Stories
- Narrated by: Jamie Nash
- Series: Save the Cat!
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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Writing for Emotional Impact
- Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End
- By: Karl Iglesias
- Narrated by: Karl Iglesias
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall27
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Performance23
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There are three kinds of feelings when reading a story: boredom, interest, and wow! To become a successful writer, you must create the wow feeling on as many pages as possible, and this requires writing that engages the reader emotionally. In his best-selling book, screenwriter Karl Iglesias explored the working habits of A-list Hollywood scribes. Now, he breaks new ground by focusing on the psychology of the reader.
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Misleading as it isn't his actual book.
- By jae-Marie Minister on 21-06-20
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Writing for Emotional Impact
- Advanced Dramatic Techniques to Attract, Engage, and Fascinate the Reader from Beginning to End
- Narrated by: Karl Iglesias
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 26-03-20
- Language: English
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They Say, I Say
- The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
- By: Gerald Graff, Cathy Birkenstein
- Narrated by: Cyndee Maxwell, Tony Craine
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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"They Say / I Say" identifies the key rhetorical moves in academic writing, showing students how to frame their arguments in the larger context of what others have said and providing templates to help them make those moves. And, because these moves are central across all disciplines, the audiobook includes chapters on writing in the sciences, writing in the social sciences, and - new to this edition - writing about literature.
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So helpful have listened many times
- By A J Manser on 22-02-18
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They Say, I Say
- The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing
- Narrated by: Cyndee Maxwell, Tony Craine
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 14-03-14
- Language: English
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News and How to Use It
- By: Alan Rusbridger
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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People everywhere feel ever more alienated from - and mistrustful of - news and those who make it. We no longer seem to know who or what to believe. We are living through a crisis of 'information chaos'. News: And How to Use It is a glossary for this bewildering age. From AI to bots, from climate crisis to fake news, from clickbait to trolls (and more), here is the definitive user's guide for how to stay informed, tell truth from fiction and hold those in power accountable in the modern age.
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Good book ruined by scrambled narration
- By Mr. A. Scheuber on 24-12-20
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News and How to Use It
- Narrated by: Piers Hampton
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 26-11-20
- Language: English
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You’re Not Listening
- What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
- By: Kate Murphy
- Narrated by: Kate Murphy
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall258
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Performance214
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Brought to you by Penguin. When was the last time you listened to someone, or someone really listened to you? This life-changing book will transform your conversations forever As a society, we’ve forgotten how to listen. Modern life is noisy and frenetic, and technology provides constant...
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waist of time
- By PAVEL SUVAC on 23-01-20
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You’re Not Listening
- What You’re Missing and Why It Matters
- Narrated by: Kate Murphy
- Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 23-01-20
- Language: English
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How to Write Clearly
- Write with Purpose, Reach Your Reader and Make Your Meaning Crystal Clear
- By: Tom Albrighton
- Narrated by: Jack Jacobs
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Whatever you're writing, you have to make it clear. You could be writing a website, a brochure, or a client presentation. You could be preparing a job application, an email, or a classified ad. Or you might be writing an article or a book. Whatever it is, the clearer you make it, the better your results will be. How to Write Clearly will help. It's an authoritative yet easy-to-digest guide that will make your nonfiction writing more colorful, expressive, and precise. Writing is more than just words on a page. It's a process of communication.
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A very clearly written book
- By Lori on 06-01-26
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How to Write Clearly
- Write with Purpose, Reach Your Reader and Make Your Meaning Crystal Clear
- Narrated by: Jack Jacobs
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 11-04-22
- Language: English
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Maori Made Easy
- For Everyday Learners of the Maori Language
- By: Scotty Morrison
- Narrated by: Scotty Morrison
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Let te reo Maori advocate and expert Scotty Morrison teach you the basics of the Maori language in easy 30-minute lessons - anywhere, anytime. Scotty's bestselling Maori Made Easy books and workbooks in print have already helped over 100,000 people on their journey to learn te reo Maori. Now...
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Maori Made Easy
- For Everyday Learners of the Maori Language
- Narrated by: Scotty Morrison
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 16-09-20
- Language: English
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If This Be Magic
- The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation
- By: Daniel Hahn
- Narrated by: Daniel Hahn
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Unabridged
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What does it mean to translate Shakespeare? When we change all the poetry, all the wordplay, all the syntax - all the words! - is it still Shakespeare? And is it still any good? Daniel Hahn, seasoned translator and Shakespeare fanatic, will change the way you think about language itself. Ranging widely across Shakespeare's works, and across the world's languages, this book explores why we choose the words we do and what effect they have. This micro-attention to detail reveals anew the joy of Shakespeare, celebrates creativity and revels in the power of words.
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If This Be Magic
- The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation
- Narrated by: Daniel Hahn
- Length: Not Yet Known
- Release date: 09-04-26
- Language: English
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Breaking
- How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
- By: Mic Wright
- Narrated by: Mic Wright
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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From those who own the news to the BBC, the intricacies of political journalism to the trade's ethics, Breaking strips back the engine of information, entertainment and propaganda back to its constituent parts and lays it bare. In this informative and engaging deep-dive into the way we receive and understand the news, journalist Mic Wright shows how our news media functions and, ultimately, how it is fundamentally flawed.
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One of the best explanations of how the media works that you'll find.
- By William Atkinson on 10-09-25
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Breaking
- How the Media Works, When it Doesn't and Why it Matters
- Narrated by: Mic Wright
- Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 12-06-25
- Language: English
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Sit Down and Cheer
- A History of Sport on TV
- By: Martin Kelner
- Narrated by: Martin Kelner
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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In Sit Down and Cheer, Martin Kelner traces the development of this relationship from its humble origins in the 1960 Olympics, by way of the first-ever Match of the Day in 1964, through to the financial impact of Sky, right up to the high-tech gadgetry of our present-day viewing. Insightful and very funny, this is an entertaining exploration of two major national pastimes and not to be missed.
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A fantastic trip down memory lane
- By Anna K. on 07-01-23
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Sit Down and Cheer
- A History of Sport on TV
- Narrated by: Martin Kelner
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 22-10-14
- Language: English
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Get By in Spanish
- By: BBC Active
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Get By in Spanish is devised specifically for travellers. The 70-minute download will help you to get to grips with the basics of spoken Spanish, and introduces the most relevant language you'll hear when you're there. Listen to the audio a couple of times to practise the key phrases and vocabulary, and familiarise yourself with Spanish pronunciation.
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Get By in Spanish
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Release date: 23-10-08
- Language: English
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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
- And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Steven Pressfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall127
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Performance112
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There's a mantra real writers know but wannabe writers don’t. And the secret phrase is this: "Nobody wants to read your shit." Recognizing this painful truth is the first step in the writer's transformation from amateur to professional.
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A lesson to all book authors
- By Dheep Matharu, Spiritual & Self-Help Author on 13-10-18
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Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
- And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer
- Narrated by: Steven Pressfield
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-08-18
- Language: English
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