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Sorry about That
- The Language of Public Apology
- By: Edwin L. Battistella
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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People do bad things. They misspeak, mislead, and misbehave. They lie, cheat, steal, and kill. Often, afterward, they apologize. But what makes a successful apology? Why does Joe Biden's 2007 apology for referring to Barack Obama as "articulate and bright" succeed, whereas Mel Gibson's 2006 apology for his anti-Semitic tirade fails? Naturally, the effectiveness of an apology depends on the language used, as well as the conditions under which we offer our regrets.
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Sorry about That
- The Language of Public Apology
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 11-08-14
- Language: English
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Sky Island
- By: L. Frank Baum
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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One day a young girl, Trot, encounters a strange young boy with a big umbrella. She learns his name is Button Bright and he uses this umbrella to go on long journeys. Trot's friend, Cap'n Bill, joins the two children and they venture to a fantastical island, which they call Sky Island, as it is halfway in the sky.
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Sky Island
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 20-06-13
- Language: English
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The Rape of Lucrece
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Burton
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard Burton reads Shakespeare's narrative poem about the legendary Lucretia (or 'Lucrece'). The poem tells the story of the Roman leader Tarquin's rape of Lucrece and her subsequent suicide.
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The Rape of Lucrece
- Narrated by: Richard Burton
- Length: 58 mins
- Release date: 01-12-11
- Language: English
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The Hidden History of Coined Words
- By: Ralph Keyes
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Successful word coinage—those that stay in currency for a good long time—tend to conceal their beginnings. We take them at face value and rarely when and where they were first minted. Engaging, illuminating, and authoritative, Ralph Keyes' The Hidden History of Coined Words explores the etymological underworld of terms and expressions and uncovers plenty of hidden gems.
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The Hidden History of Coined Words
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 13-07-21
- Language: English
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Henry VI, Pt.3
- Argo Classics
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Richard Marquand, Toby Robertson, David Rowe-Beddoe, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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After York's claims to the throne, Henry changes the succession and makes York his heir, disinheriting his own son. Henry's queen kills York, and York's son Edward seizes the throne. Henry is imprisoned several times and eventually killed by King Edward's brother, Richard.
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Henry VI, Pt.3
- Argo Classics
- Narrated by: Richard Marquand, Toby Robertson, David Rowe-Beddoe, Gordon Gardner, Peter Orr, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 26-11-20
- Language: English
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That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
- The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories
- By: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Narrated by: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse. Even the most erudite among us use words like apocryphal, facetious, ironic, meteorite, moot...
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That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means
- The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories
- Narrated by: Ross Petras, Kathryn Petras
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 21-02-23
- Language: English
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Hedda Gabler
- By: Henrik Ibsen
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Hedda Gabler is one of the most interesting and intricate figures to appear on stage. Her boredom with her mariage and jealousy of her former lover set off a chain of events that result in an untimely death. Oh, but the deceased did "die beautifully"!
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Couldn’t finish
- By Amazon Customer on 14-01-21
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Hedda Gabler
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 15-02-12
- Language: English
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Because Internet
- Understanding the New Rules of Language
- By: Gretchen McCulloch
- Narrated by: Gretchen McCulloch
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!! Named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Amazon, and The Washington Post A Wired Must-Read Book of Summer “Gretchen McCulloch is the internet’s favorite linguist, and this book is essential reading. Reading her work is like suddenly being able to see the...
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fascinating and insight into internet culture
- By The Wart on 06-08-19
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Because Internet
- Understanding the New Rules of Language
- Narrated by: Gretchen McCulloch
- Length: 8 hrs
- Release date: 23-07-19
- Language: English
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The Aspern Papers
- By: Henry James
- Narrated by: Jonathan Epstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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The Aspern Papers, one of Henry James best-known shorter works, is based on a story he heard about a collector of Shelley's manuscripts who attempted to acquire valuable letters from a mysterious old woman living in Florence. Set in beautiful Venice, James' elegant tale of suspense and romance takes the reader down the canals and inner chambers of a bygone era.
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The sympathy of the narrator.
- By Anonymous on 06-04-24
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The Aspern Papers
- Narrated by: Jonathan Epstein
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 08-05-07
- Language: English
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Gulliver's Travels (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- By: Jonathan Swift, Jennifer Bassett - adaptation
- Narrated by: Ken Shanley
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Soon I felt something alive moving along my leg and up my body to my face, and when I looked down, I saw a very small human being, only 15 centimetres tall . . . I was so surprised that I gave a great shout. ’But that is only the first of many surprises which Gulliver has on his travels. He visits a land of giants and a flying island, meets ghosts from the past and horses which talk. An Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Jonathan Swift original by Clare West.
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Gulliver's Travels (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- Narrated by: Ken Shanley
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 22-12-10
- Language: English
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Green Mansions
- By: W. H. Hudson
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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This is the haunting tale of a Venezuelan's love for Rima, the lovely "bird girl" and descendant of a mysterious race, who he finds in the heart of the jungle. Beautiful and vivid descriptions abound in this exotic novel.
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Green Mansions
- Narrated by: Flo Gibson
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 19-05-14
- Language: English
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New Atlantis
- By: Francis Bacon
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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The crew of a European ship discovers the utopian island of Bensalem, having gotten lost in the Pacific Ocean somewhere near Peru. The crew spend time learning about the ways of the people of Bensalem, a very chaste group of Christians. The most important part of the island is their university, a state-sponsored scientific institution known as Salomon's House. The narrator is chosen from amongst the crew to get a one-on-one explanation of the way their society works, and he learns about the various buildings and jobs that exist on Bensalem.
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New Atlantis
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 17-05-13
- Language: English
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Beyond Lies the Wub
- By: Philip K. Dick
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Published shortly after his high school graduation, “Beyond Lies the Wub” is the classic short story by science fiction master Philip K. Dick. Peterson, a crew member from a spaceship visiting Mars, purchases a giant, pig-like creature called a wub. Although Captain Franco means to make a meal of the strange beast, the wub proves to be likeable and intelligent by discussing the travels of Odysseus and the impact of myth on the human spirit.
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Beyond Lies the Wub
- Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 27-12-13
- Language: English
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The Chimes
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
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On New Year's Eve, an elderly ticket porter, Toby "Trotty" Veck, a hardworking but poor man, is disillusioned with the state of the world. He is appalled by newspaper reports of crime and immorality, and fears for the future prospects of his daughter, Meg, who is to be married on New Year's Day. Trotty has always fancied that the bell chimes of the nearby church offer him encouragement when he is most in need. On this particular night, he is drawn to the church tower, where he is greeted by the spirits of the bells and their goblin attendants who show him a vision of the future.
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The Chimes
- Narrated by: Rob Goll, Amanda Friday
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 15-04-22
- Language: English
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Star Hunter
- By: Andre Norton
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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A criminal plot, a kidnapped youth, and a sinister intelligence on an alien world. Out-Hunter Ras Hume has a plan to steal a fortune with a shadowy underworld character, but the plot goes awry on the supposedly open world of Jumala, which is not as open as it seemed. A classic science fiction novella by sci-fi master Andre Norton.
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Star Hunter
- Narrated by: Harry Shaw
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-07-17
- Language: English
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The Woman in the Alcove
- By: Anna Katharine Green
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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During a high society party set in New York City in the early 1900s, a beautiful woman is murdered and her precious diamond stolen. A young woman attending the party had just accepted a marriage proposal from a handsome young man. Unfortunately, the young man is the prime suspect in the murder due to circumstantial evidence. From there, the story takes many twists and turns before the identity of the killer is finally revealed.
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The Woman in the Alcove
- Narrated by: Lee Ann Howlett
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 18-04-16
- Language: English
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- By: Oscar Wilde, Jennifer Bassett - adaptation
- Narrated by: Ken Shanley
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
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"When we are happy, we are always good," says Lord Henry, "but when we are good, we are not always happy." Lord Henry’s lazy, clever words lead the young Dorian Gray into a world where it is better to be beautiful than to be good; a world where anything can be forgiven - even murder - if it can make people laugh at a dinner party. Oxford Bookworms Library reader for learners of English, adapted from the Oscar Wilde original by Jill Nevile.
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The Picture of Dorian Gray (Adaptation)
- Oxford Bookworms Library
- Narrated by: Ken Shanley
- Length: 1 hr and 16 mins
- Release date: 20-12-10
- Language: English
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L'Ève future
- By: Auguste Villiers-de-L'Isle-Adam
- Narrated by: Frédérique Dufort
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Dans un monde où la science flirte avec la magie, "L'Ève future" nous plonge dans une exploration fascinante des limites de l'innovation humaine. Le célèbre inventeur américain, M. Edison, surnommé le "Magicien du Siècle", se lance dans une entreprise audacieuse : créer une femme artificielle qui pourrait rivaliser avec la beauté et l'esprit de l'originale.
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L'Ève future
- Narrated by: Frédérique Dufort
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 05-06-26
- Language: French
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The Mucker
- By: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrated by: Gene Engene
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
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Billy Byrne is a low class American born in Chicago's ghetto. He grows up a thief and a mugger. "Billy was a mucker, a hoodlum, a gangster, a thug, a tough." He is not chivalrous nor kind, and has only meager ethics - never giving evidence against a friend or leaving someone behind. When falsely accused of murder, he flees to San Francisco and is shanghaied aboard a ship. The ship's secret mission is soon enacted - the hijacking of a specific yacht to take a millionaire's daughter, Barbara Harding, for ransom.
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The Mucker
- Narrated by: Gene Engene
- Series: The Mucker Series, Book 1
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 10-08-17
- Language: English
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