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The Memory Palace
- True Short Stories of the Past
- By: Nate DiMeo
- Narrated by: Nate DiMeo, Jad Abumrad, Daniel Alarcón, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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The Memory Palace is a collection of tiny, crystalline historical tales that come across like luminous short fiction, and, like Nate DiMeo’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, conjure lost moments and forgotten figures who are calling out across time to be remembered. For fifteen years, Nate DiMeo has turned to the past to make sense of the way we live today, finding beauty and meaning in history’s dustier corners, holding things up to the light and weaving facts, keen insight, wit, and poignant observation into unforgettable tales.
By: Nate DiMeo
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50歳からはこんなふうに
- By: 松浦 弥太郎
- Narrated by: 伊坂 秋之介
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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50歳になったら「自分の物語」をはじめようーー松浦弥太郎流・これからの人生がおもしろく、楽しくなる47のヒント
By: 松浦 弥太郎
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I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying
- A Memoir
- By: Youngmi Mayer
- Narrated by: Youngmi Mayer
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Youngmi jokes through the retelling of her childhood as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan, a place next to a place that Americans might know. She jokes through her difficult adolescence where she must parent her own parents: a mother who married her husband because he looked like white Jesus (and the singer of The Bee Gees). And with humor and irreverence and full-throated openness, she jokes even while sharing the story of what her family went through during the last century of colonialism and war in Korea.
By: Youngmi Mayer
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A Certain Idea of America
- Selected Writings
- By: Peggy Noonan
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Peggy Noonan
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
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For a quarter century, Peggy Noonan has been thinking aloud about America in her much-loved Wall Street Journal column. In this new collection of her essential recent work, Noonan demonstrates the erudition, wisdom and humor that have made her one of America’s most admired writers. She calls balls and strikes on the political shenanigans of recent leaders and she honors the integrity of great Americans, ranging from Billy Graham to the heroes of 9/11.
By: Peggy Noonan
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Le Diable et Sherlock Holmes [The Devil and Sherlock Holmes]
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Stephane Cornicard
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Contrairement aux histoires imaginées par Arthur Conan Doyle, les douze enquêtes racontées par David Grann sont bien réelles. Que l'auteur se penche sur l'infiltration d'un gang de détenus dans le système carcéral américain ou la traque de l'un des grands imposteurs du XXe siècle, affabulateur caméléon aux multiples identités, qu'il retrace la folle cavale d'un vieux braqueur de banque, le démantèlement d'un empire mafieux dans une cité de l'Ohio surnommé "Crimetown"....
By: David Grann
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Sulla letteratura
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Alberto Bergamini
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
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Gli scritti riuniti in questa raccolta vertono sulle funzioni della letteratura, su autori che Eco ha frequentato a lungo come Nerval, Joyce, Borges (ma anche Aristotele e Dante), sull’influenza di alcuni testi più o meno letterari sullo sviluppo degli eventi storici, su alcuni problemi tipici del narrare, come la rappresentazione verbale dello spazio, l’ironia intertestuale, la natura dei mondi possibili della finzione, e su alcuni concetti chiave della scrittura "creativa", come il simbolo, lo stile, la "zeppa" (ovvero i momenti apparentemente "morti", e meramente funzionali nello sviluppo d
By: Umberto Eco
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The Memory Palace
- True Short Stories of the Past
- By: Nate DiMeo
- Narrated by: Nate DiMeo, Jad Abumrad, Daniel Alarcón, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The Memory Palace is a collection of tiny, crystalline historical tales that come across like luminous short fiction, and, like Nate DiMeo’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, conjure lost moments and forgotten figures who are calling out across time to be remembered. For fifteen years, Nate DiMeo has turned to the past to make sense of the way we live today, finding beauty and meaning in history’s dustier corners, holding things up to the light and weaving facts, keen insight, wit, and poignant observation into unforgettable tales.
By: Nate DiMeo
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50歳からはこんなふうに
- By: 松浦 弥太郎
- Narrated by: 伊坂 秋之介
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
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50歳になったら「自分の物語」をはじめようーー松浦弥太郎流・これからの人生がおもしろく、楽しくなる47のヒント
By: 松浦 弥太郎
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I'm Laughing Because I'm Crying
- A Memoir
- By: Youngmi Mayer
- Narrated by: Youngmi Mayer
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In I’m Laughing Because I’m Crying, Youngmi jokes through the retelling of her childhood as an offbeat biracial kid in Saipan, a place next to a place that Americans might know. She jokes through her difficult adolescence where she must parent her own parents: a mother who married her husband because he looked like white Jesus (and the singer of The Bee Gees). And with humor and irreverence and full-throated openness, she jokes even while sharing the story of what her family went through during the last century of colonialism and war in Korea.
By: Youngmi Mayer
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A Certain Idea of America
- Selected Writings
- By: Peggy Noonan
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber, Peggy Noonan
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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For a quarter century, Peggy Noonan has been thinking aloud about America in her much-loved Wall Street Journal column. In this new collection of her essential recent work, Noonan demonstrates the erudition, wisdom and humor that have made her one of America’s most admired writers. She calls balls and strikes on the political shenanigans of recent leaders and she honors the integrity of great Americans, ranging from Billy Graham to the heroes of 9/11.
By: Peggy Noonan
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Le Diable et Sherlock Holmes [The Devil and Sherlock Holmes]
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Stephane Cornicard
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
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Contrairement aux histoires imaginées par Arthur Conan Doyle, les douze enquêtes racontées par David Grann sont bien réelles. Que l'auteur se penche sur l'infiltration d'un gang de détenus dans le système carcéral américain ou la traque de l'un des grands imposteurs du XXe siècle, affabulateur caméléon aux multiples identités, qu'il retrace la folle cavale d'un vieux braqueur de banque, le démantèlement d'un empire mafieux dans une cité de l'Ohio surnommé "Crimetown"....
By: David Grann
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Sulla letteratura
- By: Umberto Eco
- Narrated by: Alberto Bergamini
- Length: 13 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Gli scritti riuniti in questa raccolta vertono sulle funzioni della letteratura, su autori che Eco ha frequentato a lungo come Nerval, Joyce, Borges (ma anche Aristotele e Dante), sull’influenza di alcuni testi più o meno letterari sullo sviluppo degli eventi storici, su alcuni problemi tipici del narrare, come la rappresentazione verbale dello spazio, l’ironia intertestuale, la natura dei mondi possibili della finzione, e su alcuni concetti chiave della scrittura "creativa", come il simbolo, lo stile, la "zeppa" (ovvero i momenti apparentemente "morti", e meramente funzionali nello sviluppo d
By: Umberto Eco
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Prison Writings
- My Life Is My Sun Dance
- By: Leonard Peltier, Harvey Arden - editor
- Narrated by: Tatanka Means, Gary Farmer, Henry Strozier
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
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In September of 2022, twenty-five years after Leonard Peltier received a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents, the Democratic National Committee unanimously passed a resolution urging President Joe Biden to release him. Peltier has affirmed his innocence ever since his sentencing in 1977—his case was made fully and famously in Peter Matthiessen’s best-selling In the Spirit of Crazy Horse—and many remain convinced he was wrongly convicted. A wise and unsettling book, Prison Writings is both memoir and manifesto, chronicling Peltier’s life in Leavenworth Prison in Kansas.
By: Leonard Peltier, and others
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ひとり生きる 人生は幕引き直前まで面白い
- By: 堀 文子
- Narrated by: 斉藤 範子
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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日本を代表する女流画家である著者は「生き方の達人」としても注目されていた。その考え方に、黒柳徹子はじめ、今なお各界にもファンが多い。本書は、後悔しない人生を送るヒントが詰まった珠玉の一冊です。
By: 堀 文子
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パリジェンヌはすっぴんがお好き
- By: 藤原 淳
- Narrated by: 宮崎 綸
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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ルイ・ヴィトンのパリ本社に17年間勤務しPRのトップをつとめた「もっともパリジェンヌな日本人」が、どうすれば自分なりの生き方を貫くことが出来るのかを提案する本。
By: 藤原 淳
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ダチョウはアホだが役に立つ
- By: 塚本 康浩
- Narrated by: 小橋 達也
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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ダチョウはホンマにアホな鳥。でも地球を救ってくれるんです――。家族が入れ替わったことにも気づかないほど鈍感力が高いが、卵から取り出す抗体は感染症予防やがん治療、メタンガス削減に役立つとされ、世界中の企業が熱視線を送る。
By: 塚本 康浩
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長生きは小さな習慣のつみ重ね 92歳、現役看護師の治る力
- By: 川嶋 みどり
- Narrated by: 漆間 朝子
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
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看護の世界で75年、生と死に向き合い〝人間らしく生きる〟ことを問い続けてきた92歳の現役看護師。生命を輝かせ自己治癒力を引き出すには、あたり前の暮らしを見直すこと。ぴんぴんキラリ健康長寿の秘訣決定版。
By: 川嶋 みどり
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Sämtliche Rezensionen
- By: Stefan Zweig
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
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In der Sprache liegt der Schlüssel verborgen, der uns die Welt verstehen lässt. Ohne das gesprochene Wort in Schriftform ist es nicht möglich Zusammenhänge zu verstehen, Ideen zu verbreiten und die Welt in ihrer Diversität und Komplexität auch nur im Ansatz zu erahnen. Ein weit mehr als gewiefter Wort-Profi, ein überaus einfühlsamer Geist mit Verständnis für literarische Form und künstlerische Ästhetik ist vonnöten, um solch großartige Analysen über Werke zu verfassen.
By: Stefan Zweig
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Goethes naturwissenschaftliche Schriften
- By: Rudolf Steiner
- Narrated by: Christian Clement
- Length: 11 hrs and 18 mins
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In diesen frühesten Veröffentlichungen des Begründers der Anthroposophie wird der Versuch unternommen, aus den naturwissenschaftlichen Schriften Goethes diejenigen epistemologischen und wissenschaftstheoretischen Prinzipien herauszuarbeiten, die den Goethe'schen Arbeiten auf diesem Feld unausgesprochen zugrunde liegen. Im Lichte der Steiner'schen Deutung erscheinen Goethes Beiträge zur Naturwissenschaft als zukunftweisende Ansätze eines wissenschaftsmethodisch und philosophisch fundierten und zugleich tief spirituellen Zugangs zum Verständnis des Lebendigen.
By: Rudolf Steiner
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Fingerzeige
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Auf diesem Hörbuch werden folgende 5 Texte, die jeweils den Gegenstand Kunst auseinandersetzen und verdeutlichen zu finden sein: Der Verfall der Lüge, Stift – Gift – Schrifttum, Kritik als Kunst 1, Kritik als Kunst 2, Die Wahrheit der Masken. Text 1: Ohne Lügen wäre Kindererziehung unmöglich, ohne Lügen wären Wahrheiten unmöglich.
By: Oscar Wilde
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捨てられた僕と母猫と奇跡――心に傷を負った二人が新たに見つけた居場
- By: 船ヶ山 哲
- Narrated by: 馬場 菜緒
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
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家族も、健康な心もすべて失ったどん底の僕。そんな人生を変えてくれたのは、一匹の保護猫だった……。
By: 船ヶ山 哲
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Glossen 5
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 2 mins
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Obligatorischer Absatz: Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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A Darker Wilderness
- Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars
- By: Erin Sharkey - editor
- Narrated by: Carmen Jewel Jones
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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What are the politics of nature? Who owns it, where is it, what role does it play in our lives? Does it need to be tamed? Are we ourselves natural? In A Darker Wilderness, a constellation of luminary writers reflect on the significance of nature in their lived experience and on the role of nature in the lives of Black folks in the United States. Each of these essays engages with a single archival object, whether directly or obliquely, exploring stories spanning hundreds of years and thousands of miles, traveling from roots to space and finding rich Blackness everywhere.
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Selections by Benchley from Vanity Fair 1915-1926
- By: Robert Benchley
- Narrated by: Joseph Tabler
- Length: 1 hr and 15 mins
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Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) is remembered best for his contributions to the magazine The New Yorker; his essays for that publication, whether topical or absurdist, influenced many modern humorists. He also made a name for himself in Hollywood, when his short movie How to Sleep was a popular success and won Best Short Subject at the 1935 Academy Awards. Benchley produced over 600 essays, which were initially compiled in twelve volumes, during his writing career.
By: Robert Benchley
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Slowing
- Discover Wonder, Beauty, and Creativity Through Slow Living
- By: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Narrated by: Rachel Schwartzmann
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
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For author and Slow Stories podcast host Rachel Schwartzmann, slowing down has changed her story in ways she could have never imagined. In this poignant and timely collection, she invites us to step away from the turmoil of daily life and awaken to the pleasures of living and creating with intention.
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 9
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Gulp, Swallow
- Essays on Change
- By: Brooke Boland
- Narrated by: Candice Moll
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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When her son was three, Brooke Boland was diagnosed with depression. She went back to find where it all started–the panic attacks, the dissociation–in the early days of motherhood. When she found it difficult to read or write. In this wide-ranging collection of essays Boland moves on from the person she was and writes to understand who she is now. She swims with sharks, falls in love with a rabbit, and watches her father fight for his life. She is a newcomer in a small regional town and a mother, but what else?
By: Brooke Boland
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 8
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Aufsätze 1914-1925 Teil 7
- By: Karl Kraus
- Narrated by: Friedrich Frieden
- Length: 55 mins
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Karl Kraus gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Aphoristiker deutscher Sprache. Ob berühmte Schriftsteller oder die Presse - nichts und niemand wurde von der gnadenlosen Kritik seiner Feder verschont. Bekannte Künstler wie Stefan Zweig, Georg Trakl, Thomas Mann und andere zollten ihm Respekt, aber die Zahl seiner Feinde in Kunst und Gesellschaft war enorm. Als Vorleser hinterließ er aufgrund seiner Sprachgewalt und Persönlichkeit angeblich einen äußerst außergewöhnlichen Eindruck.
By: Karl Kraus
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Another North
- By: Jennifer Brice
- Narrated by: Kay Webster
- Length: 9 hrs
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The pieces in this collection capture the feeling of being buffeted by great gusts of middle-aged longing. What began as one woman’s quarrel with Buddhism, especially its doctrine of non-attachment, morphs into a larger question: What’s the right way to love a person or a thing? With voluptuous detail and rigorous self-interrogation, Jennifer Brice looks for answers in family lore, personal experience, conversations with friends, and beloved books.
By: Jennifer Brice