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Author: Franz Kafka
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Author Franz Kafka
Narrator Martin Jarvis
Duration 2h 12m
Gregor Samsa, a seemingly typical man, wakes up one morning to discover he has been transformed into a gigantic insect. Frustrated and depressed about his physical alteration - and his family's rejection - Samsa's plight is filled with underlying meaning. This important literary work, written against the backdrop of increasing turmoil in central Eu...
View BookAuthor: Brian Johnston
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Author Brian Johnston
Narrator Various
Duration 1h 56m
Brian Johnston - aka "Johnners" - the BBC's long-time cricket commentator, is the umpire in this test of wit and general knowledge, as two teams try to score the highest number of runs under his watchful eye. In these four episodes, team captains Tim Rice and Willie Rushton are joined by Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, Bil...
View BookThe American Future: A History
Author: Simon Schama
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Author Simon Schama
Narrator Peter Marinker
Duration 17h 55m
Simon Schama's different kind of history of the USA begins in the middle of an Iowa caucus. There he witnesses first-hand the exciting, chaotic crush as ordinary Americans - grannies, students, businesswomen and doctors - decide who should become the 44th President of the United States. He meets Muslim Chuck (Khalil) Alaman, the 'Chicken Club' immi...
View BookAll the Way Home: Stories From An African Wildlife Sanctuary
Author: Bookey Peek
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Author Bookey Peek
Narrator Julie Maisey
Duration 10h 27m
Richard and Bookey Peek hadn't planned on adopting a warthog any more than one would plan a tidal wave or a tornado, but at Stone Hills natural disasters have a way of happening when you least expect them. Through Zimbabwe's darkest days, Stone Hills has become a world in itself. A place where you might share your shower with an owl. This audiobook...
View BookAuthor: Peter Mayle
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Author Peter Mayle
Narrator Andrew Sachs
Duration 8h 52m
In this anecdotal encyclopedia of more than 200 entries, from 'Accent' to 'Zola', Mayle writes about those aspects of Provence that he finds the most interesting, amusing or bizarre. He discusses subjects as diverse as architecture, expats, lavender and linguistic oddities - and, of course, food and drink: truffles, olives, bouillabaisse and the ch...
View BookAuthor: John Grisham
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Author John Grisham
Narrator Vincent Marcello
Duration 14h 32m
This is John Grisham's first work of non-fiction. In the major league draft of 1971, the first player chosen from Oklahoma was Ron Williamson. When he signed with the Oakland A's, he left his hometown of Ada and went to pursue his dreams of big league glory. Six years later he was back, his dreams broken by a bad arm and bad habits. He began to sho...
View BookThe Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck
Author: Mark Manson
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Author Mark Manson
Narrator Roger Wayne
Duration 5h 20m
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people. For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*...
View BookAuthor: Mark Manson
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Author Mark Manson
Narrator Mark Manson
Duration 7h 2m
We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it's ever been-we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked-the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At th...
View BookAuthor: Diana Briscoe
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Author Diana Briscoe
Narrator Various
Duration 57m
Discusses ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs regarding death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, and the legend of a mummy's curse in relation to the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.
View BookThe 99p Challenge, Series 5, Part 6
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesThe 99p Challenge Series 5, Book 6
Duration 26m
It's back! the Radio Four panel game that's not about sport, music, television, advertising, books, hats or gardening. Just funny rounds with funny ideas. The line up for this show is Rob Rouse, Nick Frost, Armando Iannucci and Peter Serafinowicz and was broadcast on 29th September 2004.
View BookNo Place For Ladies: The Untold Story of Women In the Crimean War
Author: Helen Rappaport
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Author Helen Rappaport
Narrator Eunice Roberts
Duration 11h 54m
On 23 February 1854, the Scots Fusilier Guards marched past Buckingham Palace resplendent in full regalia en route to the Crimea, as Queen Victoria bowed and waved proudly from the balcony. Day after day there were anxious farewells as women were left behind to face a bleak uncertain future. But numerous women from all social classes were actively...
View BookAuthor: Andrew Marr
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Author Andrew Marr
Narrator Toby Longworth
Duration 25h 38m
This audiobook confronts head-on the victory of shopping over politics. It tells the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. In each decade, political leaders think they know what they are doing, but fin...
View BookAuthor: Haemin Sunim
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Author Haemin Sunim
Narrator Raymond Lee
Duration 4h 2m
Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Love for Imperfect Things by Haemin Sunim, read by Raymond Lee. No one is perfect. But that doesn't stop us from imagining ourselves smarter, funnier, richer, or thinner, and how much happier we would then be. Love for Imperfect Things, by the bestselling Korean monk, Haemin Sunim, shows how the path to hap...
View BookAuthor: Tara Brach
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Author Tara Brach
Narrator Tara Brach
Duration 5h 24m
Why is it often so hard to truly connect with others, even those we care most about? "Our capacity to engage fully in relationship starts with becoming more awake and aware within ourselves," says Tara Brach. With Nourishing Intimacy, this renowned teacher offers a treasury of tools and insights for cultivating self-compassion, overcoming inner obs...
View BookAuthor: Marie Kondo
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Author Marie Kondo
Narrator Sumalee Monato
Duration 5h 31m
Spark Joy is an in-depth, line illustrated, room-by-room guide to decluttering and organising your home. It covers every room in the house from bedrooms and kitchens to bathrooms and living rooms as well as a wide range of items in different categories, including clothes, photographs, paperwork, books, cutlery, cosmetics, shoes, bags, wallets and v...
View BookJamie Vardy: From Nowhere, My Story
Author: Jamie Vardy
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Author Jamie Vardy
Narrator Steven Kynman
Duration 6h 55m
An ordinary lad from Sheffield, Jamie Vardy has become known as an against-the-odds footballing hero the world over. Yet a few years ago, things couldn't have been any more different. Rejected as a teenager by his boyhood club, Jamie thought his chance was gone. But from playing pub football and earning œ30 a week at Stocksbridge Park Steels,...
View BookAuthor: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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Author Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Narrator Kathrin Kana
Duration 4h 28m
On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany, thanks largely to the efforts of the Hitler Youth, whose organized propaganda marches throughout Germany helped the Nazi Party grow in strength. By 1939, it is estimated that more than seven million boys and girls belonged to the Hitler Youth. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler'...
View BookThe 99p Challenge, Series 5, Part 5
Author: BBC Audiobooks
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Author BBC Audiobooks
Narrator Various
SeriesThe 99p Challenge Series 5, Book 5
Duration 22m
It's back! the Radio Four panel game that's not about sport, music, television, advertising, books, hats or gardening. Just funny rounds with funny ideas. The line up for this show is Marcus Brigstocke Jon Holmes, Armando Iannucci and Rob Rouse and was broadcast on 15th September 2004.
View BookAuthor: Winston S. Churchill
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Author Winston S. Churchill
Narrator Winston S. Churchill
SeriesChurchill's Greatest Speeches, Book 2
Duration 2h 28m
In this collection of digitally remastered recordings from the BBC archive we hear first-hand how, in 1940, Chamberlain resigned, Hitler invaded the Low Countries, and Winston Churchill was summoned to the greatest challenge of his long political career.
View BookA Handful of Earth: A Year of Healing and Growing
Author: Barney Bardsley
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Author Barney Bardsley
Narrator Ruth Sillers
Duration 9h 38m
When Barney Bardsley's husband died of cancer, she felt anxious, alone and exhausted. But she had to stay strong for their young daughter, Molly, so she steeled herself to cope by taking one day at a time. During this dark time she took to tending her small, scruffy allotment and she slowly began to find comfort in nature. This is the diary of her...
View BookAlistair Cooke's American Journey
Author: Alistair Cooke
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Author Alistair Cooke
Narrator Byrne Cooke
Duration 13h 20m
Alistair Cooke, then a Washington correspondent for 'The Guardian', recognised a great story to be told in investigating at first hand the effects of the Second World War on America and the daily lives of Americans as they adjusted to radically new circumstances. Within weeks of the Pearl Harbour attack, with a reporter's zeal, Cooke set off on a c...
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