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    Shakespeare: The World as a Stage

    by Bill Bryson ...
    Narrated by Bill Bryson ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 27 min

    This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author’s inimitable wit and intelligence.Includes an exclusive Q&A session with the author.Shakespeare’s life, despite the scrutiny of generations of biographers and scholars, is still a thicket of myths and traditions, some preposterous, some conflicting, arranged around the few scant facts known about ... Read more

    $26.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Storytelling Animal

    How Stories Make Us Human

    by Jonathan Gottschall ...
    Narrated by Kris Koscheski ...

    Unabridged

    5 hours 32 min

    Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It's easy to say that humans are "wired" for story, but why?In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of ... Read more

    $20.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Proust and the Squid

    The Story and Science of the Reading Brain

    by Maryanne Wolf ...
    Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 21 min

    Reading is a miracle, because the brain was never wired for written language. This eloquent, accessible look at reading explores how it has transformed our brains, our lives, and the world. It took 2,000 years for written language to develop, and it takes 2,000 days for a child's brain to learn to read. During that time, the brain must literally rearrange itself in order to understand written ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Languages of Truth

    Essays 2003-2020

    by Salman Rushdie ...
    Narrated by Salman Rushdie, Raj Ghatak ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 19 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.From 'Best of the Booker' winner Salman Rushdie, an incisive and inspiring collection of non-fiction essays, criticism and speeches that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the evolution of language and cultureGathering pieces written between 2003 and 2020, including several never previously in print, Languages of Truth chronicles a period of momentous cultural ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Situation and the Story

    The Art of Personal Narrative

    by Vivian Gornick ...
    Narrated by Vivian Gornick ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 48 min

    All narrative writing must pull from the raw material of life a tale that will shape experience, transform event, deliver a bit of wisdom. In a story or a novel the "I" who tells this tale can be, and often is, an unreliable narrator but in nonfiction the reader must always be persuaded that the narrator is speaking truth. How does one pull from one's own boring, agitated self the truth-speaker ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    The Book

    A Cover-to-Cover Exploration of the Most Powerful Object of Our Time

    by Keith Houston ...
    Narrated by Dennis Kleinman ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 58 min

    We may love books, but do we know what lies behind them? In The Book, Keith Houston reveals that the paper, ink, thread, glue, and board from which a book is made tell as rich a story as the words on its pages-of civilizations, empires, human ingenuity, and madness. In an invitingly tactile history of this 2,000-year-old medium, Houston follows the development of writing, printing, the art of ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Changing My Mind

    Occasional Essays

    by Zadie Smith ...
    Narrated by Barbara Rosenblatt ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 26 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.A far-ranging, invigorating and irrepressible collection of essays on literature, cinema, art - and everything in between - from the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Feel Free and Swing TimeHow did George Eliot's love life affect her prose? Why did Kafka write at three in the morning? In what ways is Barack Obama like Eliza Doolittle? Can you be ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Letters to Gil

    by Malik Al Nasir ...
    Narrated by Malik Al Nasir, Gil Scott-Heron, Benjamin Zephania ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 38 min

    ‘A searing, triumphant story. A testament to the tenacity of the human spirit as well as a beautiful ode to an iconic figure’ IRENOSEN OKOJIEExclusive content in this audio edition includes interviews between Malik and Benjamin Zephaniah, Jalal Munsur Nuriddin, and Rod Youngs as well as musical and lyrical performances from Gil and Malik.Letters to Gil is Malik Al Nasir’s profound coming of age ... Read more

    $35.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Book Girl

    A Journey through the Treasures and Transforming Power of a Reading Life

    by Sarah Clarkson ...
    Narrated by Erica Sullivan ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 24 min

    When you hear a riveting story, does it thrill your heart and stir your soul? Do you hunger for truth and goodness? Do you secretly relate to Belle’s delight in the library in Beauty and the Beast?If so, you may be on your way to being a book girl.Books were always Sarah Clarkson’s delight. Raised in the company of the lively Anne of Green Gables, the brave Pevensie children of Narnia, and the ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Jennifer Ashton's The Self-Care Solution

    A Year of Becoming Happier, Healthier, and Fitter?One Month at a Time

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    33 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book.In The Self-Care Solution, physician and ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton offers readers a peek into her world as she shares the 12 wellness challenges that helped her transform her health and wellbeing. She shows us that it is possible to live the lives we desire by simply taking small ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    A Bit of Brontës, a Dollop of Dickinson, an Offering of Austen

    A Dab of Dickens, Vol. 2; Selections from A Dab of Dickens & a Touch of Twain, Literary Lives from Shakespeare’s Old England to Frost’s New England

    by Stefan Rudnicki, Stefan Rudnicki, Molly Underwood, Molly Underwood, Skyboat Media2, Elliot Engel PhD3 ...
    Narrated by various narrators, Joan Allen, Stephanie Beacham, Frederick Davidson, Gabrielle de Cuir, Jill Eikenberry, Amy Irving0, Glenda Jackson1, Nancy Kwan2, Cheryl Ladd3, Melissa Manchester4, Wanda McCaddon5, Juliet Mills6, Carolyn Seymour7, Jean Smart8, Meryl Streep9, Alfre Woodard0, Daphne Zuniga1 ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 15 min

    They are icons of the literary world whose soaring works have been discussed and analyzed in countless classrooms, homes, and pubs. Yet for most readers, the living, breathing human beings behind the classics have remained unknown—until now. In this utterly captivating book, Dr. Elliot Engel, a leading authority on the lives of great authors, illuminates the fascinating and flawed members of ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Books for Living

    Some Thoughts on Reading, Reflecting, and Embracing Life

    by Will Schwalbe ...
    Narrated by Jeff Harding ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 3 min

    From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club, an inspiring and magical exploration of the power of books to shape our lives in an era of constant connectivity.Why is it that we read? Is it to pass time? To learn something new? To escape from reality? For Will Schwalbe, reading is a way to entertain himself but also to make sense of the world, to become ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Republic of Imagination

    America in Three Books

    by Azar Nafisi ...
    Narrated by Mozhan Marnò ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 8 min

    **A New York Times bestsellerThe author of the beloved #1 New York Times bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran returns with the next chapter of her life in books—a passionate and deeply moving hymn to America**Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her multimillion-copy bestseller Reading Lolita in Tehran, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and ... Read more

    $33.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Portable Magic

    A History of Books and their Readers

    by Emma Smith ...
    Narrated by Emma Smith ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 25 min

    Brought to you by Penguin.'A fascinating journey into our relationship with the physical book...I lost count of the times I exclaimed with delight when I read a nugget of information I hadn't encountered before' Val McDermid, The TimesMost of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    The Book That Changed Me: 20 Essays on Influential Literature

    A BBC Radio 3 Collection

    by Various Artists ...
    Narrated by Various ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours

    Part of BBC Radio 3's 'The Essay' strand, The Book That Changed Me features writers, academics and other eminent professionals discussing the literary works that have had the greatest impact on their lives.This fascinating selection contains some of the best episodes from the series, including legendary songwriter Steve Earle on Truman Capote's masterpiece In Cold Blood; academic Monica Siddiqui ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

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    Literary Pursuits

    The mysteries behind 9 classic books

    by Sarah Dillon, Corin Throsby ...
    Narrated by Sarah Dillon, Corin Throsby ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 18 min

    Literary detectives Sarah Dillon and Corin Throsby investigate the stories behind the stories of nine great novelsIn this engrossing series, Drs Sarah Dillon and Corin Throsby set off on a quest to discover how some of our most famous, best-loved books were written. What was happening in the author's lives, and how did that influence the process of creation? Following the clues, they attempt to ... Read more

    $22.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    In Our Time: 25 Classic Novels

    A BBC Radio 4 Collection

    by Melvyn Bragg ...
    Narrated by Melvyn Bragg, Various ...
    Audiobook 3 - In Our Time

    Unabridged

    18 hours 40 min

    Melvyn Bragg and guests tell the story of the novel over 400 years, via key literary works and movements'One of Radio 4's quiet jewels in its crown' The GuardianIn 1998, a brand new culture show was launched on Radio 4, featuring Melvyn Bragg and a panel of leading academics discussing the ideas, individuals and events that have shaped our world. In Our Time rapidly became one of radio's most well ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

    A Smart, Irreverent Guide to Biography, History, Journalism, Blogs, and Everything in Between

    by Thomas C. Foster ...
    Narrated by David de Vries ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 36 min

    The New York Times bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor uses the same skills to teach how to access accurate information in a rapidly changing 24/7 news cycle and become better readers, thinkers, and consumers of media.We live in an information age, but it is increasingly difficult to know which information to trust. Fake news is rampant in mass media, stoked by foreign ... Read more

    $42.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Mitch Albom's Finding Chika

    A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    30 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book. Start Publishing Notes’ Summary, Analysis, and Review of Mitch Albom's Finding Chika includes a summary of the book, review, analysis & key takeaways, and detailed “About the Author” section.When the little girl from Haiti entered Mitch Albom’s life, everything changed. When she left, her legacy of joy, family ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Jenny Offill's Weather

    A Novel

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    26 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. Jenny Offill's third novel follows the thoughts of librian Lizzie Benson as she deals with raising a family, helping her brother overcome addiction, and preparing for the end of the world. In Offill's signature style of disjointed autofiction, she takes the reader on a journey through the mind of a woman ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary of Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a Professor

    by Falcon Press ...
    Narrated by Adam Marsden ...

    Unabridged

    22 min

    Buy now to get the main key ideas from Thomas C. Foster's How to Read Literature Like a ProfessorWhat does it mean for a fictional hero to set off down a road? Share a meal? Get soaked in a sudden rain shower?In How to Read Literature Like a Professor (2003), Thomas C. Foster demonstrates how simple and satisfying it is to uncover the meanings and symbols in literature, and to discover a world ... Read more

    $8.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Daniel Levitin's Successful Aging

    A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    39 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. Daniel Levitin’s Successful Aging is a relatable and expertly written guide to the scientific, social, and emotional process of aging, buoyed by the latest research into what we can do to increase not just our lifespan, but our active, healthy years. What Does this Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Eilene Zimmerman's Smacked

    A Story of White-Collar Ambition, Addiction, and Tragedy

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    38 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. The American culture has been infiltrated, and ambitious white-collar professionals are left out in the cold with only alcohol and drugs to keep their lights ablaze. It’s reaching epidemic proportions, and Zimmerman’s story is one we all need to hear if we dare to look hard into the crystal ball. What Does ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial

  • Audiobook

    Summary, Analysis, and Review of Ariana Neumann's When Time Stopped

    A Memoir of My Father's War and What Remains

    by Start Publishing Notes ...
    Narrated by Michael Gilboe ...

    Unabridged

    34 min

    PLEASE NOTE: This is a summary, analysis and review of the book and not the original book. In this riveting Memoir, Ariana Neumann digs through her family’s past to uncover a Holocaust story that is as thrilling as it is heart-wrenching. What Does this Start Publishing Notes' Summary, Analysis, and Review Include? Summary of the original book Easily digestible takeaways distilling the main ideas ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or free with audiobook trial