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A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

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Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

The powerful memoir from the beloved star of Friends

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Troy

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Series Audiobook 3 - Stephen Fry’s Greek Myths
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11 hours 10 min

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Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass

by Lana Del Rey ...

Narrated by Lana Del Rey ...

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39 min

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I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings

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by Dr Maya Angelou ...

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Series series Virago Modern Classics
Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

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The Anthropocene Reviewed

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by John Green ...

Narrated by John Green ...

Unabridged

10 hours 3 min

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Bedtime Stories for Stressed Out Adults

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by Various ...

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Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

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Bittersweet

How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

by Susan Cain ...

Narrated by Susan Cain ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

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The Odyssey

by Homer ...

Narrated by Ian McKellen ...

Series series Penguin Audio Classics
Unabridged

13 hours 3 min

The Odyssey is literature's grandest evocation of every man's journey through life. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of Homer's original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of The Odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. This audiobook is sure to delight both the classicist and the ... Read more

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The Iliad

Translated by Ian Johnston

by Homer, Anton Lesser ...

Narrated by Anton Lesser ...

Unabridged

16 hours 41 min

Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the Trojan war. Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word. Anton Lesser, one of Britain’s finest audiobook stars, brings this great classic to life in the new and imaginative ... Read more

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Conversations on Love

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by Natasha Lunn ...

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7 hours 52 min

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Welcome Home

A Guide to Building a Home For Your Soul

by Najwa Zebian ...

Narrated by Najwa Zebian ...

Unabridged

9 hours 48 min

From the celebrated poet, speaker, and educator comes a powerful blueprint for healing by building a home within yourself.In her debut audiobook of inspiration, poet Najwa Zebian shares her revolutionary concept of home - the place of safety where you can embrace your vulnerability and discover your self-worth. It's the place where your soul feels like it belongs, where you are loved for who you ... Read more

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Best Erotica For Women: Bundle Collection of Hot and Sexy Rough Stories of Pure Pleasure, Extreme Sexual Satisfaction and Exciting Forbidden Encounters

by Melanie Landish ...

Narrated by Alexandra Cohler ...

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Do you want to re-establish a great sex connection with your partner? Are you looking for a way to spice up your sex life and make it more exciting? Then keep reading, as this collection book of hot and exciting stories is the right one for you. Here you will find a great collection of hot and exciting short stories about sex and forbidden encounters that you can listen to wherever you want to ... Read more

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Beowulf

by Seamus Heaney ...

Narrated by Seamus Heaney ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Composed towards the end of the first millennium, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the great Northern epics and a classic of European literature. In his new translation, Seamus Heaney has produced a work which is both true, line by line, to the original poem, and an expression, in its language and music, of something fundamental to his own creative gift.The poem is about encountering the ... Read more

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Composed towards the end of the first millennium, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the great Northern epics and a classic of European literature. In his new translation, Seamus Heaney has produced a work which is both true, line by line, to the original poem, and an expression, in its language and music, of something fundamental to his own creative gift.The poem is about encountering the
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The Strength In Our Scars

by Bianca Sparacino ...

Narrated by Rachel L. Jacobs ...

Unabridged

2 hours 10 min

The Strength In Our Scars is Bianca Sparacino's reminder to you: No matter what you're going through, no matter where you are on your healing journey—you are strong.Through poetry, prose, and the compassionate encouragement you would expect from someone who knows exactly what you're working through, Sparacino is here with the words you need. The Strength In Our Scars tackles the gut-wrenching but ... Read more

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The Strength In Our Scars is Bianca Sparacino's reminder to you: No matter what you're going through, no matter where you are on your healing journey—you are strong.Through poetry, prose, and the compassionate encouragement you would expect from someone who knows exactly what you're working through, Sparacino is here with the words you need. The Strength In Our Scars tackles the gut-wrenching but
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The Iliad

Penguin Classics

by Homer ...

Narrated by Steve John Shepherd ...

Unabridged

17 hours 49 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by Steve John Shepherd, whose theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing at the Globe, The Good Canary directed by John Malkovich*, Bomber's Moon* and Piaf. His TV and film credits range from the iconic This Life to Silent Witness and Eastenders. This definitive recording includes an introduction by E V Rieu.One of the foremost ... Read more

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Gmorning, Gnight!

Daily mindfulness from the creator of Hamilton the Musical

by Lin-Manuel Miranda ...

Narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda ...

Unabridged

46 min

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From the creator of Hamilton: The Musical and star of His Dark Materials comes a book of affirmations to inspire readers at the beginning and end of each day.'Good morning. Do NOT get stuck in the comments section of life today. Make, do, create the things. Let others tussle it out. Vamos!'Before he inspired the world with Hamilton and was catapulted to international fame, Lin-Manuel Miranda was
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The Art of Explanation

How to Communicate with Clarity and Confidence

by Ros Atkins ...

Narrated by Ros Atkins ...

Unabridged

7 hours 58 min

A practical and accessible guide to getting across complex information clearly, by BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos.Explanation - conveying meaning - is an art. And the BBC presenter and journalist Ros Atkins, creator of the viral 'Ros Atkins on...' explainer videos, is something of a master of the form. In this book, Ros shares the ... Read more

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The Odyssey

Penguin Classics

by Homer ...

Narrated by George Blagden ...

Unabridged

13 hours 45 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This Penguin Classic is performed by George Blagden, star of Versailles and Vikings. This definitive recording is translated by E.V. Rieu, revised by D.C.H. Rieu, and contains an introduction by Peter Jones.The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural ... Read more

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The Divine Comedy

by Dante Alighieri ...

Narrated by Ralph Cosham ...

Unabridged

13 hours 18 min

Blackstone Audio presents a new recording of this classic masterpiece, originally published in 1320, read by award-winning narrator Ralph Cosham.No words can describe the greatness of this work, a greatness both of theme and of artistry. Dante’s theme is universal; it involves the greatest concepts that man has ever attained. Only a genius could have found the loftiness of tone and the splendor ... Read more

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