Philosophers in Biography & Memoir Audiobooks

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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

by Peter Flannery, Robert M. Pirsig ...

Narrated by James Purefoy, Full Cast ...

Unabridged

1 hour 40 min

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle tripAcclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a breath-taking meditation on how to live better, it tells
... Read more
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Sri Aurobindo or The Adventure of Consciousness

by Satprem ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Brian Cox E ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this century, so hurried, incoherent, full of riches which dominate us more than they serve, we have need of a true mastery and of the joy that comes of it. But our psychology knows yet only the surfaces of being, and our imported orientalism illumines some obscure depths which may perhaps be adequate for the cross-legged sage, but not for the ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In this century, so hurried, incoherent, full of riches which dominate us more than they serve, we have need of a true mastery and of the joy that comes of it. But our psychology knows yet only the surfaces of being, and our imported orientalism illumines some obscure depths which may perhaps be adequate for the cross-legged sage, but not for the
... Read more
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Old Path White Clouds

Walking in the Footsteps of the Buddha

by Thich Nhat Hanh ...

Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

Unabridged

16 hours 40 min

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old ... Read more

$34.95 CAD

Old Path White Clouds presents the life and teachings of Gautama Buddha. Drawn directly from twenty-four Pali, Sanskrit, and Chinese sources, and retold by Thich Nhat Hanh in his inimitably beautiful style, this book traces the Buddha’s life slowly and gently over the course of eighty years, partly through the eyes of Svasti, the buffalo boy, and partly through the eyes of the Buddha himself. Old
... Read more
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Keep Moving

And Other Tips and Truths about Aging

by Dick Van Dyke, Todd Gold ...

Narrated by Dick Van Dyke ...

Unabridged

5 hours 20 min

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on ... Read more

$27.95 CAD

In this entertaining and inspirational memoir, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke shares his secret to staying resilient in old age.Beloved Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his ninetieth birthday in December 2015. He’s an established legend, having starred in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. And yet he’s still keeping himself busy, entertaining America on
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Eclectic

A Journey of Collection in Space, Time and Spirit

by Kurt Albert John Matthia ...

Narrated by Kurt Albert John Matthia ...

Unabridged

17 hours 56 min

Eclectic is autobiographical and intended to turn the reader from an intuitively causal view (today’s predominantly naturalistic view) of their personal journey through the Cosmos to seeing the journey rather as counter-intuitively being a teleological journey. Eclectic emerges from a diffuse, seemingly causal beginning. The book seemingly has no hope of a destination until it finds a spine ... Read more

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Eclectic is autobiographical and intended to turn the reader from an intuitively causal view (today’s predominantly naturalistic view) of their personal journey through the Cosmos to seeing the journey rather as counter-intuitively being a teleological journey. Eclectic emerges from a diffuse, seemingly causal beginning. The book seemingly has no hope of a destination until it finds a spine
... Read more
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Doors of Perception, The

by Aldous Huxley ...

Narrated by Aedemon Maure ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York TimesAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, a complete classic book—The Doors of Perception —in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness.The Doors of Perception by Huxley blends Eastern ... Read more

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"A genuine spiritual quest. . . . Extraordinary." — New York TimesAmong the most profound and influential explorations of mind-expanding psychedelic drugs ever written, a complete classic book—The Doors of Perception —in which Aldous Huxley, author of Brave New World, reveals the mind's remote frontiers and the unmapped areas of human consciousness.The Doors of Perception by Huxley blends Eastern
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I Am Dynamite!

A Life of Nietzsche

by Sue Prideaux ...

Narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith ...

Unabridged

17 hours 19 min

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

**NEW YORK TIMES Editors’ Choice • THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR • WINNER OF THE HAWTHORNDEN PRIZEA groundbreaking new biography of philosophy’s greatest iconoclast**Friedrich Nietzsche is one of the most enigmatic figures in philosophy, and his concepts—the Übermensch, the will to power, slave morality—have fundamentally reshaped our understanding of the human condition. But what do most people
... Read more
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The Story of Philosophy

The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers

by Will Durant ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

19 hours 28 min

The product of eleven years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world’s greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana. Written with exacting and scrupulous scholarship, it was designed both to command the respect of educators and to capture the interest of the layman.Durant lucidly describes the philosophical systems of such world-famous ... Read more

$44.75 CAD

The product of eleven years of research, The Story of Philosophy is an endlessly inspiring and instructive chronicle of the world’s greatest thinkers, from Socrates to Santayana. Written with exacting and scrupulous scholarship, it was designed both to command the respect of educators and to capture the interest of the layman.Durant lucidly describes the philosophical systems of such world-famous
... Read more
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Marcus Aurelius

The Stoic Emperor

by Donald J. Robertson ...

Narrated by Donald J. Robertson ...

Unabridged

6 hours 34 min

Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophyThis novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother, ... Read more

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Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophyThis novel biography brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers by exploring the emperor’s fascinating psychological journey. Donald J. Robertson examines Marcus’s relationships with key figures in his life, such as his mother,
... Read more
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The Rigor of Angels

Borges, Heisenberg, Kant, and the Ultimate Nature of Reality

by William Egginton ...

Narrated by David Glass ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

**A NEW YORK TIMES AND NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A poet, a physicist, and a philosopher explored the greatest enigmas in the universe—the nature of free will, the strange fabric of the cosmos, the true limits of the mind—and each in their own way uncovered a revelatory truth about our place in the world“[A] mind-expanding book. . . . Elegantly written.” —The New York Times“A remarkable
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Thomas More

A Life and Death in Tudor England

by Dr Joanne Paul ...

Narrated by Ben Miles ...

Unabridged

15 hours 18 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Discover a story 400 years in the making - the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the sixteenth century**Born into the English Wars of the Roses, educated in the European Renaissance, enthralled by the Age of Exploration and ultimately destroyed by Henry VIII, Thomas More is one of the most famous - or notorious - figures in ... Read more

$29.64 CAD

**Brought to you by Penguin.Discover a story 400 years in the making - the definitive biography of the man who dominated England in the first half of the sixteenth century**Born into the English Wars of the Roses, educated in the European Renaissance, enthralled by the Age of Exploration and ultimately destroyed by Henry VIII, Thomas More is one of the most famous - or notorious - figures in
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Brave Genius

A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize

by Sean B. Carroll ...

Narrated by Byron Wagner ...

Unabridged

17 hours 6 min

The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of ... Read more

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The never-before-told account of the intersection of some of the most insightful minds of the 20th century, and a fascinating look at how war, resistance, and friendship can catalyze genius.In the spring of 1940, the aspiring but unknown writer Albert Camus and budding scientist Jacques Monod were quietly pursuing ordinary, separate lives in Paris. After the German invasion and occupation of
... Read more
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Hannah Arendt

A Life in Dark Times

by Anne C. Heller ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

4 hours 11 min

The acclaimed biographer presents “a perceptive life of the controversial political philosopher” and author of Eichmann in Jerusalem (Kirkus Reviews).Hannah Arendt was a polarizing cultural theorist—extolled by her peers as a visionary and berated by her critics as a poseur and a fraud. Born in Prussia to assimilated Jewish parents, she escaped from Hitler’s Germany in 1933. Arendt is now best ... Read more

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The acclaimed biographer presents “a perceptive life of the controversial political philosopher” and author of Eichmann in Jerusalem (Kirkus Reviews).Hannah Arendt was a polarizing cultural theorist—extolled by her peers as a visionary and berated by her critics as a poseur and a fraud. Born in Prussia to assimilated Jewish parents, she escaped from Hitler’s Germany in 1933. Arendt is now best
... Read more
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Albert Camus’ Philosophy

by Introbooks Team ...

Narrated by Tracy Tupman ...

Unabridged

44 min

Albert Camus (Nov 7, 1913 – Jan 4, 1960) was an Algerian born French author, journalist, and philosopher. In 1957, at the age of 44, he has conferred the Nobel Prize in Literature, in history's the second-youngest recipient. Camus had been born to French parents in Algeria.He spent his adolescent days in a shabby neighborhood, and subsequently studied philosophy at Algiers University. He was in ... Read more

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Albert Camus (Nov 7, 1913 – Jan 4, 1960) was an Algerian born French author, journalist, and philosopher. In 1957, at the age of 44, he has conferred the Nobel Prize in Literature, in history's the second-youngest recipient. Camus had been born to French parents in Algeria.He spent his adolescent days in a shabby neighborhood, and subsequently studied philosophy at Algiers University. He was in
... Read more
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Dhupaa te Va varoleya da Ghoshna Patar

by Dalip Singh ...

Narrated by Gurinder Singh ...

Unabridged

7 hours 48 min

“Dhupaa te Va varoleya da Ghoshna Patar” by Dalip Singh is a thoughtful and honest reflection on society, relationships, and changing human perspectives. The book shares real-life experiences from the late 1960s, touching on unemployment, friendships, discussions about revolution, and the evolving understanding of women and society. Through deep conversations, personal observations, and cultural ... Read more

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“Dhupaa te Va varoleya da Ghoshna Patar” by Dalip Singh is a thoughtful and honest reflection on society, relationships, and changing human perspectives. The book shares real-life experiences from the late 1960s, touching on unemployment, friendships, discussions about revolution, and the evolving understanding of women and society. Through deep conversations, personal observations, and cultural
... Read more
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Platon und die Folgen

by Christoph Quarch ...

Narrated by Christoph Quarch ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Platon ist ein kostbarer Gesprächspartner für alle, die zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts nach einem neuen geistigen Paradigma Ausschau halten. Seine Tugendethik weist einen Ausweg aus dem postmodernen Werterelativismus, seine politische Philosophie öffnet den Blick für ein postökonomisches globales Ethos, seine Deutung der Natur begründet eine avancierte Ökologie, seine Ontologie feiert Lebendigkeit ... Read more

$15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Platon ist ein kostbarer Gesprächspartner für alle, die zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts nach einem neuen geistigen Paradigma Ausschau halten. Seine Tugendethik weist einen Ausweg aus dem postmodernen Werterelativismus, seine politische Philosophie öffnet den Blick für ein postökonomisches globales Ethos, seine Deutung der Natur begründet eine avancierte Ökologie, seine Ontologie feiert Lebendigkeit
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Comprendre Freud

by Hervé Castanet ...

Narrated by Isidore Amos ...

Unabridged

1 hour 53 min

Le nom de Freud, toujours vivace, est inséparable de sa découverte : l'inconscient, et des conséquences qu'il en tire : la psychanalyse. Ce livre reprend avec force et limpidité les enjeux dégagés par Freud pour en éclairer les points cruciaux. Il démontre en quoi et comment la vexation que la psychanalyse fait subir à l'amour propre de l'humanité est toujours actuelle. Comprendre Freud, c'est ... Read more

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Le nom de Freud, toujours vivace, est inséparable de sa découverte : l'inconscient, et des conséquences qu'il en tire : la psychanalyse. Ce livre reprend avec force et limpidité les enjeux dégagés par Freud pour en éclairer les points cruciaux. Il démontre en quoi et comment la vexation que la psychanalyse fait subir à l'amour propre de l'humanité est toujours actuelle. Comprendre Freud, c'est
... Read more
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The Visionaries

Arendt, Beauvoir, Rand, Weil, and the Power of Philosophy in Dark Times

by Wolfram Eilenberger ...

Narrated by Hannah Curtis ...

Unabridged

12 hours 26 min

A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram EilenbergerThe period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a ... Read more

$29.99 CAD

A soaring intellectual narrative starring the radical, brilliant, and provocative philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Hannah Arendt, Simone Weil, and Ayn Rand by the critically acclaimed author of Time of the Magicians, Wolfram EilenbergerThe period from 1933 to 1943 was one of the darkest and most chaotic in human history, as the Second World War unfolded with unthinkable cruelty. It was also a
... Read more
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Después del paseo

Los lugares maravillosos a donde nos lleva la imaginación

by Cecilia Anastos ...

Narrated by Cecilia Anastos ...

Unabridged

2 hours 29 min

Todos los días, camino con mis perros entre 5 y 7 km. por el pueblo de Ramona, CA. Mientras que caminamos, practico meditación. Mi concentración está en los sonidos que hacen las patas de los perros y mis pies al tocar el suelo, la respiración de los perros y la mía, el sonido que hacen las hojas cuando las acaricia el viento, y las voces altas de algunos perros reactivos que encontramos por el ... Read more

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Todos los días, camino con mis perros entre 5 y 7 km. por el pueblo de Ramona, CA. Mientras que caminamos, practico meditación. Mi concentración está en los sonidos que hacen las patas de los perros y mis pies al tocar el suelo, la respiración de los perros y la mía, el sonido que hacen las hojas cuando las acaricia el viento, y las voces altas de algunos perros reactivos que encontramos por el
... Read more
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Ораторское искусство

by Исократ, Марк Туллий, Цицерон, Данте Алигьери ...

Narrated by Евгений Лебедев ...

Series series Философия просто
Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

Ораторское искусство существовало во многих древних государствах, однако его историю принято отсчитывать от 490 года до н.э., когда древнегреческий полководец Перикл установил афинскую демократию. Затем Аристотель, позже Цицерон создали не только систематическую науку о красноречии, но также составили профессиональные требования к ритору. Настоящий оратор — не тот, кто увлекает других своими ... Read more

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Ораторское искусство существовало во многих древних государствах, однако его историю принято отсчитывать от 490 года до н.э., когда древнегреческий полководец Перикл установил афинскую демократию. Затем Аристотель, позже Цицерон создали не только систематическую науку о красноречии, но также составили профессиональные требования к ритору. Настоящий оратор — не тот, кто увлекает других своими
... Read more
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Adorno

A Deep Dive into His Life and Legacy

by Conrad Riker ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Alistair G ...

Series Audiobook box set - redpilled progressive (satire)
Unabridged

4 hours 54 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Tired of Woke Professors Gaslighting You Into Hating Your Own Masculinity?Why are men blamed for every societal problem while feminism gets a free pass?How did a Marxist hypocrite who lounged in Hollywood mansions become academia’s guru for hating capitalism?Ready to crush the woke virus Adorno spawned and reclaim your right to lead?- Expose Adorno’s ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Tired of Woke Professors Gaslighting You Into Hating Your Own Masculinity?Why are men blamed for every societal problem while feminism gets a free pass?How did a Marxist hypocrite who lounged in Hollywood mansions become academia’s guru for hating capitalism?Ready to crush the woke virus Adorno spawned and reclaim your right to lead?- Expose Adorno’s
... Read more
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Shriguruji Ani Yuvashakti श्रीगुरुजी आणि युवाशक्ती

by Adhish Kumar, Sharad Thite ...

Narrated by Amogh Vaidya ...

Unabridged

1 hour 17 min

श्रीगुरुजी जीवनभर भारतातील तरुणांचे आदर्श आणि प्रेरणास्थान राहिले. 'गुरुजी' हे संबोधनही त्यांना काशी हिंदू विश्वविद्यालयातील विद्यार्थ्यांनीच दिले होते. देशाच्या परिस्थितीचा सामना करण्यासाठी युवकांचीच शक्ती जागृत करावी लागेल, अशी श्रीगुरुजींची धारणा होती. युवाशक्ती हीच देशाची खरी शक्ती, हा दृष्टिकोन ठेवून त्यांनी युवाशक्तीला वेळोवेळी जे मार्गदर्शन केले त्याचे संकलन 'श्रीगुरुजी आणि युवाशक्ती' या प ... Read more

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श्रीगुरुजी जीवनभर भारतातील तरुणांचे आदर्श आणि प्रेरणास्थान राहिले. 'गुरुजी' हे संबोधनही त्यांना काशी हिंदू विश्वविद्यालयातील विद्यार्थ्यांनीच दिले होते. देशाच्या परिस्थितीचा सामना करण्यासाठी युवकांचीच शक्ती जागृत करावी लागेल, अशी श्रीगुरुजींची धारणा होती. युवाशक्ती हीच देशाची खरी शक्ती, हा दृष्टिकोन ठेवून त्यांनी युवाशक्तीला वेळोवेळी जे मार्गदर्शन केले त्याचे संकलन 'श्रीगुरुजी आणि युवाशक्ती' या प
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Antiguas pero modernas

by Mar Abad, Mar Abad ...

Narrated by Lola Martin ...

Unabridged

15 hours 6 min

La historia tiene una memoria muy corta. Todo se nos queda antiguo demasiado rápido. O rescatamos hoy a las mujeres pioneras del periodismo español o las perdemos para siempre. Rosario de Acuña, librepensadora decimonónica y azote de todas las esclavitudes; Carmen de Burgos, la primera corresponsal de guerra y feroz luchadora por la conquista del derecho al divorcio y al sufragio femenino; Sofía ... Read more

$32.99 CAD

La historia tiene una memoria muy corta. Todo se nos queda antiguo demasiado rápido. O rescatamos hoy a las mujeres pioneras del periodismo español o las perdemos para siempre. Rosario de Acuña, librepensadora decimonónica y azote de todas las esclavitudes; Carmen de Burgos, la primera corresponsal de guerra y feroz luchadora por la conquista del derecho al divorcio y al sufragio femenino; Sofía
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Santo Tomás de Aquino

by G. K. Chesterton ...

Narrated by Miguel Ángel Hernández Yépez ...

Unabridged

6 hours 7 min

Chesterton fue un escritor agudo, con mucho sentido común y que conoce el tema con profundidad. En este libro se aprecia la magnitud que tuvo Santo Tomas de Aquino, tanto para la Iglesia como para el mundo. Este sin duda es un libro para leer más de una ocasión.En un breve, e incompleto, resumen podemos decir que : Tomás de fue un teólogo y filósofo católico perteneciente a la Orden de ... Read more

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Chesterton fue un escritor agudo, con mucho sentido común y que conoce el tema con profundidad. En este libro se aprecia la magnitud que tuvo Santo Tomas de Aquino, tanto para la Iglesia como para el mundo. Este sin duda es un libro para leer más de una ocasión.En un breve, e incompleto, resumen podemos decir que : Tomás de fue un teólogo y filósofo católico perteneciente a la Orden de
... Read more

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