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Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me

Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula

by Wilfred Reilly ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

9 hours 28 min

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate ... Read more

$28.99 USD

A college professor debunks the myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.In 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism Lies My Teacher Told Me, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.But in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate
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A Streetcar Named Desire

by Tennessee Williams ...

Narrated by Theater Lincoln Center ...

Abridged

2 hours 15 min

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche, ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Caedmon is proud to release this archival full-cast recording of Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire on cd for the first time!Blanche DuBois arrives at her sister Stella's New Orleans apartment seeking refuge from a troubled past—but her ethereal spirit irks Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely, relentlessly, he unmasks the lies and delusions that sustain Blanche,
... Read more
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Medium Raw

A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook

by Anthony Bourdain ...

Narrated by Anthony Bourdain ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

Medium Raw marks the return of the inimitable Anthony Bourdain, author of the blockbuster bestseller Kitchen Confidential and three-time Emmy Award-nominated host of No Reservations on TV’s Travel Channel. Bourdain calls his book, “A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook,” and he is at his entertaining best as he takes aim at some of the biggest names in the foodie world,
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Knowing What We Know

The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic

by Simon Winchester ...

Narrated by Simon Winchester ...

Unabridged

14 hours 19 min

“A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished British Empire and reported what they found to an astonished world.” — New York TimesFrom the creation of ... Read more

$32.99 USD

“A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter . . . . Simon Winchester has firmly earned his place in history . . . as a promulgator of knowledge of every variety, perhaps the last of the famous explorers who crisscrossed the now-vanished British Empire and reported what they found to an astonished world.” — New York TimesFrom the creation of
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The Matter of Black Lives

Writing from The New Yorker

by Jelani Cobb, David Remnick ...

Narrated by JD Jackson, Adjoa Andoh, January LaVoy, Maggi-Meg Reed, Jane Copland, Kaleo Griffith ...

Unabridged

30 hours 1 min

A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani CobbThis anthology from the pages of theNew Yorker provides a bold and complex portrait of Black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision and ... Read more

$52.99 USD

A collection of The New Yorker‘s groundbreaking writing on race in America—including work by James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Hilton Als, Zadie Smith, and more—with a foreword by Jelani CobbThis anthology from the pages of theNew Yorker provides a bold and complex portrait of Black life in America, told through stories of private triumphs and national tragedies, political vision and
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Chess Opening Names - Volume 1

by Nathan Rose ...

Narrated by Nathan Rose ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are ... Read more

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The people, places and stories behind the chess openings and their namesWhen we play chess, the first few moves define the game . You probably know the names already: the Sicilian Defense, the Ruy Lopez, the French Defense, the Caro-Kann, the Benoni, the London System, the Scandinavian Defense and so on.But most chess players don't know WHY the openings are called what they are. The tales are
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Voices of History

Speeches That Changed the World

by Simon Sebag Montefiore ...

Narrated by Simon Sebag Montefiore, Jade Anouka, Richard Armitage, Richard Goulding, Clarke Peters, Heida Reed, Juliet Stevenson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 24 min

A celebration of the great speeches of world history and cultural life. A VINTAGE ORIGINALIn this exuberant collection, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us on a journey from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Some speeches are heroic and inspiring; some diabolical and atrocious. Some are exquisite and poignant; others cruel and chilling. The speakers themselves vary from ... Read more

$17.99 USD

A celebration of the great speeches of world history and cultural life. A VINTAGE ORIGINALIn this exuberant collection, acclaimed historian Simon Sebag Montefiore takes us on a journey from ancient times to the twenty-first century. Some speeches are heroic and inspiring; some diabolical and atrocious. Some are exquisite and poignant; others cruel and chilling. The speakers themselves vary from
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Audiobook

Voices of a People’s History of the United States, 10th Anniversary Edition

by Howard Zinn, Anthony Arnove ...

Narrated by Robert Fass, Prentice Onayemi, Allyson Johnson, Vivienne Leheny, Jennifer Ikeda, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Raphael Corkhill, Vikas Adam, various narrators, Justin D. Torres ...

Unabridged

31 hours 15 min

Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking ... Read more

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Selected testimonies to living history—speeches, letters, poems, songs—offered by the people who make history happen, but are often left out of history books: women, workers, nonwhites. Featuring introductions to the original texts by Howard Zinn.New voices featured in this 10th Anniversary Edition include Chelsea Manning, speaking after her thirty-five-year prison sentence; Naomi Klein, speaking
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Die Sieben Weltwunder

by Ernst von Khuon ...

Narrated by Jan Koester ...

Abridged

2 hours 13 min

Die Sieben Weltwunder des Alterstums sind jedem ein Begriff, aber welche sind es genau und was machte sie zu Weltwundern? Sieben mussten es sein, Sieben gilt als heilige Zahl. Ernst von Khuon geht auf Reise in die Vergangenheit und erweckt die Geschichte zum Leben. Ohne sie jemals selber gesehen zu haben, erkennen wir die Erhabenheit, die Außergewöhnlichkeit dieser sieben Bauwerke. Was die Erbauer ... Read more

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Die Sieben Weltwunder des Alterstums sind jedem ein Begriff, aber welche sind es genau und was machte sie zu Weltwundern? Sieben mussten es sein, Sieben gilt als heilige Zahl. Ernst von Khuon geht auf Reise in die Vergangenheit und erweckt die Geschichte zum Leben. Ohne sie jemals selber gesehen zu haben, erkennen wir die Erhabenheit, die Außergewöhnlichkeit dieser sieben Bauwerke. Was die Erbauer
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Compendi de la Història Universal

by Valero Pujol ...

Narrated by Jordi Savall ...

Unabridged

16 hours 8 min

Descobreix un clàssic apassionant que condensa mil·lennis d’història en un viatge clar, viu i profund. El “Compendi de la Història Universal” de Valero Pujol t’acompanya, amb ritme de gran narrador, des dels primers pobles d’Àsia i l’esplendor d’Egipte fins a l’alè creatiu de Grècia i l’ordre jurídic de Roma; de l’ona germànica que tomba l’Imperi a l’esperit inquiet de l’Edat Mitjana, amb croades, ... Read more

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Descobreix un clàssic apassionant que condensa mil·lennis d’història en un viatge clar, viu i profund. El “Compendi de la Història Universal” de Valero Pujol t’acompanya, amb ritme de gran narrador, des dels primers pobles d’Àsia i l’esplendor d’Egipte fins a l’alè creatiu de Grècia i l’ordre jurídic de Roma; de l’ona germànica que tomba l’Imperi a l’esperit inquiet de l’Edat Mitjana, amb croades,
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The Children's Book of America

by William J. Bennett ...

Narrated by William J. Bennett, Hinton Battle, Elayne Glover Bennett ...

Abridged

1 hour 32 min

From the author of the bestselling book The Educated Child comes a compelling and inspiring book that answers any question a young child may have about America.Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than William Bennett's marvelous new treasury, The Children ... Read more

$9.99 USD

From the author of the bestselling book The Educated Child comes a compelling and inspiring book that answers any question a young child may have about America.Where did America come from? What does it mean to be an American? What makes America great? No volume will provide more compelling and inspiring answers to our children's questions than William Bennett's marvelous new treasury, The Children
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Wir Deutschen 1

Von den Germanen bis zum späten Mittelalter

by Achim Höppner ...

Narrated by Achim Höppner ...

Series series Road University
Abridged

4 hours 24 min

Eine spannende Reise in die deutsche Vergangenheit, in diesem Band in die Zeit von 300 v. Chr. bis 1550. Von den Germanen bis zur Französischen Revolution. Die Hör-Dokumentation WIR DEUTSCHEN ist eine lebendige, unterhaltsame Reise durch über 2.000 Jahre deutscher Geschichte. Sie beginnt bei Römern und Germanen, durchquert das Mittelalter und endet beim Mauerfall Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. 300 v. ... Read more

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Eine spannende Reise in die deutsche Vergangenheit, in diesem Band in die Zeit von 300 v. Chr. bis 1550. Von den Germanen bis zur Französischen Revolution. Die Hör-Dokumentation WIR DEUTSCHEN ist eine lebendige, unterhaltsame Reise durch über 2.000 Jahre deutscher Geschichte. Sie beginnt bei Römern und Germanen, durchquert das Mittelalter und endet beim Mauerfall Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts. 300 v.
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Audiobook

Your Eyes Will Be My Window

Essays

by Jodi Varon ...

Narrated by Sharon Freedman ...

Unabridged

8 hours 31 min

Your Eyes Will Be My Window reclaims the two erasures of Esta Plat. Murdered in Ukraine by Nazi troops in 1942, evidence of the life of Esta Plat was preserved in a bundle of her letters until the letters were tossed into a dumpster and destroyed. Haunted by the inheritance of survivor's guilt and shame in a family that kept no Old World keepsakes except her grandmother's one-sentence memory of ... Read more

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Your Eyes Will Be My Window reclaims the two erasures of Esta Plat. Murdered in Ukraine by Nazi troops in 1942, evidence of the life of Esta Plat was preserved in a bundle of her letters until the letters were tossed into a dumpster and destroyed. Haunted by the inheritance of survivor's guilt and shame in a family that kept no Old World keepsakes except her grandmother's one-sentence memory of
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Audiobook

100 mitos de la historia de México

Volumen 1

by Francisco Martín Moreno ...

Narrated by Adrian Ogazón ...

Unabridged

10 hours 48 min

La historia de México no es como te la contaron...Con la pluma filosa y espléndidamente documentada que lo caracteriza, Francisco Martín Moreno indaga en la deslumbrante historia de México y sus zonas más tenebrosas: revela los verdaderos intereses de líderes y caudillos, las conjuras más atroces que marcaron nuestra Independencia, la Revolución, la Guerra de Reforma</stron... ... Read more

$25.99 USD

La historia de México no es como te la contaron...Con la pluma filosa y espléndidamente documentada que lo caracteriza, Francisco Martín Moreno indaga en la deslumbrante historia de México y sus zonas más tenebrosas: revela los verdaderos intereses de líderes y caudillos, las conjuras más atroces que marcaron nuestra Independencia, la Revolución, la Guerra de Reforma</stron...
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Ich bin dann mal Jakobsmuscheln essen

Der Jacobsweg: Nur eine Marketingidee?

by Thomas Meinen, Thomas Meinen ...

Narrated by Thomas Meinen ...

Unabridged

1 hour 13 min

Entstehung und Entwicklung des Jakobsweges, von der Frühgeschichte bis in die Neuzeit. Der Weg führt nicht nur nach Santiago de Compostela, sondern auch zum Inneren der menschlichen Seele. Für die Menschen hatte und hat der Jakobsweg deshalb eine besondere Bedeutung. Wer ihn geht, möchte Klarheit in seinem Leben. Die Kirche ist ebenfalls daran interessiert und sorgt dafür, dass der Mythos ... Read more

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Entstehung und Entwicklung des Jakobsweges, von der Frühgeschichte bis in die Neuzeit. Der Weg führt nicht nur nach Santiago de Compostela, sondern auch zum Inneren der menschlichen Seele. Für die Menschen hatte und hat der Jakobsweg deshalb eine besondere Bedeutung. Wer ihn geht, möchte Klarheit in seinem Leben. Die Kirche ist ebenfalls daran interessiert und sorgt dafür, dass der Mythos
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Kardinäle, Künstler, Kurtisanen (Ungekürzt)

by Arne Karsten, Volker Reinhardt ...

Narrated by Michael Hametner, Axel Thielmann ...

Unabridged

2 hours 15 min

Das Rom des 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert war die Hauptstadt eines kleinen Staates und zugleich das Herz des christlichen Europa. Botschafter, Kardinäle, Könige aller Länder trafen sich am päpstlichen Hof. Politische Verhandlungen wechselten mit pompösen Festen, eifersüchtig wachten die Vertreter der verschiedenen Nationen über ihre Privilegien oder auch über die stadtbekannten Schönen. Künstler und ... Read more

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Das Rom des 16. bis 18. Jahrhundert war die Hauptstadt eines kleinen Staates und zugleich das Herz des christlichen Europa. Botschafter, Kardinäle, Könige aller Länder trafen sich am päpstlichen Hof. Politische Verhandlungen wechselten mit pompösen Festen, eifersüchtig wachten die Vertreter der verschiedenen Nationen über ihre Privilegien oder auch über die stadtbekannten Schönen. Künstler und
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Всеобщая история стран и народов мира. Избранное

by Оскар Егер ...

Narrated by Константин Корольков, Владимир Капитонов ...

Series series История Подарочная
Unabridged

25 hours 20 min

Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития ... Read more

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Выдающийся немецкий исследователь Оскар Егер в конце XIX века опубликовал фундаментальный труд по мировой истории, в котором проследил прошлое цивилизации от возникновения первых государств до главных событий позапрошлого столетия. Автор, обобщив колоссальный опыт научных достижений предшественников, создал самобытное красочное полотно событий, в которых прослеживались основные тенденции развития
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Страна имен. Как мы называем улицы, деревни и города в России

by Сергей Никитин, Сергей Никитин, Вадим Бух, Михаил Литваков ...

Narrated by Сергей Никитин ...

Unabridged

6 hours 38 min

На берегу Москвы-реки до сих пор стоит деревня Марс, названная так большевиками, а Екатерина II повально переименовывала места, чьи имена звучали «срамно» и «непристойно». Географические названия, топонимы — не только наш ориентир в пространстве, но и способ перемещаться во времени. В каждом имени — надежды, амбиции и эстетика разных эпох. Появляясь и меняясь под влиянием исторических событий, ... Read more

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На берегу Москвы-реки до сих пор стоит деревня Марс, названная так большевиками, а Екатерина II повально переименовывала места, чьи имена звучали «срамно» и «непристойно». Географические названия, топонимы — не только наш ориентир в пространстве, но и способ перемещаться во времени. В каждом имени — надежды, амбиции и эстетика разных эпох. Появляясь и меняясь под влиянием исторических событий,
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The Purpose of the Past

Reflections on the Uses of History

by Gordon S. Wood ...

Narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

History is to society what memory is to the individual—without it, we don’t know who we are and we can’t make wise decisions about our future. But while the nature of memory is constant, the nature of history has changed radically over the past forty years.In The Purpose of the Past, historian Gordon S. Wood examines this sea change in his field through consideration of some of its most important ... Read more

$20.99 USD

History is to society what memory is to the individual—without it, we don’t know who we are and we can’t make wise decisions about our future. But while the nature of memory is constant, the nature of history has changed radically over the past forty years.In The Purpose of the Past, historian Gordon S. Wood examines this sea change in his field through consideration of some of its most important
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La muerte es lo de menos

Historias fascinantes de asesinatos que conmovieron al mundo

by Ricardo Canaletti ...

Narrated by Juan Manuel Abraham ...

Unabridged

14 hours 36 min

Los casos que componen La muerte es lo de menos se convirtieron para siempre en leyendas y vivirán en los rincones más profundos de tu mente.¿Quién fue el sangriento asesino escocés que inspiró la historia de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde? ¿Cómo hizo un famoso anatomista británico para asesinar y además vender los cadáveres de sus víctimas? ¿Cómo se las ingenió Ann Cotton para matar a cuatro maridos, once ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Los casos que componen La muerte es lo de menos se convirtieron para siempre en leyendas y vivirán en los rincones más profundos de tu mente.¿Quién fue el sangriento asesino escocés que inspiró la historia de Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde? ¿Cómo hizo un famoso anatomista británico para asesinar y además vender los cadáveres de sus víctimas? ¿Cómo se las ingenió Ann Cotton para matar a cuatro maridos, once
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世界历史概要

by 瓦莱罗·普霍尔 ...

Narrated by 乔迪·萨瓦尔 ...

Unabridged

17 hours 58 min

从远古文明的曙光，到现代社会的风云变幻，《世界历史概要》带你穿越千年时空，领略人类文明的辉煌与曲折。瓦莱罗·普霍尔以生动流畅的语言，将复杂的历史脉络化为一段段鲜活的故事，让帝国的兴衰、思想的交锋、科学的进步与文化的流传在耳畔徐徐展开。这不仅是一部知识浓缩的历史长卷，更是一段充满智慧与启发的聆听之旅。无论你是历史爱好者，还是想快速掌握人类发展全貌的听众，都将被这段声声入心的叙述所吸引，仿佛亲历文明的每一次转折与辉煌。 ... Read more

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从远古文明的曙光，到现代社会的风云变幻，《世界历史概要》带你穿越千年时空，领略人类文明的辉煌与曲折。瓦莱罗·普霍尔以生动流畅的语言，将复杂的历史脉络化为一段段鲜活的故事，让帝国的兴衰、思想的交锋、科学的进步与文化的流传在耳畔徐徐展开。这不仅是一部知识浓缩的历史长卷，更是一段充满智慧与启发的聆听之旅。无论你是历史爱好者，还是想快速掌握人类发展全貌的听众，都将被这段声声入心的叙述所吸引，仿佛亲历文明的每一次转折与辉煌。
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Albert Jack's Mysterious World

by Albert Jack ...

Narrated by Albert Jack ...

Unabridged

6 hours 52 min

Albert Jack now turns his attention to the mysteries that have haunted us throughout history.Albert Jack's Mysterious World cleverly combines his research with riveting stories and hilarious observations.All life's most perplexing questions answered: UFOs, Crop Circles and Alien invasions Where is the Mona Lisa? (clue: it's not in the Louvre) Is the Loch Ness Monster really a circus elephant? Will ... Read more

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Albert Jack now turns his attention to the mysteries that have haunted us throughout history.Albert Jack's Mysterious World cleverly combines his research with riveting stories and hilarious observations.All life's most perplexing questions answered: UFOs, Crop Circles and Alien invasions Where is the Mona Lisa? (clue: it's not in the Louvre) Is the Loch Ness Monster really a circus elephant? Will
... Read more
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Enough Is Enuf

Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell

by Gabe Henry ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

5 hours 49 min

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has, ... Read more

$23.99 USD

A brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.Why does the G in George sound different from the G in gorge? Why does C begin both case and cease? And why is it funny when a philologist faints, but not polight to laf about it? Anyone who has ever had the misfortune to write in English has,
... Read more
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T-DOLA 11

by Jason Yonai ...

Narrated by KazeLoon ...

Series Audiobook 11 - T-DOLA
Unabridged

11 hours 42 min

T-DOLA 11 by Jason Yonai is narrated by KazeLoon for K.D Lean Inc. publishing. ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

T-DOLA 11 by Jason Yonai is narrated by KazeLoon for K.D Lean Inc. publishing.
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