Tolkien and the Great War
By: John Garth
Narrated by: John Garth
Length: 11 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: No
A new biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkienโs wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Lord of The Rings. โTo be caught in youth by 1914 was no less hideous an experience than in 1939 โฆ by 1918 all but one of my close friends were dead.โ So J.R.R. Tolkien responded to critics who saw The... Read more
View audiobookA Jane Austen Education
By: William Deresiewicz
Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Length: 7 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No
An eloquent memoir of a young man's life transformed by literature.
In A Jane Austen Education, Austen scholar William Deresiewicz turns to the author's novels to reveal the remarkable life lessons hidden within. With humor and candor, Deresiewicz employs his own experiences to demonstrate the enduring power of Austen's teachings. Progressing... Read more
W. B. Yeats
By: William Butler Yeats
Narrated by: William Sutherland
Length: 2 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
William Butler Yeats, the first Irishman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, is not only one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century but one of the most widely read. The landscape, myths, legends, and folklore of his homeland lie at the heart of his poetic imagination, and the unique musicality of Ireland adds to the richness of his... Read more
View audiobookAll Things Shining
By: Hubert Dreyfus & Sean Dorrance Kelly
Narrated by: David Drummond
Length: 8 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
The religious turn to their faith to find meaning. But what about the many people who lead secular lives and are also hungry for meaning? What guides, what approaches are available to them?
Distinguished philosophers, Hubert Dreyfus and Sean Dorrance Kelly explain that a secular life charged with meaning is indeed within reach. It is achieved by... Read more
Thalia Book Club: Lincoln Peirce's Big Nate Series
By: Lincoln Peirce
Narrated by: Matthew Cody
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: No
Lincoln Peirce joins Matthew Cody to discuss and read from his Big Nate series of children's books. Read more
View audiobookEl jardin devastado
By: Jorge Volpi
Narrated by: Alfredo Huereca
Length: 2 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
"Uno tras otro, alli, a la intemperie. Docenas.Mutilados, exhibidos. Sin sepultura. Una imagen que Laila solo ha visto en las peliculas. Ideal para un premio de fotoperiodismo." El infierno se desata en Irak tras la invasion y una mujer busca entre los muertos a su amor. Bagdad es un cadaver cuyos trozos se disputan las aves de rapina y ella... Read more
View audiobookHunger
By: Knut Hamsun
Narrated by: Kevin Foley
Length: 6 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
Knut Hamsun's Hunger, first published in 1890 and hailed as the literary beginning of the twentieth century, is a masterpiece of psychologically driven fiction. The story of a struggling artist living on the edge of starvation, the novel portrays the unnamed first-person narrator's descent into paranoia, despair, and madness as hunger overtakes... Read more
View audiobookThalia Book Club Discussion of Anna Karenina with Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt and Margot Livesay
By: Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt & Margot Livesay
Narrated by: Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt & Margot Livesey
Length: 1 hour 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Jennifer Egan, Siri Hustvedt, and Margot Livesey once again convene to discuss Leo Tolstoy's classic Anna Karenina. Read more
View audiobookThe Scarlet Letter
By: Susan Van Kirk, M.Ed.
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 4 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will... Read more
View audiobookAnimal Farm
By: Daniel Moran
Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on George Orwell's Animal Farm supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more
View audiobookBeowulf
By: Stanley P. Baldwin, M.A.
Narrated by: Ellen Grafton
Length: 3 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Beowulf supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the... Read more
View audiobook1984
By: Nikki Moustaki, M.A., M.F.A.
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Length: 2 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on George Orwell's 1984 supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better... Read more
View audiobookThe Things They Carried
By: Jill Colella
Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
Length: 4 hours 18 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow... Read more
View audiobookParadise Lost
By: Bob Linn, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better... Read more
View audiobookAtlas Shrugged
By: Andrew Bernstein, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 4 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more
View audiobookAll Quiet on the Western Front
By: Susan Van Kirk, M.Ed.
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 3 hours 24 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool... Read more
View audiobookDeath of a Salesman
By: Jennifer L. Scheidt, M.A.
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow... Read more
View audiobookThe Catcher in the Rye
By: Stanley P. Baldwin, M.A.
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Length: 3 hours 8 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow... Read more
View audiobookA Midsummer Night's Dream
By: Karin Jacobson, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Ellen Grafton
Length: 3 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nightโs Dream supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that... Read more
View audiobookHamlet
By: Carla Lynn Stockton, B.A., M.A., C.A.S.
Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Length: 4 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's Hamlet supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to... Read more
View audiobookMythology
By: James Weigel Jr., M.A.
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 7 hours 33 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Mythology supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the... Read more
View audiobookJulius Caesar
By: Martha Perry
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Length: 3 hours
Abridged: No
This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow... Read more
View audiobookThings Fall Apart
By: John Chua & Suzanne Pavlos, M.Ed., C.S.W.
Narrated by: Kate Rudd
Length: 3 hours 47 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you... Read more
View audiobookPride and Prejudice
By: Marie Kalil, M.A.
Narrated by: Ellen Grafton
Length: 3 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
The CliffsNotes study guide on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you... Read more
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