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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- By: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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best comedian of all time
- By Katie on 06-11-16
By: Joe Lycett
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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Excellent narration
- By SteveO on 31-01-20
By: Seneca, and others
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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Samuel Wests narration brought Tolkien to life!
- By Andrew on 02-05-24
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- By: Ariane Bankes
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
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When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine.
By: Ariane Bankes
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- By: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature....
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Beautiful diary but not great narration
- By Miss Emma Bonnici on 24-06-21
By: Derek Jarman
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Honest great values
- By Anonymous User on 21-03-24
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Parsnips, Buttered
- Bamboozle and Boycott Modern Life, One Email at a Time
- By: Joe Lycett
- Narrated by: Joe Lycett
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In this book I have attempted to solve each and every one of life's problems. And I have succeeded....
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best comedian of all time
- By Katie on 06-11-16
By: Joe Lycett
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Letters from a Stoic
- Penguin Classics
- By: Seneca, Robin Campbell
- Narrated by: Julian Glover
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived 'in accordance with nature', the Stoic philosophy called for the restraint of animal instincts and the importance of upright ethical ideals and virtuous living....
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Excellent narration
- By SteveO on 31-01-20
By: Seneca, and others
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The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien
- Revised and Expanded edition
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Humphrey Carpenter - editor, Christopher Tolkien - editor
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Mike Grady, Chris Smith
- Length: 29 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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The comprehensive collection of letters spanning the adult life of one of the world’s greatest storytellers, now revised and expanded to include more than 150 previously unseen letters, with revealing new insights into The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion.....
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Samuel Wests narration brought Tolkien to life!
- By Andrew on 02-05-24
By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others
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The Quality of Love
- Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century
- By: Ariane Bankes
- Narrated by: Deryn Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a battered trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to Celia and her twin Mamaine.
By: Ariane Bankes
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Modern Nature
- Journals, 1989 - 1990
- By: Derek Jarman
- Narrated by: Julian Sands
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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A meditative and inspiring diary of Derek Jarman's famous garden at Dungeness. In 1986 Derek Jarman discovered he was HIV positive and decided to make a garden at his cottage on the barren coast of Dungeness. Facing an uncertain future, he nevertheless found solace in nature....
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Beautiful diary but not great narration
- By Miss Emma Bonnici on 24-06-21
By: Derek Jarman
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The 38 Letters from J.D. Rockefeller to His Son
- Perspectives, Ideology, and Wisdom
- By: J. D. Rockefeller
- Narrated by: Rick Font
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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The 38 letters written by Rockefeller to his son imparting his perspectives, ideology, and wisdom to his son....
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Honest great values
- By Anonymous User on 21-03-24
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Letters to a Young Poet
- (Penguin Classics)
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke, Charlie Louth - translator
- Narrated by: Dan Stevens, Max Deacon
- Length: 1 hr and 51 mins
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At the start of the 20th century, Rainer Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, sex, suffering and the nature of advice itself....
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Absolutely wonderful!!!
- By Anonymous User on 11-02-20
By: Rainer Maria Rilke, and others
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The Letters & Journals of Lord Nelson
- Performed by Charles Dance in a Dramatised Setting
- By: Mr Punch
- Narrated by: Charles Dance OBE
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), known as ‘The Hero’ during his own lifetime was both an inspiring commander and an innovative tactician, becoming a rear admiral after defeating the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent....
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A Beautiful Account of the Wonderful Lord Nelson
- By Highlight on 20-10-22
By: Mr Punch
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Letters to the Earth
- Writing to a Planet in Crisis
- By: Emma Thompson
- Narrated by: Emma Thompson, Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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How can we begin to talk about what is happening to the world? We are facing a global emergency....
By: Emma Thompson
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Free at Last!
- The Diaries 1991-2001
- By: Tony Benn
- Narrated by: Tony Benn
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Tony Benn's diaries began in 1940, and have been compared to those of Pepys in their detail, scope, and accuracy....
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An honourable man
- By David on 08-09-05
By: Tony Benn
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Realms of Gold
- By: John Keats
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Matthew Marsh
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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John Keats' letters paint an unforgettably vivid and moving picture of the richly productive but also tragic final years of the poet's life….
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Poetry Gold
- By Marc Damian Lawler on 02-03-16
By: John Keats
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Doris, vida mía. Cartas [Doris, My Dear. Cards]
- By: Gabriela Mistral
- Narrated by: Silvia Aira
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
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Doris, vida mía alumbra aspectos de la vida y obra de una de las más grandes intelectuales y poetas: su vida amorosa y su dimensión como lesbiana que por décadas estuvieron ocultas....
By: Gabriela Mistral
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The Letters of Jane Austen
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” Jane Austen at her witty, observant, intelligent, and sympathetic best, in this collection of her letters written to family and friends....
By: Jane Austen
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A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains
- By: Isabella Bird
- Narrated by: Clare Wille
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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From sickly child to pioneering Victorian explorer, Isabella Bird defied convention. After back surgery in 1850 and the recommendation of life in the open air, she finally looked her malaise and her pain in the eye and set off across the world completely alone....
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Outstanding story of an outstanding woman told beautifully.
- By JB on 05-04-24
By: Isabella Bird
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Soledad Brother
- The Prison Letters of George Jackson
- By: George Jackson, Jonathan Jackson Jr. - foreword
- Narrated by: Jonathan Jackson Jr.
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
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A collection of Jackson's letters from prison, Soledad Brother is an outspoken condemnation of the racism of white America and a powerful appraisal of the prison system that failed to break his spirit but eventually took his life....
By: George Jackson, and others
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Letters to a Young Poet
- By: Rainer Maria Rilke
- Narrated by: Marc Allen
- Length: 1 hr and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Insightful and inspiring thoughts on creative expression from a treasured poet in correspondence with a young neophyte. A perfect gift for the writer, artist, or thinker....
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Basically Fantastic
- By Oisín Davitt on 27-09-17
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The Man with the Golden Typewriter
- By: Ian Fleming, Fergus Fleming
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 13 hrs and 11 mins
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On 16 August 1952, Ian Fleming wrote to his wife, Ann, "My love, This is only a tiny letter to try out my new typewriter and to see if it will write golden words since it is made of gold"....
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Fleming, the man, so likable and charming
- By SirChutney on 02-12-18
By: Ian Fleming, and others
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The Letters of Private Wheeler
- An Eyewitness in Action at the Battle of Waterloo (Military Memoirs)
- By: B.H. Liddell Hart
- Narrated by: Roger Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
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These letters, in the form of a frank and amusing diary, were written by a private in Wellington's army who fought throughout the Napoleonic Wars....
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Badly narrated
- By JB on 15-11-22
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La honte
- By: Annie Ernaux
- Narrated by: Noémie Lvovsky
- Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins
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Née le 1er septembre 1940 à Lillebonne, en Seine-Maritime, Annie Ernaux a grandi à Yvetot, en Normandie, où ses parents tenaient un café-épicerie...
By: Annie Ernaux
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The Complete Letters of Pliny the Younger
- By: Pliny
- Narrated by: Russell Bentley, Ben Onwukwe
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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The extant letters of Pliny, written between AD 97 and 112, give us a unique insight into Imperial Rome under the early Antonine emperors. Organised into 10 books, the letters reflect a wide range of topics, mirroring Pliny’s own public and private interests....
By: Pliny
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Dear Mr Murray
- By: David McClay - editor
- Narrated by: Tim Bentinck, Mr Angus King, Patrick Moy, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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The publishing house of John Murray was founded in Fleet Street in 1768 and remained a family firm over seven generations....
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By-Line Ernest Hemingway
- Selected Articles and Dispatches of Four Decades
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
- Length: 15 hrs and 2 mins
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Here are Hemingway's most sensational dispatches, the behind-the-scenes stories that became For Whom the Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, and The Sun Also Rises....
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An error?
- By jacob on 12-06-13
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Letter to My Younger Self
- 100 Inspiring People on the Moments That Shaped Their Lives
- By: Jane Graham, The Big Issue
- Narrated by: Jow Dow, Clare Kissane
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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Over 10 years ago, The Big Issue began to ask some of the best known, most interesting and most successful figures in entertainment, politics, food, sport and business to give advice, offer hope and share a few jokes with their younger selves....
By: Jane Graham, and others
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A Letter to My Father
- By: Franz Kafka
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 52 mins
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This letter is the closest that Kafka came to setting down his autobiography. He was driven to write it by his father's opposition to his engagement with Julie Wohryzek. The marriage did not take place; the letter was not delivered....
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shockingly bad
- By Sab J on 13-04-24
By: Franz Kafka
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The Letters of Lord Byron
- Performed by Robert Powell in a Dramatised Setting
- By: Mr Punch
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
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George Gordon Byron was born in 1788, the son of the profligate 'Mad Jack' Byron, and succeeded to the title in 1798 moving to the family seat of Newstead Abbey....
By: Mr Punch
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Letters for the Ages Winston Churchill
- The Private and Personal Letters
- By: Sir Winston S. Churchill, James Drake - editor, Dr Allen Packwood - editor, and others
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Here are some of the best of Churchill’s letters, many of a more personal and intimate nature, presented in chronological order, with a preface to each letter explaining the context....
By: Sir Winston S. Churchill, and others
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Yours, for Probably Always
- Martha Gellhorn's Letters of Love and War 1930-1949
- By: Janet Somerville
- Narrated by: Ellen Barkin
- Length: 19 hrs and 57 mins
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Martha Gellhorn was a strong-willed, self-made, modern woman whose journalism, and life, were widely influential at the time and cleared a path for women who came after her....
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An inspiration for young ambitious women
- By GERANIMO on 07-08-21
By: Janet Somerville
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The Letters of Charlotte Brontë
- Performed by Imogen Stubbs in a Dramatised Setting
- By: Mr Punch
- Narrated by: Imogen Stubbs
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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The brief and tragic life of Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855) is told through the beautiful and passionate letters written by Charlotte to her best friend Ellen Nussey....
By: Mr Punch
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Letters from a Lost Generation
- First World War letters of Vera Brittain and four friends
- By: Mark Bostridge, Alan Bishop
- Narrated by: Amanda Root, Jonathan Firth, Full Cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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A selection of the powerful and poignant wartime letters of Vera Brittain and her friends....
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A moving Tribute to the lost Generation
- By Ruth on 01-09-20
By: Mark Bostridge, and others
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Emerson
- The Mind on Fire
- By: Robert D. Richardson
- Narrated by: Michael McConnohie
- Length: 26 hrs and 8 mins
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Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of the most important figures in the history of American thought, religion, and literature....
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A life wasted reading books!
- By Cliff Moyce on 26-12-19