Gerwin Kramer - Listen Audiobooks Online

Business & Economics

551

Herbert Spencer - Social Statics

Social Statics, or The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed is an 1851 book by the British polymath Herbert Spencer. In it, he uses the term «fitness» in applying his ideas of...

Nesanel Bechhofer and 9 more 17 hours 53 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

435

Why do we need a public library?

Internet Archive, which hosts our audio books, is in the midst of their annual fund-raising. They have also begun a drive to provide a mirror site in Canada to ensure IA's availability to all users. The IA is a vast...

Michele Fry and 14 more 16 hours 25 minutes

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Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

Culture & Heritage Fiction

462

Songling Pu - Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Volume 2

«Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio» or «Strange Tales of Liaozhai» is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical...

Nick J. Gold and 18 more 9 hours 50 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

557

Short Science Fiction Collection 057

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

Craig Franklin and 13 more 8 hours 39 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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*Non-fiction

504

François Fénelon - Lives of the Ancient Philosophers

François Fénelon became a priest in 1675, Archbishop of Paris in 1679, was spiritual advisor to Madame Guyon, and was appointed tutor to Louis, Duke of Burgundy (1682-1712) by Louis XIV in 1689. He wrote Dialogues of...

Linda Johnson and 7 more 8 hours 34 minutes

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Science Fiction

536

Short Science Fiction Collection 063

Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative...

John W. Michaels and 12 more 7 hours 25 minutes Short Science Fiction Collections

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Essays & Short Works

436

Richard Middleton - Monologues

This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his ghost stories, he was also an accomplished poet and essayist. The musings...

Scotty Smith and 12 more 5 hours 21 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059

Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ranging from a description of a Coney Island elephant colossus to meditations...

Gerwin Kramer and 9 more 5 hours 5 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

487

Geoffrey Chaucer - Chaucer Storybook

Geoffrey Chaucer's classic «Canterbury Tales» has here been rendered into clear and contemporary English prose. These classic stories are now available to those who would like to read them without struggling through...

Beth Thomas and 11 more 3 hours 56 minutes

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*Non-fiction

507

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051

Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz,...

VfkaBT and 9 more 3 hours 35 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought--Phtah-Hotep, Petrarch, Diderot, Bertrand Russell, and the Weymouth New Testament;...

Craig Campbell and 10 more Short Nonfiction Collections

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