Bestsellers
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
- An Inquiry into the Value of Work
- By: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrated by: Max Bloomquist
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall538
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Performance457
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Story456
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett...
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Hands and brain: a matching set
- By Amazon Customer on 01-07-20
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The Architecture of Happiness
- By: Alain de Botton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall459
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Performance374
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Story375
The Architecture of Happiness is a dazzling journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations....
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Many elegant words used for a simple topic.
- By Spirit on 08-15-17
By: Alain de Botton
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In Praise of Shadows
- By: Junichiro Tanizaki
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall289
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Performance243
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Story241
In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics....
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How to listen
- By Anonymous on 03-25-18
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Counsels and Maxims
- By: Arthur Schopenhauer
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Counsels and Maxims is a classic work by noted German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. His work has influenced some of the modern world's greatest thinkers, including Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Erwin Schrödinger....
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Narrator = Richard Dreyfuss with a stuffy nose.
- By Munin on 07-04-21
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Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
- By: Leonard Koren
- Narrated by: Brian Richy
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance67
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Story65
An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book....
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A fast classic I return to often
- By Jayson & Belegui on 03-19-23
By: Leonard Koren
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Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice
- A Treatise, Critique, and Call to Action (Manifesto)
- By: J.F. Martel, Donna Tartt - introduction
- Narrated by: J.F. Martel, Donna Tartt
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Story19
A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle – featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Donna Tartt In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on...
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Phenomenal
- By Anonymous on 12-02-25
By: J.F. Martel, and others
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Shop Class as Soulcraft
- An Inquiry into the Value of Work
- By: Matthew B. Crawford
- Narrated by: Max Bloomquist
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall538
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Performance457
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Story456
A philosopher/mechanic's wise (and sometimes funny) look at the challenges and pleasures of working with one's hands “This is a deep exploration of craftsmanship by someone with real, hands-on knowledge. The book is also quirky, surprising, and sometimes quite moving.” —Richard Sennett...
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Hands and brain: a matching set
- By Amazon Customer on 01-07-20
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The Architecture of Happiness
- By: Alain de Botton
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall459
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Performance374
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Story375
The Architecture of Happiness is a dazzling journey through the philosophy and psychology of architecture and the indelible connection between our identities and our locations....
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Many elegant words used for a simple topic.
- By Spirit on 08-15-17
By: Alain de Botton
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In Praise of Shadows
- By: Junichiro Tanizaki
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall289
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Performance243
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Story241
In Praise of Shadows is an eloquent tribute to the austere beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetics....
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How to listen
- By Anonymous on 03-25-18
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Counsels and Maxims
- By: Arthur Schopenhauer
- Narrated by: Larry G. Jones
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Performance2
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Story2
Counsels and Maxims is a classic work by noted German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. His work has influenced some of the modern world's greatest thinkers, including Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, and Erwin Schrödinger....
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Narrator = Richard Dreyfuss with a stuffy nose.
- By Munin on 07-04-21
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Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets & Philosophers
- By: Leonard Koren
- Narrated by: Brian Richy
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall77
-
Performance67
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Story65
An updated version of the seminal 1994 classic volume on the beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. Nearly every book with "wabi" or "wabi sabi" in the title is based on the concepts first elucidated in this book....
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A fast classic I return to often
- By Jayson & Belegui on 03-19-23
By: Leonard Koren
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Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice
- A Treatise, Critique, and Call to Action (Manifesto)
- By: J.F. Martel, Donna Tartt - introduction
- Narrated by: J.F. Martel, Donna Tartt
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall23
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Performance20
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Story19
A compelling call to rediscover the transformative power of art in an age of distraction, coercion, and spectacle – featuring an introduction from Pulitzer Prize–winning author Donna Tartt In Reclaiming Art in the Age of Artifice, J. F. Martel offers a compelling and incisive meditation on...
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Phenomenal
- By Anonymous on 12-02-25
By: J.F. Martel, and others
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Concerning the Spiritual in Art
- By: Wassily Kandinsky
- Narrated by: David Pickering
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance2
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Story2
Featuring an enlightening introduction by the book's translator, Michael T. H. Sadler, providing generational and cultural context for Kandinsky and his work, Concerning the Spiritual in Art gives testimony to the mind and creative expression of Kandinsky and other artists of his generation....
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The Spaces That Make Us
- Why Design Is Broken and How We Can Create a Happier, Healthier World
- By: Danish Kurani
- Narrated by: Omar Maskati
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Story1
Create a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . . . . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner? . . . the layout of your child's classroom affects their grades and test scores? . . . the design of your hospital room influences...
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A must read for Design professionals
- By Karishma on 03-21-26
By: Danish Kurani
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Poststructuralism
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Catherine Belsey
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall36
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Performance36
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Story36
Poststructuralism changes the way we understand the relations between human beings, their culture, and the world. This Very Short Introduction traces the key arguments that have led poststructuralists to challenge traditional theories of language and culture....
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the clarity in the order in which the book was writen
- By Anonymous on 06-11-25
By: Catherine Belsey
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The Birth of Tragedy
- By: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Narrated by: John van Stan
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
A compelling argument for the necessity for art in life, Nietzsche's first book is fuelled by his enthusiasms for Greek tragedy, for the...
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Why the bad accent?
- By Ray Townsend on 07-12-24
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Prometheism
- By: Jason Reza Jorjani
- Narrated by: Daniel Natal
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall39
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Performance33
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Story33
This is a declaration of war. In the name of our creator, we declare a revolutionary war against both the gods and those titans who were gods before them! In the name of our liberator, we declare a revolutionary war against fatalism and every other form of tyranny....
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Overconfident
- By Ryan Norberg on 12-12-25
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Humour
- By: Terry Eagleton
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Story16
A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humor and comedy within Western culture - by one of its greatest exponents....
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Terrible narration, boring and monotone
- By LoveElectronics on 01-27-23
By: Terry Eagleton
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A Philosophical Enquiry into the Sublime and Beautiful
- By: Edmund Burke
- Narrated by: Matt Addis
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall31
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Performance26
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Story25
In A Philosophical Enquiry, Edmund Burke sets out to define the nature of beauty and sublimity, and establish an objective criterion for discussing aesthetics....
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Ought to be read more
- By Easy Rhino on 06-19-21
By: Edmund Burke
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Beauty
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Roger Scruton
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall160
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Performance133
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Story133
In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, the renowned philosopher Roger Scruton explores the concept of beauty, asking what makes an object beautiful and examining how we can compare differing judgments of beauty when it is evident all around us that our tastes vary so widely....
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Introduction to Beauty
- By Adam Shields on 05-03-19
By: Roger Scruton
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Blueprints
- How Mathematics Shapes Creativity
- By: Marcus du Sautoy
- Narrated by: Mark Elstob
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
An Oxford mathematician, playwright, and musician reveals how creative people can harness the profound and productive relationship between mathematics and the arts When Shakespeare has the Three Witches cast Macbeth’s lot, he uses something very weird to do it: not simply “eye of newt and...
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Really fun though hard without seeing images
- By magbos on 02-05-26
By: Marcus du Sautoy
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Dressed
- A Philosophy of Clothes
- By: Shahidha Bari
- Narrated by: Shahidha Bari
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13
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Performance11
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Story10
Dressed is the thinking person’s book about clothes. Ranging from suits to shoes, from Marx’s coat to Madame X’s gown, philosopher Shahidha Bari unveils the hidden power of what we wear, addressing the deepest questions of who we are and how we choose to face the world....
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Don’t get this book
- By Mia on 06-24-24
By: Shahidha Bari
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Aesthetics
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Bence Nanay
- Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance36
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Story36
In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Bence Nanay introduces the field of aesthetics, considering both Western and non-Western aesthetic traditions and exploring why it is sometimes misunderstood or considered to be too elitist - by artists, musicians, and even philosophers....
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Critique of 'Western' Aesthetics - A Virtue Signal
- By Mr Timothy Webber on 10-05-21
By: Bence Nanay
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On Quality
- An Inquiry into Excellence: Unpublished and Selected Writings
- By: Robert M. Pirsig, Wendy K. Pirsig
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall, Abby Craden
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall52
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Performance46
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Story45
Featuring long-awaited selections from Robert M. Pirsig's unpublished writings, from before and after Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, an original collection illuminating the central theme of Pirsig's thought: “Quality” “The ultimate goal in the pursuit of excellence is...
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Interesting trip inside an obsessed mind.
- By Tom on 05-03-22
By: Robert M. Pirsig, and others
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Shadow Work Guide for Couples
- Enhance Self-Love, Connection, Conflict-Resolution and Intimacy, for Relationship Growth
- By: Jennifer Alushan
- Narrated by: Melli Achna
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance41
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Story41
In this intimate guide, you'll embark on a transformative journey into the hidden depths of yourself and your partner.
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Tools for the Heart and Mind
- By Maxwell Cyberstein on 07-02-25
By: Jennifer Alushan
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The Art of Fiction
- By: Henry James, Walter Besant
- Narrated by: ChasMandala
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
Fiction is an Art in every way, worthy to be called the sister and the equal of the Arts of Painting, Sculpture, Music, and Poetry; that is to say, her field is as boundless, her possibilities as vast, her excellences as worthy of admiration, as may be claimed for any of her sister Arts....
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Great reading of the lecture and response
- By Heather Jaeger on 02-05-25
By: Henry James, and others
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Minimalism: Minimalism for Beginners. How to Live Happy While Needing Less in This Modern Material World
- By: Ito Watanabe
- Narrated by: Jim D Johnston
- Length: 3 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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Imagine having more time and energy to do what you love. Minimalism will help you reduce your stress levels, pointless distractions, and even improve your overall mental health, well-being, and happiness. Do you want to live a simpler way of life? Listen to find out more....
By: Ito Watanabe
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The Birth of Tragedy Out of the Spirit of Music
- By: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Narrated by: Duncan Steen
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall178
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Performance158
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Story158
One of Nietzsche’s earliest works, The Birth of Tragedy (1872) is a remarkable source of inspiration....
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The Apollonian vs The Dionysian
- By JCW on 02-05-18
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Better Living Through Criticism
- How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth
- By: A. O. Scott
- Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall54
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Performance46
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Story46
The New York Times film critic shows why we need criticism now more than ever....
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This is what hell sounds like
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-21
By: A. O. Scott
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Marcel Proust: A Very Short Introduction
- Very Short Introductions
- By: Joshua Landy
- Narrated by: Kevin Kemp
- Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
100 years after Proust's death, In Search of Lost Time remains one of the greatest works in World Literature. At 3,000 pages, it can be intimidating to some. This short volume invites first-time listeners and veterans alike to view the novel in a new way.
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A Spiritual Rags to Riches Story
- By Marc Enright on 04-30-25
By: Joshua Landy
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This Beauty
- A Philosophy of Being Alive
- By: Nick Riggle
- Narrated by: Nick Riggle
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall7
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Performance6
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Story6
An acclaimed philosopher and new father argues that engaging with beauty can make life worth living....
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Very hard for me to follow the book
- By PRATEEK JAIN on 04-28-23
By: Nick Riggle
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The Entanglement
- How Art and Philosophy Make Us What We Are
- By: Alva Noe
- Narrated by: Christopher Douyard
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Story4
Philosopher Alva Noë explores the inseparability of life, art, and philosophy, arguing that we have greatly underestimated what this entangled reality means for understanding human nature....
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Wonderfully eyeopening book with a unique perspective!
- By Randa El Meleigy on 12-26-25
By: Alva Noe
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The Aesthetic Brain
- How We Evolved to Desire Beauty and Enjoy Art
- By: Anjan Chatterjee
- Narrated by: Bernard Setaro Clark
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance70
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Story68
The Aesthetic Brain takes the listener on a wide-ranging journey through the world of beauty, pleasure, and art....
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Disappointing
- By Clara on 12-22-15
By: Anjan Chatterjee
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Chromophobia
- Focus on Contemporary Issues
- By: David Batchelor
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance6
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Story6
The central argument of Chromophobia is that a chromophobic impulse—a fear of corruption or contamination through color—lurks within much Western cultural and intellectual thought.
By: David Batchelor
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Strange Tools
- Art and Human Nature
- By: Alva Noë
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance30
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Story30
In Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature, philosopher and cognitive scientist Alva Noë raises a number of profound questions....
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um... no sale
- By David Turkington on 06-05-19
By: Alva Noë
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The Eternal Embrace of Beauty
- Rediscovering the True Sources of Compassion, Serenity, and Hope
- By: John O'Donohue
- Narrated by: John O'Donohue
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0
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Performance0
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A Sounds True Audio Original: Intimate, life-changing programs with the leading voices in spirituality, personal growth, and healing. “The human soul is hungry for beauty; we seek it everywhere in landscape, music, art, clothes, furniture, gardening, companionship, love, religion, and in...
By: John O'Donohue