Friday, July 30, 2010

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12 Books That Changed the World



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12 Books That Changed the World


Author : Melvyn Bragg

Performed By : Patricia Hodge, Hugh Ross, Robert Powell & Bill Bingham

Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks

Runtime : 2 hours

Categories : Arts & Drama
History
British

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When we think of great events in the history of the world, we tend to think of war, revolution, political upheaval or natural catastrophe. But throughout history there have been moments of vital importance that have taken place not on the battlefield, or in the palaces of power, or even in the violence of nature, but between the pages of a book.


In our digitised age of instant information it is easy to underestimate the power of the printed word. In his fascinating new book accompanying the ITV series, Melvyn Bragg presents a vivid reminder of the book as agent of social, political and personal revolution.


Twelve Books that Changed the World presents a rich variety of human endeavour and a great diversity of characters.


There are also surprises. Here are famous books by Darwin, Newton and Shakespeare – but we also discover the stories behind some less well-known works, such as Marie Stopes’ Married Love, the original radical feminist Mary Wollstonecraft’s A Vindication of the Rights of Woman – and even the rules to an obscure ball game that became the most popular sport in the world . . .




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Nick Ashfield from Bristol - 19 Mar 2007


This is a great introduction to some books you might not have heard of before. It provides a 10 minute summary of each book. Excellent for listening to in the car on long car journeys. Would love to get it on DVD but unfortunately ITV have decided not to release it.

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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Part II, The
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Author : Edward Gibbon
Performed By : Philip Madoc with Neville Jason
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 7 hours 45 minutes
Categories : Classic Literature
Ancient
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Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces. This six-disc recording covers the final three volumes of Gibbon's work, tracing ten centuries in the life of the eastern half of the empire, whose capital city was Constantinople. Among the many figures who stride across Gibbon's stage here are the emperor Justinian I, a noble statesman and successful warrior, brought low by his lascivious wife, the former prostitute Theodora; the murdering Basil I, a peasant who nonetheless proved himself a worthy figure upon which to drape the purple; and the final emperor of all, Constantine XI, who died on the battlements of Constantinople in 1453, valiantly fighting a losing battle to prevent the Turks from gaining a city they had craved for centuries. It is still the work that sets the standard for all histories of the period.

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Importance of Being Earnest, The



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Importance of Being Earnest, The


Author : Oscar Wilde

Performed By : Full Cast Performance

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 1 hour 50 minutes

Categories : Classic Literature
Dramatizations

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Performed by: John Gielgud, Edith Evans and cast.

This is one of the great recordings of a great play. John Gielgud stars as Earnest and Edith Evans gives her indomitable performance as Lady Bracknell in this classic radio recording from 1951.

Performance styles may have changed, but this is an unmatched production bearing all the hallmarks of outstanding audio drama featuring some of the finest actors of the 20th century.

Also included are two collections of poetry readings by John Gielgud and Edith Evans.


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Death of Arthur, The
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Death of Arthur, The

Author : Sir Thomas Malory
Performed By : Philip Madoc
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours
Categories : Classic Literature
Classics
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The glorious but tragic story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is one of the great legends of Western civilisation. Storytellers and poets down the cen­turies have returned repeatedly to the universal themes of the Quest of the Holy Grail and the love between Sir Launcelot and Queen Guenever.

Yet the first printed account, written by the 15th century knight Sir Thomas Malory, remains unmatched. In words which speak as directly to us today as they did to his own period, he brings to life a rich tale of heroism and ideals undermined by the poignance of human emotions.

Thursday, July 29, 2010

Books in mp3



Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1, The



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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Volume 1, The


Author : Arthur Conan Doyle

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 2 hours 55 minutes

Categories : Detective
Classics
Dramatizations
Drama
British

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Clive Merrison and Michael Williams star as Holmes and Watson in the first collection of stories from the unique fully dramatised BBC Radio 4 canon

 


A Scandal in Bohemia - The King of Bohemia seeks the return of a compromising photograph but the woman who has it proves more than a match for the great detective.


The Red-Headed League - Holmes and Doyle move into top gear in one of the finest stories in the canon. Why should a pawnbroker have to copy out the Encyclopaedia Britannica and what bearing can the knees of a man's trousers have on the case?


A Case of Identity - A squalid little story of greed, and a solid piece of professional work on Holmes' part in finding out why a City cashier should ditch his love on their wedding day.


The Boscombe Valley Mystery - Another dazzler with Holmes needing all his powers to solve a splendid murder case with Australian connections.



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Dead Body's A Deal Breaker, A
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Dead Body's A Deal Breaker, A

Author : Hal Glatzer
Performed By : Full Cast Production
Publisher : One Act Audio Theatre
Runtime : 10 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Thrillers
Audio Theater
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Full Cast Recording. A Mark Markheim Miniscule Mystery. Produced by One Act Audio Theatre in conjunction with Audio-Playwrights. Written by Hal Glatzer. Recorded at Lindner Sound, San Francisco. Produced & Directed by Glenn Carlson. Cast: Mark Markheim - John True; Venus Velvet - Corina Harman; Bob Best - Hal Glatzer; Arnie Angelman - John Parsons; Eddie Edsel - Glenn Carlson

DONT MISS THE SECOND CASE IN THIS SERIES: "VENGEANCE IN VEGAS".

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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A



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Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A


Author : Mark Twain

Performed By : Stuart Langton

Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc

Runtime : 11 hours

Categories : Classic Literature

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An ingenious Yankee mechanic, knocked unconscious in a fight, awakens to find himself at

Camelot in A.D. 528. Imprisoned by Sir Kay the Seneschal and exhibited before the knights of the Round

Table, he is condemned to death but saves himself by posing as a magician like Merlin, correctly predicting

an eclipse, and becoming minister to King Arthur. He increases his power by applying nineteenth-century

knowledge of gunpowder, electricity, and industrial methods. However, when he attempts to better the

condition of the peasantry he meets opposition from the church, the knights, Merlin, and the sorceress

Morgan le Fay.



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Day of the Triffids, The
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Day of the Triffids, The

Author : John Wyndham
Performed By : Various
Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 50 minutes
Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Classics
Horror & Suspense
Drama
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John Wyndham's classic novel of man's struggle in a besieged world is dramatised by Giles Cooper in this classic 1968 recording.

 

Bill Masen wakes in his hospital bed, eyes bandaged. Something is wrong, it's unusually quiet and no one has come to his room. When he removes his bandages he finds a world that has changed utterly. Most of the population are completely blind — only those who didn't watch the night sky can still see.

And as law and order break down, a new menace appears — triffids, walking carnivorous plants that can kill a human with their lethal sting. For Bill and the other survivors, it's now a battle to stay alive.

Gary Watson stars as Bill, with Barbara Shelley as Josella in these six stirring episodes Also amongst the cast are Peter Sallis, Marjorie Westbury (Steve in the Paul Temple radio series) and some names familiar to Doctor Who aficionados: Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead and David Brierley .

First published in 1951, John Wyndham's novel became his best-known work and a classic of 20th Century fiction.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Audiobooks



Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood



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Dylan Thomas: Under Milk Wood


Author : Dylan Thomas

Performed By : Various

Publisher : BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Runtime : 1 hour 30 minutes

Categories : Dramatizations
Classic Literature
Classics

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This stunning release includes the highly acclaimed re-make of Dylan's definitive play, Under Milk Wood with Richard Burton and Siân Phillips as the first and second voices.


Under Milk Wood
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Peter Cartledge from Shropshire - 04 Feb 2007


The original BBC recording is much better than this. Five star has gone down to three only. Why? Because those who know about these things have decided to gild the lilly. They added background muzak to an already perfect recording and so spoiled it. It really does not need music; the spoken words by Burton are sufficiently wonderful without the distraction of of the awful 'muzak'. The town is supposed to be quiet, dead quiet, when sleeping. Instead we have noise. Muzak noise. Buy the BBC original, its MUCH better.

under milkwood
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ian power from ross on wye - 07 May 2007


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Dante: Inferno, from The Divine Comedy
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Dante: Inferno, from The Divine Comedy

Author : Dante
Performed By : Heathcote Williams
Publisher : Select Music & Distribution
Runtime : 4 hours 10 minutes
Categories : Poetry
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Abandon All Hope You Who Enter Here

(Lasciate ogne speranza voi ch'intrate)

Dante's Hell is one of the most remarkable visions in Western literature. An allegory for his and future ages, it is, at the same time, an account of terrifying realism. Passing under a lintel emblazoned with these frightening words, the poet is lead down into the depths by Virgil and shown those doomed to suffer eternal torment for vices exhibited and sins committed on earth.

The Inferno is the first part of the long journey which continues through redemption to revelation - through Purgatory and Paradise - and, in this translation prepared especially for audiobook, his images are as vivid as when the poem was first written in the early years of the 14th century.

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A+ Audio Guide: Macbeth



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A+ Audio Guide: Macbeth


Author : Dr. Mark Breitenberg

Performed By : Roger Rees

Publisher : Hachette Audio

Runtime : 1 hour

Categories : Classic Literature
Self Help

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A+ Audio is the innovative audio study guide series that will help you better understand, appreciate, and enjoy great works of literature. With a dramatic presentation that gives voice to the printed word, you'll experience these classic works as never before. Welcome to A+ Audio.

 


William Shakespeare's Macbeth


Audio contains:


• Introduction to Shakespeare's London

• Detailed Narrative Guide to the Novel

• Dramatic Readings

• Critical Analysis


Music from:


Guiseppi Verdi's opera Macbeth


PDF booklet contains:


• Character List

• Scene-by-Scene Synopsis

• Glossary of Terms

• Sample Test and Review Questions

• Study Reference for Books, Music, Film



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Daniel Deronda
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Daniel Deronda

Author : George Eliot
Performed By : Nadia May
Publisher : Blackstone Audio Inc
Runtime : 30 hours
Categories : Classic Literature
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"Daniel Deronda is a startling and unexpected novel it is a cosmic myth, a world
history, and a morality play."--A. S. Byatt

"Nadia May meets the strenuous demands of Eliot's narration with easy assurance."--Library Journal

One of the masterpieces of English fiction, Daniel Deronda tells the intertwined stories of two different
characters as they each come to discover of the truth of their natures. Gwendolen Harleth is the high-spirited
beauty of an impoverished upper-class family. In order to restore their fortunes, she unwittingly traps herself
in an oppressive marriage. Humbled, she turns for solace and guidance to the high-minded Daniel Deronda, an
adopted son of an aristocratic Englishman who is searching for his path in life. But when Deronda rescues a poor
Jewish girl from drowning, he discovers a world of Jewish experience previously unknown to himor to the
Victorian novel. Dismayed by the anti-Semitism around him, the tragedy of the lovely Gwendolen begins
to fade for Deronda. When he finally uncovers the long-hidden secret of his own parentage, he must confront his
true identity and destiny.

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Christmas Collection, The



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Christmas Collection, The


Author : Various

Performed By : Full Cast Production

Publisher : Select Music & Distribution

Runtime : 2 hours 30 minutes

Categories : Poetry
Classic Literature
Dramatizations
Religious

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Christmas brings out the best and the worst in us, as can be seen in this evocative anthology. Among what Thomas Love Peacock calls the 'many poetical charms in the heraldings of Christmas' there are eulogies by saints and diatribes from curmudgeons. Here, Christmas is expounded by divines, sung by rustics, deplored by philosophers, made mystical in stories and summed up in a line by the poet Elizabeth Jennings: 'The hush, the star, the baby, people being kind again'.


This collection includes complete versions of such old favourites as 'The Little Match Girl', 'The Night Before Christmas', 'Ring out Wild Bells' and 'Christmas Day in the Workhouse'. But there are also discoveries: a sermon by Lancelot Andrewes, an account of Christmas under the Puritans, a first, poverty-stricken Christmas in turn of the century New York and a Mummer's Play. Adding the final touch is the music: from traditional Christmas carols and Corelli to Benjamin Britten. On this recording, Christmas past brings alive Christmas present.



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Dance, The
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Dance, The

Author : Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Performed By : Oriah Mountain Dreamer
Publisher : Harper Collins US
Runtime : 5 hours
Categories : Poetry
Inspiration & Devotion
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"You have a true higher self and [The Dance] tells you how to come from there all the time and be authentic and make a lasting difference."  --- Mark Victor Hansen, co-creator of the New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul

Welcome to The Dance. In this compelling audio, the acclaimed author of The Invitation challenges listeners to savor the everyday world of family friends, love, and work, with clear minds and open hearts. When we are physically and emotionally stressed and our spirits are depleted, we must realize that happiness has not vanished, but is buried under the clutter of our harried lives. With rare courage and honesty, Oriah Mountain Dreamer unveils the challenge of her inspiring poem through compelling stories from her own experience, offering us tools not to change but to become fully the person we already are.

To dance is to discover a gift that we can give ourselves again and again over a lifetime and to be who we truly are as we live our soul's desires. To do this, we must learn how to let go and slow down, returning to the sacred emptiness where we encounter our true self Practical, inspiring, and profoundly illuminating, The Dance is an invitation to discover a place of connection, serenity, and joy that is uniquely our own.

Oriah Mountain Dreamer is a visionary teacher and writer, and author of the bestselling The Invitation. She speaks and leads workshops, ceremonies and retreats throughout the United States and Canada.