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Freud
- A Very Short Introduction
- By: Anthony Storr
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Abridged
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Performance51
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Sigmund Freud revolutionized the way in which we think about ourselves. From its beginnings as a theory of neurosis Freud developed psychoanalysis into a general psychology, which became widely accepted as the predominant mode of discussing personality and interpersonal relationships. Anthony Storr goes one step further and investigates the status of Freud's legacy today and the disputes that surround it.
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Informative and good to listen to
- By Sissi on 12-11-15
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Freud
- A Very Short Introduction
- Narrated by: Neville Jason
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 26-12-04
- Language: English
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Oxygen
- The Molecule That Made the World
- By: Nick Lane
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance66
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Story66
Oxygen takes the listener on an enthralling journey, as gripping as a thriller, as it unravels the unexpected ways in which oxygen spurred the evolution of life and death.
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It's a biology book
- By Fofito on 17-12-21
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Oxygen
- The Molecule That Made the World
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 14-04-20
- Language: English
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The Hidden Tools of Comedy
- The Serious Business of Being Funny
- By: Steve Kaplan
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Steve Kaplan
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance2
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While other books give you tips on how to “write funny,” this book offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful commercial scripts. The Hidden Tools of Comedy unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy. Kaplan deconstructs sequences in popular films and TV that work and don’t work and explains what tools were used (or should have been used).
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The Hidden Tools of Comedy
- The Serious Business of Being Funny
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Steve Kaplan
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 24-10-23
- Language: English
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Essential Spanish in 2 hours with Paul Noble
- Spanish Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall192
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Performance152
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Story141
Flexible, enjoyable and accessible. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Spanish fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been...
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Love Paul Noble
- By T. Griffith on 30-03-14
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Essential Spanish in 2 hours with Paul Noble
- Spanish Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 2 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 11-04-13
- Language: English
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Zen in the Art of Writing
- Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: Aden Hakimi
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1
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Performance1
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Discover the inimitable genius of Ray Bradbury as he explores the art of writing, the power of creativity, and the timeless appeal of storytelling in this collection of essays that are part masterclass, part memoir, featuring a new introduction by Dan Chaon. In Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray...
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Masterclass
- By Deana Morris on 26-05-26
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Zen in the Art of Writing
- Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
- Narrated by: Aden Hakimi
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 11-11-25
- Language: English
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The Woodlanders
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall29
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Performance26
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The Woodlanders is vintage Hardy. The story revolves around the young woman Grace Melbury, who returns to the leafy world of Little Hintock and soon finds herself at the center of a number of tragic events. In penetrating, incisive and beautiful prose, Hardy tells a moving tale of unrequited love as fate and the constraints of society thwart the happiness of our heroine.
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Best reader
- By Mister Peridot on 18-01-21
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The Woodlanders
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-04-14
- Language: English
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Framley Parsonage
- Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 4
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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In Framley Parsonage, the fourth novel of Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, the author leaves the confines of Barchester and looks to the countryside, where he relates the moral difficulties of Mark Robarts, the young clergyman who has recently been appointed Vicar of Framley. Desperate to keep up with the local aristocracy, the country parson is persuaded to underwrite the debts of Sowerby, a well-respected peer.
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Very Enjoyable Book
- By Amazon Customer on 28-06-16
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Framley Parsonage
- Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 4
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker
- Series: Chronicles of Barsetshire, Book 4
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 18-12-14
- Language: English
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The Good Soldier
- Penguin Classics
- By: Ford Madox Ford, David Bradshaw - introduction
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker, Billy Howle
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall37
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Performance28
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Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Billy Howle, known for his roles in Dunkirk, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and On Chesil Beach. This definitive recording includes an introduction by David Bradshaw. The Dowells, a wealthy American couple, have been close friends...
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Great book and sensible recording
- By EEL on 07-04-24
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The Good Soldier
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: David Shaw-Parker, Billy Howle
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 25-06-20
- Language: English
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French: Verbs Fast Track Learning
- The 100 Most Used French Verbs with 3600 Phrase Examples: Past, Present and Future
- By: Sarah Retter
- Narrated by: Nicole Chriqui
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance5
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Focus your French learning on the most frequently used verbs. Learn just the 100 verbs you need for everyday life to talk about the past, the present and the future.
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Mistake after Mistake
- By Phillipe on 13-06-24
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French: Verbs Fast Track Learning
- The 100 Most Used French Verbs with 3600 Phrase Examples: Past, Present and Future
- Narrated by: Nicole Chriqui
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: English
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Easy Polish Course for Beginners
- Learn the basics for everyday conversation
- By: Collins Dictionaries
- Narrated by: Hania Forss
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall42
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Performance31
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The perfect Polish course for travel in Poland. It is designed to help you ask for the things you’re most likely to need when visiting Poland and to give you the skills to cope with situations you might find yourself in. The accompanying free booklet is also available to download at...
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Excellent
- By Robert on 24-01-12
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Easy Polish Course for Beginners
- Learn the basics for everyday conversation
- Narrated by: Hania Forss
- Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-11-08
- Language: English
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The Surgeon of Crowthorne
- The Murder, Mystery and Madness of the Oxford English Dictionary
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall50
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Performance40
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The compiling of the OED was a monumental task. It took 50 years, even with the help of numerous contributors. Among the most prolific was William Chester Minor, who sent editor James Murray thousands of extracts. On many occasions, Murray invited this mysterious correspondent to Oxford, but the invitation was always declined. Finally stirred by curiosity, Murray himself went to visit Minor. What he found was shocking: Minor lived in Broadmoor asylum.
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good but
- By Sally Margetts on 24-04-18
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The Surgeon of Crowthorne
- The Murder, Mystery and Madness of the Oxford English Dictionary
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 24-11-17
- Language: English
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The Way of the Fearless Writer
- Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life
- By: Beth Kempton
- Narrated by: Beth Kempton
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance7
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A revolutionary approach to writing inspired by ancient Eastern wisdom, from the bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Join author and Japanologist Beth Kempton on a sacred journey to uncover the secrets of fearless writing which have lain buried in Eastern philosophy for two thousand years. In a...
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Stunningly refreshing
- By Paul on 29-11-22
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The Way of the Fearless Writer
- Ancient Eastern wisdom for a flourishing writing life
- Narrated by: Beth Kempton
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 06-10-22
- Language: English
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Set Your Voice Free
- How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
- By: Donna Frazier, Roger Love
- Narrated by: Roger Love
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall17
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Performance13
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Language and the way that people communicate has evolved over time, now you can learn how to effectively use your voice in the most effective way possible in order to get your message across. Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The...
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Beware of self-narrated books
- By Dreamsmith on 02-01-17
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Set Your Voice Free
- How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
- Narrated by: Roger Love
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 27-12-16
- Language: English
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Pimsleur Italian Level 1 Lessons 1-5
- Learn to Speak, Read, and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language Progams.
- By: Pimsleur
- Narrated by: Pimsleur
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Italian With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Italian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will...
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Pimsleur Italian Level 1 Lessons 1-5
- Learn to Speak, Read, and Understand Italian with Pimsleur Language Progams.
- Narrated by: Pimsleur
- Series: Pimsleur Italian, Book 1
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 29-04-25
- Language: English
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Essential Italian in 2 hours with Paul Noble
- Italian Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach
- By: Paul Noble
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall77
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Performance63
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Flexible, enjoyable and accessible. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by millions. You'll be speaking Italian fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take a simple, relaxed approach to learning a language that has been...
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Reasonable, but room for improvement
- By Lauren Lansdowne on 18-12-19
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Essential Italian in 2 hours with Paul Noble
- Italian Made Easy with Your 1 million-best-selling Personal Language Coach
- Narrated by: Paul Noble
- Length: 2 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-04-13
- Language: English
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Et tu, Brute?
- The Best Latin Lines Ever
- By: Harry Mount, John Davie
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4
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Performance4
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Bloomsbury presents Et tu, Brute? by Harry Mount and John Davie, read by John Telfer. Harry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present. There are so many Latin phrases in...
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Et tu, Brute?
- The Best Latin Lines Ever
- Narrated by: John Telfer
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 13-10-22
- Language: English
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On the Tip of My Tongue
- The perfect word for every life moment
- By: Tom Read Wilson
- Narrated by: Tom Read Wilson
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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In On the Tip of My Tongue, logophile and television star Tom Read Wilson takes a delicious dive into the etymology and usage of words, euphemisms and bon mots. Written with his trademark sparkling wit, the star of Celebs Go Dating and self-avowed word-lover presents a hilarious and fascinating...
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Love Tom Wilson’s charm
- By Leanne on 09-05-26
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On the Tip of My Tongue
- The perfect word for every life moment
- Narrated by: Tom Read Wilson
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-03-24
- Language: English
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True Stories
- Selected Non-Fiction
- By: Helen Garner
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall6
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Performance5
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Helen Garner visits the morgue, and goes cruising on a Russian ship. She sees women giving birth, and gets the sack for teaching her students about sex. She attends a school dance and a gun show. She writes about dreaming, about turning 50 and the storm caused by The First Stone. Her story on the murder of the two-year-old Daniel Valerio wins her a Walkley Award.
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True Stories
- Selected Non-Fiction
- Narrated by: Helen Garner
- Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 24-03-17
- Language: English
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Words for Life
- To Boost Every Day of the Year
- By: Susie Dent
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2
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Whatever you need, Susie Dent has a word for it. Do you know the name for someone who loves reading in bed, or what a binfluencer does? How about the medieval invention of Lubberland as a place for lazy teenagers, or the story of Mayday as a request for help? Lexicographer extraordinaire and...
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facinating.
- By me,myself,andI on 12-01-26
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Words for Life
- To Boost Every Day of the Year
- Narrated by: Susie Dent
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 11-09-25
- Language: English
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Algospeak
- How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language - The New York Times Bestseller
- By: Adam Aleksic
- Narrated by: Adam Aleksic
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall24
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Performance21
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Brought to you by Penguin. From the rise of leetspeak and words such as “unalive” to the trend of adding “-core” to different influencer aesthetics, the internet has ushered in an unprecedented linguistic upheaval. We’re entering an entirely new era of etymology, heralded by the...
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Fascinating
- By Wendyhawthorn on 27-03-26
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Algospeak
- How Social Media is Transforming the Future of Language - The New York Times Bestseller
- Narrated by: Adam Aleksic
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 17-07-25
- Language: English
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