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Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- By: Anne Lamott
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance108
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Bird by Bird is the bible of writing guides - a wry, honest, down-to-earth book that has never stopped selling since it was first published in the United States in the 1990s. Best-selling novelist and memoirist Anne Lamott distils what she's learned over years of trial and error. Beautifully written, wise and immensely helpful, this is the book for all serious writers and writers-to-be.
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Really Enjoyed
- By Mr. H. on 12-01-23
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Bird by Bird
- Some Instructions on Writing and Life
- Narrated by: Susan Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 01-09-21
- Language: English
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo
- By: George Saunders
- Narrated by: BD Wong, George Saunders, Glenn Close, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall173
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Performance146
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Bloomsbury presents A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders, read by George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, BD Wong and Renée Elise Goldsberry. THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER PICKED BY THE SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT, IRISH TIMES...
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a useful introduction but ultimately boring
- By Peter Buchanan on 10-06-21
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo
- Narrated by: BD Wong, George Saunders, Glenn Close, Keith David, Nick Offerman, Phylicia Rashad, Rainn Wilson, Renée Elise Goldsberry
- Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-01-21
- Language: English
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Death at the Excelsior [Classic Tales Edition]
- By: P.G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Inside a quiet boarding house on the waterfront, a man stares up to the ceiling with sightless eyes. The tight lipped landlady proclaims that it is murder. Can an upscale detective agency penetrate to the bottom of the mystery?
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A Wodehouse Detective Mystery
- By Aedifico on 21-07-21
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Death at the Excelsior [Classic Tales Edition]
- Narrated by: B.J. Harrison
- Length: 51 mins
- Release date: 16-03-17
- Language: English
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Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes
- By: Dr Eleanor Houghton
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Nearly one hundred and seventy years have passed since Charlotte Brontë took her last breath, but astonishingly, witnesses to her life still survive. These were present as she penned the first lines of Jane Eyre, as she walked the cobbled streets of Haworth with her sisters, as she dined with William Makepeace Thackeray at his home in London or as she joined Arthur Bell Nicholls at the altar in the summer of 1854.
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Charlotte Brontë's Life Through Clothes
- Narrated by: Rachel Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 05-02-26
- Language: English
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The Story Grid
- What Good Editors Know
- By: Shawn Coyne
- Narrated by: Dan Portnoy
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance11
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The Story Grid is a tool developed by editor Shawn Coyne to analyze stories and provide helpful editorial comments. It's like a CT Scan that takes a photo of the global story and tells the editor or writer what is working, what is not, and what must be done to make what works better and fix what's not. The Story Grid breaks down the component parts of stories to identify the problems. And finding the problems in a story is almost as difficult as the writing of the story itself (maybe even more difficult).
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Fascinating concept, well worth a listen
- By Mr Stuart Fanshaw on 23-05-21
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The Story Grid
- What Good Editors Know
- Narrated by: Dan Portnoy
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 23-10-19
- Language: English
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The Art of Persuasion
- By: Juliet Erickson
- Narrated by: Juliet Erickson
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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You may think you know what you want in life, but having the idea, the goal, the means, the business plan or the enthusiasm will only get you halfway there. Whatever it is that you want to make happen - whether a new business, community project or innovative idea - the one crucial factor by which it will stand or fall is how well you can communicate it to others. This invaluable audiobook explains just why good communication is so critical and reveals the secrets of honing your skills to ensure your goal is realised.
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nothing special
- By Skhan on 04-01-26
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The Art of Persuasion
- Narrated by: Juliet Erickson
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-03-19
- Language: English
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The Craft of Scene Writing
- Beat by Beat to a Better Script
- By: Jim Mercurio
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall22
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Performance21
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No one comes out of a movie talking about structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes. Marlon Brando in the back seat in On the Waterfront giving his "I could'a been a contender" speech. Meg Ryan's fake orgasm in Katz's Deli in When Harry Met Sally with the climactic punch line: "I'll have what she's having." In Superbad, Jonah Hill professing "I love you" to his friend Michael Cera by touching his nose with a "boop".
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excellent piece of works
- By Shangar Singh Tao on 29-07-20
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The Craft of Scene Writing
- Beat by Beat to a Better Script
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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Learn Arabic for Beginners Anywhere
- Global Citizen Language Audiobooks
- By: Global Citizen Language Audiobooks, Blackstone Publications LLC
- Narrated by: Mehdi Ben Mahmoud
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall16
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The Global Citizen Language Learning vocabulary mastery audiobooks are intentionally and judiciously structured for vocabulary, definition, and pronunciation learning, retention, and recall for individuals who are completely new to the language!
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Helpful!
- By RB on 13-10-23
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Learn Arabic for Beginners Anywhere
- Global Citizen Language Audiobooks
- Narrated by: Mehdi Ben Mahmoud
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 16-02-23
- Language: English
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Useless Etymology
- Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
- By: Jess Zafarris
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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"A burst of delight on every page!" Mignon Fogarty, host of the Grammar Girl podcast Did you know that an "astronaut" is literally a "star sailor," that a thesaurus is, in fact, a "treasure trove" of words, and that someone who is "sinister" is actually just "left-handed"? Have you ever wondered...
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Useless Etymology
- Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 29-10-26
- Language: English
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A Bookshop of One’s Own
- How a group of women set out to change the world
- By: Jane Cholmeley
- Narrated by: Jane Cholmeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance16
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Shortlisted for the Indie Book Awards, Christopher Bland Prize and The People's Book Prize A Waterstones Best Memoir of 2024 An Independent and Stylist Best Non-Fiction Book The captivating true story of an underdog business – a feminist bookshop founded in Thatcher’s Britain – from a...
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A piece of history shared
- By miss l k howcroft on 01-04-24
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A Bookshop of One’s Own
- How a group of women set out to change the world
- Narrated by: Jane Cholmeley
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 29-02-24
- 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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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 Hero's Two Journeys
- By: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Narrated by: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Making Your Story Better is the subject of this original audio workshop. Michael Hauge and Christopher Vogler, two superstar screenwriting teachers, conduct a point/counterpoint discussion of what makes a great story tick, presenting their unique approaches to story structure, character arc, and how to give your story greater commercial appeal.
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The Hero's Two Journeys
- Narrated by: Michael Hauge, Christopher Vogler
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 01-03-26
- Language: English
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A Story is a Deal
- How to use the science of story to motivate and persuade
- By: Will Storr
- Narrated by: Will Storr
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance10
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A fascinating exploration of how to use the power of storytelling to create irresistible pitches, build passionate brand loyalty, motivate teams and lead with charisma. 'Will Storr is a genius' Rory Sutherland 'A captivating and enlightening read . . Will Storr is an unusually talented and...
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Poor
- By K on 26-03-25
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A Story is a Deal
- How to use the science of story to motivate and persuade
- Narrated by: Will Storr
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 20-02-25
- Language: English
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Write No Matter What
- Advice for Academics
- By: Joli Jensen
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall26
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Performance22
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With growing academic responsibilities, family commitments, and inboxes, scholars are struggling to fulfill their writing goals. A finished book - or even steady journal articles - may seem like an impossible dream. But, as Joli Jensen proves, it really is possible to write happily and productively in academe. Jensen begins by busting the myth that universities are supportive writing environments. She points out that academia, an arena dedicated to scholarship, offers pressures that actually prevent scholarly writing.
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Very helpful and practical for academical writing
- By Anonymous on 31-01-20
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Write No Matter What
- Advice for Academics
- Narrated by: Pam Ward
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 10-09-19
- Language: English
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Italian Vocabulary Course (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method
- By: Michel Thomas
- Narrated by: Michel Thomas, Paola Tite, Rose Lee Hayden
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget. - Michel Thomas Experience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how...
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Not Michel
- By charlie on 20-04-26
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Italian Vocabulary Course (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method
- Narrated by: Michel Thomas, Paola Tite, Rose Lee Hayden
- Series: Italian (Michel Thomas Method)
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 28-01-26
- Language: English
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The Essential Chomsky
- By: Noam Chomsky, Anthony Arnove - editor
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall173
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Performance147
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In a single volume, the seminal writings of the world's leading philosopher, linguist, and critic, published to coincide with his 80th birthday. For the past 40 years Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time. Among the seminal figures in linguistic theory over the past century, since the 1960s Chomsky has also secured a place as perhaps the leading dissident voice in the United States.
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Illuminating and exceptional
- By Sab London on 10-02-16
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The Essential Chomsky
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 22 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 18-02-14
- Language: English
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Intermediate Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Egyptian Arabic with the Michel Thomas Method
- By: Michel Thomas
- Narrated by: Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Would you like to improve your spoken Egyptian Arabic and gain the confidence to take part in everyday conversations with other Egyptian Arabic speakers? The Michel Thomas approach makes language learning feel natural. Learn without stress, pressure or homework and see genuine results that you...
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Intermediate Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course
- Learn Egyptian Arabic with the Michel Thomas Method
- Narrated by: Jane Wightwick, Mahmoud Gaafar
- Series: Egyptian Arabic (Michel Thomas Method)
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 27-02-26
- Language: English
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The Word
- On the Translation of the Bible
- By: Dr John Barton
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance7
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The Bible is held to be both universal and specific, the source of fundamental truths inscribed in words that are exact and sacred. For much of the history of Judaism and almost the entirety of Christianity, however, believers have overwhelmingly understood scripture not in the languages in which it was first written but rather in their own—in translation. This book examines how saints, scholars and interpreters from ancient times down to the present have produced versions of the Bible in the language of their day while remaining true to the original.
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Humane and engaging
- By Gilbert Wakefield on 07-09-25
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The Word
- On the Translation of the Bible
- Narrated by: Neil Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 03-11-22
- Language: English
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Humble Inquiry
- The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
- By: Edgar H. Schein
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall103
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Performance83
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Communication is essential in a healthy organization. But all too often when we interact with people - especially those who report to us - we simply tell them what we think they need to know. This shuts them down. To generate bold new ideas, to avoid disastrous mistakes, to develop agility and flexibility, we need to practice Humble Inquiry. Ed Schein defines Humble Inquiry as "the fine art of drawing someone out, of asking questions to which you do not know the answer, of building a relationship based on curiosity and interest in the other person."
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Yes okay it's good
- By Cathy and Fiona Glanville on 26-11-15
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Humble Inquiry
- The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 23-07-14
- Language: English
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Beyond Stuttering: The Mc Guire Programme for Getting Good at the Sport of Speaking
- By: Dave McGuire
- Narrated by: Dave McGuire
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Beyond Stuttering is a book describing a method that helps people who stutter to get control and overcome their stutter or stammer. It is the same method that was featured in the BATFA Nominated Documentary School for Stammerers. It was also the same method used in Stutter School another documentary that is a finalist in the 2021 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards. It is the course manual used by The McGuire Programme, which was founded in 1994 by Dave McGuire.
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Beyond Stuttering: The Mc Guire Programme for Getting Good at the Sport of Speaking
- Narrated by: Dave McGuire
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 05-11-21
- Language: English
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