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ID: 131269

Title: Winter Words

Author: Thomas Hardy

Narrator: Bruce Alexander, Janet Maw

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:18:00

Language: English

Release date: 04-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry

Summary:

This selection of Hardy's poetry does full justice to its humanity, integrity, humour and evocative power, ranging from charming anthology pieces such as 'Weathers' to the great love poems he wrote after the death of his first wife and the meditations on war and philosophy. The poems - nearly eighty in total - are set in the context of his life and thought, including personal writings by him and those closest to him.

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ID: 120785

Title: Story of Jesus

Author: David Angus

Narrator: Teresa Gallagher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 02:15:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Kids, Religious & Inspirational

Summary:

The four Gospels are the source material for this sympathetic account of the life of Jesus, from the traditional account of his birth to his death and resurrection. All the principal episodes are told - his baptism, the Sermon on the Mount, the parables, the Last Supper, the Betrayal, the Trial, the Crucifixion - as well as portraits of the principal characters in the story: Mary, Joseph, the Disciples, Mary Magdalene, Pontius Pilate and many others.

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ID: 120829

Title: Weirdstone of Brisingamen

Author: Alan Garner

Narrator: Philip Madoc

Format: Unabridged

Length: 06:21:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Kids, Action & Adventure, Classics, Mystery & Fantasy

Summary:

'The heart of the magic was sealed with Firefrost, the Weirdstone of Brisingamen should Nastrond destroy the stone, then the magic will die away.' When Colin and Susan are pursued by eerie creatures across Alderley Edge, the Wizard Cadellin Silverbrow takes them to safety deep in the caves of Fundindelve. Here he watches over the enchanted sleep of one hundred and forty knights, awaiting the fated hour when they must rise and fight. But the Weirdstone of Brisingamen is lost and the forces of evil are closing in. The children realise that they are the key to its return, but how can they defeat the powerful magic of the Morrigan and her deadly brood? First published in 1960, four decades before Harry Potter, Alan Garner's novel of magic and wizards has endured and become a modern classic of children's literature.

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ID: 131252

Title: Krapp's Last Tape

Author: Samuel Beckett

Narrator: Jim Norton, John Moffatt, Juliet Stevenson, Peter Marinker

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:28:00

Language: English

Release date: 03-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Audio Theatre, Drama

Summary:

Samuel Beckett, one of the great avant-garde Irish dramatists and writers of the second half of the twentieth century, was born on 13 April 1906. His centenary will be celebrated throughout 2006 with performances of his major plays, including Waiting for Godot. Here are the two most famous plays for solo voice. Krapp's Last Tape finds an old man, with his tape recorder, musing over the past and future. Not I is a remarkable tour de force for a single actress, as a woman emits memories and fears. Also included are two other singular short dramas for single voice, That Time read by John Moffatt and A Piece of Monologue read by Peter Marinker. It follows the highly acclaimed recordings of Beckett's Trilogy, Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable published by Naxos AudioBooks.

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ID: 134891

Title: Mill on the Floss

Author: George Eliot

Narrator: Sara Kestelman

Format: Abridged

Length: 05:05:00

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

Maggie Tulliver has two lovers - Philip Wakem, son of her father's enemy, and Stephen Guest, already promised to her cousin. But the love she wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie's struggle against her passionate and sensual nature leads her to a deeper understanding and to eventual tragedy.

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ID: 291367

Título: Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto

Autor: Julia Navarro

Narrador: Belén Roca, Juan Carlos Gustems

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 29:22:19

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 01-15-06

Editor: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial

Categorías: Fiction & Literature, General

Resumen:

Escucha ahora Dispara, yo ya estoy muerto, una historia llena de historias, una gran novela que esconde muchas novelas y que, desde su enigmático título hasta su inesperado final, alberga más de una sorpresa y emociones a flor de piel.

Hay momentos en la vida en los que la única manera de salvarse a uno mismo es muriendo o matando.

A finales del siglo XIX, durante la última etapa zarista, los Zucker, perseguidos por su condición de judíos, tienen que abandonar Rusia huyendo del horror y la sinrazón. A su llegada a la Tierra Prometida, Samuel Zucker adquiere las tierras de los Ziad, una familia árabe encabezada por Ahmed. Entre él y Samuel nace un fuerte vínculo, una sólida amistad que, por encima de las diferencias religiosas y políticas, se mantiene generación tras generación.

Con las amenazas, la sed de venganza y muchas pasiones desatadas como telón de fondo, las vidas entrecruzadas de los Zucker y los Ziadconforman un mosaico de traiciones y sufrimientos, de amores posibles e imposibles, al tiempo que plasman la gran aventura de vivir y convivir en un territorio marcado por la intolerancia.

Intensa y conmovedora crónica de dos sagas familiares, esta novela de Julia Navarro nos adentra en las vidas de personas con nombres y apellidos, que luchan por alcanzar sus sueños y que son responsables de su propio destino.

Los personajes de esta novela viven conmigo, me han enseñado mucho, forman parte ya de mi historia personal.

Julia Navarro

La crítica ha dicho...

La novela más compleja de Julia Navarro. Casi mil páginas que mezclan historia y suspense, drama y política. Una obra decimonónica en pleno siglo XXI.

J. M. Pozuelo Yvancos, ABC Cultural

Una novela de personajes, unas criaturas en gran medida presas de su época y de los vaivenes históricos de ésta. Un relato ambicioso que seinicia a finales del siglo XIX y llega hasta 1948 recorriendo algunos de los sucesos más importantes de la historia contemporánea.

AreaLibros

Una intensa y emocionada crónica de una saga familiar que ahonda en el vértigo de la condición humana al tiempo que propone una conmovedora reivindicación de que por encima de las patrias están las personas.

La Región

Los lectores han dicho...

Las vidas entrecruzadas de los Zucker y los Ziad conforman un mosaico de traiciones y sufrimientos, de amores posibles e imposibles, al tiempo que plasman la gran aventura de vivir y convivir en un territorio marcado por la intolerancia. Intensa y conmovedora crónica de dos sagas familiares, esta novela de Julia Navarro nos adentra en las vidas de personas con nombres y apellidos, que luchan por alcanzar sus sueños y que son responsables de su propio destino.

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ID: 780452

Title: Mens en Dier: Een Hoorcollege over Hun Natuur, Gedrag En Onderlinge Relaties

Author: Midas Dekkers

Narrator: Midas Dekkers

Format: Unabridged

Length: 01:50:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-06

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

Van de circa één miljoen diersoorten op aarde heeft de mens er een stuk of tien uitverkoren. Waarom houden mensen van dieren? Hoe zit het met het 'mens in het beest' en met het 'beest in de mens'? Wat zegt dat over hun natuur en gedrag? Waar eindigt dierenliefde en begint bestialiteit? Op geestige en heldere wijze legt Midas Dekkers de ogenschijnlijk vreemde, maar innige relatie tussen mens en dier bloot.

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College 1

H1. Ons soort dieren

H2. Persoonlijke kennissen

H3. De mens in het beest

College 2

H4. Het beest in de mens

H5. Het grensgebied

H6. Een metafoor op pootjes

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ID: 779868

Title: Godsdienstfilosofie: Een Hoorcollege over Religie Tussen Wonder En Wetenschap

Author: Herman Philipse

Narrator: Herman Philipse

Format: Unabridged

Length: 09:08:45

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-06

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

In de afgelopen halve eeuw is Nederland geseculariseerd en hebben velen die godsdienstig waren opgevoed hun belangstelling voor religie grotendeels verloren. De mensheid als geheel seculariseert echter niet, integendeel. Vooral door de grotere vruchtbaarheid van religieuze bevolkingen zijn godsdiensten bezig aan een demografische inhaalslag, die het belang van religie in de wereld sterk doet toenemen. Doordat nieuwe technologieën de aardbol tot een dorp hebben gereduceerd en door moderne migratiebewegingen botsen de verschillende levensbeschouwingen heftig op elkaar en wordt opnieuw de vraag urgent: wat moeten we ervan denken?

Deze vraag, of beter het complex van specifieke vragen die erachter schuil gaan, is het onderwerp van de godsdienstfilosofie. Kan men ooit goede redenen hebben om geloof te hechten aan openbaringen? Wat is de waarschijnlijkheid dat zich een bepaald wonder heeft voorgedaan, zoals de opstanding van Jezus? Kunnen we goede argumenten ontwikkelen voor het bestaan van God of goden? Hoe verhoudt godsdienst zich tot wetenschappelijke kennis, zoals de evolutietheorie? Is godsdienst noodzakelijk als fundering voor de moraal? Hoe moeten we religieus taalgebruik interpreteren? Indien godsdienstige opvattingen naar alle waarschijnlijkheid onwaar zijn, hoe moeten we dan verklaren dat vrijwel alle volkeren godsdiensten kennen? Met andere woorden: wat zijn de beste wetenschappelijke verklaringen van het verschijnsel godsdienst?

Deze lezing is tot stand gekomen in samenwerking met Studium Generale Utrecht.

A Home Academy Audio production.

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ID: 780065

Title: Political Philosophy: An audio course on Western Political Theory

Author: Grahame Lock

Narrator: Grahame Lock

Format: Unabridged

Length: 03:56:40

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-06

Publisher: Findaway Voices

Genres: Non-Fiction, Education

Summary:

This audio course examines the major periods in the history of Western political thought and questions the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual to the state. One aim will be to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various regimes and philosophical approaches in order to gain a critical perspective on our own.

Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Thomas

It has been said that all philosophy is a footnote to Plato. Ludwig Wittgenstein asked why: was Plato so very clever? Or is there another reason for the immense influence of the classical world on all subsequent European thought? What is the effect, in this connection, of St Augustine's new, Christian doctrine of politics as a necessary evil? St Thomas, the maestro of scholastic ideas, has been interpreted as both backward-looking - he is a mediaeval Aristotelian - and forward-looking - he remakes Christian thought in an explicitly rational spirit. Why, and what, can we still learn from him?

Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau

Machiavelli the Florentine is a provocateur of Realreal politik, who argues for the subordination of Christian morality to the effective if unwritten rules of the political game. Thomas Hobbes takes yet another step toward pure realism: man, he says, wants only to survive, to minimiseminimize pain and maximisemaximize pleasure. That is why he needs the security which only an all-powerful Leviathan can offer.

John Locke, in contrast, makes a plea for a social contract that will establish a constitutional regime best capable of defending life, liberty and private property.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, in stark contrast, argues that the rich, defending their possessions, tricked the poor into agreeing to the wrong contract. We need a social contract of a completely new type.

Tocqueville, Marx, Freud, the Present Day

Alexis de Tocqueville visited America in the 19th century and was shocked by its democratic tendencies, which he thought would destroy civilisation-as-we-know it - and yet were unstoppable. Marx produced his well-known account of the rise and coming fall of the capitalist class: not so much a moral condemnation as a historical forecast. Was he right?

Freud, in his writings on social philosophy, exposed truths about the unconscious motivations of 'mass man' and his irrational tendencies, lessons which are arguably more relevant than ever in our world of propaganda, spin, celebrity politics and perpetual war. Finally, we look at present-day currents in political philosophy. Are there any new ideas in the world?

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ID: 131258

Title: Lady of the Camellias

Author: Alexandre Dumas

Narrator: Laura Paton

Format: Abridged

Length: 02:11:00

Language: English

Release date: 01-01-06

Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks

Genres: Fiction & Literature, Classics

Summary:

The tragic but doomed love of Marguerite and Armand, recounted so passionately in La Dame aux Camélias, became one of the great love stories from its first publication in 1848. The title role of the consumptive heroine and her ultimate sacrifice inspired actresses from Sarah Bernhardt to Greta Garbo - and Giuseppe Verdi to write La Traviata. In this sound dramatisation, the story of passion and conflict is as fresh and compelling as when it was first written.

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