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April in Paris
A Quote by Ursula K. Le Guin
You can’t crush ideas by suppressing them. You can only crush them by ignoring them. By refusing to think, refusing to change.
Ursula K. Le Guin
The Dispossessed
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A Wizard of Earthsea, first published in 1968, is a seminal fantasy novel. The novel is renowned for its richly imagined world, nuanced exploration of magic and power, and profound themes of balance and self-knowledge. The novel has been widely praised for its lyrical prose, compelling characters, and subversion of fantasy tropes through its non-white protagonist.
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A Wizard of Earthsea
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A Wizard of Earthsea
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion
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Three remarkable journeys into the stars: Worlds of Exile and Illusion includes Rocannon's World, Planet of Exile, and City of Illusions. These three spacefaring adventures mark the beginning of grand master Ursula K. Le Guin’s remarkable career.
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Well and Beautifully Told
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Worlds of Exile and Illusion
- Three Complete Novels of the Hainish Series in One Volume—Rocannon's World; Planet of Exile; City of Illusions
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- Series: The Hainish Cycle, Book 1-3
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April in Paris
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"April in Paris" is a poignant exploration of the intricacies of human emotion and the essence of connection, set against the backdrop of a city renowned for its beauty and romance.
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Why not use pauses?
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April in Paris
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The Lathe of Heaven
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In a future world racked by violence and environmental catastrophes, George Orr wakes up one day to discover that his dreams have the ability to alter reality. He seeks help from Dr. William Haber....
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Amazing!
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The Lathe of Heaven
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The Farthest Shore
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Return to Earthsea with Ged, the brash young wizard who survived the enchanted labyrinth of The Tombs of Atuan....
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Best. Fantasy. Series. Ever.
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The Farthest Shore
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- Series: The Earthsea Quartet, Book 3
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The Left Hand of Darkness
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The Left Hand of Darkness tells the story of a lone human emissary to Winter, an alien world whose inhabitants can change their gender....
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Almost 50 and still amazing
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The Left Hand of Darkness
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- Series: The Hainish Cycle, Book 4
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The Dispossessed
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Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down the walls of hatred....
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One of my favorite novels of all time
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The Dispossessed
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Tales from Earthsea
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The tales of this book explore and extend the world established by Ursula K. Le Guin's must-listen Earthsea Cycle.
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The Rest is Silence
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Tales from Earthsea
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Tehanu
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Years before, they had escaped together from the sinister Tombs of Atuan - she an isolated young priestess, he a powerful wizard. Now she is a farmer's widow....
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Delivers on Promise of Tenar and the Tombs
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Tehanu
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Lavinia
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Born into peace and freedom, Lavinia is stunned to learn that she will be the cause of a great war - or so the prophecies and omens claim....
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Fascinatingly well written
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Lavinia
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan
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The Eye of the Heron
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In Victoria on a former prison colony, two exiled groups - the farmers of Shantih and the city dwellers - live in apparent harmony. But all is not as it seems. While the peace-loving farmers labor endlessly to provide food for the city, the city bosses rule the Shantih with an iron fist....
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Great story!
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The Eye of the Heron
- Narrated by: Christina Moore
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 01-31-19
- Language: English
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The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands
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Outer Space, Inner Lands includes many of the best known Ursula K. Le Guin nonrealistic stories....
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chapter names
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The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands
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Catwings
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Ursula K. Le Guin
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Le Guin wrote this highly acclaimed novel about a very special litter of kittens. Mrs. Jane Tabby has always longed toget away from the cramped alleys of the city....
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A Childhood Favorite
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Catwings
- Narrated by: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Series: Catwings, Book 1
- Length: 24 mins
- Release date: 12-01-11
- Language: English
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The Tombs of Atuan
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A bold young wizard enters the labyrinth of the sacred Tombs of Atuan to steal the magical ring of Erreth-Akbe. Instead, he finds an unhappy priestess in need of a hero to save her.....
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In Some Ways, the Best of the Original Trilogy
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The Tombs of Atuan
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- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Series: The Earthsea Quartet, Book 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 06-29-10
- Language: English
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The Other Wind
- The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
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In this final book of the Earthsea Cycle, Le Guin combines her magical fantasy with a profoundly human, earthly, humble touch....
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Obnoxious narrator
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The Other Wind
- The Earthsea Cycle, Book 6
- Narrated by: Samuel Roukin
- Series: The Earthsea Quartet, Book 6
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 06-19-17
- Language: English
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The Ursula K. Le Guin Collection
- April in Paris, The Masters, Darkness Box
- By: Ursula K. le Guin
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"The Ursula K. Le Guin Collection. Illustrated" is a captivating anthology featuring three remarkable works by the renowned author Ursula K. Le Guin: "April in Paris," "The Masters," and "Darkness Box." In "April in Paris," Le Guin weaves a mesmerizing tale set in the enchanting city of Paris,...
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The Ursula K. Le Guin Collection
- April in Paris, The Masters, Darkness Box
- Narrated by: Peter Coates
- Length: 1 hr and 36 mins
- Release date: 05-06-25
- Language: English
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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
- A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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In this landmark modern-day rendition of the ancient Taoist classic, Ursula K. Le Guin presents Lao Tzu’s time-honored and astonishingly powerful philosophy like never before....
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I wanted to love this
- By Cody Joseph Painter on 09-16-20
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Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching
- A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way
- Narrated by: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
- Release date: 09-07-20
- Language: English
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Words Are My Matter
- Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016, with a Journal of a Writer’s Week
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
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A must-listen collection, Words Are My Matter is a manual for investigating the depth and breadth of contemporary fiction - and, through the lens of deep considerations of contemporary writing, a way of exploring the world we are all living in....
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One of Le Guin's best collections
- By Cameron on 05-11-19
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Words Are My Matter
- Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016, with a Journal of a Writer’s Week
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 13 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-20-18
- Language: English
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Always Coming Home
- A Novel
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi, Isabella Star LeBlanc
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
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Always Coming Home is Ursula K. Le Guin’s magnificent work of imagination, a visionary, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern California coast.
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A favorite Ursula K. Le Guin
- By Michael on 03-30-24
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Always Coming Home
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi, Isabella Star LeBlanc
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 06-27-23
- Language: English
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The Found and the Lost
- The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan, Jefferson Mays
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
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Every novella by Ursula K. Le Guin, an icon in American literature, collected for the first time - and introduced by the legendary author - in one breathtaking volume....
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You gotta be kidding me.
- By Spam on 07-02-19
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The Found and the Lost
- The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan, Jefferson Mays
- Length: 34 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 11-04-16
- Language: English
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