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Androcles and the Lion
By George Bernard Shaw
Presented by The Online Stage George
Bernard Shaw based his "religious pantomime" Androcles and the Lion on the ancient fable of the runaway slave who pulls a painful thorn from a lion's paw, thereby making a lifelong friend. Shaw explained that his play was in part a reaction to the huge success of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan: "I wrote Androcles to show what a play for children should be like."
This tale of a puny Greek tailor triumphing over the Roman emperor is, as always with Shaw, a commentary on the politics of his time, with the emperor standing in for the British government and, indeed, all repressive regimes.
Androcles and the Lion will delight audiences of all ages by alternating laughter with pathos, philosophy with fun, and satire with sincerity.
Cast
- Narrator (G.B. Shaw) - Ben Stevens
- Androcles - Jeff Moon
- Megaera - Sara Morsey
- Centurion - Alan Weyman
- The Captain - Craig Franklin
- Lavinia - P.J. Morgan
- Lentullus - Steve Gough
- Metellus - Noel Badrian
- Spintho - Andrew Coleman
- Ferrovius - John Burlinson
- The Call Boy - Grace Keller-Scotch
- The Editor - Ron Altman
- The Menagerie Keeper - David Prickett
- Caesar/The Emperor - Peter Tucker
- Secutor - Denis Daly
- The Retiarius - Marty Krz
Audio edited by John Burlinson
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- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Gripped by the tale of a Messiah whose blood we drink and body we eat, the genre-defying author Emmanuel Carrère revisits the story of the early Church in his latest work. With an idiosyncratic and at times iconoclastic take on the charms and foibles of the Church fathers, Carrère ferries listeners through his "doors" into the biblical narrative. Once inside, he follows the ragtag group of early Christians through the tumultuous days of the faith's founding.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The Gospel of Emmanuel
- By Mark on 12-31-17
By: Emmanuel Carrère, and others
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Villains of the Early Church
- And How They Made Us Better Christians
- By: Mike Aquilina
- Narrated by: Mike Aquilina
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21
The early Church faced its share of villains - persecutors like Nero and Julian, heretics like Marcion and Arius. And what good were they? Plenty, say the Church fathers. The threat of persecution made Christians strong and bold. As noted author Mike Aquilina demonstrates in Villains of the Early Church: And How They Made Us Better Christians, the menace of heresy made Christians smarter - and deepened their knowledge of the divine mysteries. The villains of the ancient world proved the mettle of heroes like Peter and Paul, Irenaeus and Athanasius.
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4 out of 5 stars
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AMAZING NARRATOR
- By Tyler Fowler (Host of the YouTube channel Faith Unaltered) on 11-07-19
By: Mike Aquilina
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What Jesus Meant
- By: Garry Wills
- Narrated by: Garry Wills
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 116
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 64
In what are billed "culture wars", people on the political right and the political left cite Jesus as endorsing their views. Garry Wills argues that Jesus subscribed to no political program. He was far more radical than that. In a fresh reading of the gospels, Wills explores the meaning of the "reign of heaven" that Jesus not only promised for the future but brought with him into this life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book on Jesus I've read.
- By Jack on 10-29-11
By: Garry Wills
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Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
- By: Edwin Abbott
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 546
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 484
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Story4 out of 5 stars 484
Abbott used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to offer pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian culture. However, the novella's more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions, for which the novella is still popular amongst mathematics, physics, and computer science students. Several films have been made from the story, including a feature film in 2007 called Flatland. Other efforts have been short or experimental films, including one narrated by Dudley Moore and a short film with Martin Sheen titled Flatland: The Movie.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Upward, not Northward
- By Darwin8u on 12-10-12
By: Edwin Abbott
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Who Is This Man?
- The Unpredictable Impact of the Inescapable Jesus
- By: John Ortberg
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 285
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Story5 out of 5 stars 243
Best-selling author John Ortberg shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact humanity today. Jesus' impact on our world is highly unlikely, widely inescapable, largely unknown, and decidedly double-edged. It is unlikely in light of the severe limitations of his earthly life; it is inescapable because of the range of impact; it is unknown because history doesn't connect dots; and it is doubled-edged because his followers have wreaked so much havoc, often in his name.
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3 out of 5 stars
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NOT narrated by John Ortberg, sadly
- By T. Harris on 08-15-12
By: John Ortberg
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A.D. The Bible Continues
- The Revolution That Changed the World
- By: Dr. David Jeremiah
- Narrated by: Roger Mueller
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story5 out of 5 stars 122
The greatest revolution of all time was about to begin.... When Pontius Pilate ordered the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, he thought he was putting an end to the Jewish uprising that had been threatening the authority of the Roman Empire. What Pilate didn't realize, however, was that the real revolution was just getting started.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book fills in and explains so much more!!
- By Patricia Hambsch on 08-29-15
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A Little History of the World
- By: E. H. Gombrich
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,064
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,411
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,397
E. H. Gombrich's world history, an international best seller now available in English for the first time, is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements, and an acute witness to its frailties.
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5 out of 5 stars
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an enlightening book; very well read
- By A.B.Oxford on 06-03-06
By: E. H. Gombrich
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The Crucible
- By: Arthur Miller
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach, Richard Dreyfuss, Ed Begley Jr., and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,567
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,272
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,269
In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. In a searing portrait of a community engulfed by panic—with ruthless prosecutors, and neighbors eager to testify against neighbor—The Crucible famously mirrors the anti-Communist hysteria that held the United States in its grip in the 1950’s.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Abridged Version
- By Michael G. Stoffel on 05-07-12
By: Arthur Miller
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Life Is Worth Living, Part 1
- By: Archbishop Fulton J Sheen
- Narrated by: Fulton J. Sheen
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 382
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 326
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Story5 out of 5 stars 323
Here is the best of the audio from the famous Catholic television program, "Life is Worth Living!" For more than 30 years, Archbishop Fulton Sheen was the voice of the Catholic Church, with his radio and television ministries that touched hearts all over the world. His wisdom and gentle insight are once again available in digitally remastered audio recorded from his live programs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing audiobook!!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 07-03-14
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Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea
- Why the Greeks Matter
- By: Thomas Cahill
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 338
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4 out of 5 stars 155
Best selling history writer Thomas Cahill continues his series on the roots of Western civilization with this volume about the contributions of ancient Greece to the development of contemporary culture. Tracing the origin of Greek culture in the migrations of armed Indo-European horsemen into Attica and the Peloponnesian peninsula, he follows their progress into the creation of the Greek city-states, the refinement of their machinery of war, and the flowering of intellectual and artistic culture.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super super
- By Richard on 12-28-03
By: Thomas Cahill
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Encounters with Jesus
- Unexpected Answers to Life's Biggest Questions
- By: Timothy Keller
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 831
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 722
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Story5 out of 5 stars 711
What is my purpose in life? What is a good life? Why is there so much wrong with our world? What can I do to help make it right? These are some of the big questions that everyone must answer. And any lasting change in our lives will start with a change to one or more of our answers to these questions. Jesus changed the life of every person he met in the Gospels, through powerful experiences and words that led them to unexpected and transforming answers to their big questions. These conversations can still address our questions and doubts today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very deep
- By Rich Hayami on 07-11-14
By: Timothy Keller
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Christ
- A Crisis in the Life of God
- By: Jack Miles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Jack Miles's book is a provocative and revisionary look at the life of Jesus, in which many of the most well-worn truths about Christ are recontextualized and revisited. It does not look for the historical Jesus, but takes the Gospels as the sole source about his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Missed a lot of stuff
- By Wintertao on 01-08-21
By: Jack Miles
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The Truth About Muhammad
- Founder of the World's Most Intolerant Religion
- By: Robert Spencer
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 724
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 728
In The Truth about Muhammad, New York Times best-selling author and Islam expert Robert Spencer offers an honest and telling portrait of the founder of Islam - perhaps the first such portrait in half a century - unbounded by fear and political correctness, unflinching, and willing to face the hard facts about Muhammad's life that continue to affect our world today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- By Cx30 on 12-09-06
By: Robert Spencer
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The Fire Next Time
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,825
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,593
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,543
At once a powerful evocation of his early life in Harlem and a disturbing examination of the consequences of racial injustice to both the individual and the body politic, James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil rights movement with this eloquent manifesto. The Fire Next Time stands as one of the essential works of our literature.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad and moving and powerful and beautiful
- By Darwin8u on 09-17-15
By: James Baldwin
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The Cheese and the Worms
- The Cosmos of a Sixteenth-Century Miller
- By: Carlo Ginzburg, Anne C. Tedeschi - translator, John Tedeschi - translator
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
The Cheese and the Worms is an incisive study of popular culture in the 16th century as seen through the eyes of one man, the miller known as Menocchio, who was accused of heresy during the Inquisition and sentenced to death. Carlo Ginzburg uses the trial records to illustrate the religious and social conflicts of the society in which Menocchio lived.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, robotic narrator
- By Andrea Bellevue on 07-22-21
By: Carlo Ginzburg, and others