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Die Klassiker-Hörbibliothek (Gold-Edition)
- Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Alexander Puschkin, Wilhelm Raabe
- Narrated by: Ernst-August Schepmann, Friedrich Schönfelder, Fritz Stavenhagen
- Length: 31 hrs and 47 mins
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Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur! Eine komplett neue Zusammenstellung der schönsten Hörbuch-Klassiker...
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Die Klassiker-Hörbibliothek (Gold-Edition)
- Meisterwerke der Weltliteratur
- Narrated by: Ernst-August Schepmann, Friedrich Schönfelder, Fritz Stavenhagen
- Series: Die Klassiker-Hörbibliothek, Book 2
- Length: 31 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 08-30-12
- Language: German
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Der Heilige
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
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Die Novelle wurde 1879 verfasst und erschien 1880 als Buchausgabe. Sie handelt von der eigentümlichen Beziehung Thomas Beckets und Heinrichs II. von England. Meyer hat sich hier, wie meistens in seinen historischen Novellen, weitgehend an die historischen Fakten gehalten, abgesehen von der jedoch für den Handlungsverlauf sehr wichtigen Episode um Beckets Tochter Grace und deren Vergewaltigung durch den König; all das ist frei erfunden. Die Rahmenhandlung bildet Hans der Armbruster, der im Rückblick die Geschichte des Thomas Becket erzählt.
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Der Heilige
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 09-10-19
- Language: German
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Weihnachten, wie es früher war
- Mit Geschichten und Gedichten von Theodor Fontane, Rainer Maria Rilke und anderen
- By: Herman Bang, Theodor Fontane, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, and others
- Narrated by: Stefan Wilkening, Gert Heidenreich, Laura Maire, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Nostalgische Lesungen für die Winterzeit. Schon immer hat das Weihnachtsfest einen besonderen Zauber auf die Menschen gewirkt. Sieben gefühlvolle Erzählungen und Gedichte großer Autoren lassen die vergangenen Zeiten nostalgisch aufleben. Gelesen von Gert Heidenreich, Laura Maire, Sabine Kastius u. v. a.
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Weihnachten, wie es früher war
- Mit Geschichten und Gedichten von Theodor Fontane, Rainer Maria Rilke und anderen
- Narrated by: Stefan Wilkening, Gert Heidenreich, Laura Maire, Sabine Kastius, Gerd Anthoff
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-18-21
- Language: German
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Die Richterin
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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Diese Novelle wurde 1885 veröffentlicht. Sie hat (wie viele Werke des Dichters) eine große historische Person als Hintergrund. Sie spielt in der Zeit unmittelbar nach der Kaiserkrönung Karl des Großen im Jahr 800. Karl der Große kämpfte als bedeutendster Herrscher des Mittelalters für Recht und Ordnung in seinem Reich. Mit dem Kampf gegen die Langobarden sorgte er auch in der Provinz Rätien wieder für Ruhe. Das zentrale Thema der Erzählung ist die Liebe zwischen zwei jungen Leuten, die sich für Geschwister halten und wegen des Inzestverbots ihre Liebe nicht leben dürfen.
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Die Richterin
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 08-27-19
- Language: German
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Deutsche Balladen, Teil 7
- Bibliothek der Klassiker
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Theodor Storm, Wolfgang Müller, and others
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 57 mins
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20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: Napoleon im Kreml, Lethe, König Etzels Schwert, Der Tod und Frau Laura, Die Füße im Feuer (alle C. F. Meyer), Lied des Harfenmädchens, Walpurgisnacht (alle T. Storm), Der Mönch von Heisterbach (W. Müller), Das verfluchte Dorf (K. A. Candidus), Der Narr des Grafen von Zimmern, Ballade vom jungen Mörder Haube, Ballade vom dürren König, Seemärchen, Das Köhlerweib ist trunken (alle G. Keller).
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Deutsche Balladen, Teil 7
- Bibliothek der Klassiker
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: German
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Plautus im Nonnenkloster
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Zitat aus der Meyer'schen Erzählung: "Meine Fazetie", parodierte Poggio die den italienischen Novellen gewöhnlich voran stehende...
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Plautus im Nonnenkloster
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Release date: 12-02-12
- Language: German
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Angela Borgia
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Natascha Husar
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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"Angela Borgia" ist die letzte von mehreren historischen Novellen von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Der aus Zürich stammende Dichter nahm sich für diese erstmals 1891 veröffentlichte Novelle die historischen Figuren der italienischen Fürstin Lucrezia Borgia, der mit ihr verwandten Angela und deren Verehrer Don Giulio zum Vorbild. Der Autor führt den Leser in diesem Prosastück zurück in die Zeit der Renaissance, an den italienischen Fürstenhof von Ferrara.
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Angela Borgia
- Narrated by: Natascha Husar
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-04-22
- Language: German
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Das Leiden eines Knaben
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Matthias Ermert
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Das Leiden eines Knaben ist der Titel einer Novelle von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. Erste Überlegungen dazu gehen bis ins Jahr 1877 zurück, 1883 wurde die Novelle veröffentlicht. Stilistisch ist das Werk dem Realismus zuzuordnen. Die Novelle spielt in den späten Regierungsjahren des französischen Königs Ludwig XIV., die in der Binnenerzählung geschilderte Begebenheit nach 1700, während die Rahmenerzählung 1709 anzusetzen ist, als der Jesuit Père Tellier als Nachfolger des Jesuiten Père Lachaise Beichtvater des Königs wird.
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Das Leiden eines Knaben
- Narrated by: Matthias Ermert
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-04-22
- Language: German
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Angela Borgia
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
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Wie eine Lichtgestalt erscheint das Mädchen, später die junge Frau, Angela Borgia vor der dunklen Folie der ruchlosen Sippe der Borgias und der Nobilität des seinerzeitigen Italiens. Gegen Ende der Erzählung - der letzten von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer verfassten - hellt sich das düstere Sittenbild etwas auf.
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Angela Borgia
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 5 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-24-19
- Language: German
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Der Schuss von der Kanzel
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Ein Pfarrer, der während einer Predigt eine Pistole zieht und einen Schuss abgibt - das ist wohl wirklich "eine sich ereignete unerhörte Begebenheit". So kennzeichnete Goethe in einem Gespräch mit Eckermann das Wesen einer Novelle. Und eine vergnügliche Novelle ist Der Schuss von der Kanzel auch nach allen anderen Kennzeichnungen dieser literarischen Kleinform. Viel Vergnügen!
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Der Schuss von der Kanzel
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 08-09-19
- Language: German
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Das Amulett
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Glaube, Aberglaube, Freundestreue - das sind die Themen dieser Erzählung, die im 16. Jahrhundert, zur Zeit des nachmaligen Königs Henri Quatre und des Gemetzels der Bartholomäusnacht in Paris spielt.
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Das Amulett
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 08-02-19
- Language: German
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Deutsche Balladen, Teil 7
- Bibliothek der Klassiker
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, Theodor Storm, Wolfgang Müller, and others
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 57 mins
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20 der schönsten deutschen Balladen aus dem 19. Jahrhundert! Mit dabei: "Napoleon im Kreml", "Lethe", "König Etzels Schwert", "Der Tod und Frau Laura", "Die Füße im Feuer" (alle C. F. Meyer), "Lied des Harfenmädchens", "Walpurgisnacht" (alle T. Storm), "Der Mönch von Heisterbach" (W. Müller), "Das verfluchte Dorf" (K. A. Candidus), "Der Narr des Grafen von Zimmern", "Ballade vom jungen Mörder Haube", "Ballade vom dürren König", "Seemärchen", etc.
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Deutsche Balladen, Teil 7
- Bibliothek der Klassiker
- Narrated by: Jürgen Fritsche
- Length: 57 mins
- Release date: 11-18-16
- Language: German
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Gustav Adolfs Page
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer war ein Schweizer Dichter des Realismus, der (insbesondere historische) Novellen, Romane und Lyrik geschaffen hat. Er gehört mit Gottfried Keller und Jeremias Gotthelf zu den bedeutendsten deutschsprachigen Schweizer Dichtern des 19. Jahrhunderts. Gustav Adolfs Page ist die Geschichte einer heimlichen, verwegenen Liebe, die keine Erfüllung finden kann. Oder doch?
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Gustav Adolfs Page
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-09-16
- Language: German
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Plautus im Nonnenkloster
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Wolfgang Hinze
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
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Mit "Plautus" hat der Schweizer Schriftsteller C.F. Meyer eine weitere humorvolle Erzählung abgeliefert, die auf höchst suggestive Art geistlichen Wunderschwindel im 15. Jahrhundert auf Korn nimmt.
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Plautus im Nonnenkloster
- Narrated by: Wolfgang Hinze
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Release date: 07-21-05
- Language: German
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Der Schuß von der Kanzel
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Wolfgang Hinze
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Wie ein knurriger General mit Hilfe einer menschlichen Schwäche zwei Liebende zusammenbringt, davon erzählt diese amüsante Geschichte. Mit Musik von Gabriel Fauré.
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Der Schuß von der Kanzel
- Narrated by: Wolfgang Hinze
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
- Release date: 05-31-05
- Language: German
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Die Hochzeit des Mönchs
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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Conrad Ferdinand Meyer legt seine Erzählung einer "unerhörten Begebenheit" (Goethe über die Novelle) dem Dichter Dante Alighieri in den Mund...
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Die Hochzeit des Mönchs
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 12-02-12
- Language: German
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Das Amulett
- Narrated by: Ulrich Hilke
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 05-26-11
- Language: German
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Das Amulett
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Friedrich Schoenfelder
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
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Die Hugenottenverfolgung und das furchtbare Geschehen der Bartholomäusnacht des Jahres 1572 in Paris bilden den historischen Hintergrund dieser Novelle. Im Mittelpunkt steht die alle konfessionellen Gegensätze überbrückende Freundschaft zwischen einem jungen Katholiken und einem Schweizer Calvinisten.
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Das Amulett
- Narrated by: Friedrich Schoenfelder
- Length: 2 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-21-13
- Language: German
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Der Schuss von der Kanzel
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Sven Görtz
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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Wenn ein Pfarrer von der Kanzel während der Predigt einen Schuss abgibt, um den Ernst des Themas zu unterstreichen, dann ist das schon etwas Besonderes. Allerdings dürfte es auch Konsequenzen haben... Hat es auch! Welche, das erzählt diese humoristische Novelle von Conrad Ferdinand Meyer aus dem Jahre 1877.
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Der Schuss von der Kanzel
- Narrated by: Sven Görtz
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 03-22-19
- Language: German
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Das Leiden eines Knaben
- By: Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
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Erste Überlegungen zu dieser Novelle gehen bis ins Jahr 1877 zurück, 1883 wurde die Novelle veröffentlicht. Stilistisch ist das Werk dem Realismus zuzuordnen. Quelle für Conrad Ferdinand Meyers Erzählung sind die Memoiren Saint-Simons aus den Jahren 1709 und 1711, in denen berichtet wird, dass nach einem Schülerstreich an der Pariser Jesuitenschule ein Sohn des Marschalls Boufflers an den Folgen der Züchtigung gestorben sei, während die beiden Söhne des Polizeiministers Argenson ungestraft davonkamen.
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Das Leiden eines Knaben
- Narrated by: Hans Jochim Schmidt
- Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 08-14-19
- Language: German
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
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Wonderful
- By Feviegirl on 09-18-24
By: Liane Moriarty
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
By: Rebecca Yarros
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- By The Story Adict on 09-13-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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The plane is jam-packed. Every seat is taken. So of course the flight is delayed! Flight attendant Allegra Patel likes her job—she’s generally happy with her life, even if she can’t figure out why she hooks up with a man she barely speaks to—but today is her twenty-eighth birthday. She can think of plenty of things she’d rather be doing than placating a bunch of grumpy passengers.
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Wonderful
- By Feviegirl on 09-18-24
By: Liane Moriarty
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
By: Rebecca Yarros
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- By The Story Adict on 09-13-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
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start here, if you are looking to achieve in life
- By NL on 10-22-18
By: James Clear
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The Boyfriend
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Victoria Connolly, Adam Blanford
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it all: men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can't shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot. Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He's charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet. Then the brutal murder of a young woman—the latest in a string of deaths across the coast—confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.
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The story whole thing is agonizing to listen to.
- By G Andrew Smith on 10-01-24
By: Freida McFadden
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All the Colors of the Dark
- By: Chris Whitaker
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
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Best book of 2024
- By Jmo930 on 07-04-24
By: Chris Whitaker
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Be Ready When the Luck Happens
- A Memoir
- By: Ina Garten
- Narrated by: Ina Garten
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In her long-awaited memoir, Ina Garten—aka the Barefoot Contessa, author of thirteen bestselling cookbooks, beloved Food Network personality, Instagram sensation, and cultural icon—shares her personal story with those hungry for a seat at her table. Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining, and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’s gift is to make everything look easy, yet all her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail.
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Ina’s Open Honesty
- By Marylin Angeloff on 10-03-24
By: Ina Garten
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.
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Jim Dale is wonderful!
- By ladigolfer on 12-31-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Revenge of the Tipping Point
- Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Why is Miami… Miami? What does the heartbreaking fate of the cheetah tell us about the way we raise our children? Why do Ivy League schools care so much about sports? What is the Magic Third, and what does it mean for racial harmony? In this provocative new work, Malcolm Gladwell returns to the subject of social epidemics and tipping points, this time with the aim of explaining the dark side of contagious phenomena. Through a series of gripping stories, Gladwell traces the rise of a new and troubling form of social engineering
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Intriguing stories & insightful analysis
- By Lucy A. Pithecus on 10-02-24
By: Malcolm Gladwell
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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Great story
- By AJ Frithiof on 02-08-24
By: Kristin Hannah
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...
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Jim Dale at his best
- By rottndachs on 01-12-16
By: J.K. Rowling
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7 Hours to Die
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.
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Intensity
- By The Grammie on 09-18-24
By: James Patterson, and others
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A Court of Mist and Fury
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin.
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Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
- By Natalie C on 05-05-16
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- By Kel on 09-05-22
By: H. D. Carlton
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
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“Harreeeeeeeeee”
- By D.S.G. on 01-06-18
By: J.K. Rowling
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The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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One Big Cliche’
- By Karen Brow on 08-03-22
By: Freida McFadden
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House of Earth and Blood
- Crescent City, Book 1
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Evans
- Length: 27 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life-working hard all day and partying all night - until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She'll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills and incredible strength have been set to one purpose - to assassinate his boss' enemies, no questions asked.
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What a disappointment
- By Hollie Morales on 03-09-20
By: Sarah J. Maas
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The Message
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set out to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s classic “Politics and the English Language,” but found himself grappling with deeper questions about how our stories—our reporting and imaginative narratives and mythmaking—expose and distort our realities. In the first of the book’s three intertwining essays, Coates, on his first trip to Africa, finds himself in two places at once: in Dakar, a modern city in Senegal, and in a mythic kingdom in his mind.
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Coates is our Baldwin, our DuBois, our Douglass
- By Lauren on 10-01-24
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
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It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
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Not what I expected.
- By Love2Read on 01-23-20
By: Colleen Hoover
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
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Jim Dale is the BEST!
- By Leigh on 07-03-19
By: J.K. Rowling
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Length: 25 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre but for everything—and everyone she holds dear.
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Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
- By JP on 05-04-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy.
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A great read, but…
- By Dennis Atanassov on 09-10-24
By: Dennis E. Taylor
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The Chronicles of Narnia Complete Audio Collection
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, Michael York, and others
- Length: 33 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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For over 60 years, readers of all ages have been enchanted by the magical realms, the epic battles between good and evil, and the unforgettable creatures of Narnia. This box set includes all seven titles in The Chronicles of Narnia - The Magician's Nephew; The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; The Horse and His Boy; Prince Caspian; The Voyage of the Dawn Treader; The Silver Chair; and The Last Battle.
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Comes without book subdivisions - chapter key below
- By Daniel on 01-07-20
By: C. S. Lewis
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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It’s good
- By Suzan Ando on 07-28-24
By: Liz Moore
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny...
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Masterful Narration Continues
- By Gina on 05-13-16
By: J.K. Rowling
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Iron Flame
- Empyrean, Book 2
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 28 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone expected Violet Sorrengail to die during her first year at Basgiath War College―Violet included. But Threshing was only the first impossible test meant to weed out the weak-willed, the unworthy, and the unlucky. Now the real training begins, and Violet’s already wondering how she’ll get through. It’s not just that it’s grueling and maliciously brutal, or even that it’s designed to stretch the riders’ capacity for pain beyond endurance. It’s the new vice commandant, who’s made it his personal mission to teach Violet exactly how powerless she is–unless she betrays the man she loves.
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I wish I could throw this book off a cliff.
- By Rebekah L Johnson on 11-10-23
By: Rebecca Yarros
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The Anxious Generation
- How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
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A Parenting Book for the 2020's
- By Looks and feels great. Even has little pads to prevent scratching on 03-29-24
By: Jonathan Haidt