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The Republic by Plato ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 31, 2022

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The Republic by Plato audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

Plato's The Republic unfolds as a searching conversation led by Socrates, who is drawn into a spirited debate about what justice really is and whether a just life is happier than an unjust one. As the discussion widens, Socrates and his interlocutors attempt an audacious thought experiment: designing an ideal city from the ground up in order to see justice written large. They argue over education, civic duty, wealth, censorship, and the role of art, and they propose a class of disciplined guardians to protect the community and a rare kind of ruler - the philosopher-king - to guide it. Along the way, Plato crafts vivid images that have shaped Western thought for centuries, including a famous parable about illusion and enlightenment that challenges how we understand truth itself. At once a political blueprint, a moral inquiry, and a meditation on knowledge, The Republic asks what a society owes its citizens and what a soul owes itself. The stakes are personal as well as public: the pursuit of order in the city mirrors the struggle for harmony within the individual, where reason, desire, and spirit contend for control.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:44:07) Chapter 02

(01:18:30) Chapter 03

(01:59:09) Chapter 04

(02:31:13) Chapter 05

(03:05:05) Chapter 06

(03:57:52) Chapter 07

(04:33:39) Chapter 08

(05:13:26) Chapter 09

(05:50:33) Chapter 10

(06:15:56) Chapter 11

(06:40:47) Chapter 12

(07:18:40) Chapter 13

(07:56:10) Chapter 14

(08:32:21) Chapter 15

(09:07:43) Chapter 16

(09:47:07) Chapter 17

(10:17:34) Chapter 18

(10:43:35) Chapter 19

(11:14:15) Chapter 20

(11:53:21) Chapter 21

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The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon ~ Full Audiobook [history] Jul 30, 2022

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The Story of Mankind by Hendrik van Loon audiobook.

Genre: history

Hendrik van Loon's The Story of Mankind is a brisk, conversational journey through world history, written for curious listeners who want the big picture without getting lost in academic detail. Beginning with humanity's earliest beginnings and moving through the rise of civilizations, empires, and religions, van Loon introduces the key forces that shaped how people lived, fought, traded, believed, and governed. Along the way, the book highlights memorable figures and pivotal moments while constantly returning to a larger question: how did human society become what it is, and what patterns repeat across time? Van Loon's distinctive voice combines storytelling, humor, and pointed opinion, making kings, conquerors, artists, and explorers feel immediate rather than distant. This is not a textbook of dates and footnotes, but a guided narrative that connects geography, ideas, and technology to the everyday realities of the past. For listeners who want an accessible entry point into global history - and a reminder that the choices of ordinary people and powerful leaders alike can echo for centuries - The Story of Mankind offers an engaging, thought-provoking sweep of the human saga.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:08:27) Chapter 01

(00:17:36) Chapter 02

(00:22:43) Chapter 03

(00:28:08) Chapter 04

(00:38:29) Chapter 05

(00:45:40) Chapter 06

(00:50:09) Chapter 07

(00:52:38) Chapter 08

(00:59:59) Chapter 09

(01:05:10) Chapter 10

(01:08:23) Chapter 11

(01:12:31) Chapter 12

(01:19:08) Chapter 13

(01:22:59) Chapter 14

(01:29:07) Chapter 15

(01:34:59) Chapter 16

(01:42:42) Chapter 17

(01:48:58) Chapter 18

(01:57:51) Chapter 19

(02:02:32) Chapter 20

(02:06:40) Chapter 21

(02:12:09) Chapter 22

(02:35:54) Chapter 23

(02:41:22) Chapter 24

(03:00:45) Chapter 25

(03:09:54) Chapter 26

(03:20:23) Chapter 27

(03:34:02) Chapter 28

(03:45:26) Chapter 29

(03:55:32) Chapter 30

(04:00:03) Chapter 31

(04:07:02) Chapter 32

(04:12:04) Chapter 33

(04:24:12) Chapter 34

(04:33:08) Chapter 35

(04:52:36) Chapter 36

(05:02:06) Chapter 37

(05:17:11) Chapter 38

(05:29:15) Chapter 39

(05:56:46) Chapter 40

(06:05:52) Chapter 41

(06:32:59) Chapter 42

(06:50:08) Chapter 43

(07:12:59) Chapter 44

(07:41:44) Chapter 45

(08:15:01) Chapter 46

(08:24:18) Chapter 47

(08:38:07) Chapter 48

(08:46:03) Chapter 49

(08:54:51) Chapter 50

(09:02:07) Chapter 51

(09:15:40) Chapter 52

(09:43:56) Chapter 53

(10:08:03) Chapter 54

(10:29:51) Chapter 55

(10:46:24) Chapter 56

(11:27:54) Chapter 57

(11:47:32) Chapter 58

(11:57:33) Chapter 59

(12:13:26) Chapter 60

(12:23:45) Chapter 61

(12:52:43) Chapter 62

(13:10:55) Chapter 63

(13:30:58) Chapter 64

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Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard ~ Full Audiobook [adventure] Jul 30, 2022

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Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard audiobook.

Genre: adventure

Retired hunter and trader Allan Quatermain thinks he has finally put Africa's dangers behind him, content to spend his days in quiet England with his son. But when an old friend begs for help, Quatermain is drawn back into the wild interior on a mission that quickly becomes far more personal and perilous than promised. Joined by the formidable warrior Umslopogaas and driven by the courage of Lady Ragnall, the party treks into unmapped country of harsh deserts, looming mountains, and hidden kingdoms where rumor, superstition, and political ambition can be as deadly as spear or lion. As loyalties are tested and the landscape turns hostile, Quatermain must rely on hard-won experience, sharp judgment, and a stubborn moral code to keep his companions alive and to uncover the truth behind a mysterious disappearance. Both a fast-moving expedition tale and a reflective portrait of a man aging out of violence he cannot quite escape, Allan Quatermain explores friendship, duty, cultural collision, and the cost of seeking glory at the edge of the known world.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:19:56) Chapter 01

(00:55:13) Chapter 02

(01:21:13) Chapter 03

(01:50:23) Chapter 04

(02:16:25) Chapter 05

(02:54:39) Chapter 06

(03:20:10) Chapter 07

(03:51:58) Chapter 08

(04:21:18) Chapter 09

(04:53:03) Chapter 10

(05:27:43) Chapter 11

(06:06:25) Chapter 12

(06:46:28) Chapter 13

(07:17:40) Chapter 14

(07:59:22) Chapter 15

(08:35:26) Chapter 16

(09:03:50) Chapter 17

(09:36:45) Chapter 18

(10:17:02) Chapter 19

(10:42:24) Chapter 20

(11:20:12) Chapter 21

(11:46:24) Chapter 22

(12:23:03) Chapter 23

(12:46:23) Chapter 24

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The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jul 30, 2022

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The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper audiobook.

Genre: scifi

On the distant colony world of Poictesme, Conn Maxwell comes home from years away to find a society living off fading prestige and dwindling resources, still clinging to old glories while its young people drift toward despair. Conn refuses to accept the slow decline. He becomes convinced that a legendary piece of lost technology from the first days of interstellar expansion - a super-advanced 'cosmic computer' rumored to answer any question - might still exist somewhere on the planet. If it can be found, it could transform Poictesme's economy, restore hope, and prove that the colony is more than a historical backwater.But searching for a myth is dangerous in a world with political rivalries, entrenched interests, and people ready to exploit any rumor for profit or power. As Conn gathers allies and faces skeptics, he must navigate local factions, old grudges, and the hard realities of a frontier society built on half-remembered history. Part treasure hunt, part social drama, The Cosmic Computer blends mystery, optimism, and sharp observation about how communities survive - or fail - when their future depends on what they choose to believe in.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:33:15) Chapter 2

(01:12:11) Chapter 3

(02:03:31) Chapter 4

(02:39:16) Chapter 5

(03:27:04) Chapter 6

(04:02:58) Chapter 7

(04:52:09) Chapter 8

(05:34:05) Chapter 9

(06:15:02) Chapter 10

(06:51:30) Chapter 11

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jul 29, 2022

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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook.

Genre: mystery

Step into the foggy streets and gaslit rooms of Victorian London with The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, a celebrated collection of cases narrated by Dr. John Watson. In story after story, Watson chronicles the brilliant deductions, eccentric habits, and relentless curiosity of his friend and flatmate, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes. From mysterious disappearances and baffling thefts to ominous letters and seemingly impossible crimes, each case draws Holmes into the hidden motives and secret lives of clients who arrive at 221B Baker Street desperate for answers. As Holmes matches wits with swindlers, blackmailers, and foes who can nearly rival his intellect, Watson struggles to keep pace - and to capture the human stakes behind the puzzles. The collection showcases Holmes at the height of his powers while exploring themes of loyalty, reason versus emotion, and the thin line between respectability and scandal. With crisp pacing, vivid period detail, and tightly constructed mysteries, these adventures invite listeners to test their own powers of observation alongside the world's most famous detective.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:46:07) Chapter 2

(01:28:33) Chapter 3

(02:08:02) Chapter 4

(02:53:43) Chapter 5

(03:41:38) Chapter 6

(04:20:45) Chapter 7

(05:00:34) Chapter 8

(05:49:43) Chapter 9

(06:30:49) Chapter 10

(07:37:13) Chapter 11

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The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jul 29, 2022

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The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In Victorian London, Dr. John Watson returns to the rooms at 221B Baker Street and finds Sherlock Holmes restless between cases, chasing stimulation as fiercely as he chases truth. Their routine is broken when Mary Morstan, a poised young woman with a troubling past, seeks Holmes' help. For years she has received mysterious pearls from an unknown benefactor, and now an anonymous letter summons her to learn the secret behind her missing father's fate. Holmes and Watson accompany Mary into a web of guarded mansions, half-buried scandals, and coded clues pointing to a vanished fortune tied to India and a pact known only as 'the four.' As the investigation deepens, a brutal crime forces them into a race against time, pitting Holmes' razor logic against deception, greed, and a dangerous adversary who moves through the city like a shadow. From foggy streets to a breathless chase along the River Thames, The Sign of the Four blends deduction, suspense, and atmosphere, while also charting Watson's growing attachment to Mary and probing the moral costs of obsession and empire.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:19:23) Chapter 02

(00:32:15) Chapter 03

(00:44:13) Chapter 04

(01:07:53) Chapter 05

(01:24:03) Chapter 06

(01:43:08) Chapter 07

(02:08:10) Chapter 08

(02:28:45) Chapter 09

(02:49:47) Chapter 10

(03:09:28) Chapter 11

(03:22:11) Chapter 12

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His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ~ Full Audiobook [mystery] Jul 29, 2022

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His Last Bow by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle audiobook.

Genre: mystery

In His Last Bow, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle gathers a late-career set of Sherlock Holmes adventures that show the great detective at his most seasoned and surprising. Narrated chiefly through the steady voice of Dr. John Watson, these cases move from quiet London rooms to lonely country houses and shadowed European intrigues, where a single odd detail can expose a hidden motive. Holmes confronts baffling disappearances, secret codes, and criminals who think they have finally outgrown his notice, while Watson struggles to keep pace with a friend whose methods grow ever more daring as the stakes rise. Across the collection, Doyle highlights the partnership at the heart of the stories: Watson's loyalty and moral clarity set against Holmes' cool logic, fierce curiosity, and occasional flashes of compassion. The title tale, set against the gathering storm of international conflict, adds an extra layer of tension as Holmes steps into a world where the enemy is not just a person, but a nation preparing for war. Witty, atmospheric, and sharply plotted, this volume explores legacy, friendship, and the price of vigilance in uncertain times.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:26:41) Chapter 02

(01:02:11) Chapter 03

(01:26:03) Chapter 04

(01:45:24) Chapter 05

(02:09:09) Chapter 06

(02:30:35) Chapter 07

(02:59:17) Chapter 08

(03:37:22) Chapter 09

(03:57:58) Chapter 10

(04:16:30) Chapter 11

(04:37:26) Chapter 12

(05:03:23) Chapter 13

(05:27:51) Chapter 14

(06:01:44) Chapter 15

(06:25:01) Chapter 16

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Dream Psychology by Sigmund Freud ~ Full Audiobook [science] Jul 29, 2022

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Dream Psychology by Sigmund Freud audiobook.

Genre: science

Not a few serious-minded students, [...], have been discouraged from attempting a study of Freud's dream psychology. The book in which he originally offered to the world his interpretation of dreams was as circumstantial as a legal record to be pondered over by scientists at their leisure, not to be assimilated in a few hours by the average alert reader. In those days, Freud could not leave out any detail likely to make his extremely novel thesis evidentially acceptable to those willing to sift data. - Freud himself, however, realized the magnitude of the task which the reading of his magnum opus imposed upon those who have not been prepared for it by long psychological and scientific training and he abstracted from that gigantic work the parts which constitute the essential of his discoveries.

The publishers of the present book deserve credit for presenting to the reading public the gist of Freud's psychology in the master's own words, and in a form which shall neither discourage beginners, nor appear too elementary to those who are more advanced in psychoanalytic study. - Dream psychology is the key to Freud's works and to all modern psychology. With a simple, compact manual such as Dream Psychology there shall be no longer any excuse for ignorance of the most revolutionary psychological system of modern times.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:13:34) Chapter 01

(00:47:32) Chapter 02

(01:29:42) Chapter 03

(02:02:52) Chapter 04

(02:42:20) Chapter 05

(03:27:16) Chapter 06

(04:14:22) Chapter 07

(04:45:49) Chapter 08

(05:34:35) Chapter 09

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Reginald by Saki ~ Full Audiobook [comedy] Jul 29, 2022

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Reginald by Saki audiobook.

Genre: comedy

Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro. His witty, biting and occasionally odd short stories satirised Edwardian culture. Saki is considered a master of the short story and has been compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker as well as Noel Coward and Oscar Wilde (who clearly influenced Saki.) His first collection of short stories, Reginald, was published by Methuen Press in 1904 though these stories first appeared in the 'Westminster Gazette'. The stories in this collection are a foil for allowing the jaded and insider/outsider figure of Reginald to comment on some ridiculous or provincial attitude prevalent in upper class Edwardian society, although one can easily recognize these same attitudes in our society today. Long popular and well known, Saki's brilliant humour is as enjoyable now as it was almost a century ago.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:07:25) Chapter 02

(00:12:27) Chapter 03

(00:17:35) Chapter 04

(00:23:31) Chapter 05

(00:27:52) Chapter 06

(00:34:18) Chapter 07

(00:39:47) Chapter 08

(00:45:56) Chapter 09

(00:54:35) Chapter 10

(01:00:38) Chapter 11

(01:07:33) Chapter 12

(01:14:36) Chapter 13

(01:22:45) Chapter 14

(01:30:41) Chapter 15

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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert ~ Full Audiobook [drama] Jul 29, 2022

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Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert audiobook.

Genre: drama

In provincial 19th-century France, Emma Bovary believes life should feel like the romances she devours: sweeping passions, refined luxury, and constant excitement. When she marries Charles Bovary, a well-meaning country doctor devoted to his new wife, Emma expects her dreams to finally begin. Instead she finds herself trapped by routine, small-town gossip, and the slow disappointments of a marriage built on affection rather than ardor. Restless and hungry for glamour, Emma reaches beyond her means and her station, chasing admiration and intensity wherever she thinks it can be found. As her desires collide with the rigid codes of her community, a web of temptation, secrecy, and escalating debts tightens around the Bovary household. Flaubert's landmark novel is both intimate and unsparing: a portrait of a woman at war with her own fantasies, and a sharp critique of the social pressures, consumer cravings, and moral hypocrisies that shape her choices. With psychological precision and vivid detail, Madame Bovary follows Emma's quest for a larger life as the consequences of her longing begin to close in.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:43) Chapter 02

(00:40:02) Chapter 03

(00:52:42) Chapter 04

(01:05:25) Chapter 05

(01:14:47) Chapter 06

(01:28:35) Chapter 07

(01:44:46) Chapter 08

(02:09:03) Chapter 09

(02:37:05) Chapter 10

(02:58:15) Chapter 11

(03:12:22) Chapter 12

(03:37:22) Chapter 13

(03:46:47) Chapter 14

(04:06:23) Chapter 15

(04:31:03) Chapter 16

(04:49:18) Chapter 17

(05:41:26) Chapter 18

(06:02:36) Chapter 19

(06:22:07) Chapter 20

(06:51:39) Chapter 21

(07:22:31) Chapter 22

(07:44:59) Chapter 23

(08:09:40) Chapter 24

(08:30:04) Chapter 25

(09:03:32) Chapter 26

(09:24:53) Chapter 27

(09:30:38) Chapter 28

(09:37:17) Chapter 29

(10:13:13) Chapter 30

(10:49:58) Chapter 31

(11:19:28) Chapter 32

(12:05:21) Chapter 33

(12:26:31) Chapter 34

(12:38:58) Chapter 35

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