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The Logic of Hegel by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ~ Full Audiobook [philosophy] Jul 14, 2022

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The Logic of Hegel by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel audiobook.

Genre: philosophy

The Logic of Hegel is a demanding, influential guide to how thinking itself develops, and how that development shapes everything we call reality. Rather than treating logic as a set of static rules, G.W.F. Hegel presents it as a living movement in which basic concepts test their own limits, break down, and re-form at a higher level of coherence. Beginning with the most stripped-down notions of being and nothing, the work follows the unfolding of categories through becoming, quality and quantity, essence, contradiction, and ground, toward richer accounts of concept, judgment, and inference. Along the way, Hegel challenges the reader to abandon fixed definitions and to see thought as self-correcting: each idea generates tensions that force it beyond itself. The central struggle is intellectual and philosophical: can reason provide an account of the world that is not imposed from outside, but emerges from the inner necessity of concepts themselves? Blending metaphysics, epistemology, and a critique of traditional formal logic, this book invites listeners into the engine room of German Idealism and offers tools for understanding change, relation, and self-knowledge at the most fundamental level.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:22:20) Chapter 01

(01:05:44) Chapter 02

(02:02:23) Chapter 03

(02:30:32) Chapter 04

(02:49:28) Chapter 05

(03:30:42) Chapter 06

(03:48:10) Chapter 07

(04:20:05) Chapter 08

(04:44:43) Chapter 09

(05:41:07) Chapter 10

(06:21:29) Chapter 11

(07:04:41) Chapter 12

(07:20:24) Chapter 13

(07:57:02) Chapter 14

(08:48:27) Chapter 15

(09:35:03) Chapter 16

(10:09:24) Chapter 17

(10:42:24) Chapter 18

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A Man Obsessed by Alan Edward Nourse ~ Full Audiobook [scifi] Jul 14, 2022

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A Man Obsessed by Alan Edward Nourse audiobook.

Genre: scifi

Jeffrey Meyer had a killing on his mind. It meant nothing to him that his towering Twenty-first Century world was going mad. He shouldered aside the rising tide of narcotics-mania, the gambling fever, the insatiable lust for the irrational. Jeff had his own all-consuming obsession—Paul Conroe must die! After a five-year frenzied chase, Jeff had his victim cornered; he'd driven him into the last hideaway of the world's most desperate men—the sealed vaults of the human-vivisectionists. And Jeff knew that to reach his final horrible objective, he must offer himself also as a guinea pig for the secret experiments of the world's most feared physicians!

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:22:56) Chapter 02

(00:51:37) Chapter 03

(01:15:49) Chapter 04

(01:33:28) Chapter 05

(01:51:24) Chapter 06

(02:15:45) Chapter 07

(02:38:02) Chapter 08

(02:52:41) Chapter 09

(03:13:36) Chapter 10

(03:36:01) Chapter 11

(03:48:52) Chapter 12

(04:08:51) Chapter 13

(04:25:23) Chapter 14

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

When a fierce cyclone rips through the Kansas prairie, young Dorothy Gale is carried far from home and dropped into a strange, dazzling land called Oz. With her small dog Toto at her side and an unwelcome pair of magical shoes on her feet, Dorothy learns that the only sure way back to Aunt Em and Uncle Henry may be to seek out the powerful Wizard who rules from the distant Emerald City. Guided by the good-hearted Witch of the North and threatened by darker forces, Dorothy sets off along the Yellow Brick Road, where she gathers three unforgettable companions: a Scarecrow who longs for brains, a Tin Woodman who believes he has no heart, and a Cowardly Lion desperate for courage. Together they face enchanted forests, perilous creatures, and the Witch of the West, discovering that bravery, kindness, and cleverness can come from the most unlikely places. By turns whimsical and suspenseful, this classic tale is a journey through a world of talking animals, living scarecrows, and glittering cities, all while asking what we truly need to feel whole and where home really lies.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:07:31) Chapter 02

(00:19:39) Chapter 03

(00:31:43) Chapter 04

(00:40:36) Chapter 05

(00:52:47) Chapter 06

(01:02:13) Chapter 07

(01:13:39) Chapter 08

(01:25:47) Chapter 09

(01:34:41) Chapter 10

(01:47:04) Chapter 11

(02:09:34) Chapter 12

(02:32:16) Chapter 13

(02:39:30) Chapter 14

(02:50:58) Chapter 15

(03:07:50) Chapter 16

(03:13:54) Chapter 17

(03:21:03) Chapter 18

(03:28:26) Chapter 19

(03:34:54) Chapter 20

(03:44:33) Chapter 21

(03:50:43) Chapter 22

(03:56:55) Chapter 23

(04:05:23) Chapter 24

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The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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The Enchanted Island of Yew by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

On the Isle of Yew, five neighboring kingdoms share the same shores, but not the same peace: thieves, rogues, and strange enchantments have made the island a place where trouble is never far away. During a picnic in the Forest of Lurla, Sesely, the spirited daughter of Baron Merd of Heg, and her companions meet an unexpected visitor - a bored fairy who longs to escape the perfect dullness of immortal life. At the fairy's urging, the girls perform a spell that turns her into a mortal boy for one year, and the newly made adventurer takes the name Prince Marvel. Equipped with fairy-given armor and an enchanted mount, Marvel sets out to prove himself in a world where courage is needed but wisdom is rarer. Along the way he rescues the oddly willing-to-suffer squire Nerle, confronts the bandit Wul-Takim, faces the court of the wicked King Terribus and his formidable dragon, and stumbles into the eerie twilight realm of Twi, where even identity comes in pairs. As Marvel races from one perilous encounter to the next, Baum blends comedy, fairy-tale logic, and sly satire into a brisk quest about justice, transformation, and what it really means to be heroic.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:08:12) Chapter 2

(00:19:24) Chapter 3

(00:33:21) Chapter 4

(01:03:38) Chapter 5

(01:24:53) Chapter 6

(01:49:00) Chapter 7

(02:13:26) Chapter 8

(02:41:52) Chapter 9

(03:07:12) Chapter 10

(03:25:05) Chapter 11

(03:42:24) Chapter 12

(03:53:24) Chapter 13

(04:10:31) Chapter 14

(04:31:53) Chapter 15

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The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

The Emerald City of Oz (1910) was the sixth Oz book written by L. Frank Baum, a title he hoped would be the last. In this book, Dorothy and her impoverished Uncle Henry and Aunt Em are on the brink of losing their Kansas farm. Consequently, Ozma invites them all to live in the Emerald City. They then explore the countryside, visiting a series of strange beings including the Cuttenclips, the Fuddles, the Rigmaroles, the Flutterbudgets, and the residents of Utensia, Bunbury and Bunnybury. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry also meet old friends like the Wizard, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Jack Pumpkinhead and H. M. Wogglebug T. E. The travelers’ idyll is brought short by the plot of an old enemy, the Nome King. Seeking revenge for the loss of his magic belt, the Nome King has an underground tunnel built so he can invade and plunder Oz and enslave its peoples. Our friends manage to defeat the Nome King and his allies, but sobered by this threat, Glinda and Ozma decide to cut off Oz from the outside world forever. Happily for Oz fans, forever lasted only three years. Baum invented a way to reopen communications with Oz and eight more Oz books were published between 1913-1920.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:47) Chapter 02

(00:21:39) Chapter 03

(00:33:24) Chapter 04

(00:43:42) Chapter 05

(00:57:33) Chapter 06

(01:04:28) Chapter 07

(01:18:18) Chapter 08

(01:27:49) Chapter 09

(01:42:16) Chapter 10

(01:58:08) Chapter 11

(02:13:58) Chapter 12

(02:29:43) Chapter 13

(02:37:01) Chapter 14

(02:48:41) Chapter 15

(03:01:05) Chapter 16

(03:12:53) Chapter 17

(03:27:45) Chapter 18

(03:33:13) Chapter 19

(03:43:46) Chapter 20

(03:55:44) Chapter 21

(04:07:29) Chapter 22

(04:19:20) Chapter 23

(04:30:14) Chapter 24

(04:40:04) Chapter 25

(04:49:38) Chapter 26

(05:02:46) Chapter 27

(05:08:26) Chapter 28

(05:18:34) Chapter 29

(05:25:48) Chapter 30

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Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 12, 2022

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Mother Goose in Prose by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In Mother Goose in Prose, L. Frank Baum (best known for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) invites listeners into a storybook world where famous nursery rhymes are not the end of the tale, but the beginning. After a warm, playful introduction that traces the long-running mystery and legend of Mother Goose, Baum presents twenty-two familiar jingles and then opens each one up into a complete short story. Suddenly the quick verses children chant become lively scenes with motivations, mishaps, and heart: the boy behind Sing a Song o' Sixpence chases fortune and finds trouble; Little Boy Blue learns what responsibility costs; Jack Horner, Bo-Peep, and Humpty Dumpty step down from the page as real characters in real predicaments. Baum writes with a storyteller's rhythm and a gentle sense of humor, giving each vignette a hint of wonder, a dash of mischief, and just enough consequence to feel like a fable without ever turning stern. Perfect for chapter-at-a-time listening, this collection celebrates the imagination hidden inside everyday rhymes and offers a charming glimpse of the voice Baum was sharpening just before Oz.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:09:56) Chapter 2

(00:24:08) Chapter 3

(00:42:33) Chapter 4

(00:52:34) Chapter 5

(01:02:33) Chapter 6

(01:20:09) Chapter 7

(01:32:26) Chapter 8

(01:42:06) Chapter 9

(01:54:37) Chapter 10

(02:05:37) Chapter 11

(02:17:21) Chapter 12

(02:27:53) Chapter 13

(02:40:03) Chapter 14

(02:50:40) Chapter 15

(02:58:07) Chapter 16

(03:06:29) Chapter 17

(03:22:51) Chapter 18

(03:33:53) Chapter 19

(03:45:44) Chapter 20

(04:02:01) Chapter 21

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Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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Glinda of Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

In Glinda of Oz, L. Frank Baum returns to the magical Land of Oz for a tale that begins with a burst of danger on its borders. When troubling news arrives from the far south, Ozma the ruler of Oz calls on familiar friends for help, and Dorothy Gale sets out alongside the wise Sorceress Glinda and other companions to investigate. Their journey leads them into the wild and mysterious Quadling Country, where old grudges and new threats simmer beneath a beautiful landscape. As they press deeper, the travelers encounter strange creatures, hidden strongholds, and powerful magic that can imprison as easily as it can protect. Glinda must balance mercy with justice, Dorothy must keep her courage in the face of enchantments, and Ozma must decide how far Oz should go to stop cruelty beyond its own gates. Blending humor, wonder, and a darker undercurrent of peril, this late Oz adventure explores what it means to be responsible for others, and how kindness and bravery can stand against fear and tyranny.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:21:19) Chapter 02

(00:36:25) Chapter 03

(00:41:06) Chapter 04

(00:49:08) Chapter 05

(01:00:25) Chapter 06

(01:17:20) Chapter 07

(01:24:19) Chapter 08

(01:38:25) Chapter 09

(01:52:00) Chapter 10

(02:01:14) Chapter 11

(02:07:19) Chapter 12

(02:23:48) Chapter 13

(02:31:01) Chapter 14

(02:43:18) Chapter 15

(02:57:49) Chapter 16

(03:08:14) Chapter 17

(03:23:06) Chapter 18

(03:41:26) Chapter 19

(03:54:09) Chapter 20

(04:07:24) Chapter 21

(04:17:08) Chapter 22

(04:26:00) Chapter 23

(04:35:56) Chapter 24

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Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank Baum audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth of 14 Oz books written by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). Published in 1908, while Baum was resident in Coronado, California, it is considered one of the “darker” of the Oz tales. However, it also is enlivened by Baum’s considerable wit, penchant for puns, and dry social commentary. In this title, Dorothy, her kitten Eureka, Jim, a cab horse, and Zeb, a ranch hand, descend into the earth through a rift opened by an earthquake. There they encounter the “humbug” wizard who once ruled Oz. In their journey back to the earth’s surface, they meet a number of potentially dangerous magical peoples and creatures including the cold-blooded Mangaboos, invisible bears, the flying wooden Gargoyles, a den of dragonettes, and an eccentric inventor. With a little help from Ozma, the group end up in Oz where they are treated to feasts and celebrations. The animals end up humbled by a few of their experiences in Oz, where all animals can talk, and return home a little wiser.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:14:31) Chapter 02

(00:33:22) Chapter 03

(00:48:58) Chapter 04

(01:00:48) Chapter 05

(01:14:07) Chapter 06

(01:25:16) Chapter 07

(01:32:56) Chapter 08

(01:43:37) Chapter 09

(01:59:39) Chapter 10

(02:09:38) Chapter 11

(02:23:20) Chapter 12

(02:38:47) Chapter 13

(02:51:11) Chapter 14

(03:06:41) Chapter 15

(03:23:54) Chapter 16

(03:37:13) Chapter 17

(03:50:53) Chapter 18

(03:59:55) Chapter 19

(04:11:26) Chapter 20

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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame ~ Full Audiobook [fantasy] Jul 12, 2022

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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

This much-loved story follows a group of animal friends in the English countryside as they pursue adventure … and as adventure pursues them! The chief characters - Mole, Rat, and Toad - generally lead upbeat and happy lives, but their tales are leavened with moments of terror, homesickness, awe, madcap antics, and derring-do.

Although classed as children’s literature, The Wind in the Willows holds a gentle fascination for adults too. The vocabulary is decidedly not “Dick and Jane”, and a reader with a love of words will find new ones to treasure, even if well-equipped for the journey. Parents will appreciate the themes of loyalty, manners, self-restraint, and comradeship which are evident throughout the book. When the characters err, they are prompt to acknowledge it, and so a reading of this book can model good behavior to children, who will otherwise be enchanted with the many ways in which the lives of these bucolic characters differ from modern life.

This book was so successful that it enabled the author to retire from banking and take up a country life somewhat like that of his creations. It has been adapted for screen, stage, and even a ride at the original Disneyland.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:27:12) Chapter 2

(00:56:15) Chapter 3

(01:28:15) Chapter 4

(01:58:27) Chapter 5

(02:34:27) Chapter 6

(03:02:24) Chapter 7

(03:30:14) Chapter 8

(04:11:17) Chapter 9

(04:52:27) Chapter 10

(05:26:14) Chapter 11

(05:55:18) Chapter 12

(06:30:12) Chapter 13

(07:00:08) Chapter 14

(07:29:43) Chapter 15

(07:59:39) Chapter 16

(08:30:36) Chapter 17

(09:08:36) Chapter 18

(09:40:51) Chapter 19

(10:08:03) Chapter 20

(10:41:35) Chapter 21

(11:25:16) Chapter 22

(12:05:10) Chapter 23

(12:45:26) Chapter 24

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The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame ~ Full Audiobook [folklore] Jul 12, 2022

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The Reluctant Dragon by Kenneth Grahame audiobook.

Genre: folklore

In a quiet corner of the countryside, a curious young boy learns that the caves above his village now have an unusual resident: a dragon. The townspeople respond the only way they think they can, arming themselves for a heroic fight. But when the boy goes to investigate, he discovers the dragon is nothing like the terrifying monster of legend. Well-read, witty, and more interested in poetry and polite conversation than pillaging, the dragon would much rather be left alone to enjoy the simple pleasures of a peaceful life. As fear and tradition push the village toward violence, the boy finds an unexpected ally in St George, a famous dragon-slayer with a reputation to maintain. Together, the three must navigate pride, public expectation, and the village's need for a dramatic story, searching for a way to satisfy everyone without betraying their own natures. Kenneth Grahame's classic tale blends gentle humor with a warm-hearted critique of showy heroics, celebrating empathy, imagination, and the courage it takes to choose kindness over conflict.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

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