Great Authors

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    • By: Dimitra Fimi, The Great Courses
    • Narrated by: Dimitra Fimi
    • Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 11-08-2022
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 76 ratings
    • As you will see, age-old traditions, contemporary history and culture, and “big” human questions are key ingredients of Tolkien’s success. You will join Dr. Dimitra Fimi to delve into Tolkien’s complex and multilayered mythology, examining all these ingredients and more....

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    • A Life of John Steinbeck
    • By: William Souder
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
    • Release date: 10-11-2020
    • Language: English
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    • The first full-length biography of the Nobel laureate to appear in a quarter century, Mad at the World illuminates what has made the work of John Steinbeck an enduring part of the literary canon: his capacity for empathy....

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    • By: Peter J. Denning, Matti Tedre
    • Narrated by: Steven Jay Cohen
    • Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
    • Release date: 23-04-2019
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • A few decades into the digital era, scientists discovered that thinking in terms of computation made possible an entirely new way of organizing scientific investigation; eventually, every field had a computational branch....

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    • A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • By: David S. Brown
    • Narrated by: David Colacci
    • Length: 15 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 14-11-2017
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist....

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    • Life in Shakespeare’s London
    • By: Catharine Arnold
    • Narrated by: Clare Staniforth
    • Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 30-11-2021
    • Language: English
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    • In Globe Catherine Arnold takes the listener on a tour of Shakespeare's London, looking at how they shaped each other. Acting turned into a trade, and troupes of touring players perfected their craft....

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    • By: Beth O'Leary
    • Narrated by: Josh Dylan, Eleanor Tomlinson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 29-04-2021
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 422 ratings
    • Addie and her sister are about to embark on an epic road trip to a friend's wedding in rural Scotland. The playlist is all planned, and the snacks are packed. But, not long after setting off, a car slams into the back of theirs. The driver is none other than Addie's ex, Dylan....

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    • The Unequalled Self
    • By: Claire Tomalin
    • Narrated by: Jill Balcon
    • Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 14-02-2005
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • Samuel Pepys kept a diary in which he wrote with astonishing candour about the life he saw around him in London in the 1660s, and about his private desires and ambitions....

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    • By: James Boswell
    • Narrated by: David Timson
    • Length: 51 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 28-12-2017
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • The book is full of humorous anecdote and rich characterization, and paints a vivid picture of 18th-century London, peopled by prominent personalities of the time....

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    • The True Story of the Life & Time of the Great Author: Great Author Biographies
    • By: The History Journals, Liam Dale
    • Narrated by: Liam Dale
    • Series: Great Author Biographies, Book 4
    • Length: 43 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-2019
    • Language: English
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    • Do you want to learn more about the great author Catherine Cookson, but don’t have time to read huge, long biographies? Then let The History Journals take you on an hourly history tour of his life....

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    • Royal Bodies and Other Writing from the London Review of Books
    • By: Hilary Mantel
    • Narrated by: Olivia Dowd, Hilary Mantel - introduction
    • Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins
    • Release date: 01-10-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • A collection of essays and memoir from two-time Booker Prize winner and international best seller Hilary Mantel....

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    • A LitRPG Adventure (Tower of Power Series, Book 4)
    • By: Ivan Kal
    • Narrated by: Ryan Burke
    • Series: Tower of Power Series, Book 4
    • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
    • Release date: 29-05-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 34 ratings
    • Morgan and his friends won the right to be a part of an expedition to the Tower of Power. Part of a raid group that was led by two Great Guilds, and had the intention of conquering the Tower. But, no one who had ventured beyond the third floor had ever returned.

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    • The Threshold of Middle-earth
    • By: John Garth
    • Narrated by: John Garth
    • Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 28-04-2011
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • A new biography exploring J.R.R. Tolkien’s wartime experiences and their impact on his life and his writing of The Lord of The Rings....

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    • 18 Things That Matter Most, Second Edition
    • By: Todd Whitaker
    • Narrated by: Steve Marvel
    • Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
    • Release date: 29-01-2019
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 10 ratings
    • Inspire yourself and others with the second edition of this best-seller. With heartfelt advice, practical wisdom, and examples from the field, Todd Whitaker explains the qualities and practices that distinguish great principals....

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    • The Great Cities Duology, Book 2
    • By: N. K. Jemisin
    • Narrated by: Robin Miles
    • Series: The Great Cities, Book 2
    • Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 03-11-2022
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings
    • Every great city has a soul. A human avatar that embodies their city's heart and wields its magic. New York? She's got six. But all is not well in the city that never sleeps....

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    • The Poet Who Changed the World
    • By: Jonathan Bate
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
    • Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
    • Release date: 02-04-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • William Wordsworth wrote the first great poetic autobiography. We owe to him the idea that places of outstanding natural beauty should become what he called ‘a sort of national property’....

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    • The Writing Lives of Great Authors
    • By: Sarah Stodola
    • Narrated by: Andi Arndt
    • Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 10-02-2015
    • Language: English
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    • In Process, acclaimed journalist Sarah Stodola examines the creative methods of literature's most transformative figures....

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