Bestsellers
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Nordic Tales
- Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
- By: Chronicle Books
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner, Juha Sorola
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore....
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Really fun
- By Olivia on 10-14-19
By: Chronicle Books
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Plato's Republic
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? Find out....
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BEWARE: shortened version
- By Dranu on 03-08-20
By: Plato
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Ramayana
- India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom
- By: Krishna Dharma, Valmiki Ramayana
- Narrated by: Krishna Dharma
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure....
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Incredible story
- By Todd Asana on 09-19-18
By: Krishna Dharma, and others
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The Way of Chuang Tzu (Second Edition)
- By: Thomas Merton
- Narrated by: Greg Chun
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, with a preface by his holiness the Dalai Lama, now in audio for the first time....
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Way of Merton -- Chuang Tzu, not so much
- By Philo on 01-11-20
By: Thomas Merton
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The Iliad
- A New Translation by Caroline Alexander
- By: Homer, Caroline Alexander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source....
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Forceful
- By Tad Davis on 04-22-16
By: Homer, and others
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The Gateless Gate
- The Classic Book of Zen Koans
- By: Koun Yamada
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism’s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen’s greatest collections of teaching stories.
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Extremely helpful.
- By Dominic on 12-11-24
By: Koun Yamada
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Nordic Tales
- Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
- By: Chronicle Books
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner, Juha Sorola
- Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Trolls haunt the snowy forests, and terrifying monsters roam the open sea. A young woman journeys to the end of the world, and a boy proves he knows no fear. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the enchanting world of Nordic folklore....
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Really fun
- By Olivia on 10-14-19
By: Chronicle Books
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Plato's Republic
- By: Plato
- Narrated by: Ray Childs
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The Republic poses questions that endure: What is justice? What form of community fosters the best possible life for human beings? What is the nature and destiny of the soul? Find out....
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BEWARE: shortened version
- By Dranu on 03-08-20
By: Plato
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Ramayana
- India's Immortal Tale of Adventure, Love and Wisdom
- By: Krishna Dharma, Valmiki Ramayana
- Narrated by: Krishna Dharma
- Length: 19 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure....
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Incredible story
- By Todd Asana on 09-19-18
By: Krishna Dharma, and others
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The Way of Chuang Tzu (Second Edition)
- By: Thomas Merton
- Narrated by: Greg Chun
- Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Classic writings from the great Zen master in exquisite versions by Thomas Merton, with a preface by his holiness the Dalai Lama, now in audio for the first time....
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Way of Merton -- Chuang Tzu, not so much
- By Philo on 01-11-20
By: Thomas Merton
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The Iliad
- A New Translation by Caroline Alexander
- By: Homer, Caroline Alexander - translator
- Narrated by: Dominic Keating
- Length: 19 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Carved close to the original Greek, acclaimed classicist Caroline Alexander's new translation is swift and lean, with the driving cadence of its source....
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Forceful
- By Tad Davis on 04-22-16
By: Homer, and others
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The Gateless Gate
- The Classic Book of Zen Koans
- By: Koun Yamada
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism’s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen’s greatest collections of teaching stories.
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Extremely helpful.
- By Dominic on 12-11-24
By: Koun Yamada
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Ella y su gato
- By: Makoto Shinkai, Naruki Nagakawa
- Narrated by: Lilian Rodas
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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DEL GENIAL CREADOR MAKOTO SHINKAI, DIRECTOR DEL ÉXITO YOUR NAMECuatro mujeres, cuatro gatos, cuatro historias entrelazadasEn un lluvioso día de primavera,...
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Disfrute cada personaje
- By Brenda Quiroz Soria on 06-29-25
By: Makoto Shinkai, and others
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Finding Naomi
- By: Diane Hawley Nagatomo
- Narrated by: Grier Cooper
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
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Stuck in a dead-end bar job in central Tokyo and barely making ends meet, Naomi Kihara's life turns upside down when her American father, whom she hasn't seen since she was a toddler, dies.
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Light, Engaging and Authentic Fiction
- By Rie on 02-28-25
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The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
- A Translation of the Majjhima Nikāya
- By: Bhikkhu Ñānamoli, Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 47 hrs and 22 mins
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This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikāya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pāli Canon, the authorised scriptures of Theravada Buddhism....
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I can't believe it's FINALLY an audible book!
- By Yetanotherguy on 12-08-19
By: Bhikkhu Ñānamoli, and others
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The Water Margin
- Outlaws of the Marsh
- By: Shi Naian, J. H. Jackson - translator, Edwin Lowe - translator
- Narrated by: Jonathan Booth
- Length: 33 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The Water Margin is one of the most popular classics of early Chinese literature. It tells the vigorous story of 108 characters who, falling foul of the established state authorities, are forced to become outlaws....
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Exciting! Each story entwined with one another!
- By Kananai on 04-03-24
By: Shi Naian, and others
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The Connected Discourses of the Buddha
- A Translation of the Saṃyutta Nikaya
- By: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Narrated by: Taradasa
- Length: 57 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This volume offers a complete translation of the Saṃyutta Nikāya, The Connected Discourses of the Buddha, the third of the four great collections in the Sutta Pitaka of the Pāli Canon....
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Easy to understand...
- By Munair on 04-09-21
By: Bhikkhu Bodhi
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Siddhartha
- By: Hermann Hesse
- Narrated by: Mark Bowen
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Siddhartha is an allegorical novel-parable by Hermann Hesse, first published by the Berlin publishing house S. Fischer Verlag in 1922. Siddhartha is the...
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Peaceful
- By Oriole Moeras on 09-02-24
By: Hermann Hesse
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Ikigai and Japanese Philosophy: 3 Books in 1
- Ikigai, Kaizen and Shinrin-yoku – Unlock the Secrets of Japanese Wisdom for a Long and Happy Life by Discovering Your Purpose
- By: Tetsugaku Group
- Narrated by: ALIO Voices
- Length: 3 hrs and 27 mins
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Living each day fully and serenely is the ideal we aspire to, without really believing in it. Reaching our goals can seem impossible, and even pursuing them feels challenging.
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The Art of Living
- By Tyler Bailey on 04-19-25
By: Tetsugaku Group
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The Mahabharata
- By: John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....
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Confusing arrangement ruins it
- By R.B. on 03-26-21
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The Three Kingdoms
- By: Luo Guanzhong, Christine Sun
- Narrated by: Michelle Tate
- Length: 39 mins
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The Three Kingdoms is one of the Chinese Noble Classics....
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Too short
- By Steven Shaw on 09-02-15
By: Luo Guanzhong, and others
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7 Secrets of Vishnu
- The Hindu Trinity Series
- By: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
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Locked in the stories, symbols and rituals of Vishnu is the wisdom of the ancestors, transmitted over hundreds of years....
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7 Secrets Of Vishnu
- By Kevin Vecchione on 03-13-20
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Taiwan Travelogue
- A Novel
- By: Yang Shuang-Zi, Lin King - translator
- Narrated by: Sarah Skaer
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
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May 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki, Japan, and arrived in Taiwan. She's been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda.
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Cultural differences show the importance & learning experience of travels.
- By Robert G Hartshorn on 06-16-25
By: Yang Shuang-Zi, and others
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7 Secrets of Shiva
- The Hindu Trinity Series
- By: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The author, Devdutt Pattanaik, introduces listeners to the varied aspects and representations of Shiva, and then sets about interpreting them....
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Very Beautiful Shiva
- By Seenath on 03-31-18
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The Tale of Genji
- By: Murasaki Shikibu, Suematsu Kencho - translator
- Narrated by: Elaine J. Sepani
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Japanese noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century to entertain the other women in the court. It follows the romantic exploits of the title character, an emperor’s son, as he navigates life in and out of aristocratic society....
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Couldn't listen to an entire chapter
- By Jago on 01-02-19
By: Murasaki Shikibu, and others
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Grand Expectations
- The United States 1945-1974
- By: James T. Patterson
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 31 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Grand Expectations weaves the major political, cultural, and economic events of the period into a superb portrait of America from 1945 through Watergate....
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Disappointing
- By Ray on 02-12-11
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The Indus Star
- Georgia Lee Adventure, Book 3
- By: A. H. Wang
- Narrated by: Luke Welland
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Beneath the shimmering waves of the Arabian Sea lies a ruin older than history itself, concealing an ancient prophecy that threatens to turn the world to ash…INDIA.
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Thrilling Book Series👍🏾
- By Henry on 04-11-25
By: A. H. Wang
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The Poetry of Mirabai
- By: Mirabai
- Narrated by: Ghizela Rowe, Eve Karpf, Libby Brunton
- Length: 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Mirabai was a Rajput princess born to the Rathore clan in 1498 in Kudaki, Rajasthan, in northern India....
By: Mirabai
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Mornings Without Mii
- By: Mayumi Inaba
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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A beloved Japanese modern classic, Mornings Without Mii chronicles the author’s twenty-year bond with her cat, meditating on solitude, independence, and the writing life.
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I love cats, too, but…
- By T. Woolsey on 05-17-25
By: Mayumi Inaba
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7 Secrets of the Goddess
- The Hindu Trinity Series
- By: Devdutt Pattanaik
- Narrated by: Sagar Arya
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Taken literally, stories, symbols and rituals of Hindu mythology have much to say about gender relationships. Taken symbolically, they reveal many more things....
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Simply Amazing!
- By Raj Patel on 09-02-18
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Mis tardes en el pequeño café de Tokio
- By: Michiko Aoyama, Marta Morros Serret - traductor
- Narrated by: Charo Soria, Laura Carrero, África Luca de Tena, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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Una novela encantadora de la reina del healing fiction japonés y autora de La biblioteca de los nuevos comienzos . Un refugio. Un respiro. Respuestas para el corazón. Bajo los cerezos que abrazan el río de Tokio, un pequeño café con tres mesas de madera ofrece más que una bebida caliente: es un...
By: Michiko Aoyama, and others
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Taiwan in 100 Books
- By: John Grant Ross
- Narrated by: Eryk Michael Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Long-time resident John Ross, the author of You Don’t Know China and Formosan Odyssey, delves into the most acclaimed, interesting, and influential books on Taiwan, along with some personal favorites....
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Extremely Comprehensive
- By Mike C. on 08-23-23
By: John Grant Ross
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古诗(第三辑) [Ancient Poems (Volume 3)]
- By: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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This album is the third series of "Ancient Poems", which recites and interprets ancient poems. Classical poetry is a genre of poetry. Judging from the number of words in the verse, there are so-called four-character poems, five-character poems, seven-character poems, and miscellaneous poems.
By: Li Jing
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古诗(第一辑) [Ancient Poems (Volume 1)]
- By: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Classical poetry is a genre of poetry. Judging from the number of words in the verse, there are so-called four-character poems, five-character poems, seven-character poems, and miscellaneous poems....
By: Li Jing
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古词: 第一辑 [Ancient Poems: Volume 1]
- By: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Ancient words are a form of expression of ancient songs in words. Literary works created according to the specific organization method based on the rhythm of ancient lyrics are also called ancient words. This album is the first in the Ancient Poems series....
By: Li Jing
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古诗: 第四辑 [Ancient Poems: Volume 4]
- By: Li Jing
- Narrated by: Xu XianLan
- Length: 48 mins
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This album is fourth in the Ancient Poems series, which recites and interprets ancient poems. Classical poetry is a genre of poetry. Judging from the number of words in the verse, there are four-character poems, five-character poems, seven-character poems, and miscellaneous poems....
By: Li Jing
New releases
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Ye Meri Gazlen Ye Meri Nazme (Hindi Edition)
- By: Ahmed Faraz
- Narrated by: Farhaan Ali
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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अहमद फ़राज़ आज के सबसे लोकप्रिय शायर हैं। उन्हें जीते-जी ऐसी शोहरत मिली है कि आज हिंदुस्तान और पाकिस्तान में फ़राज़ साहब की ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों को बड़े शौक से पढ़ा और सुना जाता है। 'ये मेरी ग़ज़लें, 'ये मेरी नज़्में' की विशेषता यह है कि इसमें खुद फ़राज़ साहब ने अपनी मनपसंद बेहतरीन ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों का चयन किया है। अहमद फ़राज़ की शोहरत ने जब अपने गिर्द एक ऐसा प्रभामंडल पैदा कर लिया जिसमें उनके एक इंक़लांबी रूमानी शायर की छवि चस्पां है। अपने मुल्क में उन्होंने जेलें भी काटी हैं।
By: Ahmed Faraz
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An Unlikely Sunset
- A Collection of Haiku, Tanka & Chöka Poetry
- By: Joe Giampaolo
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 37 mins
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"Joe Giampaolo crafts a luminous and meditative collection that celebrates nature, love, and the quiet beauty of existence...Elegant, philosophical, and deeply human, this book is both a poetic retreat and a soulful guide for modern readers." ~ Chicago Book Review "Reading Giampaolo’s offerings is like reading haiku created by the great Matsuo Bashō...The work is wise, moving, and smart." ~ The US Review of Books “An Unlikely Sunset stands as a remarkable achievement in contemporary poetry... An Unlikely Sunset achieves what the best poetry always has: it transforms how we see the ...
By: Joe Giampaolo
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Steam Over Cold Steel
- By: Kevin L. Michel
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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A single bowl of tea. A sharpened blade. Only one can decide the fate of a nation. Japan, 1590. Warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, wary that quiet ceremony is blunting his edge, orders his fiercest captain, Katō Masanobu, to ride south and silence Sen no Rikyū — the tea master whose tranquil art has captured the warlord’s soul. The command is brutal and clear: remove the spell, whatever the cost. Yet when steel meets steam in a moss-lined tearoom, assassin and target lock eyes across a whisked-green horizon and discover that honor can flow like water, reshaping even the hardest sword. What ...
By: Kevin L. Michel
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IN THE NICK OF TIME
- PAN INDIA Series: CHHATTISGARH
- By: Sundari Venkatraman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Sunshine or Sex Goddess? Even before architect-business tycoon Ishaan Shukla could decide on a name for her, he finds himself in love with Khushi the moment he sets eyes on her the first time. Devil-in-Disguise or Lover Boy? History professor Khushi Chand reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage with Ashwin, only to find herself deeply attracted to her fiance’s cousin, a Devil-in-Disguise. For that’s what Ishaan is, trying to entice her away from her chosen path. Unable to resist the devilishly handsome Ishaan, Kushi decides to have an affair with him. And why not? When her fiance, ...
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Sufi Sant Rumi (Hindi Edition)
- Sufiyana Kalaam
- By: Sufi Sant Rumi, Vishwanath - translator
- Narrated by: Rahul Om Sandhya
- Length: 25 mins
- Unabridged
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आज से करीब आठ सौ वर्ष पहले जन्मे रूमी ने धर्म, देश और काल की सभी बाधाओं को लांघ कर अपनी रुबाइयों और गुज़लों से। ऐसा सूफ़ीवाद फैलाया कि वे संसार के सभी देशों में, विशेषकर अमेरिका में, सबसे अधिक पढे । जाने वाले कवि माने जाते हैं। उनका सूफ़ियाना कलाम सैकड़ों वर्षों से लोकप्रिय है। उनके शब्दों ने विभिन्न संस्कृतियों वाले पाठकों के मन को एक समान छुआ है। आध्यात्मिक प्रेम के सहज अतिरेक और उसके वैभव से जितना समृद्ध हमें रूमी ने किया है, उतना और कोई नहीं कर सका है।
By: Sufi Sant Rumi, and others
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Raidas (Hindi Edition)
- Kaljayi Kavi Aur Unka Kavya
- By: Raidas
- Narrated by: Kaustubh Diwan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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गागर में सागर की तरह इस पुस्तक में हिन्दी के कालजयी कवियों की विशाल काव्य-रचना में से श्रेष्ठतम और प्रतिनिधि काव्य का संकलन विस्तृत विवेचन के साथ प्रस्तुत है। रैदास (1410-1500) भक्ति आंदोलन के बड़े और महत्त्वपूर्ण संत कवि हैं। उनके लेखन की सबसे बड़ी विशेषता अपनी जातीय अस्मिता है। मध्यकाल के सीमित समझे जाने वाले सामाजिक परिवेश में अपनी हैसियत और जाति के प्रति ऐसा अकुंठ स्वाभिमान समूचे भक्ति साहित्य में उन्हें विशिष्ट बनाता है। अपनी निर्गुण भक्ति में रैदास जीव और ब्रह्म को एक मानते हैं। मनुष्य को ईश्वर भक्ति और समता के मार्ग से भटकाने वाली माया की निन्दा उनके यहाँ भी बार-बार मिलती है।
By: Raidas
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Ye Meri Gazlen Ye Meri Nazme (Hindi Edition)
- By: Ahmed Faraz
- Narrated by: Farhaan Ali
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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अहमद फ़राज़ आज के सबसे लोकप्रिय शायर हैं। उन्हें जीते-जी ऐसी शोहरत मिली है कि आज हिंदुस्तान और पाकिस्तान में फ़राज़ साहब की ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों को बड़े शौक से पढ़ा और सुना जाता है। 'ये मेरी ग़ज़लें, 'ये मेरी नज़्में' की विशेषता यह है कि इसमें खुद फ़राज़ साहब ने अपनी मनपसंद बेहतरीन ग़ज़लों और नज़्मों का चयन किया है। अहमद फ़राज़ की शोहरत ने जब अपने गिर्द एक ऐसा प्रभामंडल पैदा कर लिया जिसमें उनके एक इंक़लांबी रूमानी शायर की छवि चस्पां है। अपने मुल्क में उन्होंने जेलें भी काटी हैं।
By: Ahmed Faraz
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An Unlikely Sunset
- A Collection of Haiku, Tanka & Chöka Poetry
- By: Joe Giampaolo
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 37 mins
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"Joe Giampaolo crafts a luminous and meditative collection that celebrates nature, love, and the quiet beauty of existence...Elegant, philosophical, and deeply human, this book is both a poetic retreat and a soulful guide for modern readers." ~ Chicago Book Review "Reading Giampaolo’s offerings is like reading haiku created by the great Matsuo Bashō...The work is wise, moving, and smart." ~ The US Review of Books “An Unlikely Sunset stands as a remarkable achievement in contemporary poetry... An Unlikely Sunset achieves what the best poetry always has: it transforms how we see the ...
By: Joe Giampaolo
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Steam Over Cold Steel
- By: Kevin L. Michel
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 20 mins
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A single bowl of tea. A sharpened blade. Only one can decide the fate of a nation. Japan, 1590. Warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, wary that quiet ceremony is blunting his edge, orders his fiercest captain, Katō Masanobu, to ride south and silence Sen no Rikyū — the tea master whose tranquil art has captured the warlord’s soul. The command is brutal and clear: remove the spell, whatever the cost. Yet when steel meets steam in a moss-lined tearoom, assassin and target lock eyes across a whisked-green horizon and discover that honor can flow like water, reshaping even the hardest sword. What ...
By: Kevin L. Michel
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IN THE NICK OF TIME
- PAN INDIA Series: CHHATTISGARH
- By: Sundari Venkatraman
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Sunshine or Sex Goddess? Even before architect-business tycoon Ishaan Shukla could decide on a name for her, he finds himself in love with Khushi the moment he sets eyes on her the first time. Devil-in-Disguise or Lover Boy? History professor Khushi Chand reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage with Ashwin, only to find herself deeply attracted to her fiance’s cousin, a Devil-in-Disguise. For that’s what Ishaan is, trying to entice her away from her chosen path. Unable to resist the devilishly handsome Ishaan, Kushi decides to have an affair with him. And why not? When her fiance, ...
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Sufi Sant Rumi (Hindi Edition)
- Sufiyana Kalaam
- By: Sufi Sant Rumi, Vishwanath - translator
- Narrated by: Rahul Om Sandhya
- Length: 25 mins
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आज से करीब आठ सौ वर्ष पहले जन्मे रूमी ने धर्म, देश और काल की सभी बाधाओं को लांघ कर अपनी रुबाइयों और गुज़लों से। ऐसा सूफ़ीवाद फैलाया कि वे संसार के सभी देशों में, विशेषकर अमेरिका में, सबसे अधिक पढे । जाने वाले कवि माने जाते हैं। उनका सूफ़ियाना कलाम सैकड़ों वर्षों से लोकप्रिय है। उनके शब्दों ने विभिन्न संस्कृतियों वाले पाठकों के मन को एक समान छुआ है। आध्यात्मिक प्रेम के सहज अतिरेक और उसके वैभव से जितना समृद्ध हमें रूमी ने किया है, उतना और कोई नहीं कर सका है।
By: Sufi Sant Rumi, and others
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Raidas (Hindi Edition)
- Kaljayi Kavi Aur Unka Kavya
- By: Raidas
- Narrated by: Kaustubh Diwan
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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गागर में सागर की तरह इस पुस्तक में हिन्दी के कालजयी कवियों की विशाल काव्य-रचना में से श्रेष्ठतम और प्रतिनिधि काव्य का संकलन विस्तृत विवेचन के साथ प्रस्तुत है। रैदास (1410-1500) भक्ति आंदोलन के बड़े और महत्त्वपूर्ण संत कवि हैं। उनके लेखन की सबसे बड़ी विशेषता अपनी जातीय अस्मिता है। मध्यकाल के सीमित समझे जाने वाले सामाजिक परिवेश में अपनी हैसियत और जाति के प्रति ऐसा अकुंठ स्वाभिमान समूचे भक्ति साहित्य में उन्हें विशिष्ट बनाता है। अपनी निर्गुण भक्ति में रैदास जीव और ब्रह्म को एक मानते हैं। मनुष्य को ईश्वर भक्ति और समता के मार्ग से भटकाने वाली माया की निन्दा उनके यहाँ भी बार-बार मिलती है।
By: Raidas
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The Wolf Epoch
- Selected Poems
- By: Nurlan Orazalin
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
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“The Wolf Epoch” introduces English-speaking readers to the poetic voice of Nurlan Orazalin, a celebrated Kazakh poet, playwright, and laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan. Spanning themes of national identity, spiritual legacy, and the human condition, this bilingual anthology brings together selections from his many poetry collections — including Time of Music, Restless Heart, and Farewell to the Century. With lyrical richness, philosophical depth, and a profound connection to Kazakhstan’s cultural and natural heritage, The Wolf Epoch speaks to a global audience seeking ...
By: Nurlan Orazalin
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太宰治「雀」
- By: 太宰 治
- Narrated by: 伊藤 治明
- Length: 23 mins
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太宰治が青森県の旧金木町(現五所川原市)に疎開中に執筆した短編。令和6年に東京の古書店で直筆原稿が発見され、三鷹市が880万円で買い入れたことでも話題になりました。短編ですが、戦争をする側と襲われる側の立場をやんわりと描いている名作です。
By: 太宰 治
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痴人の愛
- By: 谷崎 潤一郎
- Narrated by: 伊藤 治明
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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耳で追うごとに深まる執着と陶酔の世界。声で描かれるナオミの魔性と譲治の狂気-聴覚が囚われる声の文学体験をどうぞ。
By: 谷崎 潤一郎
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I gatti di Shinjuku
- By: Durian Sukegawa, Laura Testaverde - traduttore
- Narrated by: Andrea Cirillo
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
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Nel cuore di Shinjuku, a Tokyo, c'è Goldengai, un piccolo quartiere che resiste a grattacieli e speculazione edilizia. E nel cuore di Goldengai c'è un localino stretto e lungo dove si raccolgono i randagi del posto, siano essi gatti o esseri umani. A cominciare da un aspirante sceneggiatore daltonico e una cameriera strabica che cucina yakitori, misteriosa conoscitrice dei felini della zona.
By: Durian Sukegawa, and others
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仁寿镜
- By: (清)孟葑
- Narrated by: Jeffrey Jones
- Length: 31 hrs and 31 mins
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仁寿镜系清代孟葑所著共四卷卷一论月经病包括和月崩漏带下卷二论种子求嗣并附小产暗产论男妇种子方卷三论妊娠病及产后病卷四论婴儿的护理全书以延嗣为主旨着重强调各病证的宜忌选择良方附后并附有作者的个人见解所述诸法多切合实用对临床妇产科学及儿科学有一定的指导意义 本次整理以浙江省中医药研究院所藏的清光绪十八年壬辰1892卜文记刻本作为底本以中国中医研究院所藏清光绪二十一年乙未1895渝城述古堂刻本作为主校本作者简介孟葑字经国号不病人生卒年不可考今浙江绍兴人清代医家精通妇科儿科1836年左右著成仁寿镜一书
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Я не прощаюсь
- By: Хан Ган
- Narrated by: Ксения Бржезовская
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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Писательница Кёнха по просьбе подруги Инсон отправляется на остров Чеджудо, чтобы спасти птицу. Однако снежная буря заставляет Кёнха сомневаться, успеет ли она вовремя добраться и выживет ли в ужасном холоде, который окутывает ее с каждым шагом. Кёнха еще не подозревает, с чем ей придется столкнуться в доме подруги. Дядя Инсон пропал без вести после массового убийства мирных жителей в 1948 году, а ее мать путешествует по всей стране, отказываясь смириться с его исчезновением.
By: Хан Ган
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Open Mouths
- By: Sharan Hunjan
- Narrated by: Sharan Hunjan
- Length: 54 mins
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In Open Mouths Sharan Hunjan presents a vision of a world simultaneously familiar and strikingly strange. The quotidian, the domestic, the commonplace are interrogated and manipulated through the poet's eye for detail, linguistic sense of play and restless imaginative and philosophical impulses.
By: Sharan Hunjan
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小泉八雲「怪談」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
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小泉八雲の「Kwaidan」を新たにオーデイオブック用に日本語に訳した完全版「怪談」です。
全部で17の話をオリジナルの「Kwaidan」と同じ順序で再現しました。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「日まわり」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 8 mins
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「怪談」に収められた作品としては異色です。ハーンは自伝的エッセイをなぜ「怪談」に収録したかについては、研究者の間でも主要なテーマの一つになっています。さて、あなたは・・・。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「安芸の助の夢」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 15 mins
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「怪談」に収められた作品の一つです。「怪談」というと怖い話というイメージがありますが、小泉八雲の怪談は、恐怖というより不思議とか幻想的という言葉が似合っています。この話もそんな話で、昔話の「浦島太郎」を連想する方も多いのではないでしょうか。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「かけひき」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 6 mins
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「怪談」に納められている作品。これまでの「怪談」と違い、意訳を少なくし、英語の原本に沿った内容になっています。内容的には「怪談」ではなく万国共通の「かけひき」を日本風に描いたものです。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「十六ざくら」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 4 mins
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「怪談」に納められている作品です。「怪談」的要素よりも「地元に伝えられている不思議な話」的要素が多い作品です。昔はこんな話が日本のあちこちにあったものと思います。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「力ばか」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 6 mins
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「怪談」に収められた作品の一つです。八雲は隠岐に滞在中、子供の神葬祭に出会い、その時に地元の人から聞いた「生まれ変わり」の話が、この「力ばか」に影響を与えていると言われています。「不思議な話」も八雲は「怪談」という括りに入れたようです。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「蓬莱」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 11 mins
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「怪談」に収められた作品の一つです。これは 「怪談」の他の作品とは 趣が違っていて、自分の家の掛け軸に描かれている蓬莱と呼ばれている桃源郷について深い考察をしています。「怪談」の最後を締めくくる小泉八雲からのメッセージです。「蓬莱」はまだ心の中に残っているかもしれないという余韻を残しています。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「食人鬼」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 15 mins
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「怪談」に納められている作品です。これは日本のある地方に伝わる「怖い話」として語られたのでしょう。欧米人には興味を引く内容だったと思います。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「乳母ざくら」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 4 mins
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「怪談」に納められている作品ですが、「怪談」的要素はありません。こういった類の話を小泉八雲は「怪談話」と捉えたのが興味深い作品です。
By: 小泉 八雲
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小泉八雲「青柳の話」
- By: 小泉 八雲
- Narrated by: 鬼城院 護
- Length: 22 mins
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「怪談」に収められた作品の一つです。日本の伝説が基になっており、「鶴の恩返し」のような、いわゆる「異類婚姻譚」の一つです。松江市の小泉八雲旧邸附近の柳は当時からあったのかどうか、興味が湧いてきます。
By: 小泉 八雲