Inspirational Essays

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    • A Lyric Essay
    • By: Ilya Kaminsky
    • Narrated by: Ilya Kaminsky
    • Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
    • Release date: 11-01-22
    • Language: English
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    • Deaf Republic opens in an occupied country in a time of political unrest. When soldiers breaking up a protest kill a deaf boy, Petya, the gunshot becomes the last thing the citizens hear—they all have gone deaf, and their dissent becomes coordinated by sign language....

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    • Essays on Lust, Aggression, Porn, & the Female Gaze That I Might Not Have Written If Not for Her
    • By: Susie Bright
    • Narrated by: Susie Bright
    • Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • After Andrea Dworkin, the famous feminist philosopher and activist, passed away, her chief critic, Susie Bright, who many perceived as Dworkin's opposite, published a stirring obituary and series of essays....

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    • By: Charles Bukowski
    • Narrated by: Roger Wayne
    • Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
    • Release date: 02-12-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 139 ratings
    • A powerful testament to the pleasures and miseries of a life in drink, and a window into the soul of one of our most beloved and enduring writers, On Drinking is the definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcohol....

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    • Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves
    • By: Glory Edim
    • Narrated by: Glory Edim
    • Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 10-30-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 448 ratings
    • As she has done with her Online community Well-Read Black Girl, in this anthology Glory Edim has created a space in which black women’s writing and life experiences are lifted up, to be shared with all fans who value the power of a story to help us understand the world and ourselves....

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    • Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move
    • By: Nanjala Nyabola
    • Narrated by: Dami Olukoya
    • Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 07-15-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 7 ratings
    • Nanjala Nyabola is constantly exploring the world, working with migrants and confronting complex realities challenging common assumptions - both hers and others’....

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    • Essays on (Allegedly) Figuring It All Out
    • By: Shenequa Golding
    • Narrated by: Aure Nash
    • Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 05-07-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • A blazingly honest essay collection from a refreshing new voice exploring the in-between moments for Black women and girls, and what it means to simply exist....

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    • More Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
    • By: Jay Allison, Dan Gediman - editors
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Series: This I Believe, Book 2
    • Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 09-30-08
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
    • This second collection of This I Believe essays gathers 75 essayists, ranging from famous to previously unknown....

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    • Essays by Inspiring Changemakers
    • By: Joanne Kong
    • Narrated by: Lisa S. Ware
    • Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 12-28-21
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Why should one go vegan? Is veganism the positive change the world needs? Vegan Voices: Essays by Inspiring Changemakers is a comprehensive collection of compelling testimonials on how our food choices are deeply connected to the pressing challenges and issues of our time....

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    • From Jimmy Page to St. Vincent, Smokey Robinson to Hozier, Thirty-Five Beloved Artists on Their Journey and the Music That Inspired It
    • By: Bob Boilen
    • Narrated by: Bob Boilen
    • Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
    • Release date: 04-12-16
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 59 ratings
    • From the beloved host and creator of NPR's All Songs Considered and Tiny Desk Concerts comes an essential oral history of modern music, told in the voices of iconic and up-and-coming musicians....

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    • Essays for encouragement along life’s journey
    • By: Emily Josephine
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 06-25-24
    • Language: English
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    • Many people feel lost today, on a number of different levels, for a number of different reasons. If you're one of them. read on... The pre-Internet...

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    • 52 Literary Gems That Inspired Our Favorite Films
    • By: Kristen Lopez
    • Narrated by: Tanis Parenteau
    • Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 03-07-23
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration....

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    • By: Susan Sontag
    • Narrated by: Laurel Lefkow
    • Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 06-01-23
    • Language: English
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    • Bringing together Susan Sontag's most fearless and incisive writing, On Women examines the oppression of women and the tools necessary for liberation....

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    • A 'This I Believe' Essay
    • By: Arnold Toynbee
    • Narrated by: Arnold Toynbee
    • Series: This I Believe, Book 1: Essay 74
    • Length: 4 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-07
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans....

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    • The Early Works of Langston Hughes
    • By: Langston Hughes, Danez Smith - editor
    • Narrated by: Danez Smith
    • Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
    • Release date: 11-19-24
    • Language: English
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    • From Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes, a stunning collection of early works written from 1921-1927 and curated by award winning poet and National Book Award finalist, Danez Smith.

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    • A 'This I Believe' Essay
    • By: Oscar Hammerstein II
    • Narrated by: Oscar Hammerstein II
    • Series: This I Believe, Book 1: Essay 32
    • Length: 4 mins
    • Release date: 10-03-07
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • This essay comes from the NPR series This I Believe, which features brief personal reflections from both famous and unknown Americans....

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    • Inspirational Birthing From Communities Around The World
    • By: Heather Baker
    • Narrated by: Virtual Voice
    • Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 08-29-24
    • Language: English
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    • "Women are the source of all creation. This book of women sharing their own words, is the true beauty of transitioning into the threshold of sacred...

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    • The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and Women
    • By: Jay Allison - editor, Dan Gediman - editor
    • Narrated by: Various
    • Length: 53 mins
    • Release date: 01-05-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
    • Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features 80 Americans—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that begins with the book's title....

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