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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
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- By: Kiese Laymon
- Narrated by: Kiese Laymon
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
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Brilliant and uncompromising, How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America is essential listening. This new edition of award-winning author Kiese Laymon’s first work of nonfiction looks inward, drawing heavily on the author and his family’s experiences, while simultaneously examining the world—Mississippi, the South, the United States—that has shaped their lives. With subjects that range from an interview with his mother to reflections on Ole Miss football, Outkast, and the labor of Black women, these thirteen insightful essays highlight Laymon’s profound love of language.
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How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America
- Essays
- Narrated by: Kiese Laymon
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 10-15-24
- Language: English
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The Era of Liberation
- 1862-1894
- By: Louis Kossuth, Abraham Lincoln, Swami Vivekananda, and others
- Narrated by: Charles Featherstone
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
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The late 19th Century was a time of liberation. After the collapse of empires, people of all creeds demanded their equality. We begin with two speeches that represent the old order, by Bismarck. Between the two speeches he went from being Prussia’s last Minister President to being the Germany’s first Chancellor. A statesman in the oldest mold, he argues for nationalist dominance against forces temporal and religious.
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The Era of Liberation
- 1862-1894
- Narrated by: Charles Featherstone
- Length: 2 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 10-16-24
- Language: English
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All About Zombies
- By: Dennis Santaniello
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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Zombies have clawed their way into pop culture and never let go. But where did these iconic creatures come from, and how did they go from Haitian folklore to the flesh-eating monsters we love today? All About Zombies is your ultimate, bite-sized guide to everything undead—perfect for quick reads during your breaks! Part of the popular Restroom Reads series, this book dives into the fascinating history of zombies, from their origins in Vodou mythology to their rise in Hollywood with George A. Romero’s legendary films. But it doesn’t stop there—learn about real-life zombie-like ...
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All About Zombies
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Release date: 10-15-24
- Language: English
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Tremendous Trifles
- By: GK Chesterton
- Narrated by: Charles Featherstone
- Length: 6 hrs
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A wonderful and whimsical collection of short essays on everything from sketching on brown paper and building toy theatres to the nature of Englishness and faith.
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Tremendous Trifles
- Narrated by: Charles Featherstone
- Length: 6 hrs
- Release date: 10-16-24
- Language: English
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Powsels and Thrums
- By: Alan Garner
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
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A standalone work of nonfiction by the bestselling author of Treacle Walker, Powsels and Thrums is a distillation of a lifetime of work. It blends family history, folklore, stories and poetry, bringing to life the language and landscape of Garner’s beloved Cheshire. Full of charm and insight, this book is a celebration of the writer’s life, values and language.
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Powsels and Thrums
- Narrated by: Robert Powell
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 10-10-24
- Language: English
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A Defence of Skeletons
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller
- Length: 11 mins
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Why do humans have a horror of skeletons? Is this aversion justified? What does it signify? Such are the animating questions of this essay by G. K. Chesterton, who acts as a witty defendant for humanity’s hidden form.
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A Defence of Skeletons
- Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller
- Length: 11 mins
- Release date: 10-15-24
- Language: English
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A Defence of Baby-Worship
- By: G. K. Chesterton
- Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller
- Length: 9 mins
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With G. K. C.’s characteristic wit, he explores in this essay the virtues of baby-worship, as adults are invited to see the world anew through the eyes of children. Furthermore, argues G. K. C., an appreciation of our youngest humans “forces us actually to remodel our conduct in accordance with this revolutionary theory of the marvellousness of all things.”
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A Defence of Baby-Worship
- Narrated by: Sarah Bacaller
- Length: 9 mins
- Release date: 10-15-24
- Language: English
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