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Meditations on First Philosophy
Read by D.E. Wittkower
René Descartes
After several years working on a treatise putting forth his mechanistic philosophy and physics, Descartes shelved the project when his conte…
The Story of Alchemy and the Beginnings of Chemistry
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. M. Pattison Muir
A light journey through the history of chemistry, from its start in the obscure mysteries of alchemy to what was, for the author, the cuttin…
The Story of Electricity
Read by Ruth Golding
John Munro
In the book's preface, the author writes: "Let anyone stop to consider how he individually would be affected if all electrical service …
Eight Pillars of Prosperity
Read by Audio Andrea
James Allen
It is popularly supposed that a greater prosperity for individuals or nations can only come through a political and social reconstruction. T…
The Joyful Wisdom (or: The Gay Science)
Read by TimSC
Friedrich Nietzsche
"The Joyful Wisdom," written in 1882, just before "Zarathustra," is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. …
The Wealth of Nations, Book 5
Read by Stephen Escalera
Adam Smith
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9…
Ulysses S. Grant
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is on…
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)
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Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Th…
A Modern Utopia
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H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells's proposal for social reform was the formation of a world state, a concept that would increasingly preoccupy him throughout the …
The Enchiridion of Epictetus
Read by D.E. Wittkower
Epictetus
Epictetus (Greek: Επίκτητος; c.55–c.135) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. The name given by his parents, if one was given, is not known - the …
The Tao Teh King
Read by Eric S. Piotrowski
Laozi 老子 and Lao Tzu
Lao-Tze's Tao Teh King illuminates The Tao: a guiding principle of the universe and all within it. By exploring the nature of dualities and …
The Apology of Socrates (version 3)
Read by Fr. Richard Zeile of Detroit
Plato
Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and miss…
The Soul of Man
Read by Martin Geeson
Oscar Wilde
“(T)he past is what man should not have been. The present is what man ought not to be. The future is what artists are.”Published originally …
Married Love
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Marie Stopes
"Married Love" is one of the most famous 'sex education' manuals. First published in 1918, it sold tens of thousands of copies, an…
Essays, First Series (version 2)
Read by Bob Neufeld
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Essays: First Series is a series of 12 essays written by Ralph Waldo Emerson concerning transcendentalism, including Self-Reliance. It was p…
Studies in Pessimism
Read by D.E. Wittkower
Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer, an early 19th century philosopher, made significant contributions to metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics. His work also…
Psychotherapy
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Hugo Münsterberg
Talking about viewing the Ocean "If I take the attitude of appreciation, it would be absurd to say that this wave is composed of chemic…
The Prince (Version 2)
Read by Paul Adams
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavel…
Just So Stories
Read by Reynard T. Fox
Rudyard Kipling
The Just So Stories for Little Children, first published in 1902, were written by British author Rudyard Kipling. They are a collection of f…
Manifest der Kommunistischen Partei
Read by Rainer
Friedrich Engels
Karl Marx und Friedrich Engels schrieben ihr Manifest im Dezember 1847, als Leitfaden fuer die grundsaetzlichen Prinzipien und Praktiken des…