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The Velveteen Rabbit

by Margery Williams ...

Narrated by Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

29 min

What does it mean to become real? That’s what the velveteen rabbit wants to know. Having been gifted to a small boy, the velveteen rabbit becomes a beloved toy. But he is troubled, for he cannot hop like the rabbits outside.When his young owner becomes sick with scarlet fever, the velveteen rabbit faces an even greater question: Will he escape the fate of the other toys and books in the germ ... Read more

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What does it mean to become real? That’s what the velveteen rabbit wants to know. Having been gifted to a small boy, the velveteen rabbit becomes a beloved toy. But he is troubled, for he cannot hop like the rabbits outside.When his young owner becomes sick with scarlet fever, the velveteen rabbit faces an even greater question: Will he escape the fate of the other toys and books in the germ
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Hegel, Marx and Vygotsky

Essays on Social Philosophy

by Andy Blunden ...

Narrated by Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

22 hours 9 min

Andy Blunden’s Hegel Marx & Vygotsky, Essays in Social Philosophy presents his novel approach to social theory in a series of essays. Blunden aims to use the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky and the Soviet Activity Theorists to renew Hegelian Marxism as an interdisciplinary science. This allows psychologists and social theorists to share their insights through concepts equally valid in either ... Read more

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Andy Blunden’s Hegel Marx & Vygotsky, Essays in Social Philosophy presents his novel approach to social theory in a series of essays. Blunden aims to use the cultural psychology of Lev Vygotsky and the Soviet Activity Theorists to renew Hegelian Marxism as an interdisciplinary science. This allows psychologists and social theorists to share their insights through concepts equally valid in either
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Now We Are Six

by A. A. Milne ...

Narrated by Sarah Bacaller, Lucy Bacaller, various narrators, JD Sutter, Daniela Acitelli, Kathleen Li, Alan Weyman, Roberta Jackson, Lee Ann Howlett, Emma Faye, Sarah Jane Rose, Gary MacFadden, Ted Wenskus, Aisling Gray, Rebecca H. Lee, Melissa Green, Tim Dehn, Amy Soakes, Graham Scott, Terah Tucker, Kris Keppeler, Bob Gonzalez, David K. Martin, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Susan Iannucci, Rosalind Murphy, Erin Grassie, Marty Krz, Linda Barrans, Jennifer Fournier, John Burlinson, Jennie Litt, Phil Chenevert, Cath Bilson, Sumara Meers, Shane Hughes ...

Unabridged

59 min

This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.As the author explains in the introduction: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young … and now we are six. So, of course, bits of ... Read more

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This collection of 35 short poems was first published in 1927, and is a sequel to When We Were Very Young, which was the first anthology of verse dealing with the domestic adventures of Christopher Robin and Winnie the Pooh.As the author explains in the introduction: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young … and now we are six. So, of course, bits of
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Shakespeare Simply Retold – Romeo and Juliet

by Edith Nesbit, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, Gary MacFadden ...

Narrated by Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

44 min

Shakespeare Simply Retold: Romeo and Juliet brings one of the world’s most iconic love stories to readers in a clear, engaging, and accessible way. Perfect for high school students and adult readers who find Shakespeare’s original language challenging, this audiobook bridges the gap between classic literature and modern understanding.Edited and narrated by Gary MacFadden, and directed and produced ... Read more

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Shakespeare Simply Retold: Romeo and Juliet brings one of the world’s most iconic love stories to readers in a clear, engaging, and accessible way. Perfect for high school students and adult readers who find Shakespeare’s original language challenging, this audiobook bridges the gap between classic literature and modern understanding.Edited and narrated by Gary MacFadden, and directed and produced
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey

by Thornton Wilder ...

Narrated by Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

3 hours 40 min

Five people are killed when a heavily-traveled rope bridge in Peru collapses. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar, witnesses this event and this sets him on a quest: Who were each of these individuals? Why do unfortunate events happen to innocent or undeserving people? What led to these people being on the bridge at the fateful moment?While many view this novel as a serious reflection on life, ... Read more

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Five people are killed when a heavily-traveled rope bridge in Peru collapses. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar, witnesses this event and this sets him on a quest: Who were each of these individuals? Why do unfortunate events happen to innocent or undeserving people? What led to these people being on the bridge at the fateful moment?While many view this novel as a serious reflection on life,
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Alls Well That Ends Well

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by John Burlinson, Aisling Gray, Claudia Anglade, Marty Krz, Emma Faye, Gary MacFadden, Linda Barrans, David Shears, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, a full cast, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

2 hours 55 min

This play is a dramatization of Boccaccio’s story of Gillette of Narbonne. Only the comic parts were of Shakespeare’s invention; he added the characters of the pusillanimous Parolles, the lofty courtier Lafew, the Clown Lavatch, and the long suffering Countess. He gave new depth and vitality to the leading characters, who are mere outlines in Boccaccio’s tale.The comedy has for its heroine a young ... Read more

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This play is a dramatization of Boccaccio’s story of Gillette of Narbonne. Only the comic parts were of Shakespeare’s invention; he added the characters of the pusillanimous Parolles, the lofty courtier Lafew, the Clown Lavatch, and the long suffering Countess. He gave new depth and vitality to the leading characters, who are mere outlines in Boccaccio’s tale.The comedy has for its heroine a young
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Marx’s Capital - Hegelian Sources

by Andy Blunden ...

Narrated by Denis Daly, Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

6 hours 30 min

This is sequel to another volume by Andy Blunden, The Capital/Logic Debate. In this audiobook the author provides a systematic presentation of the Hegelian structure of the three volumes of Capital. It is shown that Capital contains three distinct layers of structure, originating from Marx’s reading of Hegel’s Logic and his Philosophy of Right. Capital reflects Marx’s critique of the Political ... Read more

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This is sequel to another volume by Andy Blunden, The Capital/Logic Debate. In this audiobook the author provides a systematic presentation of the Hegelian structure of the three volumes of Capital. It is shown that Capital contains three distinct layers of structure, originating from Marx’s reading of Hegel’s Logic and his Philosophy of Right. Capital reflects Marx’s critique of the Political
... Read more
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A Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by a full cast, Linda Barrans, Emma Faye, Mark Crowle-Groves, Kendra Murray, Blaise Doran, Tom Saer, Claudia Anglade, Marty Krz, Gary MacFadden, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

Together with The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most magical plays.One night, two parties creep from Athens into the surrounding forest. One party includes sweethearts Lysander and Hermia, fleeing from Athenian law and the disapproval of Hermia’s father to get married. In pursuit is Demetrius, the suitor of Hermia favored by her father, and the doleful Helena, formerly ... Read more

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Together with The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream is one of Shakespeare’s most magical plays.One night, two parties creep from Athens into the surrounding forest. One party includes sweethearts Lysander and Hermia, fleeing from Athenian law and the disapproval of Hermia’s father to get married. In pursuit is Demetrius, the suitor of Hermia favored by her father, and the doleful Helena, formerly
... Read more

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The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Aisling Gray, a full cast, Kendra Murray, Gary MacFadden, Claudia Anglade, David Shears, Susan Iannucci, Dara Brown, Blaise Doran, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Mistaken identity (which the Elizabethans called “Error”) is nearly always amusing, whether on the stage or in actual life. The Comedy of Errors is a play in which this situation is developed to the extreme of improbability – but we lose sight of this improbability in the roaring fun which results. Nowadays we should call a play of this type a farce, since most of the fun comes from situations ... Read more

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Mistaken identity (which the Elizabethans called “Error”) is nearly always amusing, whether on the stage or in actual life. The Comedy of Errors is a play in which this situation is developed to the extreme of improbability – but we lose sight of this improbability in the roaring fun which results. Nowadays we should call a play of this type a farce, since most of the fun comes from situations
... Read more

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Poems of Emily Dickinson – Series 2

by Emily Dickinson ...

Narrated by Margaret Wakeley, Lee Ann Howlett, Linda Barrans, Ron Altman, Nancy Beard, Gary MacFadden, Terah Tucker, Denis Daly, Gregory Dwyer, various narrators, Charlie Albers, JaeAudio, Larry Wilson, Lyndal Curran Doolan, Martha H. Weller, Amy Soakes, Kylie Elliott ...

Unabridged

1 hour 57 min

Few of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her lifetime. Her posthumous fame is largely due to the efforts of her editors and supporters Thomas W. Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd.In the foreword to this second collection, published in 1891, Mabel Loomis Todd wrote: “The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson’s poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged ... Read more

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Few of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her lifetime. Her posthumous fame is largely due to the efforts of her editors and supporters Thomas W. Higginson and Mabel Loomis Todd.In the foreword to this second collection, published in 1891, Mabel Loomis Todd wrote: “The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson’s poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged
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Myth Agent

by L.A. MacFadden ...

Narrated by Gary MacFadden ...

Unabridged

6 hours 3 min

Ruttledge Rosenbaugh, a professor of science devoted to his students at Hensley University, has spent years learning from his mentor, whose mantra was that time travelers are constantly around and unnoticed. But nothing Ruttledge has ever heard or read about time travel prepares him for what he witnesses in 1910, when a child travels back in time to his secret laboratory in the basement of his ... Read more

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Ruttledge Rosenbaugh, a professor of science devoted to his students at Hensley University, has spent years learning from his mentor, whose mantra was that time travelers are constantly around and unnoticed. But nothing Ruttledge has ever heard or read about time travel prepares him for what he witnesses in 1910, when a child travels back in time to his secret laboratory in the basement of his
... Read more
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Eight Shakespeare Comedies

by William Shakespeare ...

Narrated by Josh Innerst, Trisha Rose, Dara Brown, Cate Barratt, Graham Scott, Tom Saer, Laura E. Richcreek, Marty Krz, Gary MacFadden, John Burlinson, Linda Barrans, Catherine Bilson, David Shears, Claudia Anglade, Susan Iannucci, Emma Faye, Roberta Jackson, Simon Paxton, Aisling Gray, Ron Altman, Blaise Doran, a full cast, Denis Daly, Kendra Murray, Alexandra Lee Smith, Lillian Rachel, Alan Weyman, Mark Crowle-Groves, P. J. Morgan ...

Unabridged

19 hours 51 min

This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M... ... Read more

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This collection contains eight of Shakespeare’s best loved comedies. Each exhibits the vigour, humour, and optimism of the young master before he turned to the gloom and bitterness of the great tragedies.ContentsA Midsummer Night’s DreamAll’s Well That Ends WellTwelfth NightMuch Ado About NothingThe Comedy of ErrorsAs You Like ItMeasure for MeasureThe M...
... Read more