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Joke Farming

How to Write Comedy and Other Nonsense

by Elliott Kalan ...

Narrated by Elliott Kalan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 31 min

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane.Philosophers may debate the meaning of comedy (thankfully keeping them too busy to fall into a life of crime), but the rest of us are more likely to wonder how we can make an audience laugh—or at least, how to entertain our friends and ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The winner of four Emmys, a Peabody, and two Writers Guild Awards (all of which badly need dusting) explains his process for writing comedy without going insane.Philosophers may debate the meaning of comedy (thankfully keeping them too busy to fall into a life of crime), but the rest of us are more likely to wonder how we can make an audience laugh—or at least, how to entertain our friends and
... Read more
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July

by Richard Kish ...

Narrated by Richard Kish ...

Unabridged

28 min

"A poetic snapshot of a month in one depressed late twenty-something’s mind."July is a poetry collection written over the course of the month of July, one poem written every day exploring a theme or a feeling that was sparked by something that happened that day. ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

"A poetic snapshot of a month in one depressed late twenty-something’s mind."July is a poetry collection written over the course of the month of July, one poem written every day exploring a theme or a feeling that was sparked by something that happened that day.
... Read more
Audiobook

Foundation Portuguese (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Portuguese with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Virginia Catmur ...

Series series Foundation
Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Portuguese in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation.Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior knowledge of the language is needed for the Foundation course. The audio course provides everything ... Read more

Was $100.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

Looking for a convenient language course that gets you speaking Portuguese in hours, not years? The Michel Thomas audio courses have helped over five million language learners to master a new language, with no writing, no stress and no memorisation.Perfect for absolute beginners, little or no prior knowledge of the language is needed for the Foundation course. The audio course provides everything
... Read more
Audiobook

Taal is zeg maar echt mijn ding

by Paulien Cornelisse ...

Narrated by Paulien Cornelisse ...

Unabridged

4 hours 34 min

Paulien Cornelisse schrijft over taal. Niet over hoe het zou moeten, of hoe verschrikkelijk het is dat er mensen zijn die ‘groter als mij’ zeggen. Nee. Het gaat over taal zoals die op dit moment gesproken wordt. Dat is soms walgelijk, en soms aandoenlijk. Wat volgens Paulien Cornelisse in ieder geval vaststaat, is dat mensen bíjna nóóit zeggen wat ze bedoelen; 'Als ik even heel eerlijk ben' lijkt ... Read more

$11.64 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Paulien Cornelisse schrijft over taal. Niet over hoe het zou moeten, of hoe verschrikkelijk het is dat er mensen zijn die ‘groter als mij’ zeggen. Nee. Het gaat over taal zoals die op dit moment gesproken wordt. Dat is soms walgelijk, en soms aandoenlijk. Wat volgens Paulien Cornelisse in ieder geval vaststaat, is dat mensen bíjna nóóit zeggen wat ze bedoelen; 'Als ik even heel eerlijk ben' lijkt
... Read more
Audiobook

Kill The French

by Vincent Serrano Guerra ...

Narrated by Ségolène Birien ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

A Revolution in Language LearningDid you know that 20,000 French words are nearly identical in English? This book utilizes 1,200 of those words to take you on a journey through the French language with 100 easy-to-follow short stories that build on what you already know!See how much French you already know« Le train arrive dans six minutes à la station Opéra »« J’invite mes parents et mes cousins ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A Revolution in Language LearningDid you know that 20,000 French words are nearly identical in English? This book utilizes 1,200 of those words to take you on a journey through the French language with 100 easy-to-follow short stories that build on what you already know!See how much French you already know« Le train arrive dans six minutes à la station Opéra »« J’invite mes parents et mes cousins
... Read more
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A People’s Guide to Publishing

Build a Successful, Sustainable, Meaningful Book Business from the Ground Up

by Joe Biel ...

Narrated by David Stifel ...

Unabridged

11 hours 38 min

A comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to book publishing written by a successful book publisherSo, you want to publish books.Publishing is an incredibly rewarding yet endlessly complicated profession. This comprehensive and empowering book serves as a resource and reality check for anyone considering launching a press or publishing a single book. Author Joe Biel draws on twenty-three years of ... Read more

$22.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

A comprehensive and easy-to-follow guide to book publishing written by a successful book publisherSo, you want to publish books.Publishing is an incredibly rewarding yet endlessly complicated profession. This comprehensive and empowering book serves as a resource and reality check for anyone considering launching a press or publishing a single book. Author Joe Biel draws on twenty-three years of
... Read more
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Charlie N. Holmberg's Book of Magic

The Ultimate Fantasy Author's Guide to Magic Systems

by Charlie N. Holmberg ...

Narrated by Angela Dawe ...

Unabridged

1 hour 46 min

Unravel the secrets to crafting a masterful magic system from bestselling fantasy author Charlie N. Holmberg.Whether using magic as flavor or as an essential piece of plot, this book will guide fantasy authors, from new to experienced, through the delicate layers of creating, utilizing, and mastering magic systems.In this book, we will...Discuss the schools, laws, and spectrum of magicLearn to ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Unravel the secrets to crafting a masterful magic system from bestselling fantasy author Charlie N. Holmberg.Whether using magic as flavor or as an essential piece of plot, this book will guide fantasy authors, from new to experienced, through the delicate layers of creating, utilizing, and mastering magic systems.In this book, we will...Discuss the schools, laws, and spectrum of magicLearn to
... Read more
Audiobook

Revisionaries

What We Can Learn from the Lost, Unfinished, and Just Plain Bad Work of Great Writers

by Kristopher Jansma ...

Narrated by Greg D. Barnett ...

Unabridged

8 hours 59 min

Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of twenty literary superstars.If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if there's one thing every great author has in common, ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Find creative inspiration in this fascinating rummage through the wastebaskets, secret diaries, and abandoned files of twenty literary superstars.If you like to write—whether it's a pastime, a passion, or a profession—you've probably found yourself reading something brilliant and thinking, "I could never do this! I might as well give up." But if there's one thing every great author has in common,
... Read more
Audiobook

Italian Vocabulary Course (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Michel Thomas, Paola Tite, Rose Lee Hayden ...

Series series Vocabulary
Unabridged

5 hours 43 min

What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget**.** - Michel ThomasExperience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how the brain prefers to receive, store and then retrieve information. You'll stick with it, because you ... Read more

Was $75.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

What you understand, you know; and what you know, you don't forget**.** - Michel ThomasExperience significant results in a remarkably short period of time thanks to the unique Michel Thomas Method, perfected over 50 years by celebrated psycholinguist Michel Thomas. The method works in tune with how the brain prefers to receive, store and then retrieve information. You'll stick with it, because you
... Read more
Audiobook

Intermediate Italian (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Michel Thomas ...

Series series Intermediate
Unabridged

5 hours 37 min

A unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languages. - Stephen Fry in Rescuing the Spectacled BearLooking for a convenient intermediate language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework, no-memorizing method is in tune with the way the brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. You ... Read more

Was $88.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

A unique and perfectly brilliant way of learning languages. - Stephen Fry in Rescuing the Spectacled BearLooking for a convenient intermediate language course that fits your lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? The original no-books, no-homework, no-memorizing method is in tune with the way the brain prefers to receive, store and retrieve information. You
... Read more
Audiobook

Insider's Italian (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Michel Thomas, Paola Tite, Virginia Catmur ...

Series series Insider's
Unabridged

5 hours 3 min

Would you like to improve your overall fluency in Italian? This course will improve your listening and conversational skills, expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar.Ideal for anyone who has completed the Michel Thomas Intermediate Italian course, or anyone with an intermediate level mastery of the language, the course will give you more confidence in conversation and fast track your ... Read more

Was $75.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

Would you like to improve your overall fluency in Italian? This course will improve your listening and conversational skills, expand your vocabulary and improve your grammar.Ideal for anyone who has completed the Michel Thomas Intermediate Italian course, or anyone with an intermediate level mastery of the language, the course will give you more confidence in conversation and fast track your
... Read more
Audiobook

Language Builder Italian (Michel Thomas Method) - Full course

Learn Italian with the Michel Thomas Method

by Michel Thomas ...

Narrated by Michel Thomas ...

Series series Language Builder
Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

The nearest thing to painless learning. - The TimesWorks like a dream. - Daily TelegraphFive minutes in and you already feel like you're winning. - Time OutLooking for a beginner refresher language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? Michel Thomas's unique method is designed to overcome the frustrations usually faced... ... Read more

Was $50.99 USD Now $37.99 USD

The nearest thing to painless learning. - The TimesWorks like a dream. - Daily TelegraphFive minutes in and you already feel like you're winning. - Time OutLooking for a beginner refresher language course that fits into your busy lifestyle and gets you speaking a new language in a matter of weeks, not years? Michel Thomas's unique method is designed to overcome the frustrations usually faced...
... Read more
Audiobook

This Year You Write Your Novel

by Walter Mosley ...

Narrated by Dion Graham ...

Unabridged

2 hours 18 min

"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now."Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish ... Read more

$14.99 USD

"A straightforward, friendly guide for aspiring writers" (Los Angeles Times): No more excuses. With award-winning author Walter Mosley as your guide, you can write a novel now."Let the lawn get shaggy and the paint peel from the walls," bestselling novelist Walter Mosley advises. In this invaluable book of tips, practical advice, and wisdom, Mosley promises that the writer-in-waiting can finish
... Read more
Audiobook

Long Story Short

The Only Storytelling Guide You’ll Ever Need

by Margot Leitman ...

Narrated by Margot Leitman ...

Unabridged

4 hours 53 min

This is a practical storytelling guide from comedian, winner of multiple Moth storytelling competitions, and founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade storytelling program Margot Leitman.Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, this guide breaks a story ... Read more

$13.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This is a practical storytelling guide from comedian, winner of multiple Moth storytelling competitions, and founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade storytelling program Margot Leitman.Did you ever wish you could tell a story that leaves others spellbound? Storytelling teacher and champion Margot Leitman will show you how! With a fun, irreverent, and infographic approach, this guide breaks a story
... Read more
Audiobook

Language Instinct, The

How the Mind Creates Language

by Steven Pinker ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

18 hours 56 min

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our ... Read more

$44.99 USD

In this classic, the world’s expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our
... Read more
Audiobook

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life

by George Saunders ...

Narrated by George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, Glenn Close, Keith David, Rainn Wilson, BD Wong, Renée Elise Goldsberry ...

Unabridged

14 hours 44 min

From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today.For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in ... Read more

$22.50 USD

From the New York Times bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo and Tenth of December comes a literary master class on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about ourselves—and our world today.For the last twenty years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in
... Read more
Audiobook

Amazon Self Publisher, The

How to Sell More Books on Amazon

by Dale L. Roberts ...

Narrated by Dale L. Roberts ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

You wrote the book.And now it’s published.But you’re not getting any sales! What gives?!Most people would have you believe self-publishing on Amazon is easy. Yet, why aren’t you seeing the results they claim you should get?Your lack of book sales comes down to 3 culprits:KeywordsMarketing and promotionBook reviewsIt’s time you put all your self-publishing woes to bed and finally increase your book ... Read more

$24.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

You wrote the book.And now it’s published.But you’re not getting any sales! What gives?!Most people would have you believe self-publishing on Amazon is easy. Yet, why aren’t you seeing the results they claim you should get?Your lack of book sales comes down to 3 culprits:KeywordsMarketing and promotionBook reviewsIt’s time you put all your self-publishing woes to bed and finally increase your book
... Read more
Audiobook

Letters to a Young Poet

by Rainer Maria Rilke ...

Narrated by Edward Finch ...

Unabridged

1 hour 21 min

Explore the timeless wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, now available as an audiobook. This collection of ten remarkable letters offers guidance on poetry, life, and the human experience, written by the renowned German lyric poet to a young would-be writer.Rilke's words are a source of inspiration and insight, as he shares his thoughts on creativity, sensitivity, and the ... Read more

$2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the timeless wisdom of Rainer Maria Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet, now available as an audiobook. This collection of ten remarkable letters offers guidance on poetry, life, and the human experience, written by the renowned German lyric poet to a young would-be writer.Rilke's words are a source of inspiration and insight, as he shares his thoughts on creativity, sensitivity, and the
... Read more
Audiobook

Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day

A Guide to Starting, Revising, and Finishing Your Doctoral Thesis

by Joan Bolker, EdD ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe bestseller, The Writer's Home CompanionDissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as well as someone to assure them that their struggles aren't unique. Joan Bolker, midwife to more than one hundred dissertations and cofounder of the Harvard Writing Center, offers invaluable suggestions for the graduate-student writer. Using ... Read more

$20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Expert writing advice from the editor of the Boston Globe bestseller, The Writer's Home CompanionDissertation writers need strong, practical advice, as well as someone to assure them that their struggles aren't unique. Joan Bolker, midwife to more than one hundred dissertations and cofounder of the Harvard Writing Center, offers invaluable suggestions for the graduate-student writer. Using
... Read more
Audiobook

The Art of Nonfiction

A Guide for Writers and Readers

by Ayn Rand ...

Narrated by Marguerite Gavin ...

Unabridged

6 hours 53 min

In 1969, the world-renowned author Ayn Rand gave a series of informal lectures on the art of nonfiction to a select group of friends and associates. These edited transcripts take the listener step by step through the writing process, providing insightful observations and invaluable techniques along the way.Rand discusses the psychological aspects of writing and the different roles played by the ... Read more

$16.99 USD

In 1969, the world-renowned author Ayn Rand gave a series of informal lectures on the art of nonfiction to a select group of friends and associates. These edited transcripts take the listener step by step through the writing process, providing insightful observations and invaluable techniques along the way.Rand discusses the psychological aspects of writing and the different roles played by the
... Read more
Audiobook

On Writing and Worldbuilding

Volume I

by Timothy Hickson ...

Narrated by Larissa Thompson, Merphy Napier ...

Series Audiobook 1 - On Writing and Worldbuilding
Unabridged

8 hours 20 min

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and World building, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.ON WRITINGPart I: ProloguesPart II: The First ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Writing advice tends to be full of 'rules' and 'tips' which are either too broad to be helpful or outright wrong. In On Writing and World building, we will discuss specific and applicable ideas to consider, from effective methods of delivering exposition and foreshadowing, to how communication, commerce, and control play into the fall of an empire.ON WRITINGPart I: ProloguesPart II: The First
... Read more
Audiobook

Friends with Words

Adventures in Languageland

by Martha Barnette ...

Narrated by Martha Barnette ...

Unabridged

9 hours 58 min

With warmth, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the airMartha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.” ... Read more

Was $34.99 USD Now $24.99 USD

With warmth, a popular radio and podcast host shares her love of language, weaving together linguistic history, regional phrases, the hidden poetry in etymologies, new words, and stories from her life and time on the airMartha Barnette has spent two decades as the co-host of A Way with Words, lauded by Mary Norris in The New Yorker as “a virtual treasure house” and “‘Car Talk’ for Lexiphiles.”
... Read more
Audiobook

The Science of Reading

by DK ...

Narrated by Isabel Caswell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 27 min

How we learn to read is not a secret formula, it’s a science.More than five decades of research conducted across the world informs the Science of Reading. This one-stop guide examines the crucial aspects of literacy development.Uncover the workings of the brain in processing language stimuli and print information, bridging the gap between sound and text for effective reading. Delve into language ... Read more

$14.00 USD

How we learn to read is not a secret formula, it’s a science.More than five decades of research conducted across the world informs the Science of Reading. This one-stop guide examines the crucial aspects of literacy development.Uncover the workings of the brain in processing language stimuli and print information, bridging the gap between sound and text for effective reading. Delve into language
... Read more
Audiobook

Catch and Kill

Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators

by Ronan Farrow ...

Narrated by Ronan Farrow ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about ... Read more

$27.99 USD

In this instant New York Times bestselling account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. Inspiration for the HBO Max streaming documentary series.In 2017, a routine network television investigation led Ronan Farrow to a story only whispered about
... Read more

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