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Ninety-Three MP3 Audio book

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Ninety-Three
by Victor Hugo
read by Frederick Davidson
Classic Literature • Unabridged
Book ID(2571) – 13 hrs (est.), Published – 05/01/00

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Translated by Frank Lee Benedict

It is 1793 in France, the year of the guillotine. Already, Louis XVI has been sentenced to the scaffold, and terror reigns. Ideals topple in the face of political necessity, alliances founder, and intrigue is a way of life.

The architects of the Revolution — Marat, Danton, and Robespierre — have set up an embryo parliament called the Convention, designed to stem social chaos.

It is 1793, and in Vendee a peasant woman is striving desperately to protect her three children while Republican troops engage in bloody battle with counter-revolutionaries.

It is 1793; ideals topple in the face of political necessity, alliances founder, intrigue is a way of life.

And in Ninety-Three, Victor Hugo’s inspired last novel, that tumultuous year’s events are woven into an epic masterpiece that brilliantly captures the moment that shaped the destiny not only of France but of all of European monarchy.

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“One of the loftiest achievements of Hugo’s genius.”—Saturday Review

“The book is full of pregnant and splendid sayings. There are scenes of inimitable workmanship. Ninety-Three is equal to anything that Hugo has ever written.”-Robert Stevenson

VICTOR HUGO (1802–1885) was a poet, novelist, dramatist, and leader of the Romantic movement in France. He also played an active part in political life. His literary works best known in English include Les Misérables, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Ninety-Three.

Philosophy: Who Needs It MP3 Audiobook

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Philosophy: Who Needs It (MP3) Download
by Ayn Rand
Read by Lloyd James
Philosophy • Unabridged
Book ID(3177) – 10.5 hrs (est.), Published – 03/01/06
BLACKSTONE ADUIO, INC.

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Written with all the clarity and eloquence that have placed Ayn Rand’s Objectivist philosophy in the mainstream of American thought, these essays range over such basic issues as education, morality, censorship, and inflation to prove that philosophy is the fundamental force in all our lives.

This collection of essays was the last work planned by Ayn Rand before her death in 1982. In it, she summarizes her view of philosophy and deals with a broad spectrum of topics. According to Ayn Rand, the choice we make is not whether to have a philosophy, but which one to have: rational, conscious, and therefore practical; or contradictory, unidentified, and ultimately lethal.

Anthem MP3 Audiobook

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Anthem MP3 Audiobook Download
by Ayn Rand
read by Christopher Lane
General Fiction • Unabridged
Book ID(1919) – 3.1 hrs (est.), Published – 12/01/1998
BLACKSTONE AUDIO, INC.

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He lived in the dark ages of the future. In a loveless world he dared to love the woman of his choice. In an age that had lost all trace of science and civilization he had the courage to seek and find knowledge. But these were not the crimes for which he would be hunted. He was marked for death because he had committed the unpardonable sin: he had stood forth from the mindless human herd. He was a man alone.

Ayn Rand’s classic tale of a future dark age of the great “We”, in which individuals have no name, no independence, and no values, anticipates her later masterpieces, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged.

AYN RAND (1905–1982) was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and came to the United States in 1926. She published her first novel in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success and her unique philosophy, objectivism, gained a worldwide following.

In Focus Complete Series

In Focus Complete Series (Raymond Newman’s Interviews with Dr. David Kelley)
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In Focus Interview 1 (Justice, Racism) MP3 Format. 36.50 min

Why is our criminal justice system not working? What philosophic principles, if adopted, would make it work? Why does racism persist? Is racial identification ever relevant and rational?

In Focus Interview 2 (Economic Trade, Evidence of the Senses) MP3 Format. 37.20 min

The misconceptions of our “trade wars” with other countries. Is it a good idea to “buy American”? How can the evidence of the senses be proven reliable, if proof itself is based on sensory data?

In Focus Interview 3 (Immigration, Ethics) MP3 Format. 37.00 min

Can America withstand the shock of massive immigration resulting from an open border policy? Is a proper personal morality predicated on what is good for society?

In Focus Interview 4 (The Value of Philosophy) MP3 Format. 36.31 min

Why isn’t philosophy popular? How do many people choose a philosophy, and how should they? What role does art play in philosophy?

In Focus Interview 5 (Public Education, Honesty) MP3 Format. 36.44 min.

What is fundamentally wrong with our educational system? Should students be taught facts or principles? What should be education’s prime objective? Does morality require you to always tell the truth? What about white lies, lies told not to hurt others, lies to court favor, lies to the IRS? To whom ought you never lie?

In Focus Interview 6 (Lobbying, Integrity) MP3 Format. 36.28 min

Why are lobbyists vital presently in our society; and what political change would make them unnecessary? If you were offered a million dollars to misstate your philosophic position on a radio show, would you?

In Focus Interview 7 (Supreme Court Appointments, Is Everyone Selfish?) MP3 Format. 36.55 min

If, prior to 1861, a slave had petitioned for based on his right to life, what should the Supreme Court have ruled? What standard should be used to interpret the Constitution? Doesn’t everyone act in his or her own interest? Don’t altruists get personal pride and pleasure from what they do? How should selfishness be defined?

In Focus Interview 8 (Gambling, Foreign Policy) MP3 Format. 36.51 min

Is gambling immoral? Do we have a Constitutional right to open a casino anywhere in the U.S.? What reasons support our military involvement in foreign countries? Is combating genocide one of them?

In Focus Interview 9 (Trials by TV, Jury System) MP3 Format. 36.48 min

Do investigative journalism programs pervert our judicial system? Should TV producers be liable for damages caused by true, but misleading, statements and innuendos made on their programs? Pros and cons of the jury system.

In Focus Interview 10 (Drug Legalization, Family Obligations) MP3 Format. 37.39 min

Should heroin be sold in the supermarket? Would legalizing hard drugs reduce or increase crime? What obligations do parents owe to children in terms of philosophical education?

In Focus Interview 11 (Animal Rights, Parent Obligations) MP3 Format. 37.44 min

Animals: Is it rational to love them, feel compassionate toward them, and then eat them? Do not all living things have a natural right to life? Do children have an obligation to provide support to needy elderly parents?

In Focus Interview 12 (Doctor Assisted Suicide, Grades in Schools, Smoking) MP3 Format. 36.48 min

Does the right to life include the right to commit suicide? What function, if any, should grades play in an ideal educational system? David Kelley on Smoking.

On the IN FOCUS radio program, David Kelley, Founder and Director of The Atlas Society, and author of The Evidence of the Senses, Unrugged Individualism: The Selfish Basis of Benevolence, and other works, and Ray Newman, talk show host and commentator, explored the application of Objectivist principles to a broad range of important personal and social issues.

Authorization to offer this product has been provided by Dr. David Kelley and Raymond Newman.

Ivanhoe MP3 Audiobook

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Ivanhoe
by Sir Walter Scott
read by Frederick Davidson
Classic Literature • Unabridged
Book ID(2338) – 20.4 hrs (est.), Published – 01/01/99

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Set in England during Richard I’s reign, Sir Walter Scott’s fanciful, vivid reinterpretation of medieval life is a successful blend of fact, myth and romance.

Wilfred of Ivanhoe earns his father’s disapproval by falling in love with Rowena, his father’s ward. Then he serves with Richard I during the Crusades, while the King’s brother attempts to take the throne in Richard’s absence. When the King and Ivanhoe return, a series of adventures take place against the backdrop of a tournament of the Knights Templar. Ivanhoe catches the eye of Rebecca, a beautiful and courageous Jewess; he is taken prisoner, along with his father and hers, and Rowena as well; and they rely upon one Locksley (Robin Hood) and his band of outlaws to set them free. When Rebecca is subsequently charged with witchcraft, she asks Ivanhoe to champion her in a trial by combat…but have his affections shifted, or does he still love Rowena?

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“The real epic of our age.”—Victor Hugo

“Walter Scott is out and away the king of the romantics.”—Robert Louis Stevenson

SIR WALTER SCOTT (1771-1832), Scottish novelist and poet, is known as the father of both the regional and historical novel. His early works were successful verse romances, but he achieved lasting fame with his prose. His Scottish romances, such as Waverly and Rob Roy, were followed by novels of the reconstructed past, including Ivanhoe and The Talisman. A law clerk, sheriff, baronet, and part owner of a publishing house, he lost everything during a depression and spent the last years of his life writing to pay off his debts. Some say he wrote himself to death.

The Romantic Manifesto MP3 Audiobook

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Subtitle: A Philosophy of Literature
by Ayn Rand
read by Bernadette Dunne
Non-Fiction • Unabridged
Book ID(5151) – 6.8 hrs (est.), Published – 07/01/2008
BLACKSTONE ADUIO, INC.

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In this beautifully written and brilliantly reasoned collection of essays, Ayn Rand throws new light on the nature of art and its purpose in human life. Once again, Rand demonstrates her bold originality and her refusal to let conventional ideas define her sense of the truth.

Rand eloquently asserts that one cannot create art without infusing it with one’s own value judgments and personal philosophy—even an attempt to withhold moral overtones only results in a deterministic or naturalistic message. Because the moral influence of art is inescapable, she argues, art should always strive to elevate the human spirit.

The Romantic Manifesto takes its place beside The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged as one of the most important achievements of our time.

“Ayn Rand is a writer of great power. She has a subtle and ingenious mind and the capacity of writing brilliantly, beautifully, bitterly.”—New York Times Book Review

AYN RAND (1905-1982) was born in Russia, graduated from the University of Leningrad, and in 1926 came to the United States where she was naturalized. Her first novel, We the Living, was published in 1936. With the publication of The Fountainhead in 1943, she achieved a spectacular and enduring success and her unique philosophy, objectivism, gained a worldwide following.

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