Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/631305 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Jakob Wassermann: Das Gold von Caxamalca: Eine Novelle. Ungekürzt gelesen Author: Jakob Wassermann Narrator: Jürgen Fritsche Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 47 minutes Release date: November 25, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: 1532 zieht General Pizzarro nach Peru und nimmt mit 300 Abenteurern den Inka und Gottkönig Attahualpa gefangen. Auf das sagenumwobene Gold der Inka haben sie es abgesehen - ein Metall, das den Inka zwar zum Schmuck dient, das aber darüber hinaus für die Menschen keinen Wert zu haben scheint. Dementsprechend ungläubig sind die Inka, als sie sehen, welche Gier die spanischen Besatzer ergriffen hat. Attahualpa fasst einen Plan... Wassermanns kurze Novelle mit ihrer klaren Botschaft bezüglich der Bedeutungslosigkeit irdischer Habe entwickelt eine Sogwirkung, der man sich nicht entziehen kann.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/631293 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Franz Kafka: Das Schloss: Ein Roman-Fragment. Ungekürzt gelesen Author: Franz Kafka Narrator: Sven Görtz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 11, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Das Schloss - Kafkas Romanfragment - wurde erst im Jahre 1926, also nach dem Tod des Autoren, veröffentlicht. In typisch kafkaesker Manier wird darin vom Landvermesser K. erzählt, dessen einzige Aufgabe im Leben die zu sein scheint, das Schloss zu erreichen - immerhin wurde er von dort bestellt. Doch dies stellt sich als unüberwindliche Aufgabe dar...

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Letter to My Younger Self: Inspirational Women Author: The Big Issue, Jane Graham Narrator: Shaheen Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: October 27, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Over 15 years ago, The Big Issue began to ask well-known figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics, literature, business and more, one simple question: If you could write a letter to your younger self, what would it say? This collection of 70 inspiring, moving and honest interviews includes Billie Piper on feeling burnt out, Monica Ali on self-belief, Mica Paris on sudden loss, Nancy Sinatra on marrying young, Fearne Cotton on battling imposter syndrome, Alesha Dixon on risk-taking and so much more. ALL ROYALTIES FROM SALES OF THIS BOOK GO TO THE BIG ISSUE.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630079 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Die Lehman Brothers: Ein Roman Author: Stefano Massini Narrator: Stefan Merki Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 13 minutes Release date: October 6, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Stefano Massinis Geschichte der Lehman Brothers als Roman – 'klug, elektrisierend und leichtfüßig'. New York Times  Stefano Massini ist der erste Italiener, der einen Tony Award gewann! 2022 erhielt er fünf von acht Nominierungen für 'The Lehman Trilogy', die in der Inszenierung von Sam Mendes (Skyfall) am Broadway Erfolge feiert!   Die Geschichte der Lehmanns aus einem kleinen Ort in Franken ist aber auch spannend wie ein James Bond…. Am 11. September 1844 setzt ein Jude aus Bayern seinen Fuß in das gelobte Land Amerika. Es ist Heyum Lehmann, der sich einfachheitshalber in Henry Lehman umbenennt und ein winziges Stoffgeschäft in Alabama eröffnet, wohin ihm seine Brüder folgen. Bald wächst der Familienbetrieb in schwindelerregende Höhen, vom Baumwollhandel über andere Investitionen bis zum Giganten an der Wall Street.  2008 bricht die amerikanische Bank 'Lehman Brothers' zusammen und läutet den Kollaps des Finanzmarktes ein.   Der amerikanische Traum hat sich verändert: Als die ursprünglichen Lehman-Brüder in den 1840er Jahren dort ankamen, was sie 'diese magische Spieluhr namens Amerika' nannten, schlossen sie sich der Überzeugung an, dass Unternehmen und harte Arbeit durch Erfolg belohnt werden. Bis 2008, als ihre Nachfolger Konkurs anmelden, ist der Traum in Illusionen von unendlichen Reichtümern auf der Grundlage von Finanzdienstleistungen versunken.   Stefano Massinis international gefeiertes Buch erzählt mit sprudelndem Witz und Brecht'scher Intensität eine schillernde Auswanderergeschichte und eine unheimliche Parabel über den Kapitalismus. Sinnlich, lehrreich und spannend zugleich.   Nominiert für den Deutschen Hörbuchpreises 2023 in der Kategorie Beste Unterhaltung  'Ist der mehrfach preisgekrönte Roman bereits ein gewaltiges Lese-Erlebnis, so erweitert Stefan Merki das Spektrum um eine zusätzliche Dimension. Er lässt die Menschen hörbar lebendig werden, spielt mit leiser Ironie und erweist sich gleichzeitig als intimer Kenner dieser außergewöhnlichen, eineinhalb Jahrhunderte überspannenden Familiengeschichte. Am Ende ist es wie bei einem gelungenen Konzert - schön, wenn es jetzt noch eine Zugabe gäbe.' Begründung der Nominierungsjury

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629737 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Poor Richards Almanac Author: Benjamin Franklin Narrator: The Cliff, Cyril Taylor-Carr Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - short, pithy, instructive sayings - that were scattered throughout the pages of his Poor Richard's Almanack over its 25 years of once-a-year publication (1732-1758). Many of these sayings are familiar to all . . . 'a penny saved is a penny earned' . . . 'a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' . . . but there are many more for you to laugh at, ponder over and learn from! Most were not invented by him, but these little gems of wisdom Franklin gleaned from all over the world are what made his Almanack so wildly popular, and himself a wealthy man. Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621503 to listen full audiobooks. Title: White Houses Author: Amy Bloom Narrator: Laurel Lefkow Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 43 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Lorena Hickok meets Eleanor Roosevelt in 1932 while reporting on Franklin Roosevelt's first presidential campaign. Having grown up worse than poor in South Dakota and reinvented herself as the most prominent woman reporter in America, 'Hick', as she's known to her friends and admirers, is not quite instantly charmed by the idealistic, patrician Eleanor. But then, as her connection with the future first lady deepens into intimacy, what begins as a powerful passion matures into a lasting love, and a life that Hick never expected to have. She moves into the White House, where her status as 'first friend' is an open secret, as are FDR's own lovers. After she takes a job in the Roosevelt administration, promoting and protecting both Roosevelts, she comes to know Franklin not only as a great president but as a complicated rival and an irresistible friend, capable of changing lives even after his death. Through it all, even as Hick's bond with Eleanor is tested by forces both extraordinary and common, and as she grows as a woman and a writer, she never loses sight of the love of her life. From Washington, D.C. to Hyde Park, from a little white house on Long Island to an apartment on Manhattan's Washington Square, Amy Bloom's new novel moves elegantly through fascinating places and times, written in compelling prose and with emotional depth, wit, and acuity.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/623654 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feminist Literary Classics - Volume I Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Kate Chopin, Virginia Woolf Narrator: Sara Nichols Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 7, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Presented here are three of the most important feminist novels ever written: Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and The Awakening by Kate Chopin. Each of these works is an early, groundbreaking piece of fiction from some of literature's finest female writers as they explore life, love and the struggle of women to find their voices in a time where they were too often silenced and suppressed. Mrs. Dalloway details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a British socialite in post-First World War England. Looping backwards and forwards in time, the reader is given a glimpse inside the mind of Mrs. Dalloway as she goes about her day. Mrs. Dalloway was included on Time Magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels ever written. The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story of extraordinary power, exploring issues of mental health, the role of women in society and the oppressive nature of the patriarchy. The Awakening is a stunningly beautiful novel set in New Orleans that tells the tale of Edna Pontellier, a young housewife attempting to break free from her loveless marriage and find a life of her own. All three books are presented here in their original and unabridged format.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - رسائل في بريد صاحب الظل الطويل Author: أروى خميّس Narrator: عائشة الخراط Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 31, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: تخيلوا (صاحب الظل الطويل) في عصر الإنترنيت، وعبر بريدكم الإلكتروني ترسلون له يومياً ما يدور في خاطركم من هواجس ومخاوف تشغل تفكيركم. كتاب (رسائل في بريد صاحب الظل الطويل) للكاتبة أروى خميس، مجموعة رسائل كُتبت في التواريخ الحقيقية للأحداث أيام جائحة كورونا، توثق من خلالها ما حدث وأثار كثيراً من المشاعر والأسئلة. 'حين كنا نتشارك عدم فهم الذي يحدث .. والخوف من المجهول، والكمامة، والعزلة .. حين وحدتنا الكورونا..' كتاب (رسائل في بريد صاحب الظل الطويل) للكاتبة أروى خميس، مجموعة رسائل كُتبت في التواريخ الحقيقية للأحداث أيام جائحة كورونا، توثق من خلالها ما حدث وأثار كثيراً من المشاعر والأسئلة.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634278 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marcel Schwob - A Short Story Collection Author: Marcel Schwob Narrator: Ghizela Rowe, David Shaw-Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 14 minutes Release date: January 1, 2022 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: Mayer André Marcel Schwob was born in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France on 23rd August 1867 into a cultivated Jewish family. As a child he devoured the works of Poe and Stevenson in French and then again in English. His attachment to the bizarre and dark was already forming.His education at the Lycée of Nantes earned him the 1st Prize for Excellence. In 1881, he was in Paris with his maternal uncle to study at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. Schwob quickly developed his multilingual abilities and then studied philology and Sanscrit at the École pratique des hautes études before completing his military service in Vannes with the artillery.After completing a Bachelor of Arts in 1888 he became a professional journalist and worked for the Phare de la Loire, the Événement and L'Écho de Paris.The 1890’s marked his establishment as a brilliant writer with the publication of six short story collections. He fell ill in 1896 with a chronic, incurable intestinal disorder. He also suffered recurring bouts of influenza and pneumonia. Intestinal surgery was given several times, at first with success but, by 1900, after two more surgeries, he was told that nothing more could be done for him. Schwob now existed on kefir and fermented milk.By the turn of the century, despite failing health, and often too ill to write, he embarked on several long travels, including to Vailima in the South Pacific where his literary hero Stevenson had died. Schwob was regarded as a symbolist writer and a ‘precursor of Surrealism’. He wrote over a hundred short stories, journalistic articles, essays, biographies, literary reviews and analysis, translations and plays. Marcel Schwob died on 26th February 1905 of Pneumonia. He was 37.01 - Marcel Schwob - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction02 - Arachne by Marcel Schwob03 - Spiritualism by Marcel Schwob04 - The Mouthless by Marcel Schwob05 - The Opium Gates by Marcel Schwob06 - The Strong by Marcel Schwob

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628762 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fun Stuff: And Other Essays Author: James Wood Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 30, 2012 Genres: Essays & Anthologies Publisher's Summary: A new, far-ranging collection of essays from 'the strongest…literary critic we have.' (New York Review of Books) Following The Broken Estate, The Irresponsible Self, and How Fiction Works—books that established James Wood as the leading critic of his generation—The Fun Stuff confirms Wood's preeminence, not only as a discerning judge but also as an appreciator of the contemporary novel. In twenty-five passionate, sparkling dispatches—which range over such crucial writers as Thomas Hardy, Leo Tolstoy, Edmund Wilson, and Mikhail Lermontov—Wood offers a panoramic look at the modern novel. He effortlessly connects his encyclopedic, passionate understanding of the literary canon with an equally in-depth analysis of the most important authors writing today, including Cormac McCarthy, Lydia Davis, and Aleksandar Hemon. Included in The Fun Stuff is the title essay on Keith Moon and the lost joys of drumming—which was a finalist for last year's National Magazine Awards—as well as Wood's essay on George Orwell, which Christopher Hitchens selected for The Best American Essays 2010. The Fun Stuff is indispensable reading for anyone who cares about contemporary literature.