Résultats pour "The Essays" dans Arts et divertissement

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Feel Free by Zadie Smith, read by Nikki Amuka-Bird. From the MAN BOOKER PRIZE- and WOMEN'S PRIZE-SHORTLISTED author of Changing My Mind and Swing Time - discover a second unmissable collection of essays from Zadie Smith 'Generous, courageous, and...

A sweeping and intellectually rigorous work of literary criticism that moves the field forward, from one of the preeminent public scholars “[Said’s] book is relaxed and discursive, original, immensely learned, fluently written.”―John Bayley, The New York Times Book Review Edward W. Said...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. State-of-the-art voice generation technology, combined with careful human editing, has been employed in this production of "Essays on Philosophical Subjects" by Adam Smith in order to make these important texts more widely accessible to modern audiences...

From one of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of The Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life The Architecture of Happiness explores the fascinating hidden links between the buildings we live in and our long-term wellbeing...

A PRODUCTION BY PIGEON PUBLISHING HOUSEPigeon Audiobooks brings together the most influential works in history — classics of finance, philosophy, personal development and more — narrated with premium quality and designed to accompany you while you build a stronger and more prosperous life. Timeless, accessible content, created to help you learn at any moment of the day.Listen to our collections:(Available in Spanish and English.)Pigeon Audiobooks: FinancePigeon Audiobooks: Top 100 Best-SellingPigeon Audiobooks: PhilosophyPigeon Audiobooks: ClassicsPigeon Audiobooks: Musical EditionPigeon ...

A singularly funny journey through a lifelong obsession with music, from comedian, television writer, and host of The Best Show Tom Scharpling Tom Scharpling started buying records at the neighborhood drugstore when he was eight years old, and his obsession with music has never stopped. His love...

From the host of NPR affiliate’s Forum with Michael Krasny, a compendium of Jewish jokes that packs the punches with hilarious riff after riff and also offers a window into Jewish culture. Michael Krasny has been telling Jewish jokes since his bar mitzvah, and it’s been said that he knows...

A PRODUCTION BY PIGEON PUBLISHING HOUSEPigeon Audiobooks brings together the most influential works in history — classics of finance, philosophy, personal development and more — narrated with premium quality and designed to accompany you while you build a stronger and more prosperous life. Timeless, accessible content, created to help you learn at any moment of the day.Listen to our collections:(Available in Spanish and English.)Pigeon Audiobooks: FinancePigeon Audiobooks: Top 100 Best-SellingPigeon Audiobooks: PhilosophyPigeon Audiobooks: ClassicsPigeon Audiobooks: Musical EditionPigeon ...

Essays on American Life Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of American history, places, and regional stories. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.This show includes AI-generated content.

Essays of Great Thinkers Collection is a rotating public-domain audiobook show of philosophy, essays, and wisdom literature. Each episode is a complete book that already found listeners on other Sol Good Media podcasts, gathered here because it fits the collection. New titles move through the feed, so there is always another story waiting. More free classic audiobooks at solgoodmedia.com.This show includes AI-generated content.

A PRODUCTION BY PIGEON PUBLISHING HOUSEPigeon Audiobooks brings together the most influential works in history — classics of finance, philosophy, personal development and more — narrated with premium quality and designed to accompany you while you build a stronger and more prosperous life. Timeless, accessible content, created to help you learn at any moment of the day.Listen to our collections:(Available in Spanish and English.)Pigeon Audiobooks: FinancePigeon Audiobooks: Top 100 Best-SellingPigeon Audiobooks: PhilosophyPigeon Audiobooks: ClassicsPigeon Audiobooks: Musical EditionPigeon ...

Brought to you by Penguin. What is art, where do I find it, and once I’m in front of it, what am I supposed to think about it? Kate Bryan is a self-confessed art addict who has worked with art for over twenty years. But before she studied art history at university, she’d been into a gallery...

Though numerous biographies have been published on William Faulkner, readers are often presented conflicting interpretations of his life and work. Faulkner’s view of himself and his own family was mercurial, and it is widely acknowledged that Faulkner was an unreliable narrator of his own life. As a result, biographies of Faulkner echo and complicate the multitude of ways he portrayed himself, accepting that truth, if it exists, is subjective. Like his work, Faulkner’s own life, then, is not only open to different readings but welcomes them within the landscape of his oeuvre.

Dive into the third book of John Lockes seminal work, Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Following the exploration of innate principles in Book I and the nature of ideas in Book II, Book III focuses on the role of words in shaping our thoughts. Locke delves into profound questions about the nature of definitions, abstract ideas, and the essence of individual identity. How does motion influence our understanding? What might an Englishman born in Jamaica think of ice upon his first arrival in England? With compelling inquiries and thought-provoking examples, Locke invites listeners to ponder ...

Explore a captivating journey through philosophical ideas inspired by the works of Emerson, Thoreau, and Hawthorne in Essays Before a Sonata. While the sonata itself may not be explicitly referenced, the profound themes articulated in this text resonate deeply with Ives celebrated Piano Sonata No. 2, Concord, Mass. Join us as we delve into the intertwining of philosophy and music, uncovering the timeless wisdom that continues to inspire. - Summary by ReaderThis show includes AI-generated content.

An electrifying new study that investigates the challenges of the Bard’s inconsistencies and flaws, and focuses on revealing—not resolving—the ambiguities of the plays and their changing topicality A genius and prophet whose timeless works encapsulate the human condition like no other. A...

The definitive oral history of the iconic and beloved TV show The Wire, as told by the actors, writers, directors, and others involved in its creation. Since its final episode aired in 2008, HBO's acclaimed crime drama The Wire has only become more popular and influential. The issues it tackled...

Why Shakespeare? What explains our continued fascination with his poems and plays? In Living with Shakespeare, Susannah Carson invites 40 actors, directors, scholars, and writers to reflect on why his work is still such a vital part of our culture.

A welcome surprise: more than 50 prose pieces, gathered together for the first time, by one of America's most revered and admired novelists and short-story writers, whose articles, essays, and cultural commentary - appearing in the New York Review of Books, the New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Harper's Magazine, and elsewhere - have been parsing the political, artistic, and media idiom for the last three decades.

Everyone’s a critic, especially in the digital age—but no one takes on the movies like multiple award-winning author Harlan Ellison. Renowned both for fiction (A Boy and His Dog) and pop-culture commentary (The Glass Teat), Ellison offers in this collection twenty-five years’ worth of essays and film criticism.