Audio Books Selection for January 2007
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- Odyssey, The
Homer's Adventures of Odysseus. Translated by Samuel Butler,
- Oedipus The King
In the hands of Sophocles, the master dramatist, the anguished tale of a man fated to kill his father and marry his mother retains its power to shock and move beyond any Freudian...
- Miracle in the Andes
A horendous plane crash saw many members of a top Uruguayan rugby team killed, this is the moving true story of survival against all the odds...
- Much Ado About Nothing
David Tennant stars as Benedick with Samantha Spiro as Beatrice in Shakespeare's merry comedy of wit, words and romance.
- Paradise
'I have been in the Heaven that takes up most of his light, and saw things there that those who descend from that height cannot speak of or forget...' Led by his guide Beatrice, Dante leaves...
- Plutarch - Greek Lives
Plutarch's unique insight into the great men of the Ancient World through his biographies.
- Oliver Twist
Tim McInnerny stars as the murderous Bill Sikes with Pam Ferris as Mrs Mann and Edward Long as Oliver in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of one of Dickens' best known novels...
- One Thing You Need To Know, The
Great managing, great leading, and career success - Buckingham draws on a wealth of examples...
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A
Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West and David Threlfall star in Shakespeare's delightful comic fantasy.
- Left for Dead
On May 10, 1996, nine climbers perished in a blizzard high on Mount Everest, the single deadliest day ever on the peak. The following day, one of these victims was given a second chance. His name...
- Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Suetonius wrote his Lives of the Twelve Caesars in the reign of Vespasian around 70AD. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of Julius, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian and...
- John Bull's Other Island
When Thomas Broadbent, an Englishman, visits Ireland for the first time, he is accompanied by his friend Larry Doyle, an Irishman who is returning to his homeland after being away for many years...
- Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde's first play confronts the hypocrisy of public 'morality'.
- Mary Barton
Gaskell's powerful drama, adapted here for Woman's Hour, is regarded as one of the most important novels of its time...
- Merchant of Venice, The
Shakespeare's dramatic and complex comedy.
- Lost Men, The
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton sailed south aboard the Endurance to be the first to cross Antarctica. Shackleton's endeavor is legend, but few know the astonishing story- of the Ross Sea party...
- Mars and Venus in the Workplace
John Gray, who changed the way people view gender differences with his #1 international bestseller Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, now brings his insights to the working world. In...
- Thus Spoke Zarathustra
Also sprach Zarathustra was conceived and written by Friedrich Nietzsche during the years 1881 -1885; the first three Parts were published in 1883 and 1884. The book formed part of his 'campaign...
- Undaunted Courage (Unabridged)
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River, across the forbidding Rockies, and -- by way of the Snake and...
- Tempest, The
Shakespeare's magical, other-wordly final play.
- There's No Such Thing As Business Ethics
There's only one rule for making decisions.
- Winning
Jack Welch knows how to win. During his forty-year career at General Electric, he led the company to year-after-year success around the globe, in multiple markets, against brutal competition. His...
- Zoo Quest for a Dragon
David Attenborough, Britain's voice of natural history, narrates his early adventures in the wilds of Indon...
- Walden
'If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer.' In 1845 Henry David Thoreau, one of the principal New England Transcendentalists, left...
- What Would Machiavelli Do?
The focus of What Would Machiavelli Do? is on what works and how to get it done. Machiavellians may not get to heaven, but on earth they have a significant edge over the competition. The...
- Tale of Two Cities, A
The "two cities" are Paris in the time of the French Revolution, and London. Dr. Manette, a French physician, having been called in to treat a young peasant and his sister, realizes that they have...
- Rivals, The
A comic masterpiece brimming with false identities!
- Road to McCarthy, The
Determined to pin down mythical tales of his own clan history, Pete is thrust into a world-wide adventure that reveals an unsettled and poignant history, while unearthing a good pint in the most...
- Pole to Pole
Three years after going Around the World in 80 Days, Michael Palin was off again. Travelling from one end of the globe to the other, Palin and his team endured extremes of heat and cold as they...
- Purgatory
'Now of that second kingdom I shall sing where human souls are purified of sin. and made worthy to ascend to Heaven.' Purgatory is the second part of Dante's The Divine Comedy. We find...
- Rubaiyat, The - Omar Khayyam Classic narrated by David Ian Davies
The ethereal words of the great thinker Omar Khayyam.
- Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Although Lawrence of Arabia died in 1935, the story of his life has captured the imagination of succeeding generations. The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a monumental work in which he chronicles his...
- Roman Lives
Though he was Greek, Plutarch wrote his Lives in the first century, a world dominated by the Roman Empire. Here he considers some of the major figures who had left their stamp on the history of...
- Romeo & Juliet
Douglas Henshall, Sophie Dahl and Susannah York star in Shakespeare's passionate story of doomed love. BBC Radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923, when the newly...
- Beyond the Goal
Master the Theory that Launched a Revolution.
- Big Bing, The
A corporate mole's-eye view of the society in which we all live and toil, creating one of the most entertaining, thought provoking, and just plain funny bodies of work in contemporary...
- As You Like It
Helena Bonham Carter stars as Rosalind with David Morrissey as Orlando and Natasha Little as Celia in Shakespeare's festive comedy. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to...
- Between A Rock And A Hard Place
"It's 3:05 on Sunday, April 27, 2003. This marks my twenty-four-hour mark of being stuck in Blue John Canyon. My name is Aron Ralston. My parents are Donna and Larry Ralston, of Englewood,...
- Canterbury Tales - Volume III, The
Without doubt, the greatest work of Geoffrey Chaucer. A brilliant picture of medieval life.
- Classic American Poetry
From the earliest poets of the 16th century to the present day.
- Canterbury Tales, Selected
This modern translation of these sometimes bawdy stories, written in the 14th century by the Father of English Poetry, entertain while telling us about England before the Renaissance.
- Canterbury Tales - Volume II, The
Without doubt, the greatest work of Geoffrey Chaucer. A brilliant picture of medieval life.
- Arabian Nights, The
Allow the Arabian Nights tales weave their enchantment.
- A+ Audio Guide: The Sun Also Rises
A+ Audio is the innovative audio study guide series that will help you better understand, appreciate, and enjoy great works of literature.
- Adventures of Odysseus and The Tale of Troy
The Illiad and the Odyssey are retold in a glorious saga.
- A+ Audio Guide: Macbeth
A+ Audio is the innovative audio study guide series that will help you better understand, appreciate, and enjoy great works of literature.
- A+ Audio Guide: The Great Gatsby
A+ Audio is the innovative audio study guide series that will help you better understand, appreciate, and enjoy great works of literature.
- Andersen's Fairy Tales
Andersen's tales have become part of universal folk lore.
- Antony & Cleopatra
Frances Barber and David Harewood star in Shakespeare's towering tale of great love, political intrigue and tragedy. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to Shakespeare. Since 1923,...
- Aesop's Fables
These wonderful stories have delighted adults and children for centuries.
- All's Well That Ends Well
Sian Phillips, Emma Fielding and Miriam Margolyes star in Shakespeare's comedy of men behaving badly and women doing it for themselves. BBC radio has a unique heritage when it comes to...
- Great Explorers
Here are the stories of nine great adventures and the lives of the men who took part in them.
- Henry IV - Part Two
Father and son Julian and Jamie Glover star as King Henry and his son, Hal, in this powerful production, which also stars Timothy West and Prunella Scales...
- Farmer Giles of Ham
Farmer Giles of Ham is one of Tolkien’s most popular stories, full of wit and humour, set in the days when giants and dragons walked...
- Full Circle
The actor and writer reads the account of his third and most ambitious world adventure: an anti-clockwise circumnavigation of the world’s largest ocean, the Pacific. With tales of head-hunters in...
- Iliad, The
The first of Homer's epic poems. Translated by Samuel Butler.
- It's Your Ship
BUSINESS IS WAR, ARE YOU IN SHAPE TO FIGHT THE NEXT BATTLE? In the U.S.Navy, preparedness.
- History of English Literature, The
The story of literature that has touched the hearts & stirred the minds of countless readers.
- Huckleberry Finn
Twain's story of an orphan is often cited as the greatest American novel.
- Essential Dylan Thomas, The
This unique combination of historical and new recordings celebrates Dylan Thomas as poet, writer and performer. Here are some of his greatest poems, stories and broadcasts: readings given by Thomas...
- Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, A
Shows what can happen when two very different societies come together.
- Death of Arthur, The
The glorious but tragic story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
- Classic Women's Short Stories
Five stories from women writers of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th.
- Climb
Harrowing accounts of extreme mountaineering and its potentially fatal consequences.
- E Myth Revisited, The (Unabridged)
In this edition of the totally revised underground bestseller The E-Myth, Michael Gerber dispels the myths surrounding starting your own business...
- Epic: Stories of Survival from the World's Highest Peaks
A collection of the most memorable accounts of legend-making expeditions to the world's most famous peaks and often in the worst possible conditions.
- Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Part II, The
Gibbon's work occupies an immortal place in the pantheon of historical masterpieces.
- Diary of Samuel Pepys, The
Perhaps the most well-known collection of reminiscences.
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