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Talking Books

Listen and hear from books. Understand more from great writers and thinkers.
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Episodes

Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 4

Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the univ...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 4

Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 3

Einstein is the great icon of our age: the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius.He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character, creativity and imagination were related, and they drove both his life and his science. In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the univ...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 3

Polo Ye - Kanye West Cookin Soul Lofi Mix

Tracklist : 01: 00:00 4 yall 02: 01:04 Bitterwest 03: 03:47 Black Balls (Good Lovin) 04: 05:00 Brand Nu 05: 06:21 GOTD 06: 07:52 Real Life (Dream Killers) 07: 09:10 Girlfriend 08: 11:08 Real World 09: 12:18 Emotional 10: 13:33 4 bar drop 11: 15:08 Chicago

Sep 12, 202317 min

Robert Greene - The Laws of Human Nature Part 1

We are social animals. Our very lives depend on our relationships with people. Knowing why people do what they do is the most important tool we can possess, without which our other talents can only take us so far. Drawing from the ideas and examples of Pericles, Queen Elizabeth I, Martin Luther King Jr, and many others, Greene teaches us how to detach ourselves from our own emotions and master self-control, how to develop the empathy that leads to insight, how to look behind people's masks, and ...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 3Ep. 1

Viktor Frankl - Man's Search for Meaning Part 1

'A book to read, to cherish, to debate, and one that will ultimately keep the memories of the victims alive' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything ...

Sep 12, 20231 hrSeason 2Ep. 1

Einstein: His Life and the Universe Part 2

Einstein is the great icon of our age : the kindly refugee from oppression whose wild halo of hair, twinkling eyes, engaging humanity and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius. He was a rebel and nonconformist from boyhood days. His character , creativity and imagination were related , and they drove both his life and his science . In this marvellously clear and accessible narrative, Walter Isaacson explains how his mind worked and the mysteries of the...

Sep 12, 20231 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 2
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