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https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ Título: El príncipe [The Prince] Autor: Nicolás Maquiavelo Narrador: José Carlos Domínguez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 36 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 06-13-14 Editor: Audiomol Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 47 votos Categorías: Classics, Nonfiction Resumen del editor: El príncipe de Nicolás Maquiavelo es una de las grandes obras de la filosofía política occidental y constituye una muestra de pensamiento irreverente, polémico, un tanto irónico y siempre lúcido. Aquí se encuentra la primera reflexión moderna sobre el poder estatal, su origen y sus medios de legitimación. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus: Summary & Analysis Author: Eric Williams Narrator: Kevin Theis Format: Unabridged Length: 30 mins Language: English Release date: 03-15-17 Publisher: Eric Williams Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: This is a summary and analysis of "The Myth of Sisyphus". "The Myth of Sisyphus" is a 1942 philosophical essay by Albert Camus. The English translation by Justin O'Brien was first published in 1955. In the essay, Camus introduces his philosophy of the absurd: man's futile search for meaning, unity, and clarity in the face of an unintelligible world devoid of God and eternal truths or values. Does the realization of the absurd require suicide? Camus answers: "No. It requires revolt." He then outlines several approaches to the absurd life. The final chapter compares the absurdity of man's life with the situation of Sisyphus, a figure of Greek mythology who was condemned to repeat forever the same meaningless task of pushing a boulder up a mountain, only to see it roll down again. The essay concludes, "The struggle itself [...] is enough to fill a man's heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy." The work can be seen in relation to other absurdist works by Camus: the novel The Stranger (1942), the plays The Misunderstanding (1942) and Caligula (1944), and especially the essay "The Rebel" (1951).

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Science of Being Great Author: Wallace D. Wattles Narrator: Jim Roberts Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-01-16 Publisher: Jimcin Recordings Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: The Science of Being Great is another personal-growth classic from the pen of Wallace D. Wattles. His most famous book is The Science of Getting Rich. This is a companion to that book. In it the author, after studying the wisdom of the world's religious leaders and great philosophers, digests their wisdom and puts it all together in his own unique style. Using many examples and "power tools of thought", he demonstrates the power of thought and positive self-esteem as sure ways to greatness.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Eugenics and Other Evils Author: G. K. Chesterton Narrator: Derek Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 01-23-18 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: During the first three decades of the 20th century, eugenics, the scientific control of human breeding, was a popular cause within enlightened and progressive segments of the English-speaking world. The New York Times eagerly supported it, gushing about the wonderful "new science." Prominent scientists, such as the plant biologist Luther Burbank, were among its most enthusiastic supporters. And the Carnegie and Rockefeller foundations generously funded eugenic research intended to distinguish the "fit" from the "unfit." This prophetic volume counters the intellectual nihilism of Nietzsche, while simultaneously rebuking Western notions of progress - biological or otherwise. Chesterton expands his criticism of eugenics into what he calls "a more general criticism of the modern craze for scientific officialism and strict social organization."

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Woman and Her Secret Passions Subtitle: Expanded Author: Dr. Robert Wakely Narrator: Brian V. Hunt Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: Click Shock LLC Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: As a historical document, this audiobook is far more entertaining than it has a right to be. It's a wonderful, funny, sad peek into the emotional agonies of a sexual era that is happily past. Or is it? You won't know quite whether to laugh, cry, or thank Dr. Wakely for his almost criminally Victorian little 1846 book whose original, full title is: "Woman and Her Secret Passions Containing an Exact Description of the Female Organs of Generation, Their Uses and Abuses, Together with a Detailed Account of the Causes and the Cure of the Solitary Vice". If that doesn't have you panting breathlessly, some of the good doctor's rather indiscreet patient stories will. Masturbation is the evil he seeks to cure, and based on the original cover, you'd be forgiven for assuming it was a best seller. We don't know. Despite stating that it was "for sale by all booksellers", one wonders who would have the nerve to make such a purchase in 1846. Men could have purchased it for the racy stories, and when you first dive in, you might think it was written for precisely that purpose. But Doc Wakely should be given at least the credit for recognizing that the clitoris exists, that it was the "seat of female pleasure" (if parenthetically he felt it was only that when coupled in blissful matrimony), and that he does not condemn female pleasure outright. He does give a fairly good account of the uses of the "female organs of generation", but the abuses he blames for all manner of physical, emotional, and psychological ills. In men, he is certain beyond doubt that masturbation leads to IMPOTENCE (his capitalization). He tells young women not to lie in bed until late morning "...because of the fatal habits to which it sometimes gives rise, and which it fosters to a most alarming degree." Of a pair of fun-loving newlyweds, he remarks upon their reaching a point of asexual relations: "For a few days they enjoyed great pleasure, but as they continued this course week after week, they exhausted the flame of pleasure. To speak plain English, they wasted their seminal fluid too lavishly - they drained their bodies of that precious liquid, which is the cause of beauty, youth, and love." Of another patient whom he examines, he states, "I also discovered that she was finely formed for giving the highest pleasure to a companion equally amorous with herself." Oh doctor!

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Defense of Calvinism Author: Charles Spurgeon Narrator: Bryan Nyman Format: Unabridged Length: 37 mins Language: English Release date: 12-22-17 Publisher: Audio Sommelier Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: "The old truth that Calvin preached, that Augustine preached, that Paul preached, is the truth that I must preach to-day, or else be false to my conscience and my God. I cannot shape the truth; I know of no such thing as paring off the rough edges of a doctrine. John Knox's gospel is my gospel. That which thundered through Scotland must thunder through England again." (C. H. Spurgeon) A Defense of Calvinism is a classic text by Charles H. Spurgeon. This rendition is beautifully narrated by Bryan Nyman.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Economic Consequences of the Peace Author: John Maynard Keynes Narrator: Robert Bethune Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 12-20-17 Publisher: Freshwater Seas Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: John Maynard Keynes died in 1946, but his name is still one to conjure with in economics and politics worldwide. Although his contributions to economic theory established and maintain his fame, he also - particularly at the time in his life when he wrote the present book, Economic Consequences of the Peace - showed a flair for practical political work on the basis of economics in his work with the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance. At the outbreak of World War I, he began working with the British Treasury; in January 1915 he took up an official position there. At the end of the war he was appointed as the British Treasury's representative to the Versailles Peace Conference. His experiences at the Conference formed the basis of this book. In short, he was so disgusted with the resulting treaty that he resigned his post. This is not a theoretical text. It is a data-driven study of the consequences that must follow if the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles were put into full effect. To the extent that they were, Keynes was largely proven right; to the extent that they were ignored, delayed, or abrogated altogether, Keynes was also proven right: such measures were never put in practice because they were impossible. Beyond practical economics and politics, his book is also a clear call for intelligent magnanimity in politics, both in peace and in war. His vision is of a world at peace in which the prosperity of each nation contributes to the prosperity of all people. He clearly demonstrates the practical working of that vision in his analysis of the disasters that would happen if the effort to rebuild war-torn Europe proceeded on a punitive basis versus the positive results of proceeding on a basis not of enmity, but of equity. In order to avoid forcing the listener to listen to long recitations of numeric tables, there are small abridgements at a few points in the book. However, no substantial text has been removed and Keynes' arguments and methods of analysis remain intact. This is economics; there are some places where the numerical facts get a little dense, but Keynes succeeds in keeping his argument clear even when the going gets heavy. Enjoy!

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Captive Mind Author: Czeslaw Milosz, Jane Zielonko - translator, Claire Bloom - director Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs Language: English Release date: 11-28-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: The best-known prose work by the winner of the 1980 Nobel Prize for Literature examines the moral and intellectual conflicts faced by men and women living under totalitarianism of the left or right. Written in the early 1950s, when Eastern Europe was in the grip of Stalinism and many Western intellectuals placed their hopes in the new order of the East, this classic work reveals in fascinating detail the often beguiling allure of totalitarian rule to people of all political beliefs and its frightening effects on the minds of those who embrace it.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dont Save Anything Subtitle: Uncollected Essays, Articles, and Profiles Author: James Salter, Kay Eldredge Salter - preface Narrator: Michael Kramer Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: James Salter was a master. One of the greatest writers of American sentences in our literary history, his acute and glimmering portrayals of characters are built with a restrained and poetic style. The author of many memorable works of fiction - including Dusk, and Other Stories, which won the PEN/Faulkner Award - he is also celebrated for his memoirs and many nonfiction essays. In her preface, Kay Salter writes, "Don't Save Anything is a volume of the best of Jim's nonfiction - articles published but never collected in one place until now. Though those many boxes were overflowing with papers, in the end it's not really a matter of quantity. These pieces reveal some of the breadth and depth of Jim's endless interest in the world and the people in it.... One of the greatest pleasures in writing nonfiction is the writer's feeling of exploration, of learning about things he doesn't know, of finding out by reading and observing and asking questions, and then writing it down. That's what you'll find here." This collection gathers his thoughts on writing and profiles of famous writers, observations of the changing American military life, evocations of Aspen winters, musings on mountain climbing and skiing, and tales of travels to Europe and Asia which first appeared in the New Yorker, Esquire, People magazine, Conde Nast Traveler, the Aspen Times, and many other publications.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Common Sense Subtitle: AOG Annotated Study Edition Author: Thomas Paine Narrator: C.J. McAllister Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 11-06-17 Publisher: AOG Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Without Thomas Paine's Common Sense, the United States may never have even attempted to win independence from Great Britain. This short, passionate book is credited with fanning the flames of revolution in its day; but beyond that, its unique view of the role of government and of the relationship between government and citizens and how those factors apply to modern life are still studied by students of political science to this day. This edition includes the full, unabridged text of Common Sense. In addition, it includes clear, yet extensive study tools and discussion questions to help listeners more easily understand this classic text.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of War Author: Niccolo Machiavelli Narrator: David McCallion Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 10-13-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Many of the world's leaders have turned to Niccolo Machiavelli's The Art of War as a guide to the fundamentals of war, including Frederick the Great, Napoleon, as well as countless other military leaders. Limited warfare is one of the philosophies promoted in this work. Machiavelli believed that military conflict should be a last resort and should only be considered when diplomacy fails. He was also of the belief that society could only remain stable and secure with a strong state military. During the Renaissance era, Niccolo Machiavelli was an Italian diplomat, philosopher, historian, and politician. During his career, Machiavelli spent many years as a senior official in the Florentine Republic, working in diplomatic and in military affairs, but it was The Art of War that gained him the most recognition. During his lifetime, Niccolo Machiavelli was highly critical of corruption in politics, which is evident in much of his work.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers Author: Henry David Thoreau Narrator: Patrick Cullen Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: In 1839, two years after graduating from Harvard, Henry David Thoreau and his older brother, John, took a boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, Massachusetts, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's sudden death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion during his stay at Walden Pond. Modern listeners have come to see Thoreau's story of the river journey as an appropriate predecessor to Walden, depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Self Reliance, Nature, The Transcendentalist Subtitle: Plus Bonus Content Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Narrator: Richard Banks, Patrick Jonathan, Greg McCarthy, Seth Trey, Danny Galvez, Matthew Parris Format: Unabridged Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-17 Publisher: Knight Writer Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: In this program you will receive unabridged recordings of "Self Reliance", "Nature", and "The Transcendentalist" by Ralph Waldo Emerson. You will also receive the following bonus content: Full list of narrators includes Gregory Sutton, Danny Hughes, and Bryan Olson.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism Author: Max Weber Narrator: Monroe Clark McBride Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-28-17 Publisher: Cherry Hill Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Max Weber's best-known and most controversial work, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, first published in 1904, remains to this day powerful and fascinating. Weber's highly accessible style is just one of many reasons for his continuing popularity. The book contends that the Protestant ethic made possible and encouraged the development of capitalism in the West. Widely considered as the most informed work ever written on the social effects of advanced capitalism, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism holds its own as one of the most significant books of the 20th century. The book is one of those rare works of scholarship which no informed citizen can afford to ignore.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of War Author: Sun Tzu Narrator: Roberto Scarlato Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-17 Publisher: Dreamtown Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the 5th century BC and is attributed to the ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu ("Master Sun", also spelled Sunzi). The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare and it is commonly thought of as a definitive work on military strategy and tactics. It was placed at the head of China's Seven Military Classics upon the collection's creation in 1080 by Emperor Shenzong of Song, and has long been the most influential strategy text in East Asia. It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy, and beyond. The book was first translated into French in 1772 by the Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot and a partial translation into English was attempted by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905. The first annotated English translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910. Leaders such as Mao Zedong, General V Nguyên Giáp, General Douglas MacArthur, and leaders of Imperial Japan have drawn inspiration from the work.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Fable Subtitle: Bulfinchs Mythology, Book 1 Author: Thomas Bulfinch Narrator: Mary Woods Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Many of the world's travails may be traced to the displacement of mythology by the age of science. Knowledge today is often deemed useful only if it enlarges our possessions or raises our station in society. If instead the criterion were to make us happier and more virtuous, mythology would have retained its proper place in society. The Age of Fable is Thomas Bulfinch's brilliant reconstruction of the ancient myths and legends that form the backbone of Western culture. Drawn from a variety of classic sources, including Ovid's Metamorphoses, Egyptian myths, Eastern mythology, and Hindu, Norse, and Celtic works, these selections form a remarkable tapestry of human endeavor: dreams, illusions, adventures, and loves. Included are the legends of Cupid and Psyche, Venus and Adonis, Hero and Leander, Hercules, and many others.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Propaganda Author: Mark Crispin Miller - introduction, Edward Bernays Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: "The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country." (Edward Bernays) A seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed the "engineering of consent". During World War I, he was an integral part of the US Committee on Public Information, or CPI, a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise, and sell the war to the American people as one that would "Make the World Safe for Democracy". The CPI became the blueprint for the marketing strategies of future wars. Bernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipmann, became an outspoken proponent of propaganda as a tool for democratic and corporate manipulation of the population. His 1928 bombshell, Propaganda, lays out his eerily prescient vision for using propaganda to regiment the collective mind in a variety of areas, including government, politics, art, science, and education. To listen to this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regard to the organized manipulation of the masses.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: De Profundis Author: Oscar Wilde Narrator: David McCallion Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: At its heart, De Profundis is a love letter and is better known as the De Profundis papers. Written in 1897, while Oscar Wilde was imprisoned in Reading Gaol, De Profundis would become one of his best-known works. The papers include Wilde's account of living a lavish lifestyle and his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, both of which he credited for his eventual downfall and imprisonment. The second half of the papers is Wilde's account of prison life and his spiritual awakening. In 1891, Oscar Wilde began an intimate relationship with the dashing but reckless Lord Alfred Douglas. Although both families disapproved of the relationship, Alfred's family was especially against it. When threats failed to yield the results he was looking for, Alfred's father, the Marquess of Queensberry, began to publicly attack Wilde, even as the author was reaching the peak of his career. Ultimately, Oscar Wilde would make the mistake of bringing a lawsuit against the nobleman that would backfire with a charge of indecent acts, resulting in a prison sentence. De Profundis is an interesting firsthand account of the most tremulous years of Wilde's life.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Critique of Pure Reason Author: Immanuel Kant Narrator: Martin Wilson Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 07-18-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Published in 1797, the Critique of Pure Reason is considered to be one of the foremost philosophical works ever written. In the Critique of Pure Reason, Immanuel Kant explores the foundation of human knowledge and its limits, as well as man's ability to engage in metaphysics. The Critique builds on the works of famous philosophers such as John Locke and David Hume, but Kant takes their ideas further. Kant delves into new ideas concerning time and space and how human knowledge relates to cause and effect. Kant's ideas were unique for his time in that he believed that human knowledge did not conform to objects but that objects conformed to human knowledge. It was also Kant's view that humans were born with some prior knowledge that might also be termed intuition and that additional knowledge was gained through life experience. Born in 1724, Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who is considered by many to be an important contributor to modern philosophical thought. The basics of Kant's beliefs were that the human mind was responsible for creating the structure of one's experiences.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Problem of Increasing Human Energy Author: Nikola Tesla Narrator: Ryan Jarvis Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-12-17 Publisher: Ryan Jarvis Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Written in 1900 by Nikola Tesla, this book gives great ideas on automation, agriculture, energy, and increasing human output to improve the human condition.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: On the Origin of Species Author: Charles Darwin Narrator: Philippe Duquenoy Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 06-01-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: First published in the 19th century, On the Origin of Species is one of the most important and controversial books ever written on human origins. Darwin's work is the cornerstone of the theory of evolution and is as important today as it was when it was released nearly 160 years ago. Few published works have had the kind of impact on society as Origin of Species. Not only did Darwin's work change how the world viewed human origins but it had a tremendous impact on other areas of human society, including theology and philosophy. In Origin of Species, Darwin presents his well-documented findings, supporting the concept that all life evolved over time through a process of natural selection and survival of the fittest. Today, his theories are the foundation of the life sciences and after 20 years of research concluded by analogy that all life evolved from a common ancestor. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Follow Me: Neville Goddard Lectures Author: Neville Goddard Narrator: John Marino Format: Unabridged Length: 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-17 Publisher: Majestic Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: We are told that when Jesus found Philip, he said, "Follow me." Then Philip told Nathanael, "We have found him of whom Moses and the law and the prophets wrote." Philip is one who is interested in the workings of the mind. Looking for one who is searching for the source of the phenomena of life, Jesus finds one in whom he can reveal himself.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Anti-Intellectualism in American Life Author: Richard Hofstadter Narrator: Adam Verner Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Non-Fiction. This book throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. Critic Reviews: "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." (Robert Peel, Christian Science Monitor)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ Título: El Arte De La Guerra [The Art of War] Autor: Sun Tzu Narrador: Jesús Isarrarás Gutiérrez, María Cecilia Izarraraz Gutiérrez Formato: Unabridged Duración: 2 hrs and 29 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 04-11-17 Editor: Vive el Tiempo Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 9 votos Categorías: Classics, Nonfiction Resumen del editor: Audiolibro de Vive el Tiempo. Escrito hace más de dos mil años, El Arte de la Guerra es un manual de enseñanzas para salir exitoso de cualquier batalla que se presente en la vida. Hoy en día este libro ha superado su original carácter militar y se ha convertido en una ineludible herramienta para quienes quieren ser triunfadores en la política, en los negocios, en los deportes, en la diplomacia y en todas las relaciones humanas. La filosofía oriental, por excelencia estratégica y meditativa, encuentra una de sus primeras expresiones literarias en El Arte de la Guerra, escrito en la China imperial. Más que Arte de la Guerra es el Arte de la Estrategia. Vive el Tiempo Audiobook. Written more than 2,000 years ago, The Art of War is a manual for achieving success in whatever battles you face in life. But today the Art of War has grown beyond a battlefield manual to become an incredible resource for those of us seeking success in business, sports, politics, diplomacy and many other human endeavors. The Art of War was one of the earliest strategic and meditative expressions of Asian philosophy during China's imperial era. More than the Art of War, this is really The Art of Strategy. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Condition of the Working Class in England in 1844 Author: Friedrich Engels Narrator: Cate Barratt Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Friedrich Engels spent two years (from 1842 to 1844) in Manchester, England, working at his father's factory. During that period he observed and recorded the effect of the industrial revolution on the labor market and the subsequent condition of what became the working class of England. While it is widely argued that the industrial revolution improved the standard of living for the general population, Engels' observations, corroborated by his considerable research into official reports by various government-appointed commissions, reveal that in 1845, the working class was still paying a heavy toll for England's industrial rise.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Think and Grow Rich Author: Napoleon Hill Narrator: Charles Conrad Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-17 Publisher: Best Success Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 46 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: The best audio edition of Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill interviewed and studied the 500 greatest wealth-makers of his time. From their examples, he uncovered the universal laws of success - principles that will work for anyone willing to put them into practice. The result, first published in 1938, was Think and Grow Rich. Napoleon Hill pointed the way out of the Great Depression and towards a prosperous future. Seventy years later, we face new economic challenges, but the laws of success haven't changed. Think and Grow Rich is still the surest map to wealth. This is the original, first edition of the book, carefully edited for today's listeners by financial educator Charles Conrad.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals by David Hume Subtitle: The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Chapter by Chapter Summary and Author Biography Author: David Hume, Israel Bouseman Narrator: Doug Eisengrein Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 03-17-17 Publisher: AudioLearn Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals was published in 1751 by Scottish enlightenment philosopher David Hume, a man who revolutionized our understanding of philosophy. Hume uses this work to explore the foundations of morality, asserting that our ethical nature is based upon sentiment rather than reason. He delves deeply into the subject of morality, expanding upon the perspective expressed initially in his Treatise of Human Nature. Hume claimed in his autobiography that this piece is "of all my writings, historical, philosophical, or literary, incomparably the best." Hume was a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment and his work formed the foundation of modern psychology. The full narration of this AudioLearn version of Hume's text is preceded by a summary, which includes a biography, background information on the work, and an overview of the material covered. The summary also includes a synopsis and analysis of the text, as well as an examination of its historical context, its social impact, and the criticisms it evoked. This work is suitable for students of philosophy and psychology, as well as for anyone interested in coming to a deeper understanding of the nature of the mind.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Free Man's Worship Author: Bertrand Russell Narrator: Jim Killavey Format: Unabridged Length: 26 mins Language: English Release date: 03-16-17 Publisher: Jimcin Recordings Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, and Nobel laureate. At various points in his life he considered himself a liberal, a socialist, and a pacifist. He was born in Monmouthshire into one of the most prominent aristocratic families in the United Kingdom. "A Free Man's Worship" is probably his most famous, and certainly the most widely printed of his many essays.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding Author: David Hume Narrator: Alastair Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 03-09-17 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding was considered to be one of the most contentious works of its time. Hume's view of reasoning through experience and "sophistry and illusion" in reference to religiously inspired fantasy was extremely controversial in the 18th century. In today's climate of science denial, Hume's work is still relevant and just as controversial. The Enquiry delves into human understanding and the physical world, highlighting just how little man understands reality, concluding that human understanding is limited to experience and instinct. Hume's rational skepticism offers food for thought on human experience and a basis for scientific understanding aimed at liberating man from superstitious religions. His work is the first of its kind to take the focus off religion and put it on the physical world. David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding is still considered to be one of the best introductions to the study of philosophy.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Innocents Abroad Author: Mark Twain Narrator: Flo Gibson Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 12-30-16 Publisher: Audio Book Contractors, LLC Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: This book, one of Mark Twain's first, is a hilarious, sometimes biting account of the author's travels through France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Palestine, Turkey, and Egypt. His wry observations pepper the narrative with humor, while at the same time making pertinent comments on the human condition.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of War Author: Sun Tzu Narrator: Mel Foster Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 23 mins Language: English Release date: 12-06-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: The Art of War dates back to the fifth century BC, and is an ancient Chinese military handbook. Attributed to the intelligent military strategist Sun Tzu, the title of the work is Master Sun's Rules of Warfare when literally translated from Chinese. The book contains 13 chapters, each of which are dedicated to a single aspect of warfare strategy. Emperor Shenzong of Song deemed it the most important of China's Seven Military Classics in 1080 and it is still one of the most influential strategy texts in East Asia. Leaders such as Mao Zedong, General Douglas MacArthur, and General Vo Nguyen Giap are said to have drawn inspiration from Sun Tzu's famous work.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Souls of Black Folk Author: W. E. B. Du Bois Narrator: Rodney Gardiner Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 11-23-16 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 19 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: A cornerstone of African-American literary history, The Souls of Black Folk is a classic work by W. E. B. Du Bois. Originally published in 1903, it contains many essays on race and equality, but is also a piece of seminal history, laying the groundwork for the field of sociology. Some of the essays in the book were even previously published by the Atlantic Monthly magazine. When writing, Du Bois drew from his personal experiences as an African-American in America to highlight the issues of prejudice that were still going on into the 20th century.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Transcendentalist Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson Narrator: Eddie Frierson Format: Unabridged Length: 56 mins Language: English Release date: 09-29-16 Publisher: MSAC Philosophy Group Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Ralph Waldo Emerson is a paradoxical figure in American society. He represents the very height of individualism and blazing one's own path, but during his lifetime his views were considered so radical that Harvard College, despite Emerson being an honored student there, banned him from speaking for some three decades after he gave his 1838 speech on transcendentalism. Today, of course, Emerson is heralded as one of the great Americans of the 19th century. Harvard even has a building named after him. Emerson gives evidence to the well-known quip that "conservatives are people who worship dead radicals." The following essay is a timeless piece of writing, and though penned a century and a half ago, it still conveys valuable insights that have as much relevance today as they did when Emerson first wrote them.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Livet mste ha mening [Man's Search for Meaning] Author: Viktor E. Frankl Narrator: Martin Halland Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-16 Publisher: Viatone Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: "I slutändan borde människan inte frga vad meningen med livet är, utan snarare inse att det är hon själv som frgas."Detta är en av de slutsatser som Viktor E. Frankl drar i logoterapin, den analysform som han ut-vecklade utifrn tre rs erfarenhet som fnge i koncentrationsläger. Det var önskan om att sprida sina teorier som gav honom meningen med livet, som enligt honom själv gjorde att han överlevde under de mest omänskliga förhllanden. Logoterapin framhäver viljan till mening som människans främsta drivkraft i motsats till Freuds vilja till lust och Adlers vilja till makt. Den bygger p den moderna existentialismen som baseras p människans fria val och ansvar, snarare än att uppfatta det som mekaniskt, som förutbestämt av arv och miljö.Logoterapin, som i dag utövas p mnga kliniker över hela världen, beskrivs klart och tydligt i bokens andra hälft, medan den första delen beskriver Frankls erfarenheter som fnge i koncentrat-ionsläger - en omskakande beskrivning, inte minst p grund av den nyktra och analytiska framställ-ningen.Livet mste ha mening (Ttrotzdem Ja zum Leben sagen) är en av de f böcker som konstant har fun-nits p marknaden sedan utgivningen 1947. Den har blivit omtryckt i mnga upplagor och p biblio-teken str man fortfarande i kö för att lna den. Den säljs över hela världen i miljonupplagor och är listad som en av de tio mest inflytelserika böckerna i USA. Please note: This audiobook is in Swedish. Critic Reviews: "Om du bara ska läsa en bok i r borde det vara denna bok av Frankl." (Los Angeles Times) "Ett verkligt bestende verk om överlevnad." (New York Times) "Denne man upplevde ofattbart lidande och skrev sedan den slutgiltiga boken om lycka." (Huffington Post)

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Feeling Is the Secret Author: Neville Goddard Narrator: Rosemary Benson Format: Unabridged Length: 41 mins Language: English Release date: 08-16-16 Publisher: Spoken Realms Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 12 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: "A change of feeling is a change of destiny." Neville Goddard may be the most quoted New Thought leader in recent history. As a foundation for works by Dr. Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, Joe Vitale, and countless authorities on spirituality and the law of attraction, Feeling Is the Secret is a short but powerful instruction on how to realize your dreams and have your wishes fulfilled.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Two Treatises of Government Author: John Locke Narrator: Alastair Cameron Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-16 Publisher: A.R.N. Publications Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 24 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Two Treatises of Government is a work of political philosophy that outlined a concept foreign to the American people who, at the time, were still under English monarchy. This concept is what we now call democracy and advocated for a system in which all people were afforded rights to freedom and property ownership. The book was intended to push forward the ideas on contract theory and natural rights. Thomas Jefferson borrowed many of the ideas of Two Treatises of Government while writing the Declaration of Independence. The first treatise was an attack on the contemporary religious philosopher at that time, Sir Robert Filmer. Locke argues that the theory of Adam, being ordained through God to have dominion over all people of the earth, was absurd. The theory of monarchs being direct descendants of Adam, therefore having a right to the throne, could not possibly be proven as the lineage was not able to be traced. In the second treatise, Locke engaged in a political discussion regarding power, government, and reason. He argues that the state of nature, a theory of the time that all humans were born with in a condition of absolute freedom and equality, was an idea that government systems needed to be built upon. Based on this theory, Locke develops a government that guarantees three basic rights to all people - life, liberty, and property.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth Author: Riley Quinn Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 15 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Published in 1961, the year of Frantz Fanon's death, The Wretched of the Earth is both a powerful analysis of the psychological effects of colonization and a rallying cry for violent uprising and independence. The book rejects colonial assumptions that the people of colonized countries need to be guided by their European colonizers because they are somehow less evolved or civilized. Fanon argues that violence is justified to purge colonialism not just from the countries themselves, but from the very souls of their inhabitants, who have been so damaged by its abuses. According to Fanon, it is the poor above all who need to rebel if real change is to come, because the indigenous middle classes will just produce a society very similar to the old one. And after revolution, the new country should aspire to make real improvements in the lives of the worst off through education and investment. The Wretched of the Earth became an inspiration for many liberation struggles around the world after Fanon's death, and continues to be a key text in postcolonial studies.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: An Analysis of Philip Zimbardo's The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil Author: Alexander J. O'Connor Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 3 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Born in 1933, Philip Zimbardo is a renowned and controversial American social psychologist who is fascinated by why people can sometimes behave in awful ways. Some psychologists believe people who commit cruelty are innately evil. Zimbardo disagrees. In his 2007 book, The Lucifer Effect, he argued that it is the power of situations around us that can cause otherwise good people to commit "evil", citing many historical examples to illustrate his point. Despite being published more than 35 years after the event, The Lucifer Effect details Zimbardo's own 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), where ordinary volunteers playing guards in a mock prison rapidly became abusive. But he also describes the tortures committed by US Army personnel in Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 - and how he himself testified in defense of one guard. The text has gained a lot of attention but has also caused much controversy over the ethics and methodology of the SPE as well as the truth or otherwise of Zimbardo's claims.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Author: Ruth Scobie Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft's 1792 work A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a key text in the development of what we now know as feminism. Written in the atmosphere created by the French Revolution, which made radical change seem possible, Wollstonecraft's work challenges the idea that society's oppression of women is entirely natural. While her male contemporaries happily argued for the fundamental freedoms of all men, few were interested in extending these revolutionary rights to women. Infuriated that women should be educated only to serve men, Wollstonecraft asserted that the differences between male and female behavior are the result of nurture, not nature. She outlines a theory for the equal education of girls and boys and argues that women should no longer be taught only the "feminine" things that men believe make them better wives and mothers. Written more than 200 years ago, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman sets out all the basic principles of feminist thought that would be developed by later feminist writers and activists.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of G. W. F. Hegel Phenomenology of Spirit Author: Ian Jackson Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-01-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: In his 1807 work Phenomenology of Spirit, G. W. F. Hegel introduced the world to his philosophical system. His most influential work - and the culmination of the German Idealist movement begun in the late 18th century as a response to the works of Immanuel Kant - the book remains one of the undisputed classics of Western thought. The first major work of Western philosophy to introduce the idea that the truths of philosophy are inseparable not only from the history of philosophy itself, but also from the histories and politics of the societies in which they arise, Phenomenology continues to inspire prominent thinkers in its field. Yet its impact transcends the narrow field of professional philosophy. Its developmental account of self-consciousness and social relations, along with its themes of mutual recognition and the struggle between master and slave, have influenced academic disciplines ranging from psychoanalysis to sociology. Through its direct impact on Karl Marx and his intellectual successors, it has also become a key text for political movements throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America Author: Elizabeth Morrow Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 06-22-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: A Macat analysis of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. London: Penguin Group, 2003 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America, published in two volumes in 1835 and 1840, challenged conventional thinking about democracy when it appeared - and is still cited by leading politicians today. Having witnessed some negative effects of democratic revolutions in his native France, Tocqueville visited America in 1831 to see what a functioning republic looked like. His main concerns were that democracy could make people too dependent on the state and that minority voices might not be heard - a problem he termed "the Tyranny of the Majority". By examining America thoroughly, Tocqueville hoped to show how a democratic system could avoid these pitfalls. Tocqueville also made a number of accurate predictions about the future of the United States, anticipating that the debate over abolishing slavery would cause conflict and that the US and Russia would emerge as the world's two great powers. The New York Times decided: "No better study of a nation's institutions and culture than Tocqueville's Democracy in America has ever been written by a foreign observer." You can find out more about how Tocqueville's ideas have been challenged and applied - and how his work has impacted thinkers in other academic disciplines - by exploring further in the Macat Library. Macat's analyses cover 14 different subjects in the humanities and social sciences. Macat. Learn better. Think smarter. Aim higher.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks Author: Thomas Brooks Narrator: Jim Denison Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 06-07-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: "As a writer, Brooks scatters stars with both his hands: He hath dust of gold; in his storehouse are all manner of precious stones." So wrote C. H. Spurgeon, who counted Thomas Brooks among his favorite Puritan authors. Brooks' popularity lies both in his subjects - practical truths central to the Christian life - and in the manner of his presentation. He is direct, urgent, fervent, full of Scripture, and able to choose words that make his sentences stick in one's mind. Smooth Stones Taken from Ancient Brooks is a collection of sentences and quaint sayings from this renowned Puritan. Gathered by Spurgeon from the six-volume set of Brooks' Works, it remains an excellent introduction to both the man and his writing.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Sun Tzu's The Art of War Author: Ramon Pacheco Pardo Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: One of the most important military strategy books ever published, Chinese general Sun Tzu's The Art of War has also been used as a manual for modern business, giving executives an insight into the vital importance of tactics and preparation. Written more than 2,000 years ago, this earliest surviving work on how to wage war successfully - and above all, rationally - argues that winning requires careful advance planning, better sources of information than your opponent, and a strategy that's flexible enough to adapt to changing conditions. Sun Tzu concludes that in the end, a decision not to take military action can be every bit as sensible and effective as being able to triumph on the battlefield. The very best way to win a war is, in fact, to achieve your aims without having to fight at all. Written in China around the sixth century BC, The Art of War continues to inspire military planners worldwide, but also people who want to succeed in the fields of business, law, and management.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan Author: Ian Jackson, Jeremy Kleidosty Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: First published in 1651, Leviathan drove important discussions about where kings get their authority to rule and what those kings must, in turn, do for their people. This is known as the "social contract". Thomas Hobbes wrote the book while exiled from his native England following the English Civil War that unseated King Charles I. In the face of England's radical - if temporary - rejection of its monarchy, Hobbes wanted to explain why it was important to have a strong central government, which in his time meant having a sovereign at its head. Asking the listener to imagine what society would be like without a state, Hobbes justifies why the people of a nation should pledge their allegiance to a government. He argues that society needs a state at its organizational heart, in politics, religion, the courts, and education. Otherwise there is no order, and "the war of all against all" will follow. Leviathan remains central to discussions of political philosophy to this day.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Friedrich Hayek's The Road to Serfdom Author: David Linden, Nick Broten Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 4 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Austrian-born economist Friedrich Hayek's 1944 work, The Road to Serfdom, analyzes the ways in which excessive government planning can erode democracy. Published while World War II still raged, the work draws influential parallels between the totalitarianism of both socialism and Nazism and increasing control exerted by Western democracies. Drawing on observable evidence from Fascist Italy, Nazi Germany, and the Soviet Union, Hayek demonstrates the ways in which government economic planning, in particular, erodes the mechanisms of democracy and individual freedom along with it. A key work of the post-World War II era, The Road to Serfdom is still relevant today, more than 70 years after it was first published. It continues to be hailed by opponents of big government and central planning as well as defenders of free-market capitalism. Hayek has been translated into more than 20 languages and has influenced the economic policies of many governments.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince Author: Ben Worthy, Riley Quinn Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Though written around 1513, more than 500 years ago, Italian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince is still both widely listened to and very influential. Listeners turn to it for its direct advice on the question of how to attain - and retain - power. Machiavelli's answer, in brief: Use any means necessary to make sure the state survives. Given the changeable nature of politics, the strong ruler that Machiavelli describes may need to lie or cheat, deceive, and, if necessary, resort to acts of violence - all the while maintaining an image of goodness. With enough skill - along with luck and favorable circumstances - the prince will retain his power. Machiavelli's ideas continue to be used today by leaders both scrupulous and unscrupulous. Rightly or wrongly, his name remains a byword for political behavior that deals in realities rather than theories, making The Prince arguably one of the most influential books in the Western tradition.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Macat Analysis of John Locke's Two Treatises of Government Author: Jeremy Kleidosty, Ian Jackson Narrator: Macat.com Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-16 Publisher: Macat International Limited. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: First available in 1689, John Locke's Two Treatises of Government is considered one of the most important works ever written on the foundations of government. Published anonymously, it argues against the popular idea at the time that monarchs have a God-given right to rule. Instead Locke proposes that sovereignty - supreme authority - ultimately resides with the people. He argues that citizens have not just the right but in fact the duty to renegotiate their relationship with those who govern, even if that means changing the institutions of the state and establishing a new legislative power. Locke's ideas influenced political thinkers in his native England as well as in the United States and France. Some of the language in the American Declaration of Independence of 1776 recalls Locke's arguments, and Thomas Jefferson - the principal author of the Declaration - called Locke one of "the three greatest men who have ever lived". For over three centuries, Two Treatises of Government has endured as a key text in political philosophy.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Religion Author: Leo Tolstoy Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 11 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: In My Religion, Leo Tolstoy accuses the church of hiding the true meaning of Jesus, which is to be found in the Sermon on the Mount and the call to resist evil. For Tolstoy, it is this command that has been most damaged by ecclesiastical interpretation. Tolstoy had not always been possessed of the religious ideas set forth in My Religion. For 35 years of his life, he was, in the proper acceptation of the word, a nihilist - not a revolutionary socialist but a man who believed in nothing. But faith came to him; he believed in the doctrine of Jesus, and his life underwent a sudden transformation.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: All Loves Excelling Subtitle: The Saints' Knowledge of Christ's Love Author: John Bunyan Narrator: Bob Souer Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: All Loves Excelling is John Bunyan's sermon on Ephesians 3:18-19: "That ye...may be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge." It was first titled The Saints' Knowledge of Christ's Love, is worthy of being ranked alongside Sibbes, and deals with a much neglected subject area.

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/52/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Call to the Unconverted Author: Richard Baxter Narrator: Jim Denison Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Classics, Nonfiction Publisher's Summary: Richard Baxter's A Call to the Unconverted was the Gospel tract of his day. Widely circulated, the book provided the saving knowledge of Christ to a large numbers of readers. A Call to the Unconverted shares the Gospel with clarity, accuracy, and depth. With unmatched thoroughness, Baxter gives listeners much to learn, especially in view of today's "Gospel light" and "easy believism" approach.