Audio Books Podcasts
Librivox: Child-life in Art by Hurll, Estelle M.Join Now to Follow
The poetry of childhood is full of attractiveness to the artist, and many and varied are the forms in which he interprets it. The Christ-child has been his highest ideal. All that human imagination could conceive of innocence and purity and divine loveliness has been shown forth in the delineation of the Babe of Bethlehem. The influence of such art has made itself felt upon all child pictures. It matters not whether the subject be a prince or a street-waif; the true artist sees in him something which is lovable and winning, and transfers it to his canvas for our lasting pleasure. (Summary from the Preface of Child-life in Art )
By LibriVox
Librivox: Fulco de Minstreel by Kieviet, Cornelis JohannesJoin Now to Follow
Dit avonturenverhaal speelt zich af vlak voor het jaar 1300. Fulco, dienaar van de ridder Gijsbrecht van IJsselstein, heeft zijn bijnaam "De Minstreel" gekregen omdat hij zo mooi kan zingen. Heer Gijsbrecht trouwt met zijn geliefde Bertha, wat gevierd wordt met een groot toernooi. Maar een paar weken later slaat hun geluk om in ongeluk: ze raken van elkaar gescheiden, Gijsbrecht wordt door zijn vijanden gevangen genomen, terwijl Bertha in het kasteel IJsselstein belegerd wordt. Kan Fulco hen uit deze benarde positie redden? Reading in Dutch of "Fulco de Minstreel" - a historical adventure story of knights, gentle ladies and minstrels. [summary by Anna Simon]
By LibriVox
Amazon BookClipsJoin Now to Follow
Amazon BookClips – A weekly podcast offering customers a free sneak peek at some of the most popular soon-to-be-released audiobooks. Upcoming titles include Einstein by Walter Isaacson and Heard That Song Before by Mary Higgins Clark, plus an exclusive, advance preview of Janet Evanovich’s Lean Mean 13.
By Amazon editors
The Rev Up ReviewJoin Now to Follow
The Rev Up Review podcast features reviews of speculative fiction, comment and chit-chat, as well as original fiction.
By Paul S. Jenkins
Inspiration-SoundsJoin Now to Follow
Dramatised spiritual stories, featured here every Sunday
Librivox: Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson, The - Version 2 by Twain, MarkJoin Now to Follow
It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this novel is a detective story, in which a series of identities — the judge's murderer, Tom, Chambers — must be sorted out. This structure highlights the problem of identity and one's ability to determine one's own identity. Broader issues of identity are the central ideas of this novel. Twain's multiple plots and thrown-together style do serve to inform a central set of issues, with the twins, Pudd'nhead, and Tom and Chambers all serving as variations on a theme. The themes are slavery, tradition, and nature vs. nurture. To a lesser extent, Southern society and first impressions are also touched upon, and the novel is one of the first to use fingerprints as a means of unique identification, as it was not until 1897 that the world's first Fingerprint Bureau opened in Calcutta. One of Twain's major goals in this book was to exploit the true nature of Racism at that period. Twain used comic relief as a way to divulge his theme. The purpose of a comic relief is to address his or her opinion in a less serious way, yet persuade the reader into thinking the writers thoughts. Twain's use of satire is visible throughtout the book. Twain's use of colloquialism(dialect) and local color as features of Naturalism to convey his theme, is impressive and ahead for his time.(Summary by Wikipedia)
By LibriVox
Confessions of EnlightenmentJoin Now to Follow
Sometings are trueand somethings might not be. What you think is true might not be. What you think is false might just be true. can you tell whats what?
Texas Music Forge - An Audio MagazineJoin Now to Follow
Each month we publish sharply-written short stories with soundtracks containing songs that draw on all the music of Texas. The grit, the glory, the songs and the stories - we are the real deal from Austin, y'all...
By Ed Kliman, Proprietor
The SG ShowJoin Now to Follow
Seven-year-old Sam and his dad, Steve, talk about books, movies, what it's like growing up in the world today, and, well, life really.
By Sam and Steve, steveandsam@gmail.com
AudioLingoJoin Now to Follow
AudioLingo is part performance, part poetry, and part audio collage. Host Jay King crams a bunch of gol' durned stuff into a short span of time. Not to be heard in airport or hotel lobbies.
