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1. | | To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Available on: Audio CD ($39.96) | Audio Cassette ($31.96)At once an intimate memoir of childhood, a complicated exploration of race and poverty in the South, and a moving portrayal of uncompromising conscience, "To Kill a Mockingbird" has been called the greatest American novel of the 20th century. |
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2. | | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Available on: Digital Download ($7.99)When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote THE GREAT GATSBY in the early 1920s, the American Dream was already on the skids. |
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3. | | Free Audiobook of the Month Podcast Available on: PodcastEach month LearnOutLoud.com releases a free classic audiobook. Sections of a given title are made available here on the Free Audiobook of the Month Podcast. |
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4. | | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave by Frederick Douglass Available on: Digital DownloadFirst published in 1845, the Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass became Frederick Douglass's most well known work. It is as the name implies his autobiography. |
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5. | | The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a personal account of the life of the famous American statesman, businessman, philosopher, inventor and scientist. |
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6. | | Typee by Herman Melville Available on: PodcastWritten by Herman Melville and performed by Michael Scherer. This is an unabridged, 11 1/2 hour, literary, mp3 audiobook–that plays well for mature and young audiences. |
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7. | | The Mercury Theatre on the Air by Orson Welles Available on: Digital Download | Online AudioThe finest radio drama of the 1930’s was The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a show featuring the acclaimed New York drama company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. |
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8. | | Self Reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson Available on: Digital DownloadIn Self Reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson formulates his philosophy of self-reliance; an essential part of which is to trust in one's present thoughts and impressions rather than those of other people or of one's past self. |
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9. | | Walden by Henry David Thoreau Available on: Digital DownloadWalden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond. |
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10. | | Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Available on: Audio CD ($19.96) | Audio CassetteSteinbeck tells of two ranch hands who drift from job to job, always one stepahead of the law and a few dollars from the poorhouse. |
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11. | | The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe Available on: Digital DownloadPrince Prospero and his courtiers, locked safely away from the plague of the Red Death... |
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12. | | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Podcast by Mark Twain Available on: PodcastWritten by Mark Twain and performed by Marc Devine. This is an unabridged, 9-1/2 hour, literary, mp3 audiobook–that plays well for mature and young audiences. |
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13. | | The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Podcast by Ralph Waldo Emerson Available on: PodcastLearnOutLoud.com presents the Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson Podcast. Born in 1803, Emerson was renowned during the mid 19th century as a philosopher, writer, public orator, naturalist, and spiritual trailblazer. |
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14. | | Lit Summary Podcast Available on: PodcastLearnOutLoud.com is pleased to provide the Lit Summary Podcast. Each episode contains an abbreviated yet complete audio summary of a classic book in western literature. |
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15. | | Miette's Bedtime Story Podcast by Miette Available on: PodcastLay yourself down to sleep with the soothing soporific of Miette's purring voice as she reads you classic works of short fiction. Sweet dreams. |
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16. | | Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury Available on: Audio CD ($17.96) | Audio Cassette ($17.96) | Digital Download | MP3 CDFahrenheit 451 is Ray Bradbury's classic novel of censorship and defiance, as resonant today as it was when it was first published more than 50 years ago. |
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17. | | Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)LearnOutLoud.com presents The Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume 1. The 5 essays contained on this audio program have been hand selected and represent specifically Emerson's early career as a writer. |
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18. | | The Crucible by Arthur Miller Available on: Audio CD | Digital DownloadIn the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. |
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19. | | Intro to Poetry Podcast by William Shakespeare Available on: PodcastDesigned with the novice in mind, The Intro to Poetry podcast is a carefully selected series that will expose the listener to a broad range of poetic eras and styles. |
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20. | | A Separate Peace by John Knowles Available on: Audio Cassette ($16.20) | Digital DownloadEver since its first publication in 1960, A Separate Peace has been hailed a modern classic |
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21. | | Nature by Ralph Waldo Emerson Available on: Digital Download ($9.95)Using bold imagery and beautifully written language to illustrate his points, Emerson formulates a belief system where nature itself is a divine entity that we can know directly. |
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22. | | The Go-Getter by Peter B. Kyne Available on: Digital Download ($4.95)Originally published by William Randolph Hearst in 1921, Peter Kyne's The Go Getter has become a continual source of inspiration for salesman, entrepreneurs and employers. |
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23. | | Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston Available on: Audio CD ($27.96) | Digital DownloadThis novel about a proud, independent black woman was first published in 1937 and generally dismissed by reviewers. |
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24. | | The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Available on: Audio CD ($22.36) | Audio Cassette ($15.96) | Digital DownloadFeel the texture of Fitzgerald's language as master reader Alexander Scourby, with cool precision, unfolds the mystery of Jay Gatsby... |
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25. | | The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection by Edgar Allan Poe Available on: Audio CD ($23.96) | Audio Cassette ($23.36) | Digital DownloadUniversally acclaimed as the maestro of horror and the morbid, Edgar Allan Poe's dark gift has for more than a century and a half set the standard for the genre... |