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Aesop's Fables
by Aesop
Available on: Audio Download ($1.00)
With an abreviated but keen sense of observation Aesop tells stories that never attempt to portray the real world; yet within this fantastic setting he gives us a vision of the human condition that still provides deep insight to this day.
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The Book of Luke
by Luke the Evangelist
Available on: Audio Download ($1.00)
The Book of Luke is the third and by far the longest of the four synoptic Gospels that chronicle the life of Jesus Christ.
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Greek Gods
by William Smith
Available on: Audio Download ($1.00)
Here we present 14 brief audio sketches of each of the major Greek Deities; providing the listener with information on lineage, characteristics, historical significance and artistic renditions.
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Plato's Gorgias
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download ($14.00) | Audio CD
Gorgias of Leontini, who teaches rhetoric, is in Athens, to instruct potential leaders in politics and business. A group has gathered at Callicles' house where Socrates questions him in his usual way.
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Plato's Ion and Meno
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Socrates questions Ion, an actor, about his ability to interpret the poetry of Homer. In the Meno, the topic is whether goodness can be taught. Both dialogues provide more questions than answers.
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Oedipus the King
by Sophocles
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
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 reference...
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Plato's Symposium
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download ($10.00) | Audio CD
The dramatic nature of Plato's dialogues is delightfully evident in the Symposium. The marriage between character and thought bursts forth as the guests gather at Agathon's house and talk about love.
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Plato's Phaedrus
by Plato
Available on: Audio Download ($12.00)
Phaedrus treats the nature of love, mythical visions of human nature and destiny, and the essence of beauty. It ends with a penetrating discussion of speaking, writing, and the love of wisdom.
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Beowulf
Available on: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD
The oldest long poem in Old English, written about 1000 AD, tells the story of a great warrior in Southern Scandinavia in both youth and maturity.
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The Odyssey
by Homer
Available on: Audio Download ($18.38) | Audio CD | Audio Cassette
Homer's Odyssey is the thrilling and moving tale of the wanderings of the hero Odysseus after the end of the Trojan war. For ten years he experiences storms, shipwrecks, and...
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