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The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Price: Audio 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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Fahrenheit 451
by Ray Bradbury
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Fahrenheit 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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To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
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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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The Go-Getter
by Peter B. Kyne
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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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The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
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This is the moving and powerful story of Edna Pontellier, a beautiful young wife and mother who discovers her true feelings and identity through her love for Robert Lebrun...
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The Glass Menagerie
by Tennessee Williams
Price: Audio CD ($19.20)
Few plays have explored the byways of the human heart as poignantly and poetically as Tennessee Williams' The Glass Menagerie. In this touching audio, we meet the embattled Wingfield family.
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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Set in Puritan Massachusetts, Hawthorne's greatest novel is a philosophical exploration of sin...
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Trouble Is My Business
by Raymond Chandler
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Would you put your life on the line for 25 bucks a day, plus expenses? John Dalmas does. He's one of...
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The Lady in the Lake
by Raymond Chandler
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Hard-boiled detective Philip Marlowe follows the trail of a missing woman in Raymond Chandler's...
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The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
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The heroine of this powerful novel is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek her future, but what she finds may prove to be her undoing.
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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Convicted and imprisoned because she is unwilling to name her partner in adultery, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a scarlet “A” on the breast of her gown for the rest of her life.
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Puddnhead Wilson/Those Extraordinary Twins
Price: Audio Download ($12.99)
American actor and Mark Twain interpreter Richard Henzel narrates Mark Twain's moving tale of a mother's love, betrayal, addiction and murder set in a small Mississippi River town.
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Anthem
by Ayn Rand
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Ayn Rand's classic bestseller, Anthem, is the unforgettable tale of a nightmarish totalitarian future--and the ultimate triumph of the individual spirit.
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin Franklin
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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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The Prophet
by Kahlil Gibran
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This book, which is Gibran's masterpiece, has become one of the beloved classics of our time.
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Anthem
by Ayn Rand
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One of Rand's earliest novels, Set in a far off future, Anthem traces the story of one man's discovery of his own value in the midst of a world that has abolished all concept of the self.
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Nature
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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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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The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Price: Audio Download ($14.38) | Audio CD ($14.38)
The Scarlet Letter is one of the great classics of American literature. Set in the harsh Puritan environment of the 17th century Boston, it describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman...
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Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Volume 2
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Price: Audio Download ($9.95)
LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to present Volume 2 of The Selected Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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Atlas Shrugged
by Ayn Rand
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Atlas Shrugged is the "second most influential book for Americans today" after the Bible, according to a joint survey conducted by the Library of Congress and the Book of the Month Club.
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The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
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Seldom has a book been the subject of more widespread discussion than The Jungle...
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The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler
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In Raymond Chandler's first novel, detective Philip Marlowe takes on the Sternwood family. The...
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Civil Disobedience & Life Without Principle
by Henry David Thoreau
Price: Audio Download ($9.95)
Civil Disobedience is Thoreau's primary essay on how to interact with Government. Here the author argues that a citizen must always uphold conscience over what is prescribed by law.
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The Crucible
by Arthur Miller
Price: Audio Cassette ($14.40)
This play was directly inspired by the witch-hunting activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s. Though set in the 17th century, "The Crucible" presents issues still of interest to people in modern times.
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The Long Goodbye
by Raymond Chandler
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Cool, tough, cynical private investigator Philip Marlowe follows the trail of a double murder through...
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