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Annual Back to School Extravaganza

Annual Back to School Extravaganza

4th Annual Back to School Extravaganza

Millions of people are now back at school this year. If you're one of them and looking to brush up on a subject, or if you're not and just curious to learn more in a given area we've created a series of "101 pages" just for you. We created these pages a few years back, and we've now updated them with all the great new resources we've added in the last year. This year we combed through our categories to find the very best titles, and we've greatly expanded our offerings in every subject!

These pages consist of audio books, podcasts, and free audio & video resources that we've compiled for most major academic subjects. It's a great mixture of audio & video learning resources, and a great way to learn on your own or supplement your traditional studies. Click the link below to browse all the 101 pages:

LearnOutLoud.com's Back to School "101" Pages

And here are all of our updated 101 pages:

AMERICAN LITERATURE 101

ART HISTORY 101

ASTRONOMY 101

BUSINESS 101

CREATIVE WRITING 101

ECONOMICS 101

ENGLISH LITERATURE 101

FRENCH 101

HISTORY 101

ITALIAN 101

LAW 101

MEDICAL 101

MUSIC APPRECIATION 101

MYTHOLOGY 101

PHILOSOPHY 101

PHYSICS 101

POLITICAL SCIENCE 101

PSYCHOLOGY 101

SOCIOLOGY 101

SPANISH 101

U.S. HISTORY 101

WORLD RELIGIONS 101

Great Literature Read by Great Actors

Just in time for the new school year, LearnOutLoud.com is please to be offering over 60 new audio downloads from Audio Holdings. Revived from the Durkin-Hayes Audio company, these classic spoken word products have been remastered and are now available for the first time on audio download! Most of the titles are abridged audio books of classic literature narrated by Hollywood and Broadway star readers such as Margot Kidder, Ed Begley, Jr., Joanna Lumley, Dick Cavett, Lauren Bacall, Robbie Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Stacy Keach, and Jerry Orbach, just to mention just a few.

Download Great Literature Read by Great Actors from Audio Holdings

Here are some of the great works of literature they're offering:

Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare, Performed by a Full Cast

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell, Narrated by Frances Sternhagen

The Day of The Locust by Nathanael West, Narrated by William Atherton

The Emperor's New Clothes Collection Narrated by Margot Kidder

Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Narrated by Julie Christie

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Performed by a Full Cast

Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare, Performed by a Full Cast

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe, Narrated by Christopher Plummer

The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone by Tennessee Williams, Narrated by Shirley Knight

The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare, Performed by a Full Cast

Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry, Narrated by Christopher Cazenove

In addition to their great literature they also feature a number of biographies of some of the most popular artists and bands in Rock 'n Roll written & read by biographer Geoffrey Giuliano such as: Across the Universe: John Lennon Forever, Castles Made of Sand: The Jimi Hendrix Story, Crossroads: The Eric Clapton Story, Dark Horse: The Private Life of George Harrison, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?: The Unauthorized Rod Stewart, Dream On: Aerosmith Up Close and Personal, It's Only Rock 'n Roll: The Rolling Stones Story, Love Me Tender: The Elvis Presley Story, Maybe I'm Amazed: The Paul McCartney Story, Uncle John's Band: The Grateful Dead Story, and Who Are You: The Legend of the Who.

Enjoy these newly issued offerings on audio download from Audio Holdings.

Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1

LearnOutLoud.com is pleased to present our audio book for the month of September: Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1. Volume 2, Volume 3, and Volume 4 have all been very popular. So since it is back to school time and time to put your thinking caps back on, we figured we'd give you some intellectual stimulus with our original Classics of Western Philosophy: Volume 1, which provides an overview of the philosophical ideas that have shaped our world. Here are the selections included in this volume:

  • Plato's Allegory of the Cave from The Republic
  • The Ethics of Aristotle
  • The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
  • The City of God by St. Augustine
  • The Prince by Nicolo Machiavelli
  • Discourse on Method by Rene Descartes
  • Leviathon by Thomas Hobbes
  • What is Enlightenment? by Immanuel Kant
  • On Utilitarianism by John Stuart Mill
  • Thus Spoke Zarathustra by Friedrich Nietzsche

    This audio book is well narrated by Jeff Robinson and features abridged selections from these philosophical classics. Download this audio book today.


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