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How to Read a Book

The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading

by Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren ...

Narrated by Edward Holland ...

Unabridged

15 hours 26 min

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a ... Read more

$29.99 USD

With half a million copies in print, How to Read a Book is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader, completely rewritten and updated with new material.A CNN Book of the Week: “Explains not just why we should read books, but how we should read them. It's masterfully done.” –Farheed ZakariaOriginally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a
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Madrigal's Magic Key to Spanish

A Creative and Proven Approach

by Margarita Madrigal ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders, Jane Santos, Luis Solís, Roxanne Coyne, Yopa Ponce, Jan Rodríguez ...

Unabridged

14 hours 22 min

Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers.Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote ... Read more

$25.00 USD

Use the English you already know to quickly learn the basics of Spanish with this unique, accessible guide—from one of America’s most prominent language teachers.Read, write, and speak Spanish in only a few short weeks! Even the most reluctant learner will be astonished at the ease and effectiveness of Margarita Madrigal’s unique method of teaching a foreign language. Completely eliminating rote
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Penelope the Dragon Tamer - Part 3

The Dark Forest

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

26 min

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Step into the Dark Forest with Penelope & Herbert the dragon as they meet some interesting animals that live there. Herbert is startled by a tiny wood mouse & as it turns out, they both learn an important lesson.Deb takes ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Step into the Dark Forest with Penelope & Herbert the dragon as they meet some interesting animals that live there. Herbert is startled by a tiny wood mouse & as it turns out, they both learn an important lesson.Deb takes
... Read more
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A Professora de Fluência Leitora

Drama com suspense baseado em evidências científicas

by Americo Amorim, Matheus Bento, Fabio Uehara, Thiago Nalin, Clayton Heringer ...

Narrated by Flávio Costa, Mariana Neves, Zeza Mota ...

Series Audiobook 2 - A Professora
Abridged

5 hours 42 min

Juliana voltava da escola pedalando enquanto relembrava o que tinha causado o fim do seu relacionamento com Paulo. Antes que pudesse concluir o último pensamento, um grito a despertou do seu transe e um impacto contra uma garotinha a arremessou por cima do guidão da bicicleta. Se alguns anos atrás o sucesso dos estudantes na alfabetização tornou Juliana uma professora admirada e querida, a rotina ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Juliana voltava da escola pedalando enquanto relembrava o que tinha causado o fim do seu relacionamento com Paulo. Antes que pudesse concluir o último pensamento, um grito a despertou do seu transe e um impacto contra uma garotinha a arremessou por cima do guidão da bicicleta. Se alguns anos atrás o sucesso dos estudantes na alfabetização tornou Juliana uma professora admirada e querida, a rotina
... Read more
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The Alphabet Versus the Goddess

The Conflict Between Word and Image

by Leonard Shlain ...

Narrated by Norman Dietz ...

Unabridged

24 hours 5 min

Who changed the sex of God?This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated ... Read more

$26.99 USD

Who changed the sex of God?This groundbreaking book proposes that the rise of alphabetic literacy reconfigured the human brain and brought about profound changes in history, religion, and gender relations. Making remarkable connections across brain function, myth, and anthropology, Dr. Shlain shows why pre-literate cultures were principally informed by holistic, right-brain modes that venerated
... Read more
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A Prática Docente no Ciclo de Alfabetização e a Ação do Assistente Pedagógico no Município de Santo André

by Joyce Felix ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

4 hours 38 min

O presente estudo teve como objetivo apreender como os docentes alfabetizadores compreendem a ação do assistente pedagógico e sua prática, na rede de Educação de Santo André. Trata-se de um trabalho fundamentado metodologicamente na pesquisa qualitativa, cujo universo foram 6 escolas da rede municipal de Santo André e contou com a participação de 22 docentes (2º e 3º anos) e 8 assistentes ... Read more

$21.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

O presente estudo teve como objetivo apreender como os docentes alfabetizadores compreendem a ação do assistente pedagógico e sua prática, na rede de Educação de Santo André. Trata-se de um trabalho fundamentado metodologicamente na pesquisa qualitativa, cujo universo foram 6 escolas da rede municipal de Santo André e contou com a participação de 22 docentes (2º e 3º anos) e 8 assistentes
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Les Gens sont comme ça

et autres petites phrases métaphysiques

by Philippe Delerm ...

Narrated by François Hatt ...

Unabridged

1 hour 34 min

« Les gens, quels sales types ! » disait Marcel Aymé. Les gens, c’est-à-dire toute l’humanité sauf vous à qui je parle, sauf moi… Que voulez-vous, les gens sont comme ça, si individualistes et grégaires cependant. On ne les refera pas, c’est sûr. Faut-il s’en accommoder ? À moins d’entrer dans un couvent, la réponse est oui. Alors, vivre avec eux, en conservant la restriction mentale de penser qu ... Read more

$19.89 USD

« Les gens, quels sales types ! » disait Marcel Aymé. Les gens, c’est-à-dire toute l’humanité sauf vous à qui je parle, sauf moi… Que voulez-vous, les gens sont comme ça, si individualistes et grégaires cependant. On ne les refera pas, c’est sûr. Faut-il s’en accommoder ? À moins d’entrer dans un couvent, la réponse est oui. Alors, vivre avec eux, en conservant la restriction mentale de penser qu
... Read more
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When the Apricots Bloom

by Gina Wilkinson ...

Narrated by Raghad Chaar ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson's evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium.At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Inspired by her own experiences stationed in Baghdad during Saddam Hussein's rule, former foreign correspondent Gina Wilkinson's evocative, suspenseful debut is told through the eyes of three very different women in Iraq at the turn of the millennium.At night, in Huda's fragrant garden, a breeze sweeps in from the desert encircling Baghdad, rustling the leaves of her apricot trees and carrying
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - My Magical Birthday Surprise

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

18 min

Welcome to Deb's Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining story and will transport children to a land of imagination.Get ready for your very own exciting journey because the character in this story is YOU! Imagine it’s the morning of your birthday. Follow clues to a strange and magical land and have fun acting out this unique story.Deb takes ... Read more

$7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb's Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining story and will transport children to a land of imagination.Get ready for your very own exciting journey because the character in this story is YOU! Imagine it’s the morning of your birthday. Follow clues to a strange and magical land and have fun acting out this unique story.Deb takes
... Read more
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This Is Dyslexia

Everything You Need To Understand, Value And Support Dyslexic Thinking

by Kate Griggs ...

Narrated by Kate Griggs ...

Unabridged

3 hours 3 min

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking!British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well.With a forward from Sir Richard ... Read more

$18.99 USD

The future needs Dyslexic Thinking!British social entrepreneur, founder and CEO of charity Made By Dyslexia, Kate Griggs has been shifting the narrative on dyslexia and educating people on its strengths since 2004. Having been surrounded by an extraordinary 'smorgasbord of Dyslexic Thinking' her whole life, Griggs knows the superpower of dyslexia all too well.With a forward from Sir Richard
... Read more
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Words No Bars Can Hold

Literacy Learning in Prison

by Deborah Appleman ...

Narrated by Virginia Wolf ...

Unabridged

5 hours 14 min

Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.Words No Bars Can Hold provides a rare glimpse into literacy learning under the most dehumanizing conditions. Deborah Appleman chronicles her work teaching college-level classes at a high-security prison for men, most of whom are serving life sentences. Through narrative, poetry, memoir, and fiction, the students ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Incarcerated bodies, liberated minds: a narrative of literacy education behind bars.Words No Bars Can Hold provides a rare glimpse into literacy learning under the most dehumanizing conditions. Deborah Appleman chronicles her work teaching college-level classes at a high-security prison for men, most of whom are serving life sentences. Through narrative, poetry, memoir, and fiction, the students
... Read more
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Магия текста. Как колдовать с редактурой, заговаривать воду в рукописи и заклинать слова-паразиты

by Марина Голубева ...

Narrated by Елена Пикуль ...

Unabridged

6 hours 22 min

О стилистике и архитектуре текста, демонах лексических ошибок, хитростях нашего восприятия и магии редакторских правок. Эта книга состоит из 4 частей. Первая рассказывает о внешней форме текста и стилях, вторая — о содержательной части текста, третья учит, как при помощи слов и фраз воздействовать на читателя, а четвертая посвящена литературному редактированию и приемам улучшения текста. Автор ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

О стилистике и архитектуре текста, демонах лексических ошибок, хитростях нашего восприятия и магии редакторских правок. Эта книга состоит из 4 частей. Первая рассказывает о внешней форме текста и стилях, вторая — о содержательной части текста, третья учит, как при помощи слов и фраз воздействовать на читателя, а четвертая посвящена литературному редактированию и приемам улучшения текста. Автор
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Forever Free

A True Story of Hope in the Fight for Child Literacy

by Tracy Swinton Bailey ...

Narrated by Tracy Swinton Bailey ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide.At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation’s fraught history. Just as past generations ... Read more

$17.50 USD

A memoir and a call to action, this intimate look at America’s long-standing struggle to adequately educate vulnerable children offers valuable insights for effecting change in families, communities, and nationwide.At the root of every important problem we face, from mass incarceration to income inequality, is an education system influenced by our nation’s fraught history. Just as past generations
... Read more
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Literature and the New Culture Wars

Triggers, Cancel Culture, and the Teacher's Dilemma

by Deborah Appleman ...

Narrated by Cathi Colas ...

Unabridged

3 hours 30 min

Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts?Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which ... Read more

$12.99 USD

Can educators continue to teach troubling but worthwhile texts?Our current "culture wars" have reshaped the politics of secondary literature instruction. Due to a variety of challenges from both the left and the right—to language or subject matter, to potentially triggering content, or to authors who have been canceled—school reading lists are rapidly shrinking. For many teachers, choosing which
... Read more
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Dancing By The Light of The Moon

Over 250 poems to read, relish and recite

by Gyles Brandreth ...

Narrated by Gyles Brandreth ...

Unabridged

7 hours 6 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasionIncludes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this yearA POEM CAN . . .Comfort · Challenge · Be a friendStretch your vocabulary<... ... Read more

$17.99 USD

Brought to you by Penguin.Dancing by the Light of the Moon, a collection of poetry to last you a lifetime - poems that will bring you joy, solace, celebration and love for every occasionIncludes an updated chapter of poems to bring you hope and happiness this yearA POEM CAN . . .Comfort · Challenge · Be a friendStretch your vocabulary<...
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Penelope the Dragon Tamer - Part 1

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

22 min

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Can you imagine living in a town with a mysterious dragon lurking nearby? Join Penelope in this enchanting story, as she bravely faces her fear and confronts a huge, ferocious dragon!Deb takes children's audio stories to a ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining series of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Can you imagine living in a town with a mysterious dragon lurking nearby? Join Penelope in this enchanting story, as she bravely faces her fear and confronts a huge, ferocious dragon!Deb takes children's audio stories to a
... Read more
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Dangerous Learning

The South's Long War on Black Literacy

by Derek W. Black ...

Narrated by Lyle Blaker ...

Unabridged

12 hours 49 min

The enduring legacy of the nineteenth-century struggle for Black literacy in the American SouthFew have ever valued literacy as much as the enslaved Black people of the American South. For them, it was more than a means to a better life; it was a gateway to freedom and, in some instances, a tool for inspiring revolt. And few governments tried harder to suppress literacy than did those in the South ... Read more

$25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The enduring legacy of the nineteenth-century struggle for Black literacy in the American SouthFew have ever valued literacy as much as the enslaved Black people of the American South. For them, it was more than a means to a better life; it was a gateway to freedom and, in some instances, a tool for inspiring revolt. And few governments tried harder to suppress literacy than did those in the South
... Read more
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Science of Reading: A Practical Guide to Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction for Teachers and Parents

by Rachel Donnelly ...

Narrated by Rachel Donnelly ...

Unabridged

2 hours 13 min

Transform struggling students into confident readers with evidence-based literacy strategies that actually work. Perfect for your morning commute or prep period, this empowering audio experience debunks teaching myths and replaces guesswork with proven neuroscience. Navigate the modern reading crisis with actionable, classroom-ready solutions tailored for focused professional growth and proactive ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Transform struggling students into confident readers with evidence-based literacy strategies that actually work. Perfect for your morning commute or prep period, this empowering audio experience debunks teaching myths and replaces guesswork with proven neuroscience. Navigate the modern reading crisis with actionable, classroom-ready solutions tailored for focused professional growth and proactive
... Read more
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Branchez-vous! Et autres poèmes biscornus

by François Gravel ...

Narrated by Tobie Pelletier ...

Unabridged

19 min

Dans Branchez-vous! Et autres poèmes biscornus, François Gravel s’interroge sur les curiosités de la langue française et s’en amuse. Il va même jusqu’à mélanger l’anglais au français pour s’entortiller les mots et la tête encore plus. ... Read more

$9.99 USD

Dans Branchez-vous! Et autres poèmes biscornus, François Gravel s’interroge sur les curiosités de la langue française et s’en amuse. Il va même jusqu’à mélanger l’anglais au français pour s’entortiller les mots et la tête encore plus.
... Read more
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How to Raise a Reader

The one habit that can change your child’s life

by Claire Smith ...

Unabridged

10 hours

Want to help your child learn to love reading, but no idea where to start? This book will guide you every step of the way.We are living through a reading crisis. Fewer children are enjoying books than ever before. The National Literacy Trust says reading for pleasure is at its lowest level in 20 years, and by the age of 18, only one in three still enjoy it. In the US, only 14% of children read for ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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Want to help your child learn to love reading, but no idea where to start? This book will guide you every step of the way.We are living through a reading crisis. Fewer children are enjoying books than ever before. The National Literacy Trust says reading for pleasure is at its lowest level in 20 years, and by the age of 18, only one in three still enjoy it. In the US, only 14% of children read for
... Read more
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Deb's Story Time Adventures - Collection

by Deb Loyd ...

Narrated by Deb Loyd ...

Unabridged

45 min

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures Collection!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining collection of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Story 1 - Max the Bubblegum KidDiscover how Max, a shy boy who just wants to chew bubblegum and ride his skateboard, suddenly finds himself helping with an emergency in town!Story 2 - Amelia, You Are Too ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Welcome to Deb’s Story Time Adventures Collection!Music and sound effects bring characters to life in this entertaining collection of stories that transport children to a land of imagination.Story 1 - Max the Bubblegum KidDiscover how Max, a shy boy who just wants to chew bubblegum and ride his skateboard, suddenly finds himself helping with an emergency in town!Story 2 - Amelia, You Are Too
... Read more
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La voz de los libros

by Maribel Riaza ...

Narrated by Lola Sanz ...

Unabridged

11 hours 56 min

En La voz de los libros, la experta en innovación cultural Maribel Riaza nos embarca en un viaje fascinante por la historia de la lectura. Para redescubrir el poder de la palabra hablada, la autora explora desde los escribas que en la antigüedad practicaban la lectura en voz alta hasta el auge de los audiolibros, revelando cómo nuestra forma de leer ha moldeado nuestra mente, el rol que las ... Read more

$17.99 USD

En La voz de los libros, la experta en innovación cultural Maribel Riaza nos embarca en un viaje fascinante por la historia de la lectura. Para redescubrir el poder de la palabra hablada, la autora explora desde los escribas que en la antigüedad practicaban la lectura en voz alta hasta el auge de los audiolibros, revelando cómo nuestra forma de leer ha moldeado nuestra mente, el rol que las
... Read more
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Les Symboles, Langage secret de l’humanité

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Fabien G ...

Series Audiobook 57 - Sciences, philosophie et réflexion
Unabridged

2 hours 48 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Ils sont partout. Gravés dans la pierre, inscrits dans les rêves, tatoués sur la peau, imprimés sur nos écrans. Les symboles traversent les âges, les religions, les cultures et les langues. Ils parlent un langage silencieux, plus ancien que l’écriture, plus universel que les mots.Ce livre vous invite à un voyage profond dans l’univers des symboles : ... Read more

$5.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Ils sont partout. Gravés dans la pierre, inscrits dans les rêves, tatoués sur la peau, imprimés sur nos écrans. Les symboles traversent les âges, les religions, les cultures et les langues. Ils parlent un langage silencieux, plus ancien que l’écriture, plus universel que les mots.Ce livre vous invite à un voyage profond dans l’univers des symboles :
... Read more
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Woe Is I

The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English (Fourth Edition)

by Patricia T. O'Conner ...

Narrated by Gabra Zackman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century.In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same insight and humor that have charmed and enlightened readers of previous editions for years. With fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of ... Read more

$20.00 USD

A revised and updated edition of the iconic grammar guide for the 21st century.In this expanded and updated edition of Woe Is I, former editor at The New York Times Book Review Patricia T. O'Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles with the same insight and humor that have charmed and enlightened readers of previous editions for years. With fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of
... Read more

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