Essays & Short Works

The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis

by Sigmund Freud Read by Peter Tucker 4.8
A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker

1941 Radio News

by P. G. Wodehouse 5
Explore the news from 1941 in this fascinating audio collection. This compilation offers a glimpse into the events and stories that shaped t…

The Wealth of Nations

by Adam Smith Read by Stephen Escalera 4.5
The Wealth of Nations is a foundational text in economics, penned by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith during the transformative period of the…

Institutes of the Christian Religion

by John Calvin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western worl…

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Prince is a foundational political treatise by Niccolò Machiavelli, exploring the complexities of power and governance. Written i…

On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church

by Martin Luther Read by Jonathan Lange 4.8
Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the C…

Organic Gardener's Composting

by Steve Solomon Read by Betsie Bush 4.5
The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire …

The Empire of Business

by Andrew Carnegie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
This collection of essays by Scottish-American steel industrialist Andrew Carnegie, gathered from various periodicals and first published in…

Tremendous Trifles

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.6
“None of us think enough of these things on which the eye rests. But don't let us let the eye rest. Why should the eye be so lazy? Let us ex…

The Right Way to Do Wrong

by Harry Houdini Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.6
In The Right Way to Do Wrong, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini takes listeners on a fascinating journey into the world of crime and decep…

Mark Twain's Speeches

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.9
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…

The Critique of Practical Reason

by Immanuel Kant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Critique of Practical Reason (Kritik der praktischen Vernunft) is the second of Immanuel Kant's three critiques, first published in 1788…

Totem and Taboo

by Sigmund Freud Read by Mary Schneider 4.6
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics is a book by Sigmund Freud published in German in 1913 under…

The Prince

by Niccolò Machiavelli Read by Bob Neufeld 4.8
The Prince (Italian: Il Principe) is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccolò Machiavel…

Treatises On Friendship And Old Age

by Marcus Tullius Cicero Read by David Wales 4.4
Friendship. Old Age. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher. He is considered one …

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
LibriVox's Short Story Collection 006: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…

The Science of Being Great

by Wallace D. Wattles Read by Diana Majlinger 4.7
The Science of Being Great by Wallace D. Wattles explores the profound connection between thought and personal greatness. In this insightful…

Mysticism and Logic

by Bertrand Russell Read by Landon D. C. Elkind 4.5
This anthology collects a number of fascinating strands of Bertrand Russell's thought. "Mathematics and the Metaphysicians" detail…

A Miscellany of Men

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.6
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of…

The Soul of Man

by Oscar Wilde Read by Martin Geeson 4.5
“(T)he past is what man should not have been. The present is what man ought not to be. The future is what artists are.”Published originally …

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