Ideas for your first listen
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 4621 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 4043 History 5 out of 5 stars 4069
Harry Potter at the Sorcerer's Stone
Orphan, Harry Potter is brought up by an uncle and an aunt who do not like him. On his 11th birthday, his life changes: a giant takes him to Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft! This is his incredible destiny: to be a sorcerer. Casting spells, using powers, bewitching trolls... At Gryffindor house, he meets Ron and Hermione, learns Quidditch, a sport practiced on a broomstick. Life is exciting, but Voldemort, The-Name-Must-Not-Speak, resurfaces.
Attacked by the voice
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 1209 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1068 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 1071
Killer Social Club
K.S.C, the acronym for the darkest of criminal organizations. You have certainly never heard of it, unless you have one day decided to disappear. "The Killer Social Club" has a list: a file that identifies missing persons. And he has a faction: killers who make sure those missing are gone for good. Being a member of the K.S.C means having a month to find and assassinate a missing person, before a new target is assigned to you.
a bit pricey, right?
Global 4 out of 5 stars 97 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 History 4 out of 5 stars 84
Do you remember, my Anaïs? and other news
It's been thirteen days since Ariane settled down in this villa on the Côte d'Albâtre. For her and her 3-year-old daughter, a new life begins. But his escape, from Paris to Veules-les-Roses, recalls another, more than a century earlier, when a famous actress from the Comédie-Française came to hide a heavy secret there. Feeling observed in her own home, Ariane gradually loses her sense of reason...
Did you say Bussi?
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 187 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 168 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 165
I, Francois Villon
He may have been born the day Joan of Arc died. They hanged his father and tortured his mother. He studied at the University of Paris. He enjoyed, lied, stole from an early age. He frequented the poor and the wealthy, priests, murderers, poets and kings. No human feeling was foreign to him. He did all the deeds a man can do. He crossed like a meteor thirty years of the history of his time. He opened this sumptuous path that all the other poets will follow in his footsteps: absolute freedom.
Interesting, intelligent, and so well read!!!!
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 4621 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 4043 History 5 out of 5 stars 4069
Harry Potter at the Sorcerer's Stone
Orphan, Harry Potter is brought up by an uncle and an aunt who do not like him. On his 11th birthday, his life changes: a giant takes him to Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft! This is his incredible destiny: to be a sorcerer. Casting spells, using powers, bewitching trolls... At Gryffindor house, he meets Ron and Hermione, learns Quidditch, a sport practiced on a broomstick. Life is exciting, but Voldemort, The-Name-Must-Not-Speak, resurfaces.
Attacked by the voice
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 1209 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1068 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 1071
Killer Social Club
K.S.C, the acronym for the darkest of criminal organizations. You have certainly never heard of it, unless you have one day decided to disappear. "The Killer Social Club" has a list: a file that identifies missing persons. And he has a faction: killers who make sure those missing are gone for good. Being a member of the K.S.C means having a month to find and assassinate a missing person, before a new target is assigned to you.
a bit pricey, right?
Global 4 out of 5 stars 97 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 History 4 out of 5 stars 84
Do you remember, my Anaïs? and other news
It's been thirteen days since Ariane settled down in this villa on the Côte d'Albâtre. For her and her 3-year-old daughter, a new life begins. But his escape, from Paris to Veules-les-Roses, recalls another, more than a century earlier, when a famous actress from the Comédie-Française came to hide a heavy secret there. Feeling observed in her own home, Ariane gradually loses her sense of reason...
Did you say Bussi?
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 187 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 168 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 165
I, Francois Villon
He may have been born the day Joan of Arc died. They hanged his father and tortured his mother. He studied at the University of Paris. He enjoyed, lied, stole from an early age. He frequented the poor and the wealthy, priests, murderers, poets and kings. No human feeling was foreign to him. He did all the deeds a man can do. He crossed like a meteor thirty years of the history of his time. He opened this sumptuous path that all the other poets will follow in his footsteps: absolute freedom.
Interesting, intelligent, and so well read!!!!
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 346 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 279 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 276
The Divine Comedy by Amélie Nothomb
"I am passionate about myths, because in my eyes they are canon stories, whose symbols continue to act on us. And in our mythological traditions, one motif in particular fascinates me, it is the voluntary descent of a hero or heroine in an underground world invisible to mortals, for example the world of the Underworld in the Greek epics, or the Christian Hell. It is always an initiation in order to acquire knowledge, power, healing, a quest in search of a soul, or even for a personal transformation."
A taste of too little
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 161 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 137 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 137
The swallows of Kabul
In the burning ruins of the thousand-year-old city of Kabul, death prowls, a black turban around his skull. Here, a stoning of women, there public executions, the Taliban are watching. Joy and laughter are suspect. Atiq, the courageous mujahid converted into a jailer, drags out his sentence. The taste for life also abandoned Mohsen, who dreamed of modernity. His wife Zunaira, a lawyer, more beautiful than the sky, is now condemned to the screened darkness of the tchadri. So Kabul, which madness awaits, has no more stories to offer than tragedies.
Effects of ancestral beliefs
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 1596 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1451 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 1451
STYX
The STYX audio series is brought to you in 3D audio, listening with headphones recommended for total immersion in the plot. The naked body of a man floats in a boat on the Seine. Rushed to the hospital, the diagnosis of the resuscitation team is clear: the stranger is in a coma. In reality, he is aware of everything but has lost his memory and can no longer move. And we dive with him, in his head, to reconstruct the thread of his story and the puzzle of his identity.
A great thriller (but where is the end!)
Global 4 out of 5 stars 121 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 105 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 103
Khalil
Friday, November 13, 2015. The air is still mild for a winter evening. While the Blues electrify the Stade de France, on the terraces of Parisian brasseries, we toast to reunions and happy encounters. A belt of explosives around his waist, Khalil waits to take action. He is part of the commando which is about to bloody the capital. Who is Khalil? How did it come to this? Yasmina Khadra gives us an unprecedented approach to terrorism, with breathtaking realism and accuracy.
The subject was interesting
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 1397 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1142 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 1125
God Save my English Beginner: with Paul Taylor & Sarah Donnelly. Complete series
Comedian and crazy humorist Paul Taylor, known in France for his television series "What the Fuck France" and his show #Franglais, becomes your private English teacher! With the help of the American Sarah Donnelly, English teacher, Paul and Sarah make you rediscover language learning in a 100% audio format adapted to "Beginners".
Podcast turned into audio book
Global 4 out of 5 stars 1 Performance 4 out of 5 stars 1 History 3 out of 5 stars 1
The little drinker of colors
Odilon is mad with worry: Carmilla is very ill. She refuses to drink books and spends her days sleeping... To treat her, you have to find what she is suffering from. According to Draculivre, some books can be hard to digest.
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 676 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 595 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 593
Ockham's Razor
Serial murders. A bloodthirsty sect from the past. Six mysteriously missing pages from a famous 13th century manuscript. Ari Mackenzie, an atypical and controversial General Intelligence analyst, is faced with the most extraordinary and violent case of his career. In the shadows, an occult group is ready to do anything to rediscover the secret of the missing pages of Villard de Honnecourt's famous notebook.
Stencils
Global 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 History 4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Without a family
"Sans famille" is a novel by Hector Malot, published in 1878. Rémi is a foundling, first taken in by Mother Barberin. It is then sold to an acrobat, Master Vitalis. It is with this gruff man that Rémi will travel through France and learn about life, never giving up his courage and his optimism. The little boy will grow through his experiences and encounters.
Outstanding
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Is Kindle Unlimited free for Prime members? ›Want more reading options? Kindle Unlimited is a subscription service that offers readers access to more than 1 million books, as well as magazines, audiobooks, and short stories, for $9.99 a month. This option is not included with your Prime membership, but it's a great way to up your reading game.
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