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Платон. Его жизнь и философская деятельность

'Жизнь замечательных людей' — серия биографических и художественно-биографических книг, выпускавшихся в 1890—1924 годах издательством Ф.Ф.Павленкова. 'Жизнь замечательных людей' — первое в России универсальное собрание биографий выдающихся: артистов, музыкантов, художников, писателей, полководцев и политических деятелей, ученых и философов разных эпох и стран, написанных по историческим и литературным источникам. Рекомендовано для широкой читательской аудитории. Платон(428 или 427 до н. э., Афины — 348 или 347 до н. э., там же) — древнегреческий философ, ученик Сократа, учитель Аристотеля. Философия Платона почти вся пронизана этическими проблемами: в его диалогах рассматриваются такие вопросы как: природа высшего блага, его осуществление в поведенческих актах людей, в жизни общества. Аудиокнига. Биография. Читает: Рад Мила © ИДДК

E. N. Orlov (Author), Mila Rad (Narrator)

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Unsung

Based on a true story, this is the reflective and extraordinary tale of an ordinary Cornishman, and the people he knew and met, in the 19th century and his journey from a humble beginning on the Lizard peninsula, amongst beautiful but harsh surroundings, out into the Industrial world beyond and back again.

Elisia Snyder, Jessica Johns (Author), Cynthia Hamar (Narrator)

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Who Are You?

A dramatic and terrifying memoir of a 'catfish' scenario - when a woman meets a man online but nothing is what it seems.25-year-old Megan Henley put her five-year-old daughter to bed one evening and switched on her laptop. A Facebook 'friend request' seemed to be genuine. There were a few common friends and very similar interests, so Megan accepted.With that one simple act, she changed her life forever. In her words: 'looking back on it, it was as if I had opened my front door to a stranger, as if I had thrown away every precaution I'd ever put in place, as if I had freely given access to my whole world - all because of some naïve belief that it was 'just' a friend request on a social media site.' Megan is tricked into paranoia, marriage and ultimately betrayal by the man she loved and trusted but nothing is as it seems.

Linda Watson Brown, Linda Watson Brown Megan Henley, Megan Henley (Author), Laura Kirman (Narrator)

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The Maisky Diaries: Red Ambassador to the Court of St James's, 1932-1943

The terror and purges of Stalin's Russia in the 1930s discouraged Soviet officials from leaving documentary records let alone keeping personal diaries. A remarkable exception is the unique diary assiduously kept by Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador to London between 1932 and 1943. This selection from Maisky's diary grippingly documents Britain's drift to war during the 1930s, appeasement in the Munich era, negotiations leading to the signature of the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact, Churchill's rise to power, the German invasion of Russia, and the intense debate over the opening of the second front. Maisky was distinguished by his great sociability and access to the key players in British public life. Among his range of regular contacts were politicians, press barons, ambassadors, intellectuals, writers, and indeed royalty. His diary further reveals the role personal rivalries within the Kremlin played in the formulation of Soviet policy at the time. Scrupulously edited and checked against a vast range of Russian and Western archival evidence, this extraordinary narrative diary offers a fascinating revision of the events surrounding the Second World War.

Gabriel Gorodetsky (Author), John Lee (Narrator)

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A Checklist for Murder: The True Story of Robert John Peernock

Robert Peernock appeared to have the ideal life; working as a pyrotechnics engineer and computer expert and coming home to his wife and daughter, he projected the American dream. Even when he and his wife separated, it seemed amicable, just a small bump for the well-to-do family. But there was madness in his house: in private, Peernock was violent, subtly manipulative, and bordering on psychotic. But the horrifying details of his home life would only come to light after Peernock finally lost all control. Peernock had come home, brutally beaten both his wife and daughter, force-fed them alcohol, and deliberately sent them to their deaths behind the wheel, staging it to look like a drunk driving accident. He didn't foresee that his daughter would survive, and even with years of abuse, her attempted murder, and horrendous injuries, he never anticipated that she would speak so powerfully against him. Here New York Times bestselling author Anthony Flacco chronicles the sensational trial and all the terror that preceded it, looking deep into the mind of a deranged killer whose American dream was a waking nightmare for those trapped within it.

Anthony Flacco (Author), Anthony Flacco (Narrator)

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The Last Volcano: A Man, a Romance, and Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificant Fury

Volcanoes have fascinated-and terrified-people for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. In this book, John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its "father," Thomas Jaggar. Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city of St. Pierre and killed its entire population in two minutes. This explosion changed science forever, and Jaggar became obsessed with understanding the force of nature that could do this. Falling in love with a widowed schoolteacher who shared his passion, Jaggar devoted his life to studying volcanic activity and the mysteries beneath the earth's surface. From their precarious perch, this dynamic husband and wife duo would discover a way to predict volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, promote geothermal energy, and theorize new ways to study the ocean bottom.

John Dvorak (Author), Tom Perkins (Narrator)

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Spectacles

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of Spectacles, the hilarious, creative and incredibly moving memoir from much loved comedian, writer and presenter Sue Perkins. When I began writing this book, I went home to see if my mum had kept some of my stuff. What I found was that she hadn't kept some of it. She had kept all of it - every bus ticket, postcard, school report - from the moment I was born to the moment I finally had the confidence to turn round and say 'Why is our house full of this shit?' Sadly, a recycling 'incident' destroyed the bulk of this archive. This has meant two things: firstly, Dear Reader, you will never get to see countless drawings of wizards, read a poem about corn on the cob, or marvel at the kilos of brown flowers I so lovingly pressed as a child. Secondly, it's left me with no choice but to actually write this thing myself. This, my first ever book, will answer questions such as 'Is Mary Berry real?', 'Is it true you wear a surgical truss?' and 'Is a non-spherically symmetric gravitational pull from outside the observable universe responsible for some of the observed motion of large objects such as galactic clusters in the universe?' Most of this book is true. I have, of course, amplified my more positive characteristics in an effort to make you like me. Thank you for reading. Praise for Spectacles 'Drama, tears and laughs - Spectacles has got it all. A brilliant, touching memoir suffused with love, it reminds you that life is best lived at wonky angles. I ADORED it' Jessie Burton, bestselling author of The Miniaturist 'Very funny . . . It seems there are two Sue Perkins: the TV one, who gabbles and pratfalls, and the sensitive one who aches. The first of course, exists to protect the second. They can both write. The first writes comedy, the second tragedy; in this sense, reading her memoir is very like meeting her' Sunday Times 'It's a proper book . . . so well written. Tight & bright & full of inspiration' Chris Evans, Radio 2

Sue Perkins (Author), Sue Perkins (Narrator)

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Jul med Bob

Vintern 2010 var iskall och James framtidsutsikter såg dystra ut. Julen, en helg han alltid bävat för, stod för dörren. Hälsan var klen och han hade varken pengar till att värma upp lägenheten eller julmat åt Bob och sig själv. Han var helt enkelt tvungen att trotsa kylan och ge sig ut på de snöiga gatorna. Jul med Bob är den gripande berättelsen om hur James tack vare Bob, vännen Belle och många vänliga Londonbor till slut förstår vad som är så speciellt med julen och hur mycket han själv förändrats sedan Bob kom in i hans liv. James Bowen är författare till bästsäljarna Gatukatten Bob och Mitt liv med Bob. Han hittade katten Bob 2007 och sedan dess har Bob varit James ständige följeslagare. De bor i norra London.

James Bowen (Author), Mats Eklund (Narrator)

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Robert Enke - Ein allzu kurzes Leben

Als Robert Enke am 10. November 2009 starb, berührte sein Schicksal Deutschland weit über die Welt des Fußballs hinaus. Denn an seinem Leben hatte die Öffentlichkeit in ganz besonderer Weise Anteil genommen: Nur wenige Monate vor seinem Selbstmord war er nach dem Tod seiner ersten Tochter zum zweiten Mal Vater geworden. Acht Monate später hätte er bei der Weltmeisterschaft in Südafrika im Tor der deutschen Nationalmannschaft stehen sollen. Wie Robert Enke gehen seine Depression kämpfte, wie er es auf seinem Lebensweg von der Arbeitslosigkeit ins Tor der Nationalmannschaft schaffte und wie er zu denen stand, die ihn beruflich und privat umgaben - davon erzählt diese Biografie. Entstanden in enger Zusammenarbeit mit Robert Enkes Witwe Teresa, zeichnet Ronald Reng darin das Bild eines Mannes, der nie vergaß, dass auch für einen großen Torwart Demut kein schlechter Wesenszug ist. 'Der Gedanke, einmal in einem Buch von seinem Leben zu erzählen, bedeutete Robert sehr viel. Er hoffte, seine Autobiografie gemeinsam mit Ronald Reng schreiben zu können. Nun hat Ronald Reng dieses Buch allein geschrieben. Er erzählt darin von Roberts sportlicher Karriere, von den Extremen seiner Laufbahn, und sieht dabei immer auch den Menschen, den Ehemann und Vater. Er schreibt von unserem Kampf gegen die Depression und vergisst nicht die vielen Glücksmomente, die es gab.' Teresa Enke

Ronald Reng (Author), Matthias Brandt (Narrator)

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Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person

The mega-talented creator of Grey's Anatomy and Scandal and executive producer of How to Get Away With Murder chronicles how saying YES for one year changed her life? and how it can change yours, too. With three hit shows on television and three children at home, the uber-talented Shonda Rhimes had lots of good reasons to say NO when an unexpected invitation arrived. Hollywood party? No. Speaking engagement? No. Media appearances? No. And there was the side benefit of saying No for an introvert like Shonda: nothing new to fear. Then Shonda's sister laid down a challenge: just for one year, try to say YES to the unexpected invitations that come your way. Shonda reluctantly agreed?and the result was nothing short of transformative. In Year of Yes, Shonda Rhimes chronicles the powerful impact saying Yes had on every aspect of her life? and how we can all change our lives with one little word. Yes.

Shonda Rhimes (Author), Shonda Rhimes (Narrator)

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Make 'Em Laugh: Short-Term Memories of Longtime Friends

The beloved Hollywood star and New York Times bestselling author of Unsinkable continues her intimate chat with fans in this entertaining collection of anecdotes, stories, jokes, and random musings from a woman who has seen it all and done most of it. From her acclaimed performances to her headline-making divorce from Eddie Fisher, raising a famous daughter to hitting the road with a successful one-woman show, Debbie Reynolds has been in the spotlight for decades. She's met presidents, performed for the Queen of England, and partied with kings. A show business icon, she continues to sing and dance and can drop more names than Andy Cohen. In this fabulous personal tour, she recalls wonderful moments with the greats of the entertainment world; Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, Bette Davis, Phyllis Diller, and many, many more; sharing stories that shed new light on her life and career and the glittering world of Hollywood then and now. Debbie has plenty to tell and inMake Em Laugh, she dishes it in the warm, down-to-earth voice her fans adore. Debbie shares memories of late night pals and some of the greatest comedians of all time, stories from the big screen and small, and tales of marriage, motherhood, and children. Combining her wicked sense of humor and appealing charm, she reveals the personal side of show business and fame in funny, poignant, and delightful reminiscences. Nothing is off limits: Debbie talks about her sex life, her family drama and even shares a few secret recipes. As irresistible as the woman at its heart, this collection shows the consummate skill of a beloved entertainer who truly knows how to Make Em Laugh.

Debbie Reynolds, Dorian Hannaway (Author), Judith Ivey (Narrator)

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Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham

Raised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta Bingham was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fitzgerald character. In New York, Louisville, and London, she drove both men and women wild with desire, and her youth blazed with sex. But her love affairs with women made her the subject of derision, and she suffered from years of addiction and breakdowns. Perhaps most painfully, she became a source of embarrassment for her family. But forebears can become fairy-tale figures, especially when they defy tradition and are spoken of only in whispers. For biographer Emily Bingham, the secret of who her great-aunt was, and just why her story was concealed for so long, led to Irrepressible. Henrietta rode the cultural cusp as a muse to the Bloomsbury Group, the daughter of the ambassador to the United Kingdom during the rise of Nazism, and a pre-Stonewall figure who never buckled to convention. Henrietta's audacious physicality made her unforgettable in her own time, and her ecstatic and harrowing life serves as an astonishing reminder of the stories lying buried in our own families.

Emily Bingham (Author), Christina Delaine (Narrator)

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