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The Reith Lectures

10 of the best

by Various ...

Narrated by Grayson Perry, Hilary Mantel, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Atul Gawande, Margaret Macmillan, Michael J. Sandel, Tom Kirkwood, Vilayanur S. Ramachandran, Daniel Barenboim, Eliza Manningham-Buller ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk - ... Read more

$21.16 CAD

Ten emblematic lectures by world-leading thinkers, specially selected by the series producer.Since 1948, the BBC's iconic annual lecture series has provided a platform for brilliant, entertaining individuals to discuss and develop their ideas on radio. The topics range from art and science to history, culture, politics and more, and each Reith Lecture - which is a little longer than a TED talk -
... Read more
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Playing to the Gallery

Helping Contemporary Art in its Struggle to Be Understood

by Grayson Perry ...

Narrated by Grayson Perry ...

Unabridged

2 hours 47 min

'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday TimesNow Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery and not 'Sucking up to an Academic Elite'). Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures, ... Read more

$14.65 CAD

'I have never read such a stimulating short guide to art' Lynn Barber, Sunday TimesNow Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery and not 'Sucking up to an Academic Elite'). Based on his hugely popular BBC Radio 4 Reith Lectures and full of pictures,
... Read more
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Art Needs No Justification

by Hans Rookmaaker ...

Narrated by Seth Trey ...

Unabridged

1 hour 50 min

In this brief treatise, Professor Rookmaaker explores the value of art in the Kingdom of God. He asks, what is the God-given purpose of our talents? What of those talents whose only contribution is beauty? He insightfully examines the spiritual crisis in current art, the effect of a meaning vacuum on art and society as a whole. He admonishes Christian artists (and us all) to "weep, pray, think, ... Read more

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In this brief treatise, Professor Rookmaaker explores the value of art in the Kingdom of God. He asks, what is the God-given purpose of our talents? What of those talents whose only contribution is beauty? He insightfully examines the spiritual crisis in current art, the effect of a meaning vacuum on art and society as a whole. He admonishes Christian artists (and us all) to "weep, pray, think,
... Read more
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Արվեստի պատմություն, հատոր 3։

Վերածննդի արվեստ

by Էլի Ֆոր ...

Narrated by Ադրիան Վեյլ ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

Էլի Ֆոյրի «Արվեստի պատմություն»-ի երրորդ հատորն արտադուստրական ներթափանցում է Վերածննդի էության մեջ, այդ ստեղծագործական վերածննդի դարաշրջանում, որտեղ արվեստը գերազանցում է Միջնադարին՝ ընդունելով անհատականությունը և հումանիզմը: Իտալական կենտրոնների, ինչպես Ֆլորենցիա, Հռոմ և Վենետիկ, կենդանի վերլուծության միջոցով հեղինակը վերծանում է գեղագիտական հեղափոխությունները, որոնք կրել են հսկաներ, ինչպես ... Read more

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Էլի Ֆոյրի «Արվեստի պատմություն»-ի երրորդ հատորն արտադուստրական ներթափանցում է Վերածննդի էության մեջ, այդ ստեղծագործական վերածննդի դարաշրջանում, որտեղ արվեստը գերազանցում է Միջնադարին՝ ընդունելով անհատականությունը և հումանիզմը: Իտալական կենտրոնների, ինչպես Ֆլորենցիա, Հռոմ և Վենետիկ, կենդանի վերլուծության միջոցով հեղինակը վերծանում է գեղագիտական հեղափոխությունները, որոնք կրել են հսկաներ, ինչպես
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Művészettörténet 2. kötet.

Középkori művészet

by Elie Fauré ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 42 min

Ebben a lebilincselő kötetben Élie Faure a középkori művészetet a spirituális és érzéki élet robbanásaként vizsgálja, amely az etikus vallások és az emberi ösztönök ütközéséből született. Az indiai panteizmustól a khmer templomokon át a kínai nyugalomig és a japán dinamizmusig, a bizánci mozaikokon, az iszlám arabeszkeken és a francia gótikus katedrálisokon keresztül Faure megmutatja, hogyan ... Read more

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Ebben a lebilincselő kötetben Élie Faure a középkori művészetet a spirituális és érzéki élet robbanásaként vizsgálja, amely az etikus vallások és az emberi ösztönök ütközéséből született. Az indiai panteizmustól a khmer templomokon át a kínai nyugalomig és a japán dinamizmusig, a bizánci mozaikokon, az iszlám arabeszkeken és a francia gótikus katedrálisokon keresztül Faure megmutatja, hogyan
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Historia ya Sanaa Juzuu ya 3.

Sanaa ya Renaissance

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 25 min

Juzuu hili la tatu la Historia ya Sanaa ya Élie Faure ni uzamishaji wa ustadi katika kiini cha Enzi ya Uumbaji Upya (Renaissance), kipindi hiki cha kuzaliwa upya kwa ubunifu ambapo sanaa inazidi Zama za Kati ili kukumbatia ubinafsi na ubinadamu. Kupitia uchambuzi hai wa vituo vya Italia kama Florensa, Roma na Venisi, mwandishi anafafanua mapinduzi ya kimaridadi yaliyobebwa na majitu kama ... Read more

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Juzuu hili la tatu la Historia ya Sanaa ya Élie Faure ni uzamishaji wa ustadi katika kiini cha Enzi ya Uumbaji Upya (Renaissance), kipindi hiki cha kuzaliwa upya kwa ubunifu ambapo sanaa inazidi Zama za Kati ili kukumbatia ubinafsi na ubinadamu. Kupitia uchambuzi hai wa vituo vya Italia kama Florensa, Roma na Venisi, mwandishi anafafanua mapinduzi ya kimaridadi yaliyobebwa na majitu kama
... Read more
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Historia e Artit, Vëllimi 4.

Arti Modern

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

Zbuloni "Historinë e Artit. Vëllimi 4. Arti Modern" të Élie Faure, një udhëtim filozofik dhe poetik në zemrën e krijimtarisë artistike. Në këtë vëllim final, Faure tejkalon epokat për të eksploruar thelbin e artit si pulsimi vital i njerëzimit. Nga idhujt afrikanë në përjetimet e Venedikut, ai zbulon lidhjet e thella midis kulturave dhe shprehjeve figurative, duke analizuar ritmin alternues të ... Read more

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Zbuloni "Historinë e Artit. Vëllimi 4. Arti Modern" të Élie Faure, një udhëtim filozofik dhe poetik në zemrën e krijimtarisë artistike. Në këtë vëllim final, Faure tejkalon epokat për të eksploruar thelbin e artit si pulsimi vital i njerëzimit. Nga idhujt afrikanë në përjetimet e Venedikut, ai zbulon lidhjet e thella midis kulturave dhe shprehjeve figurative, duke analizuar ritmin alternues të
... Read more
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Storia dell'Arte, Volume 4.

Arte Moderna

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adriano Vale ...

Unabridged

10 hours 10 min

Scopri "Storia dell'arte. Tomo 4. L'arte moderna" di Élie Faure - un viaggio filosofico e poetico al cuore della creazione artistica. In questo tomo conclusivo, Faure trascende le epoche per esplorare l'essenza dell'arte come pulsazione vitale dell'umanità. Dalle statue africane ai capolavori di Venezia, rivela i legami profondida tra culture ed espressioni figurative, analizzando il ritmo ... Read more

$15.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Scopri "Storia dell'arte. Tomo 4. L'arte moderna" di Élie Faure - un viaggio filosofico e poetico al cuore della creazione artistica. In questo tomo conclusivo, Faure trascende le epoche per esplorare l'essenza dell'arte come pulsazione vitale dell'umanità. Dalle statue africane ai capolavori di Venezia, rivela i legami profondida tra culture ed espressioni figurative, analizzando il ritmo
... Read more
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History of Art Volume 3.

Renaissance Art

by Elie Faure ...

Narrated by Adrian Vale ...

Unabridged

6 hours 33 min

This third volume of Élie Faure's History of Art is a masterful immersion into the essence of the Renaissance, that era of creative rebirth in which art transcends the Middle Ages to embrace individualism and humanism. Through vivid analysis of Italian centers such as Florence, Rome, and Venice, the author deciphers the aesthetic revolutions carried by giants like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, ... Read more

$15.15 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This third volume of Élie Faure's History of Art is a masterful immersion into the essence of the Renaissance, that era of creative rebirth in which art transcends the Middle Ages to embrace individualism and humanism. Through vivid analysis of Italian centers such as Florence, Rome, and Venice, the author deciphers the aesthetic revolutions carried by giants like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci,
... Read more
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Ιστορία της Τέχνης Τόμος 3.

Αναγεννησιακή Τέχνη

by Ελί Φωρ ...

Narrated by Άντριαν Βέιλ ...

Unabridged

7 hours 38 min

Ο τρίτος αυτός τόμος της Ιστορίας της Τέχνης του Élie Faure είναι μια αριστουργηματική εμβάπτιση στην ουσία της Αναγέννησης, αυτής της εποχής της δημιουργικής αναγέννησης όπου η τέχνη υπερβαίνει τον Μεσαίωνα για να αγκαλιάσει τον ατομικισμό και τον ανθρωπισμό. Μέσω μιας ζωντανής ανάλυσης των ιταλικών κέντρων όπως η Φλωρεντία, η Ρώμη και η Βενετία, ο συγγραφέας αποκρυπτογραφεί τις αισθητικές ... Read more

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Ο τρίτος αυτός τόμος της Ιστορίας της Τέχνης του Élie Faure είναι μια αριστουργηματική εμβάπτιση στην ουσία της Αναγέννησης, αυτής της εποχής της δημιουργικής αναγέννησης όπου η τέχνη υπερβαίνει τον Μεσαίωνα για να αγκαλιάσει τον ατομικισμό και τον ανθρωπισμό. Μέσω μιας ζωντανής ανάλυσης των ιταλικών κέντρων όπως η Φλωρεντία, η Ρώμη και η Βενετία, ο συγγραφέας αποκρυπτογραφεί τις αισθητικές
... Read more
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Charm

by Stephen Bayley ...

Narrated by Stephen Bayley ...

Unabridged

2 hours 22 min

An informative, fun and rather charming essay on the nature and history of one of life’s most desirable assets, Charm, by renowned culture and design critic, Stephen Bayley.Aiming to wound, a schoolmaster wrote on future design-guru Stephen Bayley’s last ever school report “Charm alone will not get him through”. Bayley took this to mean that an affable, genial, outgoing nature was not enough to ... Read more

$16.19 CAD

An informative, fun and rather charming essay on the nature and history of one of life’s most desirable assets, Charm, by renowned culture and design critic, Stephen Bayley.Aiming to wound, a schoolmaster wrote on future design-guru Stephen Bayley’s last ever school report “Charm alone will not get him through”. Bayley took this to mean that an affable, genial, outgoing nature was not enough to
... Read more
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Art & Fear

Observations On the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking

by David Bayles, Ted Orland ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there?These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development—and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many ... Read more

$14.77 CAD

What is your art really about? Where is it going? What stands in the way of getting it there?These are questions that matter, questions that recur at each stage of artistic development—and they are the source for this volume of wonderfully incisive commentary. Art & Fear explores the way art gets made, the reasons it often doesn't get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so many
... Read more
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The Art of Cruelty

A Reckoning

by Maggie Nelson ...

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

Unabridged

8 hours 49 min

Today both reality and entertainment crowd our fields of vision with brutal imagery. The pervasiveness of images of torture, horror, and war has all but demolished the twentieth-century hope that such imagery might shock us into a less alienated state, or aid in the creation of a just social order. What to do now? When to look, when to turn away?Genre-busting author Maggie Nelson brilliantly ... Read more

$22.16 CAD

Today both reality and entertainment crowd our fields of vision with brutal imagery. The pervasiveness of images of torture, horror, and war has all but demolished the twentieth-century hope that such imagery might shock us into a less alienated state, or aid in the creation of a just social order. What to do now? When to look, when to turn away?Genre-busting author Maggie Nelson brilliantly
... Read more
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Little Book of Valentino

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

by Karen Homer ...

Narrated by Ana Clements ...

Series series Little Books of Fashion
Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

To have a house named after you is one of the highest accolades in fashion. Valentino Garavani is one such icon.Since the founding of the House of Valentino in 1950s Rome, Garavani has been celebrated for the desirability of his designs. His stunning gowns in his signature Valentino Red have been sought after by the jet set for over half a century, and still signify the very epitome of red carpet ... Read more

$12.31 CAD

To have a house named after you is one of the highest accolades in fashion. Valentino Garavani is one such icon.Since the founding of the House of Valentino in 1950s Rome, Garavani has been celebrated for the desirability of his designs. His stunning gowns in his signature Valentino Red have been sought after by the jet set for over half a century, and still signify the very epitome of red carpet
... Read more
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Pop Song

Adventures in Art & Intimacy

by Larissa Pham ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Unabridged

7 hours 30 min

Pop Song is a book about love and about falling in love—with a place, or a painting, or a person—and the joy and terror inherent in the experience of that love. Plumbing the well of culture for clues and patterns about love and loss—from Agnes Martin's abstract paintings to James Turrell's transcendent light works, and Anne Carson's Eros the Bittersweet to Frank Ocean's Blonde—Larissa Pham writes ... Read more

$24.63 CAD

Pop Song is a book about love and about falling in love—with a place, or a painting, or a person—and the joy and terror inherent in the experience of that love. Plumbing the well of culture for clues and patterns about love and loss—from Agnes Martin's abstract paintings to James Turrell's transcendent light works, and Anne Carson's Eros the Bittersweet to Frank Ocean's Blonde—Larissa Pham writes
... Read more
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Exhibitions

Essays on Art and Atrocity

by Jehanne Dubrow ...

Narrated by Dina Pearlman ...

Unabridged

5 hours 16 min

What happens when beauty intersects with horror? In her newest nonfiction collection, Jehanne Dubrow interrogates the ethical questions that arise when we aestheticize atrocity. The daughter of US diplomats, she weaves memories of growing up overseas among narratives centered on art objects created while working under oppressive regimes. Ultimately Exhibitions is a collection concerned with how ... Read more

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What happens when beauty intersects with horror? In her newest nonfiction collection, Jehanne Dubrow interrogates the ethical questions that arise when we aestheticize atrocity. The daughter of US diplomats, she weaves memories of growing up overseas among narratives centered on art objects created while working under oppressive regimes. Ultimately Exhibitions is a collection concerned with how
... Read more
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From Pessimism to Promise

Lessons from the Global South on Designing Inclusive Tech

by Payal Arora ...

Narrated by Jeed Saddy ...

Unabridged

6 hours 20 min

When it comes to tech, the mainstream headlines are bleak: Algorithms control and oppress. AI will destroy democracy and our social fabric, and possibly even drive us to extinction. While legitimate concerns drive these fears, we need to equally account for the fact that tech affords young people something incredibly valuable—a rare space for self-actualization. In From Pessimism to Promise, award ... Read more

$25.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

When it comes to tech, the mainstream headlines are bleak: Algorithms control and oppress. AI will destroy democracy and our social fabric, and possibly even drive us to extinction. While legitimate concerns drive these fears, we need to equally account for the fact that tech affords young people something incredibly valuable—a rare space for self-actualization. In From Pessimism to Promise, award
... Read more
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The Cults of Raphael and Michelangelo

Artistic Sainthood and Memorials as a Second Life

by Tamara Smithers ...

Narrated by Tamara Smithers ...

Unabridged

7 hours

This study explores the phenomenon of the cults of Raphael and Michelangelo in relation to their death, burial, and posthumous fame—or second life—from their own times through the nineteenth century.These two artists inspired fervent followings like no other artists before them. The affective response of those touched by the potency of the physical presence of their art—works, personal effects, ... Read more

$25.86 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This study explores the phenomenon of the cults of Raphael and Michelangelo in relation to their death, burial, and posthumous fame—or second life—from their own times through the nineteenth century.These two artists inspired fervent followings like no other artists before them. The affective response of those touched by the potency of the physical presence of their art—works, personal effects,
... Read more
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Graffiti: From Ancient Scrawls to the World's Boldest Art

by Liam Hartley ...

Narrated by Liam Hartley ...

Unabridged

1 hour 45 min

Explore the rebellious history of street art, where marginalized voices transform blank walls into complex cultural murals. Perfect for your morning commute or a curious city walk, this immersive audio experience entirely redefines urban exploration.Trace an unbroken thread of human expression from ancient stone carvings and medieval markings to the explosive underground subway culture of the ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Explore the rebellious history of street art, where marginalized voices transform blank walls into complex cultural murals. Perfect for your morning commute or a curious city walk, this immersive audio experience entirely redefines urban exploration.Trace an unbroken thread of human expression from ancient stone carvings and medieval markings to the explosive underground subway culture of the
... Read more
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Brief History of the Wristwatch, A: How We Strapped Time to Our Wrists

by Daniel Harcourt ...

Narrated by Daniel Harcourt ...

Unabridged

1 hour 41 min

Uncover the fascinating history of horology and see how military survival and engineering birthed wearable technology. Perfect for an educational morning commute or a relaxing evening of focused learning, this immersive narrative explores our enduring obsession with tracking the hours. You will journey from the massive communal sundials of the ancient world to the microscopic precision of modern ... Read more

$12.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Uncover the fascinating history of horology and see how military survival and engineering birthed wearable technology. Perfect for an educational morning commute or a relaxing evening of focused learning, this immersive narrative explores our enduring obsession with tracking the hours. You will journey from the massive communal sundials of the ancient world to the microscopic precision of modern
... Read more
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Reason in Art

The Life of Reason

by George Santayana ...

Narrated by Bernard Mayes ...

Unabridged

6 hours 44 min

In Reason in Art, Santayana explores the social and psychological origins of art. He examines its moral and ideal functions, its lapses into tastelessness, and the distinctive character of music, speech, poetry, and prose. The Spanish-born philosopher sees art as part of the broader human context, concluding that art prepares “the world to receive the soul and the soul to master the world.” ... Read more

$25.16 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In Reason in Art, Santayana explores the social and psychological origins of art. He examines its moral and ideal functions, its lapses into tastelessness, and the distinctive character of music, speech, poetry, and prose. The Spanish-born philosopher sees art as part of the broader human context, concluding that art prepares “the world to receive the soul and the soul to master the world.”
... Read more
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Comprendre le Contexte pour Écrire le Meilleur Prompt

by Eric Giegelmann ...

Narrated by Voix Numérique Florian G ...

Series Audiobook 61 - Technologie, IA et futur
Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si tout commençait par une simple phrase ?Un mot, une idée, une émotion — et soudain, une machine te répond.Mais que se passe-t-il vraiment entre toi et elle ?Pourquoi certaines requêtes produisent des merveilles,tandis que d’autres s’éteignent dans le vide ?Comprendre le contexte pour écrire le meilleur prompt est bien plus qu’un guide technique ... Read more

$2.46 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Ce livre audio est narré par une voix numérique.Et si tout commençait par une simple phrase ?Un mot, une idée, une émotion — et soudain, une machine te répond.Mais que se passe-t-il vraiment entre toi et elle ?Pourquoi certaines requêtes produisent des merveilles,tandis que d’autres s’éteignent dans le vide ?Comprendre le contexte pour écrire le meilleur prompt est bien plus qu’un guide technique
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Maus Now

Selected Writing

Narrated by Fred Berman ...

Unabridged

12 hours 42 min

Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the ... Read more

$26.55 CAD

Richly illustrated with images from Art Spiegelman’s Maus (“the most affecting and successful narrative ever done about the Holocaust” —The Wall Street Journal), Maus Now includes work from twenty-one leading critics, authors, and academics—including Philip Pullman, Robert Storr, Ruth Franklin, and Adam Gopnik—on the radical achievement and innovation of Maus, more than forty years since the
... Read more
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Dancing on My Own

Essays on Art, Collectivity, and Joy

by Simon Wu ...

Narrated by Shawn K. Jain ...

Unabridged

6 hours 46 min

A Literary Hub Most Noteworthy Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Brooklyn Rail Best Art Book of the Year • A The Millions and Hyperallergic Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Pick"A book that emerges out of the moment, electric with timely energies." –Washington Post“Keen and refreshing.” –Cathy Park HongAn... ... Read more

$26.09 CAD

A Literary Hub Most Noteworthy Nonfiction Book of the Year • A Brooklyn Rail Best Art Book of the Year • A The Millions and Hyperallergic Most Anticipated Book of the Year • A Publishers Weekly Summer Reads Pick"A book that emerges out of the moment, electric with timely energies." –Washington Post“Keen and refreshing.” –Cathy Park HongAn...
... Read more

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