The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog, Too by Alfred Elwes ~ Full Audiobook [family]

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03/23/23

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The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog, Too by Alfred Elwes audiobook.

Genre: family

Told as the autobiography of a streetwise dog named Job, The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog, Too begins in the curious city of Caneville, where dogs have their own society, rivalries, and rules. Job grows up hungry and unwanted, learning to scavenge, avoid bullies, and survive rough treatment without letting bitterness harden him. Framed by an introduction from the feline editor Miss Minette Gattina, Job's plainspoken account follows him through a string of trials - quarrels over food, fights he never sought but cannot always escape, sudden changes of fortune, and moments when courage means choosing restraint instead of revenge. Along the way, Job discovers how easily strength can become cruelty, and how difficult it is to stay honest when the world rewards swagger and violence. As danger rises in Caneville, including a sweeping natural emergency that tests every creature's instincts, Job is pushed toward a life defined not by luck but by duty. Part animal adventure, part moral fable, this 19th century tale celebrates loyalty, compassion, and the hard-earned dignity of being good when no one is watching.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 00

(00:16:29) Chapter 01

(00:48:17) Chapter 02

(01:18:47) Chapter 03

(01:38:28) Chapter 04

(02:00:27) Chapter 05

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The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet ~ Full Audiobook [science]

March 23, 2023

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419m

The Mind and the Brain by Alfred Binet audiobook.

Genre: science

In The Mind and the Brain, pioneering psychologist Alfred Binet explores one of the most enduring questions in human inquiry: how does the inner life of thoughts, feelings, and will relate to the physical organ of the brain? Writing at a moment when experimental psychology and neurology were rapidly reshaping medicine and philosophy, Binet guides listeners through the major debates of his era, weighing materialist explanations against views that defend the autonomy of mental life. He examines perception, memory, attention, and personality, asking what can be measured, what can be inferred, and where scientific description reaches its limits. Along the way, Binet introduces key clinical and laboratory observations, including cases of brain injury and disorders of consciousness, to show how changes in the nervous system can illuminate the structure of experience. Clear, argumentative, and often surprisingly modern in its caution about easy answers, the book offers a thoughtful framework for anyone curious about the origins of consciousness and the methods we use to study it. This is a brisk, idea-driven work that connects early psychology, philosophy of mind, and emerging brain science into a single, provocative investigation.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:08:21) Chapter 02

(00:30:18) Chapter 03

(00:52:40) Chapter 04

(01:02:56) Chapter 05

(01:10:06) Chapter 06

(01:36:29) Chapter 07

(01:53:17) Chapter 08

(02:05:18) Chapter 09

(02:17:53) Chapter 10

(02:45:52) Chapter 11

(02:56:00) Chapter 12

(03:09:24) Chapter 13

(04:10:20) Chapter 14

(04:30:41) Chapter 15

(04:46:41) Chapter 16

(05:19:40) Chapter 17

(05:33:41) Chapter 18

(06:15:30) Chapter 19

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Adeline Mowbray by Amelia Opie ~ Full Audiobook [tragedy]

March 24, 2023

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666m

Adeline Mowbray by Amelia Opie audiobook.

Genre: tragedy

In Amelia Opie's Adeline Mowbray, a brilliant, warm-hearted young woman comes of age under the influence of bold new ideas about reason, independence, and marriage. Raised by a mother who prizes enlightened principles over convention, Adeline is encouraged to question the social rules that govern love and respectability. When she encounters the charismatic writer and thinker Glenmurray, Adeline is drawn into a relationship that seems to promise moral sincerity without the constraints of law or ceremony. But the world beyond the salon is less forgiving than the world of theory. As Adeline tries to live honestly according to her beliefs, she faces gossip, legal vulnerability, and the quiet cruelty of polite society - pressures that test her pride, her compassion, and her sense of self. Moving between intimate domestic scenes and public scrutiny, the novel follows Adeline's shifting friendships, painful reckonings, and hard-won insight into the gap between ideals and lived experience. At once a critique of hypocrisy and a portrait of a woman struggling to define her own life, Opie's story asks what it costs to defy custom, and who pays the price when principle collides with prejudice.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:11:30) Chapter 02

(00:27:16) Chapter 03

(00:44:32) Chapter 04

(00:55:13) Chapter 05

(01:12:13) Chapter 06

(01:32:10) Chapter 07

(01:44:12) Chapter 08

(02:06:57) Chapter 09

(02:31:37) Chapter 10

(02:40:15) Chapter 11

(02:51:17) Chapter 12

(03:00:52) Chapter 13

(03:19:48) Chapter 14

(03:42:59) Chapter 15

(04:06:49) Chapter 16

(04:28:37) Chapter 17

(05:17:42) Chapter 18

(05:58:05) Chapter 19

(06:42:05) Chapter 20

(07:16:38) Chapter 21

(08:03:58) Chapter 22

(08:28:31) Chapter 23

(08:41:43) Chapter 24

(08:54:32) Chapter 25

(09:10:16) Chapter 26

(09:24:41) Chapter 27

(09:32:59) Chapter 28

(09:43:56) Chapter 29

(10:12:26) Chapter 30

(10:24:15) Chapter 31

(10:33:00) Chapter 32

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