Crome Yellow

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

“Crome YellowHuxley’s first novelis famous for its technique, ideas, and
acute psychological descriptions. As such, it ranks alongside Antic Hay, Eyeless in
Gaza, and Point Counter Point.”The Times

“Robert Whitfield’s unabridged reading of Huxley’s first novel is a triumph of one man’s vocal capacities
.Whitfield’s vocal acrobatics in portraying the cast of characters assembled at an English country
estate for a summer vacation in the 1920’s makes for dazzling aural entertainment. Otherwise fatuous
goings-on become intriguing shenanigans, and the characters’ psychological portraits are rendered
accurately through the unique voices Whitfield assigns them. With each change of the five cassettes,
the listener is more captivated.”AudioFile

One of the greatest prose writers and social commentators of the 20th century, Aldous Huxley here
introduces us to a delightfully cynical, comic and severe group of artists and intellectuals engaged in
the most free-thinking and modern kind of talk imaginable. Poetry, occultism, ancestral history, and
Italian primitive painting are just a few of the subjects competing for discussion among the amiable
cast of eccentrics drawn together at Crome, an intensely English country manor.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Aldous Huxley
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-1356-1
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Hume in 90 Minutes

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

Hume in 90 Minutes
“Well-written, clear, and informed, they have a breezy wit about them.
I find them hard to stop reading.”New York Times

“Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”Wall Street Journal

Hume reduced philosophy to ruins: he denied the existence of everythingexcept our
actual perceptions themselves. I alone exist, he argued, and the world is nothing more
than part of my consciousness. Yet we know that the world remains, and we go on as
before. What Hume expressed was the status of our knowledge about the world,
a world in which neither religion nor science is certain.

In Hume in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Hume’s
life and ideas and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand his existence
in the world. The book also includes selections from Hume’s work, a brief list of suggested
readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that place Hume within his
own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. A Somerset Maugham prize winner, he has written books on history, philosophy, and travel as well as five novels. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Observer (London) and the Irish Times. He lives and writes in London.

Earphones Awards recipient Robert Whitfield was born in England and worked for the BBC for ten years as a radio news announcer and also worked as a narrator for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. In addition to narrating for Blackstone Audiobooks, he involves himself in numerous stage-acting projects in the United States and Europe.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-3988-9
Normal Price: $19.95
Download Price: $9.95

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Story of the Renaissance, The

Sunday, May 25th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

In this comprehensive survey, William Hudson explores the forces responsible
for bringing about the Renaissance, which he describes as the West’s "transition from the
medieval to the modern world."

Voyages of discovery, inventions, the revival of classical learning, and the advent of science
contribute to the intellectual upheavals of this creative period, which are reflected in its literature
and art. Hudson focuses on the one thread of continuity which he sees as both the seed and the
fruit of this exciting era: the awakening of secular humanism and the emergence of the Individual.
This history gives the listener a lucid, perceptive analysis of the splendid Renaissance.

Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: William Henry Hudson
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-1235-2
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Schopenhuaer in 90 Minutes

Friday, May 9th, 2008 by Book Guy | No Comments »

“Well-written, clear, and informed, they have a breezy wit about them.
I find them hard to stop reading.”New York Times

“Witty, illuminating, and blessedly concise.”Wall Street Journal

Schopenhauer, the “philosopher of pessimism,” makes it very plain that he regards
the world and our life in it as a bad joke. But if the world is indifferent to our fate, it
doesn’t thwart us on purpose. The world’s faade is supported by what Schopenhauer
calls the Universal Will, blind and without purpose. This Will brings on all our misery and
suffering; our only hope is to liberate ourselves from its power and from the trappings of
individualism and egoism that are at its mercy.

In Schopenhauer in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of
Schopenhauer’s life and ideas, and explains their influence on man’s struggle to understand
his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Schopenhauer’s writings,
a brief list of suggested readings for those who wish to delve deeper, and chronologies that
place Schopenhauer within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Paul Strathern earned a degree in philosophy at Trinity College, Dublin, and has lectured in philosophy and mathematics. A Somerset Maugham prize winner, he has written books on history, philosophy, and travel as well as five novels. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Observer (London) and the Irish Times. He lives and writes in London.

Earphones Awards recipient Robert Whitfield was born in England and worked for the BBC for ten years as a radio news announcer and also worked as a narrator for the Royal National Institute for the Blind in London. In addition to narrating for Blackstone Audiobooks, he involves himself in numerous stage-acting projects in the United States and Europe.
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc
Author: Paul Strathern
Narrator: Robert Whitfield
ISBN: 0-7861-4071-2
Normal Price: $19.95
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