Nonfiction Audiobooks
Thursday, June 25th, 2009
by Lao Tzu
1 hour, 18 minutes
Unabridged Taoist Classic
400 BC
The classic Taoist text and the most translated Chinese work of all time. Note the title is sometimes translated/spelled “Dao De Jing” or “Tao Teh King.” Translation by James Legge. Read by Alex Wilson.
Note: Only part 1 (of 2) is included in the podcast MP3. Both parts are included in the AAC, MP3, and Ogg Vorbis zipped downloads above.
Originally for sale on June 25, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Lao Tzu (circa 400BC) was the famous Chinese philosopher credited with writing the classic Taoist text, Tao Te Ching.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Lao Tzu, Podcast
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
by Frederick Douglass
8 minutes, 13 seconds
Unabridged Essay
1849
“The white man’s happiness cannot be be purchased by the black man’s misery.” A prophetic essay first published in his abolitionist newspaper, the North Star. Douglass started adding his initials “F.D.” at the end of his writing when it was questioned that such thoughtful, well-reasoned work could come from an ex-slave. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on June 11, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was a Maryland-born author, educator, publisher, speaker, and abolitionist. As a young slave in the South, he started an illegal, secret school to educate his fellow slaves. After fleeing to the North, he published his famous autobiography and the abolitionist newspaper the North Star (later Frederick Douglass' Paper, and spoke out against racial inustice. During the Civil War, he served as an advisor to President Abraham Lincoln and, with the North's victory he saw the passages of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. But he continued to fight for social injustice to the end of his days, speaking out against lynching and "Jim Crow" laws, and passing away shortly after attending an meeting on women's suffrage in 1895.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Frederick Douglass, Podcast
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
by Oscar Wilde
20 minutes, 6 seconds
Unabridged Lecture
1883
With a professional’s insight, an opinionated mind, and no small amount of trademark wit, Oscar Wilde offers his advice on “what makes an artist and what does the artist make; what are the relations of the artist to his surroundings, what is the education the artist should get, and what is the quality of a good work of art.” Read by Damian Hess.
“Art is the science of beauty, and Mathematics the science of truth: there is no national school of either… Nor is there any such thing as a school of art even. There are merely artists, that is all.”
Originally for sale on April 23, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a Victorian dramatist and novelist best known for his witty dialogue, epigrammatical style, and social commentary.
Damian Hess engineers and produces music for Emerald Rain Productions and MC
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Oscar Wilde, Podcast
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
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from the King James Bible
18 minutes, 49 seconds
Unabridged Religous Work
First Century AD
Three books from the King James Bible New Testament: I John, II John, and III John.
Read by Alex Wilson.
The King James Bible was produced by a committee of scholars in 1611 as one of the first "sanctioned" Bible translations in any language. Less than a century earlier, the first printing of an English Bible translation by William Tyndale resulted in his execution in 1536.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution License on April 2, 2009 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
by Jonathan Swift
18 minutes, 27 seconds
Unabridged Essay
1729
“A Modest Proposal for preventing the children of poor people in Ireland from being a burden to their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the public.” A satiric essay read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on March 19, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Jonathan Swift (1667-1775) was an Irish writer and ordained minister best known for his biting, often ruthless satire in essays and fiction.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Sunday, December 7th, 2008
by Thomas Bulfinch
19 minutes, 23 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
Young Phaeton finds out he’s the son of the god who drives the Sun around, and suddenly he feels all entitled to take the family car out for a cruise. What could possible go wrong?
Read by Alex Wilson.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Podcast, Thomas Bulfinch
Monday, September 15th, 2008
by Thomas Bulfinch
23 minutes, 33 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
Juno and her Rivals, Io and Callisto, Diana and Actaeon, and Latona and the Rustics: an action-packed chapter in which we learn…
- How the goddess Juno disposes of her husband’s mistresses.
- He has many mistresses.
- The price one pays for seeing a virgin goddess naked.
- The origin of frogs (not related to the naked thing).
Read by Alex Wilson.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
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Podcast, Thomas Bulfinch
Thursday, December 13th, 2007
by Thomas Bulfinch
23 minutes, 11 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
Here we have Apollo and Daphne and how one of them refuses the other’s advances and becomes a laurel tree. Then we have Pyramus and Thisbe, the love story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, or at least the bloody parts of it. And finally: Cephalus and Procris and how the wind is slutty and how misunderstanding can inspire uxoricide.
Read by Alex Wilson.
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Podcast, Thomas Bulfinch
Friday, October 12th, 2007
by Thomas Bulfinch
24 minutes, 44 seconds
Unabridged Mythology/Literature
1913
An introduction to the stories and legends of ancient Greece and Rome, and an overview of the pantheon. Read by Alex Wilson.
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Podcast, Thomas Bulfinch
Friday, April 6th, 2007
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from the King James Bible
16 minutes, 18 seconds
Unabridged Religous Work
First Century AD
The eleventh book of the New Testament: the epistle of the apostle Paul to the Philippians. It was written during Paul’s first imprisonment in Rome, yet he emphasizes joy and rejoicing at the gospel.
Read by Alex Wilson.
The King James Bible was produced by a committee of scholars in 1611 as one of the first "sanctioned" Bible translations in any language. Less than a century earlier, the first printing of an English Bible translation by William Tyndale resulted in his execution in 1536.
Alex Wilson is a writer and actor from northern Ohio and now based in Carrboro, North Carolina. His stories and comics have appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Outlaw Territory II (Image Comics), Weird Tales, Futurismic, LCRW and elsewhere. Locus has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say. Website)
Alex has performed lead roles in the North American premiere of (Richard Taylor's musical) Whistle Down the Wind and (Emmy-nominated director Jack Lucido's film) The Third Cord. He has recently appeared in the Deep Dish Theater productions of Hedda Gabler and Moon for the Misbegotten, and recorded narrations for Escape Pod and Night Shade Books. (Acting Resume/Reel) On early Telltale recordings, Alex is sometimes credited as "Alexander Wilson." He founded Telltale in 2004.
This recording will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License on April 6, 2012 or after 100,000 purchases, whichever comes first. Read more.
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