The Wealth of Nations (EN) - Adam Smith (mp3 audiokniha)

The Wealth of Nations (EN) - Adam Smith (mp3 audiokniha)

It was Adam Smith (1723–1790) who first established economics as a separate branch of knowledge, and many would say his work has never been surpassed. The Wealth of Nations, which appeared in 1776, is the definitive text for all who believe that economic decisions are best left to markets, not

The Blazing World (EN) - Margaret Cavendish (mp3 audiokniha)

Born in 1623 as the youngest child of a wealthy Essex family, Margaret Cavendish became a Maid of Honour to Queen Henrietta Maria before going on to marry the widowed William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. She was a prolific writer whose work encompassed a range of genres including poetry, moral

The Melodramatists (EN) - Howard Nemerov (mp3 audiokniha)

Nemerov’s first novel, ‘The Melodramatists’ is a parody of life in 20th Century America. When wealthy Nicholas Boyne is committed to a mental health facility, his two daughters, Claire and Susan, are left to their own devices. Susan embarks on an ill-fated affair with her psychiatrist, while

The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie and The Gospel of Wealth (EN) - Andrew Carnegie (mp3 audiokniha)

A leading industrialist of the 19th and 20th centuries, Andrew Carnegie was one of America’s most successful and generous businessmen. The Autobiography tells of his rise to power, from humble beginnings in Scotland to controlling the biggest steel empire in the history of the United States

History of the Conquest of Mexico (EN) - W.H. Prescott (mp3 audiokniha)

In 1519, Hernando Cortés arrived in Mexico to investigate stories of a wealthy empire. What he encountered was beyond his wildest dreams – an advanced civilisation with complex artistic, political and religious systems (involving extensive human sacrifice) and replete with gold. This was the

The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 3: End of the Chapter (EN) - John Galsworthy (mp3 audiokniha)

John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling

The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 1: The Forsyte Saga (EN) - John Galsworthy (mp3 audiokniha)

John Galsworthy’s magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family’s material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling

The Ship Of Love (Barbara Cartland’s Pink Collection 7) (EN) - Barbara Cartland (mp3 audiokniha)

The daughter of a wealthy, ambitious man, Rowena knew that her father longed to marry her to a title, preferably the Duke of Wenfield, whom she disliked and did not wish to marry herself. To avoid marriage, they hatched a plot. Posing as brother and sister, they would take a trip on a yacht with

Sybil (EN) - Benjamin Disraeli (mp3 audiokniha)

In Sybil, or The Two Nations, social activist, political reformer and twice Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli tells the love story of a young working-class woman and a newly elected nobleman. While on a visit to the manufacturing towns of the north, aristocrat Charles Egremont encounters beautiful

B. J. Harrison Reads Christmas by Injunction (EN) - O. Henry (mp3 audiokniha)

Cherokee is a wealthy man who, unlike many others, wants to share his fortune with the people of his town Yellowhammer. He wants to give away presents to the children there but there are no children in town. Will Cherokee be discouraged and let this unexpected difficulty stop him? Or he will find

The Female Quixote (EN) - Charlotte Lennox (mp3 audiokniha)

Young, wealthy Arabella is obsessed with French romances: brought up by a reclusive widowed father in an isolated castle, she has educated herself through their pages, and been led to believe that their dramas and absurdities are reality. She blindly adheres to their example and interprets her

Who's on Divya's Map (EN) - Smitha Shivaswamy, Rohan Jahagirdar (mp3 audiokniha)

B. J. Harrison Reads The Ring of Toth (EN) - Arthur Conan Doyle (mp3 audiokniha)

Mr. John Smith is a British student of Egyptology who travels to Paris. The main purpose of his trip is to visit the Louvre and research some papyri. Unfortunately, tired from going round the museum, Smith falls asleep in one its the many corners. When he wakes up, he sees an Egyptian-looking

B. J. Harrison Reads The Golden Anaconda (EN) - Elmer Brown Mason (mp3 audiokniha)

Adventurer Wandering Smith is hunting anacondas in the jungles of South America when he spots an orchid hunter, who is fleeing from a group of natives. The two join forces, but it soon becomes clear to Wandering Smith that the orchid hunter is after something much more adventurous than rare

B. J. Harrison Reads Lot No. 249 (EN) - Arthur Conan Doyle (mp3 audiokniha)

Abercrombie Smith and Edward Bellingham are neighbors and fellow students at the University of Oxford. Smith is a medical student and athlete, while Bellingham is a specialist of Eastern studies and the owner of many Egyptian artefacts. A series of strange episodes happen after Edward buys a

Hearth and Home (EN) - Rebel Carter (mp3 audiokniha)

Can a wealthy businessman find love as a mail order groom? Julian Baptiste was determined to find a love as epic as that of his parents. As the son of a freedwoman and a wealthy Union solider, Julian was unique among the glittering upper 400 of New York Society. Shrewd in business and discrete with

B. J. Harrison Reads The Diaries of Adam and Eve (EN) - Mark Twain (mp3 audiokniha)

Have you ever read the story of Creation told in the first person and in a diary form? If not 'The Diaries of Adam and Eve' would be the best choice for you. You will find out what the Garden of Eden looked like, see how Adam and Eve lived, and what their perceptions of each other was. You will

B. J. Harrison Reads Around the World in 80 Days (EN) - Jules Verne (mp3 audiokniha)

Despite his wealth, the rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg lives a simple and humble life. He is a member of the Reform Club, which is one of London’s best gentleman's club. One day at the club, Fogg gets involved in an argument. The gentlemen disagree whether it is possible to travel all the

The Call of the Wild (EN) - Jack London (mp3 audiokniha)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (EN) - Mark Twain (mp3 audiokniha)

The Song of Roland (EN) - – Unknown (mp3 audiokniha)

The House of the Dead (EN) - Fyodor Dostoyevsky (mp3 audiokniha)

The Hound of the Baskervilles (EN) - Arthur Conan Doyle (mp3 audiokniha)

The Call of the Wild (EN) - Jack London (mp3 audiokniha)