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Marx's complex theories about society, economics, and politics - collectively understood as Marxism - hold that human societies develop through class struggle. In capitalism, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling and working classes. Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx predicted that, like previous socio-economic systems, capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system: socialism.

Here, from the extensive private archives of the world’s foremost Beatles’ historian and author Geoffrey Giuliano, comes, perhaps, the rarest, virtually unheard long-lost interviews with the founder and spiritual heart of the Beatles. In this incredible audiobook, you will come to know the real John Lennon in his own stirring words and ultra-private thoughts. Here is the single chance to understand the real and complex man behind the music and appreciate, even more deeply, the incredible music behind the man.

Twenty stories were originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stories have little holiday sentiment and exhibit much of the indignation Dickens felt at the social and economic injustices of his day. Some of the stories were written in collaboration with other authors.

Brave New World is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English author Aldous Huxley, written in 1931 and published a year later. Largely set in a futuristic World State, whose citizens are environmentally engineered into an intelligence-based social hierarchy, the novel anticipates huge scientific advancements in reproductive technology, sleep-learning, psychological manipulation, and classical conditioning that are combined to make a dystopian society that is challenged by only a single individual: the story's protagonist.

In this dynamic new audiobook, famed musician, composer, author, and cofounder of the Bonzo Dog Doo Dad Band Neil Innes is the subject with an in-depth biographical study along with a lively, intimate interview with the musical Monty Python, conducted in 1983 by the author. A once-in-a-lifetime audio original on this remarkably talented media everyman.

Already in midlife noted actor author Geoffrey Giuliano abandoned his rambling 12-acre estate in rural New York and retired from his long, lucrative career as an internationally best-selling biographer to live, love, and be brokenhearted at the hands of the tempestuous young Thai women who would bring him to his knees. This is the intense story of the dramatic, almost unbelievable, and near-fatal romantic adventures of a man searching for love in the throbbing heart of Asia's red-hot Golden Triangle in the post-Covid era of helplessness, hopelessness, and extreme trauma.

George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader, first came to the world’s attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations.

In this rare one-of-a-kind audiobook adventure, the listener is met with the unexpected nature of a grand literary trek. Here is an audio treat to startle the imagination, invigorate the mind, and touch the spirit of all who hear it. From the studios of veteran artists and producers who were amongst the very first to imagine that books might one day talk—first on tape and later in the digital realm.

The amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary, a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano's, is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial early days at Harvard University to the heady heights of his time as a counterculture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary in his own words.

"The House on the Borderland," tells the story of an unnamed protagonist who discovers a manuscript written by a previous occupant of a remote and decaying house on the edge of a vast and mysterious abyss. The manuscript details the strange and terrifying experiences of the previous occupant, who is drawn into a world of cosmic horror and ancient evil.

Dubliners is a collection of fifteen short stories written by James Joyce and published in 1914. The stories are set in Dublin, Ireland, and explore the lives of ordinary people in the city at the turn of the 20th century. Joyce’s use of vivid imagery and subtle symbolism creates a powerful sense of atmosphere and character that draws readers into the world of Dublin and its inhabitants.

This is a uniquely personal portrait of perhaps the greatest singer/songwriter of our times. From his early days with the Quarry Men to his triumphs with the Beatles and their subsequent bitter split, here is a fascinating portrayal of an extraordinary man.

Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist.

1984 centers on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviors within society. Orwell modeled the totalitarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984, when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda.

The Beatles, the most famous rock group in the world, continue to entertain, inspire, and even educate listeners to this very day. Here is their story as told by the people who knew them best, and of course, the Beatles themselves. A once-in-a-lifetime audio event.

Walter Besant was a novelist and historian, and his topographical and historical writings were probably best known through the detailed 10-volume Survey of London published after his death. This earlier single volume covers, in less depth, the whole period from prehistory until the 19th century. The book appears originally to have been written for boys, and, indeed, the chapters are called "Lessons". However, it is a very listenable history and provides a fascinating insight into both London's past and the government of the city at the time the book was written in 1894.

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving, both appear in his book The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. His historical works include biographies of George Washington, Oliver Goldsmith and Muhammad, and several histories of 15th century Spain dealing with subjects such as Christopher Columbus, the Moors, and the Alhambra. Irving served as the U.S. ambassador to Spain from 1842 to 1846. Irving made his literary debut in 1802 with a series of observational letters to the Morning Chronicle, written under the pseudonym Jonathan Oldstyle.

The story centers on Charles Marlow, who narrates most of the book. He is an Englishman who takes a foreign assignment from a Belgian trading company as a river-boat captain in Africa. Heart of Darkness exposes the dark side of European colonization while exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, encounters: the darkness of the Congo wilderness, the darkness of the Europeans' cruel treatment of the African natives, and the unfathomable darkness within every human being for committing heinous acts of evil.

The complex personal and professional relationship between John Lennon and Paul McCartney is closely examined by Beatles' author Giuliano, rounded out by an amazing collection of anecdotes and interviews with the undisputed twin titans of rock and roll. The only published work on the subject - perfect for all school and university collections.

Everyone who knows music understands Ginger Baker was, and is, perhaps the greatest rock-jazz fusion drummer ever. Author Giuliano was close to both Ginger and Jack Bruce in the 1990s and presents us with the very best of his extended three-week daily interview sessions with Mr. Baker. Here, you will meet the real man behind the never-ending drum kit. Neither myth, legend, nor spurious gossip can ever equal the true measure of the man, and this tempestuous audiobook proves it once and for all.