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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 17h
On #InternationalDayofOlderPersons, listen to this timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophers In How to Grow Old, Cicero eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all. Find it wherever you listen: buff.ly/rc4Ysrg
How to Grow Old: Ancient Wisdom for the Second Half of Life by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated and with an introduction by Philip Freeman. Read by Roger Clark. HighBridge Audio
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How to Face the End of the World is available now! This grimly entertaining anthology of ancient Greek and Roman writings shows how thinking about the annihilation of civilization or the planet can be instructive and healthy and teaches readers how to face catastrophe without fear.
How to Face the End of the World: An Ancient Guide for Apocalyptic Times by Lucretius. Selected, translated, and introduced by Seneca. Read by Christopher Star. Blackstone Publishing
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Celebrating #InternationalPodcastDay? Hear our Curator of Audio, Danielle D'Orlando, on the @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast! With Caleb Zakarin, she talks about bringing PUP books to life in audio, including how PUP picks narrators, the changing market for audiobooks, and more: buff.ly/ZndBERZ
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Behind the Mic: How Danielle D’Orlando is Transforming Academic Audiobooks at Princeton UP - New Books Network
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How to Speak Freely is available now! This work is a vivid & timely new translation of Plato’s Apology in which Socrates defends his pursuit of truth, no matter the consequences Listen to the audio edition today, read by @edoballerini.bsky.social, exclusively on Audible until 12/1: buff.ly/WWLNexo
How to Speak Freely: An Ancient Guide to Free Speech and Dissent by Plato. Selected, translated, and introduced by Michael Fontaine. Read by Edoardo Ballerini. Blackstone Publishing
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Get an inside look at how a setback in his research set James Nieh, author of The Language of Bees, on a path to discovery in this Ideas piece on why science needs failure. Then, dive into the fascinating world of bee communication with the audio edition of The Language of Bees! buff.ly/TuF3JgA
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Science needs failure
Perhaps “failure” is even too strong a term. Research takes different and unexpected paths, but when something goes fundamentally wrong, it can feel like a punch in the gut.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Deeply researched, lucid, and wise. A landmark in Douglass scholarship”—James Oakes, author of The Radical and the Republican Have you listened to Frederick Douglass's American Founding yet? Whatever you think about the founding, Douglass’s arguments will challenge & perhaps even change your views
Frederick Douglass's American Founding: How the Nation’s Fiercest Critic Embraced the Constitution by Dennis C. Rasmussen. Read by Leon Nixon. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congratulations to Susan Neiman, whose book Call It Evil made this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction list! Discover more from Neiman with her landmark work, Evil in Modern Thought, available in author-read audiobook. Add it to your library today: buff.ly/eSZ74qC
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you ever wondered about time—whether it has a beginning & end, why it points in one direction, whether it can be stretched or squeezed or reversed, whether it is even real? @jimalkhalili.bsky.social tackles these questions & more in his book, On Time. Listen to a free sample: buff.ly/KkNEQst
On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick by Jim Al-Khalili. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.Jim Al-Khalili
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today is World Alzheimer's Day, a global effort to raise awareness for, challenge the stigma around, and support efforts to treat Alzheimer's and other dementia. Learn more about Alzheimer's and the ongoing efforts to develop effective treatments with these audiobooks, available wherever you listen
The Power of Prions. The Alzheimer Conundrum. Elusive Cures.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Why we shouldn’t colonize Mars or the Moon, or even vacation there. The audio edition of Ben Bramble's Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age is now available wherever you listen! Download this audiobook, read by the author and produced by @blackstonepub.bsky.social, today: buff.ly/NJj2NCa
Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age by Ben Bramble. Read by the author.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Dennis Rasmussen's Frederick Douglass's American Founding is now available! Read by Leon Nixon, this work tells the remarkable story of how Frederick Douglass went from condemning the Constitution as a proslavery pact to celebrating it as a “glorious liberty document" Listen today: buff.ly/Ax1mFCZ
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The Well-read Naturalist @wellreadnaturalist.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
What a nice gift! @princetonupress.bsky.social has made Chapter 1 of the audio edition of Nicholas P. Money's new book "A is for Amoeba; the Story of Life in a Single Cell" free to all via YouTube. #Booksky youtu.be/pCf0dodttkU?...
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Listen to chapter 1 of A is for Amoeba: The Story of Life in a Single Cell, by Nicholas P. Money
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On #ConstitutionDay, explore Mark Peterson's The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution. This audiobook, read by the author, is a provocative new history of America’s constitution, from its origins in an agrarian past to the grave crisis we face today. Listen to a sample: buff.ly/rsn0MOp
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History by Mark Peterson. Read by the author. Princeton Audio
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Language of Bees, written by James C. Nieh and read by @danielhenningla.bsky.social, is now available! buff.ly/tAJX0Ex This illuminating & informative book reveals how the study of bees continues to deepen our understanding of intelligence, resilience, & the diverse ways that life communicates.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#OTD in 1867, the first volume of Marx’s Capital was published! Explore Marx's revolutionary ideas with the audio edition of one of the most consequential works in history. Listen to a sample, narrated by @simvan.bsky.social, here and take 30% off with code PUP30: buff.ly/JK2ZhIg
Capital: Critique of Political Economy, Volume 1 by Karl Marx, Edited and translated by Paul Reitter, Edited by Paul North, Foreword by Wendy Brown, Afterword by William Clare Roberts, Narrated by Simon Vance
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Faith in Space by Paul C. Gutjahr is “a fascinating exploration of an often overlooked, utterly unique strain of American faith," says @publisherswkly.bsky.social. Read their full review here and find the audio edition wherever you listen! buff.ly/NpMhClU
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Reining in the Bulls is the first comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. Listen to a preview of the audio edition here, read by author Michael Marx: buff.ly/h7AvKH9
Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed by Michael Marx. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The remarkable story of how Frederick Douglass went from condemning the Constitution as a proslavery pact to celebrating it as a “glorious liberty document” that promises freedom to all. Frederick Douglass's American Founding by Dennis C. Rasmussen, read by Leon Nixon, arrives 9/15: buff.ly/kvEiQYC
Frederick Douglass's American Founding: How the Nation’s Fiercest Critic Embraced the Constitution by Dennis C. Rasmussen. Read by Leon Nixon. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's National Wildlife Day! Today, we celebrate all the remarkable animals we share the planet with and the innumerable ways they enrich our world. Uncover the stories behind these fascinating creatures with our audiobooks! Find these titles and more here: buff.ly/7uHoX8K #NationalWildlifeDay
The Lives of Bees: The Untold Story of the Honey Bee in the Wild. Birds and Us: A 12,000-Year History from Cave Art to Conservation. Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us. The Grassland Queen: An Avian Love Story in the American Plains
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"Powerful, important, and timely work.”—Mary-Jane Rubenstein, author of Astrotopia Faith in Space is now available! This audiobook, read by Jason Keller, provides a cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven’s Gate. Get it wherever you listen: buff.ly/NL6yrEd
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
James C. Nieh's The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound to cooperate, share information, and survive. This audiobook, read by Daniel Henning, arrives on Sept 15: buff.ly/gOZyFUv
The Language of Bees by James C. Nieh. Read by Daniel Henning. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“One of the best science writers, on one of the most fascinating topics in contemporary science: a must.”—Carlo Rovelli, author of The Order of Time Esteemed physicist @jimalkhalili.bsky.social delves into the meaning & fundamental nature of time in this audiobook. Available now: hubs.ly/Q04vM8-R0
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
August 30 is #NationalGriefAwarenessDay, a moment to pay attention & extend a hand to those dealing with loss. We hope these works help you feel less alone and provide some strategies & assurances as you navigate grief—your own, or that of a loved one. Available wherever you listen: buff.ly/7KHjy5a
Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves through Dark Moods by Mariana Alessandri, read by Gisela Chípe. How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation by Marcus Tullius Cicero. translated and edited by Michael Fontaine, read by Gareth Richards. Grief: A Philosophical Guide by Michael Cholbi, read by Mike Lenz. Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives by Robert D. Richardson, read by William Hope
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A cultural history of the American faith in alien life, from the Puritans to Heaven’s Gate Faith in Space, written by Paul C. Gutjahr and read by Jason Keller, arrives on September 1st. Preorder today: hubs.ly/Q04vjcgB0 #History #Faith #Aliens #Extraterrestrials #Audio #Audiobooks #PrincetonAudio
Faith in Space: American Religious Belief in Extraterrestrial Life by Paul C. Gutjah. Read by Jason Keller. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Alexandre Frenette, author of Blame the Intern, speaks with @drdaveobrien.bsky.social about how internships have come to dominate routes into many careers in contemporary society on the Ideas Podcast with @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social: buff.ly/WSJvxIO Find the audio edition wherever you listen! 🎧️ 🎸
Princeton University Press Ideas Podcast. Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking into the Creative Economy by Alexandre Frenette. Hosted by Dave O'Brein
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You were probably introduced to the amoeba in science class, but how much do you really know about the amazing life of this versatile, shape-shifting cell? Begin exploring with Chapter 1 of A Is for Amoeba, read by the author Nicholas P. Money: buff.ly/rC5oFrc
A Is for Amoeba: The Story of Life in a Single Cell by Nicholas P. Money. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"A monumental achievement and a true gem.”—Paul Rahe, author of Republics Ancient and Modern The Fall of Republics reveals what caused the world’s great republics to fall—and what their fate tells us about the dangers facing modern democracies today. Listen to a free audio preview: buff.ly/ZdcoVtO
The Fall of Republics: A History from Ancient Carthage to the American Constitution by Thomas F. Madden. Read by Thomas F. Madden. Princeton Audio
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Listen to Chapter 1 of Reining in the Bulls: buff.ly/xJaM18e This audiobook, read by author and pioneer Michael Marx, is the first comprehensive guide to understanding, planning, and executing modern corporate campaigns. Learn more in this sample, where Marx discusses why corporate campaigns matter
Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed by Michael Marx. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
From quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host @jimalkhalili.bsky.social, essential insights into the meaning and fundamental nature of time. The audio edition of On Time, read by the author, arrives on September 1st, wherever you listen. Preorder today: buff.ly/PazBcx2
On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick by Jim Al-Khalili. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Celebrate Women in Translation Month with Jhumpa Lahiri's meditations on the translator’s art as a sublime act of both linguistic and personal metamorphosis, Translating Myself and Others. Listen to Chapter 1 here, read by Sneha Mathan, and use code PUP30 for 30% off: buff.ly/eRD0gCx #WITMonth
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
@drodrik.bsky.social's Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, read by Jim Lee, is a practical approach to confronting today's most daunting global issues, presenting a grounded, clear-eyed strategy for tackling the problems that affect us all. Listen to a sample: buff.ly/OiJ3Xjl #Economics #Econ
Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik, read by Jim Lee. Princeton Audio
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Listen to chapter 4 of The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution by Mark Peterson, a provocative new history of America’s constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never have imagined. press.princeton.edu/ideas/listen...
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Listen in: The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution
The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution is a provocative new history of America's constitution and an urgent call to action for a nation confronted by challenges its founders could never…
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Heading back to school? Whether you're a parent driving your kid to campus or a student on your walk between classes, listen to these PUP audiobooks to develop skills critical to success in college and make this semester the best one yet! Find these audiobooks wherever you listen 🎧📚 buff.ly/zY8egJd
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The audio edition of A is for Amoeba, read by author Nicholas Money, reveals why, from its graceful movements to its astounding problem-solving skills, the amoeba is the perfect guide to the business of being alive on Earth. Available now wherever you listen! hubs.ly/Q04sJgh60
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Wonder what Michael Marx discusses in his new book, Reining in the Bulls? Hear him reflect on his favorite chapters to read for the audio edition of his book and the topics they explore. This audiobook is available wherever you listen. Find it here: hubs.ly/Q04sCQHK0
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Looking for your weekend listen? Check out this @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast with Daniel Bell, author of Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters! Listen to his conversation with Keith Krueger here, then check out the audio edition of Bell's work, read by William Hope! buff.ly/oRy1RbS
Why Ancient Chinese Political Thought Matters: Four Dialogues on China’s Past, Present, and Future by Daniel A. Bell, read by William Hope
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The audio edition of @toomanyspectra.bsky.social's Cloudy with a Chance of Starships is now available! Listen to this entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence exclusively on Audible: buff.ly/qY7RJsk #Astrobiology #Astronomy #Space
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos by Seven Rasmussen
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Reining in the Bulls is now available! Find it wherever you listen: hubs.ly/Q04rzpfj0 Learn more about this comprehensive guide to planning and running corporate campaigns from the author and narrator, Michael Marx. @islandpress.bsky.social #IslandPress #Audio #Audiobooks #ListenUP
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Writer and civil rights firebrand James Baldwin was born #OTD in 1924. Learn more about his legacy with Nicholas Buccola's The Fire is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America. Listen to Chapter 1 of this work, read by Prentice Onayemi: buff.ly/mcNmUXR
The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola. Read by Prentice Onayemi. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Michael Marx sat down with us to discuss his experience narrating the audio edition of his book, Reining in the Bulls. His work is a comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing Available Aug 4. Preorder today: buff.ly/vK5bT2s
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
A Is for Amoeba is a lively and engaging biography that reveals why, from its graceful movements to its astounding problem-solving skills, the amoeba is the perfect guide to the business of being alive on Earth This audiobook, read by author Nicholas Money, comes out 8/11. Preorder: buff.ly/ioUsDK3
A Is for Amoeba: The Story of Life in a Single Cell by Nicholas P. Money. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
@toomanyspectra.bsky.social's Cloudy with a Chance of Starships is an entertaining tour of the seemingly simple formula guiding the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. The audio edition, read by Katherine Littrell, will be available on Audible exclusively on August 4th: buff.ly/qY7RJsk
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships: How the Drake Equation Reveals the Odds of Life in the Cosmos by Seven Rasmussen
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
We are delighted that the audio edition of The Four Heavens, written by @davidsstuart.bsky.social and read by Timothy Andrés Pabon, has been selected as one of Spotify's Best Indie Books of the Year So Far! Explore the full list and add The Four Heavens to your library here: buff.ly/nJARHUr
Spotify Editor's Picks: Best Indie Book of the Year So Far. The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya by David Stuart.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
"Stunning and timely. . . . Peterson is adept at complicating familiar stories from early American history."—Claire Rydell Arcenas, The New York Times Listen to a free sample chapter of The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution, read by the author Mark Peterson: buff.ly/ZdhKmRb
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
On this day in 1875, C. G. Jung, one of the most important psychologists of the twentieth century and the founder of analytical psychology, was born. Dig deep and hear Jung's groundbreaking ideas brought to life with PUP Audio! Explore these works here & use code PUP30 for 30% off: buff.ly/oWONe5S
The Undiscovered Self: With Symbols and the Interpretation of Dreams by C. G. Jung, Translated by R. F. C. Hull, Foreword by Sonu Shamdasani, read by David Rintoul and John TelferSynchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle. (From Vol. 8. of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung) by C. G. Jung, Translated by R. F. C. Hull, Foreword by Sonu Shamdasani, read by John TelferDreams: (From Volumes 4, 8, 12, and 16 of the Collected Works of C. G. Jung) by C. G. Jung, Translated by R. F. C. Hull, Foreword by Sonu Shamdasani, read by John TelferJung's Life and Work: Interviews for Memories, Dreams, Reflections with Aniela Jaffé by C. G. Jung and Aniela Jaffé, Translated by John Peck Heather McCartney, read by John Telfer, edited by Sonu Shamdasani
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A comprehensive guide to planning and running effective corporate campaigns to pressure companies to do the right thing. The audio edition of Reining in the Bulls, read by author Michael Marx, will be available on August 4th. Pre-order today: buff.ly/K75lDJl
Reining in the Bulls: How to Stop Corporate Abuse in an Age of Unbridled Greed by Michael Marx. Read by the author. Princeton Audio.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
A history of the engineering marvels behind one of America’s most innovative and beloved entertainment experiences. The audio edition of Roland Betancourt's Disneyland and the Rise of Automation, read by Al Kessel, is now available! Listen today wherever you get your audiobooks: buff.ly/6iMZZcs
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Go out of this world on #SpaceExplorationDay with these fascinating audiobooks! From the scientific to the philosophical, our audiobooks illuminate humanity's exploration of space and where we go from here. Tune in & get transported today! Get these audiobooks wherever you listen 🎧️🌌 buff.ly/Imb28db
Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space. Back to the Moon: The Next Giant Leap for Humankind. A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour. Lunacy: Ten False Promises of the New Space Age. A Traveler's Guide to the Stars.
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
#WorldListeningDay is an invitation to pause and practice the art of listening, tuning in to the sounds that often blend into the background. Explore the fascinating sounds of our natural environment with these sample chapters: The Sounds of Life: buff.ly/UZ48RZq Sonorous Desert: buff.ly/FAt4KzD
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Princeton Audio @princetonaudio.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Listening changes how we connect with ideas, each other, and the world around us. On #WorldListeningDay, we're proud to celebrate the power of listening with our audio program. Slow down and listen to a story that moves you today. Explore PUP Audio and use code PUP30 for 30% off! buff.ly/7uOpodx
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