Classic Audiobook Collection

Intelligence Tests and School Reorganisation by Lewis Terman audiobook.
Genre: science
In Intelligence Tests and School Reorganisation, psychologist Lewis M. Terman makes the case that the modern school can no longer rely on age, intuition, or tradition to place students and plan instruction. Drawing on the early rise of standardized mental measurement, Terman explains what intelligence tests can and cannot tell educators, then turns to the practical question: how should a school system change once it begins measuring differences in learning rate and academic readiness? Through clear examples and policy-minded argument, he explores grouping and promotion, identification of students who need remedial support, opportunities for rapid advancement, and the design of special classes and curricula that match students' abilities. Terman also confronts the administrative stakes - staffing, record keeping, and the promises and risks of using test data to guide decisions that affect real children and families. Written for superintendents, principals, teachers, and civic leaders, this book captures a pivotal moment in educational psychology, when measurement was offered as a tool for both efficiency and fairness, and when schools were being asked to justify how they serve every student.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:05:39) Chapter 01
(00:54:18) Chapter 02
(01:26:33) Chapter 03
(02:01:30) Chapter 04
(02:27:55) Chapter 05
(02:46:37) Chapter 06
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The Intelligence of School Children by Lewis Terman audiobook.
Genre: science
In The Intelligence of School Children, psychologist Lewis M. Terman opens a window onto the early scientific effort to measure childrens mental abilities and use those measurements to improve schooling. Drawing on large-scale testing of students in American public schools, Terman explains how intelligence tests are constructed, how scores are interpreted, and what patterns emerge when results are compared across ages, grades, and classroom performance. The book follows the practical challenges faced by educators and examiners: identifying students who are struggling for reasons beyond effort, recognizing those whose abilities outpace the standard curriculum, and deciding what kinds of instruction, placement, and support actually fit a childs needs. Along the way, Terman confronts controversies that still feel modern - the difference between native ability and learned achievement, the risks of misclassification, and the ethical stakes of turning a number into a label. Part research report and part call for evidence-based education, this work captures a formative moment in educational psychology and invites listeners to think critically about testing, opportunity, and what schools owe every child.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:10:46) Chapter 01
(00:33:53) Chapter 02
(00:44:01) Chapter 03
(00:58:38) Chapter 04
(01:32:03) Chapter 05
(01:45:23) Chapter 06
(02:09:24) Chapter 07
(02:41:07) Chapter 08
(03:17:27) Chapter 09
(03:50:14) Chapter 10
(04:31:36) Chapter 11
(05:22:31) Chapter 12
(06:14:04) Chapter 13
(06:50:18) Chapter 14
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The Nursery Alice by Lewis Carroll audiobook.
Genre: fantasy
Lewis Carroll's The Nursery Alice invites very young listeners into a gentler, storybook version of Alice's famous journey, told with the warm, teasing voice of a grownup who keeps turning to the child at their side: Look here, did you notice that? After a drowsy afternoon, curious Alice spots a White Rabbit in a hurry and follows him into a world where nothing behaves as it should. A sip can make her smaller, a bite can make her bigger, and every new path introduces a new set of puzzling manners and impossible rules. Along the way she meets a gallery of unforgettable figures - a grinning Cheshire Cat, a frantic tea party full of nonsense, and a Queen whose temper turns simple mistakes into sudden danger. Alice's central struggle is not to defeat a villain, but to keep her courage and good sense when logic breaks down and everyone insists their way is the only way. Playful, rhythmic, and full of invitations to look and laugh, this nursery retelling captures Wonderland's wonder while celebrating a child's sharp eye for absurdity.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:02:07) Chapter 01
(00:05:17) Chapter 02
(00:08:37) Chapter 03
(00:11:45) Chapter 04
(00:14:32) Chapter 05
(00:17:58) Chapter 06
(00:20:56) Chapter 07
(00:23:53) Chapter 08
(00:27:09) Chapter 09
(00:30:09) Chapter 10
(00:33:16) Chapter 11
(00:35:52) Chapter 12
(00:38:33) Chapter 13
(00:42:22) Chapter 14
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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy by Laurence Sterne audiobook.
Genre: comedy
Laurence Sterne's A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy follows the wandering Reverend Yorick as he sets out from England to the Continent, determined to travel not as a hurried tourist but as a keen observer of feeling. Moving through France and toward Italy, Yorick finds that the true terrain of his journey is human nature: chance encounters, small acts of kindness, awkward misunderstandings, flirtations, and moments of sudden tenderness become the landmarks that matter. With a lively, witty voice that shifts from comedy to genuine pathos, he measures the world by sympathy rather than mileage, lingering on conversations with strangers, reflections on poverty and generosity, and the complicated dance between desire and conscience. Sterne turns travel into a series of vivid scenes and interior digressions, inviting the listener to enjoy the pleasure of attention itself - to gesture, tone, and the unspoken emotions that pass between people. By blending satire with sincerity, and social observation with intimate self-scrutiny, this classic work explores how a person might move through foreign places while searching for a more humane way to see, and to be seen.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:16:39) Chapter 02
(00:29:02) Chapter 03
(00:42:02) Chapter 04
(00:57:41) Chapter 05
(01:09:39) Chapter 06
(01:24:17) Chapter 07
(01:39:43) Chapter 08
(01:54:06) Chapter 09
(02:11:01) Chapter 10
(02:25:32) Chapter 11
(02:40:43) Chapter 12
(02:56:37) Chapter 13
(03:07:04) Chapter 14
(03:22:30) Chapter 15
(03:37:11) Chapter 16
(03:49:59) Chapter 17
(04:09:21) Chapter 18
(04:25:59) Chapter 19
(04:39:42) Chapter 20
(04:49:48) Chapter 21
(05:02:45) Chapter 22
(05:20:43) Chapter 23
(05:33:29) Chapter 24
(05:44:02) Chapter 25
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The Dancing Mania by Justus Hecker audiobook.
Genre: history
In The Dancing Mania, physician and medical historian Justus Hecker investigates one of the strangest collective events recorded in European history: sudden outbreaks in which crowds of ordinary people began to dance uncontrollably for hours or days, collapsing from exhaustion, injury, and terror. Drawing on chronicles, church records, and early medical accounts, Hecker reconstructs famous episodes such as the great Rhine Valley outbreak of 1374 and later waves that swept through towns and villages, puzzling authorities who could neither command the dancers to stop nor agree on what, exactly, was happening. As priests, civic leaders, and doctors debate whether the cause is divine punishment, demonic influence, poison, disease, or a contagious disturbance of the mind, Hecker follows the human reality behind the reports: fear spreading through tight communities, desperate attempts at treatment, and the thin line between ritual, illness, and rumor. Along the way, he connects related phenomena like St. Vitus' dance and tarantism, using them to ask a larger question that still resonates: how can belief, stress, and environment combine to produce symptoms that feel completely physical to those who suffer them?
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:13:55) Chapter 02
(00:19:38) Chapter 03
(00:27:11) Chapter 04
(00:34:55) Chapter 05
(00:44:08) Chapter 06
(00:57:42) Chapter 07
(01:01:23) Chapter 08
(01:17:13) Chapter 09
(01:26:30) Chapter 10
(01:49:31) Chapter 11
(01:57:20) Chapter 12
(02:03:26) Chapter 13
(02:21:12) Chapter 14
(02:33:19) Chapter 15
(02:48:40) Chapter 16
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