Alice Greendale has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors. The most-rated is The Art of Persuasion.
Discourses on the Condition of the Great
Summary
In this work, Pascal draws an analogy between a man who was appointed king just because he resembled a long-lost king and those who are rich and powerful. He argues that the twists and turns of life are all due to chance and unforeseen events. The wealthy and powerful ought thus to despise desire and its kingdom and aspire to that kingdom of love in which all the subjects breathe nothing but love and desire nothing but the benefits of love.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
Comparison Between Christians of Early Times and Those of Today
Summary
Pascal illuminates the substantial differences between the early church and the Church of today. Formerly, it was necessary to forsake the world in order to be received into the Church, while people now enter the Church at the same time as they enter the world. There was thus an essential distinction between the world and the Church, the two being considered as two opposites.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
The Cynic's Breviary
Summary
Nicolas de Chamfort (1741-1794) was a great French writer in the pessimistic tradition. He wrote comedies, political essays, literary criticism, portraits, letters, and poetry. His aphorisms are iconoclastic, colorful, and picturesque.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks
The Art of Persuasion
Summary
The French physicist, philosopher, and mathematician Blaise Pascal (1623–1662) discovered a great secret of persuasion. Pascal saw that the surest way of changing false beliefs is by showing all sides to a question, including the side that the erring person missed. It is best when the beauty of reality reveals itself.
Public Domain (P)2018 Museum Audiobooks