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Chillbooks — Fully subtitled audiobooks of classic literature, philosophy, and historical texts. Explore timeless works from Plato to Nietzsche, Shakespeare to Fitzgerald, Ibn Khaldun to Sun Tzu with clear narration and on-screen text. 🎥 Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@Chillbooks 🔗 Follow Chillbooks: YouTube • All Links • Spotify

  1. The Odyssey by Homer (Greek Names)

    6 days ago

    The Odyssey by Homer (Greek Names)

    🌊 "Tell me, O Muse, of that ingenious hero who travelled far and wide after he had sacked the famous town of Troy." — Homer, The Odyssey Twenty years away from home. A war that ended in victory and a journey that never seemed to end. The Odyssey is the oldest adventure story in Western literature and still the best — a man trying to get home, and everything in the world conspiring to stop him. This is the complete, human-read audiobook of all 24 books, with the full text on screen, Butler's original scholarly annotations displayed as you listen, and illustrated with the paintings of N. C. Wyeth (color) and the engravings of John Flaxman (B&W). Translated by Samuel Butler (with Greek deity names restored per viewer request) and narrated by Mark Cassidy. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Original Narration: Mark Cassidy's expressive, unhurried performance gives the epic the weight and rhythm it deserves — word-for-word, no abridgement.✅ Full Text On Screen: Follow Butler's prose translation line-for-line for deeper immersion and retention.✅ Illustrated: N. C. Wyeth's vivid color paintings and John Flaxman's classical engravings, timed to the narrative.✅ No Background Music: Pure storytelling — the way oral tradition always intended.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 The Odyssey by Homer00:24 Book 1: Athena Visits Telemachus23:32 Book 2: Telemachus Prepares for His Journey46:53 Book 3: At Pylos with Nestor1:13:36 Book 4: Menelaus and Helen1:58:41 Book 5: Odysseus and Calypso2:23:53 Book 6: Nausicaa Finds Odysseus2:42:14 Book 7: Odysseus at the Palace of Alcinous3:00:45 Book 8: Games and Songs of Phaeacia3:31:40 Book 9: The Cyclops4:02:14 Book 10: Circe the Enchantress4:32:23 Book 11: The Land of the Dead5:05:34 Book 12: Sirens, Scylla, and Charybdis5:30:05 Book 13: Return to Ithaca5:53:01 Book 14: Odysseus and Eumaeus6:22:24 Book 15: Telemachus Returns6:52:55 Book 16: Reunion of Odysseus and Telemachus7:18:00 Book 17: Odysseus Enters the Palace7:49:44 Book 18: The Beggar Fight8:12:09 Book 19: Penelope's Dream8:45:00 Book 20: Omens and Dreams9:06:31 Book 21: The Bow of Odysseus9:29:26 Book 22: The Slaughter of the Suitors9:54:07 Book 23: Odysseus and Penelope Reunite10:14:06 Book 24: Peace and Recognition ✍️ ABOUT THE ODYSSEY The Odyssey is the second of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, composed sometime in the 8th century BCE. It follows Odysseus (Ulysses in the Roman tradition) through ten years of wandering after the fall of Troy — encountering the Cyclops Polyphemus, the witch Circe, the dead in Hades, the Sirens, the monster Scylla, and the whirlpool Charybdis — while his wife Penelope holds off suitors at home in Ithaca and his son Telemachus comes of age. ✍️ ABOUT HOMER Homer is the name ancient Greeks gave to the poet (or tradition of poets) responsible for The Iliad and The Odyssey — two foundational texts of Western civilization. Whether a single person or a long oral tradition codified into writing, the poems of Homer have shaped literature, philosophy, art, and storytelling for nearly three thousand years. Virgil modeled the Aeneid on them; Dante opened with echoes of Odysseus; Joyce built Ulysses on their architecture. 📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled audiobooks of the world's greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All links@ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 More Homer on Chillbooks: The Iliad by Homer (Part 1 of 2)The Iliad by Homer (Part 2 of 2)📚 Ancient Epics on Chillbooks: The Aeneid by Virgil© Copyright• Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks.• Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks.• All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission.

  2. The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

    21 Jun

    The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

    🏛️ "For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them." Aristotle's masterwork on ethics and the good life — 10 books, 9 hours, and the most systematic answer to human happiness ever written. This is the complete, human-read audiobook featuring on-screen captions for deep study and focus. Translated by F. H. Peters and narrated by Mark Cassidy, The Nicomachean Ethics moves through virtue, pleasure, moral weakness, friendship, and the contemplative life as the summit of human flourishing. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Original Narration: An expressive, measured performance by Mark Cassidy, suited to philosophical inquiry.✅ On-Screen Captions: Follow Aristotle's arguments word-for-word for deeper focus and retention.✅ No Music: Zero distractions — philosophy deserves full attention.✅ F. H. Peters Translation: Precise, readable Victorian prose — one of the most faithful English renderings.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS We had to combine a few chapters to meet the 100 timestamp maximum, but the full chapter list is in the pinned comment. 00:00 - The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle00:14 - Book 1: THE END - CH101:53 - B1 - CH2 & CH306:45 - B1 - CH409:43 - B1 - CH512:18 - B1 - CH619:25 - B1 - CH728:23 - B1 - CH834:21 - B1 - CH9 & CH1043:58 - B1 - CH1145:53 - B1 - CH1248:29 - B1 - CH1354:52 - Book 2: MORAL VIRTUE - CH158:24 - B2 - CH2 & CH31:05:59 - B2 - CH4 & CH51:11:14 - B2 - CH61:18:24 - B2 - CH71:29:46 - B2 - CH91:33:34 - Book 3: The Will, Moral Virtues, and Vices - CH11:44:56 - B3 - CH21:49:29 - B3 - CH3 & CH41:57:42 - B3 - CH52:11:26 - B3 - CH72:15:47 - B3 - CH82:23:26 - B3 - CH9 & CH102:30:35 - B3 - CH112:34:58 - B3 - CH122:38:21 - Book 4: VIRTUES AND VICES—Continued - CH12:53:13 - B4 - CH23:01:23 - B4 - CH33:14:10 - B4 - CH4 & CH53:22:15 - B4 - CH63:26:09 - B4 - CH73:31:36 - B4 - CH83:38:41 - Book 5: Justice - CH13:46:32 - B5 - CH23:53:04 - B5 - CH33:58:47 - B5 - CH44:05:05 - B5 - CH54:15:35 - B5 - CH6 & CH74:22:59 - B5 - CH84:29:07 - B5 - CH94:37:58 - B5 - CH104:41:57 - B5 - CH114:47:02 - Book 6: The Intellectual Virtues - CH14:50:16 - B6 - CH2 & CH34:55:41 - B6 - CH44:57:42 - B6 - CH55:01:51 - B6 - CH65:03:04 - B6 - CH75:07:42 - B6 - CH85:11:44 - B6 - CH95:15:28 - B6 - CH105:17:07 - B6 - CH115:20:46 - B6 - CH125:25:33 - B6 - CH135:29:52 - Book 7: Characters Other Than Virtue and Vice - CH15:33:53 - B7 - CH25:39:12 - B7 - CH35:47:22 - B7 - CH45:53:20 - B7 - CH5 & CH66:02:22 - B7 - CH76:07:22 - B7 - CH86:10:52 - B7 - CH96:15:08 - B7 - CH10 & CH116:19:53 - B7 - CH126:24:42 - B7 - CH136:28:40 - B7 - CH146:34:12 - Book 8: Friendship or Love - CH16:38:27 - B8 - CH26:40:41 - B8 - CH36:46:44 - B8 - CH4 & CH56:53:09 - B8 - CH66:57:25 - B8 - CH77:04:53 - B8 - CH97:08:33 - B8 - CH107:12:56 - B8 - CH117:16:21 - B8 - CH127:21:28 - B8 - CH137:27:29 - B8 - CH147:31:17 - Book 9: Friendship or Love — Continued - CH17:36:34 - B9 - CH2 & CH37:44:34 - B9 - CH47:50:11 - B9 - CH5 & CH67:55:26 - B9 - CH77:59:38 - B9 - CH88:06:57 - B9 - CH98:14:15 - B9 - CH108:17:29 - B9 - CH118:20:58 - B9 - CH128:22:57 - Book 10: Pleasure and Happiness - CH18:25:23 - B10 - CH28:29:25 - B10 - CH38:35:27 - B10 - CH48:42:55 - B10 - CH58:50:32 - B10 - CH68:55:08 - B10 - CH79:01:08 - B10 - CH89:09:18 - B10 - CH9📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled audiobooks of the world's greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 More Aristotle: Politics by AristotlePoetics by Aristotle© Copyright• Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks.• Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks.• All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission.

  3. Confessions: The Rescuer from Error by Al-Ghazali

    11 Jun

    Confessions: The Rescuer from Error by Al-Ghazali

    🕯️ "The seeker after truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust in them, but rather the one who suspects his faith in them and questions what he gathers from them." — Al-Ghazali, The Rescuer from Error One of the most extraordinary works in the history of ideas: a medieval philosopher's account of his own intellectual collapse — and the path out. Al-Ghazali walks through every school of thought available to him (theologians, philosophers, Ismailis, Sufis) and systematically dismantles his certainties one by one, until only experience can restore what reason failed to prove. This is the complete, human-read audiobook with on-screen captions. Translated by Claude Field and narrated by Mark Cassidy. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Original Narration: Mark Cassidy's measured, contemplative delivery matches the introspective gravity of Ghazali's spiritual memoir.✅ On-Screen Captions: Follow every argument and turn in Ghazali's reasoning word-for-word.✅ No Music: For a text this searching, nothing else belongs.✅ Claude Field Translation: The classic English rendering of Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal, faithful to Ghazali's spare, direct Arabic prose.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Confessions: The Rescuer from Error – Al-Ghazali00:17 - Introduction: Ghazali's Search for Truth06:24 - The Subterfuges of the Sophists13:29 - The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth14:54 - The Aim of Scholastic Theology and Its Results20:13 - Concerning the Philosophical Sects and the Stigma of Infidelity Which Attaches to Them All20:32 - (1) The Materialists20:55 - (2) The Naturalists22:31 - (3) The Theists24:28 - Divisions of the Philosophic Sciences24:48 - (1) Mathematics29:23 - (2) Logic31:14 - (3) Physics32:36 - (4) Metaphysics34:40 - (5) Political Science35:01 - (6) Moral Philosophy44:41 - Sufism59:25 - The Reality of Inspiration: Its Importance for the Human Race✍️ ABOUT THE BOOK The Rescuer from Error (Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal) is Al-Ghazali's spiritual autobiography, written around 1100 CE near the end of his life. It is one of the few works in classical Islamic thought to take intellectual crisis seriously as a subject. Ghazali describes a period of total epistemic paralysis in which he could no longer trust his senses or his reason, and documents his methodical journey through every intellectual tradition of his age in search of certainty. The book culminates in his embrace of Sufism — not as a rejection of reason, but as its completion. It has often been compared to Augustine's Confessions and Descartes' Meditations as one of the great works of philosophical autobiography. ✍️ ABOUT AL-GHAZALI Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE) was a Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and Sufi mystic — one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam. He held the prestigious chair of theology at the Nizamiyya of Baghdad before abandoning public life to pursue a decade of travel, contemplation, and spiritual retreat. His magnum opus, The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din), remains one of the most widely read works in the Islamic world. In The Rescuer from Error, he offers the most personal account of the intellectual and spiritual crisis that transformed his life and thought. 📚 More Al-Ghazali on Chillbooks: The Alchemy of HappinessThe Niche of LightsThe Beginning of Guidance🌐 Follow Chillbooks: All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts© Copyright • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks. • Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks. • All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission.

    1hr 15min
  4. The Republic by Plato (2026 Recording)

    2 Jun

    The Republic by Plato (2026 Recording)

    🏛️ "The heaviest penalty for declining to rule is to be ruled by someone inferior to yourself." Explore the foundation of Western political thought in Plato’s The Republic. This is the complete, human-read audiobook featuring on-screen captions for deep study and focus. Translated by Benjamin Jowett and featuring an exclusive, original narration by Mark Cassidy, this dialogue explores justice, the philosopher-king, and the nature of the soul. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Original Narration: An exclusive, articulate performance by Mark Cassidy.✅ Visual Content: Featuring original illustrations by Sage Royce.✅ On-Screen Captions: Follow Plato’s dialectic logic word-for-word.✅ No Music: Zero distractions for maximum academic concentration.⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - The Republic by Plato (2026 Edition)00:13 - PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE00:46 - BOOK I: The Definition of Justice1:10:04 - BOOK II: The Individual, the State, and Education2:16:48 - BOOK III: The Arts and the Guardians3:36:11 - BOOK IV: Wealth, Poverty, and Virtue4:42:29 - BOOK V: Community, Gender, and the Philosopher-King6:02:45 - BOOK VI: The Form of the Good7:12:38 - BOOK VII: The Allegory of the Cave8:17:26 - BOOK VIII: The Four Forms of Government9:23:54 - BOOK IX: The Psychology of the Tyrant10:15:36 - BOOK X: The Recompense of Virtue and the Myth of Er✍️ ABOUT PLATO Plato (428/427–348/347 BC) was a philosopher in Classical Greece and the founder of the Academy in Athens. His work laid the foundations of Western philosophy, political theory, ethics, and science. Through the dialogues of Socrates, Plato explored some of humanity’s most enduring questions about justice, knowledge, virtue, reality, and the ideal society. The Republic, written around 375 BC, is his most influential work. Through a wide-ranging dialogue on justice and the ideal state, Plato introduces concepts that have shaped political thought for over two millennia, including the philosopher-king, the tripartite soul, the Form of the Good, and the famous Allegory of the Cave. 📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled audiobooks of the world’s greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 More Plato: Apology by PlatoPhaedo by PlatoSymposium by Plato🎭 Classical Philosophy: The Nicomachean Ethics by AristotlePolitics by Aristotle: A Treatise on GovernmentMeditations by Marcus Aurelius© Copyright & Permissions • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks.• Visuals & Subtitles: Visual art by Sage Royce and all on-screen formatting are the property of Chillbooks.• All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission.

  5. The Art of War by Sun Tzu (2026 Recording)

    22 May

    The Art of War by Sun Tzu (2026 Recording)

    ⚔️ "Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." — Sun Tzu, The Art of War The complete, human-read audiobook of The Art of War by Sun Tzu, in Lionel Giles' classic translation, with the full text on screen and original chapter illustrations by Sage Royce. Across thirteen compact chapters, Sun Tzu distills the principles of strategy, timing, deception, discipline, positioning, terrain, and intelligence into one of the most enduring manuals of leadership ever written. This Chillbooks edition is designed for focused listening and re-listening: a clear performance by Mark Cassidy, on-screen text for close reading, and minimalist symbolic chapter art that gives each section its own visual identity. Whether you approach The Art of War as military philosophy, political wisdom, business strategy, or a study in human nature, this is the classic in one concentrated sitting. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Human-Read: Calm, deliberate narration by Mark Cassidy, giving Sun Tzu's aphoristic style the clarity it needs.✅ Full Text On Screen: Read and listen simultaneously for better retention and deeper study.✅ Original Illustrations: 13 chapter illustrations by Sage Royce, designed as minimalist symbolic plates for each movement of the book.✅ Lionel Giles Translation: The landmark English version that introduced Sun Tzu's classic to generations of readers.⏱️ SECTIONS 00:00 - The Art of War — Sun Tzu00:18 - Chapter 1: Laying Plans04:42 - Chapter 2: Waging War08:33 - Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem12:54 - Chapter 4: Tactical Dispositions16:14 - Chapter 5: Energy20:33 - Chapter 6: Weak Points and Strong27:00 - Chapter 7: Maneuvering32:42 - Chapter 8: Variation of Tactics35:32 - Chapter 9: The Army on the March43:03 - Chapter 10: Terrain49:22 - Chapter 11: The Nine Situations1:01:23 - Chapter 12: The Attack by Fire1:04:47 - Chapter 13: The Use of Spies✍️ ABOUT SUN TZU The Art of War is the most influential classic of strategy in world literature: a compact Chinese treatise in thirteen chapters traditionally attributed to Sun Tzu, military thinker, strategist, and philosopher. Written for the battlefield but far larger than warfare alone, it explores judgment, preparation, flexibility, deception, morale, terrain, and intelligence with a precision that has made it essential reading for soldiers, rulers, politicians, executives, and students of human conflict. This edition uses the celebrated English translation by Lionel Giles, the early 20th-century British sinologist whose version helped establish The Art of War in the English-speaking world. Clear, concise, and enduring, Giles' translation remains one of the most widely read gateways into Sun Tzu's thought. 📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled and human-read audiobooks of the world's greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 Strategy, Leadership, and Statecraft: The Prince — Niccolò MachiavelliThe Republic — PlatoPolitics — AristotleCommon Sense — Thomas Paine🧭 Discipline, Character, and Self-Mastery: Meditations — Marcus AureliusLetters from a Stoic (Volume 1) — SenecaThe Enchiridion — EpictetusSayings of Confucius🌍 Eastern and Islamic Wisdom: The Tao Te Ching — LaoziDear Young Man — Al-GhazaliThe Perfect State — Al-Farabi© Copyright • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks. • Illustrations: Original artwork by Sage Royce for this edition. • Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks. • All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission. #TheArtOfWar #SunTzu #Strategy #MilitaryStrategy #Leadership #ChinesePhilosophy #AudiobookWithText #HumanReadAudiobook #IllustratedAudiobook #MarkCassidy #LionelGiles #Chillbooks

    1hr 10min
  6. Compendium on the Soul by Avicenna

    21 May

    Compendium on the Soul by Avicenna

    🧠 "Whoso knoweth himself, knoweth his Lord." — Avicenna, A Compendium on the Soul The complete, human-read audiobook of A Compendium on the Soul by Ibn Sīnā (Avicenna) — in Edward Abbott van Dyck's translation — with the full text on screen throughout. Ten tightly argued sections trace the soul from the existence of spiritual faculties, through the vegetable, animal, and rational powers, to the soul's ultimate independence from the body and its reunion with universal mind after death. Narrated by Mark Cassidy. 📌 Intro clip courtesy of @DrRoyCasagranda 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Human-Read: Clear, measured narration by Mark Cassidy — bringing Avicenna's dense philosophical prose within reach.✅ Full Text On Screen: Follow every argument word-for-word for deeper comprehension and study.✅ No Background Music: Zero distractions — pure philosophy.✅ Van Dyck Translation: A faithful 19th-century English rendering that preserves the precision of Avicenna's Arabic original.⏱️ SECTIONS 00:00 - A Compendium on the Soul — Avicenna (Ibn Sīnā)00:18 - Chillbooks' Foreword01:26 - INTRODUCTION07:52 - SECTION FIRST — To Establish the Existence of the Spiritual Faculties12:47 - SECTION SECOND — Of the Division of the Spiritual Faculties & the Definition of the Soul13:01 - Sub-Section A: The Three Classes (Vegetable, Animal, Rational)15:15 - Sub-Section B: The Definition of the Soul at Large20:31 - SECTION THIRD — The Soul Does Not Originate from a Combination of Elements27:04 - SECTION FOURTH — Specification of the Vegetable (Plant) Powers33:29 - SECTION FIFTH — Specification of the Animal Powers41:58 - SECTION SIXTH — The Five Senses and How They Perceive56:01 - SECTION SEVENTH — The Inward Senses and the Motion-Promoting Powers1:02:40 - SECTION EIGHTH — A Sketch of the Human Soul: From Potential to Perfection1:15:06 - SECTION NINTH — Proofs of the Soul's Essentiality and Independence of Body1:15:19 - Sub-Section A: The Generic Form Cannot Abide in a Corporeal Body1:22:30 - Sub-Section B: The Rational Power Grows Stronger — Not Weaker — with Use1:24:43 - Sub-Section C: The Soul Acts Upon Forms Independently of Body1:26:56 - Sub-Section D: Intellectual Power Improves with Age — Unlike Bodily Powers1:27:56 - Sub-Section E: The Rational Power Performs Infinite Acts — Body Cannot1:29:38 - SECTION TENTH — The Universal Mind, and the Soul's Reunion with It After Death✍️ ABOUT AVICENNA Ibn Sīnā (980–1037 AD), known in the West as Avicenna, was the towering polymath of the Islamic Golden Age — physician, philosopher, and scientist whose Canon of Medicine remained a standard text in European universities for six centuries. A Compendium on the Soul was written as a gift to a prince: a concise but rigorous treatise on the nature of the soul structured in ten sections, moving from empirical argument to metaphysical proof. The translation by Edward Abbott van Dyck (1829–1895) — American missionary, scholar, and lexicographer — remains one of the most faithful English renderings. 📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled audiobooks of the world's greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 Islamic Philosophy: The Niche of Lights — Al-GhazaliThe Alchemy of Happiness — Al-GhazaliThe Conference of the Birds — Attar of NishapurAverroes: The Decisive Treatise🎭 Classical Philosophy of Mind & Soul: Phaedo — PlatoThe Nicomachean Ethics — AristotleThe Niche of Lights — Al-Ghazali© Copyright • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks. • Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks. • All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission.

    1hr 38min
  7. Sayings of Confucius | Translated by Lionel Giles

    12 May

    Sayings of Confucius | Translated by Lionel Giles

    🏯 "He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger." — Confucius The complete, human-read audiobook of Sayings of Confucius, in Lionel Giles's celebrated translation — with the full text on screen. Eight thematic sections drawn from the Analects and related texts, covering governance, individual virtue, and the conduct of the examined life. Narrated by Mark Cassidy. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Human-Read: Measured, thoughtful narration by Mark Cassidy — suited to the weight of Confucius's aphorisms.✅ Full Text On Screen: Follow each saying word-for-word for reflection and retention.✅ No Background Music: Zero distractions — pure philosophy.✅ Lionel Giles Translation: Elegant, precise Edwardian prose from one of the finest Sinologists of the era.⏱️ SECTIONS 00:00 - Sayings of Confucius — Translated by Lionel Giles00:17 - GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS15:23 - INDIVIDUAL VIRTUE35:05 - CONFUCIUS' ESTIMATE OF OTHERS47:34 - CONFUCIUS ON HIMSELF56:47 - MISCELLANEOUS SAYINGS1:14:00 - PERSONALIA1:22:30 - CONFUCIUS AS SEEN BY OTHERS1:30:20 - SAYINGS OF THE DISCIPLES✍️ ABOUT CONFUCIUS Kong Qiu (551–479 BC), known as Confucius, was a Chinese philosopher and statesman whose teachings on ethics, personal cultivation, and governance became the foundation of East Asian civilisation for over two millennia. Lionel Giles (1875–1958), curator at the British Museum and one of the foremost Sinologists of his era, produced this translation in 1907. The text is in the public domain; this audio production — narration, captions, and formatting — is original to Chillbooks. 📚 EXPLORE WITH CHILLBOOKS Subtitled audiobooks of the world's greatest classics. Subscribe to expand your library of timeless wisdom. 🌐 FOLLOW US All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts📚 More Eastern Philosophy: The Art of War by Sun TzuThe Tao Te Ching by LaoziThe DhammapadaThe Conference of the Birds — Attar of Nishapur🎭 Classical Philosophy: The Republic by PlatoThe Nicomachean Ethics by AristotleSymposium by Plato© Copyright • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks.• Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks.• All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission. #Confucius #SayingsOfConfucius #ChinesePhilosophy #EasternPhilosophy #Chillbooks #PhilosophyAudiobook #AncientWisdom #FullAudiobook #AudiobookWithText #ConfucianPhilosophy #LionelGiles #MarkCassidy

    1hr 41min
  8. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

    5 May

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

    🐇 "We're all mad here." — The Cheshire Cat. Follow Alice down the rabbit-hole into the most delightfully absurd world in English literature. This is the complete, human-read audiobook of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, featuring Sir John Tenniel's iconic original illustrations — timed scene by scene — with the full text on screen throughout. 🎙️ THE CHILLBOOKS EXPERIENCE ✅ Human-Read: Expressive, measured narration by Mark Cassidy — capturing Carroll's wit, wordplay, and warmth.✅ Full Text On Screen: Follow every word of Carroll's original 1865 prose for deeper immersion and focus.✅ John Tenniel's Illustrations: The definitive Victorian artwork — 42 drawings by Sir John Tenniel, timed scene by scene.✅ No Background Music: Zero distractions — pure storytelling.⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll00:14 - CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole11:39 - CHAPTER II. The Pool of Tears22:59 - CHAPTER III. A Caucus-Race and a Long Tale32:15 - CHAPTER IV. The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill46:15 - CHAPTER V. Advice from a Caterpillar57:56 - CHAPTER VI. Pig and Pepper1:11:34 - CHAPTER VII. A Mad Tea-Party1:23:50 - CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground1:37:25 - CHAPTER IX. The Mock Turtle's Story1:49:32 - CHAPTER X. The Lobster Quadrille2:00:53 - CHAPTER XI. Who Stole the Tarts?2:10:28 - CHAPTER XII. Alice's Evidence✍️ ABOUT THE BOOK Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) was written by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832–1898) — a mathematician at Oxford who first told the story aloud to ten-year-old Alice Liddell on a boating trip in 1862. Illustrated by Sir John Tenniel, whose 42 drawings became as iconic as the story itself, it is one of the best-selling books in history and the founding text of the literary nonsense genre. 📚 More Classic Fiction on Chillbooks: Grimm's Fairy Tales — Brothers GrimmThe Picture of Dorian Gray — Oscar WildeThe War of the Worlds — H.G. Wells🌐 Follow Chillbooks: All linksYouTube @ChillbooksApple Podcasts© Copyright • Narration: Original audio performance by Mark Cassidy. Produced by and exclusive to Chillbooks.• Subtitles & Formatting: All on-screen text formatting is the property of Chillbooks.• All rights reserved. This production is protected under the YouTube Standard License and may not be reused or re-uploaded without explicit permission. #AliceInWonderland #ClassicLiterature #Novel #Chillbooks #Classics #Audiobooks

    2h 22m
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Chillbooks — Fully subtitled audiobooks of classic literature, philosophy, and historical texts. Explore timeless works from Plato to Nietzsche, Shakespeare to Fitzgerald, Ibn Khaldun to Sun Tzu with clear narration and on-screen text. 🎥 Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@Chillbooks 🔗 Follow Chillbooks: YouTube • All Links • Spotify

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  • Creator
    Chillbooks
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    109
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Chillbooks
  • Show Website
    Chillbooks Audiobooks

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