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The Theory of the Leisure Class
by Thorstein Veblen (1857-1929).
Originally published by the Norwegian-American economist Thorstein Veblen while he was a professor at the University of Chicago in 1898, the Theory of the Leisure Class is considered one of the great works of economics as well as the first detailed critique of consumerism. In the book, Veblen argues that economic life is driven not by notions of utility, but by social vestiges from pre-historic times. [Summary modified from Wikipedia.]
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Total running time: 11:51:28
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Illiterati
Proof-Listeners: Illiterati, Sarah Jennings, mim@can, Ken Sterry and Barry Eads
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Anna Simon
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- 01 – Chapter I – Introductory, Part One – 00:16:59
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Read by: Anna Simon - 02 – Chapter I – Introductory, Part Two – 00:17:39
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Read by: Anna Simon - 03 – Chapter II – Pecuniary Emulation – 00:24:04
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Read by: Leni - 04 – Chapter III – Conspicuous Leisure, Part One – 00:18:05
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Read by: Leni - 05 – Chapter III – Conspicuous Leisure, Part Two – 00:22:14
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Read by: Leni - 06 – Chapter III – Conspicuous Leisure, Part Three – 00:21:08
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Read by: Leni - 07 – Chapter IV – Conspicuous Consumption, Part One – 00:20:00
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Read by: sarac - 08 – Chapter IV – Conspicuous Consumption, Part Two – 00:15:41
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Read by: sarac - 09 – Chapter IV – Conspicuous Consumption, Part Three – 00:15:31
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Read by: sarac - 10 – Chapter V – The Pecuniary Standard of Living – 00:19:17
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 11 – Chapter VI – Pecuniary Canons of Taste, Part One – 00:18:02
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 12 – Chapter VI – Pecuniary Canons of Taste, Part Two – 00:18:04
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 13 – Chapter VI – Pecuniary Canons of Taste, Part Three – 00:16:20
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 14 – Chapter VI – Pecuniary Canons of Taste, Part Four – 00:18:08
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 15 – Chapter VI – Pecuniary Canons of Taste, Part Five – 00:14:45
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Read by: MorganScorpion - 16 – Chapter VII – Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part One – 00:21:38
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Read by: Tracy Datlen - 17 – Chapter VII – Dress as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part Two – 00:20:25
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Read by: Tracy Datlen - 18 – Chapter VIII – Industrial Exemption and Conservatism, Part One – 00:23:54
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Read by: Tracy Datlen - 19 – Chapter VIII – Industrial Exemption and Conservatism, Part Two – 00:20:12
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Read by: Sienna - 20 – Chapter IX – The Conservation of Archaic Traits, Part One – 00:21:04
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Read by: mb - 21 – Chapter IX – The Conservation of Archaic Traits, Part Two – 00:23:22
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Read by: mb - 22 – Chapter IX – The Conservation of Archaic Traits, Part Three – 00:25:08
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Read by: Denny Sayers - 23 – Chapter X – Modern Survivals of Prowess, Part One – 00:16:25
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Read by: Ata Khudayberdiev - 24 – Chapter X – Modern Survivals of Prowess, Part Two – 00:22:04
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Read by: Sienna - 25 – Chapter X – Modern Survivals of Prowess, Part Three – 00:17:33
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Read by: Rachel Resnick - 26 – Chapter XI – The Belief in Luck, Part One – 00:15:34
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Read by: Anna Simon - 27 – Chapter XI – The Belief in Luck, Part Two – 00:14:21
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Read by: Anna Simon - 28 – Chapter XII – Devout Observances, Part One – 00:19:46
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 29 – Chapter XII – Devout Observances, Part Two – 00:17:37
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 30 – Chapter XII – Devout Observances, Part Three – 00:18:54
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 31 – Chapter XII – Devout Observances, Part Four – 00:16:47
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 32 – Chapter XIII – Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests, Part One – 00:18:07
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Read by: musil - 33 – Chapter XIII – Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests, Part Two – 00:20:16
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Read by: musil - 34 – Chapter XIII – Survivals of the Non-Invidious Interests, Part Three – 00:20:09
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Read by: musil - 35 – Chapter XIV – The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part One – 00:16:19
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Read by: J. M. Smallheer - 36 – Chapter XIV – The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part Two – 00:15:20
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Read by: J. M. Smallheer - 37 – Chapter XIV – The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part Three – 00:16:27
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Read by: J. M. Smallheer - 38 – Chapter XIV – The Higher Learning as an Expression of the Pecuniary Culture, Part Four – 00:14:09
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Cataloged on November 21, 2009













