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The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair — audiobook cover art

The Book of Life

Upton Sinclair
GENREhistory
LANGUAGEEnglish
LISTENED9
RATING4.8
RELEASED2026

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Author

Upton Sinclair

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English

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history

About this Audiobook

by Upton Sinclair

📖 Synopsis & Plot Overview

recording of The Book of Life by Upton Sinclair. Read by Rom Maczka. Faith and reason, love and virtue, morality and mortality!

🔍 Key Themes & Narrative Depth

In these two short volumes the famous novelist, essayist, and playwright, Upton Sinclair, confided his most prized worldly wisdom for generations to come. His kind and witty personal advice both provokes and enlightens page by page. (Summary by Rom Maczka) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the catalog page for this recording.

🎙️ Listening Experience

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Chapters

01
Introductory
Upton Sinclair
11:57history
02
Nature of Life & Nature of Faith
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23:44history
03
Use of Reason & Origin of Morality
Upton Sinclair
23:56history
04
Nature and Man & Man the Rebel
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30:01history
05
Making Our Morals & Virtues of Moderation
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29:51history
06
The Choosing of Life & Myself and My Neighbor
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31:33history
07
The Mind and the Body & The Mind of the Body
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40:56history
08
Exploring the Subconscious & The Problem of Immortality
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40:32history
09
The Evidence for Survival
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28:47history
10
The Powers of the Mind & The Conduct of the Mind
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33:54history
11
The Unity of the Body
Upton Sinclair
27:13history
12
Experiments in Diet
Upton Sinclair
21:28history
13
Errors in Diet
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32:40history
14
Diet Standards
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31:19history
15
Foods and Poisons
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29:26history
16
More About Health & Work and Play
Upton Sinclair
35:07history
17
The Fasting Cure & Breaking the Fast
Upton Sinclair
33:03history
18
Diseases and Cures
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44:47history
19
The Reality of Marriage & The Development of Marriage
Upton Sinclair
32:33history
20
Sex and Young America & Sex and the Smart Set
Upton Sinclair
37:59history
21
Sex & the Poor, Sex & Nature, and Love & Economics
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29:49history
22
Marriage & Money, Love Versus Lust, Celibacy Versus Chastity
Upton Sinclair
40:19history
23
The Defense of Love, Birth Control
Upton Sinclair
32:46history
24
Early Marriage, The Marriage Club, Education for Marriage
Upton Sinclair
32:57history
25
The Money Side of Marriage, The Defense of Monogamy, The Problem of Jealousy
Upton Sinclair
35:42history
26
The Problem of Divorce, The Restriction of Divorce
Upton Sinclair
20:21history
27
The Ego and the World, Competition and Co operation
Upton Sinclair
33:27history
28
Aristocracy & Democracy, Ruling Classes, The Process of Social Evolution
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31:27history
29
Industrial Evolution, The Class Struggle, The Capitalist System
Upton Sinclair
39:49history
30
The Capitalist Process, Hard Times, The Iron Ring
Upton Sinclair
24:08history
31
Foreign Markets, Capitalist War, The Possibilities of Production
Upton Sinclair
29:42history
32
The Cost of Competition, Socialism and Syndicalism, Communism and Anarchism
Upton Sinclair
35:19history
33
Social Revolution, Confiscation or Compensation, Expropriating the Expropriators
Upton Sinclair
33:01history
34
The Problem of the Land, The Control of Credit
Upton Sinclair
28:34history
35
The Control of Industry, The New World, Agricultural Production
Upton Sinclair
31:05history
36
Intellectual Production, Mankind Remade
Upton Sinclair
30:59history

Listener Reviews 540

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Mariama D.
July 30, 2019
Emotional, honest, and beautifully told

The way Upton Sinclair uses stories and examples to illustrate points is really effective. Doesn't feel like a lecture at all — more like a conversation.

LF
Lucas F.
September 23, 2021
This changed how I see things

I've been in a reading slump for months and this finally broke it. Something about The Book of Life just clicked and now I'm back to listening every day. Grateful for it.

ZB
Zoe B.
September 23, 2021
The pacing is just right — never drags

Recommended by my colleague and I see why. The kind of book that makes you feel smarter without making you feel like you're studying. Light touch, heavy impact.

RK
Ravi K.
September 23, 2021
A masterpiece hiding in plain sight

Unodio having this for free is honestly unreal. I would have paid for this without hesitation. The quality is that good.

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