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Educating For Wholeness
By: David Marshak
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
Marshak believes most schools have an unstated belief that only a small number of children are intelligent. "If instead," he asserts, "we believed that every child is a gifted child in one way or another, we would organize schools very differently." Read more
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Confessions of a Video Vixen
By: Karrine Steffans & Karen Hunter
Narrated by: Karrine Steffans
Length: 5 hours 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked her own life—to the excessive use of drugs,... Read more
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Wonderful Memories of It’s a Wonderful Life
By: Jimmy Hawkins
Narrated by: Jimmy Hawkins
Length: 1 hour 31 minutes
Abridged: No
When the movie It’s a Wonderful Life opened in December 1946, it captured five Academy Award nominations. It also captured the hearts of millions of Americans. Over the past fifty years, It’s a Wonderful Life has become as much a holiday tradition as Thanksgiving dinner and the Christmas tree. For many people, Christmas just isn’t complete until... Read more
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Flying Colors
By: Tim Lefens
Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
When Tim Lefens walked into the Matheny School in New Jersey to show slides of his paintings, his one-hour visit became a life-changing experience. The students he met had severe physical challenges: only one of them could talk, none could walk, and all lacked the use of their hands. As a painter facing his own gradual loss of eyesight, Tim had... Read more
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Art’s Prospect
By: Roger Kimball
Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
In this series of essays, Roger Kimball, managing editor of the New Criterion and an art critic for the London Spectator, illuminates some of the chief spiritual itineraries of modern art. His wide range of subjects includes Vincent van Gogh, Clement Greenberg, the Barnes Foundation, Matthew Barney, Mark Rothko, and the Whitney Biennial, as well... Read more
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Steve Martin
By: Morris Wayne Walker
Narrated by: Barrett Whitener
Length: 8 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
This is the story of the wild and crazy years that the author spent growing up with Steve Martin and their apprenticeship in comedy. No one could better chronicle Steve’s life than his best and oldest friend, Morris Walker.Steve and Morris were class clowns together, charming the girls and the teachers with their wit and later setting out on the... Read more
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Living Biographies of Great Painters
By: Henry Thomas & Dana Lee Thomas
Narrated by: Pat Bottino
Length: 11 hours
Abridged: No
To appreciate the meaning and beauty of the great works of art, we must be familiar with the lives of the geniuses who created them, for in their personalities and life-stories lie the key to their masterpieces. Here are the vivid stories of these twenty painters who dreamed, struggled, and suffered so that they might give expression to their... Read more
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By Myself and Then Some - Abridged
By: Lauren Bacall
Narrated by: Lauren Bacall
Length: 6 hours 49 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart, she produced some of the most electric scenes in movie history, and their romance on and off screen made them Hollywood's most celebrated couple.But when Bogart died of... Read more
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Julius Caesar - Abridged
By: Tom Wheelwright, William Shakespeare, E.A. Cope...
Narrated by: Michael Feast & a full cast
Length: 2 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: Yes
At the heart of this tragic history is one of Shakespeare's most noble characters, the statesman Brutus, who is caught in a devastating conflict between private affection and public duty.Julius Caesar has become the most powerful man in the Rome. Does his power now threaten the very existence of the Republic itself? A conspiracy is hatched, one... Read more
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Captain Underhill Uncoils the Mystery
By: Steven Thomas Oney
Length: 1 hour 47 minutes
Abridged: No
In “The Whirlpool,” retired Cape Cod Police Captain Waverly Underhill and Dr. Alexander Scofield try to take a vacation but instead find themselves kidnapped by an escaped convict before being swept into the spiral maw of a monstrous tidal whirlpool, fourteen hundred feet across. Can even their wits save them from one of nature's rarest and most... Read more
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Captain Underhill Unmasks the Murderer
By: Steven Thomas Oney
Length: 1 hour 56 minutes
Abridged: No
In “The Legacy of Euriah Pillar,” retired Cape Cod Police Captain Waverly Underhill reveals how the bizarre will of an eccentric millionaire leads to treachery, deceit, and a triple homicide.
In the sequel, Dr. Alexander Scofield joins Underhill as they uncover clues beginning with Euriah Pillar’s long-forgotten strong-box and ending up at the... Read more
Captain Underhill Unlocks the Enigma
By: Steven Thomas Oney
Length: 1 hour 51 minutes
Abridged: No
“The Queen is in the Counting House” is a timely tale about up-and-coming Boston Red Sox catcher Zachary Devlin who could perhaps take the team to a World Championship, but only if he can survive—literally—the annual Cape Cod exhibition game.
A child’s prank goes horribly wrong, trapping a young boy in a cast iron safe in “Don't Touch That... Read more
Captain Underhill Uncovers the Truth
By: Steven Thomas Oney
Length: 1 hour 26 minutes
Abridged: No
A treasure-trove of Edgar Allan Poe memorabilia found in a hundred and fifty-year-old credenza—an early book of Poe poetry, Poe's obituary, a stuffed Raven, a desiccated cat, a lock of hair, and a Tiffany gold bug broach—may turn out to be the stuff that dreams are made of at The Antiques Roadshow, but only if retired Cape Cod Police Captain... Read more
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The Power in Our Stories
By: Rebecca Solnit
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Bec Kageyama
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Amazing things happen when we take action. Solnit reminds us that some of the most radical ideals of our predecessors are the norms of mainstream society today - only because they took action even when a positive outcome seemed unlikely. She encourages us to remain hopeful and know that we have powerful impact on how the world will look seven... Read more
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Teaching Connection, Compassion and Character
By: Rachael Kessler
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
As more emphasis is placed on test scores, and non-academic classes fall victim to budget cuts, students are left with little opportunity to explore the deeper issues that bring the sense of purpose that is too often lacking. Rachael Kessler has a different vision of what education can and should be about. Read more
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Twelfth Night - Abridged
By: Tom Wheelwright, E.A. Copen, Pierre Arthur Laur...
Narrated by: a full cast
Length: 2 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Shakespeare’s most sophisticated comedy is a riotous tale of hopelessly unrequited passions and mistaken identity.Duke Orsino is in love with the noblewoman Olivia. She, however, has fallen for his servant Cesario, who is actually Viola, a woman disguised as a man, who loves Orsino: confusion is rife. Meanwhile, Olivia’s arrogant steward... Read more
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Hamlet - Abridged
By: Pierre Arthur Laure, Tom Wheelwright, William S...
Narrated by: Simon Russell Beale, Imogen Stubbs & a full cast
Length: 3 hours 25 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Shakespeare’s most famous play is one of the greatest stories in the literature of the world.Distressed by his father’s death and his mother’s over-hasty remarriage, Hamlet, prince of Denmark is faced by a specter from beyond the grave bearing a grim message of murder and revenge. The young prince is driven to the edge of madness by his struggle... Read more
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Car Talk: Maternal Combustion
By: Ray Magliozzi & Tom Magliozzi
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Moms have served honorably in the minivan wars. Negotiated conflicting advise between husbands and fathers. Now brothers Tom and Ray Magliozzi give mothers their due respect in this new collection of calls from Car Talk. Read more
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The Soul of Creativity
By: Oriah MountainDreamer
Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Oriah Mountain Dreamer believes creativity is a necessary part of an engaged and fulfilling life, and a valuable key to our spirituality. We often feel self-indulgent when we take time out for self-expression, but she helps us recognize why it's one of the most important things we do all day. Read more
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Kiss Me Like A Stranger
By: Gene Wilder
Narrated by: Gene Wilder
Length: 6 hours 36 minutes
Abridged: No
Told in his own words, a very personal story from the star of many beloved and classic comedies, including Young Frankenstein, The Producers, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Gene Wilder is one of the great comic actors who defined the 1970s and 1980s in movies. From his work with Woody Allen, to the rich group of movies he made with Mel... Read more
Music as Medicine
By: Gary Malkin & Michael Stillwater
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
In this inspiring conversation Malkin and Stillwater share insights that help us move through fear to a place of trust, whether we're dealing with minor setbacks or major life crises. Read more
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Henry IV Part Two
By: William Shakespeare
Narrated by: Full Cast, Timothy West, Jamie Glover, Julian G...
Length: 2 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
In this BBC full-cast production of Henry IV Part 2, civil war is ravaging England. Rebels are rallying together, unified against Henry. Will Henry and his son, Hal, emerge victorious - or alive?
Father and son Julian Glover and Jamie Glover star as King Henry and his son Hal in the powerful production which also stars Timothy West and Prunella... Read more
Bob Monkhouse At The Beeb
By: Bob Monkhouse
Narrated by: Bob Monkhouse
Length: 1 hour 29 minutes
Abridged: No
The very best of Bob Monkhouse from the BBC archives, including songs, puns, clips and more. Enjoy Bob's genius as a writer, stand-up comedian, chat-show host, and compere as he looks back on a lifetime of laughs in a selecton from his most famous radio and television shows. Read more
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Alan Bennett
By: Alan Bennett
Narrated by: Alan Bennett
Length: 2 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
'I tend to think of myself as a man of few words, but looking at this collection it seems to have been gab gab gab for the last thirty years'. Admittedly not all the words are his own - but even the work of other writers can be transformed by Alan Bennett. This unique anthology of Bennett's BBC radio and television work features extracts... Read more
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