Art audiobooks

The Great Acting Teachers and Their Methods

By: Richard Brestoff

Narrated by: Tim Fannon

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

With clarity and insight, Richard Brestoff introduces the great acting teachers, explaining their techniques and how they are applied today. Beginning with Quintilian and Delsarte, he guides us to the present with an inside look at what is currently being taught in the major acting schools and private acting studios; The Actors Studio, Yale... Read more

The Writer's Room Survival Guide

By: Niceole Levy

Narrated by: Niceole Levy

Length: 8 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Writers’ rooms can be a heaven or hell, depending on a few things. The best rooms foster inclusive and productive creative flow. The worst create a toxic stew of bad feelings and doubt. Both kinds, and all the ones in between, require basic knowledge of how the room works. These fundamentals are best learned before you go in. The mystery box of... Read more

In The Volume

By: Alex Hyde-White

Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White

Length: 13 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Alex Hyde-White’s soulful memoir takes readers inside the world of a true working actor, from coming of age during the old studio system, to driving a cab to make ends meet, to working with greats including Spielberg, Beatty, Julia, Leo and more. A Wonder Years of show biz folkore.

Casting director Victoria Burrows says,

"Get out the Popcorn and... Read more

The Dalí Legacy

By: Christopher Heath Brown & Jean-Pierre Isbouts

Narrated by: Charlie Thurston

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In turns beloved and reviled, twentieth century art, painter, filmmaker, and designer Salvador Dalí set Europe and the United States ablaze with his uncompromising genius, sexual sadism, and flirtations with megalomania. His shocking behavior and work frequently alienated critics; his views were so outrageous, even prominent Surrealists tried to... Read more

To Dye For

By: Alden Wicker

Narrated by: Alden Wicker

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A Silent Spring for your wardrobe, To Dye For is a jolting exposé that reveals the true cost of the toxic, largely unregulated chemicals found on most clothing today.

Many of us are aware of the ethical minefield that is fast fashion: the dodgy labor practices, the lax environmental standards, and the mountains of waste piling up on the shores of... Read more

Voyage Autour de ma Chambre

By: Xavier de Maistre

Narrated by: Jérôme Pilette

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Un jeune officier mis aux arrêts après une affaire de duel nous raconte son Voyage Autour de Ma Chambre. Confiné à son imagination, Xavier de Maitre entreprend une aventure ironique, originale et décalée entre ses quatre murs. Sautant dans les tableaux, revisitant un souvenir, se jouant une scène romantique, plaidant ses valeurs contre la morale... Read more

Who Was Frank Sinatra?

By: Ellen Labrecque & Who HQ

Narrated by: Johnny Heller

Length: 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about the showstopping life of one of the most famous entertainers of all time in this book about Frank Sinatra from the #1 New York Times Bestselling Series!

Before Frank Sinatra became the international superstar that we remember him as today, he was just a young boy singing for spare change in his family's New Jersey tavern. Those small... Read more

Learning To See

By: David Molnar

Narrated by: David Molnar

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

*INCLUDES 15 VIDEO CHAPTER LESSONS!
David Molnar was never supposed to be a professional photographer. Until the fateful day he almost died from a head on collision. While learning to walk again, photography became his escape and a form of therapy. But he found that turning pro in photography wasn't clear. There is no bar exam for photography. He... Read more

British Cinema

By: Charles Barr

Narrated by: Kevin E. Green

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Cinema has had a hugely influential role on global culture in the twentieth century at multiple levels: social, political, and educational. The part of British cinema in this has been controversial—often derided as a whole, but also vigorously celebrated, especially in terms of specific films and film-makers.



In this Very Short Introduction,... Read more

If Walls Could Speak

By: Moshe Safdie

Narrated by: Trevor Thompson

Length: 12 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Over more than five decades, legendary architect Moshe Safdie has built some of the world's most influential and memorable structures—from the 1967 modular housing scheme in Montreal known as "Habitat" and the Yad Vashem memorial in Israel, to the Crystal Bridges Museum in Arkansas and the Marina Bay Sands development and extraordinary Jewel... Read more

Bold Ventures

By: Charlotte Van den Broeck

Narrated by: Gail Shalan

Length: 9 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A prize-winning Belgian poet explores the nature of creative endeavor—the godlike ambition, the crushing defeat of failure—through the stories of thirteen tragic architects.

In thirteen fascinating chapters, Charlotte Van den Broeck goes in search of buildings that were fatal to their architects—architects who either killed themselves or are... Read more

A Place in My Heart

By: Anupama Chopra

Narrated by: Anupama Chopra

Length: 5 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A Place in My Heart is a many-splendored thing. It is a listicle. It is a celebration of the power of storytelling. It is also an account of a life lived in the Bollywood trenches. National Award-winning author, journalist and film critic Anupama Chopra writes about fifty films, artistes and events that have left an indelible impression on her... Read more

Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 37

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Lucille Ball, Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and many more.

Volume 37: Audio Table of Contents:
 
The Abbott & Costello Show
“Nylon Stockings” starring Lucille Ball... Read more

Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 38

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Danny Thomas, Raymond Burr, Mel Blanc, and many more.

Volume 38: Audio Table of Contents:
 
Academy Award Theater
“Pride of the Marines” starring John Garfield... Read more

Old-Time Radio's Greatest Shows, Volume 39

By: Carl Amari

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Dana Andrews, Eve Arden, Gale Gordon, and many more.

Volume 39: Audio Table of Contents:
 
The Adventures of Ozzie &Harriet
“Taking the Boys Hiking” starring Ozzie... Read more

Charlie Watts Rhythm King

By: Geoffrey Giuliano

Narrated by: Geoffrey Giuliano

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Charlie Watts June 2, 1941- August 24, 2021LIFE ON THE BACKBEAT
A TRIBUTE FROM THE AUTHOR OF 'PAINT IT BLACK THE MURDER OF BRIAN JONES'AND 'THE ROLLING STONES ALBUM', SQUID GAME STAR & PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNER GEOFFREY GIULIANO
"I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It... Read more

Awaiting On You All The Spiritual Heart Of George Harrison

By: Radha Krsna Das

Narrated by: Radha Krsna Das

Length: 11 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

"If there's a God, I want to see Him. It's pointless to believe in something without proof, and Krishna consciousness and meditation are methods where you can actually obtain God perception. In that way, you can see, hear and play with God. Perhaps this may sound weird, but God is really there next to you."
“"My life belongs to Lord Krishna now.... Read more

Graeme Edge The Moody Blues

By: Cyril Taylor-Carr

Narrated by: Cyril Taylor-Carr

Length: 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Graeme Edge was born on 30th March 1941 in Rochester, Staffordshire. His mother was a pianist for the silent movies and his father, grandfather and great-grandfather were all music-hall singers.
Edge trained as a draughtsman but soon went into music full time. He never started out to be a drummer, he was, in fact the manager of a group called the... Read more

The Spike Jones Show Vol. 1

By: Spike Jones

Narrated by: Spike Jones & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The best comedy-novelty band of all time was at its peak when The Spike Jones Show (officially The Spotlight Revue, better known as The Coke Show) debuted on CBS, Friday, October 3, 1947. The show premiered in San Francisco where Spike and his City Slickers’ wacky Musical Depreciation Revue was holding forth at the Curran Theatre. The guest list... Read more

The Spike Jones Show Vol. 2

By: Spike Jones

Narrated by: Spike Jones & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Spike Jones and his City Slickers enjoyed perhaps their finest hour in March 1948, when they performed in Washington, DC at the request of President Harry Truman. They do a slam-bang up job on “I’m Just Wild About Harry” on the opening show in this volume, in anticipation of their visit. Getting The Spike Jones Show on the air took a lot of... Read more

The Spike Jones Show, Vol. 3

By: Spike Jones

Narrated by: Spike Jones & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This volume of The Spike Jones Show features episodes emanating from Las Vegas, Pueblo, Colorado, and Calipatria, California—where Spike grew up and started his first band—but most of the programs here were broadcast from Hollywood. The guest list reflects the change in locale. Frank Sinatra, Gene Kelly, Peter Lorre (vocalizing “My Old Flame”... Read more

The Spike Jones Show Vol. 4

By: Spike Jones

Narrated by: Spike Jones & a full cast

Length: 7 hours 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Many of the episodes on this volume were broadcast from Hollywood, but the program (which finally became The Spike Jones Show when it moved to a Sunday evening time slot in January 1949) traveled extensively in its last season—New Orleans, Jacksonville, Charlotte, Richmond, Philadelphia, Washington, New York, Boston, Chicago, Des Moines, and San... Read more

GLOBO ARTE OCTOBER 2022 ISSUE

By: Globo Arte team

Narrated by: Parshwika Bhandari

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Hi guys this is the October 2022 Magazine issue, which contains artists interviews to inspire artists, and so much more to help the artist in their art career,it contains artist interviews, art-related topics articles and question of the month, step of the month and social media updates Read more

Vincent's House

By: Brian King

Narrated by: Brian King

Length: 1 hour 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Gauguin has arrived at last and the Yellow House can surely now be the great Studio of the South that Vincent had dreamed of. But - with two such volatile artists living and working under the same roof - can his vision of a united attempt to create the next movement in art become a reality?This is a humorous dramatisation of the extraordinary... Read more