Art audiobooks

Many College Students Struggle To Pass Remedial Math. Do They Need To?

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Colleges created remedial education classes to ensure students were sufficiently prepared for more advanced material. But increasingly, there’s a sense that remedial courses are hurting the prospects of the students they are intended to help. As a result, some California colleges and high schools are rethinking their approach to teaching math --... Read more

Emeralds of Oz

By: Peter Guzzardi

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

Length: 3 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

In the bestselling tradition of Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, a wise and inspiring collection of life lessons drawn from one of the most beloved movies of all time: The Wizard of Oz.After a lifetime in book publishing, Peter Guzzardi had edited a remarkable group of diverse authors, from Stephen Hawking to Deepak Chopra,... Read more

History of Rome

By: Introbooks Team

Narrated by: Andrea Giordani

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

The Roman Empire is one of the highest political accomplishments in the Western civilization. Rome has always been known for magnificent constructions, legends, rich cultures and mighty emperors who overthrew kingdoms. Rome dominated the Western Mediterranean and in 27 BC Octavian, established the powerful Roman Empire under him. The empire... Read more

Angels in America

By: Tony Kushner

Narrated by: Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, Susan Brown, Deni...

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, starring the cast of the National Theatre's 2018 Broadway revival.

In this production, adapted especially for the listening experience, Andrew Garfield, Nathan Lane, and the entire cast recreate their acclaimed performances from the 2018 Tony Award-winning National... Read more

The Lives of the Artists

By: Giorgio Vasari

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

Length: 22 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic... Read more

Humour

By: Terry Eagleton

Narrated by: Roger Clark

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling guide to the fundamental place of humor and comedy within Western culture—by one of its greatest exponents.



Written by an acknowledged master of comedy, this study reflects on the nature of humor and the functions it serves. Why do we laugh? What are we to make of the sheer variety of laughter, from braying and cackling to sniggering... Read more

David Cross: Oh, Come On

By: David Cross

Narrated by: David Cross

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Share the laughter, the tears, the gasps, and the salty language that you’ve come to know and love. Stare into the abyss one more time until the next time and see what makes David Cross one of the top 400 comics in America today. Read more

Matthias Reuter, Wenn ich groß bin, werd ich Kleinkünstler

By: Matthias Reuter

Narrated by: Matthias Reuter

Length: 1 hour 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Matthias Reuter weiß: Humor ist oft eine Frage der Perspektive. Und von unten nach oben lacht es sich viel herzlicher als umgekehrt. Warum trotzdem alle dauernd nach oben wollen, hat er nie verstanden. So bleibt er am Boden und besieht sich von dort aus die Vorturner, Vorbilder und Vordenker des Landes. Er hat Verständnis dafür, dass laut... Read more

Riding the Elephant

By: Craig Ferguson

Narrated by: Craig Ferguson

Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

From the comedian, actor, and former host of The Late Late Show comes an irreverent, lyrical memoir in essays featuring his signature wit.
 
Craig Ferguson has defied the odds his entire life. He has failed when he should have succeeded and succeeded when he should have failed. The fact that he is neither dead nor in a locked facility (at the... Read more

An Affair with Beauty: The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy

By: James Philip Head

Narrated by: Pamela Almand

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Fame, fortune, and beautiful models—Howard Chandler Christy had them all.Christy was the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, a time when an elite brotherhood of New York artists dominated the publishing world. Christy had eclipsed all of them with his “Christy Girl,” an idealized woman who redefined beauty, influenced fashion, and... Read more

The Great Gildersleeve, Vol. 3

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was a popular character appearing regularly on The Fibber McGee & Molly Show. On August 31, 1941, the character landed his own situation comedy show, The Great Gildersleeve, becoming radio’s first spin-off. Gildy moved from the town of Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where he raised his orphaned niece and nephew,... Read more

For These States And Cities, Funding College Is Money In The Bank

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A majority of American college graduates leave school with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. The issue of paying for college is so concerning that several 2020 presidential candidates have proposed forgiving student debt or making public colleges free. But as Hari Sreenivasan reports, some states and cities aren't waiting, and are... Read more

Riverdish

By: Ryan Bloomquist & Samantha Gold

Narrated by: Ryan Bloomquist & Samantha Gold

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

From the hosts of the Riverdish podcast, the unauthorized case files from the world of the CW’s teen drama sensation Riverdale.For Archie Andrews, Veronica Lodge, Jughead Jones, Betty Cooper, high school is more than just pep rallies and milkshakes. Based on the beloved characters from the Archie Comics, Riverdale is a dark, addictive, campy... Read more

Becoming Dr. Seuss

By: Brian Jay Jones

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 18 hours

Abridged: No

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The... Read more

Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh

By: Carol A. Berry

Narrated by: Ann Richardson

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Carol Berry and her husband met and befriended Henri Nouwen when she sat in his course on compassion at Yale Divinity School in the 1970s. At the request of Henri Nouwen's literary estate, she has written this book, which includes unpublished material recorded from Nouwen's lectures. As an art educator, Berry is uniquely situated to develop... Read more

A Craftsman’s Legacy

By: Eric Gorges

Narrated by: Eric Gorges

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, even as so many of us spend hours in front of screens and in the virtual world, there is a growing movement that recognizes the power in the personal, the imperfect, the handmade. Eric Gorges, a metal shaper, taps into that hunger to get back to what's "real" through visits with the fellow artisans he has profiled for his popular public... Read more

Gunsmoke, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that’s with a US Marshal and the smell of … GUNSMOKE!”Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. Produced for adult listeners, the stories were grim, the deaths brutal, and life on the plains... Read more

Fibber McGee & Molly, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio (1935–1959). The program showcased terrific comic and musical talent, headlined by its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional Midwestern town of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the... Read more

The Stan Freberg Show - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Stan Freberg Show ran on CBS radio for only fifteen episodes in 1957. It starred comedian Stan Freberg and featured his stock company of performers: Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds. It also featured singing star Peggy Taylor, the vocal stylings of The Jud Conlon Rythmnaires, and the musical direction of Billy May. Despite its short... Read more

Melinda Gates On Her Foundation'S Work And The Need To ‘Lift Up Women' Worldwide

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she has met through it. Judy Woodruff... Read more

Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress. A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front and center, amid growing frustration with high rates of unemployment and poverty. Special correspondent Fred... Read more

Konrad Beikircher, Der Ludwig - jetzt mal so gesehen / Beethoven im Alltag

By: Konrad Beikircher

Narrated by: Konrad Beikircher

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Auch Genies haben Alltagssorgen und -freuden - die besondere Beethoven-Biografie. Ludwig van Beethoven - alle kennen ihn und viele kennen seine Werke. Aber wie hat er gelebt? Dank Konrad Beikirchers etwas anderer Biografie erfahren wir nun alles über den Alltag des berühmten Rheinländers im Wiener Exil.Koch, Familientier, erfolgloser Frauenheld,... Read more

Jermaine Fowler: Give 'Em Hell, Kid

By: Jermaine Fowler

Narrated by: Jermaine Fowler

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedian Jermaine Fowler performs his first ever stand-up special, poking fun at his life in hilarious detail. From being raised by his young parents to growing up with a brother his family thought was mentally challenged. Read more

Open Book Theater Management

By: Rafe Beckley

Narrated by: Rafe Beckley

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In the world of Fringe (or Off-Off Broadway) theater, a strong debate has been raging for years -when you're producing a low/no-budget production, how on earth can you make it happen and still treat everyone involved in an open, honest and ethical manner?Where do you stand with profit-share productions when you can't afford to pay Union... Read more