Art audiobooks

A Man of Contradictions

By: Richard Ollard

Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard

Length: 11 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A. L. Rowse proclaimed himself a genius and raged against the slightest criticism from fellow scholars; he was a Marxist who despised the 'Idiot People'; he could be generous and affectionate yet hurled insults at his friends; he inveighed against Puritanism but was himself in many ways a Puritan.

In this clear-sighted and absorbing biography,... Read more

Home on the Prairie

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 4 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The latest in a line of bestselling collections that began with News from Lake Wobegon, this set selects monologues from four years (1999-2002) of live radio programs. Some were broadcast from the Fitzgerald Theatre, the show's St. Paul home. Others were recorded on the road in Dublin, Pasadena, Grand Forks, and other exotic places. Read more

Pretty Good Bits from A Prairie Home Companion and Garrison Keillor

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Ever wondered what makes over 3 million listeners tune in week after week to Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion? Thought about a visit to Lake Wobegon but never got around to it? Now is the time to find out and take a special tour. Pretty Good Bits is a special limited edition sampler containing "pretty good bits" from this popular... Read more

More News from Lake Wobegon: Humor

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A thematic collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Humor includes "Skinny Dip," "Homecoming," "The Freedom of the Press," and "Vicks." Read more

Kate Remembered

By: A. Scott Berg

Narrated by: Tony Goldwyn

Length: 9 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times bestseller!

For seven decades Katharine Hepburn played a leading role in the popular culture of the twentieth century—reigning as an admired actress, a beloved movie star, and a treasured icon of the modern American woman. She also remained one of the most private of all the public figures of her time.

In 1983—at the age of 75,... Read more

Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling - Abridged

By: Ross King

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 7 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel. With little experience as a painter (though famed for his sculpture David), Michelangelo was reluctant to begin the massive project.Michelangelo and the Pope’s Ceiling recounts the four... Read more

The Action Hero's Handbook

By: David Borgenicht & Joe Borgenicht

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Up with the Indiana Joneses
 
For everyone who’s ever wanted to be as smooth as James Bond, as clever as Captain Kirk, or as tough as Charlie’s Angels, The Action Hero’s Handbook is the ultimate guide to the essential skills every action hero needs to survive and thrive in this dangerous but exciting world.
 
This book... Read more

A Few More Pretty Good Jokes

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The Joke Show is the most popular annual broadcast from A Prairie Home Companion. A Few More Pretty Good Jokes features all the jokes from the most recent shows which aired in April 2000 and 2002 (both were done in New York). These recordings are a welcome supplement to the highly successful previous Joke Book, Tape, and CD. Read more

Live from New York - Abridged

By: James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales

Narrated by: Ensemble Cast

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Live from New York does what no other book about the show has ever done: It lets the people who were there tell the story in their own words, blunt and loving and uncensored. Read more

The Power of Alternative Media

By: Nina Utne & Jay Walljasper

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Chairman and CEO Nina Utne, and Editor and Editorial Director Jay Walljasper, give a rare behind-the-scenes look into what it takes to run an alternative magazine - the challenges, inspirations, and their love of the craft. Read more

Liberation Through Speaking

By: Lee Glickstein

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Having overcome his own fears, Lee Glickstein, founder of Speaking Circles International, now uses his transformational speaking approach to help other people overcome their fear of speaking before an audience.  In this rich and inspiring dialogue, Glickstein unravels the mystery of stage fright and as he does, we begin to feel our own fears... Read more

The Guys

By: Anne Nelson

Narrated by: Swoosie Kurtz & Bill Irwin

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

First performed in a hit off-off-Broadway production, and soon to be a film starring Sigourney Weaver and Anthony LaPaglia, The Guys is a timeless drama about the surprising truths people can discover in ordinary lives, and the connections we make with others and ourselves in times of tragedy.

Paralyzed by grief and unable to put his thoughts... Read more

Guy Noir: Radio Private Eye

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Grammy® Award nominee!It's a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets, but high above the mean streets, a light burns on the 12th floor of the Acme Building, where Guy Noir—hard boiled, world-weary, yet surprisingly articulate—is trying to find the answers to life's questions. In his big swivel chair under the bare bulb beside... Read more

Yiddish Radio Project

By: author

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

The Yiddish Radio Project is based on a series of stories featured on NPR's All Things Considered in the spring of 2002. The series highlights the golden age of Yiddish-American broadcasting in the 1930s to '50s. In its heyday Yiddish radio was heard from coast to coast, with a dozen stations in New York alone. All that survives from that... Read more

Shoot Out

By: Peter Guber

Narrated by: Peter Bart

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Hollywood thrives on “shoot-outs”—standoffs, skirmishes, and power struggles that mark every stage of the filmmaking process. Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the line on a budget, or a grip with a gripe, it seems that the world of moviemaking is nothing but Sturm und... Read more

The Wonders of Living Simply

By: Toinette Lippe

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Lippe, a natural ecologist, believes the whole earth is a cornucopia. "If you acknowledge that there is enough for everybody, then you don't have to hold on to everything in case you might need it, the way most of us do with things we haven't used for twenty years." She's author of Nothing Left Over: A Plain and Simple Life. Read more

Picasso's War

By: Russell Martin

Narrated by: Oliver Wyman

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Picasso's War sheds light on the conflict that was an ominous prelude to WWII and delivers an unforgettable portrait of a genius whose visionary statement about horror and terrible wounds of war still resonates today. Read more

Beyond Survival: Darwin's Lost Theory of Love

By: David Loye

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Systems scientist and evolutionary theorist David Loye argues that Darwin was misunderstood and misinterpreted.  After years of research, Loye discovered two things: less than a dozen people understood what Darwin was writing about; and Darwin spoke far more about love than he did about selfishness and the survival of the fittest. Read more

The Power of Story in Social Change

By: Susan Griffin

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Author, poet and social activist Susan Griffin sees that we are in somewhat of a box, and that we need the visionary power of art to help us find our way out. "I think artists can go to a level of vision that can often save us from a situation which seems to have no solution whatsoever." Read more

The Best and the Second Best of Car Talk

By: Ray Magliozzi & Tom Magliozzi

Length: 2 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

It's a laugh-out-loud collection of wisecracks, automotive first aid, and roadside philosophy. Tom and Ray have gathered the most outrageous and humorous segments from their weekly call-in radio show, including "Eggs Prestone," "Bad Hair Days," "Clinton Sends Vowels to Bosnia," "Gail, the Tollgate Fugitive," and the Tappet Brothers personal... Read more

The Return of the King

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. War rages in the west—a titanic battle of will and strategy between the great wizard Gandalf and Sauron, the dark lord. Meanwhile, eastward in Mordor, Frodo and Sam approach the end of their improbable quest, bearing the One Ring ever closer to the Cracks of... Read more

The Two Towers

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

The original American full dramatization as broadcast on National Public Radio. The Fellowship is broken; the quest to destroy the Ring seems already shrouded in disaster. But as the evil lord Sauron readies his armies for war, Frodo and Sam continue their lonely journey toward Mordor, guided only by Gollum—a deceitful and tortured creature,... Read more

A Shakespearean Actor Prepares - Abridged

By: Adrian Brine & Michael York

Narrated by: Michael York

Length: 5 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Shakespeare knew more about the art of acting and the art of theater than any other playwright— but there is no general consensus about how Shakespeare should be played. There are no rules. While the Bard created superhuman characters and placed them in situations that stretch the imagination to its limits, he also provided his... Read more

Seeing Through Evil

By: Matthew Fox, Ph.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Bringing light to the dark side of evil, so that it removes the disguise and the illusion, visionary theologian Mathew Fox provides a new perspective on an ages old subject. He calls for an open dialogue about evil and what it truly means. In an era when human beings are fully capable of destroying the species along with the biosphere, Fox... Read more