Art audiobooks

Prairie Home Comedy

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Thirty-four of the best-loved, most-requested songs and sketches from the original radio broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

Contents:

Freelance Writer; American Artistic Association; I Am a Tenor; Car Trip; Memories of Pain; The Management Assumes No Responsibility; Second Methodist Church; Moodism; Reaching Out; Sex; Washing Your Hands; The... Read more

News from Lake Wobegon: Spring

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the spring season.

Includes: "Me and Choir," "A Day in the Life of Clarence Bunsen," and "Letter from Jim." Read more

Doing What You Love And Loving What You Do - Part I

By: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms

Narrated by: Jacqui Dunne

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

To actually be paid for doing what you love would be a dream come true.  But how do you discover your passion?  And how do you find a way to bring that spirit into the workplace?  Justine and Michael Toms, co-founders of New Dimensions Radio and New Dimensions Broadcasting Network, are living proof that it can be done. Read more

Doing What You Love And Loving What You Do - Part Ii

By: Justine Willis Toms & Michael Toms

Narrated by: Jacqui Dunne

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Here is Part II of an evocative interview aimed at finding our true passion and integrating it into our life, both on and off the job. It's about finding joy, taking initiative and making the jump. But before you leap, Justine says, "There is an art to choosing well." Read more

Body And Soul

By: Gabrielle Roth

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Movement is one of the most ancient and profound ways to connect with the inner core of our being.  Trance dance teacher Gabrielle Roth says, “The fastest way to still the mind is to move the body.”  Roth has helped thousands find the joy of bringing spirit back into the body, and the energy, power and sense of aliveness that movement can bring... Read more

Dirty Jokes and Beer - Abridged

By: Drew Carey

Narrated by: Drew Carey

Length: 2 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album!

We all know Drew Carey from his award-winning stand-up career, and his hit
television show, but do we really Drew Carey, the person? In his first book, the
bawdy and irreverent DIRTY JOKES AND BEER, find out about all the many sides to
this misunderstood Hollywood star:

The Health Conscious Drew:... Read more

No Limits: The Zen of Creativity

By: Natalie Goldberg

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

With no formal instruction in either writing or painting, Goldberg credits Zen with teaching her “how to paint, how to write and how to be in the world.” Being present, paying attention, with no good or bad, creates the "freedom to paint the worst painting in America." Discover that there are no limits to your creativity with a woman who... Read more

News from Lake Wobegon: Winter

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the winter season.

Includes: "Guys on Ice," "The Christmas Story Re-told," and "Storm Home." Read more

News from Lake Wobegon: Fall

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour

Abridged: No

Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the fall season.

Includes: "Giant Decoys," "Daryl Tollerud's Long Day," and "Thanksgiving." Read more

Golden Age of Radio

By: Isaac Asimov

Narrated by: Groucho Marx

Length: 3 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Featuring eight episodes of seven classic radio programs, this compelling collection of nostalgia will entertain listeners of all eras. Featured in this set are a live quiz show— You Bet Your Life, hosted by comic legend Groucho Marx— a thrilling segment of X-Minus One (“ The C-Chute” ) written by... Read more

Mort Sahl's America

By: Mort Sahl

Narrated by: Mort Sahl

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Mort Sahl has been described as one of the greatest political and social satirists of the 20th century. In Mort Sahl's America, the sophisticated political satirist exposes the grand follies of the powers that be. Deflating celebrity pretensions, he skewers liberals and conservatives alike. From Bill Clinton to Bob Dole, from Al Gore to Jesse... Read more

Living The Creative Life

By: M.C. Richards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A teacher, poet, painter, writer and potter, Richards has never lacked imagination, which she defines as "singing to a wide invisible audience."  Her wisdom flows from an intensity, an honesty and a tenderness we don't often find in this world. Read more

Dancing With Life

By: Bill T. Jones

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Called today's most daring choreographer by Newsweek, dancer/artist Bill T. Jones is transforming the world of art as we know it.  He says "I believe an act of creation is a spiritual activity."   Here he discusses what led him into dance, the formation of his world-renowned dance company, dealing with the loss of his partner (in dance as well... Read more

Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 3 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

1997 Grammy® Award nominee
1996 Listen Up Award—Best Humor

Enjoy the best of Garrison Keillor's comic fables from A Prairie Home Companion, all about true love and other tribulations, brought to life by a cast of brilliant radio actors.

Contents:
This Man This Woman; Taking a Chance on Love; Bertha's Kitty Boutique: Cat Box Video; Greenwich... Read more

The Family Radio

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A sampler of crowd-pleasers from A Prairie Home Companion: four "News from Lake Wobegon" monologues, "commercials" for Bertha's Kitty Boutique and the Fearmonger's Shoppe, and great music. All selections are from original live radio broadcasts.

Contents:
World Theater, Here We Come!Powdermilk BiscuitsThe Family RadioBertha's Kitty... Read more

News from Lake Wobegon: Summer

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Funny and touching, these monologues from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion focus on the summer season.

Includes: "The Living Flag," "The Tollefson Boy Goes to College," and "Tomato Butt." Read more

Work as Art

By: Dick Richards

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Why are so many of us unhappy in our jobs? Dick Richards gives us many answers to this question as well as practical insights for what we can do about it. A graphic artist, poet and international organizational consultant on leadership, change, teamwork and personal growth, Richard believes "all work has the capacity to be both science and art". Read more

The Sound of Creativity

By: Julia Cameron & Tim Wheater

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this captivating dialogue, Julia Cameron and Tim Wheater explore how music can enhance your creative powers. "If we are willing to enter into sound, allow sound into our lives, begin to make sounds, our creative powers become so much larger," according to Cameron. Read more

Dr. Katz's Therapy Sessions - Abridged

By: Jonathan Katz

Narrated by: Jonathan Katz

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the producers of the runaway Emmy Award-winning Comedy Central animated TV series "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist" comes DR. KATZ'S THERAPY SESSIONS-a hiply hilarious compilation of Dr. Katz's funniest sessions with his all-star cast of "patients."
Based on Comedy Central's hit phenomenon "Dr. Katz: Professional Therapist," DR. KATZ'S... Read more

Psychic Medicine

By: Judith Orloff, M.D.

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Judith Orloff takes you on a fascinating autobiographical journey, from her early struggles to suppress the powerful voices within her, to eventual acceptance of her gift of clairvoyance and the final realization of the need to integrate her psychic powers into her psychiatric practice. She tells you how unlocking your own psychic powers can... Read more

Rewrites A Memoir - Abridged

By: Neil Simon

Narrated by: Neil Simon

Length: 5 hours

Abridged: Yes

Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, The Sunshine Boys -- Neil Simon's plays and movies have kept many millions of people laughing for almost four decades. Today he is recognized not only as the most successful American playwright of all time, but also as one of the greatest.

More than the humor, however, it is the humanity of Neil Simon's... Read more

Unlocking Your Creativity

By: Julia Cameron

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Here we explore some simple ways to find your inner voice and tap into your creativity. Cameron advises us to “make a date with the artist within you.” She talks about the negativity of “creative snipers” as well as the importance of “morning papers.” She believes, “each of us has a song ... and the note we are straining to hear is our own true... Read more

Horrors!

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

Fear and loathing in Lake Wobegon? You betcha.

Garrison Keillor's Horrors! is a grab bag of treats from Halloween broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion. Horrors! features eclectic musical performances, commercials for loyal Prairie Home "sponsors" like Guy's Shoes, and lighthearted comedy from A Prairie Home Companion's cast of... Read more

Creativity is Within Your Reach

By: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it mean to be a creative person? Here, Czikszentmihalyi tells of the results of extensive research on the subject. He shares how outstandingly creative people differ from ordinary people, and how those of us who consider ourselves more ordinary can cultivate the spark of creativity within Read more