Art audiobooks

Much Ado About Nothing - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Rex Harrison

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

Two couples—Benedick and Beatrice, and Hero and Claudio—must overcome deception, gossip, and, occasionally, their own misplaced pride if their love is to persevere. Aided by military commander Don Pedro and impeded by his brother Don John, the friends go to great lengths in the pursuit of marriage.
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As You Like It - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Vanessa Redgrave

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

""All the world's a stage."" —JaquesThe complete play in five acts. A Shakespeare Recording Society Production. A full-cast performance featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Keith Michell, Max Adrian, Stanley Holloway and OthersAs You Like It is quintessential Shakespearean comedy, complete with a loquacious clown, lovers, disguises, rifts and... Read more

The Taming of the Shrew - Abridged

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Kiss me, Kate, we will be married o'Sunday - Petruchio A Shakespeare Society Production.The complete play in five acts. Read more

Surrendering to Wholeness

By: Jerry Wennstrom & Marilyn Strong

Narrated by: Michael Toms & Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

At the age of twenty-nine, Jerry Wennstrom changed the course of his life in a way that brought answers to life's "big" questions and more. He was a successful New York City artist when he began to sense that something much larger and more important was stirring, waiting to emerge in his life. What he discovered was a path to understanding and... Read more

The Goomba's Book of Love - Abridged

By: Steven R. Schirripa

Narrated by: Steven R. Schirripa

Length: 2 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Move over Miss Lonelyhearts . . . Steven R. Schirripa, author of the runaway bestseller A Goomba’s Guide to Life, is back with more life lessons from the neighborhood. Recalling stories of his own colorful journey from the streets of Bensonhurst to the bright lights of Las Vegas and stardom as Bobby “Bacala” Baccalieri in the HBO hit series The... Read more

Hollywood Animal

By: Joe Eszterhas

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 28 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

He spent his earliest years in post WWII–refugee camps. He came to America and grew up in Cleveland—stealing cars, rolling drunks, battling priests, nearly going to jail. He became the screenwriter of the worldwide hits Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, and Flashdance. He also wrote the legendary disasters Showgirls and Jade. The rebellion never... Read more

Fish Tales

By: Paul Salmon

Narrated by: Paul Salmon

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

There's another side to AFL legends such as Jason Dunstall, Shane Crawford and James Hird - not to mention Kevin Sheedy's little quirks... Have you heard the story about the time Sheeds had to play the part of one of the Three Little Pigs? Or how hysterical chickens found their way into Bomber Thompson's new car during training? Who put white... Read more

The Shark Net

By: Robert Drewe

Narrated by: Michael Carman

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Aged six, Robert Drewe moved with his family from Melbourne to Perth, the world's most isolated city - and proud of it. This sun-baked coast was innocently proud, too, of its tranquillity and friendliness. Then a man he knew murdered a boy he also knew. The murderer randomly killed eight strangers - variously shooting, strangling, stabbing,... Read more

A Goomba's Guide to Life - Abridged

By: Steven R. Schirripa & Charles Fleming

Narrated by: Steven R. Schirripa

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Attention would-be paesans: Can’t distinguish “gabagool” from “pasta fazool”? Not sure how to properly accessorize your track suit with gold chains? Does the phrase “go to the mattresses” make you sleepy? Now Steven R. Schirripa, The Sopranos’ own Bobby Bacala, exposes the inner mysteries of this unique Italian-American hybrid in A Goomba’s... Read more

Confessions of a Reformed Dieter

By: A.J. Rochester

Narrated by: A.J. Rochester

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

When A.J. Rochester is singled out as the ideal candidate for a television show on obesity, she is at first appalled and then resolved. Enough is enough. She vows to lose forty kilos - not because she yearns to become a pretzel, but so she can keep up with her little boy and turn her life around at last. A funny, insightful and inspiring... Read more

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

A Thread Across the Ocean

By: John Steele Gordon

Narrated by: Scott Brick

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, in a world in which news flashes around the globe in an instant, time lags are inconceivable. In the mid-nineteenth century, communication between the United States and Europe -- the center of world affairs -- was only as quick as the fastest ship could cross the Atlantic, making the United States isolated and vulnerable.

But in 1866, the... 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: Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller

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

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