Essays audiobooks
Roger Kahn: Memories of Summer
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 8 minutes
Abridged: No
Interview between David Gergen and Roger Kahn, author of the book Memories of Summer: When Baseball Was an Art and Writing About It a Game. Read more
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Charles Kuralt's Spring - Abridged
By: Charles Kuralt
Narrated by: Charles Kuralt
Length: 1 hour 6 minutes
Abridged: Yes
GRAMMY AWARD-WINNER FOR BEST SPOKEN WORD ALBUM!
Throughout his almost four decades of life on the road, Charles Kuralt has introduced us to people and places that have warmed our hearts. Now in Charles Kuralt's Spring, he disposes with winter's chill by recounting some of the most miraculous rites of spring he has witnessed over the years.
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The Naturalists
By: Diane Ackerman, Gerald Lordhal, Sharon Matola, ...
Narrated by: Diane Ackerman
Length: 1 hour 13 minutes
Abridged: No
This collection of nine performance pieces reflects the inspirational words of Margaret Mead, who said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful individuals can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." Together, these performances memorialize the diversity, beauty, and fragility of our planet. Poet Terry Tempest... Read more
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Exploded
By: Tom Bodett
Narrated by: Tom Bodett
Length: 1 hour 55 minutes
Abridged: No
There are certain defining events that occur to people— the sort of things we use as markers in the timetables of our lives: Birth and Deaths. Marriages and Divorces. Windfalls and Calamities. For Tom Bodett, it was the day he got electrocuted. On May 27, 1975, about seven o'clock in the morning, Tom Bodett was “ ... Read more
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Political Incorrections - Abridged
By: Bill Maher
Narrated by: Bill Maher
Length: 1 hour 20 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The Best Opening Monologues from Politically Incorrect starring Bill Maher
Featuring an introduction by Penn Jillette
For everyone who's had their fill of politicians, TV trials and the daily events seen on the evening news, Simon & Schuster Audio offers some relief with POLITICAL INCORRECTIONS-a collection of the funniest opening monologues... Read more
Charles Kuralt's Christmas - Abridged
By: Charles Kuralt
Narrated by: Charles Kuralt
Length: 54 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Throughout his almost four decades of life on the road, Charles Kuralt has introduced us to people and places that have warmed our hearts. Now in Charles Kuralt's Christmas, he retraces his most memorable Christmas sojourns to remind us of the many marvelous ways that we celebrate this special holiday.
Combining ageless pieces from his years at... Read more
Readers Digest's Humor in Uniform
By: Reader's Digest
Narrated by: Jamie Farr
Length: 1 hour 9 minutes
Abridged: No
From basic training to World War II to the Gulf War, America's veterans share their funniest stories in this collection of Reader's Digest's popular "Humor in Uniform" column. Beneath the horror of war lies a rich tradition of comedy and satire, and these anecdotes have entertained readers for decades. Stars of the TV and movie versions of... Read more
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The Oregon Trail - Abridged
By: Francis Parkman
Narrated by: Frank Muller
Length: 6 hours 6 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Francis Parkman's journal—written more than 150 years ago in 1846—provides an eye-witness account of one of the grandest adventures in American history. At age twenty-three, the Harvard-educated Bostonian traveled the Rocky Mountains, living among the Dakota Sioux. In his journal, he captured the color, spirit, and perspective of his era, as... Read more
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Charles Kuralt's America - Abridged
By: Charles Kuralt
Narrated by: Charles Kuralt
Length: 4 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: Yes
Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album!
All New Journeys From The New York Times Bestselling Author Of A Life On The Road
I keep thinking I will find something wonderful just around the bend.
Ever since October 1967, when he set off in a battered motor home to explore America and talk to its people, Charles Kuralt has been one of our... Read more
Once Upon A More Enlightened Time - Abridged
By: James Finn Garner
Narrated by: James Finn Garner
Length: 1 hour 3 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The hilarious sequel to the #1 phenomenon Politically Correct Bedtime Stories.
"If we can cleanse these stories and put an end to the lies our children are spoon-fed while being spoon-fed...the world may finally become a decent place for persunkind and other, equally important species." -- James Finn Garner
Spurred by the overwhelming success of... Read more
Such, Such Were the Joys and Other Essays
By: George Orwell
Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Length: 12 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Viewed as too libelous to print in England until 1968, the title essay in this collection reveals the abuse Orwell experienced as a child at an expensive and snobbish boarding school and offers insights into his lifelong concern for the oppressed."Why I Write" describes Orwell's sense of political purpose, and the classic essay "Politics and the... Read more
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The Voyage of the Beagle
By: Charles Darwin
Narrated by: David Case
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career. The Voyage of the Beagle chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin... Read more
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Among the Mushrooms
By: Bailey White
Narrated by: Bailey White
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
In this collection of stories about life and living from Bailey White— the former first-grade teacher, avid gardener, and frequent host of NPR's All Things Considered— recalls anecdotes about her rural upbringing, her eccentric mother, and other tales tinted with her southern charm. In addition to “ Among the... Read more
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Sweet and Sour - Abridged
By: Andy Rooney
Narrated by: Andy Rooney
Length: 2 hours 50 minutes
Abridged: Yes
For more than thirty years, Andy Rooney had the last word on the most-watched television program in history. "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney"— a segment on 60 Minutes— aired from 1978 to 2011. A man of wit, gruffness, and common sense, Rooney spoke candidly about what drove him— and us— crazy, what... Read more
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Loving Kindness and Active Peace
By: Dalai Lama & H.E. Tai Situpa Rinpoche
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Recipient of the 1989 Nobel Prize for Peace, the Dalai Lama has emerged as one of the great spiritual figures of this century. Here, in an exclusive interview with Michael Toms, he speaks of his positive impressions of Costa Rica, the purpose of religion, and his memorable meeting with Thomas Merton. Read more
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