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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea
Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent

By: Judi Dench & Brendan O'Hea

Narrated by: Barbara Flynn, Brendan O'Hea & Judi Dench

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

"In a remarkable performance, Flynn laughs, jokes, and calls O'Hea to task when he's wrong--all sounding very much like the famous Dench...The final segment has Dench (in her own voice) and O'Hea engaged in friendly, very funny, squabbling. Informative, educational and altogether brilliant listening!"—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)


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You Are My Friend by Aimee Reid
You Are My Friend
Aimee Reid
You Are My Friend by Aimee Reid

You Are My Friend

By: Aimee Reid

Narrated by: Lesa Lockford, Bronson Pinchot, Pete Cross & Ma...

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Mister Rogers is one of the most beloved television personalities, but before he was the man who brought us Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, he was just little Freddie Rogers. Although he was often sick and had trouble making friends as a child, his mom and grandfather encouraged him to ask for help and explore the world. With their support, he... Read more

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Shakespeare: The Complete Works by William Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Complete Works
William Shakespeare
Shakespeare: The Complete Works by William Shakespeare

Shakespeare: The Complete Works

By: William Shakespeare

Length: 100 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

William Collins Books and Decca Records are proud to present ARGO Classics, a historic catalogue of classic prose and verse read by some of the world’s most renowned voices. Originally released as vinyl records, these expertly remastered stories are now available to download for the first time. For the first time, the... Read more

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Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance® by Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®
Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance® by Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery

Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance®

By: Robert M. Pirsig & Peter Flannery

Narrated by: James Purefoy & Full Cast

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An odyssey into life’s challenging questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip

Acclaimed as one of the most exciting books in the history of American letters, Robert M. Pirsig’s Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance became an instant bestseller upon its publication in 1974. A powerful examination of how we live, as well as a... Read more

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Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum & Jerry Robbins
Ozma of Oz
L. Frank Baum & Jerry Robbins
Ozma of Oz by L. Frank Baum & Jerry Robbins

Ozma of Oz

By: L. Frank Baum & Jerry Robbins

Narrated by: Jerry Robbins & The Colonial Radio Players

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Dorothy Gale, on a voyage at sea, is tossed overboard during a storm. She is washed ashore at Ev, a country neighboring Oz, where she meets up with her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. She also meets Ozma, the new Princess of Oz, who has come to Ev on a mission of her own, which will bring them all in contact... Read more

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Shark Night by R. L. Stine
Shark Night
R. L. Stine
Shark Night by R. L. Stine

Shark Night

By: R. L. Stine

Narrated by: Ramón de Ocampo

Length: 3 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Lots of kids dream of being on TV—but for Liam it’s a NIGHTMAREAlone in a giant water tank, Liam, holding a camera, watches as a twenty-foot-long hammerhead shark is about to be lowered in with him. This is not where he thought his day was going.Liam is helping his mom film a documentary for the Danger Channel.A twelve-year-old battling a shark!... Read more

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Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis
Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series
Ben Elton & Richard Curtis
Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series by Ben Elton & Richard Curtis

Blackadder: The Complete Collected Series

By: Ben Elton & Richard Curtis

Narrated by: Full Cast, Hugh Laurie, Miranda Richardson, Rik...

Length: 15 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

The complete soundtracks of all four Blackadder series, plus over three hours of specials and extras

Through the ages of Britain, from the 15th century to the 21st, Edmund Blackadder has meddled his way along the bloodlines, aided by his two imbecilic sidekicks, Lord Percy and Baldrick, and hindered by an assortment of dimwitted aristocrats. With... Read more

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I've Been to the Mountaintop by Clayborne Carson & Kris Shepard
I've Been to the Mountaintop
Clayborne Carson & Kris Shepard
I've Been to the Mountaintop by Clayborne Carson & Kris Shepard

I've Been to the Mountaintop

By: Clayborne Carson & Kris Shepard

Narrated by: Hachette Assorted Authors

Length: 7 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

A powerful collection of the most essential speeches from famed social activist and key civil rights figure Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This companion volume to A Knock At Midnight: Inspiration from the Great Sermons of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. includes the text of his most well-known oration, "I Have a Dream", his acceptance speech for the... Read more

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Cold War Radio by Mark G. Pomar
Cold War Radio
Mark G. Pomar
Cold War Radio by Mark G. Pomar

Cold War Radio

By: Mark G. Pomar

Narrated by: Rich Miller

Length: 11 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Cold War Radio is a fascinating look at how the United States waged the Cold War through the international broadcasting of Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). Mark G. Pomar served in senior positions at VOA and RFE/RL from 1982 to 1993, during which time the Reagan and Bush administrations made VOA and RFE/RL an... Read more

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Sycamore by Bryn Chancellor
Sycamore
Bryn Chancellor
Sycamore by Bryn Chancellor

Sycamore

By: Bryn Chancellor

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell, Steven Jay Cohen, Sara Mors...

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

“In this masterful performance, Bryn Chancellor explores the loss around which an entire community has calcified with humanity and wisdom. Chancellor digs deep in these pages, unearthing broken hearts, secrets, betrayals, passion and—most impressively—grace. What a joy to find a book that is both propulsive and perfectly composed.”—Cynthia... Read more

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The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

By: Milan Kundera

Narrated by: Richmond Hoxie

Length: 9 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

When The Unbearable Lightness of Being was first published in English, it was hailed as ""a work of the boldest mastery, originality, and richness"" by critic Elizabeth Hardwick and named one of the best books of 1984 by the New York Times Book Review. It went on to win the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction and quickly became an... Read more

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The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Nest
Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

The Nest

By: Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney

Narrated by: Mia Barron

Length: 11 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A warm, funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives.Every family has its problems. But even among the most troubled, the Plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional. Years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on... Read more

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

The Great Gatsby

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Derrick Magolski

Length: 4 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The Great Gatsby: An Exquisitely Crafted 1920s American Tale of Life-Long Obsessions & Ceaseless DevotionsSo, we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.”On the prosperous Long Island shores sit the grand affluence of West Egg and East Egg — places where a sinister Gatsby’s mansion, with his mysterious... Read more

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My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production) by Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production)
Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production) by Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro

My Name Is Lucy Barton (Dramatic Production)

By: Elizabeth Strout & Rona Munro

Narrated by: Laura Linney

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Presenting an original audiobook performance of the stage production of My Name is Lucy Barton, starring Academy Award and Tony nominee Laura Linney.

Praised as "deeply affecting" and "heartbreaking" by The Guardian (UK), this is a faithful adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout's bestselling novel of the same name.... Read more

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Fred Rogers
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Fred Rogers
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood by Fred Rogers

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

By: Fred Rogers

Narrated by: John Lithgow & Kate Mulgrew

Length: 1 hour 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times Best Seller 

F
or the first time ever, 75 beloved songs from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and The Children's Corner are collected in this charming treasury, sure to be cherished by generations of children as well as the millions of adults who grew up with Mister Rogers. The audiobook includes the iconic song Won't You Be My...
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Notes from the Field by Anna Deavere Smith
Notes from the Field
Anna Deavere Smith
Notes from the Field by Anna Deavere Smith

Notes from the Field

By: Anna Deavere Smith

Narrated by: Anna Deavere Smith

Length: 3 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

"Smith’s powerful style of living journalism uses the collective, cathartic nature of the theater to move us from despair toward hope.” —The Village Voice 

Anna Deavere Smith’s extraordinary form of documentary theater shines a light on injustices by portraying the real-life people who have experienced them. "One of her most ambitious and... Read more

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This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff
This Could Hurt
Jillian Medoff
This Could Hurt by Jillian Medoff

This Could Hurt

By: Jillian Medoff

Narrated by: Andrea Gallo, Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld, S...

Length: 12 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

A funny and deeply felt novel that illuminates the pivotal role of work in our lives—a riveting fusion of The Nest, Up in the Air, and Then We Came to the End that captures the emotional complexities of five HR colleagues trying to balance ambition, hope, and fear as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend... Read more

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Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur
Heart Spring Mountain
Robin MacArthur
Heart Spring Mountain by Robin MacArthur

Heart Spring Mountain

By: Robin MacArthur

Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman

Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

In this evocative first novel, a young woman returns to her rural Vermont hometown in the wake of a devastating storm to search for her missing mother and unravel a powerful family secret.It’s August 2011, and Tropical Storm Irene has just wreaked havoc on Vermont, flooding rivers and destroying homes. One thousand miles away—while tending bar... Read more

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LaRose by Louise Erdrich
LaRose
Louise Erdrich
LaRose by Louise Erdrich

LaRose

By: Louise Erdrich

Narrated by: Louise Erdrich

Length: 14 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in FictionFinalist for the PEN Faulkner AwardIn this literary masterwork, Louise Erdrich, bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning The Round House and the Pulitzer Prize nominee The Plague of Doves, wields her breathtaking narrative magic in an emotionally haunting contemporary tale... Read more

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As you like it by William Shakespeare
As you like it
William Shakespeare
As you like it by William Shakespeare

As you like it

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Robin Schild

Length: 2 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

William Shakespeare's comedy "as you like it"Done as a radio play. Immerse yourself in the forest of arden where all the action happens including usurped dukes, love sick young men, a clown, and of course an impossible love story that eventuality works itself out. Read more

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Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1 by Charles Margerison
Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1
Charles Margerison
Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1 by Charles Margerison

Amazing American Musicians - Volume 1

By: Charles Margerison

Narrated by: Nicolas Bearde & Andrew Chaiken

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

It is hard to imagine life without music. We hear it constantly on the radio, TV, through our computers and iPods. However, as each song tells a story, there is often an even more amazing story behind the life of the musician. This unique audio collection from the Amazing People Club explores the life stories of five amazing musicians and... Read more

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Finding Bigfoot by ANIMAL PLANET
Finding Bigfoot
ANIMAL PLANET
Finding Bigfoot by ANIMAL PLANET

Finding Bigfoot

By: ANIMAL PLANET

Narrated by: Cliff Barackman

Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

A howl in the distance. The biggest footprint you've ever seen. A blurry figure in the distance. These are the clues that lead us to believe there is something out there—Bigfoot.

Already a fan of the wildly successful FINDING BIGFOOT television show on Animal Planet? (One of the top-performing TV shows in the network's history!) Stacked with... Read more

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American Gods [TV Tie-In] by Neil Gaiman
American Gods [TV Tie-In]
Neil Gaiman
American Gods [TV Tie-In] by Neil Gaiman

American Gods [TV Tie-In]

By: Neil Gaiman

Narrated by: George Guidall

Length: 20 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a STARZ® Original Series produced by FremantleMedia North America starring Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, and Pablo Schreiber.Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to... Read more

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Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff
Journey's End
R.C. Sherriff
Journey's End by R.C. Sherriff

Journey's End

By: R.C. Sherriff

Narrated by: James Callis, Josh Cole, Jack Cutmore-Scott, To...

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

It’s March 1918, and World War I is raging in Europe. In the trenches in northern France, a group of British officers, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope, ready themselves for a major German attack while facing their worst fears. R.C. Sherriff drew on his own experiences in World War One to create the play, which premiered in 1928 and is now... Read more

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