Performance audiobooks

Camino de Espinas - Camino de Espinas, Vol. 1 (abreviado) - Abridged

By: Alberto Gomez

Narrated by: Jose Duarte

Length: 4 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fonolibro se enorgullece en presentar el Audiolibro Camino de Espinas de Alberto Gómez. El verdadero amor, el que rompe todos los convencionalismos, sí existe. Eso es lo que piensa la humilde Julia Alcántara quien es la novia de un millonario y atractivo hombre, Jorge Ignacio Armenteros. Los planes de casarse parecen avanzar; pero Julia descubre... Read more

How U.S. Immigration Policy Affects Fate Of Migrants

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The remote Darien Gap cuts across Central America, serving as a critical but perilous path for migrants desperate to make the journey to North America. Many people fleeing poverty, persecution and violence feel it’s their only option. But even for those who survive the ordeal, arrival in Panama brings new hurdles. Special correspondent Nadja... Read more

The Gin Game

By: D.L. Coburn

Narrated by: Katherine Helmond & Harris Yulin

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

The quiet porch of a rest home for the aged explodes with emotion when prim Fonsia Dorsey sits down to play gin rummy with the cynical Weller Martin. Fonsia is drawn to Weller, but she just can't stop winning at cards, while Weller bemoans the bad luck that is ruining his game and has dogged him throughout his life. Tragic yet uproariously... Read more

What Migrants Face As They Journey Through The Deadly Darien Gap

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Whether fleeing war, persecution, poverty or the effects of climate change,
migrants and refugees worldwide routinely find themselves in great danger.
Perhaps the most hazardous migrant trail of all is the Darien Gap, a wild,
lawless stretch straddling Colombia and Panama. Before the pandemic,
special correspondent Nadja Drost and videographer... Read more

How Deadly Beirut Blasts Pushed Lebanese To Their Breaking Point

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

It has been one week since an earth-shattering explosion ripped through
Beirut, killing at least 220 and injuring thousands more. Since then,
Lebanese have experienced sadness, rage and recrimination, with many
blaming the blast on decades of government corruption and incompetence.
Special correspondent Jane Ferguson returned to the city she... Read more

Barnabas, Quentin and the Body Snatchers

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 5 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

 Barnabas, Quentin and the Body Snatchers (February 1971)

In an alien spaceship hidden in a swamp near Collinwood, Roger Collins and his friend, space scientist Murdock Gray, lie bound and gagged—yet no one even knows they are missing! For their captors are able to change shapes at will, and two of them have “become” Roger and Murdock. Although... Read more

Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion

By: Marilyn Ross

Narrated by: Kathryn Leigh Scott

Length: 5 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Barnabas, Quentin and the Magic Potion (January 1971)

This story marks a sudden shift in the characterization of Quentin Collins, who up to this point in the range had been portrayed as an enemy of Barnabas. Barnabas predicts trouble for Collinwood when Nicholas Freeze, in whose antique shop Carolyn Stoddard works, discovers a centuries-old... Read more

Morbus Leben

By: Hank Zerbolesch

Narrated by: Hank Zerbolesch

Length: 1 hour 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Hans Franke verliert die Geduld, Hank Zerbolesch seine Zukunft und Odium einen Mitstreiter. Im vierten und letzten Teil des Hardboiled Hörbuch-Spektakels "Morbus Leben – Räuberhörbuch" kommt es zum großen Showdown, der sich quer durch Wuppertal zieht und auch vor Autoritäten keinen Halt macht. Read more

Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar

By: Clara Vulliamy

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A hilarious new series from Clara Vulliamy, the author-illustrator of Dotty Detective, about grumpy cat Marshmallow Pie and his reluctant pursuit of stardom. Perfect for fans of Toto the Ninja Cat or The Secret Life of Pets. Marshmallow Marmaduke Vanilla-Bean Sugar-Pie Fluffington-Fitz-Noodle is a... Read more

Waiting on Zapote Street

By: Betty Viamontes

Narrated by: Petra Morales

Length: 7 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2018 Latino Books Into Movies Award, Drama TV Series.As the winds of revolution blow through Cuba, Laura Ocampo, a restless university student, defies her upbringing and becomes a supporter of Fidel Castro's rebels. When the hated Batista flees the country, she joins the thousands pouring into the streets to cheer as the bearded... Read more

Marshmallow Pie The Cat Superstar On TV

By: Clara Vulliamy

Narrated by: Kris Dyer

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

The second book in the Marshmallow Pie Cat Superstar series by Clara Vulliamy, the author-illustrator of Dotty Detective. Perfect for fans of Toto the Ninja Cat or The Secret Life of Pets. Marshmallow Marmaduke Vanilla-Bean Sugar-Pie Fluffington-Fitz-Noodle is a big, fluffy cat with an even BIGGER... Read more

King Lear

By: William Shakespeare

Narrated by: Edward James Beesley

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

“When we are born, we cry that we are come to this great stage of fools.”King Lear has lived a long and difficult life as a king and decides that he wants to retire of his duties. To absolve himself of power, Lear decides to split his kingdom among his three daughters based on their affections toward him. While two of his daughters flatter their... Read more

На бойком месте: Комедия в трех действиях

By: Александр Островский

Narrated by: Станислав Федосов

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

Посреди леса стоит постоялый двор под названием "На бойком месте". Его хозяин Вукол Бессудный днем принимает гостей, а ночью грабит их на большой дороге, опоив сонным зельем. Когда он уезжает на ночной промысел, его жена Евгения Марковна принимает любовника – помещика Миловидова. Любит молодого барина и сестра Вукола – Аннушка – скромная,... Read more

Atlas, Broken

By: Jeremy Tyrrell

Narrated by: Jeremy Tyrrell

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

"It's not carrying the world on your shoulders that does it, because that's what we were bloody well built for. It's the little things that wear you down and grind you to dust. That statue of Atlas won't get squashed, it'll have little bits chipped off it. It'll have the rain wear it down. The acid in the bird poop will rough up the surface.... Read more

Vietgone

By: Qui Nguyen

Narrated by: Will Dao, Desiree Mee Jung, Greg Watanabe, Paul...

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Saigon has fallen, and two Vietnamese refugees meet in an Arkansas relocation camp before setting out on a rip-roaring road trip across America. Qui Nguyen tells the hilarious and only slightly not-true version of how his parents met and built a life for themselves in a new land.

Recorded before a live audience at the UCLA James Bridges Theater... Read more

Congo Basin’s Endangered Wildlife Find Unlikely Guardians In Indigenous Hunters

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Congo Basin is home to the world’s second-largest rainforest and a unique array of biodiversity. But the ecosystem's remote location cannot protect it from the threat of poaching. Special correspondent Monica Villamizar and videographer Phil Caller traveled to the Central African Republic before the pandemic to report on indigenous tribal... Read more

La liste

By: Jennifer Tremblay

Narrated by: Jennifer Tremblay

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

PRIX DU GOUVERNEUR-GÉNÉRAL 2008 - Théâtre Une femme nous accueille, seule, dans sa cuisine. Sa voisine est morte. Et peut-être par la faute même de celle qui, assise inconfortablement devant nous, nous racontera son histoire. « Je n'ai pas levé la main sur elle », nous dit la femme d'entrée de jeu. Mais a-t-elle seulement levé le doigt pour lui... Read more

Why India’s Coronavirus Numbers Probably Underestimate The Country’s Outbreak

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

India has reported more than 1 million confirmed coronavirus infections --
a number exceeded only by the U.S. and Brazil. But experts say that both
cases and deaths in the country are likely underestimates due to gaps in
testing and reporting. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on
the situation in India’s capital, Delhi, as part of... Read more

Back Porch Secrets

By: Tanya Hilson

Narrated by: Lamont mapp

Length: 1 hour 47 minutes

Abridged: No

After being bounced from foster home to foster home and then into an abusive relationship, can one young lady finally find her voice to be free, or will a tragedy force her other Gemini side to come out? Ruby’s Diner pushes its audience to look at their own perceptions of Sex Trafficking, Homelessness, Substance Abuse, and the things that tie... Read more

Widespread Logging Threatens The Congo Basin’s Critical Rainforest

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a massive country, with a land area the
size of Alaska and Texas combined. It’s also home to a large part of the
Congo Basin rainforest, a habitat for countless species and a crucial
absorber of atmospheric carbon dioxide. But illegal and uncontrolled
logging represent major threats to this critical ecosystem.... Read more

Letters To Lenin - Episode Four

By: Olivia Lewis-Brown

Narrated by: Stephen Hannify, Chris Hudson, Abigail Pidgeon,...

Length: 38 minutes

Abridged: No

“The history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles." - Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto (1848) In the final instalment of the Letters to Lenin series the men ( now devastated after Bernard's death ) decide to kidnap Clemence Reed and make him listen. However when they discover Mr Reeds business associates want him... Read more

Letters To Lenin - Episode Three

By: Olivia Lewis-Brown

Narrated by: Stephen Hannify, Chris Hudson, Abigail Pidgeon,...

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

“The bourgeoisie cannot exist without constantly revolutionising the instruments of production, and thereby the relations of production, and with them the whole relations of society.”― Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (1848)Nikolai meets reporter Solomon Credge hoping he will help them publish an article about the communist movements... Read more

Il giornalino di Gianburrasca

By: Vamba

Narrated by: Valerio Di Stefano

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca è un romanzo ambientato in Toscana scritto da Vamba, (pseudonimo di Luigi Bertelli) nel 1907 e pubblicato nel 1912. Inizialmente pubblicato a puntate sul “Giornalino della Domenica” tra il 1907 e il 1908, il libro è scritto in forma di diario: il diario di Giannino Stoppani, detto Gian Burrasca. Questo soprannome,... Read more

Letters To Lenin - Episode Two

By: Olivia Lewis-Brown

Narrated by: Stephen Hannify, Chris Hudson, Abigail Pidgeon,...

Length: 30 minutes

Abridged: No

"Let the ruling classes tremble at a Communist revolution. The Proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. They have a world to win. Working men of ALL countries, Unite!" - Marx & Engels, Communist Manifesto (1848)As we rejoin the Salford mining community in the darkest time of British poverty, Oliver Spinks reveals that Horace... Read more