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Roger Kahn: Memories of Summer by PBS NewsHour
Roger Kahn: Memories of Summer
PBS NewsHour
Roger Kahn: Memories of Summer by PBS NewsHour

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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Shelley Fisher Fishkin by PBS NewsHour
Shelley Fisher Fishkin
PBS NewsHour
Shelley Fisher Fishkin by PBS NewsHour

Shelley Fisher Fishkin

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A dialogue between David Gergen and Shelley Fisher Fishkin, author of Lighting Out for the Territory: Reflections on Mark Twain and American Culture. Read more

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night by Scott Rice
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Scott Rice
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night by Scott Rice

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

By: Scott Rice

Narrated by: various narrators, Marni Webb, Bob Nathan, Ray ...

Length: 1 hour 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Little did the obscure novelist Edward Bulwer-Lytton know in 1830 when he penned that most relished, imitated, and lampooned opening sentence in English literature, "It was a dark and stormy night..." that his words would inspire countless aspiring writers struggling incessantly like boats against the current to emulate his unparalleled style... Read more

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Jimmy Carter, 1996 by PBS NewsHour
Jimmy Carter, 1996
PBS NewsHour
Jimmy Carter, 1996 by PBS NewsHour

Jimmy Carter, 1996

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Former President Jimmy Carter talks about his book Living Faith with Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Read more

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Stepping Stones - Abridged by Seamus Heaney
Stepping Stones - Abridged
Seamus Heaney
Stepping Stones - Abridged by Seamus Heaney

Stepping Stones - Abridged

By: Seamus Heaney

Narrated by: Seamus Heaney

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, poet Seamus Heaney brings beautiful focus to life in Ireland. Through his poetry, he encapsulates the country’s historical and political details while connecting it to the personal lives of the citizens. Read more

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Let's Be Heard - Abridged by Robert Grant
Let's Be Heard - Abridged
Robert Grant
Let's Be Heard - Abridged by Robert Grant

Let's Be Heard - Abridged

By: Robert Grant

Narrated by: Robert Grant

Length: TBA

Abridged: Yes

THE KING OF CONSERVATIVE TALK RADIO SPEAKS OUT!

"Bob Grant is the king of talk radio in New York...He is one of the few talk show hosts who has lasted in combat radio. He defined it and spawned countless imitators all over the country."

-- Rush Limbaugh

For more than twenty-five years, Bob Grant has mesmerized radio listeners with his... Read more

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Richard Ford: Independence Day by PBS NewsHour
Richard Ford: Independence Day
PBS NewsHour
Richard Ford: Independence Day by PBS NewsHour

Richard Ford: Independence Day

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Independence Day is the long awaited sequel to The Sportswriter released in 1986. In this interview, Richard Ford discusses winning the Pulitzer Prize and PEN/Faulkner Awards, the context of Independence Day, writing a sequel, and more; hear a portion of the novel. Read more

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Jack Miles: God: A Biography by PBS NewsHour
Jack Miles: God: A Biography
PBS NewsHour
Jack Miles: God: A Biography by PBS NewsHour

Jack Miles: God: A Biography

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Author Jack Miles talks about winning a Pulitzer Prize for his book, God: A Biography. Miles explains why he decided to write a biography about God and what he hoped to achieve. Miles explains that he views God as a literary character rather than a religious one for the purpose of the narrative. On NewsHour. Read more

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The Moral Compass - Abridged by William J. Bennett
The Moral Compass - Abridged
William J. Bennett
The Moral Compass - Abridged by William J. Bennett

The Moral Compass - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: William J. Bennett

Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Moral Compass is the inspiring and instructive companion volume to William J. Bennett's bestselling work, The Book of Virtues, offering many more examples of good and bad, right and wrong, in great works from literature and in exemplary stories from history.

Organized by the stages along life's journey, these stories and poems serve as... Read more

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The Book of Virtues Volume II - Abridged by William J. Bennett
The Book of Virtues Volume II - Abridged
William J. Bennett
The Book of Virtues Volume II - Abridged by William J. Bennett

The Book of Virtues Volume II - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: Joseph Bennett, John Bennett & Elayne Glover Be...

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The second audio volume of William Bennett's Book of Virtues, an inspiring anthology that helps children understand and develop moral character—and helps parents teach it to them.

Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits as essentials of good character. In order for our... Read more

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The Book of Virtues - Abridged by William J. Bennett
The Book of Virtues - Abridged
William J. Bennett
The Book of Virtues - Abridged by William J. Bennett

The Book of Virtues - Abridged

By: William J. Bennett

Narrated by: William J. Bennett, Elayne Glover Bennett, Char...

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

From the author of The Moral Compass and The Death of Outrage, William J. Bennett's bestselling The Book of Virtues is an inspiring anthology that helps children understand and develop moral character—and helps parents teach it to them.

Responsibility. Courage. Compassion. Honesty. Friendship. Persistence. Faith. Everyone recognizes these traits... Read more

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The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It
Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer

The Heart of It

By: Elizabeth McNamer

Narrated by: Elizabeth McNamer

Length: 52 minutes

Abridged: No

The Canterbury Tales & Paradise Lost are two epic works that have been entertaining— and sometimes exasperating— readers for centuries. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides engaging insights into these two iconic works of British literature. Geoffrey Chaucer's merry charm and John... Read more

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The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It
Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer

The Heart of It

By: Elizabeth McNamer

Narrated by: Elizabeth McNamer

Length: 43 minutes

Abridged: No

As You Like It and A Midsummer Night' s Dream are two comedies by William Shakespeare that have been entertaining audiences for centuries. Both have been adapted to radio and film and continue to be taught in high schools and universities. But as with most of Shakespeare' s works, modern audiences sometimes need some help... Read more

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The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It
Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer

The Heart of It

By: Elizabeth McNamer

Narrated by: Elizabeth McNamer

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Hamlet and Macbeth are two dramas by William Shakespeare that have been thrilling audiences for centuries. Both have been adapted to radio and film and continue to be taught in high schools and universities. But as with most of Shakespeare' s works, modern audiences sometimes need some help absorbing elements of both plays. In a... Read more

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The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It
Elizabeth McNamer
The Heart of It by Elizabeth McNamer

The Heart of It

By: Elizabeth McNamer

Narrated by: Elizabeth McNamer

Length: 53 minutes

Abridged: No

The Illiad & The Odyssey are two epic poems by Greek author Homer, works that have been entertaining— and perhaps exasperating— readers for centuries. In a series of lectures, literary scholar Elizabeth McNamer provides engaging insights into these two iconic works. McNamer first discusses how The Iliad portrays love,... Read more

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Les carnets du Major Thompson - Abridged by Pierre Daninos
Les carnets du Major Thompson - Abridged
Pierre Daninos
Les carnets du Major Thompson - Abridged by Pierre Daninos

Les carnets du Major Thompson - Abridged

By: Pierre Daninos

Narrated by: Pierre Fresnay, Robert Lamoureux & Pauline Carton

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Combien de fois, à l'époque où j'écrivais Les Carnets du Major Thompson, n'ai-je pas vu apparaître dans mes songes Marmaduke ? Nos discussions étaient terribles. Souvent le Major, rouge et bleu, m'assenait de grands coups d'Encyclopaedia Britannica. J'essayais bien de riposter par un direct-Larousse ou un swing-Littré, mais le Major avait... Read more

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Una Habitación propia by Virginia Woolf
Una Habitación propia
Virginia Woolf
Una Habitación propia by Virginia Woolf

Una Habitación propia

By: Virginia Woolf

Narrated by: Mavi Lacovara

Length: 4 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

En 1928 a Virginia Woolf le propusieron dar una serie de charlas sobre el tema de la mujer y la novela. Lejos de cualquier dogmatismo o presunción, planteó la cuestión desde un punto de vista realista, valiente y muy particular. Una pregunta: ¿qué necesitan las mujeres para escribir buenas novelas? Una sola respuesta: independencia económica y... Read more

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