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From the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction.
Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables - all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection from an author hailed as the heir to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon.
"The first thing you ought to know is that Saunders is the funniest writer in America.... [But] Saunders's laughs are a cover, a diversion, beneath which reside some profoundly serious intentions regarding the morality of how we live and the power of love and immanent death to transform us into vastly better creatures.... I can't think of another writer who would try to do what Saunders is doing, or anything close to it. This is an important book." (The Nation)
"Saunders is a hilarious, wicked, and pitch-perfect satirist of our times, of course, but for a satirist he has a whole lot of heart." (Esquire)
This audiobook includes an original song by the author.
In Persuasion Nation was written and performed by George Saunders, and recorded, mixed, and mastered by Peter Coleman at 365 Producer in Santa Cruz, California.
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Pastoralia
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: George Saunders
- Duración: 4 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 175
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
Hailed by Thomas Pynchon as "graceful, dark, authentic, and funny," George Saunders gives us, in his inventive and beloved voice, this best-selling collection of stories set against a warped, hilarious, and terrifyingly recognizable American landscape.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatest living short story author reads own work.
- De Spam en 08-25-19
De: George Saunders
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CivilWarLand in Bad Decline
- Stories and a Novella
- De: George Saunders, Joshua Ferris - introduction
- Narrado por: George Saunders, Joshua Ferris
- Duración: 5 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 274
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 235
Since its publication in 1996, George Saunders’ debut collection has grown in esteem from a cherished cult classic to a masterpiece of the form, inspiring an entire generation of writers along the way. In six stories and a novella, Saunders hatches an unforgettable cast of characters, each struggling to survive in an increasingly haywire world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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>>BUCKLE. UP.<<
- De Mary K Foster en 05-23-21
De: George Saunders, y otros
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A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
- In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: George Saunders, Phylicia Rashad, Nick Offerman, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 682
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 530
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 523
For the last 20 years, George Saunders has been teaching a class on the Russian short story to his MFA students at Syracuse University. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, he shares a version of that class with us, offering some of what he and his students have discovered together over the years. Paired with iconic short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, the seven essays in this book are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it’s more relevant than ever in these turbulent times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An innovative and fresh listening experience
- De Scott Garrioch en 01-14-21
De: George Saunders
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The Wall
- De: John Hersey
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 29 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of 40 men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty - a gripping and visceral story, impossible to pause.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- De Phil en 06-14-21
De: John Hersey
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The Braindead Megaphone
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: George Saunders
- Duración: 6 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 92
George Saunders's first foray into nonfiction is comprised of essays on literature, travel, and politics. At the core of this unique collection are Saunders's travel essays based on his trips to seek out the mysteries of the "Buddha Boy" of Nepal; to attempt to indulge in the extravagant pleasures of Dubai; and to join the exploits of the minutemen at the Mexican border. Saunders expertly navigates the works of Mark Twain, Kurt Vonnegut, and Esther Forbes, and leads the listener across the rocky political landscape of modern America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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George Saunders is a genius!
- De caitlyngarofolo en 05-31-20
De: George Saunders
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Instant Karma
- De: David Michie
- Narrado por: David Michie
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
What if we all woke one day to discover that every act of generosity was followed, soon after, by an unexpected windfall? If theft or betrayal led to rapid calamity? Within minutes, the effects of instant karma would be felt by each one of us. Within hours it wouldn’t just be ordinary folks trying to figure out the new order—it would be everyone from the President down. Instant Karma is the story of that day. An extraordinary vision, and early adopters are quick to capitalise on the new dynamics while karma change deniers vehemently dig in their heels.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A book to recommend to everyone
- De K. Martens en 11-09-22
De: David Michie
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Killing Commendatore
- A Novel
- De: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator, Ted Goossen - translator
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 28 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,673
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,411
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,403
In Killing Commendatore, a 30-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously unseen painting in the attic, he unintentionally opens a circle of mysterious circumstances. To close it, he must complete a journey that involves a mysterious ringing bell, a two-foot-high physical manifestation of an Idea, a dapper businessman who lives across the valley, a precocious 13-year-old girl, a Nazi assassination attempt during World War II in Vienna.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Masterpiece and A Good Novel To Start
- De Elif Kaya en 10-18-18
De: Haruki Murakami, y otros
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Congratulations, by the Way
- Some Thoughts on Kindness
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: George Saunders
- Duración: 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 123
Three months after George Saunders gave a graduation address at Syracuse University, a transcript of that speech was posted on the website of The New York Times, where its simple, uplifting message struck a deep chord. Within days, it had been shared more than one million times. Why? Because Saunders’ words tap in to a desire in all of us to lead kinder, more fulfilling lives. Powerful, funny, and wise, Congratulations, by the Way is an inspiring message from one of today’s most influential and original writers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Speech
- De Lucas Samples en 09-23-20
De: George Saunders
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Victory City
- A Novel
- De: Salman Rushdie
- Narrado por: Sid Sagar
- Duración: 11 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 170
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 170
In the wake of an unimportant battle between two long-forgotten kingdoms in fourteenth-century southern India, a nine-year-old girl has a divine encounter that will change the course of history. After witnessing the death of her mother, the grief-stricken Pampa Kampana becomes a vessel for a goddess, who begins to speak out of the girl’s mouth. Granting her powers beyond Pampa Kampana’s comprehension, the goddess tells her that she will be instrumental in the rise of a great city called Bisnaga—“victory city”—the wonder of the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Rushdie never fails to engage.
- De Tom en 02-23-23
De: Salman Rushdie
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The Brothers K
- De: David James Duncan
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 28 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Once in a great while a writer comes along who can truly capture the drama and passion of the life of a family. David James Duncan, author of the novel The River Why and the collection River Teeth, is just such a writer. And in The Brothers K he tells a story both striking and in its originality and poignant in its universality.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just couldn't go on
- De Susie B en 03-14-24
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Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov
- De: Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear - introduction translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrado por: Jim Frangione
- Duración: 20 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, the highly acclaimed translators of War and Peace, Doctor Zhivago, and Anna Karenina, which was an Oprah Book Club pick and million-copy bestseller, bring their unmatched talents to The Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, a collection of thirty of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The stories, of course, are great.
- De Eclectic Reader en 03-10-24
De: Anton Chekhov, y otros
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Lucky Jim
- De: Kingsley Amis
- Narrado por: James Lailey
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 58
This is the story of Jim Dixon, a hapless lecturer in medieval history at a provincial university who knows better than most that “there was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.” Kingsley Amis’s scabrous debut leads the audience through a gallery of emphatically English bores, cranks, frauds, and neurotics with whom Dixon must contend in one way or another in order to hold on to his cushy academic perch and win the girl of his fancy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Satisfactory, but a Bit Stale
- De SandyK en 07-18-23
De: Kingsley Amis
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The Healing
- De: Gayl Jones
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
From the acclaimed author of Corregidora, The Healing follows Harlan Jane Eagleton as she travels to small towns, converting skeptics, restoring minds, and healing bodies. But before she found her calling, Harlan had been a minor rock star’s manager and, before that, a beautician. Harlan retraces her story to the beginning, when she once had a fling with the rock star’s ex-husband and found herself infatuated with an Afro-German horse dealer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Strange but brilliant!
- De Africa en 11-18-18
De: Gayl Jones
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Tenth of December
- Stories
- De: George Saunders
- Narrado por: George Saunders
- Duración: 5 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,722
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,528
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,534
Writing brilliantly and profoundly about class, sex, love, loss, work, despair, and war, Saunders cuts to the core of the contemporary experience. These stories take on the big questions and explore the fault lines of our own morality, delving into the questions of what makes us good and what makes us human.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Be prepared for something different...but good!
- De Mr. D en 02-21-14
De: George Saunders
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Lenin's Tomb
- The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
- De: David Remnick
- Narrado por: Michael Prichard
- Duración: 29 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 394
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 337
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 340
In the tradition of John Reed's classic Ten Days That Shook the World, this best-selling account of the collapse of the Soviet Union combines the global vision of the best historical scholarship with the immediacy of eyewitness journalism.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The moral complexity of a comic book
- De Tot en 02-22-19
De: David Remnick
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Brilliant, Brilliant, Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant
- Essays
- De: Joel Golby
- Narrado por: Joel Golby
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 21
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 21
Joel Golby's writing for Vice and The Guardian, with its wry observation and naked self-reflection, has brought him a wide and devoted following. Now, in his first book, he presents a blistering collection of new and newly expanded essays - including the achingly funny viral hit "Things You Only Know When Both Your Parents Are Dead." In this audiobook, he travels to Saudi Arabia, where he acts as a perplexed bystander at a camel pageant; offers a survival guide for the modern dinner party (i.e. how to tactfully escape at the first sign of an adult board game); and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Definitely a five (5) star audiobook experience
- De Manatee en 03-20-19
De: Joel Golby
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Slade House
- A Novel
- De: David Mitchell
- Narrado por: Thomas Judd, Tania Rodrigues
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,493
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,338
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,336
Down the road from a working-class British pub, along the brick wall of a narrow alley, if the conditions are exactly right, you'll find the entrance to Slade House. A stranger will greet you by name and invite you inside. At first, you won't want to leave. Later, you'll find that you can't. Every nine years, the house's residents - an odd brother and sister - extend a unique invitation to someone who's different or lonely: a precocious teenager, a recently divorced policeman, a shy college student. But what really goes on inside Slade House? For those who find out, it's already too late....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Grief is an amputation
- De Darwin8u en 10-29-15
De: David Mitchell
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- Cynthia
- 06-14-21
Disappointing
Not up to Saunders’s standards IMO. Tiresome, boring, with only a few good nuggets thrown in. Save your money.
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