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By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element.
- Andrew Lam's "The Palmist", performed by James Naughton. A chance encounter on a bus between a fortune-teller and a teenage boy.
- Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt", performed by Stephen Colbert. A room which can take you anywhere in the world - sometimes with dangerous consequences
- W. W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw", performed by John Lithgow. A wonderful ghost story about a trinket with terrible powers.
- Saki's "The Occasional Garden", performed by Daniel Gerroll. If you can't grow a garden; poof! - you can rent one.
- Donald Barthelme's "The Balloon", performed by Maria Tucci. There's something suddenly in the sky in midtown Manhattan....
- Kevin Brockmeier's "The Year of Silence", performed by Anthony Rapp. What if everything went quiet?
- Jonathan Safran Foer's "The Sixth Borough", performed by Jerry Zaks. Yes, New York had a Sixth Borough, but it drifted away....
- Aimee Bender's "Drunken Mimi", performed by Bernadette Quigley. A romance between a mermaid and an imp.
- Haruki Murakami's "The Little Green Monster", performed by Dana Ivey. A piece of Murakami magic: Is this a monster I see before me?
- T. C. Boyle's "Swept Away", performed by René Auberjonois. This story's weather forecast: Very windy and very funny.
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Annie has always had high hopes for her future. But the reality of her life just isn’t measuring up. She loves her fiancé, Greg–doesn’t she? She’s going to get her degree and open her own business–won’t she? Then, a strange old woman shows up outside her house, and she seems to know a lot about Annie. An awful lot. Annie could tell the old woman to get lost. Yet there’s something about her Annie just can’t shake. And what she learns could change her life forever–but is it the life she envisioned?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating
- De TBone en 03-18-25
De: Ben H. Winters
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George Orwell’s 1984
- An Audible Original adaptation
- De: George Orwell, Joe White - adaptation
- Narrado por: Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Andrew Scott, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 27 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,745
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10,181
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,180
It’s 1984, and life has changed beyond recognition. Airstrip One, formerly known as Great Britain, is a place where Big Brother is always watching, and nobody can hide. Except, perhaps, for Winston Smith. Whilst working at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history, he secretly dreams of freedom. And in a world where love and sex are forbidden, where it’s hard to distinguish between friend and foe, he meets Julia and O’Brien and vows to rebel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Revelation!
- De wotsallthisthen en 04-07-24
De: George Orwell, y otros
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The Answer Is No
- A Short Story
- De: Fredrik Backman, Elizabeth DeNoma - translator
- Narrado por: Stacy Gonzalez
- Duración: 1 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,068
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,006
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,006
Lucas knows the perfect night entails just three things: video games, wine, and pad thai. Peanuts are a must! Other people? Not so much. Why complicate things when he’s happy alone? Then one day the apartment board, a vexing trio of authority, rings his doorbell. And Lucas’s solitude takes a startling hike. They demand to see his frying pan. Someone left one next to the recycling room overnight, and instead of removing the errant object, as Lucas suggests, they insist on finding the guilty party. But their plan backfires. Colossally.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator doesn’t get Backman’s satire or rhythm
- De joey1603 en 12-01-24
De: Fredrik Backman, y otros
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The Art of War
- De: Sun Tzu
- Narrado por: Aidan Gillen
- Duración: 1 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41,977
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 34,787
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 34,368
The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The actual book The Art of War, not a commentary
- De Nemo71 en 12-31-19
De: Sun Tzu
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Say No More
- De: Caroline Overington
- Narrado por: Anna Skellern
- Duración: 5 h y 47 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,528
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
Who is Audrey Hoedemaker? It's a question her sister Maureen has heard more times than she can count, and she doesn't know what the short answer would be. Little sister, troubled teen, backpacker, musical theatre coach, con artist, childcare worker. Murderer. A tragic, traumatic childhood casts a long shadow on the Hoedemaker sisters. Maureen has worked hard to move beyond the violence of the past and build a good, honest life for herself. Audrey, however, just can't seem to do the same, careening from one state of chaos to another.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Seriously, that was the ending?
- De alicia in athens en 02-13-25
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Fahrenheit 451
- De: Ray Bradbury
- Narrado por: Tim Robbins
- Duración: 5 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33,003
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29,372
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 29,328
Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wish I Hadn't Cliff Noted This in High School
- De Joel en 03-27-17
De: Ray Bradbury
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Master of Salt & Bones
- De: Keri Lake
- Narrado por: Stefanie Kay, Ryan West
- Duración: 17 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 672
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 635
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 635
When I was a little girl, I dreamed a handsome knight would come and rescue me from my wretched mother. He'd ride up on his white steed and break the curse I've been fated to carry since the day I was born. Funny how things changed over time, how the fairytale twisted into something far more crooked—and darker—than I ever imagined. In reality, my knight is scarred and broken, living alone in a castle of bones that overlooks the sea. He isn’t searching for me. He never was.
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5 out of 5 stars
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5 STARS
- De AudioObsessed en 03-12-23
De: Keri Lake
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Brain Damage
- De: Freida McFadden
- Narrado por: Megan Tusing
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,483
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,355
As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who Else Laughed, Cried, and Shuddered?
- De Jennifer Chichester en 09-16-22
De: Freida McFadden
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He Who Fights with Monsters 2
- A LitRPG Adventure (He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 2)
- De: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrado por: Heath Miller
- Duración: 22 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 29,214
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 25,595
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 25,540
But Jason Asano is settling into his new life. Now, a contest draws young elites to the city of Greenstone to compete for a grand prize. Jason must gather a band of companions if he is to stand a chance against the best the world has to offer. While the young adventurers are caught up in competition, the city leaders deal with revelations of betrayal as a vast and terrible enemy is revealed. Although Jason seems uninvolved, he has unknowingly crossed the enemy’s path before.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contrary to common reviews
- De Karen en 05-21-21
De: Shirtaloon, y otros
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The House on the Water
- A Novella
- De: Margot Hunt
- Narrado por: Taylor Schilling
- Duración: 2 h y 47 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16,391
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15,090
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15,042
Every year, Caroline Reed takes a trip with her best friend, Esme Lamont. They’re usually accompanied by their spouses - but this year, everything’s changed. Esme has just gone through a bitter divorce, and Caroline's wondering if her own marriage is reaching its breaking point as she and her husband, John, cope with the discovery that their son has been abusing drugs. Still, the inseparable duo books a weeklong stay at a beach-front home in Shoreham, Florida, inviting Esme’s brother, Nick, and his new husband. After a blissful first night in the vacation home, tragedy strikes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Story
- De David M. Wilcox en 12-04-20
De: Margot Hunt
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Mary Jane
- De: Amy Herzog
- Narrado por: Rachel McAdams, April Matthis, Brenda Wehle, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 256
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 246
Academy Award nominee Rachel McAdams stars in Mary Jane, a poignant and intimate drama following a single mother’s journey caring for her chronically ill young son. Set in New York City, the play unfolds in two parts—Mary Jane's small Queens apartment and a pediatric hospital. With unflinching honesty and unexpected humor, we witness Mary Jane's tireless devotion, her interactions with medical professionals, and her struggle to maintain her sense of self.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Amazing performance
- De Andrew Reynolds en 12-28-24
De: Amy Herzog
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Slayers: A Buffyverse Story
- De: Christopher Golden, Amber Benson
- Narrado por: Amber Benson, Charisma Carpenter, James Charles Leary, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,928
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,696
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,695
Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die—even if you bury them. A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A dream come true
- De Anonymous User en 10-12-23
De: Christopher Golden, y otros
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New American Stories presents diverse stories of contemporary American life and dreams lost and found, by four of the best young contemporary writers - Jhumpa Lahiri, Sherman Alexie, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and Aleksandar Hemon - as performed by terrific stage and screen actors. All four writers have a unique perspective on the American experience, which is reflected in their work.
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