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Selected Shorts is an award-winning, one-hour program featuring readings of classic and new short fiction, recorded live at New York's Symphony Space. One of the most popular series on the airwaves, this unique show is hosted by Isaiah Sheffer and produced for radio by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio.
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Selected Shorts: American Classics
- De: Amy Tan, Donald Barthelme, Eudora Welty, y otros
- Narrado por: Freda Foh Shen, David Strathairn, Stockard Channing, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 45 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic classics
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Selected Shorts: Funny Business
- De: Simon Rich, R. T. Smith, David Schickler, y otros
- Narrado por: Wyatt Cenac, Isiah Sheffer, Kirsten Vangsness, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some very entertaining, some not
- De D. Littman en 11-22-14
De: Simon Rich, y otros
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Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic
- De: Andrew Lam, Ray Bradbury, Haruki Murakami, y otros
- Narrado por: James Naughton, Stephen Colbert, John Lithgow, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
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.
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Selected Shorts
- Family Matters
- De: Shirley Jackson, Frank O'Connor, Toure, y otros
- Narrado por: Lois Smith, Malachy McCourt, Daniel Alexander Jones, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 28 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families, many depicted from a kid's-eye-view, are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the pre-emptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children, and more!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Can I have my point back?
- De deborah lozzi en 05-18-21
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Selected Shorts: Even More Laughs
- De: T. C. Boyle, Jonathan Lethem, Miranda July, y otros
- Narrado por: Jerry Zaks, Alec Baldwin, Christine Baranski, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
From silly chuckles to rueful ironic glee to deep cosmic laughter, this new volume of humorous tales samples the best of recent seasons of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Even more laughs than what?
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Selected Shorts
- Readers & Writers
- De: Evelyn Waugh, Molly Giles, Ray Bradbury, y otros
- Narrado por: Tony Roberts, John Shea, Leonard Nimoy, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
A boon for booklovers, this audio set features funny, fantastical and poignant stories about people with unique and passionate connections to the written word.
Tony Roberts reads a hilarious Walter R. Brooks story about how Ed - a talking horse - became a voracious reader of adventure tales and mysteries. In a story by Italo Calvino, read by John Shea, a man tries to make the most of his beach holiday by reading and making love at the same time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Collection!
- De Xine Segalas en 12-29-21
De: Evelyn Waugh, y otros
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Selected Shorts: American Classics
- De: Amy Tan, Donald Barthelme, Eudora Welty, y otros
- Narrado por: Freda Foh Shen, David Strathairn, Stockard Channing, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 45 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic classics
- De Michael en 08-30-12
De: Amy Tan, y otros
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Selected Shorts: Funny Business
- De: Simon Rich, R. T. Smith, David Schickler, y otros
- Narrado por: Wyatt Cenac, Isiah Sheffer, Kirsten Vangsness, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
From wild and wacky to knee-slapping, laugh-out-loud fun, these humorous tales represent some of the best of recent seasons of the hit public radio series Selected Shorts. Comedian Wyatt Cenac gives a killer performance of Simon Rich’s hilarious tale of woe from the point of view of a condom in a young man’s wallet. Alec Baldwin gives a delightful over-the-top performance of James Thurber’s wonderfully silly classic tale of the day everybody in a small Ohio town thought the dam broke.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Some very entertaining, some not
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De: Simon Rich, y otros
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Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic
- De: Andrew Lam, Ray Bradbury, Haruki Murakami, y otros
- Narrado por: James Naughton, Stephen Colbert, John Lithgow, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 67
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 53
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.
De: Andrew Lam, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Family Matters
- De: Shirley Jackson, Frank O'Connor, Toure, y otros
- Narrado por: Lois Smith, Malachy McCourt, Daniel Alexander Jones, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 28 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19
Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families, many depicted from a kid's-eye-view, are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the pre-emptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children, and more!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Can I have my point back?
- De deborah lozzi en 05-18-21
De: Shirley Jackson, y otros
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Selected Shorts: Even More Laughs
- De: T. C. Boyle, Jonathan Lethem, Miranda July, y otros
- Narrado por: Jerry Zaks, Alec Baldwin, Christine Baranski, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 6 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 45
From silly chuckles to rueful ironic glee to deep cosmic laughter, this new volume of humorous tales samples the best of recent seasons of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Even more laughs than what?
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De: T. C. Boyle, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Readers & Writers
- De: Evelyn Waugh, Molly Giles, Ray Bradbury, y otros
- Narrado por: Tony Roberts, John Shea, Leonard Nimoy, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
A boon for booklovers, this audio set features funny, fantastical and poignant stories about people with unique and passionate connections to the written word.
Tony Roberts reads a hilarious Walter R. Brooks story about how Ed - a talking horse - became a voracious reader of adventure tales and mysteries. In a story by Italo Calvino, read by John Shea, a man tries to make the most of his beach holiday by reading and making love at the same time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Collection!
- De Xine Segalas en 12-29-21
De: Evelyn Waugh, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Travel Tales
- De: N.M. Kelby, Max Steele, Nadine Gordimer, y otros
- Narrado por: Mia Dillon, Paul Hecht, Christina Pickles, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 10 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13
Selected Shorts: Travel Tales presents a collection of classic travel experiences. Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.
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1 out of 5 stars
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not so much about travel
- De jess en 07-05-11
De: N.M. Kelby, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- For Better and for Worse
- De: Sherman Alexie, Ursula K. Le Guin, Karen E. Bender, y otros
- Narrado por: Keir Dullea, Joanna Gleason, Joanne Woodward, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 15 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 29
Moving stories about married couples' powerful and complicated loves, read by actors Frances Sternhagen, Robert Sean Leonard, Keir Dullea, Joanna Gleason, Harold Gould and Joanne Woodward. A native couple's rocky college love affair lasts a lifetime in Do You Know Where I Am by Sherman Alexie. In Karen E. Bender's Eternal Love, a mother nervously chaperones her retarded daughter's honeymoon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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FOR JOANIE HER MANY HORSES
- De Lynn M Dever en 05-30-21
De: Sherman Alexie, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Timeless Classics
- De: James Thurber, Edith Wharton, Jack London, y otros
- Narrado por: Maria Tucci, Charles Keating, James Naughton
- Duración: 3 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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first rate
- De S. Lewis en 03-04-06
De: James Thurber, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Pets!
- De: Gail Godwin, Ana Menendez, Robertson Davies, y otros
- Narrado por: Jane Curtin, Jacqueline Kim, Charles Keating
- Duración: 2 h y 38 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
The cast of characters in this compilation is a menagerie of animals: cats, dogs, birds, even a dragon - and their owners. These stories look at the myriad of experiences, and adventures, that pet ownership can bring. Join a medieval scholar who discovers that not all mythical creatures are extinct, stalk the night with the Cat of Frankenstein, kick that caffeine habit with a class of kindergartners, dance along with a divorcée and her dog, and more!
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great stories but Not for Kids
- De Edward M. Tashjian en 01-02-08
De: Gail Godwin, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Falling in Love
- De: Rick Bass, Padgett Powell, Laurie Colwin, y otros
- Narrado por: Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Hope Davis, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Selected Shorts: Falling in Love presents a collection of stirring tales of love and longing. Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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all of the selected shorts series are the best
- De D. Littman en 05-31-09
De: Rick Bass, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Are We There Yet?
- De: Stuart Dybek, Martha Gellhorn, Edward P. Jones, y otros
- Narrado por: Keith Szarabajka, Joanna Gleason, Sonia Manzano, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 7 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14
A lot can happen on the way from one place to another, especially when an overnight flight makes for an unexpected romantic encounter between strangers seated together; a trucker finds life beyond the ranch where he grew up; and a bored Midwestern housewife tries to escape Kansas City.
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2 out of 5 stars
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almost fell asleep at the wheel
- De Marci en 06-11-19
De: Stuart Dybek, y otros
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Miracle and Wonder
- Conversations with Paul Simon
- De: Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam
- Narrado por: Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, Paul Simon
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,496
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,028
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,003
Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell’s oldest friend and co-writer, journalist and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon’s music, to his childhood in Queens, NY, to his frequent collaborators including Art Garfunkel and the nature of creativity itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A lifelong companion who will never know my name
- De scsurfer en 11-16-21
De: Malcolm Gladwell, y otros
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Selected Shorts
- Tales of Betrayal
- De: John Biguenet, Adam Haslett, John Cheever
- Narrado por: David Strathairn, John Shea, Anne Meara
- Duración: 2 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
In this compilation, characters make choices that define their lives and suffer consequences often dire or disquieting. Abraham prepares to slay Isaac; siblings fall in love with the same man; a Thai man hides his secret guilt from his best friend on draft selection day. Delve into the secret lives of people and discover what drives them to betrayal.
De: John Biguenet, y otros
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Selected Shorts: POE!
- De: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrado por: Terrance Mann, René Auberjonois, Fionnula Flanagan, y otros
- Duración: 2 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
Poe! is a deliciously gripping sampling of the mad imagination of 19th century gothic master of horror and suspense, murder and mayhem, Edgar Allan Poe. The creepy, breathtaking, and soulful classic tales include: “The Masque of the Red Death”, the terrifying and ironic story of a nobleman who attempts to seal himself and his friends away from a terrible plague raging outside, performed by Fionnula Flanagan (Transamerica); “The Pit and the Pendulum”; and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I loved
- De Amazon Customer en 02-05-17
De: Edgar Allan Poe
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Selected Shorts
- The William Hurt Collection
- De: Tobias Wolff, Ron Carlson, Richard Ford, y otros
- Narrado por: William Hurt
- Duración: 2 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 42
A collection of poignant, romantic and funny tales performed by Academy Award -winning actor William Hurt. This collection includes a bonus track of an exclusive interview with William Hurt. Hurt's readings are thoughtful, tender, romantic, and resonant. A treasure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing voice for audio
- De Lucca ate your Lunch! en 09-30-12
De: Tobias Wolff, y otros
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We Were the Lucky Ones
- De: Georgia Hunter
- Narrado por: Kathleen Gati, Robert Fass
- Duración: 15 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,264
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,041
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 10,990
The New York Times best-seller with more than one million copies sold worldwide. Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II, determined to survive - and to reunite - We Were the Lucky Ones is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds. It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Love it but...
- De Roz en 07-19-17
De: Georgia Hunter
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Selected Shorts: Behaving Badly
- De: Neil Gaiman, Nathan Englander, Stephen King, y otros
- Narrado por: Neil Gaiman, Jefferson Mays, Michael Imperioli, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 3 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 63
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 55
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 55
The award winning series of classic and contemporary fiction returns with a collection of darkly funny short stories by the likes of Stephen King, Neil Gaiman, Aimee Bender, A.M. Homes, Nathan Englander, Kim, Addonizio, and George Saunders. Readers include Anjelica Huston, Neil Gaiman, Michael Imperioli, Harris Yulin, Christina Pickles, Jefferson Mays, and Christine Ebersole.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Come close to me, and I'll eat your life.
- De Cynthia en 02-28-16
De: Neil Gaiman, y otros
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- Vaughn
- 04-18-21
Not Whodunits but Great Stories All the Same
I came into this experience expecting short detective stories. While Dascheill Hammer's story is (sort of) the others are just great stories in their own right.
I will say the final story was a hard tonal shift- a sad tale of childhood romance turned to tragedy through race relations in the rural South. Again, this is very well written and performed, I just felt it stuck out from the others in a noticable way. I'm not deducting any stars for it.
All of the prose is tightly written and beautifully read. My favorite has to be the one with the opening line "Why don't we kill somebody?"
A glowing recommendation!
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- HIYBRID
- 03-18-12
This is My Kinda Fiction Buster...
I grew up smelling uncles that breathed tobacco and Three Feathers Whiskey. Bartended in dives to put myself through college and watched all the black and whites with mom on the couch late at night. I am hopelessly in awe of this time when a man was a guy and a gal was a broad. This I believe is the second wave of American Cowboy Hero.. the Gumshoe and Dick...
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- EAlex
- 03-17-19
Not Whodunits but gripping stories nonetheless
This feels like an old time radio show but is is surprisingly modern. What a treasure the host
Isiah Sheffer was. My favorite was Improvisation by Ed McBain —perhaps the most perfectly crafted short story I have ever experienced. A close second is the darkly comic Gleason. Those two alone would make this entire collection worth the price.
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