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Jack Kerouac’s classic novel about friendship, the search for meaning, and the allure of nature
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Travels with Charley in Search of America
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
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In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America, from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases. Travels with Charley is animated by Steinbeck’s attention to the specific details of the natural world and his sense of how the lives of people are intimately connected to the rhythms of nature—to weather, geography, the cycles of the seasons. His keen ear for the transactions among people is evident, too, as he records the interests and obsessions that preoccupy the Americans he encounters along the way.
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Gary Sinise is fantastic!
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By: John Steinbeck
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In Our Time
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
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In Our Time contains several early Hemingway classics, including the famous Nick Adams stories "Indian Camp", "The Doctor and the Doctor's Wife", "The Three Day Blow", and "The Battler", and introduces listeners to the hallmarks of the Hemingway style: a lean, tough prose, enlivened by an ear for the colloquial and an eye for the realistic that suggests, through the simplest of statements, a sense of moral value and a clarity of heart.
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Unabridged reading by Stacy Keach
- By Alan on 03-26-11
By: Ernest Hemingway
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Cannery Row
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Published in 1945, Cannery Row focuses on the acceptance of life as it is: both the exuberance of community and the loneliness of the individual. Drawing on his memories of the real inhabitants of Monterey, California, Steinbeck interweaves the stories of Doc, Henri, Mack and his boys, and the other characters in this world where only the fittest survive, to create a novel that is at once one of his most humorous and most poignant works.
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Five stars with a Caveat
- By Bette on 04-23-12
By: John Steinbeck
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Sometimes a Great Notion
- By: Ken Kesey
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 30 hrs and 32 mins
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A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion, was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman. Here, Oregon’s Stamper family does what it can to survive a bitter strike dividing their tiny logging community. And as tensions rise, delicate family bonds begin to fray and unravel.
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Sometimes a Great Novel Pops up out of Nowhere
- By Mr. Eyuz on 06-07-19
By: Ken Kesey
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Bearstone
- By: Will Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Guidall
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Growing up without parents and without schooling, 14-year-old Cloyd is trouble - trouble to himself and everyone else. Sent by his tribe to a home for Indian boys, he is alone and half-wild in remote Utah canyons. As his feeling of isolation turns to desperation, he runs away to find even more trouble. When Cloyd is found and taken to live with an old rancher, he begins to explore the countryside.
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Too much swearing
- By C. M. on 05-15-23
By: Will Hobbs
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Miracles on Maple Hill
- By: Virginia Sorensen
- Narrated by: Cynthia Bishop, the Full Cast Family
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A father's wounded heart. A mother's patient love. An eager boy, an impetuous girl, and, above all, the healing power of nature. These are the classic ingredients that fill Virginia Sorensen's Newbery Award-winning novel with a tender power and lift it to classic status.
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Wonderful, uplifting book for all ages
- By carmela on 01-09-08
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To Shake the Sleeping Self
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- By: Jedidiah Jenkins
- Narrated by: Jedidiah Jenkins
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On the eve of turning 30, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent 16 months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living? In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates his adventure - the people and places he encountered on his way to the bottom of the world - as well as the internal journey that started it all.
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Different that I expected
- By Sabrina on 02-21-20
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The Unreal and the Real
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- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Tandy Cronyn
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The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
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Shame on you, Audible
- By Audrey McCombs on 07-03-20
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Goodbye to a River
- By: John Graves
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
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In this classic from the Lone Star State, John Graves learns that the river he knew and loved as a youth, the Brazos in north-central Texas, is slated to be dammed at multiple points - and he understands that things will never be the same. Goodbye to a River is a poignant narrative of one man's journey by canoe down the river of his memories. Along the way, he describes the colorful Texas landscape and recounts its rich history.
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Undoubtedly a great piece of American literature
- By Chris on 04-04-13
By: John Graves
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The Saturdays
- By: Elizabeth Enright
- Narrated by: Pamela Dillman
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The four Melendy children live with their father and Cuffy, their beloved housekeeper, in a worn but comfortable brownstone in New York City. There's thirteen-year-old Mona, who has decided to become an actress; twelve-year-old mischievous Rush; ten-year-old Randy who loves to dance and paint; and thoughtful Oliver, who is just six-years-old.
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Excellent for children and adults
- By Dale on 05-15-04
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk
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- By: Ben Montgomery
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
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Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, atop Maine's Mount Katahdin, she sang the first verse of "America, the Beautiful" and proclaimed, "I said I'll do it, and I've done it."
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Inspiring story about a strong amazing woman
- By David Shear on 12-22-14
By: Ben Montgomery
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- Trzaska
- 01-01-23
Always Timely If You Have the Time
I Enjoy this book every time. Great voice and story momentum. It is a great read or listen.
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- Diana G. Butler
- 06-11-23
What a journey!
Pure humanistic spiritual experience in prose. Kerouac is king and who better to read him than Ethan Hawke? This is one book I will revisit again and again for the sheer beauty and eloquence of its boyish adventure in these three men and what their kinship in nature brought to them and us through through the voice of this gifted poet. A treasured gem.
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- Anne M Asher
- 03-13-20
A beautiful performance of an amazing novel
It was an absolute delight to listen to this book. It’s long been a favorite of mine. Ethan Hawke truly embodies the spirit and soul that is Kerouac and brings each amazing character to life in this beautiful story of self discovery, friendship, exploitation, wilderness, and soulful
wonder.
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- Karen Gamboa
- 08-01-22
great voice acting!
lovely book thoroughly enjoyed it and the narration was fantastic very much so reminded me of midnight gospel in a way.
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- Anna N
- 12-31-22
A Must Read
This book fixes me when I’m down and lost. I’ve read it a few times now and I always find something new and profound to my heart. I think no matter who you are or where you’re from, there is something for you in this story.
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- Prama
- 04-09-24
The best!
Can’t believe I hadn’t read this before! Loved it. Ethan Hawke was perfect and feel lucky to have listened to this by him as was meant to be.
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- Paul Tretyak
- 03-30-24
Philosophical and Experiential
I really enjoyed it. i have a bit of a Buddhist background so I was familiar with some of his philosophy, but I was rather critical of the sensualism or hedonism that many of the characters act on. Great read.
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- Courtney
- 06-05-20
Stupendous narration!
The narrator brought so much dimension and liveliness to Kerouac's writing, making voices for the various characters (in a very non-annoying way) and giving Kerouac the same emphatic tone with which he writes. Highly recommend.
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- Kevin Jarvis
- 05-26-21
A winding swirling journey to Buddhahood
I loved the language and the journey and the characters, and the locations.
Oh yes, the narration made the story alive a Jack would have liked.
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- Betsy Fowler
- 07-28-23
Kerouac's freewheeling novel, energetically performed
Were it not for Ethan Hawke's lively and rhapsodic performance of Jack Kerouac's roman-a-clef about his younger days with his poetic friends, I might not have finished this audiobook. The characters are constantly on the move, riding the rails, hitch-hiking, or climbing mountains--but the story goes nowhere much. For devotees I'm sure it's nirvana.
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