From the unique perspective of David Sedaris comes a new collection of essays taking his listeners on a bizarre and stimulating world tour. From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences.
FanB14 says:
"Devout Fan Disappointed"
Bossypants
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 35 mins)
By Tina Fey
Narrated By Tina Fey
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(12614)
Performance
(8788)
Story
(8714)
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. She has seen both these dreams come true. At last, Tina Fey's story can be told....
Warren says:
"Tina Fey broke my new SUV"
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 37 mins)
By Mindy Kaling
Narrated By Mindy Kaling, Michael Schur
Overall
(1066)
Performance
(977)
Story
(975)
Mindy Kaling has lived many lives: the obedient child of immigrant professionals, a timid chubster afraid of her own bike, a Ben Affleck–impersonating Off-Broadway performer and playwright, and, finally, a comedy writer and actress prone to starting fights with her friends and coworkers with the sentence “Can I just say one last thing about this, and then I swear I’ll shut up about it?”
Lisa says:
"If you like Mindy, you'll enjoy this listen."
Steve Jobs
UNABRIDGED (25 hrs and 8 mins)
By Walter Isaacson
Narrated By Dylan Baker
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(8610)
Performance
(7363)
Story
(7312)
Based on more than 40 interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.
Chris says:
"Good Biography, Fine narrator"
Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid’s Memoir That Inspired 'Upstairs, Downstairs' and 'Downton Abbey'
UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 6 mins)
By Margaret Powell
Narrated By Mary Wells
Overall
(3)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)
Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed in Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs, Margaret Powell’s classic memoir of her time in service, Below Stairs, is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high. Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid - the lowest of the low - she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed.
Margaret says:
"Less than I was expecting..."
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
UNABRIDGED (14 hrs)
By Laura Hillenbrand
Narrated By Edward Herrmann
Whispersync for Voice-ready
Overall
(8141)
Performance
(4374)
Story
(4380)
Why we think it’s a great listen:Seabiscuit was a runaway success, and Hillenbrand’s done it again with another true-life account about beating unbelievable odds. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared.....
Janice says:
"Indescribable"
Publisher's Summary
The reigning queen of Albert Square, Laila Morse shares her incredible story for the first time. This is a book that will shock, humble, and inspire.
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