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    The Anthropocene Reviewed Audiobook By John Green cover art
    • The Anthropocene Reviewed

    • Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
    • By: John Green
    • Narrated by: John Green
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 4,589
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 4,061
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 4,034

    Number-one best-selling author John Green presents a deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • unexpected

    • By E. Collins on 05-18-21
    The Anthropocene Reviewed

    By: John Green

    Calypso Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
    • Calypso

    • By: David Sedaris
    • Narrated by: David Sedaris
    • Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 21,153
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 18,762
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 18,639

    With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and humor - toward middle age and mortality....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent, as always

    • By Ruthie on 05-31-18
    Calypso

    By: David Sedaris

    I'll Show Myself Out Audiobook By Jessi Klein cover art
    • I'll Show Myself Out

    • Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
    • By: Jessi Klein
    • Narrated by: Jessi Klein
    • Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 253
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 224
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 222

    In New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein’s second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explore the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Complete sanctimommy navel gaze

    • By NJVJ on 05-05-22
    I'll Show Myself Out

    By: Jessi Klein

    The Best of Me Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
    • The Best of Me

    • By: David Sedaris
    • Narrated by: David Sedaris
    • Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,187
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,830
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,804

    David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career - as selected and read by the author himself. Featuring fresh and classic recordings, including a new essay and an interview exclusive to the audiobook....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Almost No New Material

    • By Lizardectomy on 11-05-20
    The Best of Me

    By: David Sedaris

    Festival Days Audiobook By Jo Ann Beard cover art
    • Festival Days

    • By: Jo Ann Beard
    • Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
    • Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 34
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 27
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 27

    An exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville, Festival Days presents Jo Ann Beard at the height of her powers, using her flawless prose to reveal all that is tender and timeless beneath the way we live now....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Moments of brilliance

    • By P. Bergh on 08-23-21
    Festival Days

    By: Jo Ann Beard

    These Precious Days Audiobook By Ann Patchett cover art
    • These Precious Days

    • Essays
    • By: Ann Patchett
    • Narrated by: Ann Patchett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 951
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 876
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 870

     

    “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Heartfelt Essays, Beautifully Performed

    • By Brent Holcomb on 11-23-21
    These Precious Days

    By: Ann Patchett

    The Anthropocene Reviewed Audiobook By John Green cover art
    • The Anthropocene Reviewed

    • Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
    • By: John Green
    • Narrated by: John Green
    • Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 4,589
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 4,061
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 4,034

    Number-one best-selling author John Green presents a deeply moving and insightful collection of personal essays adapted and expanded from his groundbreaking podcast....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • unexpected

    • By E. Collins on 05-18-21
    The Anthropocene Reviewed

    By: John Green

    Calypso Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
    • Calypso

    • By: David Sedaris
    • Narrated by: David Sedaris
    • Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 21,153
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 18,762
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 18,639

    With Calypso, Sedaris sets his formidable powers of observation - and humor - toward middle age and mortality....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent, as always

    • By Ruthie on 05-31-18
    Calypso

    By: David Sedaris

    I'll Show Myself Out Audiobook By Jessi Klein cover art
    • I'll Show Myself Out

    • Essays on Midlife and Motherhood
    • By: Jessi Klein
    • Narrated by: Jessi Klein
    • Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 253
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 224
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 222

    In New York Times best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein’s second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explore the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Complete sanctimommy navel gaze

    • By NJVJ on 05-05-22
    I'll Show Myself Out

    By: Jessi Klein

    The Best of Me Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
    • The Best of Me

    • By: David Sedaris
    • Narrated by: David Sedaris
    • Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 2,187
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,830
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,804

    David Sedaris’s best stories and essays, spanning his remarkable career - as selected and read by the author himself. Featuring fresh and classic recordings, including a new essay and an interview exclusive to the audiobook....

    • 2 out of 5 stars
    • Almost No New Material

    • By Lizardectomy on 11-05-20
    The Best of Me

    By: David Sedaris

    Festival Days Audiobook By Jo Ann Beard cover art
    • Festival Days

    • By: Jo Ann Beard
    • Narrated by: Suehyla El-Attar
    • Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 34
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 27
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 27

    An exhilarating new collection from the award-winning author of The Boys of My Youth and In Zanesville, Festival Days presents Jo Ann Beard at the height of her powers, using her flawless prose to reveal all that is tender and timeless beneath the way we live now....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Moments of brilliance

    • By P. Bergh on 08-23-21
    Festival Days

    By: Jo Ann Beard

    These Precious Days Audiobook By Ann Patchett cover art
    • These Precious Days

    • Essays
    • By: Ann Patchett
    • Narrated by: Ann Patchett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 951
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 876
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 870

     

    “Any story that starts will also end.” As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Heartfelt Essays, Beautifully Performed

    • By Brent Holcomb on 11-23-21
    These Precious Days

    By: Ann Patchett

    Dad Is Fat Audiobook By Jim Gaffigan cover art
    • Dad Is Fat

    • By: Jim Gaffigan
    • Narrated by: Jim Gaffigan
    • Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10,241
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,070
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 9,021

    In Dad is Fat, stand-up comedian Jim Gaffigan, who’s best known for his legendary riffs on Hot Pockets, bacon, manatees, and McDonald's, expresses all the joys and horrors of life with five young children....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Good for Gaffigan fans - better for expecting dads

    • By Sean on 05-17-13
    Dad Is Fat

    By: Jim Gaffigan

    What the Dog Saw Audiobook By Malcolm Gladwell cover art
    • What the Dog Saw

    • And Other Adventures
    • By: Malcolm Gladwell
    • Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
    • Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 6,614
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,731
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 4,711

    The best-selling author of The Bomber Mafia focuses on "minor geniuses" and idiosyncratic behavior to illuminate the ways all of us organize experience in this "delightful" (Bloomberg News) collection of writings from The New Yorker....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Not Gladwell's best - and a recording problem

    • By Rudi on 11-26-09
    What the Dog Saw

    By: Malcolm Gladwell

    Love That Story Audiobook By Jonathan Van Ness cover art
    • Love That Story

    • Observations from a Gorgeously Queer Life
    • By: Jonathan Van Ness
    • Narrated by: Jonathan Van Ness
    • Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 336
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 308
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 301

    In this candid and curious essay collection, Jonathan takes a thoughtful, in-depth look at timely topics through the lens of his own personal experience—instances that have required him to learn, grow, and back handspring layout to a better understanding of the world around him....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Thank you!

    • By cathrine ramson on 04-16-22
    Love That Story

    By: Jonathan Van Ness

    The Fire Next Time Audiobook By James Baldwin cover art
    • The Fire Next Time

    • By: James Baldwin
    • Narrated by: Jesse L. Martin
    • Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 8,145
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 7,020
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 6,977

    James Baldwin galvanized the nation in the early days of the civil-rights movement with his eloquent manifesto....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • My Brother Man

    • By J.B. on 03-24-18
    The Fire Next Time

    By: James Baldwin

    Managing Expectations Audiobook By Minnie Driver cover art
    • Managing Expectations

    • A Memoir in Essays
    • By: Minnie Driver
    • Narrated by: Minnie Driver
    • Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 117
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 108
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 107

    In this intimate, beautifully crafted collection, Driver writes with disarming charm and candor about her bohemian upbringing between England and Barbados; her post-university travails and triumphs....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Exceeded my Expectations!

    • By Elisa on 05-24-22
    Managing Expectations

    By: Minnie Driver

    Slouching Towards Bethlehem Audiobook By Joan Didion cover art
    • Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    • By: Joan Didion
    • Narrated by: Diane Keaton
    • Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 1,572
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,382

    Universally acclaimed from the time it was first published in 1968, Slouching Towards Bethlehem has been admired for decades as a stylistic masterpiece....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Wanted to love it; couldn't listen.

    • By Amazon Customer on 11-24-16
    Slouching Towards Bethlehem

    By: Joan Didion

    The Myth of Sisyphus Audiobook By Albert Camus cover art
    • The Myth of Sisyphus

    • By: Albert Camus
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 743
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 638
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 639

    One of the most influential works of this century, The Myth of Sisyphus and Other Essays is a crucial exposition of existentialist thought....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Talisman for diminishing suicide in our times

    • By J.B. on 08-29-19
    The Myth of Sisyphus

    By: Albert Camus

    Little Weirds Audiobook By Jenny Slate cover art
    • Little Weirds

    • By: Jenny Slate
    • Narrated by: Jenny Slate
    • Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 884
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 778
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 771

    You may "know" Jenny Slate from her Netflix special, Stage Fright, as the creator of Marcel the Shell, or as the star of Obvious Child. But you don't really know Jenny Slate until you get bonked on the head by her absolutely singular writing style....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • softness is earned and it is wonderful

    • By Van on 12-09-19
    Little Weirds

    By: Jenny Slate

    Out on a Limb Audiobook By Andrew Sullivan cover art
    • Out on a Limb

    • Selected Writing, 1989-2020
    • By: Andrew Sullivan
    • Narrated by: Andrew Sullivan
    • Length: 20 hrs and 51 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 48
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 44
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 43

    Andrew Sullivan, “one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades” (The New York Times) and founding editor of The Daily Dish presents a collection of 60 his most iconic and powerful essays of social and political commentary....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A conservative I can trust to tell the truth.

    • By Anonymous User on 09-21-21
    Out on a Limb

    By: Andrew Sullivan

    Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches Audiobook By Audre Lorde cover art
    • Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

    • Crossing Press Feminist Series, Book 1
    • By: Audre Lorde
    • Narrated by: Robin Eller
    • Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 612
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 534
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 528

    Presenting the essential writings of black lesbian poet and feminist writer Audre Lorde, Sister Outsider celebrates an influential voice in 20th-century literature....

    • 1 out of 5 stars
    • Great material, awful performance

    • By Richie X on 07-05-17
    Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches

    By: Audre Lorde

    Themes and Variations Audiobook By David Sedaris cover art
    • Themes and Variations

    • An Essay
    • By: David Sedaris
    • Narrated by: David Sedaris
    • Length: 30 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,663
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 1,367
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,348

    In this surprising essay, international bestselling humor writer David Sedaris shares the rewards of a book tour and his devoted readers’ worst-kept secrets....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • It’s true!

    • By N. Charest on 04-28-20
    Themes and Variations

    By: David Sedaris

    The World-Ending Fire Audiobook By Wendell Berry cover art
    • The World-Ending Fire

    • The Essential Wendell Berry
    • By: Wendell Berry
    • Narrated by: Nick Offerman
    • Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 128
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 111
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 110

    In a time when our relationship to the natural world is ruled by the violence and greed of unbridled consumerism, Wendell Berry speaks out in these prescient essays, drawn from his 50-year campaign on behalf of American lands and communities....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Vital. Timely. Timeless.

    • By David M. on 06-15-20
    The World-Ending Fire

    By: Wendell Berry

    Love's Executioner Audiobook By Irvin D. Yalom cover art
    • Love's Executioner

    • By: Irvin D. Yalom
    • Narrated by: C.M. Carlson
    • Length: 10 hrs and 57 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 952
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 826
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 824

    The collection of 10 absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humor at the heart of the therapeutic encounter....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • You Can’t Make This Stuff Up

    • By Espanolish on 11-02-16
    Love's Executioner

    By: Irvin D. Yalom

    This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Audiobook By Ann Patchett cover art
    • This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

    • By: Ann Patchett
    • Narrated by: Ann Patchett
    • Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,534
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,375
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,360

    Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder and Bel Canto examines her deepest commitments: to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Entertaining, engrossing, and elucidative essays

    • By Bonny on 01-07-14
    This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

    By: Ann Patchett

    Trick Mirror Audiobook By Jia Tolentino cover art
    • Trick Mirror

    • Reflections on Self-Delusion
    • By: Jia Tolentino
    • Narrated by: Jia Tolentino
    • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,797
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,518
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 1,500

    Jia Tolentino is a peerless voice of her generation, tackling the conflicts, contradictions, and sea changes that define us and our time....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Couldn’t stop listening

    • By Alice on 08-25-19
    Trick Mirror

    By: Jia Tolentino

    The Great Shark Hunt Audiobook By Hunter S. Thompson cover art
    • The Great Shark Hunt

    • Strange Tales from a Strange Time
    • By: Hunter S. Thompson
    • Narrated by: Scott Sowers
    • Length: 29 hrs and 6 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 356
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 293
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 296

    Originally published in 1979, the first volume of the best-selling "Gonzo Papers" is now back in print....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • WORST NARRATION I'VE EVER HEARD ON AUDIBLE

    • By william d johnson on 07-11-20
    The Great Shark Hunt

    By: Hunter S. Thompson

    Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World Audiobook By Barry Lopez, Rebecca Solnit - introduction cover art
    • Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World

    • Essays
    • By: Barry Lopez, Rebecca Solnit - introduction
    • Narrated by: James Naughton, Rebecca Solnit
    • Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 10
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 8
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 7

     

    An ardent steward of the land, fearless traveler, and unrivaled observer of nature and culture, Barry Lopez died after a long illness on Christmas Day 2020. The previous summer, a wildfire had consumed much of what was dear to him in his home place and the community around it....

    • 3 out of 5 stars
    • Uneven

    • By Scott Klinger on 06-23-22
    Embrace Fearlessly the Burning World

    By: Barry Lopez, and others

    What My Mother and I Don't Talk About Audiobook By Michele Filgate cover art
    • What My Mother and I Don't Talk About

    • Fifteen Writers Break the Silence
    • By: Michele Filgate
    • Narrated by: Michele Filgate, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Roger Casey, and others
    • Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 163
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 127
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 125

    As an undergraduate, Michele Filgate started writing an essay about being abused by her stepfather. It took her more than a decade to realize that she was actually trying to write about how this affected her relationship with her mother....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Now I’m healing

    • By wonderwoman0414 on 08-24-21
    What My Mother and I Don't Talk About

    By: Michele Filgate

    Burning Questions Audiobook By Margaret Atwood cover art
    • Burning Questions

    • Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004 to 2021
    • By: Margaret Atwood
    • Narrated by: Margaret Atwood, full cast
    • Length: 19 hrs
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 26
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 23
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 23

    In this brilliant selection of essays, the author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments offers her funny, erudite, endlessly curious, and uncannily prescient take on everything from debt and tech to the climate crisis and freedom and how to define granola....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • A delicious box of chocolates

    • By Christine Currie on 03-23-22
    Burning Questions

    By: Margaret Atwood

    The Cool Side of My Pillow Audiobook By Bruce Campbell cover art
    • The Cool Side of My Pillow

    • A Book of Essays
    • By: Bruce Campbell
    • Narrated by: Bruce Campbell
    • Length: 2 hrs and 36 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 373
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 337
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 336

     

    The Cool Side of My Pillow is a collection of essays. Don’t let that fancy word fool you. I’m not trying to get highbrow or rant myself blue, but there are experiences and observations outside of the entertainment industry that I feel are worth sharing....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Bruce, the King

    • By Christopher Robert on 02-11-21
    The Cool Side of My Pillow

    By: Bruce Campbell

    But What If We're Wrong? Audiobook By Chuck Klosterman cover art
    • But What If We're Wrong?

    • Thinking About the Present as If It Were the Past
    • By: Chuck Klosterman
    • Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman, Fiona Hardingham
    • Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4 out of 5 stars 1,374
    • Performance
      4 out of 5 stars 1,226
    • Story
      4 out of 5 stars 1,221

    But What If We're Wrong? visualizes the contemporary world as it will appear to those who'll perceive it as the distant past....

    • 4 out of 5 stars
    • Another bad review for the narrator

    • By Matty N on 06-13-16
    But What If We're Wrong?

    By: Chuck Klosterman

    On the Genealogy of Morals Audiobook By Friedrich Nietzsche cover art
    • On the Genealogy of Morals

    • A Polemic
    • By: Friedrich Nietzsche
    • Narrated by: Duncan Steen
    • Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      4.5 out of 5 stars 400
    • Performance
      4.5 out of 5 stars 358
    • Story
      4.5 out of 5 stars 351

    In On the Genealogy of Morals, Nietzsche furthers his pursuit of a clarity that is less tainted by imposed prejudices....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • An Essential Precursor to Evolutionary Psychology

    • By James on 02-08-17
    On the Genealogy of Morals

    By: Friedrich Nietzsche

    Patriarchy Blues Audiobook By Frederick Joseph cover art
    • Patriarchy Blues

    • Reflections on Manhood
    • By: Frederick Joseph
    • Narrated by: Preston Butler III, Novell Jordan
    • Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
    • Unabridged
    • Overall
      5 out of 5 stars 22
    • Performance
      5 out of 5 stars 20
    • Story
      5 out of 5 stars 20

     

    In this thought-provoking collection of essays, poems, and short reflections, Frederick Joseph contemplates these questions and more as he explores issues of masculinity and patriarchy from both a personal and cultural standpoint....

    • 5 out of 5 stars
    • Brilliant

    • By Anonymous User on 06-06-22
    Patriarchy Blues

    By: Frederick Joseph

    Consider the Lobster (A Story from Consider the Lobster) Audiobook By David Foster Wallace cover art
    • Consider the Lobster (A Story from Consider the Lobster)

    • And Other Essays
    • By: David Foster Wallace
    • Narrated by: David Foster Wallace, Robert Petkoff
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    • Unabridged
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