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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall13,299
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Performance11,935
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Story11,868
A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".
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Reading from a new perspective
- By jb on 11-10-16
Nick Offerman's reading of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is, hands down, my favorite of the year. Yes, I'm a fan of the actor's work – I may even have his Parks and Rec character's \"Pyramid of Greatness\" displayed at my desk – but this isn't merely idol worship. There's a real warmth to Offerman's narration; a joyous quality that buzzes at the surface throughout and made the hearing of Twain's classic more personal. It's like that old customer service adage that a person can hear your smile over the phone; you can actually hear Offerman's appreciation and adoration for Tom, Huck, and Aunt Polly – for Twain's writing – in the telling itself.
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Romeo and Juliet: A Novel
- By: David Hewson
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,384
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Performance1,289
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Story1,284
It's a story you think you know: the age-old tale of "star-cross'd lovers"; two families at war; a romance, so pure and absolute, fated for a tragic end. It's a story so thoroughly embedded in our culture, and so frequently retold. Yet, nothing captures the spark, the possibility, and the surprise of Shakespeare's work quite like this....
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- By DPM on 12-13-16
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Zero K
- By: Don DeLillo
- Narrated by: Thomas Sadoski
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall400
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Performance349
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Story346
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Everybody wants to own the end of the world...
- By Darwin8u on 05-11-16
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I Am Brian Wilson
- By: Brian Wilson, Ben Greenman - contributor
- Narrated by: Fred Berman
- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall666
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Performance600
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Story593
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Surviving the Minor Keys in Life - Love Overcomes
- By Russell on 12-01-16
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Spill Simmer Falter Wither
- By: Sara Baume
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,233
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Performance1,113
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Story1,119
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Simply Beautiful
- By Sara on 03-14-16
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Romeo and Juliet: A Novel
- By: David Hewson
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,384
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Performance1,289
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Story1,284
It's a story you think you know: the age-old tale of "star-cross'd lovers"; two families at war; a romance, so pure and absolute, fated for a tragic end. It's a story so thoroughly embedded in our culture, and so frequently retold. Yet, nothing captures the spark, the possibility, and the surprise of Shakespeare's work quite like this....
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Wonderful, Imaginative
- By DPM on 12-13-16
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Zero K
- By: Don DeLillo
- Narrated by: Thomas Sadoski
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall400
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Performance349
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Story346
A New York Times Notable Book and New York Times bestseller, “DeLillo’s haunting new novel, Zero K—his most persuasive since his astonishing 1997 masterpiece, Underworld” (The New York Times), is a meditation on death and an embrace of life. Jeffrey Lockhart’s father, Ross, is a...
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Everybody wants to own the end of the world...
- By Darwin8u on 05-11-16
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- Length: 9 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall666
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Performance600
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Story593
As a cofounding member of the Beach Boys in the 1960s, Wilson created some of the most groundbreaking and timeless popular music ever recorded. With intricate harmonies, symphonic structures, and wide-eyed lyrics that explored life's most transcendent joys and deepest sorrows, songs like "In My Room", "God Only Knows", and "Good Vibrations" forever expanded the possibilities of pop songwriting.
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- By Russell on 12-01-16
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Spill Simmer Falter Wither
- By: Sara Baume
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,233
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Performance1,113
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Story1,119
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Simply Beautiful
- By Sara on 03-14-16