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Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a funny bone? What is John Updike's deal, anyway? And what happens when adult video starlets meet their fans in person? David Foster Wallace answers these questions and more in essays that are also enthralling narrative adventures. Whether covering the three-ring circus of a vicious presidential race, plunging into the wars between dictionary writers, or confronting the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the annual Maine Lobster Festival, Wallace projects a quality of thought that is uniquely his and a voice as powerful and distinct as any in American letters.
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In May 1987, Colorado Senator Gary Hart seemed a lock for the party’s presidential nomination and led George H. W. Bush by double digits in the polls. Then, in one tumultuous week, rumors of marital infidelity and a newspaper’s stakeout of Hart’s home resulted in a media frenzy the likes of which had never been seen. Through the spellbindingly reported story of the senator’s fall from grace, Matt Bai, Yahoo News columnist and former chief political correspondent for The New York Times Magazine, reveals the Hart affair to be far more than one man’s tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent writing and performance
- By S. on 12-06-14
By: Matt Bai
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The Great Gasbag
- An A-Z Study Guide to Surviving Trump World
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- Narrated by: Joy Behar
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Put down the knife, lock away the gun, lay aside the noose - Joy Behar is here to save you from suicide as she hot walks you through the next four years (two if we are lucky, less if liberal dreams come true). Besides despair, the sane response to the insanity in the White House is laughter. On her hit ABC daytime show The View, Joy has been blunt in her condemnation of the comb over-in-chief, and her words have electrified and inspired millions in the resistance for whom #notmypresident has become a rallying cry.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny and Smart !
- By MM on 10-29-17
By: Joy Behar
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Insane Clown President
- By: Matt Taibbi
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,040
Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy's uncertain future, by the country's most perceptive and fearless political journalist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Slow Motion Horror
- By Rick on 01-20-17
By: Matt Taibbi
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Arrogance
- Rescuing America from the Media Elite
- By: Bernard Goldberg
- Narrated by: Bernard Goldberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Abridged
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4 out of 5 stars 30
In his #1 New York Times best seller, Bias, Emmy Award-winning journalist Bernard Goldberg created a national firestorm when he exposed the liberal biases of the so-called mainstream media. Now, in his new blockbuster, Goldberg goes even further. He not only takes on Big Journalism, but offers a twelve-step program to help the media elites overcome their addiction to bias.
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4 out of 5 stars
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wow
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By: Bernard Goldberg
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The Speechwriter
- A Brief Education in Politics
- By: Barton Swaim
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- Unabridged
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 122
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Everyone knows this kind of politician: a charismatic maverick who goes up against the system and its ways, but thinks he doesn't have to live by the rules. Using his experience as a speechwriter, Barton Swaim tells the story of a band of believers who attach themselves to this sort of ambitious narcissist.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A well-written complainers guide
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By: Barton Swaim
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John Ortved's oral history is the first-ever look behind the scenes at the creation and day-to-day running of the television phenomenon known as The Simpsons, as told by many of the people who produce it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great Content, Awful Reading
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The Humor Code
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
Dr. Peter McGraw, founder of the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder, teamed up with journalist Joel Warner on a far-reaching search for the secret behind humor. Their journey spanned the globe, from New York to Japan, from Palestine to the Amazon. Meanwhile, the duo conducted their own humor experiments along the way-to wince-worthy, hilarious, and illuminating results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real research and a scientific theory of humor!
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By: Peter McGraw, and others
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Antisocial
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- By: Andrew Marantz
- Narrated by: Andrew Marantz
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- Unabridged
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 535
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 534
From a rising star at The New Yorker, a deeply immersive chronicle of how the optimistic entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley set out to create a free and democratic internet - and how the cynical propagandists of the alt-right exploited that freedom to propel the extreme into the mainstream.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing read!!!
- By Nick H on 10-23-19
By: Andrew Marantz
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The Time of Our Lives
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- By: Peggy Noonan
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- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
Peggy Noonan is one of the most brilliant and influential political thinkers and writers of our time. The author of five best-selling books ( What I Saw at the Revolution is now a classic), her column in The Wall Street Journal is a must-read for millions of Americans. Witty, incisive, and always original, Peggy Noonan is a conservative intellectual with wide-reaching appeal across the political spectrum. Now, for the first time, the best of Noonan's writing will be collected in one indispensable volume.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Ronald Reagan is God. Who knew?
- By Rick on 11-20-15
By: Peggy Noonan
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Clowns to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 179
Opinionated talk show host and columnist Michael Smerconish has been chronicling local, state, and national events for the Philadelphia Daily News and the Philadelphia Inquirer for more than 15 years. He has sounded off on topics as diverse as the hunt for Osama bin Laden and what the color of your Christmas lights says about you. In this collection of 100 of his most memorable columns, Smerconish reflects on American political life with his characteristic feistiness.
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1 out of 5 stars
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All about Smerc and who cares about the victims
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Rick Mercer Final Report
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Rick Mercer can always be relied on to provoke a strong reaction - but what he said one fall day in 2017 truly shocked Canada. In a rant posted on social media, the great Canadian satirist announced loud and clear that the 15th season of the Rick Mercer Report - the nation's best-watched and best-loved comedy show - would be the last. This volume brings together never-before-published rants from the last five seasons of the show, plus a selection of the very best rants from earlier years.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mercer Hits It Out Of The Ballpark
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A Slobbering Love Affair
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- By: Bernard Goldberg
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
According to Bernard Goldberg, the media crossed an important line in the 2008 presidential race, moving from their usual unthinking liberal bias to crass partisanship of the crudest kind, practically acting as spin doctors for the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. In A Slobbering Love Affair, his most provocative book yet, Goldberg demonstrates how the media launched an unparalleled effort to ensure the election of the man they regarded as the One.
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5 out of 5 stars
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spot on!
- By Eunice on 05-28-09
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Jonathan Pie
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- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Want to know more about history and politics? Then you should probably go and listen to a proper audiobook. Fancy a laugh at some smutty jokes? Then go and read Viz. But if you fancy a combination of the two, this is the audiobook for you. In Off the Record, bitter and twisted leftie news reporter Jonathan Pie picks 10 of the world's worst wankers and tears them apart. Here you'll find the answers to some difficult questions. With extra swearing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great laugh and you might just learn something
- By John Guest on 11-11-21
By: Jonathan Pie, and others
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The Enemy Within
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- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Michael Savage's powerful, unmatched mix of razor-sharp wit and explosive socio-political commentary has made him into a cultural phenomenon, becoming not only one of America's most popular radio talk-show hosts, but also a best-selling author. This is his latest assault on the corrosive effects of liberalism on American culture.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Still applies
- By gary lee johnson on 02-05-19
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The Ten-Cent Plague
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 875
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In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the bold, pulpy pages of comic books. The Ten-Cent Plague explores this cultural emergence and its fierce backlash while challenging common notions of the divide between "high" and "low" art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very frightening
- By Paul on 09-24-08
By: David Hajdu
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Long renowned as one of the smartest writers on the loose, David Foster Wallace reveals himself in Consider the Lobster to be also one of the funniest. In this program, he ranges far and farther in his search for the original, the curious, or the merely mystifying. He discovers the World's Largest Lobster Cooker at the Maine Lobster Festival and confronts the inevitable question just beyond the butter-or-cocktail-sauce quandary.
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David Foster Wallace was the leading literary light of his generation, a man who not only captivated readers with his prose but also mesmerized them with his brilliant mind. In this, the first biography of the writer, D. T. Max sets out to chart Wallace’s tormented, anguished, and often triumphant battle to succeed as a novelist as he fights off depression and addiction to emerge with his masterpiece, Infinite Jest.
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From the eerily "real", almost holographic evocations of historical figures like Lyndon Johnson and over-televised game-show hosts and late-night comedians to the title story, in which terminal punk nihilism meets Young Republicanism, David Foster Wallace renders the incredible comprehensible, the bizarre normal, the absurd hilarious, and the familiar strange.
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This book is not NOT a Datsun!
- By Darwin8u on 04-15-12
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Inherent Vice
- By: Thomas Pynchon
- Narrated by: Ron McLarty
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon - Private eye Doc Sportello surfaces, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era. In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre that is at once exciting and accessible, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the '60s, you weren't there. It's been a while since Doc Sportello has seen his ex- girlfriend. Suddenly she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with.
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Fun Pynchon, don't be afraid
- By Darryl on 08-21-09
By: Thomas Pynchon
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- Ben
- 11-06-19
Intriguing and thought-provoking
DFW is a much-missed treasure, a true genius whose compelling language and unmatched humor will never be replicated, never be forgotten. These thought-provoking essays range in topic and scope, useful reading and musing for all.
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-16-23
Amazingly captivating
The whole audiobook is a testament of its time. I love hearing David’s voice. The other voice actor is great too.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-24-21
Interesting but rather dated
David Foster Wallace wrote interesting essays, however some of the topics in this book didn’t quite resonate well with international reader. Some were too political, and felt dated as it was written in early 2000. But some topics were really interesting and worth listening too.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-03-17
Consider The Wallace
Narrator mislabeled: DFW with Robert Petkoff. Still a great collection. Rest In Peace Dave Wallace
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- Sarah D. Gallant
- 09-24-21
Brilliant writing
DFW is brilliant, witty, poignant and insightful. I highly suggest skipping the first story Big Red Son and checking out some of the others - The View from Mrs. Thompson’s or Up, Simba first. I am no prude but was pretty put off by aspects of Big Red Son and nearly DNF’d, which would have been a shame. The Audio formatting is pretty wonky and I would have preferred the chapters to have titles for easier skipping around or re-listening.
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- KNOT
- 10-05-18
An odd beginning but an enjoyable ride.
Excellent narration! and overall enjoy experience with each essay. Do I found myself hooked to the inner workings of the authors mind.
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- lnickelly
- 06-16-23
Good collection of his writings in one place
Performance is meh only because DFW narrates some of this work which is footnoted differently than the work the other narrator does. Other than that this was great.
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- raulhou
- 12-22-22
David Foster Wallace has the heart od god and the
There are so many essays in this collections of essays that you might never forget, like the one about 911 and the one regarding the biography of Dostoevsky. He was really the American treasure.
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- Michael Conrad
- 04-20-19
Perfect.
This is a great pick if you like to pop in and out on an audiobook. Entertaining essays on everything from the adult film industry to grammar.
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- A. Bowler
- 08-21-19
A great way to experience the genius of DFW!
As much as I admired and enjoyed Infinite Jest, I could not make it through. It was just too dense and hard to follow. Especially in audio form where you cannot just flip back pages to remind yourself of characters and things.
But I feel like this book has lots of the wisdom and humor that you get in Infite Jest while being much more accessible.
Ill admit setting this aside for a bit during the very long MCCain piece but I am so glad I went back to it.
The Consider the Lobster piece alone is worth the time investment. Wow, what a great essay, or whatever it is.
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