Larry A. Jasek
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Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Dave Hill, Jessica Conrad, Sean Keane, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Phoebe Robinson, David Spade, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 42 mins
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Are the kids asleep? Yes? Good. This one isn’t for them. Now, if your weary, grown-up mind has been searching for a snarkier alternative to your favorite childhood tales, this Audible Original, hosted by Nick Offerman (Parks & Recreation), will scratch that itch - and then some. Enjoy a hilarious collection of short stories, featuring performances from the likes of Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong), Tony Hale (Veep), Patton Oswalt (The Goldbergs), and David Spade (Saturday Night Live).
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It's Just...Alright.
- By Chelsea on 06-10-19
- Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Dave Hill, Jessica Conrad, Sean Keane, Matt Lieb, Gretchen Enders, Guy Branum, Brent Weinbach
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Phoebe Robinson, David Spade, Maria Bamford, Patton Oswalt, Wyatt Cenac, Tommy Chong, Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Natasha Leggero, John O’Hurley, Nick Thune, Brent Weinbach
Cynical at Best
Reviewed: 08-29-19
Play ons of classic stories. Humorous at times and always cynical. Not a bad filler book.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- By: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook. One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country.
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A gift to be treasured
- By David Shear on 07-09-14
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- By: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
Timeless Classic
Reviewed: 08-29-19
Well-chosen performer. Written from the perspective of the little girl, Sissy Spacek puts you in the story.
If you are a millennial, don't equate this original book to the movie adaptation. There is so much more to the story than the unfortunate events of the black man who is wrongfully and unjustly accused of rape.
This is a story of Prejudice, Racism and above all, Good and Evil. All seen through the eyes of children. Written in 1960, this story takes place in the 1930s. We as a nation have come a very long way.
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Needful Things
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 25 hrs and 11 mins
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Leland Gaunt opens a new shop in Castle Rock called Needful Things. Anyone who enters his store finds the object of his or her lifelong dreams and desires: a prized baseball card, a healing amulet. In addition to a token payment, Gaunt requests that each person perform a little "deed", usually a seemingly innocent prank played on someone else from town. These practical jokes cascade out of control, and soon the entire town is doing battle with itself. Only Sheriff Alan Pangborn suspects that Gaunt is behind the population's increasingly violent behavior.
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Please! No Distracting Keyboard Music
- By Andrea on 04-23-16
- Needful Things
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
I Liked It.
Reviewed: 08-29-19
Good Book - Good Twist throughout. Typical King. There just isn't a bad story in his mind.
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More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Make sure the kids aren’t around! Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the art of the children’s bedtime story. Nick Offerman presents this collection of 12 short stories written in the style of a classic kids' tale, but with a decidedly dark and adult approach. What really happened after Snow White died, from the perspective of the one medically trained dwarf? A naive wizard professor reports back from the trenches of an underprivileged school of magic. And much more!
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Probably not for everyone
- By Katie on 05-03-19
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, Dave Hill
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, Gary Anthony Williams
Neat Twist for the Twisted.
Reviewed: 08-16-19
Gotta love a vivid imagination. Each story is a unique twist on something familiar. Makes you look at "Are You My Mother?" with a smile.
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Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- By: Robert Leckie
- Narrated by: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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The celebrated 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific, winner of eight Emmy Awards, was based on two classic books about the War in the Pacific, Helmet for My Pillow and With The Old Breed. Audible Studios, in partnership with Playtone, the production company co-owned by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman, and creator of the award-winning HBO series Band of Brothers, John Adams, and The Pacific, as well as the HBO movie Game Change, has created new recordings of these memoirs, narrated by the stars of the miniseries.
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Should be required reading in high school
- By Randall on 04-03-19
- Helmet for My Pillow
- From Parris Island to the Pacific: A Young Marine's Stirring Account of Combat in World War II
- By: Robert Leckie
- Narrated by: James Badge Dale, Tom Hanks (introduction)
Great story of the time and struggel
Reviewed: 08-16-19
The only thing I didn't like is that I felt the writer tried to use a thesaurus to describe everything without using simple terms.
Great story of a terrible time. Thank you for your service.
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The Dark Half
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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Thad Beaumont would like to say he is innocent. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the twisted imagination that produced his best-selling novels. He'd like to say he has nothing to do with the series of monstrous murders that keep coming closer to his home. But how can Thad deny the ultimate embodiment of evil that goes by the name he gave it - and signs its crimes with Thad's bloody fingerprints?
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Sparrows
- By Tyler Schnabel on 08-22-16
- The Dark Half
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Great King
Reviewed: 08-16-19
I liked it all. Interesting twists. Good book and a good listen overall.
If you like King you'll love this.
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Blood and Smoke
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
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This collection of short stories from the master of modern fiction is available only as an audiobook. In Blood and Smoke, Stephen King takes us inside a world of yearning and paranoia, isolation and addiction. It is the world of the smoker. In this audio-only collection, the now politically incorrect habit plays a key role in the fates of three different men.
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If you have Everything's Eventual skip this one
- By Lee R on 12-10-19
- Blood and Smoke
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Stephen King
Great Stories but you may have already listened.
Reviewed: 08-16-19
Pay close attention to the stories. I have already heard them in short story books by SK.
Either way, it's good stuff.
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A Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 33 hrs and 46 mins
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Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances....
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Terrible editing, though...
- By Kristie on 05-09-13
- A Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
Great Book
Reviewed: 08-15-19
When you read this you will understand why the show was a hit. With your imagination, you can see so much more.
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One Year After
- By: William R. Forstchen
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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One Year After returns to the small town of Black Mountain and the man who struggled to rebuild it in the wake of devastation: John Matherson. It is a thrilling follow-up and should delight fans in every way.
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Horrible Southern accent ...
- By E J Lee on 09-17-15
- One Year After
- By: William R. Forstchen
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Great Series
Reviewed: 08-15-19
If you haven't read One Second After, STOP!! start with that.
This is a great series.
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The Final Day
- By: William R. Forstchen
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
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The highly anticipated follow-up to William R. Forstchen's New York Times best-sellers, One Second After and One Year After, The Final Day immerses listeners once more in the story of our nation's struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and terror.
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The narrator didn't ruin it for me..
- By shelley on 01-04-17
- The Final Day
- By: William R. Forstchen
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Great Conclusion
Reviewed: 08-15-19
Great Conclusion to the series.
This whole series was a great listen/read. Love the story line.
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