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Mark Twain
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The Mississippi River, known as “America’s River” and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture. The popularity of Twain’s steamboat and steamboat pilot on the ever-changing Mississippi has endured for over a century. A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author.
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Whispersync deal
- By Ben on 09-11-14
By: Mark Twain
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The Places in Between
- By: Rory Stewart
- Narrated by: Rory Stewart
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In January 2002, Rory Stewart walked across Afghanistan, surviving by his wits, his knowledge of Persian dialects and Muslim customs, and the kindness of strangers. By day, he passed through mountains covered in nine feet of snow, hamlets burned and emptied by the Taliban, and communities thriving amid the remains of medieval civilizations. By night he slept on villagers' floors, shared their meals, and listened to their stories of the recent and ancient past.
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A Brilliant Work of Nonfiction
- By K Shaneyfelt on 01-26-07
By: Rory Stewart
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Autobiography of Mark Twain, Volume 1
- The Complete and Authoritative Edition
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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The year 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Twain’s death. In celebration of this important milestone, here, for the first time, is Mark Twain’s uncensored autobiography, in its entirety, exactly as he left it. This major literary event offers the first of three volumes and presents Mark Twain’s authentic and unsuppressed voice, brimming with humor, ideas, and opinions, and speaking clearly from the grave, as he intended.
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Not what I was expecting...
- By SHolland10 on 01-30-11
By: Mark Twain
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The Mark Twain Complete Collection
- All 12 Novels; The Complete Short Stories; Travel Writing; Essays; and Chapters from My Autobiography
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Nathan Osgood, Ian Porter, Kenneth Jay, and others
- Length: 280 hrs and 21 mins
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This audiobook, read by Audie award-winning narrators, includes unabridged recordings of all Mark Twains's greatest works: 12 novels; over 120 of his beloved short stories; Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.
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An Incredible Twain Collection with A* Narration!
- By James on 08-13-24
By: Mark Twain
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Figures in a Landscape
- People and Places
- By: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances, from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively these pieces offer a fascinating portrait of the author himself, his extraordinary life and his restless and ever-curious mind.
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GOOD AS USUAL
- By JK on 08-23-24
By: Paul Theroux
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Crime and Punishment (Recorded Books Edition)
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 25 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment is universally regarded as one of literature's finest achievements, as the great Russian novelist explores the inner workings of a troubled intellectual. Raskolnikov, a nihilistic young man in the midst of a spiritual crisis, makes the fateful decision to murder a cruel pawnbroker, justifying his actions by relying on science and reason, and creating his own morality system. Dehumanized yet sympathetic, exhausted yet hopeful, Raskolnikov represents the best and worst elements of modern intellectualism. The aftermath of his crime and Petrovich's murder investigation result in an utterly compelling, truly unforgettable cat-and-mouse game. This stunning dramatization of Dostoevsky's magnum opus brings the slums of St. Petersburg and the demons of Raskolnikov's tortured mind vividly to life.
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Masterful narration of a masterpiece
- By John on 07-30-08
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, and others
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The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
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Audible presents a special edition of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde narrated by Richard Armitage. With Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Richard Armitage tells the story of a conflicted man who seeks a remedy to free the monster inside him from the clutches of his conscience. Following his celebrated performance of David Copperfield, Armitage delivers another powerhouse performance as the narrator of this Gothic tale.
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Changed my understanding of processing literature
- By Brent W on 11-02-17
Take a lazy weekend to savor this book. There's a lot here. Twain weaves humor, history, and first hand experience into a tale that one should not miss.
Maybe I'm Biased
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Don't miss this classic!!!
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Several laughs per page...so to speak...
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I didn't find the problems with audio quality that others reported. I agree that Fraley's recording of "Huckleberry Finn" is a superior piece of work, but Norman Dietz does a great job on this one. He's droll, unassuming, loquacious, and endearing, and he adopts one of a variety of other voices at the drop of a hat. My one complaint would be a certain breathiness of delivery -- occasional rapid delivery punctuated by sharp intakes of breath. I think this is partly a matter of recording age and technology: I find that occurring less often on more recent audiobooks. In any case, for an audiobook that gave me this much pleasure, I have to give it five stars.
Hilarious
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If you live in the West or paln a trip out here, it is a great "Read" to understand the fabric and flavor of the area.
Roughing It
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Funny and Entertaining
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I only had one complaint about this recording. I'm sure everyone has seen jokes that get passed around the office, Xeroxed and faxed over and over until they're almost unreadable. This recording reminded me of that. The quality is extremely poor. If I had known about the audio quality beforehand, I wouldn't have purchased this recording.
Always a favorite
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If you could sum up Roughing It in three words, what would they be?
1800's Fun AdventureWhat did you like best about this story?
I personally enjoyed the part about his travels in Lake Tahoe.What about Norman Dietz’s performance did you like?
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Mark Twain = ClassicTwain is a funny man
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Hilarious and well read!
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One of Twain's best books
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