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Leonard Nimoy
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Evelyn Waugh
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A dark, vintage Evelyn Waugh tickler about a stranded jungle explorer forced to read Dickens aloud.
Selected Shorts is a weekly public radio show broadcast on over 130 stations to about 300,000 listeners. It is produced by Symphony Space and WNYC Radio and distributed by Public Radio International. The radio show is recorded live at the popular New York City stage show which began in 1985 and still enjoys sell-out audiences today at the Peter Sharp Theater at Symphony Space on Broadway and 95th Street in New York City. Selected Shorts is one of the premiere reading series in New York City. The Selected Shorts podcast consistently ranks as one of the most popular podcasts on iTunes.
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Guy Montag is a fireman. In his world, where television rules and literature is on the brink of extinction, firemen start fires rather than put them out. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television "family."
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As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her...before he finishes the job he started.
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Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.
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What listeners say about Selected Shorts: The Man Who Liked Dickens
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- Daniel Cascaddan
- 08-24-20
Leonard Nimoy
It is a cute story, and I liked it, but the thing I really liked, and the reason I bought it was Leonard Nimoy. I would pay to listen to him read the phone book! I wish that he had done more book narrations while he was alive. I have mostly never been "all broken up" over the death of famous people, but there are three exceptions, for me. David Bowie, Leonard Nimoy, and Neil Armstrong. I really wish all three were still alive. I will miss you for the rest of my life, Mr. Spock!
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- bb
- 03-20-15
Excellent Audio Work
Where does Selected Shorts: The Man Who Liked Dickens rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It is better than most. Good plot, Good narration.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Mr. McMaster is a very clever gentleman. He manipulates things to get Dickens read.
Which scene was your favorite?
The ending, but I don't want to give it away.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. The end was a little bit predictable, but it was well written.
Any additional comments?
Leonard Nimoy is an excellent narrator and does an excellent job in reading a story like he did all his professional work. RIP Mr. Nimoy,
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- Kristy Madden
- 11-28-15
A Haunting Tale
I really like this story and the way that Leonard Nimoy narrated it. Set in the wilds of South America during colonial times, it hauntingly captures the loneliness and isolation which western settlers must have felt. Very spooky too, with a surprise ending.
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- Patricia L. Schwatka
- 04-23-17
The man who liked Dickens
Very interesting story and very well read by Leonard Nimoy..
Long enough to tell an involved plot, but brief enough to keep your interest all the way through to the end.. I enjoyed it very much.
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-23-22
Nimoy really makes this amazing!
This caught my eye because of the Nimoy narration, and he really did a beautiful job! I got very involved and the minutes flew right by.
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- L. Kampp
- 04-21-19
A perfect Waugh tale.
Wished only that it had been longer. Mr. Nimoy gave a very nuanced narration of this darkly humorous story of desperation and alienation.
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- Kim
- 09-13-19
Enjoy Mr. Nimoy's live readings
Always enjoy listening to Mr. Nimoy read. He is sorely missed. Been a long time fan of his, ever since he played Mr. Spock on Star Trek.
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