Art audiobooks

An Affair with Beauty: The Mystique of Howard Chandler Christy

By: James Philip Head

Narrated by: Pamela Almand

Length: 9 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Fame, fortune, and beautiful models—Howard Chandler Christy had them all.Christy was the most famous American painter of the Jazz Age, a time when an elite brotherhood of New York artists dominated the publishing world. Christy had eclipsed all of them with his “Christy Girl,” an idealized woman who redefined beauty, influenced fashion, and... Read more

Becoming Dr. Seuss

By: Brian Jay Jones

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 18 hours

Abridged: No

The definitive, fascinating, all-reaching biography of Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss is a classic American icon. Whimsical and wonderful, his work has defined our childhoods and the childhoods of our own children. The silly, simple rhymes are a bottomless well of magic, his illustrations timeless favorites because, quite simply, he makes us laugh. The... Read more

For These States And Cities, Funding College Is Money In The Bank

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

A majority of American college graduates leave school with tens of thousands of dollars in student loans. The issue of paying for college is so concerning that several 2020 presidential candidates have proposed forgiving student debt or making public colleges free. But as Hari Sreenivasan reports, some states and cities aren't waiting, and are... Read more

The Great Gildersleeve, Vol. 3

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve was a popular character appearing regularly on The Fibber McGee & Molly Show. On August 31, 1941, the character landed his own situation comedy show, The Great Gildersleeve, becoming radio’s first spin-off. Gildy moved from the town of Wistful Vista to Summerfield, where he raised his orphaned niece and nephew,... Read more

Fibber McGee & Molly, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Fibber McGee & Molly had a long and successful run on radio (1935–1959). The program showcased terrific comic and musical talent, headlined by its creators and stars, married couple Jim and Marian Jordan. Living in the fictional Midwestern town of Wistful Vista, Fibber was an American teller of tall tales and a braggart, usually to the... Read more

Gunsmoke, Vol. 3 - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 6 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: Yes

“Around Dodge City and in the territory out West, there’s just one way to handle the killers and the spoilers and that’s with a US Marshal and the smell of … GUNSMOKE!”Radio westerns were aimed at kids until 1952 when Gunsmoke hit the radio airwaves. Produced for adult listeners, the stories were grim, the deaths brutal, and life on the plains... Read more

The Stan Freberg Show - Abridged

By: Black Eye Entertainment

Narrated by: a full cast

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The Stan Freberg Show ran on CBS radio for only fifteen episodes in 1957. It starred comedian Stan Freberg and featured his stock company of performers: Daws Butler, June Foray, and Peter Leeds. It also featured singing star Peggy Taylor, the vocal stylings of The Jud Conlon Rythmnaires, and the musical direction of Billy May. Despite its short... Read more

Konrad Beikircher, Der Ludwig - jetzt mal so gesehen / Beethoven im Alltag

By: Konrad Beikircher

Narrated by: Konrad Beikircher

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Auch Genies haben Alltagssorgen und -freuden - die besondere Beethoven-Biografie. Ludwig van Beethoven - alle kennen ihn und viele kennen seine Werke. Aber wie hat er gelebt? Dank Konrad Beikirchers etwas anderer Biografie erfahren wir nun alles über den Alltag des berühmten Rheinländers im Wiener Exil.Koch, Familientier, erfolgloser Frauenheld,... Read more

Melinda Gates On Her Foundation'S Work And The Need To ‘Lift Up Women' Worldwide

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the world's largest private philanthropic organization, with an endowment of $50 billion. Melinda Gates plays a huge role in shaping its work, and her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, chronicles some of the inspiring men and women she has met through it. Judy Woodruff... Read more

Why Immigration Is A Focal Issue In South African Election

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In South Africa, voters will go to the polls Wednesday in an election that could present the strongest challenge to date for the ruling African National Congress. A recent wave of xenophobic attacks has put the issue of immigration front and center, amid growing frustration with high rates of unemployment and poverty. Special correspondent Fred... Read more

Tammy Pescatelli: #TBT

By: Tammy Pescatelli

Narrated by: Tammy Pescatelli

Length: 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Full of material that was never released and some classics, #TBT Throwback Tammy was recorded in a time this country had no division on laughter. Listening to this album is a peek into Tammy’s time capsule of comedy! Read more

Open Book Theater Management

By: Rafe Beckley

Narrated by: Rafe Beckley

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In the world of Fringe (or Off-Off Broadway) theater, a strong debate has been raging for years -when you're producing a low/no-budget production, how on earth can you make it happen and still treat everyone involved in an open, honest and ethical manner?Where do you stand with profit-share productions when you can't afford to pay Union... Read more

Jermaine Fowler: Give 'Em Hell, Kid

By: Jermaine Fowler

Narrated by: Jermaine Fowler

Length: 56 minutes

Abridged: No

Comedian Jermaine Fowler performs his first ever stand-up special, poking fun at his life in hilarious detail. From being raised by his young parents to growing up with a brother his family thought was mentally challenged. Read more

Tom and Viv

By: Michael Hastings

Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch, Full Cast & Lia Williams

Length: 1 hour 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the heart-breaking story of TS Eliot's marriage to Viv Haigh-Wood.

Michael Hastings' best known play charts the turbulent, doomed marriage of the young TS Eliot and the charismatic Vivienne Haigh-Wood. This moving, highly-charged study has been described as 'one of the most important plays of the 20th century'.

Stars... Read more

The Ancient Black Hebrews Vol IV: The Cover Up

By: Gert Muller

Narrated by: Becky White

Length: 1 hour 5 minutes

Abridged: No

This audiobook brings Unmistakable Proof of the Blackness of the Biblical Hebrews in image after image in full glorious colour! We were the FIRST to publish such a book at a time when most Black people had never seen these images! Also find out about the attempt to cover it up! This volume is a must read! Pomegranate Publishing, the only... Read more

Planet Trek fm #34 - Die ganze Welt von Star Trek - Abridged

By: Björn Sülter

Narrated by: Björn Sülter

Length: 1 hour 14 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Über Episode #34 Die zweite Staffel von "Star Trek: Discovery" geht mit "Such Sweet Sorrow,Part 2" ("Süße Trauer, Teil 2") zu Ende. Medienjournalist und Star-Trek-Experte Björn Sülter spricht in seinem Podcast "Planet Trek fm" mit dem Autor und Übersetzer Christian Humberg sowie mit Co-Pilot Moritz Wolfart über das neue Abenteuer und ordnet es... Read more

Families Of Colombia's Disappeared Endure ‘Never-Ending Grief’ And A Wrenching Search

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 8 minutes

Abridged: No

In Colombia, an estimated 83,000 people have been forcibly disappeared since 1958. But peace accords between the government and the FARC, the country’s largest guerrilla group, in 2016 mandated that finding the missing was a necessary step toward reconciliation. Special correspondent Nadja Drost reports from Colombia on how loved ones suffering... Read more

Philip Simon, Das Grundgesetz, gelesen und kommentiert von Philip Simon

By: Philip Simon

Narrated by: Philip Simon

Length: 5 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"Die Wu?rde des Menschen ist unantastbar" - so lautet der legenda?re und allgemein bekannte erste Artikel des deutschen Grundgesetzes. Doch wie geht es eigentlich weiter? Was steckt noch in diesem Werk, das unsere deutsche Verfassung bildet und somit unser ta?gliches Leben bestimmt? Eine Frage, die sicher nicht viele Bu?rger einfach so... Read more

Howie Mandel: Presents Howie Mandel at the Howie Mandel Comedy Club

By: Howie Mandel

Narrated by: Howie Mandel

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

This is Howie Mandel's first comedy special in over 20 years! After being a mainstay on the stand-up circuit for 40 years, Howie takes the stage at the comedy club that bears his name in Atlantic City, NJ. 8 out of 10 critics agree. Read more

Hold These Truths

By: Jeanne Sakata

Narrated by: Matthew Floyd Miller, Suzy Nakamura, Matt Walke...

Length: 1 hour 44 minutes

Abridged: No

During WWII in Seattle, University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi fights the US government's orders to forcibly remove and incarcerate all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast. As he struggles to reconcile his country's betrayal with his passionate belief in the US Constitution, Gordon begins a 50-year journey toward a greater... Read more

Hawaii: Diving into Its History and Culture

By: Kaliko Beamer-Trapp

Narrated by: Justine Willis Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Kaliko shares Hawaii’s history, culture, and the revitalization of its language. He talks of his experience of learning several languages and how doing so changed him into a different person. He shares the story of the revered cultural hero Aunty Nona who, after decades of restrictions, brought the sacred hula back from the repression of Western... Read more

How The Autobiography Of A Muslim Slave Is Challenging An American Narrative

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Omar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic and housed at the Library of Congress, where it “annihilates” the conventional narrative of African... Read more

Cruising Utopia

By: José Esteban Muñoz

Narrated by: Paul Boehmer

Length: 11 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

The LGBT agenda for too long has been dominated by pragmatic issues like same-sex marriage and gays in the military. It has been stifled by this myopic focus on the present, which is short-sighted and assimilationist.

Cruising Utopia seeks to break the present stagnancy by cruising ahead. Drawing on the work of Ernst Bloch, José Esteban Muñoz... Read more

Cinécdoque

By: Luis Alberto Reséndiz

Narrated by: Luis Alberto Reséndiz, Ana Ragazol & Fernanda S...

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Cinécdoque es el libro que los cinéfilos necesitaban para repensar el cine comercial, reflexionar sobre sus cambios y llevar más allá de la pantalla las conquistas del séptimo arte. Con prólogo de Fernanda Solórzano. «Los textos de Cinécdoque aportan una mirada profunda a películas y fenómenos que otros, desde la pereza, consideran ligeros. Más... Read more