Art audiobooks

The Well of Creativity

By: Meinrad Criaghead

Narrated by: Joan Mauler

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

How can a radio interview with a visual artist convey the depth and richness of the images in her paintings? Listen and hear for yourself! From the mystical liturgical experiences of her Catholic youth to the creation of sacred space and ritual in her contemplative artist's life in the New Mexico desert, Meinrad Craighead describes the images... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 55 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 58 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 56 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Meeting of Minds

By: Steve Allen

Narrated by: Steve Allen

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

By “ assembling” some of the most fascinating figures in world history, Meeting of Minds provided a groundbreaking opportunity for audiences to be exposed to ideas by way of a medium not normally known for its intellectual vigor. Portrayed by actors, panelists engage in stimulating round-table discussions that were... Read more

Mozart

By: Marcia Davenport

Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Realistic, moving, engrossing, and positively brilliant, this biography recreates Mozart, the man and his music, against the background of the world he lived in. For Marcia Davenport, the research and writing of Mozart was truly a labor of love, during which she retraced every journey he made, saw every dwelling (then extant) in which he had... Read more

Lake Wobegon Loyalty Days

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

This is the live recording of the show that played to sold-out theaters across the country. As Philip Brunelle leads the Minnesota Orchestra, Garrison Keillor does what he does best: talks, tells stories, and ponders the experience of being Lutheran. It's a gentle mix of great music and down-home humor. Includes Keillor's popular parody, "A... Read more

My Gorgeous Life - Abridged

By: Dame Everage

Narrated by: Dame Edna Everage

Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dame Edna Everage, housewife and megastar— not to mention investigative journalist, social anthropologist, swami, and chanteuse— recounts her life and times. From her humble beginnings in the Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds to her marriage to Lord Norm Everage and her subsequent rise to megastardom, Everage recalls the... Read more

Don’T Worry--Be Happy

By: Marsha Sinetar

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Using the Hansel and Gretel myth as a metaphor for life, psychologist and writer Sinetar speaks to those who are attempting to live their deepest calling in the midst of a seductive world. She emphasizes the power of a positive view without being pollyannish, and stresses how optimism is essential for the creative process to unfold. Read more

More News from Lake Wobegon

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 4 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Successor to the best-selling News from Lake Wobegon, this collection of Garrison Keillor monologues includes 16 stories, grouped by theme: Love, Faith, Hope, and Humor. All are from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion.

Contents:
Rotten Apples; O Death; The Wise Men; A Trip to Grand Rapids; Truckstop; Smokes; The Perils of... Read more

News from Lake Wobegon

By: Garrison Keillor

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the best-selling spoken audio of all time, this is the original collection of Garrison Keillor monologues. Funny and touching, these 20 stories from original live broadcasts of A Prairie Home Companion follow the seasons in Lake Wobegon.

Contents:
Spring: Me and Choir; A Day in the Life of Clarence Bunsen; Letter from Jim; Fiction
Summer:... Read more

Extended Interview with Judith Jamison

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A 1990 interview with dancer Judith Jamison conducted by Charlayne Hunter-Gault. Read more

Goldwyn - Abridged

By: A. Scott Berg

Narrated by: Roddy McDowall

Length: 3 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

In 1895, teenager Schmuel Goldfisz left the Warsaw ghetto to become Samuel Goldwyn, one of the most acclaimed producers in Hollywood history. Among Goldwyn' s films are such classics as The Pride of the Yankees, Wuthering Heights, and The Bishop' s Wife— all famous for conveying the “ Goldwyn... Read more

The ArcHive Tapes: Cybermen

By: David Banks

Narrated by: David Banks

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

David Banks portrayed the Cyber Leader in BBC TV sci-fi series Doctor Who and wrote the best-selling book Doctor Who –Cybermen, illustrated by veteran sci-fi artist Andrew Skilleter. The ArcHive Tapes: Cybermen is a audio book based on that book, the hypothesised history of the cyber race, written and narrated by the Cyber Leader himself. This... Read more

Expressing the Inner Voice: Writing Your Way Through Crisis

By: Gabriele Rico

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Rico tells how through writing about deep feelings, emotions can take shape, come to the surface, and be clarified, instead of being repressed to emerge later as destructive behavior. Read more

Hollywood Anecdotes - Abridged

By: Paul F. Boller Jr.

Narrated by: Debbie Reynolds

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

What do legends Groucho Marx, Bette Davis, W. C. Fields, and Alfred Hitchcock have in common? They are just four of the luminaries mentioned in Hollywood Anecdotes, the definitive oral history of film's Golden Era. Educational and entertaining, here are authentic and apocryphal anecdotes about the American movie industry and various aspects of... Read more

Toni Morrison On Capturing A Mother's "Compulsion" To Nurture In "Beloved"

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 13 minutes

Abridged: No

KQED presents a report on photographer Anthony Friedkin and his efforts to document gay life more than 40 years ago. Friedkin's photographs were ahead of their time and most galleries wouldn’t show them -- until now. The culmination of Friedkin’s vision took 45 years, but it’s now being realized at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Read more

The Mermaid Man - Abridged

By: Marion Watson

Narrated by: AudioscapePlayers

Length: 2 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Viewing Hans Christian Andersen's boots and travelling bags at his museum in Denmark in 1986, triggered an idea for a script about his life to be done for Audioscape. His shyness and rather off-putting appearance did not win him many friends, yet eventually, the crown-heads of Europe solicited his presence. Millions since then, have... Read more

Extended Interview with Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In July 1987, Joanna Simon of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour interviewed Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane, co-founders of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. They spoke about their careers as dancers, their personal relationship, and Zane's diagnosis with AIDS. Read more

Extended Interview with Arnie Zane

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 45 minutes

Abridged: No

In July 1987, Joanna Simon of The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour interviewed Arnie Zane, co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. He spoke about his career as a dancer, his personal and professional relationship with Bill T. Jones, and his diagnosis with AIDS. Read more

Roast of the Town

By: Joey Adams, Phyllis Diller, Soupy Sales, Norm C...

Narrated by: Joey Adams

Length: 1 hour 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A hilarious collection of more than 700 jokes by comedians at the top of their game!Recorded live at the Friar's Club in New York City, this collection of stand-up routines features some of the greatest American comedians at the height of their comic skills. Presented by Joey Adams— and with introductions by television legends Milton... Read more

A profile of Jacques D'Amboise

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Pied Piper of Dance: Jacques D'AmboiseD'Amboise was a principal dancer for the New York City Ballet who altered American perceptions of male stereotypes and their roles in dance; he later became the founder of the National Dance Institute. This profile highlights D'Amboise's efforts to expose public school children to dance. Read more

Writing and Creativity

By: Gabriele Rico & Gerald Rosen

Narrated by: Michael Toms

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Here two writers share their own techniques for bringing forth creativity. The written word is the focus, and creativity in its totality provides the context. You will gather a rich treasure trove of insights and ideas about how to unleash your own creative potential. Read more