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Author:
Louis Menand
Reader:
Ron McLarty
Format: 5
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As incisive and thought-provoking as the wide-ranging subject. This second volume in a projected three-volume intellectual history of America explores a variety of Americana, including TV networks, The New Yorker cartoons, RollingStone, Larry Flint, and why we dropped the bomb. By the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Metaphysical Club. "Cogent and clearly articulated... brilliant."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E5Z704
ISBN: 9781565117044
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Author:
Roger Kimball
Reader:
Christopher Lane
Format: 7
CDs
(Unabridged)
The managing editor of The New Criterion and an art critic for The London Spectator examines the current art scene with scathing intelligence, assuring us that most art is created out of the limelight by people uninterested in buzz or publicity. Eloquent and interesting. Particularly amusing are his dissections of art-show catalogspeak. "Witty, insightful, and inciting."—Artscope
Item #: L7B979
ISBN: 9780786189793
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Editor:
Joyce Carol Oates
Readers:
George Plimpton, Peter Kovner, Gloria Naylor, Peter Davison, Paul Beatty, Katha Pollitt, Kaye Gibbons, Donald Hall, Jorge Papo, Annie Dillard, Cynthia Ozick, and Gerald Early
Format: 4
Cassettes
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*A singular collection by the finest American writers of the 20th century. The 12 selections in Volume 1 include superb short works by Annie Dillard, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mark Twain, Robert Frost, Mary McCarthy, Zora Neale Hurston, RichardRodriguez, and more. "Outstanding, galvanic collection... [They] speak just as eloquently today as they did when they were first published."—Entertainment Weekly
Item #: E4X7665
ISBN: 9780618127665
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Editor:
Joyce Carol Oates
Readers:
Garrison Keillor, Maxine Hong Kingston, Jon Krakauer, N. Scott Momaday, and more
Format: 4
Cassettes
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*Eleven thoughtful, eloquent essays include works by such gifted writers as W.E.B. DuBois, John Muir, S.J. Perelman, Rachel Carson, Tom Wolfe, M. Scott Momaday, Maxine Hong Kingston, Gretel Ehrlich, William Manchester, Pulitzer Prize-winner James Agee, and an abridged essay by Joyce Carol Oates. "Outstanding, galvanic collection... [They] speak just as eloquently today as they did when they were first published."—Entertainment Weekly
Item #: E4X7672
ISBN: 9780618127672
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Editor:
Dave Eggers
Readers:
Dave Eggers and others
Format: 3
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This stuff flies under the radar – so low that your tradition-bound professor's never heard of it! A selection of the best literature from mainstream and alternative American periodicals, from Jane, Rolling Stone, The Onion, and Vibe to various other magazines and ’zines. Includes fiction as well as articles on popular culture and politics, profiles, and satire, even alternative comics. "Hip, eclectic... a strong collection."—Booklist
Item #: E5X810
ISBN: 9780618258109
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Author:
Zadie Smith
Reader:
Barbara Rosenblat
Format: 10
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A sparkling collection of the author's nonfiction on topics as diverse as literature, going to the Oscars, feminism, Obama, and Anna Magnani. Her probing analysis encourages listeners to consider the questions of identity, art, love, and vocation that so often go neglected. From the author of On Beauty and White Teeth. "[Rosenblat] brings clarity to each section in the collection... [She] could read a menu and keep her audience entranced, and with exceptional material like Smith's, she provides a high-quality listening experience."—AudioFile
Item #: E9F521
ISBN: 9780143145219
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Author:
Ariel Sabar
Reader:
Neil Shaw
Format: 7
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The true stories of ordinary people from starkly different backgrounds brought together by the strange romantic workings of New York's landscape.
Item #: E7B835
ISBN: 9781441768353
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Author:
Ariel Sabar
Reader:
Neil Shah
Format: 1
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The true stories of ordinary people from starkly different backgrounds brought together by the strange romantic workings of New York's landscape.
Item #: E1B8360
ISBN: 9781441768360
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Editor/Reader:
Paul Auster
Paul Auster
Format: 8
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Everyone has a story to tell, and NPR's National Story Project provides a sounding board for 180 personal, true-life accounts. These tales of blunders, coincidences, sorrows, and dreams offer a rare glimpse into the American soul. What's more, one of our staff has a story included! "A moving collection of stories that realizes the audio format's best possibilities."—Publishers Weekly
Item #: E8H411
ISBN: 9780060874117
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Author/Reader:
Chris Bohjalian
Chris Bohjalian
Format: 3
Cassettes
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Far from the madding crowd, the author of Oprah pick Midwives shares 12 years of his life in tiny Lincoln, Vermont. In columns written for the Burlington Free Press, he discusses his life and how America has changed. Rich with the experiences that come with being a parent, a child, and a spouse. "[He] reads with a gentle, self-deprecating tone... a pleasant diversion for hectic days."—AudioFile
Item #: E4R913
ISBN: 9780739309131
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Author:
Thomas Sowell
Reader:
Tom Weiner
Format: 9
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The economist and scholar unravels the world of intellectuals to illustrate an important social phenomenon: how thinkers mold a society. They leave an impact on people in every walk of life, even if these thinkers are basically unknown to the world at large.
Item #: E9B565
ISBN: 9781441715654
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Author:
Arnold Rampersad
Reader:
LeVar Burton
Format: 4
Cassettes
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*One of baseball's most celebrated players also played a pivotal role in the civil rights movement. Follow Jackie from the rural South, to his army court-martial for resisting segregation, life in the Negro Baseball Leagues, and his experience as the first player to break baseball's color barrier. "Remarkable."—Booklist
Item #: E4R0077
ISBN: 9780679460077
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Author:
Mark Twain
Reader:
Michael Anthony
Format:
Playaway
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Very few people know that Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) wrote a major work on Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work. He reached his conclusions about Joan's unique place in history only after studying in detail the accounts written by both sides, the French and the English. This is a fascinating and remarkably accurate biography of the life and mission of Joan of Arc.
Item #: EP7338
ISBN: 9781605147338
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Author/Reader:
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs
Format: 7
CDs
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He has a sharp eye and a tongue to match, and the combination is a hoot. The author of Running with Scissors shares more about his life, more about his skewed sense of humor, and it results in a contagiously funny, heartwarming, shocking collection. "[He] explores the outrageous side of life... [He] reads well; his perspective is witty, and his essays, appealing and agreeably shocking."—AudioFile
Item #: E7U421
ISBN: 9781593974213
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Peter Hyman
Peter Hyman
Format: 6
CDs
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If modern life seems complicated, let this almost-hip hipster help. Equal parts cultural anthopologist, amateur sexologist, and witty skeptic, he chronicles the promiscuity and perils of modern manhood with wry sophistication. Audie Award finalist. "[His] deadpan delivery is just right for the self-deprecating humor... laugh-out-loud funny... touching, pathetic, and hilarious."—Booklist
Item #: E8B588
ISBN: 9780786185887
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Author/Reader:
Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen
Format: 1
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*Moving and timeless selections that give voice to the public and private concerns of millions of Americans. Unabridged pieces from the Pulitzer Prize-winning, nationally-syndicated columnist who is one of the most admired writers of our time.
Item #: E1P638
ISBN: 9780671886387
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Author/Reader:
Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts
Format: 7
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In this 10th anniversary edition of her important work, the renowned ABC and NPR news correspondent explores significant issues confronting women today. This audiobook features a series of new profiles of achievers, including Nancy Pelosi,Katie Couric, and Michelle Rhee. She discusses the balance of work and family, diverse roles of women, and women's generational connections and distinctions.
Item #: E9H443
ISBN: 9780061774430
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Author/Readers:
Malidoma and Sobonfu Somé
Format: 2
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*Important lessons from the heart that are as fresh and relevant as they are ancient. The bestselling author of Of Water and the Spirit shares wisdom from the Dagara tribe of West Africa about intimacy, relationships, and marriage. Introduction by Alice Walker and Michael Meade.
Item #: E2X511
ISBN: 9781880155110
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Author/Reader:
Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell
Format: 10
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A collection of Gladwell's most provocative essays from The New Yorker. Includes the quest to create the perfect cookie; a dissection of Ivy League admissions and who gets in; a look at hair dye and the hidden history of postwar America; and the title piece, a profile of dog psychologist Cesar Millan. By the author of Outliers. "[He] displays an easygoing writing style and a sharp, critical mind."—Booklist
Item #: E9W915
ISBN: 9781600249150
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Author:
Annie Dillard
Reader:
Tavia Gilbert
Format: 3
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This collection of short essays illuminates the dedication, absurdity, and daring that is the writer's life. First published in 1990.
Item #: E4B983
ISBN: 9781441779830
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