Hollywood and the Movies of the Fifties
By: Foster Hirsch
Narrated by: Foster Hirsch
Length: 36 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A fascinating look at Hollywood’s most turbulent decade and the demise of the studio system—set against the boom of the post–World War II years, the Cold War, and the atomic age—and the movies that reflected the seismic shifts
“The definitive book on 1950s Hollywood.” —Booklist
“Lavish. . . insightful, rich, expansive, penetrating.”... Read more
Kubrick
By: Nathan Abrams & Robert P. Kolker
Narrated by: Perry Daniels
Length: 24 hours 32 minutes
Abridged: No
The definitive biography of the creator of 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and A Clockwork Orange, presenting the most in-depth portrait yet of the groundbreaking film-maker.
The enigmatic and elusive filmmaker Stanley Kubrick has not been treated to a full-length biography in over twenty years.
Stanley Kubrick: An Odyssey fills that gap.... Read more
The Hobbit - Abridged
By: J. R. R. Tolkien
Narrated by: Bernard Cribbins
Length: 2 hours 27 minutes
Abridged: Yes
The BBC TV soundtrack of the acclaimed Jackanory multi-voice reading of The Hobbit. Broadcast to mark the 3000th programme of the much-loved children's series Jackanory, The Hobbit was transmitted over two weeks and 10 episodes in 1979. It told the gripping story of Bilbo Baggins and his band of dwarves, who are on a quest for the treasure... Read more
View audiobookNebulous: The Complete Series 1-3
By: Graham Duff
Narrated by: Mark Gatiss, Rosie Cavaliero, Graham Duff, Paul...
Length: 8 hours 20 minutes
Abridged: No
The hilarious cult comedy classic starring Mark Gatiss
The year is 2099 and planet Earth is in crisis. A change in its orbit has resulted in days being 25 hours long (except Thursday, which hasn't existed for over a decade) and the extra months of Janril, Febtober, and Marchuary. In a post-apocalyptic England, the cattle-clasm has wiped out the... Read more
Women of Walt Disney Imagineering
By: Karen Connelly Armitage, Becky Bishop, Maggie I...
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 7 hours 9 minutes
Abridged: No
A dozen female Imagineers recount their trailblazing careers! Capturing an era — and preserving the stories they have told their daughters, their mentees, their husbands, and their friends — a dozen women Imagineers have written personal stories from their decades designing and building the Disney world-wide empire of theme parks. Illustrated... Read more
View audiobookEverything Was Possible (Updated Edition)
By: Ted Chapin
Narrated by: Jonathan Groff
Length: 13 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
As the sole production assistant for Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, Ted Chapin had a front row seat for the creation of one of the most important American musicals of all time. He kept a detailed journal of his experiences, and his rich storehouse of
memories forms the core of Everything Was Possible, which itself has become a modern classic of... Read more
Mr. Men
By: Roger Hargreaves
Narrated by: Arthur Lowe
Length: 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Mr Funny's car is a shoe! It looks very funny when he drives to the zoo. But can he cheer up the animals? Mr Dizzy always gets things confused, until one day he happens upon a wishing well... Mr Bump tries his hand at many jobs, but keeps getting fired! Will he ever bump into one that's suitable for him? Mr Fussy is a fussy old fusspot who... Read more
View audiobookMr. Men Stories
By: Roger Hargreaves
Narrated by: Arthur Lowe
Length: 42 minutes
Abridged: No
Join Mr Messy, Mr Snow, Mr Daydream, Mr Bounce, Mr Mean and Mr Chatterbox in these six delightful tales for children and adults. Mr Messy is messy by name and messy by nature - until he meets Mr Neat and Mr Tidy! Mr Snow is magically brought to life by Santa at Christmas - and helps deliver the presents. Mr Daydream takes a daydreaming boy on... Read more
View audiobookCelebrity Shopper
By: Carmen Reid
Narrated by: Julie Maisey
Length: 8 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
She’s hit the big time…hasn’t she?Personal shopper, Annie Valentine, is presenting her own popular TV fashion series. But despite this being Annie’s dream job, success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and suddenly Annie is feeling the pressure!
Especially as boyfriend Ed is left at home looking after their brand-new twin babies, whilst Annie... Read more
Becoming Johnny Vegas
By: Johnny Vegas
Narrated by: Johnny Vegas
Length: 11 hours 45 minutes
Abridged: No
‘My name is Michael Pennington, and I am not a comic character. I’m often mistaken for one though. You might know him by another name. Johnny Vegas.’ From BBC Dickens adaptations to Benidorm and Ideal to the PG Tips ads, Johnny Vegas has become one of Britain's best-loved comic actors. But before he'd ever drunk... Read more
View audiobookIs this Anything?
By: Jerry Seinfeld
Narrated by: Jerry Seinfeld
Length: 6 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
The first book in twenty-five years from “one of our great comic minds” (The Washington Post) features Seinfeld’s best work across five decades in comedy.
Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub “Catch a Rising Star” as a twenty-one-year-old college student in fall of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and... Read more
Oscar Wars
By: Michael Schulman
Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
Length: 21 hours
Abridged: No
The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading... Read more
View audiobookFierce Poise
By: Alexander Nemerov
Narrated by: Alison Fraser
Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
A National Book Critics Circle finalist • One of Vogue's Best Books of the Year
A dazzling biography of one of the twentieth century's most respected painters, Helen Frankenthaler, as she came of age as an artist in postwar New York
“The magic of Alexander Nemerov's portrait of Helen Frankenthaler in Fierce Poise is that it reads like one of... Read more
Bossypants
By: Tina Fey
Narrated by: Tina Fey
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes
Abridged: No
Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL" (Sunday Telegraph).
Before Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she... Read more
On Freedom
By: Maggie Nelson
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 10 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
An expansive, exhilarating work of criticism by one of the most significant writers of our day.
So often deployed as a jingoistic, even menacing rallying cry, or limited by a focus on passing moments of liberation, the rhetoric of freedom both rouses and repels. Does it remain key to our autonomy, justice, and well-being, or is freedom's long... Read more
Being Henry
By: Henry Winkler
Narrated by: Henry Winkler
Length: 9 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This program is read by the author.
"Kindhearted and approachable Winkler shines in his narration of his memoir commemorating 50 years of showbiz work...An engaging and endearing memoir by a genuine Hollywood treasure whose work spans generations."—Library Journal
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry... Read more
It Came from the Closet
By: Joe Vallese & various authors
Narrated by: various narrators, Graham Halstead, Aven Shore,...
Length: 10 hours 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Through the lens of horror—from Halloween to Hereditary—queer and trans writers consider the films that deepened, amplified, and illuminated their own experiences.Horror movies hold a complicated space in the hearts of the queer community: historically misogynist, and often homo- and transphobic, the genre has also been inadvertently feminist... Read more
View audiobookAll The Beauty in the World
By: Patrick Bringley
Narrated by: Patrick Bringley
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
A best book of the year from New York Public Library, NPR, the Financial Times, Book Riot, and the Sunday Times (London).
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase to visit the... Read more
Subculture Vulture
By: Moshe Kasher
Narrated by: Moshe Kasher & Larry Wilson
Length: 11 hours 14 minutes
Abridged: No
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “hilarious” (Dax Shepard), “surprisingly emotional trip” (The Chainsmokers) through deep American subcultures ranging from Burning Man to Alcoholics Anonymous, by the writer and comedian Moshe Kasher
“Part history lesson, part standup set and, often, part love letter . . . Kasher’s ability to blend humor with homework... Read more
The 99% Invisible City
By: Roman Mars & Kurt Kohlstedt
Narrated by: Roman Mars
Length: 10 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
From the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast, comes a guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities. Narrated by Roman Mars, with a bonus Q&A and a Full Episode of 99% Invisible. Have you ever wondered what those bright, squiggly graffiti marks on the sidewalk mean?Or stopped to consider why you don't see... Read more
View audiobookLeonardo da Vinci
By: Walter Isaacson
Narrated by: Alfred Molina
Length: 17 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
The #1 New York Times bestseller from Walter Isaacson brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography that is “a study in creativity: how to define it, how to achieve it…Most important, it is a powerful story of an exhilarating mind and life” (The New Yorker).
Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo da Vinci’s astonishing... Read more
Burn It Down
By: Maureen Ryan
Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
Length: 13 hours 54 minutes
Abridged: No
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the YearIn this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the lid off patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions... Read more
View audiobookThe Lady from the Black Lagoon
By: Mallory O'Meara
Narrated by: Mallory O''Meara & Mallory O'Meara
Length: 9 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
2019 SCIBA Book Award Winner for Biography
A Hugo and Locus Award Finalist
Winner of the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award
The Los Angeles Times Bestseller
A Thrillist Best Book of the Year
A Book Riot Best Book of 2019
One of Booklist’s 10 Best Art Books of the Year
The Lady from the Black Lagoon uncovers the life and work of Milicent Patrick—one of... Read more
Freaks, Gleeks, and Dawson's Creek
By: Thea Glassman
Narrated by: Christine Lakin
Length: 9 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
The untold stories of seven revolutionary teen shows (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My So-Called Life, Dawson’s Creek, Freaks and Geeks, The O.C., Friday Night Lights, and Glee) that shaped the course of modern television and our pop cultural landscape forever.
The modern television landscape is defined by influential and ambitious shows for and... Read more