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Title: An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge

Author: Ambrose Bierce

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-17-15

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The Civil War. A man condemned to die. Does he escape and return to his wife and children?

Ambrose Bierce's best-known story, the inspiration for a popular episode of The Twilight Zone, films and songs.

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Title: The Awakening

Author: Kate Chopin

Narrator: Caitlin Flaxman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-15

Publisher: A.R.N. Publications

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

The Awakening, written by American novelist Kate Chopin, revolves around a young wife and mother, Edna Pontellier, who grapples with her burgeoning awareness of self in late 19th century Louisiana. Through a series of encounters with fellow women and a select assortment of men, she finds herself questioning the entirety of her existence at a time when thinking outside the box was something of an anomaly.

Chopin herself explored the theme of feminism in a most pioneering manner, a fact which makes the puissance of the story all the more detectable. Through vivid imagery and remarkably thorough character development and analysis, The Awakening is a portal to another world, another time; serving as a stirring glimpse into one woman's evolution of spirit and the subsequent unraveling of her foundations.

Members Reviews:

An actual good classic

I am a 31 year old man, and while I don't think anyone would consider me a "manly man", I'm also far from the type of person people would think would enjoy this book. It's the metamorphosis of a reserved typical (for the time) caterpillar of a woman who grows or "awakens" into a free spirited, ambitious, outspoken, independent woman.

The writing is awesome. In the beginning I really didn't care for the plot much but wanted to give it a try because it's considered a classic and was very controversial for the time. For about the first 30% I really wasn't excited to pick it up and read it, but every time I did, I really enjoyed reading it just because of how well it was written. Then the metamorphosis begins, and I really think there's no better word to describe the change that Kate Chopin masterfully (and I've never once used that word) portrayed. And I love reading that old-time English, but a lot of books it's so old that it's barely understandable to me. This was a perfect mix to me. It had me trying to speak like that since I've finished.

All that said, I can easily see why someone would be turned off by the plot (though not angry at it as so many seem to be) since it's very plain and simple. But if you give it a chance, the writing and the beautiful way she makes the character grow and change is well worth whatever problems you have with it.

No Wonder Men Were Horrified by This Book!

Pssstâ.Want to read a book that was so scandalous when it was published that critics vilified it as "morbid, vulgar and disagreeable"? But that's not the worst of it. Those same critics were most horrified by its amoral portrayal of adultery.

Published in 1899, this classic feminist work by Kate Chopin is now considered one of the great American novels, focusing on a woman's sudden blossoming of sexual passion as it conflicts with all the things proper society expects of her. Edna, age 28, is married with two children and living an upper class life in New Orleans with summers spent on Grand Isle. Over the course of six months, she discovers not only the power of lust and love, but also the power within herself to be an independent woman. No wonder men were horrified by this book.

Brilliant. An author before her time

What can I say about Kate Chopin that hasn't already been said more eloquently? Her writing leaps from the pages. Her characters are no mere sketches, but real people with hearts and minds and life.

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Title: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn [Phoenix Books Edition]

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Wil Wheaton

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 01-14-15

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Huckleberry Finn - the casual rebel, the homeless waif, the sometime liar and thief - finds, for the first time in his life, a sense of responsibility, acceptance, and love when he befriends a runaway slave named Jim. Fleeing down the Mississippi on a raft, the boy nobody wants faces his destiny and courageously violates social convention rather than betray the person who needs him most. TV and film star Wil Wheaton (Star Trek: The Next Generation) narrates the story of the legendary, barefoot hero who is synonymous with the free spirit of American boyhood.

Members Reviews:

Great

All time favorite author. Nobody captures Americana like Twain. If you're offended by this book, I'm offended by you!

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Title: Representative Men by Ralph Waldo Emerson

Subtitle: The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Summary, Analysis and Author Biography

Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Israel Bouseman

Narrator: Marlain Angelides

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-12-15

Publisher: AudioLearn

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the most influential figures in America during the 19th century. This audiobook, Representative Men, gives an account of how he understood genius, its place in society, its mechanism, and the historical accounts that supported his views. It is fitting that a man of such influence be remembered through his account of greatness in others.

In this work, he provides in this work a novel view of the function of history and intelligence. Emerson shows how the great men of history have stood upon the shoulders of those who have prepared the way. He poignantly explores the historical foundation necessary for works of genius to shine out and make a mark upon the times.

The full narration of this work is preceded by a lecture-by-lecture summary. The summary also includes a biography of Emerson himself, as well as background information about the work. Also included are an overview, synopsis, and analysis of the text. The summary is concluded by a section which explores the historical context, social impact, and criticisms of Emerson and his work.

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Title: Tarzan the Terrible

Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs

Narrator: David Stifel

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-11-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Tarzan's wife, Jane has been abducted by the German High Command. Hot on her trail, Tarzan discovers the lost Kingdom of Pal-ul-don. Home to strange races of man-like beings with tails and arboreal feet, Pal-ul-don teems with strange creatures, including the feared flesh eating dinosaur, the gryf. Intrigue, discoveries and adventure abound in this classic Tarzan adventure, number eight in the famous series by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

Members Reviews:

NEW Edgar Rice Burroughs title!

What did you love best about Tarzan the Terrible?

It's great to have a new ERB title to listen to. This is one of the great Tarzan stories (as good as anything ERB wrote) and finally available in audio.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Tarzan the Terrible?

The return of Korak and Jane's lone survival in the jungle.

What does David Stifel bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

David bills himself as "That Burroughs Guy" and he delivers with a quintessential performance of this ERB story.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes.

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Title: The Godfather

Author: Mario Puzo

Narrator: Joe Mantegna

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-14

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 32 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Tyrant, blackmailer, racketeer, murderer - his influence reaches every level of American society. Meet Don Corleone, a friendly man, a just man, areasonable man. The deadliest lord of the Cosa Nostra. The Godfather.

A modern masterpiece,The Godfather is a searing portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld. It is also the intimate story of the Corleone family, at once drawn together and ripped apart by its unique position at the core of the American Mafia. Still shocking 40 years after it was first published, this compelling tale of blackmail, murder, and family values is a true classic.

Critic Reviews:

"Here is all the classic material of Mafia mythology... spins a spell all its own" (The Times)

"The narrative bowls along... to keep readers turning pages all the way to an explosive showdown." (Daily Mail)

"The Godfather, one of the most entertaining and absorbing popular novels of the postwar period... Puzo's masterpiece" (Robert McCrum, Observer)

"Puzo's genius was to create a world so thick with personality and acknowledged rules of behaviour, along with its crime and violence, that reading his books becomes a seriously guilty pleasure" (New York Post)

"A splendid and distinguished blood saga of the Cosa Nostra, the American Mafia, and of the whirl created by five families of mafiosi at war in New York" (Sunday Times)

Members Reviews:

My first 5 out of 5

It is that good. Flawless performance and writing.

Ok how many more words do I n. Done.

Amazing Book and Narration

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

The book is already really good and the narrator really makes a good job with the speed and the different voices for the different characters.

The greatest

Easily the best audio book I've ever listened to. Id never read The Godfather before, and im so glad I came to it via this medium. The narrator was a perfect choice. Loved it. Sad it's finished. Nothing else will be this good from now on.

DO NOT MISS THIS!

I love this book. I first read it back in the early 70s, and have revisited it many times since. It's also one of my all time favourite movies, Coppola clearly realising that it needed no Hollywood-style embellishment in order to make it one of the truly great movies. No sprauncy 'moviefying' for FF-C, just a simple but powerful adaptation of the novel, that stands the test of time, and brought together some of the finest screen talents Hollywood has ever produced.

I've been waiting for this to appear on Audible for a long, long time - and this year Santa brought it to my inbox! Hip-hip-hooray. I've been lost in the world of the Corleone's all over Christmas - and I've loved it!

A powerful portrayal of the 1940s criminal underworld this masterpiece is also the story of the Corleone family, one of the biggest and most powerful families of the American Mafia.

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Title: What Is Man?

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Carl Reiner

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 11-20-14

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Locked in his desk for 25 years, this was Twain's most serious, philosophical, and private work. What Is Man? appears in the form of a Socratic dialogue between a romantic young idealist and an elderly cynic, who debate issues of mankind, such as whether man is free to act or is more of a machine, whether personal merit is meaningless given how the environment shapes us, and whether man truly has impulses other than to pursue pleasure and avoid pain. Colorful, irreverent, romantic, skeptical, a master of comic asides, a bittersweet humorist, and an unflinching critic of human affection, Mark Twain speaks to us across time with verve and wisdom.

Read by Carl Reiner, comedy legend and recipient of the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Members Reviews:

I'm 21, this shit was crazy. But I loved it.

This blew my mind. A real challenge to get through. it took a great deal of focus. I felt like a damn Japanese katana being folded onto itself hundreds of times over. It took me much more than just 3 hours to finish "What is Man" because it's concepts are just about as dense as a singularity. and yet, if you allow yourself to actively listen, you will because truly amazed too. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to study and learn more about Mark Twain, the jesting genuine genius.

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Title: The Three Golden Apples: A Story of Hercules

Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Narrator: David Plinge

Format: Unabridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-16-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Nathaniel Hawthorne's retelling of the exploits of Hercules. In search of three golden apples, Hercules encounters the Old Man of the Sea, a six-legged man creature and the mighty giant, Atlas. For all ages, not too hard for younger listeners, and not too simple for older ones. From A Wonder Book for Boys and Girls.

Members Reviews:

A great story

this story I had read in school and had forgotten about its author as well as its style of telling. Enjoyed both the style of retelling as well as the story.

ok

I downloaded about 30 free books all at once and have not read but a few of them. Hoping to get them all read soon.

A fascinating tale of several adventures of Hercules

This is one of the many Greek classic tales that Nathaniel Hawthorne, the great novelist of mid-nineteenth century New England retold to be enjoyed by children. It is the classic âThe Garden of Hesperides,â one of the many tales about the Greek hero Hercules, although Hawthorne adds suspense to the tale by not revealing that the hero is Hercules until part of the story has been told. It is a tale that children will enjoy.

Many people looked for the famed garden, but none found it; in fact some who went searching never returned. In this tale Hercules went searching because his cruel cousin who was the king made him do it. The difficulty was that the garden was guarded by a dragon with 100 heads and Hercules, like the others, did not know where the garden was located..

Hercules protected himself by carrying a massive club. He wore a shaggy lionâs skin from a lion he had killed.

Hercules goes through many adventures in this drama and meets many strange but interesting people, including a group of damsels with whom Hercules stays for a while and tells them some of his many adventures. He also meets âThe Old Man of the Seaâ who can change his shape at will but who doesnât want to tell Hercules where the garden is. He also meets with others such as the giant who holds up the sky.

Children will find the tale fascinating. It is a great way to introduce them to classical literature.

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Title: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle

Author: Washington Irving

Narrator: Bob Neufeld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 09-18-14

Publisher: Spoken Realms

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

In these wonderful short stories, Washington Irving created two of the earliest, most endearing and enduring characters in all of American literature. Rip Van Winkle and Ichabod Crane (not to mention the Headless Horseman) will keep you smiling as they wrestle with the strange and fantastic forces, characters and events that baffle and terrify.

Members Reviews:

Short and good

Two really good short stories that were interesting to listen to and experience. I have never heard Rip Van Winkle before.

Bob reads like a great-grandfather in a good way

Bob reads like a great-grandfather in a very good way! It was as this story should be read.

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Title: Anthem

Subtitle: A Reader's Guide to the Ayn Rand Novel

Author: Robert Crayola

Narrator: Jon Diienno

Format: Unabridged

Length: 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-14

Publisher: Robert Crayola

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Classics, American Literature

Publisher's Summary:

Anthem has proven to be one of Ayn Rand's most enduring books. With this new guide, you can take your understanding of Anthem to a higher level. Included are: a biography of Ayn Rand, detailed chapter summaries and analysis, examination of the book's context and history, and much more in a concise and easy-to-understand format, making this the essential guide to help you navigate Ayn Rand's Anthem.

Members Reviews:

One Star

Not a good price for the product.