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Abridged Essays Audiobooks

The Best American Essays of the Century
Vol. 1
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

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, Richard Rodriguez, and more. "Outstanding, galvanic collection... [They] speak just as eloquently today as they did when they were first published."—Entertainment Weekly

Abridged, 4 cassettes, Essays, E4X766, 9780618127665, $25.00
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2002
Editor: Dave Eggers, Readers: Dave Eggers and others

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

Abridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E5X810, 9780618258109, $26.00
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The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003
Editor: Dave Eggers, Readers: Dave Eggers and others

Not your parents' idea of literature! From the eclectic to the ourtrageous, the impudent to the underground, this is a spectacular array of fiction, nonfiction, and humor, drawn from traditional and alternative magazines, selected by San Francisco high schoolers. Get your taste of the new from The Onion, Nerve.com, and Pindeldyboz – even Esquire and The New Yorker. "The best... It's fantastic. All of it."—St. Petersburg Times

Abridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E3X073, 9780618390731, ~~$26.00~~ Now $16.90
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Chuck Klosterman IV
A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas
Author/Reader: Chuck Klosterman, Chuck Klosterman

Welcome to 21st-century writing, from a man who defies convention and expectation. This remarkable collection includes essays that are true (pieces on bands), those that might be true (opinion pieces), and a work that might contain outright lies: a semi-autobiographical, previously unpublished short story he wrote in 2000. "He adopts a light, chatty tone and a brisk pace that nicely complement his text."—AudioFile

Abridged, 5 CDs, Essays, E5P429, 9780743554299, $29.95
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Don't Get Too Comfortable
Author/Reader: David Rakoff, David Rakoff

We all know about problems in the Third World. Rakoff instead focuses 180 degrees the other way, on our gilded-age First World insistence on overconsumption. This bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess, delves into our manic getting and spending. "[His] smart writing is elevated by reading his own material... hilariously imagined... His deadpan style and barbed observations bring more than a few targets down to earth."—Publishers Weekly

Abridged, 4 CDs, Essays, E4R335, 9780739323359, $16.95
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Idyll Banter
Weekly Excursions to a Very Small Town
Author/Reader: Chris Bohjalian, Chris Bohjalian

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

Abridged, 3 cassettes, Essays, E4R913, 9780739309131, ~~$25.00~~ Now $16.25
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Magical Thinking
True Stories
Author/Reader: Augusten Burroughs, Augusten Burroughs

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

Abridged, 3 CDs, Essays, E3U420, 9781593974206, $19.95
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