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Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness (Great Authors)
Joseph Conrad
In Audio, 2004
Great Reading of a Great Book
This is an excellent reading. Cosham, the reader, is a trained actor, and has a good sense of performance. My intial reaction was that Cosham's reading wasn't "salty" enough for Marlow, but as it went on I realized that a highly showy performance would have worn thin ...
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The Red Badge Of Courage
Stephen Crane
In Audio, 2002
The Red Badge of Courage: A gripping novel of life and death in the Civil War
The Red Badge of Courage is a story written in the eyes of a young soldier in the Civil War. The story opens with a young soldier (Henry Fleming) preparing to leave his home to fight in the war. His mother is not ecstatic in his leaving, but Henry goes anyway. The ...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle: Library Edition (Unabridged Classics in Audio: Our American ...
Washington Irving
In Audio, 2003
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (America's Past)
Benjamin Franklin
In Audio, 2001
From printer's apprentice to internationally famous scientist, inventor, statesman, legislator, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin led a most remarkable life. Seldom is history so well articulated by someone who was there.
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The Wizard Of Oz (Children's Classics) (Children's Classics)
L. Frank Baum
In Audio, 2002
High approval on the Wizard of Oz
I joined Dorthy on her way to the wizard thinking it was going to be like the movie with Judy Garland, but there were different surprises such as a change of color of slippers and various tasks that had to be done. The book also describes the various lands and people ...
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A Christmas Carol (Classics for Young Adults and Adults)
Charles Dickens
In Audio, 2003
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The Call of the Wild (Classics for Young Adults and Adults)
Jack London
In Audio, 2003
Buck realizes his potential
Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bread harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential.
Buck (a dog ...
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Frankenstein
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
In Audio, 2003
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The Wind In The Willows (Children's Classics)
Kenneth Grahame
In Audio, 2004
Wind in the Willows on tape is terrfic!
My grandchildren and I listened to this while on a car trip, and we loved it. In fact, I wanted to listen even when they weren't in te car. hte writeup states that you might want to buy one for the children and another for yourself, and that's probably true. Very ...
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The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow & Rip Van Winkle (Unabridged Classics in Audio) (Unabridged Classics in Audio)
Washington Irving
In Audio, 2002
Good Version for Kids
This book is a good version to read to kids. The language is basic enough for kids to follow the plot. I plan on using it as a lesson on legends around Halloween time for my fourth grade students.
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The Call of the Wild (Adventure Classics)
Jack London
In Audio, 2002
Buck realizes his potential
Gold was found in Alaska, the rush to obtain it required a strong constitution and many dogs to do the work that horses usually did in the states. The environment bread harsh attitudes. Also in the testing of ones mettle one finds their true potential.
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Celtic Poets (Poetry in Audio)
In Audio, 2003
New, Unabridged on 2 CD?s; Shrinkwrapped. Narrated by Ralph Cosham. The poems of Yeats, Swift, Burns and other Celts. These poems by various authors present a fascinating fabric of a rich culture.
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The Humor Of Twain (Humor)
Mark Twain
In Audio, 2003
Perfect Capture
The narrator perfectly captures the western personality and expression of these pieces. Surely the greatest possible narration of the Twain's Humor.
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The Complete Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle
In Audio, 2005
Very entertaining
I do a lot of driving in my line of work, and these stories are perfect for it. The great thing about these is that the stories are so endearing as to never become tiresome. I can listen to them again after about a month and they are fresh again. Definitely worth the ...
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Walden (Adult Classics)
Henry David Thoreau
In Audio, 2004
Very well done.
I purchased these CDs for a long car trip, and thought they were very well done.
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