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"“The Hermit’s Story,” a short story by Rick Bass, brings readers to a remote, mountainous place where two couples are having Thanksgiving dinner together. Up in the mountains, things are always quiet. In the valley below, one can usually find the hustle and bustle of a town—but not this Thanksgiving. The power is out, and a deep, dark peace holds the land. This selection is part of the full length audiobook, "Storm: Stories of Survival From Land and Sea.""
Rick Bass (Author), Gary Telles (Narrator)
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An Audio Bundle: Storm & Deep Blue
"Most people associate storms and other big weather with death-with the kind of force that makes each of us wonder about life, and time and the nature of our surroundings. Some people go out looking for bad weather or go to places where they're likely to encounter it. Others have the misfortune of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. Still, the stories in Storm have more to say than that. They tell us about what happens when people find that treacherous weather-or when it finds them-and we are reminded of the fragility of life, the capriciousness of Nature's will, and how little we can do when both cross paths. In Deep Blue, for those who dare, things often go wrong under the sea. Such tragedies, spurred by the booming interest in the Titanic and the Andrea Doria, have been the focus of tremendous literature form the world's finest authors. Deep Blue offers compelling tales of shipwrecks and salvage, submarine adventure and free diving, nautical survival and cannibalism."
Farley Mowat, Gordon Chaplin, Herman Melville, Jack Lemoyne, Jack London, John Muir, John Vaillant, Michael Groom, Nathaniel Philbrick, Patrick O'brian, Philip Ashton, Richard Byrd, Rick Bass, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rockwell Kent, Sebastian Junger, Stephen Crane, Whitney Balliett (Author), Barrett Whitener, Gary Telles, Nick Sampson, Richard Rohan, Rick Foucheux, Terence Aselford (Narrator)
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The Traveling Feast: On the Road and at the Table with My Heroes
"Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this 'rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute' (New York Times Book Review). From his bid to become Eudora Welty's lawn boy to the time George Plimpton offered to punch him in the nose, lineage has always been important to Rick Bass. Now at a turning point -- in his midfifties, with his long marriage dissolved and his grown daughters out of the house -- Bass strikes out on a journey of thanksgiving. His aim: to make a memorable meal for each of his mentors, to express his gratitude for the way they have shaped not only his writing but his life. The result, an odyssey to some of America's most iconic writers, is also a record of self-transformation as Bass seeks to recapture the fire that drove him as a young man. Along the way we join in escapades involving smuggled contraband, an exploding grill, a trail of blood through Heathrow airport, an episode of dog-watching with Amy Hempel in Central Park, and a near run-in with plague-ridden prairie dogs on the way to see Lorrie Moore, as well as heartwarming and bittersweet final meals with the late Peter Matthiessen, John Berger, and Denis Johnson. Poignant, funny, and wistful, The Traveling Feast is a guide to living well and an unforgettable adventure that nourishes and renews the spirit."
Rick Bass (Author), Rick Bass (Narrator)
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"Author Rick Bass has won the Pushcart Prize and the O. Henry and PEN/Nelson Algren Awards for his short fiction. With The Diezmo he crafts a stirring novel that sheds light on an extraordinary but little-known episode of Texas history. When Sam Houston organizes an attack into Mexico, the gloryseeking Texans are overwhelmed. Captured, they face the terrible Diezmo-a game of chance that ensures every 10th man will be killed."
Rick Bass (Author), Brian Reddy (Narrator)
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"Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones. - Rick Bass's 'Fires' performed by Ted Marcoux In the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love. - Padgett Powell's 'The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping' performed by Christina Pickles An eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds love. - Laurie Colwin's 'The Lone Pilgrim' performed by Hope Davis A New York artist longs for love and marital domesticity. - E. Nesbit's 'Melisande' performed by Jane Curtin A delicious fairy tale about a princess with a terrible curse. - Edna O'Brien's 'Violets' performed by Fionnula Flanagan A subtle portrait of a woman caught in an impossible affair. - Maile Meloy's 'Travis, B.' performed by William Hurt A Western love story between a lonesome cowboy and a city gal."
Edith Nesbit, Edna O'Brien, Laurie Colwin, Maile Meloy, Padgett Powell, Rick Bass (Author), Christina Pickles, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Jane Curtin, Ted Marcoux, William Hurt (Narrator)
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Storm: Stories of Survival from Land, Sea and Sky
"The stories in Storm tell us what happens when people find treacherous weather--or when it finds them. We are reminded of the fragility of life, the capriciousness of Nature's will, and how little we can do when both cross paths."
Jack London, Rick Bass, Sebastian Junger (Author), Gary Telles, Nick Sampson, Rick Foucheux, Terence Aselford (Narrator)
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