Audiobooks narrated by John Rubinstein

"Once upon a time … Fairytales are a universal part of childhood. No matter what time or what place you grew up, you have at one point or another heard that classic phrase “once upon a time.” They are usually the first stories we ever hear or read. These types of tales set us up to understand the art of stories and storytelling, and they are certainly worth revisiting. Here in The Blue Fairy Book, the first of Andrew Lang’s beloved collections of classic fairy stories, you will return to the tales you already know like “Beauty and the Beast” and “Rumpelstiltskin,” tales you maybe remember a bit different like “The Story of Pretty Goldilocks” and “The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood,” and some you may never have heard of like “The White Cat” and “Prince Darling.” Lang is an author of multivolume history books about Scotland and English literature, and he is considered one of the top folklorists in England. In The Blue Fairy Book, he has compiled thirty-seven tales from Arabian Nights, Charles Perrault, The Brothers Grimm, Madame Leprince de Beaumont, and more, in a first-rate English language collection. Full contents: “The Bronze Ring”“Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess”“East of the Sun and West of the Moon”“The Yellow Dwarf”“Little Red Riding Hood”“The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood”“Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper”“Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp”“The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was”“Rumpelstiltskin”“Beauty and the Beast”“The Master-Maid”“Why the Sea Is Salt”“The Master Cat; Or, Puss in Boots”“Felicia and the Pot of Pinks”“The White Cat”“The Water-Lily. The Gold-Spinners”“The Terrible Head”“The Story of Pretty Goldilocks”“The History of Whittington”“The Wonderful Sheep”“Little Thumb”“The Forty Thieves”“Hansel and Gretel”“Snow-White and Rose-Red”“The Goose-Girl”“Toads and Diamonds”“Prince Darling”“Blue Beard”“Trusty John”“The Brave Little Tailor”“A Voyage to Lilliput”“The Princess on the Glass Hill”“The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou”“The History of Jack the Giant-Killer”“The Black Bull of Norroway”“The Red Etin”"

Andrew Lang (Author), Gabrielle De Cuir, John Rubinstein, Justine Eyre, Mirron Willis, Orson Scott Card, Paul Boehmer, Roxanne Hernandez, Stefan Rudnicki (Narrator)

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Open Season

"Brought to you by Penguin. The 40th Alex Delaware novel from the No. 1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense. In the middle of the night, Detective Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is called to a Westside hospital. A young woman has been left dead at the entrance to the E.R. Milo soon identifies the victim as an aspiring actress, and evidence points him in the direction of a Hollywood misfit with an arrest record. Before they can arrest the suspect, however, he is found shot dead on his balcony. Milo calls brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. But as more bodies appear, linked only by the rifle used to kill them, the more complicated it becomes. It is clear there are darker forces at work. Can Alex and Milo uncover the truth before it’s too late? Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's bestselling thrillers: 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 'High-octane entertainment' The Times 'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times 'Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of steam' Shots Magazine © Jonathan Kellerman 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025"

Jonathan Kellerman (Author), John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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[German] - Folge 01 - 04 (Hörspielbox)

"Seit Äonen trachten dunkle Mächte nach der Eroberung der Welt. Vor einhundert Jahren starben die letzten beiden Protagonisten dieser unheilvollen Entwicklung. Doch nun kehren sie zurück und setzen ihr zerstörerisches Werk fort: mitten in London. Sie kämpfen nicht nur gegen die Menschheit, sondern auch gegeneinander in: Dracula versus Frankenstein. Duell der Giganten. Folge für Folge löst die mutige und übermotivierte Polizistin Melissa 'Missy' Smart mit Hilfe ihres neuen mysteriösen Untermieters kuriose Fälle und gräbt dabei ein dunkles Geheimnis aus, das hundert Jahre in der modrigen Erde vor sich hingammelte. Und nun zu neuem Leben erwacht … Dracula versus Frankenstein: Duell der Giganten ist eine Krimi-Grusel-Comedy-Serie. Gekonnt werden vom Autor Christian Gailus drei Genres auf unkonventionelle Weise und mit einem großen Augenzwinkern kombiniert. Produziert wird die Hörspielserie von STIL Musik & Hörspiele – gewohnt spektakulär. Die Produktion überzeugt nicht nur mit einem herausragenden Cast, sondern auch mit einem eigens und exklusiv für die Serie komponierten Score und beeindruckenden Sounddesign. Enthaltene Folgen: 01: Das Grauen beginnt 02: Die Bestie von London 03: Burg des Schreckens 04: Der Club der roten Richter Spieldauer: ca. 305 Minuten Empfohlen ab 16 Jahren"

Christian Gailus (Author), , Agnes Herrmann, Alfred Molina, Ann Coulter, Bill Bryson, Boyd Gaines, Campbell Scott, Christiane Marx, Christopher Ströbl, Dale Carnegie, Daniel Sellier, David Turba, Denis O'Hare, Dirk Petrick, Dylan Baker, Eduard Burza, Grover Gardner, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Hope Davis, Ian Holm, J.K. Rowling, Jack Welch, James Patterson, Jim Dale, John Feinstein, John Lloyd, John Rubinstein, Karen Ziemba, Kaspar Eichel, Ken Blanchard, Larry Bossidy, Lukas Leibe, Marcus Buckingham, Mark Victor Hansen, Michael Hammer, N, Peter Francis James, Peter M. Senge, Ram Charan, Rick Pitino, Robert G. Allen, Sandra Day O'Connor, Sandrine Mittelstädt, Sebastian Kaufmane, Sebastian Walch, Stephen Lang, Stephen R. Covey, Suze Orman, Tanja Fornaro, Tom Mclean, Tony Roberts, Vanessa Liese, Zig Ziglar, александр усов, алексей багдасаров, алексей кортнев, анатолий белый, анна каменкова, иван литвинов, игорь яцко, илья сланевский, ксения раппопорт, мария лапшина, ольга лапшина, юлия яблонская (Narrator)

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The Ghost Orchid

"Brought to you by Penguin. Some secrets are worth killing for. In an upscale Bel Air property, two lovers are found dead in a swimming pool. The man is the playboy heir to a business empire, and the woman is his even wealthier married neighbour. An illicit affair is the perfect motive. But the house is untouched - no forced entry, no forensic evidence - and so LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis and asks psychologist Alex Delaware to help unpick the case. It quickly becomes clear that both victims had troubled pasts. Now Alex and Milo must confront LA's darkest side as they unravel a trail of deadly secrets . . . Praise for Jonathan Kellerman's New York Times No.1 bestselling thrillers: 'Sophisticated, cleverly plotted and satisfying' Sunday Telegraph 'High-octane entertainment' The Times 'Exceptionally exciting' New York Times 'Jonathan Kellerman has delivered the goods again, adding another instalment to a series that shows no sign of running out of steam' Shots Magazine © Jonathan Kellerman 2024 (P) Penguin Audio 2024"

Jonathan Kellerman (Author), John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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The Everyday Audio Bible - King James Version, KJV: 365 Daily Readings Through the Whole Bible

"The Everyday Bible guides you to listen to the entire Bible in 365 sections designed for short, daily segments. Each day is a blend of Scripture from the Old Testament, Psalms, Proverbs, and the New Testament. With no complicated charts or plans, this provides a simple way to read the Bible in one year. The King James Version is considered one of the most influential and beautiful works of literature in the English language and continues to be the favorite translation for millions of Christians. Features include: - The complete KJV Bible presented in 365 sections - 365 daily readings to move through the Bible from Genesis to Revelation in order. Each day includes 2-3 chapters of the main reading with a section of a Psalm and a few verses from Proverbs to move through those books once during the year - Table of Contents guides you to where each month of the year begins and the start of each book of the Bible"

Thomas Nelson (Author), David Birney, Edward Hermann, Gates Mcfadden, John Chancer, John Rubinstein, Juliet Mills, Kristoffer Tabori, Levar Burton, Maxwell Caulfield, Rene Auberjonois, Richard Mcgonagle, Robert Forster, Samantha Eggar, Scott Brick, Stefan Rudnicki, Theodore Bikel (Narrator)

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

"“What one does not tell to Papa Poirot he finds out.” In Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Hercule Poirot comes out of retirement to solve one of the most vexing cases of his career. The quiet village of King’s Abbot is still reeling from the death of the widow Ferrars from an overdose of Veronal, when not twenty-four hours later it is learned that the man she planned to marry, Roger Ackroyd, has been brutally murdered. Prior to his death, Ackroyd had been reading an article in the Evening Post to discover who had been blackmailing his wife over poisoning her first husband. But before he could learn who the blackmailer was, he was stabbed through the neck in his own study. Hercule Poirot is the only man with the “little grey cells” to solve this convoluted crime. This time however, it is not Hastings along for the ride. It is Dr. James Shepard, a man actually living in the small village, and one of the men to actually find Ackroyd’s body, who relates to us the terrible truths of the crime and the great deductions of our beloved Belgian detective. See why the British Crime Writers’ Association voted The Murder of Roger Ackroyd as the “Best Crime Novel of All Time”!"

Agatha Christie (Author), John Lee, John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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Unnatural History

"Brought to you by Penguin. A gripping new crime novel featuring Alex Delware from the bestselling master of suspense. When a photographer is found inside an LA warehouse slumped in bed, shot to death, it sets in motion a complex and dangerous case for Lieutenant Milo Sturgis and Psychologist Alex Delaware. The victim had just received rave media attention for his latest project - images of homeless people living out their 'dreams'. But there were many who saw the work as crass exploitation. Did anger turn to homicidal rage? Or do the roots of violence reach down to the victim's own family? As new murders arise, Alex and Milo must peel back the layers of the case - and will find themselves coming up against in one of the deadliest threats they've ever faced... © Jonathan Kellerman 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023"

Jonathan Kellerman (Author), John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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Arthur Miller: American Witness

"A distinguished theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller’s dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights. John Lahr brings unique perspective to the life of Arthur Miller (1915–2005), the playwright who almost single-handedly propelled twentieth-century American theater to a new level of cultural sophistication. This book, organized around the fault lines of Miller’s life—his family, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, Elia Kazan and the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Marilyn Monroe, Vietnam, and the rise and fall of Miller’s role as a public intellectual—demonstrates the synergy between Arthur Miller’s psychology and his plays. Concentrating largely on Miller’s most prolific decades of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Lahr probes Miller’s early playwriting failures; his work writing radio plays during World War II after being rejected for military service; his only novel, Focus; and his succession of award-winning and canonical plays that include All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, providing an original interpretation of Miller’s work and his personality."

John Lahr (Author), John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir

"Brought to you by Penguin. The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston -that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. © Paul Newman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022"

Paul Newman (Author), Ari Fliakos, Clea Newman Soderlund, Emily Wachtel, January LaVoy, Jeff Daniels, John Rubinstein, Melissa Newman (Narrator)

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Foley: The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews

"Foley is a story of courage and quiet heroism in the face of great evil—a reminder of the impact that one brave individual can have on the lives of many. As the horror of Nazism tightened its grip on Germany, Jews found themselves trapped and desperate. For many, their only hope of salvation came in the form of a small, bespectacled British man: Frank Foley. Working as a Berlin Passport Control Officer, Foley helped thousands of Jews to flee the country with visas and false passports, personally entering the camps to get Jews out, and sheltering those on the run from the Gestapo in his own apartment. Described by a Jewish leader as “the Pimpernel of the Jews,” Foley was an unsung hero of the Holocaust. But why is this extraordinary man virtually unknown, even in Britain? The reason is simple: Foley was MI6 head of station in Berlin, bound to secrecy by the code of his profession."

Michael Smith (Author), John Rubinstein (Narrator)

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The Evil Genius: The Novel and the Play

"“In one respect, men are all alike; they hate to see a woman in tears.” Paired with Blackstone’s and Skyboat Media’s production of Wilkie Collins’s The Evil Genius, Skyboat Media presents the dramatic adaptation of the novel, also by Wilkie Collins. Although both versions of the story were written at the same time, the play has never before been published and was only ever performed once on the stage. In fact, it is almost entirely unknown and is otherwise unavailable. Miss Sydney Westerfield has been saved from a lonely life of teaching at her aunt’s school and taken into service as a governess for Kitty, daughter of Herbert and Catherine Linley. Kitty simply adores Sydney, and Catherine does as well for the governess’s warmth and kindness as a caretaker and a member of their household. But when Herbert and Sydney fall in love, it is only a matter of time before the truth must come out—helped along, of course, by Catherine’s mother, the fierce gossip and foremost meddler Mrs. Presty. Infidelity, divorce, and child custody are at the forefront of this tale of domestic drama, but Wilkie Collins takes a most modern approach to the view of women in such situations. Not only does Collins offer sympathy—empathy even—for these women that was not at all common at the time, he also remembers to keep a spotlight on young Kitty, whose life will be forever shaped by the affairs of the adults around her. This full-cast recording of both the novel and the play will fully immerse you in a truly forward-thinking portrait of love and betrayal."

Wilkie Collins (Author), Bahni Turpin, Gabrielle De Cuir, John Rubinstein, Kathe Mazur, Nan McNamara, Stefan Rudnicki, a full cast (Narrator)

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Seven Keys to Baldpate

"The famous author William Magee is in need of a place free from interruptions to write his next book, and so he heads to a summer mountain resort in the dead of winter in New York City. The Baldpate Inn happens to be closed for the season … but it is certainly not deserted. Magee was given a key to the Baldpate Inn so he might write in solitude, but he soon discovers that he is not the only person with a key. In fact, he is only one of seven! And the other guests, including a young woman who catches Magee’s eye, are all there on a mission to find a mysterious package with a large sum of money. So, instead of the peace and quietude he sought, Magee is dropped smack dab in the middle of a dangerous battle of wits. Before the week is out, there will be gunfire, bribery, fights in the snow … and hidden truths will be revealed. Featuring a range of clever characters and witty repartee, Seven Keys to Baldpate is a fast-paced thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. George M. Cohan adapted Earl Derr Biggers’s Seven Keys to Baldpate for the theater in 1913, and Skyboat Media is pleased to present a dramatized reading of Cohan’s play in this original audiobook compilation. In George M. Cohan’s theatrical adaptation, novelist Billy Magee makes a bet with a wealthy friend that he can write a ten-thousand-word story within twenty-four hours. Just as in the novel, he retires to the Baldpate Inn in the dead of winter and locks himself in, believing he possesses the only key. But there appear to be seven keys to Baldpate, as he is besieged by visitors and drawn into their hijinks, including a plot to steal a large sum of money from the hotel safe. But the arrival of these guests is hardly a coincidence … and they may have a secret agenda of their own."

Earl Derr Biggers, George M. Cohan (Author), Gabrielle De Cuir, Joe Barrett, John Lee, John Rubinstein, Justine Eyre, Stefan Rudnicki, a full cast (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by John Rubinstein