Audiobooks narrated by Robert Fass

"E. B. White's greatest stories, asides, essays, jokes, and tall tales about the city he arguably saw clearest, loved best, and skewered most mercilessly. Over more than fifty years at the New Yorker, E. B. White came to define a kind of ideal American prose: clear, casual, democratic, and urbane. He also did more than any writer to define his favorite city. His classic Here Is New York captured a moment in the life of Manhattan with precision and love—but his was no fleeting infatuation. In New York Sketches, the first collection of his casual pieces about the city, White ranges at whim from the nesting habits of pigeons to the aisles of a calculator trade-show on Eighth Avenue, from the behavior of snails in aquariums to the ghosts of old romance that haunt a flower shop or a fire escape or an old hotel. These sketches, some less than a page long, many written for a laugh, or in response to the news of the day, show us White at his most playful and inventive. New York Sketches is a welcome diversion for every New Yorker—native, adoptive, or far from home—and a perfect introduction, not only to what White called 'the inscrutable and lovely town,' but to the everyday enchantments of one of her fondest reporters."

E. B. White (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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Your Behavior Will Be Monitored: A Novel

"This compulsive novel wrestles with vital questions of our time: sentience, purpose, life, death, and how to make a really good commercial. Told entirely through questionably obtained company emails, chat transcripts, TED Talks, training sessions, and more, this all-too-probable future pits emotionally intelligent AI against emotionally stunted humans. Megacorporation UniView is poised to cement their reputation as “the most trusted name in AI.” After pioneering the world’s first widely adopted AI bots, they are barreling toward an audacious new launch. That is, if they can pull it off in time. Enter Noah. A down-and-out copywriter reeling from a midlife crisis, he isn’t the typical hire for a groundbreaking tech company full of brilliant engineers and run by a cutthroat CEO. But Lex, UniView’s Head of HR and one of their greatest successes, makes no mistakes—her algorithm ensures it. UniView’s latest venture—a bot named Quinn that creates revolutionary personalized advertising—needs expert training. Noah needs to teach Quinn—which is a much better student than he ever could have hoped for—the finer points of consumer motivation and the art of writing a catchy tagline. But when corporate competitors force UniView to accelerate its timeline to market, guardrails around the AI loosen just as Quinn seems to be learning a bit too much. Addictive and ridiculously entertaining, Your Behavior Will Be Monitored is a hilarious romp through the promise and perils of an AI-driven future that we probably deserve."

Justin Feinstein (Author), Alex Boyles, Alex Picard, Christian Leatherman, Feodor Chin, GM Hakim, Joel Simler, Kelli Tager, Kim Churchill, Maria McCann, Meghan Kelly, Michael Kirby, Moniqua Plante, Robert Fass, Shakira Shute, Zura Johnson (Narrator)

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American Patriarch: The Life of George Washington

"From historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist H. W. Brands comes an inspiring portrait of George Washington that examines his unrivaled leadership in the birth of America. "With this masterly volume, Brands has further solidified his standing as one of our nation's greatest historians. American Patriarch is by turns brilliant and bold. " -Justin Vaughn, founder and director of the Presidential Greatness Project From his early military career and role among the Virginia gentry, to his leadership during the American Revolution and reluctant return to public service as the first president of the United States, American Patriarch brings to life the man who was called on time and again by his peers to lead. With a dazzling cast of characters-from the French and Indians on the Ohio frontier; to the Marquis de Lafayette, Benedict Arnold, and Baron von Steuben on the revolutionary battlefield; to Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton locked in conflict during his presidency-American Patriarch casts Washington as the icon of American virtue who wrested America free from British control, gave credibility to the Constitution, and crafted the norms that would steady America as a nation for generations to follow. Arriving in time for the 250th anniversary of American independence, this is a masterful portrait of Washington as the unrivaled leader of his times."

H.W. Brands (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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The Art of the Poetic Line

"The Art Of series is a new line of books reinvigorating the practice of craft and criticism. Each book will be a brief, witty, and useful exploration of fiction, nonfiction, or poetry by a writer impassioned by a singular craft issue. The Art Of volumes will provide a series of sustained examinations of key but sometimes neglected aspects of creative writing by some of contemporary literature's finest practitioners. 'Poetry is the sound of language organized in lines.' James Longenbach opens this provocative audiobook with that essential statement. Through a range of examples—from Shakespeare and Milton to Ashbery and Glück—Longenbach describes the function of line in metered, rhymed, syllabic, and free-verse poetry. The Art of the Poetic Line is a vital new resource by one of America's most important critics and most engaging poets."

James Longenbach (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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After Many a Summer Dies the Swan: A Novel

"A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity—these are the elements of Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. 'A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence.' —The New Yorker."

Aldous Huxley (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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Intimate Audrey: The Authorised Biography

"'I came to realise my mother was a lioness. She was soft and strong at the same time and had the gentlest of hearts.' – Sean Hepburn Ferrer The deeply personal, official biography of Audrey Hepburn, full of untold stories exclusive photos and cherish memories from her son Sean Hepburn Ferrer, one of the people who knew her best. Audrey Hepburn was many things. She was a child survivor of the Second World War. She was a symbol of timeless style. She played a runaway princess, an eccentric socialite and a nun struggling with her faith. But perhaps her greatest contribution to the world was as a selfless humanitarian in the final years of her life. For Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Audrey was also his mother. In INTIMATE AUDREY, he candidly recounts how the shy ‘girl from across the landing’ became the star we remember and love today. Featuring never-before-seen photographs and excerpts from her personal letters, this book is an intimate portrait of Audrey: as an icon, as a mother and as an altruist who drew on her own experience of hunger and suffering to advocate fiercely for children in war-torn countries. Audrey shines in this moving portrait of a mother by her son; a visionary woman who continues to defy all expectations decades after her death."

Sean Hepburn Ferrer, Wendy Holden (Author), Emma Ferrer, Irungu Mutu, Paulie Rojas, Robert Fass, Sara Gordon, Suzanne Toren, Zoleka Vundla (Narrator)

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After Escobar: Taking Down the Notorious Cali Godfathers and the Biggest Drug Cartel in History

"By the early 1990s, Colombia's Cali cartel had become what the former head of the DEA Thomas Constantine referred to as 'the biggest and most powerful crime syndicate in history.' Responsible for nearly 85% of the cocaine that reached US soil and 90% worldwide, they were untouchable. They brazenly corrupted thousands of Colombian authorities and government officials, even buying the outcome of the 1994 presidential election. That same year, the DEA sent young operatives Chris Feistl and Dave Mitchell to Colombia with one formidable task: help Colombian authorities take down the ruthless leaders of the brutal Cali cartel. Not any easy job for two men who looked more like tall California surfers than DEA agents. Many of their colleagues feared for their safety, openly questioning their ability to blend in. Their almost three-year journey would lead them from the bureaucratic halls of the US Embassy to the violent streets of Cali and deep into its rural sugar cane fields, keeping them on high alert day and night as they dodged deadly cartel assassins and battled the unprecedented corruption within Colombia's security forces. Over time, their relentless efforts began to slowly degrade the cartel's defenses and weaken its infrastructure, leading to a demise many never even thought possible."

Chris Feistl, Dave Mitchell, Jessica Balboni (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union: An Anthology

"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Soul of America unites centuries of essential American voices to understand our national debates and divisions from 1619 to the present, with his signature commentary on the consequential speeches, letters, and essays that led us to this moment. "Jon Meacham has done it again. If there is a soul in American history, it emerges-indeed, explodes-from these pages."-David W. Blight, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom In a polarized era, history can become a subject of political contention. Many see America as perfect; many others argue that the national experiment is fundamentally flawed. The truth, Meacham shows, likely lies between these extremes. America has had shining hours, and also dark ones. In American Struggle, Jon Meacham illuminates the nation's complicated past. This rich and diverse collection covers a wide spectrum of history, from 1619 to the twenty-first century, with primary-source documents that take us back to critical moments in which Americans fought over the meaning and the direction of the national experiment. From the founders to Lincoln to Obama, from Andrew Jackson to Theodore Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan, from Seneca Falls to the March on Washington, this chorus-sometimes discordant and always fascinating-tells the story of the country and of its people. As clashes over liberty and slavery, inclusion and exclusion, play out, these voices, brilliantly framed by Meacham's singular commentary, remind us that contentious citizenship and fair-minded observations are essential to bringing about the more perfect union envisioned in the Preamble to the Constitution, which Frederick Douglass called a "glorious liberty document." Conflict is nothing new in our democracy; rather, as Meacham and these texts show, tensions are inherent, stubborn, and perennial. And American Struggle teaches us anew that to know what has come before, to watch as long-running disputes rise and fall, is to be armed against despair. *Includes a downloadable PDF of images from the book"

Jon Meacham (Author), Aaron Goodson, Fred Sanders, JD Jackson, January LaVoy, Jim Seybert, Jon Meacham, Keith Szarabajka, Kimberly Farr, Mike Chamberlain, Robert Fass, Robert Petkoff, Steve Hendrickson, Tavia Gilbert (Narrator)

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Best of 'The Strand Magazine': 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction

"Best of “The Strand Magazine”: 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction “The Strand Magazine was always a giant voice in our corner of the literary world—and it still is today. This collection proves why—these unearthed gems and exciting new pieces shouldn’t be missed.” —Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series This star-studded anniversary collection features over twenty-five unforgettable stories from internationally bestselling authors and literary legends. From the Nordic noir of Jo Nesbø and the lyricism of Tennessee Williams to the timeless imagination of Ray Bradbury and the courtroom wit of John Mortimer, these vivid tales reflect the range and tone that have defined The Strand Magazine for a quarter century. Alongside lost works by icons like Shirley Jackson are stories by contemporary bestsellers including Ruth Ware, Joyce Carol Oates, Jeffery Deaver, James Lee Burke, Michael Connelly, and R. L. Stine. With a foreword by Alexander McCall Smith, this collection offers a rare blend of depth, wit, and atmospheric storytelling."

Andrew F. Gulli, Lamia J. Gulli (Author), Christopher Tester, Dan Bittner, Derek Perkins, Dion Graham, Edoardo Ballerini, George Guidall, Gerard Doyle, Grover Gardner, Imogen Church, January LaVoy, Jean Brassard, Joel Froomkin, Matthew Lloyd Davies, P. J. Ochlan, Ralph Lister, Robert Fass, Robin Miles, Roger Clark, Scott Brick, Simon Vance, Soneela Nankani, Steve West, Theo Solomon, Tim Campbell (Narrator)

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Weird Tales Magazine No. 372: Cryptids & Urban Legends

"We all love a good monster. And not just zombies, vampires, and werewolves. There is a deep and abiding love for monsters that we believe, or suspect, or even hope are out there going bump in our collective nights. Creatures that common sense, scientific research, thorough investigation, and statistical analysis suggest do not and, in many cases could not exist. We listen, we read the debunking articles, we see the clarifying memes on social media, but … we still believe. This issue of Weird Tales presents a variety of stories, essays, and poems about cryptids and urban legends. Not to dispel, but to reveal. THE EYRIE by Jonathan Maberry“Cry of the Yeti” by Brian Asman“An Introduction to Cryptozoology” by Matt Bille“The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs” by Keith DeCandido“Mixed Tape” by Bryan Young“Meet-up” by Scott Sigler“Kolchak Meets the Jersey Devil” by James Aquilone“Our Mothers’ Arms” by Lee Murray“The Grave Marker” by Cavan Scott“Crimson Eyes” by Samantha Underhill“Spider McGee and the Nidus” by Marie Whittaker“The Translator” by Preston Grassmann“Buford and the Swamp Ape” by James Jensen“Concerning Cryptids” by Henry Herz“Whistlin’ Through the Door” by Gretchen McNeil“My Tears Shall Drown the World” by Bev Vincent“Ol’ Nal” by Dana Fredsti“Mokele-mbembe Explains Only Once” by Anne Walsh"

Jonathan Maberry (Author), Brian Nishii, Christopher Tester, Deanna Anthony, Derek Austin, Hillary Huber, James Anderson Foster, James Fouhey, Joe Hempel, Justin Price, Liam Gerrard, Matt Godfrey, Nancy Wu, Patricia Santomasso, Ramiz Monsef, Ray Porter, Robert Fass (Narrator)

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Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

"A "meticulously researched and comprehensive" (Financial Times) history of the devastating war in the heart of Africa's Congo At the heart of Africa is the Congo, a country the size of western Europe. It borders nine other nations, and since 1996 it has been racked by a brutal war in which millions have died. In Dancing in the Glory of Monsters, renowned political activist and researcher Jason K. Stearns has written a compelling and deeply reported narrative of how Congo became a failed state that collapsed into a war of retaliatory massacres. Stearns brilliantly describes the key perpetrators, many of whom he met personally, and highlights the nature of the political system that brought these people to power, as well as the moral decisions with which the war confronted them. Now updated with a new introduction, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters tells the full story of Africa's great war."

Jason K. Stearns (Author), Robert Fass (Narrator)

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The Penguin Book of Cults

"A chilling documentary history of the most notorious cults of the past two thousand years, from the Celtic druids whose ritual sacrifices inspired the folk horror film The Wicker Man all the way up to the Peoples Temple and Heaven's Gate A Penguin Classic The word "cult" conjures images of people in thrall to a charismatic leader who extracts obedience through lies and threats, and of apocalyptic prophecies, ritual sacrifices, sexual perversion, and mass suicide. The Penguin Book of Cults charts the history of our fear of the religious other: the arrest and public execution of thousands of members of an ancient Roman cult devoted to Bacchus, the god of wine; the burning alive of victims in giant wicker effigies as an offering to Celtic gods; the nocturnal orgies, murder of children, and demon worship of medieval heretics; a church of "human vampires" in nineteenth-century Kansas City; moral panics over the hypnotic powers of yoga; and mass casualty events like the sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo. Bringing to light little-known sources such as a "death tape" of Jonestown's final hour, when Jim Jones led more than 900 of his followers to drink poison, and a minute-by-minute log of the FBI's final assault on the Branch Davidian headquarters, and including accounts of drinking the blood of sacrificed cats, theories that we are living inside a hollow earth, and reports that space brothers from Venus are coming to redeem us from the threat of nuclear war, this volume opens a fascinating window into cults and why some of them have ended in spectacular violence. Penguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators."

Joseph P. Laycock (editor) (Author), James Lurie, Megan Trout, Nancy Peterson, Robert Fass, Zura Johnson (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Robert Fass

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