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East of Eden is an acclaimed American epic by John Steinbeck. Published in 1952, the novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families in the fertile Salinas Valley of California. This sprawling saga spans multiple generations as the characters grapple with themes of depravity, love, acceptance, and the capacity for self-destruction.
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East of Eden
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18,399
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,284
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16,278
This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why have I avoided this Beautiful Book???
- By Kelly on 03-25-17
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East of Eden
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 25 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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The Grapes of Wrath
- By: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,040
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,528
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,489
Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad and his family....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wish I could give it 10 stars!
- By P. Minor on 07-18-14
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The Grapes of Wrath
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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Of Mice and Men
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,546
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,002
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,978
Celebrating its 75th anniversary, John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels. Here is Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptation of his novel-as-play, which received the New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play in 1937-1938....
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5 out of 5 stars
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KETCHUP
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-11-17
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Of Mice and Men
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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Cup of Gold
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Iain Batchelor
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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The first novel from American literary great John Steinbeck (Grapes of Wrath) tells the fictionalized story of the illustrious 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan.
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Cup of Gold
- Narrated by: Iain Batchelor
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 01-27-25
- Language: English
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Travels with Charley in Search of America
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,594
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,910
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,909
In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America, from small towns to growing cities to glorious wilderness oases....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Gary Sinise is fantastic!
- By C. Wilson on 01-11-17
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Travels with Charley in Search of America
- Narrated by: Gary Sinise
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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The Winter of Our Discontent
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,434
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,129
The final novel of one of America’s most beloved writers - a tale of degeneration, corruption, and spiritual crisis. A Penguin Classic In awarding John Steinbeck the 1962 Nobel Prize in Literature....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Memorable characters, great narration, POOR AUDIO
- By Sam D. on 05-18-16
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The Winter of Our Discontent
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 01-25-12
- Language: English
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Cannery Row
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,023
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,006
Here is Steinbeck’s tough yet charming portrait of people on the margins of society, dependent on one another for both physical and emotional survival....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five stars with a Caveat
- By Bette on 04-23-12
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Cannery Row
- Narrated by: Jerry Farden
- Series: Cannery Row, Book 1
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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Tortilla Flat
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,056
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 911
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 915
Adopting the structure and themes of the Arthurian legend, Steinbeck created a Camelot on a shabby hillside above the town of Monterey, California, and peopled it with a colorful band of knights....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Good Book
- By LTCKEL on 09-06-14
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Tortilla Flat
- Narrated by: John McDonough
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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The Pearl
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Hector Elizondo
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,946
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,662
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,665
In this short book illuminated by a deep understanding and love of humanity, John Steinbeck retells an old Mexican folk tale....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Stay poor
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 10-31-11
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The Pearl
- Narrated by: Hector Elizondo
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 187
In addition to the complete text of America and Americans, this volume brings together for the first time more than 50 of Steinbeck's finest essays and journalistic pieces....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really good Steinbeck journalism.....no kidding!
- By Doug on 07-26-14
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America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 08-01-13
- Language: English
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The Wayward Bus
- By: John Steinbeck, Gary Schamhorst - introduction
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 807
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 723
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 719
John Steinbeck's vision comes wonderfully to life in this imaginative and unsentimental chronicle of a bus traveling California's back roads....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Steinbeck always touches the heart, makes you feel
- By Kelly on 05-08-17
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The Wayward Bus
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 07-14-15
- Language: English
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV
- A Fabrication
- By: John Steinbeck, Robert E. Morsberger - introduction, Katherine Morsberger - introduction
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Political Satire at its Best!
- By Matthew G. Lara on 03-01-20
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The Short Reign of Pippin IV
- A Fabrication
- Narrated by: Jefferson Mays
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 01-19-16
- Language: English
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To a God Unknown
- By: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott - introduction
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 556
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
Set in familiar Steinbeck territory, To a God Unknown is a mystical tale, exploring one man's attempt to control the forces of nature and, ultimately, to understand the ways of God....
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Favorite Steinbeck; Terrible and Beautiful
- By Michael on 04-28-13
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To a God Unknown
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 11-29-12
- Language: English
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The Grapes of Wrath (Dramatised)
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Robert Sheehan, Michelle Fairley, Zubin Varla
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43
Set against the backdrop of America's Great Depression and Dust Bowl, a family of farmers from Oklahoma head west in search of work, only to discover thousands like them are also on the move....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Soap Opera
- By Amazon Customer on 05-21-16
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The Grapes of Wrath (Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Robert Sheehan, Michelle Fairley, Zubin Varla
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 03-18-13
- Language: English
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Of Mice and Men
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Drifters in search of work, George and simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other - and a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great narration, amazing story.
- By Anonymous User on 02-25-25
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Of Mice and Men
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: Billy Howle
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 07-15-21
- Language: English
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In Dubious Battle
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 465
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 465
This 1936 novel—set in the California apple country—portrays a strike by migrant workers that metamorphoses from principled defiance into blind fanaticism.....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best story - ever ! Awesome narrator !!!!!!!!!
- By Inventing Mostly on 03-07-15
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In Dubious Battle
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 04-13-11
- Language: English
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East of Eden
- Penguin Modern Classics
- By: John Steinbeck, David Wyatt - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Manyonda
- Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24
Set in the rich farmland of the Salinas Valley, California, this powerful, often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families - the Trasks and the Hamiltons - whose generations hopelessly re-enact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel....
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5 out of 5 stars
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MUST READ
- By Anonymous User on 03-08-22
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East of Eden
- Penguin Modern Classics
- Narrated by: Simon Manyonda
- Length: 26 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-24-22
- Language: English
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The Moon Is Down
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 559
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 490
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 486
"Free men cannot start a war, but once it is started, they can fight on in defeat...."
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4 out of 5 stars
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A beautiful piece of propaganda!
- By Kelly on 05-08-17
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The Moon Is Down
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
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Bombs Away
- The Story of a Bomber Team
- By: John Steinbeck, James H. Meredith - introduction
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4 out of 5 stars 34
A magnificent volume of short novels and an essential World War II report from one of America's great 20th-century writers....
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4 out of 5 stars
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History
- By Charlie on 10-16-24
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Bombs Away
- The Story of a Bomber Team
- Narrated by: Scott Aiello
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-05-16
- Language: English
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The Pastures of Heaven
- By: John Steinbeck
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 287
Today, nearly 40 years after his death, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck remains one of America's greatest writers and cultural figures....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden, mythical America
- By Dan Harlow on 07-07-13
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The Pastures of Heaven
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-01-13
- Language: English
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