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Second Hiroshima. Hope that Ed Asner version isn't too steep.
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Yes, I'm a US member, and that's what it's showing as a US price for members.
(I don't think it shows the right price until you actually ARE a member.) Last edited by CRussel; 08-22-2016 at 05:20 PM. |
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Strange. On everything else at audible I see a member's price and everyone else's price. But on this one I see:
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I nominate Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie (AKA The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up AKA Peter and Wendy).
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It's be six months, so once again I nominate The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. This is a fortuitous day for anyone who wishes to read it, for as of today, it is a Whispersync deal of the month that will cost you exactly nothing.
We've seen the musical, and a few of us have be fortunate enough to have seen the silent classic starring the "man of a thousand faces" Lon Cheney in the title role, but how many of us have read the original? Quote:
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Hmmm. Both of those are certainly classics, Tom. I'm just not sure I want to read either _right now_. And I've only got one vote left. Though I suspect I'll grab that WhisperSync deal in case my mood changes.
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Come on people. Do you want a moldy oldy or do you want a fun read? If you want a fun read, give a nod to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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No interest, Jon. It's one of only two books so far that I would not read. I don't quibble that it's a classic. Just not my classic.
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Damn! I want to read them all. How do I decide
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Well, you start by giving Hiroshima its third.
Seriously, folks. This is perhaps the finest piece of journalism ever written. For the only time in its history, The New Yorker devoted its entire issue to a single article. The initial print run sold out in hours, and they allowed pretty much anyone and everyone to reprint the article. John Hersey took a different tack from other writers of the time and told the story of the people, the survivors, in a way that was far more compelling than just the myriad details of the devastation had been. This book hasn't been out of print since it was written in 1946, and this is the 70th Anniversary of its publication. It's short - Novella length at ~100 pages. And while I don't think it will be a "fun" read, I do think it will be an interesting and provocative one. Last edited by CRussel; 08-24-2016 at 06:29 PM. |
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