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Inventing a Nation
- Washington, Adams, Jefferson
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht, Gore Vidal
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Volumes have been written about George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson, but no previous work captures the intimate and vital details the way Inventing a Nation does....
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Inventing a Nation
- Washington, Adams, Jefferson
- Narrated by: Paul Hecht, Gore Vidal
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 19-08-04
- Language: English
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Lincoln
- A Novel (Narratives of Empire, Book 2)
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 32 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
On a frozen winter morning in 1861, President-elect Abraham Lincoln slips into Washington, flanked by two bodyguards. The future president is in disguise, for there is talk of a plot to murder him....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Amazon Customer on 12-04-20
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Lincoln
- A Novel (Narratives of Empire, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 2
- Length: 32 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 25-06-19
- Language: English
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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
While America struggles to define its destiny, beautiful and ambitious Caroline Sanford fights to control her own fate. One of Vidal’s most inspired creations, she is an embodiment of the complex, vigorous young nation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen.
- By K. Golding on 21-01-22
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Empire: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 4
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 17-09-19
- Language: English
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The City and the Pillar
- A Novel
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
Jim, a handsome, all-American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in “awful kid stuff,” the experience forms Jim’s ideal of spiritual completion....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Romantic tragedy
- By That Man on 26-06-20
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The City and the Pillar
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 15-10-19
- Language: English
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1876: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 3
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
The third volume of Gore Vidal's magnificent series of historical novels aimed at demythologizing the American past, 1876 chronicles the political scandals and dark intrigues that rocked the United States in its centennial year....
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1876: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 3
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 3
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Release date: 06-08-19
- Language: English
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Burr
- A Novel (Narratives of Empire, Book 1)
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
For listeners who can’t get enough of the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, Gore Vidal’s stunning novel about Aaron Burr, the man who killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel - and who served as a successful, if often feared, statesman of our fledgling nation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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brilliant
- By Andrew William McCallum on 30-06-19
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Burr
- A Novel (Narratives of Empire, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 1
- Length: 21 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 11-06-19
- Language: English
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United States: Essays 1952-1992
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 60 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Gore Vidal’s reputation as America’s finest essayist is an enduring one. This collection, chosen by the author from 40 years of work, contains about two-thirds of what he published in various magazines and journals....
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5 out of 5 stars
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What is better than Gore Vidal
- By Pen Name on 29-08-23
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United States: Essays 1952-1992
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 60 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 31-12-19
- Language: English
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Creation
- A Novel
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27
A sweeping novel of politics, war, philosophy, and adventure - in a restored edition, featuring never-before-published material from Gore Vidal’s original manuscript - Creation offers a captivating grand tour of the ancient world....
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5 out of 5 stars
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I whooped with joy ...
- By Hamburgerpatty on 29-04-21
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Creation
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 27 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 07-01-20
- Language: English
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Palimpsest
- A Memoir
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9
This explosively entertaining memoir abounds in gossip, satire, historical apercus, and trenchant observations. Vidal’s compelling narrative weaves back and forth in time, providing a whole view of the author’s celebrated life, from his birth in 1925 to today....
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Palimpsest
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 28-04-20
- Language: English
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Julian
- A Novel
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, George Newbern, David de Vries, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29
The remarkable bestseller about the fourth-century Roman emperor who famously tried to halt the spread of Christianity, Julian is widely regarded as one of Gore Vidal’s finest historical novels....
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5 out of 5 stars
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profound and authentic fictional history
- By Mark on 01-12-19
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Julian
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner, George Newbern, David de Vries, Jeff Cummings
- Length: 20 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-09-19
- Language: English
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Washington, D.C.
- Narratives of Empire, Book 6
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Washington, D.C. is the final installment in Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire, his acclaimed six-volume series of historical novels about the American past. It offers an illuminating portrait of our republic from the time of the New Deal to the McCar-thy era....
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Washington, D.C.
- Narratives of Empire, Book 6
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 6
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Release date: 31-12-19
- Language: English
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Hollywood: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 5
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
It is 1917, and President Woodrow Wilson is about to lead the country into the Great War in Europe. In California, a new industry is born that will irreversibly transform America. Caroline Sanford, the alluring heroine of Empire, discovers the power of moving pictures....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lots of politics for a book called Hollywood
- By Kristos on 20-05-24
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Hollywood: A Novel
- Narratives of Empire, Book 5
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Series: Narratives of Empire, Book 5
- Length: 21 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 12-11-19
- Language: English
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Myra Breckinridge
- A Novel (Myra and Myron, Book 1)
- By: Gore Vidal, Camille Paglia - introduction
- Narrated by: Michelle Hendley, Camille Paglia
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Finally available as an audiobook - Gore Vidal's outrageous and immortal, gender-bending and polymorphously perverse, over-the-top, and utterly on-target comic masterpiece....
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Myra Breckinridge
- A Novel (Myra and Myron, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Michelle Hendley, Camille Paglia
- Series: Myra and Myron, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 21-05-19
- Language: English
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Williwaw
- A Novel
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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A gripping tale of men struggling against nature and themselves, Williwaw was Gore Vidal’s first novel, written at nineteen when he was first mate of the U.S. Army freight supply ship stationed in the Aleutian Islands....
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Williwaw
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Release date: 04-08-20
- Language: English
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The Judgment of Paris
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The fast and furious hedonistic world of the jet-set commuting between the glamour centres of Europe is the setting for this famous novel by one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable writers....
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The Judgment of Paris
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 17-03-20
- Language: English
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The Last Empire
- Essays 1992-2000
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The Last Empire is a collection of provocative, witty, and eloquent essays by Gore Vidal about all things USA. In more than two dozen essays, Vidal brings his keen intellect, experience, and razor-edged wit to bear....
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The Last Empire
- Essays 1992-2000
- Narrated by: Dan Cashman
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 09-05-22
- Language: English
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Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia
- American Imperialism, Book 3
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Gore Vidal has been described as the last “noble defender” of the American republic. In Imperial America, Vidal steals the thunder of a right wing America - those who have camouflaged their extremist rhetoric in the Old Glory and the Red, White, and Blue....
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Imperial America: Reflections on the United States of Amnesia
- American Imperialism, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Series: American Imperialism Series, Book 3
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 31-12-19
- Language: English
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Thieves Fall Out
- By: Gore Vidal, Cameron Kay
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1
Lost for more than 60 years and overflowing with political and sexual intrigue, Thieves Fall Out provides a delicious glimpse into the mind of Gore Vidal in his formative years....
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Thieves Fall Out
- Narrated by: Will Damron
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 26-05-20
- Language: English
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The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
- By: Gore Vidal, Jay Parini - editor
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Gore Vidal - novelist, playwright, critic, screenwriter, memoirist, indefatigable political commentator, and controversialist - is America’s premier man of letters. No other writer brings more sparkling wit, vast learning, indelible personality, and provocative mirth to the job....
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The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 19 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 02-07-19
- Language: English
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
- American Imperialism, Book 1
- By: Gore Vidal
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
In a series of penetrating and alarming essays, whose centerpiece is a commentary on the events of September 11, 2001 (deemed then too controversial to publish), Gore Vidal challenges the comforting consensus following September 11th....
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Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How We Got to Be So Hated
- American Imperialism, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jeff Cummings
- Series: American Imperialism Series, Book 1
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 31-12-19
- Language: English
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