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Immerse yourself in the rich, complex world of The Sound and the Fury with this captivating audiobook adaptation. Narrated by the talented Mike Vendetti, who brings the male characters to life, and Kathy Verduin, who adds depth and emotion to the female voices, this production masterfully captures the essence of Faulkner's iconic work.

The Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, narrated by the award-winning narrator Mike Vendetti and professional actress Kathy Verduin, is a collection of short free-verse poems that collectively narrates the epitaphs of the residents of Spoon River, a fictional small town named after the Spoon River, which ran near Masters' home town of Lewistown, Illinois.

Dive into Lloyd C. Douglas's timeless tale of redemption, love, and the transformative power of selflessness. Magnificent Obsession follows the journey of Bobby Merrick, a wealthy and reckless young man whose life takes a dramatic turn after a tragic accident.

If you had some beans that grew into a huge stalk, that grew into the sky...would you be brave enough to climb it? Jack did...not once, but 3 times! And what he found at the other end was quite an adventure of giants, fairies, and harps that could play by themselves... Listen to the theatrical narration by Kathy Verduin.

This narrative aptly performed by Kathy Verduin of The Three Bears, is a fairy tale first recorded in narrative form by British author and poet Robert Southey, and first published anonymously in a volume of his writings in 1837.

"Traitor's Hands" is a short story by Agatha Christie that was published in Flynn's, a weekly pulp magazine, in the edition of 31 January 1925. This short story was later published as "Witness for the Prosecution".

Audiobook narrators Mike Vendetti and Kathy Verduin bring Hemingway's classic masterpiece "The Sun Also Rises" to life. Travel with them through pre-WWII Europe as Hemingway explores the dysfunctional relationship of friends drawn together by a beautiful, troubled, and often confused woman, plus the drama and excitement of the bullfights.

Three strikes and you're out! They say a woman is never satisfied. A beautiful young princess asks her suitor to do three impossible things to win her hand. Little does she know that he has help in the form of special animals, and he is able to get through all three unscathed.

In short, Elmer is a drunken, womanizing hypocrite who becomes a Baptist minister, a position from which he is soon ejected. He then links up with star revivalist Sharon Falconer, who is heavily based on Aimee Semple McPherson. Throughout his career, Gantry moves through many settings and scenarios illustrating aspects of the American religion. With religion as entertainment and show business, both Elmer and Sharon are consummate performers. They are always on.

Narrated by Mike Vendetti and Kathy Verduin, Cat in the Rain is not just about a cat. The cat can be taken at face value and surface-level as "just" a cat, and the events of the story as being a minor snapshot into one hour's events in the lives of an American couple living in 1920s Italy. But since when in our own lives do events simply happen without having wider implications? Many things we do are motivated by other desires, drives, wants, fears, and anxieties.

Krebs, Hemingway's protagonist, leaves home a college kid and returns a very changed man. This story explores the extremely changed family dynamics within the Krebs family when Harold returns home. Roles switch from parent-child to adult/adult.

This classic tale is enhanced by musical collaboration with Mike Hall, film composer, and warm narration by Kathy Verduin. Feel the children's excitement as Sugar Plums dance in their heads, hear Santa as he wishes all a Merry Christmas, and sense Poppa's excitement as he accidentally runs into Santa in the living room! Children of all ages will love this new twist on Clement Clarke Moore's classic tale!

Three professional narrators, Mike Vendetti, Kathy Verduin, and Stephen Jay Cohen, lend their voices to what is considered by many to be one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest novels, The Great Gatsby. Travel back with them to the Jazz Age, where the wealthy and entitled collide with pretenders and common citizens.

Never, ever judge a book by its cover, for you could lose out on such wonderful things! The Prince found his way to this marvelous castle, which appeared to be mysteriously run by 12 hands that floated hither and yon, yet dressed him, fed him, and entertained him...until he met the true owner of the castle, a white cat. But was she really a cat? She could talk about the most interesting things, and was very intelligent. The Prince was falling in love with a cat! Then one day, she told him to do something drastic to her, but why?

What's it like to be a sister with 12 brothers? In this story it's pretty good, until she makes a mistake, and puts a spell on them for seven years, and she's speechless.... This story by the Brothers Grimm has an interesting spin, as told and acted by Kathy Verduin.

Another Grimm's Fairy Tale, "The Enchanted Stag" is a story about how a little sister cares for her brother while he is under a spell by their wicked step-mother. A King saves them both, and then they are betrayed again by the step-mother.... Will the King be fooled by the step-mother, will the brother always be under the spell? Find out who lives happily ever after. Narrated by Kathy Verduin.

What world did Sinbad land in? One with monstrous birds, gigantic serpents, and an ingenious way to accumulate real diamonds...yes, diamonds that must be brilliantly snatched from these monsters, without their knowing. Listen to Kathy Verduin, as she narrates through the thoughts of Sinbad.

A man with a beard is not an uncommon thing, but a man with a blue beard is quite the uncommon thing...and not a great hit with the ladies! So come and discover how Blue Beard was able to get a wife, and convince her that he was a good man.... And yet her curiosity into his past drove him beyond her imagination! Find out the shocking end to this tale, narrated through several characters by Kathy Verduin.

Bewitched by a spell, by a fairy godmother that was in a bad mood that day, poor little Sleeping Beauty gets stuck by a needle through her hand, and faints instantly into sleep for 100 yrs. Her castle is overtaken by the woods, and her servants have been put under a spell of sleep as well. Who finds Sleeping Beauty, and how does he wake her up? What happens to her servants, and the castle? The tale is unraveled by the narration of Kathy Verduin.

A mean step-mother, a wicked witch, and poor starving children...all make up this tale taken from the Grimms fairy tales, and true to the Grimm style it is. However "Innocent Good" triumphs over "Horrible Bad," in this tale narrated by actress, Kathy Verduin.