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The Fool Who Thought Too Much
- Narrated by: Adam Lazarre-White
- Length: 1 hr and 22 mins
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Publisher's summary
It’s tough to be a buffoon when the Age of Reason is trying to downsize your job. When the King’s Fool dies unexpectedly, a professional buffoon tries to move up the ranks and grab the top slot. But the politics involved in becoming a court jester are no laughing matter. The rules of becoming the top fool are simple: The winner is the one who performs the most outrageous act. Our buffoon and his fellows struggle for supremacy in a profession that is heading for extinction.
Ishmael Reed is a playwright, poet, and author of such groundbreaking novels as Mumbo Jumbo and Reckless Eyeballing as well as the best-selling Audible Original Malcolm and Me. Now the acclaimed writer returns to the form that introduced him to reading when he was a child: fairy tales.
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He’s one of America’s most brilliant neuroscientists. He’s also Black and dying of cancer. But he has a plan—a brain transfer. He’ll put his gifted mind into the body of Sammy Sturgeon, a White high school football star who was on the rise until a touchdown collision left him brain-dead. He convinces his co-conspirator, Dr. Dino Battaglia, to help him with the forbidden procedure. Douglass wakes up in Sammy’s White, athletic body, with his new family and legions of fans weeping at his miraculous recovery.
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Not good at all
- By SusannaBarnes on 11-21-22
By: Ishmael Reed
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Everyone's Happy
- By: Rufi Thorpe
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 58 mins
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Motherhood has turned out to be a lot weirder and lonelier than Mary anticipated - has the world gone crazy, or has she? Most of the time, it feels like both. But when her oldest starts kindergarten, Mary meets another mom, Fiona, and the two form an unusual yet exhilarating friendship. There’s only one problem: Mary doesn’t really like Fiona’s husband, Andreas. What begins as a minor irritation keeps intensifying and changing shape in Mary’s mind as Andreas’s perceived wrongdoings pile up, until she can’t distinguish integrity from self-sabotage.
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It was alright
- By Jacob on 09-03-20
By: Rufi Thorpe
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Pool House
- By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- Narrated by: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- Length: 47 mins
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We meet our narrator hanging around the nail salon where her mother works, eavesdropping on her conversation with one of the regulars, Helen. But she’s really hoping to see Helen’s daughter, Patty - older, rebellious, and completely captivating. When Helen invites her over to their house to help organize a home office, she jumps at the opportunity. But as the day goes on, she encounters something she shouldn’t and gets caught up in the sinister nature of other people’s property and private lives.
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So bad....
- By Jeffrey S. on 10-23-20
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The Little People
- By: Steven Millhauser
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
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From Steven Millhauser, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler and one of the most imaginative and essential voices of our time, comes a fable about a race of miniature people and the way of life they have come master within our own. By turns enchanting and provocative, The Little People explores the fascination and unease the little people create in us, examines our private desire to disappear into their world, and reveals what happens when our personal and romantic lives inevitably collide.
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What's the point
- By Heather on 01-31-21
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Zali's Dog
- By: Adam Wilson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 31 mins
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Philip and his girlfriend Beth were seniors in high school when they chose adoption for their son. Now, years later, Beth has moved to Palo Alto - and on with her life - but Philip still lives in town. He works a job he hates so he can be near Olaf, who knows him as “uncle”. On the morning of Olaf’s 14th birthday party, Philip hears his neighbor Zali’s dog, Sinai, barking on the other side of the fence. Philip scales the fence and finds the dog tied to a tree with a belt, hungry and scared.
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How Not to Tell a Story
- By Debbie on 03-16-21
By: Adam Wilson
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Mumbo Jumbo
- A Novel
- By: Ishmael Reed
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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In 1920s America, a plague is spreading fast. From New Orleans to Chicago to New York, the "Jes Grew" epidemic makes people desperate to dance, overturning social norms in the process. Anyone is vulnerable and when they catch it, they'll bump and grind into a frenzy. Working to combat the Jes Grew infection are the puritanical Atonists, a group bent on cultivating a "Talking Android", an African American who will infiltrate the unruly black communities and help crush the outbreak.
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Interesting for Political & Cultural Influence
- By Tom on 03-01-20
By: Ishmael Reed
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The Man Who Haunted Himself
- By: Ishmael Reed
- Narrated by: Adam Lazzare White
- Length: 3 hrs and 20 mins
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He’s one of America’s most brilliant neuroscientists. He’s also Black and dying of cancer. But he has a plan—a brain transfer. He’ll put his gifted mind into the body of Sammy Sturgeon, a White high school football star who was on the rise until a touchdown collision left him brain-dead. He convinces his co-conspirator, Dr. Dino Battaglia, to help him with the forbidden procedure. Douglass wakes up in Sammy’s White, athletic body, with his new family and legions of fans weeping at his miraculous recovery.
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Not good at all
- By SusannaBarnes on 11-21-22
By: Ishmael Reed
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Everyone's Happy
- By: Rufi Thorpe
- Narrated by: Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Motherhood has turned out to be a lot weirder and lonelier than Mary anticipated - has the world gone crazy, or has she? Most of the time, it feels like both. But when her oldest starts kindergarten, Mary meets another mom, Fiona, and the two form an unusual yet exhilarating friendship. There’s only one problem: Mary doesn’t really like Fiona’s husband, Andreas. What begins as a minor irritation keeps intensifying and changing shape in Mary’s mind as Andreas’s perceived wrongdoings pile up, until she can’t distinguish integrity from self-sabotage.
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It was alright
- By Jacob on 09-03-20
By: Rufi Thorpe
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Pool House
- By: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- Narrated by: Melissa Lozada-Oliva
- Length: 47 mins
- Original Recording
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We meet our narrator hanging around the nail salon where her mother works, eavesdropping on her conversation with one of the regulars, Helen. But she’s really hoping to see Helen’s daughter, Patty - older, rebellious, and completely captivating. When Helen invites her over to their house to help organize a home office, she jumps at the opportunity. But as the day goes on, she encounters something she shouldn’t and gets caught up in the sinister nature of other people’s property and private lives.
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So bad....
- By Jeffrey S. on 10-23-20
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The Little People
- By: Steven Millhauser
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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From Steven Millhauser, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Martin Dressler and one of the most imaginative and essential voices of our time, comes a fable about a race of miniature people and the way of life they have come master within our own. By turns enchanting and provocative, The Little People explores the fascination and unease the little people create in us, examines our private desire to disappear into their world, and reveals what happens when our personal and romantic lives inevitably collide.
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What's the point
- By Heather on 01-31-21
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Zali's Dog
- By: Adam Wilson
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins
- Length: 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Philip and his girlfriend Beth were seniors in high school when they chose adoption for their son. Now, years later, Beth has moved to Palo Alto - and on with her life - but Philip still lives in town. He works a job he hates so he can be near Olaf, who knows him as “uncle”. On the morning of Olaf’s 14th birthday party, Philip hears his neighbor Zali’s dog, Sinai, barking on the other side of the fence. Philip scales the fence and finds the dog tied to a tree with a belt, hungry and scared.
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How Not to Tell a Story
- By Debbie on 03-16-21
By: Adam Wilson
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- Pheonix
- 10-31-21
I would recommend it
The Fool who Though To Much by Ishmael Reed, narrated by Adam Lazarre-White, has entertained me much. The story of a French Kings fool, how everything has been tweeted at the end of the story. Five 💫 well done.
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- David Cortes
- 11-14-20
Timeless
A story everyone should not just experience, but remember. Life lessons taught to us by the fools of our past...
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- Jan-Micheal
- 05-17-21
Lessons to be learned….
Well, if one cannot find a lesson in this fun story then one might want to read it again. There are lessons here for just about everyone. I thought it was going to have a different outcome but it was perfect exactly as written.
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- Karl
- 12-01-21
Funny but not for littles
This book was really funny, but, like it says in the tile, it isn’t a little kid book like we thought. It is great for teens and grownups tho. It was thought provoking and light hearted, all at the same time!
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- T. Hackett
- 05-03-22
Grim humor
if Dark humor is your thing, i recommend this story. Gallows humor if you will. you'll see what I mean if you give it a listen.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-05-22
seemingly foolish but not
I picked this up randomly. And oh boy. There was a lot more to it than I thought. A fictitious historical tale of fools and society's foolishness.
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- Elaine
- 11-10-20
Fun & insightful!
A child would take this book is just a silly fun story. But anyone with any awareness of the current political climate here in the US will find this insightful, charming, and funny.
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- Tee Chantel
- 11-23-20
This short story is really good
I wish there was more to this. I was captivated by the story and the narrator did a good job. I’m going to recommend this to my friends.
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- Arielle
- 11-17-20
A good quick read!
I would categorize this as a "random read". I enjoyed the ending for the main character. I enjoyed listening to it, and thinking about how today's society probably does some of the same things; it just looks different.
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- just asking for some common sense
- 12-18-22
Interesting and a little strange
This story is short, a little strange, and has a feeling of history and modern times at the same time. The narration was a little too slow, but I think it might have been the nature of the book. Still, solid 4 stars all around, plus it's a story so doesn't take long to listen. I'm interested in reading more by this author.
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