Details
Rent I Thought My Father Was God: And Other True Tales from NPR's National Story Project
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Narrator: Paul Auster
Format: Unabridged-CD, Paperback
Publisher: Harperaudio
Published: Sep 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography - General
Retail Price: $34.95
Discs: 8
Synopsis
A collection of 180 personal, true-life accounts from NPR’s National Story Project reflects the work of men and women of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life and is accompanied by Auster’s illuminating look at the role of storytelling in our lives. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
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