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To some, all sand looks alike--countless grains in a vast expanse of beach. Look closer--much closer--Gary Greenberg suggests, and your view of sand will never be the same. Employing the fantastic microphotographic techniques that he developed, Greenberg invites readers to discover the strange and wonderful world that each grain of sand contains. Sand from the world over: Greenbergs pictures reveal the subtle differences in their colors, textures, sizes, and shapes. And as this infinitesimal world unfolds so does an intriguing explanation of how each grain of sand begins and forms and finds itself in a particular place, one of a billion and one of a kind. ... Read more

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Adapted for audio from original scripts written for the television show created by Rod Serling that aired in the 1960s, these radio dramas feature music and sound effects and a distinguished lineup of guest stars. Serling's widow, Carol Serling, praised the radio adaptations, calling them "truly astounding."Collection 6Nightmare At 20,000 Feet--starring John SchneiderA newly released mental patient is the only one able to see a gremlin ripping up the wing of his airliner.Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up--starring Richard KindOn the night of a UFO sighting, seven people at a diner claim to be of Earth, though one of them is not.A Hundred Yards Over the Rim--starring Jim CaviezelA 19th-century western settler, desperately searching for water for his sick son, takes a walk that inexplicably leads him into the next century.The Man in the Bottle--starring Ed Begley, Jr.An impoverished pawnbroker is granted four wishes by a genie in a bottle. He thinks his dreams are about to come true--but are they?Escape Clause--starring Mike StarrA man makes a pact with the devil for immortality, and then finds he doesn't get a kick out of living anymore. ... Read more

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Before he gained wide fame as a novelist, Ernest Hemingway established his literary reputation with his short stories. Set in the varied landscapes of Spain, Africa, and the American Midwest, this definitive audio collection traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style -- from the plain bold language of this first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the twentieth century.

The Short Stories Volume III features Stacy Keach reading such favorites as: An Alpine Idyll, A Pursuit Race, Today is Friday, Banal Story, Now I Lay Me, After the Storm, A Clean, Well-lighted Place, The Light of the World, God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen, The Sea Change, A Way You'll Never Be, The Mother of the Queen, One Reader Writes, Homage to Switzerland, A Day's Wait, A Natural History of the Dead, Wine of Wyoming, The Gambler, The Nun, and the Radio, and Fathers and Sons.

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A SONOROUS AND THOUGHTFUL READING
Acclaimed film actor Stacy Keach gives thoughtful and sonorous readingto the words of Ernest Hemingway in this the third volume of Hemingway's stories from Simon and Schuster Audio.For many listeners Keach, who has read the two earlier collections, has become the voice of the unforgettable author who seemed to be as large in life as he was in literature.The very timbre of Keach's voice can evoke the 1920s, the years that Hemingway chronicled so indelibly.

While many favorites are included in this collection, one is especially probing considering our world today - "A Clean, Well-lighted Place."First appearing in 1933, this is a brief, poignant account of an hour or so in a Spanish café.Two waiters, one older, one younger, serve a much older man who has become inebriated.The waiters discuss the older man's life, and seque into deeper opinions of the value of existence.

"After The Storm" is set in one of the author's favorite locations, the Florida Keys.It is the story of a sponge fisherman and the booty he almost commands.

Well chosen for their variety and reflections of Hemingway's style and ethos, the many tales included in this collection are well worth listening to again and again - especially when read by the estimable Keach.

- Gail Cooke ... Read more

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Adapted for audio from original scripts written for the television show created by Rod Serling that aired in the 1960s, these radio dramas feature music and sound effects and a distinguished lineup of guest stars. Serling's widow, Carol Serling, praised the radio adaptations, calling them "truly astounding." Collection 8A World of Difference--starring Luke Perry A businessman inexplicably finds his office has become a set for a movie in which he is the main character.Death's Head Revisited--starring H. M. Wynant A former Nazi SS Captain returns to the ruins of the concentration camp he ran to re-live the nostalgic past--until his long-dead victims appear to greet him.In His Image--starring John HeardAlan Talbot doesn't understand why his hometown seems so unfamiliar; why is he driven to kill and what are those strange noises in his head?He's about to get some answers when he comes face to face with his double. The Mighty Casey--starring Paul Dooley A broken-down baseball team soars when a new player, a human-looking robot, pitches shutout after shutout.After it is discovered that he's a robot, the only way he will be allowed to continue to play is if he is altered to become more human.Black Leather Jackets--starring Marshall Allman An advance party of an alien invasion force arrives in a quiet residential neighborhood disguised as leather-jacketed motorcycle youths. ... Read more

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Adapted for audio from original scripts written for the television show created by Rod Serling that aired in the 1960s, these radio dramas feature music and sound effects and a distinguished lineup of guest stars. Serling's widow, Carol Serling, praised the radio adaptations, calling them "truly astounding." Collection 7Miniature--starring Lou Diamond Phillips A shy bachelor discovers a miniature doll apparently alive inside a 19th century dollhouse.Fascinated, he whiles away the hours peering into this little world and wishing he were part of it.Ring-A-Ding-Girl--starring Sarah Wayne Callies Movie star Bunny Blake makes an unexpected visit to her hometown after receiving a strange ring that predicts the future.Long Distance Call--starring Hal Sparks Before Grandma died, she gave her Grandson Billy a toy telephone.When he uses it to talk to her, his parents dismiss it as an overactive imagination--until Billy decides its time to join his Grandma.The Last Night of a Jockey--Bruno Kirby A down-and-out jockey years to be a giant of a man so that everyone would look up to him--he just may get his wish. Night of the Meek--starring Chris McDonaldHenry Corwin, a down-at-the-heels department store Santa, dispenses Christmas cheer to a mission house with the help of a sack that will produce whatever one asks for. ... Read more

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Collection 10 Includes:

"Where Is Everybody?"--starring John Schneider, "The Chaser"--starring Stephen Tobolowsky, "Midnight Sun"--starring Kim Fields, "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain"--starring Adam West, and "Walking Distance"--starring Chelcie Ross.

The Twilight ZoneTM Radio Dramas will keep you glued to the edge of your seat, whether listening in your home or while driving in your car. Each tale unites classic stories and musical scores with contemporary sound effects and readings by a distinguished lineup of guest stars.

Adapted from original scripts written for the television show created by Rod Serling that aired from 1959 to 1965, these radio dramas were contemporized and expanded to accommodate a radio format. Serling's widow, Carol Serling, praised the radio adaptations, calling them "truly astounding." ... Read more

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No Time Like the Past - starring Jason Alexander; A Most Unusual Camera - starring Mike Starr; Twenty Two - starring Andrea Evans; Monsters Are Due on Maple Street - starring Frank John Hughes; Mr. Dingle the Strong -starring Tim Kazurinsky ... Read more

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The Hitch-Hiker - starring Kate Jackson; Sounds and Silences - starring Richard Kind; Mr. Denton on Doomsday - starring Adam Baldwin; The Brain Center At Whipples - starring Stan Freberg; I Shot An Arrow Into the Air- starring Chelcie Ross ... Read more

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Experience one of television's greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone - fully dramatized for AUDIO!The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas feature a full cast, music and sound effects and today's biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations by Dennis Etchison of creator Rod Serling's classic scripts.Hosted by Stacy Keach, The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas will keep you glued to the edge of your seat whether listening in your home or while driving in your car.This collection features 4 stereo recordings.

"The Thirty-Fathom Grave" Starring Blair Underwood.When a Naval destroyer picks up a signal from a ship that sank twenty years ago, a crewman is haunted by a strange memory buried at the bottom of the sea.

"The Man In the Bottle" Starring Ed Begley, Jr.What if a genie granted your heart's desire?Is it possible to wish your way to happiness - or is the hidden price more than anyone can pay?

"The After Hours" Starring Kim Fields.A young woman goes gift shopping in a department store and is trapped on the ninth floor when the store closes - even though no such floor exist.

"Night of the Meek" Starring Chris McDonald.Every year Corwin plays Santa Claus for the kids in a department store.But this time there may be more presents in Santa's bag than even he can imagine. ... Read more

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A Complete Waste
When word got out that "The Twilight Zone" would make its move to radio with Stacy Keach filling in for Rod Serling as
host, the response was generally on the order of, 'Uh,
how can you go from TV back to radio? And why
Twilight Zone to make the regression?' Well, the producers
of the series obviously saw no problem with it...they
pay CBS their fees, get the product on the shelves,
and collect the cash from the sales.

This is, unfortunately, another example of an

over-commercialised, slapdash attempt to sequelize a classic masterwork.If the effort is an attempt to make "Twilight
Zone" accessible to the younger generation, there's no need...you can go pop in a tape or DVD and watch the original
episodes.But this seems to be a case of taking Shakespeare
and cutting out all the middle English, in attempt to make the plays more universal.

The producers hooked Dennis Etchison, an otherwise superlative

writer, to "expand" the great old stories
of Rod Serling (and yes, the stories of Richard Matheson,
Chuck Beaumont, and other writers are going to be
adapted for radio as well, sans a few segments
that don't work well on radio including Matheson's
near-silent "The Invaders" and Serling's highly visual
"Eye of the Beholder"). Sadly, it is all too apparent
that Etchison knows, deep down, that the work of
the old writers can't be topped. For a show like
"The Twilight Zone", whose domain was almost like
a world parallel to our own, with the entire universe
as its breeding ground,
to take its stories and bring them back to the mundane and the reality-grounded
as radio programs is pointless. These first two sets
really come off as no more than bland recitations of
old stories that fans know inside and out from the
original TV versions.

The actors for the first series of eight dramas
include Jim Caviezel, Lou Diamond Phillips, Tim
Kazurinsky, Jane Seymour, James Keach, Blair Underwood,
Kim Fields, Chris MacDonald, and Ed Begley Jr.
Of these, only Jane Seymour does a credible job
as star of Serling's episode "The Lateness of the Hour"
(which originally starred the late Inger Stevens).
Tim Kazurinsky and Lou Diamond Phillips do earn
their paychecks with fairly humorous performances
in episodes "Mr. Dingle the Strong" (originally
starring Burgess Meredith) and "A Kind of Stopwatch",
respectively. The rest of the actors quite obviously
have no clue as to what they were doing, reciting
all their lines as if read directly from a cue card
(which in fact is probably what they did!)

In the role of ersatz-Rod Serling, the narrator,
Stacy Keach pretty much mails in his performance.
His readings of the intro/closings are but
lacking the gripping sincerity and meaning that
Rod always imparted to each and every narration.

Further hampering the dramas is the inclusion
of sponsor commercials, which pop up several
times. The CD versions are all one continuous
42-minute track with no option of fast-forwarding
through the commercials unless done manually.

In short, this new radio series does not yet offer
anything that the original series didn't. The
days of good ol' radio are gone, never to return.
But there are many more of these dramas still yet to
be released. Collections 3 and 4 have already
been released and do offer some nice sound
effects and a fabulous performance by Morgan
Brittany in episode "The Passersby". So perhaps
there's hope. Brittany is the first actor who
appeared in the TV series, to star in these dramas,
and more celebrities are reportedly going to
appear in future installments. Stay tuned...but
keep the volume on low until the producers come
full circle and prove their worthiness to carry
Rod Serling's gauntlet. ... Read more

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Collection 11 Includes:

"Back There"--starring Jim Caviezel, "You Drive"--starring John Heard, "Queen of the Nile"--starring Kate Jackson, "Printer's Devil"--starring Bobby Slayton, and "The Silence"--starring Chris McDonald.

The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas will keep you glued to the edge of your seat, whether listening in your home or while driving in your car. Each tale unites classic stories and musical scores with contemporary sound effects and readings by a distinguished lineup of guest stars.

Adapted from original scripts written for the television show created by Rod Serling that aired from 1959 to 1965, these radio dramas were contemporized and expanded to accommodate a radio format. Serling's widow, Carol Serling, praised the radio adaptations, calling them "truly astounding." ... Read more

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Every edition is GREAT!
I Love these stories. I worried about Stacey Keach doing the narration. But he does a FINE job. WELL DONE! ... Read more

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Experience one of television's greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone, fully dramatized for AUDIO!The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas feature a full cast, music and sound effects and today's biggest celebrities in modern audio dramas of creator Rod Serling's classic scripts.Hosted by Stacy Keach, The Twilight Zone Radio Dramas will keep you glued to the edge of your seat whether listening in your home or while driving in your car.

This collection features 4 stereo recordings: The Fear starring Jane Seymour and James Keach; The Dummy starring Bruno Kirby; The Parallel starring Lou Diamond Phillips; Of Late I Think of Cliffordville starring H.M. Wynant. ... Read more

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Experience one of television's greatest science-fiction series, The Twilight Zone® - fully dramatized for AUDIO! The Twilight Zone® Radio Dramas feature a full cast, music and sound effects and today's biggest celebrities in modern radio dramatizations by Dennis Etchison of creator Rod Serling's classic scripts. Hosted by Stacy Keach, The Twilight Zone® Radio Dramas will keep you glued to the edge of your seat whether listening in your home or while driving in your car. This collection features 4 stereo recordings.

"I Am the Night - Color Me Black" Starring John Ratzenberger. On the day an unpopular idealist is to be hanged for killing a racist bully, the townsfolk are mystified to see the morning sky is pitch black.

"A Stop At Willoughby" Starring Chelcie Ross. While commuting on a train, an ad executive dreams away his job pressures and finds himself back in time to the peaceful old fashioned town of Willoughby.

"Cavender Is Coming" Starring Andrea Evans. Klutzy-but-lovable Agnes Grep is "rescued" from poverty by Cavender, a guardian angel who will earn his wings if he can improve her life in a substantial way.

"Escape Clause" Starring Mike Starr. Hypochondriac Walter Bedeker sells his soul for immortality and indestructibility, only to find out that life might not be worth living if the thrill is gone. ... Read more

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In defence of the radio version
After reading the review on Amazon entitled "Go watch the damn originals!" I felt compelled to add my opinion regarding this radio version of the Twilight Zone.

In the above mentioned review it makes it very clear that it is better to watch the Twilight Zone than to experience the audio only version. I disagree on several counts:

1. I prefer to listen than watch as it exercises my imagination and lets me create my own version of the images rather than have them force fed to me (all be it superbly done in the original TV version).

2. The Twilight Zone stories are ideal for audio only. Indeed, it is amazing that an audio only version has never released before as I can think of few TV shows that were more suitable for radio.

3. Sometimes a visual medium is not on option. For example if you are traveling down the freeway at 60mph you can enjoy these episodes of the Twilight Zone whereas to be watching it as you drive is neither practical nor recommended.

I found this series of the Twilight Zone to be highly entertaining and enjoyable. I did not find the acting to be below-par and felt that the producers had done an excellent job of being true to the original scripts whilst at the same time making it appropriate for a non-visual medium.

My only criticism would be the inclusion of the commercials. I felt this was intrusive and, to a small degree, made it that bit harder to lose yourself completely in the story. Other than that I think they are very enjoyable indeed.

Go watch the damn originals!
Let's just say that this set was not worth the [money]
I paid for it. Why listen to them if you can go watch
the originals on DVD or VHS? The radio versions are
pretty much nothing different from the originals, except
for a small amount of added dialogue here and there plus
some added sound effects. While listening to them, all
I could think about was how they were different from the originals. You can't top perfection, and that's what the TV series was. I ask, what's the point of doing them on radio??

"I Am the Night, Color Me Black" - in the original version starring Michael Constantine, Ivan Dixon, Terry Becker, George Lindsey, and Paul Fix, the actors make a rather mediocre story about a bunch of small-town rednecks who get their jollies by watching a man being hung. In the radio version, it sounds like the actors are all reading off of idiot cards. John "Cliff Claven" Ratzenberger sounds like he's bored to death and counting the minutes until he gets his paycheck.

"Escape Clause" - David Wayne is PERFECT in the original by Serling. Not the most imaginative of stories, and not the most Twilight Zone-ish, but Wayne makes the story ten times better than it is. In the radio version, Mike Starr puts us all to sleep.

"A Stop of Willoughby" - One of the best of the original series, and one of Rod Serling's best...it was a story about Rod himself, wanting to escape the pressures of the world. The radio version has some good sound effects for the sequences on the train, and the added bonus that Gart Williams (the main character) meets a girl onboard, one who's much better for him than his shrewish current wife.

"Cavender is Coming" - the original version with Carol Burnett was a mistake...Serling at his very worst. The radio version tries to [improve it], and it doesn't work. Movie theaters don't have usherettes anymore. The guardian angel gimmick works in "It's a Wonderful Life" and a select small number of other films.

Hopefully future series' will be better. I heard that some actors from the original series have done some of the in-production dramas...let's hope they do them some justice... ... Read more