Listen to free audiobook with a 30 day free trial :https://esound.space/audibleTitle: Mirth of a NationAuthor: Michael J. RosenNarrator: Tony Roberts, Susie EssmanFormat: UnabridgedLength: 5 hrs and 44 minsLanguage: EnglishRelease date: 03-13-06Publisher: HarperAudioGenres: Fiction, HumorSummary:A salvo of hilarity from that loose canon of American humor that Mirth of a Nation editor Michael J. Rosen has culled from some 1200 pages of brilliantly original works by our best contemporary humorists. This action-packed compilation of highlights (FYI, we have no intention of mentioning "the funnybone" and how this audio is sure to tickle it) includes Bobbie Ann Mason's stint at the La Bamba hotline, David Rakoff's insights on families, Andy Borowitz's memoir of Emily Dickinson (basically, she was a drunken jerk), and Michael Feldman's helpful (re)locating of the Midwest.Performed by Tony Roberts, Susie Essman, with guest performances by Stephen Collins, Michael Feldman, Cynthia Kaplan, Martha Plimpton, David Rakoff, M. Sweeney Lawless, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Mark O'Donnell.Contact: [email protected]

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