Malachy McCourt has narrated 4 audiobooks on Listento.it by 15 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 5 ratings. The most-rated is Death Need Not Be Fatal.
Death Need Not Be Fatal
Summary
Before he runs out of time, Irish bon vivant Malachy McCourt shares his views on death - sometimes hilarious and often poignant - and on what will or won't happen after his last breath is drawn. During the course of his life, Malachy McCourt practically invented the singles bar and was a pioneer in talk radio, a soap opera star, a best-selling author, a gold smuggler, a political activist, and a candidate for governor of the state of New York. It seems that the only two things he hasn't done are stick his head into a lion's mouth and die. Since he is allergic to cats, he decided to write about the great hereafter and answer the question on most minds: What's so great about it anyhow? In Death Need Not Be Fatal, McCourt also trains a sober eye on the tragedies that have shaped his life: the deaths of his sister and twin brothers; the real story behind Angela's famous ashes; and a poignant account of the death of the man who left his mother, brothers, and him to nearly die in squalor. McCourt writes with deep emotion of the staggering losses of all three of his brothers, Frank, Mike, and Alphie. In his inimitable way, McCourt takes the grim reaper by the lapels and shakes the truth out of him. As he rides the final blocks on his Rascal scooter, he looks, too, at the prospect of his own demise with emotional clarity and insight. In this beautifully rendered memoir, McCourt shows us how to live life to its fullest, how to grow old without acting old, and how to die without regret.
©2017 Malachy McCourt (P)2017 Hachette Audio
Frank McCourt at the 92nd Street Y
Summary
The recently passed award-winning author of the memoirs Angela'a Ashes and 'Tis discusses his writing, his life, and teaching as a profession. He reads from Teacher Man: A Memoir.
©2005 92nd Street Y (P)2005 92nd Street Y
Selected Shorts: American Classics
Summary
A compilation of classic tales by great American writers performed by terrific actors, with a lineup including Pulitzer Prize winners, National Book Award winners, and PEN Award winners. Amy Tan's "Rules of the Game", performed by Freda Foh Shen. A strict Chinese mother bedevils her chess prodigy daughter. Donald Barthelme's "Game", performed by David Strathairn. Playing cosmic chicken in a nuclear bunker. Eudora Welty's "Why I Live at the P.O.", performed by Stockard Channing. Hilarious story of an independent young woman striking out on her own. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat" performed by René Auberjonois. Terrifyingly delicious Poe masterpiece. Joyce Carol Oates' "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?" performed by Christine Baranski. Sly, creepy tale of a teenage girl’s seduction by a dangerous drifter. John Sayles' "At the Anarchists’ Convention", performed by Jerry Stiller. Laugh-out-loud classic. Alice Walker's "Everyday Use", performed by Carmen de Lavallade. Siblings disagree about a precious piece of their family heritage. John Cheever's "Christmas Is a Sad Season for the Poor", performed by Malachy McCourt. A high-rise elevator operator is overwhelmed by his riders’ holiday generosity.
©2010 Symphony Space (P)2010 Symphony Space
Selected Shorts
Summary
Hilarious and colorful episodes in the lives of families, many depicted from a kid's-eye-view, are the theme for this compilation. Being part of a family is often trying, and stranger than any fiction, but never dull and always worth it in the end. Join these very different families as they face the shrinking of parents, the pre-emptive guilt of First Confession, the secret worlds of children, and more! Included are: Shirley Jackson's CharlesRead by Lois SmithLaurie's parents are dying to meet the most misbehaved boy in school. Frank O'Connor's First ConfessionRead by Malachy McCourtA guilt-ridden Irish lad fears his first confession may be his last. Toure's Solomon's Big Day: A Children's StoryRead by Daniel Alexander JonesA little boy named Solomon escapes into the magical world of his paintings. Grace Paley's The Loudest Voice Read by Linda LavinThis year's Christmas pageant stars a Jewish girl. Diane Leslie's A Life of CrimeRead by Jill EikenberryLove and passion, Hollywood style, from a girl's-eye-view. Etgar Keret's Pride and JoyRead by Robert Sean LeonardA young man struggles to save his shrinking parents. Rick Moody's BoysRead by B. D. WongThe world of boys.
©2007 Symphony Space, Inc. (P)2007 Symphony Space, Inc.