Audiobooks Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson

Take You Wherever You Go

"You can do whatever you want to do. The only limits are the ones you set yourself. You have all you need in you right now." When Kenny Leon's grandmother told him to "take you wherever you go," she could hardly have anticipated that he would establish himself as one of Broadway's most exciting and acclaimed directors. But through years of hard work, Kenny would migrate from a small wooden house in rural Florida to the Tony Awards' stage, where he would win Best Direction of a Play for his 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun. In TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU GO, Leon reflects on the pillars of wisdom he learned every step of the way from the most important people in his life-from his grandmother's sagacious and encouraging motivations to the steady hand of his mother to the deep artistic and social influence of iconic American playwright August Wilson. TAKE YOU WHEREVER YOU GO is a poignant, ruminative, and inspirational memoir that empowers you to be true to yourself as you navigate your own path. **Contact Customer Service for Additional Material**

Kenny Leon (Author), Kenny Leon, Samuel L. Jackson (Narrator)

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Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales

Visit http://mandelasfavoritefolktales.com for clips and bios of all performers. Winner of the 2010 Audie for Audiobook of the Year, Nelson Mandela's Favorite African Folktales is an extraordinary audiobook featuring Gillian Anderson, Benjamin Bratt, LeVar Burton, Ricardo Chavira, Don Cheadle, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Sean Hayes, Hugh Jackman, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Debra Messing, Helen Mirren, Parminder Nagra, Sophie Okonedo, CCH Pounder, Alan Rickman, Jurnee Smollett, Charlize Theron, Blair Underwood, Forest Whitaker and Alfre Woodard with a special message from Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Original Music by South African legends by Johnny Clegg and Vusi Mahlasela, Directed by Alfre Woodard. The audiobook was a truly international affair recorded in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, London, and Johannesburg. The stories were chosen by the Nobel Laureate himself, from every region of Africa. "We hope this audiobook will be enjoyed by people of all ages across the globe, increasing awareness of Africa's rich cultures while creating a better future for South Africa's most vulnerable children," said ANSA Executive Director Sharon Gelman. In his original foreword for the folktales, Nelson Mandela wrote, "It is my wish that the voice of the storyteller may never die in, that all the children of the world may experience the wonder of books." The audiobook brings his vision full circle, as these timeless tales return to the oral tradition to be heard around the world.

Nelson Mandela (Author), Alan Rickman, Alfre Woodard, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Benjamin Bratt, Blair Underwood, Cch Pounder, Charlize Theron, Debra Messing, Desmond Tutu, Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Hugh Jackman, Jurnee Smollett, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Levar Burton, Matt Damon, Parminder Nagra, Ricardo Chavira, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Hayes, Sophie Okonedo, Various Narrators, Whoopi Goldberg (Narrator)

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John Henry

Based on the famous African American folk ballad "John Henry," this story tells of the legendary contest to the death between a spirited man with a hammer and a steam drill to build a tunnel through the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson with music by Crystal Taliefero.

Julius Lester (Author), Samuel L. Jackson (Narrator)

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