Where to Start with Edward Herrmann
- New to Edward Herrmann? Start here → Unbroken
- What fans keep coming back to → Einstein: His Life and Universe
- Highest rated by listeners → Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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Unbroken
by Laura Hillenbrand
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.78 ABR Score (1.1M ratings)★ 4.39 Goodreads (1.0M) ★ 4.78 Audible (51.5K)More about this pick
Olympic runner Louis Zamperini survives 47 days on a life raft, then endures brutal Japanese POW camps during WWII. This incredible true story of resilience and forgiveness reads like fiction but happened to one remarkable man.
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Digest of The Boys in the Boat
by A Reader's Companion
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.49 ABR Score (43.6K ratings)★ 4.44 Goodreads (9) ★ 4.83 Audible (43.6K)More about this pick
Nine working-class teenagers from Depression-era Seattle row toward Olympic glory in Nazi Germany. Edward Herrmann's authoritative voice matches the story's historical weight perfectly.
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Einstein: His Life and Universe
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.39 ABR Score (219.9K ratings)★ 4.17 Goodreads (204.1K) ★ 4.57 Audible (15.7K)More about this pick
Edward Herrmann's measured narration matches Isaacson's exploration of how Einstein's rebellious nature drove both his revolutionary science and complicated personal life.
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Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
by Jon Meacham
Narrated by Edward Herrmann, Jon Meacham
★ 4.26 ABR Score (50.4K ratings)★ 4.05 Goodreads (43.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (6.9K)More about this pick
Meacham reveals Jefferson as a brilliant political operator rather than just a philosopher, showing how he maneuvered through the brutal politics of early America.
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Presumed Innocent
Kindle County • Book 1
by Scott Turow
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.21 ABR Score (130.1K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (126.7K) ★ 4.23 Audible (3.4K)More about this pick
Prosecutor Rusty Sabich investigates the murder of his colleague and former lover, only to become the prime suspect himself. Edward Herrmann's measured delivery builds dread as evidence mounts against the protagonist.
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The Tommyknockers
by Stephen King
Narrated by Edward Herrmann
★ 4.05 ABR Score (173.9K ratings)★ 3.61 Goodreads (166.5K) ★ 4.5 Audible (7.4K)More about this pick
Edward Herrmann's steady voice contrasts perfectly with King's tale of a Maine town slowly consumed by an alien intelligence buried in the woods.
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Shadow Show: New Short Stories and Fantasy from Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, and 24 Writers – A Ray Bradbury Tribute
by Sam Weller, Mort Castle, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Joe Hill, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Audrey Niffenegger, Ray Bradbury, Jay Bonansinga, David Morrell, Thomas F. Monteleone, Lee Martin, Dan Chaon, John McNally, Joe Meno, Robert McCammon, Ramsey Campbell, John Maclay, Gary A. Braunbeck, Bonnie Jo Campbell, Charles Yu, Julia Keller, Bayo Ojikutu
Narrated by George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, F. Murray Abraham, Neil Gaiman, Robert Petkoff, Dion Graham, Simon Van Booy, Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.80 ABR Score (2.1K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (1.9K) ★ 4.31 Audible (182)More about this pick
Celebrating Bradbury's legacy, this collection features stories by Gaiman, Hill, and others, with an impressive cast including George Takei and Neil Gaiman himself reading these homages.
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