The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
By: Orson Welles
4.47
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
One of the most memorable programs in broadcast history, the Halloween Eve 1938 broadcast of The Wa…
Want to ReadIf you liked the classics plot in The War of the Worlds (Dramatized) by Orson Welles , here is a list of 14 books like this:
1. The Third Man
By: Graham Greene
3.79
Format: 157 pages, Paperback
Rollo Martins' usual line is the writing of cheap paperback Westerns under the name of Buck Dexter.… read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Graham Greene's The Third Man book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
- audiobook
"I loved a man," she said. "I told you—a man doesn't alter because you find out more about him. He's still the same man."-Graham Greene, The Third Man
"Marlowe's devils wore squibs attached to their tails: evil was like Peter Pan—it carried with it the horrifying and horrible gift of eternal youth."-Graham Greene, The Third Man
"For God's sake stop making people in your image. Harry was real. He wasn't just your hero and my lover. He was Harry. He was in a racket. He did bad things. What about it? He was the man we knew."-Graham Greene, The Third Man
"tea. He watched her while she made it, made it, of course, all wrong: the water not on the boil, the teapot unheated, too few leaves. She said, "I never quite understand why English people like teas …"-Graham Greene, The Third Man
2. War of the Worlds The Invasion From Mars (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection)
By: H.G. Wells , Howard Koch , Leonard Nimoy , Wil Wheaton , Armin Shimerman , John de Lancie
3.99
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Join actors from Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation as they recreate this classic radio t… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in H.G. Wells's War of the Worlds The Invasion From Mars (L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection) book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- science fiction
- classics
- fiction
- audiobook
3. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
By: Steve Martin
3.88
Format: 207 pages, Hardcover
In the midseventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concer… read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Steve Martin's Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
"I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"...teaching is, after all, a form of show business."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"How many people have never raised their hand before?"-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
"Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent."-Steve Martin, Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
4. The Raven
By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré
4.29
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century,… read more
Want to Read $ 8.00Similar categories in Edgar Allan Poe's The Raven book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
- horror
"Quoth the raven nevermore."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"La ciencia no nos a enseñado aun si la locura es o no lo mas sublime de la inteligencia"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
5. Annapurna: A Woman's Place
By: Maurice Herzog , Arlene Blum
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In August 1978, thirteen women left San Francisco for the Nepal Himalaya to make history as the fir… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Maurice Herzog's Annapurna: A Woman's Place book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
6. The Black Cat
By: Edgar Allan Poe
3.40
Format: 300 pages,
"The Black Cat" is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
- horror
Similar categories in Anonymous's Exodus book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
8. The Pit and the Pendulum
By: Edgar Allan Poe
4.15
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
Get set for true terror in one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous short stories. We enter the mind… read more
Want to Read $ 1.24Similar categories in Edgar Allan Poe's The Pit and the Pendulum book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
- horror
"How at least shall we distinguish its shadows from those of the tomb?"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In the deepest slumber-no! In delirium-no! In a swoon-no! In death-no! even in the grave all is not lost."-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"In death - no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man. Arousing from the most profound slumbers, we break the gossamer web of some dream. Yet in a second afterward, (…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
"He who has never swooned, is not he who finds strange palaces and wildly familiar faces in coals that glow; is not he who beholds floating in mid-air the sad visions that the many may not view; is no…"-Edgar Allan Poe, The Pit and the Pendulum
9. Silas Marner
By: George Eliot
3.68
Format: 262 pages, Paperback
Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwa… read more
Want to Read $ 2.00Similar categories in George Eliot's Silas Marner book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
"Love once, love always"-George Eliot, Silas Marner
"Nothing is so good as it seems beforehand."-George Eliot, Silas Marner
"Hurt, he'll never be hurt--he's made to hurt other people."-George Eliot, Silas Marner
"Perfect love has a breath of poetry which can exalt the relations of the least-instructed human beings."-George Eliot, Silas Marner
10. Richard III
By: William Shakespeare , John Jowett
3.37
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
Richard III is one of Shakespeare's most popular plays on the stage and has been adapted successful… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's Richard III book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
11. Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster
By: Andrew Leatherbarrow , Elizabeth Petrey
3.78
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobyl… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Andrew Leatherbarrow's Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
12. Skeleton Crew
By: Stephen King
3.15
Format: None pages,
Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book . In the intro… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Stephen King's Skeleton Crew book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- fiction
- horror
13. King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
By: H. Rider Haggard
3.79
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines has entertained generations of readers since its first publ… read more
Want to Read $ 2.99Similar categories in H. Rider Haggard's King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1) book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
"A sharp spear," runs the Kukuana saying, "needs no polish."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Everything has an end, if only you live long enough to see it."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"When one can only do one thing well, one likes to keep up one’s reputation in that thing."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
"Take what life can give you, Ana, and do not trouble about the offerings which are laid in the tombs for time to crumble."-H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines (Allan Quatermain, #1)
14. Death of a Salesman
By: Arthur Miller
3.57
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
'For a salesman, there is no rock bottom to life. He don't put a bolt to a nut, he don't tell you t… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
"I’m tired to the death."-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"LINDA [with infinite patience]"-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"Be liked and you will never want."-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
"I'm losing weight, you notice, Pop?"-Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
Similar categories in H.P. Lovecraft's The Alchemist book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
16. Shakespeare's Sonnets
By: William Shakespeare , Katherine Duncan-Jones
4.45
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
T.S. Eliot once wrote that, "Shakespeare gives the greatest width of human passion," and it is this… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William Shakespeare's Shakespeare's Sonnets book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
Similar categories in Anonymous's Genesis book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
18. Planet of the Apes
By: Pierre Boulle , Xan Fielding
3.60
Format: None pages, Paperback
Em pouco tempo, os desbravadores do espaco descobrem a terrivel verdade: nesse mundo, seus pares hu… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Pierre Boulle's Planet of the Apes book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
19. Amadeus
By: Peter Shaffer
4.16
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
Ambition and jealousyall set to music. Devout court composer Antonio Salieri plots against his riva… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Peter Shaffer's Amadeus book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
"Goodness is nothing in the furnace of art."-Peter Shaffer, Amadeus
"What use, after all, is man, if not to teach God His lessons?"-Peter Shaffer, Amadeus
"Tell me, before you call us servants, who served whom? And who, I wonder, in your generations, will immortalize you?"-Peter Shaffer, Amadeus
"I bet you that's how God hears the world! Millions of sounds ascending at once and mixing in His ear to become an unending music, unimaginable to us!"-Peter Shaffer, Amadeus
20. Thinner
By: Stephen King , Richard Bachman
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback
After an old gypsy woman is killed by his car, lawyer Billy Halleck is stricken with a flesh-wastin… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Stephen King's Thinner book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
- fiction
- horror
"Purpurfargade ansiktet"-Stephen King, Thinner
"It's the people who aren't scared who die young."-Stephen King, Thinner
"Things hurt more when you were alone, that was all."-Stephen King, Thinner
"The definition of an asshole is a guy who doesn't believe what he's seeing."-Stephen King, Thinner
21. The Star
By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.44
Format: 212 pages, ebook
The Staris a science fiction short story by English writer Arthur C. Clarke. It appeared in the sci… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Arthur C. Clarke's The Star book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
22. The Minority Report
By: Philip K. Dick
4.08
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
In the world of The Minority Report, Commissioner John Anderton is the one to thank for the lack of… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Philip K. Dick's The Minority Report book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
23. A Night to Remember
By: Walter Lord , Nathaniel Philbrick
3.67
Format: 208 pages,
The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition w… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Walter Lord's A Night to Remember book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
24. Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
By: Henry Winkler
4.14
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
From Emmy-award winning actor, author, comedian, producer, and director Henry Winkler, a deeply tho… read more
Want to Read $ 14.99Similar categories in Henry Winkler's Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
"It’s so funny about time - you get into these nice little grooves with people you love, and you think it’ll go on forever. But time goes so fast, and nothing goes on forever."-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
"If you don't nail your feet to the ground, you can just believe - and you want to believe. It's so enticing. It felt so good. You could just become a gigantic balloon in the Thanksgiving Day parade a…"-Henry Winkler, Being Henry: The Fonz . . . and Beyond
25. The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1)
By: Chris Hadfield
3.92
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An exceptional debut thriller and “exciting journey” into the dark heart of the Cold War and the sp… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Chris Hadfield's The Apollo Murders (Apollo Murders, #1) book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- science fiction
- fiction
- audiobook
26. The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
By: Benjamin Lorr
3.95
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
This book is an investigation into the human lives at the heart of the American grocery store. What… read more
Want to Read $ 4.99Similar categories in Benjamin Lorr's The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
27. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
By: Joanna Robinson
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more
Want to Read $ 16.62Similar categories in Joanna Robinson's MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
28. How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
By: Zora Neale Hurston
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
'Ik voel me het meest van kleur wanneer ik tegen een schrille witte achtergrond word geworpen.' … read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Zora Neale Hurston's How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots) book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
"He has only heard what I felt."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"I do not weep at the world—I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"No, I do not weep at the world – I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
"But I am not tragically colored. There is no great sorrow dammed up in my soul, nor lurking behind my eyes. I do not mind at all."-Zora Neale Hurston, How it Feels to be Colored Me (American Roots)
29. Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
By: Whoopi Goldberg
4.33
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influ… read more
Want to Read $ 1.99Similar categories in Whoopi Goldberg's Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
"Listen. The confines of this neighbourhood do not represent the confines of your life. You can go and do and be whatever you want. But, whatever you choose, be yourself."-Whoopi Goldberg, Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me
30. The Body
By: Stephen King
4.02
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
Set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King’s… read more
Want to Read $ 10.99Similar categories in Stephen King's The Body book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- audiobook
- classics
- fiction
- horror
"Am I weird?" "Yeah. But so what? Everybody's weird."-Stephen King, The Body
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, did you?"-Stephen King, The Body
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"-Stephen King, The Body
"Love has teeth; they bite; the wounds never close. No word, no combination of words, can close those lovebites. It's the other way around, that's the joke."-Stephen King, The Body
31. The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
By: Orson Welles
4.47
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
One of the most memorable programs in broadcast history, the Halloween Eve 1938 broadcast of The Wa… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized) book and Orson Welles's The War of the Worlds (Dramatized)
- classics
- fiction
- horror
- science fiction
- audiobook
