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CRAIG NELSON is the author of V is for Victory: Franklin Roosevelt's American Revolution and the Triumph of World War II (a Main Selection of the History Book Club chosen as one of the year's best books by Kirkus and Booklist), the New York Times bestseller, Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon, and several previous books, including Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness, The Age of Radiance (a PEN Award Finalist chosen as one of the year’s best books by NBC News, the American Institute of Physics, Kirkus Reviews, and FlavorWire); The First Heroes, Thomas Paine (winner of the Henry Adams Prize), and Let’s Get Lost (shortlisted for W.H. Smith’s Book of the Year). His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, Soldier of Fortune, National Geographic, Popular Science, Reader’s Digest, and a host of other publications; he has been profiled in Variety, Interview, Publishers Weekly, and Time Out. Besides working at a zoo, in Hollywood, and being an Eagle Scout and a Fuller Brush Man, he was a vice president and executive editor of Harper & Row, Hyperion, and Random House, where he oversaw the publishing of twenty New York Times' bestsellers. He lives in Greenwich Village. photo: Helvio Faria
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • Pearl Harbor

    • From Infamy to Greatness
    • Written by: Craig Nelson
    • Narrated by: George Guidall
    • Length: 18 hrs and 55 mins
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    • Language: English
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    • Rocket Men

    • The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon
    • Written by: Craig Nelson
    • Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
    • Length: 17 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 2009-06-25
    • Language: English
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    • Thomas Paine

    • Enlightenment, Revolution, and the Birth of Modern Nations
    • Written by: Craig Nelson
    • Narrated by: Paul Hecht
    • Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 2011-04-19
    • Language: English
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