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Written & audio book performed by Rick Bragg - Abridged Nonfiction - 2 CASSETTES - 3 hours

Publisher, Random House Audiobooks (September 1998)

The printed book of this title was selected by The Reader's Catalog as one of the 40,000+ Best Books in Print!

"Listening to myself read it aloud gave me the opportunity to hear my words in my own voice, not just in my mind. Reading the sad parts out loud brought tears to my eyes. It was a delightful experience, and I'm proud to have done it." --Rick Bragg

"Searingly honest, beautifully written, All Over but the Shoutin' is perhaps the most courageous thing Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Bragg has ever written. " --Willie Morris

"This is a moving, memorable audio, the kind that stays in the listener's mind long after it ends." --Billboard

A haunting memoir about growing up dirt-poor in the Alabama hills--and about moving on but never really being able to leave. Rick Bragg's extraordinary gifts for evocation and insight are here brought to bear on the wrenching tale of his own family's life. It is the story of a war-haunted, hard-drinking father and a strong-willed, loving mother who struggled to protect her sons from the effects of poverty and ignorance that constricted her own life. It is the story of the life that Bragg was able to carve out for himself on the strength of his mother's encouragement and belief. And it is the story of his attempts to both atone for and avenge the mistakes and cruelties of his past.

All Over but the Shoutin' is a gripping account of people struggling to make sense and solidity of life's capricious promises. A classic piece of American literature, it is made vividly, movingly particular by Rick Bragg's searching vision, generous humor, and richly nuanced voice.