Babbitt
(eAudiobook)

Book Cover
Your Rating: 0 stars
Star rating for

Contributors:
Published:
[United States] : Findaway Voices, 2025.
Format:
eAudiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Content Description:
1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 15 min.)) : digital.
Status:

Description

Babbitt as you haven't seen it before -- in a remarkable illustrated edition. In the thriving city of Zenith, where success is measured in square footage and the number of cylinders under your cars hood, George F. Babbitt is the ultimate model of middle-class ambition. A prosperous real estate broker, a devoted family man, and a loyal member of every respectable business club, Babbitt has everything a man could wantexcept the one thing he never dares to name: freedom. But beneath the polished surface of his life, a restless longing stirs. He tries to silence it with cigars, committee meetings, and booster-club speeches about the greatness of American progress. He laughs too loud at bad jokes and talks too much about the price of office buildings. He convinces himself that he is happyuntil one day, the illusion shatters. When Babbitt dares to step off the treadmill of conformity, he finds himself swept into a whirlwind of rebellionlate nights at speakeasies, dangerous friendships, and even an affair that ignites a spark of long-forgotten passion. But in Zenith, theres no room for dreamers. The very world he helped build threatens to crush him the moment he strays from its rules. Will George Babbitt break free, or will he be pulled back into the safe, suffocating embrace of the life he knows? Sharp, biting, and unexpectedly moving, Babbitt is more than a novelits a mirror held up to society, exposing the timeless struggle between individuality and the need to belong. Sinclair Lewiss classic satire remains as relevant today as it was a century ago, reminding us that the price of success may be the very soul we long to save.

Also in This Series

More Like This

Other Editions and Formats

More Details

Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9798318417610
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.8, 22 Points

Notes

Restrictions on Access
Instant title available through hoopla.
Participants/Performers
Read by John W. Michaels.
Description
Babbitt as you haven't seen it before -- in a remarkable illustrated edition. In the thriving city of Zenith, where success is measured in square footage and the number of cylinders under your cars hood, George F. Babbitt is the ultimate model of middle-class ambition. A prosperous real estate broker, a devoted family man, and a loyal member of every respectable business club, Babbitt has everything a man could wantexcept the one thing he never dares to name: freedom. But beneath the polished surface of his life, a restless longing stirs. He tries to silence it with cigars, committee meetings, and booster-club speeches about the greatness of American progress. He laughs too loud at bad jokes and talks too much about the price of office buildings. He convinces himself that he is happyuntil one day, the illusion shatters. When Babbitt dares to step off the treadmill of conformity, he finds himself swept into a whirlwind of rebellionlate nights at speakeasies, dangerous friendships, and even an affair that ignites a spark of long-forgotten passion. But in Zenith, theres no room for dreamers. The very world he helped build threatens to crush him the moment he strays from its rules. Will George Babbitt break free, or will he be pulled back into the safe, suffocating embrace of the life he knows? Sharp, biting, and unexpectedly moving, Babbitt is more than a novelits a mirror held up to society, exposing the timeless struggle between individuality and the need to belong. Sinclair Lewiss classic satire remains as relevant today as it was a century ago, reminding us that the price of success may be the very soul we long to save.
System Details
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

Citations

APA Citation (style guide)

Lewis, S., & Michaels, J. W. (2025). Babbitt. Unabridged. Findaway Voices.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Lewis, Sinclair and John W., Michaels. 2025. Babbitt. Findaway Voices.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Lewis, Sinclair and John W., Michaels, Babbitt. Findaway Voices, 2025.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Lewis, Sinclair, and John W. Michaels. Babbitt. Unabridged. Findaway Voices, 2025.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

Staff View

Grouped Work ID:
981662d6-1213-b211-dd34-ed8bfe0a1ffa
Go To Grouped Work

Hoopla Extract Information

hooplaId18067743
titleBabbitt
languageENGLISH
kindAUDIOBOOK
series
season
publisherFindaway Voices
price2.49
active1
pa
profanity
children
demo
duration13h 15m 0s
rating
abridged
fiction1
purchaseModelINSTANT
dateLastUpdatedMar 25, 2025 10:10:49 PM

Record Information

Last File Modification TimeMay 02, 2025 10:37:15 PM
Last Grouped Work Modification TimeMay 08, 2025 10:18:22 PM

MARC Record

LEADER03299nim a22004455i 4500
001MWT18067743
003MWT
00520250419015153.1
006m     o  h        
007sz zunnnnnuned
007cr nnannnuuuua
008250419o2025    xxunnn eo      f  n eng d
020 |a 9798318417610 |q (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book)
02842 |a MWT18067743
029 |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/dvf_9798318417610_180.jpeg
037 |a 18067743 |b Midwest Tape, LLC |n http://www.midwesttapes.com
040 |a Midwest |e rda
099 |a eAudiobook hoopla
1001 |a Lewis, Sinclair, |e author.
24510 |a Babbitt |h [electronic resource] / |c Sinclair Lewis.
250 |a Unabridged.
2641 |a [United States] : |b Findaway Voices, |c 2025.
2642 |b Made available through hoopla
300 |a 1 online resource (1 audio file (13hr., 15 min.)) : |b digital.
336 |a spoken word |b spw |2 rdacontent
337 |a computer |b c |2 rdamedia
338 |a online resource |b cr |2 rdacarrier
344 |a digital |h digital recording |2 rda
347 |a data file |2 rda
506 |a Instant title available through hoopla.
5111 |a Read by John W. Michaels.
520 |a Babbitt as you haven't seen it before -- in a remarkable illustrated edition. In the thriving city of Zenith, where success is measured in square footage and the number of cylinders under your cars hood, George F. Babbitt is the ultimate model of middle-class ambition. A prosperous real estate broker, a devoted family man, and a loyal member of every respectable business club, Babbitt has everything a man could wantexcept the one thing he never dares to name: freedom. But beneath the polished surface of his life, a restless longing stirs. He tries to silence it with cigars, committee meetings, and booster-club speeches about the greatness of American progress. He laughs too loud at bad jokes and talks too much about the price of office buildings. He convinces himself that he is happyuntil one day, the illusion shatters. When Babbitt dares to step off the treadmill of conformity, he finds himself swept into a whirlwind of rebellionlate nights at speakeasies, dangerous friendships, and even an affair that ignites a spark of long-forgotten passion. But in Zenith, theres no room for dreamers. The very world he helped build threatens to crush him the moment he strays from its rules. Will George Babbitt break free, or will he be pulled back into the safe, suffocating embrace of the life he knows? Sharp, biting, and unexpectedly moving, Babbitt is more than a novelits a mirror held up to society, exposing the timeless struggle between individuality and the need to belong. Sinclair Lewiss classic satire remains as relevant today as it was a century ago, reminding us that the price of success may be the very soul we long to save.
538 |a Mode of access: World Wide Web.
6500 |a Literature |v Fiction.
6557 |a Action and adventure fiction. |2 lcgft
6557 |a Fiction. |2 lcgft
7001 |a Michaels, John W., |e reader.
7102 |a hoopla digital.
85640 |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/18067743?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435 |z Instantly available on hoopla.
85642 |z Cover image |u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/dvf_9798318417610_180.jpeg