Jim Weiss

Jim Weiss (born November 24, 1948, in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American children's audio storyteller, book narrator and author. Weiss has released over seventy audio cassettes and CDs since 1989, which are also available for online streaming with audiobook services. Examples of his retellings of stories include various works of Shakespeare, The Three Musketeers, and Sherlock Holmes. Most of his work is released by Great Hall Productions founded by Weiss and his wife Randy.[1] The Great Hall Productions' maxim is Intelligent Entertainment for the Thinking Family.[2] Weiss is also the narrator for the audio versions of Susan Wise Bauer's popular The Story of the World[3] series.[4][5]

Jim Weiss
OccupationStoryteller
Years active1989–present

Weiss has been recognized by the Film Advisory Board, American Library Association, and Parents Guide to Children Media for his contribution to storytelling and audio entertainment.[6] His works supports the foundations of educators focusing on a classical education, and character building for children.[7] Weiss also has a following in homeschool circles and Christian families.[8] As of 2022 he was producing two recordings a year. The Weiss' have one daughter, and live in Tucson, Arizona.[8]

Book Recordings - partial listing

G.A. Henty
  • Henty Short Stories (Volume I) | 1800s, frontier Ohio & England
  • The Young Carthaginian | 220 BC Rome & Carthage
  • Beric the Briton. | 62 AD Ancient Britain & Rome
  • For the Temple | 70 AD Jerusalem
  • Wulf the Saxon | 1066, England
  • In Freedom’s Cause | 1296-1314, Scotland & England
  • The Lion of St Mark | 1300s, Venice, Italy

The nine Henty novels are “thoughtfully abridged” which is described as minor edits removing vast amounts of repetition.

The Ancient World to 70 AD
  • Story of the World, Vol. I: The Ancients  |  5000 BC – 400 AD
  • Bible Stories: Great Men and Women From Noah through Solomon  |  2000s BC - 900s BC Middle East
  • Tales from the Old Testament  |  6000 BC - 400 BC Middle East
  • Egyptian Treasures: Mummies & Myths  |   3000 BC  
  • Tales from Cultures Far & Near  |  3000 BC, China
  • The Dragon Diaries: Dragon Stories From Around the World  |  3000 BC  
  • Jewish Holiday Stories  |  2000 BC - 300 BC, Middle East
  • Pharaohs and Queens of Ancient Egypt  |  1500 BC - 1200 BC
  • The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty   |  1250 BC, Egypt
  • Greek Myths  |  1000 BC  
  • She & He: Adventures in Mythology  |  1000 BC, Greece
  • Courage and a Clear Mind: True Adventures of  Ancient Greeks  |  1000 BC  
  • Heroes in Mythology  |  1000 BC, Greece
  • A Treasury of Wisdom (Solomon)  |  1000 BC, Israel
  • Animal Tales (Aesop)  |  600 BC
  • A Treasury of Wisdom (Diogenes)  |  400 BC, Greece
  • The Young Carthaginian by G. A. Henty  |  220 BC, Rome/Carthage
  • Beric the Briton  |  62 AD, Ancient Britain, Rome
  • For The Temple by G. A. Henty  |  70 AD. Jerusalem

References
  1. "Jim Weiss | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. "Jim Weiss — INTELLIGENT ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE THINKING FAMILY". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  3. "The Story of the World series". Susan Wise Bauer. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
  4. Jim Weiss – Audio Books, Best Sellers, Author Bio | Audible.com.
  5. Megan (2014-10-22). "Interview with Storyteller Jim Weiss". Redeemed Reader. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  6. "Awards Archived 2018-08-04 at the Wayback Machine"
  7. "Virtues & Values". Retrieved 2023-03-19.
  8. Sloan, Amy. "The Joyful Power of Storytelling for the Homeschool Family (with Jim Weiss)". Humility and Doxology. Retrieved 2023-03-17.


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