Humboldt's Gift

Released: November 27, 2007
Length: 18 hrs 5 mins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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In this thought-provoking audiobook, the lives of two close friends, the eccentric Humboldt and the driven Charlie, unravel with Humboldt’s passing. While Humboldt dies a failure, Charlie's once successful trajectory takes a downward turn. Unexpectedly, Humboldt's posthumous actions influence Charlie’s fate, as he discovers a significant bequest in Humboldt's will that promises to alter his life once more.

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