This collection includes the stories of Sinbad and his voyages, Ali Baba and the forty thieves, Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, and seven more timeless tales of genies, golden palaces, and hidden wealth, of the heroic and the tragic, that enthralled listeners for ages.

Johanna Ward (also known as Kate Reading) is an award-winning narrator and actor. She is a company member at Woolly Mammoth Theatre and has appeared on many other stages. She and her husband, actor-narrator Michael Kramer (Nick Bernard), live with their two children in the Washington, D.C. area.