Bestsellers
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Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- By Chris M. on 11-13-17
By: Walter Isaacson
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Frida
- A Biography of Frida Kahlo
- By: Hayden Herrera
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Hailed by listeners and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences....
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Inspiring story
- By Tasha Ezaki on 12-09-23
By: Hayden Herrera
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Short Life in a Strange World
- Birth to Death in 42 Panels
- By: Toby Ferris
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2012, facing the death of his father and impending fatherhood, Toby Ferris set off on a seemingly quixotic mission to track down and look at - in situ - every painting still in existence by Pieter Bruegel the Elder....
By: Toby Ferris
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Men Have Called Her Crazy
- A Memoir
- By: Anna Marie Tendler
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.
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Leonardo da Vinci (Spanish Edition)
- La biografía
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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El aclamado autor de los best sellers Steve Jobs y Einstein nos vuelve a cautivar con la vida del genio más creativo de la historia en esta fascinante biografía....
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Necesitan las imágenes adicionales del audiolibro
- By Ricardo Robles on 09-05-18
By: Walter Isaacson
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Everything Nothing Someone
- A Memoir
- By: Alice Carrière
- Narrated by: Alice Carrière
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière....
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This book is awful.
- By af_90 on 12-17-23
By: Alice Carrière
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Leonardo da Vinci
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Leonardo da Vinci created the two most famous paintings in history, The Last Supper and the Mona Lisa. But in his own mind, he was just as much a man of science and engineering....
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Wish the sample was not from the preface!
- By Chris M. on 11-13-17
By: Walter Isaacson
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Frida
- A Biography of Frida Kahlo
- By: Hayden Herrera
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Hailed by listeners and critics across the country, this engrossing biography of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo reveals a woman of extreme magnetism and originality, an artist whose sensual vibrancy came straight from her own experiences....
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Inspiring story
- By Tasha Ezaki on 12-09-23
By: Hayden Herrera
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Short Life in a Strange World
- Birth to Death in 42 Panels
- By: Toby Ferris
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In 2012, facing the death of his father and impending fatherhood, Toby Ferris set off on a seemingly quixotic mission to track down and look at - in situ - every painting still in existence by Pieter Bruegel the Elder....
By: Toby Ferris
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Men Have Called Her Crazy
- A Memoir
- By: Anna Marie Tendler
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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A powerful memoir that reckons with mental health as well as the insidious ways men impact the lives of women.
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Leonardo da Vinci (Spanish Edition)
- La biografía
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Luis Solís
- Length: 19 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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El aclamado autor de los best sellers Steve Jobs y Einstein nos vuelve a cautivar con la vida del genio más creativo de la historia en esta fascinante biografía....
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Necesitan las imágenes adicionales del audiolibro
- By Ricardo Robles on 09-05-18
By: Walter Isaacson
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Everything Nothing Someone
- A Memoir
- By: Alice Carrière
- Narrated by: Alice Carrière
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartlett, and a charismatic father, European actor Mathieu Carrière....
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This book is awful.
- By af_90 on 12-17-23
By: Alice Carrière
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Caravaggio
- A Life Sacred and Profane
- By: Andrew Graham-Dixon
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 18 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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In the tradition of John Richardson's Picasso, a commanding new biography of the Italian master's tumultuous life and mysterious death....
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Interesting life
- By Jean on 08-28-13
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Picasso's War
- How Modern Art Came to America
- By: Hugh Eakin
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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A riveting story of how dueling ambitions and the power of prodigy made America the cultural center of the world—and Picasso the most famous artist alive—in the shadow of World War II....
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Better Books on Picasso Available
- By john burke on 08-17-22
By: Hugh Eakin
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Radiant
- The Life and Line of Keith Haring
- By: Brad Gooch
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces....
By: Brad Gooch
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John James Audubon
- The Making of an American
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes comes the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world....
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A love story
- By Ehr on 04-18-24
By: Richard Rhodes
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The Woman I Wanted to Be
- By: Diane von Furstenberg
- Narrated by: Diane von Furstenberg
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the most influential, admired, and innovative women of our time: Diane von Furstenberg shares stories about becoming the woman she wanted to be....
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Why Is this in the Business Section?
- By Marina R. Martinez on 11-09-14
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Sleeping with the Enemy
- Coco Chanel's Secret War
- By: Hal Vaughan
- Narrated by: Susan Denaker, Mark Deakins
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Coco Chanel created the look of the modern woman and was the high priestess of couture. She believed in simplicity, and elegance, and freed women from the tyranny of fashion. She inspired women to take off their bone corsets and cut their hair....
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Wandering account, errors in French
- By Vivien Tarkirk-Smith on 07-04-13
By: Hal Vaughan
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William Blake vs the World
- By: John Higgs
- Narrated by: John Higgs
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
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A wild and unexpected journey through culture, science, philosophy, and religion to better understand the mercurial genius of William Blake....
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Best book ever
- By idamae on 11-04-22
By: John Higgs
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Everybody Thought We Were Crazy
- Dennis Hopper, Brooke Hayward, and 1960s Los Angeles
- By: Mark Rozzo
- Narrated by: Jason Culp
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Los Angeles in the 1960s: riots in Watts and on the Sunset Strip, wild weekends in Malibu, late nights at The Daisy discotheque, openings at the Ferus Gallery, and the convergence of pop art, rock and roll, and the New Hollywood....
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Stick with it
- By Harry Seaward on 08-23-22
By: Mark Rozzo
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Mad Enchantment
- Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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We have all seen, whether live, in photographs or on postcards, some of Claude Monet's legendary water lily paintings....
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Wonderful book. Awful awful narration.
- By Stephanie Croquez on 06-23-17
By: Ross King
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Truckload of Art
- The Life and Work of Terry Allen—An Authorized Biography
- By: Brendan Greaves
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Brendan Greaves
- Length: 21 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, authorized, and first-ever biography of Terry Allen, the internationally acclaimed visual artist and iconoclastic songwriter who occupies an utterly unique position straddling the disparate, and usually distant, worlds of conceptual art and country music.
By: Brendan Greaves
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Con/Artist
- The Life and Crimes of the World's Greatest Art Forger
- By: Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone, Tony Tetro, Giampiero Ambrosi
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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The world’s most renowned art forger reveals the secrets behind his decades of painting like the masters—exposing an art world that is far more corrupt than we ever knew while providing an art history lesson wrapped in sex, drugs, and Caravaggio....
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Incredibly interesting!
- By Carole Wooten on 12-07-22
By: Tony Tetro, and others
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Hilma af Klint
- A Biography
- By: Julia Voss, Anne Posten - translator
- Narrated by: Doria Bramante
- Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint (1862-1944) was forty-four years old when she broke with the academic tradition in which she had been trained to produce a body of radical, abstract works the likes of which had never been seen before....
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Excellent audiobook. Talented narrator brings it to life.
- By Freddy on 12-04-23
By: Julia Voss, and others
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Plagued by Fire
- The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright
- By: Paul Hendrickson
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 24 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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From the award-winning and nationally best-selling author of Hemingway's Boat and Sons of Mississippi - an illuminating, pathbreaking biography that will change the way we understand the life, mind, and work of the premier American architect....
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A Very Nasty Biography of FLW
- By Conrad Hastler on 11-15-19
By: Paul Hendrickson
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Camille Pissarro
- The Audacity of Impressionism
- By: Anka Muhlstein, Adriana Hunter - translator
- Narrated by: Christine Rendel
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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From the acclaimed biographer and author of Balzac's Omelette comes an engaging new work on the life of "the father of Impressionism" and the role his Jewish background played in his artistic creativity....
By: Anka Muhlstein, and others
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The Slip
- The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever
- By: Prudence Peiffer
- Narrated by: Melissa Redmond
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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For just over a decade, from 1956 to 1967, a collection of dilapidated former sail-making warehouses clustered at the lower tip of Manhattan became the quiet epicenter of the art world....
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The narrator mis-pronounces everones name
- By Stephanie Laffont on 12-26-23
By: Prudence Peiffer
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The Upside-Down World
- Meetings with the Dutch Masters
- By: Benjamin Moser
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Arriving as a young writer in an ancient Dutch town, Benjamin Moser found himself visiting—casually at first, and then more and more obsessively—the country's great museums....
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Great Book
- By PaulB on 02-29-24
By: Benjamin Moser
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Dancing on the Edge
- A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood
- By: Russ Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Russ Tamblyn
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect for old and new fans alike, Dancing on the Edge is an intimate and powerful story about the singular life of one of our most gifted storytellers, artists, and stars of the silver screen.
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Great hang with a great artist
- By Patrick on 04-11-24
By: Russ Tamblyn, and others
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Redesigning the World
- William Morris, the 1880s and the Arts and Crafts
- By: Peter Stansky
- Narrated by: Michael Bonner
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Socialist, philosopher, and poet William Morris (1834 - 1896) was at the center of the design renaissance of the 1880s, not only because of his celebrated hostility to aspects of machine culture, but because of his success as a designer and businessman....
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Great performance and story
- By kelly dance on 02-21-23
By: Peter Stansky
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
- By: Benvenuto Cellini
- Narrated by: Robert Whitfield
- Length: 15 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Master Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and writer Benvenuto Cellini is best remembered for his magnificent autobiography....
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The problem is with Cellini himself.
- By Leslie Ross on 06-07-10
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The Birds That Audubon Missed
- Discovery and Desire in the American Wilderness
- By: Kenn Kaufman
- Narrated by: Mack Sanderson
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Renowned naturalist Kenn Kaufman examines the scientific discoveries of John James Audubon and his artistic and ornithologist peers to show how what they saw (and what they missed) reflects how we perceive and understand the natural world....
By: Kenn Kaufman
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Boy in a China Shop
- Life, Clay and Everything
- By: Keith Brymer Jones
- Narrated by: Keith Brymer Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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The star presenter and judge of Channel 4's The Great Pottery Throw Down looks back on his life and career - and the passion for ceramics that started it all....
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Fabulous
- By Nick Handel on 01-16-24
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When Harry Met Pablo
- Truman, Picasso, and the Cold War Politics of Modern Art
- By: Matthew Algeo
- Narrated by: Pat Grimes
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When Harry Met Pablo intertwines the biographies of Harry Truman and Pablo Picasso, the history of modern art, and twentieth-century American politics, but at its core, it is the story of two old men who meet for the first time and realize they have more in common than they ever imagined....
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A historical medley
- By Anonymous User on 12-30-23
By: Matthew Algeo
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It's What I Do
- A Photographer's Life of Love and War
- By: Lynsey Addario
- Narrated by: Lynsey Addario
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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War photographer Lynsey Addario’s memoir It’s What I Do is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped her life....
By: Lynsey Addario
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Austin Osman Spare (Revised & Expanded Edition)
- The Life and Legend of London's Lost Artist
- By: Phil Baker, Alan Moore - foreword
- Narrated by: Mike Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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London has harbored many curious characters, but few more curious than the artist and visionary Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956)....
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Fantastic book!!!
- By Ryan on 01-16-24
By: Phil Baker, and others
New releases
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Betting on Bernie
- A Memoir of a Marriage
- By: Martha Marks
- Narrated by: Martha Marks, Max Highstein
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.
By: Martha Marks
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The Biography of CLARENCE GILYARD
- “Die Hard” and “Matlock” Actor
- By: Morghan Knight
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Clarence Gilyard is a celebrated Hollywood actor known for his iconic roles in "Die Hard" and "Matlock." Hailing from Moses Lake, Washington, Clarence's journey to stardom is a tale of perseverance and passion. As an African-American actor, he has been a trailblazer for diversity and representation in the entertainment industry, breaking barriers and inspiring aspiring talents worldwide. Beyond his onscreen charisma, Clarence's linguistic talents, musical abilities, and philanthropic endeavors add depth to his captivating personality. Get yourself a duplicate of this book by TOGGLING the ...
By: Morghan Knight
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Fables of a Paid Piper
- By: Skip Martin
- Narrated by: Skip Martin
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Get ready to embark on a rollercoaster ride, with Grammy & Emmy-winning artist, songwriter, producer and author, Skip Martin. He is best known for his tenure as a lead singer and trumpeter for two legendary groups, Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band. Skip Martin unveils his life's journey through a captivating audio adventure: 'Fables of a Paid Piper.' This collection of short stories takes you on a thrilling ride through life's twists and turns, revealing the moments that shaped him and his iconic career.
By: Skip Martin
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Dancing on the Edge
- A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood
- By: Russ Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Russ Tamblyn
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect for old and new fans alike, Dancing on the Edge is an intimate and powerful story about the singular life of one of our most gifted storytellers, artists, and stars of the silver screen.
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Great hang with a great artist
- By Patrick on 04-11-24
By: Russ Tamblyn, and others
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Everybody Behaves Badly
- The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises
- By: Lesley M. M. Blume
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway traveled to Pamplona for the infamous running of the bulls. He then channeled that trip’s drunken brawls, sexual rivalry, midnight betrayals, and midday hangovers into a novel that redefined modern literature. Lesley Blume tells the full story behind Hemingway’s legendary rise for the first time, revealing how he created his own image as the bull-fighting aficionado, hard-drinking literary genius, and expatriate bon vivant. In all its youth, lust, and rivalry, the Lost Generation is illuminated here as never before.
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Ink, Paint and Bronze: A Path to Creative Freedom
- By: Mike Major
- Narrated by: Mike Major
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Ink, Paint and Bronze is an inspiring and informative book by the award-winning visual artist, Mike Major. Infused with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning four decades, this book is for artists or art enthusiasts at any stage of their career.
By: Mike Major
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Betting on Bernie
- A Memoir of a Marriage
- By: Martha Marks
- Narrated by: Martha Marks, Max Highstein
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Bernard Marks and Martha Alford met by chance. No real reason for it, just a series of fluky coincidences. The odds were long that they would hit it off. That wasn’t in the cards they’d been dealt at birth. “It’ll never last,” people whispered after they got engaged. “Poor probability of success” was the general consensus when they married. But Bernie and Martha ignored the naysayers. Gamblers in love, they rolled the dice.
By: Martha Marks
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The Biography of CLARENCE GILYARD
- “Die Hard” and “Matlock” Actor
- By: Morghan Knight
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Clarence Gilyard is a celebrated Hollywood actor known for his iconic roles in "Die Hard" and "Matlock." Hailing from Moses Lake, Washington, Clarence's journey to stardom is a tale of perseverance and passion. As an African-American actor, he has been a trailblazer for diversity and representation in the entertainment industry, breaking barriers and inspiring aspiring talents worldwide. Beyond his onscreen charisma, Clarence's linguistic talents, musical abilities, and philanthropic endeavors add depth to his captivating personality. Get yourself a duplicate of this book by TOGGLING the ...
By: Morghan Knight
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Fables of a Paid Piper
- By: Skip Martin
- Narrated by: Skip Martin
- Length: 1 hr and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Get ready to embark on a rollercoaster ride, with Grammy & Emmy-winning artist, songwriter, producer and author, Skip Martin. He is best known for his tenure as a lead singer and trumpeter for two legendary groups, Kool & the Gang and The Dazz Band. Skip Martin unveils his life's journey through a captivating audio adventure: 'Fables of a Paid Piper.' This collection of short stories takes you on a thrilling ride through life's twists and turns, revealing the moments that shaped him and his iconic career.
By: Skip Martin
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Dancing on the Edge
- A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling Through Hollywood
- By: Russ Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
- Narrated by: Russ Tamblyn
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Perfect for old and new fans alike, Dancing on the Edge is an intimate and powerful story about the singular life of one of our most gifted storytellers, artists, and stars of the silver screen.
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Great hang with a great artist
- By Patrick on 04-11-24
By: Russ Tamblyn, and others
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Everybody Behaves Badly
- The True Story Behind Hemingway’s Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises
- By: Lesley M. M. Blume
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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In the summer of 1925, Ernest Hemingway traveled to Pamplona for the infamous running of the bulls. He then channeled that trip’s drunken brawls, sexual rivalry, midnight betrayals, and midday hangovers into a novel that redefined modern literature. Lesley Blume tells the full story behind Hemingway’s legendary rise for the first time, revealing how he created his own image as the bull-fighting aficionado, hard-drinking literary genius, and expatriate bon vivant. In all its youth, lust, and rivalry, the Lost Generation is illuminated here as never before.
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Ink, Paint and Bronze: A Path to Creative Freedom
- By: Mike Major
- Narrated by: Mike Major
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Ink, Paint and Bronze is an inspiring and informative book by the award-winning visual artist, Mike Major. Infused with a wealth of knowledge and experience spanning four decades, this book is for artists or art enthusiasts at any stage of their career.
By: Mike Major
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Illuminating Ayn Rand
- Essays from New Ideal, Journal of the Ayn Rand Institute
- By: Tom Bowden
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Ayn Rand’s novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are classics of American literature, taught in schools nationwide. Her philosophy of Objectivism has ignited an intellectual movement across the globe. Forty years after her death, Rand’s cultural presence continues to grow. This book sheds light on some little-discussed yet interesting facets of Rand’s life and career. The essays collected here, presenting curated sidelights rather than a sustained narrative, are deeply sourced in the Ayn Rand Archives — the world’s most comprehensive repository of materials about Rand’s ...
By: Tom Bowden
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Truckload of Art
- The Life and Work of Terry Allen—An Authorized Biography
- By: Brendan Greaves
- Narrated by: Jason Culp, Brendan Greaves
- Length: 21 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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The definitive, authorized, and first-ever biography of Terry Allen, the internationally acclaimed visual artist and iconoclastic songwriter who occupies an utterly unique position straddling the disparate, and usually distant, worlds of conceptual art and country music.
By: Brendan Greaves
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John James Audubon
- The Making of an American
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 21 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes comes the first major biography of John James Audubon in forty years and the first to illuminate fully the private and family life of the master illustrator of the natural world.
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A love story
- By Ehr on 04-18-24
By: Richard Rhodes
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Paparazzi Daze
- Celebrity Encounters
- By: Matthew Suarez
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The paparazzi life was a crazy life... Waking up every day and wonder what celebrity I would chase or photography... Four years I did that crazy job. A decade later, I finally sat down and wrote about it. A pregnant Nicole Richie walking into the CNN building for her interview with Larry King Live. The photo was taken on April 4th, 2009 at 1:15 pm. That’s me on the reflection. I followed Nicole from her home alongside a paparazzi train (more than a dozen cars following). I was two cars behind Richie’s and had to run many red lights while honking to not lose the chase (with more cars ...
By: Matthew Suarez
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Radiant
- The Life and Line of Keith Haring
- By: Brad Gooch
- Narrated by: Graham Halstead
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
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In the 1980s, the subways of New York City were covered with art. In the stations, black matte sheets were pasted over outdated ads, and unsigned chalk drawings often popped up on these blank spaces. These temporary chalk drawings numbered in the thousands and became synonymous with a city as diverse as it was at war with itself, beset with poverty and crime but alive with art and creative energy. And every single one of these drawings was done by Keith Haring.
By: Brad Gooch
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Slum Boy
- A Portrait
- By: Juano Diaz
- Narrated by: Juano Diaz
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
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Born into the slums of Glasgow in the late '70s, a 4-year-old John's life is filled with the debris of alcoholism and poverty. Soon after witnessing a drowning, his mother's addictions take over their lives, leaving him starving in their flat, awaiting her return. A concerned neighbor reports her, and he is forcibly taken away from his mother and placed into the care system. There, he dreams of being reunited with her.
By: Juano Diaz
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The King’s Kid
- Lost and Found
- By: Irene Leland
- Narrated by: Irene leland
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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This gripping true-life account, "The King's Kid" unveils the compelling and intriguing journey of a unique kid growing up in the sixties in Essex, England. He was born a boy, but he innately felt the “girl” inside of him. He also strongly felt lost and sensed that he did not belong in his family. This courageous kid set out on an arduous mission to follow his instincts in seeking the truth. He not only became the girl that he knew he was, but she made an amazing discovery!
By: Irene Leland
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The Great Clivette
- Renaissance Man, Artist, Magician, Acrobat, Shadowgraphist, Mindreader, and So Much More
- By: Michael MacBride
- Narrated by: Richard Henzel
- Length: 3 hrs and 59 mins
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Merton Clivette once dominated the 1920s and 1930s art world. He ruled the Orpheum Circuit as a magician, shadowgraphist, mindreader, and acrobat. He performed in the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Clivette worked with Houdini and PT Barnum, and he inspired Mark Twain. He taught Sir Arthur Conan Doyle how to be a medium. He went by names such as Clivette the Great, The Man in Black, The Mysterious Stranger, and many others. Clivette led a remarkable life then, like the magician he was, he disappeared from the history books after his death in 1931.
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An interesting perspective on The Great Clivette
- By Steven Gerweck on 02-22-24
By: Michael MacBride
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The Sketch Book of Jeri Wagner, Artist
- By: Michael Boyajian
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 44 mins
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Why the term Sketch Book in the title of this book and not the term Notebook? Because Sketch Book is part of a book title by Washington Irving who was my late wife Jeri's favorite author and Notebook is associated with a title of a book by one of our greatest authors F. Scott Fitzgerald but not a favorite of Jeri's and this is a book about Jeri so her favorite author takes immovable precedent over all others. Though I should mention that it is a series of random notes more akin to F Scott’s Notebook. Regardless, Jeri was a noted New York artist who worked in wood construction, collage, ...
By: Michael Boyajian
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Young Eliot
- From St. Louis to The Waste Land
- By: Robert Crawford
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Quoting extensively from Eliot's poetry and prose as well as drawing on new interviews, archives, and previously undisclosed memoirs, Crawford shows how the poet's background in Missouri, Massachusetts, and Paris made him a lightning rod for modernity. Most impressively, Young Eliot reveals the way he accessed his inner life—his anguishes and his fears—and blended them with his omnivorous reading to create his masterpieces "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" and The Waste Land.
By: Robert Crawford
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Gauguin and Polynesia
- By: Nicholas Thomas
- Narrated by: Nicholas Thomas
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
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The Post-Impressionist artist and writer Paul Gauguin led an extraordinary, troubled and restlessly itinerant life; he came late to painting and spent most of his last decade in the Pacific islands of Tahiti and the Marquesas, where he produced paintings loosely based on Polynesian tradition that heralded the emergence of primitivism and would exert a profound influence on modernist artists from Picasso and Matisse to Jackson Pollock. But his art, despite its growing popularity following Gauguin’s death in 1903, has provoked mixed responses.
By: Nicholas Thomas
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It's What I Do
- A Photographer's Life of Love and War
- By: Lynsey Addario
- Narrated by: Lynsey Addario
- Length: 9 hrs
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War photographer Lynsey Addario’s memoir It’s What I Do is the story of how the relentless pursuit of truth, in virtually every major theater of war in the twenty-first century, has shaped her life. What she does, with clarity, beauty, and candor, is to document, often in their most extreme moments, the complex lives of others. It’s her work, but it’s much more than that: it’s her singular calling.
By: Lynsey Addario