If You Build It...

A Book About Fathers, Fate and Field of Dreams

De: Dwier Brown

Narrado por: Dwier Brown

If You Build It... is a funny and moving memoir about fathers, fate and field of dreams. Dwier Brown played Kevin Costner’s father for five minutes at the end of the movie Field of Dreams. Despite being an actor for 35 years and performing in hundreds of other films, plays, and television shows, it was those five minutes that changed his life. Since the movie’s release in 1989, Brown has been recognized by dozens of fans who have told him poignant stories about their fathers and how watching the film changed their lives. Their touching stories helped Brown put into perspective his own father’s unexpected death just a month before he began filming Field of Dreams.

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If you build it…he will come. If you write it…they will read – or in this case, listen.

A memoir of the making of “Field of Dreams” would be in itself a gift to read, but Dwier Brown’s tome includes confessions from fans who have felt compelled to share their stories of their fathers with Mr. Brown when they recognize him from his role in the iconic film. These confessions add another layer of pathos that a straight retelling of on-set stories might not. I have long said that the audio versions of memoirs and autobiographies read by the author are so much more powerful than just visually reading their words. Hearing these stories read in Mr. Brown’s Mid-Western/Protestant voice, and then switch to his impersonation of Burt Lancaster, or a spot-on Dorchester/Bostonian accent would be great moments missed if I had not listened to this audiobook.

In the words of his acting coach, “Acting isn’t lying, acting is telling the truth.” Thank you, Mr. Brown for sharing the truth of your life experiences in Hollywood, on the farm, and in the field of corn.

fun

Narration was delightful, especially the mimicking. Took me back to the movie, took me back to Ohio. Moved me to hear that so many other people were touched by this story.

it made me cry

it made me cry just like the movie. loved every minute of it. going ro give hard copies to my so. and daughter to read

Loved.

Want to read more from Dwier Brown! Hope to meet him one day. The most handsome character of Field of Dreams!

Baseball Fathers and Sons

Field of Dreams has been one of my favorite movies since first viewing it. Many fathers and sons struggle with their relationships with each other. This short book discusses one young mans struggle and how his chance to play John Consella in the movie touched not only himself but many many other fathers and sons.

Captivating

A captivating and simple story that I did not want to end. Much like the source material this story was sublime.

The voices, the story telling

I loved this telling of the making of the movie and the impact it has had on the author and movie goers over the years. A group of us from work have been reading/listening as we prepare to celebrate our “Field of Dreams” where we built a new facility. So much correlation to our experience as a work family and the family relationships discovered in simply having a catch. Thank you Dwier Brown for telling your story!

Great read.

Great read. It pulls you right into the journey and all of the emotions the author went through.

Get this book!

This book is not just for baseball fans, it’s for fans of the human spirit. Behind the scenes anecdotes are a joy, hearing of Dwier’s relations with his own father will make you want to call your dad, and the stories from fans about how this little movie, and Mr. Brown’s part in it, changed their life will make you laugh and make you cry. It’s a pleasure to hear the author bring these stories to life. Listen to this book! You won’t regret it!

Loved This Book

This is the only book that kept my interest from start to finish and I probably have over 600 books in my library. I loved the movie Field of Dreams and enjoyed it so much more with all background work it took to create. It was sad and funny too. Touched me on so many levels. Ordered autographed copy of book (also baseball) from Mr. Brown’s official website. He is an excellent narrator!