-
The Imaginary Girlfriend
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 3 h y 23 m
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Error al Agregar a Lista de Deseos.
Error al eliminar de la lista de deseos.
Error al añadir a tu biblioteca
Error al seguir el podcast
Error al dejar de seguir el podcast
Exclusivo para miembros Prime: ¿Nuevo en Audible? Obtén 2 audiolibros gratis con tu prueba.
The Imaginary Girlfriend
Compra ahora por US$14.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
-
The Hotel New Hampshire
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 413
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 412
“The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.” So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the strange times encountered by the family Berry. Hoteliers, pet-bear owners, friends of Freud (the animal trainer and vaudevillian, that is), and playthings of mad fate, they “dream on” in a funny, sad, outrageous, and moving novel.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Should have a XX rating for sex including incest.
- De psychodr1 en 09-02-20
De: John Irving
-
Until I Find You
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 35 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 433
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 288
When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Alice, a tattoo artist, to several North Sea ports in search of his father, William Burns. From Copenhagen to Amsterdam, William, a brilliant church organist and profligate womanizer, is always a step ahead–has always just departed in a wave of scandal, with a new tattoo somewhere on his body from a local master or “scratcher.”
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Great story, annoyingly read
- De Katharina en 04-30-06
De: John Irving
-
Last Night in Twisted River
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 24 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 649
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 425
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 427
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County–to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto–pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Better to read it
- De MJL en 11-24-09
De: John Irving
-
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 27 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,657
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,861
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,849
Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Outstanding
- De Alan en 03-28-11
De: John Irving
-
The World According to Garp
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, John Irving
- Duración: 20 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 942
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 816
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 815
The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Didn't get past intro
- De Gordon en 01-19-19
De: John Irving
-
In One Person
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: John Benjamin Hickey
- Duración: 16 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 915
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 793
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 801
A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented, funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a “sexual suspect,” a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of “terminal cases,” The World According to Garp.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
TMI
- De Mel en 05-22-12
De: John Irving
-
The Hotel New Hampshire
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 19 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 484
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 413
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 412
“The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.” So says John Berry, son of a hapless dreamer, brother to a cadre of eccentric siblings, and chronicler of the lives lived, the loves experienced, the deaths met, and the strange times encountered by the family Berry. Hoteliers, pet-bear owners, friends of Freud (the animal trainer and vaudevillian, that is), and playthings of mad fate, they “dream on” in a funny, sad, outrageous, and moving novel.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Should have a XX rating for sex including incest.
- De psychodr1 en 09-02-20
De: John Irving
-
Until I Find You
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 35 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 433
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 287
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 288
When he is four years old, Jack travels with his mother Alice, a tattoo artist, to several North Sea ports in search of his father, William Burns. From Copenhagen to Amsterdam, William, a brilliant church organist and profligate womanizer, is always a step ahead–has always just departed in a wave of scandal, with a new tattoo somewhere on his body from a local master or “scratcher.”
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Great story, annoyingly read
- De Katharina en 04-30-06
De: John Irving
-
Last Night in Twisted River
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 24 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 649
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 425
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 427
In 1954, in the cookhouse of a logging and sawmill settlement in northern New Hampshire, an anxious twelve-year-old boy mistakes the local constable’s girlfriend for a bear. Both the twelve-year-old and his father become fugitives, forced to run from Coos County–to Boston, to southern Vermont, to Toronto–pursued by the implacable constable. Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Better to read it
- De MJL en 11-24-09
De: John Irving
-
A Prayer for Owen Meany
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 27 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,657
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,861
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,849
Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Outstanding
- De Alan en 03-28-11
De: John Irving
-
The World According to Garp
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews, John Irving
- Duración: 20 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 942
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 816
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 815
The opening sentence of John Irving's breakout novel, The World According to Garp, signals the start of sexual violence, which becomes increasingly political. "Garp's mother, Jenny Fields, was arrested in Boston in 1942 for wounding a man in a movie theater." Jenny is an unmarried nurse; she becomes a single mom and a feminist leader, beloved but polarizing. Her son, Garp, is less beloved, but no less polarizing.
-
1 out of 5 stars
-
Didn't get past intro
- De Gordon en 01-19-19
De: John Irving
-
In One Person
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: John Benjamin Hickey
- Duración: 16 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 915
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 793
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 801
A compelling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented, funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual differences. Billy, the bisexual narrator and main character of In One Person, tells the tragicomic story (lasting more than half a century) of his life as a “sexual suspect,” a phrase first used by John Irving in 1978 in his landmark novel of “terminal cases,” The World According to Garp.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
TMI
- De Mel en 05-22-12
De: John Irving
-
The Cider House Rules
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 24 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,405
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,806
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,796
From one of America's most beloved and respected writers comes the classic story of Homer Wells, an orphan, and Wilbur Larch, a doctor without children of his own, who develop an extraordinary bond with one another.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wonderful
- De Patricia B Tripoli en 07-02-07
De: John Irving
-
A Son of the Circus
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 26 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 814
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 502
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 509
Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon and a Canadian citizen who lives in Toronto. Once, 20 years ago, Dr. Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa, India. Now, 20 years later, he will be reacquainted with the murderer.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
If you liked "Q+A"...
- De connie en 01-15-09
De: John Irving
-
A Widow for One Year
- A Novel
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 24 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 779
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 567
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 564
Ruth Cole is a complex, often self-contradictory character — a "difficult" woman. Her story is told in three parts, each focusing on a crucial time in her life. When we first meet her, Ruth is only four. The second window into Ruth's life opens when she is an unmarried woman whose personal life is not nearly as successful as her literary career. The novel closes in the autumn of 1995, when Ruth is a 41-year-old widow and mother — and about to fall in love for the first time.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
More than a door in the floor
- De Grace en 05-24-09
De: John Irving
-
Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Charlie Thurston
- Duración: 21 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 23,318
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 21,064
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 20,997
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Wow! It’s a Masterpiece
- De Billy en 10-25-22
-
A Wrestling Life
- The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable
- De: Dan Gable, Scott Schulte
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 4 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 394
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 337
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 335
In A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable, famed wrestler and wrestling coach Dan Gable tells engaging and inspiring stories of his childhood in Waterloo, Iowa; overcoming the murder of his sister as a teenager; his sports career from swimming as a young boy, to his earliest wrestling matches, through the 1972 Olympics; coaching at the University of Iowa from the Banachs to the Brands; life-changing friendships he made along the way; and tales of his family life off the mat.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Live, Breathe, Train a Wrestlers Life
- De Tim M. en 02-12-19
De: Dan Gable, y otros
-
Unsheltered
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Barbara Kingsolver
- Duración: 16 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 4,155
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 3,682
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,683
Brilliantly executed and compulsively listenable, Unsheltered is the story of two families, in two centuries, who live at the corner of Sixth and Plum, as they navigate the challenges of surviving a world in the throes of major cultural shifts. In this mesmerizing story told in alternating chapters, Willa and Thatcher come to realize that though the future is uncertain, even unnerving, shelter can be found in the bonds of kindred - whether family or friends - and in the strength of the human spirit.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
Spring for a professional narrator, please!
- De Gail D. en 11-05-18
-
Lily and the Octopus
- De: Steven Rowley
- Narrado por: Michael Urie
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 2,311
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,118
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,117
When you listen to Lily and the Octopus, you will be taken on an unforgettable ride. The magic of this novel is in the listening, and we don't want to spoil it by giving away too many details. We can tell you that this is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without. For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion, Lily, who happens to be a dog.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
OMG WHY!!???!??? last hour redeemed the first 7
- De Cynda en 03-21-18
De: Steven Rowley
-
Lessons
- De: Ian McEwan
- Narrado por: Simon McBurney
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 619
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 540
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 534
When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has closed, eleven-year-old Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. 2,000 miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, his vulnerability attracts piano teacher Miss Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Narrator Simon McBurney gets my 100% rating
- De Peggy M en 09-26-22
De: Ian McEwan
-
The Great Santini
- De: Pat Conroy
- Narrado por: Michael Crouch
- Duración: 18 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 49
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
This is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love. This is also the story of Ben Meecham, Bull’s oldest son. A gifted athlete whose best never satisfies his father, Ben must balance his own ambition with his father’s expectations – and decide what course he will chart for himself and what kind of man he will become.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Still Santini, Still Great
- De Anthony A. Ferrante en 02-10-23
De: Pat Conroy
-
The Prince of Tides
- A Novel
- De: Pat Conroy
- Narrado por: Alan Carlson
- Duración: 25 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 311
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 278
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 278
A modern American classic and a family saga that spans decades, this is the story of the volatile Tom Wingo, his brilliant but troubled twin sister, Savannah, and the complex and damaging family legacy they share. Moving between the sparkling glamour of New York City and the vanishing beauty of the South Carolina low country, The Prince of Tides is Pat Conroy’s masterwork.
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Narrator terrible with women's voices
- De K. Stark en 02-06-23
De: Pat Conroy
-
Knowing What We Know
- The Transmission of Knowledge: From Ancient Wisdom to Modern Magic
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 14 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 93
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70
From the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes—this is Simon Winchester’s brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom?
-
3 out of 5 stars
-
Colorful anecdotes but tiring after a while.
- De reader en 05-03-23
De: Simon Winchester
-
Narrator
- De: Landon Beach
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 14 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 236
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 203
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 203
By the time playwright and actor Shawn Frost had won two Tony Awards by his late 20s, he was seen as a theater prodigy—a meteoric rise that the performing arts community had not witnessed in almost a hundred years. His work? Shakespearean in scope, character, and popularity—boundless and beautiful. His own character? Flawed. And in a place like New York City, where failings get magnified, Shawn Frost finds that, even from the heights of artistic sublimity, no one is insulated from the demons that have caused the best of entertainers to fall from grace.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
I wanted to like this
- De Inspector Javert en 12-07-22
De: Landon Beach
Resumen del Editor
Dedicated to the memory of two wrestling coaches and two writer friends, The Imaginary Girlfriend is John Irving's candid memoir of his twin careers in writing and wrestling. The award-winning author of best-selling novels from The World According to Garp to In One Person, Irving began writing when he was 14, the same age at which he began to wrestle at Exeter. He competed as a wrestler for 20 years, was certified as a referee at 24, and coached the sport until he was 47. Irving coached his sons Colin and Brendan to New England championship titles, a championship that he himself was denied.
In an autobiography filled with the humor and compassion one finds in his fiction, Irving explores the interrelationship between the two disciplines of writing and wrestling, from the days when he was a beginner at both until his fourth wresting-related surgery at the age of 53. Writing as a father and mentor, he offers a lucid portrait of those - writers and wrestlers from Kurt Vonnegut to Ted Seabrooke - who played a mentor role in his development as a novelist, wrestler, and wrestling coach. He reveals lessons he learned about the pursuit for which he is best known, writing. And, as the Denver Post observed, "in filling his narrative with anecdotes that are every bit as hilarious as the antics in his novels, Irving combines the lessons of both obsessions (wrestling and writing)...into a somber reflection on the importance of living well."
Reseñas de la Crítica
Más títulos del mismo
Related to this topic
-
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
-
General3.5 out of 5 stars 292
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 242
-
Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 241
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs, including an account of Mr. Irving’s dinner with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The longest of the memoirs, The Imaginary Girlfriend,” is the core of this collection.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Unabridged?
- De K. Stiffler en 02-11-22
De: John Irving
-
Pistol
- The Life of Pete Maravich
- De: Mark Kriegel
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 231
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 164
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete, a basketball icon for baby boomers, all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the saga of an American family: its rise, its apparent ruin, and, finally, its redemption.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely Good!
- De steve en 12-12-12
De: Mark Kriegel
-
Breaking Free
- My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder
- De: Herschel Walker
- Narrado por: Andre Teamer
- Duración: 7 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 98
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
In Breaking Free, Herschel tells his story - from the joys and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any challenge.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
For Sports Fans Only
- De Karen P. Smith en 04-07-11
De: Herschel Walker
-
Sweetness
- The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 227
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 227
At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Honest Accounting Of A Fascinating Life
- De RevInTampa en 08-19-15
De: Jeff Pearlman
-
Dr. J Unabridged
- The Autobiography
- De: Julius Erving, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Narrado por: Julius Erving
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 118
With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I may overrate it, but I’m a hoops junkie!
- De @JWTheBlueprint en 01-29-14
De: Julius Erving, y otros
-
Their Life's Work
- The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
- De: Gary M. Pomerantz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 16 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Book
- De cap en 07-18-18
-
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed
- De: John Irving
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
-
General3.5 out of 5 stars 292
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 242
-
Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 241
Trying to Save Piggy Sneed contains a dozen short works by John Irving, beginning with three memoirs, including an account of Mr. Irving’s dinner with President Ronald Reagan at the White House. The longest of the memoirs, The Imaginary Girlfriend,” is the core of this collection.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Unabridged?
- De K. Stiffler en 02-11-22
De: John Irving
-
Pistol
- The Life of Pete Maravich
- De: Mark Kriegel
- Narrado por: Lloyd James
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 231
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 164
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete, a basketball icon for baby boomers, all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the saga of an American family: its rise, its apparent ruin, and, finally, its redemption.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Extremely Good!
- De steve en 12-12-12
De: Mark Kriegel
-
Breaking Free
- My Life with Dissociative Identity Disorder
- De: Herschel Walker
- Narrado por: Andre Teamer
- Duración: 7 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 98
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 83
-
Historia4 out of 5 stars 82
In Breaking Free, Herschel tells his story - from the joys and hardships of childhood to his explosive impact on college football to his remarkable professional career. And he gives voice and hope to those suffering from DID. Herschel shows how this disorder played an integral role in his accomplishments and how he has learned to live with it today. His compelling account testifies to the strength of the human spirit and its ability to overcome any challenge.
-
2 out of 5 stars
-
For Sports Fans Only
- De Karen P. Smith en 04-07-11
De: Herschel Walker
-
Sweetness
- The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 265
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 227
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 227
At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Honest Accounting Of A Fascinating Life
- De RevInTampa en 08-19-15
De: Jeff Pearlman
-
Dr. J Unabridged
- The Autobiography
- De: Julius Erving, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Narrado por: Julius Erving
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 118
With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
I may overrate it, but I’m a hoops junkie!
- De @JWTheBlueprint en 01-29-14
De: Julius Erving, y otros
-
Their Life's Work
- The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
- De: Gary M. Pomerantz
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 16 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great Book
- De cap en 07-18-18
-
Play Their Hearts Out
- A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
- De: George Dohrmann
- Narrado por: Emily Rose Speer
- Duración: 15 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 71
-
Narración:4 out of 5 stars 58
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
The NBA has returned to prominence on the backs of phenoms like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. The media promotes them, the shoe companies pay them, and America applauds. But how exactly do such players reach the pros? What do they give up to get there? And what happens to those who fall short?
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Amazing book, fantastic narration.
- De Randy en 11-03-10
De: George Dohrmann
-
Late to the Ball
- Age. Learn. Fight. Love. Play Tennis. Win.
- De: Gerald Marzorati
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 73
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 62
Being a man or a woman in your early 60s is different than it was a generation or two ago, at least for the more fortunate of us. We aren't old...yet. But we sense it coming: Careers are winding down, kids are gone, parents are dying (friends, too), and our bodies are no longer youthful or even middle-aged. Learning to play tennis in your 50s is no small feat, but becoming a serious, competitive tennis player at the age of 60 is a whole other matter.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
It’s all here. Everything you need to know.
- De BENJAMIN en 11-21-19
De: Gerald Marzorati
-
Snake
- The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler
- De: Mike Freeman
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 6 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 110
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 102
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Ken "The Snake" Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black - the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. The league's first swashbuckling pass thrower, the mythical southpaw Southerner famous for come-from-behind drives late in the game, Stabler led the Raiders to their first Super Bowl championship in 1977.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great story about a childhood legend!!!
- De David Warnock en 07-18-19
De: Mike Freeman
-
The Great Nowitzki
- Basketball and the Meaning of Life
- De: Thomas Pletzinger, Shane Anderson - translator
- Narrado por: Charles Constant
- Duración: 13 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 31
-
Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 27
The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells the dramatic story of how a lanky kid from the German suburbs became a top-five all-time scorer and NBA champion.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Swish
- De Raquel en 04-20-23
De: Thomas Pletzinger, y otros
-
The Boys of Winter
- The Untold Story of a Coach, a Dream, and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
- De: Wayne Coffey
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 305
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 271
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 271
Once upon a time, they taught us to believe. They were the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, a blue-collar bunch led by an unconventional coach, and they engineered perhaps the greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Their "Miracle on Ice" has become a national fairy tale, but the real Cinderella story is even more remarkable. It is a legacy of hope, hard work, and homegrown triumph. It is a chronicle of everyday heroes who just wanted to play hockey happily ever after.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Great, but...
- De S. B. G. en 02-13-18
De: Wayne Coffey
-
Cinderella Man
- James J. Braddock, Max Baer and the Greatest Upset in Boxing History
- De: Jeremy Schaap
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 8 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 285
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 158
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 159
Lost in the annals of boxing is the sport's true Cinderella story. James J. Braddock, dubbed "Cinderella Man" by Damon Runyon, was a once promising light heavyweight for whom a string of losses in the ring and a broken right hand happened to coincide with the Great Crash of 1929.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Excellent
- De MA en 06-05-05
De: Jeremy Schaap
-
The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968
- De: George Howe Colt
- Narrado por: George Newbern
- Duración: 10 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 65
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
On November 23, 1968, near the end of a turbulent and memorable year, there was a football game that would also prove turbulent and memorable: the season-ending clash between Harvard and Yale. Both teams entered undefeated and, technically at least, came out undefeated. The final score was 29-29. To some of the players on the field, it was a triumph; to others a tragedy. George Howe Colt’s The Game is the story of that iconic American year, as seen through the young men who lived it and were changed by it.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
More than a game
- De Hebern en 11-05-18
De: George Howe Colt
-
By the Grace of the Game
- The Holocaust, a Basketball Legacy, and an Unprecedented American Dream
- De: Dan Grunfeld
- Narrado por: Chris Lutkin
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
-
General5 out of 5 stars 74
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 66
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars 67
When Lily and Alex entered a packed gymnasium in Queens, New York, in 1972, they barely recognized their son. The boy who escaped to America with them, who was bullied as he struggled to learn English and cope with family tragedy, was now a young man who had discovered and secretly honed his basketball talent on the outdoor courts of New York City. That young man was Ernie Grunfeld, who would go on to win an Olympic gold medal and reach previously unimaginable heights as an NBA player and executive.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Exceptional
- De Patrick Messing en 04-07-22
De: Dan Grunfeld
-
Run to Overcome
- The Inspiring Story of an American Champion's Long-Distance Quest to Achieve a Big Dream
- De: Meb Keflezighi, Dick Patrick
- Narrado por: Jon Gauger
- Duración: 6 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 207
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 180
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 182
Meb Keflezighi is all about hope and second chances—starting with his very survival. The child of a small African country ravaged by a brutal war, Meb arrived in America with nothing but the clothes on his back, speaking no English and never having raced a mile. So how did he end up an A student, one of the most celebrated and respected athletes of his generation, and winner of the 2009 New York City Marathon?
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
You gotta love Meb! - but...
- De CynK en 01-29-13
De: Meb Keflezighi, y otros
-
Junior Seau
- The Life and Death of a Football Icon
- De: Jim Trotter
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau is widely considered one of the best linebackers ever to play the game. A 10-time All-Pro and 12-time Pro Bowl selection, Seau was picked for the NFL's All-Decade Team in the 1990s. His incredible career spanned two decades, during which time he played for the Chargers, Dolphins, and Patriots. In 2012, at the age of 43, Seau committed suicide with a gunshot wound to the chest. News of his death sent shockwaves through the NFL.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Outstanding Book!!!
- De Sherry Jones en 01-08-16
De: Jim Trotter
-
Blood in the Cage
- Mixed Martial Arts, Pat Miletich, and the Furious Rise of the UFC
- De: L. Jon Wertheim
- Narrado por: Phil Gigante
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
-
General4.5 out of 5 stars 153
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 114
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 113
Based on unlimited access to the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its rival leagues, Blood in the Cage peers through the chain-link Octagon into the frighteningly seductive world of mixed martial arts, which is exploding in popularity despite resistance from every corner. Wertheim focuses on Pat Miletich, a mixed-martial-arts pioneer and six-time UFC champion, who currently runs the most famous MMA training school in the world.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
MMA Bible
- De Bret en 01-27-09
De: L. Jon Wertheim
-
His Ownself
- A Semi-Memoir
- De: Dan Jenkins
- Narrado por: Henry Strozier
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
-
General4 out of 5 stars 67
-
Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
-
Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 59
The colorful, sentimental, funny, affectionate, cantankerous memoir by the most colorful, funniest, most cantankerous-- and probably the most revered-- sportswriter of the last fifty years. Dan Jenkins is accepted as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) golf writer of all time, wrote beloved bestselling novels and abused more corporate expense accounts than anyone who ever lived. It's a touching, laugh-out-loud tribute to the romanticism of old-time sportswriting-- and the glory days of sports.
-
5 out of 5 stars
-
Loved this book!
- De Flannery Abrahamson en 05-23-19
De: Dan Jenkins
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Imaginary Girlfriend
Calificaciones medias de los clientesReseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución4 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Amazon Customer
- 12-01-20
great story, narration too soft
Loved the story and narration, but when listening in a loud environment, the narrator's voice get's easily swallowed.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 2 personas
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Collin
- 12-15-22
Irving Is A Legend
If you enjoy one book by John Irving, then you love everything he writes. This book gives you insight into where so many of his novels stem from, his life.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Hugo 719
- 02-04-22
amazing
Joe Barrett reads John Irving in the most wonderful way. I love listening to him read anything Irving. This book is like sitting down and listening to John tell you the story of his life. Amazing, enlightening, and enchanting. I loved it.
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 3 personas
-
Total5 out of 5 stars
-
Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
-
Historia5 out of 5 stars
- susan grillo
- 05-23-18
John Irving did it again memoir nonfiction and to
I love every bit of it John Irving is one of my most favorite American authors where this Memoir is autobiographical to so many of his fiction lies books with fantastic imagination and characterizations funny whip with cynical and sardonic tones always a must-read for him
Se ha producido un error. Vuelve a intentarlo dentro de unos minutos.
Has calificado esta reseña.
Reportaste esta reseña
esto le resultó útil a 1 persona