Touch and Go
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Narrado por:
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Norman Dietz
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De:
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Studs Terkel
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Terkel begins by taking us back to his early childhood with his father, mother, and two older brothers, describing the hectic life of a family trying to earn a living in Chicago. He then goes on to recall his own experiences as a poll watcher charged with stealing votes for the Democratic machine, as a young theatergoer, and eventually as an actor himself in both radio and on the stage - giving us a brilliant and often hilarious portrait of the Chicago of the 1920s and 1930s. He tells of his beginnings as a disc jockey after World War II and as an interviewer and oral historian, a craft he would come to perfect and indeed personify. Finally, he discusses his involvement with progressive politics, leading inevitably to his travails during the McCarthy period, when he was blacklisted and thrown out of work, despite having become by then one of the country's most popular television hosts.
Fans of Studs Terkel will find much to discover in these remarkable reminiscences. Others will be captivated to learn of the unique and eclectic life of one of America's greatest living legends.
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- De: Shawn Levy
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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Frank Sinatra. Dean Martin. Sammy Davis, Jr. Peter Lawford. Joey Bishop. They call themselves The Clan. But to an awed world, they are known as The Rat Pack. They had it all. Fame. Gorgeous women. A fabulous playground of a city and all the money in the world. The backing of fearsome crime lords and the blessing of the President of the United States. But the dark side - over the thin line between pleasure and debauchery, between swinging self-confidence and brutal arrogance - took its toll. In four years, their great ride was over, and showbiz was never the same.
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3 out of 5 stars
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If. You Are A Fan, Skip This Book
- De redheadmomx2 en 01-26-21
De: Shawn Levy
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Göring’s Man in Paris
- The Story of a Nazi Art Plunderer and His World
- De: Jonathan Petropoulos
- Narrado por: Paul Heitsch
- Duración: 14 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 17
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 13
A charged biography of a notorious Nazi art plunderer and his career in the postwar art world. Bruno Lohse (1911-2007) was one of the most notorious art plunderers in history. Appointed by Hermann Göring to Hitler's special art-looting agency, he went on to supervise the systematic theft and distribution of more than 22,000 artworks, largely from French Jews; helped Göring develop an enormous private art collection; and staged 20 private exhibitions of stolen art in Paris's Jeu de Paume museum during the war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent narration
- De D. Horwitz en 03-12-25
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Chickenhawk
- De: Robert Mason
- Narrado por: L. J. Ganser
- Duración: 14 h y 56 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2,223
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,007
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,008
With more than half a million copies sold, Robert Mason's Chickenhawk is one of the best-selling books ever written about the Vietnam War. Fascinated with flying from a young age, Mason earned his private pilot's license even before graduating high school. He enlisted in the army in 1964 and endured an extremely challenging "weeding out" process in an effort to fly helicopters. Sent to Vietnam, he survived more than 1,000 air combat missions despite the violence and brutality exploding all around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best
- De richard olson en 08-21-15
De: Robert Mason
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Ben Hecht
- Fighting Words, Moving Pictures
- De: Adina Hoffman
- Narrado por: Adina Hoffman
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
He was, according to Pauline Kael, "the greatest American screenwriter." Jean-Luc Godard called him "a genius" who "invented eighty percent of what is used in Hollywood movies today." Besides tossing off dozens of now-classic scripts - including Scarface, Twentieth Century, and Notorious - Ben Hecht was known in his day as ace reporter, celebrated playwright, taboo-busting novelist, and the most quick-witted of provocateurs. During World War II, he also emerged as an outspoken crusader for the imperiled Jews of Europe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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5 Star Story but.....
- De Gregg Summerville en 06-17-24
De: Adina Hoffman
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Paradise Lost
- A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
- De: David S. Brown
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The newest definitive Fitzgerald biography
- De Praxia en 01-08-18
De: David S. Brown
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Live from New York
- An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
- De: Tom Shales, James Andrew Miller
- Narrado por: Christopher Burns, Eric Conger
- Duración: 8 h y 37 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 987
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 641
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 639
A history of Saturday Night Live that finally reveals what really went on backstage, on the set, in the writers' offices, and on the town. Dozens of stars, writers, and guest hosts recall the backstage gossip, feuds, foibles, drugs, sex, struggles, and calamities of the show that changed television.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting inside look, so-so presentation
- De Tim en 12-22-02
De: Tom Shales, y otros
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The Setup
- A True Story of Dirty Cops, Soccer Moms, and Reality TV
- De: Pete Crooks, Joe Kenda - foreword
- Narrado por: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Duración: 9 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 100
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 94
The pitch went like this: Chris Butler, a retired cop, ran a private investigator firm in Concord, California. His business had a fascinating angle - his firm was staffed entirely by soccer moms. In fact, Butler employed PI Super Moms: attractive, organized, smart, and trained in investigative techniques, self-defense, and weaponry. This American Life host Ira Glass described them as "MILF: Charlie's Angels." When this story came across Pete Crooks's desk when he was working at Diablo magazine in 2010, he was instantly hooked.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Definitely stranger than fiction
- De Liezel Lowe en 09-30-19
De: Pete Crooks, y otros
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The Improv
- An Oral History of the Comedy Club That Revolutionized Stand-Up
- De: Budd Friedman, Tripp Whetsell, Jay Leno - foreword
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
In 1963, 30-year-old Friedman - who had recently quit his job as a Boston advertising executive and returned to his hometown of New York to become a theatrical producer - opened a coffee house for Broadway performers called the Improvisation. His goal? Simply to make a living, and if all went according to plan, to also make enough professional contacts to be able to mount his first Broadway show within a year's time. Later shortened to the Improv, its first West 44th Street location was in a seedy section of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Shockingly tone deaf
- De JenniferW en 06-28-23
De: Budd Friedman, y otros
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Possessed
- The Life of Joan Crawford
- De: Donald Spoto
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
New York Times best-selling author Donald Spoto has brilliantly explored the lives and careers of numerous Hollywood stars and entertainment icons. In Possessed, his subject is the inimitable Joan Crawford, one of the most electrifying divas of the Golden Age of American film. A more thorough, revealing, and sympathetic portrait of the often maligned movie star - most notably lambasted, perhaps, in the scandalous best seller, Mommie Dearest - Possessed is a fascinating study of the real Joan Crawford, a remarkable actress, businesswoman, mother, and lover.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Waste of money
- De bkw74 en 07-19-21
De: Donald Spoto
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It Ain't Heavy, It's My Story
- My Life in The Hollies
- De: Bobby Elliott
- Narrado por: Shaun Grindell
- Duración: 6 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 6
As the influential drummer from iconic rock 'n' roll band The Hollies, Bobby Elliott has six decades' worth of musical anecdotes. Continually touring since 1963, his adventures have seen him beating Keith Moon in a drumming audition for Shane Fenton and the Fentones, being serenaded by Joni Mitchell while she was in bed with Graham Nash, and being offered a job by Paul McCartney to work with Wings.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Uninteresting story read by an insipid voice
- De JPALJ en 11-24-24
De: Bobby Elliott
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Total3 out of 5 stars
- Kindle Customer
- 04-18-08
Jewels and Junk
Studs has an amazing memory, but it is not very discriminating any more. The first half of the book did not interest me. There are amazing stories in the second part--these are the jewels I refer to. The rest are a waste of time.
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Total1 out of 5 stars
- stephen
- 11-23-07
Incoherent
About what you would expect from someone nearly 100 years old. It is rambling, disjointed and insufferable. Go the a nursing home and chat with a centenarian for 10 hours to get a feel for if you want this book or not.
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