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From the prize-winning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world's greatest escape artist.
In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American, provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier's life.
Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success.
Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Tracking the restless Houdini's wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley tells the story of a mystifying man's astonishing career.
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Have you always been fascinated by the morbid side of Hollywood? Did you cut your teeth on books like Hollywood Babylon, and shows like Mysteries And Scandals? This book promises to deliver all the salacious details about the stars you remember, not for their films, but for their tragic short lives. What really happened to Natalie Wood aboard The Splendor that cold November night? Was Jayne Mansfield really decapitated? Just how decadent were the days of the silent movies? Maybe you think you've heard it all? Trust me, you haven't! Chock full of new details, shocking photos and even a ...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Stories were interesting
- De Karmen King en 03-28-25
De: Jackie Ganiy
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The Secret Life of Houdini
- The Making of America's First Superhero
- De: William Kalush, Larry Sloman
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 348
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 254
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Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death in 1926, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in films, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wait for the unabridged version
- De Rob Tuvell en 11-05-06
De: William Kalush, y otros
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Steve McQueen
- The Salvation of an American Icon
- De: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 343
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Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, the streets of New York, as he traces the wooly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career, and spiritual journey. In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- De L J en 12-31-17
De: Greg Laurie, y otros
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Harlow in Hollywood
- The Blonde Bombshell in the Glamour Capital, 1928-1937
- De: Darrell Rooney, Mark A. Vieira
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 4 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 54
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 54
In her short decade in Hollywood, Jean Harlow created a new genre of movie star - her fans idolized her for her peerless image, her beautiful body, and her gorgeous façade. Harlow in Hollywood is the story of how a town and an industry created her, a story that's never been told before. In this book, renowned Harlow expert Darrell Rooney and Hollywood historian Mark Vieira team up to present the most beautiful - and accurate - book on Harlow ever produced.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A quick listen
- De Michelle en 07-26-22
De: Darrell Rooney, y otros
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Paul McCartney
- The Life
- De: Philip Norman
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 30 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 623
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Since the age of 21, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock 'n' roll lives, played out on the most public of stages. Now Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better than average McCartney bio
- De tru britty en 05-14-16
De: Philip Norman
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Sir Michael Caine: The Biography
- De: William Hall
- Narrado por: Andrew Wincott
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20
Born Maurice Micklewhite, son of a Billingsgate fish porter and a charlady, Michael Caine's life has been an extraordinary rollercoaster: from washing dishes and fighting on National Service, to winning two Oscars and being knighted by the Queen. With more than eighty films to his name, he has starred in some of the classics of modern cinema: as an action anti-hero in Get Carter, a Cockney lothario in Alfie, and a disillusioned alcoholic academic in Educating Rita. He is an enduring model of British cool.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The reader is fabulous
- De Chris en 10-31-11
De: William Hall
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Possessed
- The Life of Joan Crawford
- De: Donald Spoto
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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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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Jimmy Stewart
- The Truth Behind the Legend
- De: Michael Munn
- Narrado por: Mark Whitten
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 704
In this definitive biography of one of Hollywood's most beloved stars, Michael Munn reveals the truth behind the diffident, earnest and kindly persona of Jimmy Stewart. Drawn from the author's formal interviews and informal meetings with the star and his friendship with Stewart's wife, Gloria, is this portrait of a man who came from the Presbyterian traditions of Pennsylvania to become one of the silver screen's enduring legends.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your money
- De Deann en 09-01-21
De: Michael Munn
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The Last Days of Cabrini-Green
- De: Ben Austen, Harrison David Rivers
- Narrado por: Ben Austen, Patina Miller, Harry Lennix, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 32 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 317
In 1992, the deadliest year in Chicago’s history, seven-year-old Dantrell Davis was shot and killed in front of his elementary school inside the public housing complex Cabrini-Green. What happened to Dantrell led to a truce among Chicago’s gangs, but it also ignited a national panic about poverty and violence in America’s cities. Dantrell’s name would soon be used to demolish all of Chicago’s high-rise public housing, displacing tens of thousands of low-income families.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An important moment in Chicago History
- De Ms. B. en 12-02-24
De: Ben Austen, y otros
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The Thin Line
- Hope vs. Reality in the Era of Weight-Loss Drugs
- De: Scaachi Koul
- Narrado por: Scaachi Koul
- Duración: 4 h y 31 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 310
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 305
Over the next five years, millions of more Americans are expected to take Ozempic and other GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, which are rapidly being recognized as the miracle drugs of this century. If you’re not on them, you’ll probably know someone who is. What are the implications of the widespread use of these drugs, both on our bodies and our society? In this show, you’ll meet people across America who are either taking the jab or thinking about it, and the shocking intentional and unintentional results they are seeing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More balanced than expected and very comprehensive
- De Summer Rodriguez en 01-03-25
De: Scaachi Koul
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Houdini
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- Desirae
- 04-16-25
More than just an Escape Artist
lots of great information. I went in thinking I already knee who he was. I was very wrong Houdini accomplished much more in his life than just being dubbed “the handcuff king”. I highly recommend this story.
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- J.D.
- 09-25-23
Finally, A Clear And Unvarnished Story.
I’ve read many books and stories of Houdini. This telling is the most honest and least embellished that I’ve come across. Straightforward and fascinating. Thoroughly enjoyable throughout.
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