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Publisher's Summary
The 18th book in the New York Times best-selling series of biographies about heroes tells the story of Walt Disney, who made dreams come true.
This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This volume features Walt Disney, who makes dreams come true for himself and countless kids around the world.
Audiobook Cast of Narrators:
Saskia Maarleveld
Oliver Wyman
Jonathan Davis
Graham Halstead
Donté Bonner
Robin Miles
Danny Campbell
MICKEY MOUSE and other Disney works copyright © Disney. Used with permission. All rights reserved.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By Tyson Nielsen on 01-19-23
By: Whitney Stewart
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Living in Color
- What's Funny About Me
- By: Tommy Davidson, Tom Teicholz - contributor
- Narrated by: Tommy Davidson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 550
Abandoned as an infant on the streets of Greenville, Mississippi, and rescued by a loving white family, Tommy Davidson spent most of his childhood unaware that he was different from his brother and sister. All that changed as he came of age in a society of racial barriers - ones that he was soon to help break. On a fledgling network, Tommy joined the cast of In Living Color, alongside other relative newcomers including Jim Carrey, Rosie Perez, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez - all united by an ingenious throng of Wayans siblings, poised to break new ground.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Peek behind the curtain..
- By MM on 04-14-20
By: Tommy Davidson, and others
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Inside Comedy
- The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
- By: David Steinberg
- Narrated by: David Steinberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
The world of comedy and comedians of the last five decades. By the man the New York Times calls "a comic institution himself", the only comedian (26 years in stand-up) to have made Elie Wiesel laugh, as well as having appeared on The Tonight Show (140 times, second only to Bob Hope, but who's counting). From the director of TV comedy series Mad About You, Seinfeld, Friends, Weeds, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So disappointed…
- By Patsy D. on 09-01-21
By: David Steinberg
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Just Kids From the Bronx
- Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History
- By: Arlene Alda
- Narrated by: Alan Alda, Christina Delaine, Regis Philbin, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Arlene Alda's own Bronx memories were a jumping-off point from which to reminisce with a nun, a police officer, an urban planner, and with Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Maira Kalman, and many other leading artists, athletes, scientists and entrepreneurs - experiences spanning six decades. Alda then arranged these pieces of the past, the mornings on the Grand Concourse and afternoons in the halls of Bronx Science, into one great collective story, a film-like portrait of the Bronx - and of America.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great book, little homogeneous and audio confusing
- By jamesh-lantern-media on 03-17-15
By: Arlene Alda
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In the Heights
- Finding Home
- By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jeremy McCarter
- Narrated by: America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 140
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Story5 out of 5 stars 139
In 2008, In the Heights, a new musical from up-and-coming young artists, electrified Broadway. The show’s vibrant mix of Latin music and hip-hop captured life in Washington Heights, the Latino neighborhood in upper Manhattan. It won four Tony Awards and became an international hit, delighting audiences around the world. For the film version, director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) brought the story home, filming its spectacular dance numbers on location in Washington Heights.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As always, stunning!
- By MJ on 06-16-21
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others
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Music to My Years
- By: Cristela Alonzo
- Narrated by: Cristela Alonzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 370
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 328
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Story5 out of 5 stars 327
When Cristela Alonzo and her family lived as squatters in an abandoned diner, they only had two luxuries: a television and a radio, which became her pop cultural touchstone and a guiding light. Cristela shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing and poignant
- By cmendoza on 07-02-20
By: Cristela Alonzo
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Who Was Walt Disney?
- Who Was...?
- By: Whitney Stewart
- Narrated by: Dan Woren
- Length: 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 88
Walt Disney always loved to entertain people. Often it got him into trouble. Once he painted pictures with tar on the side of his family's white house. His family was poor, and the happiest time of his childhood was spent living on a farm in Missouri. His affection for small-town life is reflected in Disneyland Main Streets around the world. This biography reveals the man behind the magic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By Tyson Nielsen on 01-19-23
By: Whitney Stewart
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Living in Color
- What's Funny About Me
- By: Tommy Davidson, Tom Teicholz - contributor
- Narrated by: Tommy Davidson
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 639
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 550
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 550
Abandoned as an infant on the streets of Greenville, Mississippi, and rescued by a loving white family, Tommy Davidson spent most of his childhood unaware that he was different from his brother and sister. All that changed as he came of age in a society of racial barriers - ones that he was soon to help break. On a fledgling network, Tommy joined the cast of In Living Color, alongside other relative newcomers including Jim Carrey, Rosie Perez, Jamie Foxx, and Jennifer Lopez - all united by an ingenious throng of Wayans siblings, poised to break new ground.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Peek behind the curtain..
- By MM on 04-14-20
By: Tommy Davidson, and others
-
Inside Comedy
- The Soul, Wit, and Bite of Comedy and Comedians of the Last Five Decades
- By: David Steinberg
- Narrated by: David Steinberg
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
The world of comedy and comedians of the last five decades. By the man the New York Times calls "a comic institution himself", the only comedian (26 years in stand-up) to have made Elie Wiesel laugh, as well as having appeared on The Tonight Show (140 times, second only to Bob Hope, but who's counting). From the director of TV comedy series Mad About You, Seinfeld, Friends, Weeds, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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1 out of 5 stars
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So disappointed…
- By Patsy D. on 09-01-21
By: David Steinberg
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Just Kids From the Bronx
- Telling It the Way It Was: An Oral History
- By: Arlene Alda
- Narrated by: Alan Alda, Christina Delaine, Regis Philbin, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48
-
Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44
-
Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Arlene Alda's own Bronx memories were a jumping-off point from which to reminisce with a nun, a police officer, an urban planner, and with Carl Reiner, Colin Powell, Maira Kalman, and many other leading artists, athletes, scientists and entrepreneurs - experiences spanning six decades. Alda then arranged these pieces of the past, the mornings on the Grand Concourse and afternoons in the halls of Bronx Science, into one great collective story, a film-like portrait of the Bronx - and of America.
-
4 out of 5 stars
-
Great book, little homogeneous and audio confusing
- By jamesh-lantern-media on 03-17-15
By: Arlene Alda
-
In the Heights
- Finding Home
- By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Jeremy McCarter
- Narrated by: America Ferrera, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 153
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 140
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Story5 out of 5 stars 139
In 2008, In the Heights, a new musical from up-and-coming young artists, electrified Broadway. The show’s vibrant mix of Latin music and hip-hop captured life in Washington Heights, the Latino neighborhood in upper Manhattan. It won four Tony Awards and became an international hit, delighting audiences around the world. For the film version, director Jon M. Chu (Crazy Rich Asians) brought the story home, filming its spectacular dance numbers on location in Washington Heights.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As always, stunning!
- By MJ on 06-16-21
By: Lin-Manuel Miranda, and others
-
Music to My Years
- By: Cristela Alonzo
- Narrated by: Cristela Alonzo
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars 370
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars 328
-
Story5 out of 5 stars 327
When Cristela Alonzo and her family lived as squatters in an abandoned diner, they only had two luxuries: a television and a radio, which became her pop cultural touchstone and a guiding light. Cristela shares her experiences and struggles of being a first-generation American, her dreams of becoming a comedian, and how it feels to be a creator in a world that often minimizes people of color and women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing and poignant
- By cmendoza on 07-02-20
By: Cristela Alonzo
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Life to the Extreme
- How a Chaotic Kid Became America’s Favorite Carpenter
- By: Ty Pennington, Travis Thrasher
- Narrated by: Ty Pennington
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
In Life to the Extreme Ty Pennington shares his remarkable life story. In his characteristic humorous style, he takes you racing through his life with ADHD-infused diversions that will make you laugh out loud. He shares about how he was diagnosed with ADHD in college, and what it has meant to be an advocate for ADHD awareness. He shares about his start as a model and carpenter, and his eventual move to television where he starred in the hit shows Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Trading Spaces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THANK YOU!!!!!
- By Andrea on 06-19-19
By: Ty Pennington, and others
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Kindness and Wonder
- Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Ever
- By: Gavin Edwards
- Narrated by: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 239
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Story5 out of 5 stars 233
For more than 30 years, Fred Rogers was a beloved fixture in American homes. Warm and welcoming, he spoke directly to children - and their parents - about the marvels of the world, the things that worried them, and above all, the importance of being themselves. Dressed in his cardigan and sneakers, Fred Rogers offered a wholesome message of generosity and love that changed the landscape of television and shaped a generation of children. Kindness and Wonder pays tribute to this cultural icon: the unique, gentle man who embodied the best of what we could be.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just What I Needed
- By JuliAnnePD on 05-08-20
By: Gavin Edwards
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Modern Family
- The Untold Oral History of One of Television's Groundbreaking Sitcoms
- By: Marc Freeman
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Christopher Lloyd, Frankie Corzo, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
Since premiering in 2009, the groundbreaking television sitcom Modern Family has garnered tens of millions of devoted fans, earning 75 Emmy nominations and 22 Emmy Awards, including five in a row for Outstanding Comedy Series (one of only two sitcoms to ever achieve that feat). Professors have written about it. Psychologists have lectured on it. Leading publications, such as The New York Times and Washington Post, have explained their love for it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Overall pretty good and interesting
- By David Dyer on 08-17-20
By: Marc Freeman
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Who Is Dolly Parton?
- By: True Kelley
- Narrated by: Dorothy Dillingham Blue
- Length: 55 mins