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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/733893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Futuromania: Electronic Dreams, Desiring Machines, and Tomorrow's Music Today Author: Simon Reynolds Narrator: Rich Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 47 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A collection of writing by Simon Reynolds, centered on music that seemed, in its moment, to prefigure the Future   Simon Reynolds's first book in eight years is a celebration of music that feels like a taste of tomorrow. Sounds that prefigure pop music's future—the vanguard genres and heroic innovators whose discoveries eventually get accepted by the wider mass audience. But it's also about the way music can stir anticipation for a thrillingly transformed world just around the corner: a future that might be utopian or dystopian, but at least will be radically changed and exhilaratingly other.     Starting with an extraordinary chapter on Giorgio Moroder and Donna Summer, taking in illuminating profiles of Ryuichi Sakamoto, Boards of Canada, Burial, and Daft Punk, and arguing for Auto-Tune as the defining sound of 21st century pop, Futuromania shapes over two dozen essays and interviews into a chronological narrative of machine-music from the 1970s to now. Reynolds explores the interface between pop music and science fiction's utopian dreams and nightmare visions, always emphasizing the quirky human individuals abusing the technology as much as the era-defining advances in electronic hardware and digital software.     A tapestry of the scenes and subcultures that have proliferated in that febrile, sexy, and contested space where man meets machine, Futuromania is an enthused listening guide that will propel readers towards adventures in sound. There is a lifetime of electronic listening here.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/757795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Love, Mommie Dearest: The Making of an Unintentional Camp Classic Author: A. Ashley Hoff Narrator: Kim Niemi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 7, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: When she died in 1977, Joan Crawford was remembered as an icon of Hollywood's Golden Age—until publication the following year of her daughter's memoir, Mommie Dearest. Christina Crawford's book was an immediate bestseller, addressing the infrequently discussed topic of child abuse. When Paramount Pictures released the film, starring Faye Dunaway as Crawford, it was critically panned, and remains one of the most legendary critical bombs in film history. The lavish, big-screen adaptation drew unexpected laughter in the scenes depicting life in the Crawford household. Rarely have such good intentions been met with such ridicule. Despite this, the movie was a commercial success and remains, four decades later, immensely popular. With Love, Mommie Dearest details the writing and selling of Christina's book and the aftermath of its publication, as well as the filming of the motion picture, whose backstage drama almost surpassed what was viewed onscreen in the film. Based on new interviews with people connected to the book and the film, Hollywood historian A. Ashley Hoff explores the phenomenon, the camp, and the very real social issues addressed by the book and film.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Mrs. Astor: A New York Story Author: Frances Kiernan Narrator: Susan Ericksen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 21 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: 'Kiernan's sharp-eyed biography brings back a woman who, far into her 90s, relished the dance of life.' —O, The Oprah Magazine This biography, based on firsthand knowledge and interviews with Mrs. Astor's friends and the heads of New York's great cultural institutions, gives us back the woman so loved and admired. At the age of fifty-one, Brooke Astor wedded the notoriously ill-tempered Vincent Astor, who died in 1959. In a highly publicized courtroom battle, she fought off an attempt to break Vincent's will, which left $67 million to the Vincent Astor Foundation. As the foundation's president, Mrs. Astor would use this legacy to benefit New York City. She would personally visit every grant applicant and charm anyone she met. At her hundredth birthday, princes and presidents honored her, but in 2006 a grandson petitioned the courts to have his father removed as Brooke's guardian. Once again, an Astor court battle became the stuff of headlines.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques Author: Judith Weston Narrator: Judith Weston Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: This book is an invaluable and inspirational material for the film, television and theater professional. It helps directors, actors, writers, designers, producers and executives tap into their imagination and instincts, in turn helping them create the films they’ve always dreamed of creating.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/759178 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Guitar By Ear: Rock and Blues Box Set 5 Author: Bill Brown Narrator: Bill Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 57 minutes Release date: April 30, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Beatles, Beatles, Beatles, and some Jeff Beck, CCR, and Christian Rock are all in this Guitar By Ear Box Set. This set has almost fourteen hours of high quality guitar instruction teaching some of the greatest hits of Rock and Roll, and you can learn them all completely “by ear” without music, tab, or video! This box set contains a mixture of late beginner through intermediate level song lessons. This box set includes: “A Hard Days Nights”“All My Loving”“All the Small Things”“And I Love Her”“Baby It’s You”“Can’t Buy Me Love”“Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers”“Day Tripper”“Don’t Let Me Down”“Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere”“Hit Me with Your Best Shot”“Jeff’s Boogie”“Made to be Broken”“God Save Us All”“Redeemer”“She’s a Woman”“Suzie Q”“Walking in the Light”

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742606 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show Author: Tommy Tomlinson Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: “Delightful.” —Town & Country • “Extraordinary...Tomlinson’s book is a gem.” —Star Tribune (Minneapolis) • “Moving...Really broke me.” —The Washington Post • “This book wants to lick your face. Let it.” —Kirkus Reviews Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Tomlinson explores the bond between dogs and their people in this irresistibly appealing, inside account of the Westminster Dog Show that follows one dog on his quest to become a champion. Tommy Tomlinson was watching a dog show on television a few years ago when he had a sudden thought: Are those dogs happy? How about pet dogs—are they happy? Those questions sparked a quest to venture inside the dog-show world, in search of a deeper understanding of the longtime relationship between dogs and humans, and here, in Dogland he shares his surprising, entertaining, and moving adventures. Spending three years on the road, Tomlinson goes behind the scenes at more than one hundred competitions across the country, from Midwestern fairgrounds to Madison Square Garden. Along the way he is licked, sniffed, and rubbed up against by dogs of nearly every size, shape, and breed. Like a real-life version of the classic mockumentary Best in Show, Dogland follows one champion show dog—a Samoyed named Striker—as well as his handler, Laura King, and his devoted entourage of breeders and owners as he competes in the 2022 Westminster Dog Show. Striker’s whole career has been leading up to this moment. As Tomlinson writes, picking a top show dog is like drafting an NFL quarterback when they’re still in elementary school. Now Striker has made it to the Super Bowl. Tomlinson takes us on the long road to glory, bringing the dog-show circuit to life as teams scramble from town to town in search of championship ribbons. (Striker and his crew travel in a custom-built RV named after Betty White.) Tomlinson’s limitless curiosity about people and dogs reaches far beyond the show tents and into the ordinary lives of dogs. We hear from experts who have discovered new insights into how dogs and humans formed their bond—and how that bond has changed over the centuries. We discover the fascinating origins of different dog breeds, learn about the elaborate breed standards that determine an ideal show dog, and consider the health issues that can arise in purebred dogs. We also meet dog lovers who applaud every dog, regardless of breed, simply for being themselves, such as WeRateDogs, the social media phenomenon with millions of followers, all for posts celebrating the day-to-day goofiness in most dog owners’ lives. “A big ol’ slobbering smooch of optimism, laughter, and happiness” (Joe Posnanski) Dogland takes us on a rollicking tour through the rituals, tricks, and wonders of the dog-show world—and reveals what matters most for the happiness of dogs and dog lovers everywhere.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/742554 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Studio Ghibli: The Films of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata (4th Edition) Author: Michelle Le Blanc, Colin Odell Narrator: Abigail Reno Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 54 minutes Release date: April 23, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: REVISED AND UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE BOY AND THE HERON The animations of Japan’s Studio Ghibli are among the most respected in the movie industry. Their films rank alongside the most popular non-English language films ever made, with each new release a guaranteed box office hit. Yet this highly profitable studio has remained fiercely independent, producing a stream of imaginative and individual animations. The studio’s founders, Hayao Miyazaki and the late Isao Takahata, have created timeless masterpieces. Their films are distinctly Japanese but the themes are universal: humanity, community and a love for the environment. Studio Ghibli outlines the history of the studio and explores the early output of its founders. It examines all the studio’s major works including Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Pom Poko, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke and Howl’s Moving Castle, as well as the Oscar-winning Spirited Away. Also included are the more recent animations: Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-nominated masterpiece The Wind Rises, Isao Takahata’s The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Goro Miyazaki’s Earwig and the Witch and Hayao Miyazaki’s latest box office success, The Boy and the Heron, which recently won a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Academy Award.   ‘One of the most authoritative texts available. Whether you’re a newcomer or a longtime fan, Studio Ghibli is well worth a read’ – SCIFI NOW ‘A valuable beginner’s guide to their complex and beautiful world’ – THE LIST MAGAZINE

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/753871 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Respect for Acting: Expanded Edition Author: Uta Hagen Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Since its original publication in 1973, Uta Hagen's Respect for Acting has remained a durable classic for all students of acting. As an acting instructor at the Herbert Berghof Studio, Hagen helped to develop the talents of world-class actors like Robert DeNiro, Matthew Broderick, Gene Wilder, Amanda Peet, Austin Pendleton, Whoopi Goldberg, and more. This updated edition illuminates Hagen's original text with a new foreword written by Katie Finneran, retaining the David Hyde Pierce foreword, along with added background on HB Studio—one of the original New York performing arts training and practice spaces—and an excerpt from Hagen's autobiography SOURCES. Respect for Acting is a book for actors and audiences who understand the need for truth in the creative process. ● Discover the acting book that has shaped professional theater performances for decades ● Learn the history and background of Herbert Berghof Studio ● Practice the craft of acting with concrete exercises and instruction on technique ● Delve into the deep questions that arise when actors truly inhabit the lives of their characters

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755849 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Piano by Ear: Pop and Standards Box Set 10 Series: Part of The Piano by Ear Series Author: Bill Brown Narrator: Bill Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 16, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: This Piano By Ear box contains fifteen hours of high quality music instruction teaching you some of the greatest songs of all time. These solos are mostly intermediate to early advanced, so you will sound like a true professional once you have mastered them. This package contains mostly movie and theater hits along with a few top hits from the pop and rock world. This box set includes: “Everything I Do” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“Part of Your World” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“Send in the Clowns” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“I Will Always Love You” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“Open Arms” (Late Intermediate)“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” (Intermediate)“In this Life” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“Noelle’s Theme” (Late Intermediate/Early Advanced)“A Whole New World” (Intermediate)“Edelweiss” (Early Intermediate) “The Rose” (Late Intermediate)

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/738494 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy Author: Richard Ravalli Narrator: Joe Hempel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: April 14, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations. When Star Wars was released, the groundbreaking motion picture won six Academy Awards, became the highest grossing film at the time, and started a cultural revolution that continues to inspire generations of fans. Three decades and countless successes later, Lucas announced semiretirement in 2012 and sold his successful production company, Lucasfilm, to Disney. His achievements have earned him the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Award, the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame, and a National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama. Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more.