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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745348 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan during Beatlemania and Beyond Author: Debbie Gendler Narrator: Robb Weller, Debbie Gendler Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: After February 9, 1964, everyone wanted to be Debbie Gendler. She was one of a handful of lucky fans who were in the live audience for the Beatles' historic performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. Everyone has a story about where they were when they watched the appearance, but very few were there in person—and even fewer would go on not just to meet the Beatles but end up building a career around the band. But Debbie did. This is the story of a New Jersey teenager who managed to accomplish what millions only dreamed about. Prior to the Beatles arrival in America, Gendler met with the group's manager regarding the establishment of a U.S. fan club. At the start of the Beatles' 1965 summer tour, she was the only teen to welcome them to America, and after their press conference at the Warwick Hotel she finally met them. Debbie recounts her unique and sometimes wacky experiences having witnessed first-hand some of the most historic events in pop culture. Organizing fans to sleep on Broadway to purchase tickets, representing the official fan club on television, and promoting the Ringo for President novelty record are just some of the requests she fulfilled as one of the band's leading ambassadors. This coming-of-age tale details the journey of a devoted Beatles fan against the backdrop of the 1960s and a shifting cultural landscape.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/745323 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marilyn Monroe Author: Barbara Leaming Narrator: Justine Eyre Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Barbara Leaming's Marilyn Monroe is a complex, sympathetic portrait that will totally change the way we view the most enduring icon of American sexuality. To those who think they have heard all there is to hear about Marilyn Monroe, think again. Leaming's book tells a brand-new tale of sexual, psychological, and political intrigue of the highest order. Told for the first time in all its complexity, this is a compelling portrait of a woman at the center of a drama with immensely high stakes, a drama in which the other players are some of the most fascinating characters from the worlds of movies, theater, and politics. It is a book that shines a bright light on one of the most tumultuous, frightening, and exciting periods in American culture. Basing her research on new interviews and on thousands of primary documents, Leaming has reconstructed the tangles of betrayal in Marilyn's life. For the first time, a master storyteller has put together all of the pieces and told Marilyn's story with the intensity and drama it so richly deserves. At the heart of this book is a sexual triangle and a riveting story of betrayal that has never been told before. You will come away filled with new respect for Marilyn's incredible courage, dignity, and loyalty, and an overwhelming sense of tragedy.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/756159 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Best Seat in the House: An Assistant Director Behind the Scenes of Feature Films Author: David Mcgiffert Narrator: David Mcgiffert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: March 26, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Shooting a feature film is a fascinating and complex process. With his uniquely personal insight and experience, David McGiffert offers a captivating and entertaining view of moviemaking from the Best Seat in the House. Drawing from over three decades as an assistant director, McGiffert charts a revealing and informative journey through the making of many major films working with noted directors such as Robert Zemeckis, Tim Burton, Cameron Crowe, Sydney Pollack, Milos Forman, Peter Weir, Steve Zaillian, Jon Avnet, and Terry Gilliam. This behind-the-scenes book is a must-listen for casual moviegoers and committed film lovers alike.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/755986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Der Lärm des Lebens (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Jörg Hartmann Narrator: Jörg Hartmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 12, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: In Der Lärm des Lebens erzählt Jörg Hartmann auf hinreißende Weise seine Geschichte und die seiner Eltern und Großeltern. Es ist eine Liebeserklärung an die Kraft der Familie - und an den Ruhrpott. Ob es um die Situation seiner gehörlosen Großeltern im Nationalsozialismus geht, das Leben seiner Mutter als Pommesbudenbesitzerin, die Demenzerkrankung seines Vaters, der Dreher und leidenschaftlicher Handballer war, die vielen skurrilen Erlebnisse in der Großfamilie oder um Schlüsselbegegnungen, die er als Schauspieler hatte - immer hält Hartmann die Balance zwischen Tragik und Komik. Er hat dabei einen kraftvollen Erzählton - persönlich, berührend, humorvoll. Und fragt: Warum kehren wir immer wieder zu unseren Wurzeln zurück? Es geht Hartmann darum, den Kreislauf des Lebens zu fassen: Eltern und Kinder, Anfang und Ende, Aufbruch und Ankunft, Werden und Vergehen - eben alles, was zum geliebten Lärm des Lebens gehört. Ein weises, geschichtenpralles Hörbuch über Herkunft und Heimat - und den Wunsch, sich davon zu lösen und in die Welt zu ziehen. Eine Éducation sentimentale und, wie nebenbei, eine Mentalitätsgeschichte der Bundesrepublik.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/730860 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Save Me from the Waves: An adventure from sea to summit Author: Jessica Hepburn Narrator: Jessica Hepburn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 7, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Includes BBC RADIO 4 DESERT ISLAND DISCS clips by Maya Angelou, Emma Thompson, Edmund Hillary and many more 'A breathtaking adventure of a truly inspirational woman' – Maxine Peake An adventure story – with a difference. From sea to summit. Fully soundtracked. Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete – she was labelled the ‘arty’ not the ‘sporty’ one in school. She hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the sofa. However, in her forties, following a succession of hard and sad life experiences she started to try and exercise her way out of heartbreak. She has now become one of the world’s most extraordinary endurance athletes. The first and only woman (currently) on the planet to have completed the ‘Sea, Street, Summit Challenge’ – which is to swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb Mount Everest (which she calls Chomolungma – the mountain’s original Sherpa name). And possibly the only woman (although this can’t be officially certified) to have listened to eighty years and over 3,000 episodes of her favourite radio programme – Desert Island Discs. Save Me from the Waves is an inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of London and culminates on top of the world, fuelled by song. It explores the redemptive power of music and mountains. How family and friends can be lost and found in the most unusual places. And encourages everyone to live big and bravely when life doesn’t go to plan. Because sometimes we all need saving from the waves. And whether it’s high and far away or closer to home and in your head, an adventure will always change your life for the better. Features the voices of Marlene Dietrich, Emma Thompson, Maya Angelou, Rob Brydon, Stephen King, Tim Robbins…. and many more from Desert Island Discs.   Features audio clips from Desert Island Discs castaways, including:   Jimmy Carr Clive James Kelly Holmes Paul Weller Kay Mellor Peter Bull Lin-Manuel Miranda Emma Thompson James Blades Alan Plater Alfred Wainwright Jo Brand Rob Brydon Gillian Clarke Lemn Sissay Tim Minchin Anne-Marie Duff  Christina Dodwell Marlene Dietrich Liz Lochhead Jilly Cooper Bill Morris Tim Robbins Robert Macfarlane Sue Townsend Jill Balcon Stephen King Alice Walker Kelsey Grammer Mervyn King Betty Driver Wangari Maathai Edna Adan Ismail Ali Smith Stella McCartney Penelope Wilton Simon Reeve Alicia Markova Edmund Hillary Winnie Byanyima Dave Brubeck Alan Titchmarsh Isabella Tree David Nott Richard Doll Ruth Westheimer Ruth Jones Marisa Robles Winston Graham David Mitchell Ruthie Henshall Sonita Alleyne Louis Armstrong Conrad Anker Akram Khan A. H. Halsey Amanda Khozi Mukwashi Helen Fielding Rose Hudson-Wilkin Nick Webbon Sheryl Sandberg Joe Simpson Maya Angelou

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/732198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Silver River Author: Jim Moginie Narrator: Jim Moginie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 6, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil. For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind one of Australia's most iconic rock bands, Midnight Oil. As they made their way through the nascent domestic punk scene and the uncharted musical territory of the Western Desert to the concert halls of Europe and America, the band members developed a feeling of 'five against the world'. For Jim, this de facto family was a bulwark against a nagging sense that something was missing from his life: he'd long known that his biological mother had given him up for adoption as a baby. While Midnight Oil grappled with the challenges of chart success, their political activism and global tours, Jim's quest to find his birth family increasingly led him in different directions, to the quiet suburbs of Canberra and the meandering rivers and verdant hills of rural Ireland - and emotional reunions with long-lost relatives. Threaded with vivid recollections of childhood, behind-the-scenes stories of band life and fascinating insights into the creative processes that produced some of this country's most beloved songs, The Silver River is at once a lyrical coming-of-age story, a heart-warming family chronicle and a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Australian music.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/721814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Good Bad Boy: Luke Perry and How a Generation Grew Up Author: Margaret Wappler Narrator: Margaret Wappler, Jennifer Jill Araya, George Newbern Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 6 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: An artful and contemplative tribute to the late actor famed for his role as Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210. Best known for playing loner rebel Dylan McKay in Beverly Hills, 90210, Luke Perry was fifty-two years old when he died of a stroke in 2019. There have been other deaths of nineties stars, but this one hit different. Gen X was reminded of their own inescapable mortality, and robbed of an exciting career resurgence for one of their most cherished icons—with recent roles in the hit series Riverdale and Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood bringing him renewed attention and acclaim. Only upon his death, as stories poured out online about his authenticity and kindness, did it become clear how little was known about the exceedingly humble actor and how deeply he impacted popular culture. In A Good Bad Boy, Margaret Wappler attempts to understand who Perry was and why he was unique among his Hollywood peers. To do so, she uses an inventive hybrid narrative. She speaks with dozens who knew Perry personally and professionally. They share insightful anecdotes: how he kept connected to his Ohio upbringing; nearly blew his 90210 audition; tried to shed his heartthrob image by joining the HBO prison drama Oz; and in the last year of his life, sought to set up two of his newly divorced friends. (After his death, the pair bonded in their grief and eventually married.) Amid these original interviews and exhaustive archival research, Wappler weaves poignant vignettes of memoir in which she serves as an avatar to show how Perry shaped a generation’s views on masculinity, privilege, and the ideal of “cool.” Timed to the fifth anniversary of Perry’s death, A Good Bad Boy is a profound and entertaining examination of what it means to be an artist and an adult.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/729870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Boys and Me: My Life in the Country Music Supergroup Sawyer Brown: A Memoir Author: Mark Miller Narrator: TBD Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 0 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: The Boys and Me is the behind-the-scenes, untold story of front man and lead singer Mark Miller and his band—country music icons Sawyer Brown! Before The Voice and American Idol, there was Star Search with Ed McMahon. In the first season, an eclectic and charismatic country-rock band called Sawyer Brown appeared on the show, taking America by storm. From ignored underdogs in Nashville to overnight rock stars from LA to New York, they swept the competition and won. Since 1984, “the boys’” legendary live shows, along with their relentless drive to stay true to themselves, have captivated faithful fans around the world. As front man and lead singer of the band, Mark Miller’s rise to fame wasn’t exactly the path he envisioned for himself. After losing his father, Mark was raised by his mom whose solid faith and strong work ethic helped guide and shape him and his brother, Frank. With his sights set on playing pro basketball, Mark never dreamed of becoming an entertainer, especially considering he was terrified to stand on a stage. But God had a different plan. Now, forty years later, Sawyer Brown has eighteen studio albums to their name, multiple No. 1 singles, fifty-plus songs charting on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, and legendary award-winning videos. And they have no plans of stopping anytime soon. The band’s longevity is a testament to their strong songwriting, high-energy performances, and hard work. This is the behind-the-scenes, untold story of Mark Miller and “the boys”—country music icons Sawyer Brown!

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/749739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beethoven Author: Romain Rolland Narrator: Denis Daly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 5, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Amongst all the figures in the history of Western art forms, Beethoven is one of the most radical and influential. Not only did he produce some of the most celebrated and recognizable music of all time, but his influence dramatically accelerated the development of musical composition. He was instrumental in raising the status of the composer from that of a court servant to one of an independent artist. Much has been written on Beethoven, including many substantial biographies. The most notable of these is a monumental work by Alexander Wheelock Thayer. But there are also many shorter and more accessible works, like this entertaining text by novelist, art historian, and music critic, Romain Rolland. A passionate devotee of music, Rolland also wrote a number of substantial essays about other musicians, including biographical sketches of Handel, Wagner, and Berlioz. The book also contains the famous Heiligenstadt Testament, selected letters, and recorded thoughts of the great composer.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/747221 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Helge Timmerberg über ein Leben zwischen Bielefeld und Himalaya - lit.COLOGNE live (ungekürzt) Author: Helge Timmerberg Narrator: Stefanie Junker, Helge Timmerberg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 29 minutes Release date: March 1, 2024 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Schon früh bereiste er Länder, von denen andere nur träumen, traf Menschen, denen andere nie begegnen. Und er schrieb darüber packende Reportagen voller Humor und ohne Tabus. Nun hat Helge Timmerberg seine Autobiografie geschrieben und berichtet in 'Die rote Olivetti' von seinen Anfängen als Journalist in Bielefeld, den Partys und Exzessen seiner goldenen Jahre in Havanna, aber auch von den Abstürzen und Comebacks eines wilden Lebens. Mod.: Stefanie Junker. Ein Gespräch mit Lesung im Rahmen der lit.COLOGNE 2016.