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Title: Dare to Be a Daniel

Subtitle: Then and Now

Author: Tony Benn

Narrator: Tony Benn

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Dare to be a Daniel feelingly recalls Tony Benn's years as one of three brothers experiencing life in the nursery, the agonies of adolescence and of school, where boys were taught to 'keep their minds clean', and the shadow of fascism and war with its disruption and family loss; and describes his emergence from the war as a keen socialist about to embark upon marriage and an unknown political future. The book ends with some of Tony Benn's reflections on many of the most important and controversial issues of our time.

Critic Reviews:

"There is a passion in Benn's speaking that far transcends most contemporary politicians." (The Guardian [London])

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Title: War in the Mediterranean

Subtitle: Forgotten Voices of the Second World War

Author: Max Arthur

Narrator: Timothy West

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In North Africa, because of stubborn Allied resistance, the Italian ambitions where not realized and the Germans, led by General Rommel, joined them in campaign. Following months of bitter fighting Rommel's Afrika Corps were only halted just 150 miles from Cario. But after the Allies' victory at El Alamein, General Montgomery's 8th Army drove the Italians and Germans back to Tunisia where, strengthened by the British first army and the U. S. Second corps, the Axis troops were driven from North Africa. This opened the way for the Allies to invade Sicily and eventually the Italian mainland.

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Title: From Ypres to Gallipoli

Subtitle: Forgotten Voices of the Great War

Author: Max Arthur

Narrator: Richard Bebb

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-12-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 8 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Following the second battle of Ypres, furious fighting continued on all fronts. Casualties were high, conditions dreadful, and life expectancy short. The only break the men had was a brief home leave, or a few days away from the trenches. It was no comfort, either, that many people back at home had little idea of the suffering in the battlefields, although concern was growing as the mounting casualty lists were published. Meanwhile, British, Indian, French, and Australian forces were landed in Gallipoli, in an attempt to defeat the Ottoman Empire which had entered the war on the side of the enemy. This was a disastrous venture, as the Allies sustained appalling losses and were forced to withdraw after 8 months of bitter combat. Back in Europe, as the fighting got even heavier, more and more men were conscripted to replace the huge Allied losses in battles such as Loos and Verdun.

©2002 Max Arthur and the Imperial War Museum; (P)2003 Random House Audiobooks

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Title: The Struggle to Victory

Subtitle: Forgotten Voices of the Great War

Author: Max Arthur

Narrator: Richard Bebb

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-05

Publisher: Random House AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Fighting continued throughout the winter, and early in 1918 the German Command, strengthened by divisions brought from the Russian front, decided to launch a massive offensive to gain final victory. On March 21, in the morning fog, they attacked, and supported by artillery from over 6,000 guns, advanced 14 miles within three days. In May, they drove the French Army back 40 miles. However, German losses were high, and the Allied armies, now joined by the Americans, launched a massive counter-attack, from which the Germans never recovered. On November 11, 1918, "the bloody war was over".

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Title: Wilt, 1962

Subtitle: The Night of 100 Points and the Dawn of a New Era

Author: Gary M. Pomerantz

Narrator: Roscoe Orman

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-29-05

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In 1962, the National Basketball Association, stepchild to the college game, was searching for its identity. Its teams were mostly white, the number of black players limited by an unspoken quota. Games were played in drafty, half-filled arenas, and the players traveled on buses and trains, telling tall tales, playing cards, and sometimes reading Joyce. Into this scene stepped the unprecedented Wilt Chamberlain: strong and quick-witted, voluble and enigmatic, a seven-footer who played with a colossal will and a dancer¿s grace.

Pomerantz tracked down Knicks and Philadelphia Warriors, fans, journalists, team officials, other NBA stars of the era, and basketball historians, conducting more than 250 interviews in all, to recreate in painstaking detail the game that announced the Dipper's greatness.

At the heart of the book is the self-made Chamberlain, a romantic cosmopolitan who owned a nightclub in Harlem and shrugged off segregation with a bebop cool but harbored every slight deep in his psyche. March 2, 1962, presented the awesome sight of Wilt Chamberlain imposing himself on a world that would diminish him.

Wilt, 1962 is not only the dramatic story of a singular basketball game but a meditation on small towns, midcentury America, and one of the most intriguing figures in the pantheon of sports heroes.

BONUS: This audio contains the original fourth quarter radio broadcast of Wilt's record-shattering 100 point game.

Critic Reviews:

"In his undeniable excellence and egotism, Wilt Chamberlain was America itself, inspiring worship, ambivalence, and downright awe." (Philadelphia Inquirer)

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Title: Why I Love Baseball

Author: Larry King

Narrator: Larry King

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-09-04

Publisher: Phoenix Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Over his long and distinguished career, Larry King has had the opportunity to meet and interview such heroes as Casey Stengel, Jackie Robinson, and Ted Williams. Passion for the game has suffused his life. Even now, he revels in the Orioles and the Mets. Every reason to love baseball is laid out in this nostalgic book, as King gives an inside view to the trading cards, the scuffles, the most classic plays, the labor disputes, and the personalities that pervade the sport. It is the only team game without a clock or a designated ending time. Larger-than-life personalities make up its history. Why I Love Baseball will appeal to anyone who recognizes baseball as America's favorite pastime.

King has loved baseball for as long as he can remember, and this ode to the game is truly a love song. You can hear the joy in the author's voice. In a time of serious national focus, Larry King's personal reminiscences and unique view of the impact of baseball is a welcome look at the modern history of the game.

Critic Reviews:

"A charming, sweet, and savvy paean to the national pastime." (Publishers Weekly)

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Title: American Legends: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Author: Charles River Editors

Narrator: Colin Fluxman

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-08-17

Publisher: Charles River Editors

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.

In many ways, the Kennedy First Family was the perfect embodiment of a new young decade. The 1960s began with a sense of idealism, personified by the youthful and handsome new president. In 1961, John F. Kennedy made it seem like anything was possible, and Americans were eager to believe him. The next three years would be fondly and famously labeled "Camelot," suggesting an almost mythical quality about the young president and his family.

The famous label came from John's fashionable and beautiful wife, Jackie, whose elegance and grace made her the most popular woman in the world. Her popularity threatened to eclipse even her husband's, who famously quipped on one presidential trip to France that he was "the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris."

Americans were fascinated by the young first lady's style, and the manner in which she glamorously positioned both the First Family and the White House in those years, and Jackie remains one of the country's most popular First Ladies. But it was in the face of adversity that she truly made her lasting mark, with the country taking its cue from her in the aftermath of the president's assassination. Having devised and lit the eternal flame at JFK's tombstone, Jackie also set about securing her husband's legacy, a time still fondly and mythically remembered as Camelot today, despite his legendary transgressions and infidelities.

Jackie continued to fascinate Americans over the next several decades, acting as a living symbol of the Kennedy years and a popular unofficial representative for her country abroad. She famously went on to marry Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, earning her the nickname Jackie O, and she took up a career in publishing beginning in the mid-70s. Until her death in 1994, even in her 60s she continued to be the subject of popular interest and intense tabloid and paparazzi coverage.

American Legends: The Life and Legacy of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis details the fame and fashion of the famous first lady, while also examining her legacy during and after her years in the White House. You will learn about Jackie O like you never have before, in no time at all.

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Title: Cricketing Tales from The Dressing Room

Subtitle: The Ashes Special

Author: BBC Audiobooks Ltd

Narrator: Jonathan Agnew

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-09

Publisher: BBC Worldwide Limited

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Bitter rivalries, slogging and sledging. Some of the greatest players from both England and Australia remember the classic encounters from over 50 years of Ashes history. Reflections from the dressing room include the pranks and the insults, as well as tales of angry fast bowlers, over-amorous fans, and fancy dress parties.

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Title: Triumph: Jesse Owens and Hitler's Olympics

Author: Jeremy Schaap

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-24-17

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

In 1936, against a backdrop of swastikas flying and storm troopers goose-stepping, an African American athlete won a staggering four Olympic gold medals. Jesse Owens, the son of sharecroppers, had single-handedly crushed Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy. The story of Jesse Owens at the 1936 games is that of a high-profile athlete giving a performance that transcends sports. But it is also the intimate and complex tale of the courage of one remarkable man.

With his incisive reporting and rich storytelling, Schaap reveals what really happened over those tense, exhilarating weeks in a nuanced and riveting work of sports history.

Critic Reviews:

"Schaap leaves readers with a vivid portrait not just of Owens but of '30s Germany and America." (Sports Illustrated)

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Title: The Magnolia Story

Subtitle: Summary & Analysis

Author: Osmosis Jones

Narrator: Joanne Trimble

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-28-16

Publisher: Osmosis Jones

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Chip Gaines is a man that you feel like you know when he tells a story. It doesn't take five minutes and you become enamored with the man and his story. The Magnolia Story leads you down the path Joanna Gaines took to learn and enjoy the personality that is her husband.

Through their dating years to the creating of the hit TV show Fixer Upper, The Magnolia Story tells the story of this power couple.

Chip and Joanna try to be the same people they were before stardom and that has led them to even greater stardom. Watching the TV show Fixer Upper only endears you to this couple that Waco was already endeared to.

From risk to risk and idea to grand idea Chip and Joanna take you on a journey of what was going through their individual minds as they lived the life God had called them to.

This is a summary and not the original book.

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