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Title: Two Lovers

Subtitle: The Love Story of Carole Lombard and Russ Columbo

Author: Beverly Adam

Narrator: Karesa McElheny

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-15-17

Publisher: Beverly Adam

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

Two Lovers is the love story between legendary Hollywood film actress Carole Lombard and the famous singer known as "The Valentino of the Radio", Russ Columbo. Recently divorced from her first husband, William Powell (The Thin Man), Carole attends a performance at The Cocoanut Grove to hear popular radio star and composer Russ Columbo sing, beginning an unforgettable romance.

Members Reviews:

Beverly Adam captures the essence of the relationship between Russ ...

Beverly Adam captures the essence of the relationship between Russ Columbo and Carole Lombard. . By the end of his life Carole was deeply involve in guiding his career. With his talent and dedication and her business savvy it takes little imagination to see him singing live at the Hollywood Bowl. After his death Carole carved out a very different life for herself. They say that the saddest lament is "what might have been". That is very apt in this situation.

Lombard without Gable

Wonderful! A must for any Lombard fan. Reminds you she had a life before Clark Gable.

Five Stars

Very enjoyable ...

a ticket to travel back in time...

Two lovers is a gentle story from inside the hearts of big time celebrities. The story carries you, the reader back into an era of yesterday, when the glory and excitement of Hollywood fascinated all of America. During this trip, you will rub elbows with the major stars of the 30s, and even enjoy the inside scoop of what made each one a unique personality. Behind the background of expensive parties where champagne and fine wines fill your glass, a sweet love story starts to take shape. Then you can take a ride in Russ Columboâs high priced Deusenberg and live with him as his feelings of love for the beautiful Carole Lombard take possession of his heart.

Now I have read all her books and Beverly evidentally has diverse interests and is a 'people person' and her knowledge and insig

I have known the author for many years as the daughter of a dear friend and have wondered what type of talent she has and what she is interested in writing about. Now I have read all her books and Beverly evidentally has diverse interests and is a 'people person' and her knowledge and insights of her subjects is intriguing as she brings her stories together in amazing detail...and not a minute wasted in interesting, often fun and exciting and factual page turning. Her subject research is deeply thorough and perhaps, especially lends itself to Two Lovers with all the Hollywood era of that time backstories, conversation and facts that are Beverly's take on the characters throughout.

Marcia Randall (Dennis Contreras)

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Title: Position Doubtful

Author: Kim Mahood

Narrator: Jennifer McDonald

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-01-17

Publisher: Wavesound Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

Since the publication of her prize-winning memoir, Craft for a Dry Lake, writer and artist Kim Mahood has been returning to the Tanami desert country in far north-western Australia where, as a child, she lived with her family on a remote cattle station. The land is timeless, but much has changed: the station has been handed back to its traditional owners, the mining companies have arrived and Aboriginal art has flourished.

Members Reviews:

Beautiful Story

I really enjoyed this book, however, being a 3rd generation Alice Springs person, I found the pronunciation of many place names and aboriginal words cringe worthy. I had to refer to the text to see what the actual reference was. Araluen Arts Centre is prounounced A-RA-LOOO-EN

Also, they should have recorded it again when the reader stumbled a few times.

BUT the book is amazing. I loved hearing about the gorgeous Pam Lofts, about the history of Balgo arts and their adventures in the desert.

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Title: Roads to Mussoorie

Author: Ruskin Bond

Narrator: Fred Stella

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-17

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

Ruskin Bond emerges again, with a delightful set of sketches set in and on the way to his beloved Mussoorie. With an endearing affection and nostalgia for his home of over 40 years, Mr Bond describes his journeys to and from Mussoorie over the years, and then delves into the daily scandals surrounding his life and friends in the (not so) sleepy hill town. The pieces in this collection are characterised by an incorrigible sense of humour and an eye for ordinary - and most often unnoticed - details that are so essential to the geographic, social and cultural fabric of a place. Roads to Mussoorie is a memorable evocation of a writer's surroundings and the role they have played in his work and life.

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

Another delightful read from master storyteller.â book shows glimpses of life in Himalayan foothills.

Five Stars

Another great book by the master story teller.

Five Stars

Delightful

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Titolo: Da quando a ora

Autore: Giorgio Faletti

Narratore: Diego Ribon

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 5 hrs and 16 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 12-23-16

Editore: Audible Studios

Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Riepilogo Editore:

Tutto comincia ad Asti, al numero 33 di corso Torino: è lì che nasce, "bambino fatto in casa", Giorgio Faletti.

Sono passati 62 anni, che lui ha impiegato facendo il comico, il musicista, l'attore, il pittore, e naturalmente lo scrittore. Scorrendo l'elenco delle sue imprese (e parliamo solo di quelle professionali) sembra che Giorgio Faletti abbia vissuto mille vite.

Di sicuro, scopriamo leggendo il suo nuovo libro, ne ha vissute due: "Quando" e "Ora" sono le prime due sezioni che compongono questa autobiografia fatta di musica e parole. A fare da spartiacque una frase secca che mette i brividi: "Poi, senza preavviso, sono morto.

Dell'ictus che lo ha colpito nel 2002 Faletti non ha mai raccontato molto." Lo fa adesso, a dieci anni di distanza, "perché consegnare a una pagina quella confidenza significherà liberarsene una volta per tutte, sarà come appendere una carta moschicida che invece di imprigionare gli insetti blocca i brutti ricordi". Dopo quella frase nel libro la scrittura cambia, dalla prima persona si passa alla terza e Faletti gioca a raccontarsi come fosse un personaggio dei suoi romanzi.

Quello che non cambia è lo sguardo che tiene insieme passato e presente, e che sceglie di raccontare, senza imbarazzo né autocompiacimento, il rovescio della medaglia. Le difficoltà, le sfide perse, i fallimenti che si nascondono dietro una vita di successi. E che, paradossalmente, di questi successi sono il nutrimento: "La felicità la vivo, - ha detto Faletti a Silvia Nucini in un'intervista per Vanity Fair. - Sono le malinconie, l'amaro in bocca che mi ispira". E nelle pagine di "Da quando a ora" l'autore ci racconta com'è che funziona l'ispirazione, mettendo in parole quei momenti intimi, quegli attimi di vita da cui, nel tempo, sono nate le sue canzoni.

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©2012 Piergiorgio Nicolazzini Literary Agency (P)2016 Audible GmbH

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Title: So Sad Today

Author: Melissa Broder

Narrator: Melissa Broder

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-04-16

Publisher: Jammer Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

In 2012 Melissa Broder went through a harrowing cycle of panic attacks and dread, so she began @SoSadToday, an anonymous Twitter feed that allowed her to express her darkest feelings and which quickly gained a dedicated following.

In So Sad Today, Broder delves deeper into existential themes, from eating disorders, drug addiction and unusual fetishes to love, death and the drama of waiting for the universe to text you back.

Narrated by the author, this is a modern-day memoir that is relatable to so many.

Critic Reviews:

"So Sad Today is desperately honest.... Sad and uncomfortable and its own kind of gorgeous." (Roxane Gay, best-selling author of Bad Feminist)

"It would have been easy for Broder to stay anonymous and simply publish a book of @SoSadToday's most popular tweets, but instead, she chose to challenge herself in what turned out to be a triumph of unsettlingly relatable prose." (Vanity Fair)

Members Reviews:

Smart, Strong

Brave, Smart, Strong, Funny, Sad, Truthful, Inspiring... A real portrayal of Deprression and Anxiety, but in a very smart, deep and entertaining way. Melissa Broder is an intellectual, but also a real woman with whom you can relate to. She describes with precision her problems, and you feel like her problems are yours (in a good way). She is not afraid of being vulnerable, and that is why her voice is so strong... Very recommendable.

A very emotional read

Deeply personal, Ms Broder holds nothing back in this collection of personal essays. You feel like you have known her from the inside out after reading this. Depression, addiction, open marriage, sex, writing, her most vulnerable secrets and real thoughts... there are times when her destructive mentality and behaviors cause me anxiety, and reminds me of some painful and sad memories. A very emotional read.

so much love

big fan of the @sosadtoday twitter account, so when I found out about this book, I immediately pre ordered. I love this book so much!! this book is somewhat like a safe haven to me. this book feels like a lover to me. it made feel sad, happy, embarrassed, and safe all at the time. ive literally been telling everyone about this book and telling them to to read it bc I feel like everyone can relate to this book in some way. 10/10 would recommend Melissa broder REALLY does get it

Darkly funny and relatable

After reading this, I feel like Melissa Broder and I both understand each other, even though we've never met. If you deal with anxiety or panic disorder, I think you will love this book. Broder is so talented at putting complex, elusive emotions into words. She makes dealing with mental illness entertaining and funny in a dark way.

So Sad Today: Personal Essays

Melissa Broder's book of personal essays is a deeply thought provoking read. "So Sad Today" is for curious readers with a capacity for self examination, an appreciation for existential absurdity, willingness to experience things from a deeply personal perspective other than their own and any reader who loves poetic prose and good writing. I am reminded of how everyone we meet is fighting their own personal battles, inner demons and hidden insecurities, no matter how much it appears they may have their act together. Melissa Broder is a brilliant humorist and a keen observer of the human "condition" and commentator on societal norms with a stunning command of the English language.

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Title: Oscar Wilde: A Biography

Author: Samuel Crawford

Narrator: Gabriel Benson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-06-16

Publisher: Samuel Crawford

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. He is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, as well as the circumstances of his imprisonment and early death.

Wilde's parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university, Wilde read Greats; he proved himself to be an outstanding classicist, first at Dublin, then at Oxford. He became known for his involvement in the rising philosophy of aestheticism, led by two of his tutors, Walter Pater and John Ruskin. After university, Wilde moved to London into fashionable cultural and social circles.

As a spokesman for aestheticism, he tried his hand at various literary activities: He published a book of poems, lectured in the United States and Canada on the new "English Renaissance in Art", and then returned to London where he worked prolifically as a journalist. Known for his biting wit, flamboyant dress and glittering conversation, Wilde became one of the best-known personalities of his day.

At the turn of the 1890s, he refined his ideas about the supremacy of art in a series of dialogues and essays, and incorporated themes of decadence, duplicity, and beauty into his only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890). The opportunity to construct aesthetic details precisely, and combine them with larger social themes, drew Wilde to write drama. He wrote Salome (1891) in French in Paris, but it was refused a license for England due to the absolute prohibition of biblical subjects on the English stage. Unperturbed, Wilde produced four society comedies in the early 1890s, which made him one of the most successful playwrights of late Victorian London.

Members Reviews:

Disappointing

A disappointing oversimplification of a fascinating subject. Inaccurate and poorly crafted and performed. I wish the author have done a bit more homework and the reader had looked up the correct pronunciations for some of the important facts and names.

Concise but a but lacking

I was hoping for a bit more than an expanded encyclopedic article, but it was fine for my research. I would not reccommend for entertainment, but it's not boring. That would make Mr Wilde turn over in his grave.

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Title: Summary of Disrupted: by Dan Lyons | Includes Analysis

Author: Instaread

Narrator: Sam Scholl

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-13-16

Publisher: Instaread

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

Summary of Disrupted by Dan Lyons | Includes Analysis

Preview:

Disrupted by Dan Lyons is a memoir about Lyons's experiences as a middle-aged career journalist who takes a job in marketing at a startup. For years, Lyons wrote for Newsweek about technology and was well-known for starting a popular satirical blog about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. At age 51, he lost his job in the magazine's downsizing. He started looking for another job right away to support his young children and his wife, who had just quit her job for health reasons.

The media industry had changed substantially from the time Lyons first started working as a journalist, and he found it difficult to find another job. He accepted a position as editor-in-chief of the news website ReadWrite, which required a lot of travel, and noticed his journalist colleagues transitioning to marketing departments at startups to take advantage of the booming startup economy. Lyons decided to pursue the same career change....

Please note: This is summary and analysis of the book and not the original book.

Inside this Instaread summary of Disrupted:

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Members Reviews:

Inside look at the tech industry

"Disrupted" by Dan Lyons is a memoir about Lyons's experiences as a middle-aged journalist who takes a job in marketing at a startup. For years, Lyons wrote for Newsweek about technology and was well-known for starting a popular satirical blog about Apple and co-founder Steve Jobs. At age 51, he lost his job in the magazine's downsizing. He noticed a lot of his journalist colleagues transitioning to marketing departments at startups to take advantage of the booming startup economy, and decided to pursue the same career change.

This Instaread reviews Lyons's scathing memoir in an unbiased and objective way. Lyons had such a terrible experience at HubSpot, and it shows from his narration, but this Instaread looks simply at the facts and leaves the frustration behind. Not only that, but Instaread also analyzes the character relationships, the themes, and the author's style. I loved this book, it was eye-opening for someone who is intrigued by the current startup tech culture of America. I was given a copy of this book to review

CHANGING CAREERS IN MIDLIFE "AIN'T MUCH FUN."

This is an overview of the actual book âDisrupted.â Kind of like an abbreviated Cliff's Notes for the full book. It provides a potential reader enough information regarding this bookâs content to determine if we want to invest the extra money and time to actually buy and read the entire book. The author was a 'journalist' for a leading magazine prior to being"let-go-of" by his employer at age 51. The narrative involves his experiences in finding a 'new job' and changing careers as a 'middle-ager.' At .99 cents this summary is a good value, which is one of the reasons I have personally found âInstareadâ to be a useful service.

Lack of cross-generational communication

Summary of Disrupted by Dan Lyons by Instaread is essentially an analysis of a ranting memoir of a middle-aged journalist who finds himself competing in a job market dominated by millennials, who he does not understand.

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Título: Octavio Paz: El artista de la palabra escrita [Octavio Paz: The Artist of the Written Word]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: uncredited

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 35 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-13-16

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 4 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Resumen del editor:

Los intereses literarios de Octavio Paz se manifestaron de manera muy precoz, y publicó sus primeros trabajos en diversas revistas literarias. Sus preocupaciones sociales también se hicieron presentes a temprana edad y en 1937 realizó un viaje a Yucatán con la intención de crear una escuela para hijos de trabajadores. En junio de ese mismo año contrajo matrimonio con la escritora Elena Garro (que le daría una hija y de la que se separaría años después) y decidió abandonar sus estudios académicos para realizar, junto a su esposa, un viaje a Europa que sería vital para su experiencia y su posterior obra. No te pierdas la vida de este polémico autor.

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Título: Jaime Bayly: Biografía No Autorizada [Jaime Bayly: Unauthorized Biography]

Autor: Online Studio Productions

Narrador: uncredited

Formato: Unabridged

Duración: 41 mins

Idioma: Español

Fecha de publicación: 06-08-16

Editor: Online Studio Productions

Calificaciones: 4 de 5 de 1 votos

Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Resumen del editor:

La biografía de este irreverente e influyente presentador y escritor peruano en exclusiva. Entrevistador de celebridades, Bayly se da a conocer como escritor desde 1994, publicando una serie de novelas de estilo hedonista y casi documental (con los que la crítica tiene una relación contradictoria) que se convirtieron en bestsellers.

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Title: Carolina Israelite

Subtitle: How Harry Golden Made Us Care About Jews, the South, and Civil Rights

Author: Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

Narrator: Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-23-16

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

Publisher's Summary:

This first comprehensive biography of Jewish American writer and humorist Harry Golden (1903-1981) - author of the 1958 national best seller Only in America - illuminates a remarkable life intertwined with the rise of the civil rights movement, Jewish popular culture, and the sometimes precarious position of Jews in the South and across America during the 1950s. After recounting Golden's childhood on New York's Lower East Side, Kimberly Marlowe Hartnett points to his stint in prison as a young man, after a widely publicized conviction for investment fraud during the Great Depression, as the root of his empathy for the underdog in any story. During World War II, the cigar-smoking, bourbon-loving raconteur landed in Charlotte, North Carolina, and founded the Carolina Israelite newspaper, which was published into the 1960s. Golden's writings on race relations and equal rights attracted a huge popular readership. Golden used his celebrity to editorialize for civil rights as the momentous story unfolded. He charmed his way into friendships and lively correspondence with Carl Sandburg, Adlai Stevenson, Robert Kennedy, and Billy Graham, among other notable Americans, and he appeared on the Tonight Show as well as other national television programs. Hartnett's spirited chronicle captures Golden's message of social inclusion for a new audience today.

Members Reviews:

History would be so much more engaging if presented like this...

Carolina Israelite is brilliant and has enlightened my views on many things surrounding Civil Rights. Through the unbiased scope of Kimberly Hartnett, we see Harry Golden painted in a kind, humorous and brutally honest picture. The writing keeps me engaged from start to finish which is refreshing. Usually I find biographies are not my cup of tea. It is no fault of the writer or the topic, I just don't find it interesting. This book is that exception that I am happy to have. I'll admit, the title caught my eye, and with a little further investigation, my curiosity forced me to add this book to my cart. I don't always like to admit when my curiosity was right, but in the case of this book, it absolutely was.

The only thing I can criticize, except it isnât really criticism, is that I bet there were many, many other stories that didnât quite make the cut for the book. Kimberlyâs writing of Harry Golden makes me want to hunt down every morsel of his life.

I'm not usually a review-writer and it certainly is not a profession of mine. However, if a person finds their curiosity piqued by this book, you won't regret the reading of it. While I am recommending, I also recommend setting up a comfortable lawn chair outside in the sun (or in the shade if you prefer), having a tall glass of sun tea, and reading this book. It would be hard to find a better day!

An excellent read!!

So hard to believe it's a first effort in terms of a book publication. An ambiguous and complex character described in clear and often humorous language, recounted in the context and political/social geography of his time. Beautifully done and creatively portrayed, although I swear sometimes it raised more questions in my mind than answers.