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Title: Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir

Author: Amy Tan

Narrator: Amy Tan

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-17

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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

Publisher's Summary:

From New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan, a memoir on her life as a writer, her childhood and the symbiotic relationship between fiction and emotional memory.

In Where the Past Begins, best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Valley of Amazement Amy Tan is at her most intimate in revealing the truths and inspirations that underlie her extraordinary fiction. By delving into vivid memories of her traumatic childhood, confessions of self-doubt in her journals, and heartbreaking letters to and from her mother, she gives evidence to all that made it both unlikely and inevitable that she would become a writer. Through spontaneous storytelling, she shows how a fluid fictional state of mind unleashed near-forgotten memories that became the emotional nucleus of her stories.

Tan explores shocking truths uncovered by family memorabilia - the real reason behind an IQ test she took at age six, why her parents lied about their education, mysteries surrounding her maternal grandmother - and, for the first time publicly, writes about her complex relationship with her father, who died when she was 15. Supplied with candour and characteristic humour, Where the Past Begins takes listeners into the idiosyncratic workings of her writer's mind, a journey that explores memory, imagination, and truth, with fiction serving as both her divining rod and link to meaning.

Critic Reviews:

"Tan, who was born in the US to Chinese immigrant parents, is a gifted storyteller." (Financial Times)

"Chinese-Americans are among the most dynamic, and socially cohesive, ethnic groups in the US...Tan is one of their leading voices." (Sunday Times)

Members Reviews:

A must-read for Amy Tan admirers

Master storyteller Amy Tanâs new memoir, WHERE THE PAST BEGINS, is a gift to readers and writers alike. She brings us along as she riffles through bins of stuff saved and collected, the stuff that holds pieces of us, that guards bits of our history. Through memories and reflections, journal entries, photographs and correspondence, through segments called âQuirksâ and âInterludes,â Tan takes us into her mind, her heart --- into her past.

Tan takes her history and unravels it, examines it and weaves it back together into a meaningful understanding of herself and, more broadly, of humanity.

From the first words of the introduction, we are reminded of Tanâs command of story, the poetry of her writing, the joy in her use of metaphor. WHERE THE PAST BEGINS is generous, honest and raw. Tan lays herself out, revealing vulnerabilities and traumas, insecurities and self-doubt, and a wide-open view into her creative spirit and view of the world.

This memoir feels like we are joining Tan in digging into old family archives, unfurling documents, photos and clues into her family history. The words are confessions and reflections on her upbringing, relationships and formative years, with the perspective of time. Musings and observations from Tan in her 20s, 40s and 50s are beautifully juxtaposed, displaying the growth of a woman and the shifts that come with age.

Throughout the book, Tan uses the lens of a woman in her 60s as she analyzes what makes her who she is. In the collection of family artifacts, she uncovers mistruths, secrets and twists in the family lore. Tan grew up with a critical mother, and her constant threats of suicide lead her to be vigilant and unsettled.

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Title: At the Strangers' Gate

Subtitle: Arrivals in New York

Author: Adam Gopnik

Narrator: Adam Gopnik

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-05-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 11 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

From New York Times best-selling author of Paris to the Moon and beloved New Yorker writer, a memoir that captures the romance of New York City in the 1980s.

When Adam Gopnik and his soon-to-be-wife, Martha, left the comforts of home in Montreal for New York, the city then, much like today, was a pilgrimage site for the young, the arty, and the ambitious. But it was also becoming a city of greed, where both life's consolations and its necessities were increasingly going to the highest bidder. At the Strangers' Gate builds a portrait of this particular moment in New York through the story of this couple's journey - from their excited arrival as aspiring artists to their eventual growth into a New York family. Gopnik transports us to his tiny basement room on the Upper East Side, and later to SoHo, where he captures a unicorn: an affordable New York loft. He takes us through his professional meanderings, from graduate student-cum-library-clerk to the corridors of Condé Nast and the galleries of MoMA. Between tender and humorous reminiscences, including affectionate portraits of Richard Avedon, Robert Hughes, and Jeff Koons, among many others, Gopnik discusses the ethics of ambition, the economy of creative capital, and the peculiar anthropology of art and aspiration in New York, then and now.

Critic Reviews:

"A riveting and incandescent chronicle of personal evolution vividly set within the ever-morphing, cocaine-stoked crucible of ferocious ambition that was 1980s Manhattan. [Gopnik] tells tales of the forging of a marriage; of nightmares apartment battles with verminous hordes; of fortuitous jobs at museums, men's fashion magazines, and a book publisher; and of bonds developed with critic Robert Hughes, artist Jeff Koons, and, most profoundly, photographer Richard Avedon. Arabesque, captivating, self-deprecating, and affecting, Gopnik's cultural and intimate reflections, in league with those of Alfred Kazin and Joan Didion, are rich in surprising moments and delving perceptions into chance, creativity, character, style, conviction, hard work, and love." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

Brush up contemporary visual artists first

Adam Gopnik is an insightful and engaging writer. He took us to Paris once. This time he invites us on a trip with him and his wife Martha, through SoHo in the 1980's- From the minuscule flat, where the foam rubber bed had to be folded up during the day, where he flambed and sauted and braised his way through some favored French cookbook to the 1500 square foot loft, awash in vermin of every kind.

He goes through a series of jobs, and ends up writing for the New Yorker. He visits and travels with his good friend photographer Richard Avedon. Along the way he was an art critic and is therefore conversant the visual art scene of the time. Those of us in the hinterlands are out of that loop, but it's ok, it's still worth the trip.

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Title: Soul Survivor

Subtitle: A Biography of Al Green

Author: Jimmy McDonough

Narrator: JD Jackson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 16 hrs and 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-17

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The best-selling author of Shakey: Neil Young's Biography presents the first in-depth biography of the legendary soul singer Al Green.

Al Green has blessed listeners with some of the biggest hits of the past 50 years. "Love and Happiness", "I'm Still in Love with You", "Let's Get Married", and "I'm Tired of Being Alone" are but a sampling of the iconic songs that led a generation to embrace love in perhaps the most tumultuous period in this country's history, an unparalleled body of work that has many calling Green one of the greatest soul singers of all time. The music legend has sold over 20 million albums and has been sampled by numerous rappers, and even President Obama has been known to sing a chorus or two. The now-Bishop Green is without a doubt one of the most beloved yet inscrutable figures ever to grace the popular music stage, and he has managed to magically sidestep being successfully scrutinized in print. Until now.

Acclaimed journalist and author Jimmy McDonough expertly tackles this most elusive of subjects and aims to present listeners with the definitive portrait of a man everyone knows but few understand. McDonough manages to break through Green's joyous veneer to reveal the contrary, tortured, and solitary individual beneath, a man who spent decades dancing an uneasy tightrope between the sacred and the profane. From his childhood in the backwaters of Arkansas to commanding the stage in front of throngs of lusting fans to addressing a very different audience from the pulpit of his own church, listeners will bear witness to the creation of some of the most electrifying soul music ever recorded; learn the hitherto untold real story behind Green's colorful down-home Memphis label, Hi Records; and - by way of countless in-depth interviews with major players in the story, some speaking for the very first time - unravel one of the last great mysteries in popular music: Al Green.

Critic Reviews:

"In great detail, journalist McDonough traces Green's career.... [His] sharp critical insights into Green's albums and songs energize the book." (Publishers Weekly)

"Incisive." (Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Richly detailed, wildly entertaining

Jimmy McDonough's biography of Al Green is thoroughly researched, richly detailed and wildly entertaining. It portrays a gifted, if deeply flawed, singer who catapulted to stardom in the 1970s. The author captures the depths of Green's immaturity while explaining his once-in-a-lifetime talent.

Not so hot bio

You canât tell if this book is about AG or the Hodges brothers. I was looking to read about AG. Far to much about other people.

In-depth tell all book

Very telling and interesting. I couldn't put it down.

Five Stars

Revealing.

still can't get next to you

This is a biography of Al Green, considered by many to be one of the greatest singers and songwriters in American pop music history. The book thoroughly covers the early days of the Memphis music scene as well as Al Green's pop and gospel careers, and his background and personal life.

Unfortunately, Mr. Green did not cooperate with the the author of this book, Jimmy McDonough, who therefore had to rely on secondary sources. Fortunately, Mr. McDonough is an excellent writer and the book is exceptionally well researched. Mr.

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Title: Wild Things

Subtitle: The Joy of Reading Children's Literature as an Adult

Author: Bruce Handy

Narrator: Bruce Handy

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-15-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 9 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In 1690, the dour New England Primer, thought to be the first American children's book, was published in Boston. Offering children gems of advice such as "strive to learn" and "be not a dunce", it was no fun at all. So how did we get from there to "let the wild rumpus start"? And now that we're living in a golden age of children's literature, what can adults get out of reading Where the Wild Things Are and Goodnight Moon or Charlotte's Web and Little House on the Prairie?

In Wild Things, Vanity Fair contributing editor Bruce Handy revisits the classics of every American childhood, from fairy tales to The Very Hungry Caterpillar, and explores the back stories of their creators, using context and biography to understand how some of the most insightful, creative, and witty authors and illustrators of their times created their often deeply personal masterpieces. Along the way Handy learns what The Cat in the Hat says about anarchy and absentee parenting, which themes are shared by The Runaway Bunny and Portnoy's Complaint, and why Ramona Quimby is as true an American icon as Tom Sawyer or Jay Gatsby.

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Title: The Rise of Prince: 1958-1988

Author: Alex Hahn, Laura Tiebert

Narrator: Rob Saladino

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-17

Publisher: Alex Hahn

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 12 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

The Rise of Prince: 1958-1988 is the definitive account of the formative years of this iconic artist. More so than any previous book, this volume provides a dramatic, compelling narrative of Prince's rise to fame. The prologue provides a gripping, day-to-day account of the events that unfolded between November 2015 and April 21, 2016, when Prince tragically died at Paisley Park. The great distance traveled by Prince during his final months of tours of Australia and New Zealand, a funeral in the Bay Area for former muse and lover Denise Matthews, a tour of Canada, and a final return home mirrored Prince's nomadic childhood, to which the book returns after detailing the events of 2016.

Hahn, writing in collaboration with veteran author Tiebert, brings his extraordinary experience to this book, which includes fully updated and expanded elements of his controversial 2003 biography Possessed, a sought-after collector's item that remains a classic of Prince literature. The Rise of Prince provides a complete reordering of what is known about Prince's formative years based on previously unavailable documents and persons never before interviewed. It provides newly unearthed information about early relationships and collaborations; a detailed account of the no-holds-barred competition with Rick James on the 1981 tour that set the course for Prince's meteoric rise; a vivid depiction of the recording of Prince's album at Sunset Sound, including a little-known encounter with Sly Stone; and much more.

Ultimately, The Rise of Prince tells the very human story of how Prince overcame adversity to achieve one of the greatest runs of creativity in pop history, creating an unparalleled universe of side projects, alter-egos and lovers along the way.

Members Reviews:

Glad I Bought This

This book gives a really well rounded depiction of Prince as an artist and as a person. The authors include a ton of detail describing how hard he worked to make it as an artist. I also enjoyed learning about his past, his personal life and his personality, all of which inform his work. It's as if they were flies on the wall watching throughout the entire process. Really enjoyed this.

A brisk and worthwhile summary

Neatly synthesizing decades of journalism and scholarship with fresh interviews, THE RISE OF PRINCE is a handy overview of Prince's most fertile creative period. Much of the information will already be familiar to die-hard fans, but the presentation is lucid, thoughtful, and engaging. And it kept me going back to my Prince bootleg collection to enjoy the many unreleased songs referenced therein, which is always a pleasure unto itself. Recommended!

I enjoyed this book but it ended so abruptly

I enjoyed this book but it ended so abruptly. The author started to tell about the Batman movie and music but it was like they just stopped writing. So much has been written about this period, I wish there was a good book that covered the rest of his life. He was absolutely fascinating.

Couldn't put it down!

As a fan of Prince since the 80's, I thought I knew everything, until I read this book and was amazed at the depth of his life. How brilliant he was! Kind hearted, humbled, complex. I pre-ordered this book a few weeks ago. Didn't want to miss out on the exploration of Prince! I've learned so much more.

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Title: From Holmes to Sherlock

Subtitle: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon

Author: Mattias Boström, Michael Gallagher

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

In From Holmes to Sherlock, Mattias Boström re-creates the full story behind the legendary detective and his many incarnations - a real-life narrative of success, tragedy, and family secrets that has never previously been told in its entirety. The beginning is classic: a young Arthur Conan Doyle sitting in a Scottish lecture hall taking notes on his medical professor Dr. Joseph Bell's powers of observation. More than a decade later, Conan Doyle's short stories became a runaway success in the popular monthly Strand Magazine. A parallel Holmes soon evolved, with a whole industry of plays, parody, and pastiche, and Boström skillfully follows the men and women who have perpetuated and recast the Sherlockian myth - including the actors who became famous for their personifications of Holmes; Conan Doyle's sons, who desperately wanted to make big business of the detective; the Georgian princess who ended up entangled in the Conan Doyle legacy; and finally the pair of modern-day fans who brainstormed the idea behind the TV sensation Sherlock. Written in novelistic prose, Boström's account is a singular celebration of the most famous detective in the world - a must-listen for newcomers and experts alike.

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Title: Confessions of a Serial Songwriter

Author: Shelly Peiken

Narrator: Shelly Peiken

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-20-17

Publisher: Backbeat Books

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 14 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Confessions of a Serial Songwriter is an amusing and poignant memoir about songwriter Shelly Peiken's journey from young girl falling under the spell of magical songs to working professional songwriter writing hits of her own, penning culturally resonant, female-empowerment anthems such as Christina Aguilera's number-one hit "What A Girl Wants" and Meredith Brooks' smash "Bitch". It's about growing up, the creative process the highs and the lows, the conflicts that arise between motherhood and career success, the divas and schemers, but also the talented and remarkable people she's found along the way. It's filled with stories and step-by-step advice about the songwriting process, especially collaboration. And it's about the challenge of staying relevant in a rapidly changing and youth-driven world. As Shelly so eloquently states in Confessions of a Serial Songwriter: ''If I had to come up with one X factor that I could cite as a characteristic most hit songs have in common (and this excludes hit songs that are put forth by an already well-oiled machine...that is, a recording artist who has so much notoriety and momentum that just about anything he or she releases, as long as it's 'pretty good,' will have a decent shot at succeeding), I would say it would be: A universal sentiment in a unique frame.''

Peiken has tapped the universal sentiment again and again; her songs have been recorded by such artists as Christina Aguilera, Natalie Cole, Selena Gomez, Celine Dion, the Pretenders, and others. In Confessions of a Serial Songwriter, she pulls the curtain back on the music business from the perspective of a behind-the-scenes hit creator and shares invaluable insight into the craft of songwriting.

Members Reviews:

Helpful Music Life Info

Didnt get as technical as I thought it would but Im happy to hear what life is like as a songwriter and how writing workshops work especially! Was a fun listen. Thanks Shelly.

Inspiring Read!

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Love the book! Not only are the stories wonderful, the way the author reads the book is perfect! I've listened to my fair share of audible books, and really, this one is spot on! Inspiring. The stories illustrate how a creative life unfolds in the most amazing ways. A must read for any creative soul pursuing their dreams.

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Title: Toscanini

Subtitle: Musician of Conscience

Author: Harvey Sachs

Narrator: Paul Boehmer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 40 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-27-17

Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

During a 68-year career, conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, and impassioned performances. At various times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the NBC Symphony, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg, and Lucerne festivals. His reforms influenced generations of musicians, and his opposition to Nazism and fascism made him a model for artists of conscience.

Thanks to unprecedented access to the conductor's archives, Harvey Sachs has written a completely new biography that positions Toscanini's epic musical career and sometimes scandalous life against the roiling currents of history. Set in his native Italy, across Europe and the Americas, and in 1930s Palestine, Toscanini soars in its exploration of genius, music, and moral courage, taking its place among the greatest music biographies of our time.

Members Reviews:

Masterful, fascinating.

What an engaging and delightful read. Even those with only a cursory interest in classical music and/or opera will enjoy this action-packed saga. The mercurial maestro himself, of course, takes the spotlight; but there's also a cavalcade of famous names, world events and human interest stories. The research involved was prodigious; and author Author Sachs has done a masterful job of weaving it all together. Despite its (3.1 lbs) heft, I couldn't put this book down.

LOVE THIS BOOK

Love love love this book. It's long but I am taking my time going through it because it is quite detailed is very well written and apparently very well researched. If you're looking for tabloid gossip, this IS NOT your book. Scandals are noted but not sensationalized (another reason I really like the book).

I highly recommend this book.

Toscanini was great but ...

I have read the author's previous biography of Toscanini and this is, as claimed, an almost entirely new book. Toscanini's stands against racism and other evils are fully explored. At the same time some of the conductors faults, such as his numerous affairs, are squarely dealt with and I praise the author for his balanced approach. When it comes to Toscanini's skill as a conductor it almost seems as if the author, in this very long book, has quoted every favorable review that he could find and the quantity of this praise becomes a bit tiresome. Still, I strongly recommend this book to this interested in the subject.

A fine biography

In the print version it's 900 pages. Some complains it's toolong. I wish it were even longer with more discussion of his interpretations snd, from recordings, how they agree or disagree with other great conductors of the time. But it is still one of the best biographies of its kind.

A wonderful book

Great book on a great man. A must read. Great photos.

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Title: The Divine Magnet

Subtitle: Herman Melville's Letters to Nathaniel Hawthorne

Author: Herman Melville

Narrator: Jim Meskimen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-26-17

Publisher: TalkingBook

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

If you don't know Melville's letters to Hawthorne, you don't know Melville. These letters are full of passion, humor, doubt, and spiritual yearning, and offer an intimate view of Melville's personality. Lyrical and effusive, they are literary works in themselves. This correspondence has been out of print for decades, and even when it was in print it appeared in scholarly volumes of Melville's complete correspondence, aimed at the academy. The Divine Magnet will provide the general literary public as well as the college classroom with a reliable and beautifully produced volume of Melville's letters to Hawthorne, along with supplemental material, highlighting the relationship between these luminaries of American letters.

Members Reviews:

Incredible Correspondence captured!

Any additional comments?

This literally seems like it was recorded at the time. Love the attention to detail and the period dialect. Well done to the narrator. Loved it.

Divinely beautiful

Such an amazing piece of history. I was always a Moby Dick fan, but this makes me obsessed with Melville in general. Great!

Must Read Melville

Intimate letters between Melville and Hawthorne. I'm a big fan of both so it's is a big deal. If you like literary history, period pieces or just damn fine writing go and get this book.

Really Special

Any additional comments?

I'm a big fan of Melville and this just completes me somehow. Totally nerded out with this. Thanks, Talking Book!

Melville At His Best

Any additional comments?

Personal and extremely well-narrated. This book is magical and really well done. Great production and narrator.

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Title: Infinite Tuesday

Subtitle: An Autobiographical Riff

Author: Michael Nesmith

Narrator: Michael Nesmith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-18-17

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes

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

Publisher's Summary:

Michael Nesmith's eclectic, electric life spans his star-making role on The Monkees, his invention of the music video, and his critical contributions to movies, comedy, and the world of virtual reality. Above all, his is a seeker's story, a pilgrimage in search of a set of principles to live by. That search took Nesmith from a childhood in Dallas, where his single mother, Bette, invented Liquid Paper, to the set of The Monkees in Los Angeles, to the heart of swinging London with John Lennon and Jimi Hendrix, and to an unexpected oasis of brilliance in the Santa Fe desert, where his friendships with Douglas Adams and Los Alamos scientists would point him toward the power of the infinite and the endless possibilities of human connection.

This funny, thoughtful, self-aware book is a window onto an unexpected life, inflected at every turn by the surprising candor and absurdist humor of an American original. Listening to Infinite Tuesday is like stepping into the world of Michael Nesmith, where something curious is always unfolding, and where riffs on everything from bands to dogs to the nature of reality make for an endlessly engaging journey.

Critic Reviews:

"This selectively revealing, insightful memoir casts the cerebral Monkee as a spiritual seeker and self-deprecating visionary. Popular culture has barely revealed the tip of the iceberg that is Nesmith.... A book - and a life - unlike any other in rock." (Kirkus)

"Nesmith may be most remembered for his role as the stoic guitarist in The Monkees, but his brilliant, candid, and humorous new autobiographical musings give readers a much clearer picture of his originality and inventiveness.... Nesmith's entertaining memoir reveals his creative genius, his canny ability never to take himself too seriously, and his restless questions about the value of spirituality." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

Michael, thank you for sharing :-)

As a youngster back in the 60s I was one who thoroughly was enthralled by The Monkees, each and every one of them. That section of the book was so interesting to walk through. Hearing the back experiences brought back great memories of the time. The rest of the book was also quite interesting and provided an vivid understanding of the perseverance, insight and the synchronicities of Mr Nesmith's life.

Incredibly Poetic

While I have liked just a tiny bit more writing on The Monkees (there is none on the three other guys as people) the rest of Nezs life is fascinating and told with an incredibly lyrical and poetic style.

Entertaining and Eccentric

I must admit to already being partial to Mike Nesmith as I was a rabid lifelong fan of the Monkees. The concept listening to Mike narrate his own book was very appealing. He kind of jumps around on his timeline the first half of the book, and felt this to be a little sloppy. Once Mike gets past his Monkees chapter, there is a new tone, with a much clearer and compelling narrative. He becomes brutally honest regarding his infidelities and divorces, and his anecdotes of his spiritual awakening was very touching and sounded genuine.

Very Interesting.

Very interesting autobiography and kept me listening. Kind of disappointed in the ending, like there should of been more. Ended abruptly, but maybe that's for the next book.

A true original

I am a long time Nez fan. He did not disappoint.