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Title: The New Yorker Festival - Advocacy Journalism

Author: Christiane Amanpour, Jon Lee Anderson, Katherine Boo, Rich Lowry

Narrator: Nicholas Lemann

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-17-05

Publisher: The New Yorker

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Nicholas Lemann, moderator. With Christiane Amanpour, Jon Lee Anderson, Katherine Boo, and Rich Lowry.

Nicholas Lemann has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 1999 and currently writes the Wayward Press column for the magazine. He is the dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. In his article "Fear and Favor", which appeared in the February 14th issue, he wrote about criticism of the media during the 2004 election.

Christiane Amanpour is CNN's chief international correspondent. Over the past 23 years, she has reported on most crises from the world's major conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Somalia, Rwanda, and the Balkans. Her coverage of the Balkans, from 1991 to 1997, won, among other awards, a News and Documentary Emmy and two Peabody Awards.

Jon Lee Anderson has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1999. He is the author of The Lion's Grave: Dispatches from Afghanistan, Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life, Guerrillas, and, most recently, The Fall of Baghdad. His Profile of Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, appeared in the June 6th issue of the magazine.

Katherine Boo is a staff writer at The New Yorker. Her article "The Marriage Cure", on government-sponsored seminars to encourage marriage for the poor, received a National Magazine Award for Feature Writing last year. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2000 and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2002.

Rich Lowry joined the National Review in 1992, after finishing second in the magazine's young-writers contest. In 1994, he moved to Washington to cover Congress, and in 1997, at the age of 29, he became editor-in-chief of the magazine. He is also a political analyst for Fox News and the author of Legacy: Paying the Price for the Clinton Years.

Members Reviews:

Extremely disappointing - not as portrayed

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Not that you would guess it from the description, but this is a very poor quality recording of a panel discussion at a large conference. It is undated. The recording almost sounds as though it was made from the audience using a smartphone; though it would probably be better if it had. Sound levels are all over the place and never good enough. The discussion is rambling, there's no structure to it, and it is clearly old.

Would you ever listen to anything by the authors again?

Never.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

There isn't one. There's a panel chair and he is just as indecipherable as the panellists.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The New Yorker Festival - Advocacy Journalism?

I'd throw the whole thing away. It is a rip off.

Any additional comments?

If you really MUST listen to it, play it at 1.5 times normal speed and it is still rambling, but at least the voices are a bit clearer in the higher register!

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Title: The New Yorker Festival - John Updike Interviewed by David Remnick

Subtitle: A Life in Literature

Author: John Updike

Narrator: David Remnick

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-14-05

Publisher: The New Yorker

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

John Updike has contributed fiction, poetry, essays, and criticism to The New Yorker for the past half century. He is the author of more than 50 books, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning novels Rabbit Is Rich and Rabbit at Rest, and, most recently, the novel Villages, parts of which first appeared in the magazine. His story "The Roads of Home" was published in the February 7th issue. Still Looking, a collection of his art essays, was published in October.

David Remnick is the editor of The New Yorker.

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Title: The New Yorker Festival - Mike White Talks with Cressida Leyshon

Author: Mike White, Cressida Leyshon

Narrator: Mike White, Cressida Leyshon

Format: Original Recording

Length: 1 hr and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-13-05

Publisher: The New Yorker

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Interviews & Panels

Publisher's Summary:

Cressida Leyshon is the deputy fiction editor of The New Yorker.

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Title: Hollywood Animal

Subtitle: A Memoir

Author: Joe Eszterhas

Narrator: Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged

Length: 28 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-05-04

Publisher: Books on Tape

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 80 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

On one level, Hollywood Animal is a shocking and often devastating look inside the movie business. It intimately explores the concept of fame and gives us a never-before-seen look at the famous. Eszterhas reveals the fights, the deals, the extortions, the backstabbing, and the sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll world that is Hollywood. But there are many more levels to this extraordinary work. It is the story of a street kid who survives a life filled with obstacles and pain...a chronicle of a love affair that is sensual, glorious, and unending...an excruciatingly detailed look at a man facing down the greatest enemy he's ever fought: the cancer inside him...and perhaps most important, Hollywood Animal is the heartbreaking story of a father and son that defines the concepts of love and betrayal.

This is a book that will shock you and make you laugh, anger you and move you to tears. It is pure Joe Eszterhas: a raw, spine-chilling celebration of the human spirit.

Critic Reviews:

"The story about Mr. Eszterhas and his father, buried at the heart of Hollywood Animal, is a powerful and affecting one." (The New York Times)

Members Reviews:

MEMO to JOE ESZTERHAS

Joe, Baby,

I just read your Hwood Animal script. Fantastic! Perfect! Best script ever!

The whole office loved it. A script reader peened the IT Guy with a bat. I was laughing so hard I could barely give directions to the ambulance.

Here are the changes needed before shooting: No one cares that whatshisname, the protagonist (Scott Brick?) pronounces home run wrong; lose that. And the 50s ran too long (they dragged back then too).

You can pad the Rolling Stone gig. Maybe he covered John or Ringo you cant overdo The Beatles.

Market Research says the ending doesnt work: everyone hates this guy. He cant play Caligula for 40 years, get a sore throat, find God and then ride off into the sunset. Not a chance.

Were thinking Obitzs Wilshire goons track him down at a homeless shelter after his second wifes divorce lawyer takes him for all hes worth. The goons blow his brains out and steal seven dollars from his wallet. Whadda ya think?

We want to see 100 pages 110 tops.

Love ya man!

Lets do Chilis next time youre in Modesto. Well go over my latest script.

A Winner Despite Itself

Don't get me wrong. I enjoyed the book Joe Eszterhas buried inside all the hyperbole. But I guess we shouldn't consider it strange that a writer is so in love with his words that he refuses to give way to an editor. Eszterhas has led an exciting and provocative life, both in Cleveland and in his dreaded Southern California, he's met many talented Hollywood denizens, he's written some of the best and worst screenplays ever to make it to the silver screen. It's just too bad one had to slug through all the repetitious crapola to get to the good stuff.

Still, Scott Brick is so wonderful as the narrator, it almost made it all worthwhile.

I rolled my eyes so far back, I could see my brain

What did you like about this audiobook?

The audiobook starts off well with the writer's childhood memories and how he became what he is-let's face it- a soft porn hack. Peppered with some Hollywood trivia and short stories the book then degenerates in the middle into a petition to justify Eszterhas's hypocrisy claiming he didn't know who/what his father was, and sugarcoating his adultery and abandonment of his family.

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Title: Interview with David Maraniss

Author: David Maraniss

Length: 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-01

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

David Maraniss is the best selling author of When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi and First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton. An associate editor at The Washington Post, he lives in Washington, D.C. He co-wrote The Prince ot Tennessee: The Rise of Al Gore with Ellen Nakashima, a staff writer at The Washington Post.

Members Reviews:

Dated, But Interesting

This interview is a bit dated, as the participants sometimes discuss coming events that have now already passed. However, the interview gives you a good feel for the style of David Maraniss and some interesting information about Al Gore. Not bad for the price. :-)

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Title: Dish

Subtitle: The Inside Story on the World of Gossip

Author: Jeannette Walls

Narrator: Jeannette Walls

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-24-00

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 29 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

Here is a fascinating look at five decades of dish, a behind-the-scenes look at the personalities who control what we see, hear, and read, not to mention the personalities who wish to be seen, heard, and read about. Hear the inside stories you never knew about the trinity of celebrity, publicist, and reporter - the people who have stoked the American appetite for gossip from the salacious days of silver-screen magazines to the instantaneous communication of the Internet.

Members Reviews:

Okay

I LOVED "The Glass Castle" so got this. It's more like gossip column news and some history of gossip, gossip that I've already read about and heard in the news.

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Title: Rebound

Subtitle: The Odyssey of Michael Jordan

Author: Bob Greene

Narrator: Bob Greene

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

Hear a living legend speak about his incredible odyssey as an athlete and a human being. In this candid biography sports god Michael Jordan discusses the remarkable journey his recent life has taken. After winning 3 MVP awards and leading the Chicago Bulls to 3 consecutive National Basketball Association championships, Jordan suffered the overwhelming tragedy of his father's death. Leaving the NBA to pursue a baseball career in 1993, Jordan made an inspiring return to the Bulls at the end of the 1994-95 season, proving to the world that he hadn't lost a step. Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene's touching, detailed biography shows us the man behind the legend - the inside story of the world's most popular athlete.

Members Reviews:

Inspirational!

There is only one person that can tell you whether you have won or lost and that's you; learn to understand the most important things in our lives and embrace them like you will never let go....success and happiness will follow.

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Title: Paul Lynde: A Biography

Subtitle: His Life, His Love(s) and His Laughter

Author: Cathy Rudolph

Narrator: Susan Scher

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-12-16

Publisher: BearManor Media

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 22 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde. Best remembered for outrageous jokes on Hollywood Squares, as Uncle Arthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul was never satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as he suffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make us forget our troubles and was forever gracious to his fans. This is the book those fans have been waiting for. Though he was one of the most original, hilarious, and private actor-comedians of all time, author Cathy Rudolph, his trusted friend, reveals her adventures with Paul - along with his turbulent life story. Here for the first time are interviews with his relatives and personal notes. Also included are memories from his friends and peers including Cloris Leachman, Chita Rivera, Florence Henderson, Kaye Ballard, Peter Marshall, Les Roberts, Betty White, and many more.

Critic Reviews:

"I've been saying for 40 years that Paul Lynde could deliver a punchline better than any other comedian. I look forward to having the book on my library shelf." (Les Roberts, novelist, first producer, and head writer of the original Hollywood Squares)

Members Reviews:

The recording/editing was pretty choppy and weird

The recording/editing was pretty choppy and weird for the first hour or so. The narration suffered because of this.

The narrator has Lynde's voice down pat.

The story seemed rushed (maybe because of the editing) and not well researched. I got to the part where Paul died and it was like "...and then he died and had a funeral. The End."

Okay Bio, needs facts checking

Paul was not in Nutty Professor but in Son of Flubber sequel to Abs Minded Professor. Montgomery died in 1995 not 1955.

A "G" rated book about an "R" rated man.

What would have made Paul Lynde: A Biography better?

More facts that were not watered down. She made him out a saint and we all know he was very mean when he was drunk. She also glossed over his death and made it out to be that he died in his sleep when it is well known he died having sex and whoever was with him ran out of the place and did not stop to call for help for Paul. It was also very clear that she did not like his being gay and put in a ton of stories that he wanted women.

Would you ever listen to anything by Cathy Rudolph again?

Probably not.

How could the performance have been better?

Stop doing the bad Paul Lynde imitations and just read the damn book.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment that she did not write the whole story and that makes me wonder how truthful she was about any of her facts.

Any additional comments?

Don't waste your time with this fantasy tale of a very funny but troubled man.

A Swell Read & And A Swell Hear!

If you could sum up Paul Lynde: A Biography in three words, what would they be?

Touching. Poignant. Informative.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Paul Lynde

Which character as performed by Susan Scher was your favorite?

Paul Lynde

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

The book was well written and interesting, and the audio as recited by Susan Scher is terrific! Ms. Scher is well spoken and she has a charming way of mimicking Paul Lynde's distinct voice.

It's a fine audio edition.

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Title: Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood

Author: Kathy Garver

Narrator: Kathy Garver

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-21-15

Publisher: kathy garver

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 9 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

Kathy Garver, the teenage heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair (1966 - 1971), was no one-hit wonder, but a talented actress who appeared in such classic films as Night of the Hunter and The Ten Commandments long before she became a television icon.

This memoir is a recollection of an exciting actress's experiences, from the many films, television shows, and stage plays in which she performed, to her second career as a voice-over specialist in popular animated films and audiobooks. Featuring anecdotes, Hollywood history, and details of her relationships with such stars as Charlton Heston and Jon Provost, Surviving Cissy is a veritable quilt of Kathy's intriguing life.

Members Reviews:

I COULDN'T FINISH THIS

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

An editor

Would you recommend Surviving Cissy: My Family Affair of Life in Hollywood to your friends? Why or why not?

No, it REALLY needed an editor. Way too wordy and disorganized. "But more about (fill in the blank) later!" Annoying.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Yes! I'm sure she reads fiction well, she's a trained actress and her voice is pleasant and diction crisp and clear. That being said, she was just insufferably pompous and pretentious in this voice over...take the stick out of your butt, lady! Her pronunciations of French words especially...whew!

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Boredom. I don't think we needed a chapter on ALL her high school friends, their biographies, illnesses and other details. I'm sorry if they died of cancer or whatever, but do I really need to read in so much detail about people I don't know? Snore. What I LOVED, were the show business stories...she worked with so many icons in both movies and television. I've always been a fan of Brian Keith and...my goodness, DeMille, Charles Laughton, Robert Mitchum, Ida Lupino, et al. Those are the stories that kept me interested. Not her friend in junior high who had heat rash, became an insurance salesman and now lives in in Pacoima!

Any additional comments?

"Family Affair" was part of American TV culture at a time when sitcoms were whitewashed and simpler. I'm OK with that...TV is an evolution and there were sponsor and censorship constraints at the time. But this wasn't a ground breaker classic like "I Love Lucy," this was a average, albeit successful, family sitcom that ran its course and gives one a good chuckle at the naivete of the plots. Times may have been changin' in the 60s, but sitcoms remained vanilla, until the brilliant Norman Lear and "All in the Family" burst on the scene in the early 70s and changed the landscape of television forever.

Snooze fest.

Although Kathy sounds like a sweet lady her life as she wrote it was a long boring story. It gets somewhat better around chapter 46. Buy at your own risk.

Kathy's Memories of Hollywood

Good collection of anecdotes from classic tv era. Kathy is very likeable and a determined survivor of Hollywood. She overlooks the dark side of life and raises her head in joy.

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Title: Natalie Wood

Subtitle: A Life

Author: Gavin Lambert

Narrator: Robert Blumenfeld

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-14-15

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Celebrity Bios

Publisher's Summary:

From her starring roles as a skeptical child in the perennial classic Miracle on 34thStreet and a troubled adolescent in Rebel Without a Cause to mature roles in Splendor in the Grass and West Side Story, actress Natalie Wood transfixed the world with her hypnotic brown eyes. Yet behind the beautiful façade lurked a fragile, sparkling, generous, funny woman traumatized by her childhood and beset by personal demons. In this landmark biography, her close, personal friend Gavin Lambert sets out to tell her extraordinary story with the help of intimate interviews from her friends and colleagues, including Robert Redford, Warren Beatty, and her husband, Robert Wagner. What emerges is a luminous, assiduously researched portrait that sheds new light on the life and tragic death of the silver screen's most beguiling star.

Members Reviews:

a mom story

What disappointed you about Natalie Wood?

Every few paragraphs we get a diatribe of how Natalie's mother was connected to Russian Aristocracy. The story line jumps back and forth so much and drops names that it is confusing and hard to follow if Natalie is 8 or 14 at the time.

What do you think your next listen will be?

back to fiction

How did the narrator detract from the book?

mans voice on a woman's story not good

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

no, I didn't finish it