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If you're of the age...

Revisado: 02-22-25

I was too young to see these in the theater, but in the 1960-70s I watched Creature Features late on Friday nights on black and white, late night TV. One of my earliest memories was Earth vs Flying Saucers. The movies made a great impression to my imagination.

This book delightfully breaks down stories these films tell. I don't know how many times I've seen The Thing from Another World, but I learned a lot from this narrative. Whether the films were great, like The Thing and The Day the Earth Stood Still, or really not well made, Robot Monster, the movies are told from an objective eye.

If you were tuned into classic sci-fi back in the day, you should give this a listen.

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What's the Agenda?

Revisado: 01-20-25

This is a terrific biography of Howard Hawks. The narrator is pleasant enough and I don't understand the low rating of this fine book here!. Don't be misguided by whatever the many negatives spew.

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Well researched and even-handed on the topic

Revisado: 11-16-24

My knowledge on lithium-ion batteries was very uninformed until reading this book. What I feared was it could be very dry reading, not so!

Ernest Scheyder did a lot of travel and many interviews to gather facts about impacts to lives and the environment, looking at the issue from all sides. And equally impressive is that he was objective and didn't try to influence the reader pro or con to green energy.

The narrator did a fine job with a pleasant voice. This book was a great experience with a lot of information and new (to me) terminology. Definitely will read again to let more sink in.

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Fun, Lively re-imagining story of The Devil Bat

Revisado: 08-12-24

Update: 10/02... After 3 times listening, Devil Bat Diary has interesting nuances each time. Good voice narration.

If you've seen The Devil Bat starring Bela Lugosi you will probably enjoy this story. I enjoyed it tremendously. It has a good amount of humor while telling this tale of horror.

The characters are well developed and quirky. The most surprising part is the Virtual Voice reader. It is the closest I've heard to a good human narrator.

I'll definitely listen to it again.

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Such a sad history of Badfinger

Revisado: 08-10-24

I have 4 hr left in the book and it's heartbreaking. I might finish it but if you live with a melancholy mind, that may be difficult.

The band's agent, Stanley Herbert Polley (April 7, 1922 – July 20, 2009), should have been held responsible for the suicides of Pete Ham and Tom Evans. Throughout his career, Polley defrauded a number of clients and associates, most notably Badfinger.

The Virtual Voice narration isn't too bad. I wish some of my audiobooks, like Cosmos and Stan and Ollie, had that narration instead.

The information how their career started with Apple Records and the involvement with the Beatles, makes this additional insight to the Fab Four. I recommend Without You: The Tragic Story of Badfinger although it's tough on your heart. The bios of Nick Drake and Townes Van Zandt are that way too.

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His prose is like a film, layers and insights...

Revisado: 05-12-24

3 hr left and I just want to start it again. So many stories, woven in and out, and the risk/tragedy of his obsession to realize a vision. His life since the end of WW2 to his latest films, give reflections of a rare observation skill, and he lets you in. He seems detached and compassionate at the same time. Highly recommended if you know some of the films and the weirdness of Klaus Kinski.

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Behind the scenes of the glitz

Revisado: 03-26-24

Stories overlap in the tapestry, but each is treated with merit. It seems that so much was going on for different interests and so many decades, that maybe a miracle that it is still a glamorous thing.

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Mostly Where We Lost Belushi

Revisado: 03-22-24

Good stories and back grounds here. This might be the most insight to a complex success/fail with a wonderful talented, and sensitive artist.

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Unlistenable

Revisado: 02-09-24

The content of the book is really good. But why have a narrator that is sort of mealy mouthed and voice lilts to a fade at the end of some words and sentences? And the recording volume goes up and down terribly.

Very interesting book otherwise but the audio is unbearable.

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Campiness wears thin

Revisado: 01-23-24

I guess what I like best is Wood's irrepressible optimism. But his films really help his story telling, as off beat as it may be, compared to his written stories. I wanted to like it better but it's all over the place.

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