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Hemingway's Boat
- Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934 - 1961
- De: Paul Hendrickson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 22 h y 2 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 136
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 121
An award-winning historian and author, Paul Hendrickson here turns his attention to one of America’s most cherished literary icons, Ernest Hemingway. Drawing on previously unpublished material, Hendrickson focuses on Hemingway’s life in its twilight, just prior to his suicide, and the seemingly singular constant in the man’s life: his boat, Pilar. On this vessel, Hemingway would entertain and travel, but it would also be the scene of some of his greatest tragedies.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Hemingway biography for the 21st Century
- De George en 09-16-14
- Hemingway's Boat
- Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost, 1934 - 1961
- De: Paul Hendrickson
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
No Hemingway biographer exceeds Hendrickson.
Revisado: 05-23-22
The insight and thoroughness of this biography is astonishing. Hendrickson brilliantly channels Hemingway's life and soul. So well done. Fantastic reading too.
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Brat
- An '80s Story
- De: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrado por: Andrew McCarthy
- Duración: 4 h y 55 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,160
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,904
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,900
Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Weekend at Bernie's, and Less Than Zero, and as a charter member of Hollywood's Brat Pack. That iconic group of ingenues and heartthrobs has come to represent both a genre of film and an era of pop culture. In his memoir, McCarthy focuses his gaze on that singular moment in time. The result is a revealing look at coming of age in a maelstrom, reckoning with conflicted ambition, innocence, addiction, and masculinity.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Short and jumpy, like his career
- De Wendi en 05-22-21
- Brat
- An '80s Story
- De: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrado por: Andrew McCarthy
Very authentic, candid and honest remembrances
Revisado: 05-12-21
Andrew's thoughtful candor throughout made this an interesting and meaningful book that rings honest and true.
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Plagued by Fire
- The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright
- De: Paul Hendrickson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 24 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 51
Frank Lloyd Wright has long been known as a rank egotist who held in contempt almost everything aside from his own genius. Harder to detect, but no less real, is a Wright who fully understood, and suffered from, the choices he made. This is the Wright whom Paul Hendrickson reveals in this masterful biography: the Wright who was haunted by his father, about whom he told the greatest lie of his life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Revisionist, sensationalism.
- De Anonymous User en 02-02-21
- Plagued by Fire
- The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright
- De: Paul Hendrickson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
Lyrical, interesting and informative prose style
Revisado: 04-16-20
I have been a huge fan of Hendrickson since Hemingway's Boat. Highly recommend both works!
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The Gatsby Affair
- Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal that Shaped an American Classic
- De: Kendall Taylor
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
- Duración: 10 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Kendall Taylor examines the dalliance between the southern belle and the French pilot from a fresh perspective. Drawing on conversations and correspondence with Jozan's daughter, as well as materials from the Jozan family archives, Taylor sheds new light on this romantic triangle. More than just a casual fling, Zelda's tryst with Edouard affected Scott as much as it did his wife - and ultimately influenced the author's most famous creation, Jay Gatsby. Were it not for Zelda's affair with the pilot, Scott's novel might be less about betrayal and more about lost illusions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scope of book exceeded my expectations
- De Praxia en 01-25-19
- The Gatsby Affair
- Scott, Zelda, and the Betrayal that Shaped an American Classic
- De: Kendall Taylor
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter
Scope of book exceeded my expectations
Revisado: 01-25-19
Wonderfully candid and detailed biography that clarifies the Scott and Zelda story definitively. Well done!
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Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life
- De: Michael Katakis
- Narrado por: Michael Katakis
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
For many people, Ernest Hemingway remains more a compilation of myths than a person: soldier, sportsman, lover, expat, and of course, writer. But the actual life underneath these various legends remains elusive; what did he look like as a laughing child or young soldier? How did the train tickets he held on his way from France to Spain or across the American Midwest transform him, and what kind of notes, for future stories or otherwise, did he take on these journeys? Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts from a Life answers these questions, and many others.
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1 out of 5 stars
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the son is no story teller
- De Life Guru en 11-29-22
- Ernest Hemingway: Artifacts From a Life
- De: Michael Katakis
- Narrado por: Michael Katakis
Great addition to the Hemingway biographies
Revisado: 10-24-18
This biography is a nicely distilled collection of Hemingway facts and insights, and all put into snippets of bigger picture historical context. Being from Oak Park personally, I was hooked from the intro, as the author describes driving down Austin Avenue with his father one cold morning. It was fantastic to have Patrick Hemingway's insights too. Well done.
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Paradise Lost
- A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
- De: David S. Brown
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation's shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald's deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father's Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a midwesterner, an Irish Catholic, and a perpetually in-debt author, he felt like an outsider in the haute bourgeoisie haunts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The newest definitive Fitzgerald biography
- De Praxia en 01-08-18
- Paradise Lost
- A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald
- De: David S. Brown
- Narrado por: David Colacci
The newest definitive Fitzgerald biography
Revisado: 01-08-18
David Brown has truly written the newest definitive biography on F Scott Fitzgerald. Brown's writing is both insightful and lyrical, somewhat commensurate with F Scott Fitzgerald's writing style, interestingly. The historical and cultural contexts of Fitzgerald's life and writing are presented very adeptly. Moreover, the psychological, philosophical, and romantic aspects of Fitzgerald's life, writing and thinking are all presented with great understanding and eloquence. It seems to me that this is the biography that F Scott Fitzgerald himself would have liked the most.
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Hemingway's Brain
- De: Andrew Farah
- Narrado por: Andrew Farah
- Duración: 7 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Hemingway's Brain is an innovative biography and the first forensic psychiatric examination of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway. After committing 17 years to researching Hemingway's life and medical history, Andrew Farah, a forensic psychiatrist, has concluded that the writer's diagnoses were incorrect. Contrary to the commonly accepted diagnoses of bipolar disorder and alcoholism, Farah provides a comprehensive explanation of the medical conditions that led to Hemingway's suicide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent piece on Ernest Hemingway.
- De Amazon Customer en 04-14-20
- Hemingway's Brain
- De: Andrew Farah
- Narrado por: Andrew Farah
Both a top-notch biography & psychiatric analysis
Revisado: 11-06-17
Absolutely outstanding new insight into the brain, life and literary work of Hemingway. This book exceeds expectations and points out myriad real-life case examples of the psychiatric conditions proposed and backed up. And the book does this while reading like an interesting biography, just as much as a work of cognitive analysis. This is a must read for any serious Hemingway scholar or fan. Very well done, Mr Farah.
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Dangerous
- De: Milo Yiannopoulos
- Narrado por: Milo Yiannopoulos
- Duración: 6 h y 20 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,634
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,348
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,337
The liberal media machine did everything they could to keep this book out of your hands. Now, finally, Dangerous, the most controversial book of the decade, is tearing down safe spaces everywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Do I Dare to give less than 5 🌟🌟?
- De rkbarclay88 en 09-30-17
- Dangerous
- De: Milo Yiannopoulos
- Narrado por: Milo Yiannopoulos
Wonderfully insightful and well-grounded.
Revisado: 09-01-17
Packed with intelligent insight, tearing apart the destructive hypocracy and suppression imposed by the Left.
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The Power of Now
- A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
- De: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrado por: Eckhart Tolle
- Duración: 7 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40,222
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32,217
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31,782
It’s no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces listeners to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Consciousness Altering
- De Darius en 02-13-04
- The Power of Now
- A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
- De: Eckhart Tolle
- Narrado por: Eckhart Tolle
Brilliantly insightful
Revisado: 06-01-17
Tolle's Insights are brilliantly elucidating. Any questions or reservations one might have are all systematically addressed in a question and answer fashion. The Power of Now is literally required reading for any person who aspires to gain spiritual-philosophical wisdom.
Tolle's reading really enhanced the experience, though I must be honest that the woman questioner's vocal style is very annoying. Luckily you only hear her for about a total of a five minutes, intermittent throughout the reading.
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Hemingway in Love
- His Own Story
- De: A. E. Hotchner
- Narrado por: Joan Baker, Gabrielle de Cuir, Susan Hanfield, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 166
In June of 1961, A. E. Hotchner visited an old friend in the psychiatric ward of St. Mary's Hospital. It would be the last time they spoke: a few weeks later, Ernest Hemingway was released home, where he took his own life. Their final conversation was also the final installment in a story whose telling Hemingway had spread over nearly a decade.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Papa Made me Cry
- De Shawn en 11-21-15
- Hemingway in Love
- His Own Story
- De: A. E. Hotchner
- Narrado por: Joan Baker, Gabrielle de Cuir, Susan Hanfield, Steve Marvel, Alex Hyde-White
Profoundly entertaining
Revisado: 04-19-16
This is absolutely a must read/listen for any Hemingway fan. Wonderful insight into Hemingway's art, mind and heart.
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