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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
- A Memoir
- De: Paul Newman, David Rosenthal - editor, Melissa Newman - foreword, y otros
- Narrado por: Jeff Daniels, Melissa Newman, Clea Newman Soderlund, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,081
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 926
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 924
In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. The result is The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man—revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in places, always complex and profound.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lot of navel gazing, and yet….
- De Ben en 10-24-22
Newman an obviously great star and humanitarian
Revisado: 07-20-24
Very personal portrayal. Not all of the readers worked that well. The main reader great. Some sounded like bad auditions.
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Made Men
- The Story of Goodfellas
- De: Glenn Kenny
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 155
When Goodfellas first hit the theaters in 1990, a classic was born. Few could anticipate the unparalleled influence it would have on pop culture, one that would inspire future filmmakers and redefine the gangster picture as we know it today. From the rush of grotesque violence in the opening scene to the iconic hilarity of Joe Pesci’s endlessly quoted “Funny how?” shtick, it’s little wonder the film is widely regarded as a mainstay in contemporary cinema.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mostly script-reading and pedantic film criticism
- De Buretto en 09-26-20
- Made Men
- The Story of Goodfellas
- De: Glenn Kenny
- Narrado por: Stephen Graybill
The concentration of effort a bit skewed
Revisado: 06-11-24
I’d have liked more about the lasting impact of the film. The song by song analysis a bit much. If you are going to discuss the offensive and racist language in the movie don’t edit that out in the audio book. We are adults. Some of us.
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The Nolan Variations
- The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
- De: Tom Shone
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Duración: 14 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 107
A rare, intimate portrait of Christopher Nolan with the full cooperation of Nolan himself who opened up more fully than ever before in his talks with Tom Shone. In chapters structured by themes and motifs ("Time"; "Chaos"), Shone writes of Nolan's thoughts on movies, on plots; on time, identity, perception, chaos, daydreams. Here is Nolan on the evolution of his pictures, and the writers, artists, directors, and thinkers who have inspired and informed his films.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Extremely informative but …
- De GalwayK en 07-17-23
- The Nolan Variations
- The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan
- De: Tom Shone
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
Extremely informative but …
Revisado: 07-17-23
… the reader had me wanting to lapse in to a 3 level deep dream state. He was slow, pompous and grating, I have a hard copy. I think thsy will suit me better.
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Deepest South of All
- De: Richard Grant
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Natchez, Mississippi, once had more millionaires per capita than anywhere else in America, and its wealth was built on slavery and cotton. Today it has the greatest concentration of antebellum mansions in the South, and a culture full of unexpected contradictions. Prominent White families dress up in hoopskirts and Confederate uniforms for ritual celebrations of the Old South, yet Natchez is also progressive enough to elect a gay Black man for mayor with 91 percent of the vote.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Condescending and Carcinogenic
- De W Perry Hall en 09-19-21
- Deepest South of All
- De: Richard Grant
- Narrado por: Matthew Lloyd Davies
All those annoying voice imitations
Revisado: 10-28-21
The performance at times reminds me of the corny pageants that were being described. Is that what a Brit thinks a southern black man and woman sound like. I did not like the parallel story approach. It didn’t gel for me. I was always more interested in modern day Natchez.
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Heaven and Mel
- De: Joe Eszterhas
- Narrado por: Tim Halligan
- Duración: 4 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 121
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 111
Joe Eszterhas and Mel Gibson had a global confrontation in April of this year over their movie The Maccabees. Heaven and Mel is Eszterhas' explosive, unabridged, no-holds-barred account. It is a Hollywood story, but it's not. It is the story of love and hatred, of anti-Semitism and fathers and sons, and of a movie star's tragic sexual obsession. It is the story of God and the Devil, devastating but often hilarious.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Avoid: Joe's revenge for wasting time with Mel
- De HiDefGuy en 02-29-20
- Heaven and Mel
- De: Joe Eszterhas
- Narrado por: Tim Halligan
Eszterhas - quite the hypocrite & coward
Revisado: 06-08-21
Granted Mel comes across as vile . But the book is flat when he’s not featured. Old Joe is very selective about when and where he applies his Christianity . Forgiveness & Chatity not a strong suit. As soon as his project looks to fail Joe Joe gets a big set and writes a letter. His default bravery seemed to be avoid and ignore . The reader makes every woman, teen, child sound nasally and annoying.
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Bruce Lee
- A Life
- De: Matthew Polly
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
- Duración: 19 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,115
The first authoritative biography of film legend Bruce Lee, who made martial arts a global phenomenon, bridged the divide between Eastern and Western cultures, and smashed long-held stereotypes of Asians and Asian Americans. Forty-five years after Bruce Lee’s sudden death at age 32, journalist and best-selling author Matthew Polly has written the definitive account of Lee’s life. It’s also one of the only accounts; incredibly, there has never been an authoritative biography of Lee.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Best Lee biography to date, but far from great
- De Keith en 03-02-19
- Bruce Lee
- A Life
- De: Matthew Polly
- Narrado por: Jonathan Todd Ross
A short but full life
Revisado: 02-21-21
I’m a Lee fan if not a fanatic. My father was a shortarse who adored this 5’7” phenom, so I grew up on Bruce. This book works as an amazing life story; a Hollywood struggle study and the creation of an icon and cultural game changer. One of the best biographies I’ve read.
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American Rebel
- The Life of Clint Eastwood
- De: Marc Eliot
- Narrado por: Marc Eliot
- Duración: 12 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 95
From the New York Times best-selling author Marc Eliot comes the definitive biography of one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful actors, producers, and directors in the history of American motion pictures. Marc Eliot examines the ever-exciting, often tumultuous arc of Eastwood's life and career, from his days as a disaffected college dropout, to his rise to fame as the archetypal loner, to his acceptance into the pantheon of the Academy as a multiple Oscar Award winner.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I learned the hard way.
- De Ty Pritchard en 07-23-10
- American Rebel
- The Life of Clint Eastwood
- De: Marc Eliot
- Narrado por: Marc Eliot
The author shouldn’t do imitations
Revisado: 10-18-20
His Clint voice sounds like a 77 year old woman straining to have an orgasm. His Sergio Leone an interesting Italian parody that’s particularly odd since the director spoke no English. Good detail. The right length.
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TV (the Book)
- Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
- De: Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz
- Narrado por: Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz
- Duración: 16 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 204
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 206
What's the greatest TV show ever? That debate reaches an epic conclusion in TV (the Book). Sepinwall and Seitz have identified and ranked the 100 greatest scripted shows in American TV history. Using a complex, obsessively all-encompassing scoring system, they've created a pantheon of top TV shows, each accompanied by essays delving into what made these shows great.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring!
- De digger en 10-23-17
- TV (the Book)
- Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time
- De: Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz
- Narrado por: Alan Sepinwall, Matt Zoller Seitz
Felt like being cornered by two bores at a party
Revisado: 11-25-19
One is the aural equivalent of drying paint. The other RAISES that pitch every sentence. After the extended dull ratings system I got out and looked for something captivating. When you get to the conversation on the five in competition for best show, you may jump ship just out of port too.
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Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- De: John Carreyrou
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 39,195
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 34,731
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 34,662
In 2014, Theranos founder and CEO Elizabeth Holmes was widely seen as the next Steve Jobs: a brilliant Stanford dropout whose startup “unicorn” promised to revolutionize the medical industry with its breakthrough device, which performed the whole range of laboratory tests from a single drop of blood. Backed by investors such as Larry Ellison and Tim Draper, Theranos sold shares in a fundraising round that valued the company at more than $9 billion, putting Holmes’s worth at an estimated $4.5 billion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extreme retaliation against former employees
- De LEE en 05-29-18
- Bad Blood
- Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
- De: John Carreyrou
- Narrado por: Will Damron
Is that how women sound to this reader.
Revisado: 04-30-19
Excellent story . Functions as a fascinating business study and morality play. So many characters to despise and they all get theirs. But that reader and his nasally woman voice - really?
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Ep. 1: Band of Brothers
- De: Dina Temple-Raston
- Duración: 44 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
Abdullahi Yusuf went from winning Minnesotan high-school football player to ISIS recruit in less than a year. He opens up publicly for the first time on how his search for identity ended up in radicalization. Plus, leading scientists explore why Abdullahi’s brain may have been hard-wired to make these decisions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A MUST LISTEN for parents of teens!
- De Tara Piantanida-Kelly en 03-15-18
Just not very captivating
Revisado: 04-28-19
Not much of a start middle end feel. The narrators voice and the irritating merry music do not at all fit the subject matter. Dull.
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