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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 1,090
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 934
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 932
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
Extraordinary,yes, but exceedungly sad
Revisado: 10-21-22
Such a unique compilation of many onservations by Mr.Newman’s friends and family into a ciohesive posthumous memoir. Much to celebrate with what he was able tio do with his gifts and talents and humanity. But this book underscores his self deprication that has always been a prominent hallmark of his public prersona and sense of humor. When I first read of the Oct. release in the NY Times just about a week ago, I was struck by the words of two of his daughters that these forgotten tapes and manuscrpts reveale deep-seated pain and sadness and loneliness … so we all have been forewarned. I am glad to have learned so much more about the man I have admired most of my adult life, but at the price of acceptance of all hus personal pain and sadness.
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Beautiful Exile
- The Life of Martha Gellhorn
- De: Carl Rollyson
- Narrado por: John Stamper
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 15
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14
Martha Gellhorn died in February 1998, just shy of her 90th birthday. Well before her death, she had become a legend. She reported on wars from Spain in the 1930s to Panama in the 1980s, and her travel books have become classics. Her marriage to Ernest Hemingway and affairs with legendary lovers like H. G. Wells, and her relationship with two presidents, Roosevelt and Kennedy, reflect her campaigns against tyranny and deprivation, and her outrage at the corruption and cruelty of modern governments.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Professional Narration
- De Julie P en 05-02-16
- Beautiful Exile
- The Life of Martha Gellhorn
- De: Carl Rollyson
- Narrado por: John Stamper
Constantly being “discovered”
Revisado: 09-18-22
I don’t recall when I “discovered” Martha Gellhorn by randomly picking up Travels with Myself and Another and I was captivated … I have now read it three times, the last an audiobook due to failing eyes. After the PBS Hemingway series last year, I wanted to know her full boography (not just as “the third wife of….”), but there is a dearth of those, and only this one in audio form. Thankfully it was absolutely, splendidly researched and presented to untangle the most faacinating, complicated, maddening human I have ever encountered - her life could mot have been made up! But as the epilogue says, she could only blame herself that her books never sold well and have gone in and out of print, and she eschewed biographies because she claimed biographers of many famed lives she was involved with got their facts totally wrong. Therefore, she never cultivated a loyal following that would have kept her in the public eye and duscourse.
Do yourself a favor by making her acquaintance with this outstanding tome, THEN read Travels with Myself and Another to complete your own discovery. You can thank me later.
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Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words + Music, Vol. 2
- De: James Taylor
- Narrado por: James Taylor
- Duración: 1 h y 33 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,310
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41,586
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41,246
"I’m James Taylor and I’m a professional autobiographer", says the celebrated folk singer at the start of this tender audio memoir. Through decades of music by one of the best-selling musicians of all time, who created classics like "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind", James Taylor has doled out his history in the poetry of his work. Taylor says his early life is, "the source of many of my songs", and Break Shot is a tour of his first 21 years in rich, new detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love His Music, Love His Story
- De M. Batt en 01-31-20
- Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words + Music, Vol. 2
- De: James Taylor
- Narrado por: James Taylor
Stunning, start to finish!
Revisado: 03-01-20
Awesome story, so brave to tell it. And that's just the first 21 years. Can't wait for the rest!
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