Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 1997-08
Dewey code: 327
List Price: $39.95
Price: $25.17
Review Blue's Bastards / Blackstone Audiobooks:The story of a 17-year-old soldier in Vietnam who saved his combat leader's life and was later repaid in kind. The combat leader's name? Oliver North. 5 cassettes.
Publication date: 1989-08
Dewey code: 809
Price: $54.95
Review The Magic Apple Tree / Ulverscroft Soundings Ltd:
Publication date: 1998-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $44.95
Price: $28.32
Review Night of Many Dreams / Blackstone Audiobooks:The bestselling author of "Women of the Silk" and "The Samurai's Garden" now offers a powerful story, spanning the eventful years between 1940 and 1965, of two sisters coming of age in Hong Kong National author tour. National print ads.
Creator: Mollie Harris
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 1995-04
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $49.95
Price: $39.96
Review Over to Candleford (Isis Series/5 Audio Cassettes) / Dual Dolphin:
Creator: Sue MacGregor
Publication date: 2002-02-07
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $20.65
Price: $23.98
Review Woman of Today / Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:Published to coincide with her retirement from BBC Radio 4's Today programme, here Sue MacGregor tells her story. From her childhood in South Africa to some of the top jobs in BBC radio, including fifteen years on Woman's Hour, she reveals what goes on behind the scenes in radio's hottest news studios. An accomplished writer, with nearly four decades of top-level journalism under her belt, she talks candidly about life behind the scenes, as well as her personal life with her characteristic, wry sense of humour.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2002-08
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $39.95
Price: $25.17
Review Hogan / Blackstone Audiobooks:Ben Hogan won four U. S. Opens in six years, three of them after a near-fatal head-on automobile collision. Driven by an obsessive dedication to the game, legend has it, he practiced until his hands bled. The concentration and precision he exhibited on the course awed spectators and fellow players alike. In this extraordinary book-the first full-scale biography of the enigmatic Hogan in twenty years-Curt Sampson explores the milestones of Hogan's life-his father's suicide, his miraculous comeback after his brush with death, his many triumphs on the Tour. Sampson draws on interviews with fellow golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead to present an in-depth portrait of a man with bullet-proof confidence and singlemindedness, a man who turned the negatives he encountered into a life of glory and achievement. The great Ben Hogan cast a long and complex shadow. A complicated and misunderstood man, he was so consumed with the solitary pursuit of excellence that the camaraderie of his game passed him by. Yet, he was utterly revered-for his consistency, his perseverance, his dedication, his mystery, and his courage. [+]He was the one golfer his fellow golfers held in awe. Curt Sampson does a fine job of hacking through the rough of the Hogan mystique in search of the enigma who held the world at arm's length. His biography of Bantam Ben is as probing as it is solid; it aims for the man, and finds the bottom of the cup.
Creator: Jay Mohr
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2004-06
List Price: $49.95
Price: $49.95
Review Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches at Saturday Night Live / Sound Library:hen 21-year-old Jay Mohr moved from New Jersey to New York City to pursue his dream of stand-up stardom, he never thought the first real job he'd land would be on Saturday Night Live. But, surprisingly, that's just what he did. What followed were two unbelievable, grueling, and exciting years of feverishly keeping pace with his talented cohorts, outmaneuvering the notorious vices that claimed the lives of other cast members, and struggling at all costs for the holy grail of late-night show business: airtime. In Gasping for Airtime, Jay offers an intimate account of the inner workings of Saturday Night Live. He also dishes on the guest hosts (John Travolta, Shannen Doherty, Charles Barkley), the musical guests (Kurt Cobain, Steven Tyler, Eric Clapton), and of course his SNL castmates (Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Mike Myers, and David Spade). Refreshingly honest and laugh-out-loud funny, this book will appeal both to fans of Jay Mohr and to devotees of Saturday Night Live.
Creator: Lesley Garrett
Publication date: 2000-05-15
Dewey code: 782
List Price: $20.65
Price: $24.90
Review Lesley Garrett: My Autobiography / Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books:Lesley Garrett is Britain's bestselling and best-loved soprano, with a steadily growing following across the globe. Now she recollects, in her own characteristic down-to-earth way, the heart-warming story of her life and career so far. Born in a cottage in South Yorkshire, the daughter of two very musical teachers, Lesley Garrett learnt to sing before she could talk. She was trained as an opera singer, and is now Britain's best-selling soprano recording artist, and a regular performer on television as well as the stage. Lesley has had to overcome ill-health, critical disapproval and painful choices between her professional and private life, but she has faced them all with her unique brand of humour and determination. She has encouraged thousands to share her passion for music, and now, in her Autobiography, she invites them to share her memories.
Creator: Ian Stuart
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 1985
Review Winston Churchill / Recorded Books:Considered by many to be "the greatest stateman of the 20th century," Churchill was colorful and legendary. This is a short biography of a giant of a man.
Creator: Des O'Connor
Publication date: 2001-10-04
Dewey code: 791
List Price: $18.60
Price: $25.66
Review Bananas Can't Fly / Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books:Des O'Connor has been a major star in Britain since landing his first television series in 1963. Now, in his own words, he relives the events of his extraordinary life in an autobiography that is both candid and entertaining. From his childhood struggle against ill-health in London's impoverished East End to his current positions as international showbiz icon, Des O'Connor talks with humour and affection about his friends and family; about his relationships with fellow celebrities; why he declined to the offer to host the world's first-ever global talk show and many other secrets. Des O'Connor not only allows us a rare glimpse into his own life and career but also takes us behind the scenes of his enormously successful talk show. But at the centre lies the man whose own remarkable story proves him to be one of the brightest stars of all.
Publication date: 2003-10
List Price: $24.95
Price: $24.95
Review Alan Bennett at the BBC: Radio Dramatization / BBC Radio:
Publication date: 1997-08
List Price: $44.95
Price: $28.32
Review Homage to Catalonia / Blackstone Audiobooks:In 1936, Geroge Orwell went to Spain to report on the Civil War and instead joined the P. O. U. M. militia to fight against the Fascists. In this now famous account, he describes both the bleak and the comic aspects of trench warfare. 6 cassettes. "I wonder what is the appropriate first action when you come from a country at war and set foot on peaceful soil. Mine was to rush to the tobacco-kiosk and buy as many cigars and cigarettes as I could stuff into my pockets. " Most war correspondents observe wars and then tell stories about the battles, the soldiers and the civilians. [+]George Orwell-novelist, journalist, sometime socialist-actually traded his press pass for a uniform and fought against Franco's Fascists in the Spanish Civil War during 1936 and 1937. He put his politics and his formidable conscience to the toughest tests during those days in the trenches in the Catalan section of Spain. Then, after nearly getting killed, he went back to England and wrote a gripping account of his experiences, as well as a complex analysis of the political machinations that led to the defeat of the socialist Republicans and the victory of the Fascists.
Creator: Ernest Hillen
Publication date: 1995-09
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $49.95
Price: $49.94
Review The Way of a Boy: A Memoir of Java (Isis Series) / ISIS Audio Books:
Creator: Grace Conlin
Publication date: 1995-07
Dewey code: 709
List Price: $69.95
Price: $44.07
Review Portrait of an Artist : A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe / Blackstone Audiobooks:Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of ninety-eight. Her vivid visual vocabulary - sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth - had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art in this century. O'Keeffe's personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvases. Here is the first full account of her exceptional life - from her girlhood and early days as a controversial art teacher. to her discovery by the pioneering photographer of the New York avant-garde, Alfred Stieglitz. to her seclusion in the New Mexico desert, where she lived until her death. [+]And here is the story of a great romance - between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend. Her dazzling career spans virtually the entire history modern art in America.
Creator: Barrett Whitener
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2001-03
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $64.00
Price: $113.00
Review Young Shakespeare / Books on Tape:Never before has there been one volume that gives both a thorough and careful account of the life of William Shakespeare and a worthy consideration of his art. Much more than a conventional biography of a great literary figure, this is a lively telling of the bard's life until the age of thirty. With a keen attentiveness to everyday life in Renaissance England, Fraser places us in the varied scenes of Shakespeare's life - schools, farms, meals, shops, and festivities. This full picture of the playwright's environment and mental universe gives the reader a unique opportunity to understand the man and his work. Students, scholars, and casual readers will all find a new way of looking at a writer they thought they already knew.
Creator: Laura Schlessinger
Publication date: 1998-10
Dewey code: 200
List Price: $19.99
Price: $24.50
Review Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum / CCC of America:The book is a series of letters that Karen wrote to her son, Gabriel Michael, who was born prematurely and died two hours after birth. Karen expresses the bond between mother and child with incredible tenderness and love. Through her lived experience and deep faith, Karen makes a bold and profound statement about the gift of life, family values, the bond between parent and child, the grieving process and the paradox of suffering. What began as a normal pregnancy for Karen ended with serious difficulties just as her husband Rick Santorum (Republican - Pennsylvania) was leading the charge against partial birth abortion in the U. S. Senate.
Publication date: 1994-10
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $54.95
Price: $36.69
Review White Horses over France: From the Camargue to Cornwall (Isis Series/6 Audio Cassettes) / ISIS Audio Books:
Publication date: 1986-08
Review Mark It and Strike It: Steve Allen Reads His Autobiography / Dove Books Audio:
Creator: Mollie Harris
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 1998-06
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $49.95
Price: $40.03
Review Candleford Green / ISIS Audio Books:
Creator: Hannah Gordon
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 1997-09
Price: $54.95
Review The Loud Halo / Chivers Audio Books:In The Loud Halo Lillian Beckwith serves up another delightful slice of Hebridean life and a collection of local characters. Meet Johnny Comic, Morag, Kirsty, Behag, Hector, Erchy and the postie - among others. Subjects for amusement include tourists, an election, blizzards and a tinkers' wedding. Each episode is told with wit and affection.
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Blue's Bastards, The Magic Apple Tree, Night of Many Dreams, Over to Candleford (Isis Series/5 Audio Cassettes), Woman of Today, Hogan, Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches at Saturday Night Live, Lesley Garrett: My Autobiography, Winston Churchill, Bananas Can't Fly, Alan Bennett at the BBC: Radio Dramatization, Homage to Catalonia, The Way of a Boy: A Memoir of Java (Isis Series), Portrait of an Artist : A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe, Young Shakespeare, Letters to Gabriel: The True Story of Gabriel Michael Santorum, White Horses over France: From the Camargue to Cornwall (Isis Series/6 Audio Cassettes), Mark It and Strike It: Steve Allen Reads His Autobiography, Candleford Green, The Loud HaloTop headlines: Obama team springs leaks: Barack Obama was famously able to impose discipline and control over his presidential campaign, but it didn't take long for him to discover that running a transition is something quite different. ›15:15 21 Nov, Fri Warner once again proving doubters wrong: Kurt Warner's revival has caught even the new president-elect's attention, but Greg Boeck says the QB always believed. ›06:48 Yosemite rockfalls force camp closures: A third of the units at a lodging complex at Yosemite will be permanently closed because an unstable cliff has created the potential for deadly rockslides, the National Park Service said Friday. ›19:43 21 Nov, Fri Gifting necessities seen as big holiday hit: Forget the wish list. 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