Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2009-02-03
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and anger in Iran / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:For readers of Kabul Beauty School and Funny in Farsi, the unforgettable story of a young American journalist who falls in love and starts a family in Iran.
Authors
- Smokey Yunick
- Henry Yunick
Publication date: 2002-10-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review Sex, Lies & Superspeedways (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) (Sex, Lies & Superspeedways, 1) / Carbon Pr Llc:The stories in Sex, Lies & Superspeedways comprise about 20% of the stories in SmokeyÃs autobiography: Best Damn Garage in TownÃThe World According to Smokey. It was originally published as a 3 Volume boxed set with slipcase, with 1,100 pages, 409 photographs and illustrations, all black and white, weighs 11 pounds, indexed. Smokey got the idea for writing a history of stock car racing after giving a talk to explain racing to a group of kids at LoweÃs Motorspeedway, around 1995. He realized that all the people who were a part of the early days were dying and most of the ones who were still alive were too involved with racing to be able to tell the real stories. He started writing this book as a history of stock car racing and ended up with look at American history of the past 60 years through a very unique set of eyes. The first volume, Walkinà Under a SnakeÃs Belly, covers SmokeyÃs life outside racing, beginning with growing up in Neshaminy, Pennsylvania on a farm, dropping out of high school to take care of the family and going off to World War II as a B-17 pilot. The war stories are told through the eyes of a young man who believed all that the Army Air Corps taught him, but he had a mind of his own and was also hell-bent on having fun at all costs. (If that meant irritating a few generals, then that was just par for the course. ) After the racing years, Smokey ended spending most of his time working on his inventions and working in the oil and gold fields of Ecuador. Along the way, Smokey had a knack for finding fun and adventure everywhere he went. [+]Alcohol, women and speed were his main addictions - he eventually gave up alcohol, but never did give up the other two. The second volume, All Right You Sons-a-Bitches, LetÃs Have a Race, chronicles the stock car racing years in living color. The warning on these books, that they are not to be read by those under 18 unless they are with a grandparent who can translate the social and moral implications of the stories, is not to be taken lightly. (Smokey even includes his own dictionary to explain the terms that racers used in the early days to the uninformed. ) Smokey and his band of merry compatriots were racers and there were only two things on their mind when the sun went down à women and booze. Smokey had his share of both during 15 years of racing, when racers were looked down on as the dregs of society. Nothing could stop his dream of being the fastest at the sport he loved, no matter what happened along the way à the sign of a true racer. During his years in stock car racing, Smokey fell in love with a mistress that he would visit every May for over 20 years à The Indianapolis 500. The first half of the third volume, LiÃl Skinny Rule Book, covers his love of this famed event and the wonderful stories of the days before the big corporate sponsors; when it was just men and their machines, sleeping on the floor in the garage and most times coming home with nothing. As the title implies, Smokey loved Indy because the rules were so simple. His inventive mind and knack for thinking way outside the box were at their best when Indy was involved. The second half of the third volume, Eatinà an Elephant, covers his years of inventing inside and outside of racing. SmokeyÃs 10 patents donÃt begin to cover the breadth and depth of his inventing. His work with the car companies and on the racetrack led to a host of developments that have improved surface transportation for everyone. The value of some of his ideas and inventions, like his famous hot vapor engine, were never fully realized. Many books have been written about the last 50 years of American history, but few are this entertaining, revealing and introspective all at the same time. Real stories from World War II, stock cars, the automotive industry and the Mexican Road.
Creator: Barrett Whitener
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2005-02
Dewey code: 355
List Price: $72.00
Price: $29.99
Review Civilization And Its Enemies / Blackstone Audiobooks:
Creator: Simon Vance
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2007-08
Dewey code: 919.59504
List Price: $63.00
Price: $39.68
Review Getting Stoned With Savages: A Trip Throught the Islands of Figi and Vanuatu, Library Edition / Blackstone Audiobooks:With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost established himself as one of the most engaging and original travel writers around. Getting Stoned with Savages again reveals his wry wit and infectious joy of discovery in a side-splittingly funny account of life in the farthest reaches of the world. After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, battling feral dogs, machete-wielding neighbors, and a lack of beer on a daily basis, Maarten Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific. But as time went on, he realized he felt remarkably out of place among the trappings of twenty-first-century America. When he found himself holding down a job—one that might possibly lead to a career—he knew it was time for him and his wife, Sylvia, to repack their bags and set off for parts unknown. Getting Stoned with Savages tells the hilarious story of Troost’s time on Vanuatu—a rugged cluster of islands where the natives gorge themselves on kava and are still known to “eat the man. ” Falling into one amusing misadventure after another, Troost struggles against typhoons, earthquakes, and giant centipedes and soon finds himself swept up in the laid-back, clothing-optional lifestyle of the islanders. When Sylvia gets pregnant, they decamp for slightly-more-civilized Fiji, a fallen paradise where the local chiefs can be found watching rugby in the house next door. And as they contend with new parenthood in a country rife with prostitutes and government coups, their son begins to take quite naturally to island living—in complete contrast to his dad.
Creator: Jim Fleming
Edition: 1, An Abridged Audiobook
Publication date: 2009-03-25
Dewey code: 709
List Price: $34.95
Price: $29.73
Review Death in a Prairie House: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Murders / University of Wisconsin Press:The most pivotal and yet least understood event of Frank Lloyd Wright’s celebrated life involves the brutal murders in 1914 of seven adults and children dear to the architect and the destruction by fire of Taliesin, his landmark residence, near Spring Green, Wisconsin. Supplying both a gripping mystery story and a portrait of the artist in his prime, William Drennan wades through the myths surrounding Wright and the massacre, casting fresh light on the formulation of Wright’s architectural ideology and the cataclysmic effects that the Taliesin murders exerted on the fabled architect and on his subsequent designs.
Authors
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Raymond Obstfeld
Publication date: 2008-02-01
Dewey code: 796
List Price: $39.25
Price: $29.83
Review On the Shoulders of Giants: My Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance / Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Lib Ed:From 1920 to 1940, the Harlem Renaissance produced a bright beacon of light that paved the way for African-Americans all over the country. The unapologetic writings of W. E. B. Du Bois and Marcus Garvey, the fervent fiction and poetry of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, the groundbreaking art of Aaron Douglas and William H. Johnson, and the triumphant music of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong gave voice and expression to the thoughts and emotions that Jim Crow segregation laws had long sought to stifle. In On the Shoulders of Giants, indomitable basketball star and bestselling author and historian Kareem Abdul-Jabbar invites the listener on an extraordinarily personal journey back to his birthplace, through one of the greatest political, cultural, literary, and artistic movements in our history, revealing the tremendous impact the Harlem Renaissance had on both American culture and his own life. Beginning with the rise of the Harlem Rens as pioneers of professional basketball, Kareem traces the many streams of historical influence that converged to create the man he is today - the NBA's all-time leading scorer and a veritable African-American icon. Travel deep into the soul of the Renaissance - to the night clubs, restaurants, basketball games, and fabulous parties that have made footprints in Harlem's history. Meet the athletes, jazz musicians, comedians, actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, and writers who not only inspired Kareem's rise to greatness but an entire nation's. [+]Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in the midst of a cultural reawakening, carried on the shoulders of athletes trying to prove there was a lot more at stake than a ball game, men and women who made music that could break your heart, and writers and intellectuals who gave voice to not just the ideals of a movement but the raw emotions. Kareem tells what it took to get these revolutionaries to Harlem and how they changed the world. A world that is still riding on the shoulders of giants.
Authors
- Patricia J. Williams
- Patricia J. Williams
List Price: $39.99
Price: $75.79
Review The Alchemy of Race and Rights: Diary of a Law Professor / Mango Mama Audio Prodctions:The Alchemy of Race and Rights is an eloquent autobiographical essay; a reflection on the intersection of race, gender, class and law.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2005-07-01
Dewey code: 200
List Price: $29.98
Price: $29.98
Review A Passion for Souls: The Life of D.L. Moody - MP3 / Hovel Audio:The world has yet to see what God can do with a man fully consecrated to Him. " These words, spoken to D. L. Moody by a fellow evangelist, fired his imagination and gave him a vision for living all-out to the glory of God. "By God's help, I aim to be that man. " D. L. Moody preached the gospel to more than 100 million people in the pre-television era. His energy and vision gave birth to fruitful ministries in publishing and education. He was an innovator, encourager and disciple maker. [+]He had a passion for souls.
Creator: Terence Donovan
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2004-01-30
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $80.00
Price: $80.00
Review The Breaker: Library Edition / Bolinda Publishing:
Creator: Cassandra
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2008-06-01
Dewey code: 791.45028092
List Price: $60.00
Price: $29.99
Review Losing ItAnd Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:From teen star to celebrity wife to weight-loss inspiration for millions, Valerie Bertinelli shares the honest ups and downs of her life backstage and in the spotlight.
Creator: William Dufris
Edition: Library ed.
Publication date: 2008-08-01
Dewey code: 809
List Price: $49.99
Price: $29.68
Review Books: A Memoir / Tantor Media:With astonishing charm, grace, and good humor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Lonesome Dove returns with a fascinating memoir of his lifelong passion of buying, selling, and collecting rare books. Amazon Best of the Month, July 2008: It wasn't enough for Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry to become one of the most prolific, bestselling, and beloved of American writers. Besides writing nearly forty books, including the Pultizer Prize-winning novel Lonesome Dove, he has emerged as one this nation's greatest bookmen. In Books: A Memoir, McMurtry shares with readers his lifelong passion and dogged pursuit of books. In short, gem-like chapters, he paints a fascinating picture of the landscape of American book culture and book selling over a 50-year period. The story is as dusty, musty and crusty as any of McMurtry's fictionalized Westerns, and filled with characters who seem like they stepped out of central casting. Whether you love McMurtry, books, bookstores or a combination thereof, you'll find something to love in Books: A Memoir. Settle in with a cuppa coffee and let McMurtry kindle your passion for physical books. -Lauren Nemroff.
Creator: Mel Foster
Edition: Abridged
Publication date: 2005-06-07
Dewey code: 979.4054092
List Price: $87.25
Price: $56.71
Review Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger / Brilliance Audio on CD Lib Ed:Laurence Leamer, author of three Kennedy bestsellers, presents the definitive biography of Arnold Schwarzenegger, his rise to fame and power, and his marriage to Maria Shriver. The life of Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the most extraordinary success stories of our time. An immigrant with a heavy accent from a village in Austria, he became the greatest bodybuilder in history, the number one movie star in the world, the Republican husband of a Kennedy Princess, and the governor of the greatest of American states. Fantastic shows how and why this man of willful ambition and limitless drive achieved his unprecedented accomplishments. Leamer has had exclusive, intimate interviews with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, his closest associates, including his elementary school friends in Austria, his mentors, bodybuilding competitors, lifelong friends, first serious girlfriend, political rivals, agents, publicists and producers, many of whom have never been interviewed before. Leamer captures the public and private Schwarzenegger, a political/cultural figure unlike any other, who could change the face of politics in our country. This intimate book is studded with news-making revelations:- The untold story of Arnold's traumatic relationship with his father- How Arnold's first mentor, a Jewish partisan in WW II, helped shape the youth- The intimate story of Arnold's first great love and the five years the couple lived together- Why Arnold married Maria Shriver and the startling story of their wedding day- The star who hated Arnold and tried to ruin his career- How Arnold overcame the sordid sexual revelations and prevailed politically- How Maria took over management of her husband's campaign- The game plan that may bring Arnold to the White House.
Publication date: 2005-10-25
Price: $29.80
Review Shakespeare Title 2 CD / Audiobooks:Peter Ackroyd’s insightful new four-part biography positions Shakespeare in the close context of his world, conjuring up the texture of his life and imparting an amazingly vivid feel to place, period and background. Walk through sixteenth century London and Stratford as Ackroyd uncovers the intimate circumstances of Shakespeare’s life, and the theatrical world in which he lived.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2009-01-13
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:The journalist who famously lived as a man commits herselfliterallyto a mental institution, where she analyzes the impact of institutionalization.
Creator: Humprey Bower
Publication date: 2008-06
List Price: $64.00
Price: $29.95
Review Searching for Schindler / Bolinda Publishing:
Creator: Carrington
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2008-06-12
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $50.00
Price: $29.99
Review Lopsided / Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc.:Irreverent and incredibly funny, Meredith Norton rails against self-pity and victimhood and rants about the innumerable copies of Lance Armstrongs cancer-survival book offered by well-meaning family and friends.
Creator: Andrew L. Barnes
Publication date: 2006-09-30
Dewey code: 910
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review The Adventures of Uncle Tom / Legacy Audio Books:
Publication date: 2008-04-16
List Price: $29.95
Price: $29.95
Review The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story / Blue Point Books:In 1912, at the age of 24, Jacob Bolotin became the first totally blind physician fully licensed to practice medicine. By the time he was thirty, he was one of the top heart and lung specialists in Chicago. This dramatic reading of the new biography, The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story by Rosalind Perlman, reveals the amazing life of a remarkable man who was born blind to poor immigrant parents in Chicago in 1888. In this inspiring and entertaining book, the author drew on the memories of her husband, Alfred, who was Dr. Bolotin s nephew, to bring Doctor Jake back into the spotlight. Alfred and his widowed mother had lived with the Bolotins for the four years preceding the doctor's early death in 1924 at the age of 36. At that time, Jacob was well-known for the inspirational speeches he gave around the country to raise the awareness of the world to the plight of the blind and disabled. Five thousand people attended his funeral. The Blind Doctor is the vibrant story of a truly great man who was described in the words of his contemporaries: It is one of the most amazing instances of mind triumphant over physical handicaps that the world has ever known. [+][Dr. Bolotin]will rank with Helen Keller as one of the wonderful blind persons of history. -Philadelphia Inquirer, 1914 Dramatically read by actor and director Ed Giron, the 7-CD audio book brings this remarkable story to life.
Edition: Unabridged
Publication date: 2002-01
Dewey code: 920
List Price: $43.00
Price: $33.39
Review Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Commuters Library) / Sound Room Publishers:Presents the memoirs of the famed abolitionist and statesman who escaped to the North after years of enslavement and who became a champion of human rights.
Creator: Elie Wiesel
Edition: Abridged
Publication date: 2006-03-07
Dewey code: 809
Price: $9.95
Review All Rivers Run to the Sea: Memoirs / Random House Audio:From his early years with his loving Jewish family to the horrors of Auschwitz to his life as a Nobel Prize-winning novelist, Elie Wiesel tells his story. Passionate and poignant, All Rivers Run to the Sea is an unforgettable book of love and rage, doubt and faith, despair and trust, and ultimately, of wisdom. of photos. From the Trade Paperback edition. The long-awaited memoirs of Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize, tell the story of his happy childhood in the Carpathian Mountains, his subsequent years of hell in Auschwitz and Buchenwald, and his post-war life in France, where he discovered his voice as a writer. Highly recommended.
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Moody - MP3, The Breaker: Library Edition, Losing ItAnd Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time, Books: A Memoir, Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shakespeare Title 2 CD, Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin, Searching for Schindler, Lopsided, The Adventures of Uncle Tom, The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Commuters Library), All Rivers Run to the Sea: MemoirsTop headlines: Terror Watch: Gonzales Lawyers Up: Still under investigation by Congress and Justice Department lawyers who once worked for him, the former attorney general has turned to a leading Washington attorney to help him beat the rap. ›18:12 10 Oct, Wed Brownstein: The Bush GOP's fatal contraction: The outgoing president leaves behind a party that looks less like a coalition than a clubhouse. ›17:22 21 Nov, Fri First Read: Geithner likely to be treasury secretary: part of an effort to reassure markets. ›20:04 21 Nov, Fri Interview: Susan Faludi on 9/11 Myths: In her new book, Susan Faludi examines the cultural impact of the 9/11 terror attacks. 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