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Before & Laughter
- By: Jimmy Carr
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carr
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
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A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up....
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borrows quotes, No original ideas of his own
- By mr c j skirving on 05-10-21
By: Jimmy Carr
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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From the Academy Award-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction....
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Long Overdue Window to Sincerity
- By Helen on 20-10-20
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Ramble Book
- Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture
- By: Adam Buxton
- Narrated by: Adam Buxton
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
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The long-awaited, rambling, tender and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton....
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I could not have loved this more.....
- By Amazon Customer on 04-05-20
By: Adam Buxton
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
- Not a life story, but a loft story.
- By: Jarvis Cocker
- Narrated by: Jarvis Cocker
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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We all have a random collection of the things that made us—photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer....
By: Jarvis Cocker
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My Lifey
- By: Paddy McGuinness
- Narrated by: Paddy McGuinness
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Get the kettle on, the biscuits out and settle in for a belting listen....
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Amazing book, made me think about my life too
- By Beth on 22-11-21
By: Paddy McGuinness
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Straight Outta Crawley
- Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being
- By: Romesh Ranganathan
- Narrated by: Romesh Ranganathan
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo....
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If you like Romesh's work then listen to this
- By Gervaise Miller on 05-10-18
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Before & Laughter
- By: Jimmy Carr
- Narrated by: Jimmy Carr
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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A memoir and self-help manual by one of the country's most treasured comedians - for anyone who feels stuck in a rut but doesn't have the tools or self-belief to shake things up....
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borrows quotes, No original ideas of his own
- By mr c j skirving on 05-10-21
By: Jimmy Carr
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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From the Academy Award-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction....
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Long Overdue Window to Sincerity
- By Helen on 20-10-20
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Ramble Book
- Musings on Childhood, Friendship, Family and 80s Pop Culture
- By: Adam Buxton
- Narrated by: Adam Buxton
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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The long-awaited, rambling, tender and very funny memoir from Adam Buxton....
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I could not have loved this more.....
- By Amazon Customer on 04-05-20
By: Adam Buxton
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Good Pop, Bad Pop
- Not a life story, but a loft story.
- By: Jarvis Cocker
- Narrated by: Jarvis Cocker
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
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We all have a random collection of the things that made us—photos, tickets, clothes, souvenirs, stuffed in a box, packed in a suitcase, crammed into a drawer....
By: Jarvis Cocker
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My Lifey
- By: Paddy McGuinness
- Narrated by: Paddy McGuinness
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
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Get the kettle on, the biscuits out and settle in for a belting listen....
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Amazing book, made me think about my life too
- By Beth on 22-11-21
By: Paddy McGuinness
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Straight Outta Crawley
- Memoirs of a Distinctly Average Human Being
- By: Romesh Ranganathan
- Narrated by: Romesh Ranganathan
- Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins
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At the age of 9, Romesh Ranganathan delivered his first ever stand-up set at a Pontin's Holiday Camp talent competition, smashing the only other competitor, a young girl playing the kazoo....
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If you like Romesh's work then listen to this
- By Gervaise Miller on 05-10-18
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The Story of the Streets
- By: Mike Skinner
- Narrated by: Mike Skinner
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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In this thoroughly modern memoir, the man the Guardian once dubbed "half Dostoevsky… half Samuel Pepys" tells a freewheeling, funny and fearlessly honest tale....
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A hard way to make an easy living
- By Sara on 12-07-12
By: Mike Skinner
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Hope
- My Inspirational Life
- By: Tom Parker
- Narrated by: Kelsey Parker, Ben Heathcote
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
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In March 2022, much-loved pop star, father and son Tom Parker died from incurable brain cancer. This story is his legacy, in his own words....
By: Tom Parker
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Behind the Seams
- My Life in Creativity, Friendship and Adventure from the star of the Great British Sewing Bee
- By: Esme Young
- Narrated by: Esme Young
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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From adventures at Central Saint Martins to The Great British Sewing Bee, go behind the seams of Esme Young's amazing life....
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Interesting Life
- By Girliewirlie on 11-05-22
By: Esme Young
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Twilight: Twilight Series, Book 1
- By: Stephenie Meyer
- Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward's coldness. He, and his family, are vampires - and he knows how dangerous it is for others to get too close....
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Enjoyable in a way
- By Miss P J Wright on 30-03-15
By: Stephenie Meyer
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Ricky Gervais Show
- The Complete Second Season
- By: Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant, Karl Pilkington
- Narrated by: Ricky Gervais, Steve Merchant, Karl Pilkington
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
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It's the complete second season of The Ricky Gervais Show - six episodes in one tidy package. It's packed full of all-new drivel, as Ricky and Steve Merchant forage through the long grass of Karl Pilkington's brain...
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Five-star Drivel
- By J. Shepherd on 30-04-06
By: Ricky Gervais, and others
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James Acaster's Guide to Quitting Social Media
- By: James Acaster
- Length: Not Yet Known
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This is a self help book like no other. Because you are not helping yourself, James Acaster is helping you....
By: James Acaster
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We Need to Talk About Kevin Bridges
- By: Kevin Bridges
- Narrated by: Kevin Bridges
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of We Need to Talk About... Kevin Bridges....
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New standard for comedians biography.
- By alexander on 11-10-14
By: Kevin Bridges
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Me
- By: Elton John
- Narrated by: Elton John, Taron Egerton
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
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In Me Elton also writes powerfully about getting clean and changing his life, about finding love with David Furnish and becoming a father. In a voice that is warm, humble and open, this is Elton on his music and his relationships, his passions and his mistakes....
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Amazing emotional journey
- By Georgina fowler on 16-10-19
By: Elton John
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May I Have Your Attention Please?
- By: James Corden
- Narrated by: James Corden
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
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May I Have Your Attention Please? is the warm, cheeky, surprisingly honest and hilarious story of one of our most popular comedy talents....
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Narration declination
- By Jason on 23-05-13
By: James Corden
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Eclipse: Twilight Series, Book 3
- By: Stephenie Meyer
- Narrated by: Ilyana Kadushin, Matt Walters
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
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As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger....
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Chapter 19 major glitch
- By Emma on 17-05-18
By: Stephenie Meyer
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Mack the Life
- By: Lee Mack
- Narrated by: Lee Mack
- Length: 10 hrs
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Where do comedians come from? Why is it that one person is a funny bloke down the pub while another actually makes a living by standing up in front of an audience telling jokes? And where does all that material come from....
By: Lee Mack
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Exit Stage Left
- The Curious Afterlife of Pop Stars
- By: Nick Duerden
- Narrated by: Matt Bates
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
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Nick Duerden has spent many years interviewing the most famous musicians on the planet. Without exception, they are at their most interesting when they've peaked, and when they are on their way down....
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Schadenfreude? Sort of....
- By G. P. Hobson on 22-05-22
By: Nick Duerden
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Bonkers
- My Life in Laughs
- By: Jennifer Saunders
- Narrated by: Jennifer Saunders
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions....
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Jennifer Saunders is comedy genius
- By Vicuña on 20-10-13
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The Green Mile
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
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At Cold Mountain Penitentiary, along the lonely stretch of cells known as the Green Mile, killers such as "Billy the Kid" Wharton and the possessed Eduard Delacroix await death....
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An incredible story, incredibly told.
- By Jonathan Mills on 29-06-10
By: Stephen King
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David Mitchell: Back Story
- By: David Mitchell
- Narrated by: David Mitchell
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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David Mitchell has written a book about his life....
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Really enjoyable
- By Amazon Customer on 14-11-12
By: David Mitchell
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Fight!
- Thirty Years Not Quite at the Top
- By: Harry Hill
- Narrated by: Harry Hill
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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From a childhood spent making smoke bombs, killing wasps and carving soap in '70s Kent, Harry Hill then found himself in charge of hundreds of sick people as a junior doctor....
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interesting and well written, and thank you
- By unhappy customer on 08-12-21
By: Harry Hill
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All About Me!
- My Remarkable Life in Show Business
- By: Mel Brooks
- Narrated by: Mel Brooks
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words....
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Anything is possible, the outrageous is probable
- By papapownall on 02-12-21
By: Mel Brooks
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A Life in Parts
- By: Bryan Cranston
- Narrated by: Bryan Cranston
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
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Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father, a struggling actor and director, cast him in a commercial....
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Excellent!
- By Amazon Customer on 23-10-16
By: Bryan Cranston
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Just William: A BBC Radio Collection
- Classic Readings from the BBC Archive
- By: Richmal Crompton
- Narrated by: Martin Jarvis
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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A stunning collection of Just William stories, narrated by Martin Jarvis. These BBC radio readings of the adventures of William have come to be some of the most loved adaptations....
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Floreat William Brown!
- By Dr. Carole Cushing on 20-01-18
By: Richmal Crompton
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatised)
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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Join Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Trillian, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the Paranoid Android in their first series of adventures as they witness the destruction of Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass....
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funny, adventurous and youthful
- By Ryan on 07-10-09
By: Douglas Adams
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Born to Run
- By: Bruce Springsteen
- Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
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In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it....
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A real 'Brucie Bonus'
- By Philip on 10-06-17
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How to Be a Rock Star
- By: Shaun Ryder
- Narrated by: Shaun Ryder
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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As lead singer of Happy Mondays and Black Grape, Shaun Ryder was the Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of his generation - one of the last real rock 'n' roll stars....
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Loved every minute
- By Campesque on 12-10-21
By: Shaun Ryder
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase (Dramatised)
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet....
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Science meets philosophy - and laughs
- By Alexander Macallister on 02-02-14
By: Douglas Adams
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Let's Do It
- The Authorised Biography of Victoria Wood
- By: Jasper Rees
- Narrated by: Julie Walters, Jasper Rees, Kate Robbins, and others
- Length: 20 hrs and 56 mins
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Victoria Wood was a true pioneer among entertainers, earning her the rightful place as a national treasure time and time again. Jasper Rees will finally tell her rich story in full....
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life's too short
- By Mrs B on 09-12-20
By: Jasper Rees
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It Was All a Dream
- Biggie and the World That Made Him
- By: Justin Tinsley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life. Biggie released his first record, Ready to Die, in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three years later, he was killed just days before the planned release of his second record Life After Death. Journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is a fresh, insightful telling of the life beyond the legend.
By: Justin Tinsley
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Liner Notes for the Revolution
- The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
- By: Daphne A. Brooks
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 20 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Daphne A. Brooks explores more than a century of music archives to examine the critics, collectors, and listeners who have determined perceptions of Black women on stage and in the recording studio. How is it possible, she asks, that iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin and Beyonce exist simultaneously at the center and on the fringe of the culture industry? Liner Notes for the Revolution offers a startling new perspective on these acclaimed figures—a perspective informed by the overlooked contributions of other Black women concerned with the work of their musical peers.
By: Daphne A. Brooks
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Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
- By: Douglas Davis
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Remaining relevant as a creative professional takes more than creativity—you need to understand the language of business. The problem is that design school doesn't teach the strategic language that is now essential to getting your job done. Creative Strategy and the Business of Design fills that void and teaches left-brain business skills to right-brain creative thinkers.
By: Douglas Davis
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Black Heart Fades Blue, Vol. 1
- Black Heart Fades Blue Series, Book 1
- By: Jerry A. Lang
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart.
By: Jerry A. Lang
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What the Ermine Saw
- The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait
- By: Eden Collinsworth
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Five hundred and thirty years ago, a young woman sat before a Grecian-nosed artist known as Leonardo da Vinci. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani, and she was the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan. Sforza was a brutal and clever man who was mindful that Leonardo’s genius would not only capture Cecilia’s beguiling beauty but also reflect the grandeur of his title. But when the portrait was finished, Leonardo’s brush strokes had conveyed something deeper by revealing the essence of Cecilia’s soul.
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Leading Bands in Music
- Insights into 25 Bands That Have Influenced the Music Industry Since the 1970s
- By: Jene Roswell
- Narrated by: Daniel Mills
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you want to know everything there is to know about the most influential bands since the 1970s? If you’ve read the odd book or article online that covers a couple of the most influential bands but are looking for a comprehensive guide on more than the top few, this is your audiobook! Maybe you’re in a band yourself and you are looking for some inspiration and motivation? Or perhaps you are simply a fan of everything about music and want one source where all of this information is available...Well, the good news is that you’ve found it!
By: Jene Roswell
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It Was All a Dream
- Biggie and the World That Made Him
- By: Justin Tinsley
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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The Notorious B.I.G. was one of the most charismatic and talented artists of the 1990s. Born Christopher Wallace and raised in Clinton Hill/Bed Stuy, Brooklyn, Biggie lived an almost archetypal rap life. Biggie released his first record, Ready to Die, in 1994, when he was only 22. Less than three years later, he was killed just days before the planned release of his second record Life After Death. Journalist Justin Tinsley’s It Was All a Dream is a fresh, insightful telling of the life beyond the legend.
By: Justin Tinsley
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Liner Notes for the Revolution
- The Intellectual Life of Black Feminist Sound
- By: Daphne A. Brooks
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 20 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Daphne A. Brooks explores more than a century of music archives to examine the critics, collectors, and listeners who have determined perceptions of Black women on stage and in the recording studio. How is it possible, she asks, that iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin and Beyonce exist simultaneously at the center and on the fringe of the culture industry? Liner Notes for the Revolution offers a startling new perspective on these acclaimed figures—a perspective informed by the overlooked contributions of other Black women concerned with the work of their musical peers.
By: Daphne A. Brooks
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Creative Strategy and the Business of Design
- By: Douglas Davis
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Remaining relevant as a creative professional takes more than creativity—you need to understand the language of business. The problem is that design school doesn't teach the strategic language that is now essential to getting your job done. Creative Strategy and the Business of Design fills that void and teaches left-brain business skills to right-brain creative thinkers.
By: Douglas Davis
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Black Heart Fades Blue, Vol. 1
- Black Heart Fades Blue Series, Book 1
- By: Jerry A. Lang
- Narrated by: David de Vries
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1980, Jerry A. formed Poison Idea, a Portland-based punk band that gave voice to disaffected and disenfranchised youth for over thirty years. As happened to so many punk bands, Jerry A. and Poison Idea also went all in on drugs and drinking as they toured the country, spiraling out of control and blowing both the band and their lives apart.
By: Jerry A. Lang
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What the Ermine Saw
- The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait
- By: Eden Collinsworth
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Five hundred and thirty years ago, a young woman sat before a Grecian-nosed artist known as Leonardo da Vinci. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani, and she was the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan. Sforza was a brutal and clever man who was mindful that Leonardo’s genius would not only capture Cecilia’s beguiling beauty but also reflect the grandeur of his title. But when the portrait was finished, Leonardo’s brush strokes had conveyed something deeper by revealing the essence of Cecilia’s soul.
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Leading Bands in Music
- Insights into 25 Bands That Have Influenced the Music Industry Since the 1970s
- By: Jene Roswell
- Narrated by: Daniel Mills
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Do you want to know everything there is to know about the most influential bands since the 1970s? If you’ve read the odd book or article online that covers a couple of the most influential bands but are looking for a comprehensive guide on more than the top few, this is your audiobook! Maybe you’re in a band yourself and you are looking for some inspiration and motivation? Or perhaps you are simply a fan of everything about music and want one source where all of this information is available...Well, the good news is that you’ve found it!
By: Jene Roswell
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Transitions
- A Director’s Journey and Motivational Handbook
- By: Pete Chatmon
- Narrated by: Pete Chatmon
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Becoming a director is not just about making a film, webseries, commercial, or music video. The opportunity to direct for television is not a given because you’ve successfully completed a project in another medium. Turning your passion into your profession requires the ability to make transitions at the exact moment a pivot is needed, with creativity and confidence. This book helps directors across all mediums shape their career with targeted anecdotes, worksheets, and other resources, all of which fall into three designated categories: how-to, self-help, and inspiration.
By: Pete Chatmon
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King Cohn
- The Lfie and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry Cohn
- By: Bob Thomas
- Narrated by: John Landis
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures, which he ran from the 1930s through the 1950s. Cohn—who abhorred personal publicity—left no writings, made no speeches, and rarely submitted to interviews. Despite this, acclaimed biographer Bob Thomas brilliantly illuminates the life of the powerful but elusive studio head in King Cohn: The Life and Times of Hollywood Mogul Harry Cohn. Thomas details the studio head's rise from a New York City song-plugger to a Poverty Row impresario, highlighting his reign as one of the most powerful men in Hollywood.
By: Bob Thomas
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The War on Music
- Reclaiming the Twentieth Century
- By: John Mauceri
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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This book offers a major reassessment of classical music in the 20th century. John Mauceri argues that the history of music during this span was shaped by three major wars of that century: World War I, World War II, and the Cold War.
By: John Mauceri
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Shoot Out
- Surviving Fame and (Mis)fortune in Hollywood
- By: Peter Guber, Peter Bart
- Narrated by: Peter Bart, Peter Guber
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Whether it is a director insisting on a final cut, a star demanding a bigger motor home, a producer holding the line on a budget, or a grip with a gripe, it seems that the world of moviemaking is nothing but Sturm und Drang. Shoot Out presents a raucous look at how movies get made and the players involved, from writers, producers, directors, and stars to agents and marketers. For film buffs, aspiring filmmakers, students, and anyone else intrigued by the inner workings of Hollywood, this is the quintessential take on the how, who, what, and why of the film business.
By: Peter Guber, and others
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Producer
- A Memoir
- By: David Wolper, Mike Wallace - introduction, David Fisher
- Narrated by: Mark A. Cross
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of the most successful and influential producers in the entertainment industry—responsible for such classics as Roots, The Thorn Birds, and L.A. Confidential—comes a fascinating memoir of life at the very hub of Hollywood. Wolper enjoyed staggering success yet remained down-to-earth. By combining flexibility, resourcefulness, and determination, Wolper produced landmark documentaries, films, miniseries, and other cultural touchstones of the twentieth century. Producer is the engaging and inspiring memoir of a true entertainment pioneer.
By: David Wolper, and others
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Pulp Fiction
- The Golden Age of Storytelling
- By: Dr. Elliott Haimoff
- Narrated by: Phil Proctor
- Length: 46 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook, Pulp Fiction: The Golden Age of Storytelling, profiles an era of magazine fiction writing in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, for people gripped by the tremendous need of escapism in the post-WWI years and the Great Depression. These writers shaped American culture and created iconic characters who live today in some of the biggest blockbuster Hollywood movies. What makes this audiobook absolutely unique is that this story includes actual interviews with two of the super-heavyweight grand-masters of that era, Ray Bradbury and Fred Pohl.
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Modern
- Genius, Madness, and One Tumultuous Decade That Changed Art Forever
- By: Philip Hook
- Narrated by: David Vickery
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Modern begins on a specific day—March 22, 1905—at a specific place: the Salon des Indépendants in Paris, where works of art we recognize as modern were first exhibited. Philip Hook illuminates how this new art came to be—and how truly shocking it was. We witness movement upon movement that burst forth in dizzying succession: Fauvism, Expressionism, Primitivism, Symbolism, Cubism, Futurism, and Abstract. His vivid accounts breathe new life into the work and times of nearly two hundred artists, and whose collective genius was understood and appreciated by few at the time.
By: Philip Hook
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Nothing but the Girl
- The Blatant Lesbian Image: A Portfolio and Exploration of Lesbian Erotic Photography
- By: Susie Bright - editor, Jill Posener - editor
- Narrated by: Susie Bright
- Length: 3 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture.
By: Susie Bright - editor, and others
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The King's Painter
- The Life and Times of Hans Holbein
- By: Franny Moyle
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 16 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Hans Holbein the Younger is chiefly celebrated for his beautiful and precisely realised portraiture, which includes representations of Henry VIII, Thomas More, Thomas Cromwell, Anne of Cleves, Jane Seymour and an array of the Tudor lords and ladies he encountered during the course of two sojourns in England. But beyond these familiar images, which have come to define our perception of the world of the Henrician court, Holbein was a protean and multi-faceted genius.
By: Franny Moyle
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Neo-Burlesque
- Striptease as Transformation
- By: Lynn Sally
- Narrated by: Kate Valentine
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Performance-studies scholar and acclaimed burlesque artist Lynn Sally offers an inside look at the history, culture, and philosophy of New York’s neo-burlesque scene. Revealing how 21st-century neo-burlesque is in constant dialogue with the classic burlesque of the 19th and 20th centuries, she considers how today’s performers use camp to comment on preconceived notions of femininity. She also explores how the striptease performer directs the audience’s gaze, putting on layers of meaning while taking off layers of clothing.
By: Lynn Sally
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Eye Contact
- A Photojournalist's Search for Meaning and Manhood
- By: Luke Sharrett
- Narrated by: Luke Sharrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Eye Contact is the story of a photographer's decade-long journey in search of meaning and manhood. An experienced freelancer with the New York Times, author Luke Sharrett treats listeners to a behind-the-scenes look at covering the White House and flying aboard Air Force One. Despite achieving professional success at a young age, he is haunted by a feeling that he simply doesn't belong. He can't seem to outrun a nagging fear that he doesn't have what it takes to succeed in life. As he navigates his career, he begins searching for answers. Who am I? Where do I belong?
By: Luke Sharrett
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Song of Spider-Man
- The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History
- By: Glen Berger
- Narrated by: Glen Berger
- Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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The true story of a theatrical dream—or nightmare—come true…the making of the Spider-Man musical.
By: Glen Berger