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The Blues Brothers

An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

by Daniel de Visé ...

The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, the early days of Saturday Night Live, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues ... Read more

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The story of the epic friendship between John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, the golden era of improv, the early days of Saturday Night Live, and the making of a comedic film classic that helped shape our popular culture“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues
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The Comeback

Greg LeMond, the True King of American Cycling, and a Legendary Tour de France

by Daniel de Visé ...

**"Greg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This is a must read if you believe in miracles."―John Feinstein, New York Times–bestselling authorIn July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine ... Read more

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**"Greg LeMond was Lance Armstrong before Lance Armstrong . . . the story of a true hero . . . This is a must read if you believe in miracles."―John Feinstein, New York Times–bestselling authorIn July 1986, Greg LeMond stunned the sporting world by becoming the first American to win the Tour de France, the world's pre-eminent bicycle race, defeating French cycling legend Bernard Hinault. Nine
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King of the Blues

The Rise and Reign of B. B. King

by Daniel de Vise ...

The first full and authoritative biography of an American—indeed a world-wide—musical and cultural legend.“No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.”—President Barack Obama“He is without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced.”—Eric ClaptonRiley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep ... Read more

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The first full and authoritative biography of an American—indeed a world-wide—musical and cultural legend.“No one worked harder than B.B. No one inspired more up-and-coming artists. No one did more to spread the gospel of the blues.”—President Barack Obama“He is without a doubt the most important artist the blues has ever produced.”—Eric ClaptonRiley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep
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I Forgot to Remember

A Memoir of Amnesia

by Su Meck, Daniel de Visé ...

The courageous memoir of a woman who was robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injury—and her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life: “[A tale] of triumph in the search for identity” (The New York Times Book Review).In 1988, Su Meck was twenty-two and married with two children when a ceiling fan fell and struck her on the head, erasing all her memories of her life. ... Read more

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The courageous memoir of a woman who was robbed of all her memories by a traumatic brain injury—and her more than twenty-five-year struggle to reclaim her life: “[A tale] of triumph in the search for identity” (The New York Times Book Review).In 1988, Su Meck was twenty-two and married with two children when a ceiling fan fell and struck her on the head, erasing all her memories of her life.
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Andy and Don

The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American

by Daniel de Visé ...

A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, this “humorous, informative, and poignant book” celebrates the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America’s most iconic television programs and “shows how the magic was created” (Library Journal).Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy moved to Hollywood to film a TV pilot for a comedy ... Read more

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A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, this “humorous, informative, and poignant book” celebrates the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America’s most iconic television programs and “shows how the magic was created” (Library Journal).Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy moved to Hollywood to film a TV pilot for a comedy
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King of the Blues

The Rise and Reign of B.B. King

by Daniel De Visé ...

Narrated by Cary Hite ...

Unabridged

17 hours 7 min

Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age ten, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker and encouraged by his cousin, the ... Read more

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Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age ten, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker and encouraged by his cousin, the
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Andy and Don

The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show

by Daniel de Visé ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, this “humorous, informative, and poignant book” celebrates the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America’s most iconic television programs and “shows how the magic was created” (Library Journal).Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy moved to Hollywood to film a TV pilot for a comedy ... Read more

$25.99 USD

A lively and revealing biography of Andy Griffith and Don Knotts, this “humorous, informative, and poignant book” celebrates the powerful real-life friendship behind one of America’s most iconic television programs and “shows how the magic was created” (Library Journal).Andy Griffith and Don Knotts first met on Broadway in the 1950s. When Andy moved to Hollywood to film a TV pilot for a comedy
... Read more
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The Blues Brothers

An Epic Friendship, the Rise of Improv, and the Making of an American Film Classic

by Daniel De Visé ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

11 hours 12 min

“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honor the then ... Read more

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“They’re not going to catch us,” Dan Aykroyd, as Elwood Blues, tells his brother Jake, played by John Belushi. “We’re on a mission from God.” So opens the musical action comedy The Blues Brothers, which hit theaters on June 20, 1980. Their scripted mission was to save a local Chicago orphanage. But Aykroyd, who conceived and wrote much of the film, had a greater mission: to honor the then
... Read more

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Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

by Max Arthur ...

Narrated by Richard Bebb ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of ... Read more

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In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing ordinary men and women who had lived through one of the most harrowing periods of modern history, the First World War. Veterans were interviewed in details about their day-to-day experiences, on and off the front. The project has since grown to be the most important archive of
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Race and Education

Reproducing White Supremacy in Britain

by Kalwant Bhopal ...

Narrated by Kalwant Bhopal ...

Unabridged

6 hours 39 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Why is our education system unequal?**How does race play a part?Is Britain still institutionally racist?Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all moulded in the classroom.But who we are ultimately ... Read more

$19.11 USD

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Why is our education system unequal?**How does race play a part?Is Britain still institutionally racist?Education remains the greatest indicator of life chances in Britain. What we study, where we study, and how long for shape all aspects of our lives. Our careers, our long-term health, our wealth and security are all moulded in the classroom.But who we are ultimately
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1312: Among the Ultras

A journey with the world’s most extreme fans

by James Montague ...

Narrated by James Montague ...

Unabridged

13 hours 59 min

Brought to you by Penguin.You can see them, but you don't know them.Ultras are football fans like no others. A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme fandom and politics is also one of the largest youth movements in the world. Yet they remain unknown: an anti ... Read more

$17.99 USD

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Brought to you by Penguin.You can see them, but you don't know them.Ultras are football fans like no others. A hugely visible and controversial part of the global game, their credo and aesthetic replicated in almost every league everywhere on earth, a global movement of extreme fandom and politics is also one of the largest youth movements in the world. Yet they remain unknown: an anti
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The Best Seat in the Universe

The uplifting, life-enhancing story that has changed thousands of lives

by Grahame Anderson ...

Narrated by Ian Porter ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

A magical self-help story about finding yourself, discovering your purpose, and embracing the art of living.With his final breath, a dying man accidentally pulls his grandson into the afterlife with him. No angels or choirs await him and the bright light he expected was something else entirely. The old man and his grandson are both given a chance to change the world before travelling to their ... Read more

$31.99 USD

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A magical self-help story about finding yourself, discovering your purpose, and embracing the art of living.With his final breath, a dying man accidentally pulls his grandson into the afterlife with him. No angels or choirs await him and the bright light he expected was something else entirely. The old man and his grandson are both given a chance to change the world before travelling to their
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