The Stars in Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them by Julie Klam

The Lonely Life: An Autobiography by Bette Davis

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294405 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294405] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lonely Life: An Autobiography Author: Bette Davis Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 22, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 8 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Originally published in 1962, The Lonely Life is legendary silver screen actress Bette Davis's lively and riveting account of her life, loves, and marriages--now in ebook for the first time, and updated with an afterword she wrote just before her death. As Davis says in the opening lines of her classic memoir: 'I have always been driven by some distant music--a battle hymn, no doubt--for I have been at war from the beginning. I rode into the field with sword gleaming and standard flying. I was going to conquer the world.' A bold, unapologetic book by a unique and formidable woman, The Lonely Life details the first fifty-plus years of Davis's life--her Yankee childhood, her rise to stardom in Hollywood, the birth of her beloved children, and the uncompromising choices she made along the way to succeed. The book was updated with new material in the 1980s, bringing the story up to the end of Davis's life--all the heartbreak, all the drama, and all the love she experienced at every stage of her extraordinary life. The Lonely Life proves conclusively that the legendary image of Bette Davis is not a fable but a marvelous reality.

This 'n That by Bette Davis

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294410 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294410] to listen full audiobooks. Title: This 'n That Author: Bette Davis Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 58 minutes Release date: August 22, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Originally published in 1987, a collection of anecdotes as well as opinions pro and con on a wide range of subjects by legendary actress Bette Davis--now in ebook for the first time! A woman of strong appetites and opinions, Bette Davis minces no words. In frank, no nonsense terms she talks about the stroke that nearly killed her, and inspires us with the story of her subsequent recovery from cancer--a lively and encouraging account shot through with the star's unique blend of spunk and wit. Davis was famous for being as unsparing of herself as she was of others. Among the 'others' of this book are President Ronald Reagan, who was a contract player at Warner Bros. when she was; Joan Crawford, her costar in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?; Humphrey Bogart; Marilyn Monroe; Elizabeth Taylor; and Helen Hayes, Bette's costar in her first film after her illness, Murder with Mirrors. She also talks about her deep friendship with her longtime assistant, Kathryn Sermak, who nursed Davis back to health after her stroke and ushered her back into acting when Davis's doctors thought all hope was lost. As Davis says, 'If everyone likes you, you're doing your job wrong.' This is a unique and controversial book by one of the most incandescent and unconventional acting talents of all time, as magnetic and supremely talented as the lady herself.

The Stars in Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them by Julie Klam

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294181 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294181] to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Stars in Our Eyes: The Famous, the Infamous, and Why We Care Way Too Much About Them Author: Julie Klam Narrator: Julie Klam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 47 minutes Release date: July 18, 2017 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Look out for Julie's new book, The Almost Legendary Morris Sisters. From bestselling author Julie Klam comes a lively and engaging exploration of celebrity: why celebrities fascinate us, what it means to be famous today, and why celebrities are so important. “When I was young I was convinced celebrities could save me,” Julie Klam admits in The Stars in Our Eyes, her funny and personal exploration of fame and celebrity. As she did for subjects as wide-ranging as dogs, mothers, and friendship, Klam brings her infectious curiosity and crackling wit to the topic of celebrity. As she admits, “I’ve always been enamored with celebrities,” be they movie stars, baseball players, TV actors, and now Internet sensations. “They are the us we want to be.” Celebrities today have a global presence and can be, Klam writes, “some girl on Instagram who does nude yoga and has 3.5 million followers and a Korean rapper who posts his videos that are viewed millions of times.” In The Stars in Our Eyes, Klam examines this phenomenon. She delves deep into what makes someone a celebrity, explains why we care about celebrities more than ever, and uncovers the bargains they make with the public and the burdens they bear to sustain this status. The result is an engaging, astute, and eye-opening look into celebrity that reveals the truths about fame as it elucidates why it’s such an important part of life today.

Before I Go by Catherine Cookson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/292682] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Before I Go Author: Catherine Cookson Narrator: Christine Rendel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: July 13, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Known for the wit of her writing, Catherine Cookson was the UK’s most widely read novelist during her lifetime. When her Estate discovered this never-before-published memoir in the attic of her home, it was an astonishing find. Before I Go is the definitive story of her life, in the author’s own candid words. While Cookson had authored previous autobiographies, none have truly touched upon the tragedy and personal anguish she experienced until now. For the first time, she reveals the worst years of her life—her constant battles with illness and a series of devastating miscarriages, the damaging jealousy of her friend and her struggle to be taken seriously as a writer. But what shines through most is her strength in the face of adversity, her deep love for her husband, Tom, the solace she found in her art and her unmistakable character. Before I Go is an inspiring story of resilience and a must for any Cookson fan.

Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness by Bruce Watson

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294622 [https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/294622] to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stephen Colbert: Beyond Truthiness Author: Bruce Watson Narrator: Stephen Bowlby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 53 minutes Release date: July 4, 2017 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Arts & Entertainment Publisher's Summary: Stephen Colbert is far more than a comedian and improv genius. As head of his fanciful Colbert Nation, the quick-witted host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and former host of Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report has delighted fans with his wit, audacity, and innovative uses of language and the media. In this biography, award-winning journalist Bruce Watson, author of Jon Stewart: Beyond the Moments of Zen, charts Colbert’s rise from boyhood tragedy to “greatest living cultural-media critic.”