Discover the Top 100 Audiobooks in Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians

My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs Audiobook by Kazuo Ishiguro

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs Subtitle: The Nobel Lecture Author: Kazuo Ishiguro Narrator: Kazuo Ishiguro Format: Unabridged Length: 46 mins Language: English Release date: 12-26-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: The Nobel Lecture in Literature, delivered by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans) at the Swedish Academy in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 7, 2017. In their announcement of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy recognized the emotional force of Kazuo Ishiguro's fiction and his mastery at uncovering our illusory sense of connection with the world. In the eloquent and candid lecture he delivered upon accepting the award, Ishiguro reflects on the way he was shaped by his upbringing, and on the turning points in his career - "small scruffy moments...quiet, private sparks of revelation" - that made him the writer he is today. With the same generous humanity that has graced his novels, Ishiguro here looks beyond himself, to the world that new generations of writers are taking on, and what it will mean - what it will demand of us - to make certain that literature remains not just alive, but essential. An enduring work on writing and becoming a writer, by one of the most accomplished novelists of our generation.

Analysis of Walter Isaacsons Leonardo da Vinci Audiobook by Milkyway Media

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Analysis of Walter Isaacsons Leonardo da Vinci Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Marnye Young Format: Unabridged Length: 33 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: Walter Isaacson's Leonardo da Vinci (2017) is a biography of the Italian Renaissance artist, researcher, and inventor. Isaacson traces Leonardo's life and scientific pursuits and provides history and criticism for each of his important works.... Listen to this in-depth analysis to learn more. Members Reviews: 19 pages..... 19 pages????

Afterglow Audiobook by Eileen Myles

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Afterglow Subtitle: A Dog Memoir Author: Eileen Myles Narrator: Eileen Myles Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-05-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: Prolific and widely renowned, Eileen Myles is a trailblazer whose decades of literary and artistic work "set a bar for openness, frankness, and variability few lives could ever match" (New York Review of Books). This newest book paints a kaleidoscopic portrait of a beloved confidant: the pit bull called Rosie. In 1990, Myles chose Rosie from a litter on the street, and their connection instantly became central to the writer's life and work. During the course of their 16 years together, Myles was madly devoted to the dog's well-being, especially in her final days. Starting from the emptiness following Rosie's death, Afterglow launches a heartfelt and fabulist investigation into the true nature of the bond between pet and pet owner. Through this lens, we witness Myles' experiences with intimacy and spirituality, celebrity and politics, alcoholism and recovery, fathers and family history, as well as the fantastical myths we spin to get to the heart of grief. Moving from an imaginary talk show where Rosie is interviewed by Myles' childhood puppet to a critical reenactment of the night Rosie mated with another pit bull, from lyrical transcriptions of their walks to Rosie's enlightened narration from the afterlife, Afterglow illuminates all that it can mean when we dedicate our existence to a dog. Elle magazine's pick of best books to read this fall. BuzzFeed's Books Pick of exciting new books you need to read. Members Reviews: "There must be a pony (or a dog) in here somewhere..." Eileen Myles deserves her reputation as a startling frank and forthright poet, but I found her effort here to be too haphazard to rate more than two stars. While some parts of the book offer honest and heartfelt insight into the human and animal bond, one has to wade through far too much pretentious stream of consciousness crap to fully relax into the author's voice with any regularity. Myles is most effective when she is writing directly about her beloved pit bull, Rosie, or when she is channeling her pup's voice from the after life. In those moments her writing voice rings true and clear, her insights appear effortlessly, and her honesty is so rewarding. At other moments, for example when Myles has her childhood sock puppet interview Rosie about her abuse by the author, I could respect that Myles was experimenting with narrative in a creative way, even if I did not get much from it. I also flipped my way through a number of wasted pages of conversation that were too confusing to pay much attention to. Who is speaking? What are they talking about? As a reader I felt excluded from whatever experience Myles was trying to offer here & fI wound up feeling quite annoyed by the coyness of it all. I really reached my limit though with the core of the book, which was consumed by a rambling, over intellectualized spasm of free association that spoke about foam but came across like being hit on the head with a verbal bat. I admit to a certain petty annoyance with writers that I feel stray too far into forms of mental masturbation that seems to wish to punish the reader for not understanding the greatness of the author when the author is obviously making every effort to be unattainable--think Borges, Pound, Nietzsche, et al--but I don't know that Myles was really trying to be obtuse here.

Running in the Family Audiobook by Michael Ondaatje

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: Running in the Family Author: Michael Ondaatje Narrator: Michael Ondaatje Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-28-17 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: In the late 1970s Ondaatje returned to his native island of Sri Lanka. As he records his journey through the drug-like heat and intoxicating fragrances of that "pendant off the ear of India", Ondaatje simultaneously retraces the baroque mythology of his Dutch-Ceylonese family. An inspired travel narrative and family memoir by an exceptional writer. Members Reviews: Three Stars GautamiPutra Satakarni A Sri Lankan family and engaging eccentricities! An engaging insight into Ondaatje's family background. With the backdrop of Sri Lanka and two generations of his family and their engaging eccentricities to draw on, it is written with great warmth and humour. Five Stars excellent book! believe me I know what I am talking about Five Stars good book. ordered for school. Five Stars As listed...Thx

A Circle of Quiet Audiobook by Madeleine L'Engle

Listen to this audiobook in full for free on http://hotaudiobook.com [http://hotaudiobook.com] Title: A Circle of Quiet Subtitle: The Crosswicks Journals, Book 1 Author: Madeleine L'Engle Narrator: Pamela Almand Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Publisher's Summary: The beloved author of A Wrinkle in Time takes an introspective look at her life and muses on creativity in this memoir, the first of her Crosswicks Journals. Every so often I need OUT.... My special place is a small brook in a green glade, a circle of quiet from which there is no visible sign of human beings.... I sit there, dangling my legs and looking through the foliage at the sky reflected in the water, and things slowly come back into perspective. Set against the lush backdrop of Crosswicks, her family's farmhouse in rural Connecticut, this deeply personal memoir details Madeleine L'Engle's journey to find balance between her career as a Newbery Medal-winning author and her responsibilities as a wife, mother, teacher, and Christian. As she considers the roles that creativity, family, citizenship, and faith play in her life, L'Engle reveals the complexities behind the author whose works - honored with the National Book Award, the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award, and countless other prizes - have long been cherished by children and adults alike. Written in simple, profound, and often humorous prose, A Circle of Quiet is an insightful woman's elegant search for the meaning and purpose of her life. Members Reviews: Good writing, but too stream- of- consciousness There didn't seem to be any real chronology to the book. Just snippets from her journal peppered with insights about life and the writing process. Some good nuggets of wisdom, but not enough to recommend it. A circle of quiet Written as many random thoughts and beliefs. She tried to blend in with the Crosswick years but most of the information felt disjointed. A few parts were quite interesting to me and she displayed a sound belief system about life. She would have been an interesting person to be around. Excellent reading for fans of LâEngle I loved reading LâEngleâs thoughts on writing, literature, Christianity, the state of society, and the mysterious. She is warm and engaging throughout with personal anecdotes and honest writing. My only reason for marking 4 stars instead of 5 is that the entries get a little disjointed toward the end, as if they needed to extend the book by a few chapters and threw those in. But overall, I loved it. Iâll definitely be reading the other Crosswicks Journals. A breath of fresh air A wonderful book! Uplifting, full of interesting insights as a woman of great faith moves through her days. L'Engel always reassures and inspires. Honest and Courageous L'Engle's writing is so conversational in style, one is immediately drawn in and transformed from reader to participant. It made me want to be just as honest in my own writing and sharing of my life. I will read it again at a later date, I am quite sure.