Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Título: La ilustración en Europa (Historia universal del arte y la cultura 36) Autor: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz Narrador: Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos Formato: Unabridged Duración: 45 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-05-16 Editor: Hiares Categorías: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Resumen: El siglo XVIII coincide con la gran explosión cultural europea que se conoce habitualmente como Ilustración, y cuyo corazón reside indudablemente en Francia. La Ilustración es un fenómeno cultural de corte político y literario, pero también se proyecta con cierta originalidad en las artes plásticas, sobre todo en las de su potencia fundamental -Francia- y en algunos otros pueblos que aprovechan la ocasión para luchar por su libertad política y cultural en general. ©2013 Hiares Multimedia 2013, S.L. (P)2013 Hiares Multimedia 2013, S.L. Contacto: info@hotaudiobook.com

Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Título: El helenismo (Historia universal del arte y la cultura 8) Autor: Ernesto Ballesteros Arranz Narrador: Juan Manuel Rollán, Tomás Campos Formato: Unabridged Duración: 55 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 08-04-16 Editor: Hiares Categorías: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Resumen: Esta tercera etapa histórica del espíritu heleno es la de su decadencia final pero no por ello debemos prestarle menos atención que a las dos anteriores, porque sigue poseyendo una gran madurez creadora de la que se han alimentado todos los grandes estilos europeos de Roma y el Renacimiento europeo, como se verá en posteriores colecciones. ©2013 Hiares Multimedia 2013, S.L. (P)2013 Hiares Multimedia 2013, S.L. Contacto: info@hotaudiobook.com

Hören Sie sich dieses volle Hörbuch kostenlos bei : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Titel: Gustav Mahler (Der Klassik(ver)führer) Autor: Sven Friedrich Erzähler: Hans-Jürgen Schatz Format: Unabridged Spieldauer: 4 hrs and 59 mins Sprache: Deutsch Veröffentlichungsdatum: 02-10-14 Herausgeber: Auricula. Medienproduktions- und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH Kategorien: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Zusammenfassung: Gustav Mahler: unerhört! Der bislang umfangreichste "Klassik(ver)führer" von Auricula eröffnet neue Wege zum Giganten der Symphonie. Berlin, im November 2010: Gustav Mahler und sein Werk waren lange Zeit unterschätzt, verkannt und missverstanden. Erst während der letzten Jahrzehnte hat eine überwältigende Mahler-Renaissance eingesetzt, die im Jahr seines 150. Geburtstages 2010 und seines 100. Todestages 2011 einen vorläufigen Höhepunkt erreicht. Zu diesem Anlass ist in der Reihe "Der Klassik(ver)führer" die bislang umfangreichste Ausgabe erschienen, die sowohl dem Einsteiger den Zugang zu einem der großartigsten Musiker erleichtern wie auch dem Kenner neue Aspekte vermitteln möchte. Denn so sehr Mahlers Musik auch für sich und aus sich selbst heraus spricht, sind Einsichten in die Zusammenhänge zwischen Leben und Werk oder die musikalischen Strukturen seiner gigantischen Symphonien für ein tieferes Verständnis sinnvoll, das außerordentlichen Musikgenuss zum umfassenden Erlebnis machen kann. Sven Friedrich, Direktor des Richard-Wagner-Museums im Haus Wahnfried, Bayreuth, ist es gelungen, diese Aufgabe zu meistern und den Hörern mit den besonderen Möglichkeiten des Hörbuchs, dem Miteinander von Musik und Text, einen bislang ebenso attraktiven wie grundlegenden Weg zu einem der größten musikalischen Phänomene zu ebnen. Mit dem Schauspieler Hans-Jürgen Schatz konnte überdies nicht nur ein profilierter Sprecher gewonnen werden, sondern ein ebenfalls Mahler-Begeisterter. Das Hörbuch enthält mehr als 70 Musikausschnitte aus den Symphonien Nr. 1 bis 10 sowie aus "Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen", "Kindertotenlieder" und "Das Lied von der Erde". Zu diesem Titel erhalten Sie eine PDF-Datei, die nach dem Kauf automatisch Ihrer Bibliothek hinzugefügt wird. (P)2010 Auricula Kontakt: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show Author: Anders Roseberg Narrator: Anders Roseberg Format: Unabridged Length: 12 mins Language: English Release date: 09-04-17 Publisher: Anders Roseberg Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Summary: Come listen to the Ring Master introduce the acts of The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show in this one-of-a-kind audiobook that fuses a soft singing narration to wonderfully composed music. About the audiobook: Today, The Wondrous Wandering Acrobats Show comes to town, and you're invited! Come see all types of talented acrobats doing the most mind-boggling, hilarious acts in this fun-to-listen-to, rhythmic audiobook set to nostalgic circus posters! Anders Roseberg carefully crafts witty rhymes while cleverly adding the real names of the acrobats, performances or phrases from rare, vintage circus advertisements. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Life and Operas of Verdi Author: The Great Courses Narrator: Professor Robert Greenberg Format: Original Recording Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins Language: English Release date: 07-08-13 Publisher: The Great Courses Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The Italians have a word for the sense of dazzling beauty produced by effortless mastery: sprezzatura. And perhaps no cultural form associated with Italy is as steeped in the love of sprezzatura as opera, a genre the Italians invented. No composer has embodied the ideal of sprezzatura as magnificently as Giuseppe Verdi, the gruff, self-described "farmer" from the Po Valley who gave us 28 operas and remains to this day the most popular composer in the genre's 400-year-old history. His operas are produced more than those of any other composer, and one source claims that his La Traviata (1853) has been staged live somewhere around the world every evening for the past 100 years! This series of 32 lectures from one of music's most acclaimed teachers combines biography with a variety of musical excerpts to reveal the treasures of creativity that account for this popularity. It explores in depth and detail both the famous and not-so-famous Verdi operas, as well as his one great concert work, the Requiem Mass of 1874; his early songs; and his very last composition, a setting of the Stabat Mater. You trace his development from a more or less conventional composer of operas in the traditional Italian bel canto (beautifully sung) style to a creator of truly innovative musical dramas in which the power of music to intensify and explore human emotion is exploited to the fullest degree. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Genius of Place Author: Justin Martin Narrator: Richard Ferrone Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 02-18-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Frederick Law Olmsted is arguably the most important historical figure that the average American knows the least about. Best remembered for his landscape architecture, from New York's Central Park to Boston's Emerald Necklace to Stanford University's campus, Olmsted was also an influential journalist, early voice for the environment, and abolitionist credited with helping dissuade England from joining the South in the Civil War. This momentous career was shadowed by a tragic personal life, also fully portrayed here. Most of all, he was a social reformer. He didn't simply create places that were beautiful in the abstract. An awesome and timeless intent stands behind Olmsted's designs, allowing his work to survive to the present day. With our urgent need to revitalize cities and a widespread yearning for green space, his work is more relevant now than it was during his lifetime. Justin Martin restores Olmsted to his rightful place in the pantheon of great Americans. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Véra Author: Stacy Schiff Narrator: Anna Fields Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 11-05-09 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Pulitzer Prize, Biography/Autobiography, 2000 Set in prewar Europe and postwar America and spanning much of the 20th century, this telling of the Nabokov's 52-year marriage reads as vividly as a novel. Véra, both beautiful and brilliant, is its outsized heroine, a woman who loves as deeply and intelligently as did the great romantic heroines of Austen and Tolstoy. Stacy Schiff's Véra is a triumph of the biographical form. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: An American Demon Author: Jack Grisham Narrator: Jack Grisham Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-14 Publisher: Bad Idea Music Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Depravity, redemption, terror, and spiritual deliverance abound in this physically and psychologically complex memoir from the front man of the pioneer punk band True Sounds of Liberty (TSOL). Spanning the extremes between hard-core punk memoir and handbook for recovery and survival, this narrative documents a youth rebellion that changed the world and offered life lessons rooted in 1980s punk culture. At times unsettling and violent, this book is doused in aggression, rebellion, alcoholism, and drug abuse, culminating in tough lessons of sobriety and absolution. This captivating, dark, and ultimately redemptive life story will fascinate fans of punk and resonate with those who have suffered from addiction issues. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Good Vibrations Author: Mike Love, James S. Hirsch Narrator: Mike Love Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-16 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Mike Love tells the story of his legendary, raucous, and ultimately triumphant five-decade career as the front man of The Beach Boys, the most popular American band in history - timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of "Good Vibrations". As a founding member of The Beach Boys, Mike Love has spent an extraordinary 55 years, and counting, as the group's lead singer and one of its principal lyricists. The Beach Boys, from their California roots to their international fame, are a unique American story - one of overnight success and age-defying longevity; of musical genius and reckless self-destruction; of spirituality, betrayal, and forgiveness - and Love is the only band member to be part of it each and every step. His own story has never been fully told, of how a sheet-metal apprentice became the quintessential front man for America's most successful rock band, singing in more than 5,600 concerts in 26 countries. Love describes the stories behind his lyrics for pop classics such as "Good Vibrations", "California Girls", "Surfin' USA", and "Kokomo", while providing vivid portraits of the turbulent lives of his three gifted cousins, Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson. His partnership with Brian has few equals in American pop music, though Mike has carved out a legacy of his own - he co-wrote the lyrics to 11 of the 12 original Beach Boy songs that were top 10 hits while providing the lead vocals on 10 of them. The band's unprecedented durability also provides a glimpse into America's changing cultural mores over the past half century, while Love himself has experienced both the diabolical and the divine - from Charles Manson's "family" threatening his life to Maharishi instilling it with peace. A husband, a father, and an avid environmentalist, Love has written a book that is as rich and layered as the Beach Boy harmonies themselves. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Diane Arbus Author: Arthur Lubow Narrator: Coleen Marlo Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 09-21-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Diane Arbus brings to life the full story of one of the greatest American artists of the 20th century, a visionary who revolutionized photography and altered the course of contemporary art with her striking, now iconic images. Arbus comes startlingly to life here, a strong-minded child of unnerving originality who grew into a formidable artist. Arresting, unsettling, and poignant, her photographs stick in our minds. Why did these people fascinate her? And what was it about her that captivated them? It is impossible to understand the transfixing power of Arbus's photographs without understanding her life story. Arthur Lubow draws on exclusive interviews with Arbus's friends, lovers, and colleagues to explore her unique perspective. He deftly traces Arbus's development from a wealthy, sexually precocious free spirit into first a successful New York fashion photographer, and then a singular artist who coaxed hidden truths from her subjects. Lubow reveals that Arbus's profound need not only to see her subjects, but to be seen by them, drove her to forge unusually close bonds with these people, helping her discover the fantasies, pain, and heroism within each of them. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: An American Childhood Author: Annie Dillard Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 01-25-11 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: A book that instantly captured the hearts of readers across the country, An American Childhood is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Annie Dillards poignant, vivid memoir of growing up in Pittsburgh in the 1950s. Much of the book focuses on her parents and some of her intellectual pursuits. Her mother was a non-conformist; her father taught her about plumbing and economics, and shared his enthusiasm for the novel On The Road. Annie took piano and dance classes, went rock and bug collecting, and loved books, especially about World War II. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Garlic and Sapphires Author: Ruth Reichl Narrator: Bernadette Dunne Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 04-21-05 Publisher: Books on Tape Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: What is even more remarkable about Reichl's spy games is that as she takes on these various disguises, she finds herself changed not just superficially, but in character as well. She gives a remarkable account of how one's outer appearance can very much influence one's inner character, expectations, and appetites. As she writes, "Every restaurant is a theater...even the modest restaurants offer the opportunity to become someone else, at least for a little while." Garlic and Sapphires is a reflection on personal identity and role playing in the decadent, epicurean theaters of the restaurant world. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Dimestore Author: Lee Smith Narrator: Linda Stephens Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 03-22-16 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: In her first work of nonfiction, Lee Smith deploys the wit, wisdom, and graceful prose for which she is beloved to conjure her early days in the small coal town of Grundy, Virginia - and beyond. For the inimitable Lee Smith, place is paramount. For 45 years, her fiction has lived and breathed with the rhythms and people of the Appalachian South. But never before has she written her own story. Set deep in the rugged Appalachian Mountains, the Grundy of Lee Smith's youth was a place of coal miners, mountain music, and her daddy's dimestore. It was in that dimestore - listening to customers and inventing life histories for the store's dolls - that she began to learn the craft of storytelling. Even though she adored Grundy, Smith's formal education and travels took her far from Virginia, though her Appalachian upbringing never left her. Dimestore's 15 essays are crushingly honest, always wise, and superbly entertaining. Smith has created both a moving, personal portrait and a broader meditation on embracing one's heritage. Hers is an inspiring story of the birth of a writer and a poignant look at a way of life that has all but vanished. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Bound for Glory Author: Woody Guthrie Narrator: Arlo Guthrie Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs Language: English Release date: 12-15-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The legendary voice of folk music, Woody Gurthrie, left behind hundreds of songs, including such American treasures as "This Land is Your Land," "Hard Traveling," and "Reuben James." His has influenced generations of musicians from Bob Dylan and Joan Baez to Bruce Springsteen and the Indigo Girls. In this remarkable autobiography, Guthrie presents a vision of America that, like his songs, is not soon forgotten. Guthrie traveled all over the U.S. by boxcar, thumb, and foot during the years after the Great Depression. He died of Huntington's Disease in 1967. Recording (P)1992 by Audio Literature; Copyright ©1971 by Marjorie Guthrie Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Seduced by Art Author: Marina Vaizey Narrator: Dana Brewer Harris Format: Unabridged Length: 8 mins Language: English Release date: 08-28-17 Publisher: Cv Publications Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Summary: EM Forster's famous dictum "Only connect!" is often quoted out of context but it is a resoundingly emotive phrase which might also be taken as the motto for the first major excursion by the National Gallery, London, into the history, portent and meaning of photography as a medium. Before Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present, the National Gallery has only exhibited the work of a contemporary photographer on one occasion. Peter Blake, an artist famous for using many found sources including photographs in his work, much of which is based on elaborate collage and montage, was an artist-in-residence at the gallery in 1994-1996. But even the most tolerant observer would characterize the National Gallery's handling of contemporary art and/or photography as patchy, if not downright wobbly. This reviewer's experience has been that most of the gallery's interventions, however laudable in intent, have, with exceptions, diminished the contemporary and obscured the historic. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher Author: Timothy Egan Narrator: David Drummond Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 10-09-12 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: At once an incredible adventure narrative and a penetrating biographical portrait, Egan's book tells the remarkable untold story behind Edward Curtis's iconic photographs, following him throughout Indian country from desert to rainforest as he struggled to document the stories and rituals of more than 80 tribes. Even with the backing of Theodore Roosevelt and J.P. Morgan, it took tremendous perseverance. The undertaking changed him profoundly, from detached observer to outraged advocate. He would die penniless and unknown in Hollywood just a few years after publishing the last of his 20 volumes. But the charming rogue with the grade-school education had fulfilled his promise - his great adventure succeeded in creating one of America's most stunning cultural achievements. PDF features Edward Curtis photographs. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Bob Dylan Author: Scott M. Marshall Narrator: Dan John Miller Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 10-24-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Never before has a book like this one delved into the spiritual odyssey of cultural icon Bob Dylan. Tracking an American original - from his Jewish roots to his controversial embrace of Jesus to his enduring legacy as the composer of the Tempest album - Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life delivers the story of a man in dogged pursuit of redemption. Based on years of research and original interviews, this book sorts through the myths and misunderstandings and reveals Dylan to be both traditional and radical in the way he expresses his spiritual quest for purpose and meaning. "Call Dylan whatever you want, but the name won't stick", said foreword writer and film director Scott Derrickson. What does stick is his music, in part because his songs contain a deep, abiding spirituality that moves listeners more than the songs of any other artist. Bob Dylan: A Spiritual Life bridges the gap between purpose and meaning in grand fashion. It offers listeners an informative, entertaining, and nuanced look into Bob Dylan's spiritual odyssey. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: There Was a Country Author: Chinua Achebe Narrator: Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 10-11-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: From the legendary author of Things Fall Apart comes a long-awaited memoir about coming of age with a fragile new nation, then watching it torn asunder in a tragic civil war. The defining experience of Chinua Achebe's life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 1967-1970. The conflict was infamous for its savage impact on the Biafran people, Chinua Achebe's people, many of whom were starved to death after the Nigerian government blockaded their borders. By then, Chinua Achebe was already a world-renowned novelist, with a young family to protect. He took the Biafran side in the conflict and served his government as a roving cultural ambassador, from which vantage he absorbed the war's full horror. Immediately after, Achebe took refuge in an academic post in the United States, and for more than 40 years he has maintained a considered silence on the events of those terrible years, addressing them only obliquely through his poetry. Now, decades in the making, comes a towering reckoning with one of modern Africa's most fateful events, from a writer whose words and courage have left an enduring stamp on world literature. Achebe masterfully relates his experience, both as he lived it and how he has come to understand it. He begins his story with Nigeria's birth pangs and the story of his own upbringing as a man and as a writer so that we might come to understand the country's promise, which turned to horror when the hot winds of hatred began to stir. To read There Was a Country is to be powerfully reminded that artists have a particular obligation, especially during a time of war. All writers, Achebe argues, should be committed writers - they should speak for their history, their beliefs, and their people. Marrying history and memoir, poetry and prose, There Was a Country is a distillation of vivid firsthand observation and 40 years of research and reflection. Wise, humane, and authoritative, it will stand as definitive and reinforce Achebe's place as one of the most vital literary and moral voices of our age. "1966", "Benin Road", "Penalty of Godhead", "Generation Gap", "Biafra, 1969", "A Mother in a Refugee Camp", "The First Shot", "Air Raid", "Mango Seedling", "We Laughed at Him", "Vultures", and "After a War" from Collected Poems by Chinua Achebe. Copyright 1971, 1973, 2004 by Chinua Achebe. Used by permission of Anchor Books, a division of Random House, Inc. and The Wylie Agency, LLC. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Words Without Music Author: Philip Glass Narrator: Lloyd James Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-15 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The long-awaited memoir by "the most prolific and popular of all contemporary composers." (New York Times) A world-renowned composer of symphonies, operas, and film scores, Philip Glass has, almost single-handedly, crafted the dominant sound of late twentieth-century classical music. Rapturous in its ability to depict the creative process, Words without Music allows listeners to experience that sublime moment of creative fusion when life merges with art. Biography lovers will be inspired by the story of a precocious Baltimore boy who entered college at age fifteen before traveling to Paris to study under the legendary Nadia Boulanger; Glass devotees will be fascinated by the stories behind Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, among so many other works. Whether recalling his experiences working at Bethlehem Steel, traveling in India, driving a cab in 1970s New York, or his professional collaborations with the likes of Allen Ginsberg, Ravi Shankar, Robert Wilson, Doris Lessing, and Martin Scorsese, Words without Music affirms the power of music to change the world. BONUS FEATURE: Includes Etude No. 2, written and performed by Philip Glass. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Shattered Lens Author: Jonathan Alpeyrie, Stash Luczkiw Narrator: Qarie Marshall Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Capturing history was Jonathan Alpeyrie's job, but he never expected to become a news story himself. For a decade, the French-American photojournalist weaved in and out of over a dozen conflict zones. But, during his third assignment to Syria, Alpeyrie was betrayed by his fixer and handed over to a band of Syrian rebels. For 81 days, he was bound, blindfolded, and beaten. Over the course of his captivity, Alpeyrie kept his spirits up and strived to see, without his camera lenses, the humanity in his captors. The Shattered Lens is his firsthand account: the account of a photojournalist who has always answered the next adrenaline-pumping assignment but, during his headline-making kidnapping, was left to consider the value and risks of his career, to ponder the violent conflicts he had seen, and to put the historical events over which he had no control into perspective. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Down the Highway Author: Howard Sounes Narrator: Peter Markinker Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 08-01-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Hailed as "Music Book of the Year" by Uncut magazine on publication, and a finalist for theRalph J. Gleason Music Book Award, Down the Highway is an essential biography for Bob Dylan fans and all music enthusiasts, delivering the full, fascinating story of the life and work of this great artist. Author Howard Sounes interviewed more than 250 key people in Dylans circle, and gained access to previously unseen documents, to create a fresh and compelling book that takes the reader on a journey from Dylans childhood in a Minnesota mining town, through his rise to fame in the 1960s, to his current status as the senior figure in popular music. Howard Sounes is known for writing detailed and revelatory biographies of extraordinary personalities, including the American poet Charles Bukowski (Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life) and the singer-songwriters Paul McCartney (Fab) and Lou Reed (Notes from the Velvet Underground). Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: As Consciousness Is Harnessed to Flesh Author: Susan Sontag Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-13 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: This, the second of three volumes of Susan Sontags journals and notebooks, begins where the first volume left off, in the middle of the 1960s. It traces and documents Sontags evolution from fledgling participant in the artistic and intellectual world of New York City to world-renowned critic and dominant force in the world of ideas with the publication of the groundbreaking Against Interpretation in 1966. As Consciousness is Harnessed to Flesh follows Sontag through the turbulent years of the 1960sfrom her trip to Hanoi at the peak of the Vietnam War to her time making films in Swedenup to 1981 and the beginning of the Reagan era. This is an invaluable record of the inner workings of one of the most inquisitive and analytical thinkers of the twentieth century at the height of her power. It is also a remarkable document of one individuals political and moral awakening. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Toscanini Author: Harvey Sachs Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Length: 40 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 06-27-17 Publisher: HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: During a 68-year career, conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) was famed for his fierce dedication, photographic memory, explosive temper, and impassioned performances. At various times he dominated La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, the NBC Symphony, and the Bayreuth, Salzburg, and Lucerne festivals. His reforms influenced generations of musicians, and his opposition to Nazism and fascism made him a model for artists of conscience. Thanks to unprecedented access to the conductor's archives, Harvey Sachs has written a completely new biography that positions Toscanini's epic musical career and sometimes scandalous life against the roiling currents of history. Set in his native Italy, across Europe and the Americas, and in 1930s Palestine, Toscanini soars in its exploration of genius, music, and moral courage, taking its place among the greatest music biographies of our time. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Stories from a Corfu Childhood Author: Gerald Durrell Narrator: Gerald Durrell Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 01-24-13 Publisher: Crimson Cats Audio Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: These five stories, written and read by Gerald Durrell himself, are taken from his books Birds, Beasts and Relatives and Fillets of Plaice. They were recorded on Jersey in 1985 and are used by kind permission of the Estate of Gerald Durrell. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Killing of Tupac Shakur Author: Cathy Scott Narrator: Larry Herron Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 08-22-16 Publisher: Crime, She Writes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Cathy Scott's biography remains the seminal account of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur's life and legacy following his still-unsolved murder in Las Vegas. It's been almost 20 years since poet, revolutionary, convict, and movie star, Tupac Amaru Shakur was gunned down at age 25 while he sat in traffic with Suge Knight near the Las Vegas Strip following a Mike Tyson fight at the MGM Grand. In the new updated and expanded third edition of this acclaimed biography, Las Vegas crime writer Cathy Scott has finally been able to include the previously unpublished chapter featuring the account of that last fateful night from "Big Frank," the rapper's now-deceased personal bodyguard. The raw no-holds-barred narrative is the definitive account of the unsolved murder of Tupac Shakur: the many possible motives, the failed investigation, the rap wars, the killing of Biggie Smalls, the Bloods-Crips connection, the Suge Knight and Death Row Records association, and the subsequent fate of numerous principals involved in the aftermath. It is also a sensitive, candid, and insightful account of the contradictory icon who remains not only one of the most influential rappers ever but, with more than 75 million records sold worldwide, he's also one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Man Ray Portraits Author: Marina Vaizey Narrator: Dana Brewer Harris Format: Unabridged Length: 9 mins Language: English Release date: 08-28-17 Publisher: Cv Publications Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Summary: This ample exhibition - 150 or so photographs, and a small complementary display of well chosen magazines, showing a succinct number in published form - by Man Ray (1890-1976) is described as the first to concentrate exclusively on his portraits. He was born in Philadelphia as Michael Emmanuel Radnitzky, the eldest child of Russian Jewish immigrants (the father's classic occupation for someone of his ethnicity and class that of a tailor); the family moved to Brooklyn in 1897, the first of Man Ray's advantageous geographical relocations. The boy, talented in drawing, was deeply engaged with the New York art world before he was 20, and a student both at the National Academy of Design (America's Royal Academy) and the Art Student's League. His family simplified their surname to Ray in 1912, and he was to be known as Man Ray for the rest of his life, perhaps a portent of the extraordinary self-transformations to come. He already was working as a sculptor, and in paint and mixed media, and with found material for abstract compositions, officially a dada-ist and soon to be classified as a surrealist, when that ism came into view. Man Ray purchased his first camera in 1915 to record his paintings, but by 1920 he had begun to make his living through portrait photography. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Outlaw Author: Michael Streissguth Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 06-04-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Waylon Jennings. Willie Nelson. Kris Kristofferson. Three renegade musicians. Three unexpected stars. Three men who changed Nashville and country music forever. By the late 1960s, Nashville, Tennessee, was firmly established as the center of the booming country music industry and home to what was known as the Nashville Sound, characterized by slick production and adherence to an increasingly overused formula. But the city was changing. Young people from all over the country were streaming into the bohemian West End and colliding with three trailblazing artists who would soon rock the foundations of Nashville's music business. Surrounded by the street vibes of the West End's burgeoning underground scene and the outlaw protest tradition of Nashville's unlikely civil rights leaders and antiwar protestors, Waylon, Willie, and Kris began resisting the unspoken rules of Nashville's music-making machine and instead forged their own creative paths. Their music, personal and not easily categorized, was more in the vein of rock acts like the Allman Brothers and Bob Dylan, and it communicated a stark rawness and honesty that would influence artists of all genres for decades to come. Studded with a diverse secondary cast including Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Kinky Friedman, Billy Joe Shaver, and others, Streissguth's new book brings to life an incredible chapter in musical history and reveals for the first time a surprising outlaw zeitgeist in Nashville. Based on extensive research and probing interviews with key players, what emerges is a fascinating glimpse into three of the most legendary artists of our times and the definitive story of how they changed music in Nashville and everywhere. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Body of Work Author: David Hallberg Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: David Hallberg, the first American to join the famed Bolshoi Ballet as a principal dancer and the dazzling artist the New York Times described as "the foremost classical stylist of our day", presents an intimate journey through his artistic life up to the moment he returns to the stage after a devastating injury almost cost him his career. Beginning with his real-life Billy Elliot childhood - an all-American story marred by intense bullying - and culminating in his hard-won comeback, Hallberg's brave memoir dives deep into life as an artist as he wrestles with ego, pushes the limits of his body, and searches for ecstatic perfection and fulfillment as one of the world's most acclaimed ballet dancers. While rich in detail ballet fans will adore, this is a book that anyone interested in a life of creativity will love. Hallberg reflects on themes like inspiration, self-doubt, and perfectionism as he takes listeners into daily class, rigorous rehearsals, and triumphant performances, searching for new interpretations of ballet's greatest roles. He reveals the loneliness he felt as a teenager leaving America to join the Paris Opera Ballet, the ambition he had to tame as a new member of American Ballet Theatre, and the reasons behind his headline-grabbing decision to be the first American to join the top rank of Bolshoi Ballet, tendered by the artistic director who would later be the victim of a vicious acid attack. Then, as Hallberg performed throughout the world at the peak of his abilities, he suffered a crippling ankle injury and unsuccessful surgery leading to an agonizing retreat from ballet and an honest reexamination of his entire life. Combining his powers of observation and memory with emotional honesty and artistic insight, Hallberg has written a great ballet memoir and an intimate portrait of an artist in all his vulnerability, passion, and wisdom. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Simply Wittgenstein Author: James C. Klagge Narrator: Joff Manning Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 03-10-17 Publisher: Simply Charly Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Born in Vienna into an extremely wealthy and highly cultured family, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) grew up surrounded by art, music, and a disturbing amount of dysfunctional behavior. After studying mechanical engineering and developing an interest in aeronautics, he became obsessed with mathematics and logic, which led to his life's work exploring the relationship between language, philosophy, and reality. In Simply Wittgenstein, James Klagge presents a fascinating portrait of this brilliant and troubled man, while exploring his two extraordinary books - the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus and Philosophical Investigations - in which he gave concrete form to his singular and perplexing ideas. Drawing on 30 years of teaching about Wittgenstein at both the undergraduate and graduate level, Klagge provides a clear and accessible introduction to these seminal works, helping the reader understand the revolutionary nature of Wittgensteins insights and the reason they continue to resonate in our own time. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: John le Carré Author: Adam Sisman Narrator: Michael Page Format: Unabridged Length: 25 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 11-03-15 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: In this definitive biography - blessed by John le Carré himself - Adam Sisman reveals the man behind the bestselling persona. In John le Carré, Sisman shines a spotlight on David Cornwell, an expert at hiding in plain sight - "born to lying," he wrote in 2002, "bred to it, trained to it by an industry that lies for a living, practiced in it as a novelist." Of course, the pseudonym "John le Carré" has helped to keep the public at a distance. Sisman probes Cornwell's unusual upbringing, abandoned by his mother at the age of only five and raised by his con man father (when not in prison), and explores his background in British intelligence, as well as his struggle to become a writer, and his personal life. Sisman has benefited from unfettered access to le Carré's private archive, talked to the most important people in his life, and interviewed the man himself at length. Who is John le Carré? Intriguing, thorough, and packed with entertaining detail, this biography will be a treat for the legions of le Carré fans. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: I'm Your Biggest Fan Author: Kate Coyne Narrator: Kate Coyne Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 06-14-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The executive editor of People magazine provides an unfiltered and hilarious look at her life alongside the rich and famous as she reveals how being a fangirl led to celebrity close encounters she could only dream of growing up. From the NY Post's "Page Six" to Good Housekeeping and now People, Kate Coyne has spent years on the front lines of the entertainment industry, feeding our insatiable appetite for celebrity news and gossip. I'm Your Biggest Fan chronicles her journey from red-carpet reporter to upper-level editor and the countless surreal, surprising, and awkward interactions she had with stars along the way. Featuring A-listers such as Michael Douglas (who warned her about tabloid reporting), Tom Cruise (whose behavior will surprise you), and Tom Hanks (who, yes, is wonderful), Coyne's stories reveal insights about pop culture's biggest icons - and the journalist who has followed their every move. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Searching for Dave Chappelle Author: Jason Zinoman Narrator: Christian Rummel Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 50 mins Language: English Release date: 04-18-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: In 2005, Dave Chappelle left show business at the height of his fame, giving up a small fortune and the hottest new television show in many years. In so doing, he transformed from being one of the greatest comics of his generation into one of the most enigmatic ever. In Searching for Dave Chappelle, Jason Zinoman, the first comedy critic in the history of The New York Times, sorts through the myriad theories and examines what happened to this singular artist. Through extensive reporting, this audiobook tells a compelling narrative that takes listeners behind the scenes of Comedy Central, the New York comedy scene and network television. This is not just a story about Dave Chappelle, but also about race, fame and the often blurry relationship between image and reality. Chappelles reputation has only grown over the years and he remains one of the most influential and admired comedians alive. Just as he tip-toes back into the spotlight with a high-profile national tour, this audiobook delivers the essential analysis of his life and work. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: A Blink of the Screen Author: Terry Pratchett, A. S. Byatt - foreword Narrator: Michael Fenton Stevens, Stephen Briggs Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-17-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day. In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short-form fiction collected into one volume. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press and the origins of his debut novel, The Carpet People, and on again to the dizzy mastery of the phenomenally successful Discworld series. Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; and adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas, all of it shot through with Terry's inimitable brand of humour. With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, this is an audiobook to treasure. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me Author: Ben Karlin (editor), Stephen Colbert, Will Forte, Nick Hornby, Andy Richter, Dan Savage Narrator: Various Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-08 Publisher: Hachette Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The Emmy award-winning former executive producer of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report has assembled a stellar line-up of men who have one thing in common: all have been dumped...and are willing to share their pain and the lessons learned. ©2008 Ben Karlin; (P)2008 Hachette Audio Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Spooky Art Author: Norman Mailer Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 08-03-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: "Writing is spooky," according to Norman Mailer. "There is no routine of an office to keep you going, only the blank page each morning, and you never know where your words are coming from, those divine words." In The Spooky Art, Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the listener in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer's craft. Praise for The Spooky Art "The Spooky Art shows Mailer's brave willingness to take on demanding forms and daunting issues.... He has been a thoughtful and stylish witness to the best and worst of the American century." - The Boston Globe "At his best - as artists should be judged - Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure. There is enough of his best in this book for it to be welcomed with gratitude." - The Washington Post "[The Spooky Art] should nourish and inform - as well as entertain - almost any serious reader of the novel." - Baltimore Sun "The richest book ever written about the writer's subconscious." - The Philadelphia Inquirer "Striking...entrancingly frank." - Entertainment Weekly Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Dark Story of Eminem Author: Nick Hasted Narrator: Nick Landrum Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 12-03-14 Publisher: Talking Music Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The celebrated story of how Marshall Mathers went from school and low-paid jobs in his native Detroit to global superstardom, rehab and comeback. Nick Hasteds revealing account also looks back at Eminem's most important relationships -with his mother, his teenage soul-mate Kim Scott, producer Dr. Dre and The Bass Brothers who guided and inspired him from the age of fourteen. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Richard Long Author: Marina Vaizey Narrator: Dana Brewer Harris Format: Unabridged Length: 13 mins Language: English Release date: 08-25-17 Publisher: Cv Publications Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Summary: One of Shakespeare's most often quoted lines, from Hamlet, simply asserts that "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in our philosophy." The current retrospective at Tate Britain of the art of Richard Long, the first in London since the Arts Council's Hayward Gallery show in 1991, has been titled Heaven and Earth by Long himself, a phrase he had earlier used for specific works of art. The phrase, implying complementary opposites, has been suggested by the I Ching, that ancient Chinese text which for millennia has guided explorations of change and stability, order and chaos, the seemingly random and the discovery of pattern. The sophisticated yet simple concepts behind the I Ching may well be an inspiration for three of the largest works on view: the great wall painting in Vallauris clay and the first room with its two huge wall paintings in River Avon mud, exploiting almost endless variations in density of tone and hue, dominated by light and dark ochres and browns so dark as to be almost black, shaped by the primordial forms of cross and line. The tidal Avon is Long's home river; he was born in Bristol, where he still lives, in 1945. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Trumbo Author: Bruce Cook Narrator: Luke Daniels Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-08-15 Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: A central figure in the Hollywood Ten and one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood history, two of Trumbo's screenplays earned Oscars (Roman Holiday and The Brave Ones) while he was blacklisted and unable to receive public credit for his work. Trumbo was also the author of Johnny Got His Gun, winner of the National Book Award and one of the most powerful antiwar novels ever published. He epitomized the spirit of American capitalism, yet he went to jail refusing to talk about his membership in the Communist party. As a result of his relentless fight for political freedom and the right to work for those blacklisted by the House Un-American Activities Committee beginning in 1947, he ended the blacklist era in 1960 by earning proper screen credit for his work on the blockbuster films Exodus and Spartacus. An extraordinarily complex character, he was, as author Bruce Cook states, "an exemplar of a certain set of American virtues: toughness, independence and persistence". Dalton Trumbo was the central figure in the Hollywood Ten, the blacklisted and jailed screenwriters. One of several hundred writers, directors, producers and actors who were deprived of the opportunity to work in the motion picture industry from 1947 to 1960, he was the first to see his name on the screen again. When that happened, it was Exodus, one of the year's biggest movies. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: One from the Hart Author: Stefanie Powers Narrator: Stefanie Powers Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 09-26-13 Publisher: Punch Audio (ACX) Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The career of Stefanie Powers is one of so many stage, screen, and television credits that her name alone recalls memories as varied as her roles-on screen and off. From movie roles including John Wayne's daughter in McLintock! and Lana Turner's rival in Love Has Many Faces, to being terrorized by Tallulah Bankhead in Die, Die My Darling and befriending a Volkswagen in Herbie Rides Again, she stepped onto the television screen as the sexy secret agent April Dancer in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. and the jet-setting, crime-solving wife of Robert Wagner in Hart to Hart. She is also an award-winning stage actress, fitness advocate, and an internationally recognized animal conservationist. A natural beauty groomed for show business at an early age, Stefanie Powers began her career at the tail end of the Studio System, a dynamic education in star quality and Hollywood history she happily admits was, "one hell of a ride." Privileged to have worked with some of the greatest names in the Hollywood firmament, Stephanie tells of the time she broke down in tears at a party over her divorce from actor Gary Lockwood, only to be comforted with a cocktail and the hard-won, been-there advice from two guests she had never met: Elizabeth Taylor and Ava Gardner. This is One from the Hart, Stefanie Powers's story of a resourceful, empowered, and atypical celebrity life, told with all the candor, wit, and wisdom that have come to embody the woman herself. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Emperor of Sound Author: Timbaland, Veronica Chambers Narrator: William Harper Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 11-17-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: "The most important producer of the decade." (The New Yorker) Timbaland is indisputably one of the most innovative music producers working today. The Grammy Awardwining producer, rapper, songwriter, and composer has collaborated with the mega-superstars of pop, rap, hip-hop, and R&B, from Jay Z to 50, Madonna to Justin, Nelly to Björk. His solo album Shock Value has sales tipped in the millions, and the video for his international chart-topping single "Apologize" has been viewed more than 100 million times on YouTube. The Emperor of Sound is an exclusive look at this talented artist and his extraordinary career. Here, as unexpected as much of what he creates, is an introspective memoir, revealing a modest and God- fearing man with an intense appreciation for the creative process, a humility for his musical gifts, and a unique understanding of what he calls "the science of hearing." Timbaland embraces and champions those who possess his same life-or-death passion for music: he reveals that it was Missy Elliott who steered him to own his confidence, that it was Aaliyah who inspired him to stretch his craft beyond boundaries, and that it was Justin Timberlake with whom he found an unprecedented creative chemistry, making "SexyBack" an instant classic. Timbaland also reflects on his growth and recent success in the entertainment business in his pivotal role as the executive music producer of the enormously popular television series Empire. Written with a cinematic flair and abundant with illuminating anecdotes about some of today's most renowned musical icons, including his former classmate and collaborator Pharrell Williams, The Emperor of Sound is an engaging memoir of a life in the works, showcasing the brilliant inner workings of a true musical genius. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: How Did You Get This Number Author: Sloane Crosley Narrator: Sloane Crosley Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 06-15-10 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: A brand-new book of hilarious and insightful personal essays by the iconic, irresistible Sloane Crosley. From the author of the sensational best seller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim, award nominations, and an ever-growing cadre of loyal fans. In Cake, readers were introduced to the foibles of Crosley's life in New York City - always teetering between the glamour of Manhattan parties, the indignity of entry-level work, and the special joy of suburban nostalgia - and to a literary voice that mixed Dorothy Parker with David Sedaris and became something all its own. Crosley still lives and works in New York City, but she's no longer the newcomer for whom a trip beyond the Upper West Side is a big adventure. She can pack up her sensibility and takes us with her to Paris, to Portugal (having picked it by spinning a globe and putting down her finger, and finally falling in with a group of Portuguese clowns), and even to Alaska, where the "bear bells" on her fellow bridesmaids' ponytails seemed silly until a grizzly cub dramatically intrudes. Meanwhile, back in New York, where new apartments beckon and taxi rides go awry, her sense of the city has become more layered, her relationships with friends and family more complicated. As always, Crosley's voice is fueled by the perfect witticism, buoyant optimism, flair for drama, and easy charm in the face of minor suffering or potential drudgery. But in How Did You Get This Number it has also become increasingly sophisticated, quicker, and sharper to the point, more complex and lasting in the emotions it explores. And yet, Crosley remains the unfailingly hilarious young Everywoman, healthily equipped with intelligence and poise to fend off any potential mundanity in maturity. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Over the Top and Back - the Autobiography Author: Sir Tom Jones Narrator: Jonathan Pryce Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 11-24-15 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in South Wales to a traditional coal-mining family. He began singing at an early age and landed his first record contract in 1964, winning a Grammy in 1965 for "It's Not Unusual". Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2006 for his services to music, his recordings have spanned the spectrum of musical styles over 60 years. He lives with his wife of 58 years, Melinda, in Wales and California. They have one son. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Frankie Manning: Ambassador of Lindy Hop Author: Cynthia Millman, Frankie Manning Narrator: Derrick E. Hardin Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 12-14-17 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: In the early days of swing dancing, Frankie Manning stood out for his moves and innovative routines; he introduced the air step in the Lindy hop, a dance that took the US and then the world by storm. In this fascinating autobiography, choreographer and Tony Award winner (Black and Blue) Manning recalls how his first years of dancing as a teenager at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom led to his becoming chief choreographer and a lead dancer for Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, a group that appeared on Broadway, in Hollywood musicals, and on stages around the globe. Manning brings the swing era vividly back to life with his recollections of the crowded ballrooms and of Lindy hoppers trying to outdo each other in spectacular performances. Published by Temple University Press. "This vivid memoir by one of swing dancing's innovators and stars is a must for lovers of dance, jazz and African-American history." - Publishers Weekly "Sit down with the book and you will feel you've sat down with Frankie in person to hear the wonderful story of his life." - Swing Dancer Magazine "Essential reading for anyone interested in this rich period in the development of America's indigenous dance and music." - Dance Magazine Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story Author: Rick Bragg Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 10-28-14 Publisher: HarperAudio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The greatest Southern storyteller of our time, New York Times best-selling author Rick Bragg, tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis - and gets his own story, from the source, for the very first time. A monumental figure on the American landscape, Jerry Lee Lewis spent his childhood raising hell in Ferriday, Louisiana, and Natchez, Mississippi; galvanized the world with hit records like "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" and "Great Balls of Fire", that gave rock and roll its devils edge; caused riots and boycotts with his incendiary performances; nearly scuttled his career by marrying his 13-year-old second cousin - his third wife of seven; ran a decades-long marathon of drugs, drinking, and women; nearly met his maker, twice; suffered the deaths of two sons and two wives, and the indignity of an IRS raid that left him with nothing but the broken-down piano he started with; performed with everyone from Elvis Presley to Keith Richards to Bruce Springsteen to Kid Rock - and survived it all to be hailed as "one of the most creative and important figures in American popular culture and a paradigm of the Southern experience." Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story is the Killers life as he lived it, and as he shared it over two years with our greatest bard of Southern life: Rick Bragg. Rich with Lewis' own words, framed by Braggs richly atmospheric narrative, this is the last great untold rock-and-roll story, come to life on the page. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Some Assembly Required Author: Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott Narrator: Anne Lamott, Sam Lamott Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 03-20-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at 19, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson, Jax's, life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam - about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions - struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jax's mother, who has her own ideas about how to raise a child. Lamott writes about the complex feelings that Jax fosters in her, recalling her own experiences with Sam when she was a single mother. Over the course of the year, the rhythms of life, death, family, and friends unfold in surprising and joyful ways. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family - as this book will change everyone who listens to it. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Clausewitz's 'On War' Author: Hew Strachan Narrator: Simon Vance Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 07-10-07 Publisher: Tantor Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: Hew Strachan, one of the world's foremost military historians, answers these problems in this fascinating book. He explains how and why On War was written, elucidates what Clausewitz meant, and offers insight into the impact it made on conflict and its continued significance in our world today. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: The Lost Generation Author: Michael Shelden Narrator: Michael Shelden Format: Original Recording Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: The Lost Generation from Professor Michael Shelden evokes one of the most creative periods in American literature. Paris of the 1920s served as a base for such authors as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound, and Gertrude Stein. In these lectures, Professor Shelden details and provides fresh insight into the unending allure of the Lost Generation - and of the literary output that exerts a continuing influence nearly a century later. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Conflict, Time, Photography Author: Marina Vaizey Narrator: Dana Brewer Harris Format: Unabridged Length: 10 mins Language: English Release date: 08-30-17 Publisher: Cv Publications Genres: Arts & Entertainment, Visual Arts Summary: The extraordinary exhibition of thousands of photographs ranging from cumbersome, beautifully detailed, sharply acute photographs of the aftermath of the 1860s American Civil War to mundane landscapes taken in 2013, are based on an enlivening, provocative, and even perhaps controversial organizing principle. What is novel is the unusual premise: eschewing more conventional and immediate reportage, or documentary series, the selection moving from gallery to gallery - and section by section in the catalogue - is defined by time. The images are set out from Moments Later to 100 Years. The theme is set by Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five, a fantasy novel which plays with notions of memory and time, inspired by his extraordinary experience of having been imprisoned in Dresden in, indeed, a slaughterhouse, and emerging the morning after the Dresden bombing to find the destroyed city. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: When I Left Home Author: David Ritz, Buddy Guy Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 05-08-12 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues. Guys epic story stands at the absolute nexus of modern blues. He came to Chicago from rural Louisiana in the fifties - the very moment when urban blues were electrifying our culture. He was a regular session player at Chess Records. Willie Dixon was his mentor. He was a sideman in the bands of Muddy Waters and Howlin Wolf. He and Junior Wells formed a band of their own. In the sixties, he became a recording star in his own right. When I Left Hometells Guys picaresque story in his own words, those of a storyteller who remembers everything, including blues masters in their prime and the exploding, evolving culture of music that happened all around him. Buddy Guy was born in 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana. He is considered among the best blues guitarists alive today. He lives in Chicago. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com

Listen to full audiobooks for free on : https://hotaudiobook.com/free Title: Edgar Allan Poe Author: Paul Collins Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 08-26-14 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Artists, Writers, & Musicians Summary: A view into the tumultuous and creative life of Edgar Allan Poe. Today the name Edgar Allan Poe invokes a tragic genius whose mastery of horror seems inexorably tied to his tormented life. But in his own time, Poe was above all a craftsman-an editor and reviewer desperately trying to earn a living by transmuting the wild ephemera of early Victorianism into innovations in science fiction, horror, and detective literature. Indeed, the crime thriller would not exist without Poe's sleuth Dupin, the deductive genius of "Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter." With brilliant scholarship and storytelling verve, Paul Collins delves into Poe's life and his professional world, from his stormy relationship with his rich adoptive father and interest in cryptograms to hits such as "The Raven" and flops like Eureka, his late-career crank literature outing. Edgar Allan Poe is an informative and supremely entertaining account of one of the most singular talents in American letters. Contact: info@hotaudiobook.com