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Learn about a life and music

Revisado: 02-12-14

I am not much of a music connoisseur, but I enjoyed this book anyway. Davis tells a great story, a personal story that just happens to weave in a lot of musicians and places that are famous today. Great listen.

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Wonderful read, great narration

Revisado: 02-12-14

Great books transport you to places you have never been to or could go to. This is such a book. I traveled to England and to another time and a place where horses and to lives built around them. Great story, engaging storytelling. Highly recommend it.

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What a story! Definitely worth a listen!

Revisado: 02-12-14

I confess not to know much about Rita Moreno before reading this book, and I learned not just about her, but about another time and way things were done. Moreno has a great immigrant story with ups and downs and a view into a world I did not know about or that was just a vague sketch instead of the harsh reality of the author. Highly recommend it.

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Easy listen, good narration

Revisado: 02-12-14

Not quite your standard memoir, It's mostly short stories instead of one coherent piece. It is nevertheless enjoyable and insightful. I learned about her life, the TV and movie business and what it was like growing up in her time.

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Likeable guy with great story.

Revisado: 02-12-14

Perhaps it's because he is an actor, but the narration is superb. This book made me smile, laugh and thouroughly enjoy myself. I did not know much about Caine before this book, and I definitely respect him more and view him in a different light after reading this book. Worth every penny or worth the credit to buy it. Definitely worth a listen.

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If Bourdain is your kinda guy you will love this

Revisado: 02-12-14

Great narration by the author, with stories that may at times shock or appall. If you find swearing distasteful, or are prudish and think drug, sex and booze amoral, this books is not for you. Great stories, and insights into the restaurant business, but mostly into this man's life. Highly recommend it.

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Countless hours of entertainment

Revisado: 02-12-14

Whether you are acquainted with Sherlock Holmes or not, this series is sure to please. Like other comments my only complaint is the voice the narrator chooses for women and the way it makes women seem like weaklings. However that is one minor complaint in a great collection.

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Great story, wonderful narration!

Revisado: 02-12-14

The narration complements the text wonderfully. I am not sure the author could have done better himself. The narrator has different voices for the author as adult, as child, for his father etc. It is a wonderful performance and you will not want to stop listening. Absolutely worth it. I can see myself listening to this at another time, and perhaps even reading Shteyngart's books.

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Better than the movie. Of course!

Revisado: 08-07-12

With multiple narrators this book is a great buy. You may have seen the movie, but you will love the book. I resisted getting the book, but after learning of the multiple narrators I gave in and I was thoroughly and pleasantly surprised. The picture painted by the narrators is almost as good as a movie, but better because your imagination is so much richer! A well spent credit, even though I seldom get nonfiction the topic is so rich it is not just any story. It may seem like an exaggeration, but this book deserves all the five stars!

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Unique story, a life you could not imagine!

Revisado: 08-07-12

Great, fun read, and informative read. This book provides insight into a bit of colonialism, Africa, and relations among peoples and families. More importantly it provides a great insight into what life was like during Colonial times in Rhodesia or Kenya. Fuller writes about her family, their dreams, their lives, and their faults with frankness and love. I bought this book during one of their sales and I was not disappointed. Though I did not read her first book "Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight" I was able to thoroughly enjoy this book. If you thought your childhood was tough, or your family was eccentric read this book and you will realize that maybe your life was relatively normal. The performance is not 5 stars because the narrator's voice, or accent takes a little getting used to.

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