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The Art of Acting
- By: Stella Adler, Howard Kissel
- Narrated by: Bonnie Agan
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood, she offered her vast acting knowledge to generations of actors, including Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro. The great voice finally ended in the early 1990s. But, her decades of experience and teaching have been brilliantly captured and encapsulated by Howard Kissel, in the 22 lessons you'll hear in this audiobook.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Roman Greenberg on 03-07-22
- The Art of Acting
- By: Stella Adler, Howard Kissel
- Narrated by: Bonnie Agan
Offensively past its prime
Reviewed: 04-14-24
Arrogant, entitled, impractical piece of history. Obviously written from a place of privilege. I was extremely offended by her attack of the middle class and the way she mocks and belittles her students. if this is what acting is, let me be a hack. If I taught like this, I would rightfully be fired.
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Stella Adler
- The Art of Acting
- By: Howard Kissel
- Narrated by: Bonnie Agan
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Stella Adler was one of the 20th Century's greatest figures. She is arguably the most important teacher of acting in American history. Over her long career, both in New York and Hollywood, she offered her vast acting knowledge to generations of actors, including Marlon Brando, Warren Beatty, and Robert De Niro. The great voice finally ended in the early 1990s. But, her decades of experience and teaching have been brilliantly captured and encapsulated by Howard Kissel, in the 22 lessons you'll hear in this audiobook.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Roman Greenberg on 03-07-22
- Stella Adler
- The Art of Acting
- By: Howard Kissel
- Narrated by: Bonnie Agan
Offensively past its prime
Reviewed: 04-14-24
Arrogant, entitled, impractical piece of history. Obviously written from a place of privilege. I was extremely offended by her attack of the middle class and the way she mocks and belittles her students. if this is what acting is, let me be a hack. If I taught like this, I would rightfully be fired.
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The Camera Lies
- Acting for Hitchcock
- By: Dan Callahan
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story2.5 out of 5 stars 2
The Camera Lies unpacks Hitchcock's legacy both as a director who continuously taught audiences to distrust appearance and as a man with an uncanny insight into the human capacity for deceit and misinterpretation.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not a book about acting
- By Kindle Customer on 03-10-24
- The Camera Lies
- Acting for Hitchcock
- By: Dan Callahan
- Narrated by: George Newbern
not a book about acting
Reviewed: 03-10-24
if you're looking for a book about Hitchcock's sex life, or lack of it, this is the book form you. if you're looking for a book that teaches acting, skip this one.
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The Good Life
- Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
- By: Robert Waldinger MD, Marc Schulz PhD
- Narrated by: Robert Waldinger MD, Marc Schulz PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 481
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 404
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 403
What makes for a happy life, a fulfilling life? A good life? In their “captivating” (The Wall Street Journal) book, the directors of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest scientific study of happiness ever conducted, show that the answer to these questions may be closer than you realize.
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2 out of 5 stars
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very little practical advice
- By Kindle Customer on 01-16-23
- The Good Life
- Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
- By: Robert Waldinger MD, Marc Schulz PhD
- Narrated by: Robert Waldinger MD, Marc Schulz PhD
very little practical advice
Reviewed: 01-16-23
Way too much about the study and far too little about the results of the study. a lot of very specific isolated stories and a great deal about the science of studying happiness. but the only real practical advice this book offers is that you need to have friends and you need to value the friendships and put the effort into them. Good advice but I didn't have to listen to this book for hours to get it.
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The 6 Habits of Growth
- By: Brendon Burchard
- Narrated by: Brendon Burchard
- Length: 5 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,515
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,791
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,748
The world’s leading high-performance coach and multiple New York Times best-selling author Brendon Burchard delivers the six habits of personal growth that will help you create the life of your dreams. Forged from Brendon Burchard’s personal experiences, data from his GrowthDay app, and his many years as a high-performance coach, The 6 Habits of Growth presents the tools you need to construct the life of your dreams.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don’t bother
- By B. Sharpe on 10-30-22
- The 6 Habits of Growth
- By: Brendon Burchard
- Narrated by: Brendon Burchard
lots of great advice
Reviewed: 01-14-23
The steps he gives you are very clear and easy to follow. He really needs to spend less time talking about how great he is though. is someone word depressed or feeling really bad about themselves, hearing how great somebody else's life is does not help.
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Good Without God
- What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe
- By: Greg Epstein
- Narrated by: David Marantz
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
A provocative and positive response to Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, Richard Dawkins, and other New Atheists, Good Without God makes a bold claim for what nonbelievers do share and believe. Epstein's Good Without God provides a constructive, challenging response to these manifestos by getting to the heart of Humanism and its positive belief in tolerance, community, morality, and good without having to rely on the guidance of a higher being.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Speaker sounds too robotic
- By Lisa S. on 08-27-21
- Good Without God
- What a Billion Nonreligious People Do Believe
- By: Greg Epstein
- Narrated by: David Marantz
Narration too dry.
Reviewed: 10-28-21
a lot of really great and important information but I'm not sure that an audiobook is the medium best to serve it. And the narration is so monotone and dry at first I thought it was a joke. Made it hard to listen to.
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Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- By: Jacob Tobia
- Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 765
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 682
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 679
As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy", they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- By Anonymous User on 03-10-19
- Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- By: Jacob Tobia
- Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
So Arrogant.
Reviewed: 09-26-21
I had to stop listening because I got tired of hearing how "precocious" and exceptional they are.
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Always a Soldier
- Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican
- By: Rob Smith
- Narrated by: Rob Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
An Iraq War memoir and searing political commentary from Fox News regular and “America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican” Rob Smith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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EYE OPENER
- By Bernal on 07-25-20
- Always a Soldier
- Service, Sacrifice, and Coming Out as America’s Favorite Black, Gay Republican
- By: Rob Smith
- Narrated by: Rob Smith
it's good to read one-sided arguments occasionally
Reviewed: 01-12-21
he cherry pics and the last third of the book actually is very problematic. The core idea that no political party should assume support because of race or gender is extremely important. it's really important to hear the other side of all issues.
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Mastering Stand-Up
- The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
- By: Stephen Rosenfield
- Narrated by: Stephen Rosenfield
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 228
This entertaining and sharply written guide - for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers - examines the work of great comedians such as Louis C. K., Jerry Seinfeld, Eddie Izzard, Moms Mabley, Hannibal Buress, Sarah Silverman, Richard Pryor, and more as a means of illustrating the most important techniques of performing and writing stand-up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant
- By Erich on 07-05-19
- Mastering Stand-Up
- The Complete Guide to Becoming a Successful Comedian
- By: Stephen Rosenfield
- Narrated by: Stephen Rosenfield
an excellent intro to the industry and the craft
Reviewed: 01-07-21
I have to admit there were times that I didn't want to listen to his voice anymore, but this is an excellent primer especially about the industry. The bits on the art and writing are just enough without being too prescriptive.
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Jesus Hopped the A Train
- By: Stephen Adly Guirgis
- Narrated by: Charlie Robinson, David Zayas
- Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
An intense, chilling take on life behind bars, this performance strikes a fine balance of intellectual vigor and sophistication on the one hand and so much anguished passion on the other.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I don't regret it
- By D. Martin on 05-09-13
- Jesus Hopped the A Train
- By: Stephen Adly Guirgis
- Narrated by: Charlie Robinson, David Zayas
I guess this heading is not optional after all
Reviewed: 09-04-19
I am not a fan of this playwrights work. as a matter of fact I would go so far as to say I don't like his work at all. But I think this is his best play.
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