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Steven Spielberg
- A Life in Films
- Written by: Molly Haskell
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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"Everything about me is in my films," Steven Spielberg has said. Taking this as a key to understanding the hugely successful moviemaker, Molly Haskell explores the full range of Spielberg's works for the light they shine upon the man himself. Through such powerhouse hits as E.T., Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones, to less-appreciated movies like the haunting Schindler's List, Haskell shows how Spielberg's uniquely evocative filmmaking and story-telling reveal the many ways in which his life, work, and times are entwined.
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Steven Spielberg
- A Life in Films
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release Date: 03-01-17
- Language: English
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Why We Love Star Wars
- The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Written by: Ken Napzok, Joseph Scrimshaw - foreword
- Narrated by: Ken Napzok
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Celebrate the greatest saga ever told: All of us who are deeply influenced by the epic saga of Star Wars have our favorite moments. Each time the screen goes black and you see those words - "a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away" - the music blasts through you, and you're a kid again. Ken Napzok, expert appreciator of Star Wars, counts down each one of those special moments that makes this series not just the best movies of all time, but the greatest saga ever told.
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Why We Love Star Wars
- The Great Moments That Built a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- Narrated by: Ken Napzok
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Release Date: 27-08-19
- Language: English
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Supernatural Psychology
- Roads Less Traveled
- Written by: Travis Langley, Lynn S. Zubernis, Mark R. Pellegrino,
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel, Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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Following the adventures of two brothers who investigate deeply strange and paranormal mysteries in their never-ending road trip, the TV show Supernatural has many fans eager to better understand the psychology behind the series' themes and characters. Featuring cast and crew interviews, this collection examines issues at the heart and soul of Supernatural's heroes and foes.
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Supernatural Psychology
- Roads Less Traveled
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel, Hillary Huber
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Release Date: 26-06-18
- Language: English
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- A Bingewatcher’s Notebook
- Written by: Clive James
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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Television and TV viewing are not what they once were - and that's a good thing, according to award-winning author and critic Clive James. Since serving as television columnist for the London Observer from 1972 to 1982, James has witnessed a radical change in content, format, and programming, and in the very manner in which television is watched. Here he examines this unique cultural revolution, providing a brilliant, eminently entertaining analysis of many of the medium's most notable 21st-century accomplishments.
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- A Bingewatcher’s Notebook
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 30-08-16
- Language: English
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A Companion to Steven Spielberg
- Written by: Nigel Morris
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 29 hrs
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A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era.
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A Companion to Steven Spielberg
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 29 hrs
- Release Date: 28-09-21
- Language: English
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Spider-Man and Philosophy
- The Web of Inquiry
- Written by: William Irwin, Jonathan J. Sanford
- Narrated by: Alan Marriott
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Since Stan Lee and Marvel introduced Spider-Man in Amazing Fantasy 15 in 1962, everyone's favorite webslinger has had a long career in comics, graphic novels, cartoons, movies, and even on Broadway. In this book some of history's most powerful philosophers help us explore the enduring questions and issues surrounding this beloved superhero: Is Peter Parker to blame for the death of his uncle? Does great power really bring great responsibility? Can Spidey champion justice and be with Mary Jane at the same time?
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Spider-Man and Philosophy
- The Web of Inquiry
- Narrated by: Alan Marriott
- Series: Pop Culture and Philosophy, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Release Date: 09-07-20
- Language: English
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House of Psychotic Women
- An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films
- Written by: Kier-La Janisse
- Narrated by: Kier-La Janisse
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
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Cinema is full of neurotic personalities, but few things are more transfixing than a woman losing her mind onscreen. Horror as a genre provides the most welcoming platform for these histrionics: crippling paranoia, desperate loneliness, masochistic death-wishes, dangerous obsessiveness, apocalyptic hysteria. Unlike her male counterpart—the eccentric'—the female neurotic lives a shamed existence, making these films those rare places where her destructive emotions get to play.
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House of Psychotic Women
- An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films
- Narrated by: Kier-La Janisse
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Release Date: 10-10-23
- Language: English
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Difficult Men
- Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution
- Written by: Brett Martin
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the landscape of television began an unprecedented transformation. While the networks continued to chase the lowest common denominator, a wave of new shows, first on premium cable channels like HBO and then basic cable networks like FX and AMC, dramatically stretched television’s narrative inventiveness, emotional resonance, and artistic ambition. Just as the Big Novel had in the 1960s and the subversive films of New Hollywood had in 1970s, television shows became the place to go to see stories of the triumph and betrayals of the American Dream.
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Difficult Men
- Behind the Scenes of a Creative Revolution
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release Date: 19-03-24
- Language: English
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The Coen Brothers
- Written by: Adam Nayman
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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From such cult hits as Raising Arizona and The Big Lebowski to major critical darlings Fargo, No Country for Old Men, and Inside Llewyn Davis, Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly comical, instantly recognizable voice in modern American cinema. Film critic Adam Nayman carefully sifts through their complex cinematic universe in an effort to plot, as he puts it, "some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness." The book combines critical text with a visual aesthetic that honors the Coens' singular mix of darkness and levity.
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The Coen Brothers
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Release Date: 11-09-18
- Language: English
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Waxing On
- The Karate Kid and Me
- Written by: Ralph Macchio
- Narrated by: Ralph Macchio
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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Since The Karate Kid first crane-kicked its way into the pop culture stratosphere in June 1984, there hasn’t been a week Ralph Macchio hasn’t heard friendly shouts of “Wax on, wax off” or “Sweep the leg!” Now, with Macchio reprising his role as Daniel LaRusso in the number one ranked Netflix show Cobra Kai, he is finally ready to look back at this classic movie and give the fans something they’ve long craved.
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LOVED
- By Aelina Anne Cherian on 11-11-22
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Waxing On
- The Karate Kid and Me
- Narrated by: Ralph Macchio
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Release Date: 18-10-22
- Language: English
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The Pixar Touch
- The Making of a Company
- Written by: David A. Price
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
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The Pixar Touch is a lively chronicle of Pixar Animation Studios' history and evolution, and the "fraternity of geeks" who shaped it. With the help of visionary businessman Steve Jobs and animating genius John Lasseter, Pixar has become the gold standard of animated filmmaking, beginning with a short special effects shot made at Lucasfilm in 1982 all the way up through the landmark films Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Wall-E, and others.
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The Pixar Touch
- The Making of a Company
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Release Date: 02-12-08
- Language: English
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A Short History of Film
- Written by: Wheeler Winston Dixon, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
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The history of international cinema is now available in a concise, conveniently sized, and affordable volume. Succinct yet comprehensive, A Short History of Film provides an accessible overview of the major movements, directors, studios, and genres from the 1880s to the present.
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A Short History of Film
- Narrated by: Walter Dixon
- Length: 15 hrs and 16 mins
- Release Date: 15-02-11
- Language: English
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Twilight and Philosophy
- Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality
- Written by: Rebecca Housel, J. Jeremy Wisnewski
- Narrated by: Rebecca Housel
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Bella and Edward, and their family and friends, have faced countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas in Stephenie Meyer's Twilight novels. This book is the first to explore them, drawing on the wisdom of philosophical heavyweights to answer essential questions such as: What do the struggles of "vegetarian" vampires who control their biological urge for human blood say about free will? Are vampires morally absolved if they kill only animals and not people? From a feminist perspective, is Edward a romantic hero or is he just a stalker? Is Jacob "better" for Bella than Edward?
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Twilight and Philosophy
- Vampires, Vegetarians, and the Pursuit of Immortality
- Narrated by: Rebecca Housel
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Release Date: 10-07-20
- Language: English
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Up All Night
- Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
- Written by: Lisa Napoli
- Narrated by: Lisa Napoli
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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How did we get from an age of dignified nightly news broadcasts on three national networks to the age of 24-hour channels and constantly breaking news? The answer - thanks to Ted Turner and an oddball cast of cable TV visionaries, big league rejects, and nonunion newbies - can be found in the basement of an abandoned country club in Atlanta. Because it was there, in 1980, that this motley crew somehow, against all odds, launched CNN. Up All Night is an inside look at the founding of the upstart network that set out to change the way news was delivered and consumed.
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Up All Night
- Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News
- Narrated by: Lisa Napoli
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release Date: 12-05-20
- Language: English
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'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy'
- On Where Eagles Dare
- Written by: Geoff Dyer
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of 'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy' by Geoff Dyer, read by Roy McMillan. From the acclaimed writer and critic Geoff Dyer, an extremely funny scene-by-scene analysis of Where Eagles Dare - published as the film reaches its 50th anniversary. A thrilling Alpine adventure starring a magnificent, bleary-eyed Richard Burton and a coolly anachronistic Clint Eastwood, Where Eagles Dare is the apex of 1960s war movies, by turns enjoyable and preposterous. 'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy' is Geoff Dyer's tribute to the film he has loved since childhood.
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'Broadsword Calling Danny Boy'
- On Where Eagles Dare
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Release Date: 04-10-18
- Language: English
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You're Lucky You're Funny
- How Life Becomes a Sitcom
- Written by: Phil Rosenthal
- Narrated by: Phil Rosenthal
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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The creator and executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond dissects the art of comedy and the making of a sitcom classic. In television, where programs can premiere and disappear in the same week, Everybody Loves Raymond reigned as America's best-loved show for nine years with more than 17 million viewers. As the number-one sitcom, it received more than 70 Emmy nominations, including two wins for best comedy.
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"Everybody Loves Phil"!
- By Anita Fernandes on 18-10-22
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You're Lucky You're Funny
- How Life Becomes a Sitcom
- Narrated by: Phil Rosenthal
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
- Release Date: 30-10-06
- Language: English
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Most Dramatic Ever: The Bachelor
- Pop Classics, Book 9
- Written by: Suzannah Showler
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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The right reasons to fall in love with The Bachelor When it debuted in 2002, The Bachelor raised the stakes of first-wave reality television, offering the ultimate prize: true love. Since then, thrice yearly, dozens of camera-ready young-and-eligibles have vied for affection (and roses) in front of a devoted audience of millions. In this funny, insightful examination of the world’s favorite romance-factory, Suzannah Showler explores the contradictions that are key to the franchise’s genius, longevity, and power and parses what this means for both modern love and modern America.
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Most Dramatic Ever: The Bachelor
- Pop Classics, Book 9
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman
- Series: Pop Classics, Book 9
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Release Date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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C'mon, Get Happy
- The Making of Summer Stock
- Written by: David Fantle, Tom Johnson, Savion Glover - foreword by
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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In their third and final screen teaming, Judy Garland and Gene Kelly starred together in the MGM musical Summer Stock. In C'mon, Get Happy, authors David Fantle and Tom Johnson present a comprehensive study of this 1950 motion picture. The production coincided at a critical point in the careers of Kelly and an emotionally spent Garland. Kelly, who starred in An American in Paris just one year later, was at the peak of his abilities.
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C'mon, Get Happy
- The Making of Summer Stock
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Release Date: 10-09-24
- Language: English
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The De Palma Decade
- Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens
- Written by: Laurent Bouzereau
- Narrated by: Dani Martineck
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Among a crop of fresh filmmakers including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, and Francis Ford Coppola revolutionizing Hollywood in the ’70s, Brian De Palma—a director from Philadelphia with a few social satires under his belt—charted a cinematic path unlike any of his peers. At times he was unfairly dismissed as a Hitchcock copycat; other times he was misunderstood for his peculiar mix of sexuality, humor, music, and violence. But, over the course of ten years, he created a new cinematic language.
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The De Palma Decade
- Redefining Cinema with Doubles, Voyeurs, and Psychic Teens
- Narrated by: Dani Martineck
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Release Date: 03-09-24
- Language: English
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The X-Files: The Truth Is Still Out There
- Thirty Years of the X-Files
- Written by: Bethan Jones
- Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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In September 1993, a TV show like no other appeared on our screens, asking us to consider the essence of truth and belief, to think about the nature and roles of science and humanity, and to question what we were told by those in power. Combining horror, science fiction, drama, crime, and comedy with cinematic filmmaking, The X-Files transported the paranoia of the sixties and seventies to the technologically savvy nineties as it followed two iconic characters, FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, in their labyrinthine pursuit of truth.
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The X-Files: The Truth Is Still Out There
- Thirty Years of the X-Files
- Narrated by: Daniela Acitelli
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release Date: 12-09-23
- Language: English
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