Clive Hazell

This is for audiophiles and cinephiles

Revisado: 10-13-23

This set was a joy to me as I lay in bed with the flu. The stories are all abbreviated but with the original stars delivering the lines they became famous for. I have listened to some of the other playhouse performances of other movies but these are far better and wonderful to listen to. If you love being told a story with the best voices of golden Hollywood, then this box set is worth a purchase.

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Impeccable told tale of the dangerous creature

Revisado: 10-13-23

This book often reads like a PHD dissertation but the gift is that Mr. Winegard knows how to take the reader on a journey and weaves a remarkable history with science. The first time I listened I thought many of the facts, I had misheard so I went out to buy the book. The truth is shocking but the story and writing is impeccable. This is a man who is in charge of the facts and takes the reader/listener on a remarkable journey of the most dangerous creature on earth. Mark Deakins has a voice that brings the right amount of depth to the topic but never takes the listener out of the story.

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What a book. Cinephiles rejoice

Revisado: 10-13-23

If anyone knows the works of Mr Leamer they will know he has a remarkable talent of creating astonishing non-fiction with characters and stories woven together to take you on a journey. His only weakness is banal titles that may make people dismiss the books as one-dimensional. They are not. To my mind, Laurence Leamer is one of the best non-fiction writers in the USA today. The performance by Ms. Devar is flawless and she doesn't narrate the story, she inhabits the characters. It is a delight to listen to. This is an auditory journey not to be missed (as is Capote's Women) and I literally inhaled it.

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An old story in a compelling way

Revisado: 05-10-23

This story is an exceptional journey into America's love affair with pharmaceuticals and the tragedy it has led to. The statistics and stories are terrifying and tragic but it never gets bogged down in the minutiae. It is a human story matched by an outstanding narration. I could not stop listening.

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Sociological history with humanity

Revisado: 12-31-22

I don't know what I was expecting when I clicked the first episode but it was not the depth, research and compassionate sociological journey that were contained in these 8 episodes. Truly outstanding.

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I am not usually a fan but this is outstanding.

Revisado: 12-29-22

I am usually appalled by authors reading their own work but this works. It is brilliantly written and no one knows the author's voice or the topic of the tone quite as well as the author. It is a complete and compelling story of a delusional loon. Listen to this on an empty stomach.

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Laugh out loud funny

Revisado: 09-20-22

Not for the faint of heart or weak of constitution but this is a story of how ridiculous we all are and how laughter really is the best medicine

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Great story and I hate spy stories

Revisado: 04-18-22

I loved this story and the fact that it was non fiction made it even better. John Lee's narration was superb and flawless.

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Brilliant

Revisado: 04-03-22

Astonishing and long overdue. This book brings all the strands of stories and spins them into a tapestry that is well written, researched and better than most fictional tales. The performance is outstanding and Carrington MacDuffle is perfection.

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Astonishing and well told story

Revisado: 03-18-22

The story was well reviewed and rightly so. The author did an astonishing job of unraveling the story of eugenics and Ann Cooper Hewitt's life. The narrator is outstanding and is a reminder to authors not to narrate their own books.

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