In 1995 high-flying British journalist
Toby Young left London for New York to become a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. Other Brits had taken Manhattan - Alistair Cooke then, Anna Wintour now - so why couldn't he? But things didn't go quite according to plan.
Within the space of two years he was fired from Vanity Fair, banned from the most fashionable bar in the city, and couldn't get a date for love or money. Even the local AA group wanted nothing to do with him.
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is Toby Young's hilarious account of the five years he spent looking for love in all the wrong places and steadily working his way down the New York food chain, from glossy magazine editor to crash-test dummy for interactive sex toys. But it's more than " the longest self-deprecating joke since the complete works of Woody Allen " (Sunday Times); it's also a seditious attack on the culture of celebrity from inside the belly of the beast. And there's even a happy ending as Toby Young marries - "for proper non-cynical reasons," as he puts it - the woman of his dreams.
" Some people are lucky enough to stumble across the right path straight away; most of us only discover what the right one is by going down the wrong one first. "
Author : Vladimir A. Tsesis, M.D.
Performed By : Pat Bottino
Published By : Blackstone Audio Inc
11 hours 30 minutes
Type : Autobiography Exercise & Healthy Living
Download Price : $19.95 $9.95
The Sense of Wonder relates Carson's intimate account of adventures with her young nephew, in their walks along the sea coast and through forests and fields, observing wildlife, strange plants, moonlight, and storm clouds. It is a guide to capturing the simple power of discovery that Carson... More info...
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Author : Tony Benn
Performed By : Tony Benn
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
1 hour 55 minutes
Type : Politics Autobiography
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A second volume of labour MP Tony Benn's behind the scenes revalations first broadcast on BBC radio 4... More info...
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Author : Various
Performed By : Various
Published By : Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
2 hours
Type : TV & Film Autobiography Comedy
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Have you heard the story about the day Dickie Bird was invited to lunch with the Queen? Or the one about Brian Johnstone when he joined the Genadier Guards? More info...
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Author : Corky Laing
Performed By : Corky Laing
Published By : Simply Audiobooks Publishing
1 hour 44 minutes
Type : Autobiography Arts & Drama Rich & Famous Music Related Music Related
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Written By : Pete McCarthy
Narrated By : Pete McCarthy
Hodder & Stoughton Audiobooks
Length : 2 hours
Type : Autobiography Biographical Travel
Price : $16.75
The audio of the million-selling book - Pete McCarthy's hilarious journey in search of his Irish roots.
McCarthy's tale of his hilarious trip around Ireland has gained thousands of fans all over the world.
Pete was born in Warrington to an Irish mother and an English father and spent happy summer holidays in Cork. Years later, reflecting on the many places he has visited as a travel broadcaster, Pete admits that he feels more at home in Ireland than anywhere. To find out whether this is due to rose-coloured spectacles or to a deeper tie with the country of his ancestors, Pete sets off on a trip around Ireland and discovers that it has changed in surprising ways.
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