"Hillinger has the skills of a Paul Harvey, Charles Kuralt, or Charles Osgood in being able
to spin stories that grab one from the first sentence. Essential for all California libraries."
--Library Journal
"[Hillinger] doesn't draw cosmic conclusions from his travels or bother to puzzle out deep meaning. Hewrites
plain stories about real people."--Charles Kuralt
The California revealed here is not the stereotypical land of movie stars, sensational trials, or tourist snapshots
but instead a remarkable patchwork of out-of-the-way places and everyday people.
Former Los Angeles Times columnist Charles Hillinger hones in on what makes each county unique,
such as Johnny Heinold's First and Last Chance tavern in Alameda County where Jack London first began
writing his stories. Listeners also learn about the man who flew an airplane long before the Wright Brothers,
the church with stained-glass windows commemorating preachers, and the museum with the largest collection
of mummies on the West Coast.
Written By : Alistair Cooke
Narrated By : Alistair Cooke
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 4 hours
Type : Non Fiction Journalism Radio Shows
Our Price : $18.49
A selection of Letter from America broadcasts from the years 1982-2003. Includes Bonus Programme. More info...
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Written By : Bernard Goldberg
Narrated By : Bernard Goldberg
Published By : Hachette Audio
Runtime : 6 hours
Type : Journalism
Our Price : $31.98 $22.49
In Arrogance, Goldberg punctures the bubble in which the media elites live and work. More info...
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Written By : Micah Garen, Marie-Helene Carleton
Narrated By : Micah Garen, Marie-Helene Carleton
Published By : Simon & Schuster
Runtime : 6 hours
Type : Journalism Autobiography Politics Military
Our Price : $26.00 $15.95
A rare and powerful story of hope, love, survival, and the struggle to bring back alive a hostage in Iraq. More info...
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Written By : Alistair Cooke
Narrated By : Alistair Cooke
Published By : BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Runtime : 2 hours 50 minutes
Type : Non Fiction Journalism Radio Shows
Our Price : $22.25
Alistair Cooke’s weekly sound postcards from the States have become a broadcasting institution. Personally selected by Alistair Cooke, this volume covers the early years from 1946 to 1968. More info...
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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