He was the son of an alcoholic shoe salesman. She was the adopted daughter of a wealthy doctor. Both Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis learned the value of cultivating the right friendships when they were young. Ronnie found his first marriage and political ambitions at irreconcilable odds, but when he met Nancy, one of the most remarkable career-building and romantic partnerships of all time was born.
Now comes the definitive portrait of America's First Couple, in an audiobook that is at once a political saga, a social history, and an unforgettable love story.
No one is better equipped to chronicle the Reagans' remarkable journey than noted journalist and longtime Vanity Fair writer Bob Colacello. With unprecedented access to Nancy Reagan, her personal papers, and the couple's closest friends - including many who have spoken on the record for the first time - he sheds light on the Reagans' early years and the development of the future president's political ideas. Delving into their Hollywood careers, including Ronald Reagan's marriage to actress Jane Wyman, he reveals how the Reagans perfected their social skills into an art form, rising through fashionable Los Angeles society to the governor's mansion in Sacramento in 1967 and to the front door of the White House in 1980. Behind them, helping them climb from one peak to the next, was the Group, a clique of wealthy men and glamorous wives that would wield tremendous power throughout Ronald Reagan's political life.
Moving, uncompromisingly honest, and rich with details previously hidden from public view, Ronnie and Nancy reveals the dynamics of an extraordinary marriage and reflects upon its amazing impact not only on American society but also on the cause of freedom around the world.
Written By : David Barry
Narrated By : David Barry
Publisher : David Barry
Length : 5 hours 14 minutes
Categories : Biographical Arts & Drama Autobiography TV & Film Biographical
Download Price : $10.25
Nearly five decades of theatrical anecdotes as David Barry {Frankie Abbott in 'Please, Sir!) recalls working with the likes of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh... View...
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Written By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Narrated By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Length : 6 hours
Categories : Autobiography TV & Film Biographical
Download Price : $19.98 $14.98
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee: Part I Before We Met... View...
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Written By : Cult Conversations
Narrated By : Cult Conversations
Publisher : Cult Conversations
Length : 45 minutes
Categories : Biographical
Download Price : $7.50 $6.99
Includes uncut interviews with Gerald harper, Juliet Harmer, Kevin Davies and Peter Halliday! View...
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Written By : Eamonn Holmes
Narrated By : Eamonn Holmes
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
Length : 3 hours 20 minutes
Categories : TV & Film Autobiography Biographical Journalism
Download Price : $13.25
Known for his honesty, his humour and his no-nonsense talking, Eamonn Holmes has become a housewives' favourite and one of the nation's most-loved television and radio presenters... View...
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Written By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Narrated By : Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
Publisher : Hachette Audio
Length : 18 hours 8 minutes
Categories : Autobiography TV & Film Biographical
Download Price : $49.98 $39.98
Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are legendary stars of the American stage, television, and film, cherished... View...
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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