Early Film

A must-listen new audio book about filmmakers Ted and Leo Wharton, whose serials become popular in the 1910s.

Almost everything you know about Mickey Mouse is wrong: He wasn’t Disney’s first star; Steamboat Willie wasn’t his first movie; Mickey wasn’t a nice guy - and Walt Disney didn’t invent him. In 1928, two very different best friends invented Mickey Mouse. And the success tore them apart. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks’ friendship is a story of betrayal, love, war, money, power, tragedy, intrigue, humor, despair, and hope. You’ll love them both - when you don’t want to drop anvils on their heads.

The heart of many hospitals is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It is a place where humanity, ethics, and science collide in dramatic and deeply personal ways as parents, doctors, and nurses grapple with sometimes unanswerable questions: When does life begin? When and how should life end? And what does it mean to be human? Nearly 20 years ago, Dr. John D. Lantos wrote The Lazarus Case, a seminal work on ethical dilemmas in neonatology. He described the NICU as “a strong, strange, powerful place”. The

George Arliss was an actor, author, playwright, and filmmaker who was active from 1887 to his retirement in 1939. This genial gentleman spent much of his life in the Victorian Era, and in many respects, he was a child of his times. However, as the 20th century advanced, Arliss realized that times had changed. By the 1910s a contraption called “motion pictures” was competing with his domain of the legitimate theater in which he was one of its most popular stars. Arliss realized that films could no longer be ignored when he received several persistent offers to star in them. When he began...

Children will love learning to read with this New York Times-bestselling picture book—adapted for audio—starring an irresistible dog named Rocket and his teacher, a little yellow bird. Follow along as Rocket masters the alphabet, sounds out words, and finally . . . learns to read all on his own!

Rocket loves books and he wants to make his own, but he can't think of a story. Encouraged by the little yellow bird to look closely at the world around him for inspiration, Rocket sets out on a journey. Along the way he discovers small details that he has never noticed before, a timid baby owl who becomes his friend, and an idea for a story.

“I fell in love in the moonlight. You know, the way it kinda’ shined on the barrel of her pappy’s shotgun.” The role of chance occurrence directs the pathway of life more than most folks realize. Young Trout Sherrod’s escape through Louisiana’s bayou country leads to a series of dangerous, curious and even humorous events and to a twisted path through life. A chance encounter in an Arkansas bordello leads to romance. A run-in with a man wanted for murder in Arizona leads to a lifelong friendship. A practical joke in California leads to a savage beating, tragedy and a quest for ...

Mister Vam kann es kaum glauben: neue, lange Eckzähne statt der entsetzlichen Zahnlücken in seinem Mund! Damit kehrt die Lust am Leben in den Vampir zurück. Sogar Autofahren lernt er und findet Geschmack daran. Nur leider hat er kaum Zeit dazu, denn der filmbesessene Kater Plaus Pinsky gibt seinen Traum von einem Erfolgsfilm nicht auf. Mister Vam soll als Taxifahrer die Hauptrolle in seinem neuen Vampirfilm spielen. Doch ein Taxifahrer, der die Verkehrsregeln nicht kennt?

Die TV-Protokolle gibt es erstmals als Hörbuch. In "TV-Protokolle - The early years" wurden die Kolumnen von 2005 bis 2007 zusammengefasst...