Pardon My Hearse
A Colorful Portrait of Where the Funeral and Entertainment Industries Met in Hollywood
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Allan Abbott ran the leading hearse, mortuary, and funeral services company in Hollywood and saw up close how celebrities really live and die. The Forrest Gump of the funeral industry, Abbott was everywhere celebrities died, from helping to prepare Marilyn Monroe's body for burial to standing next to Christopher Walken at Natalie Wood's funeral. This book tells the rags-to-shroud story of how a young man with a hearse became the funeral driver to the stars - a rollicking, unexpectedly hilarious account of glamorous funerals, mishaps with corpses, and true-life glimpses of celebrities at their most revealing moments. A treasure trove of insight and gossip that you won't find anywhere else, Pardon My Hearse is an eye-opening look at secret Hollywood from the man who literally knows where the bodies are buried.
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- De Katherine en 08-02-13
De: Peter Hessler
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Get Out of Your Own Way
- How to Overcome Any Obstacle in Your Life
- De: Larry Winget
- Narrado por: Larry Winget
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 815
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 690
You think you know what you want in life. You've tried to achieve those things. But if you still don't have them, the culprit may be closer than you think. In this perspective-altering program, the world-renowned Pitbull of Personal Development(tm), Larry Winget, exposes the things you are doing right now to unknowingly prevent your own success in the most important areas of your life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Was just OK
- De KatieReviewsStuff en 01-30-17
De: Larry Winget
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Auto Biography
- A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream
- De: Earl Swift
- Narrado por: Greg Itzin
- Duración: 12 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
A brilliant blend of Shop Class as Soulcraft and The Orchid Thief, Earl Swift’s wise, funny, and captivating Auto Biography follows an outlaw-genius auto mechanic as he painstakingly attempts to restores a classic 1957 Chevy to its former glory - all while the FBI and local law enforcement close in.
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5 out of 5 stars
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epic story of man and machine.
- De D.Streeter en 07-01-22
De: Earl Swift
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If the Devil Had a Wife
- De: Frank Mills
- Narrado por: A.T. Chandler
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 81
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 72
Once upon a time. Happily ever after. Such are the classic promises of fairy tales. Yet in Texas we find a twist to the familiar storyline. In If the Devil Had a Wife, there is still the battle of Good vs. Evil, a beautiful maiden, a wealthy suitor, a kingdom of riches and the wicked witch, but any similarity with Cinderella and Snow White ends there. With the help of her life partner and an attorney (always necessary in these modern times), Nelda Stark executes a devious plan that elevates fraud and theft to a new high.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a Tale!!
- De Texas Native en 09-28-16
De: Frank Mills
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Hellhound on His Trail
- The Stalking of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the International Hunt for His Assassin
- De: Hampton Sides
- Narrado por: Hampton Sides
- Duración: 15 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,107
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 820
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 820
On April 23, 1967, Prisoner #416J, an inmate at the notorious Missouri State Penitentiary, escaped in a breadbox. Fashioning himself Eric Galt, this nondescript thief and con man - whose real name was James Earl Ray -drifted through the South, into Mexico, and then Los Angeles, where he was galvanized by George Wallace's racist presidential campaign. With relentless storytelling drive, Sides follows Galt and King as they crisscross the country, one stalking the other, until the crushing moment at the Lorraine Motel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History Comes Alive
- De L. Lyter en 06-29-10
De: Hampton Sides
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Fins
- Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit
- De: William Knoedelseder
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 100
This audiobook chronicles the birth and rise to greatness of the American auto industry through the life of Harley Earl, an eccentric six-foot-five, stuttering visionary who dropped out of college and went on to invent the profession of automobile styling, thereby revolutionized the way cars were made, marketed, and even imagined. Harleys Earl’s story qualifies as a bona fide American family saga. It began in the Michigan pine forest in the years after the Civil War, traveled across the Great Plains on the wheels of a covered wagon, and eventually settled in Hollywood, California.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great report of amazing history but could do without the WOKE lean..
- De joshua Shaw en 07-02-22
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American Fire
- Love, Arson, and Life in a Vanishing Land
- De: Monica Hesse
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 7 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 447
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 389
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 390
Shocked by a five-month arson spree that left rural Virginia reeling, Washington Post reporter Monica Hesse drove down to Accomack County to cover the trial of Charlie Smith, who pled guilty to 67 counts of arson. But Charlie wasn't lighting fires alone: he had an accomplice - his girlfriend, Tonya Bundick. Through her depiction of the dangerous shift that happened in their passionate relationship, Hesse brilliantly brings to life the once-thriving coastal community and its distressed inhabitants.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration is horrible
- De Bryan Campbell en 08-17-17
De: Monica Hesse
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Three Years in Wonderland
- The Disney Brothers, C. V. Wood, and the Making of the Great American Theme Park
- De: Todd James Pierce
- Narrado por: Al Kessel
- Duración: 9 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 91
While the success of Disneyland is largely credited to Walt and Roy Disney, there was a third, mostly forgotten dynamo instrumental to the development of the park: fast-talking Texan C. V. Wood. Three Years in Wonderland presents the never-before-told, full story of "the happiest place on earth".
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5 out of 5 stars
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A really great and interesting story.
- De Mike en 02-20-20
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Bear
- The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
- De: Robert Greenfield
- Narrado por: Sean Runnette
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 203
The creator of the dancing bear logo and designer of the Wall of Sound for the Grateful Dead, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, better known by his nickname, Bear, was one of the most iconic figures in the cultural revolution that changed both America and the world during the 1960s. Owsley's high octane rocket fuel enabled Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters to put on the Acid Tests. It also powered much of what happened on stage at Monterey Pop.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow
- De Brian Harnois en 10-12-20
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Country Driving
- A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory
- De: Peter Hessler
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 16 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 565
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 373
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 365
In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the longtime Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years, he traveled the country, tracking how the automobile and improved roads were transforming China.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pass the white rice please
- De Nick en 02-18-10
De: Peter Hessler
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Full Body Burden
- Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
- De: Kristen Iversen
- Narrado por: Kirsten Potter, Kristen Iversen
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 200
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 202
Kristen Iversen grew up in a small Colorado town close to Rocky Flats, a secret nuclear weapons plant once designated "the most contaminated site in America." Full Body Burden is the story of a childhood and adolescence in the shadow of the Cold War, in a landscape at once startlingly beautiful and--unknown to those who lived there--tainted with invisible yet deadly particles of plutonium.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story that no one else wanted to tell.
- De Carol en 01-28-13
De: Kristen Iversen
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The Circus Fire
- A True Story of an American Tragedy
- De: Stewart O'Nan
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 11 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 164
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
In 1944, the big top of Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus in Hartford caught fire during the middle of an afternoon performance. Nine thousand people were inside. In seconds, the big top was burning out of control. The toll of the fire, and its circumstances, haunt Hartford to the present day. But it is the intense, detailed narrative - before, after, and especially during the panic under the burning tent - that will remain with listeners long after they finish this book.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Harrowing and brilliantly detailed
- De P. M. Morris en 09-14-08
De: Stewart O'Nan
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Humboldt
- Life on America's Marijuana Frontier
- De: Emily Brady
- Narrado por: Dan Woren, Sonny Warner, Erin Bennett, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 60
In the vein of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief and Deborah Feldman's Unorthodox, journalist Emily Brady journeys into a secretive subculture - one that marijuana built. Say the words "Humboldt County" to a stranger and you might receive a knowing grin. The name is infamous, and yet the place, and its inhabitants, have been nearly impenetrable. Until now. Humboldt is a narrative exploration of an insular community in Northern California, which for nearly 40 years has existed primarily on the cultivation and sale of marijuana.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- De David en 02-26-15
De: Emily Brady
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No Regrets: And Other True Cases
- And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 11)
- De: Ann Rule
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
A ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a ship he was helming crashed into the soaring West Seattle Bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80. Was he a suicide, a man broken by one costly misstep? Had he run off with a lifelong love? Or did a trail of gruesome evidence lead to the home Rolf shared with his wife, Ruth?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally...worth it!
- De Luv lots en 09-04-13
De: Ann Rule
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The Murder of Sonny Liston
- Las Vegas, Heroin, and Heavyweights
- De: Shaun Assael
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 101
On January 5, 1971, Sonny Liston was found dead in his home - of an apparent heroin overdose. But no one close to Liston believed that his death was accidental. Digging deep into a life that Liston tried hard to hide, Shaun Assael treats the boxer's death as a cold case. The result is a riveting whodunit that evokes a glorious and grimy era of Las Vegas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Diane Dodge en 09-14-19
De: Shaun Assael
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Idaho Falls
- The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident
- De: William McKeown
- Narrado por: Bob Dunsworth
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 329
When asked to name the world’s first major nuclear accident, most people cite the Three Mile Island incident or the Chernobyl disaster. Revealed in this book is one of American history’s best-kept secrets: the world’s first nuclear reactor accident to claim fatalities happened on United States soil. Chronicled here for the first time is the strange tale of SL-1, a military test reactor located in Idaho’s Lost River Desert that exploded on the night of January 3, 1961, killing the three-man maintenance crew on duty.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Really Good, but Dreadfully Written Book
- De Matthew en 03-08-17
De: William McKeown
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Zodiac
- The Shocking True Story of the Nation's Most Bizarre Mass Murderer
- De: Robert Graysmith
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki
- Duración: 10 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,150
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,697
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,696
After Jack the Ripper and before Son of Sam there was only one name their equal in terror: the deadly, elusive, and mysterious Zodiac. Beginning in 1968 the hooded mass murderer terrified the city of San Francisco and the Bay Area with a string of brutal killings. A sexual sadist, his pleasure was torture and murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- De Z en 05-19-06
De: Robert Graysmith
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Fatal Friends, Deadly Neighbors: And Other True Cases
- Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 16
- De: Ann Rule
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 13 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 442
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 371
It’s a chilling reality that homicide investigators know all too well: The last face most murder victims see is not that of a stranger, but of someone familiar. Whether only an acquaintance or a trusted intimate, such killers share a common trait that triggers the downward spiral toward death for someone close to them: They are masters at hiding who they really are. Their clever masks let them appear safe, kind, and truthful. They are anything but - and almost no one can detect the murderous impulses buried deep in their psyches.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Evil People Do
- De Dianne en 02-14-13
De: Ann Rule
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Pardon My Hearse
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia4 out of 5 stars
- Tandova
- 10-17-23
What a life!
This book was about two young men who fell into the mortuary world which included movies, TV and more. They turned their camping into successful lives. Gritty detailed Hollywood deaths and sordid stories are all over the place but these stories have a very personal touch. There is a few cliched remarks that are very outdated but reflect the age of the writers. A different generation than now overall it was a good read and pleasantly surprising to hear heartfelt stories included.
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Total1 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución1 out of 5 stars
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- Clifford Martin
- 05-23-17
Hard to listen too
What disappointed you about Pardon My Hearse?
Too many personal dating stories and buying cars. I wanted to learn about the funeral business specifics but this was merely a guy talking mostly about his personal life.
Would you ever listen to anything by Allan Abbott and Greg Abbott again?
No
Would you be willing to try another one of Patrick Lawlor’s performances?
No he was awful
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Mad I spent a credit on this.
Any additional comments?
Skipped through many chapters of this book to try and hear what I was looking for with no success.
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- R. C.
- 10-31-15
Not so good
Some interesting facts about old Hollywood, graveyards and mortuary science, but you had to sift through so much of uninteresting blathering on about crap no cares about, that it seemed like pulling teeth without anethesia to get through the damn book. It was a " cliched" mess. I skipped many chapters. Now, when the author was actually writing about Hollywood funerals and related info...it was good...but nit enough stuff to sustain 58 chapters!!!!!!
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