This audiobook will send listeners to their music collections.
Any fan of the Beatles or Bob Dylan will love this examination of the careers of the two superstar acts and how they intersected with and inspired one another over the years. Narrator Gibson Frazier beautifully tells the story, which intersperses snippets of their careers over time and, more importantly, documents the times they got together and compared notes and exchanged barbs. Both Dylan and the Beatles enjoyed, envied, and disliked each other over the decades, with each occasionally accusing the other of stealing inspiration from their works. There are no clear winners or losers in this "contest," since neither offer their own views. Clearly, music lovers are the winners.
This audiobook will send listeners to their music collections.Pub Date: April 14, 2026
Duration: 14 hrs, 8 mins
DD ISBN: 9781668118344
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Review Posted Online: June 9, 2026
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2026
James Michener tells the real stories behind the man and his books. The recording is read with skill and consistency although the reader does little to enhance the robust, larger-than-life incidents related in the book. Due to the first-person narrative format, there is no opportunity for the narrator to change his voice. This makes some chapters monotonous as they go on and on in the typical Michener style. The listener may also become confused because the stories are not told chronologically. This is not a great choice for the audio format, but Michener fans may stick with it to the end.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In a quest for a sense of inner contentment and self-worth, Gloria Steinem brings the reader on a journey of investigation and discovery. Steinem reads the text herself in a straightforward and friendly, but not intimate, presentation which is so easy to listen to it invites repetition--thus ensuring the painless relearning of the lessons of the book. It's difficult to tell from the reading that this audiobook is abridged; each section can stand alone. Nonetheless, the listener wished the book were unabridged. Steinem left me wanting to learn more.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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