Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117296 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nonverbal Secrets to Telling a Great Story Series: Part of The Made for Success Series Author: Larry Iverson Narrator: Larry Iverson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 33 minutes Release date: November 17, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Have you ever wondered why some presenters have such a strong impact on their audience? What if there was a way you could increase your credibility when you speak? How would you like to know nonverbal strategies used by people like Oprah Winfrey, Winston Churchill, and James Earl Jones that made (or makes) them so compelling? Well now you can! Starting today you can use these speaking strategies that are part of the art of great storytelling. Dr. Larry Iverson will guide you through proven methods that will help you make a positive impact and be more influential in every presentation you make. –Learn how to instantly get people to believe what you are saying –Know how to use the five components of voice tone that captivate attention –Learn a step-by-step strategy for getting people to hang on your every word –Refine your skills of speaking persuasively –Learn how to build your charisma from the moment your audience sees you –Learn how to instantly get people to believe what you are saying

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/117298 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Influential Writer: How To Captivate, Entertain, and Persuade in Writing Series: Part of The Made for Success Series Author: Made For Success Narrator: Jeff Davidson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 28 minutes Release date: November 17, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Whether you’re an author, a business professional, or you simply want to be better at harnessing the power of the written word, this program can help. The storytelling tools and writing techniques contained here will help you manipulate words on paper to your greatest advantage. You’ll understand the power of using a story, a quote, or some powerful hook to rope in the reader from the very first paragraph. You’ll also learn why it’s important to understand who the reader is, what he or she needs, and how you can best convey your point. Hereafter, you’ll learn some simple rules for effective written communication that will help you to offer succinct, to-the-point, and influential written communication, whether it’s in the form of an email, a blog entry, an addition to a website, a formal letter, an article, a chapter of a book, or an entire book. Professional speaker and author Jeff Davidson offers the personal advice he employed in writing 56 books, 3,600 articles, 260 e-books, and 24 iPhone Apps. Never mind if you weren’t a great writer in high school or college. You can get started with these simple but effective techniques right now.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/100038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers Author: James C. Humes Narrator: Norman Dietz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: August 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocking the secrets of history's greatest speakers. Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humes—who wrote speeches for five American presidents—shows you how great leaders through the ages used simple yet incredibly effective tricks to speak, persuade, and win throngs of fans and followers. In this book, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more. Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks in Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Chinese (Cantonese) Level 1 Lessons 21-25: Learn to Speak and Understand Cantonese Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #5 of Pimsleur Digital Chinese (Cantonese) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 1, 2011 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Cantonese Chinese With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Cantonese Chinese — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons, • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 21-25 from the Cantonese Chinese Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Cantonese Chinese. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Cantonese Chinese and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194588 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Croatian Level 1 Lessons 16-20: Learn to Speak and Understand Croatian with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #4 of Pimsleur Digital Croatian Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 22 minutes Release date: February 1, 2011 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Croatian With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Croatian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons • reading instruction to provide you with an introduction to reading Croatian and designed to teach you to sound out words with correct pronunciation and accent • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers • a digital Reading Booklet What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 16-20 from the Croatian Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Croatian. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Croatian and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194536 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Armenian (Western) Level 1 Lessons 6-10: Learn to Speak and Understand Western Armenian with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #2 of Pimsleur Digital Armenian (Western) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: January 4, 2011 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Western Armenian With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Western Armenian — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons, • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 6-10 from the Western Armenian Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Western Armenian. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Western Armenian and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 3 Lessons 16-20: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #16 of Pimsleur Digital Chinese (Mandarin) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2010 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Mandarin Chinese With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Mandarin Chinese — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons, • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 16-20 from the Mandarin Chinese Level 3 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Mandarin Chinese and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194577 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2 Lessons 21-25: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #11 of Pimsleur Digital Chinese (Mandarin) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Mandarin Chinese With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Mandarin Chinese — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons, • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 21-25 from the Mandarin Chinese Level 2 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Mandarin Chinese and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194491 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Arabic (Eastern) Level 1 Lessons 16-20: Learn to Speak and Understand Eastern Arabic with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #4 of Pimsleur Digital Arabic (Eastern) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 26 minutes Release date: April 1, 2010 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Eastern Arabic With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Eastern Arabic — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons, • In total, 2.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 16-20 from the Eastern Arabic Level 1 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Eastern Arabic. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Eastern Arabic and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/194578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pimsleur Chinese (Mandarin) Level 2 Lessons 26-30: Learn to Speak and Understand Mandarin Chinese with Pimsleur Language Programs Series: #12 of Pimsleur Digital Chinese (Mandarin) Author: The Pimsleur Language Program Narrator: Pimsleur Language Programs Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 30 minutes Release date: April 1, 2010 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: The Easiest and Fastest Way to Learn Mandarin Chinese With Pimsleur you’ll become conversational in Mandarin Chinese — to understand and be understood — quickly and effectively. You’ll learn vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation together through conversation. And our scientifically proven program will help you remember what you’ve learned, so you can put it into action. Why Pimsleur? • Quick + Easy – Only 30 minutes a day. • Portable + Flexible – Core lessons can be done anytime, anywhere, and easily fit into your busy life. • Proven Method – Works when other methods fail. • Self-Paced – Go fast or go slow – it’s up to you. • Based in Science – Developed using proven research on memory and learning. • Cost-effective – Less expensive than classes or immersion, and features all native speakers. • Genius – Triggers your brain’s natural aptitude to learn. • Works for everyone – Recommended for ages 13 and above. What’s Included? • 5, 30-minute audio lessons • reading instruction to provide you with practice reading pinyin • In total, 3.5 hours of audio, all featuring native speakers • a digital Reading Booklet What You’ll Learn This course includes Lessons 26-30 from the Mandarin Chinese Level 2 program featuring 2.5 hours of language instruction. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons is included in each lesson. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. Whether you want to travel, communicate with friends or colleagues, reconnect with family, or just understand more of what’s going on in the world around you, Pimsleur will help you learn Mandarin Chinese and expand your horizons and enrich your life.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/180273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Wheel - Japanese 1 Author: Mark A. Frobose Narrator: Mark A. Frobose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 10, 2009 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Behind the Wheel Japanese Level 1 covers beginning to intermediate level Japanese, providing a strong, yet flexible foundation for speaking, understanding, and creatively expressing yourself in standard Japanese. The program features an English speaking instructor to guide you through the lessons and a native Japanese speaker to aid with your pronunciation. This program includes a companion book to reinforce and enhance the audio experience.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/59277 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lowdown: Improve Your Speech - American English for Chinese Speakers Author: Mark Caven Narrator: Mark Caven Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 27 minutes Release date: August 28, 2009 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: USEFUL TIPS TO HELP ACHIEVE A MORE PROFESSIONAL LEVEL OF SPEECH We live and work in a global market - but English is still regarded as the international language of business. It is the most widely spoken second language in the world and those who can speak it with clarity have a great advantage. Used properly, speech can help us to achieve a greater level of success. Clear speech sends out the message -I am in control, I can take charge, inspiring confidence in those around you. 'The Lowdown: Improve Your Speech - American English for Chinese Speakers' is primarily aimed at those who have a working knowledge of the English language, but who want to continue to improve their clarity of speech and their accent. When you speak different languages, you use the same muscle groups - but in different ways. Through easy exercises and helpful hints, this title will help you make the necessary adjustments to achieve clearer English, giving you confidence and helping you to make the best impression possible - whether at work or when socializing. Topics covered include: Understanding the mechanics of language Why placement of the tongue is crucial How vowels are formed Learning how to think in English The importance of tone and stress

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Behind the Wheel - French 2 Author: Mark A. Frobose Narrator: Mark A. Frobose Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 26, 2009 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: Vivez bien, aimez beaucoup, riez souvent. (Live well, love much, laugh often.) As a French language learner, you know that there is something magical about being able to express yourself in this beautiful language. Now Behind the Wheel French 2 invites you to practice your foundational French with lessons and stories based around real life scenarios, like eating out, shopping, and getting around town. This course first reviews basic concepts from French Level 1, then expands on these areas, focusing on medium-length sentence combinations, versatile vocabulary, and extensive sentence building instruction to improve conversation skills and listening comprehension. French Level 2 features both English and native French speaking instructors. This program includes a companion book to reinforce and enhance the audio experience.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/191373 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard, 2nd Edition: The Complete Book of Speaking . . . in Business and in Life! Author: Bert Decker Narrator: Bert Decker Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 16, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: From Bert Decker, who has trained thousands of business people to communicate better, comes the revised and updated version of his top-selling book You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard Effective communication is essential in business and in everyday life. The most powerful communicators reach not just our minds, but our hearts: They win our trust. You can learn to impress and persuade people by following Bert Decker's program in You've Got to Be Believed to Be Heard Decker trains over 10,000 professionals each year in the art of communicating. In this audiobook, he distills his expertise into a fresh new approach to speaking, with examples and how-to exercises that anyone can follow. You'll discover how to win the emotional trust of others—the true basis of communicating in any situation—and these tips: • How to conquer 'stage fright' • How to inject dynamic energy into your voice • Why eye contact helps win trust • When and how to use humor to make a point • A proven technique to eliminate 'Umm' and 'Ahh' from your speech • Eight steps to transforming your personal impact

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/124768 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers Author: Ayn Rand Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: In 1958, Ayn Rand, legendary author of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, gave an informal course to friends and acquaintances on the art of reading and writing fiction. Now the edited transcripts of these sessions are available to readers and aspiring writers. Ayn Rand discusses how a writer combines abstract ideas with concrete action and description to achieve a unity of theme, plot, characterization, and style, the four essential elements of fiction. She explains why 'You cannot borrow another man's soul, and you cannot borrow his style,' and why 'Every writer is a moral philosopher.' Here, too, are Rand's illuminating analyses of passages from writers like Victor Hugo and Thomas Wolfe, as well as fascinating rules for building dramatic plots and characters with depth. Clear, concise, and accessible,The Art of Fictionis an invaluable gift from one of our most enduring authors and an indispensable resource for all lovers of literature.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/160457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hollywood Animal Author: Joe Eszterhas Narrator: Scott Brick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 15, 2003 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Language Instruction Publisher's Summary: He spent his earliest years in post WWII–refugee camps. He came to America and grew up in Cleveland—stealing cars, rolling drunks, battling priests, nearly going to jail. He became the screenwriter of the worldwide hits Basic Instinct, Jagged Edge, and Flashdance. He also wrote the legendary disasters Showgirls and Jade. The rebellion never ended, even as his films went on to gross more than a billion dollars at the box office and he became the most famous—or infamous—screenwriter in Hollywood. Joe Eszterhas is a complex and paradoxical figure: part outlaw and outsider combined with equal parts romantic and moralist. More than one person has called him “the devil.” He has been referred to as “the most reviled man in America.” But Time asked, “If Shakespeare were alive today, would his name be Joe Eszterhas?” and he was the first screenwriter picked as one of the movie industry’s 100 Most Powerful People. Although he is often accused of sexism and misogyny, his wife is his best friend and equal partner. Considered an apostle of sex and violence, he is a churchgoer who believes in the power of prayer. For many years the ultimate symbol of Hollywood excess, he has moved his family to Ohio and immersed himself in the midwestern lifestyle he so values. Controversial, fearless, extremely talented, and totally unpredictable, the author of the best-selling American Rhapsody and National Book Award nominee Charlie Simpson’s Apocalypse has surprised us yet again: he has written a memoir like no other. On one level, Hollywood Animal is a shocking and often devastating look inside the movie business. It intimately explores the concept of fame and gives us a never-before-seen look at the famous. Eszterhas reveals the fights, the deals, the extortions, the backstabbing, and the sex, drugs, and rock’n’roll world that is Hollywood. But there are many more levels to this extraordinary work. It is the story of a street kid who survives a life filled with obstacles and pain . . . a chronicle of a love affair that is sensual, glorious, and unending . . . an excruciatingly detailed look at a man facing down the greatest enemy he’s ever fought: the cancer inside him . . . and perhaps most important, Hollywood Animal is the heartbreaking story of a father and son that defines the concepts of love and betrayal. This is a book that will shock you and make you laugh, anger you and move you to tears. It is pure Joe Eszterhas—a raw, spine-chilling celebration of the human spirit.