Antoine Pilon has narrated 2 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors, with an average listener rating of 5★ across 343 ratings. The most-rated is Slobberknocker.
Slobberknocker
Summary
There are few people who have been in the wrestling business longer than Jim Ross. And those who have made it as long as he has (half a century to be exact) probably made enemies or burned bridges. But that's just not JR. Slobberknocker is the story of how an Oklahoman farm kid with a vivid imagination and seemingly unattainable dreams became "The Voice of Wrestling" to record TV audiences and millions of fans around the world. Jim opens up about his life as an only child on a working farm, who became obsessed with professional wrestling having first seen it on his grandparents' TV. Even though the wrestling business was notoriously secretive and wary of "outsiders", he somehow got a foot in the door to start a historic career, one where he held almost every job in the business - from putting up the ring to calling matches, from driving his blind, drunk boss toward revenge to consoling two naked 600-pound brothers in the shower room after a rough match. With all those adventures and responsibilities, he's also recognized as the man who built and nurtured a once-in-a-generation talent roster that took the WWE to new heights, including "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Brock Lesnar, and The Rock, to name a few. Listeners will finally get the opportunity to hear never-before-told stories about the politics, wackiness, and personalities of all the biggest stars. But this isn't just a wrestling story. It's a story about overcoming adversity and achieving your dreams, as success did not come without significant costs and unforeseen challenges to JR, including multiple bouts of severe facial paralysis called Bell's palsy. Currently he is the host of the podcast The Ross Report. Any fan of wrestling- from the territory days to today - will be enthralled with stories from the road and behind the scenes. Slobberknocker is the first time Ross tells his story - and you don't want to miss it!
©2017 Jim Ross with Paul O'Brien (P)2017 Novel Audio Inc.
Le sommeil des loutres
Summary
Jake a 21 ans, mais il a parfois l’impression d’en avoir cent. C’est ce qui arrive quand on grandit trop vite, sous le feu des projecteurs. Jeune acteur prodige, son succès est cependant de l’histoire ancienne, et ses récentes frasques l’ont fait tomber de son piédestal pour atterrir dans sa chambre d’enfant, chez ses parents. Jake mène une vie grise: il cherche des raisons de la poursuivre, mais elles se font aussi rares que le plaisir dans ses journées sans soleil. Émilie a 18 ans, elle entame sa dernière année de cégep. Ambitieuse, elle rêve de devenir médecin. Toutefois, elle a une faille de la grosseur du Grand Canyon au travers du corps depuis que son premier amour l’a laissée, au début de l’été. Mais derrière cette douleur s’en cache une autre, plus profonde encore: celle créée par son père, le jour où il a quitté sa famille pour refaire sa vie. Émilie aimerait se reconstruire, mais les morceaux sont petits et le casse-tête, interminable. En apparence, Émilie et Jake n’ont rien en commun, sauf leurs blessures béantes au cœur et leur travail à la pizzéria du coin. Et pourtant, au fil de leurs soirées Sprite et placotage, une relation précieuse se tissera entre eux, empreinte de l’espoir que l’aube revient toujours, même après la plus sombre des nuits.
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