Dick Estell has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 4 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.8★ across 11 ratings. The most-rated is Lincoln.
Lincoln
Summary
In the best-selling tradition of Truman, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Herbert Donald offers a new classic in American history and biography - a masterly account of how one man's extraordinary political acumen steered the Union to victory in the Civil War, and of how his soaring rhetoric gave meaning to that agonizing struggle for nationhood and equality. Donald spent 50 years studying Lincoln, tracing his rise from humble origins to the pinnacle of the presidency. He reveals the development of the future president's character and shows how Lincoln's enormous capacity for growth enabled one of the least experienced men ever elected to high office to become a giant in the annals of American politics. And he depicts a man who was basically passive by nature, yet ambitious enough to take enormous risks and overcome repeated defeats. Much more than a political biography, Lincoln seats us behind the desk of a president who was both a master of ambiguity and expediency and a great moral leader, as he makes the decisions that preserved the Union and shaped modern America.
©2011 David Herbert Donald (P)2012 Simon & Schuster
Genius
Summary
From the author of the national best seller Chaos comes an outstanding biography of one of the most dazzling and flamboyant scientists of the 20th century that "not only paints a highly attractive portrait of Feynman but also . . . makes for a stimulating adventure in the annals of science." (The New York Times).
©1993 James Gleick (P)2011 Random House
Don't Know Much About the Civil War
Summary
Millions of Americans, bored by dull textbooks, are in the dark about the most significant event in our history. Now New York Times bestselling author Kenneth C. Davis comes to the rescue, deftly sorting out the players, the politics, and the key events—Emancipation and Reconstruction, Shiloh and Gettysburg, Generals Grant and Lee, Harriet Beecher Stowe—and much more. Drawing on moving eyewitness accounts, Davis includes a wealth of “hidden history” about the roles played by women and African Americans before and during the war, along with lesser-known facts that will enthrall even learned Civil War buffs. Vivid, informative, and hugely entertaining, Don’t Know Much About the Civil War is the only audiobook you’ll ever need on “the war that never ended.”
©1999 Kenneth C. Davis (P)2011 Random House Audio
Prescription for Advertising - Volume Two
Summary
Chapters include: Why Media Planning and Buying Is so Important How to Buy Print Advertising How to Buy Effective Radio The Lure of Television Billboards, Buses and Benches Signs: The Other Outdoor Advertising Medium Reaching Prospects Through the Mail Specialty Advertising Co-Operate With Co-Op Advertising The Challenge of Blazing New Trails If you've ever asked yourself some of these questions, this book of solid advertising advice is for you. Questions like: What is positioning and why is it important? Why is media planning necessary...what are the formulas? Is CO-OP advertising worth it? Should part of my advertising budget go toward signs? What is synergestic advertising? What's the best way to buy ads in the Newspaper? Is there a trick to buying commercials on Radio and TV? The answers to these questions and many more are inside Prescription for Advertising. It's uncomplicated, easy-to-understand and enjoyable to read. Find out how advertising works in the real world...and how you can make it work for you. Discover how you can avoid common costly advertising mistakes. Save time by talking to the right advertising people...and avoiding the wrong ones. Prescription for Advertising. A soothing salve for the aches and pains poor advertising often brings. Start applying it to your business today!
©1986 Edmond A. Bruneau (P)2012 Edmond A. Bruneau
Prescription for Advertising Volume One
Summary
Chapters include: Introduction 1. Seeing the Whole Elephant 2. Getting to Where You Want to Go 3. Creativity - the Power to Break Through 4. Setting an Advertising Budget 5. The In-House or Out-House Dilemma 6. Finding a Good Advertising Agency 7. Setting the Ground Rules 8. How to Pay Your Advertising Agency 9. Keeping Your Agency on the Right Track 10. How to Work with Your Account Executive Prescription for Advertising is created specifically for the business owner or manager who needs to advertise but really doesn't know how to make it happen. It's a comprehensive guide to the complete world of advertising.
©1986 Edmond A. Bruneau (P)2012 Edmond A. Bruneau