Tyson Underwood has narrated 3 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors. The most-rated is The Fabulous Showman.
David McCullough's The Wright Brothers Summary
Summary
This is a summary of The New York Times best seller from David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize - the dramatic story-behind-the-story about the courageous brothers who taught the world how to fly - Wilbur and Orville Wright. On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two brothers - bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio, - changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe that the age of flight had begun, with the first powered machine carrying a pilot. Orville and Wilbur Wright were men of exceptional courage and determination, and of far-ranging intellectual interests and ceaseless curiosity. When they worked together, no problem seemed to be insurmountable. Wilbur was unquestionably a genius. Orville had such mechanical ingenuity as few had ever seen. That they had no more than a public high school education and little money never stopped them in their mission to take to the air. Nothing did, not even the self-evident reality that every time they took off, they risked being killed. David McCullough draws on the extensive Wright family papers to profile not only the brothers but their sister, Katharine, without whom things might well have gone differently for them. This summary is aimed for those who want to capture the gist of the book but don't have the current time to listen to the full book.
©2016 Ant Hive Media (P)2016 Ant Hive Media
The 4 Hour Millionaire
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The 4 Hour Millionaire was created for you as an easy-to-follow system for building wealth. Investing in shares is a great way to make money. The goal was to create a simple system. The 4 Hour Millionaire pulls together all the important information quickly, easily, and efficiently. The 4 Hour Millionaire system uses both technical and fundamental analyses. Using both technical and fundamental analyses means that you are able to target the best overall shares. Discover how you can find all the information required from one single website in seconds. You will then use the unique 4 hour millionaire scorecard to help determine which shares are most likely to jump in price. Making a million just got easier. Easy to understand system Unique scorecard method keeps it simple Take advantage of share price increases Protect yourself from share price falls Decide your own level of risk/reward Take control of your own money Discover how to practice with virtual portfolios During the global meltdown of financial markets, many people have lost money and faith in bankers and the banking industry as a whole. How many news stories have you read about bankers getting richer while the public are losing money through no fault of their own? Many people are now deciding to take control of their own money and their own investments. Take control of your own financial destiny, and grab your copy of The 4 Hour Millionaire.
©2013 Julian Bradbrook (P)2016 Julian Bradbrook
The Fabulous Showman
Summary
This is a fast-paced, carefully documented, and rich biography of Barnum, the greatest showman of all time, the American from Bethel, Connecticut, whose eccentricities and oblique, cynical approach to humanity transformed entertainment into a big, incredibly profitable business. As bachelor, husband (twice), father, and grandfather, Barnum comes to life in Mr. Wallace's crowded audiobook, an exceedingly interesting and human man. Here, too, are New York City in all its 19th century color, the London of Queen Victoria, and the Paris of Napoleon III.
In 1842, Barnum opened the first of the great museums of curiosities and freaks, adding immeasurably to the gaiety of New York life. He exhibited the tiny Charles Sherwood Stratton so successfully that he became known as General Tom Thumb, a world-famous figure. In 1850, Barnum imported Jenny Lind for a concert tour beginning at Castle Garden (later the Aquarium in Battery Park), which more than prefigured the later exploits of S. Hurok. When past 60, Barnum opened in Brooklyn "The Greatest Show on Earth," the first great American traveling circus. Combining 10 years later with James Anthony Bailey, he gave to millions of American children and grownups The Barnum and Bailey Circus. He bought from the London Zoological Society the huge elephant that became known everywhere as Jumbo. And always, he shrewdly understood that people did not mind being fooled ("There's a sucker born every minute"), if they were only entertained.
Besides the towering figure of Barnum himself, this audiobook's cast of characters includes not only Jenny Lind, Jumbo, and Tom Thumb, but also such ill-assorted figures as Chang and Eng (the original Siamese Twins), Queen Victoria herself, captive white whales, The Feejee Mermaid, and Abraham Lincoln.
©1959 David Wallechinsky (P)2017 David N. Wilson