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Alex van Halen
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Alex van Halen
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Featuring an exclusive, never-before-heard piece of music, the last written together by the legendary Van Halen brothers!
In this intimate and open account—nothing like any rock-and-roll memoir you’ve ever read—Alex Van Halen shares his personal story of family, friendship, music and brotherly love in a remarkable tribute to his beloved brother and band mate.
Told with acclaimed New Yorker writer Ariel Levy Brothers is seventy-year-old drummer Alex Van Halen’s love letter to his younger brother, Edward, (Maybe “Ed,” but never “Eddie”), written while still mourning his untimely death.
In his rough yet sweet voice, Alex recounts the brothers’ childhood, first in the Netherlands and then in working class Pasadena, California, with an itinerant musician father and a very proper Indonesian-born mother—the kind of mom who admonished her boys to “always wear a suit” no matter how famous they became—a woman who was both proud and practical, nonchalant about taking a doggie bag from a star-studded dinner. He also shares tales of musical politics, infighting, and plenty of bad-boy behavior. But mostly his is a story of brotherhood, music, and enduring love.
"I was with him from day one,” Alex writes. “We shared the experience of coming to this country and figuring out how to fit in. We shared a record player, an 800 square foot house, a mom and dad, and a work ethic. Later, we shared the back of a tour bus, alcoholism, the experience of becoming successful, of becoming fathers and uncles, and of spending more hours in the studio than I’ve spent doing anything else in this life. We shared a depth of understanding that most people can only hope to achieve in a lifetime."
There has never been an accurate account of them or the band, and Alex wants to set the record straight on Edward’s life and death.
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- Narrated by: Guinevere Turner
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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In this immersive, spell-binding memoir, an acclaimed screenwriter tells the story of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult—and the complicated and unexpected pain of leaving the only home she’d ever known.
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Boring
- By Jes on 06-15-23
By: Guinevere Turner
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They Called Us Exceptional
- And Other Lies That Raised Us
- By: Prachi Gupta
- Narrated by: Prachi Gupta
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Family defined the cultural identity of Prachi and her brother, Yush, connecting them to a larger Indian American community amid white suburbia. But their belonging was predicated on a powerful myth: the idea that Asian Americans, and Indian Americans in particular, have perfected the alchemy of middle-class life, raising tight-knit, high-achieving families that are immune to hardship. Molding oneself to fit this image often comes at a steep, but hidden, cost.
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Good good
- By Wild on 08-29-23
By: Prachi Gupta
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We Should Not Be Friends
- The Story of a Friendship
- By: Will Schwalbe
- Narrated by: Will Schwalbe
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
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By the time Will Schwalbe was a junior at college, he had already met everyone he cared to know: the theater people, writers, visual artists and comp lit majors, and various other quirky characters including the handful of students who shared his own major, Latin and Greek. He also knew exactly who he wanted to avoid: the jocks. The jocks wore baseball caps and moved in packs, filling boisterous tables in the dining hall, and on the whole seemed to be another species entirely, one Will might encounter only at his own peril.
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Great read
- By Victoria L. on 03-22-24
By: Will Schwalbe
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Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time
- True Stories from a Career in Hollywood
- By: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Narrated by: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Best Possible Place, Worst Possible Time delivers a cavalcade of sometimes baffling, often enlightening, and always funny stories about Sonnenfeld’s many films and television shows. From battling with studio executives and producers to bad-script-solving on set to coaxing actors into finding the right light and talking faster, Sonnenfeld provides an entertaining master class in how to make commercial art in the face of constant human foible.
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Are you in need of a good laugh from a GREAT story
- By Thomas H. Jackson Jr on 11-23-24
By: Barry Sonnenfeld
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Bartleby and Me
- Reflections of an Old Scrivener
- By: Gay Talese
- Narrated by: Mike Ortego
- Length: 8 hrs and 45 mins
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“New York is a city of things unnoticed,” a young reporter named Gay Talese wrote sixty years ago. He would spend the rest of his legendary career defying that statement by celebrating the people most reporters overlooked, understanding that it was through these minor characters that the epic story of New York and America unfolded. Inspired by Herman Melville’s great short story “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” Talese now revisits the unforgettable “nobodies” he has profiled in his celebrated career—from the New York Times’s anonymous obituary writer to Frank Sinatra’s entourage.
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Wonderful meandering
- By nyc2cents on 11-01-23
By: Gay Talese
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The Liars' Club
- A Memoir
- By: Mary Karr
- Narrated by: Mary Karr
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
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The Liars’ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karr’s comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salinger’s—a hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all.
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Awful narration
- By JG, Shreveport, LA on 12-10-23
By: Mary Karr
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Daffodil Hill
- Uprooting My Life, Buying a Farm, and Learning to Bloom
- By: Jake Keiser
- Narrated by: Jake Keiser
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
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Jake Keiser was living the life in Tampa, Florida, running a high-powered PR firm and juggling drink dates, shopping sprees, and charity galas. But at age thirty-eight, following a failed marriage, a series of miscarriages, and a still-blistering breakup, she began to suffer from extreme anxiety. Hit with the realization that no amount of Botox could fill the hole in her heart, she decided to make the impulse purchase of a lifetime and bought a farm in the middle of nowhere, Mississippi.
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Strong start, good perspective
- By Katerina on 01-13-24
By: Jake Keiser
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The Watchmaker's Daughter
- The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom
- By: Larry Loftis
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that listeners haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.
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Yes!!
- By Michele on 03-07-23
By: Larry Loftis
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Candace Pert
- Genius, Greed, and Madness in the World of Science
- By: Pamela Ryckman
- Narrated by: Jess Nahikian, Pamela Ryckman
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Candace Pert stood at the dawn of three revolutions: the women’s movement, integrative health, and psychopharmacology. A scientific prodigy, she was 30 years ahead of her time, preaching a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to healthcare and medicine long before yoga hit the mainstream and “wellness” took root in our vernacular. Her bestselling book Molecules of Emotion made her the mother of the Mind/Body Revolution, launching a paradigm shift in medicine. Deepak Chopra credits her with creating his career, and he said as much in his eulogy at her funeral.
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Fascinating and important story!
- By Suzanne Duvalsaint on 11-16-23
By: Pamela Ryckman
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While Idaho Slept
- The Hunt for Answers in the Murders of Four College Students
- By: J. Reuben Appelman
- Narrated by: Gary Bennett
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
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The author of the acclaimed true-crime memoir, The Kill Jar, tells the inside story of the “University of Idaho Murders,” offering a memorable, thoughtful dive into our societal fascination with true crime, the media’s seeming blood-frenzy, and the future of homicide investigations, while cultivating an intimate look into the minds and hearts of the victims and their suspected killer alike.
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The absolute details of the facts , great read...
- By Rachael on 01-25-24
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Hidden Mountains
- Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
- By: Michael Wejchert
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins
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In 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired by generations of daring alpinists before them, the four climbers were now compelled to strike out into uncharted territory themselves.
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Disjointed Narrative and Confusing Storylines
- By Emily A. Brown on 08-16-24
By: Michael Wejchert
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Everything She Ever Wanted
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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In this fascinating account, Ann Rule delivers a tour de force: a whirlwind of misguided love, denial, guilt, and passions out of control; a series of brilliantly manipulated crimes; the bizarre and horrifying tale of two families brought to ruin; and, at the center of it all, the heartless, supremely selfish sociopath whose evil hid behind soft words and gentle manners, but who destroyed—without mercy—those who loved her.
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Great book, poor narration
- By Reversoul on 12-01-23
By: Ann Rule
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- Mr. C
- 10-24-24
Only a partial story!
The early history is interesting but Alex's animosity towards Sammy Hagar and even Michael Anthony is evident by the absence of information about them in the book. I 'm disappointed that the music made during their prime which was with Hagar is not discussed. I lost a lot of respect for Ed and AL after the way they treated Michael Anthony. They were great musicians but not so great in the way they treated some of their peers.
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- Sean Sherrod
- 10-22-24
Thanks For This Reverend Al!!!
Beautiful tribute to one of the greatest guitarists EVER from one of the greatest drummers EVER from one of the greatest rock bands EVER!
Love ya Big Al!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-31-24
Honesty
Loved.... the band, DLR & the Brothers.... Long Live VH was my high school wish in yearbook. Rock on💪
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- D. B. Sodee
- 11-01-24
Brothers who loved each other
Great story of the greatest band we ever had imo. Very nice look into Van Halen, the chemistry and hardships of being focused, wild, hard working band.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-07-24
Phenomenal
Worth every minute. If you’re a Van Halen fan or not. This is a very personal book written by Alex about his time with his brother EVH and their life together.
Very powerful and deep
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- roger newton
- 11-18-24
Personal
A very personal look into my teenage years soundtrack. Bittersweet, but I thoroughly enjoyed every word. I’d love to hear about Van Hagar years in another book, Al!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-13-24
so many amazing details!
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to Alex tell their personal story, makes the story so much better!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-15-24
Alex's love for his brother.
What a great testimony of love from my brother to another. The city I really enjoyed hearing Alex's interpretation of their earlier growing up together and the very strong spiritual bond that they continue to share. Thank you Alex.
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- ProudGram
- 11-17-24
Such a wonderful story of love!
Hearing this story of brotherly love and admiration told by Alex was so beautiful and personal. Thank you Alex for sharing your story. I grew up loving Van Halen and attended that Orlando concert in October of 1981 when you opened for The Rolling Stones ( it was my first date with my now husband of 42 years). I feel privileged to have had this peek into your history. I highly recommend this story!!
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- Aaron D. Lund
- 11-21-24
fantastic story narrated by Alex
Having Alex read his book was the right move. He is a great story teller & is very insightful
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