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Remember the old joke: What do you call a guy who likes to hang out with musicians? A drummer. That pretty much sums up this book. It took Densmore about 20 years to write this book and get it published. Just about the same amount of time to get around to reading it. Now, after reading some 300-plus pages, I have learned very little about the band that I didn't already know.

This book is more about Densmore's life after the Doors. While he goes through the early beginnings of the band and its slow, agonizing death, I can't help wonder why he wasn't the one who committed suicide, accidentally or otherwise. Not that I wish Densmore any harm, he's just depressing.

Densmore comes across as a whiner. From his own perspective, it appears that he had very little interaction with the rest of the band. He also makes it seem as if the other members had very little interaction between themselves.

One has to realize that Jim Morrison, like Densmore, was not a musician. However, Jim was also not a drummer. Therefore he didn't like to hang out with musicians.

The book itself has some minor factual errors. Most of these deal with the timeline of current events and their underlying issues. He also refers to a few fans that crossover to being "fan-atic." Apparently, he doesn't realize that the word "fan" is just short for fanatic. In other words, there is no difference. Reading the book, you have to wonder whether the editor really read it.

If you're into whiners and want to read rambling letters to a dead guy, this is your book. If you're looking for insight into the Doors, especially Jim Morrison, this book will leave you empty.

This was an interesting book. Interesting because Jim Morrison was an interesting person. What's sad is that it seems that John Densmore had a great deal of respect for the talents of Jim along with a great deal of jealousy. So many parts of the book were John talking about HIS great drumming and how he and Robby and Ray were so "Doors oriented" and Jim wanted nothing more than to drink and ruin their reputation. I love the Doors. Talents like that are few and far between lately. It's sad to me that John Densmore still has so much resentment toward Jim Morrison. If not for The Lizard King there would have been no Doors. If not for Jim Morrison even now, 37 years after his death, the Doors would be unknowns from the 60's. He was controversial, he was gifted and very intriguing. I like John Densmore but he needs to get over it. Jim Morrison is the reason that everyone else is receiving royalties now....almost four decades later. Be thankful that he was as controversial as he was!

First off I love The Doors, any account of them I can get my grasp on, every album, the poetry of Jim Morrison, biographies gets me off.

But John Densmore's account is confusing.
I can't tell if I care enough about the Door's through his eyes. He insults Jim, makes himself the protagonist of "The Doors" drama, tells us about his wet dreams, and clearly shows Jim Morrisson as a callow, shy, unprofessional, whereas he was the almighty musician. First off Drummers in any Band, get replaced more than any other instrument and band member and where does John Densmore get off that he is behind the genius of the Doors and was a pillar to the slow demise of the band.
Clearly he is Jealous of the legacy Jim left behind and tried to make his own with this book.
The tone is confusing and will at some point make the reader go wtf?

Also
Anyone who is anyone cannot remember the sixties. Densmore was on Acid, Shrooms, and Weed and he admits to it. Who could remember every detail of interaction with people 30 years later? He tells us how Morrison swallowed a Quarter and he calls him a hick.

It was a painful read, it has a 5th grade reading level.
I finished it because it got me closer to the genius of Morrison.

This is a good read for all Doors fans. Some unseen photos of the band and the gorgeous Jim Morrison. I have read many books on The Doors and this gives a different perspective on their relationship and life in LA in the sixties.

Excellent work by Densmore in this candid biography. You not only gets under the skin of the author, but also gets an excellent account of the day-to-day ups and downs of one of the greatest rock bands of all time. Densmore is as good a writer as he is a drummer. An important document that you can't do without, if you're into the life and times of The Doors.

If you admire Audrey Hepburn, you'll enjoy this book. This is my inspiration for my sewing projects.

If they reprinted this without any words, it would get 5 stars.

Random examples of the writing:

"'Oh, they were fated to meet,' says Connie, curiously choosing the exact same words used to describe Audrey's friendship with Givenchy." (Like OMG! Someone said Audrey was _fated_ to meet Givenchy! And someone else said she was _fated_ to meet another person!)

"... she intones with the well-bred vowels of a Farmington girl, with some of her old boss, Diana Vreeland, thrown in for emphasis."

Pamela Clarke Keogh comes off like an untalented high school student in a creative writing class. You know the sort, under the impression that bludgeoning the reader with random vignettes and a morass of clauses is "descriptive."

And don't get me started on the over-the-top hagiographic nature of this book. Look, I love Audrey as much as the next person. Probably more. But how many quotes like "and she couldn't have been sweeter! So gracious! Beyond gracious! Heavenly!" do we need? There's such a thing as praising so much it becomes meaningless.

Even though I'm definitely an AH fan, I thought that the author went overboard with praise for Miss Hepburn's personal qualities. No doubt AH herself would be embarassed to read all this fawning and adulation.

This book attempts to combine into one an AH biography and an analysis of her fashion style. Unfortunately, both fall short. The only worthwhile text was the introduction by Hubert de Givenchy.

I think Audrey Hepburn will be eternally remembered not only as one of the kindest and most generous women that has ever volunteered for Unicef, but to us women as a timeless, most graceful role model of style. She's the perfect embodiment of the adagio that in elegance less is more. Her streamlined, understated style that yet made one of the biggest statements in fashion history continues to be an inspiration to us women of the 21st century despite the forty years that separate us from "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Clarke Keogh's book captures Audrey's spirit like no other. It is beautifully illustrated and there are contributions from Hubert de Givenchy, Ralph Lauren or Gregory Peck, among other people who generously share with us souvenirs of this angel of grace that they had the chance to meet in person. Her wardrobe and makeup are meticulously reviewed and this book will prove an invaluable tool and source of inspiration for all those women who want to bring more elegance and refinement into their lives. One of the best assets in your style bookcase and one that you will gladly pass down to generations of graceful women to come.

It's putting the quirky details together that makes this book more revealing than the standard saccharin drenched puff piece.

For example, Hepburn is quoted as saying that she wears a size 8 1/2 shoe, while the author clearly states later in the book that Hepburn wore a size ten.

Her mother's quotes, if accurate, provide convincing evidence that the Baroness Von Heemstra was more than a little jealous of her far more beautiful daughter.

The author's claim that Audrey "didn't eat during times of stress" directly contradicts close friends Audrey Wilder and Doris Brynner, who claimed that Hepburn loved to eat. As for her staying so thin due to malnutrition that "permanently altered her metabolism", this is unlikely. According to the author, Hepburn speaks of gaining twenty pounds early in her career. Other bios confirm this. Perhaps in later years Hepburn simply watched what she ate.

According to the author, Hepburn washed her hair every four or five days. She SMOKED. Whew, draw your OWN conclusions about that one!

I've found Robert Wolders a bit creepy ever since I read about him in "Queenie", a superb biography of Merle Oberon. From Merle to Audrey to Shirlee Fonda; this guy clearly has a THING for wealthy, older glamour girls. He's always described as an actor/businessman. Hmmmmmmm.

An additional strength of this book is its focus on her personal fashion philosophy--not just her association with Givenchy.

Audrey Hepburn is my absolute favorite and always will be. She had many lessons to teach; not only about beauty and elegance, but also about tolerance, grace and kindness. No star of today can compare.

PS-I'm just tucking into the Barry Paris book, which is FAR more in depth. I recommend following Audrey Style with this one if you haven't already read it.

I think, if it had stuck to the brief it claimed to have on the front cover, I would have loved this book. But it didn't at all. This book has it's interesting moments, but it is effectively a chance for a former pirate DJ to try to convince you of three things. (I) Pirate radio is awesome. (II) DJ's are gods of the modern era. (III) Any and all significant cultural advances accomplished since the 60s are solely the result of music's influence.
Now, your mileage may vary on how useful any of those statements are, but I can't stand radio in any form, and DJ's typically make me want to punch someone, which means that the 3rd statement is the only one that could have any truck with me. Sadly, the book very much puts the cart before the horse. It is probable there's interchange, but for the author's purposes we're to consider EVERYTHING in terms of music. Then there's the way he uses Pirate in the book, it becomes a generalist term that applies to almost all innovators, which kind of misses the point of WHY piracy is an issue.
The books real gift is in teaching music trivia, and providing some form of introduction to Hip-hop as big business, but here he hardly does anything new, and he mostly hides behind pretentious words to make out that everything has meaning. Fashion is even glorified as emblematic of what our culture should be like. For someone who is on the surface offering a counter-culture account of the changes going on in the world and what the future will be, he doesn't actually attack much of the mainstream.
His only other really interesting assertion is that new youth-cultures can't form presently due to the instant spotlight effect that corporates give to anything with any promise in the constant quest for marketing. I'd just like to say, this is one of the weakest arguments I've ever heard. It seems fairly evident to me that the reason we aren't getting new large scale youth movements is that the Internet has made most movements small and decentralized, and because WOW is just so awesomesauce that most people don't bother anymore.

I found this book to be poorly researched, and clumsily written. The opening chapter on punk rock misspells Johnny Rotten's name throughout as "Jonny." The New York Dolls are lumped in with the Velvets as "another band that hung out at (Andy Warhol's) Factory." They had, in fact, no association with the Factory or Warhol. The author describes the reaction in England to the Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy show as mass hysteria, which is rather over the top - yes, the headlines expressed shock, no, it did not cause a national strike. The author also manages to use every cliche he could think of, from "too fast to live, too young to die" to describing Sid Vicious (at least he spelled it right!) as a punk martyr. I'll bet he thinks the Ramones were actually brothers.

I have spent the last two years reading on pirates and piracy, from the pirates of the Caribbean to the p2p pirates of "The Pirates of the Caribbean", and any and everything in between. It is an extraordinarily rich subject that is deeply embedded in local and global social, economic, political, legal histories.
So with great expectations I have started to read this book.

And what a disappointment! I am devastated! Matt Mason tells stories about various innovators, renegades, avant-garde artists, oddballs, and labels all of these people as "pirates", though they share little more than the fact that they are being labeled by the author as pirates. The background he offers to accompany these stories is shallow and reflect the attitude of what Mr. Mason really is: a music magazine journalist, who needs not be neither deep nor very sophisticated in his studies.

It is insult to injury that Mr. Mason as he wrote for VICE should be, but is not funny or even entertaining. He tries though, but with dreadful results.

I would recommend this book for transcontinental flights if it wasn't a too long and unfunny thing to spend 8 hours accompanied by.

One the whole, this book offers an excellent snapshot into some of the issues currently driving the online world. While I thought it was an overall good read, this book is not without its flaws. Sometimes the author's opinion is concise and his criticism is well-aimed, such as when he addresses the music industry's decisions to punish its suppliers and its customers for its own mistakes. Especially noteworthy is how he takes what might be run of the mill criticism and offers alternative course of actions, elevating some of the book from the standard armchair quarterbacking into something that could be (gasp!) useful to the reader.

Unfortunately, this book also includes some filler. I am especially disappointed that he spent so much time extolling the virtues of hip-hop as both the original youth oriented remix-friendly music and `voice of the streets' (apostrophes for emphasis, not a quote) while totally ignoring, for example, Charlie Parker and Dizzie Gillespie (and others)deciding to remix their pop music at warp speeds, ignoring the dictum that music should be the background for swing dancers.

On the whole, the book is worthwhile and is significantly better when paired with the companion website (and maybe that's the point).

This book is slightly maddening. The intention is valid: to steer people towards thinking about piracy in a new light. The "pirate's dilemma" is whether to persecute and shut down piracy, or to recognize it as a kind of creative competition. If you can't beat them, join them. The thrust of Mason's argument can be summarized by the two models of music industry approaches to P2P file sharing: either go the route of Apple and create a cheap, viable option for consumers, or the RIAA route and sue its customers.

As a former DJ, Mason cuts and pastes his way through the book with anecdotes. At first I found the approach a little obnoxious-- a kind of overly cheerful airline-style of magazine writing. As a former punk, I found the whole chapter on punk capitalism a little superficial, which lacked a discussion of a really important DIY capitalist, Discord Records. The section of the "Tao of Pirates" was also missing an important discussion of pirate culture, i.e. the black beard types that are so discussed so interestingly in Wilson's Pirate Utopias. I think the word pirate is used too general. Basically, anyone under 50 is a pirate these days, and I don't thing that's true. Also, the remix section failed to credit Dada.

But as I read on, I warmed up to the book and found the discussion of guerrilla marketing and hip hop pretty good. There was some history and anecdotes that I wasn't aware of, so I was pleasantly surprised here and there. Still, if you want a more in-depth analysis of the economic situation of open source, read Benkler's The Wealth of Networks: How Social Production Transforms Markets and Freedom.

Ultimately I think Mason's intentions are good. I'm not sure celebrating the cooptation of underground culture by capitalism is something that is to be happy about, but I suppose as the pirates become more mainstream, maybe our society will be better for it, and that to me, is the ultimate Pirate's Dilemma.

I bought this book as a fan of Ms. Turner's acting. Geez, it seems she is her biggest fan. I can't think of an author I've read that was more self-congratulatory. At the start of the book, it was just odd. By the middle, it was so laughable, I found myself quoting the book to see people's puzzled reactions. By the end, I wanted to just chuck the thing out of the window. Where was the editor on this one? Must have been one star-struck fan.

I give it 2 stars just for the story itself and for her frankness.

Like others, I was introduced to Kathleen Turner in the incredibly sexy movie Body Heat. This book fills in her career which, while maybe not at the same level as Body Heat, was quite impressive with many box office hits. After Body Heat her solid career is highlighted again with her collaberation with Mike Douglas/Danny Devito in Romancing the Stone, Jewel of the Nile and later, War of the Roses. Turner gives a full behind the scene look at these films and all her others but does a better job with the overlay of her family history, love life, Broadway career, and struggle with illness late in her career.

I'm quite surprised by the wide diversity of reviews as I found this book so compelling. Kathleen exemplifies intelligence and professionalism and I'm happy she shared it with us.

...it's just written that way. Gag! For one vulgar, obnoxious read this is the book for you! Learn all about Kathleen's beauty, talent, political bent, etc.etc. She says that if she was a woman in Morocco, she'd be an activist. Oh, really? Like to see how that'd work out. And BTW, how come she gets all bent out of shape when Strom Thurmond called her "honey" when she "honeys" and "babies" us all through this book?

This book was such an enjoyable read. I felt like I really got to know Kathleen Turner, almost as if she came into my living room for coffee and spilled it all (and I don't mean the coffee!). As a dramatic writer and actress, I really appreciate the insight into her approach to her roles that this book provides and I admire her obvious devotion to her craft. She is truly a great actress who can make the transition from film to stage and back again. I only wish I could have seen her as Marha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf. You can be sure that I'll do my best to see her next stage role after reading this book. Thank you, Kathleen.

I LIKE TURNER AS AN ACTRESS, BUT THOUGHT HER BOOK COULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXCITING - WHEN WRITING A MEMOIR, TELL IT ALL. WAS SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTED IN THAT SHE FEELS, TO ME AT LEAST, TO BE EGOTISTICAL.

This book is season 2 of The Tudors almost EXACTLY, and is a MUST for any fans of the show!!

King Takes Queen, the novelization of the second season of the Tudors, has everything you'd find in the castles, gardens, streets, and Tower of King Henry VIII's London - intrigue, lust, love, betrayal, murder, adventure, fear, hope, torture, greed, and more. This book, superbly penned by Elizabeth Massie, follows Hirst's scripts closely and not only shows the reader the tumultuous times in which Anne Boleyn rose to become Queen of England, but lets the reader feel them as well. The emotion in this novel is rich, putting readers in the shoes and skins of those who lived - and died - under the rule of one of England's most powerful monarchs. Highly recommended, even for those who have never seen the show.

Priscilla has the nerve to write this book "for Lisa Marie" and yet talks about horrible things that I would never want my child to read (in regards to my relationship with her father) much less put it out in the open for the entire world to see. The worst part about it all is that Priscilla openly admits that she and Elvis contemplated having an abortion when she became pregnant with Lisa Marie. What the hell!? Who does that to their own child!? Who the hell in their right mind will openly acknowledge something like that? That is a very hurtful and private thing that should have stayed between Priscilla and Elvis. Elvis is known to have been a private man and I assure you all, Elvis would have felt hurt and betrayed that even in death he is being exploited and demoralized... and what's worse, one of the many exploiters is the mother of his own child. More than likely most of the stories in this book did happen, but where there is doubt, is the picture that Priscilla paints of herself: sweet, innocent, submissive, emotionally, verbally, and physically abused, etc. Priscilla even talks about how she felt suicidal at one point because Elvis was "completely ignoring me". Well she wasn't completely ignoring Elvis' bank account. Like everyone else who acted as a leach around Elvis, he was so giving, and everyone else was so taking and even in death, Priscilla is STILL taking.

I have always believed that Lisa Marie and Priscilla had a strained relationship due to Priscilla's writing the book "Elvis and Me" and rightfully so. Lisa Marie has acknowledged to this day that she will do whatever it takes to defend her father because "he was a man with a lot of pride and he does not deserve to have his image tarnished. He was not like celebrities today; my father was the real deal". Well, I'm with you on that Lisa! What I find strange about this book is that Priscilla barely brushes on the fact that she had affairs while married to Elvis. Elvis was no saint either, but she obviously makes herself out to be a victim, and this is where her motivation in writing the book is questionable.

Additionally, Priscilla effortlessly makes Elvis out to be a terrible husband with temper tantrums, controlling and manipulative ways, and she even goes so far as to smoothly mention an incident where he "forcefully made love" to her while telling her "this is how a real man makes love". Reminder Priscilla: This book was written for your DAUGHTER right? Now why would anyone reveal something so private like that? The sad part is that in the movie "Elvis and Me", Priscilla allowed the movie producers/director to portray Elvis as having RAPED her.

Another story talks about how Priscilla went to see Elvis in concert and she kept trying to get his attention so he would kiss her. Priscilla says that Elvis completely ignored her and focused on the audience instead. It wasn't until she relentlessly tried to get his attention that Elvis was forced to acknowledge her presence. In the movie "Elvis and Me"--they show Priscilla going to Elvis' concert and Elvis proudly introducing her to the audience and then passionately kissing her. So which is it Priscilla? What is the truth... there are too many inconsistencies in your stories. Like Elvis would say, "we can't go on together, with suspicious minds"... and the answer to Elvis' question, "Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?"... Yes Elvis, I have suspicion when reading Priscilla's book.

Nevertheless, when the incidents of her affairs came up, Priscilla QUICKLY wrapped up the rest of the book, only vaguely explaining the details of why the marriage ended and BARELY mentioning her affairs with other men. On the other hand, in the movie, Priscilla explicitly illustrates her affair with Mike Stone. It's confusing at times, Priscilla will go from one day--"trying desperately to please Elvis", to the next day, out of the blue telling Elvis-- "I am leaving this marriage". Throughout the book, Priscilla came off as extremely bitter and difficult. I am giving the book "Elvis and Me" three stars because I am a HUGE Elvis fan. I enjoyed reading the stories that I knew were absolutely true, and the way that I could confirm their likeliness to be true is that these stories matched other stories told by the Memphis Mafia, close friends, etc.

At the end of the day, one has to acknowledge that if Priscilla truly cared about Elvis and "protecting his legacy", she should've kept her mouth shut about the very private aspects of their lives, i.e. abortion, sex, drugs, etc. Some things are just better left unsaid. She should have stuck with the "love story" and kept the really dirty laundry behind closed doors. It's so disrespectful to the deceased.

Whatever her intentions in writing this book were, it only made me love Elvis even more. He was as human as you and I. He was not perfect, but he was a good, generous and loving man... having said that, I will always advocate for Elvis when others deliberately and obviously try to taint his image.

Also, I think Linda Thompson was on to something when she told Elvis that he "should have married a southerner"... and Elvis even agreed with Linda on that one.

Overall, I can see eye to eye with other reviewers when they state that some things in this book just don't quite add up. There appears to be some missing pieces to the puzzle that seem to be deliberately left out, perhaps for self-centered reasons on Priscilla's part. Well, I am hoping to find more pieces of the puzzle through other books. From what I gather, "Child Bride" gives another perspective on Priscilla. So, I am off to read "Child Bride".........

I've read this book about 7 times. I owned the paperback copy and now own the hardcover. I just absolutely love this book!!!! It is such a wonderful love story. I can read it over and over again and never get tired of it. I also own the double vhs of the movie. I only wish it were available on dvd.

A piece of TRAILER TRASH WRITTEN by a piece of trailer trash. They'd laugh him right off the stage...Simon Cowell would give him a choice "review" of his "talent"....And WHY do you think a guy like Elvis would wait for someone like Priscilla? He didn't wait. He was a babe magnet. He had a whole entourage of woman drooling over him, and he's gonna "wait" for some 13 year old? Priscilla knew exactly what she needed to do to keep the guy. And it DIDN'T involve Tiddly Winks.. This book is PURE FICTION. If you expect ME or ANYONE ELSE to BELIEVE this garbage, you have some serious problems!!

It was definitely worth reading. But I didn't enjoy reading it. Elvis came across as a spoiled child and someone who could be cruel and heartless at times and I didn't like that at all.
Left me with a lot of unanswered questions and doubts.

Great Movie about Elvis and Pricilla. It shipped in record time and it was in terrific condition. The book shipped very fast and was also in great condition and very informative and had pictures.

As a young teacher, this book has been unbelievably helpful in crystalizing my thoughts about playing and teaching. A lifetime of violin study with a master violinist and teacher in a single volume, absolutely priceless. Along with
The Suzuki Approach,
The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance, The Inner Game of Music,
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart, The PracticeSpot Guide to Promoting Your Teaching Studio: How to make your phone ring, fille your schedule, and create a waiting list you can't jump over,
and What Every Musician Needs to Know About the Body: The Practical Application of Body Mapping & the Alexander Technique to Making Music,
this is the foundation and core of my violin/viola playing and teaching philosophy and of my studio.

What Every Pianist Needs to Know About the Body is extremely helpful as well since we all need to play the piano!!

After seeing the positive reviews on this book, I decided to go ahead and get it, as I realized despite my having played viola for such a long time, I don't own a single tome detailing the principles of good technique and playing.

So far I've gone through sections dealing with left hand positioning (the frame) and intonation. The writing is clear and engaging; Galamian observes many times it is important not to lay down arbitrary rules on how things should be done - unless there is a compelling reason. I like how the sections contain exercises that are written out - the provide a concrete method to achieve the results he discusses. The photos of hand positioning are also very descriptive.

I can tell I'm going to refer to this book again and again in the coming years - it is so nice to have it reinforce what I've heard (and often forget!) from different teachers! Definitely recommended!

I'd like to add that I found this book for about $20 less at Shar Music - but at any of these prices it's completely worth it!

I would recommend this book to any musician. Although it extensively covers bowing and left hand technique, the most important aspects are in how to practice and master your art. The variations suggested can be used by any musician on any instrument and will take you to a new level of technical control.

I would not suggest this book for a beginner, this material is best learned from an experienced teacher. Advanced students and teachers should all have this book in their book collections.

As a former violin student of 9 years who moved towards piano instead, I have found this book immensely valuable in helping me as a Suzuki parent of a young violinist myself. If you have a child moving into the Kreutzer etudes, or in Book 7 or later in the Suzuki series, this book is a godsend. At this point in your child's studies, you have no doubt been listening to many great artists, and wondering how they attain the immense variety in tonal coloring, or how they actually implement such amazing shifts, or complex bowing techniques. This book, with its pictures, is outstanding in deconstructing these motions. While it is highly analytical in parts, the book is also excellent in addressing the body's motion as a whole - in showing the coupling between the hand, elbow, shoulders, violin... using well known extracts from etudes, caprices, and solo works as practical examples.

It most definitely helps to be an advanced instrumentalist in reading this book, as the author certainly presumes that the reader has a trained ear. The sections on how to practice will also be appreciated by those who have worked in intensive Master Classes, and have carried back from these classes some improved practice habits.

All-in-all, this is book not to be missed, particularly by the supportive parents of maturing artists.

this is a MUST for any violinist who is serious about playing the violin. This book has solution to all of the problems that a violinist faces, in addition, this is a great leaning tool, lines from major concertos are used as exemples. again, this book is a must for anyone who's serious about playing the violin or even becoming a concert soloist.

This is an amazing compilation of dramatized Narnia like you've never head it. I was a more than satisfied customer.

The audio version of Narnia is one of my favorite things :). I have found that several ages enjoy them, not only children, my whole family has listened to them several times, and I even took them to work and my co-workers listened to them. They probably would be some what scary for young children.
Aslan the lion in this book is such a wonderful picture of Jesus, I have come to love Him more, such wonderful analogizes, that challenge you and cause you to think about life. The only complaint I would have is that some times I think Aslan's voice is a little silly, not quite deep enough, but that's my only complaint.

Our family loves to listen to the Narnia CDs on all our long road trips. Great family fun.

My son loved them We have a long drive to Grandma's and these are great to fill time in the car. The dramas are well done, and more interesting to listen to than one person reading the whole story.

Everyone loves the Chronicles of Narnia. Perhaps for the action. Perhaps for the intrigue. Perhaps for the meaning of the stories.

These audiobooks bring it alive. With complete voice casts and sound effects along with a beautiful musical score, this is the next best thing to living in Narnia.

Recommended for all age groups. As a teenager in high school, I started driving last year and I have enjoyed driving around with this set in the car.