Formats
Trade Ed. Random House Audio 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876638 $24.00
Library Ed. Books on Tape 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876652 $95.00
Early on, Ball piques listeners' interest by letting us in on wealthy Leland Stanford's friendship with a murderer. Stanford's fascination with horses and how they move led Edward Muybridge, who killed his wife's lover, to invent the first motion pictures. John Mayer's narration isn't showy or sensational--and despite the opening volley, neither is Bell's writing. But Mayer's delivery will keep listeners mesmerized as they learn about the life of an unusual inventor. The historical account also offers a poetic meditation on "the visual age," as well as depictions of life in a wild San Francisco of the late 1800s. Few biographies capture lives as colorful as Muybridge's, and Mayer tells the story well. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2013, Portland, Maine [Published: APRIL 2013]
Trade Ed. Random House Audio 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876638 $24.00
Library Ed. Books on Tape 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876652 $95.00
Trade Ed. Random House Audio 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876638 $24.00
Library Ed. Books on Tape 2013
DD ISBN 9780307876652 $95.00
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