In this second installment of Terence Stamp's captivating memoirs, he takes us right into the heart of the swinging '60s. From his Academy Award nomination for Billy Budd to his coming of age under the direction of the legendary Federico Fellini, the "marmalade skies" are the limit. With beautiful women and beautiful people from London to California, Stamp captures the spirit of the decade. He was the face, the man to be seen with. And then the decade ended, along with his romance to famous model Jean Shrimpton. While the Beatles play their last concert on the rooftop of the Apple building in Mayfair, Stamp, unemployed and brokenhearted, boards a plane for a solo pilgrimage to India.

Double Feature

Terence Stamp

Humor & Entertainment

Escargot Books and Music and Blackstone Audio

From the internationally bestselling author of A Year in Provence comes the bestselling book about the true pleasure of fine living.Acquired Tastes, originally published as Expensive Habits, is a celebration of life's extravagances. It explores an aspect of human nature that, although dormant in hard economic times, is capable of erupting with the hint of good fortune and the drop of a credit card. It samples the luxuries of Havana cigars, Parisian hotels, bespoke London tailoring, hand-made shoes, the proper color for a stretch limousine, and weighs the cost versus the pleasure of keeping a mistress. The proper way to eat true caviar is explained while providing the listener with hours of pure, unadulterated escapism.

Acquired Tastes

PETER MAYLE

Humor

[*Read by the author - Richard La Plante] Never Again is a seven-year chronicle of trial and triumph, both warning and an inspiration to anyone trying to build a dream. ''Never again,'' Richard La Plante promised after he and his new wife completed building their family home in East Hampton, New York. But he did not keep his promise. Instead he bought twenty acres of raw land on a mountaintop located three-and-a-half thousand miles away in a small town that he had only visited by Internet and the nightmare began. Richard and his wife were soon dealing with a house in New York to sell, a massive loan to pay off for the newly purchased land, dishonest builders, some of the most stringent building codes in America, and the economic collapse of 2008. With no general contractor, because they had decided to save money by doing it themselves, La Plante and his wife face an empty bank account, a black widow spider infestation, and a large wooden frame with no windows. With two young sons to raise, a stony silence between them, and a marriage counselor who says in sagely fashion, ''There's only one answer: finish the house,'' the La Plantes stumble from hilarious disaster to not-so-hilarious disaster to ultimate success.

Never Again: Building the Dream House

Self-Help

Richard La Plante

Relationships

In this enchanting memoir, Terence Stamp takes listeners with him on his unlikely journey from prewar London's East End, where his birth heralded the unification of two Cockney clans, to the beginnings of the stardom that would transform his life. A born storyteller, Terence looks back on his life with humor and affection for everyone from his beloved mother -- whose unswerving conviction that he was special instilled in Terence a belief that his life would be different -- to the teacher who informed him that he ''would make a good manager at Woolworth's.'' That was not to be. After winning a scholarship to the Webber Douglas Academy, Terence teamed up with another struggling actor, fellow Londoner Michael Caine. The two shared a mews house, running their lines together and sharing one suit for auditions. But the lean times were about to end.

Stamp Album

[Contained herein are Episodes 1 through 5] *Featuring Oscar nominee Terence Stamp and a full supporting cast *Adapted for the ears by Kevin Godley from Richard La Plante's memoir Hog Fever  *Directed by Kevin Godley *Produced by Escargot Books *Sound design by Kevin Godley and Ivan Jackman *Original songs by Richard La Plante, Mark Ling, Daniel Ash, Billy Goodrum, and Kevin Godley *Original songs produced by Greg Penny and Kevin Godley *Incidental music written and produced by Kevin Godley and Ivan Jackman Part sickness, part cure, all midlife crisis. Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface this is the story of a man, a motorcycle, and a teetering bank balance. But lurking beneath, occasionally visible like threads through faded denim, is the story of a man in search of freedom -- or at least one last stab at it.Motivated by the emasculating success of his British screenwriter wife and a love of Easy Rider and The Wild One, Robert Lourdes, a struggling American author on the cusp of forty, finds solace in the Harley-Davidson legend. Robert's last-ditch attempt to become part of his wife's world ends in disaster when she blatantly co-opts his idea for a screenplay during a dinner party for a hideous Hollywood producer.The arrival of Gabriella, a beautiful Italian production assistant with a Harley of her own, stirs in Robert the first tremors of a long-dormant passion. Confused and lacking the confidence to shed the marital skin, he takes further refuge in shiny accessories, rallies, and bigger Harleys, culminating in a 1,700-mile pilgrimage to a major biker rally in Marbella, Spain.Hog Fever is Robert's comedy of errors as he embarks on a tattoo-and-testosterone-fueled quest to find himself.

Hog Fever, Episodes 1 - 5 (Full-Cast Audio Theater)(LIBRARY EDITION)

Literature & Fiction

Kevin Godley

Dramas & Plays

Hog Fever, Episodes 1 - 5 (Full-Cast Audio Theater)

[Contained herein are Episodes 1 through 5] *Featuring Oscar nominee Terence Stamp and a full supporting cast *Adapted for the ears by Kevin Godley from Richard La Plante's memoir Hog Fever *Directed by Kevin Godley *Produced by Escargot Books *Sound design by Kevin Godley and Ivan Jackman *Original songs by Richard La Plante, Mark Ling, Daniel Ash, Billy Goodrum, and Kevin Godley *Original songs produced by Greg Penny and Kevin Godley *Incidental music written and produced by Kevin Godley and Ivan Jackman Part sickness, part cure, all midlife crisis. Midway between the satire of Spinal Tap and the pathos of American Beauty lies the schizophrenic state of mind known as Hog Fever. On the surface this is the story of a man, a motorcycle, and a teetering bank balance. But lurking beneath, occasionally visible like threads through faded denim, is the story of a man in search of freedom -- or at least one last stab at it. Motivated by the emasculating success of his British screenwriter wife and a love of Easy Rider and The Wild One, Robert Lourdes, a struggling American author on the cusp of forty, finds solace in the Harley-Davidson legend. Robert's last-ditch attempt to become part of his wife's world ends in disaster when she blatantly co-opts his idea for a screenplay during a dinner party for a hideous Hollywood producer. The arrival of Gabriella, a beautiful Italian production assistant with a Harley of her own, stirs in Robert the first tremors of a long-dormant passion. Confused and lacking the confidence to shed the marital skin, he takes further refuge in shiny accessories, rallies, and bigger Harleys, culminating in a 1,700-mile pilgrimage to a major biker rally in Marbella, Spain. Hog Fever is Robert's comedy of errors as he embarks on a tattoo-and-testosterone-fueled quest to find himself.

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Double Feature

Acquired Tastes

Never Again: Building the Dream House

Stamp Album

Hog Fever, Episodes 1 - 5 (Full-Cast Audio Theater)(LIBRARY EDITION)

Hog Fever, Episodes 1 - 5 (Full-Cast Audio Theater)

Hog Fever, Episodes 1 - 5 (Full-Cast Audio Theater)