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What is the best selling audio book of all time? For Creative Texts, our best selling audio book is Odd Billy Todd by N.C. Reed. So far it has almost 5,000 positive customer reviews! Back in 2019 it reached #2 worldwide on the world's largest e-commerce site. So, will there be a sequel to Odd Billy Todd? We sure hope so! We'd like for you to let us know what you think. Some of our favorite audio books, written by our favorite authors and the best narrators are below and we hope you like them too!
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Billy the Kid: An Autobiography: The Story of Brushy Bill Roberts
Written by Daniel A. Edwards | Performed by Barry Corbin
Did Pat Garrett really kill Billy the Kid? In 1882 a notorious outlaw and a childhood friend of Billy the Kid was released from prison where he had been serving time for killing a Texas Ranger. His freedom finally secured, the outlaw disappeared and was never heard from again. Never, that is, until 1948 when he came out of hiding after almost 70 years. In the course of proving his identity to a court of law the outlaw revealed that his friend Billy the Kid was not killed by Pat Garrett but was still alive even to that day. After a period of research and persistence the young lawyer was finally led to a destitute old man in Texas who was named not William H. Bonney but William H. Roberts, although Bonney had been an alias that he had used. Roberts agreed to reveal himself as Billy the Kid if the lawyer would help him obtain a pardon so he could die a free man. You see, the Kid was still wanted for murder so to come forward was to risk being sentenced and put to death, but this was a risk that William H. Roberts was willing to take. He told his story only one time, to one man. This is his story, now presented for the first time with new photographic evidence and research that supports his claim that he was the one true Billy the Kid of legend.
Probably the best book out there on the subject...
The whole reason I got interested in Billy the Kid started in 1986 when I visited my great grandmother in a nursing home. Her mother in law, Ellen Casey-Moore knew Billy the Kid very well, as they lived in Lincoln, New Mexico in the 1870's through the early 1880's. Ellen's mother, Ellen Shellenbarger-Casey had a warrant issued for her arrest in 1881 issued by Pat Garrett. The elder Ellen was a widow, as her husband Robert Casey had been murdered (shot) by a man named William Wilson. The Casey family soon moved from Lincoln, New Mexico to Toyah, Texas. My great grandmother confided that Billy the Kid had not been killed by Pat Garrett as everyone thought (mostly because of Garrett's book), and that he had accompanied the Casey family to Toyah, Texas because he was a family friend and offered protection against hostile native Americans and bandits. Afterward, he left and went to Mexico.
Brushy Bill Roberts alias Billy the Kid no doubt!
I have been interested in and researching Billy the kid Alias Brushy Bill Roberts for the last 26 years now and I have to say this book is fantastic from start to finish and couldn’t put it down! The author does a great job separating fact from fiction and some of the new information in support of Brushy Bill that he has been able to bring to light is astonishing and commendable! I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the true story of Billy the kid and to anyone with an open mind for the truth! And finally in quoting the author- ‘the only evidence that Pat Garrett Killed Billy the kid is That Pat Garrett said so!’. Buy this brilliant book and read the truth for yourself!
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Hard Time: The Life of an Incorrigible on Alcatraz
Written by Don DeNevi | Performed by Christopher Lane
The true story of Charlie Hopkins #1186 one of the last surviving inmates of Alcatraz Penitentiary.
“My friend and fellow alumni Charlie Hopkins and I both graduated from America’s Top Crime School- Charlie was a better student than I- He’s still free!” -James “Whitey” Bulger, #1428 AZ
How many former Alcatraz inmates are still alive? As far as we know, only two as of 2023 and Charlie Hopkins was by far the most notorious! What if one could travel back in time and interview one of the 1500 or so hardened criminals that had served time at Alcatraz Penitentiary before it was permanently closed in 1963? Even if one could do such an impossible thing, what exactly would one ask a man who had rubbed shoulders with some of the most notorious gangsters, murderers, and thieves of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s? How would the conversation go when speaking to a close friend of "Creepy" Al Karpis, the "Birdman of Alcatraz" Robert Stroud, and Whitey Bulger. Now, thanks to author Don DeNevi, for the first time one does not need a time machine to recapture the first hand eyewitness accounts of one man's life on Alcatraz. Alcatraz inmate #1186 was Charles Edward Hopkins and Mr. Hopkins was no ordinary inmate. Not only did he serve time with the Anglin brothers who made the only successful escape from Alcatraz but he was well acquainted with notorious crime boss "Bumpy" Johnson and the legendary Italian mafia boss Vito Genevese and many other infamous Alcatraz inmates. Early in his prison career Charlie was clinically pronounced "psychotic" and "incorrigible" and was sent to Alcatraz. After serving his time, Hopkins disappeared into history before re-emerging in recent years as the pen pal of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Never before has Charlie's full story been captured and shared with the public. This is his true story as told in 1999 to author Don DeNevi and recently reviewed by him to ensure maximum historical accuracy. Mr. Hopkins is still alive and is approaching 88 years old and is estimated to be one of the last 5 or 6 remaining inmates that served Hard Time in Alcatraz before its closing in 1963. No matter what you have read or think you know about Alcatraz, you may be certain of one thing, you have never heard a story like this.
The True Life of the World's Greatest Showman
Written by P.T. Barnum | Performed by Stan Chandler
Original 1888 Edition of The Life of P.T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum came from humble means to revolutionize the entertainment industry of his time and lay the foundation of the entertainment industry we know today. His visionary ability to create and market new and innovative acts transformed the world and moved society forward towards a new era of understanding and inclusiveness. His marketing skill and shrewd business skills transformed common and mundane acts into "must see" cultural events. Barnum skill as a showman included marketing such unique features as educated dogs, industrious fleas, automatons, jugglers, ventriloquists, living statuary, tableaux, gypsies, albinos, fat boys, giants, dwarfs, rope-dancers, live "Yankees," pantomime, instrumental music, singing, and dancing in great variety, dioramas, panoramas, models of Niagara, Dublin, Paris, and Jerusalem; Hannington's dioramas of the Creation, the Deluge, Fairy Grotto, Storm at Sea; the first English Punch and Judy in this country, Italian Fantoceini, mechanical figures...these, among others, entertained audiences by the tens of thousands and made Barnum a fortune and made his name synonymous with show business. But Barnum's genius was not limited to parlor tricks and freak shows, although this was a common criticism of his shows. His well-earned title of the World's Greatest Showman was earned by his ability to evolve his show and his techniques throughout his career.
Originally, Barnum was able to transform men like Charles Sherwood Stratton, a dwarf who had been the subject of ridicule throughout his entire life, into famous characters such as "General Tom Thumb", a regal and authoritative figure who would stand before the Queen of England. Another illustration of Barnum's amazing showman abilities is perhaps best showcased in his signing of the "Swedish Nightingale" Jenny Lind, a favorite opera singer of the elite members of Victorian Era's society. Barnum signed Lind and included her in his tour, considerably raising the bar and perception of his performances...
Now, thanks to the re-publication of this volume, complete with new illustrations, we can hear Barnum's story from his own pen directly in his own words. We hope you enjoy pulling up a chair and sitting down for a conversation with the World's Greatest Showman, P.T. Barnum.
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