Whistle (Delta World War II Library)

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Customer Reviews

A Book About Post-War America
Although Whistle takes place in 1943, it is really about post-war America and the effect it had on the psyche of American males. We have met all of the four main characters (with different names, but the author identifies them in a foreword)in earlier volumes of James Jones great trilogy: From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line. Now they are in a hospital in Tennessee.

They all come to bad ends, but it isn't really the war that destroys them. It is the peace and their inability to live with the changes wrought by the war. One can't cope with his inability to protect his men, one rebels when he is forced to become a public relations flack in order to stay in the army, one rejects the honor and traditions of the military ethos only to regret it and the other one is appalled by the nihilism which he sees as the wave of the future.

Jones fought a battle to complete this book before he died. He didn't quite succeed - a few chapters toward the end are sketched out in summary form - but this is a complete and important work by one of the greatest American writers of the Twentieth Century and a very worthy finale to a trilogy comprised of masterpieces.

2007-07-12 (New York, New York) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5

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If you read From Here to Eternity and The Red Line...
you might enjoy this Third volume of Mr. Jones opii[sp?]. If you aren't a fan then this is the one to skip.
pete saussy

2007-05-29 | Pete Saussy (Litchfield Beach, SC) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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Not his best, but good enough
No author captures the mind and plight of the ordinary soldier better than James Jones, and "Whistle" is the third book of a trilogy that includes the indomitable "From Here to Eternity" and the gritty "The Thin Red Line."

From Here to Eternity portrays barracks life in Hawaii just before the attack at Pearl Harbor; The Thin Red Line is a wrenching account of island fighting in the South Pacific; and Whistle is the story of four men from the same infantry company, all wounded in battle, who are brought back to the U.S. on a hospital ship and then sent to an Army hospital in the South.

The book does a fine job of portraying the complex relationships between the four men and the inner demons each has to face. First Sergeant Martin Winch is a cynical, but superb leader who struggles with congestive heart failure while trying his best to protect the other three men. Mess Sgt. Johnny Strange is the nurturer who looks after the others while he struggles with the infidelity of his wife, and the injustices of the Army pecking order. Buck Sergeant Marion Landers tries but fails to handle the monstrous fury that wells up inside him. Corporal Bobby Prell fights to save his legs from amputation and copes with feelings of guilt over a Congressional Medal of Honor that he does not believe he deserves.

This was Jones’ final book, and he was unable to finish the final three chapters before he died of congestive heart failure (his death is portrayed in the movie "A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries" based on the book written by his daughter, Kaylie.)

Unfortunately, the last book of the trilogy doesn’t measure up to the first two, and it pains me to write this because I am one of Jones’ major fans. The story, the writing, Jones’ unique ability to get into the head of the GI just aren’t as sharp in this work.

There is also the matter of his preoccupation about a man performing oral ... on a woman– he goes on and on and on about it throughout the book. The ... is graphic, even by today’s standards. All well and good, but the preoccupation with oral ... stretched and exceeded the limits of its role in the story line. It’s like Jones’ had a statement to make, and he made it too often; and he made it too important for credibility.

And then there is the end of the book, which should have been handled differently. Jones was unable to complete the final three and one half chapters, but he let his intentions for the finale be known in detail. A friend and neighbor, Willie Morris, wrote the last chapters from notes and recordings. They are not written as fiction, but as a summary of what the author intended to happen. The novel would have been much better had a skilled writer done the end as a continuing fictional narrative, imitating Jones’ style. (Of course, there would need to be an appropriate explanation of how it was handled at the beginning of the book.)

Whistle is not James Jones best work. But it’s still a fine story by one of America’s most underrated authors.

2001-07-17 (Orrville, Ohio USA) | Helpful Votes: 17 | Rating: 4

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Whistle
"Whistle" is one of the best books I have read. WWII is my favorite story genre. James Jones has never been disappointing in showing the reality of the soldiers' character. There were parts of the story where I audibly gasped at what had taken place. Although some of the language was Army technical and foreign to me, it was an easy read. The sexual encounters and explicit descriptions of them, was not offensive,but enlightening. It was very real and a breath of fresh air compared to the sugar coated versions of what happened during the war in other stories and films of the same time period. The main characters, Winch, Landers, Strange and Prell are so different from the stereo-type "war hero" It is a story of WWII which reveals the horror but does not dwell on it with blood, violence & gore and shows it from so many different perspectives.

2001-02-14 | Helpful Votes: 15 | Rating: 5

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A sober and telling end of a classic series
After having read FROM HERE TO ETERNITY and THE THIN RED LINE, I couldn't figure out what would be so interesting about an army war hospital(the setting for WHISTLE). I was dead wrong proving once again that a great writer makes anything interesting.

The guys are back from Gradualcanal and suffering both physical and psychological effects. They are happy to be alive and ashamed they didn't die along side their buddies. It's hard to believe that so many people they meet know nothing about the war being fought out there. They believe in the other men from their old company, but little else.

It could be argued that it is the weakest of the trilogy. Jones hurried to write the book before his early death at age 55. It was published more than 20 years after the war's end and suffers somewhat from the knowledge of those 20 years. The references to the songs seem more nostalgic than informative. His analysis of the sexes would have been brilliant in 1946, but easily made in the 1970s. But those are minor points, because the book is every bit as honest as gritty as anything that he ever wrote. Good enough that you don't want it to end, but harsh enough that you're afraid to read it a second time.

2000-04-03 (Orlando, FL) | Helpful Votes: 28 | Rating: 4

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From Here to Eternity

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• ISBN13: 9780385333641
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Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941.  Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler.  But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him.  First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife.  Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond:  the Army is their heart and blood . . .and, possibly, their death.

In this magnificent but brutal classic of a soldier's life, James Jones portrays the courage, violence and passions of men and women who live by unspoken codes and with unutterable despair. . .in the most important American novel to come out of World War II, a masterpiece that captures as no ther the honor and savagery of men.


From the Paperback edition.

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This is a long, satisfying, commanding novel of the soldiers who were poised on the brink of real manhood when World War II flung them unceremoniously into that abyss. Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt is the nonconformist hero who refuses to box at Schofield Barracks and is slowly destroyed by his own rebelliousness. Around him, others are fighing their own small battles--and losing. It's worth noting that Jones' 1951 audience was shocked by his frank language and the sexual preoccupations of his characters.

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Customer Reviews

A Brutal - and Brutally Good - Book
This is a brutal - and brutally good - book. It's certainly not an easy read; but it's worth the discomfort. Milton Warden: the custodian of Paradise Lost. Robert E. Lee Prewitt: the "good soljer" who finally loses his personal "civil" war. Jones does nothing new with language, or stream of consciousness...nothing Joyce or Forster didn't do before. But he sure gets the lingo down solid. The way these people talk is almost poetry. You most definitely smell cinema in the dialogue, as if the author knew this warren of webs would become a movie. And forget the movie! There's no way Hollywood could've made a flick back then (or even now for that matter) that was even the most remote adaptation of this gross and engrossing tome. The two-page conversation - between stockade prisoners Prewitt and Malloy and about the evolution of God - is worth the price of admission alone. Considering the novel took Jones three years to write and was published in 1951, while the US was mired in the muck of Korea- and simply reading that last shipboard conversation between Karen Holmes and her son - this is one powerful hell of an anti-war protest. It almost begs for a good second reading: "them Reenlistment Blues."

2010-03-29 (New Jersey) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Outstanding Writting with Old Hawaiian setting
Living in Hawaii you can not help but love the local setting, especially because it was set in "Old Hawaii". A Hawaii most readers will not be familiar with, one I know only from the stories passed down by parents. It's characters are captivating, and his analysis of what seems to be a pretty straight forward guy from Harlan County Kentucky becomes very complex. The author reveals many sides of this character I'm sure if he were real he would not even realize. Maybe that is how good this authors fictitious tale is that I already see the character as authentic. The story closely examines class difference from a perspective I can relate to. I had seen bits and pieces of the movie and of course was familiar with the famous Ha'alona Cove "roll around in the sand kiss". I will have to go back now and see the complete movie. This is just a great book and I highly recommend it to everyone.

2009-09-25 (Kailua, HI United States) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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novel:from here to eternity
From Here to Eternity
This novel has always been a favorite of mine since seeing the 1953 film.
The later Television version I thought was awfull. The book was about
the American Army before Pearl Harbour . There is obviously much more
in the book than the film, seems to cover a lot of subjects. though I
was in the British Army myself (National Service) there are probably
some similiarity. I purchased this copy to replace my old 'tatty'
paperback.

2009-06-03 | Brun Rose (Shoreham England) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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All for Naught
From Here to Eternity is James Jones' masterfully envisioned tale of soldiers and their lovers on the eve of 1941's Pearl Harbor invasion. The rest of the world is already at war, and the neutral United States has begun a peacetime draft as the prospect of war seems inevitable. Despite this impending calamity, the soldiers of Schofield Barracks go on about their daily lives as if nothing had or ever will change: they spend their days routinely and begrudgingly performing their military duties and their nights drinking and whoring, while rarely examining their existences for any greater meaning.

At the center is Private Robert E. Lee Prewitt who has just requested a transfer out of the Regimental Bugle Corps, where he had a soft existence, and into an infantry company, where he will perform "straight duty," soldiering as any other man of the ranks. He immediately incurs the wrath of his commanding officer, Captain Dana "Dynamite" Holmes, when he refuses to join the company boxing team, preferring to think of himself as retired from boxing after blinding another man in a sparring match. Holmes needs Prewitt to box if he wants to field a championship team, and his superior, Lieutenant Colonel Jake Delbert soon makes clear that such a victory would likely earn him a long sought promotion. The conflict thus established, the characters hurtle unwittingly towards America's humiliation at Pearl Harbor and their own mortal humiliations.

Even Prewitt in his self-righteous suffering is guilty of pride--there are no innocents in this book as in life. Jones draws the Army as a microcosm of society: men and women at odds with their surroundings as they search for meaning. Ultimately, all the characters efforts are in vain; even as they struggle mightily against one another, the reader knows that on December 7th their lives will all be smashed as trivial and meaningless by a calamity far greater than any of them.

2009-05-03 | TM Kelley (Oklahoma) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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The Finest Novel I have ever read
This novel is truly amazing. The characters are well developed and the reader truly becomes attached to each one as they undergo their personal trials and tribulations in the days before Pearl Harbor. The work provides an excellent examination of the pre-war Army, a professional army preparing for war, inducting draftees, and operating under a proud system of tradition. The novel is full of great stories, advice, and sayings that are as relevant today as they were in 1941. Serving in Iraq while reading this novel, I was amazed at the very real connection I found with its soldiers; many things have not changed. Again, a great novel that I would recommend to anyone interested in war, the army, or the human condition.

2008-05-05 (Balad, Iraq) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 5

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Some Came Running

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Customer Reviews

Excellent writing on Jones' part as usual.......
I was raised in Robinson, Illinois as well as James Jones (he was born and raised there) and he returned to Robinson after serving in the military in World War II. Most of his writing was about his life growing up in Robinson and the surrounding area which we natives refer to as "the Wabash Valley" - Mr. Jones wrote much about his experiences during the war (WW II) as well. "Some Came Running" was based on his actual life with friends from this area and trips that they made "across the river" over into Terre Haute, Indiana. While he may have seemed to be a dark personality at times, he led a very distinct and interesting life and his writings reflect that. There is even a Literary Society in his honor in Robinson (see following links, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Jones_(author) and http://rking.vinu.edu/j.htm)

2008-10-21 (Gulfport, FL USA) | Helpful Votes: 1 | Rating: 5

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A Man in The Middle
You either liked "some came running" or you didn't, and there doesn't seem to be anything in between. And the movie of the same name was a typical Hollywood treatment at the time with little about it that followed the objective of the book. If reading this book, I sincerely recommend taking the "abridged" version. Nothing of the story is lost in the excellent editing but removes the non-essential rambling that Jones was going through when he wrote the original.

I thoroughly enjoyed it. For me, there was an honesty about it from all angles; from the black sheep, insecure would-be writer to the over-achiever brother of same, and all the widely diverse, yet associated personalities in between. Jones got into the psyche of each as he penned their thoughts and actions against the thoughts and actions of those they associated with.

It's true it dealt with the seamy side of life, but it dealt with the middle class striving for the high society life, too. Each striving, striving, for something elusive; and self-destruction lived close to the surface within all of them.

It begins with the black sheep brother, the non-conformist Dave Hirsch, returning by bus from a stint in the army and a war, and stepping off into the old hometown from where he had been helpfully banished several years before by his brother, Frank, for an indescretion. One immediately feels that he has returned solely to embarrass the older brother, who has achieved a measure of social standing and wealth, thereby exacting a subtle revenge - after all, it's his home too and he can return if he wants.

Then the action begins; Dave has long desired to become a writer and has a certain amount of unrealized talent; but he has no drive, no motive, and lapses into the dark recesses of the local bars and it's correspondingly dark female companionship much too often to allow him to concentrate. He feels some guilt about it, not enough to reform it; he is overly sensitive about his weight; and he suffers from all sorts of other insecurities because of these truths about himself that he dislikes, but isn't strong enough to overcome. One of the most pitiful of the female characers, Ginny, figures prominently in the life of Dave almost immediately. Lost, dull witted, unable to have any normal relationship with a man, she nonetheless has the use of men because she provides a use "for" them. The reader feels sorrow along with the adult knowledge that there are really such people out there.

Along the way, Dave is introduced to a wonderful old gentleman through his brother, Bob French, an intellectual who has a correspondingly educated daughter, Gwen. Dave is immediately attracted to the daughter, and although his personal obstacles are still there, he has one advantage: She has somehow gone slumming in her choices of reading material at one time and discovered Dave's work which she feels has merit but not enough polish. She sees hidden potential in him and determines to assist him write a new novel. (she can cook,too) Gwen also has problems of her own. This, then, becomes the underlying theme of the story, complete with unrequited sexual tension between Dave and Gwen.

There are others that figure prominently in Jones' tale of small-town injustices, secret and not-so-secret lives: 'Bama, the Gambler was one of the most interesting. Street smart, possessed of common sense under his debauched life style, the reader somehow senses he may be one of the only sane ones among the characters and then immediately wonders why one thought so. The trip Dave takes to 'Bama's farm to meet Mrs. 'Bama was truly one of a kind.

My take on the whole thing was that Jones was perhaps more than a little like his character "Dave" in his own life. He seemed to know him intimately.

2008-10-18 (Wyoming) | Helpful Votes: 5 | Rating: 5

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Running.......away
I'm a big James Jones fan, especially of The Thin Red Line and From Here to Eternity. If you want to read Jones, and you're into combat, military or that WWII genre, you must read those two books.

"Running" is not like those books at all. Set in small town America after the war, it's an indictment of post WWII society: EVERY CHARACTER in this book is either an alcoholic, immoral, indecent, or in some way, a loser. Here's some examples: Dave, the main character, a combat veteran and a wannabe writer, turns into a fat slob who runs around with "whores" (his words, not mine) and eventually marries a "slut" who he has routinely termed a "fat pig." His brother, Frank, a successful business man, has several girlfriends on the side and at the end of the book, after being forced to give up his mistresses by his neurotic wife, gets off on walking around at night looking into windows in the hope of seeing someone naked. One of Dave's (unrequited) love interests (Gwen), an English professor at a local college is widely regarded as some type of sexually experienced woman of the world. However, in fact, she's still a virgin. On and on and on. About the most endearing character is fifth of whiskey a day gambler, "'bama" who keeps his wife and kids on a farm down south while he is "up north" gambling and "whorin'" around. Wow. Jones must have been REALLY going through something when he wrote this one. By the way, it was made into a movie with Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine - the Rat Pack crew - and the screenplay was highly modified. I first read this book in '72 and now 35 years later I'm rereading it. Now I know why I waited 35 years to read it again! It is BRUTAL. I'm one of those "every book is worth reading once" people who believes that sometimes you have to read crap to appreciate good, but frankly, I would say avoid this one.

2008-01-10 (Upstate New York) | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 3

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Running With the Big Boys
Take a little Lewis, add Farrell, Faulkner and Dreiser. Mix all that up and you might come close. Jones creates characters that stand up and talk back. They cast long shadows. Jones creates a real town out of paper, ink and imagination. This town is in the Midwest, but it could be anywhere. His people have problems like you have problems. At times they work it all out. At times they don't. This is life lived. This is great literature. This is James Jones best work. And they don't come much better than James Jones.

2005-01-31 (Pittsburgh, PA USA) | Helpful Votes: 10 | Rating: 5

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A Brilliant Slice of Americana
What happens to the Band of Brothers when they return home?

Jones explores life in a small midwestern town when soldiers returned home from WWII. Unforgettable characters. An indictment of the hypocrisy of Main Street USA.

One of the last Great American Novels.

2002-09-28 | kjones5 (New York, NY United States) | Helpful Votes: 10 | Rating: 5

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Complete Audio Holy Bible King James Version Complete

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• James Earl Jones Reads the Bible KJV Construction[Box set] (60 Audio CD) Old and New Testaments
• The vocal talents of two of the crowd's most gifted artists combine in service to the most popular book of all time, resulting in the End Audio Holy Bible on compact disc. Exalt in the Word, as every syllable of the Ruler James Old and New Testaments are brought to life, providing hours of inspirational listening. - Jon Sherberg reads the continuous Old Testament (KJV). Having worked with everyone from gospel singer Scott Wesley Brown to Oscar® conquering hero Sir Ben Kingsley, Jon Sherberg brings his rich theatrical background to the forefront, with this masterful performance of all 39 of the books of the Old Testament. - Oscar®-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Trophy-winning actor James Earl Jones lends his celebrated vocal talents to this distinctive reading of the end, unabridged text of the New Testament.

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This title has been discontinued by the publisher. A new version will be made avaialble soon (Jan 2010).
The vocal talents of two of the worldÂ’s most gifted artists combine in service to the most popular book of all time, resulting in the Complete Audio Holy Bible on compact disc. Exalt in the Word, as every syllable of the King James Old and New Testaments are brought to life, providing hours of inspirational listening.

- Jon Sherberg reads the entire Old Testament (KJV). Having worked with everyone from gospel singer Scott Wesley Brown to Oscar® winner Sir Ben Kingsley, Jon Sherberg brings his rich theatrical background to the forefront, with this masterful recitation of all 39 of the books of the Old Testament.
- Oscar®-nominated, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning actor James Earl Jones lends his celebrated vocal talents to this distinctive reading of the complete, unabridged text of the New Testament.

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Customer Reviews

ms. osby
I love the cds great listening speaking is very clearly, the case is nice that stores the cd,s the only problem the cd is labled one thng but when i rip it to my computer the verses are diffrent ex: lable joshua on the screen says genesis so thats difficult for my mp3 when listening in order overall im enjoying the cds.

2010-02-11 (detroit, mi) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4

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AARRGH!!
The Old Testament has a narrator who is ok. The New Testament has James Erle Jones and he acts like he just stepped out of speach class and it drove me crazy . How arrogant of him. I give this a 3 only because of the Old Testament narrator.

2009-12-16 (Indiana) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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excellent purchase
I purchased this item to get my Bible time in. I love it the leather case that holds all the cd's make it easy to keep up with. It is so easy to listen to.

2009-10-20 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Complete Audio Bible
I was glad to find a copy of the complete bible. I think the copy I received is very old. The pages in the audio case are yellow. At least one of the CD's skips, but I haven't played them all yet. At this point I am still a little disappointed. That is why I didn't want to respond to the survey. I'm not sure how I feel about all this yet.

2009-08-31 (Texas) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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James Earl Jones reads the New Testament
I use these CD's to listen to the Bible when I drive - about 1 hour per day. James Earl Jones has a beautiful voice and I chose the KJV because I am the most familiar with it. I find I have to turn the volume up very loud to understand what he is saying. I find I have to concentrate too hard on what he is saying to grasp even the simplest subjects. Perhaps I should have chosen another translation. The narration is great but I am somewhat disappointed.

2009-07-18 | floridaval (Tallahassee, FL USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3

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James Earl Jones

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A Tony Award-winning actor describes his parental abandonment as an infant, the severe stutter that caused him to retreat into silence for four years, his college years, and his theatrical successes. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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Customer Reviews

Power of self-esteem
I've owned this book for some time and finally picked it up and read it. I have always admired Mr. Jones' voice and acting skills. Here is an African-American that radiates culture, dignity, and has no time for "racism or racialism." He talks about the value of family, healing abandonment, the loss of his voice for most all of his teen years, and his discovery of the theatre. Woven through all of this is a portrait of a man of integrity, who knows what he believes and is willing to Stand on that. We need more of these men these days.

2007-05-09 | Book Dragon (Tri-Cities, WA USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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A WORTHY SHOW BIZ BIO

The voice is unmistakable - deep, resonant, compelling, and so are the words of James Earl Jones in the reflective memoir he has penned with Penelope Niven One of the most accomplished actors of our day, he has written an autobiography that is as intriguing as his performances.

Jones's 60 year history begins in rural Mississippi, moves to a farm in Michigan, continues as he struggles to find a place on the stage, and culminates in the theaters of the world.

He tells the story of his life on the professional level, including insights into his marvelous performances in "The Great White Hope," "Othello," and "Fences." He also relates his experiences on a personal level offering comments on his origins in a family of sharecroppers, a mother who abandoned him, his marriages, and his multiracial heritage.

This is also a book about voices. There are the stories he heard his grandparents tell, the sounds of life on hardscrabble land in the south. And, most surprisingly, the voice that enthralls audiences today once stuttered and then fell silent for eight years. Jones was mute from the age of six to 14. Of this experience, he wrote, "Because of my muteness, I approached language in a different way from most actors. I came to language standing on my head, turning words inside out in search of meaning, making a mess of it sometimes, but seeing truth from a very different viewpoint. In those years I spent in virtual silence, I grew a passion for expression."

Express himself he does. Whether written or spoken, the words of James Earl Jones add to the richness of our lives and language.

- Gail Cooke

2005-01-11 (TX, USA) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 4

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A wonderful person; a great actor
This book gives wonderful background of the man who appears in many of the greatest movies and shows ever created. It shows how he overcame personal issues to succeed in his profession. I believe that this book is a good read for anyone wanting to see perserverance in action. Jones shows that anyone can do anything if they want it bad enough.

2000-06-07 | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 4

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A Book that helped heal my wounds
Not only do I know James Earl Jones as an actor (rather than darth vader) I respect him as a very unique individual, who touched some parts in my life. I was having difficulty in school: I stammered in school and was very shy. There were things in my life that I held back for a long time. Like James. I hope that his name will carry on both on stage and off. I definitely recommend this book to those who want to know the person and get to understand him that way. I know I do!

1998-02-25 | Helpful Votes: 4 | Rating: 5

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I never expected to have so much in common with a black man.
Mr. Jones and I are both part Irish, have a childhood history of stammering, went into acting which helped the speech problem and we may have other things in common. I very much enjoyed this book and I recommend it to others. Why only a "9"? In the middle of the book he states that he is a member of the NRA and just drops the subject. He must know full well that it doesn't jive with his life or his beliefs. But he just dropped it. A great idea for a second book: pick up this subject in the wake of the Murrah building blast and then look at the comparisons between the OJ trial and one of his signature roles, Othello

1997-06-14 | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 5

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James Earl Jones Reads The Bible

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* For the first time ever - the International Best Seller - James Earl Jones Reads The Bible, is now available on CD!!

Includes the entire New Testament - King James Version
Over 19 hours on 16 compact discs!
Digitally Re-mastered
Featuring a beautiful music soundtrack (background)

In a voice as rich as it is recognized, James earl Jones lends his narrative talents to the King James Version of the New Testament. In over 19 hours on 16 compact discs enhanced with a complete musical score, James Earl Jones interprets the most enduring book of our time utilizing the acclaimed actor's superb storytelling and skilled characterizations. Hailed as the greatest spoken-word bible version ever, and with almost half a million copies sold, this exquisite audio treasury is certain to enthuse and inspire.

James Earl Jones possesses the most recognized and rich narrative voice of the modern era. His film credits include The Lion King, Hunt for Red October, Star Wars, Field of Dreams, and many others, as well as being "the voice" of CNN. In this extraordinary box set, an incredible talent reads the New Testament of the Bible in its entirety. You will be mesmerized by Mr. Jones’ style and punctuation, and will listen to this beautiful recording over and over. Without doubt, the greatest spoken-word audio product ever produced on the Bible. Digitally re-mastered, and enhanced with a beautiful background music score, this will be a collection treasured for a lifetime.

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Customer Reviews

JAMES EARL JONES
I REALLY LIKE THIS ITEM. JAMES JONES DOES A WONDERFUL JOB. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW THE BIBLE, BUT DOES NOT UNDERSTAND IT WHEN THEY READ IT.
THANK YOU.

2010-07-30 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Audio Bible
The package came quicker than expected in good condition. The quality of the recording was good. A great value for the money!

2010-07-25 (Bladensburg, Ohio) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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Very disappointing
I bought the James Earl Jones audio book for my mother as she loves to read the bible but her eyesight is not as good anymore. I figured James Earl Jones would be an excellent narrator given his superb voice and reputation. I was sadly mistaken and my mother was very dissappointed. As much as I admire James Earl Jones, he conveyed little to no passion, voice inflection, or feeling into his reading. It was done as if he was checking the block and could care less about the meaning behinds this wonderful book. If you're looking for an excellent audio bible that inspires, evokes as well as invokes the power of the Christian word, I highly recommend you purchase the "The Word of Promise" audio bible. I purchased this after hearing Mr. Jones' reading and am thoroughly pleased with the amount of work, feeling, and belief that went into creating this theatrical production of the bible on CD. My mother is pleased as well, and hopes that should James Earl Jones decide to do another reading, he will do so as though the words mean something to him.

2010-06-28 (Augusta, GA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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darth vader reads the bible
i think it is really odd that the dark lord of the sith formally known as anakin skywalker later to be transformed into the evil darth vader reads the bible on cd. they must have done some work on darth cause his usual breathing aparatus isn't there anymore...in the star wars movies he always had that creepy breathing thing going on...no breathing thing on these CDs. this is not the the darth vader i grew up with.

2010-05-20 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1

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James Earl Jones Reads The Bible
I purchased James Earl Jones Reads The Bible for my brother and he loves it. He loves the ease of use and the quality of the product.

2010-03-22 | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5

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