I was especially excited to ‘listen’ to Skyline High School celebrity classmate render imagery, illuminate and spotlight juicy details with a wide range of textures - feelings and thoughts. I was looking forward to Tom Hanks debut unveiling for months.having pre-paid for the audiobook the ‘second’ I learned Tom Hanks was reading HIS STORIES. Alas.moreĪudiobook.narrated by none other than Tom Hanks himself. They are aggressively competent but they aren’t necessarily good and they certainly aren’t bad. The stories also portray a pleasant, multiethnic world where everything has gone the way of Benetton ads and all is well among all of us. The present day stories make sure to note things like iPhones and podcasts as if to remind us that he knows technology exists. There is a very old fashioned feel to them as if the author yearns for simpler times. They are aggressively competen These stories are aggressively competent and aggressively bland. These stories are aggressively competent and aggressively bland. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming, and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have!. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance, and a bit of real life.
A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game-and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game-and then another and then another and then many more A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.Ī gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war.
A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.