The Garner Files (Audiobook)

from gaillamontagne

I listened to his audio book read by Jim Garner. Love his voice. .......After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States an...

from gaillamontagne

I listened to his audio book read by Jim Garner. Love his voice. .......After suffering physical abuse at the hands of his stepmother, Garner left home at fourteen. He became Oklahoma's first draftee of the Korean War and was awarded with two Purple Hearts before returning to the United States an...

from R0BIN

Interesting read for fans. I enjoyed the name dropping. JG explains near the end of the book how Jon Winokur to be his co-author and choosing him to write an autobiography still didn't make sense to me. The writing style was choppy but, for all I know, better than JG would have done on his own. I...

from knahs

Honest and frank autobiography by James Garner. He details the terrible conditions in which he grew up (absent father, abusive stepmother, poverty) and his stints in the Merchant Marine and Army and his service in Korea. He is very frank about some of his fellow actors (Steve McQueen, Charles Bro...

from Angel2649

An excellent memoir by James Garner and Jon Winokur. So nice to read a book that doesn't dwell on how many people the 'star' slept with or how he had to beat addictions. I think golf was his only real addiction. He comes across as a person that would be there for you in heartbeat as long as you n...