Trumbo : A Biography of the Oscar-winning Screenwriter Who Broke the Hollywood Blacklist (CD-Audio)

from Unkletom

When I was in high school, during the Vietnam War, I read a book that changed forever the way I thought about war. The author was Dalton Trumbo, a name I had never heard of before that time. I've heard a lot about him in the decades since. Trumbo was arguably the best and certainly the best know ...

from mabith

I got this as an audiobook ER win, as the book has been re-released to accompany the movie that's just come out recently (which looks great). Interestingly, to me, there don't seem to be any revisions to the book which was originally published in the 1970s. The audiobook was generally well done, ...

from enemyanniemae

I had no idea what this book was about going into it. I have definitely gotten a lesson in insanity regarding American politics of the 40s and 50s. Dalton Trumbo (author, screenwriter and one of the Hollywood Ten) is familiar to me because of his book Johnny Got His Gun. (the book was so interest...

from Carolee888

Trumbo is a biography of Dalton Trumbo, the man who broke the blacklist of Hollywood screen writers, actors and others who worked in the movie industry. I didn't know who he was before listening to this audio version of the book. I am old enough to remember the tail end of era. I can remember the...

from etxgardener

I received this audio book as part of the Early Reviewers program and upon listening to it had to wonder why, since this book was written in 1977 and its author is now dead. I guess it's because the movie based on it is being released in November, so they are hoping to generate interest in the bo...