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May 05, 2013 William rated information technology it was amazing

To read Mark Twain's autobiography is to empathise Mark Twain. To understand Twain is to empathise ourselves. Every bit Twain wrote in the biography, "I am the entire human being race compacted together."
Enlightening, engrossing, and often laugh-out-loud funny, this book takes root in your mind and grows with each page turn. To read Mark Twain's autobiography is to sympathize Marking Twain. To understand Twain is to sympathise ourselves. As Twain wrote in the biography, "I am the unabridged human race compacted together."
Enlightening, engrossing, and oft express mirth-out-loud funny, this book takes root in your mind and grows with each page turn. ...more

O lectură spumoasă, umoristică, dar și emoționantă!

"Așa eastward viața. Suntem suflați în lume, plutim cu veselie în aerul de vară o vreme, etalându-ne, cu mulțumire de sine, formele grațioase și culorile delicate ale curcubeului, apoi dispărem tot dintr-o singură suflare, lăsând în urma noastră doar amintirile despre noi - câteodată, nici măcar atât. Bănuiesc că, în momentele solemne când ne trezim în mijlocul nopții și cugetăm, fiecare dintre noi este gata să accepte că nu suntem decât niște baloane

O lectură spumoasă, umoristică, dar și emoționantă!

"Așa e viața. Suntem suflați în lume, plutim cu veselie în aerul de vară o vreme, etalându-ne, cu mulțumire de sine, formele grațioase și culorile delicate ale curcubeului, apoi dispărem tot dintr-o singură suflare, lăsând în urma noastră doar amintirile despre noi - câteodată, nici măcar atât. Bănuiesc că, în momentele solemne când ne trezim în mijlocul nopții și cugetăm, fiecare dintre noi este gata să accepte că nu suntem decât niște baloane de săpun și că nu valorăm mai mult decât atât."

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An admittedly delightful trip into Mark Twain's life that gives insight to his "fictional" characters and exploits, many of whom were based on people Mark Twain knew and things that really happened. I particularly enjoyed the excerpts from Susie'southward descriptions of her father written when she was xiv. By the terminate of the volume, i feels as if he/she knows the man somehow. There's a feeling of shared intimacy. Also Twain casually mentions many literary names of the fourth dimension. One forgets how many west An absolutely delightful trip into Mark Twain's life that gives insight to his "fictional" characters and exploits, many of whom were based on people Marker Twain knew and things that actually happened. I particularly enjoyed the excerpts from Susie'south descriptions of her father written when she was fourteen. Past the end of the book, one feels as if he/she knows the man somehow. There'due south a feeling of shared intimacy. Besides Twain casually mentions many literary names of the time. One forgets how many wonderful writers lived at the same time every bit Twain. ...more

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Narrated past Bronson Pinchot

Mark Twain makes me smile. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this & took my fourth dimension. Considering it's just chapters from his autobiography it doesn't always flow from chapter to chapter, but if you merely go along for the ride, it's fine! His deep dear for his girl is clearly evident in how he talks about her. The narrator was phenomenal. If I get to the adjacent life & Mark Twain doesn't sound simply like him, I might be slightly disappointed, lol.

Audiobook on Aural
Narrated past Bronson Pinchot

Mark Twain makes me smiling. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this & took my time. Considering information technology's only capacity from his autobiography it doesn't e'er flow from chapter to chapter, just if you just go along for the ride, it's fine! His deep love for his daughter is clearly axiomatic in how he talks about her. The narrator was phenomenal. If I become to the next life & Mark Twain doesn't sound merely like him, I might be slightly disappointed, lol.

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This is a rather disjointed drove of capacity from Mark Twain's autobiography. For me two things redeem this volume. The first is his humor which kept me smile throughout the book. The 2d is his dearest for his family especially Susie, his girl who died also immature. This is a rather disjointed collection of chapters from Mark Twain's autobiography. For me two things redeem this book. The starting time is his sense of humor which kept me smiling throughout the book. The second is his dear for his family especially Susie, his daughter who died also young. ...more

Some of the reflections he went into later on sections written by his daughter were among the most moving I've ever read (or listened to, as the case may be).

Twain was a man of many regrets. And an exceptional gift for capturing feeling with language.

Some of the reflections he went into later on sections written by his girl were among the well-nigh moving I've ever read (or listened to, equally the case may be).

Twain was a man of many regrets. And an exceptional gift for capturing feeling with language.

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There is no way not to love Mr. Clemens.. I retrieve he is ane of the almost accurate and sincere writers of all time and the globe would be such an amazing beautiful place if there were more people similar him.. ♡♡♡

A beautiful piece near the heel of a loaf worth living.

Pinchot's narration is fabulous. Pinchot'south narration is fabulous. ...more than

I really enjoyed reading this book.

Many chapters are great reading like the all-time of Marking Twain'southward writing, some are not, and may be of interest only for hard core Twain followers.

Some of the more interesting pages are daughter Susi'south diary which Twain quotes throughout. We get glimpses and stories, some repetition from other Mark Twain books, from diverse times and places in the US and other countries of the world traveler. I wish he wasn't so impressed past the imperialist German Kaiser Wilhelm and his court. No incertitude the emperor's

Many chapters are great reading similar the best of Mark Twain'due south writing, some are non, and may be of interest just for hard cadre Twain followers.

Some of the more interesting pages are daughter Susi'due south diary which Twain quotes throughout. We get glimpses and stories, some repetition from other Mark Twain books, from diverse times and places in the US and other countries of the world traveler. I wish he wasn't so impressed past the imperialist High german Kaiser Wilhelm and his courtroom. No uncertainty the emperor's familiarity with his books was the attraction. He concludes with "Now, then, that is the tale. Some of it is true."

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Inside the get-go few minutes of this audiobook, 1 knows exactly why Mark Twain was such a success as an author and humorist. His wit and satire abound with each story, and withal he maintains a level of humility that is just every bit charming as it is surprising. The anecdotes and stories presented by Twain in this collection are at times heartbreaking, touching, hard, and, as i would expect, hilarious. Twain does not shy away from highlighting his faults and foibles and presents them with an al Within the first few minutes of this audiobook, one knows exactly why Mark Twain was such a success equally an writer and humorist. His wit and satire abound with each story, and yet he maintains a level of humility that is merely as mannerly as information technology is surprising. The anecdotes and stories presented by Twain in this collection are at times heartbreaking, touching, difficult, and, as one would expect, hilarious. Twain does not shy away from highlighting his faults and foibles and presents them with an alacrity that is but amusing.

What makes Chapters from My Autobiography then difficult is the randomness of each story. Twain jumps around from discussing his children to his brother to his time in Europe and back with no introduction and no training for the reader. Following forth quickly becomes a report in concentration, as this is not an audiobook that allows one's mind to drift. Nonetheless, when the effort is made, the reader/listener is rewarded with a improve understanding of how remarkable Twain's life was. His relationship with his married woman and children is especially poignant, as he presents his girl'south biography of him in its entirety, complete with spelling errors. His pride at his daughter'due south ability to capture him in all his faults is simply cute to behold.

Mr. Pinchot earns his Narrator of the Year nod with a spot-on functioning as Mark Twain. His accent never wavers, and his ability to take rather dry out material and imbibe it with spirit and humour is alone worth the time necessary to heed to the audio. Twain literally comes alive over again through Mr. Pinchot.

Chapters from My Autobiography is charming in its own right, specially with such highlights every bit Susie's biography of her father, only it is truly the narrator who makes this such a special experience for the listener. For those who are not willing to tackle Mr. Twain's entire autobiography, or at to the lowest degree the one volume of information technology that was recently released, this sound is a keen introduction to his story and a wonderful teaser of the truthful face of ane of America'due south nearly historic authors.

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I was extremely disappointed. This autobiography is prefaced by the author stating that it might come up off as directionless, simply that information technology'due south done on purpose. Well, it might be on purpose but it doesn't assist the sense that it'due south convincing to the reader and give them that oh i don't know, directionless feeling. The author also warns early on that the anecdotes aren't ever going to be well-nigh him and aren't always going to hit the high points of his life. They are sometimes going to exist about pocket-sized even I was extremely disappointed. This autobiography is prefaced by the author stating that information technology might come off as directionless, simply that it's done on purpose. Well, it might be on purpose merely it doesn't help the sense that it'due south disarming to the reader and give them that oh i don't know, directionless feeling. The author also warns early that the anecdotes aren't e'er going to be nearly him and aren't always going to hit the high points of his life. They are sometimes going to be about small-scale events with fiddling known persons of disinterest. And he'due south right near that too. But again, the consequence is fairly typical in that the reader becomes...wait for it...disinterested.

8 Chapters into the volume and I heard more than stories nigh his daughter'south version of his biography than his...spelling errors and all...i'thou certain his young girl was extremely important to him and his stories about her are cute and endearing to a point. However, betwixt the cluttered aimlessness of the anecdotes and their "small" field of study thing, I frequently got the feeling that i get when i find myself trapped talking to an elderly stranger, who just goes on and on nigh his life for no apparent reason. i'thousand sure those stories are interesting to him and those who actually know some of the persons in those stories. But not me.

Subsequently about 2.5 hours i only wanted to come up with some lame excuse so i could walk away from the kindly elderly man and get back to my twenty-four hours. Then i realized i could just hit the stop button and download something else. Unfinished book.

I call back i'll stick away from AUTObiographies from at present on.

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Mark Twain dictated his autobiography with the stated intention that information technology wouldn't be published for 100 years after his death. Accordingly, the first book (of 3) of the offset complete edition just came out about a twelvemonth ago. I intend to brainstorm that shortly, simply in the meantime I've but finished "Chapters from My Autobiography", selections which were the only parts to be published during Twain's lifetime, in 25 installments in the North American Review in 1906-07.[return][return]Not a chronologic Marking Twain dictated his autobiography with the stated intention that it wouldn't exist published for 100 years after his death. Accordingly, the first volume (of three) of the first consummate edition just came out nearly a year agone. I intend to begin that soon, simply in the concurrently I've merely finished "Chapters from My Autobiography", selections which were the only parts to be published during Twain's lifetime, in 25 installments in the N American Review in 1906-07.[render][return]Non a chronological autobiography, merely more a free association of (more often than not humorous) stories, these capacity nevertheless somehow manage to add upward to an integrated movie of the man. Early on he relates the expiry of his center daughter Suzie at the age of 25, and from that signal on quotes from a biography of him she had written virtually 10 years before. This provides some structure, as he quotes passages then elaborates on them or tells a story they remind him of, merely it also provides a sort of emotional line, regularly reminding the states of Twain'south family unit life besides his professional life.[return][return]These chapters do leap around a lot, ranging from recollections of his boyhood, to his early attempts at making a living, to becoming a successful writer, to his eye age as a family man, to his old age. The effect is a moving picture of a whole life, even if information technology is but in snapshots.[return][return]And of course, Twain is frequently very funny, sometimes poignant, and uses language beautifully. Definitely worth reading. ...more

Gradually I seem to be developing a liking for (machine)biographies/memoirs. Previously I always avoided those because I feared that they would bore me too easily. With Chapters from My Autobiography by Marker Twain, I've read iv autobiographies in the recent past. This book and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley certainly convinced me how much fun autobiographies tin can be.
Mark Twain has a way of presenting the facts in a funny manner. I especially liked how he frequently cited from his daughter Susi Gradually I seem to exist developing a liking for (auto)biographies/memoirs. Previously I always avoided those because I feared that they would bore me likewise hands. With Chapters from My Autobiography by Mark Twain, I've read four autobiographies in the recent past. This book and John Steinbeck's Travels with Charley certainly convinced me how much fun autobiographies can be.
Mark Twain has a fashion of presenting the facts in a funny style. I especially liked how he frequently cited from his girl Susi's biography of him. Those thow narrations (Twain's own dictation and Susi's biography of him) are combined to requite a unique picture of the author.
Once again I listened to the costless audiobook from LibriVox, read by John Greenman. He knows how to give Twain his due and I remember I wouldn't have liked the book so much had I not listened to this narration. This is the second book by Marking Twain read by John Greenman I've enjoyed (the first was Twain'southward retelling of the story of Joan of Arc) and Greenman has go my "voice of Twain" past now. He has done other Twain books as well and I'll exist certain to listen to those likewise. ...more than

In some ways this is a completely ridiculous autobiography. It is haphazardly organized and he spends a great deal of time on tangential topics (the differing nature of duels in various countries wtf) due to having been dictated. Simply the meandering pace, the arbitrary collection of humorous or surprising anecdotes, the excerpts from his daughter Susy's biography of him followed by his comments on her observations, the heartbreaking moments when he deals with family unit deaths -- all of these things In some ways this is a completely ridiculous autobiography. It is haphazardly organized and he spends a great deal of time on tangential topics (the differing nature of duels in various countries wtf) due to having been dictated. Simply the meandering pace, the arbitrary collection of humorous or surprising anecdotes, the excerpts from his girl Susy'due south biography of him followed by his comments on her observations, the heartbreaking moments when he deals with family deaths -- all of these things give such a clear, although indirect and discursive movie of Samuel Clemens in a way that a more linear and "factual" account could never capture. His love of cats and billiards never meant much to me until I read this and understood the life that brought to his kitties and his games. There are moments when his warm and genial irony breaks down, and yous see his tender heart. I knew Twain well, simply I feel like I sympathize him better now.

ETA: This is notably the department of the autobiography that was canonical for publication in his life. I oasis't the time or the desire to dip into the behemoth released in 3 volumes between 2010-2015.

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I listened to this book, as performed by Bronson Pinchot. It was phenomenal. I have rarely cried and laughed so much listening to a book. His recollections of his girl are and so sugariness, and his love for his wife so deep, and that really came through in this drove of stories. I love his cocky-deprecating humor as demonstrated by his encounters with the and then Male monarch of Germany. I love how human he comes across.

He was an amazing tallent. He painted scenes with amazing ease and placed you right in

I listened to this book, equally performed by Bronson Pinchot. It was astounding. I accept rarely cried and laughed and then much listening to a book. His recollections of his girl are so sweet, and his love for his wife then deep, and that really came through in this collection of stories. I love his self-deprecating humour equally demonstrated by his encounters with the then King of Frg. I love how human he comes beyond.

He was an astonishing tallent. He painted scenes with astonishing ease and placed yous right in the middle of the scene. I can't say enough how much I enjoyed this book.

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Utterly charming and down-to-earth collection of homey stories of both his rural upbringing and the moderate fame he attained in machismo. Twain is alternately hyperbolically cocky-aggrandizing and endearingly self-analytical, sharing his humiliations as readily and as humorously as his triumphs. He intersperses his own perspective with his daughter's childhood recollections of him (complete with her spelling errors and the misrememberings that Twain annotates to set up the record straight.) Utterly charming and down-to-earth collection of homey stories of both his rural upbringing and the moderate fame he attained in machismo. Twain is alternately hyperbolically self-aggrandizing and endearingly cocky-belittling, sharing his humiliations as readily and every bit humorously as his triumphs. He intersperses his own perspective with his daughter's childhood recollections of him (complete with her spelling errors and the misrememberings that Twain annotates to set the record direct.) ...more

Overall, very enjoyable, simply perchance a niggling heavy on stories about billiards, bowling, and how much Clemens likes to talk. The lengths he will get to silence others so that he can take an empty floor are usually funny, and virtually always offensive. The excerpts from his daughter's diary draw out very interesting reflections about his family life. I wish these chapters contained more on his married woman, but I suppose those stories were saved for posthumous publication. Overall, very enjoyable, merely maybe a fiddling heavy on stories nigh billiards, bowling, and how much Clemens likes to talk. The lengths he volition become to silence others and then that he tin take an empty floor are usually funny, and almost always offensive. The excerpts from his daughter'due south diary draw out very interesting reflections about his family unit life. I wish these capacity independent more on his wife, but I suppose those stories were saved for posthumous publication. ...more

I get bored without a plot, so I take breaks every quarter. Not sure I will finish this.

I thought it was a niggling scattered only I still honey Mark Twain and am glad I read this.

Loved his approach to autobiography. He tells stories from his lifetime - some of them linked, not all in lodge.
Plus his humor, as expected, is wonderful!

my first foray into ebooks with the Nook app for Android

This book got me laughing once again and again.

Be careful - Twain is a noted tale spinner then is this Really the definitive autobiography or a rewrite of an already colorful life? Take a grain of salt and read information technology anyhow.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known past his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), chosen "the Bang-up American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Twain grew upwards in Hannibal, Missouri, which would later provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also work

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen proper name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. He is noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885), called "the Keen American Novel", and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).

Twain grew upward in Hannibal, Missouri, which would afterwards provide the setting for Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. He apprenticed with a printer. He also worked equally a typesetter and contributed articles to his older brother Orion's paper. Subsequently toiling as a printer in diverse cities, he became a primary riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River, before heading west to join Orion. He was a failure at gold mining, so he next turned to journalism. While a reporter, he wrote a humorous story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which proved to be very popular and brought him nationwide attention. His travelogues were too well-received. Twain had found his calling.

He achieved great success equally a writer and public speaker. His wit and satire earned praise from critics and peers, and he was a friend to presidents, artists, industrialists, and European royalty.

However, he lacked financial acumen. Though he made a great bargain of coin from his writings and lectures, he squandered information technology on various ventures, in particular the Paige Compositor, and was forced to declare bankruptcy. With the aid of Henry Huttleston Rogers, notwithstanding, he eventually overcame his financial troubles. Twain worked hard to ensure that all of his creditors were paid in full, even though his defalcation had relieved him of the legal responsibility.

Born during a visit by Halley's Comet, he died on its return. He was lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age", and William Faulkner chosen Twain "the father of American literature".

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