Schulz and Peanuts CD: A Biography [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

David Michaelis (Author), Holter Graham (Reader)

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Holter Graham's reading is clear and well paced, and he makes good use of pauses and emphasis for emotional effect as we peer into the miserable life a genius—the fabulously successful and enormously influential creator of the Peanuts gang. Schulz thought of himself as ordinary rather than brilliant, as melancholy rather than depressed. But no kind of unhappiness ever interfered with his 50 years of daily cartooning. Michaelis shows us that [t]o the very end, his life had been inseparable from his art and that his art reflected not only his own changing thought and circumstances but also America's political and social shifts from one decade to the next. There are two minor limitations to the audio version: it's missing the 240 Peanuts strips that illustrated and illuminated Michaelis's text, and one wishes that this captivating and well-researched biography had been unabridged. Schulz's very last Peanuts strip was published the day he died.
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Charles M. Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the least understood figures in American culture. Now acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us an in-depth biography of the brilliant, unseen man behind Peanuts.

It is the most American of stories: How a barber's son grew up from modest beginnings to realize his dream of creating a newspaper comic strip. How he daringly chose themes never before attempted in mainstream cartoons—loneliness, isolation, melancholy, the unending search for love—always lightening the darker side with laughter and mingling the old-fashioned sweetness of childhood with a very adult and modern awareness of the bitterness of life. And how, using a lighthearted, loving touch, and a cast of memorable characters, he portrayed the struggles that come with being awkward, imperfect, human.

Based on years of research, Schulz and Peanuts is the definitive epic biography of an American icon and the unforgettable characters he created.

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Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition (October 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061367079
• ISBN-13: 978-0061367076
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,201,483 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Schulz and Peanuts, August 13, 2009

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I thought that it was kind of interesting, but way too long and detailed. I played it in the car on a trip from Washington to Michigan. It took nearly the whole way to get to the end. Also, I expected that there would be some Peanuts characters speaking their parts, but there were none.