Amazing Tales for Making Men Out of Boys
Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks July 7, 2009 | ASIN: B00723RPY2 | Language English | Audio CD in MP3/32 Kbps ~ 12h:27m | 178 MB

Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles, and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals, and faced their deaths.

Becoming a man was about comradeship and standing by your friends whatever the circumstances. And it meant that sometimes it was more important to die a hero than live a coward's life.

Amazing Tales is packed with vivid new accounts of classic stories of courage and heroism, including 'The Battle of Britain', 'The Charge of the Light Brigade', 'The Siege of Dien Bien Phu', 'The Cockleshell Heroes', 'The Battle of Isandlwana', 'The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster', 'Apollo XIII', 'The SAS and the Battle of Mirbat', 'The Yangtse Incident', 'The Battle of Trafalgar', 'Shackleton's Boat Journey', 'Scott of the Antarctic', and many more.

The book

Through Neil Oliver's vivid, stirring new accounts we can rediscover the stories that inspired us all. These are the epic tales that we should all know by heart; the tales of courage, endurance and sacrifice that made men out of boys.

Tales of brave and selfless deeds used to be part of every boy's education. We grew up sharing stories with our fathers, uncles and grandfathers of how other men had lived their lives, met their challenges, reached their goals and faced their deaths. Becoming a man was about comradeship and standing by your friends whatever the circumstances. And it meant that sometimes it was more important to die a hero than live a coward's life.

Amazing Tales is packed with vivid new accounts of classic stories of courage and heroism including: The Battle of Britain, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Siege of Dien Bien Phu, The Cockleshell Heroes, The Battle of Isandlwana, The Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, Apollo XIII, The SAS and the Battle of Mirbat, The Yangtse Incident, The Battle of Trafalgar, Shackleton's Boat Journey, Scott of the Antarctic and many more.

The author

Neil Oliver (born Ayr, 2 March 1967) is a Scottish broadcaster and author. He grew up in Ayr and Dumfries before attending Glasgow University to study archaeology. He is best known as a presenter of the documentary series Coast.

The reader

Steven Crossley graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London and has since established an acting career on both sides of the Atlantic in theatre, TV, film and radio; performing with distinguished Theatre companies in New York and London. A highly experienced narrator, he has won a number of prestigious awards for his powerful performances.

His audio book performances cover an eclectic range of subjects in both fiction and non-fiction, from thrillers, mysteries, classics and histories to children's fantasy and biographies. "From recording books, I am constantly reminding myself I am speaking to somebody," he comments. "If you're on stage, you have a tendency to talk at somebody. When I'm in the studio, I remind myself to communicate with somebody. Hopefully that's fed my acting."

His memories of people, their mannerisms, and ways of speaking have proven to be invaluable references for him in the studio. "When I'm creating a character, I think of people I know. I don't impersonate them, I just think of them while I'm reading. It helps to have a clear image of the character, and that image is always aided by the writer."