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The Tom Hanks Enigma

The Biography of the World's Most Intriguing Movie Star

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The Tom Hanks Enigma

By: David Gardner
Narrated by: Norman Gilligan
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Tom Hanks is unquestionably one of the finest actors of his generation. With an array of stunning performances to his name, he has an outstanding reputation as one of the world's greatest leading men. With roles as diverse as Josh in Big and Woody in Toy Story to Chuck Noland in Castaway and Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, this award-winning star is ensured enduring popularity and box-office success.

In a career spanning 25 years, Tom Hanks has won hearts the world over and become one of the most popular Hollywood names. An actor and producer, he has starred in almost fifty films; including the big budget thriller The Da Vinci Code. Yet, despite his worldwide success, Tom Hanks remains a mysterious character.

Behind the many roles, lies an intensely complex figure. In this wonderful portrait of a dedicated individual, David Gardner looks at Tom Hanks' life. With insightful interviews with his close friends and family, this book is an intimate look at the much-loved Hollywood star.

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An interesting and inspirational insight into the Actors very private life but in a way that still leaves it private.

Gripping and inspirational,

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Disappointing. All information taken from interviews, magazines and so on. Tom is great and it’s interesting hearing about his life but felt like this was a bit of a cash grab

Nothing exciting

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Although not an autobiography it gave me a good insight into the life and character of Tom Hanks. The audio was also excellent.

Excellent story

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A thorough insight into one of worlds best actors and his approach to life. He seems totally unspoilt by his fame and fortune and still finds acting 'fun'.

the Enigmatic actor

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The biography is quite interesting but too long for my liking and a bit repetitive. I didn't actually get to the end as I just couldn't listen to the narrator any longer without falling asleep. This is the 2nd biog I have disliked due to poor narration, the other one being of Hugh Laurie. Why highly paid actors allow their stories to be told by droning robots is beyond me. In contrast, Alan Cummings Autobiography is excellent and he reads it himself.

too long and a boring narrator

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