If youve ever fallen in love, wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a star trek convention, or thought hard about the meaning of life, youll find a kindred soul in the pages of dancing barefoot. Dancing barefoot sold out three printings in four months. All of these recollections are rather nostalgic and honest. Dancing barefoot audiobook, written by wil wheaton. In early 2003, he founded the independent publishing company monolith press and released a memoir entitled dancing barefoot. The happiest days of our lives king county library. With a true geeks unflinching honesty, wil examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of hollywood in these.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile. Among his movie credits are stand by me and toy soldiers. So about a month ago, i booked some studio time with my favorite audiobook producers, and finally recorded an audio version of dancing. A worldwide audience may know him from recent roles as evil wil wheaton on the big bang theory, doctor isaac parrish on eureka, or fawkes on the guild, but wil wheaton s successful acting career began in 1986 with acclaimed roles in stand by me and toy soldiers he continued to build his resume through his teen years as series regular wesley crusher on star trek. Dancing barefoot by wil wheaton, ben claassen, paperback.
Paul hudson, linux format, nov top stuff award product description wil wheaton has never been one to take the conventional path to success. Acknowledgements available for the first time in audio, read by the author. In the process of uncovering his true geeky self, wil wheaton speaks to the inner geek in all of us. Wil wheaton narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. When he isnt acting, narrating, or podcasting, wil wheaton is writing.
So about a month ago, i booked some studio time with my favorite audiobook producers, and finally recorded an audio version of dancing barefoot. The next generation, stand by me, the big bang theory, or his online presence, or you might not know him at. Building on the critical success of dancing barefoot and just a geek, he has collected more of his own favorite. New york times number one best selling audiobook narrator releases free audiobooks during stay at home. Most of the entries are extended versions of his online weblog entries at his website, wil wheaton dot net. Readers of wil wheatons website know he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about his life. In winter 2003, wheaton signed to publisher tim oreilly with a threebook contract. Books go search your store deals store gift cards sell. Oreilly acquired dancing barefoot, and published his extended. Five short but true stories about life in the socalled space age audiobook by wil wheaton. Wil wheaton is an actor, author, award winning audiobook narrator, and web series producer.
Dec 11, 20 if youve ever fallen in love, wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a star trek convention, or thought hard about the meaning of life, youll find a kindred soul in the pages of dancing barefoot. The next generation, the big bang theory, and generator r. Wil wheaton reading about wil wheaton ready player one audiobook excerpt. Five short but true stories about life in the so called space age audiobook by wil wheaton. Paul hudson, linux format, nov top stuff award product. The next generation, the big bang theory, and generator rex. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. It felt a little strange to record something i wrote over a decade ago, as i was entering my thirties, and looking into my past in order to understand my future. With a true geeks unflinching honesty, wil examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of hollywood in these compelling. Five short but true stories about life in the socalled space age by wil wheaton. Dancing barefoot king county library system overdrive. Wil wheaton is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics. At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, ready player one is a spectacularly genrebusting, ambitious, and charming debutpart quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera. In spring of 2003 wheaton founded the independent publishing company.
Dancing barefoot, and the happiest days of our lives are all available. In this short but sweet memoir, wil wheaton, best known for his role as wesley crusher in star trek. The next generations wesley crushergives us five shortbuttrue tales of life in the socalled space age in dancing barefoot. If youve ever fallen in love, wondered what goes on behind the scenes at a star trek convention, or thought hard about the meaning of life, youll find a kindred soul in the pages of dancing. In spring of 2003 wheaton founded the independent publishing company monolith press, and released the book isbn 0974116009.
Dancing barefoot is a book of memoirs written by writer and actor wil wheaton, and illustrated by illustrator ben claassen iii. He is the author of just a geek, dancing barefoot, the happiest days of our lives, hunter, and dead trees give no shelter, plus a forthcoming novel, all we ever wanted was everything. Wil wheaton dot net 50,000 monkeys at 50,000 typewriters. He then played wesley crusher on the television series star trek. Dancing barefoot by wil wheaton overdrive rakuten overdrive.
After i released the audio versions of just a geek and the happiest days of our lives, a lot of people asked me when i was going to do an audio version of dancing barefoot, to round out what ive just decided to call a trilogy. The next generations wesley crushergives us five shortbuttrue tales of life in the socalled space age in. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and. Download audiobooks narrated by wil wheaton at and save. Wil wheaton was born richard william wheaton iii on july 29, 1972 in burbank, california. The next generation, dishes about everything fr dancing barefoot by wil wheaton read by wil. The next generations wesley crushergives us five shortbuttrue tales. A cleverly constructed and vivid collection of memoirs with flashes of brilliant wit, this title betters even dancing barefoot. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Dec 08, 20 so about a month ago, i booked some studio time with my favorite audiobook producers, and finally recorded an audio version of dancing barefoot. In early 2003, he founded the independent publishing company monolith press and released a. As a narrator of more than a dozen audiobooks, he has twice won the prestigious audie award, twice been a finalist for the audie, and earned an.
He is the author of just a geek, dancing barefoot, the happiest days of our lives, hunter, and dead trees give no shelter, plus. He first gained international attention by starring in the rob reiner comedydrama film stand by me 1986. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook version which. The audio book by wil wheaton, released 07 december 20 1.
With a true geeks unflinching honesty, wil examines life, love, the web, and the absurdities of hollywood in these compelling autobiographical narratives. The first four are stories about wil s family and really show how much they mean to him. At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, ready player one is a spectacularly genrebusting, ambitious, and charming debutpart quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spellslinging mages battle giant japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by blade runner, and flying deloreans achieve light speed. Dancing barefoot is a collection of five short stories, or rather memories, by actor wil wheaton. A worldwide audience may know him from recent roles as evil wil wheaton on the big bang theory, doctor isaac parrish on eureka, or fawkes on the guild, but wil wheatons successful acting career.
Wil wheaton is an actor, voice artist, author, and awardwinning audiobook narrator. Dancing barefoot by wil wheaton read by wil wheaton. Building on the critical success of dancing barefoot and just a geek, he has collected more of his own favorite stories in his third book, the happiest days of our lives. Wheaton left the hollywood scene for 18 months to pursue personal. Readers of wil wheaton s website know he is a masterful teller of elegant stories about his life. The next generation 1987 for three and onequarter seasons. Wil wheaton dot net by wil wheaton is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Wil wheaton narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Dancing barefoot is a vivid account of one mans version of that universal story, the. Wil wheaton speakers bureau and booking agent info. Wil wheaton left meets tim oreilly at the 2003 booksigning of dancing barefoot at powells in portland, oregon.
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