The Dark Side of Genius The Life of Alfred Hitchcock

Product Description<br/><br/><br/>[MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.]<br/><br/>[Read by Jeff Riggenbach] The story of the man who changed people's relationships with their showers forever, thanks to Psycho, this is the classic, Edgar Award-winning biography of the enigmatic and intensely private Alfred Hitchcock. One of America's greatest film directors, his suspenseful subject matter ranged from the dark drama of a man possibly trying to kill his wife, to the humorous problem of disposing of a body, to the ecological underpinnings of an attack by fowl fiends in a sleepy harbor town. Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the roots of Hitchcock's obsessions -- with food, murder, and idealized love, among others -- and traces the origins of his incomparable, bizarre genius, from his childhood and education to the golden years of his career. Based on interviews with his writers, actors, and longtime associates, and on exhaustive research,<br/>The Dark Side of Genius is the definitive biography of Alfred Hitchcock.<br/><br/><br/>Review<br/><br/><br/>''Absolutely compulsory reading.'' --<br/>New York Times Book Review<br/><br/> ''An exemplary piece of cinema scholarship.'' --<br/>Washington Post<br/><br/>''A real page-turner, and as complete a picture as we are likely to get.'' --<br/>Variety<br/><br/>''The finest book about a filmmaker yet. Sensational in its revelations; at the same time, a biography of unassailable integrity. I could not put it down.'' --Gregory Peck<br/><br/><br/>About the Author<br/><br/><br/>DONALD SPOTO is the author of more than fifteen books that have been translated into some twenty languages, including highly praised biographies of Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, Laurence Olivier, Marilyn Monroe, and James Dean. He lives in Los Angeles.