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An unprecedented behind-the-scenes view into the life of Anthony Bourdain from the people who knew him best. When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. His impact was outsized and his legacy has only grown since his death. Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain's life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain's longtime assistant and confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tony's orbit--from members of his kitchen crews to his writing, publishing, and television partners, to his daughter and his closest friends--in order to piece together a remarkably full, vivid, and nuanced vision of Tony's life and work. From his childhood and teenage days, to his early years in New York, through the genesis of his game-changing memoir Kitchen Confidential to his emergence as a writing and television personality, and in the words of friends and colleagues including Eric Ripert, Jos� Andr�s, Nigella Lawson, and W. Kamau Bell, as well as family members including his brother and his late mother, we see the many sides of Tony--his motivations, his ambivalence, his vulnerability, his blind spots, and his brilliance. Unparalleled in scope and deeply intimate in its execution, with a treasure trove of photos from Tony's life, Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography is a testament to the life of a remarkable man in the words of the people who shared his world. Featuring the voices of Adam Epstein - Alex Getmanov - Alex Lowry - Alison Mosshart - Amy Entelis - Ben Selkow - Beth Aretsky - Bonnie McFarlane - Chris Collins - Christiane Amanpour - Christopher Bourdain - Daniel Halpern - Dave McMillan - David Choe - David Rosenthal - Diane Schutz - Eileen Opatut - Fred Morin - Helen Cho - Helen Lang - Hilary Snyder - James Graham - Jared Andrukanis - Jason Rezaian - Jeff Allen - Jeff Formosa - Jeff Zucker - Joe Coleman - Joel Rose - John Lurie - Jos� Andr�s - Josh Ferrell - Karen Rinaldi - Kimberly Witherspoon - Laurie Barnett - Laurie Woolever - Lenny Mosse - Lizzie Fox - Lolis Elie - Lydia Tenaglia - Maria Bustillos - Matt Goulding - Matt Walsh - Michael Ruhlman - Michael Steed - Mike Ruffino - Morgan Fallon - Mustafa Bhagat - Nari Kye - Natasha Phan - Nathan Thornburgh - Nick Brigden - Nigella Lawson - Panio Gianopoulos - Pat Younge - Patrick Radden Keefe - Patti Jackson - Peter Meehan - Philip Lajaunie - Rennik Soholt - Rob Stone - Robert Vuolo - Robin Standefer - Roy Choi - Sally Freeman - Sam Goldman - Sam Sifton - Sandy Zweig - Shant Petrossian - Steven Tempel - Todd Liebler - Tom Vitale - W. Kamau Bell - Web Stone - Whitney Ward - Yeganeh Rezaian - Aspen Miller - Barbara Rosenblatt - Billie Fulford-Brown - Cheryl Smith - Dan Bittner - Ewan Chung - Gabra Zackman - George Newbern - Hillary Huber - James Lurie - Jason Culp - Jean Brassard - Joe Knezevich - Oliver Wyman - Rob Shapiro - Roger Wayne Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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"Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. She's written about food and travel for the New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others, and has worked as an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator. Laurie Woolever is a writer and editor, and spent nearly a decade assisting Anthony Bourdain, with whom she coauthored the cookbook Appetites in 2016. She's written about food and travel for the New York Times, GQ, Food & Wine, Lucky Peach, Saveur, Dissent, Roads & Kingdoms, and others, and has worked as an editor at Art Culinaire and Wine Spectator. A diverse cast of individuals worked together to achieve the brilliant sound and performances contained in this audiobook. W. Kamau Bell is a sociopolitical comedian who is the host of the Emmy-nominated hit CNN documentary series United Shades of America. Previously he was best known for his critically acclaimed FX comedy series Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell, which was was nominated for both an NAACP Award and a GLAAD Award. He is also the host of Kamau Right Now!, a public radio talk show that airs on NPR radio station KALW in San Francisco, and a cohost of the podcasts Politically Re-Active and the memorably named Denzel Washington Is the Greatest Actor of All Time Period. Nigella Lawson has written eleven bestselling cookery books including the classics How to Eat and How to Be a Domestic Goddess - the book that inspired a whole new generation of bakers. These books, and her TV series, have made her a household name around the world. www.nigella.com @Nigella_Lawson Matt Goulding is an Emmy- and James Beard Award-winning writer and the New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books. He is also the cofounder of Roads & Kingdoms, the 2017 James Beard Publication of the Year. Jos� Andr�s is a Michelin-starred, James Beard Award-winning chef, and was named among Time's ""100 Most Influential People."" He is the founder and chairman of World Central Kitchen, the NGO behind #ChefsForPuertoRico, and cofounder of ThinkFoodGroup, which has more than thirty restaurants around the world. He is also the author of three cookbooks and the New York Times best-selling We Fed an Island, which describes how Andr�s and his team cooked for hundreds of thousands of hungry Americans in Puerto Rico after the devastation of Hurricane Maria."

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