Publisher, New Millennium Audio (July 2000)

Publisher's Weekly says "Truly outstanding." Received their 'Listen Up Award 2000'

The Setting : Washington, D.C., Hollywood, and the landscape of the American Republic. The Stars : Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Al Gore, John McCain, Ken Starr, and Monica Lewinsky. The Supporting Players : Warren Beatty, James Carville, Bob Packwood, Sharon Stone, Larry Flynt, Vernon Jordan, Linda Tripp, and Matt Drudge with cameos by Richard Nixon, Farrah Fawcett, Eleanor Roosevelt, and David Geffen. The Story : An up-close and personal look at the people who run our world, American Rhapsody is a tale filled with humor, tragedy, suspense, and high drama. And, of course, lots of sex! In American Rhapsody, Eszterhas masterfully combines comprehensive research with insight, honesty, and an ability to use fiction to reveal ultimate truths. This audio flouts virtually every rule, yet it joins a rich journalistic tradition distinguished by such writers as Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Jack Kerouac.

About the Author: Joe Eszterhas was born in Hungary, spent his first six years in Austrian refugee camps, and came to the United States in 1950. He lives in Point Dume, California, with his wife Naomi and their three children. He has two grown children from his first marriage.

He has been awarded the Emanuel Foundation's Lifetime Achievement Award for work dedicated to the memory of the holocaust in Hungary. He has also won awards for attending every one of his son's Little League games and for writing Showgirls (the Hollywood Women's Press Association's Sour Apple Award).