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Boys in the Trees

A Memoir

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Boys in the Trees

By: Carly Simon
Narrated by: Carly Simon
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Simon's memoir reveals her remarkable life, beginning with her storied childhood as the third daughter of Richard L. Simon, the co-founder of publishing giant Simon & Schuster, her musical debut as half of The Simon Sisters performing folk songs with her sister Lucy in Greenwich Village, to a meteoric solo career that would result in 13 top 40 hits, including the #1 song "You're So Vain."

She was the first artist in history to win a Grammy Award, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, for her song "Let the River Run" from the movie Working Girl.

The memoir recalls a childhood enriched by music and culture, but also one shrouded in secrets that would eventually tear her family apart. Simon brilliantly captures moments of creative inspiration, the sparks of songs, and the stories behind writing "Anticipation" and "We Have No Secrets" among many others. Romantic entanglements with some of the most famous men of the day fueled her confessional lyrics, as well as the unraveling of her storybook marriage to James Taylor.

Includes original music composed especially for the program by Carly Simon and Teese Gohl, plus a previously unreleased bonus song from Carly Simon.

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Occasionally (some might argue often) an audio comes along that is better than the print version—and this title definitely qualifies.--<i>Starred Booklist Review</i>
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Very well written and read by the author herself for the audible version.
I feel I know Carly Simon after reading this book as she is very open about her life, warts and all!

Beautiful book.

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This mixture of honesty ,intensely moving story, and music. The best I've ever heard & I have over 200 titles thanks Carly.Brilliant !

Quite simply the best audio book I have ever heard

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Enjoyed the overall story, and Carlie performed it very well, but the loudness of the music completely spoiled it! Hence the reason for 3 stars.

Music much too loud!

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Loved this book. The music was too loud though. At times it was difficult to hear Carlys narration.

Fascinating

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The music in the background is absolutely beautiful! But i usually listen at 1.8x and it just made everything muddy. Beautiful story though, Carly has such a wonderful voice i could listen all day!

Listening at a faster speed is not recommend

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