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Steve McQueen
- The Salvation of an American Icon
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Summary
Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, the streets of New York, as he traces the wooly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career, and spiritual journey. This iconic muscle car was the vehicle McQueen drove in his most raucous and enduring film, Bullitt. In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet. Greg Laurie was a teen at the time and an ardent fan of ''The King of Cool", first mesmerized by McQueen in 1963's The Great Escape. Like millions of cinema fans, Greg developed a lifelong fascination with the actor. Now he has a chance to tell McQueen's story.
McQueen was a complex, contradictory man who lived the same way he drove his motorcycles and cars: fearlessly, ruthlessly, and at top speed. After a lifetime of fast cars, women, and drugs, McQueen took a surprising detour. In this book, Laurie thoughtfully interviews members of Steve McQueen's family, friends, co-stars, associates, widow, and pastor to tell of the dramatic life-change for the actor in the spring of 1979 - six months before McQueen was diagnosed with terminal cancer. What were the critical steps that led McQueen to make such a life-altering decision? Perhaps more importantly, why is that part of his story so rarely told? This book answers these questions.
Greg Laurie will follow the seeds of Christianity that were sown throughout McQueen's improbable life where a Light finally shone into the darkness of his troubled life. These seeds miraculously germinated, allowing McQueen to see that redemption through Jesus Christ is a lasting truth more glittering and real than any magic of the entertainment industry.
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- G Patterson
- 03-09-23
🥱 Yawn!
I lost interest in this at chapter 8, up to then you get the narrator’s life story and a minuscule amount about Steve.
Sticking to the books subject matter would’ve been a great idea instead of preacher this, church that along with how best to pack a case and don’t forget your bible.
Oh and he’s got a replica Bullet mustang which has just had a good service.
It’s an hour of my life I’ll never get back and a waste of an audible credit.
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- N A J, England
- 03-06-20
Enjoyable listen but....!
I've listened and read a number of McQueen bios and although I enjoyed the concept of the book ie car journey, interview s and recollection s, I ended up a little frustrated with how much religion and personal anecdotes of the author were included but admittedly this was the basis behind the book, so I guess this was to be expected.
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- Lewis
- 08-11-20
Meh
this seems more like a man having a mid life crisis and using Mcqueens apparent reform to religion as an excuse to make a book that will try and change the man he was but all it really comes down too is some randomer with too much time and money on his hands to try and live whatever youth he has left inside him. Not saying the author is bad he tells a good story but it's definitely a book made for him Instead of someone interested in McQueen
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- cid
- 28-02-24
self indulgence
seems to be more about the author than Steve McQueen lots of self indulgence
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- Pat Weaver
- 31-05-21
brave life to see through those steel blue eyes !
found the man behind the myth , salvation as a strange path , mr cool
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- Tracy Bleakley
- 13-09-24
American Icon
I'm sorry to say I didn't enjoy this book. The author was very knowledgeable about Steve McQueen and has spoken with his wife and many people who worked with him and knew him personally to research this book, and those parts were interesting and Informative. There was also similarities between the author and McQueen. But there was too much emphasis on the religious belief of the author and this connection with McQueen. At the start it was unusual and by the end it was Irritating, especially ending with a prayer. Sorry if offends but really not for me.
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- rob.s
- 26-05-19
steve McQueen finds God.
A facinating account of how steve McQueen eventually finds God. Very well narrated,couldn't stop listening.
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- Anonymous User
- 16-08-17
Inspiring
A wonderful insight into the healing power of God for a true American icon. A great book that grabs your attention and keeps you engrossed right up to the last word. Inspiring and uplifting
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-19
Self indulgent- not about Steve but Christianity
Complete waste of time and money.
This audiobook is a complete self indulgence of the author into his fanboy life, using Steve McQueen as a tool to push his views on religion.
Can’t be summed-up better than the author explaining how Christianity comes to SM when he’s desperate and dying of cancer - it doesn’t save him of course but it makes him able to confront it....
Please. Stay clear of this and all their books - they use the lives of others to push their agenda.
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- Linda T
- 16-06-23
Steve
Lovely little book, not only does the author tell you about Steve McQueen but about himself aswell.
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