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A collection of 17 wonderful short stories showing that Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor. A gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game - and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves.

A wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all. Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.

A film and TV podcast discussing the past, present and future of the film and TV world. Tom Hanks worshipers Alex and Jack have survived Death Star superlasers and asteroids the size of Texas to tackle its most pressing questions. Discussing everything from writing and audience influence, to technology and the studio system; the pair are joined by an exciting diversity of fellow fans and industry insiders, bringing fresh insight to the films and shows we love, hate and know surprisingly little about.

Ob ein Junge wie Forrest Gump, ein einsamer Schiffbrüchiger oder ein Lehrer, der an Aids erkrankt - der Schauspieler Tom Hanks interessiert sich für besondere Menschen und verkörpert sie auf mitreißende Weise. Eigensinnige, fantasievolle Typen begegnen uns auch in seinen Stories: Etwa Steve Wong, den die Natur mit dem feinsten Ballgefühl der Welt ausgestattet hat, der aber keinesfalls über eine Bowlingkarriere nachdenken will.

Un amable inmigrante del este de Europa llega a Nueva York tras ver destruida su vida y su familia a causa de la guerra civil de su país. Un hombre que ama los bolos juega una partida perfecta… y luego otra, y otra, y muchas más seguidas, hasta que acaba convertido en la nueva celebridad del canal de deportes ESPN, y entonces debe decidir si la fama y la perfección combinadas han arruinado lo que más ama en el mundo.

La primera parte de esta historia tiene lugar en 1947. Un soldado americano con problemas que regresa de la guerra se encuentra con su talentoso sobrino de cinco años, al que le deja una impresión indeleble para luego desaparecer durante veintitrés años.