In 1971 a man with a briefcase hijacked a Northwest Orient 727 flight. He ransomed the passengers for $200,000 and then jumped out of the plane. He has never been heard from since, leaving the end of his story open for everyone to write their own ending. Geoffrey Gray tells the story of D. B. Cooper, including every bit of minutia, every theory, and every crackpot who has claimed to be Dan Cooper since 1971. Geoffrey Gray also reads the audio book and he can’t help but ham it up every once in a while. There is also the occasional…
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Kathy Griffin is not for the faint hearted or the easily offended. But she is funny in this foul mouthed tirade about growing up wanting to be a star and never quite making it. She talks about Oprah and does an amazingly accurate impression of Oprah’s daily bellow to her adoring throngs of fans. The many showbiz stories are a lot of fun, they prove that you can claw your way to middle if you really want it bad enough. I think my favorite little bit was when she talked about being complimented by Howard Stern-as in ‘Yeah, I’d do…