The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks

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How frozen yogurt got Al Mac-Teer into the picture business.

Al Mac-Teer is excellent at at her job on a hotel front desk. An off-the-cuff comment about frozen yogurt from a guest, one Bill Johnson, changes her life completely.

Allicia (Al) Mac-Teer is proud of her work at the Garden Suites Inn. She is excellent at looking after all the guests who take shelter from the Virginia heat. When one Bill Johnson, guest in suite 4114, wonders aloud about frozen yogurt Allicia makes it happen. One small act changes everything for her and Al experiences her first shivers of the magic of movie making. 

The debut novel by Academy Award-winning actor Tom Hanks is a love letter to movie making and the people who make them.

Read by Tom Hanks, featuring Ego Nwodim as Al Mac-Teer.

Written by Tom Hanks.
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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