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Alex Shvartsman
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40 short stories by Alex Shvartsman, winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction. Narrated by Tina Connolly, host of the Parsec-winning podcast Toasted Cake.
- An elder god trapped in a pocket dimension turns up in the world's oldest magic pawn shop.
- A cybernetically-enhanced assassin who can't feel pain faces a dangerous adversary.
- A computer hacker and a mystic team up to break into the Book of Fate and change their futures.
- Vatican investigators are called to examine a miracle on another planet.
- and much, much more!
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Unwind
- Unwind Dystology, Book 1
- De: Neal Shusterman
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,479
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,278
After America’s Second Civil War, the Pro-Choice and Pro-Life armies came to an agreement. According to their Bill of Life, human life may not be terminated from the moment of conception until the age of thirteen. But between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, the child may be gotten rid of by their parent through a process called “unwinding.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chilling, Scary, Difficult to Read
- De Joe en 11-11-20
De: Neal Shusterman
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Zendegi
- De: Greg Egan
- Narrado por: Parisa Johnston
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 36
As tragedy strikes his multicultural family, Martin struggles to maintain his place in his adapted culture, and to provide for his child. Zendigi explores what it means to be human, and the lengths one will go to in order to provide for ones children. This emotional roller coaster explores a non-Western-European near future that both challenges ideas of global monoculture and emphasizes the humanity we all share.
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3 out of 5 stars
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important topics, sad story
- De Kindle Customer en 04-06-24
De: Greg Egan
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The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination
- Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius
- De: John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Stefan Rudnicki, Mary Robinette Kowal, Justine Eyre
- Duración: 15 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 118
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 109
Mad scientists have never had it so tough. In super-hero comics, graphic novels, films, TV series, video games, and even works of what may be fiction, they are besieged by those who stand against them, devoid of sympathy for their irrational, megalomaniacal impulses to rule, destroy, or otherwise dominate the world as we know it. It’s just not fair. So those of us who are so twisted and sick that we love mad scientists have created this guide.
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3 out of 5 stars
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HAND DANCING
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-30-15
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Shadowline
- Starfishers, Book 1
- De: Glen Cook
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman
- Duración: 11 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 44
The vendetta in space had started centuries before "Mouse" Storm was born, with his grandfather's raid on the planet Prefactlas, the bloodbath that freed the human slaves from their Sangaree masters. But one Sangaree survived--the young Norborn heir, the man who swore vengeance on the Storm family and their soldiers,in a carefully mapped plot that would take generations to fulfill. Now Mouse's father, Gneaus, must fight for an El Dorado of wealth on the burning half of the planet Blackworld.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful Performance
- De Cliff en 05-21-18
De: Glen Cook
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Sten
- Sten Series, Book 1
- De: Chris Bunch, Allan Cole
- Narrado por: Jerry Sciarrio
- Duración: 8 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 287
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 217
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 221
The first book in an action–packed new SF adventure series. Vulcan is a factory planet, centuries old, Company run, ugly as sin, and unfeeling as death. Vulcan breeds just two types of native: complacent or tough. Sten is tough. When his family is killed in a mysterious accident, Sten rebels, harassing the Company from the metal world’s endless maze-like warrens. He could end up just another burnt–out Delinquent. But people like Sten never give up.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE MASTERPIECE BY JERRY SCIARRIO
- De Professor en 10-31-12
De: Chris Bunch, y otros
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A Question of Will
- Aliomenti Saga, Book 1
- De: Alex Albrinck
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 169
Will Stark is a self-made multibillionaire, happily married, and a proud father. He arrives home to find his house destroyed and his family murdered and is himself rescued from certain death by a mysterious trio. His rescuers are part of a splinter faction of a centuries-old secret society that has developed incredible technological advances and unlocked the method to release humanity's innate potential. Will was mistakenly believed to be a key dissident and fugitive, on the run from the primary group, known as the Aliomenti.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW! What a great creative story!
- De Allen Anthony en 06-18-16
De: Alex Albrinck
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Stand on Zanzibar
- De: John Brunner, Bruce Sterling - foreword
- Narrado por: Erik Bergmann
- Duración: 21 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 338
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 298
Niblock House is a rising executive at General Technics, one of a few all-powerful corporations. His work is leading General Technics to the forefront of global domination, both in the marketplace and politically - it's about to take over a country in Africa. Donald Hogan is his roommate, a seemingly sheepish bookworm. But Hogan is a spy, and he's about to discover a breakthrough in genetic engineering that will change the world...and kill him. Society is squeezed into hive-living madness by god-like mega computers and mass-marketed psychedelic drugs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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perfect audio experience
- De Darryl en 03-24-14
De: John Brunner, y otros
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The Event
- De: Nathan Hystad
- Narrado por: Luke Daniels
- Duración: 6 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,280
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,096
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,093
Cities all around the world reported strange alien vessels descending. Some saw them as the heralds of a new age; others fired everything they had at them. All were taken as the beams lashed down and drew them into the sky. Dean was left behind, seemingly the last man on Earth. A trail of clues left by his dead wife guides Dean on a perilous journey across America and beyond to learn the truth behind the mysterious ships and save humanity from its doom.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Did not inspire me to get the next book.
- De MD en 12-13-18
De: Nathan Hystad
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2113
- Stories Inspired by the Music of Rush
- De: John McFetridge - editor, Kevin J. Anderson - editor
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 13 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
The music of Rush, one of the most successful bands in music history, is filled with fantastic stories, evocative images, thought-provoking futures and pasts. In this anthology, notable, best-selling, and award-winning writers each chose a Rush song as the spark for a new story, drawing inspiration from the visionary trio Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I'm a RUSH fan, but ...no..not this book
- De NBP en 07-15-17
De: John McFetridge - editor, y otros
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Robot Uprisings
- De: Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams - editor
- Narrado por: Emily Beresford, Tamara Marston, A.T. Chandler, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
Humans beware. As the robotic revolution continues to creep into our lives, it brings with it an impending sense of doom. What horrifying scenarios might unfold if our technology were to go awry? From self-aware robotic toys to intelligent machines violently malfunctioning, this anthology brings to life the half-formed questions and fears we all have about the increasing presence of robots in our lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has some bright spots
- De ChrisM. en 10-22-15
De: Daniel H. Wilson, y otros
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Libriomancer
- Magic ex Libris, Book 1
- De: Jim C. Hines
- Narrado por: David DeVries
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 922
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 836
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 838
Isaac Vainio is a Libriomancer, a member of the secret organization founded five centuries ago by Johannes Gutenberg. Libriomancers are gifted with the ability to magically reach into books and draw forth objects. When Isaac is attacked by vampires that leaked from the pages of books into our world, he barely manages to escape. To his horror he discovers that vampires have been attacking other magic-users as well, and Gutenberg has been kidnapped.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A reasonable start
- De Simon en 04-08-13
De: Jim C. Hines
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The Year's Top Short SF Novels 5
- De: Cory Doctorow, Ken Liu, John P Murphy, y otros
- Narrado por: Tom Dheere, Nancy Linari
- Duración: 15 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 47
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 43
Short novels are movie-length narratives that may well be the perfect length for science fiction stories. This audio collection presents the best-of-the-best short science fiction novels published in 2014 by current and emerging masters of this vibrant form of storytelling.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator sounds like Tony Danza
- De Sean en 03-05-16
De: Cory Doctorow, y otros
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Horror, Humor, And Heroes
- De: Jim Bernheimer
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 5 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 73
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
Horror, Humor, and Heroes is a collection of twelve short stories, one novella, and a preview for my next novel that should contain enough variety to entertain you readers. Sample some of my finest offerings, such as - a guardian wolf fearing the coming of man, a producer willing to do anything to bring the first pay per view live werewolf hunt to the world, and a zombie running for congress.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not bad but short stories shouldn't be this short.
- De C. B. Pemberton en 02-20-15
De: Jim Bernheimer
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Scythe
- De: Neal Shusterman
- Narrado por: Greg Tremblay
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22,351
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 20,026
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20,003
A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Teenage Thumbs up
- De Lila R en 04-01-17
De: Neal Shusterman
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The Eternal World
- A Novel
- De: Christopher Farnsworth
- Narrado por: Tom Perkins
- Duración: 10 h y 34 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 108
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 107
It is 500 years ago. A group of Spanish conquistadors searching for gold, led by a young and brilliant commander named Simon De Oliveras, land in the New World. What they find in this uncharted land is a treasure far more valuable: the Fountain of Youth. The Spaniards slaughter the Uzita, the Native American tribe who guard the precious waters that will keep the conquistadors young for centuries. But one escapes: Shako, the chief's fierce and beautiful daughter, who swears to avenge her people - a blood oath that spans more than five centuries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- De cristina en 09-10-15
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Children of the Deterrent
- Halfhero, Book 1
- De: Ian W. Sainsbury
- Narrado por: Sam Phillips, Jaimi Barbakoff
- Duración: 9 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
The new novel by the author of the best-selling The World Walker series. 'My name is Daniel Harbin, and I'm a child of The Deterrent.' What if a superhuman turned out not to be so super...or even human? Britain's superhero, The Deterrent, was unveiled to the world in 1979 and disappeared two years later. The truth about his origins has never been revealed. The rumours about his children - those that survived - and their mysterious abilities have never been confirmed. Until now....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Everything Backstory Until Last Few Chapters
- De Sailfish en 06-30-20
De: Ian W. Sainsbury
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The Unincorporated Man
- De: Dani Kollin, Eytan Kollin
- Narrado por: Todd McLaren
- Duración: 23 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 329
The Unincorporated Man is a provocative social/political/economic novel that takes place in the future, after civilization has fallen into complete economic collapse. This reborn civilization is one in which every individual is incorporated at birth and spends many years trying to attain control over his or her own life by getting a majority of his or her own shares. Life extension has made life very long indeed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hmm
- De CB en 06-15-09
De: Dani Kollin, y otros
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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- Ian Matties
- 06-18-15
An Excellent Collection of SF & Fantasy Stories
Alex Shvartsman is an expert at writing science fiction and fantasy. If you appreciate humour and like these genres, you will love this book. There may be the odd story that just doesn't work for you but with 40 stories in this book there is always something coming that you will love.
My favourite stories in this collection are two stories featuring something called 'The Watch' and two stories featuring a magical pawnshop, which includes the title story 'Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma'.
Tina Connolly did an excellent job reading the stories in this collection. The different inflections her voice really helped to differentiate between characters and it was always easy to follow who was speaking during the stories.
If you are still on the fence about purchasing this book, let me assure you that this book has everything. This book even has cats. And by cats, what I really mean is SPACE CATS. How amazing is that?
The time has come. Scroll your screen up to the top of this page and click on the button to buy this book. You will not be disappointed.
PS. You may think that some of the words in this review are spelled incorrectly. You and the spell checker for this website are wrong. As a Canadian I am proud to spell words like humour and favourite with a 'u' after the 'o'. If you don't like my spelling please imagine that I spelled the words the way you think they should be spelled.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
- Kevin Young
- 11-22-17
Delightful
Great variety of premises and perspectives, with just the right amount of humor. An entirely enjoyable listen.
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