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David Abrams
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Fobbit 'fä-bit, noun. Definition: A U.S. soldier stationed at a Forward Operating Base who avoids combat by remaining at the base, esp. during Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2011). Pejorative.
In the satirical tradition of Catch-22 and M*A*S*H, Fobbit takes us into the chaotic world of Baghdad's Forward Operating Base Triumph. The Forward Operating base, or FOB, is like the back-office of the battlefield - where people eat and sleep, and where a lot of soldiers have what looks suspiciously like an office job. Male and female soldiers are trying to find an empty Porta Potty in which to get acquainted, grunts are playing Xbox, and watching NASCAR between missions, and a lot of the senior staff are more concerned about getting to the chow hall in time for the Friday night all-you-can-eat seafood special than worrying about little things like military strategy.
Darkly humorous and based on the author's own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war.
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The Hundredth Man
- Carson Ryder/Harry Nautilus #1
- De: Jack Kerley
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 9 h y 58 m
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When bizarre and cryptic messages are found on a pair of corpses in Mobile, Alabama, junior police detective Carson Ryder and veteran cop Harry Nautilus find themselves in a mysterious public-relations quagmire pitting public safety against office politics. With the body count growing, Ryder must confront his family's terrifying past by seeking advice from his brother, a violent psychopath convicted of similarly heinous crimes.
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Definitely a case for Matthew McConnaghey
- De Cheryl en 08-19-14
De: Jack Kerley
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I, Who Did Not Die
- A Sweeping Story of Loss, Redemption, and Fate
- De: Zahed Haftlang, Najah Aboud
- Narrado por: Mikael Naramore
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982 - It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a 29-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life.
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- De jennie en 04-10-24
De: Zahed Haftlang, y otros
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Going After Cacciato
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Kevin T. Collins
- Duración: 12 h y 8 m
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Winner of the 1979 National Book Award, Going After Cacciato, a classic novel of Vietnam, captures the peculiar mixture of horror and hallucination that marked that strangest of wars. In a blend of reality and fantasy, this novel tells the story of a young soldier who one day lays down his rifle and sets off on a quixotic journey from the jungles of Indochina to the streets of Paris.
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Shadow Sculpture Built out of War's Debris
- De Darwin8u en 05-16-14
De: Tim O'Brien
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Where Cowards Go to Die
- De: Benjamin Sledge
- Narrado por: Bradford Hastings
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
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While serving a portion of his time under the Special Operations Command, Benjamin Sledge fought to keep his humanity amid the killing fields of Iraq and Afghanistan. But war never leaves its participants unscathed. In Where Cowards Go to Die, Sledge reveals an unflinchingly honest portrait of war that few dare to tell.
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Couldn't stop listening
- De Matthew Orlandi en 07-29-22
De: Benjamin Sledge
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Superheroes
- De: Peter S. Beagle, Daryl Gregory, James Patrick Kelly, y otros
- Narrado por: Oliver Wyman, Joe Barrett, Christina Delaine, y otros
- Duración: 17 h y 5 m
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Modern gods and goddesses, remote, revered - and like the pantheon of heroes and heroines of ancient myth - possessing great power tempered with flaws. Now, find within this anthology great tales by gifted and award-winning authors who move superheroes from the four-color panels of comic books to the fantastic pages of fiction, stories that will remind anyone who ever wanted to wear a cape or don a cowl of the extraordinary powers of the imagination!
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Pretentious tired old concepts
- De BookofJoy en 12-29-14
De: Peter S. Beagle, y otros
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The Runner
- De: Christopher Reich
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 16 h y 13 m
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American lawyer and former police detective Judge Devlin is in Europe sifting through evidence of Nazi atrocities. He is part of the International Military Tribunal, but his agenda is personal. He hopes to convict SS member and former Olympic sprinter Eric Seyss, the man responsible for his military chaplain brother’s death. When Judge learns Eric has just escaped from an American POW camp, the American sets off in a desperate race for vengeance.
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this story just went on and on and on
- De Stevie en 09-07-12
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The Last Policeman
- The Last Policeman, Book 1
- De: Ben H. Winters
- Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
- Duración: 8 h y 20 m
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What’s the point in solving murders if we’re all going to die soon, anyway? Detective Hank Palace has faced this question ever since asteroid 2011GV1 hovered into view. There’s no chance left. No hope. Just six precious months until impact. The economy spirals downward while crops rot in the fields. Churches and synagogues are packed. People all over the world are walking off the job—but not Hank Palace. He’s investigating a death by hanging in a city that sees a dozen suicides every week—except this one feels suspicious, and Palace is the only cop who cares.
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Not your regular mystery
- De Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com en 09-20-16
De: Ben H. Winters
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Way of the Wolf
- The Vampire Earth, Book 1
- De: E. E. Knight
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
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Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine.
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Its what you expect, and thats not a bad thing.
- De Kevin McLaughlin en 11-26-08
De: E. E. Knight
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You Know When the Men Are Gone
- De: Siobhan Fallon
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 50 m
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In Fort Hood housing, like all army housing, you get used to hearing through the walls. You learn too much. And you learn to move quietly through your own small domain. You also know when the men are gone. As Siobhan Fallon shows in this collection of loosely interconnected short stories, each woman deals with her husband's absence differently.
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You know when you've got a great read!
- De Pamela Harvey en 01-22-11
De: Siobhan Fallon
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Bill, the Galactic Hero
- The Planet of the Robot Slaves
- De: Harry Harrison
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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A sequel to the author's Bill, the Galactic Hero, published over 20 years ago, this book is the first of a new series of novels featuring Bill. With two right arms, an artificial foot, and a set of surgically implanted tusks, Bill sets out to find the source of Chinger-controlled metal dragons.
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Not the stainless steel rat
- De DonatoD en 07-22-15
De: Harry Harrison
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A Case of Exploding Mangoes
- De: Mohammed Hanif
- Narrado por: Paul Bhattacharjee
- Duración: 10 h y 16 m
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There is a saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. A Case of Exploding Mangoes is the story of one such plane. Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest aircraft, carrying Pakistan's military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988?
Was it because of: mechanical failure; human error; the CIA's impatience; a blind woman's curse; generals not happy with their pension plans; the mango season? Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?
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Time Capsule
- De Rishi C en 11-13-17
De: Mohammed Hanif
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Earth Alone
- Earthrise, Book 1
- De: Daniel Arenson
- Narrado por: Jeffrey Kafer
- Duración: 8 h y 19 m
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They came from deep space. They came to destroy us. Fifty years ago bloodthirsty aliens devastated the Earth. Most of humanity perished. We fell into darkness. But now we rise from the ashes. Now we fight back. Marco Emery was born into the war. After his mother is killed, he joins the Human Defense Force, Earth's ragtag army. Emery must survive basic training, become a soldier, and finally face the aliens in battle. Against the alien onslaught, Earth stands alone. But we will fight. We will rise. We will win.
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I JOINED THE ARMY TO DIE
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 08-31-17
De: Daniel Arenson
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Fobbit
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- Bruce
- 10-09-12
Not the new Catch-22
Would you try another book from David Abrams and/or David Drummond?
Yes, I felt the author did a good job in describing life in Iraq with the US military.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
Disappointed, seemed a little to deus ex machina.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
Narrator was good, no recommendations.
Could you see Fobbit being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
Yes, no recommendations on stars.
Any additional comments?
This book was billed as the Iraq war's catch-22. Admittedly, Its been a long time since I read Catch-22 but I do remember it as being way more humorous than this book. Admission, I spent a year in Iraq with my National Guard unit. Maybe due to this experience, some of the things that may seem absurd and therefore very funny to some people didn't seem as funny to me because it was my reality for a year of my life. I did find the author's description of life in the combat zone spot on, and yes we did have the whole Fobbit culture at the base I was at. However, since I was flying all over Iraq in a Blackhawk Helicopter, I was able to see most of the bases, especially the Baghdad bases and found his descriptions very accurate, even though he obviously changed the names of the Bases. Just by his description, I knew the "Triumph" from having been there. I did enjoy the book, but like I say the characters were maybe too real to people I met over there to seem outrageous to me. Overall, if you were not deployed on Operation Iraqi Freedom, I would recommend this book just to get a feel of what it was like for the soldiers, marines, sailors, and airmen who served in Iraq.
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- Amal
- 02-25-13
Mordern Catch-22
This is the Iraq war version of Catch-22, with laughs and connections to current life. I laughed at the idea that even half of this book might be true. While I thought Catch-22 went on and on about the craziness of WWII this book get to the craziness in a funnier way.
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- Jena C. Melancon
- 05-24-22
Odd story
Reader was fantastic, great voices etc. Story was odd. Tried too hard to be both Catch-22 and profane. I’d pass, all in all
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- Doug
- 09-15-12
A Salute to the Spineless
What a great friggin’ read! First off, I would like to point out that this book is NOT a critique on all U.S. soldiers. I have read several other books on U.S. soldiers serving in both Iraq and Afghanistan and read the gut-wrenching tales of serious sacrifice and real bravery. Not here though. Instead, the author shifts the focus away from the front lines of a lethal insurgency…all the way back…to the cushy Forward Operating Base (FOB). Here, the author exposes us to the nauseous culture that evolves from the unheroic personalities that nest at these FOB’s. The details and scope of the book smack of first-hand experience with fobbits. They are creatures of comfort who daydream often, who privately bask in guilty pleasures, romanticize their roles, and avoid risk with an almost pathological efficiency...only to put everyone else at risk.
I must say, though, for each eyebrow-raising LOL, there was also a simultaneous cringe of disgust. These goofy characters may be amusing in their incompetence, but their actions also evoke the terrible specter of cowardice. It’s real. There is something tragic about human beings who become so skilled at meaningless action, at savoring worthlessness. To them, risk is something like a flu bug they dutifully outsmart at every turn. What David Abrams has truly sketched out for us in his book is the VERY REAL culture of cowardice. It’s only funny when you realize what you are looking at. However, inside the bubble the participants can no longer distinguish common sense from cowardice; there is only the cozy charm of feeling safe and comfortable. After all, hard work is for suckers and only fools take risks.
Great book! Brilliant, sarcastic, and right on the money!
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- Mel
- 10-05-12
Puts the FU-nny in FUBAR
Wildly funny with a sarcastic wit so sharp, you could shave a gorilla. Abrams writes from his own 20 years with the Army as a journalist. The inhabitants of Fobbit are a handful of whacked characters with different backgrounds and personalities -- all described as spineless (or more accurately...Abrams describes the northern migration of their testicles), all only doing their best for God and country to stay out of the war. It will take someone who has been there and done that to actually judge this book; from someone just observing...this read like Laurel and Hardy meet al Qaeda, or a book that has decided to just lay it out there and define FUBAR. The really unfunny thing is...this is based on reality.
Abrams' writing is clever and unforgiving; he has a talent for describing characters we can relate to because we've all flubbed something up beyond repair, and we've all been less than noble at one time or another. He often attacks even the most *sacred* with his sharp cynical wit...the officer locked in his quarters with his hoarde of *care boxes*, sifting through the letters from grade school children (one where a child says he hates his teacher but that's okay because even his dad says shes a bitter old washed up woman), reading (awful, flowery) poetry from a woman in a bad marriage, stockpiling an overabundance of Wet Wipes and socks.
The plot is a bit weak, overshadowed by such strong characters and their in-the-moment snafus. It reminded me of listening to a M*A*S*H*-a-thon, except you liked (and could admire) Hawkeye and Trapper. The Fobbit's aren't so likeable, and unless you can admire the guy that sneaked a duke in the Colonel's helmet...
Lots of reviews said this was comparable to Catch 22 and Slaughterhouse Five, and that comparison pointed out the weakness of this book to me. Those books clearly expressed how horrible the wars were, the toll on the people involved. Fobbit keeps you too entertained with the antics, you don't really stop to think about the real impact of war. But that doesn't mean this won't have an impact! I think what Abrams has to say is more controversial than the Navy Seal's book that dropped last month -- it certainly says more about who's incharge. Glad journalists don't sign disclosure statements--this was great fun.
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- Randy
- 12-24-12
The Ensign Roberts of the Iraq War
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The book was entertaining and had some excellent parts. The pace was a little slow and the ending seemed forced.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
I am not a writer.
Would you listen to another book narrated by David Drummond?
Yes. He is an interesting narrator.
Was Fobbit worth the listening time?
Yes but in some ways it was a single point of view book.
Any additional comments?
It was fund but in some ways it was an insiders book.
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- 04-28-13
Funny in a twisted-way!
What did you love best about Fobbit?
I liked that Fobbit was a "real" story - hey, not everyone is cut out to be a hero! Doesn't that make the heroes among us even more special, anyway? I did find myself fully engrossed in this book. The tale had more emotion than I expected despite it's humorous approach. Also, I must say - even the "Fobbits" of this world do a difficult job during times of war. I ended up feeling their pain (if not actual physical pain, well - at least, mental anguish and boredom, punctuated by moments of sheer terror!) It's a good story with an easy-going approach and I think there are some moments of real surprise!
What does David Drummond bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
This story is so character-driven - I can't imagine NOT listening to it!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely - held my interest all the way through.
Any additional comments?
Get it - excellent for those who like off-beat characters, satire or military tales.
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- Christopher Brown
- 12-22-12
whiner ........ very hard to listen to.
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
this is for someone who likes to listen to a whiner.... kind of like what i am doing here. I did not care for the writing. I am not a writer so am not sure how it could be improved. Holy smokes did it get old. no real central character, kind of goes all over the place. I would start to listen then stop. in order to start to listen again i would forget how bad it was...... good luck. this is not a "MASH"
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