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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 71,963
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 66,395
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Story5 out of 5 stars 66,187
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
- Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
Congratulations to J. R. Moehringer the author!
Reviewed: 01-20-23
J. R. Moehringer was able to use the English language to tell Harry's story. It was well read by Harry.
What I learned:
1. Papparazzi and the British press need to take a look at what and how they publish. The British people (and probably the rest of the world) need to ask why the buy what is published! I'm now stopping reading and watching!
2. Harry's family is as dysfunctional as all our families, or at least mine.
3. The Royal Family and their staff's are dysfunction - one must question again their value to the UK or the Commonwealth.
4. Harry argues the value of the Royal Family to the UK. However, other countries (France, Austria, Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy to name a few) are swarming with tourists visiting their Royal Palaces, etc. In fact they provide better accesses to their history. Like it or not the UK is really the owner of what the Royals consider their due reward!
5. Harry is no question a brave war veteran - he made the most of his Royal status to be accepted to Sandhurst and serve as an officer in the British Army. However, without his Royal status his education he would not have been accepted. Good on you Harry to find something you were good at - at maybe the cost of PTSD.
6. Interesting to read how Harry lived with the other rich youths of the English aristocracy - lots of fun places, lots of alcohol and drugs.
7. The pollyanna views of both Harry and Megan as they began and live their relationships - with the press etc.
8. As British born, before reading I still saw value in the Royal Family - now I see none.
9. A good book - but count me out of buying a second!
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Their Lost Daughters
- A Jackman and Evans Thriller
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,857
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,906
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,849
Deep in the muddy fields of the Lincolnshire Fens, a teenage girl is found wandering, delirious, claiming to have been drugged at a party. Metres away, the drowned body of another girl is found on an isolated beach. And all this on a small stretch of land where, nearly 10 years ago, the shocking disappearance of a young girl remains an open case.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Wild Horses Flying on 09-29-18
- Their Lost Daughters
- A Jackman and Evans Thriller
- By: Joy Ellis
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
Dark story - good mystery.
Reviewed: 11-28-22
Lots of story threads - kept me engaged and thinking. Felt real and if one was there.
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The Last Kingdom
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,143
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,167
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,115
The story is seen through the eyes of Uhtred, a dispossessed nobleman, who is captured as a child by the Danes and then raised by them so that, by the time the Northmen begin their assault on Wessex, Alfred's kingdom and the last territory in English hands, Uhtred almost thinks of himself as a Dane.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great series of books
- By Joshua on 10-02-15
- The Last Kingdom
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Cannot wait to read the next book in the series.
Reviewed: 03-07-21
Great story well read!
Right blend of history and adventure.
A part of history I have previously ignored.
I’m hooked!
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Scorpion in the Sea
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 23 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 265
It's Montgomery's war now. Brash and unconventional, Mike Montgomery is hardly regulation Navy. At his side, Diane Martinson, the Chief of Staff's wife - smart, tough...and his lover. Under his command, the USS Goldsborough - a World War II-era destroyer thundering toward a showdown of water and fire. With the arrival of P. T. Deutermann-retired Navy captain, former arms control negotiator within the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and ex-commander of at destroyer squadron - today's naval thriller just climbed to a whole new level.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just another great story from PTD - well performed.
- By Peter on 01-01-21
- Scorpion in the Sea
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: David Stifel
Just another great story from PTD - well performed.
Reviewed: 01-01-21
Great story line - drama building - characters you can actual see through the words. Completely far out - AND completely believable. Characters you can love, hate, loathe - like a game of table tennis going from one side to the other.
Want to visit Florida to visit the scene of the action.
If you don’t believe my review - read the book, then tell me I was right!
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Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Sackville
- Length: 24 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 554
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 489
D-Day, June 6, 1944, and the 76 days of bitter fighting in Normandy that followed the Allied landing, have become the defining episode of World War II in the west - the object of books, films, television series, and documentaries. Yet as familiar as it is, as James Holland makes clear in his definitive history, many parts of the OVERLORD campaign, as it was known, are still shrouded in myth and assumed knowledge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent account of Normandy but be weary...
- By S. H. Moore on 02-22-20
- Normandy '44
- D-Day and the Epic 77-Day Battle for France
- By: James Holland
- Narrated by: John Sackville
Detailed account - honest assessment.
Reviewed: 12-16-20
A history everyone knows - told not only from the Allied and German perspectives but also from the US, British, Canadian and French perspectives. Lots of shades of gray - not much black and white. Time gives perspective - understanding brings honesty.
Excellent book and performance.
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,786
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,383
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,324
Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- By Kerry on 09-16-20
- The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
Appreciating another’s perspective.
Reviewed: 11-15-20
Hard to listen to - but very necessary to understand how African-Americans feel about their history. The issues are the same - but like a looking glass everything is reversed.
No simple solutions - but clearly society has not come far since Malcolm was assassinated - but clearly no one is happy with the current situation.
White people need to understand the history that has been ignored for to long.
This book was ear and eye opening. Highly recommended.
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The Hooligans
- A Novel (World War II Navy, Book 7)
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 471
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 415
A gripping and authentic World War II naval adventure by a master storyteller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will play with your feelings
- By Garry on 08-07-20
- The Hooligans
- A Novel (World War II Navy, Book 7)
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
Narrator style.
Reviewed: 08-20-20
Took a while to get used to Peter Berkrot’s presentation - it was distracting compared to past narrators (John Pruden and Dick Hill) in this series.
Got used to Peter’s style - but preferred previous narrators.
Story was excellent as always once I got used to the narrator.
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Pacific Glory
- World War II Navy, Book 1
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 981
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 876
Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.
Glory, now Tommy’s widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best of PT Deutermann
- By MM on 11-27-11
- Pacific Glory
- World War II Navy, Book 1
- By: P. T. Deutermann
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Like I was there!
Reviewed: 07-02-20
Although it is a story - it is based on historic events. Felt part of the events - the human side of war.
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