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Detroit Christmas
- A Grimnoir Chronicles Audio Drama
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 12 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,963
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 1,786
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,776
Private eye Jake Sullivan is a war hero - and an ex-con. He's free because he has a magical talent, and the Feds need his help in apprehending criminals with their own magical abilities. Jake's talent is gravity spiking. He can vary the force of gravity however he wishes in an area. When it comes to spiking, Jake is the best.
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1 out of 5 stars
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PINCHOT MAKES THIS SERIES
- By Intillectrician on 04-28-16
- Detroit Christmas
- A Grimnoir Chronicles Audio Drama
- By: Larry Correia
- Narrated by: full cast
I hate enactments!
Reviewed: 02-10-25
After listening to Audible for years I need to say I HATE all ensemble casts and enactments. I want one person to read a story. The only reason I would download one is by accident! What happened to Bronson Pinchot? He is awesome and magically captures the characters. This reading just sucked!
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Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,781
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,719
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,718
Aaron Fortin is new in town. He drives a brand-new Acura—a gift from his parents for uprooting him in the middle of senior year. Showing up on his first day at the local public school in that nice of a car? He knows he’ll never blend in, and he doesn’t care to try. The car, the new-kid mystique, he can use all that.... Crystal Giordano carpools to the same school in her friend Trevor’s beat-up van. In the van along with Crystal and Trevor are Paul, Harmony, and Gayle. Crystal’s technically part of their misfit group, but most of the time, she feels like she’s the only one who doesn’t fit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It is BINGE WORTHY!
- By Bbecca_marie on 11-03-23
- Influencer
- By: Adam Cesare
- Narrated by: Isabela Merced, Christopher Briney, Brittany Pressley
Boring and soooo sloooooow!
Reviewed: 09-27-24
I tried, but I just couldn’t get into it. I found the story vacuous. I wanted to like it. So sorry!
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The Cretaceous Past
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
When a Tyrannosaurus rex suffers pain from meat trapped between its enormous teeth, a nearby colony of ants risks entering the great creature's maw to make their own repast from the remains of the dinosaur's most recent meal. From this humble beginning, over the course of millennia, a symbiotic civilization achieves amazing advances, facing dangers and exploiting opportunities at every turn.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Maddeningly Accessible
- By Makelessnoise on 01-07-22
- The Cretaceous Past
- By: Cixin Liu
- Narrated by: BJ Harrison
I don’t get it
Reviewed: 04-22-24
What was even the point of this book? What a complete waste of time! I wish I could get my time back!
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The Palestinian Delusion
- The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process
- By: Robert Spencer
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 243
The Palestinian Delusion is unique in situating the Israeli/Palestinian conflict within the context of the global jihad that has found renewed impetus in the latter portion of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st. Briskly recounting the tumultuous history of the "peace process", Robert Spencer demonstrates that the determination of diplomats, policymakers, and negotiators to ignore this aspect of the conflict has led the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the world down numerous blind alleys. This has often only exacerbated, rather than healed, this conflict.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Real Facts
- By Canes580 on 01-25-20
- The Palestinian Delusion
- The Catastrophic History of the Middle East Peace Process
- By: Robert Spencer
- Narrated by: David Colacci
Profoundly Protestant viewpoints.
Reviewed: 01-21-24
This guy has a profoundly Protestant bias. Hence, he is completely wrong. I don’t even think he knows it. He makes “thus” and “therefore” arguments, most of which have no basis in reality. I had to force myself to finish the book. Basically, it is a well thought out argument. His logic is impeccable. His premise OSS completely wrong.
I haven’t seen such a book for a long time. I would slot it more as Protestant propaganda than history.
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The Girl in the Eagle's Talons
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel (Millennium Series, Book 7)
- By: Karin Smirnoff, Sarah Death - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 534
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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Story3 out of 5 stars 459
Change is coming to Sweden’s far north: its untapped natural resources are sparking a gold rush with the criminal underworld leading the charge. But it’s not the prospect of riches that brings Lisbeth Salander to the small town of Gasskas. She has been named guardian to her niece Svala, whose mother has disappeared. Two things soon become clear: Svala is a remarkably gifted teenager—and she’s being watched.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Stieg Larsson would be rolling in his grave!
- By Candace on 09-07-23
- The Girl in the Eagle's Talons
- A Lisbeth Salander Novel (Millennium Series, Book 7)
- By: Karin Smirnoff, Sarah Death - translator
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
Disjointed
Reviewed: 08-30-23
This wasn’t as good as the originals. I had trouble following it. The story was not as clear.
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JFK and the Unspeakable
- Why He Died and Why It Matters
- By: James W. Douglass
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 22 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,013
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 872
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 877
At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Book EVERY AMERICAN Needs to Read
- By Peter on 06-09-12
- JFK and the Unspeakable
- Why He Died and Why It Matters
- By: James W. Douglass
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
Hogwash
Reviewed: 07-14-23
There’s was really great history until he got into the killing. From there on out it was utterly implausible. Nobody can keep a secret. If there was a conspiracy, we’d know by now.
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The Angel of Rome
- By: Jess Walter, Edoardo Ballerini
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,490
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,226
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,212
In this romantic and comic story about class, language, and the art of reinvention, “Nebraska Jack" Rigel is about to quit his Latin studies program at the Vatican when he suddenly finds himself face-to-face with the mysterious and ethereal Angelina Amadio, the famous Angel of Rome. Hired to translate the romantic feelings of the unpredictable former TV detective Ronnie Tower, Jack must navigate these two forces of nature in a Rome of late night bars and fancy villas, as he searches for his own role to play.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly recommended
- By Wiseshopper on 09-20-21
- The Angel of Rome
- By: Jess Walter, Edoardo Ballerini
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Unexpectedly funny
Reviewed: 02-28-23
I didn’t know what to expect. I downloaded this book from the 2022 favorites list and was pleasantly surprised. Very funny!
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The Dao of Magic
- Dao of Magic, Book 1
- By: Andries Louws
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 17 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,166
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,936
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,931
A thousand-year-old cultivator, Drew, is about to ascend to a higher existence. As he begins the process, he finds out he has pissed off one too many demigods. Though he manages to fight off the concerted effort of sect elders and patriarchs...he is slapped away from the higher realms by something. After an instant or an eternity, he awakens on a lower realm! The air is filled with garbage energy, and his emotions of all things are allowing him to control it. For a cultivator that has spent his existence absolutely controlling his thoughts...that won’t do at all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really close to a 5-star book... and funny.
- By Christopher on 08-25-19
- The Dao of Magic
- Dao of Magic, Book 1
- By: Andries Louws
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
Video Game
Reviewed: 07-19-22
I tried, but I am unable to get into these video game style books. I quit at about 1/2 way through and do not understand the high review scores.
The narrator is good, but the book is flat and without depth. The characters are shallow and the world creation is abbreviated, vague, and assuming.
I wish they would describe the book genre
correctly so I could avoid it. It isn’t what I would call true epic fantasy, nor is it worth my time to listen.
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Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,191
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,586
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,561
Full of tragic heroes, intoxicating love stories, and the unstoppable force of fate, there is no conflict more iconic than the Trojan War. Troy is the story of the epic battle retold by Fry with drama, humor, and vivid emotion. Achilles, Hector, Odysseus, Helen, their lovers, and their mortal enemies all burn bright in Fry's compelling prose. This volume invites you to explore a captivating world with a brilliant storyteller as your guide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank the gods
- By Stefan Filipovits on 06-22-21
- Troy
- The Greek Myths Reimagined
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Well done!
Reviewed: 05-25-22
Excellent job! I was very pleased with all three books. Five stars and highly recommended!
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A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Murder in Ancient Rome
- By: Emma Southon
- Narrated by: Sophie Ward
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 711
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 620
In ancient Rome, all the best stories have one thing in common - murder. In one 50-year period, 26 emperors were murdered. But what did killing mean in a city where gladiators fought to the death to sate a crowd? In A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Emma Southon examines a trove of real-life homicides from Roman history to explore Roman culture, including how perpetrator, victim, and the act itself were regarded by ordinary people. Inside ancient Rome’s darkly fascinating history, we see how the Romans viewed life and death and what it means to be human.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration is stilted, author tries too hard
- By Allison Jackson on 07-13-21
- A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Murder in Ancient Rome
- By: Emma Southon
- Narrated by: Sophie Ward
Great narrator, disappointing and unprofessional History
Reviewed: 09-27-21
When did it become okay to represent history, especially a history of death, murder, slavery. and relentless tragedy and injustice, with “shock jock” vulgar profanity?
The topic is very interesting, but I was so bored and disappointed by being hit over the head by the overuse of unnecessarily low language, I stopped about 1/2 way through.
Is this what the author thinks it takes to keep one’s attention, or does she think she is being funny? If so, she is wrong on two counts. Too much salt ruins the dish. She effectively dumped the whole box of salt into the soup and ruined what could have been a great book. Her over-abundance of cheap and vulgar attempts at humor came at the expense of the story. It was very disappointing.
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