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Blink
- The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
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In his landmark best seller The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell redefined how we understand the world around us. Now, in Blink, he revolutionizes the way we understand the world within. Blink is a book about how we think without thinking, about choices that seem to be made in an instant, in the blink of an eye, that actually aren't as simple as they seem. Why are some people brilliant decision makers, while others are consistently inept?
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Interesting read with contradictory messages
- By Danny on 04-21-05
- Blink
- The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Long but interesting
Reviewed: 12-21-05
I liked all of Gladwell's examples. So, even though the book is long, I found it interesting.
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The Time Traveler's Wife
- By: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrated by: William Hope, Laurel Lefkow
- Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
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This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, a librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36, and were married when Clare was 22 and Henry 30. Impossible but true, because Henry has Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity in his past, present, and future.
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I loved this book!
- By L. Grueneberg on 04-11-05
- The Time Traveler's Wife
- By: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrated by: William Hope, Laurel Lefkow
A fascinating story
Reviewed: 11-24-05
I really enjoyed this story. It makes you wonder a lot about life and one of life's big questions.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- By: Mark Haddon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
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Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has Asperger's Syndrome, a condition similar to autism. He doesn't like to be touched or meet new people, he cannot make small talk, and he hates the colors brown and yellow. He is a math whiz with a very logical brain who loves solving puzzles that have definite answers.
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A Different View of the World
- By Alan on 05-19-04
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- By: Mark Haddon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Incredible Insightful
Reviewed: 10-13-05
Fabulous novel -- insightful into the life of the protagonist and the lives of the adults in his world. As a mathematician it is a huge insight into our lives and thoughts! Incredible reader.
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My Sister's Keeper
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson, Jennifer Ikeda, Richard Poe, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 41 mins
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New York Times best-selling author Jodi Picoult is widely acclaimed for her keen insights into the hearts and minds of real people. Now she tells the emotionally riveting story of a family torn apart by conflicting needs and a passionate love that triumphs over human weakness.
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This One's a Keeper
- By Pamela Harvey on 06-13-04
- My Sister's Keeper
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Julia Gibson, Jennifer Ikeda, Richard Poe, Carol Monda, Tom Stechschulte, Andy Paris, Barbara McCulloh
Very good
Reviewed: 10-01-05
At first I didn't like the multiple readers but then I found that it helped the character development. Weird ending but well worth reading.
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The World Is Flat
- A Brief History of the 21st Century
- By: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 19 hrs and 33 mins
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When scholars write the history of the world 20 years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004", what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence of technology and events that allowed India, China, and so many other countries to become part of the global supply chain for services and manufacturing?
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Flat flatty flat flat flat flat level flat flat.
- By Catherine M. Skelly on 05-11-05
- The World Is Flat
- A Brief History of the 21st Century
- By: Thomas L. Friedman
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Long Book
Reviewed: 08-17-05
I didin't think this book was nearly as interesting as _The Lexus and the Olive Tree_. The readers voice is high pitched and whiney -- the content could have been written much more concisely!
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The Kite Runner
- By: Khaled Hosseini
- Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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Why we think it’s a great listen: Never before has an author’s narration of his fiction been so important to fully grasping the book’s impact and global implications. Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them.
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A Worhty Read
- By P. C..S. on 08-17-03
- The Kite Runner
- By: Khaled Hosseini
- Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini
So profound on so many levels
Reviewed: 03-18-05
An incredible book. So well written, so well read, so incredibly profound.
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Sleeping with the Devil
- How Washington Sold Our Soul For Saudi Crude
- By: Robert Baer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Baer goes behind the scenes to show how the U.S. willingly overlooked the corruption of the Saudi royal family, its financing of violent Islamic fundamentalist groups that spread hatred of the West throughout Saudi society, and its bribery of American officials. From a close-up with a corrupt Arab family to the inside scoop on how we helped fund the Taliban, Baer shows what's at stake in our pursuit of oil.
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A poorly written unscholarly approach
- By Kenneth on 11-11-04
- Sleeping with the Devil
- How Washington Sold Our Soul For Saudi Crude
- By: Robert Baer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
Great perspective and historical context
Reviewed: 02-07-05
Well researched and quite convincing.
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The Secret Life of Bees
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
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Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating memory - the day her mother was killed. When she and her "stand-in-mother," a fierce-hearted black woman named Rosaleen, are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily enters a secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women.
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Secret Life of Bees
- By France on 02-18-03
- The Secret Life of Bees
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
Incredibly read, Incredibly moving
Reviewed: 01-09-05
Fantastic reader, sensual writing, fabulous story.
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Candide
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
- Length: 4 hrs and 22 mins
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From the satirical pen of one of France's greatest cynics comes the story of Candide - young, innocent, guileless - who is cast upon the world after Baron Thunder-ten-trockh learns that his lusty daughter, Cunegonde, has tried to seduce the young man. The novel chronicles Candide's adventures with his blindly optimistic tutor, Dr. Pangloss, through any number of disastrous experiences, as they search for the answers to life's perennial questions.
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Voltaire's Classic
- By Tobin on 09-09-04
- Candide
- By: Voltaire
- Narrated by: Donal Donnelly
Candid
Reviewed: 09-20-04
Excellent reader. Refreshingly written.
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The Crisis of Islam
- Holy War and Unholy Terror
- By: Bernard Lewis
- Narrated by: Bernard Lewis
- Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
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Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the frustrations and resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and tells us what the Islamic doctrine of jihad has meant at different times in history.
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Absolutely Worth It, HIghly Recommended!
- By Frank on 04-17-03
- The Crisis of Islam
- Holy War and Unholy Terror
- By: Bernard Lewis
- Narrated by: Bernard Lewis
Crisis of Islam
Reviewed: 09-20-04
A great historical perspective. I listended to it twice and really learned from it.
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