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The Fun Habit
- How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life
- By: Mike Rucker PhD
- Narrated by: Mike Rucker PhD
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
Doesn’t it seem that the more we seek happiness, the more elusive it becomes? There is an easy fix: fun is an action you can take here and now, practically anywhere, anytime. Through research and science, we know fun is enormously beneficial to our physical and psychological well-being, yet fun’s absence from our modern lives is striking. Whether you’re a frustrated high-achiever trying to find a better work-life balance or someone who is seeking relief from life’s overwhelming challenges, it is time you gain access to the best medicine available.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A comprehensive manual on everything fun
- By Anonymous User on 02-18-24
- The Fun Habit
- How the Pursuit of Joy and Wonder Can Change Your Life
- By: Mike Rucker PhD
- Narrated by: Mike Rucker PhD
Yuppy fun for iron man competitor
Reviewed: 03-13-23
Fun spreadsheet analysis is oxymoron to joy. Activities with wife and/or all family members simultaneously are not mentioned.
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Why They Marched
- Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
- By: Susan Ware
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 84
For far too long, the history of how American women won the right to vote has been told as the tale of a few iconic leaders, all white and native-born. But Susan Ware uncovered a much broader and more diverse story waiting to be told. Why They Marched is a tribute to the many women who worked tirelessly in communities across the nation, out of the spotlight, protesting, petitioning, and insisting on their right to full citizenship.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a needed history lesson
- By Jerseycookie on 05-14-22
- Why They Marched
- Untold Stories of the Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote
- By: Susan Ware
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
a needed history lesson
Reviewed: 05-14-22
Why didn't we learn this in school? Oh, because we were learning his-story, not her-story.
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Persuasion
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Linda Barrans, P. J. Morgan, David Prickett, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Persuasion has certain similarities with Emma, another late novel by Jane Austen. In both stories, the heroine is a young woman who lives with her widowed father, and who has an enduring attachment to her eventual spouse from the opening of the action. Persuasion also incorporates certain elements common to Austen's earlier novels, such as characters from the military, visits to Bath and calculating and cynical suitors. In the end, Anne Elliot successfully combats the destructive vanity of her father and the machinations of her villainous cousin William.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Didn’t like the voice actors
- By Sarah on 05-31-19
- Persuasion
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Linda Barrans, P. J. Morgan, David Prickett, Andrew Coleman, Cate Barratt, Libby Stephenson, Amanda Friday
Austen's usual--quandary of manners
Reviewed: 12-18-18
I was very disappointed in the production level of the ensemble performance. Voices were recorded at an uneven volume. This drew the attention of the listener from the story to the production technicalities. Very distracting, making for a disappointing listening experience. AUDIBLE usually does better.
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A Child's Garden of Verses
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Robin Field
- Length: 1 hr and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
When I am grown to man’s estate. I shall be very proud and great. And tell the other girls and boys. Not to meddle with my toys. Thus reads the whimsical, “Looking Forward,” of this delightful collection. From the sweetness of “Land of Nod,” to the imaginative dreams of “Pirate Story” and “Travels,” Robert Louis Stevenson’s beloved poems celebrate childhood in all its simplicity and joy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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fire the narrator
- By Jerseycookie on 02-14-18
- A Child's Garden of Verses
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Robin Field
fire the narrator
Reviewed: 02-14-18
What did you like best about A Child's Garden of Verses? What did you like least?
The narrator makes this beautiful prose droll and boring. Who would've thought this possible?
What did you like best about this story?
Fabulous writing
What didn’t you like about Robin Field’s performance?
Droll, flat, boring.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
only without this narrator
Any additional comments?
Hire a narrator that has some enthusiasm for the material.
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The Museum of Innocence
- By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Story4 out of 5 stars 246
Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosie - a world, as he lovingly describes it, with opulent parties and clubs, society gossip, picnics, and mansions on the Bosphorus, infused with the melancholy of decay.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of the very best I've ever heard
- By Rebecca Lindroos on 03-06-10
- The Museum of Innocence
- By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)
- Narrated by: John Lee
Pitty Party
Reviewed: 02-12-17
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Trash this story and start over
Would you ever listen to anything by Orhan Pamuk and Maureen Freely (translator) again?
I would try this author again only to see if he could do any better than miserable.
What does John Lee bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
John Lee brings excellent pronunciations of Turkish words and names along with a natural Turkish but understandable to American ear accent.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
When I reached the end and the self-inflicted anguish resulting from selfish actions of the main character was over.
Any additional comments?
Skip this one and watch a daytime television soap opera.
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Walking
- By: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 268
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Story4 out of 5 stars 232
> Walking is not as well known as Thoreau's other works Walden, The Maine Woods, and Civil Disobedience. But it is a good place to start exploring his writing because it was his last book, in 1862, published by the Atlantic Monthly shortly after his death. It is less well known because it is general, as opposed to singular, in focus. It is his summing up of his thoughts on life: One should saunter through life and take notice; one need not go far.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Brief transcendental ditty; amateurish narration
- By Ryan on 12-19-12
- Walking
- By: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrated by: Deaver Brown
Fire this narrator!
Reviewed: 11-25-16
Would you try another book from Henry David Thoreau and/or Deaver Brown?
Thoreau--yes!, Deaver Brown -- never! Brown is the worst narrator due to poor pronunciation of words and poor phrasing. The worst ever.
What did you like best about this story?
Thoreau to classic. Find a real story teller to narrate this beautiful material.
What didn’t you like about Deaver Brown’s performance?
He has a "lazy mouth" in which words are incorrectly or incompletely pronounced. Poor phrasing breaks up thoughts which should be whole. He reads worse than a non-native English speaking person.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
I would like to hear it again with a real story teller. The poor narration makes me feel that I missed or misunderstood many parts of the story.
Any additional comments?
Fire Deaver Brown!
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The Sympathizer
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Francois Chau
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,644
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,722
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,687
It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Great Vietnamese Novel(Port)Nguyen's Complaint
- By Joe Kraus on 03-31-16
- The Sympathizer
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Francois Chau
Eye Opener
Reviewed: 07-15-16
Would you listen to The Sympathizer again? Why?
Possibly. Would be more interested in other books by this author.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The Sympathizer told the story from many points of view--all convincingly.
What about Francois Chau’s performance did you like?
Showed the conflict between East and West.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Why they hate us.
Any additional comments?
Explained the conflict and confusion in governing after a revolution, much like HAMILTON does for the American revolution.
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The Sympathizer
- A Novel
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Francois Chau
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,645
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,721
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,686
Pulitzer Prize, Fiction, 2016. It is April 1975, and Saigon is in chaos. At his villa, a general of the South Vietnamese army is drinking whiskey and, with the help of his trusted captain, drawing up a list of those who will be given passage aboard the last flights out of the country. The general and his compatriots start a new life in Los Angeles, unaware that one among their number, the captain, is secretly observing and reporting on the group to a higher-up in the Viet Cong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Great Vietnamese Novel(Port)Nguyen's Complaint
- By Joe Kraus on 03-31-16
- The Sympathizer
- A Novel
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Francois Chau
Eye Opener
Reviewed: 07-15-16
Would you listen to The Sympathizer again? Why?
Possibly. Would be more interested in other books by this author.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The Sympathizer told the story from many points of view--all convincingly.
What about Francois Chau’s performance did you like?
Showed the conflict between East and West.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Why they hate us.
Any additional comments?
Explained the conflict and confusion in governing after a revolution, much like HAMILTON does for the American revolution.
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The Time Machine
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
- Length: 4 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,217
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 1,977
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,978
The science fiction classic that coined the term "time machine" and is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel. A must listen for any fan of science fiction!
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3 out of 5 stars
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One of the worst performances
- By Jaq Greenspon on 08-16-12
- The Time Machine
- By: H. G. Wells
- Narrated by: Alan Munro
halting narrator
Reviewed: 03-26-15
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
The narrator speaks in phrases not sentences, making his complete thought hard to follow.
What did you like best about this story?
The plot and characters
What didn’t you like about Alan Munro’s performance?
A. Monro speaks in halting phrases, not complete sentences, making his thought hard to follow. No variation of inflection.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
I did see the movie.
Any additional comments?
Skip this narrator. Spend a little more for a better story teller.
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Paris
- The Novel
- By: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Jean Gilpin
- Length: 38 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,717
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,538
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,535
Internationally best-selling author Edward Rutherfurd has enchanted millions of readers with his sweeping, multigenerational dramas that illuminate the great achievements and travails throughout history. In this breathtaking saga of love, war, art, and intrigue, Rutherfurd has set his sights on the most magnificent city in the world: Paris. Moving back and forth in time across centuries, the story unfolds through intimate and vivid tales of self-discovery, divided loyalties, passion, and long-kept secrets of characters both fictional and real, all set against the backdrop of the glorious city.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Paris: The Novel (is that helpful?)
- By Mel on 05-07-13
- Paris
- The Novel
- By: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Jean Gilpin
soap opera
Reviewed: 09-07-14
What would have made Paris better?
More focused story line
What do you think your next listen will be?
Nothing by this author
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Annoying voice
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
None that comes to mind
Any additional comments?
Rambling soap opera that reads like a television mini series.
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