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The Search for the Green River Killer
- The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
- By: Carlton Smith, Tomas Guillen
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
- Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,272
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,135
The Search for the Green River Killer is the ultimate authoritative account of the Pacific Northwest killing spree that held a nation spellbound - and continues to horrify and fascinate, spawning dramatizations and documentaries of a demented killer who seemed unstoppable for decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Definitive Green River Killer Book
- By Christopher on 04-16-19
- The Search for the Green River Killer
- The True Story of America's Most Prolific Serial Killer
- By: Carlton Smith, Tomas Guillen
- Narrated by: Keith Sellon-Wright
Some editing needed maybe
Reviewed: 03-31-23
I liked the book overall but can’t help but feel like some of it should have been left on the cutting room floor. I like long books but this was a little much. Good overall though.
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Intelligence in War
- Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda
- By: John Keegan
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Abridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 17
In fiction, the spy is a glamorous figure whose secrets make or break peace, but, historically, has intelligence really been a vital step to military victories? In this breakthrough study, the preeminent war historian John Keegan goes to the heart of a series of important conflicts to develop a powerful argument about military intelligence. In his characteristically wry and perceptive prose, Keegan offers us nothing short of a new history of war through the prism of intelligence
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Keegan
- By Jay on 12-30-03
- Intelligence in War
- Knowledge of the Enemy from Napoleon to Al-Qaeda
- By: John Keegan
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Great Book.
Reviewed: 02-03-23
John Keagan is the best. What else can I say. From the time I read The Second World War, I have lived his work.
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The Escape Artist
- The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
- By: Jonathan Freedland
- Narrated by: Jonathan Freedland
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 854
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 766
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Story5 out of 5 stars 767
In April 1944, Rudolf Vrba became one of the very first Jews to escape from Auschwitz and make his way to freedom—among only a tiny handful who ever pulled off that near-impossible feat. He did it to reveal the truth of the death camp to the world—and to warn the last Jews of Europe what fate awaited them. Against all odds, Vrba and his fellow escapee, Fred Wetzler, climbed mountains, crossed rivers, and narrowly missed German bullets until they had smuggled out the first full account of Auschwitz the world had ever seen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good
- By Matt on 11-10-22
- The Escape Artist
- The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
- By: Jonathan Freedland
- Narrated by: Jonathan Freedland
Great retelling and great narration.
Reviewed: 01-07-23
This is why you have a professional narrator, read audio books. There is nothing better than a true story even if the victory at the end is comparatively small compared to the big picture. Amazing story.
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The King of Sting
- The Amazing True Story of a Modern American Outlaw
- By: Craig Glazer, Sal Manna
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 410
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 359
Craig Glazer was an ordinary college student when he planned and successfully executed his first fake sting to get back at some drug dealers who had robbed him. The rush he got from the experience led him and a crew of 11 accomplices to mastermind a two-year, 33-sting spree that stretched coast to coast, posing as everything from local police to IRS agents and hotel managers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A fascinating true life story
- By Philip Anderson on 01-21-21
- The King of Sting
- The Amazing True Story of a Modern American Outlaw
- By: Craig Glazer, Sal Manna
- Narrated by: Robin Bloodworth
Not sure what to think.
Reviewed: 11-15-22
A sad tail of what bad decision making mixed with drugs can turn into. I was glad when this one ended. I couldn’t take another scam or “sting” or shady deal. It’s too bad ole Craig just couldn’t stay in Kansas and make the best of it. Sounds like he could have had a great life instead of persistently trying to be something he could never be.
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The Cold Vanish
- Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
- By: Jon Billman
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,153
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,007
These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved ones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers, and law enforcement charged with Search & Rescue.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sad but interesting finished a little confused
- By Jason on 07-09-20
- The Cold Vanish
- Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
- By: Jon Billman
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
Not quite what I expected.
Reviewed: 08-20-22
The book basically dwells on the disappearance of one person and his father’s heroic, albeit not so well thought out, quest to find his son. There are other vanishings discussed in the book but the book always returns to the father, Randy’s search.
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Code over Country
- The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
- By: Matthew Cole
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 744
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 661
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Story4 out of 5 stars 661
Investigative journalist Matthew Cole tells the story of the most lauded unit, SEAL Team 6, revealing a troubling pattern of war crimes and the deep moral rot beneath authorized narratives. From their origins in World War II, the SEALs have trained to be specialized killers with short missions. As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan became the endless War on Terror, their violence spiraled out of control. Code Over Country details the high-level decisions that unleashed the SEALs’ carnage and the coverups that prevented their crimes from coming to light.
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1 out of 5 stars
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chip on the author's shoulder
- By Ted on 03-07-22
- Code over Country
- The Tragedy and Corruption of SEAL Team Six
- By: Matthew Cole
- Narrated by: Braden Wright
Wry interesting and thought provoking.
Reviewed: 05-30-22
There are always going to be a few bad apples for sure in any organization. It does make you wonder though how many other things have gone on that we don’t know about as civilians. At the same time however these men go out to do a very difficult job and have been asked to do that job for very long period of time. I think at some point there are going to be some negative consequences.
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To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- By: Arthur Herman
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 29 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,096
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 991
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 986
To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian Arthur Herman tells the spellbinding tale of great battles at sea, heroic sailors, violent conflict, and personal tragedy - of the way one mighty institution forged a nation, an empire, and a new world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superb and easy to listen to.
- By Mrs. on 02-16-17
- To Rule the Waves
- How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World
- By: Arthur Herman
- Narrated by: John Curless
Awesome Book!
Reviewed: 05-18-22
This is one of the best books that I have listened to out of them all. Even if you only have a passing interest in history or the British Navy, this is book tells a long a storied tale of life at sea. It’s very well read and thankfully many hours long. I highly recommend this book!
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About Face
- By: Colonel David H. Hackworth US Army Ret., Julie Sherman
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 40 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,922
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,563
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,559
From age 15 to 40, David Hackworth devoted himself to the US Army and fast became a living legend. In 1971, however, he appeared on television to decry the doomed war effort in Vietnam. With About Face, he has written what many Vietnam veterans have called the most important book of their generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent adaptation of an excellent book
- By Tom Rogneby on 07-18-19
- About Face
- By: Colonel David H. Hackworth US Army Ret., Julie Sherman
- Narrated by: John Pruden
A book that you don’t want to end.
Reviewed: 04-29-20
About Face is an engaging and entertaining book that tells the story of a true American hero. The book is long and entertaining the whole way. I was sad when it ended. I wish the were all this good. The narrator is fantastic as well!
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Dodge & Twist
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Tony Lee
- Narrated by: Matt Lucas, Stephen Mangan, Michael Socha, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,952
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,192
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,187
It’s rumoured that Dickens wanted to return to his classic novel Oliver Twist, to bring him back into a later book as an older character, but he never managed this before he died. However, if Oliver had returned, what would he have been like? Would the scars of his childhood affect the man he would become? And what of ‘Dodger’, sent to a land halfway around the world, his friend, mentor and master dead because of Oliver? Dodge & Twist is that story. The tale of two boys, 12 years later, returning into each other’s lives - for both good and bad.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Excellent performance, pretty dismal story
- By Kevin on 02-04-19
- Dodge & Twist
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Tony Lee
- Narrated by: Matt Lucas, Stephen Mangan, Michael Socha, Kara Tointon
Great to see more production value!
Reviewed: 02-14-19
I know these things are all about dollars and cents but it’s nice to hear books that have a bit more production value to them than just one narrator take it or leave it.
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The Mastermind
- Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.
- By: Evan Ratliff
- Narrated by: Evan Ratliff
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,520
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,324
The incredible true story of the decade-long quest to bring down Paul Le Roux - the creator of a frighteningly powerful internet-enabled cartel who merged the ruthlessness of a drug lord with the technological savvy of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Being too reliant on consensus backfires occasiona
- By El Alamein on 07-17-19
- The Mastermind
- Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.
- By: Evan Ratliff
- Narrated by: Evan Ratliff
Ho Hum
Reviewed: 02-13-19
This seems like it should be a really big story and it seems like there was a lot of work that went into writing it but, I just couldn’t get into it. Not bad but I don’t think I would buy it again.
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