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Dreamland
- The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
- By: Sam Quinones
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,967
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,332
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,314
In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America - addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland.
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4 out of 5 stars
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American Nightmare that is Necessary Reading
- By Mel on 05-09-15
- Dreamland
- The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic
- By: Sam Quinones
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
A chilling cautionary tale of contemporary America
Reviewed: 07-17-16
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Fascinating and infuriating, Dreamland describes a perfect storm of unscrupulous pharmaceutical companies and opportunistic, innovative heroin gangs who combined to create an opiate addiction epidemic that continues to ravage America. I can't recommend this book enough. An expose of so many of the dysfunctions built into our nation today.
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Islam
- A Short History [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Karen Armstrong
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 299
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 174
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Story4 out of 5 stars 173
Best-selling author and renowned religious scholar Karen Armstrong presents a concise and articulate history of Islam, the world's fastest-growing faith. Beginning with the Prophet Muhammad's flight from Medina and concluding with an examination of modern Islamic practices and concerns, Armstrong delivers an unbiased overview. She contends that no religion is more feared and misunderstood by the Western world as Islam, and firmly challenges the notion that these two civilizations are on a collision course.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Read the Book, pass on the audible!
- By J********** on 08-21-06
- Islam
- A Short History [Modern Library Chronicles]
- By: Karen Armstrong
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
Narrator ruined this book
Reviewed: 07-17-15
This was a good short history of Islam, that perhaps gave a generous interpretation of some parts of its history.
The narrator, however, consistently mispronounced the most common Arabic words and phrases. Yes it's a foreign language. But how can you keep pronouncing the name 'Hussein' as Hu-sign? And that wasn't the worst of it. His pronunciation was totally distracting and I sometimes got the feeling he was doing it on purpose; no one could be that ignorant. Karen Armstrong deserves better.
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- By: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47,850
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 42,492
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Story5 out of 5 stars 42,345
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook. One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gift to be treasured
- By David Shear on 07-09-14
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- By: Harper Lee
- Narrated by: Sissy Spacek
Great read made better by Spacek's narration
Reviewed: 03-15-15
Would you listen to To Kill a Mockingbird again? Why?
Definitely listen again mainly because of Sissy Spacek's spot-on perfect narration.
What other book might you compare To Kill a Mockingbird to and why?
I don't know what to compare it to. It's a coming-of-age story, a story of the American South, a race relations story. It is a classic book, mandatory reading in most American middle and high schools. It's just a great read made an even better listen by Spacek's narration.
Which character – as performed by Sissy Spacek – was your favorite?
I guess it must be Scout, the first-person narrator of the book. Spacek has the accent, the tone, the attitude down perfect. It was just great listening to her.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No, I wanted to make it last.
Any additional comments?
Spacek's narration improved for me one of my favorite books.
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