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This Is Why We Lied
- A Will Trent Thriller
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,290
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,148
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,148
For GBI investigator Will Trent and medical examiner Sara Linton, McAlpine Lodge seems like the ideal getaway to celebrate their honeymoon. Set on a gorgeous, off-the-grid mountaintop property, it’s the perfect place to unplug and reconnect. Until a bone-chilling scream cuts through the night. Mercy McAlpine, the manager of the Lodge, is dead. With a vicious storm raging and the one access road to the property washed out, the murderer must be someone on the mountain. But as Will and Sara investigate the McAlpine family and the other guests, they realize that everyone here is lying.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another great read .
- By Summer on 08-25-24
- This Is Why We Lied
- A Will Trent Thriller
- By: Karin Slaughter
- Narrated by: Kathleen Early
Great addition to a great series.
Reviewed: 09-11-24
Good story line and character development. It’s difficult to rank these books because they are always consistently good and intriguing.
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Chameleon
- A Black Box Ops Thriller
- By: Remi Adeleke
- Narrated by: Remi Adeleke
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
When a mysterious former South African commando begins taking wealthy hostages all over the world, it appears at first to be a typical ransom gambit. However, it soon becomes clear that Lucas Van Groot is not only making a fortune with his “Hostage Inc.” venture, but also manipulating worldwide stock markets and causing panic on Wall Street and at the Federal Reserve. Enter Black Box, the CIA’s most secret special operations branch—so surreptitious that not even the Director of CIA is fully privy to the unit’s activities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HALO to HIHO
- By Jason Jason on 07-30-23
- Chameleon
- A Black Box Ops Thriller
- By: Remi Adeleke
- Narrated by: Remi Adeleke
Great story. Fast paced and well developed characters and plot.
Reviewed: 12-05-23
Great first effort. Can’t wait to see more….hopefully soon. Resembles Jack Carr terminal list series.
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The Emerald Mile
- The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Richard Powers
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,713
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,439
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,429
From one of Outside magazine's "Literary All-Stars" comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983. In the spring of 1983, massive flooding along the length of the Colorado River confronted a team of engineers at the Glen Canyon Dam with an unprecedented emergency that may have resulted in the most catastrophic dam failure in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome story and history of the Grand Canyon!
- By Henry on 04-11-15
- The Emerald Mile
- The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
- By: Kevin Fedarko
- Narrated by: Richard Powers
The Perfect Book
Reviewed: 04-11-20
It has history, adventure, science and a true story. Unusual characters, physical feats, ... it just doesn't stop for hours and hours.
The author has done the research and the interviews. He has an artistic side with his selection of words.
I am jealous of all who have not read this book. You have such a treat in store.
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Hacking Darwin
- Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
- By: Jamie Metzl
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 730
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 619
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 615
From leading geopolitical expert and technology futurist Jamie Metzl comes a groundbreaking exploration of the many ways genetic engineering is shaking the core foundations of our lives-sex, war, love, and death. At the dawn of the genetics revolution, our DNA is becoming as readable, writable, and hackable as our information technology. But as humanity starts retooling our own genetic code, the choices we make today will be the difference between realizing breathtaking advances in human well-being and descending into a dangerous and potentially deadly genetic arms race.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Technology Overview - Good; Policy Discussion - No
- By sct on 05-18-19
- Hacking Darwin
- Genetic Engineering and the Future of Humanity
- By: Jamie Metzl
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
The future is here
Reviewed: 07-13-19
Metzl has gathered facts on genomic research. The future of reproduction is upon us.
The ability to edit the human genome while still in embryo stage is very impressive. Think of curing cystic fibrosis and hemophilia before the embryo is implanted. A miracle.
I give it the highest recommendation
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Midnight in Chernobyl
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,873
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,896
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6,857
April 25, 1986 in Chernobyl was a turning point in world history. The disaster not only changed the world’s perception of nuclear power and the science that spawned it, but also our understanding of the planet’s delicate ecology. With the images of the abandoned homes and playgrounds beyond the barbed wire of the 30-kilometer Exclusion Zone, the rusting graveyards of contaminated trucks and helicopters, the farmland lashed with black rain, the event fixed for all time the notion of radiation as an invisible killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Midnight in Chernobyl is the book to listen to.
- By NH on 03-21-19
- Midnight in Chernobyl
- By: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
This one will scare the hell out of you
Reviewed: 07-13-19
Authored has gathered an impressive number of facts and explained them in a cogent, coherent story.
Reads like a novel
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The Pioneers
- The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,082
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,389
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,361
The number one New York Times best seller by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough rediscovers an important chapter in the American story that's "as resonant today as ever" (The Wall Street Journal) - the settling of the Northwest Territory by courageous pioneers who overcame incredible hardships to build a community based on ideals that would define our country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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i would prefer david reading it
- By hooterwah on 05-07-19
- The Pioneers
- The Heroic Story of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
Boring Travelogue
Reviewed: 05-30-19
I can't recommend this book. It is a history of Marietta, Ohio ... from the beginning. I have every book written by this author and enjoyed each of them. This is very different from his other books. McCullough apparently sent his researchers out to find the journals of the early settlers to Ohio and he quotes the journals extensively. Where did they go, how did they get there, who died along the way, what did they eat on Thursday, whose daughter did they marry, and on and on and on and on.
If you are from Marietta you might enjoy. Otherwise, stay away. I won't pre-order McCullough's next book.
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The Creature from Jekyll Island
- A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
- By: G. Edward Griffin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,026
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,314
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,311
This classic expose of the Fed has become one of the best-selling books in its category of all time. Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story - which it really is, but it's all true.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Lost confidence in author
- By Amazon Customer on 07-11-20
- The Creature from Jekyll Island
- A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
- By: G. Edward Griffin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Numerous factual errors
Reviewed: 12-10-18
I am not a fan of the Federal Reserve System. I bought this book to learn about its history. However, numerous factual errors make me doubt everything in the book. For example, the author claims FDIC is a government bail out program for banks and that when the FDIC closes a bank, that is a bail out that preserves capital for investors. This is not so. When FDIC closes a bank, investors (share holders) lose their investment. The bank is sold to another management group and continues operation. Banks who are insured by FDIC are assessed monthly fees that cover the operation of the FDIC.
The Fed and Congress bailed out the large investment banks in the 2008 financial crisis. FDIC was brought into after the fact when the large investment houses were allowed into FDIC.
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The Perfectionists
- How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,967
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,715
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,700
The New York Times best-selling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Somewhat less than perfect
- By enya keshet on 06-19-18
- The Perfectionists
- How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
- By: Simon Winchester
- Narrated by: Simon Winchester
Marvelous book from a master story teller.
Reviewed: 05-12-18
Winchester never fails to deliver an entertaining, informative and engrossing story.
He weaves together innovators from times past to the present in a virtually seamless story.
He is a master story teller. You will love this book
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The Great Quake
- How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
- By: Henry Fountain
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history - the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega - and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and why it took place.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating to hear the full story
- By Debby A Davis on 08-18-17
- The Great Quake
- How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet
- By: Henry Fountain
- Narrated by: Robert Fass
Tectonic plate primer + a good story
Reviewed: 10-01-17
A good integration of geology theory development with a good retelling of the great earthquake in 1964.
I enjoy Simon Winchester's books. This feels like one of his books.
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Enemy of the State
- A Mitch Rapp Novel, Book 16
- By: Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,457
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,693
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,658
After 9/11, the United States made one of the most secretive and dangerous deals in its history. The evidence against the powerful Saudis who coordinated the attack would be buried. In return, King Faisal would promise to keep the oil flowing and deal with the conspirators in his midst. When the king's own nephew is discovered funding ISIS, the president suspects that the Saudis never intended to live up to their agreement.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sorely Missed the Voice of Mitch Rapp (George Guidall)
- By james on 09-06-17
- Enemy of the State
- A Mitch Rapp Novel, Book 16
- By: Vince Flynn, Kyle Mills
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Corny, implausible soap opera
Reviewed: 09-07-17
I've read all of the Mitch Rapp books and loved them. This one is a bridge too far. It makes me sad.
The narrator is ok. It isn't his fault
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