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Riley Mack and the Other Known Troublemakers
- By: Chris Grabenstein
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers, Bryan Kennedy, Edoardo Ballerini, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,615
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,806
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,801
What do you get when you add up one middle school bully, two bank robbers, 57 puppy-mill dogs, 4,000 missing dollars, and five daring troublemakers led by the incomparable Riley Mack? One crazy caper! In this merry, mischievous romp, master storyteller Chris Grabenstein, the award-winning author of Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library, teams with a full-cast of audio talent to introduce Riley Mack, a one-of-a-kind 12-year-old hometown hero.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Was Entertained
- By Frances Hampton on 04-06-19
Different/Outstandng. Anxious for next book in the series
Reviewed: 04-13-19
Outstandng. Anxious for next book in the series. Simple leach and believable. I liked the father son long distance relationship
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All Clear
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis (introduction)
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,517
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,788
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,805
Three time-traveling historians are visiting World War II England: Michael Davies, intent on observing heroism during the Miracle of Dunkirk; Merope Ward, studying children evacuated from London; and Polly Churchill, posing as a shopgirl in the middle of the Blitz. But when the three become unexpectedly trapped in 1940, they struggle not only to find their way home but to survive as Hitler's bombers attempt to pummel London into submission.
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3 out of 5 stars
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joint review for Blackout and All Clear
- By Saikungbob on 11-03-10
- All Clear
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis (introduction)
Way too much dialogue.
Reviewed: 02-10-19
Way too much dialogue and too slow on plot. However, the author's short stories are excellent.
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Blackout
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis
- Length: 18 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,090
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,132
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,135
In her first novel since 2002, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author Connie Willis returns with a stunning, enormously entertaining novel of time travel, war, and the deeds - great and small - of ordinary people who shape history. In the hands of this acclaimed storyteller, the past and future collideand the result is at once intriguing, elusive, and frightening.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Double review - Blackout and All Clear
- By Monica on 06-03-12
- Blackout
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Katherine Kellgren, Connie Willis
Way too much dialogue
Reviewed: 02-10-19
Way too much dialogue and too slow on plot. However, author's short stories are excellent,
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Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,613
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,745
General George S. Patton, Jr., died under mysterious circumstances in the months following the end of World War II. For almost 70 years, there has been suspicion that his death was not an accident - and may very well have been an act of assassination. Killing Patton will take listeners inside the final year of the war and recount the events surrounding Patton's tragic demise, naming names of the many powerful individuals who wanted him silenced.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good book with alot of flaws
- By Alan on 09-24-14
- Killing Patton
- The Strange Death of World War II's Most Audacious General
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
Best biography I have ever read
Reviewed: 11-02-14
Where does Killing Patton rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Killing Patton, Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy and Killing Jesus are the best biographies I have ever read.
What other book might you compare Killing Patton to and why?
Other biographies.
Which scene was your favorite?
Too many too choose just one.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
None needed.
Any additional comments?
The research by the authors add context and depth. Outstanding. I hope they are working on another book.
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Why the West Rules - for Now
- The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
- By: Ian Morris
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
- Length: 24 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 282
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 221
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 222
Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the West’s rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the 20th century secured its global supremacy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Compelling and infuriating take at World History
- By Skeptical on 09-11-11
- Why the West Rules - for Now
- The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
- By: Ian Morris
- Narrated by: Antony Ferguson
A history lesson that we all should be aware of.
Reviewed: 08-30-14
Would you consider the audio edition of Why the West Rules - for Now to be better than the print version?
I like audio because it provides the flexibility to "read" on the go.Dr. Morris uses a multidisciplinary approach to analyze the history of man from the last major ice age 20K years ago to today. And he fills in the banks illustrating how vulnerable mankind has been and is to physical geography and climate change magnified by migration, famine, epidemic and state failure. He shows what was to me, and I think most others, how our education leaves huge gaps during which these forces have negatively impacted human history countless times, just as they Probably will again in regard to who, if anyone, will rule the future.
What did you like best about this story?
Detail ans science.
Which scene was your favorite?
He unfolds in depth detail numerous insights into aspects of history that I was surprised to find out that I did not know.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Many.
Any additional comments?
Great read for people who want to know the real story and it's context.
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Isaac's Army
- A Story of Courage and Survival in Nazi-Occupied Poland
- By: Matthew Brzezinski
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 16 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 83
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
Starting as early as 1939, disparate Jewish underground movements coalesced around the shared goal of liberating Poland from Nazi occupation. For the next six years, separately and in concert, they waged a heroic war of resistance against Hitler's war machine that culminated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. In Isaac's Army, Matthew Brzezinski delivers the first-ever comprehensive narrative account of that struggle, following a group of dedicated young Jews - some barely out of their teens - whose individual acts of defiance helped rewrite the ending of World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating history
- By Daryl on 11-24-12
- Isaac's Army
- A Story of Courage and Survival in Nazi-Occupied Poland
- By: Matthew Brzezinski
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Outstanding
Reviewed: 08-28-14
What did you love best about Isaac's Army?
Engaging detail.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Isaac - a realistic true life hero.
Which scene was your favorite?
PostScript - author answers his question at the beginning of the book about what he would do if he were in the situations described.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
The author has a very special way of taking exhaustive research material and turning it into a compelling read.
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The Vietnam War
- A Concise International History
- By: Mark Atwood Lawrence
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Hailed as a "pithy and compelling account of an intensely relevant topic" ( Kirkus Reviews), this wide-ranging volume offers a superb account of a key moment in modern U.S. and world history. Drawing upon the latest research in archives in China, Russia, and Vietnam, Mark Lawrence creates an extraordinary, panoramic view of all sides of the war.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Politically Slanting But Enjoyable Narrative
- By Jonathan Hoyle on 04-11-14
- The Vietnam War
- A Concise International History
- By: Mark Atwood Lawrence
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
I served but did not know this subject. Now I do.
Reviewed: 11-22-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Highly recommended. This books is thorough, well written, very well read. It provided the big picture as well as many interesting but obscure details.
What other book might you compare The Vietnam War to and why?
I have read a lot on Vietnam, but nothing so comprehensive and, for the subject matter, so brief.
Have you listened to any of Peter Berkrot’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Berkrot is outstanding.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The very last chapter when he quotes from a novel by a Vietnamese author.
Any additional comments?
If you've been there, read this. It will possibly change your opinions about the cause and the execution of the way both positive and negative.
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Way Station
- By: Clifford D. Simak
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,716
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,144
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,156
In this Hugo Award-winning classic, Enoch Wallace is an ageless hermit, striding across his untended farm as he had done for over a century, still carrying the gun with which he had served in the Civil War. But what his neighbors must never know is that, inside his unchanging house, he meets with a host of unimaginable friends from the farthest stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very special novel that will inspire you.
- By Noe on 08-08-10
- Way Station
- By: Clifford D. Simak
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
Wonderful
Reviewed: 10-07-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. This is a wonderful, complex, philosophical and highly readable novel.
What did you like best about this story?
It made me feel like a small but important part of the Universe.
What about Eric Michael Summerer’s performance did you like?
Almost musical in his portrayal of all the characters.
Any additional comments?
I will listen again...and again.
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