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The Greatest Nobodies of History
- Minor Characters from Major Moments
- By: Adrian Bliss
- Narrated by: Adrian Bliss, Beth Rylance, Sebastian Humphreys, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 65
The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII, and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the Renaissance master, the servant who oversaw the Tudor’s toilet time, or the famous horse who thrilled the miserable old monarch. These supporting cast members have been waiting in the wings for too long, and Adrian Bliss thinks it’s high time they join their glory-hogging contemporaries in the spotlight. Fortunately, now they can.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nothing like his video comedy
- By Jono on 11-14-24
- The Greatest Nobodies of History
- Minor Characters from Major Moments
- By: Adrian Bliss
- Narrated by: Adrian Bliss, Beth Rylance, Sebastian Humphreys, Kristin Atherton
Surprised by joy
Reviewed: 10-23-24
The title is a line from a Louise Penny novel, but fits for Mr. Bliss’ book. I thought the book would just be kind of fun and funny. Yes, it’s fun and funny. It’s also very smart and instructive, offers an amazing take on storytelling and is full of heart. I felt sure I would laugh but never knew I’d actually learn things as well. The Master’s Ferret actually brought me to tears and then ended with a laugh out loud. I know the printed version is just as wonderful but hearing him read his own work in that voice we’ve all come to love for his video shorts, makes it a terrific work. I highly recommend the book and hope it shows up on everyone’s bookshelf.
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You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,557
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,012
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,012
“You like it darker? Fine, so do I,” writes Stephen King in the afterword to this magnificent new collection of twelve stories that delve into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal. King has, for half a century, been a master of the form, and these stories, about fate, mortality, luck, and the folds in reality where anything can happen, are as rich and riveting as his novels, both weighty in theme and a huge pleasure to digest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chilling and beautiful stories
- By MamaBear on 05-24-24
- You Like It Darker
- Stories
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Stephen King
The best so far…until the next one
Reviewed: 06-02-24
These stories did what they always did. They touched both my heart and my love of horror. They are all so well done, so beautiful. I’m always anticipating the next book, yet want to allow Mr. King the freedom to lay down his pen when the time is right. You have filled my life for 50 years now. Thank you.
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Becoming the Boogeyman
- By: Richard Chizmar
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Moderately better than chasing the boogeyman
- By Sara Rendon on 01-07-24
- Becoming the Boogeyman
- By: Richard Chizmar
- Narrated by: Chris Andrew Ciulla
Is it Real or is it Chizmar?
Reviewed: 11-13-23
This feels so real, I kept having to break from the story to Google names and places. Given this story, that's says a lot! Just riveting!! There's more story here - I can feel it! Bring it on!
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City on Fire
- A Novel
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,662
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,366
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,354
Two criminal empires together control all of New England. Until a beautiful woman comes between the Irish and the Italians, launching a war that will see them kill each other, destroy an alliance, and set a city on fire. Danny Ryan yearns for a more “legit” life and a place in the sun. But as the bloody conflict stacks body on body and brother turns against brother, Danny has to rise above himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping, vivid and extremely entertaining
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 04-26-22
- City on Fire
- A Novel
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ari Fliakos
Both the story and the narration is riveting
Reviewed: 02-13-23
I was hooked about 10 minutes in and it never let go. What a terrific ride!
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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,052
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,173
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19,067
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!!!
- By Alia on 12-11-09
Beautiful story, beautiful narration
Reviewed: 12-18-22
Tim Curry Delivers this classic story with all the appeal it so richly deserves. I don’t write well but I know when my heart swells and my eyes fill with tears. If only I could put it into words.
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Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,280
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,041
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,038
Belfast, 1988. A man is found dead, killed with a bolt from a crossbow in front of his house. This is no hunting accident. But uncovering who is responsible for the murder will take Detective Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on a high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave. Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Love
- By David Shear on 03-10-17
- Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Oh Duffey,
Reviewed: 12-09-22
…we hardly knew ye. What a wonderful series. McKinty is a master. He has so much more on offer, lucky us.
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The Match
- Wilde, Book 2
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,638
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,888
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,853
After months away, Wilde has returned to the Ramapo Mountains in the wake of a failed bid at domesticity that confirms what he’s known all along: He belongs on his own, free from the comforts and constraints of modern life. Suddenly, a DNA match on an online ancestry database brings Wilde closer to his past than he’s ever dreamed, and finally gives Wilde the opening he needs to track down his father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I’ve listened to…
- By shelley on 03-16-22
- The Match
- Wilde, Book 2
- By: Harlan Coben
- Narrated by: Steven Weber
Terrific!
Reviewed: 11-13-22
I loved this follow up to the boy in the woods. I don’t wanna say too much and spoil it for everyone, except I can admit that I’m in love with the character, Hester. She’s a real, well, character! Thank you so much, Mr. Coben
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The Book of Accidents
- A Novel
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, George Newbern
- Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,061
Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she shouldn’t have—and is trying to remember that lost trauma by making haunting sculptures. Long ago, something sinister walked in the mountains and the coal mines of their hometown in rural Pennsylvania. Now, Nate and Maddie Graves are married, and they have moved back to their hometown with their son, Oliver. And now what happened long ago is happening again...to Oliver.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not worth my time.
- By Amazon Customer on 07-26-21
- The Book of Accidents
- A Novel
- By: Chuck Wendig
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, George Newbern
Xe Sands’ Vocal Fry
Reviewed: 08-11-21
I am totally enjoying the story but Xe Sands’ vocal fry in this book, which is supposed to translate to “intimate”, is so off-putting, I’m going to just get this as an iBook, rather than Audible. She’s obviously very talented but just not for me.
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 191,632
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 175,216
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Story5 out of 5 stars 174,664
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Entertainment or Education?
Reviewed: 05-18-21
I love this author. I think Andy Weir is terrific. I loved the Martian and the technical details he gave us to help his hero survive. The Egg is a brilliant work. This one, though…I love the story but there was SO much of the technical details that I finally gave up. I mean, he’s obviously brilliant and a engineer or scientist or math person would probably spend all their time trying to find holes in the science, but I was using all that detail for background noise until it came to developing the story. The whole thing could have been a short story, or a novella at best.
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Hate Crush
- By: Angelina M. Lopez
- Narrated by: Scarlette Hayes
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Ten years ago, wild-child Princesa Sofia Maria Isabel de Esperanza y Santos fell in fast crazy love with heartbreaker Aish Salinger during one California harvest season. Now, all grown up and with the future of her kingdom on her shoulders, she hates him as passionately as she once loved him...even if her body hasn't gotten the hate memo. Faking a relationship with the now-famous rock star for the press and public will ensure the success of her new winery and the prosperity of her kingdom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sophomores Rule!
- By PCGantz on 07-06-20
- Hate Crush
- By: Angelina M. Lopez
- Narrated by: Scarlette Hayes
Sophomores Rule!
Reviewed: 07-06-20
I am aware that the prevailing thought is that a middle book in a 3-book series doesn’t require a lot of consideration or expectation. Hate Crush is definitely an argument against that. While the romance is hot, hot, hot, the enveloping story keeps you engaged all the way through. She doesn’t make excuses for her characters but keeps them human and aware of their flaws, without blaming everyone else for them. I love these people and the Monte!
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