Terence Lowery
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Dear Mr. You
- By: Mary-Louise Parker
- Narrated by: Mary-Louise Parker
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 629
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 560
An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Profoundly moved and delighted
- By Vicki J. O'Grady-Longo on 11-18-15
- Dear Mr. You
- By: Mary-Louise Parker
- Narrated by: Mary-Louise Parker
I always wondered what was behind those eyes.
Reviewed: 12-22-24
As a major admirer of Mary Louise Parker, I feel that we have walked together through her prose. In her father's words, " Just write!"
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The King's Assassin
- The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
- By: Benjamin Woolley
- Narrated by: David Timson
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
An absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the duke of Buckingham, a historical crime that has remained hidden for 400 years....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful read!
- By LaDonna on 10-26-24
- The King's Assassin
- The Secret Plot to Murder King James I
- By: Benjamin Woolley
- Narrated by: David Timson
A bombastic thriller on power and corruption.
Reviewed: 06-02-24
A vast illuminating inspection of the Villiers legend. The narration was riviting and storyline compelling.
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Isabella
- The Warrior Queen
- By: Kirstin Downey
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 21 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 654
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 591
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 594
An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus's journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poorly narrated
- By Amazon Customer on 02-23-15
- Isabella
- The Warrior Queen
- By: Kirstin Downey
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
A refreshing perception
Reviewed: 07-17-23
Kirsten Downey has presented a massively comprehensive concept of one of history's most controversial royals.
Kimberly Farr extends that image with a superb and evocative narration that compels the listener to 'sit quietly'.
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Heaven and Hell
- My Life in the Eagles
- By: Don Felder
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 351
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 301
The Eagles are the best-selling, and arguably the tightest-lipped, American group ever. Now band member and guitarist Don Felder finally breaks the Eagles’ years of public silence to take fans behind the scenes. He shares every part of the band’s wild ride, from the pressure-packed recording studios and trashed hotel rooms to the tension-filled courtrooms and from the joy of writing powerful new songs to the magic of performing in huge arenas packed with roaring fans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The "Real" Story Behind The Eagles
- By Peter on 05-27-21
- Heaven and Hell
- My Life in the Eagles
- By: Don Felder
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
You just can't kill the Beast...
Reviewed: 07-16-23
As a retired career rocker, I have complete empathy for Don Felder's journey.
A decent 'Good Il' Boy' caught in between two American Psychos is an unenviable place.
Charlie Thurston delivers a compelling and reasonable narration.
I believed and enjoyed every word of my favorite Eagle, Don Felder.
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Marius' Mules XIII: Civil War
- Marius' Mules, Book 13
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 14 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 66
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Story5 out of 5 stars 66
46 BC. Pompey is dead, Egypt is settled and Rome is controlled by the loyal Marcus Antonius. As the new year looms, Rome's greatest general and dictator Julius Caesar moves precipitously to take on the last stronghold of the rebel faction: Africa. Crossing against all advice in the middle of winter, with minimal forces and little forward planning, the campaign almost dies before it begins, legions scattered across the sea by vicious storms, the general putting ashore with just a single legion and his most trusted veteran commander: Marcus Falerius Fronto.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another enjoyable listen.
- By Placeholder on 05-31-22
- Marius' Mules XIII: Civil War
- Marius' Mules, Book 13
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
Fronto Forever!!
Reviewed: 02-04-23
What a concept to weave some of the world's most dynamic history around a stodgy old toott like Fronto!!
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Led Zeppelin
- The Biography
- By: Bob Spitz
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 21 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 669
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 586
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 580
From the author of the definitive New York Times best-selling history of the Beatles comes the authoritative account of the group many call the greatest rock band of all time, arguably the most successful, and certainly one of the most notorious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sex & Drugs & Rock-n-Roll.... in that order.
- By Joe on 01-03-22
- Led Zeppelin
- The Biography
- By: Bob Spitz
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Upstage with Zep!!
Reviewed: 01-09-23
Bob Spitz with Rob Shapiro has created a gut-wrenching thrilling narrative that struts and stumbles onstage with arguably the greatest rock and roll band in history.
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Mozart
- The Reign of Love
- By: Jan Swafford
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
- Length: 30 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 137
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 137
Like Jan Swafford’s biographies Beethoven and Johannes Brahms, Mozart is the complete exhumation of a genius in his life and ours: A man who would enrich the world with his talent for centuries to come and who would immeasurably shape classical music. As Swafford reveals, it’s nearly impossible to understand classical music’s origins and indeed its evolutions, as well as the Baroque period, without studying the man himself.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive Bio
- By Judy on 01-07-21
- Mozart
- The Reign of Love
- By: Jan Swafford
- Narrated by: Tim Campbell
A biography with wind and wheels.
Reviewed: 12-24-22
I wonder how Wolfgang felt about waking up and finding me staring at him in wonder. Superb biography and narration.
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Tides of War
- Marius' Mules, Book 11
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 71
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Story5 out of 5 stars 71
It is 48 BC, and Caesar is master of Rome, but Pompey is at large in the huge recruiting grounds of the east with a core of powerful officers, nominally representing the senate in absentia. As the general deals with matters in the city, his army gathers at the coast, waiting to cross the sea and fight that worst of all conflicts: civil war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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100 watts on Pharsalus...
- By Terence Lowery on 11-12-22
- Tides of War
- Marius' Mules, Book 11
- By: S. J. A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
100 watts on Pharsalus...
Reviewed: 11-12-22
Always impressed how Mr Turney makes it all live and breathe. Happy to see Fronto finally made Legate.
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Sands of Egypt
- Marius' Mules, Book 12
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story5 out of 5 stars 70
Winter, 48 BC. Caesar and his small force are trapped in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Caught up in the dynastic struggles of the House of Ptolemy, the consul has sided with the clever and ruthless Queen Cleopatra. Her brother and fellow monarch, Ptolemy XIII, languishes in the palace, a hostage of Caesar's, while a huge army under the command of the Egyptian General Achillas closes on the city to free him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this series!
- By Daniel L. Tyson on 07-18-23
- Sands of Egypt
- Marius' Mules, Book 12
- By: S.J.A. Turney
- Narrated by: Malk Williams
A unique view of the Egyptian Campaign
Reviewed: 10-26-22
I feel as warlord as Fronto on this campaign 12 audiobooks in and I'm still raring to go!
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The Proud Tower
- A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 22 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,029
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 764
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 765
The fateful quarter-century leading up to World War I was a time when the world of privilege still existed in Olympian luxury and the world of protest was heaving in its pain, its power, and its hate. The age was the climax of a century of the most accelerated rate of change in history, a cataclysmic shaping of destiny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating history
- By Doug on 02-18-07
- The Proud Tower
- A Portrait of the World Before the War, 1890-1914
- By: Barbara W. Tuchman
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
Massive Talent and Intellect.
Reviewed: 08-26-22
I felt like I was listening to the grown-ups through the crack in the door but privileged to be present. Narration was superb.
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