Deanna G. Selinger
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The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
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Good listen!
- By Lori K. on 12-14-15
- The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
Excellent narration
Reviewed: 02-12-17
Writing style is fluid and telling. I'm not into crime stories and didn't realize that's what this was till close to the end. What makes the story good is the college student, his seemingly drab assignment and his realistically portrayed autistic brother. The narrator is fantastic! For me, he brings the story to life.
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The Portable Atheist
- Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Nicholas Ball
- Length: 10 hrs and 44 mins
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Christopher Hitchens continues to make the case for a splendidly godless universe in this first-ever gathering of the influential voices past and present that have shaped his side of the current (and raging) God/no-god debate. With Hitchens as your erudite and witty guide, you'll be led through a wealth of philosophy, literature, and scientific inquiry, including generous portions of the words of Lucretius, Benedict de Spinoza, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, Mark Twain, and more.
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This is ABRIDGED
- By David Wolf on 06-05-08
- The Portable Atheist
- Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever
- By: Christopher Hitchens
- Narrated by: Nicholas Ball
The narrator messed up the content of this book
Reviewed: 11-25-13
Would you listen to The Portable Atheist again? Why?
I think I will buy the book instead. The narrator's voice was too harsh - I felt "un-Hitch'ed".
Would you be willing to try another one of Nicholas Ball’s performances?
I don't think so.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No.
Any additional comments?
I'll edit my review when I have properly read the book rather than trying to listen to it.
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Divinity of Doubt
- The God Question
- By: Vincent Bugliosi
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
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Vincent Bugliosi turns his critical eye on both religious believers and theatheists who reflexively oppose them. Here he indicts both camps, and argues that agnosticism is the most responsible position to take with regard to such eternal questions as the existence of God. Bugliosi examines such developments as the decline of belief in evolution and the disturbing vengefulness of God, as depicted in the Old Testament.
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Enjoyed this book. Made me think.
- By Ronda B on 09-05-19
- Divinity of Doubt
- The God Question
- By: Vincent Bugliosi
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
The sort of arguments you'd expect from a lawyer..
Reviewed: 11-18-13
What made the experience of listening to Divinity of Doubt the most enjoyable?
I often find myself flabbergasted at the ludicrous things religious people say, so I don't have quick responses because I just don't think that irrationally. Bugliosi has some pretty good ideas/arguments for atheism. He says he's agnostic, but you don't hear any "maybe"s in anything he writes. Coming from a renowned lawyer, I think he has some really simple and obvious arguments/ideas, and points out a bazillion flaws in the Christian religious text and subsequent teachings. Having grown up on a bible college campus, I didn't find that anything he writes is foreign to me. He just puts it in way that I will be able to use in conversation if I have the misfortune to encounter more religious absurdities...
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
He is just so realistic, so simple, so rational. How could anyone not reflect on their beliefs after hearing/reading this.
Have you listened to any of Mel Foster’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Haven't heard Mel Foster before, but he was easy to listen to.
If you could give Divinity of Doubt a new subtitle, what would it be?
He certainly doesn't think "God" is a question. It's just a matter of thinking rationally. So maybe "The God Question Answered"
Any additional comments?
Because of medical issues, I find it hard to concentrate, but this is the only audio book so far that I have listened to straight through.
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