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The African Queen
- By: C. S. Forester
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 288
Upon her brother's death, missionary Rose Sayer and Charles Allnutt, disreputable skipper of the African Queen, become allies as, marooned in German Central Africa during World War I, they fight their old launch downriver 'to strike a blow for England'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book & movie
- By Astrid on 11-25-15
- The African Queen
- By: C. S. Forester
- Narrated by: Michael Kitchen
African Queen much more than the movie.
Reviewed: 10-17-23
Great story by one of the masters. The book is much more than the movie. makes my trip so much more enjoyable. The reader is one of my favorite actors. Foile's War.
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The Good Shepherd
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,707
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,485
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,480
A convoy of 37 merchant ships is ploughing through icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas during the most critical days of World War II, when the German submarines had the upper hand and Allied shipping was suffering heavy losses. In charge is Commander George Krause, an untested veteran of the US Navy. Hounded by a wolf pack of German U-boats, he faces 48 hours of desperate peril trapped the bridge of the ship. Exhausted beyond measure, he must make countless and terrible decisions as he leads his small fighting force against the relentless U-boats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Good Shepherd
- By BookReader on 07-16-20
- The Good Shepherd
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Submarine Salior
Reviewed: 08-18-21
I had a Navy career in submarines. Every detail was excellent. His words were so accurately selected just as in “Hornblower.” Not much more to add, except that the presentation was excellent.
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