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Crime in Progress
- Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump
- By: Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Fusion GPS was founded in 2010 by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, two former reporters at The Wall Street Journal who decided to abandon the struggling news business and use their reporting skills to conduct open-source investigations for businesses and law firms - and opposition research for political candidates. In the fall of 2015, they were hired to look into the finances of Donald Trump.
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A must read for any interested in 2016 US politics
- By Jacob Klein on 11-26-19
- Crime in Progress
- Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump
- By: Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
A Study in Courage and Determination
Reviewed: 12-15-19
I did not stop listening from start to finish except to sleep. If you doubt the price paid by the individuals who have come forward against Putin's president (NOT MINE!), read this book. The authors are bright and careful writers, the story is about the real crime of the century, and although I have been following this story carefully since the 2016 election I learned tons more from this book, as well as having some dots connected that I hadn't quite been able to see before. I intend to read it again several times just to be able to absorb all the information and I look forward to it. Between the writing and the excellent narration by Mark Deakins, it's a pleasurable listen as well as hugely informative. I see a movie in Simpson's and Fritsch's future, so much more to this story than there was to the Deep Throat story. Kudos guys.
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Proof of Love
- By: Chisa Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Brenda Pressley
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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An Audible Original from Audible Theater, Proof of Love is an Emerging Playwrights Commission, written for and available exclusively on Audible. Constance thought she had a happy life and a loving husband. Suddenly, a tragic accident splinters her upper-class black family - and forces Constance to face uncomfortable truths about her marriage and herself. Proof of Love is the explosive, funny, and moving new one-woman play by Chisa Hutchinson, member of the first class of talent supported by the Audible Playwrights Fund.
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Surprisingly amazing
- By Amazon Customer on 07-05-19
- Proof of Love
- By: Chisa Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Brenda Pressley
Original indeed!
Reviewed: 07-25-19
Story line--original. Formal--original. Narration--spot on. What a terrific listening experience comparable (in my opinion) only to another Audible original Evil Eye. Both of these presentations are unforgettable and I'm always forgetting that I'd already read something. Kudos to Hutchinson and to Pressley. Encore, please!!
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Evil Eye
- By: Madhuri Shekar
- Narrated by: Nick Choksi, Harsh Nayyar, Annapurna Sriram, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 38 mins
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Pallavi is an aspiring writer living in California. Her mother, Usha, is thousands of miles away in Delhi - and obsessed with finding her daughter a husband. In Madhuri Shekar’s ingenious Evil Eye, hilarious back-and-forth via phone and social media takes a shocking, supernatural twist when Pallavi meets the perfect man - leading to a climactic showdown that will leave listeners on the edges of their seats.
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Holy Crap!
- By Avid Reader on 05-03-19
- Evil Eye
- By: Madhuri Shekar
- Narrated by: Nick Choksi, Harsh Nayyar, Annapurna Sriram, Bernard White, Rita Wolf
Very cool
Reviewed: 06-05-19
Original is right and intensely intimate made so by the format and enhanced by superb dramatic performances Riveting.
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The Foreign Correspondent
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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Paris, a winter night in 1938: a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel. But this is no romantic tragedy, it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and is meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. Carlo Weisz, a foreign correspondent with the Reuters bureau, becomes the new editor.
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Did I miss something?
- By Rebecca on 08-29-06
- The Foreign Correspondent
- By: Alan Furst
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina
Not Overdone
Reviewed: 04-20-19
I read so many books that go on and on and on until I'm actually glad they are finally finished, but The Foreign Correspondent actually left me wanting more. The story also is about an aspect of WWII about which I had no real prior familiarity with--Italy and Italian resistance. The characters are vivid, the environs palpable. The narration was gorgeous and I'm sure I will listen to this book again just for that. And did I mention, I want more!
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The Royal Art of Poison
- Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
- By: Eleanor Herman
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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The story of poison is the story of power. For centuries, royal families have feared the gut-roiling, vomit-inducing agony of a little something added to their food or wine by an enemy. To avoid poison, they depended on tasters, unicorn horns, and antidotes tested on condemned prisoners. Servants licked the royal family's spoons, tried on their underpants, and tested their chamber pots. Ironically, royals terrified of poison were unknowingly poisoning themselves daily with their cosmetics, medications, and filthy living conditions.
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Relieved and surprised
- By Amber on 09-28-18
- The Royal Art of Poison
- Filthy Palaces, Fatal Cosmetics, Deadly Medicine, and Murder Most Foul
- By: Eleanor Herman
- Narrated by: Susie Berneis
A Must Read for History (and Mystery) Lovers
Reviewed: 04-20-19
I've read scads of books on Medieval history and had a good idea of the hardships of everyday life, the plague and the squalor, etc., etc., but nevertheless my eyes were bugging out of my head at a lot of what I learned from this book. The scholarship is outstanding, the tone is often irreverent and the narration is pitch perfect. If this isn't my very favorite historical listen, it is certainly right up there and I suspect that it will remain the most unforgettable book I've read of any genre. And it doesn't stop with history. The final chapters were about contemporary individuals and my eyes were still bugging.
This is a very real history and I loves my history real!!
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A Higher Loyalty
- Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- By: James Comey
- Narrated by: James Comey
- Length: 9 hrs and 13 mins
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In his audiobook, A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some of the highest stakes situations of his career in the past two decades of American government, exploring what good, ethical leadership looks like and how it drives sound decisions. His journey provides an unprecedented entry into the corridors of powe, and a remarkable lesson in what makes an effective leader.
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More Than Trump: All Comey's Life/Working Years--
- By Gillian on 04-17-18
- A Higher Loyalty
- Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- By: James Comey
- Narrated by: James Comey
100 Stars
Reviewed: 04-18-18
What did you love best about A Higher Loyalty?
Insights into the workings of our government, the humor and the shining intelligence of the author.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Higher Loyalty?
It was chock full of them. Not a dull moment throughout.
Which scene was your favorite?
The chapter dealing with the struggle to de-legalize torture during the Bush administration.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Which is the worse torture, waterboarding or trying to work with Donald Trump!
Any additional comments?
No wonder Trump hates this guy--Comey is bigger than him in body, mind and spirit.
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In the Name of the Family
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Dunant
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 14 hrs and 11 mins
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It is 1502, and Rodrigo Borgia, a self-confessed womanizer and master of political corruption, is now on the papal throne as Alexander VI. His daughter Lucrezia, age 22 - already three times married and a pawn in her father's plans - is discovering her own power. And then there is his son Cesare Borgia, brilliant, ruthless, and increasingly unstable; it is his relationship with Machiavelli that gives the Florentine diplomat a master class in the dark arts of power and politics.
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One of the best historical fiction novels
- By GrandmaNurseHeather on 04-13-17
- In the Name of the Family
- A Novel
- By: Sarah Dunant
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
Outstanding Historical Treatment
Reviewed: 03-04-18
I very nearly did not purchase this book having read a surfeit of Borgia (et al) history, but Dunant's book combined with the exceptionally talented performance of Nicholas Bolton brought astounding vitality to Machiavelli, the Borgias and all the many peripheral people of their time and place that, unlike so many a drier histories, I could not stop listening. They absolutely brought the era to life, alive and juicy!
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The Verdict
- By: Nick Stone
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 21 hrs and 17 mins
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Terry Flynt is a struggling legal clerk desperately trying to get promoted when he is given the biggest opportunity of his career: to help defend a millionaire accused of murdering a woman in his hotel suite. The only problem is that the accused man, Vernon James, is not only someone he knows but someone he loathes. This case could potentially make Terry's career, but how can he defend a former friend who betrayed him?
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What Goes Around Comes Back Around!!!
- By R. Pontiflet on 02-14-16
- The Verdict
- By: Nick Stone
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
My kind of audiobook
Reviewed: 01-31-17
I only bought this book because it was a 2 for 1 selection. I'd not heard of the author or narrator but I was hooked within minutes. Very funny laugh out loud dialogues, fabulous and diverse characters,classic British murder, everything I love in a book. The narrator was brilliant. I'll be looking for more audiobooks by both men.
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The Plantagenets
- The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
- Length: 20 hrs and 49 mins
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The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire that stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic history, Dan Jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. We meet the captivating Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; her son, Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and King John, a tyrant who was forced to sign Magna Carta, which formed the basis of our own Bill of Rights.
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Excellent Narrative History
- By Troy on 08-07-13
- The Plantagenets
- The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Clive Chafer
Yawn
Reviewed: 01-13-16
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
A more balanced presentation of the fascinating Plantagenet women who were barely mentioned as well as more insight into the personalities and personal lives. This is a male presentation of history and a desert dry recitation of already written to death facts. The narration is a persistent monotonous droning. Not even a lance through the eye causes a change in pitch or inflection.
Has The Plantagenets turned you off from other books in this genre?
Absolutely not.
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