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Catch 22
- By: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Matthew Marks
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
It’s the closing months of World War II and Yossarian has never been closer to death. Stationed in an American bomber squadron off the coast of Italy, each flight mission introduces him to thousands of people determined to kill him. But the enemy above is not Yossarian’s problem - it is his own army intent on keeping him airborne, and the maddening Catch-22 that allows for no possibility of escape. This is an abridged version of the book.
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1 out of 5 stars
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very fast reader
- By Musician, Reader and Viewer on 05-17-22
- Catch 22
- By: Joseph Heller
- Narrated by: Matthew Marks
I didn't realize this was abridged
Reviewed: 07-09-21
what is the point of abridging Catch-22? I'm sorry I purchased it. at least the narration was sardonic as it should be.
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The Plot to Scapegoat Russia
- How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Putin
- By: Dan Kovalik Esq.
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 6 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Since 1945, the US has justified numerous wars, interventions, and military build-ups based on the pretext of the Russian Red Menace, even after the Soviet Union collapsed at the end of 1991 and Russia stopped being Red. In fact, the two biggest post-war American conflicts, the Korean and Vietnam wars, were not, as has been frequently claimed, about stopping Soviet aggression or even influence. And now the specter of a Russian Menace has been raised again in the wake of Donald Trump's victory.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Listen!
- By Mark Andreadis on 12-29-17
- The Plot to Scapegoat Russia
- How the CIA and the Deep State Have Conspired to Vilify Putin
- By: Dan Kovalik Esq.
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
Kovalik reads like a gatekeeper
Reviewed: 04-29-19
there is some really important history in this book but I can't in good faith widely recommend it because of all the disinfo. a few things that stand out: Gary Webb didn't shoot himself twice in the head to "commit suicide" -- this is the company line Kovalik unbelievably parrots; KSA and Israel are clients and in no way dictate American imperialism; and I was surprised that there was no elaboration on Russia as important energy source for the UK that does cause intra-imperial friction -- rather, both Talbot (who wrote the introduction) and Kovalik downplay Russia's command of resources to the point we're supposed to believe they're a rinky dink outpost that hasn't made leaps and bounds since the dismantling of the USSR. really weird. at least the author did a good job of explaining why the destruction of the USSR was a humanitarian disaster, but more importantly, it was a crime against humanity and he does satisfactory work of describing this loss and the damage done to the worldwide workers' struggle.
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The Demon Next Door
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 31,171
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27,948
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Story4 out of 5 stars 27,840
Best-selling author Bryan Burrough recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer. In this chilling tale, Burrough raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Odd narration choice
- By Amanda Fredericks on 03-08-19
- The Demon Next Door
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Steve White
interesting case I had not heard of before
Reviewed: 03-12-19
this book makes me want to research this serial killer more to more closely look at the patterns and compare his crimes to others who weren't so hidden at the time he was at large. I was uncomfortable with the descriptions of rape and slashing. they feel gratuitous and those gory details are less important to me than, for example, investigation into possible political connections the Presbyterian churches in the area had at the time.
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