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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
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I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Oscar worthy book
Reviewed: 01-16-21
McConaughey personifies in this book what it is to be human. An expert story teller and poet, I was astonished by the captivating power of his prose. Never bored for a minute, no one will ever regret a credit for Greenlights!
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Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
- Length: 19 hrs and 3 mins
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In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- By Kenneth Woodward on 12-05-18
- Becoming
- By: Michelle Obama
- Narrated by: Michelle Obama
Not a 4.9 star.. But not a 1 either
Reviewed: 11-22-20
So there are 2 main issues with this book. First is the fact that Michelle narrates it herself and her voice is rather sleepy. I really wish she'd outsourced this. Second is the beyond boring first 20% of the book. These two factors combine for most of the negative reviews I'm sure of that. Once Barack comes into the story it becomes really interesting, although he in no way becomes the focal point. Happy I spent a credit but the experience was bittersweet.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
Great story epic performance
Reviewed: 10-31-20
An entertaining and easy listen that also happens to be massively educational. Fully deserving of its credit.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
A necessary listen
Reviewed: 10-04-20
As much about Julia Whalen's masterful performance as it is of the subject matter and Tara's brilliant writing!
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Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
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In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company's early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world's most iconic, game-changing, and profitable brands.
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Just read it. (or listen, whatever)
- By Dan D on 07-07-16
- Shoe Dog
- A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
- By: Phil Knight
- Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz, Phil Knight - introduction
Essential listening
Reviewed: 09-08-20
Necessary. This book must be read and the audio performance is great. Voice tailored to the movement of the story perfectly.
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Steelheart
- The Reckoners, Book 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 12 hrs and 42 mins
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Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.
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He got the idea from a near traffic accident
- By Don Gilbert on 09-26-13
- Steelheart
- The Reckoners, Book 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Downright Silly
Reviewed: 03-29-14
At best I would call this 2nd rate recycled X-Men.
To start with the positives, yes it is a very entertaining listen, decently performed and heart to put down.. But Brandon should have tried a little harder here with the details. Anyone reading a book about superheroes (called epics here) needs to have an imagination and let a few ludicrous occurrences slide here and there, but it went way too far, too often for me.
One of the superheroes' power is that he never runs out of bullets. Really?? I mean, walk me through that one. He creates bullets in the chamber? Or does the clip magically regenerate the bullets? Surely if he can do that, there are way more efficient and powerful things he can do.
The main 'epic' of the book turns everything around him into steel.. STEEL a manmade alloy of iron and carbon. I may be being too critical here but as an engineer, I'd like to be humoured a little.
All epics have weaknesses that bring about their downfall. One of the epics mentioned has a weakness that is that exactly 16 people have to be attacking that epic at once. Then that epic will die.. sorry but some of this just made me rewind and listen in disbelief.
Those wanting blissful entertainment, not taking it too seriously will be thoroughly entertained though.
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Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 22 hrs and 33 mins
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A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer and was hanged in Flossenbürg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentieth century.
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Very Moving
- By alan on 11-22-10
- Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Sub-par narration to accompany a brilliant story
Reviewed: 11-20-13
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer is one of the most overlooked individuals of the 20th century. It is very rare to find such a gifted theologian who puts his belief system into practice and actually ends up making the ultimate sacrifice for it. Bonhoeffer was such a man. Having found asylum, a future, and security in America, he returned to Germany to support his people and plot to remove Hitler. He was tragically executed at Hitler's command weeks before the fall of the 3rd Reich.
This story details the extraordinary events surrounding Dietrich's life while going to great lengths to paint a colorful picture of his ethos and personality through a series of stories. It is awakening and reorienting when considering who we deem to be the heroes of WW2 (Churchill, Roosevelt etc..) when we learn that these men and many more would not even speak to Bonhoeffer and the German resistance because their war efforts and propaganda campaigns depended on their people believing that all Germans were inherently evil and that "the only good German is a dead German."
Unfortunately, the narration is not befitting of such an epic biography. Monotone delivery with minimal modulation and I found my mind often drifted to other agendas of the day. For this reason, I would recommend that this book be read and not listened to.
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Control
- Exposing the Truth About Guns
- By: Glenn Beck
- Narrated by: Jeremy Lowell, Glenn Beck
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
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When our founding fathers secured the Constitutional “right of the people to keep and bear arms”, they also added the admonition that this right shall not be infringed. It is the only time this phrase appears in the Bill of Rights. So why aren’t more people listening? History has proven that guns are essential to self-defense and liberty - but tragedy is a powerful force and has led many to believe that guns are the enemy, that the Second Amendment is outdated, and that more restrictions or outright bans on firearms will somehow solve everything. They are wrong.
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Scary
- By Sher from Provo on 06-17-13
- Control
- Exposing the Truth About Guns
- By: Glenn Beck
- Narrated by: Jeremy Lowell, Glenn Beck
How to turn a listener off..
Reviewed: 10-30-13
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Before listening to this audio, I would have considered myself a moderate who doesn't believe in banning guns, but at the same time doesn't believe in liberally handing out AK's along with unlimited ammo to any and all willing to wield them. BLASPHEMY cries Glenn Beck! There is no such thing as being moderate or trying to set limits to anything regarding this precious amendment.
Oddly enough, I bought this with the open mind and intent to be convinced. To take my views slightly further to the right if the opportunity presents itself. Beck is so immature and condescending in his arguments that I think he may have had a reverse effect on me. He constantly attacks, with unnecessary belligerence, all members of the press and other celebrities who take the other side of the argument. Even anyone who speaks out against automatic weapon bans is not spared his wrath. Poor Piers Morgan is mention with distaste at least 20 to 30 times in this book. Furthermore, Beck is unwilling to entertain any notion of limitation, using ludicrous arguments and extreme scenarios to validate his points.
One thing I am grateful for is that Beck presents ideas that I had never heard of or thought about. Apparently, there is an ongoing debate to limit magazines to 10 bullets. I liked this idea as why would anyone, in the name of self defence, ever need more without having to reload? Apparently, I am not at liberty to infringe on the God given right of unlimited continuous shots by asking this question.
Glen Beck could really benefit from a little more refinement and grace in his writing.. yes even while lobbying for an agenda he's seemingly willing to die for.
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
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What were the forces that thrust the British Empire to its extraordinary position of greatness and then just as powerfully drove it into decline? And why is nearly every nation on earth, in one way or another, the consequence of the British Empire?In these 36 lectures, Professor Allitt leads you through four centuries of British power, innovation, influence, and, ultimately, diminishment-four profound centuries that literally remade the world and bequeathed the complex global legacy that continues to shape your everyday life.
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Learn About Great Britain from a Great Briton!!!
- By Mike on 04-26-14
Drinking water from a firehose..
Reviewed: 10-30-13
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This review is more a reflection on the idea of "the great courses" than the actual content of this audiobook. I could not get through half of it as the information was shot at me in sporadic stints of haphazard lumps. The presenter jumps frequently through time and space and subject. There is no opportunity to absorb anything or even to be entertained and reflect on a gladwell-ian attempt at perspective.
I for one will be staying away from these lectures as a whole from here on out.
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The Pillars of the Earth
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 40 hrs and 56 mins
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The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known...of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul...of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame...and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.
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Epic story to be read by all!
- By Gina on 07-25-09
- The Pillars of the Earth
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: John Lee
Incredible work by Follett
Reviewed: 10-30-13
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I am one of those people who constantly yearns for a good work of historical fiction. Unfortunately for me and my kind, this is the only 5 star in the category I've yet come across.
This book has everything, entertainment, rich plot, deep characters, historical accuracy and education. John Lee does a brilliant job on narration, with an endless plethora of accents and modulated tones to enhance the experience all the more.
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