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Feherty
- The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty
- By: John Feinstein
- Narrated by: John Feinstein
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
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John Feinstein, who has spent four decades finding intriguing sports characters and narratives and turning them into classic books, chronicles the life and career of David Feherty. Feinstein tells hilarious true tales about Feherty’s time in the limelight and interactions with stars such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Payne Stewart, and Seve Ballesteros. Feherty is fall-down-funny, self-deprecating, and a lifelong underdog who has thrived as a commentator and television interview host, and most recently as a touring standup comic.
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Feherty is like no other - Feinstein is disappointing
- By Jesse Stine on 03-03-24
- Feherty
- The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty
- By: John Feinstein
- Narrated by: John Feinstein
Excellent profile of a human treasure
Reviewed: 04-11-25
Terrific book. I’ve read numerous books by this author and enjoy his work. I have three perspectives that are different from the author that rubbed me a little the wrong way. None of them major. First, I don’t think John is the best person to narrate his books; rarely the author is the best narrator. So I found that a little distracting. Second, there’s no need to infuse his political beliefs into the text. It just cheapens the work. He only did a little of this, but it was enough to be irritating. And third, I think there was a huge misrepresentation of Alcoholics Anonymous, and the path to recovery. I’m 38 years sober. The author, at least in this text, and many “normies”, seem to think that Alcoholics Anonymous teaches you how not to drink or that the answer to an addiction is just to replace it with something else. I’m certain that is not what Watson counseled him with. There’s just simply no way. AA has nothing to do with not drinking, it has to do with how to live life on life’s terms. How to deal with those difficult situations without picking up. It doesn’t have to be in a group. It can be done in a very tight circle of just a few friends. The cycle of relapse that he has gone through is truly unfortunate, and quite frankly unnecessary. But we all have our own path and I applaud his courage to be candid about it and to pursue what works for him. To accomplish what he did as a professional golfer is extremely difficult and deserves high praise. But what he accomplished as a human being dwarfs his professional career. A big thank you to the author for bringing us a terrific peek behind the curtain of David Feherty. Well done.
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The Ransomware Hunting Team
- A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime
- By: Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden
- Narrated by: BD Wong
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Scattered across the world, an elite team of code crackers is working tirelessly to thwart the defining cyber scourge of our time. You’ve probably never heard of them. But if you work for a school, a business, a hospital, or a municipal government, or simply cherish your digital data, you may be painfully familiar with the team’s sworn enemy: ransomware. Again and again, an unlikely band of misfits, mostly self-taught and often struggling to make ends meet, have outwitted the underworld of hackers who lock computer networks and demand huge payments in return for the keys.
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Ok Book but Lacks Cohesive Story
- By Rob Chavez on 01-18-23
- The Ransomware Hunting Team
- A Band of Misfits' Improbable Crusade to Save the World from Cybercrime
- By: Renee Dudley, Daniel Golden
- Narrated by: BD Wong
Enlightening
Reviewed: 04-01-25
It was an excellent peak behind the curtain of ransom wear, and those who combat it. Very informative, well written, I liked it.
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals
- Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
- By: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins
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At age 26, Maarten Troost decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to a remote South Pacific island. The idea of dropping everything and moving to the ends of the earth was irresistibly romantic. But he should have known better.
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HILARIOUS
- By Elizabeth on 08-17-08
- The Sex Lives of Cannibals
- Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific
- By: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
A Worthy Read
Reviewed: 06-08-23
Very entertaining. Maarten is an excellent writer, despite his self deprecating comments in the book. I got a good insight into what life would be like on a South Pacific island, and it’s always refreshing to get a new perspective on life’s journey. Well done. I reserve five stars for books that knock my socks off me. This one didn’t do that, but it was still very good.
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Will
- By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Will Smith
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
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One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of one of the most amazing rides through the worlds of music and film that anyone has ever had.
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Will sure loves Will
- By Kejeco on 11-18-21
- Will
- By: Will Smith, Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Will Smith
I agree with birthday Jada
Reviewed: 01-09-23
The most succinct way I can review this book is to say simply that I felt about the entire book the way Jada felt at the end of day two of her 40th birthday celebration.
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Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss' head.
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Needs PDF companion file
- By John L. Pinkowski on 03-07-17
- Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Enlightening
Reviewed: 11-11-22
Terrific book. Listened on Audible and will now order a hard copy to reference as needed. I learned so much...great insight from an incredibly solid source. Narrator was exceptional.
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The End of Alzheimer's
- The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
- By: Dale E. Bredesen MD
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
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In this paradigm shifting book, Dale Bredesen, MD, offers real hope to anyone looking to prevent and even reverse Alzheimer's disease and cognitive decline. Revealing that AD is not one condition, as it is currently treated, but three, The End of Alzheimer's outlines 36 metabolic factors (micronutrients, hormone levels, sleep) that can trigger "downsizing" in the brain. The protocol shows us how to rebalance these factors using lifestyle modifications like taking B12, eliminating gluten, or improving oral hygiene.
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Should Have A PDF
- By IthacaNancy on 08-25-17
- The End of Alzheimer's
- The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline
- By: Dale E. Bredesen MD
- Narrated by: Marc Cashman
Thankful
Reviewed: 04-21-22
Tremendous information and provides a light in what has been darkness for so long. My father was an internal medicine doc and I grew up with (mostly) a Western Medicine approach to illness. My mom, his sweet bride, died of Alzheimer's after a brutal 16 years. We do wish we knew this approach fifteen years ago...we (including my doc dad), would have been all in. I read this and also listened on audible. I have sent copies to all my siblings. My older brother, now 70, was diagnosed recently... praying they try. 4 stars and not 5 because the presentation of information straddled the bridge between layman and expert, and that was not always smooth. Us civilian laymen would love an abreviated, basic version to follow. All in all, very thankful and grateful for this book.
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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
Simply my new favorite book on audible.
Reviewed: 01-15-21
It will be given to each of my college age kids as required reading/listening. Reinforces so much of what we have tried to impart about life to them...also makes me even more grateful for my life adventures, values, faith, and relationships. Well done Matthew.
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Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
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Mere Christianity is C.S. Lewis' forceful and accessible doctrine of Christian belief. First heard as informal radio broadcasts and then published as three separate books, The Case for Christianity, Christian Behavior, and Beyond Personality, Mere Christianity brings together what Lewis sees as the fundamental truths of the religion.
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A Classic That Gets Better & Better With Time!
- By Tim on 05-14-05
- Mere Christianity
- By: C. S. Lewis
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Howard
The Finest Book on Christianity ever written
Reviewed: 01-03-19
Lewis can take deep difficult theological concepts and explain them in simple, straightforward language that anyone can understand. This book is exceptional.
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Everybody, Always
- Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
- By: Bob Goff
- Narrated by: Bob Goff
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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In his entertaining and inspiring follow-up to Love Does, Bob Goff takes listeners on a journey into the secret of living without fear, constraint, or worry. This liberated existence we all long for is as simple to say as it is difficult to do: We are called to love everybody, always – even when it’s really difficult.
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Did not realize this was a christian book
- By Amazon Customer on 04-03-19
- Everybody, Always
- Becoming Love in a World Full of Setbacks and Difficult People
- By: Bob Goff
- Narrated by: Bob Goff
A must read for every human being.
Reviewed: 12-12-18
This is one of the few books that very simply and eloquently describes the practical way to live our lives in accordance to Jesus teachings and example. the ripple effect this book will have should be wide and long lasting.
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 52 hrs and 20 mins
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This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies, but against the woman he loves? Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus and launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon.
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Epic in Scope, Simplistic Characters
- By Rich on 02-04-08
- Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
Should be required reading
Reviewed: 08-16-18
One of the finest pieces of literature ever written. Every American should be required to read it before they are allowed to register to vote.
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