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Gorbachev
- His Life and Times
- By: William Taubman
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
- Length: 32 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 230
When Mikhail Gorbachev became the leader of the Soviet Union in 1985, the USSR was one of the world's two superpowers. By 1989, his liberal policies of perestroika and glasnost had permanently transformed Soviet Communism and had made enemies of radicals on the right and left. By 1990 he, more than anyone else, had ended the Cold War, and in 1991, after barely escaping from a coup attempt, he unintentionally presided over the collapse of the Soviet Union he had tried to save.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Man Who Changed The Course Of History
- By Jean on 12-30-17
- Gorbachev
- His Life and Times
- By: William Taubman
- Narrated by: Henry Strozier
MoscCO
Reviewed: 10-22-17
No one connected with this book bothered to see the pronunciation corrected. The capitol city is mentioned over and over and over, till it finally took me down. If I had adequate vision, I would read it, I do not recommend audible;s production
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Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 48 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13,255
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,836
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,771
Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Chernow reveals in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-17
- Grant
- By: Ron Chernow
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Another brilliant Chernow historical biography
Reviewed: 10-22-17
Washington, Hamilton `and colleagues are brought to humanity by this master. I hooe his Lincoln dies not end in this book.
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The Magician's Assistant
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Karen Ziemba
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,383
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,931
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,930
When a gay Los Angeles magician named Parsifal dies suddenly, he leaves behind his heartbroken assistant, Sabine, and a secret past that leads her to Nebraska and a father she never knew he had.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Patchett Has It
- By Pamela Harvey on 06-10-08
- The Magician's Assistant
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Karen Ziemba
pachett delivers again
Reviewed: 01-06-17
The author knows us and knows that there is no "normal" except everyone. Her characters are real, warm, and provate
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The Wonder
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,535
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,404
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,409
In Emma Donoghue's latest masterpiece, an English nurse brought to a small Irish village to observe what appears to be a miracle—a girl said to have survived without food for months—soon finds herself fighting to save the child's life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Could not get past the narration
- By Annie M. on 10-19-16
- The Wonder
- By: Emma Donoghue
- Narrated by: Kate Lock
Nothing could survive this ridiculous oerformance attempt
Reviewed: 12-23-16
There was nurse'silliness that the reader could squeak by, but plot silliness condemned it all to the waste bin.
My "winder" is how it got featured on Aidible
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Zodiac
- By: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 942
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 717
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Story4 out of 5 stars 729
Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt from the can to Scotch on the rocks. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil - all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places. Before long, Taylor's house is bombed, his every move followed, he's adopted by reservation Indians, moves onto the FBI's most wanted list, makes up with his girlfriend, and plays a starring role in the near-assassination of a presidential candidate.
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3 out of 5 stars
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kinda meh
- By L P SCHUTT JR on 05-14-20
- Zodiac
- By: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
FUN!
Reviewed: 09-20-15
The font is too small and the print too light for me to read what you want
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Zodiac
- By: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 822
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 607
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Story4 out of 5 stars 617
Sangamon Taylor's a New Age Sam Spade who sports a wet suit instead of a trench coat and prefers Jolt to Scotch. He knows about chemical sludge the way he knows about evil -- all too intimately. And the toxic trail he follows leads to some high and foul places.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love that dirty water!
- By Edie Snow on 04-24-10
- Zodiac
- By: Neal Stephenson
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
FUN!
Reviewed: 09-20-15
The font is too small and the print too light for me to read what you want
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Inside the Hotel Rwanda
- The Surprising True Story…and Why It Matters Today
- By: Edouard Kayihura, Kerry Zukus
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis, Rosalind Ashford
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
For the first time, learn what really happened inside the walls of Hotel des Mille Collines. In Inside the Hotel Rwanda, survivor Edouard Kayihura tells his own personal story of what life was really like during those harrowing days within the walls of that infamous hotel and offers the testimonies of others who survived there, from Hutu and Tutsi to UN peacekeepers. Kayihura writes of a divided society and his journey to the place he believed would be safe from slaughter.
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5 out of 5 stars
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#GetWoke #TakeAction
- By Jessie Bindy on 04-06-17
- Inside the Hotel Rwanda
- The Surprising True Story…and Why It Matters Today
- By: Edouard Kayihura, Kerry Zukus
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis, Rosalind Ashford
Heatbreakingly bad
Reviewed: 05-26-15
Nothing could overcome the reader nor the egoism of the writer. I oearned a little more than I knew about the history of this beautiful country, but I do not really trust the author
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City of Stairs
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
- Length: 17 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,498
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,336
The city of Bulikov once wielded the powers of the gods to conquer the world, enslaving and brutalizing millions - until its divine protectors were killed. Now Bulikov has become just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power, but the surreal landscape of the city itself - first shaped, now shattered, by the thousands of miracles its guardians once worked upon it - stands as a constant, haunting reminder of its former supremacy. Into this broken city steps Shara Thivani.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Something Different
- By Scott S. on 10-17-14
- City of Stairs
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo
The author loves language, the reader just as much
Reviewed: 02-27-15
Would you consider the audio edition of City of Stairs to be better than the print version?
Absolutely! This fabulous reader loves reading this writer. Totally deserves the "performance" characterization
What other book might you compare City of Stairs to and why?
Shadow Country's writing/reading combo is also splendid. Both are unmatched, furst class experiences.
Which character – as performed by Alma Cuervo – was your favorite?
Just one? and I can't spell the names anyway. Shara?
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Sigred and monster Oola's valiant struggle to the death
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The Good Lord Bird
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,939
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,933
From the best-selling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade - and who must pass as a girl to survive. Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856 - a battleground between anti - and pro-slavery forces - when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Abolition Huck Finn arouses interest in history
- By Abram H on 12-13-13
- The Good Lord Bird
- A Novel
- By: James McBride
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
PULP FICTION
Reviewed: 12-05-13
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
No one can improve on the author,s portrayal of Brown, burning up before our eyes
However with the absence of any other charcter development, the minstrel show humor,
I cannot imagine who, how old, where educated, and what color the critics are. Literature's power to transport us does not rely on repetitious celebration of saying forbidden words and telling dirty stories.
It is not even disgusting at last; it is just a waste of time. Where is the value ?
Has The Good Lord Bird turned you off from other books in this genre?
What genre do you think it is?
Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Boatman’s performances?
Yes. I won't notice, probably.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Yes. The fine portrayal of John Brown
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The Cuckoo's Calling
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37,330
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33,872
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33,806
After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, creditors are calling, and after a breakup with his longtime girlfriend, he’s living in his office. Then John Bristow walks through his door with a shocking story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry - known to her friends as the Cuckoo - famously fell to her death a few months earlier.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbelievable debut mystery set in London
- By Tracey on 05-26-13
- The Cuckoo's Calling
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Waaaay overwritten
Reviewed: 08-08-13
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
Someone who wants to know about every furniture covering
What do you think your next listen will be?
Something light, not self conscious.....maybe a dip back to Harry Bosch. Or a brain research book that is popular now.
What didn’t you like about Robert Glenister’s performance?
He misread, without correction, too many sentences. His voice is nice and noninterfering, but he overruns phrasing and gets it wrong.
Do you not allow readers to correct their misreads?
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from The Cuckoo's Calling?
Any third of the book....not too long, too slow.
Any additional comments?
I loved the potter characters, execution and most of the plot lines. Wouldn't have missed a one.
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