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A Christmas Carol: A Signature Performance by Tim Curry
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Tim Curry
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,051
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,173
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Story5 out of 5 stars 19,067
A Signature Performance: Tim Curry rescues Charles Dickens from the jaws of Disney with his one-of-a-kind performance of the treasured classic. Our listeners loved this version so much that it inspired our whole line of Signature Classics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful!!!
- By Alia on 12-11-09
Really fun listen
Reviewed: 01-04-25
Love this story and love listening to it at each Christmas. So many details that the movies leave out.
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What Alice Forgot
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Tamara Lovatt-Smith
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34,937
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31,162
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31,075
Alice Love is 29, crazy about her husband, and pregnant with her first child. So imagine Alice’s surprise when she comes to on the floor of a gym and is whisked off to the hospital, where she discovers the honeymoon is truly over - she’s getting divorced, she has three kids, and she’s actually 39 years old. Alice must reconstruct the events of a lost decade and find out whether it’s possible to reconstruct her life at the same time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unforgettable! I loved this story!
- By Judy on 03-04-13
- What Alice Forgot
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Tamara Lovatt-Smith
One of my favorite books
Reviewed: 09-04-24
I read this in 2017 and never stopped thinking about it. Finally broke down and bought the audiobook and so happy I did. Love this book and thought the narrator was fantastic. Very happy with this purchase. Will def listen to again!
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Taming the Tiger Within
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh, Pritam Singh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,651
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,092
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,061
Grounded in the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and compassion, Taming the Tiger Within is an audio handbook of meditations, analogies, and reflections that offer pragmatic techniques for diffusing anger, converting fear, and cultivating love in every arena of life - a wise and exquisite guide for bringing harmony and healing to one's life and relationships.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narrator Issues
- By amanda on 08-12-18
- Taming the Tiger Within
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh, Pritam Singh
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Great for relationships
Reviewed: 03-01-24
I’ve listened to it twice now since it’s only 45 minutes. It’s a great reminder to have compassion and patience when dealing with those you love.
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Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,458
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,207
The story begins at home in London during The Blitz, and Mary Darling is planning to evacuate her children to the countryside. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when a familiar face from her childhood returns...the one and only Peter Pan, the mysterious boy from Kensington Gardens. Intrigued by their mother’s friend, Wendy, Michael and John seek Peter Pan out, resulting in them being whisked off to Neverland and setting up home with Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not the original work
- By mnc300 on 12-11-19
- Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox
It’s not really Peter Pan
Reviewed: 02-18-24
My bad for not reading reviews first. But it’s an adaptation of Peter Pan, not the real thing. It was fine but I had a really hard time staying focused with this storyline. The original is much better!
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My Name Is Lucy Barton
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,983
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,620
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 2,615
Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Because we all love imperfectly.
- By Bonny on 01-15-16
- My Name Is Lucy Barton
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Loved it
Reviewed: 11-24-23
Great story and fabulous narration. I’m excited for the next book and for this story to continue.
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Remembering Laughter
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 524
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 521
Margaret Stuart, the proud wife of a prosperous Iowa farmer, sets high standards for herself and others. Happy in her marriage, she tries to look the other way when her genial husband, Alec, takes to the bottle. When Elspeth, Margaret’s sister, comes to live with them, the young woman is immediately captivated by the beauty and vitality of the farm and by the affection she receives from those around her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreakingly good
- By squishy on 02-25-21
- Remembering Laughter
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Depressing but beautifully written
Reviewed: 12-10-21
Well, that was sad. I had zero expectations except that I’ve absolutely loved the other boos from Wallace Stegner that I’ve read before… and this was different. His writing is still so amazing and wonderful. He’s one of my favorite authors. But the storyline of this book was just depressing.
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The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
- A Novel
- By: Annie Lyons
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,978
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,560
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,535
Eudora Honeysett is done with this noisy, moronic world - all of it. She has witnessed the indignities and suffering of old age and has lived a full life. At 85, she isn’t going to leave things to chance. Her end will be on her terms. With one call to a clinic in Switzerland, a plan is set in motion. Then she meets 10-year-old Rose Trewidney, a whirling, pint-sized rainbow of sparkling cheer. All Eudora wants is to be left alone to set her affairs in order.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just what I Needed
- By Angela Adams on 02-04-21
- The Brilliant Life of Eudora Honeysett
- A Novel
- By: Annie Lyons
- Narrated by: Nicolette McKenzie
Lovely lovely story
Reviewed: 05-30-21
I laughed. I cried. I winced and then did it all over again. I don’t remember who recommended this to me (or which blogger) but def a keeper. I loved the narrator and thought she did a fabulous job.
I wish Eudora, Rose, Maggie, Rob and especially Stan were my neighbors. I’d love to adopt them all into my life.
My only - hmmm- was when Eudora was talking to Jada and haunting her. I was surprised we didn’t hear from Jada’s mother later that same evening yelling at Eudora and all of us seeing why Jada was so mean to everyone.
But seriously one of my favorite books read this year. Highly recommend.
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Before the Coffee Gets Cold
- A Novel
- By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Narrated by: Arina Ii
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,800
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,544
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,540
In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than 100 years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee - the chance to travel back in time. Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Enjoyable Cup of Coffee Awaits
- By cqgraphicdesign on 11-24-20
- Before the Coffee Gets Cold
- A Novel
- By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
- Narrated by: Arina Ii
Oh! I loved this!!
Reviewed: 05-25-21
What a fun, interesting and very moving story. I loved it!!
I wish this cafe was real!!!!
This would be a great book for a book club to discuss. If you could go to this cafe and travel forward or back, following all the rules, who would you see?
I think every city needs a cafe like this, though, so it would really work. For those of us not in Japan it wouldn’t really do me much good except to experience time travel! Lol!
Im really glad glad I got this.
Btw, I did end up buying the kindle version as well since I kept getting all the people confused. There are quite a few people in the storyline and it was difficult keeping them in place just listening. I wish audible books also came with a character list of names and who they were, but otherwise I loved this.
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Olive Kitteridge
- Fiction
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
- Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,147
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,730
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,731
At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn’t always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive’s own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Depressing! Watse of a credit!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-28-19
- Olive Kitteridge
- Fiction
- By: Elizabeth Strout
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr
Wow.
Reviewed: 03-11-21
Just wow. I just finished listening to this and I don’t know whether I should laugh, cry, jump for joy or be very mad that the book ended! It’s a very good thing there is already a follow up book to this! I can’t wait to start Olive, Again! This book is not a light, beach read type of book. It’s not super heavy and depressing either. It has a bit of everything in it - just like life. Heartbreak, joy, concern, angst, laughter and awe. Okay, I’m done. I have to hurry and start the next book.
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This I Believe
- By: Jay Allison, Dan Gediman
- Narrated by: uncredited
- Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 124
Based on the NPR series of the same name, This I Believe features 80 Americans—from the famous to the unknown—completing the thought that begins with the book's title. The pieces that make up the program compel listeners to re-think not only what and how they have arrived at their own personal beliefs, but also the extent to which they share them with others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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interesting and enjoyable
- By carmela on 05-30-08
- This I Believe
- By: Jay Allison, Dan Gediman
- Narrated by: uncredited
Must listen for all
Reviewed: 01-28-21
Wow. I can’t believe this is from 2005. It still works for 2020 / 2021. An incredible listen and read (I bought the kindle version too) - so incredible. Thank you for this!!
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