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H.M.S. Surprise
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 3
- Written by: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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H.M.S. Surprise, the third in O'Brian's acclaimed Aubrey-Maturin series, follows the variable fortunes of Captain Jack Aubrey's career in Nelson's navy, as he attempts to hold his ground against admirals, colleagues, and the enemy, and accepts a commission to convey a British ambassador to the East Indies. The voyage leads him and his friend Stephen Maturin to the strange sights and smells of the Indian subcontinent, and through the archipelago of Spice Islands where the French have a near-overwhelming local superiority.
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O'Brian
- By srwatson on 2021-04-08
- H.M.S. Surprise
- Aubrey-Maturin Series, Book 3
- Written by: Patrick O'Brian
- Narrated by: Ric Jerrom
O'Brian
Reviewed: 2021-04-08
A wonder filled story, written by the master of the Napoleonic wars, expertly narrated and boldly spoken. A great series of historical fiction that engages ones interest and hard to "put down" Heartily recommend.
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The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Like every other hobbit, Bilbo Baggins likes nothing better than a quiet evening in his snug hole in the ground, dining on a sumptuous dinner in front of a fire. But when a wandering wizard captivates him with tales of the unknown, Bilbo becomes restless. Soon he joins the wizard’s band of homeless dwarves in search of giant spiders, savage wolves, and other dangers. Bilbo quickly tires of the quest for adventure and longs for the security of his familiar home. But before he can return to his life of comfort, he must face the greatest threat of all.
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Always one of my favourites
- By Sarah on 2019-04-30
- The Hobbit
- Written by: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Rob Inglis
captivating
Reviewed: 2021-03-13
The book speaks for itself, it is a delightful and captivating tale that stirs ones imagination. The narrator made this come alive. He is a very talented and versatile reader. His singing voice exceptional.
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The Last Flight
- A Novel
- Written by: Julie Clark
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Lauren Fortgang
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Claire Cook has a perfect life. Married to the scion of a political dynasty, with a Manhattan townhouse and a staff of 10, her surroundings are elegant, her days flawlessly choreographed, and her future auspicious. But behind closed doors, nothing is quite as it seems. That perfect husband has a temper that burns as bright as his promising political career, and he's not above using his staff to track Claire's every move, making sure she's living up to his impossible standards. But what he doesn't know is that Claire has worked for months on a plan to vanish.
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Easy listening and enjoyable!
- By Tanya on 2021-01-18
- The Last Flight
- A Novel
- Written by: Julie Clark
- Narrated by: Khristine Hvam, Lauren Fortgang
good listening.
Reviewed: 2021-02-26
A well written, narrated tale of two women struggling to regain an element of control in an otherwise hostile world. Thoroughly entertaining and engaging.
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Dark Money
- The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
- Written by: Jane Mayer
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 16 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers? The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against "big government" led to the rise of a broad-based conservative movement.
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Eye opening
- By Pockets Full Of Sawdust on 2017-12-28
- Dark Money
- The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
- Written by: Jane Mayer
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
a must read
Reviewed: 2020-11-07
This may be the most informed and important book I have ever listened to. She shows how the .01% have worked diligently to manipulate democracy to serve the needs of their Cabal.
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2001
- A Space Odyssey
- Written by: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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It has been 40 years since the publication of this classic science-fiction novel that changed the way we look at the stars and ourselves. From the savannas of Africa at the dawn of mankind to the rings of Saturn as man adventures to the outer rim of our solar system, 2001: A Space Odyssey is a journey unlike any other.
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Wow!
- By Sean Mullen on 2020-03-05
- 2001
- A Space Odyssey
- Written by: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
2001
Reviewed: 2020-10-27
This timeless classic was A thoroughly pleasing listen. it has encouraged me to revisit more of Clark's brilliant and insightful novels
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It Was All a Lie
- How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
- Written by: Stuart Stevens
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Stuart Stevens spent decades electing Republicans at every level, from presidents to senators to local officials. He knows the GOP as intimately as anyone in America, and in this new audiobook, he offers a devastating portrait of a party that has lost its moral and political compass. This is not an audiobook about how Donald J. Trump hijacked the Republican Party and changed it into something else. Stevens shows how Trump is in fact the natural outcome of five decades of hypocrisy and self-delusion, dating all the way back to the civil rights legislation of the early 1960s.
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Neoliberalism now reigns in America
- By srwatson on 2020-08-14
- It Was All a Lie
- How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump
- Written by: Stuart Stevens
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Neoliberalism now reigns in America
Reviewed: 2020-08-14
This is an important story of a political party that has been transformed by the power of the billionaire class in the USA for the bidding of the .01%
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Crime in Progress
- Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump
- Written by: Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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Fusion GPS was founded in 2010 by Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch, two former reporters at The Wall Street Journal who decided to abandon the struggling news business and use their reporting skills to conduct open-source investigations for businesses and law firms - and opposition research for political candidates. In the fall of 2015, they were hired to look into the finances of Donald Trump.
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Medal of Freedom
- By Anonymous User on 2020-03-14
- Crime in Progress
- Inside the Steele Dossier and the Fusion GPS Investigation of Donald Trump
- Written by: Glenn Simpson, Peter Fritsch
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
vindication
Reviewed: 2019-12-11
In the volatile environment of these troubling times, this book puts into perspective the depths to which Trumpeters will go to disguise the truth.
Fusion GPS has suffered at the hands of a Congress that was bent on disinformation and downright lies. kudos to the authors for setting the record straight.
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A Tale of Two Cities
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- Written by: Charles Dickens, Simon Callow - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
- Length: 15 hrs
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Exclusively from Audible. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' So begins Charles Dickens' most famous historical drama: a gripping tale of war, social injustice and the choice between darkness and light. After being unjustly imprisoned for 18 years, French doctor Manette is released from the Bastille jail in Paris and embarks upon a journey to London in the hope of finding the daughter he never met.
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classic Dickins
- By srwatson on 2019-09-30
- A Tale of Two Cities
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- Written by: Charles Dickens, Simon Callow - introduction
- Narrated by: Simon Callow
classic Dickins
Reviewed: 2019-09-30
love the story, so unlike most of Fickins novels. a social commentary with little comedy. fabulously narrated.
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The Uninhabitable Earth
- Life After Warming
- Written by: David Wallace-Wells
- Narrated by: David Wallace-Wells
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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An "epoch-defining book" (The Guardian) and "this generation’s Silent Spring" (The Washington Post), The Uninhabitable Earth is both a travelogue of the near future and a meditation on how that future will look to those living through it - the ways that warming promises to transform global politics, the meaning of technology and nature in the modern world, the sustainability of capitalism and the trajectory of human progress. The Uninhabitable Earth is also an impassioned call to action.
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Author didn't get the No Future No Kids movement
- By Pouria on 2019-10-22
- The Uninhabitable Earth
- Life After Warming
- Written by: David Wallace-Wells
- Narrated by: David Wallace-Wells
must read/listen
Reviewed: 2019-08-16
A very difficult topic, that is addressed clearly and succinctly. The author is clearly a brilliant and eloquent scholar and or scientists.
A clear look at the impending crisis that will define the next generation.
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Oryx and Crake
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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As the story opens, Snowman is sleeping in a tree, mourning the loss of his beloved Oryx and his best friend Crake, and slowly starving to death. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Why is he left with nothing but his haunting memories? Alone except for the green-eyed Children of Crake, he explores the answers to these questions in the double journey he takes - into his own past, and back to Crake's high-tech bubble-dome, where the Paradice Project unfolded and the world came to grief.
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Great book, so-so narrator
- By Jordyn on 2018-12-06
- Oryx and Crake
- Written by: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Campbell Scott
Awesome
Reviewed: 2019-01-10
I can't wait until I listen to the next book.
I never tore of Margret Atwood.