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  • Written by: Mike Rowe
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  • Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (85 ratings)

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The Way I Heard It

Written by: Mike Rowe
Narrated by: Mike Rowe
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Publisher's Summary

Emmy Award-winning gadfly Mike Rowe presents a ridiculously entertaining, seriously fascinating collection of his favorite episodes from America’s number-one short-form podcast, The Way I Heard It, along with a host of memories, ruminations, and insights. It’s a delightful collection of mysteries. A mosaic. A memoir. A charming, surprising must-have.

Mike Rowe’s The Way I Heard It collects 35 fascinating stories “for the curious mind with a short attention span”. Five-minute mysteries about people you know, filled with facts that you didn’t. Movie stars, presidents, Nazis, rank traitors, and bloody do-gooders - they’re all here, waiting to shake your hand, hoping you’ll remember them. Delivered with Mike’s signature blend of charm, wit, and ingenuity, their stories are part of a larger mosaic - a memoir crammed with recollections, insights, and intimate, behind-the-scenes moments drawn from Mike’s remarkable life and career.

©2019 Mike Rowe (P)2019 Simon & Schuster Audio

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Mike Rowe at his best.

Mike’s voice brings life to his book in a way I don’t think anyone else’s could. His stories are interesting and left us guessing right up to the end of them. It became a game to see if we could figure out the protagonist before mike told us.

Excellent read/ listen. Highly recommend.

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Delivered with the excellence that is Mike Rowe

Mike does it how you would expect, Just Wonderfully. You will enjoy this and likely learn a few things.

Thank you Mike

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Very Mike Rowe

I enjoyed it a lot and learned some interesting things. Will listen to it again.

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Great recording but quiet.

So far the 10 Audible recordings that I have are a little quiet. I listen to many podcasts and the audio volume is consistently higher. Audible books are not inAudible but I do need to turn up the volume to get the same sound, sometimes as much as wide open. I suspect your recording Dept, back when you started, decided that the standard volume should be a little lower than what is now commonplace. This is fixable. Thanks… Brian

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Hit it out of the park

Mike Rowe does is again. I thoroughly enjoyed the book - can’t wait for the next one.

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fantastic

I love this book. I've wanted to listen to it for a long time.

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Loved it!

can't wait for to read his Mother's book! Thanks for all the years of entertainment Mike.

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Another Great creation from Mike Rowe

Great book, if you love his podcasts you will love his book. can't wait for the next book!!

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Entertaining

I love the format of this, short stories you have to guess who it's about. Of course my favourite is of Allan Hale Jr. No one knows who he is until you mention a three hour tour.

Thanks for the eight hours of entertainment Mike, and for the Hammer backing you up!

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not really sure what this was about

listening to Mike Rowe is entertaining to say the least. he is both funny and charming. however after finishing this book I still wonder what the point of it was.

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