M. I. Wolfson
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The Veteran
- Five Heart-Stopping Stories
- De: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrado por: Patrick Macnee, Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Cazenove
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 164
Justice does not always come easily, and it comes in many guises. On the seedier side of London, a shopkeeper witnesses a brutal beating in “The Veteran” (read by Patrick Macnee). In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in “The Art of the Matter” (also read by Macnee).
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here is the index to the five stories
- De Hadassah en 09-13-20
- The Veteran
- Five Heart-Stopping Stories
- De: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrado por: Patrick Macnee, Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Cazenove
great stuff will work listening great stories
Revisado: 03-06-17
great stories and excellent narration
deserves 10/10 even the least story seemed unlikely to hold my interest but did
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The Veteran: Five Heart-Stopping Stories
- De: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrado por: Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Casenove, Patrick McNee
- Duración: 12 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 156
A collection of five suspenseful gems by master storyteller Frederick Forsyth, best-selling author of The Day of the Jackal and The Odessa File. Justice does not always come easily, and it comes in many guises. On the seedier side of London, a shopkeeper witnesses a brutal beating in The Veteran. In a better neighborhood, a famous London auction house is scammed in The Art of the Matter. And there's more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Here is the index to the five stories
- De Hadassah en 09-13-20
- The Veteran: Five Heart-Stopping Stories
- De: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrado por: Bruce Boxleitner, Christopher Casenove, Patrick McNee
great stuff will work listening great stories
Revisado: 03-06-17
great stories and excellent narration
deserves 10/10 even the least story seemed unlikely to hold my interest but did
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The History of Love
- De: Nicole Krauss
- Narrado por: George Guidall, Barbara Caruso, Julia Gibson, y otros
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,715
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,890
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,906
Nicole Krauss' first novel, Man Walks Into a Room, was shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Award and her short fiction has been collected in Best American Short Stories. Now The History of Love proves Krauss is among our finest and freshest literary voices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like Garcia-Marquez on Anti-Pschyotics
- De Jane en 10-14-08
- The History of Love
- De: Nicole Krauss
- Narrado por: George Guidall, Barbara Caruso, Julia Gibson, Andy Paris
heartwarming
Revisado: 04-24-15
loved it great story intriguing only understood it in the last chapter where it came together
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Inferno
- A Novel
- De: Dan Brown
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
- Duración: 17 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26,284
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 23,530
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 23,596
Harvard professor of symbology Robert Langdon awakens in an Italian hospital, disoriented and with no recollection of the past thirty-six hours, including the origin of the macabre object hidden in his belongings. With a relentless female assassin trailing them through Florence, he and his resourceful doctor, Sienna Brooks, are forced to flee.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Formulaic and Hard to Finish....
- De Livia en 06-15-13
- Inferno
- A Novel
- De: Dan Brown
- Narrado por: Paul Michael
No fire
Revisado: 10-18-13
What disappointed you about Inferno?
Plot lacks direction far too much padding
Has Inferno turned you off from other books in this genre?
No but this is not very gripping
What didn’t you like about Paul Michael’s performance?
Not racy enough
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Disappointment
Any additional comments?
Dan Brown is relying on his reputation established by the Da Vinci Code. He should get away from this type of plot but it seems he has run out of new ideas
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Citizens of London
- The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
- De: Lynne Olson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 17 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,594
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,201
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,209
Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant. Drawing from a variety of primary sources, Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys of these men who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and a reluctant American public to support the British at a critical time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If we are together nothing is impossible
- De Susan en 03-06-10
- Citizens of London
- The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
- De: Lynne Olson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
Great for the oldies
Revisado: 09-03-12
Would you consider the audio edition of Citizens of London to be better than the print version?
I think the audio was great but the print edition , I imagine would have been equally good
What did you like best about this story?
It evoked the atmosphere of wartime London and England generally. My only crtisism is that it denigrated the vision and esteem of Winston Churchill, he appeared as a much weaker character than I believe he actually was. Churchill has elsewhere been describes as the greatest Englishman ever; this does not come accross. Nevertheless the descriptions of London and it's people is an accurate evokation of those wartime years.The various characters come across as being very human with there strengths and weaknesses. I had not known about all the sexual intrigues and found this side of their humanity very intiguing
Which scene was your favorite?
none in particular
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Yes! it often brought tears to my eyes, though there was not much to laugh about
Any additional comments?
Well worth getting esspecially nostalgic for older folk
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Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Shelly Frasier
- Duración: 8 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,354
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,258
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,254
For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I worked with cadavers for years, but....
- De POQA en 11-11-12
- Stiff
- The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Shelly Frasier
bizzare
Revisado: 02-17-12
What would have made Stiff better?
Not to have bothered writing it
What was most disappointing about Mary Roach’s story?
Not a story at all
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Shelly Frasier?
don't know
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
perhaps to a nercophiliac
Any additional comments?
Gruesome, of interest to philovampires only. A waste of time and money
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The Last Juror
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Vincent Marzello
- Duración: 12 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
In 1970, the future of one of Mississippi's more colorful weekly newspapers, The Ford County Times, looked grim until a young mother was brutally raped and murdered. Willie Traynor reported all the gruesome details, and his newspaper began to prosper. The murderer, Danny Padgitt, was tried before a packed courtroom, but it came to a startling and dramatic end when the defendant threatened revenge against the jurors if they convicted him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A very enjoyable listen
- De Philip en 05-31-05
- The Last Juror
- De: John Grisham
- Narrado por: Vincent Marzello
word spinner
Revisado: 11-11-10
I think Grisham has run out of ideas. The book lacked a consistent plot. Was it about a killer, a homely lady or a mad lawyer. To say nothing of the young newspaper editor. Should be rated as a 1/2
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A German Requiem
- De: Philip Kerr
- Narrado por: Jeff Harding
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21
Bernie Gunther had his first brush with evil as a policeman in 1930s Berlin and came to know it intimately as a private eye under the Nazis, when each case drew him deeper into the enormities of the regime. Now the war is over and Gunther is in Vienna, trying to clear an old friend of the murder of an American officer. Amid decaying imperial splendour, he traces sprials of depravity that lead him to a former head of the Gestapo.
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3 out of 5 stars
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L.A. private eye lost in the wrong plot
- De MissTa en 01-19-18
- A German Requiem
- De: Philip Kerr
- Narrado por: Jeff Harding
spilane?????
Revisado: 10-03-10
This could have been a good listen but for the fact that the narrator who was supposed to be German had an American accnet which reminds one of the Micky Spillane radio series. Yet the narrator showed that he was quite capable of sounding like German accented English. This spoiled it for me.
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Packing for Mars
- The Curious Science of Life in the Void
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Sandra Burr
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,551
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,486
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,479
Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness can they take? What happens to you when you can’t walk for a year? Have sex? Smell flowers? What happens if you vomit in your helmet during a space walk? Is it possible for the human body to survive a bailout at 17,000 miles per hour?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know - and More
- De Roy en 09-22-10
- Packing for Mars
- The Curious Science of Life in the Void
- De: Mary Roach
- Narrado por: Sandra Burr
Not what it was cracked up to be
Revisado: 10-03-10
Too long and repetetive. This book did not live up to expectations. Far too much emphasis on astronauts bowel habits
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The Forgotten Garden
- De: Kate Morton
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee
- Duración: 20 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 17,828
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,526
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14,547
Thirty-eight year old Cassandra is lost, alone, and grieving. Her much loved grandmother, Nell, has just died and Cassandra, her life already shaken by a tragic accident 10 years ago, feels like she has lost everything known and dear to her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enchanting, intriguing, mysterious, and beautiful
- De Joseph en 12-10-08
- The Forgotten Garden
- De: Kate Morton
- Narrado por: Caroline Lee
fairy story
Revisado: 01-12-10
I bought this book on account of the rave reviews, mostly 5's. There was one reviewer who rated it a 1 but I chose to go with the majority. I shold have listened to the lone dissenter. The book was a childs story, maybe woman like it, but not my sort of women. I couldn't get through the first part of the book and am sorry I wasted toime downloading the balance. I have rated it a 1 but if it were posss\ible I would rate it zero. The plot is naive and childish and takes an awful long time to get nowhere. I have bought books that are worse but then I couldn't finish them either. To any intelligent reader/ listener I would recommend DON'T BUT THIS BOOK
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