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The Plinko Bounce
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Morgan Hallett
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 405
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Story4 out of 5 stars 356
For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a grotesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Compelling read
- By Nikki Fortier on 01-17-24
- The Plinko Bounce
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Morgan Hallett
Hard pass. Did author use a checklist?
Reviewed: 08-26-24
I can’t believe I was taken in by the hype about this book. It felt as tho it was written by AI using a checklist. Not one subject was fleshed out in an interesting way. Such a disappointment! I feel like an idiot for finishing it!
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The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69,552
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63,794
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63,636
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen!
- By Lori K. on 12-14-15
- The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
Passing the time
Reviewed: 07-18-24
A bit of a mess but I hung in there. Dated and/or unrealistic plot points didn’t stop me listening. I kind of got into the characters, and the Very good narration was my reason for finishing it.
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In My Time of Dying
- How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Sebastian Junger
- Length: 4 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 403
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 360
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 360
For years as an award-winning war reporter, Sebastian Junger traveled to many front lines and frequently put his life at risk. And yet, the closest he ever came to death was the summer of 2020 while spending a quiet afternoon at the New England home he shared with his wife and two young children. Crippled by abdominal pain, Junger was rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Once there, he began slipping away. As blackness encroached, he was visited by his dead father, inviting Junger to join him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Profound
- By Anonymous User on 06-16-24
- In My Time of Dying
- How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Sebastian Junger
Fascinating but missing “Freedom”
Reviewed: 07-15-24
Well structured and well written, another gem from SJ. I liked the way he laced stories together.
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Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- By: Corban Addison, John Grisham - foreword
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 372
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 329
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Story5 out of 5 stars 328
The once idyllic coastal plain of North Carolina is home to a close-knit, rural community that for more than a generation has battled the polluting practices of large-scale farming taking place in its own backyard. After years of frustration and futility, an impassioned cadre of local residents, led by a team of intrepid and dedicated lawyers, filed a lawsuit against one of the world’s most powerful companies—and, miraculously, they won. Wastelands takes us into a legal battle over the future of America’s farmland and the lives of the people who found the courage to fight.
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5 out of 5 stars
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wow what a engaging eye opening story
- By Debbie on 08-06-22
- Wastelands
- The True Story of Farm Country on Trial
- By: Corban Addison, John Grisham - foreword
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Stop eating animals
Reviewed: 07-14-24
Listening to this made me want to never eat pork again. The immoral pig companies sacrificing everything—everything!— for filthy lucre. And the fierce fighters who fought them. Great story, very well narrated.
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Jaws
- By: Peter Benchley
- Narrated by: Erik Steele
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,427
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,439
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,442
Jaws is the classic blockbuster thriller that inspired the three-time Academy Award-winning Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again—or for the first time!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating, but not for the obvious reason
- By John M on 07-21-10
- Jaws
- By: Peter Benchley
- Narrated by: Erik Steele
The original jaws
Reviewed: 07-13-24
I really enjoyed the beginning and I really enjoyed the end in the middle There was a lot of stuff that could’ve been edited out. I never saw the movie because I lived on Cape Cod and I was too afraid. Now there are lots of sharks off cape cod! For decades I’ve I lived in California — seen or as but they weren’t killing humans!
I enjoyed the audio book very much. Great narrator even tho he doesnt know east coast shore pronunciations.—no big deal, he had the time and energy right.
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Walking with Sam
- A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
- By: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 387
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 360
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Story5 out of 5 stars 360
When Andrew McCarthy's eldest son began to take his first steps into adulthood, McCarthy found himself wishing time would slow down. Looking to create a more meaningful connection with Sam before he fled the nest, as well as recreate his own life-altering journey decades before, McCarthy decided the two of them should set out on a trek like few others: 500 miles across Spain's Camino de Santiago. Over the course of the journey, the pair traversed an unforgiving landscape, having more honest conversations in five weeks than they'd had in the preceding two decades.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Interesting concept but...
- By Anonymous User on 05-14-23
- Walking with Sam
- A Father, a Son, and Five Hundred Miles Across Spain
- By: Andrew McCarthy
- Narrated by: Andrew McCarthy
Skip this father/son-brat account
Reviewed: 07-10-24
In this case, what happens in the Camino should stay in the Camino. I Gave up after the bratty kid made his umpteenth obnoxious and ungrateful remark. Why was this book written except to throw the kid under the bus? At the same time I wondered how the kid lived so long! (he was that much of a little sh*t, as my grandmother would say.) Giving guys named Sam a bad name! I’m getting a refund.
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Making Movies
- By: Sidney Lumet
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 456
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 381
One of the greatest directors of all time, Sidney Lumet has made movies that have been nominated for more than 50 Academy Awards. Making Movies is an honest and unflinching look at the business and craft of movie making. Lumet's book reveals the ingredients for the potion that brings movie magic to life and assures one thing: you will never look at movies the same way again.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Clearly a genius but material dates
- By M. Rogers on 08-31-19
- Making Movies
- By: Sidney Lumet
- Narrated by: Richard M. Davidson
The man behind the curtain—and what he’s doing back there
Reviewed: 07-10-24
Enjoyed this methodical and comprehensive account of how it goes down! Deleted one star because there was nothing about how people were chosen to perform various roles, which I am interested in; Who puts the team together, and how? A minor quibble. After listening I watched Network and saw things explained in the book, which was fun. A good companion to film editor Paul Hirsh’s cutting room book.
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A Long Time Ago, in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away
- My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More
- By: Paul Hirsch
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
- Length: 15 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 298
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 297
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away is a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most influential films of the last 50 years by Paul Hirsch, a film editor who worked on more than 40 features. Starting with his work on Carrie, Hirsch gives insight into the production process, touching upon casting, directing, cutting, and scoring. It’s a riveting look at the decisions that went into creating memorable and iconic scenes and offers fascinating portraits of filmmakers, stars, and composers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable listen for fans of film and film Editing
- By E. Terrell on 05-12-21
- A Long Time Ago, in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away
- My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits - Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More
- By: Paul Hirsch
- Narrated by: Richard Ferrone
Behind the scenes in the editing room
Reviewed: 06-28-24
I like hearing about the politics and the practicalities of a film editor and was surprised at the allegiance to directors, but not so much to the editors that the author worked with. It felt like he never worked with the same Editor twice, but that may just be attributable to the fact that he worked with a lot of different editors and maybe it wasn’t even up to him. Light reading for the film Fan, I enjoyed it.
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The Art of the Con
- The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
- By: Anthony M. Amore
- Narrated by: Michael Johnson
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Art scams are today so numerous that the specter of a lawsuit arising from a mistaken attribution has scared a number of experts away from the business of authentication and forgery, and with good reason. Art scams are increasingly convincing and involve incredible sums of money. The cons perpetrated by unscrupulous art dealers and their accomplices are proportionately elaborate. Anthony M. Amore's The Art of the Con tells the stories of some of history's most notorious yet untold cons.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Monotone performance
- By Texantothebone2500 on 12-17-19
- The Art of the Con
- The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds, and Forgeries in the Art World
- By: Anthony M. Amore
- Narrated by: Michael Johnson
Con men and women
Reviewed: 06-19-24
Good narration. The con people get off with wrist slaps! Ugh please, lock them up!
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The Friday Afternoon Club
- A Family Memoir
- By: Griffin Dunne
- Narrated by: Griffin Dunne
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 926
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 868
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 868
At nine, Sean Connery saved him from drowning. At thirteen, desperate to hook up with Janis Joplin, he attended his aunt Joan Didion and uncle John Gregory Dunne’s legendary LA launch party for Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. At sixteen, he got kicked out of boarding school, ending his institutional education for good.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Griffiths phrasing made it easy to listen and absorb.
- By Nancie Keay on 06-17-24
- The Friday Afternoon Club
- A Family Memoir
- By: Griffin Dunne
- Narrated by: Griffin Dunne
Not funny but still worthy
Reviewed: 06-17-24
Especially liked the treatment of the trial’s effect on the family. Otherwise a peek into the lives of immense privilege. One story made me burst out laughing but otherwise no laughter … and there was a bit too much bragging.
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