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The Pope at War
- The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 17 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 289
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 251
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 249
When Pope Pius XII died in 1958, his papers were sealed in the Vatican Secret Archives, leaving unanswered questions about what he knew and did during World War II. Those questions have only grown and festered, making Pius XII one of the most controversial popes in Church history, especially now as the Vatican prepares to canonize him.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Intellectually dishonest
- By ReviewAmazon384 on 04-08-23
- The Pope at War
- The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler
- By: David I. Kertzer
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Thoroughly researched and fascinating
Reviewed: 06-19-22
All of this writer's books are based solidly on the facts and have a strong narrative drive. in essence this is a story of how Pious XII and the Vatican did everything possible to avoid taking any stand on the Nazis and Italian fascists. Any attempt to whitewash the sorry history of the Pope's collusion and damning silence in the face of Nazi atrocity is thoroughly debunked.
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Living Buddha, Living Christ
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,680
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,410
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,398
World-renowned thinker and scholar Thich Nhat Hanh, considered by many to be a "Living Buddah," explores the spiritual crossroads where the traditions of Christianity and Buddhism meet. Living Buddha, Living Christ reawakens our understanding of both religions and the connections between them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Jennifer Weatherbee on 04-18-15
- Living Buddha, Living Christ
- By: Thich Nhat Hanh
- Narrated by: Ben Kingsley
A blessing to humanity
Reviewed: 05-02-22
As a Buddhist and a Christian myself, it is indeed wonderful to hear from this great spiritual leader who integrates these two great religions from the heart and intuitively understands how they parallel and complement eachother. He is also courageous enough to point out how the human tendency to cling to concepts about God rigidly and supplant actual spiritual practice with indoctrinated beliefs that exclude any understanding of spirituality outside of concepts learned through one's own religion ultimately leads to conflict and violence--not love. He clearly has a personal relationship to Jesus, and keeps a picture of Jesus, as well as the Buddha, on his alter. He is, truly, a blessing to humanity.
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Dances with Wolves
- By: Michael Blake
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,579
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,232
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,222
Ordered to hold an abandoned army post, John Dunbar found himself alone, beyond the edge of civilization. Thievery and survival soon forced him into the Indian camp, where he began a dangerous adventure that changed his life forever. Set in 1863, the novel follows Lieutenant John Dunbar on a magical journey from the ravages of the Civil War to the far reaches of the imperiled American frontier, a frontier he naively wants to see "before it is gone".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even better than the movie. Excellent narration.
- By JSP on 12-28-19
- Dances with Wolves
- By: Michael Blake
- Narrated by: George Guidall
A timeless classic
Reviewed: 10-19-19
A beautiful fable. It never happened but it should have. A requiem for an ancient way of life that is gone forever. Uplifting and tragic in equal measure.
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Devil in the Grove
- Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
- By: Gilbert King
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,339
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,096
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,087
Arguably the most important American lawyer of the 20th century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the US Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and to cost him his life. In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve....
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5 out of 5 stars
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the fight for civil rights
- By Jean on 01-17-14
- Devil in the Grove
- Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
- By: Gilbert King
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
an eye opening piece of history.
Reviewed: 09-05-18
The appalling injustices perpetrated against african-americans in the american south of the mid-twentieth century still have the power to shock and the courage it took for the NAACP to confront these injustices reminds us that every advancement came only with unending struggle.
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Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,265
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,029
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,026
Belfast, 1988. A man is found dead, killed with a bolt from a crossbow in front of his house. This is no hunting accident. But uncovering who is responsible for the murder will take Detective Sean Duffy down his most dangerous road yet, a road that leads to a lonely clearing on a high bog where three masked gunmen will force Duffy to dig his own grave. Hunted by forces unknown, threatened by Internal Affairs, and with his relationship on the rocks, Duffy will need all his wits to get out of this investigation in one piece.
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5 out of 5 stars
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In Love
- By David Shear on 03-10-17
- Police at the Station and They Don’t Look Friendly
- Detective Sean Duffy, Book 6
- By: Adrian McKinty
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
best sean duffy novel
Reviewed: 03-21-17
Mckinty continues to improve as a writer. His books are always about more than mere plot and this book is one of the richest he has written. Atmosphere, character and strong narrative. the world he creates is vivid and credible.
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,472
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,142
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,120
A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on seven years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
- American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
Restores Grant's rightful place as a great man
Reviewed: 11-29-16
This bio does justice to one of the most extraordinary men ever born in America.
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