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The Pillow Book
- By: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon is a fascinating, detailed account of Japanese court life in the closing years of the 10th century. Written by a lady of the court at the height of Heian culture, this book enthrals with its lively gossip, witty observations and subtle impressions. Lady Shōnagon was an erstwhile rival of Lady Murasaki, whose novel, The Tale of Genji, fictionalized the elite world Lady Shōnagon so eloquently relates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exquisite. Truly!
- By Erick DuPree on 01-10-23
- The Pillow Book
- By: Sei Shōnagon
- Narrated by: Georgina Sutton
Elegant and calming
Reviewed: 10-28-24
Perfect to listen to at bedtime or the middle of the night. Beautiful images. One must make allowances for her station and time period, but overall it is exquisite.
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The Kiss Quotient
- A Novel
- By: Helen Hoang
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,628
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,753
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,745
Stella Lane thinks math is the only thing that unites the universe. She comes up with algorithms to predict customer purchases - a job that has given her more money than she knows what to do with as well as way less experience in the dating department than the average 30-year-old. It doesn't help that she has Asperger's and that French kissing reminds her of a shark getting its teeth cleaned by pilot fish. She decides that she needs lots of practice - with a professional - which is why she hires escort Michael Phan.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It's a lot...
- By Emily Kenny on 08-22-18
- The Kiss Quotient
- A Novel
- By: Helen Hoang
- Narrated by: Carly Robins
How delightful!
Reviewed: 05-25-19
Charming story, interesting characters. Satisfying romance. Is autism an illness or a way of being?
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The Martian
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 175,860
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 161,674
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Story5 out of 5 stars 161,494
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he's alive - and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive. Chances are, though, he won't have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plainold "human error" are much more likely to kill him first.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Macgyver on Mars
- By Michael G Kurilla on 06-21-13
- The Martian
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: R. C. Bray
Compelling and adventuresome
Reviewed: 12-03-17
I work in science, but I’m not an engineer. Besides a gripping story of survival there’s lots of science and math to keep the other half of your brain occupied. 2 Thumbs Way up!
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Mother Nature
- Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species
- By: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
- Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Maternal instinct - the all-consuming, utterly selfless love that mothers lavish on their children - has long been assumed to be an innate, indeed defining element of a woman's nature. But is it? In this provocative, groundbreaking audiobook, renowned anthropologist (and mother) Sarah Blaffer Hrdy shares a radical new vision of motherhood and its crucial role in human evolution. Hrdy strips away stereotypes and gender-biased myths to demonstrate that traditional views of maternal behavior are essentially wishful thinking codified as objective observation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perspective changer
- By Ariel Nishri on 06-16-19
- Mother Nature
- Maternal Instincts and How They Shape the Human Species
- By: Sarah Blaffer Hrdy
- Narrated by: Helen Stern
Content >> Performance
Reviewed: 09-14-17
Love this book. However, I found the narration excruciatingly flat. Could barely concentrate on the material & ended up switching to reading a hard copy.
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What the Dog Knows
- The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs
- By: Cat Warren
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 565
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 512
Cat Warren is a university professor and former journalist with an admittedly odd hobby: She and her German shepherd have spent the last seven years searching for the dead. Solo is a cadaver dog. What started as a way to harness Solo’s unruly energy and enthusiasm soon became a calling that introduced Warren to the hidden and fascinating universe of working dogs, their handlers, and their trainers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- By N. Rogers on 02-11-15
- What the Dog Knows
- The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs
- By: Cat Warren
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
A cadaver dog?
Reviewed: 04-02-15
Very interesting discussion of how college professor who loves dogs came to find an appropriate avocation for her high strung Singleton German Shepherd with very poor social skills. I always wondered how people came to do this kind of volunteer work. I love dogs myself, but never considered the possibility of turning one of my dogs into a working dog. Her discussion of the rigor of this work is inspiring.
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Plague
- A Medical Thriller
- By: Victor Methos
- Narrated by: Marilyn Ghigliotti
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 213
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 187
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Story4 out of 5 stars 189
A lethal pathogen appears on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Dr. Samantha Bower of the Centers for Disease Control is handed the case and asked to investigate its origins and containment. Samantha discovers a lethal pathogen unlike any she has encountered in her lifetime. Extremely contagious with a mortality rate higher than any disease ever recorded, it is an extinction level event. A man with an intimate knowledge of the microorganism offers her help. But Samantha Bower begins to suspect he is not who he says he is.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Methos should stick to writing legal thrillers!
- By Wayne on 03-10-20
- Plague
- A Medical Thriller
- By: Victor Methos
- Narrated by: Marilyn Ghigliotti
Nice story, interesting characters
Reviewed: 08-04-13
Would you try another book from Victor Methos and/or Marilyn Ghigliotti?
Yes. I enjoyed the story once I decided not to dwell on medical inaccuracies.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Mispronounciations ("filling" from the plane instead of "filing" from the plane). Inconsistent Aussie accent. Were the lesions "pustules" or "papules"?
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
I would see the movie if it had one of my favorite actors.
Any additional comments?
The author should listen to his medical advisor more closely. Have the advisor listen to the audio script as well.
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