Seejay B.
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Long Bright River
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,798
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,482
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,469
In a Philadelphia neighborhood rocked by the opioid crisis, two once-inseparable sisters find themselves at odds. One, Kacey, lives on the streets in the vise of addiction. The other, Mickey, walks those same blocks on her police beat. They don't speak anymore, but Mickey never stops worrying about her sibling. Then Kacey disappears, suddenly, at the same time that a mysterious string of murders begins in Mickey's district, and Mickey becomes dangerously obsessed with finding the culprit - and her sister - before it's too late.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration was good
- By Kelli avid listener on 01-14-20
- Long Bright River
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
A compassionate tale of the stark reality of addiction
Reviewed: 01-18-20
The story unflinchingly relates the situation facing many communities and families where addiction is ruining and taking lives. Moore gives the addicts names and stories, and we see them through the caring, nonjudgmental eyes of Officer “Mickey” as she searches for her estranged sister.
The characters and the environment are strongly drawn and kept me reading on as much as the murder mystery.
Ryan’s vocal talents are impressive as she gives the characters individual tones, accents, and inflections.
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The Templars
- The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
- Length: 15 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,865
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,493
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,476
In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unexpected
- By Protogere on 10-30-17
- The Templars
- The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- By: Dan Jones
- Narrated by: Dan Jones
Jones’ research and scholarship shines through yet is not dry and boring
Reviewed: 10-28-19
The story was interesting and kept me engaged throughout while clearly showing the great deal of research Jones did to present this story with quotes from many primary sources, both favorable to the Templars and not.
This book helped me to separate the facts from the fantasies that surround this order of knights even into the present day.
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The Addictive Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,926
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,427
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,392
The Addictive Brain is a fair and balanced investigation of addiction, backed by hard science and behavioral science. Most of us have probably seen the old antidrug commercial in which an actor compares your brain on drugs to an egg sizzling in a hot frying pan. That's a powerful image, but it doesn't tell us what actually happens when drugs enter your body and interact with neurochemical processes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent.
- By marilyn popko on 03-16-15
- The Addictive Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
Interesting and helpful scientific look into major addictions
Reviewed: 09-06-19
Professor Polk was interesting and explained in detailed but not dry language. Backed up claims with scientific studies and was clear on what is not yet known on aspects of addiction. He also showed compassion for sufferers and offered current methods of treatment for the various addictions.
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Othello
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding, Hugh Quarshie, Anton Lesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 154
This widely studied play is one of the "best sellers" of the Shakespeare canon. This production is the sixth Shakespeare play in the series undertaken by Naxos AudioBooks in conjunction with Cambridge University Press.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus
- By Darwin8u on 09-17-17
- Othello
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Emma Fielding, Hugh Quarshie, Anton Lesser
One of the best performances I've heard
Reviewed: 04-07-18
Though it was at times hard to follow which character was speaking, the main characters were very good, especially Othello and Desdemona. Iago was good as well though his voice was at times too quiet to hear as well.
I liked the period music, and the Desdemona player's singing voice was sweet and melodic as fit her character.
The play itself was, of course, full of those hard-to-understand words from Shakespeare's time (I followed along with an annotated book), and the occasionally overblown scenes, and sexism. It is also somewhat racist -- but then, Othello is portrayed as an honorable and kind and intelligent man, which would be against stereotypes of the time, until Iago tricks him into madness.
Yet, the bottom line is that it's Shakespeare! A master of the language and story and emotions. Worth reading/listening to every now and then.
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