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The Lost World (Dramatised)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Francis de Wolff, Gerald Harper, Carol Boyd
- Length: 2 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
This production of The Lost World, based on the novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1975, and amongst the cast are Francis de Wolff, Gerald Harper, Carol Boyd and the renowned radio actor Carleton Hobbs. The story follows a 19th century expedition to enter the rumoured lair of animals thought to have died out millions of years before - a terrifying world of pterodactyls and other 'prehistoric monsters'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating Rendition
- By Comet Kid on 05-11-22
- The Lost World (Dramatised)
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Francis de Wolff, Gerald Harper, Carol Boyd
Fascinating Rendition
Reviewed: 05-11-22
I now come away with profound respect for the BBC and all the actors and producers.
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A Storm in Flanders
- The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
- By: Winston Groom
- Narrated by: David Baker
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 630
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 557
Novelist and prizewinning historian Winston Groom's gripping history of the four-year battle for Ypres in Belgian Flanders, the pivotal engagement of World War I that would forever change the way the world fought - and thought about - war. This is Groom's account of what would become the most dreaded place on Earth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love, love, love this book!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-16-16
- A Storm in Flanders
- The Ypres Salient, 1914-1918: Tragedy and Triumph on the Western Front
- By: Winston Groom
- Narrated by: David Baker
We Hardly Knew Their Stories
Reviewed: 09-10-21
Most touching were the accounts of the Tommies who were there; like the recent motion picture by Peter Jackson - They shall not grow old.
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Playing Burton
- By: Mark Jenkins
- Narrated by: Matthew Rhys
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 786
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 708
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 704
Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys stars in this fascinating and award-winning one-man show about international star of stage and screen Richard Burton. Written by Mark Jenkins, Playing Burton offers a penetrating look at the notorious actor’s life, from growing up in an impoverished mining community in South Wales to becoming one of the greatest performers of his generation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should be a six-star option
- By @CDufWriter on 02-12-21
- Playing Burton
- By: Mark Jenkins
- Narrated by: Matthew Rhys
Lyrical
Reviewed: 07-08-21
The beauty of the language, timing of the lines all conspired to make me resolve to see the films of the young Burton.
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The Importance of Being Earnest
- By: Oscar Wilde
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 259
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 244
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Story5 out of 5 stars 241
Jack Worthing and Algernon Montcrieff have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. Jack has invented a brother, Earnest, whom he uses as an excuse to leave his dull life behind to visit Gwendolyn. Montcrieff decides to take the name Earnest when visiting Worthing's young and beautiful ward, Cecily. Things start to go awry when they end up together in the country and the truth starts to unravel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- By Angela C. Johnson on 05-27-21
A Classic
Reviewed: 06-23-21
Stephen Frye as Lady Bracknell is a delight. what a splendidly garrulous grand dame. This is a spoken word classic.
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Cabin Pressure
- By: John Finnemore
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam, Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,122
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,905
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,897
John Finnemore (Dead Ringers & Mitchell & Webb) has written this brilliant new sitcom starring Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam & Benedict Cumberbatch. Cabin Pressure is set in a small airline business. The flipside of the glamorous world of international airlines.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mad Cap Comedy Silliness By The Experts
- By Sara on 02-21-15
- Cabin Pressure
- By: John Finnemore
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole, Roger Allam, Benedict Cumberbatch
Cumberbatch Shows His Early Promise
Reviewed: 06-22-21
Cast members with perfect timing, clever script, and the sonorous voice of a young Benedict Cumberbatch. Need I say more?
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The Good Shepherd
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,692
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,467
A convoy of 37 merchant ships is ploughing through icy, submarine-infested North Atlantic seas during the most critical days of World War II, when the German submarines had the upper hand and Allied shipping was suffering heavy losses. In charge is Commander George Krause, an untested veteran of the US Navy. Hounded by a wolf pack of German U-boats, he faces 48 hours of desperate peril trapped the bridge of the ship. Exhausted beyond measure, he must make countless and terrible decisions as he leads his small fighting force against the relentless U-boats.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Good Shepherd
- By BookReader on 07-16-20
- The Good Shepherd
- By: C.S. Forester
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
An Excercise in Leadership
Reviewed: 05-06-21
If I had been given the task of working with a class of students on the subject of leadership - be it any profession - I would require this book as part of an assigned reading list. Forester's skill in revealing the internal doubts of Commander Krause in the face of unrelenting stress continually amazes me. I believe Eduardo Ballerini was the perfect choice for the reader. I was captivated by the story and the narration.
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The Killer Angels
- The Classic Novel of the Civil War
- By: Michael Shaara
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,510
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,406
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,406
July 1863. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia is invading the North. General Robert E. Lee has made this daring and massive move with seventy thousand men in a determined effort to draw out the Union Army of the Potomac and mortally wound it. His right hand is General James Longstreet, a brooding man who is loyal to Lee but stubbornly argues against his plan. Opposing them is an unknown factor: General George Meade, who has taken command of the Army only two days before what will be perhaps the crucial battle of the Civil War.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Gearge Hearn version is SOOO much better.
- By Barbara on 05-14-05
- The Killer Angels
- The Classic Novel of the Civil War
- By: Michael Shaara
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Reveals Something New With Every Read
Reviewed: 03-26-21
I have read the text edition and the audio edition many times. Nothing seems to compare with it for depth, breadth, and the power of Shaara's description of the human condition.
I have personally taken the guided tour of the battlefield at Gettysburg Memorial National Park. The volunteer guide who accompanied us worth every cent of the extra cost. When he realized I wanted to go to Little Round Top, he made sure I had the time to make that part of the tour the highlight. Gazing down on the ground that the rebel troops had to move to take the hill, I tried hard to put myself in the place of Chamberlain on that fateful day.
This book is one of the reasons I so love historical novels.
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True Grit
- By: Charles Portis
- Narrated by: Donna Tartt
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,389
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,054
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,053
Mattie Ross, a 14-year-old girl from Dardanelle, Arkansas, sets out to avenge her Daddy who was shot to death by a no-good outlaw. Mattie convinces one-eyed "Rooster" Cogburn, the meanest U.S. marshal in the land, to ride along with her. In True Grit, we have a true American classic, as young Mattie, as vital as she is innocent, outdickers and outmaneuvers the hard-bitten men of the trail in a legend that will last through the ages.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So worth it!
- By Tommygaus on 12-29-10
- True Grit
- By: Charles Portis
- Narrated by: Donna Tartt
Another Saucy Heroine
Reviewed: 07-04-20
Mattie Ross joins the roster of strong women in literature. Again and again, I marvel at Portis' description of her humanity and noble qualities as she perseveres. Donna Tartt's essay at the end is not to be missed.
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Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words + Music, Vol. 2
- By: James Taylor
- Narrated by: James Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,325
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41,601
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,261
"I’m James Taylor and I’m a professional autobiographer", says the celebrated folk singer at the start of this tender audio memoir. Through decades of music by one of the best-selling musicians of all time, who created classics like "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind", James Taylor has doled out his history in the poetry of his work. Taylor says his early life is, "the source of many of my songs", and Break Shot is a tour of his first 21 years in rich, new detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love His Music, Love His Story
- By M. Batt on 01-31-20
- Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words + Music, Vol. 2
- By: James Taylor
- Narrated by: James Taylor
Thanks, James
Reviewed: 03-28-20
Thanks for being fearless and sharing your story with us. I wasn't sure what to expect. In these times, you give me hope that we all can really pull together and get through it better than ever.
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Spearhead
- An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II
- By: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,036
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,689
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,673
From the author of the international best seller A Higher Call comes the riveting World War II story of an American tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich, where he will meet destiny in an iconic armor duel - and forge an enduring bond with his enemy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Msgr. John R. McGrath on 03-11-19
- Spearhead
- An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II
- By: Adam Makos
- Narrated by: Johnathan McClain
Brought me to tears
Reviewed: 10-05-19
While the combat descriptions are riveting, the final chapters of Clarence and Gustav's meeting brought me to tears. We readers who never played a part in that war may never understand it. But we are grateful to authors like Adam Makos who can help in that endless search for understanding.
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