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Why Men Hate Going to Church
- By: David Murrow
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 178
David Murrow's groundbreaking new book reveals why men are the world's largest unreached people group. With eye-opening research and a persuasive grasp on the facts, Murrow explains the problem and offers hope and encouragement to women, pastors, and men. Why Men Hate Going to Church does not call men back to the church - it calls the church back to men.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An honest view of church from a man's perspective
- By G on 02-05-12
- Why Men Hate Going to Church
- By: David Murrow
- Narrated by: Erik Synnestvedt
the themes of this book resonate across culture
Reviewed: 01-02-25
The point of this book that when you neglect and diminish men they lose interest is just as applicable to the entertainment industry as it is to Church.
See Disney they are largely a "Girl" Brand so in order to rectify that they bought "boy" brands Star Wars and Marvel and have proceeded to make them "girl" brands and now they are wondering why "toxic" fans don't like those brands anymore... they neglected and diminished their core audience.
this book is an important cultural commentary that needs to be read with an open mind and we need to Look to what Jesus did and seek to emulate.
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Wind and Truth
- Book Five of the Stormlight Archive
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 62 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,704
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,275
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,275
Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide—Adolin in Azir, Sigzil and Venli at the Shattered Plains, and Jasnah in Thaylenah. The former assassin, Szeth, must cleanse his homeland of Shinovar from the dark influence of the Unmade.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wind-bagging and Truth-quibbling… I’m exhausted
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 12-10-24
- Wind and Truth
- Book Five of the Stormlight Archive
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
felt like a shipping fanfic at times
Reviewed: 12-29-24
the shipping of Hoyd and Jasnah was totally unnecessary as well as that of Renarin and Relane (what is this stormin' h0moxenoerotica??) along with other ham-fisted dei add ins that felt out of place and forced… (for one these used to be safe for early reader kids ie 11 and up now not so much)
i also appreciate that these stories have stuck with cosmere curses... when curses from our universe are used it breaks the illusion (it feels like the fourth wall breaking like someone winking at the camera which works in certain types of stories but not this universe thus far) it degrades the charm of the cosmere …
overall i enjoyed most of it this just was pushed off by the forced heavy handed dei shipping which left a bad taste in my mouth the more i reflect on this story the more I am about to make this the last cosmere book i ever listen to it was fun while it lasted but if the "suck fairy" is going to actively insert "the message" going forward I am not interested... please Brandon keep this a timeless tale and not a product of it's time.
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Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,426
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,788
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,786
The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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idk man... the last couple of books just haven't really done it for me.
- By Kody on 09-06-24
- Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
meh
Reviewed: 10-25-24
not sure was just a meh well thought out ive just lost interest in this -verse
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Starship Troopers
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,519
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,424
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,424
Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids. Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The definitive version!
- By Kristopher G. Hesson on 10-03-24
- Starship Troopers
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
The audio version we’ve been waiting for
Reviewed: 10-05-24
don’t expect this to be the movie. The movie decided to to take a different tone. It’s good in its own right but is somewhat subversive of the tone of the book. I kinda wanna have a version of the history and moral philosophy textbook from this universe.
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Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,200
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,800
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,765
Acclaimed linguist and award-winning writer John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank You
- By Withacy on 10-26-21
- Woke Racism
- How a New Religion Has Betrayed Black America
- By: John McWhorter
- Narrated by: John McWhorter
Important counterpoint to the woke mind virus
Reviewed: 04-28-22
Don't just think what media tells you to think when looking at issues this book is helpful in looking at wokeism in a different way.
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Rogue Heroes
- The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
- Length: 13 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,418
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,094
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,089
Britain's Special Air Service - or SAS - was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II's African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommel's desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: Given a small number of elite, well-trained men, he could parachute behind enemy lines and sabotage their airplanes and war matériel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Those Who Dared, Won!
- By Matthew on 10-07-16
- Rogue Heroes
- The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: Ben Macintyre
I would love to see this as a series on Prime...
Reviewed: 01-12-22
The whole time listening to this it felt like it could be developed as a series to rival band of brothers but has potential for it to have comedic moments. When the book discussed the desert scouts many of whom were from New Zealand all I could Imagine is taika waititi, brit or jemaine giving a tour of the desert.
The episodic nature of the stories would lend itself to a miniseries and the story could cover the whole war and its changing theaters from africa to italy and europe.
The inception of the SAS has the beginnings of a heist movie with a strong cast of unique personalities ill fitted to standard warfighting units exceptional at a new kind of warfare.
also I credit this book for introducing me to the French paratroopers prayer it's a beautiful tribute to the warrior who loves God.
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The Fall of Babel
- By: Josiah Bancroft
- Narrated by: John Banks
- Length: 24 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 724
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 638
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 637
As Marat's siege engine bores through the Tower, erupting inside ringdoms and leaving chaos in its wake, Senlin can do nothing but observe the mayhem from inside the belly of the beast. Caught in a charade, Senlin desperately tries to sabotage the rampaging Hod King, even as Marat's objective grows increasingly clear. The leader of the zealots is bound for the Sphinx's lair and the unimaginable power it contains.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Went off the rails
- By Richard on 02-11-22
- The Fall of Babel
- By: Josiah Bancroft
- Narrated by: John Banks
A new classic satirical work à la GulliversTravels
Reviewed: 12-03-21
To me the many ringdoms and intricacies of the tower what came to mind was Gulliver's Travels. (not that this story in any way resembles those travels or that story)
As Senlin travels through and encounters the many intricacies of the tower I found the allegorical/satirical comparisons to the real world thought provoking and insightful.
In my mind this series would make for a great book for teenagers seeking an interesting series for those creative book reports if those are still a thing, it covers heavy subjects without being heavy handed the language is clean without being childish or overly prudish. And adults seeking an escape that on it's surface is a whimsical tale that contains some nuggets of societal introspection worth thinking about.
I have my gripes with the ending and one of the characters but all and all the author crafted an ending that made me think so if that was the goal than mission accomplished whether or not I am happy with the choice that character made.
All in all I highly recommend this series which I would call a steam punk era science fiction fantasy allegorical satire.
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Wayward Galaxy 2
- By: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,121
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,812
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,803
Their foothold established, Reach and the soldiers sent to secure Amir have only begun to repair the destruction inflicted on them by hostile neighbors when a terrifying new threat emerges from the deep woods and dark jungles of Amir itself. Something so lethal and evasive, not even Brody can seem to take it down. New threats and old enemies arrive as more mysteries of this new home world are uncovered, and with them, clues to humanity’s own mysterious past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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C'C-Clapping commies!!!
- By Sara Vanderpool on 07-31-21
- Wayward Galaxy 2
- By: Jason Anspach, J. N. Chaney
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
80s action movie faves that deserve a hat
Reviewed: 08-13-21
tip... per the authors recommendation at the end of the book here are some 80s favorites that might be worth incorporating.
Alien 1979 Aliens 1986 Lethal Weapon 1987 Lethal Weapon 2 1989 Beverly Hills Cop 1984
Highlander "there can be only one" 1986 Crocodile Dundee 1986 Spies Like US 1985 The Last Starfighter 1984
The Running Man 1987 The Goonies 1985
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 185,975
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 169,872
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Story5 out of 5 stars 169,319
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
It's not the Martian
Reviewed: 05-17-21
I really like Andy Weir but this book didn't do it for me I never felt like the main character was ever in peril even when he was it just felt like oh and he'll come up with something amazing to fix whatever problem.
All I could think as the book came to an end was Cane Toads and how the law of unintended consequences was not fully fleshed or addressed in this story.
I felt like the whole story was more of an example of how massive groupthink and hubris can lead us down roads to Abilene(see Abilene paradox) maybe if this was a cautionary tale like Jurassic park but i could get behind this one but it just didn't do it for me.
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Lost in Math
- How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
- By: Sabine Hossenfelder
- Narrated by: Laura Jennings
- Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,005
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 862
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 853
Whether pondering black holes or predicting discoveries at CERN, physicists believe the best theories are beautiful, natural, and elegant, and this standard separates popular theories from disposable ones. This is why, Sabine Hossenfelder argues, we have not seen a major breakthrough in the foundations of physics for more than four decades. The belief in beauty has become so dogmatic that it now conflicts with scientific objectivity: Observation has been unable to confirm mindboggling theories, like supersymmetry or grand unification, invented by physicists based on aesthetic criteria.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A rare glimpse into the inner world of physics
- By Joe on 12-08-18
- Lost in Math
- How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
- By: Sabine Hossenfelder
- Narrated by: Laura Jennings
Check your Biases when doing science
Reviewed: 05-12-21
I found this book to be fascinating and gave some interesting insights into physics that was understandable by me who has a very shallow understanding of physics.
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