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N-4 Down
- The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia
- By: Mark Piesing
- Narrated by: Matt Jamie
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 35
Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia — code-named N-4 — was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting and entertaining
- By 2451 on 09-01-21
- N-4 Down
- The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia
- By: Mark Piesing
- Narrated by: Matt Jamie
Interesting History
Reviewed: 03-13-22
This book is for people who like polar exploration, disasters , and Fascist machinations . It isn’t the best of all these , but it certainly is one of the more unique stories of this time period .
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North to the Night
- A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
- By: Alvah Simon
- Narrated by: Robert Brown
- Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
In June 1994, Alvah Simon and his wife, Diana, set off in their 36-foot sailboat to explore the hauntingly beautiful world of icebergs, tundra, and fjords lying high above the Arctic Circle. Four months later, unexpected events would trap Simon alone on his boat, frozen in ice 100 miles from the nearest settlement, with the long polar night stretching into darkness for months to come.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Note worthy
- By Safjoe on 03-31-19
- North to the Night
- A Spiritual Odyssey in the Arctic
- By: Alvah Simon
- Narrated by: Robert Brown
Deserves a place in polar expedition literature
Reviewed: 02-11-22
I’m no Stranger to this genre. If you are looking for a book full of adventure, utmost respect for indigenous peoples, and awe for the northern lands, look no further. If you are hesitant because of the word spiritual in the subtitle, it is no more or less spiritual than other books of this kind. Spiritual refers to the introspection one gets in during polar challenges. This book is in no way preachy Nor does it dwell on religion at all.
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Hotbox
- Inside Catering, the Food World's Riskiest Business
- By: Matt Lee, Ted Lee
- Narrated by: Matt Lee, Ted Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 105
Matt Lee and Ted Lee take on the competitive, wild world of high-end catering, exposing the secrets of a food business few home cooks or restaurant chefs ever experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Needs to be a series!
- By Sallyterra on 04-27-19
Who knew?
Reviewed: 01-30-22
This is one of those topics that you just kind of don’t think about and it is totally compelling and now it makes me want to try catering. It was weirdly immersive and I loved it
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The Sociopath Next Door
- By: Martha Stout
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,014
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,351
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,335
We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people, one in 25, has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in 25 everyday Americans, therefore, is secretly a sociopath.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Enlightening
- By Robert on 08-28-11
- The Sociopath Next Door
- By: Martha Stout
- Narrated by: Shelly Frasier
A multiple listen
Reviewed: 08-23-21
I started this one like three times over. You don’t realize how many sociopaths are in your life until you listen to this book. I’m shook. Eyes open now.
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Ghosts of K2
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
- Length: 12 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 127
At 28,251 feet, K2 might be almost 800 feet shorter than Everest, but it’s a far harder climb. It will kill you on the way up and the way down. Mick Conefrey guides us through the early story of the legendary mountain and the extraordinary attempts that led up to its first ascent in 1954 - these are tales of riveting drama and unimaginable tragedy.
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3 out of 5 stars
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First Review? It was an "okay" book
- By Matthew on 10-20-15
- Ghosts of K2
- By: Mick Conefrey
- Narrated by: Barnaby Edwards
One of great pieces of alpine literature
Reviewed: 07-06-21
This takes its place among the great mountaineering books. Very well researched and exciting book about an elusive mountain.
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The House of Gucci
- A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
- By: Sara Gay Forden
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Sara Gay Forden
- Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 945
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 802
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Story4 out of 5 stars 800
On the morning of March 27, 1995, four quick shots cracked through Milan’s elegant streets. Maurizio Gucci, heir to the fabulous fashion dynasty, had been ambushed, slain on the steps to his office by an unknown gunman. Two years later, Milan’s chief of police entered the sumptuous palazzo of Maurizio’s ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani - nicknamed “the Black Widow” by the press - and arrested her for the murder. Did Patrizia kill her ex-husband because his spending was wildly out of control? Or is it possible Patrizia didn’t do it at all?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just read the cliff notes or wait for the movie.
- By Sunny White on 04-10-21
- The House of Gucci
- A True Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed
- By: Sara Gay Forden
- Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi, Sara Gay Forden
Really long , but keeps your interest
Reviewed: 05-08-21
Just when you thought this book couldn’t get any longer, you look down and you realize there’s still like seven hours left. How could there possibly be more to say about this company? Well, there was, and I finish the whole book without getting bored. For anyone who is interested in brand names, designers, and luxury goods, this is not just about Gucci but about the luxury goods world in general. I only picked this up because it was on a daily deal and really cheap, but in hindsight, it would’ve been worth a credit.
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The Towering Sky
- The Thousandth Floor Series, Book 3
- By: Katharine McGee
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 174
Welcome back to New York, 2119. A skyscraper city, fueled by impossible dreams. Leda just wants to move on from what happened in Dubai. Until a new investigation forces her to seek help - from the person she’s spent all year trying to forget. Rylin is back in her old life, reunited with an old flame. But when she starts seeing Cord again, she finds herself torn: between two worlds, and two very different boys. Calliope feels trapped, playing a long con that costs more than she bargained for. What happens when all her lies catch up with her?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really good!
- By Helen W. on 02-07-24
- The Towering Sky
- The Thousandth Floor Series, Book 3
- By: Katharine McGee
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Did not disappoint
Reviewed: 04-15-21
Nothing kills my fan girl harder then a trilogy that starts out strong and ends horribly. This one just kept getting better and better. I loved all three books and it ended in a really satisfying way. I’m impressed. This is what all YA should aspire to be like.
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The Dazzling Heights
- By: Katharine McGee
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 236
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 237
New York, 2118. Manhattan is home to a thousand-story supertower, a breathtaking marvel that touches the sky. But amid high-tech luxury and futuristic glamour, five teenagers are keeping dangerous secrets. But unbeknownst to them all, someone is watching their every move, someone with revenge in mind. And in a world of such dazzling heights, just one wrong step can mean a devastating fall.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So good! Ready for the next book!
- By Shannon LeBlanc on 02-12-23
- The Dazzling Heights
- By: Katharine McGee
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole
Futuristic Melrose Place with rich teens
Reviewed: 04-07-21
I can’t help myself, I love this series. It’s like if Melrose Place was in the future but they were teenagers. So good. A lot of futuristic books are too far-fetched to be believable but this one is plausible. Sometimes it feels like there’s too many characters to keep track of, but then they all kind of interweave together so it ends up making sense. If you were hesitant because you don’t know if you should be reading YA books as an adult, just throw out a side, set up the hammock, fix a mimosa, and enjoy.
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New Arcadia: Stage One
- By: Eric Jason Martin
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin, Matthew Mercer, Erika Ishii, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 962
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 893
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Story4 out of 5 stars 892
In a not-so-distant future, a deadly pandemic has forced the world into social isolation. Confined to their homes, millions now survive off drone-delivered food packages and online-only interactions. It’s an especially lonely life for John Chambers, a drone shipment coordinator for the monolithic Chum Corporation. Trapped in his dead-end job and having just turned 40, John’s started spending more time grinding in virtual reality MMORPGs than he does grinding for his real-world job--and that hasn’t gone unnoticed by human resources!
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3 out of 5 stars
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Derivative
- By T. Bailey on 03-03-21
Adulty Ready Player One during Quarantine
Reviewed: 03-28-21
It feels like an algorithm was run on 40-year-olds during 2020 and this book was the result. That being said, it held my interest and I finished it in three days. It’s predictable but well done.
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Keep the Change
- A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity
- By: Steve Dublanica
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
- Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4 out of 5 stars 32
Tipping is huge in America. Almost everyone leaves at least one tip every day. More than five million American workers depend on them, and we spend $66 billion on tips each year. And everyone recognizes that queasy feeling - in bars and restaurants, barbershops and beauty parlors, hotels and strip clubs, and everywhere else - when the check arrives or the tip jar looms. Omnipresent yet poorly understood, tipping has worked its way into almost every part of daily life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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'Keep the Change': Tipping and Us
- By Joshua Kim on 06-10-12
- Keep the Change
- A Clueless Tipper's Quest to Become the Guru of the Gratuity
- By: Steve Dublanica
- Narrated by: Dan John Miller
Learned a lot, but def a content warning
Reviewed: 03-22-21
As a high school teacher, this is absolutely the kind of book I would want to share with my students so that they know what to do as they start to navigate adulthood, but there’s just too much unnecessary swearing and a lot of stripper and sex worker talk, so I couldn’t. That being said, it was really interesting and I feel like I personally learned a lot
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