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Killing Floor
- Jack Reacher, Book 1
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 21,720
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,580
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,514
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is a drifter. He’s just passing through Margrave, Georgia, and in less than an hour, he’s arrested for murder. Not much of a welcome. All Reacher knows is that he didn’t kill anybody. At least not here. Not lately. But he doesn’t stand a chance of convincing anyone. Not in Margrave, Georgia. Not a chance in hell.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even if you have it GET THIS ONE!!
- By shelley on 10-30-15
- Killing Floor
- Jack Reacher, Book 1
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Good, Just Not as Expected
Reviewed: 02-29-24
Good story, but the voice talent sounded like he was trying to make the book into some noir detective novel. It took away from the enjoyment. The stoic nature of Reacher from the screen seems non-existent, this was a surprise as well. If I didn't have the preconceptions from two different actors I would have enjoyed this a lot more. Great story.
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Reset
- A Leader's Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval
- By: Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
Informed by more than 70 years of experience and expertise and propelled by extensive original SHRM research, Reset delivers a candid and forward-thinking vision for leaders to reimagine their company cultures in a time of global upheaval. Part call to action, part strategic road map, Reset challenges business leaders’ underlying assumptions about workers and the workplace, delivers practical strategies for finding and keeping the talent needed to make businesses successful, and introduces dynamic tools to sustain that success over the long haul.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Hammer: Everything is a Nail!
- By Amazon Customer on 01-22-24
- Reset
- A Leader's Guide to Work in an Age of Upheaval
- By: Johnny C. Taylor Jr.
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
Hammer: Everything is a Nail!
Reviewed: 01-22-24
To a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Johnny Taylor is an HR hammer and while there is some good wisdom to be found in this book following all it's advice will lead any company into a spiral. The only question is how fast. That said, there are lessons that can be taken as long as you use discernment.
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Agent in Place
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 16 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,742
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,512
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,443
Fresh off his first mission back with the CIA, Court Gentry secures what seems like a cut-and-dried contract job: A group of expats in Paris hires him to kidnap the mistress of Syrian dictator Ahmed Azzam to get intel that could destabilize Azzam's regime. Court delivers Bianca Medina to the rebels, but his job doesn't end there. She soon reveals that she has given birth to a son, the only heir to Azzam's rule - and a potent threat to the Syrian president's powerful wife. Now, to get Bianca's cooperation, Court must bring her son out of Syria alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Court Gentry, baby & diaper bag hmmmm...
- By shelley on 02-21-18
- Agent in Place
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Good Story, Bad Audio
Reviewed: 12-28-23
Enjoyed the story, but the production was so bad as to be distracting. Producer and editor might be better with shorter childrens books. Patched audio segments, bad pronunciation, and inconsistent volume.
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The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- A Hunger Games Novel
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,982
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,354
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,309
It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Bad part
- By Edgars Dumins on 05-19-20
- The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- A Hunger Games Novel
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Sociopath to Psychopath: A Love Story
Reviewed: 12-07-23
All the nice little tie ins to Hunger Games that were overly convenient but still entertaining. The crux is the awful journey of a boy going from bad to worse with no one but women to spoil, flatter, indulge, and teach him sadism.
The tragedy unravels all too quickly in the last chapters, It’s rush is supposed to be more a reveal but seems very hurried.
Still…I need a shower after this book
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Shadow Puppets
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,680
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,072
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,093
Earth and its society have been changed irrevocably in the aftermath of Ender Wiggin's victory over the Formics. The unity forced upon the warring nations by an alien enemy has shattered. Nations are rising again, seeking territory and influence, and most of all, seeking to control the skills and loyalty of the children from the Battle School. But one person has a better idea. Peter Wiggin, Ender's older, more ruthless, brother, sees that any hope for the future of Earth lies in restoring a sense of unity and purpose. And he has an irresistible call on the loyalty of Earth's young warriors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By Amy on 06-19-04
- Shadow Puppets
- By: Orson Scott Card
- Narrated by: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki
“I can clearly NOT choose the wine in front of me!”
Reviewed: 01-22-22
The hilarious speech in Princess Bride, remember it? Now add more contributing characters…and more wine choices.
That’s it. That’s all this book is…hours of it.
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Baptism of Fire
- The Witcher, Book 3
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski, David French - Translator
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
- Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 17,496
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 15,552
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Story5 out of 5 stars 15,473
A deadly coup within the Wizard's Guild leaves the Witcher, Geralt of Rivia, gravely injured, and his ward Ciri missing in the third book of the New York Times best-selling series that inspired the Netflix show and the hit video games. The Wizards Guild has been shattered by a coup and, in the uproar, Geralt was seriously injured. The Witcher is supposed to be a guardian of the innocent, a protector of those in need, a defender against powerful and dangerous monsters that prey on men in dark times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging Voice Over Work
- By mr1135 on 11-02-16
- Baptism of Fire
- The Witcher, Book 3
- By: Andrzej Sapkowski, David French - Translator
- Narrated by: Peter Kenny
Skip This Book and Miss...Nothing
Reviewed: 03-08-21
First, the audio narrator was so impressive with his accents that some of them you have to listen to again just to figure out what was said - that's not a good thing. Let's get to the rest...
At some point this first person viewpoint turned into some kind of story telling narration that threw off the vibe of the book. It's as if 3/4 of the way through writing it Sapkowski wanted to be like Patrick Rothfuss - except that Sapkowski actually finishes his books.
He also inserted some kind of woke vibe that seemed forced and hadn't been seen since the short stories. The whole last third of the book just seemed forced, actually I left feeling like I could have skipped this book altogether and not missed anything that couldn't have been handled in a paragraph of exposition in the next book. A good editor could have fixed all of this, but just...didn't.
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Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63,871
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57,471
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57,360
Days after winning OASIS founder James Halliday’s contest, Wade Watts makes a discovery that changes everything. Hidden within Halliday’s vaults, waiting for his heir to find it, lies a technological advancement that will once again change the world and make the OASIS a thousand times more wondrous - and addictive - than even Wade dreamed possible. With it comes a new riddle, and a new quest - a last Easter egg from Halliday, hinting at a mysterious prize. And an unexpected, impossibly powerful, and dangerous new rival awaits, one who’ll kill millions to get what he wants.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreakingly Disappointing and Insulting
- By Marcus Haynes on 11-28-20
- Ready Player Two
- A Novel
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Author Working Out Self Loathing Issues.
Reviewed: 12-08-20
Love and equality need to be upheld, but this is a sad case of throwing out the baby with the bath water. Whoever got a hold of Earnest really did a number on him. He, like one of the antagonists, is willing to burn down his own world in order to get what he wants - which is pushing "woke" culture. The wonderful writing that spoke to the heart of 80's pop and celebrating "nerd culture" is turned against itself. The references now seem like bad puns, Deus ex Machina situations abound, and in the end it insults those who loved the first book with "Dork Killer" literally the final insult. What was a creative, fun, and nostalgic read has become a pieced together story that is secondary to the preachy condescending tone. Any time you need to put others down to make yourself feel better or normal you've made a mistake, which is a lesson this book tries to teach but fails in practice.
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The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,947
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,992
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,009
In what is considered one of Heinlein's most hair-raising, thought-provoking, and outrageous adventures, the master of modern science fiction tells the strange story of an even stranger world. It is 21st-century Luna, a harsh penal colony where a revolt is plotted between a bashful computer and a ragtag collection of maverick humans, a revolt that goes beautifully until the inevitable happens. But that's the problem with the inevitable: it always happens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heinlein's Masterpiece
- By Peter on 12-04-06
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
Good Heinlein story, but accent was unnecessary.
Reviewed: 10-04-16
Good Heinlein story, but accent was unnecessary and made it slower moving than molasis. A must read for any budding revolutionary.
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