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Heaven's River
- Bobiverse, Book 4
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 57 mins
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Civil war looms in the Bobiverse in this brand-new, epic-length adventure by Audible number one best seller Dennis E. Taylor. More than a hundred years ago, Bender set out for the stars and was never heard from again. There has been no trace of him despite numerous searches by his clone-mates. Now Bob is determined to organize an expedition to learn Bender’s fate - whatever the cost. But nothing is ever simple in the Bobiverse. Bob’s descendants are out to the 24th generation now, and replicative drift has produced individuals who can barely be considered Bobs anymore.
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BOB-tastic!!! 🛸
- By C. White on 09-24-20
- Heaven's River
- Bobiverse, Book 4
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Not as good as previous books
Reviewed: 07-08-24
The conflict and story seems trivial and on a smaller scale than previous books. Still fun and interesting though.
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Artificial Intelligence
- A Guide for Thinking Humans
- By: Melanie Mitchell
- Narrated by: Abby Craden, Melanie Mitchell, Tony Wolf
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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In Artificial Intelligence, Mitchell turns to the most urgent questions concerning AI today: How intelligent - really - are the best AI programs? How do they work? What can they actually do, and when do they fail? How humanlike do we expect them to become, and how soon do we need to worry about them surpassing us? Along the way, she introduces the dominant methods of modern AI and machine learning, describing cutting-edge AI programs, their human inventors, and the historical lines of thought that led to recent achievements.
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Start understanding AI right here!
- By Chad M. on 01-26-20
- Artificial Intelligence
- A Guide for Thinking Humans
- By: Melanie Mitchell
- Narrated by: Abby Craden, Melanie Mitchell, Tony Wolf
Smart and comprehensive
Reviewed: 06-10-24
Great book on AI, but it ages itself out quickly with pessimistic predictions about how fast AI is coming.
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Good Inside
- A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
- By: Becky Kennedy
- Narrated by: Becky Kennedy
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
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Over the past several years, Dr. Becky Kennedy—known to her followers as “Dr. Becky�—has been sparking a parenting revolution. Millions of parents, tired of following advice that either doesn’t work or simply doesn’t feel good, have embraced Dr. Becky’s empowering and effective approach, a model that prioritizes connecting with our kids over correcting them. Parents have long been sold a model of childrearing that simply doesn’t work. From reward charts to time outs, many popular parenting approaches are based on shaping behavior, not raising humans.
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Sounds Wonderful, Does Not Work
- By R. Humphrey on 01-08-23
- Good Inside
- A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be
- By: Becky Kennedy
- Narrated by: Becky Kennedy
Parents handbook
Reviewed: 05-14-24
This is a must read for any parent. The best and hardest job in the world.
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Barbarian Days
- A Surfing Life
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
- Length: 18 hrs and 8 mins
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Pulitzer Prize, Biography, 2016. Barbarian Days is William Finnegan's memoir of an obsession, a complex enchantment. Surfing only looks like a sport. To initiates it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a demanding course of study, a morally dangerous pastime, a way of life.
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What a Jerk.
- By ML Sadler on 03-06-17
- Barbarian Days
- A Surfing Life
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
Sparking a newfound joy of surfing and life
Reviewed: 03-10-24
Colorful prose, globetrotting adventures, and an unbridled love for surfing and the ocean. I couldn’t stop listening.
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The Shadow Rising
- Book Four of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 41 hrs and 13 mins
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The Wheel of Time turns and Ages come and go, leaving memories that become legend. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth returns again. In the Third Age, an Age of Prophecy, the World and Time themselves hang in the balance. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the Shadow.
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Best Book So Far
- By David on 09-22-07
- The Shadow Rising
- Book Four of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
The plot churns on
Reviewed: 11-09-23
I enjoy the wheel of time, and it is well written, but after the second book, it feels like the plot continues without much direction or resolution. This book felt like it didn’t introduce much new info or conflict and had little in terms of conflict resolution of significance.
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The Dragon Reborn
- Book Three of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 24 hrs and 48 mins
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Winter has stopped the war - almost - yet men are dying, calling out for the Dragon. But where is he? Rand al’Thor has been proclaimed the Dragon Reborn. Traveling to the great fortress known as the Stone of Tear, he plans to find the sword Callandor, which can only be wielded by the Champion of Light, and discover if he truly is destined to battle The Dark One. Following Rand, Moiraine and their friends battle Darkhounds on the hunt, hoping they reach the Heart of the Stone in time for the next great test awaiting the Dragon Reborn.
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An outstanding novel in the Wheel of Time series!!
- By Tyson on 12-20-04
- The Dragon Reborn
- Book Three of The Wheel of Time
- By: Robert Jordan
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
Great!
Reviewed: 07-03-23
The original audio book is great. Only reason Rosamund Pike narrated the new one is because of the TV show.
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The High Sierra
- A Love Story
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
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Kim Stanley Robinson first ventured into the Sierra Nevada mountains during the summer of 1973. He returned from that encounter a changed man, awed by a landscape that made him feel as if he were simultaneously strolling through an art museum and scrambling on a jungle gym like an energized child. He has returned to the mountains throughout his life—more than a hundred trips—and has gathered a vast store of knowledge about them. The High Sierra is his lavish celebration of this exceptional place.
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Disappointed in the judgmental tone
- By Amazon Customer on 08-18-22
- The High Sierra
- A Love Story
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Kim Stanley Robinson
Nature
Reviewed: 04-23-23
Liked that his love of nature has influenced his sci fi writing. Beautiful depiction of the mountains in California
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The Road to the Sea
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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"The Road to the Sea" was first published in the spring 1951 issue of Two Complete Science-Adventure Books.
Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is regarded as one of the most-influential science fiction writers of all time. He was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.
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classic science fiction
- By Daniel Cascaddan on 09-10-20
- The Road to the Sea
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Teaser
Reviewed: 02-27-23
It was a good set up for a sci-fi novel, but didn’t resolve anything in the plot
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