Sage Man
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The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
- A Novel
- By: Tom Hanks
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,306
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,137
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,136
From the legendary actor and best-selling author: a novel about the making of a star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film...and the humble comic books that inspired it. Funny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, while also capturing the changes in America and American culture since World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I could never stay married to an actor,
- By PattyQB on 05-11-23
- The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece
- A Novel
- By: Tom Hanks
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks, Peter Gerety, Natalie Morales, Ego Nwodim, Nasim Pedrad, Connor Ratliff, Holland Taylor, Rita Wilson, full cast
Difficult to get involved in the beginning but pays off in the end
Reviewed: 07-12-23
I almost gave up in the opening chapters with no story or characters that seemed engaging but once I got to the Shooting chapter, it finally became entertaining. I’m in the entertainment business and appreciate how authentic the movie making process is depicted.
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Shooting Midnight Cowboy
- Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic
- By: Glenn Frankel
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 13 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Shooting Midnight Cowboy is not only the definitive account of the film that unleashed a new wave of innovation in American cinema but also the story of a country (and an industry) beginning to break free from decades of cultural and sexual repression.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well done. Good insight into all aspects
- By ZENSIXTIES on 07-29-21
- Shooting Midnight Cowboy
- Art, Sex, Loneliness, Liberation, and the Making of a Dark Classic
- By: Glenn Frankel
- Narrated by: John Pruden
Lots of unnecessary information
Reviewed: 03-20-23
I enjoyed the book overall but had to skip through some chapters that went too deep into the backgrounds of the author, screenwriter and director. Also, lots of history about the 60’s that got off track from the interesting parts about the actual making of the film.
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Flights of Fancy
- Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story5 out of 5 stars 167
The wonder of flight. The science of evolution. From both, Richard Dawkins weaves a fascinating account of how nature and humans have learned to overcome the pull of gravity and take to the skies. Have you ever dreamt you could fly? Or imagined what it would be like to glide and swoop through the sky like a bird? Do you let your mind soar to unknown, magical spaces?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank God for Richard Dawkins!
- By aaron on 12-19-21
- Flights of Fancy
- Defying Gravity by Design and Evolution
- By: Richard Dawkins
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
Now my favorite Dawkins book
Reviewed: 09-14-22
Richard Dawkins writes and speaks eloquently comparable to Carl Sagan. He’s able to convey complicated ideas in a way palpable to the average listener.
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Energy
- A Human History
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
- Length: 11 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 770
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 656
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 655
Through an unforgettable cast of characters, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes explains how wood gave way to coal and coal made room for oil, as we now turn to natural gas, nuclear power, and renewable energy. Rhodes looks back on five centuries of progress, through such influential figures as Queen Elizabeth I, King James I, Benjamin Franklin, Herman Melville, John D. Rockefeller, and Henry Ford.
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4 out of 5 stars
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No more accents, please!
- By Ned Gulley on 08-30-18
- Energy
- A Human History
- By: Richard Rhodes
- Narrated by: Jacques Roy
Great book but wrong choice for narrator
Reviewed: 08-16-18
I was happy with the content of the book but had a hard time grasping the technical information. The narrator has a great voice for reading fiction but not for conveying scientific info. I had to rewind several parts and even slow down the speed.
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Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94,832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86,800
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86,598
Jazz Bashara is a criminal. Well, sort of. Life on Artemis, the first and only city on the moon, is tough if you're not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire. So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts, right? Not when you've got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent. Everything changes when Jazz sees the chance to commit the perfect crime, with a reward too lucrative to turn down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A ferrari with no motor
- By will on 11-18-17
- Artemis
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Rosario Dawson
Lots of science for non fiction fans
Reviewed: 01-31-18
I don’t normally spend time listening to fiction but like The Martian, Artemis is filled with science fact along with a compelling story and great narration. This is probably what it would really be like if there were a colony on the moon.
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Magnificent Desolation
- The Long Journey Home from the Moon
- By: Buzz Aldrin, Ken Abraham
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 244
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4 out of 5 stars 179
The flight of Apollo 11 made Aldrin one of the most famous persons on our planet, yet few people know the rest of this true American hero's story. In Magnificent Desolation, Aldrin not only gives us a harrowing first-person account of the lunar landing that came within seconds of failure and the ultimate insider's view of life as one of the superstars of America's space program, he also opens up with remarkable candor about his more personal trials - and eventual triumphs - back on Earth.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Thomas on 12-09-09
- Magnificent Desolation
- The Long Journey Home from the Moon
- By: Buzz Aldrin, Ken Abraham
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
An inspirational story of a great national hero
Reviewed: 01-13-18
An amazing true story of one of our most famous astronauts overcoming depression and alcoholism to becoming our best advocate for future manned space exploration and tourism. It’s a good mix of his deeply personal story and a history of the Apollo program including a play by play of the Apollo 11 moon landing in the first few chapters. The narrator has a similar sound and quality to Buzz’s voice that make listening feel authentic.
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Fantasyland
- How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
- By: Kurt Andersen
- Narrated by: Kurt Andersen
- Length: 19 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,854
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,514
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,492
A razor-sharp thinker offers a new understanding of our post-truth world and explains the American instinct to believe in make-believe, from the Pilgrims to P. T. Barnum to Disneyland to zealots of every stripe...to Donald Trump. In this sweeping, eloquent history of America, Kurt Andersen demonstrates that what's happening in our country today - this strange, post-factual, "fake news" moment we're all living through - is not something entirely new, but rather the ultimate expression of our national character and path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bland Title For An Amazing Book!
- By David Larson on 09-07-17
- Fantasyland
- How America Went Haywire: A 500-Year History
- By: Kurt Andersen
- Narrated by: Kurt Andersen
Enlightening and entertaining
Reviewed: 12-26-17
For those of us who were blindsided by Trump’s election and the pursuing spiral into madness, this book takes you back and then brings you up to speed on how it all came to be. Read by the author better than any professional reader could do.
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Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 64,491
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 54,890
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Story5 out of 5 stars 54,510
After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a hostage negotiator brought him face-to-face with a range of criminals, including bank robbers and terrorists. Reaching the pinnacle of his profession, he became the FBI's lead international kidnapping negotiator. Never Split the Difference takes you inside the world of high-stakes negotiations and into Voss' head.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Needs PDF companion file
- By John L. Pinkowski on 03-07-17
- Never Split the Difference
- Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
- By: Chris Voss
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
Great instructional book and very entertaining.
Reviewed: 09-12-17
The best narrator I've heard in an audio book so far! I kept forgetting I wasn't listening to the author. Normally I'd rather hear an author read his/her own material even though they're not polished but in this case Michael Kramer was the better choice.
The hostage negotiation stories keep the information entertaining, relevant and memorable.
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The Aging Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 795
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 682
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 674
We're all getting older every day, and scientific research has shown that starting in our 20s, some brain functions begin a linear decline. But is old age all doom and gloom? Not at all! While it's true that some functions in the aging brain decline, neuroscientists have discovered that many other brain functions remain stable - or even improve - as we age.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A course more about aging than the aging brain
- By Brandon Sholund on 10-24-18
- The Aging Brain
- By: Thad A. Polk, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Thad A. Polk
Very annoying disclaimer read before each chapter. Unnecessary!
Reviewed: 06-23-17
Not only about the aging brain but the aging process in general. Informative and enjoyable!
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Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,070
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,848
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,750
One hundred thousand years ago, at least six human species inhabited the Earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens. How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations, and human rights; to trust money, books, and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables, and consumerism?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating grand history with some big problems
- By A reader on 05-27-15
- Sapiens
- A Brief History of Humankind
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
A great overview of humanity
Reviewed: 04-27-17
An entertaining listen giving a wide perspective without getting bogged down in too many details like names and dates that I'll never remember. The narrator did an excellent job sounding as if he authored the words himself.
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