Gabriel Afana
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Surviving to Drive
- A Year Inside Formula 1
- By: Guenther Steiner
- Narrated by: Guenther Steiner
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 171
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 149
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Story5 out of 5 stars 149
Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive. In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Difficult listen
- By Mike on 10-10-24
- Surviving to Drive
- A Year Inside Formula 1
- By: Guenther Steiner
- Narrated by: Guenther Steiner
Interesting and insightful....and entertaining!!
Reviewed: 04-24-23
it's exactly what you'd expect but it's also a bit more insightful into what's going on in his head and the challenges he deals with. I would love if he did another one for this year.
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Blood And Banjos
- The Borrowed World Series, Book 8
- By: Franklin Horton
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,224
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,119
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,110
Jim Powell is convinced that his presence in the valley is putting his friends and family in danger. Hoping to buy them some time, he increases the security at his home, then sets off on a trip to allow the situation in his community to cool off. As much as he hates the idea, he also intends to scout out a location to fall back to if his people get driven from their homes. Frustrated by the constant tension and violence, his best friend, Lloyd, joins him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Did not meet my expectations
- By robc on 01-30-21
- Blood And Banjos
- The Borrowed World Series, Book 8
- By: Franklin Horton
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Only half a story
Reviewed: 09-24-21
I feel like it cut off in the middle of the story. I'm not sure if there is some Part II coming soon but I was. but disappointed about ending this book with a bunch of loose ends. Like major plot line loose ends.
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The Golden Compass
- His Dark Materials, Book 1
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, and others
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,094
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,054
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,047
Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal—including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audio Book I've ever Heard
- By GSDNH on 11-13-03
- The Golden Compass
- His Dark Materials, Book 1
- By: Philip Pullman
- Narrated by: Philip Pullman, Joanna Wyatt, Rupert Degas, Alison Dowling, Douglas Blackwell, Jill Shilling, Stephen Thorne, Sean Barrett, Garrick Hagon, John O'Connor, Susan Sheridan, full cast
Simple kids-level story
Reviewed: 03-14-21
I was hoping this was going to be another solid series like Name of the Wind or Harry Potter but turned out to be pretty simple. It seems targeted to middle schoolers.
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Disloyal: A Memoir
- The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
- By: Michael Cohen
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,702
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,409
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,365
Once Donald Trump’s fiercest surrogate, closest confidant, and staunchest defender, Michael Cohen knows where the skeletons are buried. This is the most devastating business and political horror story of the century. As Trump’s lawyer and “fixer”, Cohen not only witnessed firsthand but was also an active participant in the inner workings of Trump’s business empire, political campaign, and presidential administration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Story
- By Krish on 09-09-20
- Disloyal: A Memoir
- The True Story of the Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump
- By: Michael Cohen
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
Cohen seems like a good guy at heart that got lost
Reviewed: 09-15-20
After reading this book, I get the sense cohen isn't a terrible person, just a person that did terrible things. Fascinating read. Hopefully some of this information can be useful in making trump finally responsible for trump.
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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 94,843
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86,808
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Story4 out of 5 stars 86,606
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
Great engaging story!
Reviewed: 09-01-20
I've been through a string of mediocre books recently. This one turned out to be fantastic. Great characters, interesting story, nice weaving of technology and science into the plot.... I really enjoyed this book. Checking now for a sequel 😁
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Measure What Matters
- How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
- By: John Doerr, Larry Page - foreword
- Narrated by: John Doerr, full cast, Julia Collins, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,667
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,588
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,551
In Measure What Matters, Doerr shares a broad range of first-person, behind-the-scenes case studies, with narrators including Bono and Bill Gates, to demonstrate the focus, agility, and explosive growth that the Objectives and Key Results system has spurred at so many great organizations. This book will help a new generation of leaders capture the same magic.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Last chapter covers what matters most
- By Dan Richards on 06-08-18
- Measure What Matters
- How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
- By: John Doerr, Larry Page - foreword
- Narrated by: John Doerr, full cast, Julia Collins, Jini Kim, Mike Lee, Atticus Tysen, Patti Stonesifer, Susan Wojcicki, Cristos Goodrow, Alex Garden, Joseph Suzuki, Various
Excellent book for goal setting of a team
Reviewed: 07-07-20
This is exactly what I was looking for. This book is full of practical advice on how to implement OKRs for a team. This is going into action this quarter with our company.
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ABM Is B2B
- Why B2B Marketing and Sales Is Broken and How to Fix it
- By: Sangram Vajre, Eric Spett
- Narrated by: Paul Schmidt
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 27
FACT: Less than 1 percent of all leads become customers. As a business, how can you break that trend and achieve client fidelity? In this book, learn the secrets behind the framework that will sell and retain your customers.
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1 out of 5 stars
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snake oil
- By D Swensy on 08-11-23
- ABM Is B2B
- Why B2B Marketing and Sales Is Broken and How to Fix it
- By: Sangram Vajre, Eric Spett
- Narrated by: Paul Schmidt
3 hours long yet devoid of anything useful
Reviewed: 06-07-20
I honestly have no idea how they wrote a book this long yet never really said anything.
I'm a heavy audible user (hundreds of business related books). The narrator did a good job but there was virtually no practical information than can be applied.
The vast majority of it was simply making the argument that ABM is the same thing as B2B. Then the rest was a laundry list of examples of companies and what their results were. However, they never really provided tangible guidance on how to implement or improve, only talking about it in general terms.
The very last 30 minutes did have a few suggestions on things to do but pretty limited and frankly pretty obvious stuff. I have a feeling this book was primarily an ego stroke for the authors clients or something (made a lot do plugs within the book).
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Contagious
- Why Things Catch On
- By: Jonah Berger
- Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,907
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,829
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,792
Why do some products get more word of mouth than others? Why does some online content go viral? Word of mouth makes products, ideas, and behaviors catch on. It's more influential than advertising and far more effective. Can you create word of mouth for your product or idea? According to Berger, you can. Whether you operate a neighborhood restaurant, a corporation with hundreds of employees, or are running for a local office for the first time, the steps that can help your product or idea become viral are the same.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Primer on Viral & Memorable Marketing
- By Douglas C. Bates on 04-01-13
- Contagious
- Why Things Catch On
- By: Jonah Berger
- Narrated by: Keith Nobbs
Excellent book for why people do what they do
Reviewed: 06-03-20
Really is an interesting book explaining the physiological reasons why people buy, share, review, etc. Super fascinating and useful
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Apollo 13
- By: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,218
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,214
In April 1970, during the glory days of the Apollo space program, NASA sent Navy Captain Jim Lovell and two other astronauts on America's fifth mission to the moon. Only 55 hours into the flight of Apollo 13, disaster struck: a mysterious explosion rocked the ship, and soon its oxygen and power began draining away. Written with all the color and drama of the best fiction, Apollo 13 (previously published as Lost Moon) tells the full story of the moon shot that almost ended in catastrophe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story but a terrible narrator
- By Nicci on 01-29-20
- Apollo 13
- By: Jim Lovell, Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Great work Jim!
Reviewed: 01-15-20
I'm an Apollo nerd that has read every book and watched every documentary I could get my hands on. Many times things get a little repetitive because essentially they are all about the same thing.
Your book provided a deep insight into everything about Apollo 13, far more than any other book or documentary. Just when you think you know what happened, hearing it on your own words has made this a beautiful experience for me to listen to. I'm sorry for what you 3 went through but thank you for it as NASA and all of its space programs and astronauts are what makes me proud to be an American.
Again, fantastic book and this story from a living legend is something I'll be revisiting again soon.
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Building a StoryBrand
- Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
- By: Donald Miller
- Narrated by: Donald Miller
- Length: 4 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,262
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,441
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10,371
Donald Miller's StoryBrand process is a proven solution to the struggle business leaders face when talking about their businesses. This revolutionary method for connecting with customers provides listeners with the ultimate competitive advantage, revealing the secret for helping their customers understand the compelling benefits of using their products, ideas, or services.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Have you heard of the SB7 Framework?
- By Tyson on 01-29-18
- Building a StoryBrand
- Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
- By: Donald Miller
- Narrated by: Donald Miller
Good book but too much selling of their service
Reviewed: 12-07-19
It's actually a very good book full of good information. It's straight and to the point and I even bought a few copies for other people in the company. However, throughout the entire book are constantly pushing you to go to their website and use their services. They even promote their certified agents that can help you.
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