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Blood and Soil
- The Memoir of a Third Reich Brandenburger
- By: Sepp de Giampietro, Lawrence Paterson - foreword, Eva Burke - translator
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 40
The Brandenburgers were Hitler's Special Forces, a band of mainly foreign German nationals who used disguise and fluency in other languages to complete daring missions into enemy territory. Overshadowed by stories of their Allied equivalents, their history has largely been ignored. First published in 1984, de Giampietro's highly-personal and eloquent memoir is a vivid account of his experiences. In astonishing detail, he delves into the reality of life in the unit from everyday concerns and politics to training and involvement in Brandenburg missions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Memoir of a Liar and War Criminal? Perhaps.
- By Erik on 06-14-21
- Blood and Soil
- The Memoir of a Third Reich Brandenburger
- By: Sepp de Giampietro, Lawrence Paterson - foreword, Eva Burke - translator
- Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan
a heck of a story
Reviewed: 06-12-22
really enjoyed this, at times very detailed and very personal account of some of his experiences.
loved the inclusion of the context of being from Süd Tirol
Was disappointed he dis not include more detail of his Italian experiences
however, altogether, a great listen
thank you for sharing Sep
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Red Road from Stalingrad
- Recollections of a Soviet Infantryman
- By: Mansur Abdulin
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 74
Mansur Abdulin fought in the front ranks of the Soviet infantry against the German invaders at Stalingrad, Kursk, and on the banks of the Dnieper. This is his extraordinary story. His vivid firsthand account of a ruthless war on the Eastern Front gives rare insight into the reality of the fighting and into the tactics and mentality of the Red Army's soldiers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Memoir of a Soviet soldier fighting the Nazis
- By Ladybug on 09-16-21
- Red Road from Stalingrad
- Recollections of a Soviet Infantryman
- By: Mansur Abdulin
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
thank you Masur Abdulin...
Reviewed: 06-02-22
I really wanted to get into this story, however I struggled with having the narrator representing the author on this one.
The Narrator did a fabulous job and I would enjoy many other stories by him but it just did not seem matched well for me here.
Fespite this, i want to thank you Masur for sharing and recording your story for posterity.
Hopefully more records of your compatriots will eventually make their way into English for a Western audience, who seem to be interested but for the most part do not have access.
it would have been helpful if the soviet government had encouraged its veterans to record their stories and great sacrifices soon after the war...
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Until the Eyes Shut
- Memories of a Machine Gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45
- By: Andreas Hartinger
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 458
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 417
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Story5 out of 5 stars 415
The rulers’ mistakes are paid for with the blood of the people. This is shown in history both recent and ancient, time and time again. It was no different for an Austrian mountain farmer’s son who was thrown into the carnage of the Eastern Front. He was in the prime of his youth, and the German Reich was already close to losing the war. In ripe-old age, he remembers those dark hours that have haunted him throughout his life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Short & Insightful
- By Salvatore on 05-07-21
- Until the Eyes Shut
- Memories of a Machine Gunner on the Eastern Front, 1943-45
- By: Andreas Hartinger
- Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
another powerfully personal account
Reviewed: 05-31-22
one of my favourite recounts of a monumental struggle told in his uniquely personal style
thank you for sharing this with us, I'm so grateful for the insight
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Radio Operator on the Eastern Front
- An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949
- By: Erhard Steiniger, Anthony Tucker-Jones - foreword
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 126
Erhard Steiniger joined his Wehrmacht unit on October 12, 1940, as a radio operator, a role which required his constant presence with troops at the Front, right in the midst of combat. On June 22, 1941, he accompanied his division to Lithuania where he experienced the catastrophic first day of Operation Barbarossa. He later witnessed intense clashes during the conquest of the Baltic islands and the battles leading up to Leningrad on the Volkhov and Lake Ladoga.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Breathtaking
- By James B on 08-21-21
- Radio Operator on the Eastern Front
- An Illustrated Memoir, 1940-1949
- By: Erhard Steiniger, Anthony Tucker-Jones - foreword
- Narrated by: Julian Elfer
Humble insights
Reviewed: 05-29-22
love these german memoirs, sharing some of the writers experiences in an environment I cannot begin to comprehend
Thank you for sharing Herr Steiniger
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Gert Westphal liest Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Die große Höredition
- By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
- Length: 63 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
Wenn Deutschlands größter Dichter und Deutschlands bekannteste Stimme zusammenkommen, so ist das ein großer Glücksmoment für den Hörer. Denn wer könnte Goethes Figuren treffender charakterisieren, seine Sprachkunst funkelnder zur Geltung bringen, seine Gedanken souveräner nachvollziehen als der große Goethe-Interpret Gert Westphal? Es scheint, Goethe hat beim Schreiben dieser Worte schon den König der Vorleser vor sich gesehen.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great Content, good performance, terrible Product
- By Gerhard Hachmann on 01-05-19
- Gert Westphal liest Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Die große Höredition
- By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Narrated by: Gert Westphal
delightful
Reviewed: 07-04-21
i thoroughly enjoyed this collection and the narration is first class.
I will be listening to it again and again...60hrs seems to just melt away
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The Magic Mountain
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 37 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,048
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 916
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 910
Hans Castorp is, on the face of it, an ordinary man in his early 20s, on course to start a career in ship engineering in his home town of Hamburg, when he decides to travel to the Berghof Santatorium in Davos. The year is 1912 and an oblivious world is on the brink of war. Castorp’s friend Joachim Ziemssen is taking the cure and a three-week visit seems a perfect break before work begins. But when Castorp arrives he is surprised to find an established community of patients, and little by little, he gets drawn into the closeted life and the individual personalities of the residents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Magical Journey
- By Paul on 08-20-20
- The Magic Mountain
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
a masterpiecw
Reviewed: 02-14-21
beautifully narrated, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will no doubt read it again in the future
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Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 20 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,207
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,038
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,024
In this intense detective thriller instilled with philosophical, religious, and social commentary, Dostoevsky studies the psychological impact upon a desperate and impoverished student when he murders a despicable pawnbroker, transgressing moral law to ultimately "benefit humanity".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful reading, disturbing book
- By Tad Davis on 11-03-08
- Crime and Punishment
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Constance Garnett - translator
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
thoroughly enjoyable
Reviewed: 01-17-21
in the style of Dostojewski just wonderfully written.
I completed this audio book in just 2x days.
complex characters with an engaging story, brilliantly narrated.
highly recommend it
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The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72,952
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67,127
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 66,968
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran-and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen!
- By Lori K. on 12-14-15
- The Life We Bury
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: Zach Villa
a bit disappointed
Reviewed: 12-24-19
...by the plot frankly.
it seemed quite cliche, almost painfully cheesy to me at times... kind of predictable.
on a positive note, I really enjoyed the performance of the narrator.
fabulously read in my opinion...wonderfully brought to life
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The Gulag Archipelago
- By: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn
- Length: 23 hrs and 28 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 491
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 430
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Story5 out of 5 stars 431
A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story, poor performance
- By ReyesM on 07-01-19
- The Gulag Archipelago
- By: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson, Ignat Solzhenitsyn
an indictment on humanity
Reviewed: 11-03-19
What a powerful story...!
Shame on us citizens of the 'free' areas of the world. what do we know of suffering and tragedy...?!
I am humbled when considering the 'drama of my own life in comparison...
...and I am encouged to embrace compassion and grace
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12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- By: Jordan B. Peterson
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
- Length: 15 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,535
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,231
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,210
Acclaimed clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson has influenced the modern understanding of personality, and now he has become one of the world's most popular public thinkers, with his lectures on topics from the Bible to romantic relationships to mythology drawing tens of millions of viewers. In an era of unprecedented change and polarising politics, his frank and refreshing message about the value of individual responsibility and ancient wisdom has resonated around the world. In this audiobook, he provides 12 profound and practical principles for how to live a meaningful life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easily accessible wisdom
- By Jarrod on 01-16-18
- 12 Rules for Life
- An Antidote to Chaos
- By: Jordan B. Peterson
- Narrated by: Jordan B. Peterson
Thought inspiring
Reviewed: 10-27-19
I have come to really appreciate Jordan Petersen. In this book the references of core human virtues that I myself value such as integrity, compassion and wisdom...make a welcome appearance.
Thoroughly enjoyable
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