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The Remains of the Day
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,808
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,411
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,398
This is Kazuo Ishiguro's profoundly compelling portrait of a butler named Stevens. Stevens, at the end of three decades of service at Darlington Hall, spending a day on a country drive, embarks as well on a journey through the past in an effort to reassure himself that he has served humanity by serving the "great gentleman," Lord Darlington. But lurking in his memory are doubts about the true nature of Lord Darlington's "greatness," and much graver doubts about the nature of his own life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful and ever relevant
- By bbots on 07-04-20
- The Remains of the Day
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
What the movie instead.
Reviewed: 08-11-24
In most cases the book is better than the movie. This is not one of those cases. The screen writer took the best parts of the book and made a very good movie.
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Camino Ghosts
- A Novel (Camino, Book 3)
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Grisham
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,142
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,039
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,039
Mercer Mann, a popular writer from Camino Island, is back on the beach, marrying her boyfriend, Thomas, in a seaside ceremony. Bruce Cable, infamous owner of Bay Books, performs the wedding. Afterward, Bruce tells Mercer that he has stumbled upon an incredible story. Mercer desperately needs an idea for her next novel, and Bruce now has one. The true story is about Dark Isle, a sliver of a barrier island not far off the North Florida coast. It was settled by freed slaves three hundred years ago, and their descendants lived there until 1955, when the last one was forced to leave.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Narration is hard to get through
- By John Kelly Lewis on 06-04-24
- Camino Ghosts
- A Novel (Camino, Book 3)
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Grisham
This was a great & fun book.
Reviewed: 06-05-24
This is a light hearted, refreshing book, one just in time for the summer. I wished there were more like it. Whoopi made it fun. Looking forward to the next Camino book.
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 46,962
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 44,839
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Story5 out of 5 stars 44,842
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW. Just Wow
- By Joanne DeVuono on 02-08-24
- The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
Great story that gets a little tiresome.
Reviewed: 03-28-24
Overall this a great book. Near the last few hours it was getting tiresome. It felt like you were being dragged down this spiraling path of destruction and you just wanted the book to end.
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Palestine 1936
- The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
- By: Oren Kessler
- Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
In spring 1936, the Holy Land erupted in a rebellion that targeted both the local Jewish community and the British Mandate authorities. The Great Arab Revolt would last three years, cost thousands of lives, and cast the trajectory for the Middle East conflict. The revolt was the crucible in which Palestinian identity coalesced, uniting all in a single struggle for independence. Yet the rebellion would ultimately turn on itself. British forces' aggressive counterinsurgency took care of the rest, finally quashing the uprising on the eve of World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Who is this narrator?
- By Rachel S. on 09-23-24
- Palestine 1936
- The Great Revolt and the Roots of the Middle East Conflict
- By: Oren Kessler
- Narrated by: Shawn K. Jain
The people with the deepest pockets win the war.
Reviewed: 03-05-24
This is a story of cash poor Palestinians with property who sold it to Jews at inflated prices. Over time the Jews continued to purchase property until the Palestinians were about to become a minority. The poor Palestinians without property got the short end of the stick. After a while they were willing to die to get “their” land back.
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Three-Inch Teeth
- Joe Pickett, Book 24
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,092
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,950
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,950
Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett faces two different kinds of raging beasts—one animal, one human—in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestseller C. J. Box. A rogue grizzly bear has gone on a rampage—killing, among others, the potential fiancé of Joe’s daughter. At the same time, Dallas Cates, whom Joe helped lock up years ago, is released from prison with a special list tattooed on his skin. He wants revenge on the people who sent him away: the six people he blames for the deaths of his entire family and the loss of his reputation and property.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Three inch teeth
- By Lynn M. Keenan on 03-09-24
- Three-Inch Teeth
- Joe Pickett, Book 24
- By: C. J. Box
- Narrated by: David Chandler
Not a good ending
Reviewed: 03-05-24
This has to be the most brutal Joe Pickett book yet. I could not see the need to kill off certain characters in the book. Several friends said the same thing and said that it might be a while before they read another. Made you wonder what Box was thinking in his character development.
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Climate Chaos
- Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors
- By: Brian Fagan, Nadia Durrani
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Man-made climate change may have began in the last 200 years, but humankind has witnessed many eras of climate instability. The results have not always been pretty: once-mighty civilizations felled by pestilence and glacial melt and drought. But we have one powerful advantage as we face our current crisis: history. The study of ancient climates has advanced tremendously in the past 10 years, to the point where we can now reconstruct seasonal weather going back thousands of years and see just how civilizations and nature interacted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent review of climate change
- By Amazon Customer on 02-28-24
- Climate Chaos
- Lessons on Survival from Our Ancestors
- By: Brian Fagan, Nadia Durrani
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
Excellent review of climate change
Reviewed: 02-28-24
History has been affected more by climate change than most people realize. From early man down to the present day, climate changes contributed to empires rise and fall, migration of peoples and life & death. This is one of the best books I have found on this subject. I highly recommend it to any student of history.
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The Cult of Trump
- A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
- By: Steven Hassan
- Narrated by: Steven Hassan
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 873
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 861
The Cult of Trump is an accessible and in-depth analysis of the president, showing that under the right circumstances, even sane, rational, well-adjusted people can be persuaded to believe the most outrageous ideas. Hassan’s audiobook is essential listening for anyone wanting to understand the Trump phenomenon and looking for a way forward.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tools to deprogram
- By N. Squier on 01-11-20
- The Cult of Trump
- A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
- By: Steven Hassan
- Narrated by: Steven Hassan
Best book on how to talk to Trump supporters
Reviewed: 02-07-24
I really enjoyed this book. Looking back at the date it was released and having read books by Bob Woodward, Jonathan Karl, David Cay Johnston and others, you will find this book to have much more information on Trump’s supporters and how to not confront them but rather techniques on how to get them to do some critical thinking. A lot of it goes back to Habit 5, Empathic Communication, in Steven Covey’s book. Also in Arthur Clark’s book on Love Your Enemies.
Since 2016 I have heard numerous people say they no longer discuss politics or Trump with their friends or family. I think this book may help a number of people but they need to read it to the end.
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Our Moon
- How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
- By: Rebecca Boyle
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Many of us know that the Moon pulls on our oceans, driving the tides, but did you know that it smells like gunpowder? Or that it was essential to the development of science and religion? Acclaimed journalist Rebecca Boyle takes listeners on a dazzling tour to reveal the intimate role that our 4.51-billion-year-old companion has played in our biological and cultural evolution.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but with annoyances
- By J. Pegg on 04-13-24
- Our Moon
- How Earth's Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are
- By: Rebecca Boyle
- Narrated by: Rebecca Lowman
Very informative, well written
Reviewed: 02-03-24
This is one of those books where I purchased the Kindle version for reference. This is not a purely scientific book while it does contain enough to satisfy most people. It is rich in history and philosophy and how religion was shaped over the years by the moon.
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Tired of Winning
- Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party
- By: Jonathan Karl
- Narrated by: Jonathan Karl
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 810
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 748
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Story5 out of 5 stars 747
Packed with new reporting, Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party tracks Trump’s improbable journey from disgraced and defeated former president to the dominant force, yet again, in the Republican Party. From his exile in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump has become more extreme, vengeful, and divorced from reality than he was on January 6, 2021. His meddling damaged the GOP’s electoral prospects and his legal troubles were mounting. Yet he re-emerged as the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, and the president-elect.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling and Terrifying
- By Shaz on 11-15-23
- Tired of Winning
- Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party
- By: Jonathan Karl
- Narrated by: Jonathan Karl
Make sure you download the HIGH Quality version.
Reviewed: 11-16-23
Make sure you download the High Quality version of the audiobook. The quality of the Trump recording in the standard version are poor. Overall this is a very good book. Jonathan Karl delivers a compelling argument NOT to let Trump anywhere near the Whire House again. The only problem is that the far right Trump supporters will never listen to it.
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The Exchange
- After The Firm
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 9 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 4,800
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4,483
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Story3 out of 5 stars 4,476
What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Lori Roa on 10-18-23
- The Exchange
- After The Firm
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Less than what I expected.
Reviewed: 10-25-23
The expectation for this book was much higher than what was delivered. It was subpar when compared to The Firm. The story was weak with very little excitement or drama.
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