SophNevie
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Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
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I was so excited when Darcy announced out of the blue that we were flying to Kenya for our extended honeymoon. Now that we are here, I suspect he has actually been sent to fulfill another secret mission. I am trying very hard not to pick a fight about it, because after all, we are in paradise! Darcy finally confides that there have been robberies in London and Paris. It seems the thief was a member of the aristocracy and may have fled to Kenya. Since we are staying in the Happy Valley, we are well positioned to hunt for clues and ferret out possible suspects.
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Not Georgie's Finest
- By Dylan on 10-09-19
- Love and Death Among the Cheetahs
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
Disappointed
Reviewed: 12-22-19
This to me is the weakest of the Series to date. There is a sense that the stories are by now declining in quality being increasingly patterned with only a change in setting and some of the more cardboard characters. The usual humor is also largely absent from this book.
The reader gives a reasonable performance but it is hard if not impossible to match the late and wonderful Katherine Kellgren!
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The Inimitable Jeeves
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
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Bertie Wooster is in trouble again as his lovesick pal, Bingo Little, falls in love with every girl he lays eyes on. The real problem starts when Bingo decides to marry one of the girls, and he enlists Bertie's help. Luckily for Bertie, Jeeves once again comes to the rescue!
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laugh out loud
- By S. Lewis on 12-28-05
- The Inimitable Jeeves
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
A gem !
Reviewed: 05-10-19
Once again Jonathan Cecil brilliantly brings to life Bertie and Jeeves in a series of delightful short stories. Highly recommend. Worth listening to listen again and again!
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Willo the Wisp
- 12 Stories from the BBC TV series
- By: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
- Narrated by: Kenneth Williams
- Length: 50 mins
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Featured in this collection are Mavis Cruet, the Fat Fairy; Arthur, the Cockney Caterpillar; Evil Edna, the Wicked Witch; Carwash, the Prissy Pussy; and The Moog, the Droopy Dog. Of course, we mustn't forget 'the Beast', who is really Prince Humbert the Handsome, changed into various shapes and sizes by Evil Edna's spells. They all just happen to be in Doyley Woods when Willo the Wisp is flitting about so he can tell us all the adventures and mishaps that befall them.
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Comic Gem!
- By SophNevie on 11-27-18
- Willo the Wisp
- 12 Stories from the BBC TV series
- By: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
- Narrated by: Kenneth Williams
Comic Gem!
Reviewed: 11-27-18
A wonderful performance by the late Kenneth Williams which is an absolute delight. Williams draws lively imaginative characters which are hilarious. Sure to be a classic!
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Colonel Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 24 hrs and 44 mins
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This biography by Edmund Morris, the Pulitzer Prize - and National Book Award - winning author of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Rex, marks the completion of a trilogy sure to stand as definitive. Of all our great presidents, Theodore Roosevelt is the only one whose greatness increased out of office. What other president has written 40 books, hunted lions, founded a third political party, survived an assassin’s bullet, and explored an unknown river longer than the Rhine?
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The World's Most Interesting Man...
- By David on 01-10-11
- Colonel Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Excellent
Reviewed: 11-27-18
One of the best audio books I’ve listened to this year. Roosevelt’s fascinating life after the presidency is as remarkable as the preceding years. It is also not without relevance to our current times.
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The Vicar of Dibley
- Four Classic TV Soundtracks
- By: Richard Curtis
- Narrated by: Dawn French
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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Four classic episodes from the original TV series: Arrival, Songs of Praise, Easter Special and The Christmas Lunch Incident. Welcome to Dibley, a perfect village full of some perfectly peculiar people - including Alice Tinker and her underactive brain, Owen Newitt and his overactive bowels, and Letitia Cropley and her orange cake with Branston pickle icing.
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Thank you Audible!!
- By S. Smith on 02-07-13
- The Vicar of Dibley
- Four Classic TV Soundtracks
- By: Richard Curtis
- Narrated by: Dawn French
Hilarious
Reviewed: 11-27-18
A comic gem. Great characters and really acted. Very much worth listening and re-listening over time.
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 26 hrs and 36 mins
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Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time. Described by the Chicago Tribune as "a classic", The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt stands as one of the greatest biographies of our time. The publication of The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt on September 14th, 2001 marks the 100th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt becoming president.
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Very, very good, but very, very long.
- By Mike From Mesa on 03-29-13
- The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
- By: Edmund Morris
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Remarkable
Reviewed: 10-13-18
Compelling. Full of intriguing insights into the life of Roosevelt covering the period from his birth onwards and ending just prior to his assumption of the presidency.
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
- The BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Samuel Pepys, Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways, Full Cast
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
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Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways star as Mr & Mrs Pepys in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the world famous diaries. Samuel Pepys was 26 when he decided to start keeping a diary, in January 1660. For the next 10 years he faithfully recorded the day's events and confessed his innermost thoughts. That diary has since become one of our most important, and fascinating, historical documents. Pepys gave us eyewitness accounts of some of the great events of the 17th century, including the Great Fire of London and the Second Dutch War.
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Get Lost in Another Time
- By C.P.G. on 01-12-16
- The Diary of Samuel Pepys
- The BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: Samuel Pepys, Hattie Naylor
- Narrated by: Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways, Full Cast
Must Listen!
Reviewed: 07-18-18
A wonderful dramatic realization of the famous diaries. Pepys was a remarkable witness to key events in English history. He writes with enduring humor. His openness reveals a man very much of his time, flaws and all.
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The Martin Beck Stories
- 10 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
- By: Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall
- Narrated by: Neil Pearson, full cast, Steven Mackintosh
- Length: 10 hrs and 30 mins
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The Martin Beck books are widely acknowledged as some of the most influential detective novels ever written. Written by Swedish husband and wife team Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö between 1965 and 1975, the 10-book series set a gold standard for all subsequent Scandinavian crime fiction. Long before Kurt Wallander or Harry Hole, Beck was the original flawed policeman, working with a motley collection of colleagues to uncover the cruelty and injustice lurking beneath the surface of Sweden's liberal society.
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Outstanding
- By Anniebligh on 09-27-17
- The Martin Beck Stories
- 10 BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations
- By: Per Wahlöö, Maj Sjöwall
- Narrated by: Neil Pearson, full cast, Steven Mackintosh
Precusor of Scandi-noir
Reviewed: 06-27-18
Very good performance. However for me the repeated pattern in the collection favoring a more grim but seemingly unlikely event becomes wearing.
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Alexander the Great
- By: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Alexander was born into the royal family of Macedonia, the kingdom that would soon rule over Greece. Tutored as a boy by Aristotle, Alexander had an inquisitive mind that would serve him well when he faced formidable obstacles during his military campaigns. Shortly after taking command of the army, he launched an invasion of the Persian Empire, and continued his conquests as far south as the deserts of Egypt and as far east as the mountains of present-day Pakistan and the plains of India.
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Great book!
- By BadGuidance on 06-18-17
- Alexander the Great
- By: Philip Freeman
- Narrated by: Michael Page
Fascinating Life!
Reviewed: 05-29-18
Excellent narrativ of this hugely impactful individual in human history. The book feels reasonably balanced and is open about deeds that by today’s standards are shocking. The author endeavors to give context to better understand the events described.
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Official Book Club Selection
- A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
- By: Kathy Griffin
- Narrated by: Kathy Griffin
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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Kathy Griffin has won Emmys for her reality show Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, been nominated for a Grammy, worked and walked every red carpet known to man, and rung in the New Year with Anderson Cooper. But the legions of fans who pack Kathy’s sold-out comedy shows have heard only part of her remarkable story.
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HONESTY Is WHAT MAKES KATHY SO 'HUGE'!
- By Tracy P. on 01-18-17
- Official Book Club Selection
- A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin
- By: Kathy Griffin
- Narrated by: Kathy Griffin
Smart, clever witty.
Reviewed: 05-10-18
Well worth the listen. KG writes remarkably well. She definitely adds to the performance with lots of chuckles and belly laughs.
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