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Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy
- Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961
- By: Nicholas Reynolds
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 483
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 478
While he was the curator of the CIA Museum, Nicholas Reynolds, a longtime military intelligence expert, began to discover tantalizing clues that suggested Ernest Hemingway's involvement in the Second World War was much more complex and dangerous than has been previously understood. Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy brings to light for the first time this riveting secret side of Hemingway's life - when he worked closely with both the American OSS and the Soviet NKVD to defeat Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So entertaining you'd think it was fiction
- By Austin on 03-16-17
- Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy
- Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935-1961
- By: Nicholas Reynolds
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
A God Amongst Men
Reviewed: 07-26-17
A remarkable and cursed Man! He truly lived life to the fullest and made a huge impact on society!
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The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Searching for My Father…and Finding the Zodiac Killer
- By: Gary L. Stewart, Susan Mustafa
- Narrated by: Gary L. Stewart
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 564
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Story4 out of 5 stars 570
Soon after his birthmother contacted him for the first time at the age of thirty-nine, adoptee Gary L. Stewart decided to search for his biological father. His quest would lead him to a horrifying truth and force him to reconsider everything he thought he knew about himself and his world. Written with award-winning author and journalist Susan Mustafa, The Most Dangerous Animal of All tells the story of Stewart’s decade-long hunt. While combing through government records and news reports and tracking down relatives and friends, Stewart turns up a host of clues—including forensic evidence—that conclusively identify his father as the Zodiac Killer, one of the most notorious and elusive serial murderers in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Zodiac behind Big Blue Wall; the IRONY of it all
- By W Perry Hall on 05-19-14
- The Most Dangerous Animal of All
- Searching for My Father…and Finding the Zodiac Killer
- By: Gary L. Stewart, Susan Mustafa
- Narrated by: Gary L. Stewart
Some of the best True Crime out there!
Reviewed: 05-28-17
What an amazing story! Almost to Wild to be true! Amazing how paths may cross and what leads us to do what we do! Finally some Closure for the families of these heinous crimes!
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,903
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,249
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,255
The previous edition of this now-classic book revealed the existence and subversive manipulations of "economic hit men". John Perkins wrote that economic hit men (EHM) "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Don't buy the first "confessions. .." buy this one
- By Bill Redfield on 02-24-16
- The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
- By: John Perkins
- Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
Wow, better for the World than the Bible
Reviewed: 04-07-17
One of the most eye opening and books that should be mandatory and schools! A Paradigm shift that must happen, choose l
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The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 30,676
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25,342
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25,331
Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element of the great dynamic that characterized America’s rush toward the twentieth century. The architect was Daniel Hudson Burnham, the fair’s brilliant director of works and the builder of many of the country’s most important structures, including the Flatiron Building in New York and Union Station in Washington, D.C. The murderer was Henry H. Holmes, a young doctor who, in a malign parody of the White City, built his “World’s Fair Hotel” just west of the fairgrounds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Rich Read!
- By D on 09-18-03
- The Devil in the White City
- Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- By: Erik Larson
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Truly a Fantastic tale of History
Reviewed: 04-05-17
Unbelievable how important the The White City of the World's fair changed the US and how it also put so many people out of work after.
As For H Holmes, hard to believe anyone can be that diabolical!
Wonderfully told and very educational!!!
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Insane Clown President
- By: Matt Taibbi
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,052
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,041
Dispatches from the 2016 election that provide an eerily prescient take on our democracy's uncertain future, by the country's most perceptive and fearless political journalist.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Slow Motion Horror
- By Rick on 01-20-17
- Insane Clown President
- By: Matt Taibbi
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
The Title will keep this book from reaching both sides of the aisle
Reviewed: 03-01-17
I thought this was an amazing look at this debacle of an election. It truly was a clown show. Matt Taibbi is a great writer and shows all the angles of why Trump won, the largest parts were the failure of the media and the DNC aka TEAM CLINTON. Trump does understand the unintelligible angry masses and knows how to appeal to them, much as Bernie did to the younger progressive audiences that are a little more well read. All in All many mistakes were made and that is why, we are where we are.
I would have given 5 stars, but this title is awful! As much as I believe it to be true, the Trump supporters and Alt-Right which most can read will not pick this up. Under the Big Top of the 2016 Circus may have been better. Truly a Swell book besides that!
Matt Taibbi is our Generations Hunter S. Thompson
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 215,657
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 195,103
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Story5 out of 5 stars 194,134
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
From Soweto to the Daily Show and Loving One's Mother
Reviewed: 12-22-16
An amazing tale of trouble, love, struggle, hustling and a Mother's unbridled love. Trevor has seen much more than others, therefore giving him a very different way of looking at the world.
After listening to this I feel like I know where he is coming from in the way he asks questions and interacts with others.
The love between him and his Mother is undeniable and a beautiful thing
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Our Revolution
- A Future to Believe In
- By: Bernie Sanders
- Narrated by: Bernie Sanders, Mark Ruffalo
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,898
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,729
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,725
When Bernie Sanders began his race for the presidency, it was considered by the political establishment and the media to be a "fringe" campaign, something not to be taken seriously. After all, he was just an independent senator from a small state with little name recognition. His campaign had no money, no political organization, and it was taking on the entire Democratic Party establishment. By the time Sanders' campaign came to a close, however, it was clear that the pundits had gotten it wrong.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It's our future.
- By Dan on 11-15-16
- Our Revolution
- A Future to Believe In
- By: Bernie Sanders
- Narrated by: Bernie Sanders, Mark Ruffalo
Truly a Revolutionary
Reviewed: 12-16-16
Hard to believe that this man who cares so much is not our next President!! He is the only honest guy out their who actually cares for our nation and it's people! Thank you Bernie Sanders for giving us hope and leading the way and fighting injustice. Remarkable reading by Bernie and Mark
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Without You, There Is No Us
- My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
- By: Suki Kim
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 934
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 814
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 814
Every day, three times a day, the students march in two straight lines, singing praises to Kim Jong-il and North Korea: Without you, there is no motherland. Without you, there is no us. It is a chilling scene, but gradually Suki Kim, too, learns the tune and, without noticing, begins to hum it. It is 2011, and all universities in North Korea have been shut down for an entire year, the students sent to construction fields - except for the 270 students at the all-male Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST).
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4 out of 5 stars
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The King and I meets Mary Poppins
- By Michael on 02-22-15
- Without You, There Is No Us
- My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite
- By: Suki Kim
- Narrated by: Janet Song
North Korea meets Dead Poets Society
Reviewed: 07-09-16
What true undercover journalistic endeavor! The closeness Suki felt was so heartfelt! The same for the students! The secrets kept by all were mind bending!
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