Terence Quinn
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The Pale Criminal
- Bernie Gunther, Book 2
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 119
Five German schoolgirls are missing. Four have been found dead. But unlike the undesirables who make up the majority of dead and missing people in Hitler's Berlin, these girls were blonde and blue-eyed - the Aryan flower of German maidenhood - and their gruesome deaths recall ritual killings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping story
- By miguel del norte on 02-09-22
- The Pale Criminal
- Bernie Gunther, Book 2
- By: Philip Kerr
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
One of the best !
Reviewed: 08-05-24
I would highly recommend this book as a possible introduction to the Bernie Gunther series. The plot, characters and delivery keeps you wanting the next episode constantly. One of the very very few books I’ve considered immediately re-reading.
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The Survivors
- Pandemic
- By: Alex Burns
- Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 130
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Story4 out of 5 stars 123
"I didn't realize how much I would miss grocery shopping until it was gone." Life was pretty good. The love of Alice's life had proposed, they were proud new homeowners, and she'd just landed a great promotion at work. Things were going to plan. Well, they were, until the Red Death struck. Billions dead in a matter of weeks. The survivors are few and far between. No one is safe. Life will never be the same again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An excellent book.
- By Carl Wyatt on 27-03-20
- The Survivors
- Pandemic
- By: Alex Burns
- Narrated by: Zehra Jane Naqvi
Interesting take but lacking in dynamism.
Reviewed: 26-04-24
Much of this book is an enjoyable and believable story. I’ve had a penchant for post apocalyptic stories since my teenage years, but they are all too often directed at American gun loving survivalist nut jobs and I find that quite boring and frankly dangerous. So I was pleasantly surprised to find a non gun worshipping female lead and an Australian setting. But the story moved a little too slowly for me and the ravages of a post pandemic world were only slowly coming to light as the book ended. Despite this I’d happily buy into book number two!
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Technofeudalism
- What Killed Capitalism
- By: Yanis Varoufakis
- Narrated by: Yanis Varoufakis
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 191
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
No one noticed when capitalism died. Perhaps we were too distracted by the implosion of global finance, or the rise of populism, or the demise of the planet - or all of those cute cats on Instagram. But gradually, quietly, a yet more exploitative new system has taken hold: techno-feudalism. Crafted in the form of a letter to his late father, who first taught him about the power of new technologies to shape human history, Yanis Varoufakis explains how Big Tech has effected an invisible but fundamental transformation in all our lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing thought and insight
- By Stephanie Clay on 17-10-23
- Technofeudalism
- What Killed Capitalism
- By: Yanis Varoufakis
- Narrated by: Yanis Varoufakis
Essential
Reviewed: 08-04-24
Essential listening to anyone with an interest in economics or politics, or who simply cares about the world we live in.
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Walking to Aldebaran
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Length: 3 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 374
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 324
My name is Gary Rendell. I'm an astronaut. When they asked me as a kid what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said, "astronaut, please!" I dreamed astronaut, I worked astronaut, I studied astronaut. I got lucky; when a probe exploring the Oort Cloud found a strange alien rock and an international team of scientists was put together to go and look at it, I made the draw. I got even luckier. When disaster hit and our team was split up, scattered through the endless cold tunnels, I somehow survived. Now I'm lost, and alone, and scared, and there's something horrible in here. Lucky me.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I bought this because of a 1 star review
- By S.C. on 25-10-19
- Walking to Aldebaran
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: Adrian Tchaikovsky
Short , impressive, original.
Reviewed: 11-12-23
Tchaikovsky is an original and impressive writer. His performance as a reader was quite good in that he is using his own voice for his own story but I couldn’t help the feeling that a professional actor was losing out and despite him having lived in Scotland his Scottish accent was somewhat ‘cringy’.
As a free download it was just right !
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France on Trial
- The Case of Marshal Pétain
- By: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: Michael Chance
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 34
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Story5 out of 5 stars 34
Few images more shocked the French population during the Occupation than the photograph of Marshal Philippe Pétain - the great French hero of the First World War - shaking the hand of Hitler on 20 October 1940. In the radio speech after this meeting, Pétain said 'It is I alone who will be judged by History.' Five years later, in July 1945, the hour of judegment - if not yet the judgement of History - arrived.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By cynthia on 28-07-23
- France on Trial
- The Case of Marshal Pétain
- By: Julian Jackson
- Narrated by: Michael Chance
Long, detailed and absorbing.
Reviewed: 06-07-23
Not only is this a fascinating story of Frances recent past but it is also full of fascinating characters and actions which clearly affect modern French politics. Excellent narration, excellent and detailed story and beautifully ordered.
For those wish a long absorbing tale - I highly recommend this.
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A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000
- By: John Gibney
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 184
Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland’s modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, political, and socioeconomic history. This succinct, scholarly study covers important historical events, including the Cromwellian conquest and settlement, the Great Famine, and the struggle for Irish independence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful read.
- By Amazon Customer on 01-07-21
- A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000
- By: John Gibney
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
Great general introductory history of Ireland,
Reviewed: 25-04-23
This book is well presented and an enjoyable listen without being heavy handed. Whilst the work gives a good overview of Ireland’s more recent history the historical significance of the famine, it’s causes and the far reaching effects lack detail. As this would seem the most significant factor in recent Irish history a greater emphasis would have been appreciated by this reader at least.
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The Eustace Diamonds
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Timothy West
- Length: 25 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 486
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 480
Who owns the Eustace Diamonds? Lizzie Eustace claims that Sir Florian Eustace, her late husband, gave them to her. But Mr Camperdown, the family solicitor, insists that they are an heirloom, to be passed down from generation to generation. Lizzie is both beautiful and clever, yet Mr Camperdown believes her to be a scheming liar. And Mr Camperdown is right! The battle for the diamonds rages until a robbery intervenes and they disappear. Or do they...?
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Eustace Diamonds
- By Amberdoggie on 25-08-10
- The Eustace Diamonds
- By: Anthony Trollope
- Narrated by: Timothy West
Loved this !
Reviewed: 26-02-23
If you wish to hear a damming indictment of the class system done with subtlety and panache this is it. I wish modern writers would do as well.
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18,156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,724
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,679
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Awful
- By Coco51 on 12-01-23
- Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
Honest review of an honest book
Reviewed: 30-01-23
From any perspective Harry Wales has had a life which is interesting and dramatic, he deserves to have his story told and this book is well written and well read. I have listened to the whole book and it is quite devastating at times, he seems like an honest and decent man doing his best to tell his story.
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Imperium
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
- Length: 13 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,974
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,770
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,767
When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Roman Intrigue
- By Pete Marsh on 24-10-15
- Imperium
- By: Robert Harris
- Narrated by: Bill Wallis
Hard to fault !
Reviewed: 25-01-23
Harris is surely at his best. To take one of the great characters and episodes of the ancient world (and all complexities there in ) and make an entertaining and enlightening story which flows and keeps a pace is quite astonishing.
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A Great and Terrible King
- Edward I and the Forging of Britain
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
- Length: 18 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 169
This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an unprecedented scale and leaving a legacy of division that has lasted from his day to our own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Marc Morris’ Masterpiece
- By A. J. Taylor on 17-10-21
- A Great and Terrible King
- Edward I and the Forging of Britain
- By: Marc Morris
- Narrated by: Ralph Lister
History with a very English slant.
Reviewed: 27-12-21
If your Irish, Welsh or Scottish and have a good grasp of your own history you will probably find the Anglo-centric view in this book unpalatable to some degree.
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