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Animal
- The Bloody Rise and Fall of the Mob's Most Feared Assassin
- By: Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Jim Goad
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Joe Barboza knew that there were two requirements for getting inducted into the Mafia. You had to be Sicilian. And you had to commit a contract killing. The New Bedford-born mobster was a proud Portuguese, not Sicilian, but his dream to be part of La Cosa Nostra proved so strong that he thought he could create a loophole. Barboza’s legacy, buried for years thanks to the murders or deaths of its participants, is finally coming to light and being told in its unvarnished brutality by one of America’s most respected true crime writers.
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Well done. 5 stars.
- By robert price on 03-03-19
- Animal
- The Bloody Rise and Fall of the Mob's Most Feared Assassin
- By: Casey Sherman
- Narrated by: Jim Goad
well written story. definitely keeps the listener engaged.
Reviewed: 11-15-24
outstanding narration. a great reading that captured the darkness of the subject matter. a perfect performance
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Once Upon a Time in Compton
- By: Tim Brennan, Robert Ladd, Lolita Files
- Narrated by: Lolita Files
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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For 20 years, gang unit detectives Tim Brennan and Robert Ladd patrolled the streets of Compton. They witnessed the birth and rise of gangsta rap with acts they knew personally, such as N.W.A and D.J. Quik; dealt firsthand with the chaos of the L.A. riots, its aftermath, and the gang truce that followed; were involved in the investigations of the murders of hip-hop stars Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G., and were major players in an all-out tug-of-war with City Hall that ultimately resulted in the permanent shut-down of the Compton Police Department.
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Horrendous narration
- By Mike C on 08-09-19
- Once Upon a Time in Compton
- By: Tim Brennan, Robert Ladd, Lolita Files
- Narrated by: Lolita Files
very interesting
Reviewed: 07-20-24
Good story. full of action and interesting throughout. narration was a little dry but definitely not the slog some of other reviews suggested.
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What Now, Lieutenant?
- By: Robert O. Babcock
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
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Every now and then a work comes along that is so simple and refreshing in its originality that it immediately captures the spirit of American fighting men throughout the ages. Such is this work by Bob Babcock. What makes this work unique is that it is based upon his wartime writing as it occurred, without the softening of time and the refining of modern memory applied to past experience. In it you will find the thinking of a young officer as he struggles to take in all that he is responsible for while experiencing everything himself for the first time.
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Robo Cop Lullaby
- By Gavin on 04-19-20
- What Now, Lieutenant?
- By: Robert O. Babcock
- Narrated by: Bob Souer
Difficult listen
Reviewed: 04-02-24
There is no flow to this story. it's not so much a book with a cohesive narrative as it is a scrap book of reprinted letters the author wrote to loved ones. It might've been useful if he has used the letters as a source and crafted his story in a foreign narrative. As it stands the book is broken and disjointed making for a frustrating listening experience. the narrator does his level best, but he has little to work with.
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