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Ep 12: Countdown
- By: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Length: 45 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 639
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 596
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Story5 out of 5 stars 591
The King’s death, the rise of cinema, the bizarre craze for disguise and the unexpected onset of war, as told from the point of view of a part time soldier on jolly military exercises. Like those new cinema audiences, people were in the dark about the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic research, performance, and sound design
- By Amazon Customer on 09-01-21
Wonderful history of an era long gone.
Reviewed: 06-04-25
I loved every bit and wish there were more! Steven Fry, bring on more—much more!
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A Family Torn Apart
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 151
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Story5 out of 5 stars 150
Angie, 6, and sister Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive to stay with foster carer Cathy Glass. Their older half-sister Ashleigh has accused their father of rape, and the two young sisters have been removed from home to keep them safe. Cathy tries to comfort the girls, but they are inconsolable. They just want their mummy and daddy, who they love dearly. The girls appear to have been well looked after, but as they settle and start to talk of life at home, it becomes clear something is badly wrong.
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2 out of 5 stars
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something seems familiar
- By Amazon Customer on 09-11-22
- A Family Torn Apart
- By: Cathy Glass
- Narrated by: Denica Fairman
I Knew It!
Reviewed: 05-31-23
This listen was a real “page-turner,” but I had a sense early on where the story was headed. It is sad and horrifying how easy it is to destroy a family by making premature judgments. Whatever you do, avoid the foster care system! It is like chewing gum stuck on your shoe—hard to be rid of.
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Embers on the Wind
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
- Narrated by: Karole Foreman
- Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4 out of 5 stars 64
In 1850 in Massachusetts, Whittaker House stood as a stop on the Underground Railroad. It’s where two freedom seekers, Little Annie and Clementine, hid and perished. Whittaker House still stands, and Little Annie and Clementine still linger, their dreams of freedom unfulfilled. Now a fashionably distressed vacation rental in the Berkshires, Whittaker House draws seekers of another kind: Black women who only appear to be free.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatly enhanced with amazing narraration!
- By Renee on 08-13-22
- Embers on the Wind
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
- Narrated by: Karole Foreman
Too Confusing by far!
Reviewed: 05-15-23
This story moved back and forth from the present to mid 19th C. Many, many characters came and went, including an array of restive spirits who interacted with 21st C visitors. I believe in believing in ghosts but this stretched credibility too far for my true-seeking preferences. The narration was superlative!
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Honor
- By: Thrity Umrigar
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,476
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,233
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,226
Indian American journalist Smita has returned to India to cover a story, but reluctantly: long ago she and her family left the country with no intention of ever coming back. As she follows the case of Meena—a Hindu woman attacked by members of her own village and her own family for marrying a Muslim man—Smita comes face to face with a society where tradition carries more weight than one’s own heart, and a story that threatens to unearth the painful secrets of Smita’s own past.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow.
- By Robert Bryant on 01-19-22
- Honor
- By: Thrity Umrigar
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Don’t miss this one.
Reviewed: 01-11-23
A story that has everything—adventure, terror, romance, and renewal. A newspaper reporter goes off to India to help a friend, arrives back at her beginning and knows it for the very first time.
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All Good People Here
- A Novel
- By: Ashley Flowers
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Karissa Vacker, Ashley Flowers
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,546
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24,918
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 24,860
Everyone from Wakarusa, Indiana, remembers the infamous case of January Jacobs, who was discovered in a ditch hours after her family awoke to find her gone. Margot Davies was six at the time, the same age as January—and they were next-door neighbors. In the twenty years since, Margot has grown up, moved away, and become a big-city journalist. But she’s always been haunted by the feeling that it could’ve been her. And the worst part is, January’s killer has never been brought to justice.
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1 out of 5 stars
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this is literally the JonBenet Ramsey‘s story
- By Callie on 08-19-22
- All Good People Here
- A Novel
- By: Ashley Flowers
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Karissa Vacker, Ashley Flowers
Ashley Flowers Writes a Mean Mystery!
Reviewed: 11-27-22
A rather convoluted but gripping story about some teenagers’ reckless behavior that has lethal future consequences.
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The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
- No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 14
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,488
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,321
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,325
Precious Ramotswe has taken on two puzzling cases. First, she is approached by the lawyer Mma Sheba, who is the executor of a deceased farmer’s estate. Mma Sheba has a feeling that the young man who has stepped forward may be falsely impersonating the farmer’s nephew in order to claim his inheritance. Mma Ramotswe agrees to visit the farm and find out what she can about the self-professed nephew. Then the proprietor of the Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon comes to Mma Ramotswe for advice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Comfort, Comfort, Comfort
- By Carole T. on 02-06-14
- The Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon
- No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Book 14
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
One of the Best!
Reviewed: 04-15-22
Alexander McCall Smith is not only an accomplished author; he has many other abilities in the field of music and medicine. His stories are charming as are his characters. Although I’m unfamiliar with the language of Botswana, I believe he has captured its cadence through the voices of those who tell their stories. Now, I wish only to visit this country for which McCall Smith has so much admiration. Will I be able to find a 5-star virtual YouTube tour!
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Tinseltown
- Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
- By: William J. Mann
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 15 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,906
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,914
By 1920, the movies had suddenly become America's new favorite pastime and one of the nation's largest industries. Never before had a medium possessed such power to influence; yet Hollywood's glittering ascendancy was threatened by a string of headline-grabbing tragedies - including the murder of William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a legendary crime that has remained unsolved until now.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everybody's a dreamer...
- By Steven on 01-08-15
- Tinseltown
- Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
- By: William J. Mann
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Like Hollywood, TINSELTOWN has everything!
Reviewed: 01-01-22
It includes the history of an era and the people whose lives exemplified the American Dream that created it, Adolf Zuchor, Marcus Loew and Will Hays to name just three. It includes legends of the Silver Screen, with their triumphs and tragedies, mayhem and unsolved mystery murder. A great book for listening!
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The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,157
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,417
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,294
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm totally opposite
- By Meaghan Bynum on 10-10-21
- The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
Another Winner
Reviewed: 12-03-21
Complicated and compelling, but my favorite remains A GENTLEMAN FROM MOSCOW.
Downloading was a good way to listen because of the varied voices.
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My Husband's Daughter
- By: Emma Robinson
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Piazza
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 218
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 186
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 187
It is past 10 o’clock on a cold Friday night when Rebecca and her husband Jack’s doorbell rings. Outside is a woman who introduces herself as Jack’s ex-girlfriend, Cara. And she’s holding the hand of a shivering, blue-eyed, four-year-old girl who she claims is Jack’s daughter. Rebecca is shocked to discover he has a child from his last relationship - even one he hadn’t known about. Because becoming parents isn’t part of their life plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Completely captivating!
- By Shon on 05-29-21
- My Husband's Daughter
- By: Emma Robinson
- Narrated by: Anne-Marie Piazza
Luckily You Know
Reviewed: 11-12-21
From the beginning that there will be a good resolution to the horrific but engrossing story the author has to tell of a happy couple whose lives are unfettered by children and the woman about to knock on their door.
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The Cold Millions
- A Novel
- By: Jess Walter
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Gary Farmer, Marin Ireland, and others
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 978
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 975
The Dolan brothers live by their wits, jumping freight trains, and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. While 16-year-old Rye yearns for a steady job and a home, his dashing older brother Gig dreams of a better world, fighting alongside other union men for fair pay and decent treatment. Enter Ursula the Great, a vaudeville singer who performs with a live cougar, and who introduces the brothers to a far more dangerous creature: A wealthy mining magnate who will stop at nothing to keep his wealth and his hold on Ursula.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Story ....Hard to follow on Audio
- By zman on 11-13-20
- The Cold Millions
- A Novel
- By: Jess Walter
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Gary Farmer, Marin Ireland, Cassandra Campbell, MacLeod Andrews, Tim Gerard Reynolds, Mike Ortego, Rex Anderson, Charlie Thurston, Frankie Corzo
Frightfully Violent in Parts, but. . .
Reviewed: 10-12-21
An interesting novel concerning a few people who fought to establish unions and improve the labor conditions of abysmally treated workers, in the early 20th century. In the end, it was a good book but I almost gave it up because of the violence.
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