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The Name of the Wind
- Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 27 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 107,722
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 97,238
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 97,259
This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not sure why the reviews are so polar opposite.
- By Aaron Altman on 06-28-09
- The Name of the Wind
- Kingkiller Chronicle, Book 1
- By: Patrick Rothfuss
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
The misogyny is painful
Reviewed: 07-03-19
His 2 dimensional characterizations of women are only surpassed in triteness by his horrible dialogue. Don't waste your money like I did
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Before 1776: Life in the American Colonies
- By: Robert J. Allison, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Robert J. Allison
- Length: 18 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,183
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,176
The history of colonial America is a story of extraordinary scope, with Europeans, Africans, and the native peoples of North America interacting in a drama of settlement and conflict that lasted nearly three centuries. Go back in time and relive this epic story in 36 spellbinding lectures. While concentrating on British North America, Professor Allison also covers developments in the colonial outposts of Spain, France, the Netherlands, and the all-important British possessions in the West Indies, which were the source of the most lucrative crop in the New World - sugar - and the reason for the enormous growth in the slave trade.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Subject Matter is wonderful, Narrator no so much
- By Sasquatch on 02-25-15
Tired of the colonizer narrative
Reviewed: 03-10-19
He keeps explaining Native American and West African deaths in percentages and economics, while describing the death rate of slave-running, genocide-committing English in the Barbados as "horrifying" and "devastating."
In general, he always takes the side of the white men who raped, pillaged, and systematically oppressed whenever possible.
The details of the Anne Hutchinson trial were botched, as well.
Don't waste your time.
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The Goblin Emperor
- By: Katherine Addison
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,946
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,946
The youngest, half-goblin son of the Emperor has lived his entire life in exile, distant from the Imperial Court and the deadly intrigue that suffuses it. But when his father and three sons in line for the throne are killed in an "accident," he has no choice but to take his place as the only surviving rightful heir. Entirely unschooled in the art of court politics, he has no friends, no advisors, and the sure knowledge that whoever assassinated his father and brothers could make an attempt on his life at any moment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not bad, but not what I expected
- By Skipper on 08-16-14
- The Goblin Emperor
- By: Katherine Addison
- Narrated by: Kyle McCarley
Boring Power Fantasy
Reviewed: 11-04-18
There doesn't seem to be a plot, here. The underdog gets the throne, and then we have to listen to him whine about how hard it is for 16 hours
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The English Reformation and the Puritans Teaching Series
- By: Michael Reeves
- Narrated by: Michael Reeves
- Length: 4 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story5 out of 5 stars 89
Few stories contain heroism, betrayal, ricocheting monarchs, bold stands against repressive authorities, and redemption like this one. And fewer generations have modeled commitment to the gospel and the application of God's Word like the Puritans of England. In this 12-part series, Dr. Michael Reeves surveys Puritan theology and the work of the Holy Spirit when the Reformation flourished in England.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Bob on 07-28-17
- The English Reformation and the Puritans Teaching Series
- By: Michael Reeves
- Narrated by: Michael Reeves
Not unbiased
Reviewed: 01-21-18
This is a religious tract, not unbiased history.
I still found it interesting, and it filled in some important gaps in my understanding of the time and the movement.
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A Midwife’s Tale
- The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
- By: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 193
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 159
Drawing on the diaries of one woman in 18th-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier. Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in 27 years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in Hallowell, Maine.
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5 out of 5 stars
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drew me in
- By Dis Carded on 12-22-17
- A Midwife’s Tale
- The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
- By: Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
drew me in
Reviewed: 12-22-17
It was slow going at first, but grabbed me a couple chapters in and didn't let go. Great narration, fascinating history, and I absolutely fell in love with Martha. Will probably listen again in a couple years.
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1491
- New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,773
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,247
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,234
Traditionally, Americans learned in school that the ancestors of the people who inhabited the Western Hemisphere at the time of Columbus' landing had crossed the Bering Strait 12,000 years ago; existed mainly in small nomadic bands; and lived so lightly on the land that the Americas were, for all practical purposes, still a vast wilderness. But as Charles C. Mann now makes clear, archaeologists and anthropologists have spent the last 30 years proving these and many other long-held assumptions wrong.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Exposes Non-Academic Audience to The Debate Between Ideas of Pre-Colombian America's
- By Christopher on 01-19-17
- 1491
- New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus
- By: Charles C. Mann
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis
the mispronunciations are ludicrous
Reviewed: 11-22-17
Great story, but it was irreparably marred by the childish diction and obvious confusion of the reader.
Mispronouncing Spanish words is irritating, but understandable, in an English audio book. But they could at least have gone to the trouble of finding a narrator who speaks English.
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New England Bound
- Slavery and Colonization in Early America
- By: Wendy Warren
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
In a work that fundamentally recasts the history of colonial America, Wendy Warren shows how the institution of slavery was inexorably linked with the first century of English colonization of New England. While most histories of slavery in early America confine themselves to the Southern colonies and the Caribbean, New England Bound forcefully widens the historical aperture to include the entirety of English North America.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste your time or money
- By Dis Carded on 09-03-17
- New England Bound
- Slavery and Colonization in Early America
- By: Wendy Warren
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Wiley
Don't waste your time or money
Reviewed: 09-03-17
What disappointed you about New England Bound?
The writing is painful. Quit trying to sound fancy - just tell the damn story.
What was most disappointing about Wendy Warren’s story?
You can write about slavery without re-assuring everyone every other sentence that you think it's deplorable. GEEZ, enough already with the moralizing. It's supposed to be a history book, not a Sunday school lesson.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
So dramatic. Gag.
If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from New England Bound?
All of it.
Any additional comments?
I wish I had a physical copy so I could burn it.
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An Altar in the World
- A Geography of Faith
- By: Barbara Brown Taylor
- Narrated by: Barbara Brown Taylor
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 452
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 383
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 383
From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting lost to deep meditations on topics like prayer and pronouncing blessings, Taylor reveals concrete ways to discover the sacred in the small things we do and see. Something as ordinary as hanging clothes on a clothesline becomes an act of devotion if we pay attention to what we are doing and take time to attend to the sights, smells, and sounds around us. Making eye contact with the cashier at the grocery store becomes a moment of true human connection.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sorry Audible.
- By Evert on 07-19-13
- An Altar in the World
- A Geography of Faith
- By: Barbara Brown Taylor
- Narrated by: Barbara Brown Taylor
Uplifting and beautiful
Reviewed: 08-23-17
Loved the book and the narration. Starting again from page one. I'll probably read this every few months, now.
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105,825
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 97,011
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 96,774
There's a reason We Are Legion was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ignore the Publisher's Summary! This is Amazing!
- By PW on 04-12-17
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
fun and thoughtful
Reviewed: 01-03-17
Great writing, interesting subject matter. It was both relaxing and thought provoking. Existential questions of the nature of man packaged in a downright entertaining story
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