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Sharpe's Enemy
- Book XV of the Sharpe Series
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,223
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,058
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,049
A band of renegades led by Sharpe's vicious mortal enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, holds a group of British and French women hostage in a strategic mountain pass. On the other side of the pass, Napoleon's Grande Armie seeks to smash through and crash the British army in Portugal. Outnumbered and attacked from two sides, Sharpe must hold his ground or die in the attempt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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All around terrific
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-03
- Sharpe's Enemy
- Book XV of the Sharpe Series
- By: Bernard Cornwell
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Once more Cornwall has produce an epic story
Reviewed: 01-30-24
Held my attention the entire book, well narrated and the characters jump to life. You feel as you are a looking over the battlefields as the details accounts are portrayed for each of the characters surrounding Sharpe. I enjoyed it
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One Vote Away
- How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History
- By: Ted Cruz
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,197
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,189
In One Vote Away, you will discover how often the high court decisions that affect your life have been decided by just one vote. One vote preserves your right to speak freely, to bear arms, and to exercise your faith. One vote will determine whether your children enjoy their full inheritance as American citizens.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Intellectual and Insightful, so smartly written it became prophetic!
- By Kevin D. on 09-29-20
- One Vote Away
- How a Single Supreme Court Seat Can Change History
- By: Ted Cruz
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
An engaging and educational insight into the workings of the Supreme Court
Reviewed: 10-04-20
This book provides a clear and unambiguous view on why the appointment of Supreme Court judges are so fundamental to how our political system operates
Ted Cruz personal experiences of the presentation of cases to the Supreme Court indicate clearly that the judges are ruling in accordance with their political affiliations.
The Supreme Court is the third leg of our legislation process and is supposed to rule In accordance with constitution. This is to ensure that all claimants are given justice under the terms of the constitution.
This book leaves you with the conclusion that some of the rulings provided seem to be above and beyond the remit of a ruling purely in accordance with the constitution
The biographical details provide a nice background to how our legal and political system works.
Should be required reading for any legal student with political aspirations and anybody wishing to understand how the Supreme Court works.
Very entertaining read!
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The Shores of Tripoli
- Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates
- By: James L. Haley
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 305
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 302
It is 1801, and President Thomas Jefferson has assembled a deep-water navy to fight the growing threat of piracy, as American civilians are regularly kidnapped by Islamist brigands and held for ransom, enslaved, or killed, all at their captors' whim. The Berber States of North Africa, especially Tripoli, claimed their faith gave them the right to pillage anyone who did not submit to their religion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Listen to the sample
- By Mike on 10-30-18
- The Shores of Tripoli
- Lieutenant Putnam and the Barbary Pirates
- By: James L. Haley
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Overall a ripping good yarn
Reviewed: 12-10-17
Life in the young American navy as seen through the eyes of midshipman Putnam as he tackles the pirates on the Barbary coast. Gives a good insight into the different traits of both the yankees and the southerners officer classes with the political scenes of the USA in the early 1800’s. Well researched providing and easy to listen excellent attention holder looking forward to the next one in the series.
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Order to Kill
- Mitch Rapp Series
- By: Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,674
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,692
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,635
Mitch Rapp is used to winning. But in this follow-up to number-one New York Times best-selling The Survivor, the CIA operative finds himself chasing false leads from continent to continent in an effort to keep Pakistani nukes from falling into the hands of terrorists. Together with friend and colleague Scott Coleman, Rapp struggles to prevent the loss of these lethal weapons, particularly because Russia is also interested in the nukes, though not for the same reason as Rapp and Coleman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Which way to that pasture?
- By shelley on 10-11-16
- Order to Kill
- Mitch Rapp Series
- By: Kyle Mills, Vince Flynn
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Mitch Rapp at his best
Reviewed: 10-23-16
I have read them all, at times you can get lost in the detail, but 'Order To Kill' hits all the right spots for me
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Predator - Incursion
- The Rage War, Book 1
- By: Tim Lebbon
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 11 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,443
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,305
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,308
Predator ships stream into human space in unprecedented numbers. The Colonial Marines, controlled by Weyland-Yutani, respond to the incursion, thus entering the Rage War. This terrifying assault by the Yautja cannot go unchallenged, yet the cost of combat is high. Predators are master combatants, and each encounter yields a high body count. Then, when Lt. Johnny Mains and his marines - the VoidLarks - enter the fray, they discover an enemy deadlier than any could imagine.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I was really wanted to like this book!!
- By jeremy lamarch on 05-15-16
- Predator - Incursion
- The Rage War, Book 1
- By: Tim Lebbon
- Narrated by: John Chancer
The start of a interesting series
Reviewed: 05-15-16
The basis of the series is well set up, good mix of high tech suits and weaponry, but including a fair mix of blood and guts. Looking forward to the next.
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Desert God
- A Novel of Ancient Egypt
- By: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
- Length: 15 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 421
Game of Thrones meets Ancient Egypt in this magnificent, action-packed epic. On the gleaming banks of the Nile, the brilliant Taita - slave and advisor to the Pharaoh - finds himself at the center of a vortex of passion, intrigue, and danger. His quest to destroy the Hyksos army and form an alliance with Crete takes him on an epic journey up the Nile, through Arabia and the magical city of Babylon, and across the open seas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good sequel to River God.
- By James on 10-27-14
- Desert God
- A Novel of Ancient Egypt
- By: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Mike Grady
WS still thrills
Reviewed: 07-09-15
A great epic story well written which brings alive the time of kings and gods - enjoyed it thoroughly
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Starship: Flagship
- By: Mike Resnick
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 377
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Story4 out of 5 stars 219
The date is 1970 of the Galactic Era, almost 3,000 from now, and the Republic, created by the human race but not yet dominated by it, finds itself in an all-out war against the Teroni Federation, an alliance of races that resent Man's growing military and economic power. The rebel starship, the Theodore Roosevelt, under the command of Wilson Cole, is preparing to lead Cole's ragtag armada into the Republic, even though he is outnumbered thousands to one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointment
- By Timothy S. on 01-29-10
- Starship: Flagship
- By: Mike Resnick
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Thoughtful approach to conflict management
Reviewed: 01-22-15
I throughly enjoyed the different well thought out conclusion to a very entertaining series. I downloaded them all and worked my way through them back to back. The characters came alive and the scene is set for further adventures, which I hope the writer will entertain us with
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Extinction
- Star Force, Book 2
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,072
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,588
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,593
In the second book of the Star Force series, Kyle Riggs has another bad year. The Nano ships have a new mission--one that sentences their pilots to death. Meanwhile, the governments of Earth want to steal Star Force's Nano technology for their own. Worst of all, Earth has made a promise to the Macros, and the machines are coming to collect.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Kyle Rigs Show
- By Andrew on 11-16-12
- Extinction
- Star Force, Book 2
- By: B. V. Larson
- Narrated by: Mark Boyett
A saga worth listening to
Reviewed: 10-13-12
If you could sum up Extinction in three words, what would they be?
Detailed, expansive, thrilling
What other book might you compare Extinction to and why?
Jonn Carter, credible aliens and the exploitation of known technology in an expanded manner
Which scene was your favorite?
The description of the worms attacking
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
High tech marines meet high tech machines
Any additional comments?
An entertaining series which I have enjoyed
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