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Fever
- A Novel
- By: Mary Beth Keane
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 967
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 882
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Story4 out of 5 stars 877
Mary Mallon was a courageous, headstrong Irish immigrant woman who bravely came to America alone, fought hard to climb up from the lowest rung of the domestic service ladder, and discovered in herself an uncanny, and coveted, talent for cooking. Working in the kitchens of the upper class, she left a trail of disease in her wake, until one enterprising and ruthless "medical engineer" proposed the inconceivable notion of the "asymptomatic carrier" - and from then on Mary Mallon was a hunted woman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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NOT Historical But Is Fiction
- By Chris Reich on 08-07-13
- Fever
- A Novel
- By: Mary Beth Keane
- Narrated by: Candace Thaxton
enjoyable novel
Reviewed: 01-12-25
Too much fiction and artistic license, would have preferred more accuracy. No I wasn't expecting or wanting non-fiction.
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To the Sun
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book Eleven
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
On Gotland Sidroc wakes from a disturbing dream; one of his sons, Hrald or Yrling–perhaps both–are in trouble. Both are in far-off Angle-land, and beyond his reach. Eskil the Svear sails to the island, offering Sidroc a rare opportunity to gain untold riches, with equal risk to life for those joining the venture. Edwin, Lord of Kilton, returns empty-handed from his search for a bride, while his brother Ceric knows true delight with his young wife Dwynwen, the Princess of Ceredigion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fabulous narration to a great book
- By Krista on 10-25-24
- To the Sun
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book Eleven
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
Fabulous narration to a great book
Reviewed: 10-25-24
The Saga continues. These books are so immersive and enjoyable. The knowledge that Randolph has of the time period shows through.
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The Fountains of Silence
- By: Ruta Sepetys
- Narrated by: Ruta Sepetys, Maite Jáuregui, Richard Ferrone, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,216
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,080
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,075
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is 18-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography - and fate - introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic listen!
- By Jen on 04-07-20
marginal narration
Reviewed: 04-05-24
Good story. Sometimes the narration was very amateurish, like a child trying to read out loud to a classroom.
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Plum Island: Booktrack Edition
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 19 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,435
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,099
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,069
Wounded in the line of duty, NYPD homicide cop John Corey is convalescing in rural eastern Long Island when an attractive young couple he knows is found shot to death on the family patio. The victims were biologists at Plum Island, a research site rumored to be an incubator for germ warfare. Suddenly, a local double murder takes on shattering global implications - and thrusts Corey and two extraordinary women into a dangerous search for the secret of Plum Island....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thanks Nelson for bringing an oldy to AUDIBLE
- By Paul on 12-03-10
- Plum Island: Booktrack Edition
- By: Nelson DeMille
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Childish Annoying Main Character
Reviewed: 03-24-24
Good narration, but I don't like the main character at all. He's childish and can't ever be serious.
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The World Played Chess
- A Novel
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni, Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,068
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,735
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,722
In 1979, Vincent Bianco has just graduated high school. His only desire: collect a little beer money and enjoy his final summer before college. So he lands a job as a laborer on a construction crew. Working alongside two Vietnam vets, one suffering from PTSD, Vincent gets the education of a lifetime. Now forty years later, with his own son leaving for college, the lessons of that summer - Vincent’s last taste of innocence and first taste of real life - dramatically unfold in a novel about breaking away, shaping a life, and seeking one’s own destiny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great on so many levels.
- By Chris on 09-16-21
- The World Played Chess
- A Novel
- By: Robert Dugoni
- Narrated by: Robert Dugoni, Todd Haberkorn
Coming of Age but not the Nam book as hyped.
Reviewed: 03-12-24
If you like coming-of-age stories, this is a fantastic book with great insight on human nature. However, if you are looking for a book about Vietnam, you might be disappointed. This book is from the POV of Vincent who is looking back on the summer of his senior year, while his own son is ending his senior year of school and looking to the future. During Vincent's summer of '79 he worked on a construction crew with a couple of Vietnam Vets, one in particular would occasionally give snippets of stories from his summer of '68 on the Laotian border in Vietnam. Vincent also has possession of the Vet's journal from that year. Vietnam plays a small part of this book and just provides life lessons as Vincent both remembers the past and parents his son into his summer of 2016. I enjoy Dugoni's books, and I like this one for what it actually is. However, I picked it up because it was hyped as a fantastic book on Vietnam, which it isn't.
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Timeline
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
- Length: 15 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,234
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,095
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,105
In an Arizona desert a man wanders in a daze, speaking words that make no sense. Within twenty-four hours he is dead, his body swiftly cremated by his only known associates. Halfway around the world archaeologists make a shocking discovery at a medieval site. Suddenly they are swept off to the headquarters of a secretive multinational corporation that has developed an astounding technology. Now this group is about to get a chance not to study the past but to enter it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Only get this recording if you find an unwavering backdrop of "tv static" and chatting technicians to be in anyway desirable.
- By Mega on 03-10-17
- Timeline
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: John Bedford Lloyd
Narration issues, brilliant story
Reviewed: 02-08-24
There are several spots where there is just dead air in the narration. Mr. Lloyd also mispronounces a number of words. I would expect a professional narrator to know that you noCK not noCH an arrow. That was just one example. This aside, I love Michael Crichton's books. He was an intelligent man that expects intelligence out of his readers.
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Water Borne
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book 10
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story5 out of 5 stars 102
Set high upon its seaside cliff, the hall of Kilton is racked by inner turmoil. Ceric, on the margin of sanity, finds strength and even bliss returning to him. But it is not without price, as his young brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, grasps for a possession he never fully won.
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5 out of 5 stars
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fantastic story and collection
- By Missy L on 04-11-23
- Water Borne
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book 10
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
A saga that is unforgettable
Reviewed: 03-27-23
Book 10 so be assured that I enjoy this author's books. Nano Nagle is a enjoyable as the narrator
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Two Dragons
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book 9
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
- Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 255
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story5 out of 5 stars 231
Ceric, beset with madness from the trauma of the losses he has suffered, wanders the forests of Kilton. An urgent need to stave off the hunger of his folk calls his younger brother Edwin, Lord of Kilton, to the kingdom of Mercia, and though he fulfils his mission, finds the greater prize he sought out of reach. Four Stones now has the second son of Sidroc under its lofty roof—Yrling, come from Gotland to train under the hand of his half-brother Hrald.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this entire series
- By Ayn Cates Sullivan, Ph.D. on 02-27-23
- Two Dragons
- The Circle of Ceridwen Saga, Book 9
- By: Octavia Randolph
- Narrated by: Nano Nagle
Continuation of the Saga
Reviewed: 06-28-22
This entire Circle of Ceridwen series is well researched and written. Stunning narration by Nano Nagal.
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Tap Code
- The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything
- By: Carlyle S. Harris, Sara W. Berry, Col. Lee Ellis - Ret. - foreword
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold, Ginny Welsch
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,175
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,018
Air Force pilot Captain Carlyle "Smitty" Harris was shot down over Vietnam on April 4, 1965 and taken to the infamous Hoa Lo prison—nicknamed the "Hanoi Hilton." For the next eight years, Smitty and hundreds of other American POWs—including John McCain and George "Bud" Day—suffered torture, solitary confinement, and unimaginable abuse. It was there Smitty covertly taught the Tap Code—an old, long-unused World War II method of communication—to many POWs. In turn, they taught others, and it quickly became a way for POWs to communicate without their captors' knowledge.
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5 out of 5 stars
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so informative
- By Mrs Yogi 1005 on 03-21-20
- Tap Code
- The Epic Survival Tale of a Vietnam POW and the Secret Code That Changed Everything
- By: Carlyle S. Harris, Sara W. Berry, Col. Lee Ellis - Ret. - foreword
- Narrated by: Henry O. Arnold, Ginny Welsch
Fantastic
Reviewed: 11-21-20
Loved this book. Enjoyed that it included his wife's struggle. Narrator was a pleasure to listen to.
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Somebody to Love
- The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
- By: Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 930
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 831
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 829
When Freddie Mercury died in 1991, aged just 45, the world was rocked by the vibrant and flamboyant star's tragic secret that he had been battling AIDS. That Mercury had even been diagnosed came as a shock to his millions of fans, with his announcement coming less than 24 hours before his death. In Somebody to Love, biographers Mark Langthorne and Matt Richards skilfully weave Freddie Mercury's incredible pursuit of musical greatness with Queen, his upbringing and his endless search for love with the story of a terrible disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunning dual biography of Freddie and AIDS
- By tru britty on 07-19-18
- Somebody to Love
- The Life, Death and Legacy of Freddie Mercury
- By: Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne
- Narrated by: Tim Bruce
Well done
Reviewed: 10-14-20
As with any biography you must decide what the person's agenda is in writing it. Richards' agenda is an interest in the history of AIDS as well as the later years of Freddie Mercury. There is quite an extensive history on Queen, Freddie's personal life as well as AIDS. If you would have asked me if I would read a book about the history of AIDS I would have shied away from it, why would the history of any disease be interesting enough to read a book on it? However, Richards presented the facts in a fascinating way. I was shocked at some of the information I learned. I appreciated how these facts tied in with Freddie's life and others at the time of the epidemic. I would highly recommend this book.
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