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Stranger in a Strange Land
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
- Length: 16 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,921
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,606
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,635
Stranger in a Strange Land is the epic saga of an earthling, Valentine Michael Smith, born and educated on Mars, who arrives on our planet with “psi” powers—telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, telekinesis, teleportation, pyrolysis, and the ability to take control of the minds of others—and complete innocence regarding the mores of man. After his tutelage under a surrogate father figure, Valentine begins his transformation into a kind of messiah.
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4 out of 5 stars
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We live in the world this book made
- By W. Seligman on 02-26-04
- Stranger in a Strange Land
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Christopher Hurt
I am become a stranger in a strange land
Reviewed: 10-07-24
A crowning achievement in science fiction. Easily my favorite Robert Heinlein novel. Powerful. Emotionally engaging in ways much of his other work is not. The narrator breathes life into each character and manages to convey with voice unique aspects of each character. Highly recommended.
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The Iliad
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 196
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War. At its center is Achilles, the greatest warrior-champion of the Greeks, and his refusal to fight after being humiliated by his leader, Agamemnon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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One Advantage of Not Knowing Classical Greek
- By John on 12-09-21
- The Iliad
- By: Homer, Alexander Pope - translator
- Narrated by: Michael Page
If you have song in your heart, you owe it to yourself to listen
Reviewed: 11-05-22
Dactylic hexameter does not work in English. If you want that structure in a modern language look for a Hungarian translation, or learn Ancient Greek. This translation nevertheless manages to bring Homer’s Sun hot poem to beauty in English. Michael Page has a wonderful voice and delivers this poem in rare form. It is a shame he has not voiced the pope translation of the odyssey.
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Rome and the Mediterranean Vol. 1
- The Histories
- By: Polybius
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
Polybius wrote his Histories "to find out by what means and by what political system the entire world was brought under the domination of Rome." Within the short space of about 50 years Rome went from being a provincial leader of an Italian confederacy to become the Mistress of the Mediterranean. Polybius was one of the first historians to attempt to present history as a sequence of causes and effects, based upon a careful examination of tradition and a keen scrutiny of the facts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You have to know what your are getting into
- By Dylan on 01-24-10
- Rome and the Mediterranean Vol. 1
- The Histories
- By: Polybius
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
Warning! History ruins fiction
Reviewed: 08-09-21
This account of the Punic wars (part) is simply incredible. It’s the kind of thing that if you think about it, is so big in scope so sweeping in its lasting impact on the modern world, that it can make fiction seem boring in comparison.
The narrator does an excellent job bringing polybius ancient narrative to life with his voice.
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The Quick and the Dead
- By: Pavel Tsatsouline
- Narrated by: Pavel Tsatsouline
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 131
You take pride in your all-around physical development—but have precious little time for it. You are serving your country, raising a family, training for a sport… You have been around too long to be fooled by pop fitness “high intensity” fads. The Quick and the Dead is designed for an advanced minimalist like you. A culmination of five years of research and experimentation, it distills cutting-edge science to a straightforward protocol of only two basic exercises you mastered years ago: kettlebell swings and power pushups.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Needs PDF
- By Frank Daugherty on 03-16-20
- The Quick and the Dead
- By: Pavel Tsatsouline
- Narrated by: Pavel Tsatsouline
A minimalist program from the father of minimalist programs
Reviewed: 11-18-19
Narrator speaks very clearly. The writing is concise, clear and focused on one topic. The opening of the book spends a significant amount of time covering success stories- this part of the book feels like fluff to me. As an audiobook it is well read: the narrator speaks with clarity and confidence. However the technical information described would be better analyzed by reading a physical copy rather than listening to the narration.
This audiobook is instructional, not a narrative of events, so 1 star for story.
One thing I am not fully clear on - is this a training program or a training protocol? Given the minimal time and exercises, I cane away from the book with the impression that this can be implemented as a protocol with other training the student may doing. This point needs clarification.
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Agents of Light and Darkness
- Nightside, Book 2
- By: Simon R. Green
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 863
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 860
"Taylor is the name. John Taylor...My card says I'm a detective, but what I really am is an expert on finding things. It's part of the Gift I was born with as a child of the Nightside - the hidden heart of London where it's always three a.m., where inhuman creatures and otherworldly gods walk side-by-side in the endless darkness of the soul. Assignment: Locate the Unholy Grail, the cup Judas drank from at the Last Supper. It corrupts all who touch it, but it also grants enormous power."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Search For the Unholy Grail, IN THE NIGHTSIDE
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-05-13
- Agents of Light and Darkness
- Nightside, Book 2
- By: Simon R. Green
- Narrated by: Marc Vietor
Another journey into the night that never ends
Reviewed: 07-09-19
As always, Marc Vietor is phenomenal as a narrator. The story is fun, the adventure fast paced and the characters a joy to be around. It’s a shorter romp, but one that’s always worth the time to enjoy. Stay a while. And listen.
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The Waste Lands
- The Dark Tower III
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 18 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,227
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,322
In the third volume of The Dark Tower, Roland, the last gunslinger, is moving ever closer to the Dark Tower that haunts his dreams and nightmares. But he is no longer alone. He has trained Eddie and Susannah, who entered Mid-World from their separate whens in New York City in The Drawing of the Three, in the old ways of the gunslingers. But their ka-tet is not yet complete.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Dark Tower Review - Part Three
- By Michael on 10-23-03
- The Waste Lands
- The Dark Tower III
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
Go slowly through the drawers
Reviewed: 12-22-18
I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read this over the years. It’s a fine read, chock full of action, suspense, character growth, and a growing perspective of the worlds of the dark tower. Much and more happens on this leg of the journey and the audiobook will fly by faster than you might expect. Frank Muller as always gives a fantastic performance bringing life to each character in the way only he can. The only reason for four stars on story is the cliffhanger. Feels cheap, even now. But the next volume picks up right there and doesn’t relent. A real high point in the series.
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The Gunslinger
- The Dark Tower I
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,455
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,563
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,638
Eerie, dreamlike, set in a world that is weirdly related to our own, The Gunslinger introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, of In-World that was, as he pursues his enigmatic antagonist to the mountains that separate the desert from the Western Sea in the first volume of The Dark Tower series. Roland, the last gunslinger, is a solitary figure, perhaps accursed, who with a strange single-mindedness traverses an exhausted, almost timeless landscape of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Dark Tower Review - Part One
- By Michael on 10-23-03
- The Gunslinger
- The Dark Tower I
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Must read
Reviewed: 12-13-18
Engaging from the first line to the last. Each chapter is a vignette in the adventures of the gunslinger as he pursues the dark tower. Unexpectedly the actions of the title character lead this reader to question deeply the choices a hero may be faced with, may be required to make. Really good stuff. Mr Guidall does an excellent narration, speaking life into each character. The retcon edits change subtle things but not the overall story or character of the tale. If you haven’t read this, do yourself a favor cully. Read the gunslinger.
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The Republic
- Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson
- By: Plato, Raymond Larson - translator
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 287
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 285
This highly regarded volume features a modern translation of all ten books of The Republic. Translated by Raymond Larson. The Republic is an explosion of thought; a ten-book brainstorm of one of the greatest minds of all-time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Raymond Larson is the translator!
- By Anonymous User on 07-16-14
- The Republic
- Translated with Notes, An Interpretive Essay, and a New Introduction by Raymond Larson
- By: Plato, Raymond Larson - translator
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
a classic
Reviewed: 03-23-16
difficult to listen to at the office, this is a work that demands attention and reflection. worth your time. worth your thoughts.
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