Jeth Mill
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Roman Britain: A History from Beginning to End
- By: Henry Freeman
- Narrated by: Philip Sondericker
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 10
This audiobook takes a holistic look at Roman Britain, from the events leading up to its official inception in AD 43 until the Romans left the Isle entirely around AD 409. The timeline is straightforward, and each chapter delves into some aspect of Romano-British life: dealing with the concept of the Celts; when Britannia actually became Roman; how the two peoples attempted to blend their culture through religion; and lastly, why the Romans had to leave.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Scholarly
- By Jeth Mill on 08-14-23
Scholarly
Reviewed: 08-14-23
This short history of Roman Britain reads like a college term paper. It is informative and well documented. I found it to be a good introduction to a murky period in the history of Great Britain.
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Never a Dull Moment
- 1971 - the Year That Rock Exploded
- By: David Hepworth
- Narrated by: David Hepworth
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 202
On New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court in London, effectively ending The Beatles. You might say this was the last day of the pop era. The following day, which was a Friday, was 1971. You might say this was the first day of the rock era. And within the remaining 364 days of this monumental year, the world would hear Don McLean's "American Pie", The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar", The Who's "Baba O'Riley", Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven", and more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A blast from the past
- By Amazon Customer on 07-30-16
- Never a Dull Moment
- 1971 - the Year That Rock Exploded
- By: David Hepworth
- Narrated by: David Hepworth
Too Much Sex and Drugs - Not Enough Rock and Roll
Reviewed: 08-11-23
Heavily slanted in the direction of the UK music scene in 1971, and the salacious goings-on of the performers. Insufficient emphasis on the great music-making, and the historical/cultural context.
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Winesburg, Ohio
- By: Sherwood Anderson
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 198
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Story4 out of 5 stars 167
Winesburg, Ohio is a little-known masterpiece that forever changed the course of American storytelling. At the center of this collection of stories stands George Willard, an earnest young reporter for the Winesburg Eagle who sets out to gather the town’s daily news. He ends up discovering the town’s deepest secrets as one by one, the townsfolk confide their hopes, dreams, and fears to the reporter. In their recollections of first loves and last rites, of sprawling farms and winding country roads, the town rises vividly - and poignantly - to life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Isolation, Loneliness, Love & Midwest Grotesque
- By Darwin8u on 06-27-13
- Winesburg, Ohio
- By: Sherwood Anderson
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Worthwhile
Reviewed: 07-08-23
I finally got around to reading/listening to this classic coming of age story wrapped in a character study of small town America in the late 19th Century. It was a worthwhile experience.
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Quiet
- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- By: Susan Cain
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
- Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,195
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,288
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,175
At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. They are the ones who prefer listening to speaking; who innovate and create but dislike self-promotion; who favor working on their own over working in teams. It is to introverts—Rosa Parks, Chopin, Dr. Seuss, Steve Wozniak—that we owe many of the great contributions to society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thought provoking and Uplifting.... A++++++++!!!!!
- By Theodore on 03-12-12
- Quiet
- The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
- By: Susan Cain
- Narrated by: Kathe Mazur
Excellent
Reviewed: 01-26-23
Excellent content and an outstanding performance by narrator Kathe Mazurka. I don’t know what took me so long to read Quiet. It was a revelation.
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Keep Sharp
- How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age
- By: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,468
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,036
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,008
Throughout our life, we look for ways to keep our minds sharp and effortlessly productive. Now, globetrotting neurosurgeon Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers “the book all of us need, young and old” (Walter Isaacson, number-one New York Times best-selling author of The Code Breaker) with insights from top scientists all over the world, whose cutting-edge research can help you heighten and protect brain function and maintain cognitive health at any age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Master Class in Brain Resilience
- By Chad B Wickland on 01-06-21
- Keep Sharp
- How to Build a Better Brain at Any Age
- By: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Narrated by: Sanjay Gupta MD
Highly Informative
Reviewed: 01-08-23
I benefited greatly from this informative survey of Alzheimer’s Disease and other forms of dementia. Well written and well read by the author Sanjay Gupta. I highly recommend this book in both print and audio formats.
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Small Town Talk
- Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock
- By: Barney Hoskyns
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 13 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
When musicians in the New York folk scene of the 1960s grew tired of city life, they decided to "get it together in the country". They headed for Woodstock - not to the site of the infamous music festival of 1969 but to the Catskills, to Bearsville, to Woodstock proper. Counterculture revolutionaries like Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, and Paul Butterfield got "back to the land", turning the once sleepy hollow into a funky Shangri-La.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Captured the era - too many mistakes
- By Frank Canino on 04-17-16
- Small Town Talk
- Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and Friends in the Wild Years of Woodstock
- By: Barney Hoskyns
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Great Content - Poor Narration
Reviewed: 12-14-22
I enjoyed Barney Hoskyns’ history of Woodstock, NY and the many remarkable musicians who were influenced by and left their mark on this small town in the Catskills. I also came to appreciate the role Albert Grossman played in the creation of this artistic community.
However, I was disappointed in Mike Chamberlain’s narration of this book. He was just reading words, without knowledge of the subject. This was apparent in the many mispronunciations of names, locations, and words. I found the quality of his voice and delivery most annoying.
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1969
- The Year Everything Changed
- By: Rob Kirkpatrick
- Narrated by: Jonah Cummings
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 112
Woodstock, the moon landing, Charles Manson, Richard Nixon, the Vietnam War, and more. A must-have for baby boomers and the generations that came after! In this rich and comprehensive narrative, Rob Kirkpatrick chronicles an unparalleled year in American society in all its explosive ups and downs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a year!!
- By kathy deal on 11-17-20
- 1969
- The Year Everything Changed
- By: Rob Kirkpatrick
- Narrated by: Jonah Cummings
Disappointing Narration
Reviewed: 10-17-22
I am extremely disappointed in the narration of this audio book. Jonah Cummings mispronounces too many words and too many names. His attempts to “give voice” to various quotes is annoying at best. It’s as if he is reading the text cold and without a director. The content is well crafted, and it deserves a better narrator.
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Astral Weeks
- A Secret History of 1968
- By: Ryan H. Walsh
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 12 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 64
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
A mind-expanding dive into a lost chapter of 1968, featuring the famous and forgotten: Van Morrison, folkie-turned-cult-leader Mel Lyman, Timothy Leary, James Brown, and many more. Van Morrison's Astral Weeks is an iconic rock album shrouded in legend, a masterpiece that has touched generations of listeners and influenced everyone from Bruce Springsteen to Martin Scorsese. In his first book, acclaimed musician and journalist Ryan H. Walsh unearths the album's fascinating backstory - along with the untold secrets of the time and place that birthed it: Boston 1968.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it!#
- By Amazon Customer on 04-16-18
- Astral Weeks
- A Secret History of 1968
- By: Ryan H. Walsh
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Disappointed
Reviewed: 08-17-22
I expected to learn more about Van Morrison and the making of the music for the album “Astral Weeks,” but that was just a sidebar to the story of Mel Lyman, the Fort Hill Community, and the Boston subculture of the 1960’s.
I found the performance of the narrator to be most annoying.
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