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Science for Sale
- How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
- By: David L. Lewis PhD
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and said: "You know you’re going to be fired for this, don’t you?" "I know," Dr. Lewis replied, "I just hope to stay out of prison." Gingrich had just read Dr. Lewis' commentary in Nature, titled "EPA Science: Casualty of Election Politics".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Paranoid Yet?
- By Scott Slade on 05-22-15
- Science for Sale
- How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
- By: David L. Lewis PhD
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
The author is a very brave man…
Reviewed: 04-02-25
The true nature of our government agencies revealed- and it’s very bad. Extremely well written book exposing the sociopaths running our country’s “watch dog” departments. Pure corruption. Unfortunately, the narration was a boring, sing-song delivery.
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The Diabetes Code
- Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
- By: Dr. Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Dr. Jason Fung
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,709
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,029
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,977
Today, most doctors, dietitians, and even diabetes specialists consider type 2 diabetes to be a chronic and progressive disease - a life sentence with no possibility of parole. But the truth, as Dr. Fung reveals in this paradigm-shifting book, is that type 2 diabetes is reversible. Writing with clear, persuasive language, he explains why conventional treatments that rely on insulin or other blood-glucose-lowering drugs can actually exacerbate the problem, leading to significant weight gain and even heart disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book could save your life
- By Michael Carrato on 04-05-18
- The Diabetes Code
- Prevent and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes Naturally
- By: Dr. Jason Fung
- Narrated by: Dr. Jason Fung
Dr. Fung breaks it down CLEARLY for the novice
Reviewed: 01-16-25
Dr. Fung’s one of the few doctors who’s broken the chains from allopathic medicine brainwashing, which prescribes lifetime medications for curable diseases. He’s really my very favorite Doc, and I’ve purchased all his books both in audio & paperback format. AND I’ve given the Diabetic Code to three of my friends & family. One was able to completely reverse his type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Fung’s abundance of common sense makes him my most trusted resource.
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The Deep, Deep Snow
- By: Brian Freeman
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 10 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,281
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,188
Deputy Shelby Lake was abandoned as a baby, saved by a stranger who found her in the freezing cold. Now, years later, a young boy is missing - and Shelby is the one who must rescue a child. The only evidence of what happened to 10-year-old Jeremiah Sloan is a bicycle left behind on a lonely road. After a desperate search fails to locate him, the close bonds of Shelby’s hometown begin to fray under the weight of accusations and suspicion. Everyone around her is keeping secrets.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Get this while it's the daily deal!!!!
- By shelley on 06-20-19
- The Deep, Deep Snow
- By: Brian Freeman
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Hokey & clicheic
Reviewed: 07-30-24
Bought this book because of its 4.7 rating. What a disappointment! I think I suffered through chapter 10 because I was trapped in the car, but I’m done with this mediocre book.
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A Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
- Length: 33 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 147,429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 128,042
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Story5 out of 5 stars 127,793
Winter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. Far to the north, behind the towering Wall, lie savage Wildings and worse - unnatural things relegated to myth during the centuries-long summer, but proving all too real and all too deadly in the turning of the season. Yet a more immediate threat lurks to the south, where Jon Arryn, the Hand of the King, has died under mysterious circumstances....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Terrible editing, though...
- By Kristie on 05-09-13
- A Game of Thrones
- A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1
- By: George R.R. Martin
- Narrated by: Roy Dotrice
Only have a little over an hour in…
Reviewed: 07-16-24
And this narrator unbearably grates on my nerves. He has the snobbiest of English accents, and EVERYONE sounds like an old man even if they’re in their teens. Roy Dotrice was a very poor choice with a stunted range. This book requires the vast talents of someone like Robert Glenister, who would’ve offered a magnificent & absorbing performance.
I loved the series and watched it twice, but I can’t listen to this. I wasted a credit.
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The Creature from Jekyll Island
- A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
- By: G. Edward Griffin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 24 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,097
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,379
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,376
This classic expose of the Fed has become one of the best-selling books in its category of all time. Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magician's secrets are unveiled. Here is a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, the pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A boring subject? Just wait. You'll be hooked in five minutes. It reads like a detective story - which it really is, but it's all true.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Lost confidence in author
- By Amazon Customer on 07-11-20
- The Creature from Jekyll Island
- A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
- By: G. Edward Griffin
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Most important book you’ll ever read…
Reviewed: 03-14-24
Exceptionally written, reminiscent of an edge of your seat spy novel, but it’s all true! The reader was likewise perfect and sounded much like the author. Terrifyingly, we’re headed for deep trouble….
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Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82,986
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73,887
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73,659
Fifteen-year-old Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenage golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- By Ashleigh on 05-24-18
- Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- By: Lisa Jewell
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
Incredible performance!
Reviewed: 07-11-19
Could not stop listening, one of those rare books, which sucks you up into its tangled web. The narrator was absolutely amazing!! From English, to Irish, to American accents; old, young, male or female, she did it all with precision.
As the book’s beneficiary, I understood the plot better than the main protagonist, but still the fine-tuned details remained totally fascinating. Loved it!
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Where the Wind Leads
- A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption
- By: Vinh Chung
- Narrated by: Josh Aaron
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 858
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 782
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Story5 out of 5 stars 776
Vinh Chung was born in South Vietnam, just eight months after it fell to the communists in 1975. His family was wealthy, controlling a rice-milling empire worth millions; but within months of the communist takeover, the Chungs lost everything and were reduced to abject poverty. Knowing that their children would have no future under the new government, the Chungs decided to flee the country. In 1979, they joined the legendary “boat people” and sailed into the South China Sea, despite knowing that an estimated two hundred thousand of their countrymen had already perished at the hands of brutal pirates and violent seas.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Refugees from Vietnam
- By Justicepirate on 06-22-18
- Where the Wind Leads
- A Refugee Family's Miraculous Story of Loss, Rescue, and Redemption
- By: Vinh Chung
- Narrated by: Josh Aaron
Charming, sweet, funny, and admirable!
Reviewed: 06-07-19
Best audiobook I’ve listened to in 2019. My heart is swept up by this amazing family.
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The National Parks
- America's Best Idea
- By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Ken Burns
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 863
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 760
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 759
America's national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation's most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this evocative narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea.
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4 out of 5 stars
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"See America First", and often...
- By Christopher on 09-17-09
- The National Parks
- America's Best Idea
- By: Dayton Duncan, Ken Burns
- Narrated by: Ken Burns
Good companion to the documentary
Reviewed: 04-05-19
Both the book and documentary are utterly inspiring. Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns are my hero’s. Only wish either Duncan or Shelton Johnson had narrated. I found most the commentators either robotically miscast or slightly chaffing to the ear. Although I’m sure their nice people :)
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Nine Perfect Strangers
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17,224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,375
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Story4 out of 5 stars 15,321
Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can’t even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve some real work. But none of them could imagine just how challenging the next ten days are going to be.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Everyone Has Already Said It...
- By Nikki Trulen on 01-16-19
- Nine Perfect Strangers
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee
Most incisive novel yet!
Reviewed: 12-13-18
First off, I’d give the narrator 6 stars if I could.
Secondly, Liane Moriarty created beautiful and interestingly normal characters, all human, funny, and intelligent in their own ways.
Having suffered the identical tragedy, her acute depth of emotions was right on. I loved the book and every single person in it, including Marsha. Moriarty is a genius.
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Paddle Your Own Canoe
- One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 10 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,217
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,977
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,898
Growing a perfect moustache, grilling red meat, wooing a woman - who better to deliver this tutelage than the always charming, always manly Nick Offerman, best known as Parks and Recreation's Ron Swanson? Combining his trademark comic voice and very real expertise in woodworking - he runs his own woodshop - Paddle Your Own Canoe features tales from Offerman's childhood in small-town Minooka, Illinois, to his theater days in Chicago, beginnings as a carpenter/actor and the hilarious and magnificent seduction of his now-wife Megan Mullally.
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5 out of 5 stars
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On the need to acknowledge the role luck plays
- By OpenMindedNotCredulous on 11-17-13
- Paddle Your Own Canoe
- One Man's Fundamentals for Delicious Living
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
Liked him on Parks and Recs, now not so much...
Reviewed: 09-09-18
Not funny or witty, but self-congratulatory and lectury.
This “artist” takes himself way too seriously. The only chapter that made me crack a smile was when he stalked his ex-girlfriend to Jamaica. It could have been hilarious, but since he doesn’t know how to be self-deprecating his over-the-top behavior was rationalized.
Also, his writing style drove me crazy. As if he sat with a thesaurus to make his average sentences sound intelligent. Made it to chapter 9 to where “I could stands no more”.
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