Beth
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Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Michael Pollan, known for his best-selling nonfiction audio, including The Omnivores Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, conceived and wrote Caffeine: How Caffeine Created the Modern World as an Audible Original. In this controversial and exciting listen, Pollan explores caffeine’s power as the most-used drug in the world - and the only one we give to children (in soda pop) as a treat.
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Leaves much to be desired
- By Melody H on 02-02-20
- Caffeine
- How Caffeine Created the Modern World
- By: Michael Pollan
- Narrated by: Michael Pollan
not the worst
Reviewed: 02-22-20
the facts were very interesting and worth hearing. i could have done with less of self pity because he couldn't drink coffee for a couple of months
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Beezer
- Beezer, Book 1
- By: Brandon T. Snider
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Eric Yves Garcia, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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Beelzebub, the prince of demons, is bored. It's his destiny to one day rule the dark underworld known as the Red Realm, but it's sooo boring down there. All he wants to do is lay around all day in the lava pits (ahhh), boss everyone around (rude!), and maybe play a cruel prank (or two). But Beelzebub's father has had it with his son's nasty attitude. No one backtalks the Red King. NO ONE. A disgraced Beelzebub is banished by his father and cursed to spend his days in the worst place either of them can imagine. EARTH.
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What do I know?
- By R. MCRACKAN on 02-02-20
- Beezer
- Beezer, Book 1
- By: Brandon T. Snider
- Narrated by: Fred Berman, Eric Yves Garcia, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Margaret Ying Drake, Ellen Archer, Steve Rimpici, Jennifer Van Dyck, Neil Hellegers, Sanjiv Jhaveri, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley
very entertaining
Reviewed: 02-17-20
it was short and sweet. and yet still very entertaining! I would recommend it for sure.
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Highfire
- A Novel
- By: Eoin Colfer
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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In the days of yore, he flew the skies and scorched angry mobs - now he hides from swamp tour boats and rises only with the greatest reluctance from his La-Z-Boy recliner. Laying low in the bayou, this once-magnificent fire breather has been reduced to lighting Marlboros with nose sparks, swilling Absolut in a Flashdance T-shirt, and binging Netflix in a fishing shack. For centuries, he struck fear in hearts far and wide as Wyvern, Lord Highfire of the Highfire Eyrie - now he goes by Vern.
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Fun
- By Alex Sumner on 02-28-20
- Highfire
- A Novel
- By: Eoin Colfer
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
very entertaining!
Reviewed: 02-11-20
it was definitely entertaining and poked good fun at all the dragon fantasy out there. very funny!
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The Christmas Pact
- By: Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Riley Kennedy’s emails keep getting crossed with her male colleague, Kennedy Riley. The infuriating man forwards them along with his annoying commentary and unsolicited advice. At least she never has to see him in person, since they work in different locations…until they come face to face at the office holiday party.
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Nope
- By Gwyn Gwyrdd on 12-05-19
- The Christmas Pact
- By: Vi Keeland, Penelope Ward
- Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Sebastian York
hallmark but a little riskier
Reviewed: 12-17-19
good storyline! not too risky, but just enough. I liked the girl voice actor more than the guy. but it was worth a read.
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House of Thieves
- By: Charles Belfoure
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins
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In 1886 New York, a respectable architect shouldn't have any connection to the notorious gang of thieves and killers that rules the underbelly of the city. But when John Cross' son racks up an unfathomable gambling debt to Kent's Gents, Cross must pay it back himself. All he has to do is use his inside knowledge of high society mansions and museums to craft a robbery even the smartest detectives won't solve. The take better include some cash, too - the bigger the payout, the faster this will be over.
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Stellar story and narration
- By bcarr54 on 03-31-18
- House of Thieves
- By: Charles Belfoure
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
entertaining till the end
Reviewed: 10-29-19
great story. it kept me interested the entire time. also, the reader did the best impression of women ive heard yet!
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The Home Front: Life in America During World War II
- By: Dan Gediman, Martha C. Little
- Narrated by: Martin Sheen
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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Narrated by Emmy Award–winning actor Martin Sheen, The Home Front: Life in America During World War II takes listeners into the lives of Americans at home—part of the Greatest Generation—who supported the war effort and sustained the country during wartime. The war brought immediate, life-changing shifts: the rationing of meat, dairy products, and sugar; an explosion of war-related jobs; and, despite mixed signals, a greater role for women working outside the home.
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Excellent! But incessant breaks with credits along the way.
- By Bradley Justice on 09-11-17
captivating
Reviewed: 10-11-19
I was very surprised how well this book kept my attention the entire time. it was educational and emotional.
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The Children of Hurin
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Christopher Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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There are tales of Middle-earth from times long before The Lord of the Rings. The story told in this book is set in the great country that lay beyond the Grey Havens in the West: lands where Treebeard once walked, but which were drowned in the great cataclysm that ended the First Age of the World.
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Powerful and Disturbing
- By Catherine Dalzell on 12-19-09
- The Children of Hurin
- By: J. R. R. Tolkien
- Narrated by: Christopher Lee
extremely tragic
Reviewed: 09-27-19
I had no idea this book was going to be so tragic. the beginning was a little rough at the beginning to get through but then the story picked up.
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Treasure Island
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross - adaptation
- Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
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Audible Originals takes to the high seas to bring to life this timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps and mutiny. When weathered old sailor Billy Bones arrives at the inn of young Jim Hawkins' parents, it is the start of an adventure beyond anything he could have imagined. When Bones dies mysteriously, Jim stumbles across a map of a mysterious island in his sea chest, where X marks the spot of a stash of buried pirate gold.
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A reflective adventure
- By Tad Davis on 09-12-17
- Treasure Island
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: Robert Louis Stevenson, Marty Ross - adaptation
- Narrated by: Philip Glenister, Daniel Mays, Catherine Tate, Owen Teale
captivating and theatrical
Reviewed: 08-20-19
I had never read or watched any treasure island book or movie. The story itself is very captivating and it moved along at a great pace. the actors were absolutely amazing! I felt like i was listening to a movie. I would definitely recommend this!!
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Atomic Marriage
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Diane Lane
- Length: 58 mins
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All marriages are hard. Many of them fail. Brock Lewis, an evangelical businessman turned self-published author, has the answer. Follow his international bestselling book’s 12-point “Atomic Doctrine” - make eye contact with your spouse? Always! Use the bathroom in front of them? Never! - and you, too, can build a marriage that thrives.
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Awful.
- By Amy on 01-04-19
- Atomic Marriage
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Diane Lane
marriage advice great. storyline not so much.
Reviewed: 08-06-19
I thinj the ,marriage advice was great. but, the plotline was definitely lacking in my opinion. I didnt like the main character because we was so willing to cheat on her husband.
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More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, and others
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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Make sure the kids aren’t around! Just because you’re a grown-up doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy the art of the children’s bedtime story. Nick Offerman presents this collection of 12 short stories written in the style of a classic kids' tale, but with a decidedly dark and adult approach. What really happened after Snow White died, from the perspective of the one medically trained dwarf? A naive wizard professor reports back from the trenches of an underprivileged school of magic. And much more!
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Probably not for everyone
- By Katie on 05-03-19
- More Bedtime Stories for Cynics
- By: Kirsten Kearse, Gretchen Enders, Aparna Nancherla, Cirocco Dunlap, Dave Hill
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, Patrick Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Elliot Page, Jane Lynch, John Waters, Anjelica Huston, Wendell Pierce, Mike Birbiglia, Rachel Dratch, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Harry Goaz, Aisling Bea, Gary Anthony Williams
maybe a little too much
Reviewed: 07-25-19
i enjoyed a few of the stories, but i couldnt finish 3 of them. my favorite was the "I think i can remix" now that was funny. some of the other ones were entetaining at least. but the other 3 were too much for me.
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