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The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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With courage, grace, and powerful insight, bestselling author Kristin Hannah captures the epic panorama of World War II and illuminates an intimate part of history seldom seen: the women's war. The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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HEARTBREAKINGLY POIGNANT AND INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL
- By PatrioticMimi on 02-17-15
- The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
Beautiful
Reviewed: 06-25-23
I hope the motion picture can capture this story’s greatness…. It’s a very tall order.
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The Sun Also Rises
- By: Ernest Hemingway, Colm Toibin
- Narrated by: William Hurt
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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A poignant look at the disillusionment and angst of the post-World War I generation, The Sun Also Rises introduces two of Hemingway’s most unforgettable characters: Jake Barnes and Lady Brett Ashley. The story follows the flamboyant Brett and the hapless Jake as they journey from the wild nightlife of 1920s Paris to the brutal bullfighting rings of Spain with a motley group of expatriates. In his first great literary masterpiece, Hemingway portrays an age of moral bankruptcy, spiritual dissolution, unrealized love, and vanishing illusions.
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Great actor, terrible reader, kills classic
- By Kerry on 09-14-14
- The Sun Also Rises
- By: Ernest Hemingway, Colm Toibin
- Narrated by: William Hurt
One of the best ever
Reviewed: 04-06-23
My favorite book by, arguably, America’s greatest writer. Not only do I feel like I’m there, I feel like I want to be there. And William Hurt nailed it.
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1984
- New Classic Edition
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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George Orwell depicts a gray, totalitarian world dominated by Big Brother and its vast network of agents, including the Thought Police - a world in which news is manufactured according to the authorities' will and people live tepid lives by rote. Winston Smith, a hero with no heroic qualities, longs only for truth and decency. But living in a social system in which privacy does not exist and where those with unorthodox ideas are brainwashed or put to death, he knows there is no hope for him.
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Come one, Come all into 1984!
- By Kit McIlvaine (GirlPluggedN) on 02-18-08
- 1984
- New Classic Edition
- By: George Orwell
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Dark and beautiful but cautionary
Reviewed: 02-10-23
He captures the very worst of government’s totalitarian nature. My stomach turns when I see glimpses of 1984 in real life, particularly when so many cheer it on. Just like in this story. I hope this book is still required in many high-schools and/or colleges.
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French Kids Eat Everything
- How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters
- By: Karen Le Billon
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
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At once a memoir, a cookbook, a how-to handbook, and a delightful exploration of how the French manage to feed children without endless battles and struggles with pickiness, French Kids Eat Everything features recipes, practical tips, and 10 easy-to-follow rules for raising happy and healthy young eaters - a sort of French Women Don’t Get Fat meets Food Rules.
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Great Book, Bad Narrator
- By starwitness on 08-07-22
- French Kids Eat Everything
- How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters
- By: Karen Le Billon
- Narrated by: Cris Dukehart
America, we need this!!
Reviewed: 08-19-22
It’s such common sense when you hear (or read) it. My eyes were opened. This book got my wife’s attention immediately in the first chapter when she quotes a French saying “tell me how your child eats and I will know what kind of parent you are“. She felt attacked. And then listened intently to try to do better. Such a great read
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The Short Stories, Volume I
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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This definitive audio collection, read by Stacy Keach, traces the development and maturation of Hemingway's distinct and revolutionary storytelling style - from the plain bald language of his first story to his mastery of seamless prose that contained a spare, eloquent pathos, as well as a sense of expansive solitude. These stories showcase the singular talent of a master, the most important American writer of the 20th century.
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Papa wouldn't have like this recording.
- By Jerry`` on 03-16-04
- The Short Stories, Volume I
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
Beautiful.
Reviewed: 11-24-16
The language feels as good as it sounds. What a treasure. And the reader injects personality and heart.
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