Christopher Allen-Poole
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Elantris
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,008
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,139
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,184
Once the godlike rulers of the capital of Arelon, the inhabitans of Elantris have been imprisoned within themselves, unable to die after the city's magic failed years ago. But when a new prince falls victim to the curse, he refuses to accept his fate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What if your body could never heal?
- By Lore on 09-12-13
- Elantris
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
Sanderson has done better. Narrator was good.
Reviewed: 10-06-20
An early Sanderson work, this simply does not measure up to his later output. The world building is good, but the language is weak and the plot is thin at points. Characters lack emotional depth and often seem like "Mary Sue"s instead of dynamic, breathing figures. I highly recommend Stormlight Archive (which doesn't have these problems), but this was a disappointment.
The narration was good, better than many.
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From Sand and Ash
- By: Amy Harmon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,256
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,567
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,546
As children, Eva Rosselli and Angelo Bianco were raised like family but divided by circumstance and religion. As the years go by, the two find themselves falling in love. But the church calls to Angelo and, despite his deep feelings for Eva, he chooses the priesthood. Now, more than a decade later, Angelo is a Catholic priest and Eva is a woman with nowhere to turn. With the Gestapo closing in, Angelo hides Eva within the walls of a convent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Such beauty in the darkest of times <3
- By featherlashes on 12-04-16
- From Sand and Ash
- By: Amy Harmon
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Brilliant and beautiful
Reviewed: 08-29-20
I love the language in this book. There are quite a few really juicy descriptions that were a real delight. And the narrator did a great job expressing the different characters.
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Amazon Web Service
- Harness the Power of AWS for App Development, Database Management, and All Your Cloud Computing Needs
- By: Paul B. Richie
- Narrated by: Harry Deacon
- Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 65
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Story5 out of 5 stars 65
Let Amazon do the computing for your business - here’s how! Amazon is not just an online store, but also one of the most sophisticated, scalable, secure, and yet affordable cloud computing providers. This audiobook is very special because it offers clear step-by-step guidance. This is exactly what you need if you’re a non-tech entrepreneur and just want to set up a system that works - without getting lost in technical details. With this audiobook, you’ll be using AWS in no time!
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1 out of 5 stars
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Clearly a bad re-translation
- By Christopher Allen-Poole on 07-06-20
- Amazon Web Service
- Harness the Power of AWS for App Development, Database Management, and All Your Cloud Computing Needs
- By: Paul B. Richie
- Narrated by: Harry Deacon
Clearly a bad re-translation
Reviewed: 07-06-20
Consistently through the book, there are errors in jargon and nomenclature. Instead of "storage", it uses "garage". Instead of "running" it uses "strolling". These are a bad auto-translate. I'm disappointed.
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Forging Divinity
- The War of Broken Mirrors, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,010
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,401
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,389
Some say that in the city of Orlyn, godhood is on sale to the highest bidder. Thousands flock to the city each year, hoping for a chance at immortality. Lydia Hastings is a knowledge sorcerer, capable of extracting information from anything she touches. When she travels to Orlyn to validate the claims of the local faith, she discovers a conspiracy that could lead to a war between the world's three greatest powers. At the focal point is a prisoner who bears a striking resemblance to the long-missing leader of the pantheon she worships.
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1 out of 5 stars
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OK magic system, but everything else is flat
- By osuushi on 03-22-19
- Forging Divinity
- The War of Broken Mirrors, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
Great story, well read.
Reviewed: 01-16-20
This is a great example of world-building and I want to read or hear the sequels soon.
It was well read, too, but the story itself was outstanding.
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The Writer's Guide to Realistic Dialogue
- Fiction Writing Tools, Book 4
- By: S. A. Soule
- Narrated by: Julie Carruth
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
A powerful reference tool to crafting realistic conversations in fiction! This manual is specifically for fiction writers who want to learn how to create riveting and compelling dialogue that propels the storyline and reveals character personality. Writers will also learn how to weave emotion, description, and action into their dialogue-heavy scenes. With a special section on how to instantly improve characterization through gripping conversations, all of these helpful writing tools will make your dialogue sparkle!
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I was expecting
- By Aaron on 06-26-18
- The Writer's Guide to Realistic Dialogue
- Fiction Writing Tools, Book 4
- By: S. A. Soule
- Narrated by: Julie Carruth
Over 1/4 is advertising
Reviewed: 04-03-18
there is some good advice here. but there's also a lot of just a quotes of her writing. and a quarter of the book is an advertisement for other books. was it worth a couple dollars? possibly. but I do wonder if maybe there were other resources that would have given me more information and better advice.
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5 people found this helpful
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Writing Creative Nonfiction
- By: Tilar J J. Mazzeo, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Tilar J J. Mazzeo
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 723
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 628
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Story4 out of 5 stars 621
Bringing together the imaginative strategies of fiction storytelling and new ways of narrating true, real-life events, creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing part of the creative writing world. It's a cutting-edge genre that's reshaping how we write (and read) everything from biographies and memoirs to blogs and public speaking scripts to personal essays and magazine articles.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected but useful
- By Nancy on 04-14-14
- Writing Creative Nonfiction
- By: Tilar J J. Mazzeo, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Tilar J J. Mazzeo
Excellent for all writers
Reviewed: 01-08-18
This was great, a good listen for writers of all genres. It was so good I wish it were longer.
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Paradox Bound
- A Novel
- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,335
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,128
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,102
Nothing ever changes in Sanders. The town's still got a video store, for God's sake. So why doesn't Eli Teague want to leave? Not that he'd ever admit it, but maybe he's been waiting - waiting for the traveler to come back. The one who's roared into his life twice before, pausing just long enough to drop tantalizing clues before disappearing in a cloud of gunfire and a squeal of tires. The one who's a walking anachronism, with her tricorne hat, flintlock rifle, and steampunked Model A Ford.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I tried SO hard, I really did!
- By Angela Vickery on 10-04-17
- Paradox Bound
- A Novel
- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Not Clines's best, but pretty good
Reviewed: 01-05-18
In general, I think this ranks above The Fold, but below 14 and his Ex-Heroes series. I will continue to be a fan, but this does not quite have the same "can't put down" as some of his earlier work. Still, I enjoyed it and did not wander to a different book in the meanwhile (something I cannot say about many authors).
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The Medieval World
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,320
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,975
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,954
Far from being a time of darkness, the Middle Ages was an essential period in the grand narrative of Western history. But what was it like to actually live in those extraordinary times? Now you can find out.These 36 lectures provide a different perspective on the society and culture of the Middle Ages: one that entrenches you in the daily human experience of living during this underappreciated era.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good start
- By Occasional Barista on 05-26-15
- The Medieval World
- By: Dorsey Armstrong, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Dorsey Armstrong
Rife with inaccuracies
Reviewed: 10-05-17
Not even 1/5 of the way through the book and already noticed some outright flaws. All of these can be verified with sources in public domain, most in Wikipedia:
- Pontifex Maximus was not a title of the Pope until the 15th century.
- Canon law may have been based on Roman law, but only in the sense that it was based on the Justinian Laws from the sixth century. Talking about any form of consolidated canons before the 12th century is just false.
- Saturnalia happened to happen around the same time as the already established holiday of the Nativity of Jesus.
- Easter, as a name, was only appropriated in the German-speaking world. Most of the Christian world called it (and still calls it) some variant of the word "Pasch".
- Runic texts were primarily for religious, not linguistic purposes. (Listen to the lectures on the Vikings for more).
- "Saul was Paul's name before he converted" cannot be substantiated by New Testament texts.
- "The Wanderer" is demonstrably a Christian text when taken in aggregate. Not only because the very end Christianity is mentioned explicitly, nor because of the mention of the divine three times through the poem, but because the poem has direct parallels with the Book of Psalms.
I sincerely recommend the Great Courses "Early Middle Ages" and "Vikings" courses instead.
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Building Great Sentences: Exploring the Writer's Craft
- By: Brooks Landon, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Brooks Landon
- Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 797
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 696
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Story4 out of 5 stars 677
Why do some lengthy sentences flow effortlessly while others stumble along? Why are you captivated by the writing of particular authors? How can you craft sentences that reflect your unique outlook on the world? This lively, 24-lecture course introduces you to the myriad ways in which we think about, talk about, and write sentences. Reviving the sentence-oriented approach to studying writing, Professor Landon provides a greater context for what makes sentences great - and how you can apply these methods to your own writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Lessons If You are Ready for them
- By ddsharper on 05-10-14
Good, but was a little hard at times.
Reviewed: 08-12-17
There were a lot of spoken repetitions, his attempts to illustrate differences in form, and style, and structure, and these repetitions, often, were not as easy to follow as one might hope, but I found the course to be an invaluable help, and am working to practice what he preaches.
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An Unwelcome Quest
- Magic 2.0, Book 3
- By: Scott Meyer
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,915
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,230
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,196
Ever since Martin Banks and his fellow computer geeks discovered that reality is just a computer program to be happily hacked, they've been jaunting back and forth through time, posing as medieval wizards and having the epic adventures that other nerds can only dream of having. But even in their wildest fantasies, they never expected to end up at the mercy of the former apprentice whom they sent to prison for gross misuse of magic and all-around evil behavior.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LIKED YOU TWO BETTER WHEN,
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 12-24-15
- An Unwelcome Quest
- Magic 2.0, Book 3
- By: Scott Meyer
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
Excellent
Reviewed: 09-28-16
A great spoof of the RPG genre. It accurately and amusingly presented the problems you find in those games.
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