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The Lions of Fifth Avenue
- A Novel
- By: Fiona Davis
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,509
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,039
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,032
It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life - her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is cracked wide open.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exhilarating
- By Joanna Butler on 08-20-20
- The Lions of Fifth Avenue
- A Novel
- By: Fiona Davis
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett, Lisa Flanagan
Story is very contrived
Reviewed: 05-03-24
Story starts out interesting but devolves into a sequence of events that do not hold together. No nuance. No layers. Simple disjointed plot. Will avoid this author in the future.
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 53,733
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 49,336
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Story5 out of 5 stars 49,259
After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
There are no chapters
Reviewed: 02-21-23
This book has only one 12 hour chapter which is inconvenient for knowing where natural stopping points might be.
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The Lost and Found Bookshop
- A Novel
- By: Susan Wiggs
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,642
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,446
In the wake of a shocking tragedy, Natalie Harper inherits her mother’s charming but financially strapped bookshop in San Francisco. She also becomes caretaker for her ailing grandfather Andrew, her only living relative - not counting her scoundrel father. But the gruff, deeply kind Andrew has begun displaying signs of decline. Natalie thinks it’s best to move him to an assisted living facility to ensure the care he needs. To pay for it, she plans to close the bookstore and sell the derelict but valuable building on historic Perdita Street, which is in need of constant fixing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful book and a satisfying read (or listen)
- By Saleety on 08-03-20
- The Lost and Found Bookshop
- A Novel
- By: Susan Wiggs
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
Romance fiction
Reviewed: 11-07-22
Enjoyable story and characters. Was hoping for more than a formulaic romance novel. Great narration.
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New York
- The Novel
- By: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 37 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,183
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,439
New York is the book that millions of Rutherfurd's American fans have been waiting for. A brilliant mix of romance, war, family drama, and personal triumphs, it gloriously captures the search for freedom and prosperity at the heart of our nation's history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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INCREDIBLE!
- By The Louligan on 11-18-09
- New York
- The Novel
- By: Edward Rutherfurd
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Where are the maps?
Reviewed: 04-25-21
The printed version contains maps. These would be very helpful here. Sometimes Audible provides a pdf of additional information. Wish maps, family trees and other illustrations was provided.
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Better Than New
- Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes (and How They Saved Me)
- By: Nicole Curtis
- Narrated by: Nicole Curtis
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 567
For the first time, Nicole Curtis, the star of the megahit HGTV and DIY Network show Rehab Addict, reveals her private struggles, her personal victories, and the inspiring lessons we can all learn from them. Nicole Curtis is the tough, soulful, charismatic dynamo who, for the past 20 years, has worked tirelessly to restore historical houses, often revitalizing neighborhoods in the process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Really Good Listen!!
- By Amazon Customer on 06-07-17
- Better Than New
- Lessons I've Learned from Saving Old Homes (and How They Saved Me)
- By: Nicole Curtis
- Narrated by: Nicole Curtis
Depressing to listen to
Reviewed: 11-07-17
Interesting stories, but Nicole is always having bad stuff happen to her. Thought I would be inspired but instead often just cringe and hope the next chapter delivers. So far things are still going wrong.
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Linked
- The New Science of Networks
- By: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,068
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 296
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Story4 out of 5 stars 303
Albert-Laszlo Barabasi traces the fascinating history of connected systems. Understanding the structure and behavior of networks will forever alter our world, allowing us to design the "perfect" business or stop a disease outbreak before it goes global.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The reconstruction of complex systems.
- By Robert on 03-13-03
- Linked
- The New Science of Networks
- By: Albert-Laszlo Barabasi
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
Euler is pronounced "Oil"er, not "Eye"er
Reviewed: 05-22-11
F for the narrator. He obviously doesn't have a science background, which would be ok if only he would take the trouble to pronounce words correctly. With an audiobook, the pronunciation is key - the reader has no other means to know what the he*l is written down.
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Freakonomics
- A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- By: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
- Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7,099
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,543
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,545
Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? What kind of impact did Roe v. Wade have on violent crime?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating book, despite the title.
- By Timothy on 04-19-05
- Freakonomics
- A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
- By: Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
- Narrated by: Stephen J. Dubner
lists of lists
Reviewed: 11-18-06
Imagine a baby naming book. Now imagine that book of lists as an audiobook. That is basically how the last hour of Freakonomics goes. The narrator reading the heading of the list, then reading 20 names from that list, then reading the heading of the next list, then reading 20 more names...
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On Intelligence
- By: Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee
- Narrated by: Jeff Hawkins, Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,325
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,101
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,100
Jeff Hawkins, the man who created the PalmPilot, Treo smart phone, and other handheld devices, has reshaped our relationship to computers. Now he stands ready to revolutionize both neuroscience and computing in one stroke, with a new understanding of intelligence itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epiphany
- By James on 03-14-05
- On Intelligence
- By: Jeff Hawkins, Sandra Blakeslee
- Narrated by: Jeff Hawkins, Stefan Rudnicki
mostly interesting
Reviewed: 03-07-05
I enjoyed the content of most of this book. It starts out strong and grabs your imagination, but in the end it gets quite tedious. There is a switch in narrators after the intro. Unfortunately, the site doesn't mention this or give the name. The 'ghost' narrator is one to be avoided in my opinion. He reads the text with a simpering quality to his tone. I would avoid any books read by him, if I only knew who it was.... The book makes reference to figures and publications. The figures can be downloaded from audible, but the quality is laughable. I wonder why the author doesn't provide readable copy. On the whole I was glad to have 'heard' the book.
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The Secret Life of Bees
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,786
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 518
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 528
Lily Owens has shaped her entire life around one devastating memory - the day her mother was killed. When she and her "stand-in-mother," a fierce-hearted black woman named Rosaleen, are taken in by an eccentric trio of black beekeeping sisters, Lily enters a secret world of bees and honey, and of the Black Madonna who presides over this household of strong, wise women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Secret Life of Bees
- By France on 02-18-03
- The Secret Life of Bees
- By: Sue Monk Kidd
- Narrated by: Jenna Lamia
for anyone in need of a mother
Reviewed: 12-17-04
This book is wonderful, and the narrator does a superb job. The story is set amid the beginnings of the civil rights movement in the south, but to me, the main thread of the book involved finding the elusive 'mother' within us all. For anyone hurting from a loss of love, this story brings much hope and a glimmer into our own hidden strengths.
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
- Length: 18 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 28,140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 21,393
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,290
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Only Book I reread imediatley after reading
- By Andrew on 11-09-09
- A Short History of Nearly Everything
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Richard Matthews
hard to stop listening
Reviewed: 10-02-04
The other reviewers that convinced me to buy this audiobook were right. The topics are fascinating. I will gladly listen to it again and again. My only complaint is the accent of the narrator. Some of the pronunciations are way too British. Since Bryson is American, it would be nice to have the American pronunciations instead.
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