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The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66,623
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 58,636
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 58,385
Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better? In The Midnight Library, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional.
- By Richard B. on 10-05-20
- The Midnight Library
- A GMA Book Club Pick (A Novel)
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
just WOW
Reviewed: 02-11-22
I am not sure how to describe the feelings this book evoked. it is life-changing. If you are human, you will not be disappointed.
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How to Stop Time
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,351
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,009
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,005
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history - performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. So Tom moves back his to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher - the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's history first hand. Better yet, a captivating French teacher at his school seems fascinated by him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Immortality is a bummer
- By Em on 02-09-18
- How to Stop Time
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
Awesome Narration
Reviewed: 02-09-22
Interesting story and characters. Something was missing. I think it was faith. Ending was a little off too, probably the swear words. But I really enjoyed it.
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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- By: Bram Stoker
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, and others
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,508
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 33,043
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32,954
The modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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IS THAT NOT SO?
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 11-05-15
a classic that doesn't disappoint!
Reviewed: 11-09-20
The variety and excellence of the performers made this classic come alive! It is always nice to return to the original source - a truly gothic and gruesome tale told in a truly unique (to this time anyway) fashion.
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The Cat of Bubastes
- By: G. A. Henty
- Narrated by: James Winston
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 24
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 20
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18
"The Cat of Bubastes" is a historical novel for young people about ancient Egypt by G.A. Henty. It takes place on or around 1250 B.C. After his father, the king of the Rebu, is killed in battle with the Egyptian army and the Rebu nation is conquered by the Egyptians, the young prince Amuba is carried away as a captive to Egypt, along with his faithful charioteer, Jethro. In Thebes, Amuba becomes the servant and companion to Chebron, the son of Ameres, high priest of Osiris.
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1 out of 5 stars
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😴
- By John-Paul Williams on 09-01-23
- The Cat of Bubastes
- By: G. A. Henty
- Narrated by: James Winston
I could not get the right speed on this one.
Reviewed: 09-21-18
Unfortunately, the narrator's voice came through extremely slow and monotonous at 1.0 and sounded odd at any other speed. I really couldn't handle it.
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Dragon Teeth
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Sherri Crichton
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,180
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,581
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,562
The year is 1876. Warring Indian tribes still populate America's western territories, even as lawless gold-rush towns begin to mark the landscape. In much of the country, it is still illegal to espouse evolution. Against this backdrop two monomaniacal paleontologists pillage the Wild West, hunting for dinosaur fossils while surveilling, deceiving, and sabotaging each other in a rivalry that will come to be known as the Bone Wars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional Surprise!
- By Roman on 06-05-17
- Dragon Teeth
- A Novel
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Sherri Crichton
could not get into this one
Reviewed: 07-17-18
Did Crighton really write this? I just could not get into it. Relistened to first several chapters over again thinking I must have missed something. No, it just was blah. Returning it.
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The Self-Driven Child
- The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control over Their Lives
- By: William Stixrud PhD, Ned Johnson
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,621
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,344
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330
Many of us know we're putting too much pressure on our kids - and on ourselves - but how do we get off this crazy train? We want our children to succeed, to be their best, and to do their best, but what if they are not on board? A few years ago, Ned Johnson and Bill Stixrud started noticing the same problem from different angles: even high-performing kids were coming to them acutely stressed and lacking any real motivation. Many complained that they had no real control over their lives.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Alt title: Okay ideas to help kids of rich parents
- By S. Ma on 08-10-22
- The Self-Driven Child
- The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control over Their Lives
- By: William Stixrud PhD, Ned Johnson
- Narrated by: Kaleo Griffith
Should be mandatory reading to be a parent!
Reviewed: 03-12-18
Thank you for this excellent audiobook! It provides a wealth of practical, scientifically and clinically-validated information and guidance for all ages! I have already recommended this to several other parents and will continue to do so. Our children deserve parents educated in how to help them succeed, not just do what has always been done or what we THINK or FEEL is best and assume it is good enough.
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The Magnolia Story
- By: Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Mark Dagostino
- Narrated by: Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18,648
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 16,696
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Story5 out of 5 stars 16,653
Are you ready to see your fixer-upper? These famous words are now synonymous with the dynamic husband-and-wife team Chip and Joanna Gaines, stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. As this question fills the airwaves with anticipation, their legions of fans continue to multiply and ask a different series of questions, like: Who are these people? What's the secret to their success? And is Chip actually that funny in real life?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprised! This is not a "chick book"
- By Mavwreck75 on 07-30-17
- The Magnolia Story
- By: Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines, Mark Dagostino
- Narrated by: Chip Gaines, Joanna Gaines
Great Story of a Great Couple
Reviewed: 11-17-16
While the reading style part was OK, I much prefer the conversational parts that reflect the couple's personality. This couple has a great story and a great message. I can recommend this book for any age, but I can see how helpful it would be to couples who are just starting out in life together. The trials of life and the attitudes and standards by which this couple live are inspirational as well as practical. Thanks to them both for lots of fun TV time that I discovered on my own vacation and a fun audiobook I could listen to when I needed to escape for a bit from the challenge of homeschooling my 5 kids.
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Black Sword
- By: Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 157
1323 A.D. - Devlin de Bermingham, an Irish knight to the core, is the bastard son of the Earl of Louth and the descendant of Irish kings. He is also a strong proponent that the Irish should rule Irish lands. Rebelling against his English overlord, the Earl of Kildare, he captures one of Kildare's castles south of Wicklow. Known as Black Sword, a rebel who is both admired and feared, Devlin has set the events in motion for an enormous Irish revolt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good book
- By margaret pritchard on 04-20-17
- Black Sword
- By: Kathryn Le Veque
- Narrated by: Sean Patrick Hopkins
Absolutely AWFUL; someone else must have written
Reviewed: 11-11-14
What disappointed you about Black Sword?
I have loved most of LeVeque's books. Someone else must have written Black Sword. There wasn't enough history; just really terrible everything else.
Has Black Sword turned you off from other books in this genre?
No. Not even by this author. I'm believing this is an anomaly.
How could the performance have been better?
More consistency with the accents.
What character would you cut from Black Sword?
All of them.
Any additional comments?
Rapist turns lover is not a new idea, but this one was not well-developed enough and just turned my stomach. The language was NOT of the era, and the conversation got on my nerves. The final straw was when one man called another a "cow's vagina" in medieval Ireland. Give me a break! Definitely LeVeque's worst book. I bet she wishes she had never published it.
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