Johnathan Hommel
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Dragons of Deceit
- Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1
- By: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
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Destina Rosethorn—as her name implies—believes herself to be a favored child of destiny. But when her father dies in the War of the Lance, she watches her carefully constructed world come crashing down. She loses not only her beloved father but also the legacy he has left her: the family lands and castle. To save her father, she hatches a bold plan—to go back in time and prevent his death.
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It feels like coming home
- By Jesse on 08-02-22
- Dragons of Deceit
- Dragonlance Destinies: Volume 1
- By: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
hooked
Reviewed: 08-20-22
It all came back to me and felt so familiar as I became a young teenager opening up Autumn Twilight for the first time. so glad to revisit these characters and this world.
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Griftopia
- Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
- By: Matt Taibbi
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
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The dramatic story behind the most audacious power grab in American history. The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isn’t past but prologue. The stunning rise, fall, and rescue of Wall Street in the bubble-and-bailout era was the coming-out party for the network of looters who sit at the nexus of American political and economic power. The grifter class - made up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their bidding - has been growing in power for a generation, transferring wealth upward through increasingly complex financial mechanisms.
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Razor-sharp wit cuts through the clutter
- By Mike on 11-07-10
- Griftopia
- Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America
- By: Matt Taibbi
- Narrated by: Patrick Egan
A must read
Reviewed: 08-11-22
A must read on the American experiment and the level of gift we allow in our society. Corruption is thy name and good governance is gone
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In the Blood
- A Thriller (Terminal List, Book 5)
- By: Jack Carr
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
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A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the state of Israel. Two minutes later, her plane is blown out of the sky. Over 6,000 miles away, former Navy SEAL James Reece watches the names and pictures of the victims on cable news. One face triggers a distant memory of a Mossad operative attached to the CIA years earlier in Iraq—a woman with ties to the intelligence services of two nations…a woman Reece thought he would never see again.
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Excellent addition to the series…
- By shelley on 05-17-22
- In the Blood
- A Thriller (Terminal List, Book 5)
- By: Jack Carr
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Jack Carr does it again
Reviewed: 05-21-22
another great chapter in the James Reece journey. If you like action and military thisbis the series for you.
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Boundless: A Drizzt Novel
- Generations, Book 2
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
- Length: 13 hrs and 3 mins
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Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf in the matriarchal drow society. Only his status as one of the greatest warriors - as well as his friendship with the mercenary Jarlaxle - kept him sane. When he finally perished, he was content knowing he left behind a legacy as substantial as his son, Drizzt. Except...someone isn’t ready for Zaknafein to be dead. And now he’s back, hundreds of years later, in a world he doesn’t recognize.
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The last Drizzt book I will ever buy
- By The Practical Guy on 09-16-19
- Boundless: A Drizzt Novel
- Generations, Book 2
- By: R. A. Salvatore
- Narrated by: Victor Bevine
Wow so many Questions
Reviewed: 10-10-19
Another great story from the master of fantasy. major cliffhangers, can't wait till next fall!!
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The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 36 hrs and 42 mins
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Goodwin describes the broken friendship between Teddy Roosevelt and his chosen successor, William Howard Taft. With the help of the "muckraking" press, Roosevelt had wielded the Bully Pulpit to challenge and triumph over abusive monopolies, political bosses, and corrupting money brokers. Roosevelt led a revolution that he bequeathed to Taft only to see it compromised as Taft surrendered to money men and big business. The rupture led Roosevelt to run against Taft for president, an ultimately futile race that gave power away to the Democrats.
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Makes You Forget You Live in the 21st Century Good
- By Cynthia on 01-11-14
- The Bully Pulpit
- Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Solid period piece on two important Presidents
Reviewed: 08-22-19
Gave a nice background of the life and times of Taft and Roosevelt, also pivoting to the vast media outlets at the time provided a window into the American Experiment at the time to show us how far we have gone, but sadly how little we have come on issues.
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Setting the Table
- The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
- By: Danny Meyer
- Narrated by: Danny Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Danny Meyer started Union Square Cafe when he was 27, with a good idea and scant experience. He is now the CEO of one of the world's most dynamic restaurant organizations, one that includes 11 unique dining establishments, each at the top of its game. How did he do it? How has he consistently beaten the odds in one of the toughest trades around?
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ABRIDGED VERSION!?
- By Gregg Strader on 02-19-18
- Setting the Table
- The Transforming Power of Hospitality in Business
- By: Danny Meyer
- Narrated by: Danny Meyer
Restaurant operators must read
Reviewed: 06-27-19
A great overview of hospitality and Restaurant operations with sound advice and leadership principles. A must read.
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Multi-Unit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building Profitable Stores Across Multiple Markets
- By: Jim Sullivan
- Narrated by: Jim Sullivan
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
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Multi-Unit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building Profitable Stores Across Multiple Markets explores the art and science of 21st-century multiunit leadership, performance, and profitability. This best seller details the seven stages that high-performing area directors, regional managers, and multiunit franchisees must master as they grow from managing a single unit to leading multiple units.
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great book overall
- By Robert Garza on 04-21-21
Great leadership book for the restaurant industry
Reviewed: 06-06-19
Very insightful. Bare bones basis of leadership, focus on your people. hire right and develop right.
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The War on Normal People
- By: Andrew Yang
- Narrated by: Andrew Yang
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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The shift toward automation is about to create a tsunami of unemployment. Not in the distant future - now. One recent estimate predicts 13 million American workers will lose their jobs within the next seven years - jobs that won't be replaced. In a future marked by restlessness and chronic unemployment, what will happen to American society? In The War on Normal People, Andrew Yang paints a dire portrait of the American economy. Rapidly advancing technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and automation software are making millions of Americans' livelihoods irrelevant.
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I Would Vote For Him
- By Tommie Sexton on 07-09-18
- The War on Normal People
- By: Andrew Yang
- Narrated by: Andrew Yang
A forward thinking leader
Reviewed: 04-16-19
For far to long we live in attitudes and politics of the past. life is changing and we can either help guide it or get ran over by it.
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Sovereign
- By: Jeff Hirsch
- Narrated by: Jesse Einstein
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
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Micah Cole has been in deep space for three years while his parents chase their obsession with finding intelligence to the far corners of the universe, but Micah dreams of the friends he left behind and counts the days until they return home. When a devastating meteor shower nearly destroys their ship, Micah is separated from his family and stranded on Sovereign, a vast planet of raging rivers, towering forests, and deadly creatures. If Micah ever wants to see his family or his home again, he’ll have to learn to how to survive on a hostile alien world, all alone.
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Exploring strange new worlds
- By Kingsley on 02-01-19
- Sovereign
- By: Jeff Hirsch
- Narrated by: Jesse Einstein
Interesting Read
Reviewed: 03-21-19
Enjoyed the story, was a nice futuristic twist on common family issues and the mind of a teenager. Reminded me of reading hatchet in Middle School. Same feel but all new at the same time.
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Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 26 hrs and 24 mins
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Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen - the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria - took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart.
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150 years of Westeros history
- By Kingsley on 11-22-18
- Fire & Blood (HBO Tie-in Edition)
- 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones
- By: George R. R. Martin
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
New Narrator does good
Reviewed: 02-27-19
Was worried about not having Roy Dotrice narrate the Seven kingdoms, but future George RR Martin titles are in good hands. If you like GOT you will enjoy this.
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