Miss Manners
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A Call to Service
- By: Alan Alda, Kate Rope
- Narrated by: Alan Alda
- Length: 41 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 952
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 883
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Story5 out of 5 stars 874
A miraculous reunion, Nobel acclaim for Dr. Harold Varmus, Dr. Bob Lefkowitz and Dr. Stanley Prusiner. Plus, how this long-forgotten program still fuel breakthroughs--even in a pandemic--and saves lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating history for all Americans!
- By birdwatchers rule on 01-24-21
- A Call to Service
- By: Alan Alda, Kate Rope
- Narrated by: Alan Alda
THANKS ALAN ALDA !
Reviewed: 03-04-21
A great story to save lives was happening , even as the USA was bombing & killing in Vietnam... how incongruent these two were happening at the same time during the 1960s .
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Call Your Daughter Home
- By: Deb Spera
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Brittany Pressley
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,493
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,026
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,930
It's 1924 in Branchville, South Carolina, and three women have come to a crossroads. Gertrude, a mother of four, must make an unconscionable decision to save her daughters. Retta, a first-generation freed slave, comes to Gertrude's aid by watching her children, despite the gossip it causes in her community. Annie, the matriarch of the influential Coles family, offers Gertrude employment at her sewing circle, while facing problems of her own at home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Lovely story/perfect narration
- By christi mccoy on 07-08-19
- Call Your Daughter Home
- By: Deb Spera
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Adenrele Ojo, Brittany Pressley
MY FAVORITE THIS YEAR
Reviewed: 05-22-20
THE DAYS BEFORE A WOMAN HAD VALUE OF HER SELF OR WAS VALUED ENOUGH TO HAVE AN EDUCATION OR BIRTH CONTROL, SHE COULD EASILY BECOME A SLAVE TO A MAN & SOCIETY LONG AFTER SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED. WHETHER SHE WAS BLACK OR WHITE.
THIS IS A VERY VISUAL STORY THAT SHOWS HOW A WOMAN CAN BECOME STRONG, CHOOSING TO LIVE FOR HER SELF & CHILDREN & BECOME A STEEL MAGNOLIA FOR THEM TO SEE .
THE NARRATION WAS SO WELL DONE, AND I WISH THERE WERE MORE DEB SPERA BOOKS TO LISTEN TO !
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The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,439
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,370
From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else can - visions of all that’s yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best books I listened to ever!
- By Vmcg on 05-11-19
- The Murmur of Bees
- By: Sofia Segovia, Simon Bruni - translator
- Narrated by: Xe Sands, Angelo Di Loreto
VIVID PICTURES PAINTED JUST FOR YOU
Reviewed: 05-07-20
This is a very visual book ! There is no way of listening to the beautiful voices of the readers with out them filling your brain with pictures galore. The sounds also come through , but the pictures remain long after closing this book.
It is an unusual book that at first seems benign, but under it's calm first chapters a plot is boiling that takes your heart away.
Stay with this to the end & it will soften your heart to life & perhaps help you remember something in your own lifeyou had thought locked away.
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The Holdout
- A Novel
- By: Graham Moore
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 819
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4 out of 5 stars 730
It’s the most sensational case of the decade. Fifteen-year-old Jessica Silver, heiress to a billion-dollar real estate fortune, vanishes on her way home from school, and her teacher, Bobby Nock, a 25-year-old African American man, is the prime suspect. The subsequent trial taps straight into America’s most pressing preoccupations: race, class, sex, law enforcement, and the lurid sins of the rich and famous.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Too many f bombs
- By lisa bailey on 03-09-20
- The Holdout
- A Novel
- By: Graham Moore
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
TWISTS and TURNS until the END !
Reviewed: 03-06-20
To keep you guessing until the end, Graham Moor has a clever way of moving it all along. Sometimes this was TOUGH to listen to as the author introduced the stranger facts of a rich family. Could this really be true that a Father, Mother & daughter have this relationship ... I will not define that here as I would give away the secrets to unfold as you listen to two different lives played out One a juror and one the victim or were there more than one victim...Read it and find out if you could solve it before the last page is turned !
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Kingdomtide
- By: Rye Curtis
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jo Anna Perrin
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Story4 out of 5 stars 40
The sole survivor of a plane crash, 72-year-old Cloris Waldrip is lost and alone in the unforgiving wilderness of Montana's rugged Bitterroot Range, exposed to the elements with no tools beyond her wits and ingenuity. Intertwined with her story is Debra Lewis, a park ranger struggling with addiction and a recent divorce who is galvanized by her new mission to find and rescue Cloris.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Crazy, Crazier, Craziest
- By Miss Manners on 02-22-20
- Kingdomtide
- By: Rye Curtis
- Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed, Jo Anna Perrin
Crazy, Crazier, Craziest
Reviewed: 02-22-20
Was it the CRAZIEST bunch of CHARACTERS or was it the CRAZIEST STORY ever or was I CRAZY to keep listening ? ! ?
This book kept getting more weird page by page... It did therefore have that ability to stick in your brain.
Without giving away to story it is definitely a CRAZY listen!
Hello to Rye Curtis for keeping the story moving all over the map of a person's mind ! It was a good Winter listen that made you appreciate your nice warm home and life !
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American Dirt
- A Novel
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34,437
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30,143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,958
Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier, the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city, is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Completely unrealistic
- By Marlene L Marquez on 02-12-20
- American Dirt
- A Novel
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
BEST LISTEN EVER! A MOVIE TO COME ?
Reviewed: 02-12-20
0NLY LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU ARE READY TO GIVE IT YOUR HEART AND SOUL. IT WILL NEED YOUR FULL TIME ATTENTION TO IMPACT YOU THE WAY THE AUTHOR WANTS IT TO IMPACT YOU TOTALLY!
Good and hard hitting with no truth spared of what if happening south of our border.
Please listen only if you want to make a difference in your heart and not put the book down & forget !
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The Rosie Project
- A Novel
- By: Graeme Simsion
- Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,554
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,781
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,758
Don Tillman, professor of genetics, has never been on a second date. So when an acquaintance informs him that he would make a "wonderful" husband, his first reaction is shock. Yet he must concede to the statistical probability that there is someone for everyone, and Don sets out to find the perfect partner. She will be punctual and logical - most definitely not a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. Yet Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also beguiling, fiery, intelligent - and on a quest of her own....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not a typical romance - so much more
- By Gretchen on 10-03-13
- The Rosie Project
- A Novel
- By: Graeme Simsion
- Narrated by: Dan O'Grady
THIS COULD MAKE A GREAT MOVIE !
Reviewed: 01-27-20
TOO FUNNY ! JUST WHAT I NEEDED FOR A GRAY WINTER DAY !!
It will make you laugh for sure ! A REAL Funny Bone Story, of a rather ODD GUY, that you can see in your mind, and may even know one like this ...or bits of yourself !
There just isn't enough of just enjoyable , fun books written !
Where have you been in my Audible Listening List ?
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The First Mistake
- By: Sandie Jones
- Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,005
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,004
From Sandie Jones, author of the Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick and USA Today best seller, The Other Woman, comes an addictive new domestic suspense audiobook about a wife, her husband, and the woman who is supposedly her best friend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!
- By wilderness junkie on 06-13-19
- The First Mistake
- By: Sandie Jones
- Narrated by: Nathalie Buscombe
PRETTY GOOD EXCEPT THE ENDING
Reviewed: 01-22-20
IT HAD TO GO SOMEWHERE, BUT THAT ENDING SEEMED A BIT IMPOSSIBLE.. HOW COULD IT BE THAT BETH SHOWS UP OUT OF NOWHERE TO BECOME ALICE'S BEST FRIEND? COULD IT BE THAT NATHAN HAD USED THE NAME OF ALICE'S HUSBAND ? REALLY ??? A LOT OF VERY UNBELIEVABLE TWISTS STUCK IN TO THROW OFF NORMAL LOGIC.
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Code Name Verity
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,624
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,631
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,602
Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends. But then a vital mission goes wrong....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Do Not Read Any (other) Reviews of this Book!
- By HDJ on 12-15-12
- Code Name Verity
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
INTERESTING IN HOW IT CAME TOGETHER
Reviewed: 12-31-19
AT FIRST I HAD A HARD TIME DEFINING THE GIRLS...VOICES AND ACCENTS SOUNDED SO ALIKE TO ME. IT WAS WOVEN FROM A DIFFERENT VIEWPOINT. THOSE WHO ARE CAPTURED, TWO BEST FRIENDS AND THE LIVES THEY WERE TRYING TO LIVE. FINALLY, IT ALL CAME TOGETHER & I COULD SEE WHAT AND WHY THE AUTHOR WANTED THEM NOT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN TO EACH OTHER .
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Murder in an English Village
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,475
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,991
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,966
The year is 1920: Flying in the face of convention, legendary American adventuress Beryl Helliwell never fails to surprise and shock. The last thing her adoring public would expect is that she craves some peace and quiet. The humdrum hamlet of Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. And, honestly, until America comes to its senses and repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside and subjecting herself to bathtub gin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must read Historical Mystery
- By Victoria J. Mejia-Gewe on 02-20-18
- Murder in an English Village
- By: Jessica Ellicott
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
A GOOD WHO DONE WHAT TO WHOM
Reviewed: 12-19-19
JUST ENOUGH STORY & BACKGROUND OF EACH CHARACTER TO MAKE THEM FUN & SO REAL!
A little hard to follow the people by the accent & the reader didn't have enough variation in her voice to keep them straight for my taste !
Some times I rewound to get what had happened, as it took meat least 3 times re-p[laying the ending to get it straight...Maybe that is the sign of a author...confusion until the reveal ! I love all things British & this was a new area of WWII I knew nothing about.. but I am sure , just like the U.S.A. at that time we all planted home gardens to help out with our economy & families. I know my Mother and Father had a garden, chicken & bees in a city lot !
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