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Getting Things Done
- The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- By: David Allen
- Narrated by: David Allen
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,194
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 675
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Story4 out of 5 stars 668
From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done has the potential to transform the way you work - and the way you experience work. At any level of implementation, David Allen's entertaining and thought-provoking advice shows you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Getting Things Done
- By Rick on 02-28-03
- Getting Things Done
- The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
- By: David Allen
- Narrated by: David Allen
Groundbreaking Book... But Dated
Reviewed: 04-19-22
I would have given this a 4.5/5 when the book came out but today it's a solid 3.
The author discusses PDAs, file cabinets... pre-Todosist, Things 3, and other apps that make this system much easier to implement.
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Unrequited Infatuations
- A Memoir
- By: Stevie Van Zandt
- Narrated by: Stevie van Zandt
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 652
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 568
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 563
What story begins in a bedroom in suburban New Jersey in the early '60s, unfolds on some of the country's largest stages, and then ranges across the globe, demonstrating over and over again how rock and roll has the power to change the world for the better? This story. The first true heartbeat of Unrequited Infatuations is the moment when Stevie Van Zandt trades in his devotion to the Baptist religion for an obsession with rock and roll.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Accurate , intelligent entertaining memoir.
- By Amazon Customer on 09-30-21
- Unrequited Infatuations
- A Memoir
- By: Stevie Van Zandt
- Narrated by: Stevie van Zandt
This was a SURPRISE! Much better than expected!
Reviewed: 11-07-21
First off, I am not a Stevie Van Zandt fan, per se. I don't care for Bruce Springsteen or his music. Of course, I know who he is in the music genre and from The Sopranos. But I bought the book based on a Talking Sopranos episode and it was totally worth it!
I learned a lot about the author and having him read his words in his own voice really pushed it over the top. You could hear him smile in certain passages. I don't think I would have appreciated the actual book as much as I did with him reading it to me.
Super interesting guy. For me, he kind of went off the rail in the last chapter or two when he delved into American politics but the rest of the book was really well done.
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Woke Up This Morning
- The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
- By: Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa
- Narrated by: Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, full cast
- Length: 13 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 443
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 395
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 395
Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch The Sopranos? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever happened to the Russian? Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, and the entire cast and crew of The Sopranos have all the answers - and they’re revealing where all the bodies are buried.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Really frustrating if you’ve listened to the podcast
- By ereviewer on 11-04-21
- Woke Up This Morning
- The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos
- By: Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa
- Narrated by: Michael Imperioli, Steve Schirripa, full cast
Not a fan of the "fake" arguing or stilted dialog
Reviewed: 11-03-21
If you have listed to the Talking Sopranos podcast you will know that Michael and Steve get into it sometimes over fan theories. Steve doesn't believe any of them and Micheal gives credence to some of them. I'm not a fan of that on the podcast but at least it feels organic. In this book it's dated and forced. In two years no one will know about the podcast and these reenacted arguments will sound even more out of place than they do today.
Also, the dialog between Mike and Steve is stilted at times. Maybe it looks good on paper but spoken aloud it doesn't sound like they are having a conversation. In some places it sounds like Michael is mailing it in.
The book itself is okay. If you listened to the podcast you probably already heard 70% of the content. Still, well worth the credits if you have a ton of them like I do.
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The South Beach Heart Program
- The Four-Step Plan that Can Save Your Life
- By: Arthur Agatston MD
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Just as millions of people have successfully adopted Dr. Agatston's South Beach Diet, now millions can lead longer and healthier lives thanks to his South Beach Heart Program. In his most passionate audiobook yet, Dr. Agatston champions a revolution in cardiac care that will empower people to save their own lives.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Throw Away Half of the Book
- By majordude on 04-30-09
- The South Beach Heart Program
- The Four-Step Plan that Can Save Your Life
- By: Arthur Agatston MD
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Throw Away Half of the Book
Reviewed: 04-30-09
Aaarrrggghhh! It seems as if the first three hours of the book were about thanking people and saying how qualified the Good Doctor is. And that is followed with about another hour or two of stupidly-simple basic information about what a heart is and how it works. Duh! But then he gets into statins and other remedies for heart ailments and redeems himself. Kinda. This could have been boiled down to an hour or two (max) had he not tried to write a "book". Full of filler.
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The Joke's Over
- By: Ralph Steadman
- Narrated by: James Adams
- Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 189
In early 1970, artist Ralph Steadman went to America in search of work and found more than he bargained for. At the Kentucky Derby, he met a former Hell's Angel, one Hunter S. Thompson. Thompson wrote later that "The rest of that day blurs into madness. The rest of that night, too. Steadman was lucky to get out of Louisville without serious injuries, and I was lucky to get out at all." Thus began a 30-year friendship and a working relationship that gave birth to what became known as Gonzo Journalism.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Content, Less than Great Delivery
- By Stephanie Witte on 04-30-21
- The Joke's Over
- By: Ralph Steadman
- Narrated by: James Adams
Behind The Scenes of Gonzo
Reviewed: 04-28-09
This book provided an interesting back story to some historic gonzo incidents. The author tries too hard to sound like a better writer than he is but the stories are interesting nevertheless. The narrator does an exceptional job.
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- By: Ken Kesey
- Narrated by: Ken Kesey
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 788
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 544
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is one of the most electrifying, most admired novels of our time. Set in the bleak confines of a state mental hospital and narrated by a half-Indian patient named Chief Bromden, it's the story of a titanic battle of wills between two unforgettable characters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Classic
- By Wade Lancaster on 11-02-17
- One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- By: Ken Kesey
- Narrated by: Ken Kesey
A Masterpiece!
Reviewed: 03-04-07
Ken Kesey says that he never watched the movie because he disagreed with Jack Nicholson playing the lead character. The book is definitely better than the movie. It's art.
Ken breathes heavily in parts and that is distracting but it is interesting to hear how the author reads his own words.
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