Daniel G. Robison
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Everything Is Tuberculosis
- The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: John Green
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,555
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,488
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,488
In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year. In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful, Heartbreaking, Informative, Inspiring, Hopeful.
- By Kendall R. Genier on 03-25-25
- Everything Is Tuberculosis
- The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection
- By: John Green
- Narrated by: John Green
Beautiful and Important but Didactic
Reviewed: 04-06-25
If you know John Green’s nonfiction work at all, then you should know what you’re getting—a beautiful and timely story on an important topic told very much from his political point of view. This means that this lecture can often feel like being lectured. Still, it’s a very moving and informative lecture.
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Classics of Horror: Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- By: James Krasner, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: James Krasner
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
James Krasner, an expert in Victorian literature, takes you on a fascinating journey into the enduring power of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. You’ll learn how these three literary masters structured their novels to offer not only scares but also complex insights into cultural debates that still matter to us today.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Dracula is not boring
- By Daniel G. Robison on 10-13-24
Dracula is not boring
Reviewed: 10-13-24
This is a pretty solid and interesting discussion of these three texts, especially if you’re into literary analysis. He does a nice job of not going too far into identity and sexuality politics as well. My big quibble with him is his too insistent refrain that Dracula is a boring book. If you have not read Dracula, don’t listen to him. It’s a great read and probably an even better listen!
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The Real History of Dracula
- By: Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 44
In the 10 episodes of The Real History of Dracula, folklorists Dr. Sara Cleto and Dr. Brittany Warman, of The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic, will shine a light into the dark recesses of our cultural obsession with vampires. Using folklore, literature, history, television, film, and more, Sara and Brittany will show you how—and why—vampires are a potent metaphor for what matters most about the human condition.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time, money and even space on your phone
- By Petr on 07-12-23
- The Real History of Dracula
- By: Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman
Not Quite What I Was Expecting
Reviewed: 10-11-24
While I was expecting more of a deep dive into Vlad the Impaler and how he was a model for Dracula, I got a lot more than that. Which was great to an extent. The presenters spoke about Vlad, yes, but they looked at other historical influences; they looked at other folklore and legends; they looked at modern depictions; they looked at diseases. But through all of their discussions there was the constant undercurrent of the debacle of modern college humanities instruction—identity and sexuality politics. If there’s an -ism they didn’t discuss, it wasn’t for a lack of trying. I finally had enough when the reason for vampires in 19th century Europe being pale and white was because of racism, “of course,” to quote one of the presenters.
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Murtagh
- The World of Eragon
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle, Christopher Paolini
- Length: 24 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,706
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,368
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,367
The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the land, hushed voices whisper of brittle ground and a faint scent of brimstone in the air—and Murtagh senses that something wicked lurks in the shadows of Alagaësia. So begins an epic journey into lands both familiar and untraveled.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Warning: Spoiler rant
- By Abbadon on 11-11-23
- Murtagh
- The World of Eragon
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle, Christopher Paolini
Enjoyable story
Reviewed: 02-26-24
Solid writing, great transformative story of Murtagh. Lots of back story details about Murtagh filled in. Murtagh’s redemptive travails are so gut wrenching. I really felt his past painfully haunting who he wants to be in the present. Love the transformative journey.
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Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table
- It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...
- By: Louie Giglio
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio
- Length: 7 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,251
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,243
The Enemy is constantly seeking to fill your mind with destructive and harmful thoughts - whether of fear, worry, insecurity, anxiety, temptation, envy.... It’s all too easy for Satan to manipulate his way into a seat at the table intended for only you and Jesus, and to try making himself at home in your mind. It’s an ongoing battle, but one you can win! Best-selling author and pastor Louie Giglio shares practical ways to overcome the Enemy’s lies and instead find peace and security in any challenging circumstance or situation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing!!!
- By Anonymous User on 05-21-21
- Don't Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table
- It's Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind...
- By: Louie Giglio
- Narrated by: Louie Giglio
Powerful and Life Changing
Reviewed: 02-18-24
Not giving the enemy a seat at my table seems so simple, but I’d never thought about it before. As many times as I’ve read Psalm 23, I’d never thought of it before. Nine words that will change the way you think and so nine words that will change the way you live. Even if my life is not what I thought it would be, is not what I want it to be, is too difficult to live, I will praise the Lord, praise the Lord, praise the Lord.
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Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure
- By: TheFirstDefier, JF Brink
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 22 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,072
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,049
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,031
After searching for months, Zac's forces have finally discovered the elusive Underworld that's both teeming with riches and dangers. Meanwhile, the armies of the Undead Empire advances on all fronts while the Dominators scheme in the dark. Having endured the Integration in the punishing environment of the subterranean cave system, the trapped warriors of the Underworld could become the key in surviving the incursions aboveground. But first, Zac has to deal with the golems intent on digging to the center of the planet.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Next Book Release Date
- By kyx on 02-24-22
- Defiance of the Fall 4: A LitRPG Adventure
- By: TheFirstDefier, JF Brink
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
Sorry I can’t do another one!
Reviewed: 02-14-24
The reader is so bad I can’t endure listening to another book in this series - sorry. Also, the author has written non-Earth beings using common Earth vernacular….. which does not make any sense.
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The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,115
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,011
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,010
Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: Her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Miss the heyday of this series
- By byjove on 11-28-23
- The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- By: Rhys Bowen
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
Wonderful!
Reviewed: 11-24-23
Another wonderful book! Great mystery, nice use of the time period, and characters you know and love.
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The Primal Hunter
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Zogarth
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
- Length: 20 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,398
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,862
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,847
It was a day like any other when suddenly the world changed. The universe reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A place where power is the only thing anyone can truly rely on.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't listen to the other reviews
- By Wesley Naval on 09-12-22
- The Primal Hunter
- A LitRPG Adventure
- By: Zogarth
- Narrated by: Travis Baldree
Won’t be reading the 2nd book
Reviewed: 11-19-23
The MC isn’t someone you want to follow. Some dialogue is very poorly written, Earth slang used by aliens that should not even know what those words mean, etc etc
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The Running Grave
- A Cormoran Strike Novel
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
- Length: 34 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,748
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,093
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,090
Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organization that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best one yet
- By Meaghan Bynum on 09-27-23
- The Running Grave
- A Cormoran Strike Novel
- By: Robert Galbraith
- Narrated by: Robert Glenister
Another stunning book by JKR
Reviewed: 10-17-23
It is still unbelievable the worlds that Rowling can create, the characters, the setting, the atmosphere. The plot is as tightly drawn as ever, keeping me glued to my phone, listening to every minute. And what hasn’t been said about Robert Glenister. Simply amazing!
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Moriarty
- Sherlock Holmes, Book 2
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
- Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,693
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,541
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,538
Internationally best-selling author Anthony Horowitz's nail-biting new novel plunges us back into the dark and complex world of detective Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty - dubbed the "Napoleon of crime" by Holmes - in the aftermath of their fateful struggle at the Reichenbach Falls. Days after the encounter at the Swiss waterfall, Pinkerton detective agent Frederick Chase arrives in Europe from New York.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Always Enjoy Horowitz
- By Bryan Stern on 06-02-18
- Moriarty
- Sherlock Holmes, Book 2
- By: Anthony Horowitz
- Narrated by: Julian Rhind-Tutt
First Horowitz Disappointment
Reviewed: 06-13-23
I have loved every Anthony Horowitz book I’ve read—until this one. I’m not exactly sure what his goal as a Holmes book was with this. I have one in my mind, but I’m not crazy about it and can’t discuss without spoiling the story. Whatever his goal, I wasn’t happy.
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