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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 198,126
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 181,345
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Story5 out of 5 stars 180,792
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Nail biter to the end
Reviewed: 05-14-22
Never once did the science overwhelm the suspense. Excellent story. Like castaway meets Apollo 13
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D-Days in the Pacific
- By: Donald L. Miller
- Narrated by: Gary Dikeos
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 91
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
Although most people associate the term D-day with the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944, it is military code for the beginning of any offensive operation. In the Pacific theater during World War II there were more than one hundred D-days. The largest - and last - was the invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, which brought together the biggest invasion fleet ever assembled, far larger than that engaged in the Normandy invasion. D-Days in the Pacific tells the epic story of the campaign waged by American forces to win back the Pacific islands from Japan.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Terrific one volume history of the Pacific war.
- By Bill on 12-01-12
- D-Days in the Pacific
- By: Donald L. Miller
- Narrated by: Gary Dikeos
Bad Title; Good Intro to Pacific Theater
Reviewed: 03-18-13
If you could sum up D-Days in the Pacific in three words, what would they be?
Easy to read.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
The most interesting aspect of the book was the overarching strategy: unconditional surrender, leapfrogging; the arguments between MacArthur, Nimitz and King over how to prosecute the war; the separate campaigns in the South Pacific and Central Pacific and the vast tactical differences between them.
Any additional comments?
The Kindle version does not have page numbers or a table of contents which is irritating.
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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume II, Fredericksburg to Meridian
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Ken Burns (introduction)
- Length: 47 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,570
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,012
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,010
This volume is dominated by the almost continual confrontation of great armies. For the fourth time, the Army of the Potomac (now under the control of Burnside) attempts to take Richmond, resulting in the bloodbath at Fredericksburg. Then Joe Hooker tries again, only to be repulsed at Chancellorsville as Stonewall Jackson turns his flank, a bitter victory for the South, paid for by the death of Lee's foremost lieutenant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best of the Three Volumes
- By Christopher Morton on 11-30-04
- The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume II, Fredericksburg to Meridian
- By: Shelby Foote
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Ken Burns (introduction)
WhisperSync: Greatest. Tool. Ever.
Reviewed: 12-05-12
Would you listen to The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume II, Fredericksburg to Meridian again? Why?
No. Too long.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Jackson: brilliant loon.
What about Grover Gardner’s performance did you like?
Determined diction. Dialogue judiciously performed.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
None needed.
Any additional comments?
Thank you for connecting to Kindle whispersync. It's brilliant. Some syncing issues, but nevermind. Great idea.
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