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Lost Light
- Harry Bosch, Book 9
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,143
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,989
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,974
Four years ago, LAPD detective Harry Bosch was on a movie set, asking questions about the murder of a young production assistant, when an armored car arrived with $2 million cash for use in a heist scene. In a life-imitates-art firestorm, a gang of masked men converged on the delivery and robbed the armored car with guns blazing. The crime was never resolved, and the young woman's murder was in the stack of unsolved-case files Bosch carried home the night he left the LAPD.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dashel Hammet Redux
- By Harris on 04-09-03
- Lost Light
- Harry Bosch, Book 9
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
Another great saga in the Harry Bosch series
Reviewed: 08-21-15
This binge listening beats any binge watching of any other series. Great stories as sidelines or the main theme. One has to start at the beginning. I missed one story and had to keep wondering. Harry retired? What did I miss? A real life unfolding.
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Trunk Music: Harry Bosch Series, Book 5
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,277
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,179
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,138
It starts with the body of a Hollywood producer in the trunk of a Rolls-Royce, shot twice in the head at close range - what looks like "trunk music", a Mafia hit. But the LAPD's organized crime unit is curiously uninterested, and when Harry follows a trail of gambling debts to Las Vegas, the case suddenly becomes more complex - and much more personal.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Cood Connelly
- By Daniel on 01-08-09
- Trunk Music: Harry Bosch Series, Book 5
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
A continuation of Harry Bosch's life
Reviewed: 06-19-15
One can read each story separately, but worth starting at the beginning. Beats any series on NetFlix! Go for it.
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Superpower
- Three Choices for America's Role in the World
- By: Ian Bremmer
- Narrated by: Willis Sparks
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Story4 out of 5 stars 181
Ian Bremmer argues that Washington's directionless foreign policy has become prohibitively expensive and increasingly dangerous. Since the end of the Cold War, US policymakers have stumbled from crisis to crisis in Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Syria, and Ukraine without a clear strategy. Ordinary Americans too often base their foreign policy choices on allegiance or opposition to the party in power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ian Bremmer Holds Up a Mirror to All Americans
- By Jack Rivkin on 05-25-15
- Superpower
- Three Choices for America's Role in the World
- By: Ian Bremmer
- Narrated by: Willis Sparks
Ian Bremmer Holds Up a Mirror to All Americans
Reviewed: 05-25-15
With a learned sense of history, Ian Bremmer starts with an unsentimental review of past and current presidents' foreign policy. He then lays out a series of questions for the American people ( and politicians) that determine which of three paths policy can take. He proceeds to describe each of the policies and their ramifications in detail, and, in the process, forces a reconsideration of one's preconceived beliefs. Everyone should read this book to get a better understanding of the choices our leaders have made and the choices we and our future leaders face. Since everyone is running for President this read is a must. If nothing else the candidates will learn to spell Foreign Policy, and we can hold out some hope that they can articulate the choices close to what Bremmer has so clearly delineated, as well as telling us which path they specifically will attempt to pursue. An important book for all those who want to understand where we are, how we got here, where we can go and plan to vote in the next Presidential election.
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Skink - No Surrender
- By: Carl Hiaasen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,132
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,006
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,005
Richard's cousin is missing, and his best hope of finding her rests with the wily, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida. Carl Hiaasen introduces his iconic character Skink to a younger audience in this nail-biting adventure! Classic Malley: Her parents are about to ship her off to boarding school, so she takes off with some guy she met online...Poor Richard: He's less of a rebel than Malley, and a lot less trusting. He knows his cousin is in trouble before she does. Wild Skink: He's a ragged, one-eyed, ex-governor of Florida, and enough of a renegade to think he can track Malley down.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hiassen Alert for Adults!
- By Johnnie Walker on 09-26-14
- Skink - No Surrender
- By: Carl Hiaasen
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
A great intro of Skink to a younger audience
Reviewed: 05-14-15
This is classic Carl Hiaasen for YA but worth an adult read (or listen) as well. Listening adds some additional life to the story but it clearly is a great story either way. Hope there are more to come.
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My Beloved World
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Rita Moreno
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,447
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,123
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,118
The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overcoming proverty via education
- By Jean on 01-17-13
- My Beloved World
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Rita Moreno
A book full of wisdom, life and lessons
Reviewed: 06-01-13
Would you listen to My Beloved World again? Why?
I would listen to this book again. So well read by Rita Moreno and full of life lessons and inspiration.
What other book might you compare My Beloved World to and why?
There isn't a comparison here. Her life story is not unique but uniquely presented.
Have you listened to any of Rita Moreno’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Sotomayor's stories of her family were always moving
Any additional comments?
This book is so full of life lessons, business lessons, advice to others and a personal journey told with such openness that it begs to be read by a very wide audience.
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