A. W. Straub
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Space: 1969
- By: Bill Oakley
- Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,595
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,936
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,911
Nancy Kranich (played by Emmy-nominated actress Natasha Lyonne of Russian Doll and Orange Is the New Black) is a night nurse on an orbiting space station. But Nancy hates her job, is sick of space, and longs to find adventure and a safe place to smoke cigarettes that won’t blow everyone up. But when Nancy gets caught up in an outer-space conspiracy involving President Kennedy, former vice-president Richard Nixon, and an intergalactic object that could change the course of history, she gets way more adventure than she bargained for.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply the Best Full-Cast Audio Book Ever!
- By Veritas on 07-09-22
- Space: 1969
- By: Bill Oakley
- Narrated by: Natasha Lyonne, full cast
Nurse Nancy and One Eyed Jack
Reviewed: 02-09-25
A funny and fabulous listen of an alternate history where cigarettes are not cigarettes, Shakey's pizza is still around and Richard Nixon doesn't get a chance to claim he is not a crook. The Dolby Atmos editing is great with 360 degree sound of the highest quality. Cudos to the foley artists and their reditions of space station alerts, ambient background conversations and Nancy's hot temper.
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The Signal
- By: Eric Buchman, Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat
- Narrated by: Paget Brewster, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,472
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,383
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,384
Two astronomers have detected a strange, pulsing signal from deep space. Within hours, the US government goes into lockdown, restricting airspace and scrubbing scientific data. Was the signal an intercepted communication revealing alarming plans for an enemy’s military strike? Or has humanity at long last found proof of extraterrestrial life?
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3 out of 5 stars
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it did a good job keep me listening but disappointed at the ending
- By Tristan M. on 12-21-24
- The Signal
- By: Eric Buchman, Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat
- Narrated by: Paget Brewster, full cast
3d sound
Reviewed: 02-08-25
I wanted the signal to be real. i was expecting something like the movie Contact.
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Culinary Reactions
- The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking
- By: Simon Quellen Field
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4 out of 5 stars 159
When you're cooking, you're a chemist! Every time you follow or modify a recipe you are experimenting with acids and bases, emulsions and suspensions, gels and foams. In your kitchen you denature proteins, crystallize compounds, react enzymes with substrates, and nurture desired microbial life while suppressing harmful microbes. And unlike in a laboratory, you can eat your experiments to verify your hypotheses.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Culinary Reactions - The Chemical Formulas to Cook
- By Vicente Gard on 06-06-19
- Culinary Reactions
- The Everyday Chemistry of Cooking
- By: Simon Quellen Field
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Buy the book
Reviewed: 10-31-24
Too many complex concepts and reactions to get the information without a graphic. lots of cool chemistry but it makes me think of trying to learn organic chemistry via an audiobook. Good performance, lousy medium for the content.
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Zero Tolerance
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Hilary Swank, Christine Ko, Melonie Diaz, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,078
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,810
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,803
Sergeant Jo Barnes (Hilary Swank) and her elite, all-female US Army investigative team are renowned for cracking complex sex-crime cases within the military. Their latest mission takes them to the Mojave Desert at Fort Irwin Army Base in California, to unravel the mysterious disappearance of Private Nichelle Simmons—a soldier who accused a comrade of assault. But when the accused is inexplicably set free, their case takes a sinister turn.
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3 out of 5 stars
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if you have been in the army it is not good
- By sean on 08-25-23
- Zero Tolerance
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Hilary Swank, Christine Ko, Melonie Diaz, full cast
Gripping story
Reviewed: 11-27-23
The use of a group of actors and a story that keeps you glued to your headphones makes this an absolute must listen. Filled with episodic suspense the characters take you through an investigation that leads them to corruption, misogyny, and a solution to the murder of an innocent.
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A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
- By: W. W. Rouse Ball
- Narrated by: Tony Shalhoub
- Length: 30 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,410
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,538
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,448
In his soft yet captivating voice, award-winning actor Tony Shalhoub (Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Monk) calmly tells the tale of how the ancient Greeks formalized the study of mathematics based on Phoenician teachings.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I was so exhausted & looking forward to falling asleep
- By t on 05-15-20
- A Short Account of the History of Mathematics
- By: W. W. Rouse Ball
- Narrated by: Tony Shalhoub
Like being in a high school math class
Reviewed: 05-28-22
if you're like me, and you really weren't into basic math when you were young, and you sat there staring at the second hand on the clock wishing that it would pass the hour quicker than this is a book that will put you to sleep. Tony does his usual fabulous job of presenting the material in a way that helps him in the goal.
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Tomatoland
- How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
- By: Barry Estabrook
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 149
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 130
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Story4 out of 5 stars 129
Supermarket produce sections bulging with a year-round supply of perfectly round, bright red-orange tomatoes have become all but a national birthright. But in Tomatoland, which is based on his James Beard Award-winning article, The Price of Tomatoes, investigative food journalist Barry Estabrook reveals the huge human and environmental cost of the $5 billion fresh tomato industry. Fields are sprayed with more than one hundred different herbicides and pesticides. Tomatoes are picked hard and green and artificially gassed until their skins acquire a marketable hue.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Neat Book
- By Ray on 08-04-12
- Tomatoland
- How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit
- By: Barry Estabrook
- Narrated by: Pete Larkin
huge update from the previous book.
Reviewed: 03-13-22
Rather than just stop at horrible behavior of farmers, this work actually investigates the social services that helped out the workers. It also gave a side to the farmers. I especially enjoyed listening to the work of Mr Stark. All in all, a good read. The performance was nice and the story -- scary but enlightening.
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The Birds (Dramatised)
- By: Daphne du Maurier
- Narrated by: Full Cast
- Length: 56 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 34
A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food. First the seagulls, then birds of prey, and finally even small birds all turn against mankind. The nightmarish vision appealed to Alfred Hitchcock, who turned it into the celebrated film.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Terrific!
- By Laura on 08-24-13
- The Birds (Dramatised)
- By: Daphne du Maurier
- Narrated by: Full Cast
Not like the movie
Reviewed: 12-14-21
It starts out well and builds the characters. Then it builds suspense as you fear for the family. However, it ends with no conclusion. It is though there must be a second episode somewhere. The acting and sound were fabulous. Stereo headphones really made a difference.
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Eminent Domain
- By: Victoriano Cárdenas, Warren Langford
- Narrated by: Ama Zathura, Antonio Marquez, Ruben Muller, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,097
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,090
Loretta Pacheco has a cool job at an electric car company. Her life finally seems headed in the right direction. But in a flash, it all starts to fall apart. What were the strange voices she heard as she lay injured by the side of the road? Why, exactly, did two young boys disappear all those years ago? And what is this strange sound in her head?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Language
- By Diane Hancock on 11-06-21
Where's the next episode
Reviewed: 11-26-21
I love the emersive sound of this book and the story and the presentation by the actors is great. But, it leaves you hanging at the end wondering what will happen next. Anyone know when we get another episode? I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
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The Math of Life and Death
- By: Kit Yates
- Narrated by: Kit Yates
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 629
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 537
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 534
From birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and figures hurled at us as we go about our days can sometimes leave us scratching our heads, feeling as if we're fumbling through a mathematical minefield.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good but More Statistics than Biology
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-20
- The Math of Life and Death
- By: Kit Yates
- Narrated by: Kit Yates
Fabulous stories and explanations of applied math.
Reviewed: 05-24-21
Armed with my engineering math background, this was a very interesting book. Mostly because of the application of mathematics to real-life situations and how the misapplication of it can cause major issues. Also, it's interesting to see math triumph in solutions that help all of humanity.
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The Reluctant Adventures of Fletcher Connolly on the Interstellar Railroad
- By: Felix R. Savage
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,740
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,567
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,562
Fletcher Connolly hasn't got a lot to lose. Since he and half the galaxy signed on to the rat race of the technological relics trade, Fletch has come to terms with the idea that he will join the ranks of unlucky explorers that perish light years from home without a dime to his name. But bankruptcy is a great motivator. With friends and family counting on him to strike it rich, Fletch embarks on an unwilling quest for alien treasure.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to love this book, but I did like it
- By wag more on 07-26-18
An amazing performance
Reviewed: 03-19-21
Nick Podehl performs all of the parts to this wild tour of the galaxy. How one person can have so many different sounding voices come out of them is amazing. A great listen.
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