LaMar M. Fox
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Every Drop of Blood
- Hatred and Healing at Lincoln's Second Inauguration
- By: Edward Achorn
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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By March 4, 1865, the Civil War had slaughtered more than 700,000 Americans. After a morning of rain-drenched fury, tens of thousands crowded Washington’s Capitol grounds that day to see Abraham Lincoln take the oath for a second term. As the sun emerged, Lincoln rose to give perhaps the greatest inaugural address in American history, stunning the nation by arguing, in a brief 701 words, that both sides had been wrong, and that the war’s unimaginable horrors - every drop of blood spilled - might well have been God’s just verdict on the national sin of slavery.
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New and fascinating
- By Clark Booth on 07-19-20
- Every Drop of Blood
- Hatred and Healing at Lincoln's Second Inauguration
- By: Edward Achorn
- Narrated by: Adam Barr
An Anthem For Our Time
Reviewed: 09-18-20
This excellent book reminds us that Lincoln's quest has yet to be fully achieved. We must carry the banner of "malice toward none and charity for all" until all men are free and equal.
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The Museum of Desire
- Alex Delaware, Book 35
- By: Jonathan Kellerman
- Narrated by: John Rubinstein
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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LAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis has solved a lot of murder cases. On many of them - the ones he calls "different" - he taps the brain of brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. But neither Alex nor Milo are prepared for what they find on an early morning call to a deserted mansion in Bel Air. This one’s beyond different. This is predation, premeditation, and cruelty on a whole new level. Four people have been slaughtered and left displayed bizarrely and horrifically in a stretch limousine. Confounding the investigation, none of the victims seems to have any connection to any other.
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Like visiting with old and dear friends
- By Mystery Addict on 02-05-20
- The Museum of Desire
- Alex Delaware, Book 35
- By: Jonathan Kellerman
- Narrated by: John Rubinstein
Excellent Read; I need an appointment with Dr Alex
Reviewed: 05-09-20
Superb story telling; I guess after this many Delaware novels Kellerman has to increase the grizzly shock fact. I'll keep buying them because Dr Delaware i is the most authentic therapist in all literature, even with the strange cop gimmick. Please, more stories, less gore.
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Leadership
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Beau Bridges, David Morse, Jay O. Sanders, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 5 mins
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Are leaders born or made? Where does ambition come from? How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Does the man make the times or do the times make the man? In Leadership, Goodwin draws upon four of the presidents she has studied most closely - Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Lyndon B. Johnson (in civil rights) - to show how they first recognized leadership qualities within themselves, and were recognized by others as leaders.
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What makes a president great?
- By tru britty on 09-25-18
Professor Godwin hits another historical homerun!
Reviewed: 04-29-20
With her infallible insight she has succeeded in adding new understanding to the familiar stories of these four Presidents. In doing so she has made me even prouder to be an American. The measuring stick is more clear. Who can meet this standard?
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Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
- Length: 50 hrs and 28 mins
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When we seek an example of great leaders with unalloyed courage, the person who comes to mind is Winston Churchill: the iconic, visionary war leader immune from the consensus of the day, who stood firmly for his beliefs when everyone doubted him. But how did young Winston become Churchill? What gave him the strength to take on the superior force of Nazi Germany when bombs rained on London and so many others had caved? In this landmark biography of Winston Churchill based on extensive new material, the true genius of the man, statesman, and leader can finally be fully understood.
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Superb Biography
- By Jean on 03-03-19
- Churchill
- Walking with Destiny
- By: Andrew Roberts
- Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
GREAT STORY OF TRULY GREAT MAN!
Reviewed: 08-15-19
Lengthy, detailed, made fascinating by a dynamic reading! A must for true lovers of history!
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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A natural storyteller and raconteur in his own right - just listen to Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption - actor, comedian, carpenter, and all-around manly man Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) brings his distinctive baritone and a fine-tuned comic versatility to Twain's writing. In a knockout performance, he doesn't so much as read Twain's words as he does rejoice in them, delighting in the hijinks of Tom - whom he lovingly refers to as a "great scam artist" and "true American hero".
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Reading from a new perspective
- By jb on 11-10-16
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- By: Mark Twain
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
GREAT WORK OF AMERICAN LITERATURE!
Reviewed: 05-07-19
More fun reading it as an old man than when I was as a callow youth.
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The Hiding Place
- By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
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At one time, Corrie ten Boom would have laughed at the idea that she had a story to tell. For the first 50 years of her life, nothing out of the ordinary ever happened to her. She was a spinster watchmaker living contentedly with her sister and their elderly father in the tiny house over their shop in Haarlem. Their uneventful days, as regulated as their own watches, revolved around their abiding love for one another. But with the Nazi invasion and occupation of Holland, everything changed....
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Inspiring
- By Sara on 03-03-14
- The Hiding Place
- By: Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill
- Narrated by: Wanda McCaddon
A STORY ALL NEED TODAY!
Reviewed: 10-25-18
With Inhumanity again raising its ugly face we need seriously to ponder this timeless message.
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Night Moves
- An Alex Delaware Novel
- By: Jonathan Kellerman
- Narrated by: John Rubenstein
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
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A disturbing murder with shocking consequences sets in motion the new book in the number-one best-selling suspense series starring psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis. An affluent family returns home from Sunday dinner only to find the murdered and brutalized corpse of a total stranger in their house. This baffling, twisted tale tests Alex and Milo to their intellectual and emotional limits.
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maybe it's me
- By Colette M. Cummings on 02-16-18
- Night Moves
- An Alex Delaware Novel
- By: Jonathan Kellerman
- Narrated by: John Rubenstein
Great Read! Best Myestry Series Ever!
Reviewed: 10-11-18
Alex Delaware is the sensitive therapist I hope I was! We need more like Milo.
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Code Name Verity
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends. But then a vital mission goes wrong....
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Do Not Read Any (other) Reviews of this Book!
- By HDJ on 12-15-12
- Code Name Verity
- By: Elizabeth Wein
- Narrated by: Morven Christie, Lucy Gaskell
Tense and Unsettling, but surprisingly believable.
Reviewed: 06-29-18
At first, confusing. Amazingly woven into a coherent and believable adventure story. Well written, performed.
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
- The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
A TRULY INSPIRATIONAL STORY WELL TOLD!
Reviewed: 05-05-18
In a world lost in deceit and selfishness, this book inspires memories of a time when America was the home of high values-- of honesty, compassion and respect; where helping your brother achieve his dreams was as important as gaining your own.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
TRIUMPH OF INTELLIGENCE OVER DARKNESS
Reviewed: 04-07-18
Tara's pain at the hands of those who should have treasured her broke my heart. Her intelligence and survival instincts inspired and touched me. She triumphed over everything while retaining her love and humanity. She broke the cycle of abuse by the strength of her will and loving nature. I would love to meet her someday. LaMar M. Fox, M.D.
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