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Everyday Wonders: Stories of God's Providence
- By: Michael J. Oleksa
- Narrated by: V. Rev. Michael J. Oleksa
- Length: 3 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story5 out of 5 stars 22
In this collection of reminiscences, Fr. Michael relates story after story of the wondrous love and mercy of God working in his life and the lives his ministry has touched. His faith and enthusiasm are contagious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A delightful introduction to Orthodoxy in Alaska
- By James P. Sullivan on 04-17-19
Glorious events retold by a great story-teller
Reviewed: 03-20-19
Delightful and wonderful. Each chapter is a more or less self-contained retelling of an amazing (miraculous?) adventure or series of events taken from Fr. Oleksa's amazing (miraculous?) life. Venues span the globe: Pennsylvania, Alaska, Bulgaria, Russia and more. The listener can't help feeling that he's sitting around a cozy fire, listening to a master story-teller holding everyone in the room transfixed. While listening to this book, my commute went by so fast I was almost wishing for a traffic jam.
The only imperfection is the recording quality (e.g., abrupt volume and tone changes at recording session breaks), but this is a small price to pay to hear Fr. Oleksa tell his own story.
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Storm in a Teacup
- The Physics of Everyday Life
- By: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 336
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 290
In Storm in a Teacup, Helen Czerski provides the tools to alter the way we see everything around us by linking ordinary objects and occurrences, like popcorn popping, coffee stains, and fridge magnets, to big ideas like climate change, the energy crisis, and innovative medical testing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyday Physics Thoroughly Explained
- By Amazon Customer on 01-19-17
- Storm in a Teacup
- The Physics of Everyday Life
- By: Helen Czerski
- Narrated by: Chloe Massey
Fantastically Entertaining
Reviewed: 02-21-19
A delightful romp through the amazing (and beautiful) physics behind common daily experiences. If Richard Feynman were alive, he'd give it two thumbs up and a bongo salute!
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A Farewell to Arms
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: John Slattery
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,060
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,021
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,992
The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is not unabridged
- By Valerian on 06-17-11
- A Farewell to Arms
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: John Slattery
Great novel; spectacular narrator
Reviewed: 11-18-18
To say the story is good seems a superfluous waste: I mean, it's Hemingway at his best. Duh.
What blew me away was the narrator. John Slattery nails it: American accents, English accents, Italian accents, males, females -- unreal. At times, it was difficult to believe this is all one person.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
- By: Michael Ian Black, Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Length: 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
In this wide ranging conversation, the world famous astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, television host, author and all around badass talks to Michael about how his early years opened his mind to the universe and laid the path to his future success. In this candid interview, the two discusses how he deals with fame, why he thinks NASA is so important, and how he approaches science deniers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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five stars because I couldn't give six
- By Kenneth B. Sizer II on 10-05-18
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- By: Michael Ian Black, Neil deGrasse Tyson
five stars because I couldn't give six
Reviewed: 10-05-18
Listened to this on a long drive. So entertaining, I almost got lost. Tyson is on his game and Black brings out the very best in him with great questions. Top of my Christmas list: An ultra-extended 6 hours director's cut of this interview.
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The Orthodox Christian Church: History, Beliefs, and Practices
- By: Peter Bouteneff
- Narrated by: Peter Bouteneff
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 180
Explore the fascinating history, theology, and practices that 250 million Orthodox Christians claim as their own, and discover the differences and similarities between Orthodoxy and Catholicism with this incredible series. The Orthodox Church is the second largest Christian community in the world after the Roman Catholic Church. In this exceptionally well-taught audio course, you will explore the rich history, theology, liturgy, and traditions of Orthodoxy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Justin Sproles on 08-16-17
A little biased, in a great way
Reviewed: 05-23-18
In a world in which everyone seems to feel that the proper treatment of any serious subject must be even-handed, ambivalent and noncommittal, it was a delight to learn orthodox church history, practice and theology from someone who unapologetically embraces it.
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Everything Happens for a Reason
- And Other Lies I've Loved
- By: Kate Bowler
- Narrated by: Kate Bowler
- Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,471
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,215
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,201
Kate Bowler is a professor at Duke Divinity School with a modest Christian upbringing, but she specializes in the study of the prosperity gospel, a creed that sees fortune as a blessing from God and misfortune as a mark of God's disapproval. At 35, everything in her life seems to point toward "blessing". She is thriving in her job, married to her high school sweetheart, and loves life with her newborn son. Then she is diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Please give me back the lost hours of my life!
- By Charles on 03-24-19
- Everything Happens for a Reason
- And Other Lies I've Loved
- By: Kate Bowler
- Narrated by: Kate Bowler
Intense
Reviewed: 03-21-18
What made the experience of listening to Everything Happens for a Reason the most enjoyable?
The best and most challenging thing about the book is Bowler's ability to convey her state of mind, angst, uncertainty and stress. Definitely the most intense book I've listened to in years. NOT light reading.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The Mennonite in-laws. More than anything else, the book made me want to move to Canada and live with these beautiful, close-knit people and experience their joy born of minimal expectations!
What about Kate Bowler’s performance did you like?
I always enjoy a book read by its author: The one person who knows exactly where and how she wants emphasis.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
That's the only downside to the book: There are so many deeply-moving, gut-wrenching moments that it's exhausting. On the other hand, I suppose it speaks to the author's ability to convey her experiences vividly. In the extreme.
Any additional comments?
The book (and especially the appendix) should be required reading for the family and friends of someone battling cancer.
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The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,327
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,304
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,264
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truly a Classic
- By Dave on 07-01-08
- The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
Brilliant writer, brilliant narrator
Reviewed: 11-01-17
If you want a quick answer to "why is Hemmingw ay a big deal?" this is it. Within a few minutes, you're sucked in and you MUST know what happens next. Not the ending - that too, of course - but the next hour. The next minute.
One man. One little boat. And, yet, an epic battle bigger than anything else.
And Donald Sutherland: So perfect for this story.
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Desert Solitaire
- A Season in the Wilderness
- By: Edward Abbey
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,880
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,538
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,542
When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wrong narrator for Abbey
- By Todd Steele on 02-06-12
- Desert Solitaire
- A Season in the Wilderness
- By: Edward Abbey
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
sublime
Reviewed: 10-30-17
Sublime. In the truest sense of the word. And the narrator is perfect for this book.
The entire book is great, but the Glenn Canyon vignette is some of the best writing (and narration) I've ever experienced.
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Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 62 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,045
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,726
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,775
In a scrap heap within an abandoned factory, the greatest invention in history lies dormant and unused. By what fatal error of judgment has its value gone unrecognized, its brilliant inventor punished rather than rewarded for his efforts? In defense of those greatest of human qualities that have made civilization possible, one man sets out to show what would happen to the world if all the heroes of innovation and industry went on strike.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hurt version decidedly superior
- By Mica on 03-24-09
- Atlas Shrugged
- By: Ayn Rand
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
very surprised
Reviewed: 10-10-17
had been on my list for years as one of those books that well read people have read. I fully expected it to be drudgery... some of the speeches do go on (and on and on), but there was a surprising amount of action and plot and character development.
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire
- By: Patrick N. Allitt, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Patrick N. Allitt
- Length: 18 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,424
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,140
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,130
What were the forces that thrust the British Empire to its extraordinary position of greatness and then just as powerfully drove it into decline? And why is nearly every nation on earth, in one way or another, the consequence of the British Empire?In these 36 lectures, Professor Allitt leads you through four centuries of British power, innovation, influence, and, ultimately, diminishment-four profound centuries that literally remade the world and bequeathed the complex global legacy that continues to shape your everyday life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Learn About Great Britain from a Great Briton!!!
- By Mike on 04-26-14
Stunningly Good
Reviewed: 05-11-17
Purchased on a whim (to listen to on long commute)... hoping for a chance to learn something and not be put to sleep.
Expectations wildly exceeded: magnificent story teller, great first-hand sources (e.g. letter from 20-something George Washington to his mother), enlightening perspectives on how the modern world came to be the way it is.
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