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Unf--k Your Brain
- By: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19,216
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 16,804
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16,585
Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Untuck this recording quality
- By Martin J. Fogarty on 07-25-18
Recorded in a lavatory?
Reviewed: 09-27-20
Not a professional production at all. The content may be good, but the audio quality is one of worst I've listened to on Audible.
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,832
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,981
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,983
Mma "Precious" Ramotswe sets up a detective agency in Botswana on the edge of the Kalahari Desert, making her the only female detective in the country. At first, cases are hard to come by. But eventually, troubled people come to Precious with a variety of concerns. Potentially philandering husbands, seemingly schizophrenic doctors, and a missing boy who may have been killed by witch doctors all compel Precious to roam about in her tiny van, searching for clues.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Transcends its Genre
- By Gene on 12-07-03
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lisette Lecat
An unexpected gem
Reviewed: 04-18-11
I had no idea what to expect, and can't even remember why I bought this particular audio book, but I am very glad I did. Lisette is spot on as a narrator, and really made you fall in love with Botswana and the lead character.
The writing is simple, yet solid. No flowery prose, but every word goes to build a beautiful landscape in which the heroine goes about her business.
Once you get past the first three chapters - in which we meet the heroine, understand the relationship with her father, and how she got married - you're straight into the vignettes of each case as they weave the story until the end. You have to understand the first three chapters to get an idea of what drives her, but the journey is well rewarded.
I finished the book wanting more.
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The Chase
- By: Clive Cussler
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,490
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,665
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,645
A no-nonsense detective is on the trail of the sharpest and deadliest criminal mind he has ever encountered: a serial robber who murders any and all witnesses in cold-blood.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Cussler's best
- By Wayne on 12-07-15
- The Chase
- By: Clive Cussler
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Pretty good for the most part
Reviewed: 04-18-11
Brick does an excellent job of painting the characters and atmosphere of the SW a hundred years ago. I've never read a Cussler book before, and after this I'd certainly pick another.
The story sagged a little in the middle, when I think Cussler was trying to sneak out of the mystery genre and into romance, but it soon got back on track (pun not intended).
Not exactly a "romp", but I enjoyed the hero and the baddie battling it out.
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Orion
- Orion Series, Book 1
- By: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 707
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 454
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Story4 out of 5 stars 459
John O'Ryan is not a god...not exactly. He is an eternal warrior destined to combat the Dark Lord through all time for dominion of the Earth. Follow him, servant of a great race, as he battles his enemy down the halls of time, from the caves of our ancestors to the final confrontation under the hammer of nuclear annihilation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Cornucopia of Genre's
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 06-10-12
- Orion
- Orion Series, Book 1
- By: Ben Bova
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
Better than a 3, not quite a 4
Reviewed: 04-18-11
It took me a chapter or two to get into Rudnicki's style, but once I got the hang of it I really started to like it.
The book, as a beginning of a series, has good points and bad points. Some of the action is great, some of the philosophical meanderings of the "gods" not so much. I'd probably have a go at the second book in the series, but I have almost a dozen other audio books lined up before it.
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Childhood's End
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,900
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,268
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,320
The Overlords appeared suddenly over every city - intellectually, technologically, and militarily superior to humankind. Benevolent, they made few demands: unify earth, eliminate poverty, and end war. With little rebellion, humankind agreed, and a golden age began.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Food for Thought
- By Kindle Customer on 11-17-08
- Childhood's End
- By: Arthur C. Clarke
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer, Robert J. Sawyer - introduction
Not what I would call a classic
Reviewed: 04-18-11
Maybe it has a place in SF history, but it has not aged well at all. Summerer tackles the narration well, though the story is not one that I would call decent SF. It didn't leave me feeling fulfilled, nor excited.
Too many questions went unanswered. Why? Who? and Why? again. If you want to complete your SF library, or adore Clarke, then you may as well get this one, because there are better audio books on offer out there if you're looking for something meaty.
If it wasn't a Clarke, I'd have said "meh"
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The Tar-Aiym Krang
- A Pip & Flinx Adventure
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 851
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 615
Moth was a beautiful planet, the only one with wings - two great golden clouds suspended in space around it. Here was a wide-open world for any venture a man might scheme. The planet attracted unwary travelers, hardened space-sailors, and merchant buccaneers - a teeming, constantly shifting horde that provided a comfortable income for certain quick-witted fellows like Flinx and his pet flying snake Pip.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The First of the Flinx and Pip Novels AT LAST!
- By Chris on 01-20-09
- The Tar-Aiym Krang
- A Pip & Flinx Adventure
- By: Alan Dean Foster
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
A nice trip down memory lane for me
Reviewed: 04-18-11
I read this book as a kid, and it's aged quite well (I'm 44 now). Rudnicki turns out a good reading, as usual.
For the story, I am surprised how some sections paint a better picture in my head than when I read it, but some are glossed over. I was wondering if this is an abridged version or not, but the ending sort of didn't work as well as I had remembered, and for that it loses a star. 4/5, I enjoyed this light SF book which was evidently written for teenagers :)
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Red Dwarf
- Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
- By: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
- Narrated by: Chris Barrie
- Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,481
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,216
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,221
When Lister got drunk, he really got drunk! After celebrating his birthday with a Monopoly-board pub crawl around London, he came to in a burger bar on one of Saturns moons, wearing a lady's pink crimplene hat and a pair of yellow fishing waders, with no money and a passport in the name of "Emily Berkenstein". Joining the Space Corps seemed a good idea.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally!
- By Missy Hoppe on 07-03-08
- Red Dwarf
- Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers
- By: Rob Grant, Doug Naylor
- Narrated by: Chris Barrie
What you'd expect
Reviewed: 04-18-11
Barrie does a fine job of getting the nuances of all the characters. It's not exactly the same as an episode of the TV show, but it's a good reading of the book. If you've read the book, you'll know what to expect. If you haven't, it's not exactly the same as the TV show, but all in all it's an enjoyable 8 hours.
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METAtropolis Free Story: 'In the Forests of the Night'
- By: Jay Lake
- Narrated by: Michael Hogan
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 1,562
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 667
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Story3 out of 5 stars 678
“In the Forests of the Night” is from the Hugo and Audie Award-nominated METAtropolis, an intelligent and stunning creation of five cutting-edge science-fiction writers, performed by an amazing cast of elite narrators and stars from TV’s Battlestar Galactica. METAtropolis takes place in a future where cities have transformed or died, and technologists, eco-survivalists, and civilization itself vie for continued existence.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Free?
- By Michael A. Brailsford on 12-03-10
- METAtropolis Free Story: 'In the Forests of the Night'
- By: Jay Lake
- Narrated by: Michael Hogan
Good writing, great narration
Reviewed: 04-13-11
The author provides a great canvas and colours - the narrator paints such a vivid world. It took a few minutes to recognise the voice, but I'll definitely be seeking out more audio by Michael Hogan.
I will also likely be getting more of this series, the world is intriguing enough to have me thinking of it after the end of the excerpt.
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Coyote
- A Novel of Interstellar Exploration
- By: Allen Steele
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Allen Steele
- Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 846
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 531
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Story4 out of 5 stars 541
The crime of the century begins without a hitch. On July 5th, 2070, as it's about to be launched, the starship Alabama is hijacked - by her captain and crew. In defiance of the repressive government of The United Republic of Earth, they replace her handpicked passengers with political dissidents and their families. These become Earth's first pioneers in the exploration of space...
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1 out of 5 stars
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Poorly read
- By Amazon Customer on 09-09-08
- Coyote
- A Novel of Interstellar Exploration
- By: Allen Steele
- Narrated by: Peter Ganim, Allen Steele
Bad narration
Reviewed: 03-03-11
I managed to get through one chapter before I had to switch to another book. Imagine Steven Wright playing Spock - that's how monotonous this narration is. The Sci-Fi story may be fine but I'll never know. There are some voices you could listen as they read the phone directory, but this narrator kills what may have been a good book, or a crappy book. Either way, I'll never buy one of his narrations again.
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