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Tattoos on the Heart
- The Power of Boundless Compassion
- By: Gregory Boyle
- Narrated by: Gregory Boyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,592
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,278
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,265
As a pastor working in a neighborhood with the highest concentration of murderous gang activity in Los Angeles, Gregory Boyle created an organization to provide jobs, job training, and encouragement so that young people could work together and learn the mutual respect that comes from collaboration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compassion is God
- By Jay on 02-08-14
- Tattoos on the Heart
- The Power of Boundless Compassion
- By: Gregory Boyle
- Narrated by: Gregory Boyle
Heart opening and kinship invoking
Reviewed: 05-03-19
Father Boyle, aka G, is the only one who can tell this story. I laughed and cried and can't wait to listen again and again.
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This House of Sky
- Landscapes of a Western Mind
- By: Ivan Doig
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 405
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 341
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Story5 out of 5 stars 336
A nominee for the National Book Award, Ivan Doig's brilliant memoir shares the experiences and culture that shaped his early years and made him fall in love with the West. From his childhood in a family of homesteaders through the death of his mother and his move to Montana to herd sheep, Doig shows his intimate connection with the American West.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Early work by a favorite author
- By Doggy Bird on 09-06-14
- This House of Sky
- Landscapes of a Western Mind
- By: Ivan Doig
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Love this book!
Reviewed: 12-23-18
The narrator was fantastic. I can still hear him in my head. The book is so full of memories, not just Mr Doig's but mine. My mother's family came from Scotland and some of the words a phrases jumped out at me like a very welcome present. Honyakers is a word I remember well and miss hearing from my mom. Thank you Mr Doig, for sharing your father and Lady with us.
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The Stand
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 47 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78,359
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 69,966
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69,836
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My First Completed Stephen King Novel
- By Meaghan Bynum on 02-20-12
- The Stand
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
My favorite book of all time!
Reviewed: 05-31-12
What made the experience of listening to The Stand the most enjoyable?
The length of it - the fact that it was so well done, I really enjoyed it immensely!
What did you like best about this story?
Good will persevere even when people muck it up.
Which scene was your favorite?
The scenes with Nick stand out - but I also like Stu Redman, especially in the CDC - he comes across so clearly and strongly.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
It's already been made and it can't compare to the book. Some of the actors chosen just didn't suit.
Any additional comments?
I've read this book about 20 times - the original shorter version and this version where Stephen King brought back a lot of pages that had been left out in that first publishing. It's awesome that this reading was from that much longer version!
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Gregor the Overlander
- Underland Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,785
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,235
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,245
When Gregor falls through a grate in the laundry room of his apartment building, he hurtles into the dark Underland, where spiders, rats, and cockroaches coexist uneasily with humans. This world is on the brink of war, and Gregor's arrival is no accident. A prophecy foretells that Gregor has a role to play in the Underland's uncertain future. Gregor wants no part of it, until he realizes it's the only way to solve the mystery of his father's disappearance.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Skip if you're looking for more Hunger Games
- By Whitney on 07-01-09
- Gregor the Overlander
- Underland Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Love these books!
Reviewed: 08-31-11
I did not know what to expect having just finished the Hunger Games series. I loved those and thought that this may be along those lines. Gregor, Boots and all of the other characters in this series are awesome. I just got this book 3 days ago- and have just finished second one. These books are so good I'm going to purchase the books themselves.
The story is gripping, heartwarming, heartbreaking and just wonderful. There is no swearing - yes these may be more for children than adults but I don't see it that way. I'm looking forward to listening to the 3rd book!
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Lisey's Story
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Mare Winningham
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,023
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,428
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,426
Lisey lost her husband, Scott, two years ago, after a 25-year marriage of profound and sometimes frightening intimacy. Scott was an award-winning, best-selling novelist and a very complicated man. Early in their relationship, before they married, Lisey knew there was a place Scott went - a place that both terrified and healed him, could eat him alive or give him the ideas he needed in order to live. Now it’s Lisey’s turn to face Scott’s demons, to go to that terrifying place known as Boo’ya Moon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh, wow.
- By Joseph on 11-24-08
- Lisey's Story
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Mare Winningham
Smuckin' good!
Reviewed: 02-18-09
My title makes sense if you listen to this book. I've listened twice and I absolutely love it. Mare Winningham is the best narrator I've heard in a long time. She gets the voices, inflections, fear and hope right. And Stephen King always takes me places I love and fear! I will probably listen to it again and again. Lisey is so strong and tragic and her connection with Scott and her forays into the past really capture you! This book is on par with The Stand (my all time favorite Stephen King).
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