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Luckiest Man
- The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Lou Gehrig was the Iron Horse, baseball's strongest and most determined superstar, struck down in his prime by a disease that now bears his name. But who was Lou Gehrig, really? Lou Gehrig is regarded as the greatest first baseman in baseball history. Shy and socially awkward, Gehrig was a misfit on a Yankee team that included drinkers and hell-raisers, most notably Babe Ruth.
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Wow! What an amazing story!
- By M on 08-13-14
- Luckiest Man
- The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
Excellent Lou Gehrig story
Reviewed: 06-12-24
Never tire of hearing about the great Lou.
So well written that I will listen again.
No better narrator than Edward Herrmann.
Perfect audio book in every way.
Even better if you love baseball.
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Steve McQueen
- The Salvation of an American Icon
- By: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Join Greg Laurie as he takes a cross-country drive in his 1968 Highland Green Ford Mustang 390 GT through the canyons of Malibu, the alleys of Hollywood, the wide and open roads of the Midwest, the streets of New York, as he traces the wooly geography of actor Steve McQueen's life, relationships, career, and spiritual journey. In the 1960s, McQueen was, according to box office receipts, the biggest movie star of his generation and one of the coolest men to ever walk the planet.
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Fascinating
- By L J on 12-31-17
- Steve McQueen
- The Salvation of an American Icon
- By: Greg Laurie, Marshall Terrill
- Narrated by: John Pruden
Loved hearing the story from the friends in his life
Reviewed: 05-26-24
The journey towards salvation is always a testimony that I rejoice to hear told.
A little too many details on the hotels and meals had by the author.
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The Teammates
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Tate Donovan
- Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
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The Teammates is the profoundly moving story of four great baseball players who have made the passage from sports icons - when they were young and seemingly indestructible - to men dealing with the vulnerabilities of growing older. At the core of the audiobook is the friendship of these four very different men - Boston Red Sox teammates Bobby Doerr, Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Ted Williams - who remained close for more than 60 years.
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The clarity of the story
- By Robert Phillips on 08-13-24
- The Teammates
- By: David Halberstam
- Narrated by: Tate Donovan
A story any baseball fan will love
Reviewed: 09-16-23
Excellent narration, well written and very well researched. Written by a lover of the sport of baseball.
I can't imagine loving it more even if I was a Red Sox fan.
Sorry it ended... I enjoyed the entire story.
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The Princess Diarist
- By: Carrie Fisher
- Narrated by: Carrie Fisher, Billie Lourd
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
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When Carrie Fisher recently discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved—plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naiveté, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Today, her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford.
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Come for the headlines, stay for the whole story
- By JOSEPH on 12-06-16
- The Princess Diarist
- By: Carrie Fisher
- Narrated by: Carrie Fisher, Billie Lourd
Excellent
Reviewed: 04-20-23
The story is made all the better being read by Carrie Fisher. You can imagine her telling the story to you directly.
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Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
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James Dommek, Jr., an Alaska Native writer and musician, sheds new light on a real-life mystery that pits Native American folklore against the US justice system. In the vast Alaskan Arctic, legend has it there once lived a mythic tribe—Iñukuns—that only existed in rumors and whispers. This changed forever when an actor-turned-fugitive, Teddy Kyle Smith, had an encounter that brought Iñukuns from myth to reality. Smith was an aspiring actor with a promising career until it all came quickly crashing down with a gunshot, a manhunt, bloodshed, and other frightful events.
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It’s an Inuit Thing. You possibly don’t understand it.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-13-19
- Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
Editor needed!
Reviewed: 03-14-21
I liked parts of it and at the same time didn't other parts.
Especially did not like the big build to nothing.
This is just a story about a spiraling out of control alcoholic who came from a small town. Had talent and charisma, ended up at Sundance in an award winning film, lost it all and had a manhunt searching for him in the wilderness.
Performance was very good with exception for the foul language that just made the author sound like a teenager.
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Dutch Girl
- Audrey Hepburn and World War II
- By: Robert Matzen, Luca Dotti - foreword
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
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Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was."
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Good story, poor narration
- By sas on 07-09-19
- Dutch Girl
- Audrey Hepburn and World War II
- By: Robert Matzen, Luca Dotti - foreword
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Reviews helped me enjoy more
Reviewed: 03-13-20
I was glad I read the other listeners reviews before I started this. They really helped. I liked the historical information provided by the author to fill in the unknown story of Audrey's experience during the war. I didn't like the performance and found her voice irritating. Possibly due to the complex names being read is why they chose her but eventually I was able to listen without thinking about that. I would read it a second time before listening to this again.
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Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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The story begins at home in London during The Blitz, and Mary Darling is planning to evacuate her children to the countryside. However, her plans take an unexpected turn when a familiar face from her childhood returns...the one and only Peter Pan, the mysterious boy from Kensington Gardens. Intrigued by their mother’s friend, Wendy, Michael and John seek Peter Pan out, resulting in them being whisked off to Neverland and setting up home with Peter, Tinker Bell and the Lost Boys.
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Not the original work
- By mnc300 on 12-11-19
- Peter Pan
- An Audible Original Drama
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Rupert Everett, Gerran Howell, Eleanor Worthington-Cox
A thoroughly enjoyable rendition of Peter Pan
Reviewed: 01-24-20
l really enjoyed this version of Peter Pan. All the cast was excellent and I was introduced for the first time to Rupert Everett in audio format and he is amazing. I loved the storyline where they added more interaction with Hook and Smee. Very funny. My next road trip with young kids I am going to put this on for them to enjoy.
AUDIBLE.COM please get us more Rupert Everett! In fact, if he had done any other audio books I would have immediately added them all to my wish list.
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Emma
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
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Emma is young, rich and independent. She has decided not to get married and instead spends her time organising her acquaintances' love affairs. Her plans for the matrimonial success of her new friend Harriet, however, lead her into complications that ultimately test her own detachment from the world of romance.
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Short but Jeremy Northam makes it worth it
- By Old Movie Fan on 08-04-19
- Emma
- By: Jane Austen
- Narrated by: Jeremy Northam
Short but Jeremy Northam makes it worth it
Reviewed: 08-04-19
I wouldn’t listen to an abridged version unless it was read by someone with a voice I adore listening to.
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Whoever Fights Monsters
- My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
- By: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Face-to-face with some of America's most terrifying killers, FBI veteran and ex-Army CID colonel Robert Ressler learned from them how to identify the unknown monsters who walk among us - and put them behind bars. Now the man who coined the phrase "serial killer" and advised Thomas Harris on The Silence of the Lambs shows how he has tracked down some of the nation's most brutal murderers. Join Ressler as he takes you on the hunt for America's most dangerous psychopaths. It is a terrifying journey you will not forget.
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Murderino checking in
- By Sarah R Bongiovanni on 06-16-17
- Whoever Fights Monsters
- My Twenty Years Tracking Serial Killers for the FBI
- By: Robert K. Ressler, Tom Shachtman
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
Mindhunter fans make sure you know the full story
Reviewed: 08-04-19
Before John E. Douglas, there was Robert Ressler. This book better explains, what and who came first in criminal profiling.
Although I have heard a lot more about John E. Douglas, having read and own his books, and seen him featured in film and television, I wish that I would have read this story first. Interesting in how the FBI developed and changed in the 1970's to 1980's. And Robert does a good job naming the names of the people who made it all happen.
And for those of you who probably think that he might sound egotistic, I disagree. John E. Douglas went out and became a media darling first, attracting the attention and being featured in films. I think Robert Ressler was not properly mentioned or featured in John E. Douglas books and given the credit due for his accomplishments.
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