Mark Stirrat
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Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
- A Study in Scarlet
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 4 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Two American travelers have been killed—one with poison, the other with a knife through the heart—and the only clues at the scene are a woman’s wedding ring and the German word for “vengeance” written in blood. The military surgeon Dr. John Watson is brought in to investigate, along with his clever, arrogant new roommate, Sherlock Holmes.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, ill chosen narrator
- By Simon on 11-06-03
- Sherlock Holmes: A Study in Scarlet
- A Study in Scarlet
- By: Arthur Conan Doyle
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Awesome
Reviewed: 07-14-23
Like it so much will be reading more in the series. Also Frederick Davidson is the best.
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 198,048
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 181,272
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Story5 out of 5 stars 180,719
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Clever plot, but story was taxing
Reviewed: 06-23-23
The plot is original and clever, but the story gets bogged down in a litany of problem-solution-problem-solution etc. I keep accelerating the playback just to get through it. Reader never really doubts the outcome.
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Quantum Computing
- The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
- Length: 4 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Computer technology has improved exponentially over the last 50 years. But the headroom for bigger and better electronic solutions is running out. Our best hope is to engage the power of quantum physics. “Quantum algorithms” had already been written long before hardware was built. These would enable, for example, a quantum computer to exponentially speed up an information search or crack the mathematical trick behind internet security.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time
- By jman on 11-13-21
- Quantum Computing
- The Transformative Technology of the Qubit Revolution
- By: Brian Clegg
- Narrated by: Qarie Marshall
Light on the details, heavy on the filler
Reviewed: 05-09-23
About 1/6th of the book explains quantum computing, the rest is history, tangents, and background info.
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Intellectuals
- By: Paul Johnson
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 316
Since the time of Voltaire and Rousseau, the secular intellectual has increasingly filled the vacuum left by the decline of the cleric and assumed the functions of moral mentor and critic of mankind. This fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world examines the moral credentials of those whose thoughts have influenced humanity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Bias much?
- By Amazon Customer on 12-15-10
- Intellectuals
- By: Paul Johnson
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Johnson plus Davidson = Awesomeness
Reviewed: 08-09-21
Such a unique and sorely needed take on the subject. If the rest of Johnson’s work is half as good as this then count me in. Frederick Davidson takes pure delight in the reading, even tho some of the content might have hit a bit close to home. If nothing else, listen to the last 5 minutes where Johnson makes his conclusion. We need a poster with that excerpt in every university in the country.
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