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- Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,059
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 568
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 577
In the midst of the Go-Go '90s, the culture of greed infused the MIT campus. A small blackjack club sprang up, dedicated to counting cards and beating the house at major casinos around the country. The Club grew slowly at first, but by the late 1990s, the right people had come up with the right system to take some of the world's most sophisticated casinos for all they were worth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Killed by Narrator
- By Harry JD on 03-12-08
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- Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
- By: Ben Mezrich
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Great
Reviewed: 05-22-08
This book held me captivated. There has been the big craze since this movie came out or maybe earlier, so I jumped on board. I listened to this book and then did internet research, granted many people don't consider that type research reliable, I did it because it was easier. From what I understand the author took some liberties which is understandable, I really enjoyed it. I am not going to go and start counting cards, but it made me talk to folks who are black jack fans alot more and see their take. Enjoy.
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The Gunslinger
- The Dark Tower I
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,454
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,562
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,637
Eerie, dreamlike, set in a world that is weirdly related to our own, The Gunslinger introduces Roland Deschain of Gilead, of In-World that was, as he pursues his enigmatic antagonist to the mountains that separate the desert from the Western Sea in the first volume of The Dark Tower series. Roland, the last gunslinger, is a solitary figure, perhaps accursed, who with a strange single-mindedness traverses an exhausted, almost timeless landscape of good and evil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Dark Tower Review - Part One
- By Michael on 10-23-03
- The Gunslinger
- The Dark Tower I
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: George Guidall
Not a fan
Reviewed: 05-22-08
I am not a fan. I am fantasy reader and needed a new author and received alot of suggestions to read Stephen King. I didn't find the book captivating. I essentially only finished it because I hate to waste.
The reader did a good job, but the content was dry, I guess maybe I like more shot them up, poke them in the eye.
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Henry V
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Timothy West, full cast
- Length: 3 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
Henry V, which dates from 1599, is the last in Shakespeare's series of plays based on English history. It is also, of course, among the Bard's best-known and most-performed works. It's given rich new life here by a full-cast presentation that combines classic literature with classical music.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice customs curtsy to great kings.
- By Darwin8u on 07-06-17
- Henry V
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Samuel West, Timothy West, full cast
Bad idea
Reviewed: 05-22-08
I have only red a few Shakespeares. I definately would recommend reading or going to the actual presentation. Audio listening didn't work for me. Although it could have been me, I wasn't able to keep up with the characters.
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That's Not in My American History Book
- By: Thomas Ayres
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
- Length: 7 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 410
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 128
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Story4 out of 5 stars 130
Most people don't know that Benjamin Franklin almost killed himself trying to electrocute a turkey; the Wright brothers were not the first to fly an airplane; there was a 14th state that the original 13 wouldn't let join the Union; and that Benedict Arnold helped save the American Revolution. All this and more is revealed in That's Not in My American History Book.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun escapism, but not enough items
- By M. S. Cohen on 05-09-04
- That's Not in My American History Book
- By: Thomas Ayres
- Narrated by: Jeff Riggenbach
Different
Reviewed: 05-22-08
This was alright. There was some information that wasn't really important for history. It was entertaining. I was hoping for alot more. I am not a history fan so have to figure out ways to learn it. Listening to the book was much easier than reading it.
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