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A Gift of Time
- By: Jerry Merritt
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,278
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12,203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,180
When Micajah Fenton discovers a crater in his front yard with a broken time glider in the bottom and a naked, virtual woman on his lawn, he delays his plans to kill himself. While helping repair the marooned time traveler's glider, Cager realizes it can return him to his past to correct a mistake that had haunted him his entire life. As payment for his help, the virtual creature living in the circuitry of the marooned glider, sends Cager back in time as his 10-year-old self.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Gift of Time is a Gift!
- By As happy as a monkey with two bananas in his hands on 12-07-17
- A Gift of Time
- By: Jerry Merritt
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Huh?
Reviewed: 11-13-22
Over the top, hard to grasp explanations. I quickly remembered why I don't usually get inti the Sci fi genre. Narration was good and his believable voice kept me plugging through to the end.
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America’s Long Struggle Against Slavery
- By: Richard Bell, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Richard Bell
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 120
What do you really know about the fight against slavery in America? We’re all familiar with the Underground Railroad and the Emancipation Proclamation, but the fight against slavery was not some sudden movement that sprang up in the middle of the 19th century. Resistance from the enslaved started on the western coast of Africa in the 15th century and continued as the institution of slavery was codified in America, culminating with the War between the States.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Ok..but
- By Scott Bussom on 06-15-20
Compelling, Informative
Reviewed: 09-15-22
Normally, I burn out half way through a Great Course audio but I was hooked and listened exclusively to this audio course through the end. An enormous volume of knowledge that was presented in a logical but compelling and intriguing way.
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- A George Smiley Novel
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,476
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,107
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,089
The man he knew as "Control" is dead, and the young Turks who forced him out now run the Circus. But George Smiley isn't quite ready for retirement-especially when a pretty, would-be defector surfaces with a shocking accusation: a Soviet mole has penetrated the highest level of British Intelligence. Relying only on his wits and a small, loyal cadre, Smiley recognizes the hand of Karla - his Moscow Centre nemesis - and sets a trap to catch the traitor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Viscous and Bottomless but Great
- By S. Frank on 12-30-11
- Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
- A George Smiley Novel
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: Michael Jayston
Wanted to like this book....
Reviewed: 02-26-22
I really thought I would enjoy this after just finishing my first John Le Carre audio book -Silverview- which I listened to with great enjoyment. Tinker Tailor... was just too convoluted as a listening experience. Perhaps I will try reading it in the future. I did return the audio
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Childhood, Interrupted
- Raising Kids During a Pandemic
- By: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Narrated by: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
- Length: 46 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,685
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,084
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,065
In this evocative, personal piece, Dr. Sanjay Gupta reflects on his life as a parent during this unprecedented time. He shares his fears and questions about raising his three young daughters amid our current public health crisis - and gives listeners a candid glimpse into how he’s navigating the pandemic at home.
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4 out of 5 stars
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COVID parenting is hard, but you’re not alone
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 08-07-20
- Childhood, Interrupted
- Raising Kids During a Pandemic
- By: Sanjay Gupta MD
- Narrated by: Dr. Sanjay Gupta
A Compassionate Father
Reviewed: 02-03-22
Listening to Sanjay read his personal approach to parenting during the pandemic was a joy. Not watching much TV over the years that he has been a health and medical correspondent I was not familiar with his personal style. I now immensely respect and admire Sanjay. Thank you
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The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23,029
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,309
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,186
In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I'm totally opposite
- By Meaghan Bynum on 10-10-21
- The Lincoln Highway
- A Read with Jenna Pick (A Novel)
- By: Amor Towles
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Marin Ireland, Dion Graham
A lot of knocks to the head...
Reviewed: 01-31-22
and I too kept hitting my head against the wall wondering why continue with the story but I did and it wasn't terrible but I cannot recommend the book.
The book seemed over the top with nostalgic settings and characters from the first half of the 20th century.From New England patricians, Midwest farm lifestyle, sweet wise nuns, vaudeville grifters to delinquent boys homes were all very stereotypical as though pulled from The Saturday Evening Post. Duchess was not a believable character, Wooly's undiagnosed mental illness was poignant and Billy ..well I might have been more tolerant of Billy's character but for the narrator's approach to rapid breathless delivery of Billy's voice.
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Klara and the Sun
- A Novel
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Sura Siu
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10,210
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,738
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Story4 out of 5 stars 8,707
Here is the story of Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, who, from her place in the store, watches carefully the behavior of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass on the street outside. She remains hopeful that a customer will soon choose her. Klara and the Sun is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, and one that explores the fundamental question: What does it mean to love?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Worth Having Waited For!
- By otherdeb on 03-04-21
- Klara and the Sun
- A Novel
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Sura Siu
Bizarre, Sublime, Profound
Reviewed: 10-21-21
Difficult book for me, with many spots I thought of giving up but because this book is in my book club, I perservered. A very worthy story that leaves me continually pondering and wanting to discuss the nuances with others.
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The Outside Boy
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Alan Devally
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,262
Ireland, 1959: Young Christopher Hurley is a tinker, a Pavee gypsy, who roams with his father and extended family from town to town, carrying all their worldly possessions in their wagons. Christy carries with him a burden of guilt as well, haunted by the story of his mother’s death in childbirth. The wandering life is the only one Christy has ever known, but when his grandfather dies, everything changes. His father decides to settle briefly, in a town, where Christy and his cousin can receive proper schooling and prepare for their first communions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Pure Torture
- By Nena on 01-27-21
- The Outside Boy
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Alan Devally
Stunning!
Reviewed: 07-11-21
Beautiful story with equally beautiful narration. I could listen to Alan Devally read the phone book and smile. Jeanine Cummins is a master storyteller. Highly recommend this audio book.
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American Dirt
- A Novel
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34,240
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29,961
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 29,776
Lydia Quixano Pérez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. When Lydia’s husband’s tell-all profile of Javier, the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city, is published, none of their lives will ever be the same.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Completely unrealistic
- By Marlene L Marquez on 02-12-20
- American Dirt
- A Novel
- By: Jeanine Cummins
- Narrated by: Yareli Arizmendi
Powerful
Reviewed: 03-31-21
This story was very powerful for me and grabbed my attention. I did read some of the negative reviews and I would agree with some of their comments as far as being overly melodramatic, danger after danger like a telenovela but ultimately these writer's tactics did not distract from the story. It was an Odyssey and so there were adventures or evildoers at each turn. When we read or listen to literature aren't we after a story, a legend, maybe even a myth? What mother can not identify with what she might do if faced with the same conflict as Lydia's fight for the survival of her son and herself?
The narrator captured the characters of Lydia and her son very well. I enjoyed her Spanish dialogue better than her attempt at overly americanized dialogue. Easily overlooked and not a distraction.
I would recommend this book as a high school reading. I am not an English teacher but believe this book would capture an older teen's attention, prompt many questions and hopefully greater understanding of the conditions too many people are forced to flee from.
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Angle of Repose
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,488
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,097
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,095
Wallace Stegner's uniquely American classic centers on Lyman Ward, a noted historian who relates a fictionalized biography of his pioneer grandparents at a time when he has become estranged from his own family. Through a combination of research, memory, and exaggeration, Ward voices ideas concerning the relationship between history and the present, art and life, parents and children, and husbands and wives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Quest for Balance
- By Mel on 01-24-13
- Angle of Repose
- By: Wallace Stegner
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
Perfectly Told
Reviewed: 06-30-20
A story that will linger and stay with me. the narrator was impeccable in conveying the tone of each character. I will revisit this audio again.
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The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- By: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,898
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,109
In 1912, scientist Marie Curie spent two months on the British seaside at the home of Hertha Ayrton, an accomplished mathematician, inventor, and suffragette. At the time, Curie was in the throes of a scandal in France over her affair with Paul Langevin, which threatened to overshadow the accomplishment of her second Nobel Prize. Performed by Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany at the Minetta Lane Theatre, this play by Lauren Gunderson is an ode to two remarkable women.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Came for the science left with the guilt
- By Matthew Boswell on 12-08-19
- The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- By: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
Bravo
Reviewed: 01-29-20
A very honest and loving dialogue between 2 dear friends. Great performances. I am enjoying Audible's dramatic shorts. Keep them coming.
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