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Growing a Farmer
- How I Learned to Live Off the Land
- By: Kurt Timmermeister
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 309
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 283
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 283
When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle. But as he slowly settled into his new property, he became awakened to the connection between what he ate and where it came from: a hive of bees provided honey, a young cow could give fresh milk, an apple orchard allowed him to make vinegar.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So you want to be a farmer?
- By john on 04-12-15
- Growing a Farmer
- How I Learned to Live Off the Land
- By: Kurt Timmermeister
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
A perfect blend of farming and food!
Reviewed: 11-08-18
Both interesting and informative, the author dives into the process he went through to create a beautiful self, sustaining farm within reach of downtown Seattle. Different chapters on vegetables, sheep, livestock, chickens, both the raising and preparing of them. If you love food and enjoy the process of where good food comes from, this book is a winner!
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Shadows of the Workhouse
- Call the Midwife, Book 2
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,726
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,453
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood';s most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice followup to "Call The Midwife"
- By Blue on 02-20-14
- Shadows of the Workhouse
- Call the Midwife, Book 2
- By: Jennifer Worth
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
Much darker than the 1st and 3rd installments
Reviewed: 11-08-18
I started this and a few chapters in, I couldn't continue. The stories are too painful and full of abuse and graphic child abuse. I had to shut it off.
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The Concrete Blonde: Harry Bosch Series, Book 3
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,738
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,417
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,404
The Dollmaker was the name of the serial killer who had stalked Los Angeles ruthlessly, leaving grisly calling cards on the faces of his victims. Now, with a single faultless shot, Harry Bosch thinks he has ended the city's nightmare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! Excellent Bosch thriller!
- By Barry S. Sharpnack on 06-20-08
- The Concrete Blonde: Harry Bosch Series, Book 3
- By: Michael Connelly
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
skip this one
Reviewed: 01-25-18
Too much of the crime that drives the story is disgusting to listen to. I almost abandoned it in the first third. Too many details of pornography and twisted crime details. The middle was fine and I thought that the end might have been a reward for carrying on, but no.
Dick Hill was great as always.
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As You Wish
- Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
- By: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Rob Reiner - foreword
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 14,871
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13,635
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Story5 out of 5 stars 13,574
From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I don't normally write reviews but...
- By Anonymous on 10-18-14
- As You Wish
- Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride
- By: Cary Elwes, Joe Layden, Rob Reiner - foreword
- Narrated by: Cary Elwes, Christopher Guest, Carol Kane, Norman Lear, Rob Reiner, Wallace Shawn, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal
a gift to fans
Reviewed: 01-30-17
I loved learning about all that went on behind the scenes on the set of one of my favorite movies. Cary Elwes tells a great story and has a beautiful narrating voice. The stories were interesting, surprising, funny and heartwarming. Something for everyone.
The over the top praise for each other may have been a bit repetitive toward the end, but it's easy to overlook that fault as it seems that they all really loved each other and the film. Recommended!
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61 Hours
- Jack Reacher, Book 14
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,475
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,466
A bus crashes in a savage snowstorm and lands Jack Reacher in the middle of a deadly confrontation. In nearby Bolton, South Dakota, one brave woman is standing up for justice in a small town threatened by sinister forces. If she’s going to live long enough to testify, she’ll need help. Because a killer is coming to Bolton, a coldly proficient assassin who never misses. Reacher’s original plan was to keep on moving. But the next 61 hours will change everything.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing..
- By Constance on 05-28-10
Enjoyed this one
Reviewed: 01-30-17
Dick Hill is the perfect narrator for Jack Reacher and this is another excellent performance. I liked the countdown aspect of the novel (from 61 hours down to . . . ???) and it kept my attention as it went along.
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Persuader
- Jack Reacher, Book 7
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,513
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,055
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,025
Jack Reacher lives for the moment. Without a home. Without commitment. And with a burning desire to right wrongs - and rewrite his own agonizing past. DEA Susan Duffy is living for the future, knowing that she has made a terrible mistake by putting one of her own female agents into a death trap within a heavily guarded Maine mansion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Child at His Best! A Must Read for Reacher Fans!
- By Joanna on 06-19-09
One of my favorite Reachers!
Reviewed: 05-23-14
I love this book because it grabbed me from the start. There's a point in the first chapter where my jaw dropped and I was hooked. Plenty of action and suspense, well written bad guys, and plenty of cliffhangers and "what will he do?" moments in the middle.
Before this, I had read a few of the more recent ones and Pursuader confirmed that the older books are more tightly written with better thought out plots.
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Gone Tomorrow
- Jack Reacher, Book 13
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 14 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,863
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,374
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,361
New York City. Two in the morning. A subway car heading uptown. Jack Reacher, plus five other passengers. Four are okay. The fifth isn’t. And if you think Reacher isn’t going to get involved . . . then you don’t know Jack.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Child Needs an Editor
- By L. Mansfield on 02-26-10
- Gone Tomorrow
- Jack Reacher, Book 13
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Too much cold war dialogue in the middle . . .
Reviewed: 05-23-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
The beginning was interesting, but the middle dragged. This is the first Reacher book where I left the room for part of it and didn't go back to catch up with the part that I had missed. It's up there with The Affair as too long for the plot. I'll continue to trudge through this one and hope that it will pay off in the end.
What was most disappointing about Lee Child’s story?
It's a slow one with a lot of talking and not much action in the middle -- maybe the ending will be a pleasant surprise.
Which character – as performed by Dick Hill – was your favorite?
Dick HIll is a great Jack Reacher. I wish he narrated books 2-4. I would have bought them already if he did.
Do you think Gone Tomorrow needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
NO. I prefer the books where the action takes place in the present, without a long backstory that doesn't add much to the action.
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The Affair
- Jack Reacher, Book 16
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,551
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,549
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,534
Everything starts somewhere. For elite military cop Jack Reacher, that somewhere was Carter Crossing, Mississippi, way back in 1997. A young woman is dead, and solid evidence points to a soldier at a nearby military base. But that soldier has powerful friends in Washington. Reacher is ordered undercover - to find out everything he can, to control the local police, and then to vanish. Reacher is a good soldier. But when he gets to Carter Crossing, he finds layers no one saw coming, and the investigation spins out of control.
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4 out of 5 stars
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"All Aboard!"
- By Mel on 09-29-11
- The Affair
- Jack Reacher, Book 16
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Good overall, but slow in the middle
Reviewed: 03-20-14
Any additional comments?
Dick Hill is great as always. I really enjoyed hearing the story of how Reacher's military career came to an end, but the story dragged in the middle with a lack of typical Reacher action. It also seemed like certain phrases were much more repetitive than in other books: "I paused a beat," "I didn't answer," and "spectacular" to name a few. Worth a read, but I think I would have enjoyed the print version more so I could skim over the boring parts.
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