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The Lost Art of Gratitude
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 6
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Isabel Dalhousie, philosopher and amateur solver of other people's problems, meets an old foe, Minty Auchterlonie, at a birthday party attended by their young children. Ambitious Minty, now the head of a small investment bank, is in trouble with her shareholders. Isabel becomes involved, and is drawn into a murky world of financial concealment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Giggle on the Way to Work
- By Neryl on 07-04-12
- The Lost Art of Gratitude
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 6
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
A Giggle on the Way to Work
Reviewed: 07-04-12
Would you listen to The Lost Art of Gratitude again? Why?
I would certainly listen again...because Alexander has a way of making me giggle on the way to work. I take delight in his subtle humour and understated seriousness of thought.
What did you like best about this story?
All of it
Which scene was your favorite?
All of it
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No. I like to savour every section. Slowly
Any additional comments?
I wish these books were not abridged!
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (Dramatized)
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,586
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,092
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,104
A dynamic remastering of the original BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - Fit the First to Fit the Sixth - which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend. The original series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope’s version of the familiar theme tune and specially re-recorded announcements by John Marsh.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Difficult to listen to in the car!
- By Thomas on 08-19-12
Re-visit
Reviewed: 04-07-12
Would you consider the audio edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to be better than the print version?
It's old. It's still funny. It's Douglas. The only thing that would have made this recording better would have been Alan Rickman as the Robot (which he was in the TV version!). Introduced my nephew (11 yrs) to Douglas with this recording and he loved it.
What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The characterisations are great. Film runs the risk of ruining your own imagined cahracters after reading the book. But audio is quite safe.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Read the book first
Any additional comments?
A worthy blast from the past
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In Pursuit of Silence
- Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
- By: George Prochnik
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
Between iPods, music-blasting restaurants, earsplitting sports stadiums, and endless air and road traffic, the place for quiet in our lives grows smaller by the day. In Pursuit of Silence gives contextto our increasingly desperatesense that noise pollution is, in a very real way, an environmental catastrophe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An important subject and a well intentioned work.
- By MD on 10-20-12
- In Pursuit of Silence
- Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise
- By: George Prochnik
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
Bring it on! A quieter world
Reviewed: 07-04-11
Interesting book.
Why does a search for silence so often mean an investigation of noise?
Touched on topics I had never heard of before.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
- Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story5 out of 5 stars 61
Fairy magic wreaks havoc and midsummer madness takes over as lovers tread the delicate line between fantasy and reality. Sylvestra le Touzel stars as Titania in this delightful comic fantasy, with Samuel West as Lysander, David Threlfall as Theseus, Richard Griffiths as Bottom and Becky Simpson as Puck.
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3 out of 5 stars
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At least it's Shakespeare
- By Ry on 11-21-09
- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- A BBC Radio Shakespeare Production
- By: William Shakespeare
- Narrated by: Sylvestra Le Touzel, Sam West, David Threlfall
Brought to life
Reviewed: 07-04-11
Even without the visual, this play still comes alive in this audio version. Who would have thought it... the voices of Mr Dursley and Wallace in the same play!? The actors are brilliant and gave me an introduction to A Midsummer's that will lead to further study. Thanks
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Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 22 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,470
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,442
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,468
A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer and was hanged in Flossenbürg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentieth century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Moving
- By alan on 11-22-10
- Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- By: Eric Metaxas
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
Affecting
Reviewed: 07-04-11
Anyone with an interest in WW2, or in theology, or in church history, or in inspiring personalities, should read this book. The reader does a great job of representing the various characters using small changes in tone and accent. Well Done.
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