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Devolution
- A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
- By: Max Brooks
- Narrated by: Judy Greer, Max Brooks, Jeff Daniels, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,471
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,529
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,510
As the ash and chaos from Mount Rainier’s eruption swirled and finally settled, the story of the Greenloop massacre has passed unnoticed, unexamined...until now. The journals of resident Kate Holland, recovered from the town’s bloody wreckage, capture a tale too harrowing - and too earth-shattering in its implications - to be forgotten. In this audiobook, Max Brooks brings Kate’s extraordinary account to light for the first time, faithfully reproducing her words alongside his own extensive investigations into the massacre and the legendary beasts behind it.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing. Not good.
- By Mr Dangerous on 06-16-20
- Devolution
- A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
- By: Max Brooks
- Narrated by: Judy Greer, Max Brooks, Jeff Daniels, Nathan Fillion, Mira Furlan, Terry Gross, Kimberly Guerrero, Kate Mulgrew, Kai Ryssdal, Steven Weber
Wonderful storytelling
Reviewed: 09-12-20
Max Brooks once again shows that he is a master researcher and storyteller. The casting for this “theater of the mind” is perfect. In particular, Steven Weber’s performance and delivery is outstanding. And, while I’m not a fan if authors reading their own work, Brooks himself really is a terrific narrator.
The story is compelling and descriptive, and, much like his previous work, delves into the essence of human (and even primate!) behavior. I can’t wait to see what Max Brooks comes up with next!
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The Storytelling Animal
- How Stories Make Us Human
- By: Jonathan Gottschall
- Narrated by: Kris Koscheski
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 494
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 414
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Story4 out of 5 stars 412
Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies. We devour novels, films, and plays. Even sporting events and criminal trials unfold as narratives. Yet the world of story has long remained an undiscovered and unmapped country. It's easy to say that humans are "wired" for story, but why? In this delightful and original book, Jonathan Gottschall offers the first unified theory of storytelling. He argues that stories help us navigate life's complex social problems.
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3 out of 5 stars
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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...
- By Carole T. on 10-04-12
- The Storytelling Animal
- How Stories Make Us Human
- By: Jonathan Gottschall
- Narrated by: Kris Koscheski
Excellent book, idiosyncratic narrator
Reviewed: 08-01-19
It’s an excellent book. The narrator had a few too many distracting mispronunciations (dropping the “L” in “wolf” or “werewolf”, and most irritatingly, pronouncing “experiment” like “experience” or “spearmint”). Once is odd, 20 times is a sin (where was the proofer/editor?!?)
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The Profession
- A Thriller
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Toby Leonard Moore
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 259
In The Profession, Pressfield taps his considerable well of military knowledge to craft a piece of speculative fiction set in 2032. With corporate and private powers wielding their own military forces, an exiled American general plans to return to the U.S. and claim the presidency for his own. Only his closest confidant stands any chance of defeating him.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Steve Crane on 10-14-11
- The Profession
- A Thriller
- By: Steven Pressfield
- Narrated by: Toby Leonard Moore
Good story, poor production
Reviewed: 09-29-18
The story is good, but the mispronunciations by the narrator (who doesn’t seem to know any emotion but “grave”) were inexcusable. CASEVAC (casualty evacuation) as “case-vac”, Hind helicopters should be like the i in high not hit. “Iran” is not what you did for exercise. These and several other glaring issues should have been caught and corrected, but for me they detracted from the storytelling.
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Starship Troopers
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,094
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14,456
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,483
Join the Army and See the Universe. That is the motto of The Third Space War, also known as The First Interstellar War, but most commonly as The Bug War. In one of Robert Heinlein's most controversial best sellers, a recruit of the future goes through the toughest boot camp in the universe - and into battle with the Terrain Mobile Infantry against mankind's most alarming enemy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book is awesome. Narration was MIND-NUMBING
- By Geoff on 08-13-16
- Starship Troopers
- By: Robert A. Heinlein
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
Great story, wrong voice
Reviewed: 07-16-16
Good narrator, but he was completely wrong for this story. It also sounded like the engineer had to go back and overdub the beginning of several sections, and those recordings were done in a subway toilet.
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World War Z: The Complete Edition
- An Oral History of the Zombie War
- By: Max Brooks
- Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 25,160
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,691
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,649
World War Z: The Complete Edition features 21 additional Hollywood A-list actors and sci-fi fan favorites performing stories not included in the original edition. New narrators include Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese, Spiderman star Alfred Molina, The Walking Dead creator Frank Darabont, rapper Common, Firefly star Nathan Fillion, Shaun of the Dead’s Simon Pegg, and members of the casts of Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes and more!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Will never pre-order again
- By Ignatz on 05-18-13
- World War Z: The Complete Edition
- An Oral History of the Zombie War
- By: Max Brooks
- Narrated by: Max Brooks, Alan Alda, John Turturro, Rob Reiner, Mark Hamill, Alfred Molina, Simon Pegg, Henry Rollins, Martin Scorsese
Great story
Reviewed: 03-13-16
The story is great. Some reviews say Max's "interviewer" voice was too upbeat. I disagree -- that's Max.
A few of the actors come off as if they are reading the script "cold". Others pull off the natural conversation of an interview. You could almost tell which ones Max was working in studio with and which ones were recorded separately.
Anyway, everyone's a critic. It's a great book with some great voices and I'm glad I got to experience it on a long road trip.
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