Stuart M. Wilder
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Wheelmen
- Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
- By: Reed Albergotti, Vanessa O'Connell
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 955
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 852
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 848
The first in-depth look at Lance Armstrong's doping scandal, the phenomenal business success built on the back of fraud, and the greatest conspiracy in the history of sports. Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an international symbol of resilience and courage. In a sport constantly dogged by blood-doping scandals, he seemed above the fray. Then, in January 2013, the legend imploded. He admitted doping during the Tours and, in an interview with Oprah, described his "mythic, perfect story" as "one big lie."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Detailed and balanced account
- By Gabriel on 11-19-13
- Wheelmen
- Lance Armstrong, the Tour de France, and the Greatest Sports Conspiracy Ever
- By: Reed Albergotti, Vanessa O'Connell
- Narrated by: Santino Fontana
Great book and great narration
Reviewed: 03-14-14
Any additional comments?
This was a book written by great reporters with knowledge for the sport— Reed Albergotti is a competitive amateur cyclist.The narration suited the book terrifically. It went at just the right pace, with suitable inflections and voices for quotes.
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A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Marra
- Narrated by: Colette Whitaker
- Length: 12 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,408
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,258
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,262
Anthony Marra transports us to a snow-covered village in Chechnya, where eight-year-old Havaa watches from the woods as Russian soldiers abduct her father in the middle of the night, accusing him of aiding Chechen rebels. Across the road their lifelong neighbor and family friend Akhmed has also been watching, fearing the worst when the soldiers set fire to Havaa’s house. But when he finds her hiding in the forest with a strange blue suitcase, he makes a decision that will forever change their lives. He will seek refuge at the abandoned hospital where the sole remaining doctor, Sonja Rabina, treats the wounded.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Conflicted Response
- By Cariola on 09-24-13
- A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Marra
- Narrated by: Colette Whitaker
Read the book and listen to this performance
Reviewed: 03-14-14
What did you love best about A Constellation of Vital Phenomena?
This is simply a great story. Dostoyevski or Tolstoy would have written it this way if they were around (and had some sympathy for subjects of the Russian empire). It also reminded me of Bernard Malamud's writing.
What does Colette Whitaker bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Hers is just a great reading. Both the reading of and listening to the book brought out different accents. I am glad she did not do the narration in a Russian accent— it makes the dialogue, which is done in an accent, stand out better. I do not care for audiobooks done entirely in dialect or an accent.
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My Promised Land
- The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
- By: Ari Shavit
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 20 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 853
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 744
An authoritative and deeply personal narrative history of the State of Israel, by one of the most influential journalists writing about the Middle East today. Not since Thomas L. Friedman's groundbreaking From Beirut to Jerusalem has a book captured the essence and the beating heart of the Middle East as keenly and dynamically as My Promised Land.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book, but why the accent?
- By Stuart M. Wilder on 12-01-13
- My Promised Land
- The Triumph and Tragedy of Israel
- By: Ari Shavit
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
Great book, but why the accent?
Reviewed: 12-01-13
Would you listen to My Promised Land again? Why?
Great book. Shavit puts into words everything I sense when I go to Israel.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Why does Audible have its narrators put on accents when reading books by feign language authors, or for that matter foreign authors? I do not need the Russian, Israeli, or English accents to appreciate books written by authors form those countries— I find it a distraction. The book is not written in dialect, so why should it be read that way. (At least this did not have the mispronunciations of Hebrew and Yiddish words I find in so many other audiobooks on Jewish or Israeli subjects. Lord knows how many other foreign words get mangled. Is it too much to ask the readers to research how to pronounce the foreign words they are reading?) Still, I was grateful for this audiobook because it allowed me to get through it quickly.
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Road to Valor
- A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
- By: Aili McConnon, Andres McConnon
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 122
Based on nearly 10 years of research in Italy, France, and Israel, including interviews with Gino Bartali's family, former teammates, a Holocaust survivor Bartali saved, and many others, Road to Valor is the first book ever written about the Italian cycling legend in English and the only book written in any language to fully explore the scope of Bartali's wartime work. An epic tale of courage, comeback, and redemption, it is the untold story of one of the greatest athletes of the 20th century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Hollywood .... look this story !!!
- By Fabiano on 04-03-19
- Road to Valor
- A True Story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the Cyclist Who Inspired a Nation
- By: Aili McConnon, Andres McConnon
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
Great story, well read, and it synced with my iPad
Reviewed: 10-15-13
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This is a great book about a great and modest man. The narration is terrific, and, even though it supposedly does not have Whyspersync, it synced with my Kindle and iPad Kindle app.
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