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My Garden World
- The Natural Year
- By: Monty Don
- Narrated by: Monty Don
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 171
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story5 out of 5 stars 141
My Garden World by Monty Don is a celebration of every living creature that we all share. This year has given us the enforced opportunity to learn more about the fascinating natural world around us. Whether you live in the countryside or the town, Monty's observations and insights are relevant to each and every one of us. My Garden World is Monty Don's personal journey through the natural year, month by month, season by season, observed from the immediate world around him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This has a new twist
- By Karen on 12-21-21
- My Garden World
- The Natural Year
- By: Monty Don
- Narrated by: Monty Don
A thoroughly enjoyable read.
Reviewed: 01-27-25
So relaxing and interesting. It was a
little slow going for me because I wanted to look up all the birds, plants, trees, etc. I loved this book and Monty’s voice is perfect. Thank you Monty for all that you do and present.
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The Last Passenger
- Charles Lenox Mysteries, Book 13
- By: Charles Finch
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 303
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 301
London, 1855. A young and eager Charles Lenox faces his toughest case yet: A murder without a single clue. Slumped in a third-class car at Paddington Station is the body of a handsome young gentleman. He has no luggage, empty pockets, and no sign of identification on his person. And putting together the clues to the mystery of the man's identity only raises more questions, when Lenox discovers that the crime has a significant connection to America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Latest in this great series
- By Amazon Customer on 03-02-20
- The Last Passenger
- Charles Lenox Mysteries, Book 13
- By: Charles Finch
- Narrated by: James Langton
I have thoroughly enjoyed every book in this series.
Reviewed: 01-09-24
I love Charles’ detective work and thoughts he shares.
The slavery parts remind me of our country’s shameful history were heartbreaking all because of greedy old white men.
The author always does a good job of wrapping up the story and the narrator is wonderful. I would listen to this whole series over again!
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In a Sunburned Country
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,400
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,524
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,516
Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion on the Appalachian Trail resulted in the best seller A Walk in the Woods. Now, we follow him "Down Under" to Australia with this delectably funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance that combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity. More from Bill Bryson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Laugh out loud funny
- By Larry on 06-09-03
- In a Sunburned Country
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: Bill Bryson
Really thought I would enjoy this but was disappointing
Reviewed: 09-16-23
Author droned on during the boring bits. I thoroughly enjoyed
A Walk in the Woods much better than this one and the narrator was much better in that book than the author’s monotone narration. I had to fast forward through several parts. Disappointing
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The Inheritance
- Charles Lenox Mysteries, Book 10
- By: Charles Finch
- Narrated by: James Langton
- Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 520
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 467
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 460
Charles Lenox has received a cryptic plea for help from an old Harrow schoolmate, Gerald Leigh, but when he looks into the matter he finds that his friend has suddenly disappeared. As boys they had shared a secret: a bequest from a mysterious benefactor had smoothed Leigh's way into the world after the death of his father. Lenox, already with a passionate interest in detective work, made discovering the benefactor's identity his first case - but was never able to solve it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Good Job
- By Constant Reader on 11-05-16
- The Inheritance
- Charles Lenox Mysteries, Book 10
- By: Charles Finch
- Narrated by: James Langton
A wonderful series and narrator.
Reviewed: 08-30-23
Thank goodness I had downloaded this audio book just before our electricity when out from a bad storm. It was most entertaining for a couple days until the electricity came back on.
These books always keep me guessing who the baddy is until the end and then Mr. Finch ties up any loose ends.
I love the feel of these books and the images they bring to mind like when describing the countryside, etc…
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The Crossing Places
- The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteies, Book 1
- By: Elly Griffiths
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,471
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,066
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,054
When she's not digging up bones or other ancient objects, Ruth Galloway lectures at the University of North Norfolk. She lives happily alone in a remote place called Saltmarsh overlooking the North Sea and, for company; she has her cats Flint and Sparky, and Radio 4. When a child's bones are found in the marshes near an ancient site that Ruth worked on ten years earlier, Ruth is asked to date them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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An atmospheric creepy mystery set in Saltmarsh
- By Sara on 05-19-14
- The Crossing Places
- The Dr Ruth Galloway Mysteies, Book 1
- By: Elly Griffiths
- Narrated by: Jane McDowell
A downer….
Reviewed: 08-22-23
The story had possibilities but the narrator just droned on and on. Granted the story was sad, they were looking for a little girl’s body. It was a downer book.
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Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
- A Novel
- By: Elle Cosimano
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,017
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,529
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,508
Finlay Donovan is killing it...except, she’s really not. The new book she promised her literary agent isn’t written, her ex-husband fired the nanny without telling her, and this morning she had to send her four-year-old to school with hair duct-taped to her head.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So fun!
- By M on 03-15-21
- Finlay Donovan Is Killing It
- A Novel
- By: Elle Cosimano
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
Unrealistic and annoying tone of voice by narrator.
Reviewed: 05-25-23
I really wanted to like this book but the narrator has a nasally, whiny, high pitched voice and the story line is unbelievable. If the main character would just finish her sentences and get a spine that would help the storyline. Could only bear a few chapters and had to quit.
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 71,832
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 66,282
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Story5 out of 5 stars 66,074
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow—and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling—and how their lives would play out from that point on.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Gutterball!
- By Jimmyjoejangles on 01-10-23
- Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
Couldn’t put it down!
Reviewed: 05-24-23
So glad to have Harry’s story from his perspective. He’s such a strong person to have gone through so much and come out decent, kind and sane. Sometimes it made me want to hug Harry & Meg and remind them of what Michelle Obama said, ‘when they go low, we go high’ and that it will be okay one day… Riveting!
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Books Can Be Deceiving
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 601
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 605
Lindsey is getting into her groove as the director of the Briar Creek Public Library when a New York editor visits town, creating quite a buzz. Lindsey's friend Beth wants to sell the editor her children's book, but Beth's boyfriend, a famous author, gets in the way. When they go to confront him, he's found murdered - and Beth is the prime suspect. Lindsey has to act fast - before they throw the book at the wrong person.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- By Beatrice on 09-13-15
- Books Can Be Deceiving
- By: Jenn McKinlay
- Narrated by: Allyson Ryan
Put me to sleep...
Reviewed: 06-30-20
Tried listening to this story two different times but it was so grindingly boring, ugh! Audible makes you give at least one star in each category but wanted to give it zero stars for Overall and minus zero for Story.
Gave three stars for the narrator, she did an ok job. The plot was so dull and slow going I couldn’t listen this book. Certainly doesn’t grab you from the start.
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Scraps of Paper, Revised Author's Edition
- Spookie Town Murder Mysteries
- By: Kathryn Meyer Griffith
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 556
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Story4 out of 5 stars 445
Abigail Sutton's beloved husband walks out one night, doesn't return, and two years later is found dead, a victim of a long ago crime. It's made her sympathetic to the missing and their families. Starting her new life, Abigail moves to small town and buys a fixer-upper house left empty when old Edna Summers died. Once it was also home to Edna's younger sister, Emily, and her two children, Jenny and Christopher, who, people believe, drove away one night, thirty years ago, and just never came back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Scraps of paper
- By Deedra on 06-04-15
- Scraps of Paper, Revised Author's Edition
- Spookie Town Murder Mysteries
- By: Kathryn Meyer Griffith
- Narrated by: Wendy Tremont King
Predictable story, monotone narration.
Reviewed: 03-03-20
Chose this book because I like mysteries and I loved Wendy Tremont King’s narration of the Shelby Nichols stories by Colleen Helme but this story was so agonizingly monotone and predictable that I skipped through most of of the book to the end. No more books for me by this author.
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A High-End Finish
- By: Kate Carlisle
- Narrated by: Angela Starling
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,960
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,956
In the seaside town of Lighthouse Cove, everyone knows the best man for the job is actually a woman - contractor Shannon Hammer. But while Shannon can do wonders with a power drill and a little elbow grease, her love life needs work. On a blind date with real estate agent Jerry Saxton, she has to whip out a pair of pliers to keep Jerry from getting too hands on.Shannon is happy to put her rotten date behind her, but when Jerry's found dead in a run-down Victorian home that she's been hired to restore, the town's attractive new police chief suspects that her threats may have laid the foundation for murder.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Straight from the halls of middle school
- By Donna on 12-02-15
- A High-End Finish
- By: Kate Carlisle
- Narrated by: Angela Starling
An enjoyable listen...
Reviewed: 05-19-15
Loved the story. My only complaint would be that a lot of the male characters sounded the same or similar but I still liked this story and the main character.
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