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Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets
- An Audible Original
- By: John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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On the surface, the Victorian age is one of propriety, industry, prudishness and piety. But scratch the surface and you’ll find scandal, sadism, sex, madness, malice and murder. Presented by Stephen Fry, this series delves deep into a period of time we think we know, to discover an altogether darker reality. The stories we’re told offer a different perspective on an era which underwent massive social change. As education, trade, technology and culture blossomed, why was there an undercurrent of the ‘forbidden’ festering beneath Victorian society?
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Why the background noises?
- By Candace Russell on 11-04-18
- Stephen Fry’s Victorian Secrets
- An Audible Original
- By: John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
Interesting Book on the "Victorian Age"
Reviewed: 11-05-18
Stephen Fry shows us around the Victorian Age in ways our history books never told us about. The sexual attitudes and practices include including reading from sex manuals and novels of the age (including one by Colonel Spanker). Very interesting history and light entertainment you can enjoy. My only problem with it was when some of the readings of the age are accompanied by an annoying plinky plink piano music that reminds one of a six year olds piano recital. Overall a fun diversion!
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John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme: The Complete Series 2
- By: John Finnemore
- Narrated by: John Finnemore
- Length: 2 hrs and 46 mins
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The complete second series of BBC Radio 4's award-winning sketch show - winner of the Chortle Radio Award of the Year. In these six episodes, which make up the complete second series, you'll hear some moth-based lunacy, an awkward celestial relationship, a heart-warming tale of the days before health and safety, and how The Archers sounds to people who don't listen to The Archers - plus many other sketches featuring acute observations and wonderful wordplay.
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Insomnia song.
- By Marissa on 09-07-13
Very Funny British Radio Show
Reviewed: 01-19-18
The episodes of all three collections of this series are humorous and in some cases, sidesplitting funny! It does not matter whether you are British, the humor comes across well. The "Dog Song" about having an old and decrepit dog has had everyone who has heard it laughing out loud. The sketch where a woman talks to two of her male friends about her new beau who they both know and one of the guys says: "And he's not violent at all" has the greatest payoff line I have heard in years. Great Radio Comedy!!
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Not a Match
- My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters
- By: Brian Donovan
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 2 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Forty million people in the US have tried Internet dating, which means 40 million people have probably gone on some pretty crappy dates. Not a Match: My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters is about one guy who experienced more than his fair share. Brian Donovan, a writer and comedian whose work has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, NPR, and Chapelle's Show, has been on over 100 Internet dates in a genuine search for love and happiness.
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Diet Coke Out-the-Nose Funny!
- By Cynthia on 02-16-14
- Not a Match
- My True Tales of Online Dating Disasters
- By: Brian Donovan
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
For the hopeless and hopeful among us!
Reviewed: 03-24-14
A hidden little gem that reflects on modern dating in the internet age. His stories are priceless in their honesty and pathos with good points made about how one puts themselves out on display. Having over 100 internet dates is his hook and maybe he doesn't have the gal but lots of good stories and lots of lessons learned!
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DisneyWar
- By: James B. Stewart
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 25 hrs and 41 mins
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Once upon a time, one man ruled America's greatest entertainment company. This is the untold story of his triumphs and failures, and of the revolt that cost him his kingdom.
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Fascinating expose, error-riddled production
- By David F. Guthrie on 06-24-05
- DisneyWar
- By: James B. Stewart
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
Excellent look into the Eisner Era at Disney
Reviewed: 09-12-13
This goes into great detail on the battles in the boardroom between the Disneys (and the creative folks in the company) and Eisner along with his battles with others. It is a great character study showing how he help the top spot for nearly 20 years by pitting people against each other and using a management style that can only be described as "megla-maniacal". Great detail into the split between Disney and Pixar showing how Eisner created it and never thought about the future farther than his next bonus package. Very detailed and might go on longer than some like but I thought this book just sped by.
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Not Taco Bell Material
- By: Adam Carolla
- Narrated by: Adam Carolla
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Funnyman Adam Carolla is known for two things: hilarious rants about things that drive him crazy and personal stories about everything from his hardscrabble childhood to his slacker friends to the hypocrisy of Hollywood. He tackled rants in his first book, and now he tells his best stories and debuts some never-before-heard tales as well. Adam Carolla started broke and blue collar and has now been on the Hollywood scene for over 15 years. Yet he never lost his underdog demeanor.
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Must have for any Adam Carolla Fan!
- By Ron on 06-13-12
- Not Taco Bell Material
- By: Adam Carolla
- Narrated by: Adam Carolla
Great stories from Adam Carolla A.K.A "Ace"
Reviewed: 06-24-12
Very Funny stories on his growing up based on what home Adam was living in at the time. Each chapter begins with the house location, purchase price, square footage, bedrooms, and baths. The chapter dealing with his (mis) adventures in Tijuana uses this also (50,000 bedrooms, 1 bathroom). His description of a really bad Christmas tree at one home (so pathetic that Charlie Brown came by to make fun of it) is a classic I'll always remember and borrow from him.
His style is PERFECT! Reading in parts but stopping to expound on points and give more details, this book feels like you are sitting in a bar with Adam having a drink and swapping stories of growing up. After a series of stories about his friend Ray and their adventures, Ray visits the studio and Adam calls him in and they talk about their friendship and the stories Adam had just told.
I had really enjoyed his previous book (In fifty years we'll all be chicks) and was not disappointed. I look forward to his next book!
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