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Robert Oppenheimer
- A Life Inside the Center
- By: Ray Monk
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
- Length: 35 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 362
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 307
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 304
Robert Oppenheimer was among the most brilliant and divisive of men. As head of the Los Alamos Laboratory, he oversaw the successful effort to beat the Nazis in the race to develop the first atomic bomb – a breakthrough that was to have eternal ramifications for mankind and that made Oppenheimer the “Father of the Atomic Bomb.” But with his actions leading up to that great achievement, he also set himself on a dangerous collision course with Senator Joseph McCarthy and his witch-hunters. In Robert Oppenheimer: A Life Inside the Center, Ray Monk, author of peerless biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, goes deeper than any previous biographer in the quest to solve the enigma of Oppenheimer’s motivations and his complex personality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A comprehensive biography
- By Jean on 10-17-14
- Robert Oppenheimer
- A Life Inside the Center
- By: Ray Monk
- Narrated by: Michael Goldstrom
Fabulous compilation of biography, physics & math
Reviewed: 07-30-23
The author did a great job of presenting an interesting biography of Oppenheimer as well as reviewing the technical history of quantum mechanics without skimping on details.
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Grain by Grain
- A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food
- By: Bob Quinn, Liz Carlisle
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo, Chris Sorensen
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 75
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 64
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Story5 out of 5 stars 65
When Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Little did he know, that grain would change his life. Years later, after finishing a PhD in plant biochemistry and returning to his family's farm in Montana, Bob started experimenting with organic wheat. In the beginning, his concern wasn't health or the environment; he just wanted to make a decent living and some chance encounters led him to organics.
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4 out of 5 stars
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How you can help
- By Jarrod Dresbach on 08-24-24
- Grain by Grain
- A Quest to Revive Ancient Wheat, Rural Jobs, and Healthy Food
- By: Bob Quinn, Liz Carlisle
- Narrated by: Coleen Marlo, Chris Sorensen
Great story, Good research based information
Reviewed: 09-29-19
Very well told story. The author's story comes across without being preachy. A scientist at heart, eternally curious, I love the way his company funded double blind crossover rat and human research studies to study the health benefits of KAmut wheat. 🌾
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 296,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 261,777
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Story5 out of 5 stars 260,863
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't listen to the negative reviews.
- By Kyle on 12-03-19
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Perfect
Reviewed: 11-14-18
Great story, well told. Good ending and beautiful language throughout. Includes well done court room drama.
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Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution
- The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
- By: Zak George
- Narrated by: Zak George
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,110
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,788
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,770
Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. His fresh approach puts a strong emphasis on the relationship with the individual dog - informed by breed-specific traits - allowing people to treat the root cause of behavior issues rather than the symptoms and teach their dogs faster without the use of punishments or stress. For the first time, George has distilled all the information from his hundreds of videos into one master guide.
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5 out of 5 stars
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From a military handlers view
- By mangorilla on 05-19-19
- Zak George’s Dog Training Revolution
- The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
- By: Zak George
- Narrated by: Zak George
A bit preachy
Reviewed: 03-04-17
Zak has great training ideas and videos on YouTube, but this book, especially the first five chapters, is a bit tedious and preachy. It doesn't get into any of the good training stuff till later in the book. I'd be cautious about buying this book if you have read other Dog-Training books.
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Stalking Ground
- A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, Book 2
- By: Margaret Mizushima
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,264
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,705
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,688
When Deputy Ken Brody's sweetheart goes missing in the mountains outside Timber Creek, Mattie Cobb and her K-9 partner Robo are called to search. But it's mid-October and a dark snow storm is brewing over the high country. And they're already too late. By the time they find her body, the storm has broken and the snow is coming down hard.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like an adult Nancy Drew series
- By Mark on 01-07-17
- Stalking Ground
- A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery, Book 2
- By: Margaret Mizushima
- Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Amazing
Reviewed: 02-13-17
Hope author continues the series.
Excellent plot and character development. The dog is a central character, which makes this series so charming.
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Project Management
- Failed IT Project Business Cases: A Career Guide to Lessons Learned
- By: Natalie Disque
- Narrated by: Paula Slade
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14
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Story3 out of 5 stars 14
The percentage of IT projects that fail is embarrassing to those in the IT industry! Project managers need to get their act together to ensure that their projects run smoothly, all lines of communication are open, and they have the backing of the stakeholders and upper management. But do PMs have the skills they need to keep a project afloat? This quick career guide book is meant to provide you with 10 real world IT project examples, why they failed, and lessons learned for each one.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very informative!
- By Texas on 03-11-16
- Project Management
- Failed IT Project Business Cases: A Career Guide to Lessons Learned
- By: Natalie Disque
- Narrated by: Paula Slade
Hodgepodge of information often unrelated to a specific IT project failure scenario.
Reviewed: 10-12-16
Jarringly inconsistent. The 90 minute book starts with a long introduction that is not informative. Next, the author covers a number of failed IT projects, which are fascinating topics and should make for a fascinating book. However, the author focuses on minor details while scrimping on information about project background, goals, personnel and what led up to the failure. Most disconcerting were the inaccuracies. Example: Bitcoin was a failed project because the project manager took drugs as trade for the original collection of bitcoin. A more standard explanation is that bitcoin is an experiment in a decentralized digital currency based on blockchain technology, that if successful, could become a disruptive technology. The originator of bitcoin is unknown and his/her identity is one of the Internet's great mysteries. The book ends with a bunch of project management rules. I found these unwelcome because I have several excellent books devoted to project management and project management rules.
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Where Wizards Stay Up Late
- The Origins of the Internet
- By: Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon
- Narrated by: Mark Douglas Nelson
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 581
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 584
Twenty-five years ago, it didn't exist. Today, 20 million people worldwide are surfing the Net. Where Wizards Stay Up Late is the exciting story of the pioneers responsible for creating the most talked about, most influential, and most far-reaching communications breakthrough since the invention of the telephone. In the 1960s, when computers where regarded as mere giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communications devices.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely fascinating and we'll researched
- By Elsa Braun on 10-01-16
- Where Wizards Stay Up Late
- The Origins of the Internet
- By: Katie Hafner, Matthew Lyon
- Narrated by: Mark Douglas Nelson
Absolutely fascinating and we'll researched
Reviewed: 10-01-16
Not only a gripping read, but beautifully researched, and organized. Having lived through most of the advances covered in this book, I still learned a lot. I don't see this often enough where the authors covered the why of each advance and the missteps, rather than simply reporting the technical milestones. I've listened to this book three times so far.
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Dark Matter (Movie Tie-In)
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,989
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,972
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,959
“Are you happy with your life?” Those are the last words Jason Dessen hears before the kidnapper knocks him unconscious. Before he awakens to find himself strapped to a gurney, surrounded by strangers in hazmat suits. Before a man he’s never met smiles down at him and says, “Welcome back, my friend.” In this world he’s woken up to, Jason’s life is not the one he knows. His wife is not his wife.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another Book Where the Ratings Lie
- By Matthew on 08-05-16
- Dark Matter (Movie Tie-In)
- A Novel
- By: Blake Crouch
- Narrated by: Jon Lindstrom
Unique plot is a winner
Reviewed: 08-26-16
Great audio book all around. The plot gets a tiny bit long-winded at times and some of the underlying science is off, but the story line is so unique and wonderful I still rate it a five
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Exploding the Phone
- The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell
- By: Phil Lapsley
- Narrated by: Johann North
- Length: 12 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 331
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 293
Before smartphones, back even before the Internet and personal computer, a misfit group of technophiles, blind teenagers, hippies, and outlaws figured out how to hack the world’s largest machine: the telephone system. Starting with Alexander Graham Bell’s revolutionary "harmonic telegraph", by the middle of the 20th century the phone system had grown into something extraordinary, a web of cutting-edge switching machines and human operators that linked together millions of people like never before. But the network had a billion-dollar flaw, and once people discovered it, things would never be the same.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story along with Great Technical Research
- By Elsa Braun on 04-25-16
- Exploding the Phone
- The Untold Story of the Teenagers and Outlaws Who Hacked Ma Bell
- By: Phil Lapsley
- Narrated by: Johann North
Great Story along with Great Technical Research
Reviewed: 04-25-16
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. A great book for anyone interested in technology and/or geek culture. This book does a great job of covering the phone network in the age of phone phreaking. The topic of network hacking with all its issues is well researched and expertly woven into the various story lines.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Exploding the Phone?
Finding out from many of the cases how proprietary technical details of the phone network were easily available to anyone
What does Johann North bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator was competent with technical terminology, both with respect to pronounciation and voice inflection.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No
Any additional comments?
This remains one of my favorite books, in large part due to how well the author blends together research, technical material and a great story. I'm from this era and a lot of this information was new to me.
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Artificial Intelligence and the United States of America
- By: Trevor Clinger
- Narrated by: Al Remington
- Length: 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
If there were a book to explain fully the origins and current existence of artificial intelligence, this book would be it. Artificial intelligence can be seen as an advantageous thing that can help businesses and human life forms have mental advantages over competitors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Skynet alert!! Cyberdyne Industries is gone!!!
- By LITRPG Audiobook Reviews on 03-12-18
Don't do it: Be fooled by the Title
Reviewed: 04-17-16
Extremely dated for 2015. IBM said "Computers will never take over the world" This comment does not refer to IBM's Watson technology but to a 1960's article. The reigning AI of chess playing programs was mentioned and compared to programs that play checkers. I realize some AI enthusiasts my not have been born when Deep Blue beat Kasparov in 1997.
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