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Project Seven Alpha
- American Airlines in Burma 1942
- By: Leland Shanle
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
In late 1941, President Roosevelt agonized over the rapid advances of the Japanese forces in Asia. They seemed unstoppable. He foresaw their intentions of taking India and linking up with the two other Axis powers, Germany and Italy, in an attempt to conquer the Eastern Hemisphere. US naval forces had been severely surprised and diminished in Pearl Harbor, and the army was outnumbered and ill prepared to take on the invading hoards.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I never knew!
- By Brenda Strong on 04-24-19
- Project Seven Alpha
- American Airlines in Burma 1942
- By: Leland Shanle
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
I never knew!
Reviewed: 04-24-19
While I understand this is historical fiction, there is history to be learned here. I'm astonished at the speed with which the US joined the war after Pearl Harbor. The heroic deeds of this group of men was unknown to me. I felt so connected to their lives and their stories in this book.
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Dark Horse
- Rancher's Legacy, Book 1
- By: Jeanne Harrell
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Sam Johnson is a horse trainer by profession. Following a freak accident with a wild horse that leaves him wounded physically and emotionally, Sam leaves his ranch in Nevada to stay with his great grandparents up in Sonoma, California, wine country. His great grandfather slowly begins to engage him with horses again, but it's an uphill battle and one that Sam isn't sure he wants to fight. He meets Ellie Lombardi, who's got trouble of her own.
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4 out of 5 stars
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very good
- By Kindle Customer on 10-14-22
- Dark Horse
- Rancher's Legacy, Book 1
- By: Jeanne Harrell
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Wonderful story about real people & real problems
Reviewed: 04-15-18
Would you listen to Dark Horse again? Why?
Yes because it made me feel good! Wonderful, wholesome characters having real-life type problems but overcoming them. What's not to enjoy?!?
What was one of the most memorable moments of Dark Horse?
I don't want to have a spoiler... but... the showdown between Sam and Kiran (sp?) was pretty great with Ellie's help!
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Tides of War
- By: Nicholas Rogers
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Tom Ballard, a young Marine, had been fighting for his life in Vietnam less than 24 hours ago. Now he was on a plane escorting the body of his best friend home. Kate Newhouse had run away from her past to the mean streets of Los Angeles and Hollywood. She had survived and clawed her way up the first few rungs of the ladder to success, thanks to the man who had discovered her, Jack Reynolds, a World War II Marine now writer. On the long flight home Tom and Kate find themselves drawn together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Heart of Vietnam, and Trying to Come Home
- By Mark L. Berry on 12-27-16
- Tides of War
- By: Nicholas Rogers
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Great reminder of a different era
Reviewed: 01-09-18
Who was your favorite character and why?
Tom, Kate, Jack... they were all amazing characters. They each had flaws but were great human beings anyway.
Which scene was your favorite?
When Tom and Kate first meet on the airplane. Having the pilot and Kate stand up for Tom, help him when he was so miserable about Mack, it showed the best side of human nature.
Any additional comments?
Thomas Block did a great job narrating this book. I felt drawn into the story with his voices.
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Forced Landing
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 18
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 17
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17
Learn the 'Inside Story' of a complex high-tech crime from years ago! Taking place in a pre-9/11 world of the 80′s, a former US submarine is hijacked in the Gulf, a floating aircraft carrier museum is hijacked from its dock in South Carolina, a Learjet and then a DC-9 are hijacked from New York shortly thereafter. The story is a vintage-era caper that involves gold, hostages and a memorable cast of noble and exceptionally nasty characters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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We're going to land on what?!
- By David on 12-19-14
- Forced Landing
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Engaging story, lots of thrills
Reviewed: 12-23-17
Any additional comments?
The bad guys are really bad, the good guys have some flaws but overcome them to be heroes. This is an enjoyable thriller.
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Captain
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37
Thomas Block has created Captain - his most ambitious, intricate, and action-packed aviation tale yet. It is a chilling and all too real story about a routine Trans-Atlantic airline flight that suddenly turns absolutely insane. In the doomed airliner's cockpit, inside the passenger cabin, and on the ground, a complex array of characters have been propelled at jet speed into a sudden and frantic race for survival.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great author, horrible narration though
- By Roleigh Martin on 09-19-13
- Captain
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Thrilling! Engaging! Can't put it down!
Reviewed: 12-23-17
What made the experience of listening to Captain the most enjoyable?
Knowing the reader had created each of the characters and was portraying them as he envisioned them...
What was one of the most memorable moments of Captain?
There were too many "seat of the pants" moments in Captain to choose a single most memorable moment.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Absolutely!
Any additional comments?
I've read or listened to a number of Thomas Blocks' books. This is his best to date! I can't convey how exciting almost the entire book was. Thank goodness there were some pauses in the tension!
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Final Approach
- Northwest Airlines Flight 650, Tragedy and Triumph
- By: Lyle Prouse
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
This is the story of the first airline pilot ever arrested and sent to prison for flying under the influence. He was fired by his airline, stripped of his FAA licenses, tried, convicted, and sent to federal prison. Lyle Prouse came from a WWII housing project in Kansas and a family where both parents died as a result of alcoholism. He rose through the ranks of the United States Marine Corps from private to captain, from an infantryman to a fighter pilot. He made his way to the pinnacle of commercial aviation, airline captain, and then lost it all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Deep, Inspiring Memoir
- By Mark L. Berry on 08-18-16
- Final Approach
- Northwest Airlines Flight 650, Tragedy and Triumph
- By: Lyle Prouse
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Inspiring man, an incredibly supportive wife!
Reviewed: 12-23-17
What did you like best about this story?
Lyle Prouse's humility and honesty.
What does Thomas Block bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I felt like I was listening to Lyle talk. I've no idea if they sound even remotely the same, but Thomas Block was real as Lyle.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Life continues in spite of headlines.
Any additional comments?
I'd listened to this book, then recommended it to my book club. One of the members emailed Mr. Prouse. He was very congenial! They corresponded through 5 emails each. Considering how busy he is, traveling and giving inspirational talks, that is impressive. He's a hero of his own life.
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Shadow Flight
- By: Harrison Jones
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
In Shadow Flight, Harrison Jones has spun an aviation tale of kidnapping, drug running, and intrigue. The story opens with flight instructor, Kyle Bennett, teaching slow flight and stalls to one of his students, Brooke Roberts, the wife of a surgeon. Brooke's husband, also a pilot, gave his wife flying lessons as a birthday gift. Ultimately, that gift could cost both Brooke and her instructor their lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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great book, lousy narration
- By DW on 07-04-17
- Shadow Flight
- By: Harrison Jones
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Hard to put this one down!
Reviewed: 12-22-17
Would you listen to Shadow Flight again? Why?
Yes. This isn't just a "who-dunit" mystery. There are some great characters and wonderful relationships. It's pretty exciting!
Who was your favorite character and why?
Kyle, of course!
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Mestaclocan
- A Zack Tolliver Mystery
- By: R. Lawson Gamble
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Old friend Marty O'Bannon, San Francisco Homicide Detective, calls FBI Agent Zack Tolliver early one morning for advice. O'Bannon is at the scene of a murder, the victim's throat ravaged as if by an animal, and no clues to the killer. He now has three particularly vicious unsolved murders, all with the same MO. It is just Zack's kind of case. Agent Tolliver agrees to assist, but a current case at the Navajo Indian Reservation prevents him from leaving.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice mix of scientific and mystical
- By Brenda Strong on 12-21-17
- Mestaclocan
- A Zack Tolliver Mystery
- By: R. Lawson Gamble
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Nice mix of scientific and mystical
Reviewed: 12-21-17
I appreciate how Gamble has woven spiritual and mystical stories into present day crime stories. His story doesn’t require the reader to accept the mystical criminal as he does offer a human criminal. The mystical creatures are interesting.
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The Pilot Class
- By: Harrison Jones
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Tri Con Airlines has 9,000 pilots and they need more. When Tri Con hires eight new pilots and assigns them to a pilot class, they find the ground school and flight simulator challenge more than expected. The class is a mix of former military pilots and civilians with varying experience, including a former female flight attendant. Who can survive The Pilot Class and meet the challenge of flying the line as a Tri Con first officer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this story line and characters
- By Brenda Strong on 05-31-17
- The Pilot Class
- By: Harrison Jones
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Love this story line and characters
Reviewed: 05-31-17
This is another great book by Harrison James. Tom Block's reading/performance of this book added to the excitement of the story.
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Skyfall
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
- Length: 11 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20
The international best-selling novel Skyfall is the story of a complex airline hijacking gone bad. Hidden aboard Flight 42 are terrorists who will force the aircraft to land in Communist China where a top-secret computer program will fall into Chinese hands. But the hijacking attempt is bungled and, with scores of passengers dead or wounded, the airliner's survivors desperately attempt to keep the airliner aloft.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really wanted to listen, but ...
- By Vee Sutherland on 05-16-18
- Skyfall
- By: Thomas Block
- Narrated by: Thomas Block
Plot twists and turns!
Reviewed: 03-15-17
There are numerous points in the story when I couldn't see what could possibly keep the story going. Yet Mr. Block was able to come up with a plausible solution each time. An I ncredible story that I didn't want to put down!
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