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The Fungus
- By: Harry Adam Knight
- Narrated by: Ian Pringle
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Story4 out of 5 stars 81
When a brilliant scientist seeking to solve the problem of world hunger tries to create giant mushrooms through genetic manipulation, what could possibly go wrong? But those who die quickly are the lucky ones. Those who survive infection by the fungus will be transformed into something unthinkably monstrous...
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fun, old horror with frustrating characters
- By Liv on 11-30-20
- The Fungus
- By: Harry Adam Knight
- Narrated by: Ian Pringle
Horror with some comedy and excellent science
Reviewed: 11-17-23
It’s definitely in the horror genre, but highly enjoyable and riveting every step of the story. It’s worth a credit for sure.
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The Hole
- Hard Science Fiction
- By: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 286
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 265
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Story4 out of 5 stars 263
A mysterious object threatens to destroy our solar system. The survival of humankind is at risk, but nobody takes the warning of young astrophysicist Maribel Pedreira seriously. At the same time, an exiled crew of outcasts mines for rare minerals on a lone asteroid. When other scientists finally acknowledge Pedreira's alarming discovery, it becomes clear that these outcasts are the only ones who may be able to save our world, knowing that the Hole hurtles inexorably toward the sun.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just OK. Won't repeat it. Won't do more this auth.
- By R. Frazier on 07-02-20
- The Hole
- Hard Science Fiction
- By: Brandon Q. Morris
- Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
A good Sunday read
Reviewed: 02-28-21
Interesting characters and a good premise without the weight of “seven eyes”. Good comedy. If only Syfy picked this up....
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Earthquake Storms
- The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault
- By: John Dvorak
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 273
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 273
The lives of millions will be changed after it breaks, and yet so few people understand it, or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Fault's fascinating history - and its volatile future. It is a prominent geological feature that is almost impossible to see unless you know where to look. Hundreds of thousands of people drive across it every day. The San Andreas Fault is everywhere - and primed for a colossal quake. For decades scientists have warned that such a sudden shifting of the Earth's crust is inevitable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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informative
- By Jean on 03-05-14
- Earthquake Storms
- The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault
- By: John Dvorak
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
A good read about the ground below
Reviewed: 09-21-20
Even folks that are avid rock hunters will get a lot out of this book. It's a wonderful Sunday afternoon listen.
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Earthcore
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 20 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,632
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,698
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,675
EarthCore is the company with the technology, the resources, and the guts to go after the mother lode. Young executive Connell Kirkland is the company's driving force, pushing himself and those around him to uncover the massive treasure. But at three miles below the surface, where the rocks are so hot they burn bare skin, something has been waiting for centuries. Waiting...and guarding. Kirkland and EarthCore are about to find out first-hand why this treasure has never been unearthed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome Book. Well written and very creative!
- By Leslie on 06-25-17
- Earthcore
- By: Scott Sigler
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Formula, excellently executed!
Reviewed: 08-18-19
While some facets of the plot are predictable, the character development and exposition was beautifully done with nuance and layers. It’s like if a Michael Bay movie was possessed by Hitchcock. The horror is medium “spice level”, I’d say no scarier than pg-13
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The Life and Death of Stars
- By: Keivan G. Stassun, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Keivan G. Stassun
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 246
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 210
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 208
We understand the stars at a much deeper level, not as legendary figures connected with constellations, but as engines of matter, energy, and the raw material of life itself. The Life and Death of Stars introduces you to this story in 24 half-hour lectures that lead you through the essential ideas of astrophysics - the science of stars. Your guide is Professor Stassun, an award-winning teacher and noted astrophysicist. He provides lively, eloquent, and authoritative explanations at a level suitable for science novices as well as for those who already know their way around the starry sky.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Stassun keeps referring to visual material
- By pondo on 12-27-18
- The Life and Death of Stars
- By: Keivan G. Stassun, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Keivan G. Stassun
Talks down to you
Reviewed: 04-29-19
If you have watched plenty of “science” TV, you already are aware of most of these concepts and can move on. Only half a chapter was dedicated to magnetic fields. I was really disappointed that I was not challenged by new and difficult content.
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Icehenge
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell, Kevin T. Collins, Carla Mercer-Meyer
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 147
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Story4 out of 5 stars 147
On the North Pole of Pluto there stands an enigma: a huge circle of standing blocks of ice, built on the pattern of Earth's Stonehenge - but 10 times the size, standing alone at the farthest reaches of the Solar System. What is it? Who came there to build it? The secret lies, perhaps, in the chaotic decades of the Martian Revolution, in the lost memories of those who have lived for centuries.
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2 out of 5 stars
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An unusually realistic (& depressing) dystopia.
- By J. Billings on 04-15-18
- Icehenge
- By: Kim Stanley Robinson
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell, Kevin T. Collins, Carla Mercer-Meyer
Great characters, don’t look for closure
Reviewed: 04-03-18
KSR has grown on me. Despite his sharp left turns in plots, and the sometimes disappointing and less than heroic realistic conclusions to some stories, he is enthralling to read. His flawed characters striving for more mixed with hard hard science make for a great binge weekend. I hope that the ship of fools gets its own book.
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A Darkness at Sethanon
- Riftwar Cycle: The Riftwar Saga, Book 4
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,258
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,031
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,023
An evil wind blows through Midkemia. Dark legions have risen up to crush the Kingdom of the Isles and enslave it to dire magics. The final battle between Order and Chaos is about to begin in the ruins of the city called Sethanon. Now, Pug, the master magician sometimes known as Milamber, must undertake an awesome and perilous quest to the dawn of time to grapple with an ancient and terrible Enemy for the fate of a thousand worlds.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Still my favorite!
- By Kindle Customer on 07-11-19
- A Darkness at Sethanon
- Riftwar Cycle: The Riftwar Saga, Book 4
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: Nicholas Guy Smith
Better than I remembered
Reviewed: 03-30-18
I read this as a teen, and now as an older guy. It’s just as amazing as the first time. The narration was excellent, though shocking at first. I fully recommend it for Feist fans and friends of Pug.
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Tao Te Ching
- A New English Version
- By: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
- Length: 1 hr and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,387
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,551
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,499
In 81 brief chapters, Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, or Book of the Way, provides advice that imparts balance and perspective, as well as a serene and generous spirit. It teaches us how to work for the good with the effortless skill that comes from being in accord with the Tao: the basic principle of the universe.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful translation and reading, but...
- By Jason on 08-12-13
- Tao Te Ching
- A New English Version
- By: Stephen Mitchell, Lao Tzu
- Narrated by: Stephen Mitchell
Direct transmission
Reviewed: 01-17-15
This is the version that speaks to our time and to those of us with zen practice. Those starting to meditate may enjoy this as well.
It's as genuine of an expression of the Tao as I've ever found.
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900 Miles
- A Zombie Novel
- By: S. Johnathan Davis
- Narrated by: Jamison Jones
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 217
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 200
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Story4 out of 5 stars 201
John is a killer, but that wasn't his day job before the Apocalypse. In a harrowing 900-mile race against time to get to his wife just as the dead begin to rise, John, a businessman trapped in New York, soon learns that the zombies are the least of his worries, as he sees firsthand the horror of what man is capable of with no rules, no consequences, and death at every turn. Teaming up with an ex-army pilot named Kyle, they escape New York only to stumble across a man who says that he has the key to a rumored underground stronghold called Avalon....
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4 out of 5 stars
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A "road story"--with zombies!
- By Lesley on 09-30-14
- 900 Miles
- A Zombie Novel
- By: S. Johnathan Davis
- Narrated by: Jamison Jones
New writer mistakes
Reviewed: 01-16-15
Great plot and premises, but the overuse of fore-shadowing and the abrupt end, took away from what was brilliant in the story.
Good zombie lore with feasible pathology and physiological interesting points.
Expand the ending and fine tune character introductions and its a good book.
Top marks for the narrator!!!
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About Time
- Cosmology, Time and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
- By: Adam Frank
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4 out of 5 stars 66
The Big Bang is all but dead, and we do not yet know what will replace it. Our universe's "beginning" is at an end. What does this have to do with us here on Earth? Our lives are about to be dramatically shaken again - as altered as they were with the invention of the clock, the steam engine, the railroad, the radio and the Internet.
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1 out of 5 stars
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More fluff than science
- By Ivan the Reviewer on 04-15-13
- About Time
- Cosmology, Time and Culture at the Twilight of the Big Bang
- By: Adam Frank
- Narrated by: David Drummond
More fluff than science
Reviewed: 04-15-13
This book is not for those who like fiction and non-fiction blended and still called non-fiction. I found it highly distracting and highly questionable that the author started off every chapter with little stories about ancient people. I became instantly turned off to how I was forced to sit through subjective thought exercises as to how humans may have perceived time in the past.
Occasionally the author actually got into science, verifiable, not dumbed-down science and it was wonderful until he went into his next stories. Being a history "buff" I also found the stories highly questionable as they did not have archeological facts behind them.
If you are new to the topic of time and prefer more fantasy with your science, this is the book for you.
If you are already familiar with cosmology, and general life sciences, STAY AWAY. This book will insult your intelligence and keep teasing you with good science among fiction.
I will be seeking to return this book.
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