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Nothing Is Impossible
- Reflections on a New Life
- By: Christopher Reeve
- Narrated by: Christopher Reeve
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 153
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 155
Christopher Reeve has mastered the art of turning the impossible into the inevitable. In Nothing Is Impossible, Reeve shows that we are all capable of overcoming seemingly insurmountable hardships. Published on the eve of both his fiftieth birthday and the seventh anniversary of his spinal cord injury, Nothing Is Impossible reminds us that life is not to be taken for granted but to be lived fully with zeal, curiosity, and gratitude.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book not about
- By Alex on 12-21-02
- Nothing Is Impossible
- Reflections on a New Life
- By: Christopher Reeve
- Narrated by: Christopher Reeve
Tragedy, Hope, Science, Faith, Love & Heroism
Reviewed: 03-25-21
Facets of an extraordinary life. There is little that Reeves doesn't touch in in this... sadly last memoir of his. Humor, coping, setbacks, breakthroughs... this one has it all. Highly recommend.
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Dungeon Born
- Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,807
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,542
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,496
For eons, conquering dungeons has been the most efficient way to become a strong adventurer. Although not everything is as straightforward as it seems. Several questions have always plagued the minds of those who enter these mythical places of power: why are there so many monsters? Where do the amazing weaponry and heavy gold coins come from? Why does the very air fill with life-giving energies? Cal has all of the answers to these age-old questions, for a very simple reason. He is a Dungeon Heart.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A fun concept poorly executed
- By Lore on 11-01-17
- Dungeon Born
- Divine Dungeon Series, Book 1
- By: Dakota Krout
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
More of a System than a Setting
Reviewed: 10-01-20
This book, while enjoyable, is more focused on the How instead of the Why. I think it keeps the momentum from building and sucking the reader into who the characters are and why they are doing what they are doing.
A great author can weave the text almost seemingly effortlessly blending the motivation, setting, personalities and other factors into the plot of the book.
Rothfuss does it well. What is Sympathy, how is it different from Magic, how it works... doesn't interfere with the setting - the fashion, rumor, prejudices, food, politics etc. And then add in motivation and you've got your story.
Dungeonborn gets there in the end, but much like Ready Player One more is spent on How the Setting works rather than Why we care.
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The Ruins of Gorlan
- Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1
- By: John Flanagan
- Narrated by: John Keating
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,424
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,907
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,912
Will is an orphan and a ward of the castle. He hopes to someday become a great hero. But he is a small boy, and only the biggest and toughest are selected as warriors. He has other talents though, and they catch the attention of the mysterious Ranger Halt. Will soon masters stealth and accuracy with the bow.
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4 out of 5 stars
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YA?
- By Deborah Buskirk on 10-12-12
- The Ruins of Gorlan
- Ranger's Apprentice, Book 1
- By: John Flanagan
- Narrated by: John Keating
Harry Potter meets Aragorn son of Arathorn...
Reviewed: 12-08-17
A lonely orphan boy who is left behind when other apprentices are chosen for their future careers is chosen to be instructed in the ways of the wild, camouflage, archery, and moving silently and unseen...
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The Hunter
- By: Richard Stark
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,160
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,036
You probably haven't noticed them. But they've noticed you. They notice everything. That's their job. Sitting quietly in a nondescript car outside a bank making note of the tellers' work habits. Lagging a few car lengths behind the Brinks truck on its daily rounds. Surreptitiously jiggling the handle of an unmarked service door at the racetrack. They're heisters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A dark story
- By Dave Nelson on 04-06-13
- The Hunter
- By: Richard Stark
- Narrated by: John Chancer
The Basis for Payback
Reviewed: 03-09-17
One of my favorite guilty pleasures, I finally listened to the basis novel of the movie. I am glad to find that Parker is and remains a great bad guy that you root for. First a tale of revenge and then a tale of principle, Parker scythes his way through the tale, searching for meaning in this world of criminals. A great beginning to a literary character.
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NPCs
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,340
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,214
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,209
What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the steeds saddled, and the adventurers are off to their next encounter? They keep the world running, the food cooked, and the horses shoed, yet what adventurer has ever spared a thought or concern for the Non-Player Characters? In the town of Maplebark, four such NPCs settle in for a night of actively ignoring the adventurers drinking in the tavern when things go quickly and fatally awry.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable if you manage your expectations
- By Miachi on 01-23-15
- NPCs
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
A very Meta-Dragonlance story
Reviewed: 01-20-17
The premise is sound. What do NPC's do when a party on an adventure die suddenly in their tavern? They panic over what the mad King might do... if he ever finds out.
The story, though, doesn't flow like a fantasy tale by Martin, Tolkien, Rothfuss or Abercrombie. Boxed within terms used by the game system, the prose feels a little more stilted. Spells do not shake the earth while the rending twilight with vibrant blue lightning leaving the point of view character amazed by the wandering wizard's skill, they have a name: Frostbolt, and they come out of a spell book. Otherworldly creatures and their twisted forms are not described by what can be glimpsed in the shadows their dripping fangs and slithering quick gait conjuring images in your mind... They are called goblins, or kobolds.
As such this book reminded me of simpler fantasy novels like Dragonlance or the works of Salvatore read at a younger age. This is by no means a bad thing, but should be considered when purchasing.
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