Brett Green
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The Godfather IV: Prodigal Tony
- By: Mario Malachi Feast
- Narrated by: Telly Frias Jr
- Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance1.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story2 out of 5 stars 30
Anthony Vito Corelone, son of the late Michael Corleone, returns to the family villa in Corelone, Sicily. After years of a self-imposed exile, he is determined to fulfill his father’s wishes to be Don. After the assassination of his sister in 1978, he continued to perform in operas throughout the World. Yet his Aunt Connie and her nephew Vinny Corelone have other plans. In an attempt to ensure opaque legitimacy, Connie and Vinny make fragile alliances with Russian and Estonian Mafia groups. Connie tries to re-establish the Immobilarie Bank.
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1 out of 5 stars
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*sigh*
- By V. M. Thomas on 03-09-20
- The Godfather IV: Prodigal Tony
- By: Mario Malachi Feast
- Narrated by: Telly Frias Jr
Horrible. Put a hit out on this title
Reviewed: 04-15-21
Calling it awful is an insult to awful books everywhere. The narration is beyond bad (so many mispronunciations of ordinary English words). And the story--which changes from one character to another's first person narrative without warning is beyond stupid.
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The Metamorphoses
- By: Ovid
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 16 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 506
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 348
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 349
An undeniable masterpiece of Western Civilization, The Metamorphoses is a continuous narrative that covers all the Olympian legends, seamlessly moving from one story to another in a splendid panorama of savage beauty, charm, and wit. All of the gods and heroes familiar to us are represented. Such familiar legends as Hercules, Perseus and Medusa, Daedelus and Icarus, Diana and Actaeon, and many others, are breathtakingly recreated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not that translation mentioned in Amazon reviews
- By IPEVOINC on 05-24-13
- The Metamorphoses
- By: Ovid
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
Eh. A better translation would help
Reviewed: 06-10-20
This is just ok. The translation is fair. There is a bit of monotheism applied which really is distracting. The performance is fine but it doesn’t uplift a dull translation.
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The Hidden History of Holidays
- By: Hannah Harvey, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Hannah Harvey
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,140
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 988
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 980
From Halloween costumes to patriotic parades to belly-busting meals, every holiday tradition tells a unique story—one encoded in symbols and layered meanings that stretch back over the centuries. In 19 lectures, professional storyteller Dr. Hannah B. Harvey takes listeners through the seasons and investigates the surprising stories behind seemingly odd holiday traditions.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An enjoyable listen, but a few inaccuracies
- By Kristopher willis on 12-17-19
- The Hidden History of Holidays
- By: Hannah Harvey, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Hannah Harvey
Eh. Not worth the time
Reviewed: 04-29-20
Each lecture begins with a totally annoying series of people telling personal stories of the holidays; the lectures themselves are ok, but many are cursory. And the Professor mispronounces many words. Don't waste any money on this.
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This Is How You Lose the Time War
- By: Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,389
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,873
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,867
Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandment finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading. Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, what began as a taunt, a battlefield boast, becomes something more. Something epic. Something romantic. Something that could change the past and the future. Except the discovery of their bond would mean the death of each of them. There’s still a war going on, after all. And someone has to win. That’s how war works, right?
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2 out of 5 stars
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Flowery poetic word salad
- By Austin on 02-11-20
- This Is How You Lose the Time War
- By: Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
- Narrated by: Cynthia Farrell, Emily Woo Zeller
Talk about Overrated
Reviewed: 01-09-20
Where to begin--in the many, many mispronunciations? The one narrator who sounds like Siri slowed down? The predicable, not at all original plot? At best, this is ok. The concept is fine, but really is anyone shocked about (spoiler alert) a love relationship between two women on opposite sides of a war. Don't waste your time.
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Ancient Mesopotamia
- Life in the Cradle of Civilization
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Amanda H. Podany PhD
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,585
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,367
Mesopotamia is the ancient name for the region that is now Iraq, a remarkably advanced civilization that flourished for two-thirds of the time that civilization has existed on Earth. Mesopotamians mastered irrigation agriculture; built the first complex urban societies; developed writing, literature, and law; and united vast regions through warfare and diplomacy. While civilizations like Greece and Rome have an unbroken tradition of written histories, the rich history of Mesopotamia has only been recently rediscovered, thanks to the decipherment of Mesopotamia's cuneiform writing less than 200 years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Time with a great scholar & fantastic lecturer
- By jgmegill on 07-14-18
- Ancient Mesopotamia
- Life in the Cradle of Civilization
- By: The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Professor Amanda H. Podany PhD
Decent Overview of Mesopotamia
Reviewed: 05-09-19
The professor is clearly knowledgeable about the history of Mesopotamia. Many of the lectures are informative and enjoyable. But, I didn't get a decent chronology here, I have no idea of why certain of the empires rose and fell. There are some good segments about life in the area, but I just don't feel like I know that much more than I did previously. Also, she seems to think that the Bible is a historical reference, and no good historian would treat the Bible as a history book. That was a big minus here for me.
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, and others
- Length: 26 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,418
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,201
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,192
Winner, The Man Booker Prize, 2015 Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of characters - assassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghosts - A Brief History of Seven Killings is the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 1970s, to the crack wars in 1980s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 1990s.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Tough Read
- By KP on 05-07-16
Nothing Brief About It
Reviewed: 04-04-19
This book is basically about an immersion into some Jamaican culture. It's a very good character study, and each chapter is told from one of about 10 main characters points of view. But, it really drags on. There is very little plot. It's a good listen, well performed. But seriously, this could have been a five hour book and I'd have gotten just as much out of it.
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1066: The Year That Changed Everything
- By: Jennifer Paxton, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jennifer Paxton
- Length: 3 hrs
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,656
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,338
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,325
With this exciting and historically rich six-lecture course, experience for yourself the drama of this dynamic year in medieval history, centered on the landmark Norman Conquest. Taking you from the shores of Scandinavia and France to the battlefields of the English countryside, these lectures will plunge you into a world of fierce Viking warriors, powerful noble families, politically charged marriages, tense succession crises, epic military invasions, and much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History brought to life
- By Joshua on 07-10-13
Excellent short course
Reviewed: 03-22-19
The professor certainly knows her stuff--she gives a pretty unbiased look at the Norman Conquest and the events leading up to it. I breezed right through the lectures. Definitely learned alot.
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The Starling Project
- An Audible Drama
- By: Jeffery Deaver
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina, full cast
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 1,733
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,565
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 1,555
Audie Award, Original Work, 2016; Audie Award Finalist, Audio Drama, 2016. An aborted raid targeting a major arms dealer. A hostage standoff at a bank that may not be what it seems. A plot to spring a former African dictator from prison. What is the threat that connects them all? And just who is the mysterious mastermind, The Starling? From Mexico to Washington – from London to Marseille to Prague – war crimes investigator Harold Middleton and his team of Volunteers risk their lives to follow the trail of clues. But how can they stop The Starling – when he always seems one step ahead?
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a DRAMA, not a book!
- By Writrix on 11-25-14
- The Starling Project
- An Audible Drama
- By: Jeffery Deaver
- Narrated by: Alfred Molina, full cast
Good performances, Meh story
Reviewed: 03-22-19
The cast is very good, but Deaver falls far short of his usual excellence. The story is trite, simply an average action/adventure tale. No great surprises. It's an ok listen.
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Inferno
- By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 5 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 634
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 449
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Story4 out of 5 stars 452
After being thrown out of the window of his luxury apartment, science-fiction writer Allen Carpentier wakes to find himself at the gates of Hell. Feeling he's landed in a great opportunity for a book, he attempts to follow Dante's road map. Determined to meet Satan himself, Carpentier treks through the nine circles of Hell, led by Benito Mussolini, and encounters countless mental and physical tortures.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dante done in the 70's
- By R. Reed on 04-09-09
- Inferno
- By: Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Enjoyable, but a little dated
Reviewed: 03-22-19
Yes, it's an updated, sort-of-sci-fi version of Dante. The problem is that many of the references were relevant in the 70's and if you aren't up on your 70's history and pop-culture, you will probably miss them. I think I got maybe half of them. It's a good listen, but would love to have a guide to the book to tell me who they were actually talking about.
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The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad
- By: Joyce E. Salisbury, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Joyce E. Salisbury
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,285
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,126
Spain has played a unique and essential role in Western civilization. To understand the unfolding of Spain's epic history is to come to terms with one of the West's great cultures, and to grasp its enduring presence and impact on the world stage. In these 24 accessible lectures, Professor Salisbury presents a broad and enthralling panorama of Spanish history, covering the centuries from the first prehistoric settlement of the peninsula to Spain's 20th century civil war.
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4 out of 5 stars
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As much travelogue as history
- By Amazon Customer on 10-22-17
Excellent overview of Spanish History
Reviewed: 03-15-19
Ok, the negatives first:
1) The professor mispronounces some common place names and other words. In her attempt to sound authentically Spanish, she flubs some words. Most won't notice it, but it's a peeve of mine
2) She glosses over most of the horrors of the Inquisition. It's mentioned, but there's not a lot of detail
3) She also give Franco much better treatment than he deserves. While she's not a supporter of him, she doesn't condemn him to any real degree.
Other than that, it's a far reaching overview of 5,000 years of Spanish history. I learned a tremendous amount that I didn't know. The Prof. has a pleasant voice and the lectures move quickly. It's well thought out and comes across as a coherent story.
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