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No Logo
- Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies
- By: Naomi Klein
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 165
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 161
In the last decade, No Logo has become an international phenomenon and a cultural manifesto for the critics of unfettered capitalism worldwide. As America faces a second economic depression, Klein's analysis of our corporate and branded world is as timely and powerful as ever. Equal parts cultural analysis, political manifesto, mall-rat memoir, and journalistic exposé, No Logo is the first book to put the new resistance into pop-historical and clear economic perspective. Naomi Klein tells a story of rebellion and self-determination in the face of our new branded world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Irritating Over-Enunciated Narration
- By Bryan on 05-08-12
- No Logo
- Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies
- By: Naomi Klein
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
Great author terrible narration
Reviewed: 01-20-24
Naomi Klein is an author always worth reading. Her ideas and the vast scope of knowledge, through which she writes clearly and thoughtfully, are provocative and enlightening . In this Audible edition however, I could not get past a few hours and had to give up. It’s like having a really annoying Disney princess read out loud in her character voice. Ugh.
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Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 26 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 683
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 615
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 613
First published in 1900, when Thomas Mann was 25, Buddenbrooks is a minutely imagined chronicle of four generations of a North German mercantile family - a work so true to life that it scandalized the author’s former neighbours in his native Lübeck.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where Have You Been All My Life, Thomas Mann?
- By Virginia Waldron on 03-30-17
- Buddenbrooks
- The Decline of a Family
- By: Thomas Mann
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
Great Book, great narration
Reviewed: 10-12-18
David Rintoul does a marvelous job of interpreting this novel! A scholarly and beautiful rendition of a must read classic.
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Brideshead Revisited
- By: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,359
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,050
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,030
Evelyn Waugh's most celebrated work is a memory drama about the intense entanglement of the narrator, Charles Ryder, with a great Anglo-Catholic family. Written during World War II, the story mourns the passing of the aristocratic world Waugh knew in his youth and vividly recalls the sensuous pleasures denied him by wartime austerities; in so doing it also provides a profound study of the conflict between the demands of religion and the desires of the flesh.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extraordinary
- By Vieux Carré Blonde on 12-12-12
- Brideshead Revisited
- By: Evelyn Waugh
- Narrated by: Jeremy Irons
Narrator is excellent!
Reviewed: 07-18-16
Jeremy Irons excelled in this narration of Brideshead Revisited. He is obviously very familiar with the material and Acts the part of the main character flawlessly. The story is well written and engaging, but it moves rather laboriously along at times. However, It is a classic well worth the time.
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A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 433
From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series. Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean.
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5 out of 5 stars
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25 hours of enjoyment
- By Mark on 04-26-13
- A History of the World
- By: Andrew Marr
- Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson
Excellent! Scholarly writing, beautiful narration.
Reviewed: 01-08-13
Would you listen to A History of the World again? Why?
Yes. I will listen again and again, to review the information, and continue to understand the contexts.
Any additional comments?
David Timson is an excellent narrator for this book. He does an admirable job, beautifully inflecting his tone to match the text, keeping it interesting, and very hard to take the headphones off!
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
- Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,155
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,151
Hardy's first major literary success, here brought to life by narrator Nathaniel Parker, is the story of the independent and spirited Bathsheba Everdene, who inherits her uncle's farm, the largest estate in the area. She surprises the villagers of Weatherbury by deciding to run it herself. Attracted to this bold young woman are three suitors all vying for her affections. They include the lonely gentleman-farmer Boldwood, the young and handsome but inconsiderate Sergeant Troy and the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does Thomas Hardy justice
- By vhuggins on 06-11-13
- Far from the Madding Crowd
- By: Thomas Hardy
- Narrated by: Nathaniel Parker
Nathaniel Parker is PERFECT as narrator
Reviewed: 08-03-12
Would you listen to Far From The Madding Crowd again? Why?
yes. The writing of Hardy is worth second third and fourth looks. Beautiful descriptions and keen observations of the human condition, with just the right balance of humor and pathos.
What did you like best about this story?
Nathaniel Parker's narration; Thomas Hardy's exquisite descriptions, observations and character development.
Which character – as performed by Nathaniel Parker – was your favorite?
Gabriel Oak
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes, hard to put down, but it is a long book, and it needed to "breathe" as the story went on.
Any additional comments?
It will be hard to top anything that Nathaniel Parker narrates. He did an excellent job. Only wish there were more books available narrated by him!
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