J. Kessler
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American Elsewhere
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
- Length: 22 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 578
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 525
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Story4 out of 5 stars 525
Some places are too good to be true. Under a pink moon, there is a perfect little town not found on any map. In that town, there are quiet streets lined with pretty houses, houses that conceal the strangest things. After a couple years of hard traveling, ex-cop Mona Bright inherits her long-dead mother's home in Wink, New Mexico. And the closer Mona gets to her mother's past, the more she understands that the people of Wink are very, very different....
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4 out of 5 stars
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You are entering the twighlight zone
- By Lisa on 07-29-13
- American Elsewhere
- By: Robert Jackson Bennett
- Narrated by: Graham Winton
It Started Out Good
Reviewed: 03-13-21
Let me preface this by saying I loved the narrator's voice and style. I found it warm with a nice cadence. Regarding the story, I was completely hooked when I started to listen but that has slowly dissolved away and I'm finding the story to be bizarre and nonsensical, with the subplots being even more nonsensical. I usually like weird but this isn't it. I'm about 30 minutes to finish and it's become a chore to continue.
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Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 260,674
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 241,163
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 240,677
In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book.
- By Julie W. Capell on 05-27-14
- Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
I'm Really Enjoying It
Reviewed: 03-07-21
For me, audiobooks are just something to prevent mind numbing boredom while working out and during long car drives. This is one of the few books I fully listen to and regret when the drive is over because I don't generally listen to audiobooks at other times. I also began listening to this with my husband which means I can only continue listening when I'm with him.
I was about 10yrs old when the first version of pong became available, so I've lived with many of the television show and game references in this story and it's really giving me a hoot.
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Workout 1: Foundation Walk
- Outdoor Run
- By: Aaptiv
- Narrated by: Jaime McFaden
- Length: 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 130
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 125
In this quick outdoor workout, you'll learn about walking and jogging technique. By practicing these mechanics, you'll create a solid fitness foundation for the days ahead.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Loud, pounding music detracts and distracts.
- By Spidercake on 08-16-18
- Workout 1: Foundation Walk
- Outdoor Run
- By: Aaptiv
- Narrated by: Jaime McFaden
I Agree with the Negative Reviews
Reviewed: 02-12-20
The music too loud and distracting. I have a lot of distortion in my hearing and the music just makes it nearly impossible to for me understand.
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Workout 1: Foundation Walk
- Outdoor Run
- By: Aaptiv
- Narrated by: Jaime McFaden
- Length: 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 120
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Story4 out of 5 stars 116
In this quick outdoor workout, you'll learn about walking and jogging technique. By practicing these mechanics, you'll create a solid fitness foundation for the days ahead.
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5 out of 5 stars
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works for me
- By Loretta on 06-18-22
- Workout 1: Foundation Walk
- Outdoor Run
- By: Aaptiv
- Narrated by: Jaime McFaden
I Agree with the Negative Reviews
Reviewed: 02-12-20
The music too loud and distracting. I have a lot of distortion in my hearing and the music just makes it nearly impossible to for me understand.
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Make Your Bed
- Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World
- By: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 20,173
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,554
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,477
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves - and the world - for the better.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Watch the YouTube video
- By A. Yoshida on 01-31-18
- Make Your Bed
- Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World
- By: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven
Great Message
Reviewed: 02-07-18
He has great voice literally and figuratively. The message the author presented was great. The stories he told were inspirational.
But he would talk really fast......and there was a pause. I’d had a better listening experience if he’d talked a tiny bit slower so his individual words would stand out more and the length of his pauses would then match his talking speed.
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Deviate
- The Science of Seeing Differently
- By: Beau Lotto
- Narrated by: Beau Lotto
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 824
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 728
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Story4 out of 5 stars 727
Perception is the foundation of human experience, but few of us understand why we see what we do, much less how. By revealing the startling truths about the brain and its perceptions, Beau Lotto shows that the next big innovation is not a new technology: It is a new way of seeing. In his first major book, Lotto draws on over two decades of pioneering research to explain that our brain didn't evolve to see the world accurately. It can't!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal
- By Randy on 12-05-17
- Deviate
- The Science of Seeing Differently
- By: Beau Lotto
- Narrated by: Beau Lotto
Not Every One Can Narrate
Reviewed: 12-31-17
The narrator’s voice that’s a rumbly quality that makes him hard to understand. Then he talks just a bit too fast. I can only get about a third of what he says.
Not happy about this purchase.
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