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Surprise, Kill, Vanish
- The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
- Length: 19 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,641
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,625
From Pulitzer Prize finalist Annie Jacobsen, the untold story of the CIA's secret paramilitary units.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Lots of facts, offset by too much fiction
- By Steve M on 05-24-19
- Surprise, Kill, Vanish
- The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
- By: Annie Jacobsen
- Narrated by: Annie Jacobsen
Thoroughly Researched
Reviewed: 03-14-25
Slow and breathy narration. Once you work through that it’s entertaining and well researched. Would recommend
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Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand
- Curious Adventures of a CSI
- By: Dana Kollmann
- Narrated by: Kate Zane
- Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 117
Step past the flashing lights into the true scene of the crime with this frank, unflinching, and unforgettable account of life as a crime scene investigator. Whether explaining rigor mortis or the art of fingerprinting a stiff corpse on the side of the road, Dana Kollmann details her true, unvarnished experiences as a CSI for the Baltimore County Police Department.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Overall great
- By Jennifer Guffey on 05-28-21
- Never Suck a Dead Man's Hand
- Curious Adventures of a CSI
- By: Dana Kollmann
- Narrated by: Kate Zane
She’s no Marry Roach
Reviewed: 12-22-24
Glad it was free. Narration is not for me. At times it was so nasally and over the top that it took away from the content. Also didn’t appreciate the author’s judgmental tone, condescension, and, at times, belittling attitude. I understand the need for “dark humor” in this line of work but it shouldn’t be at the expense of anyone…especially a corpse.
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All That Remains
- A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes
- By: Sue Black
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 622
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 536
Dame Sue Black is an internationally renowned forensic anthropologist and human anatomist. She has lived her life eye to eye with the Grim Reaper, and she writes vividly about it in this book, which is part primer on the basics of identifying human remains, part frank memoir of a woman whose first paying job as a schoolgirl was to apprentice in a butcher shop, and part no-nonsense but deeply humane introduction to the reality of death in our lives. It is a treat for CSI junkies, murder mystery and thriller fans, and anyone seeking a clear-eyed guide to a subject that touches us all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted a science book about forensics. I got a mostly-memoir instead.
- By A Customer on 11-29-19
- All That Remains
- A Renowned Forensic Scientist on Death, Mortality, and Solving Crimes
- By: Sue Black
- Narrated by: Angela Dawe
As if AI read you a textbook
Reviewed: 10-29-24
AI voice is tinny and monotonously upbeat… like a cheerleader, reading her term-paper to the class.
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Ep 4: Doing It All
- By: BBC Studios
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
- Length: 36 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
After an argument with her husband, Cindy takes over the role of main spy. Little does she know that when the family go on vacation, the FBI will search their apartment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I need more
- By Julie Kirkpatrick on 06-04-24
- Ep 4: Doing It All
- By: BBC Studios
- Narrated by: Rosamund Pike
Entertaining good Narration
Reviewed: 05-09-23
Loved the story and the narration. Made me want to dig deeper into the story.
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His Very Best
- Jimmy Carter, a Life
- By: Jonathan Alter
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 31 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 603
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 521
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 517
Growing up in one of the meanest counties in the Jim Crow South, Carter is the only American president who essentially lived in three centuries: his early life on the farm in the 1920s without electricity or running water might as well have been in the nineteenth; his presidency put him at the center of major events in the twentieth; and his efforts on conflict resolution and global health set him on the cutting edge of the challenges of the 21st.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unbiased biography of a complex president
- By P Willis on 10-08-20
- His Very Best
- Jimmy Carter, a Life
- By: Jonathan Alter
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
Carter Fan Club
Reviewed: 10-30-20
Not bad but highly partisan look at Carter that borders on worship/sycophancy. Author points out some of Carter’s flaws but includes a footnote where Trump or the Republicans did the same thing but much worse. Narrator is not bad. He has a rich voice but he is really off on the sections where drama or excitement are needed...it seems forced.
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