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Blackout
- Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
- By: Sarah Hepola
- Narrated by: Sarah Hepola
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,882
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,875
A memoir of unblinking honesty and poignant, laugh-out-loud humor, Blackout is the story of a woman stumbling into a new kind of adventure - the sober life she never wanted. For Sarah Hepola, alcohol was "the gasoline of all adventure". She spent her evenings at cocktail parties and dark bars where she proudly stayed till last call. But there was a price. Publicly, she covered her shame with self-deprecating jokes, and her career flourished, but as the blackouts accumulated, she could no longer avoid a sinking truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Blackout: A Knockout
- By W Perry Hall on 07-17-15
- Blackout
- Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget
- By: Sarah Hepola
- Narrated by: Sarah Hepola
books over...now I need a drink
Reviewed: 07-06-15
uh...Chick book. Reminds me of the time I was forced to watch under the Tuscan sun.
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Chasing the Devil
- My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer
- By: Sheriff David Reichert
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 290
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 261
For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer - the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all leads, even as more bodies surfaced near the river outside Seattle, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims' families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety - and the endurance and love of his family - before he found his madman.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ordained Cop
- By Ms. Simmons on 05-24-15
- Chasing the Devil
- My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer
- By: Sheriff David Reichert
- Narrated by: Dennis Boutsikaris
Ordained Cop
Reviewed: 05-24-15
If you could sum up Chasing the Devil in three words, what would they be?
The book was excellently written and well-narrated. The content of the book is about as dark as you can go. People who are called upon to serve usually live difficult lives, and Sheriff Reichert's life and many others were changed forever. The audiobook includes recorded interrogations with two killers. You can sense the evil while listening and its truly disturbing.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Sheriff David Reichert and team.
What about Dennis Boutsikaris’s performance did you like?
Excellent, as if he was Reichert himself telling the story.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The families of the victims on the day of sentencing.
Any additional comments?
God bless Sheriff David Reichert and the rest of the brotherhood.
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Pistol
- The Life of Pete Maravich
- By: Mark Kriegel
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 247
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 183
Pistol is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete, a basketball icon for baby boomers, all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the saga of an American family: its rise, its apparent ruin, and, finally, its redemption.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Extremely Good!
- By steve on 12-12-12
- Pistol
- The Life of Pete Maravich
- By: Mark Kriegel
- Narrated by: Lloyd James
Great Story.
Reviewed: 04-26-15
Would you listen to Pistol again? Why?
Yes
What was one of the most memorable moments of Pistol?
How he found happiness.
Which scene was your favorite?
It was all good.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The strain of having a father coach relationship.
Any additional comments?
Great book. A lesson worth reading for sports parents.
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Skin Game
- A Novel of the Dresden Files, Book 15
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30,885
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28,513
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Story5 out of 5 stars 28,386
Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, is about to have a very bad day.… Because as Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful. He doesn’t know the half of it… Mab has just traded Harry’s skills to pay off one of her debts. And now he must help a group of supernatural villains - led by one of Harry’s most dreaded and despised enemies, Nicodemus Archleone - to break into the highest-security vault in town, so that they can then access the highest-security vault in the Nevernever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hold onto your staff; Harry’s back.
- By Don Gilbert on 05-29-14
- Skin Game
- A Novel of the Dresden Files, Book 15
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
I love Butcher's titles.
Reviewed: 11-23-14
What did you love best about Skin Game?
The dresden files are so fun to read. Butcher is hilarious. Start at the beginning so you can really enjoy this book completely.
What does James Marsters bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
He is Dresden...period.
Any additional comments?
Great read....keep them coming.
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Got The Life
- By: Fieldy
- Narrated by: William Dufris
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 146
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 148
By all appearances, Fieldy had the life. But he was on the dark path of excess, alienating friends, families, and loved ones, nearly destroying himself and the band. It took an unexpected tragedy to straighten him out: the death of his father, a born-again Christian, to a mysterious illness. Following his father's dying wish, Fieldy found God. Filled with the spirit of his new faith, Fieldy quit drugs and drinking cold turkey, and found the best part of himself.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, poor Narrator!
- By Aaron on 11-01-11
- Got The Life
- By: Fieldy
- Narrated by: William Dufris
Garfield on drugs.
Reviewed: 11-23-14
Is there anything you would change about this book?
Fieldy is a natural leader, and you get a intimate preview how his motivation and passion were corrupted by drugs and ego. The book was interesting especially when they were trying to break through (early years). You like Fieldy and then you despise him just as he said we would. The book is an autobiography so nothing should be changed.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
His motivation and passion and the amount of luck they had putting a band together like Korn. His motivation and endurance to make it to the top. Everything was interesting.
Would you listen to another book narrated by William Dufris?
Yeah, you have to wonder if Fieldy has a lisp too.
Any additional comments?
Good read.
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Save Me from Myself
- How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story
- By: Brian "Head" Welch
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,003
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 899
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Story5 out of 5 stars 893
In February 2005, more than 10,000 people in Bakersfield, California, watched as Brian “Head” Welch—the former lead guitarist of the controversial rock band Korn—was saved by Jesus Christ. The event set off a media frenzy as observers from around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Way
- By jerry on 04-22-14
- Save Me from Myself
- How I Found God, Quit Korn, Kicked Drugs, and Lived to Tell My Story
- By: Brian "Head" Welch
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
The light saves another.
Reviewed: 11-23-14
If you could sum up Save Me from Myself in three words, what would they be?
Dark, lost, and then salvation.
What did you like best about this story?
Honest, no embellishments.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The prayers that reached him during his darkest hour.
Any additional comments?
Inspiring story all for the love of his daughter.
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The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,940
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,649
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,647
When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he became fast friends with the man who would be his college roommate for four years, Robert Peace. Robert's life was rough from the beginning in the crime-ridden streets of Newark in the 1980s, with his father in jail and his mother earning less than $15,000 a year. But Robert was a brilliant student, and it was supposed to get easier when he was accepted to Yale, where he studied molecular biochemistry and biophysics.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I've Heard This Before
- By Jami on 07-27-16
- The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace
- A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Newbern
Tragic waste.
Reviewed: 10-12-14
What did you love best about The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace?
Robert was blessed with a gift. His strength was his sacrifice to others, his weakness was his inability to utilize his gift.
Who was your favorite character and why?
His mother. She was the one with the most common sense.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Good Will Hunting...sorry already taken.
Any additional comments?
Gifted man with a golden ticket who failed to get on the train.
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Crisscross
- A Repairman Jack Novel, Book 8
- By: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Christopher Price
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 428
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 388
Repairman Jack is back! Jack can fix any problem, natural or supernatural, for a price. Now, in his next gripping adventure, he takes on two cases at once. The first involves a nun being blackmailed. What’s in those photos, she won’t say, but with her meager savings just about exhausted, she hires Jack to help her. The second: an elderly woman needs Jack to find her missing son. Jack must infiltrate the inner reaches of the Dormentalist Church, a secretive, globe-spanning cult whose members include some of the biggest and most powerful names in entertainment, sports, and politics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Repairman Jack doing what he does best
- By shelley on 01-20-14
- Crisscross
- A Repairman Jack Novel, Book 8
- By: F. Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Christopher Price
Great series.
Reviewed: 08-02-14
Would you consider the audio edition of Crisscross to be better than the print version?
The narrator does a great job. Brings depth to the book.
What did you like best about this story?
It ties into "the Keep."
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Love Life
- By: Rob Lowe
- Narrated by: Rob Lowe
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,098
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,724
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,703
Love Life serves up another delicious selection of intimate stories and observations from Rob Lowe's life, told with humor, warmth, and brutal honesty. After writing his acclaimed debut effort, Lowe felt he had more stories to share and many more friends to introduce. The result is a touching memoir about the business and craft of acting, the pitfalls of success, family, love, and much more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Open, Honest, Sentimental... not quite as Intimate
- By Kelly on 01-07-16
Meh
Reviewed: 04-12-14
Any additional comments?
I'm not really sure what to say, other than it wasn't as interesting as the first book. He does well as a narrator, but this book was missing the spice of the first book.
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,885
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,239
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,166
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Born Standing Up is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Andrew on 11-30-07
- Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
Great read.
Reviewed: 06-04-13
Where does Born Standing Up rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's about as good as Rob Lowe's book.
What did you like best about this story?
He's very grounded, unlike many celebrities.
Which scene was your favorite?
When his mother died.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
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