Drew Kloeppel
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Being Henry
- The Fonz . . . and Beyond
- By: Henry Winkler
- Narrated by: Henry Winkler
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,928
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,762
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,762
Henry Winkler, launched into prominence as “The Fonz” in the beloved Happy Days, has transcended the role that made him who he is. Brilliant, funny, and widely regarded as the nicest man in Hollywood (though he would be the first to tell you that it’s simply not the case, he’s really just grateful to be here), Henry shares in this achingly vulnerable memoir the disheartening truth of his childhood, the difficulties of a life with severe dyslexia, the pressures of a role that takes on a life of its own, and the path forward once your wildest dream seems behind you.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sweet human
- By Lisa Singer on 11-07-23
- Being Henry
- The Fonz . . . and Beyond
- By: Henry Winkler
- Narrated by: Henry Winkler
Sincere and real.
Reviewed: 05-25-25
The book was an easy listen for a long car trip. He is as imperfect and he is relatable. He reads well (ironic) and is a proud individual. Good listen if you want a good listen.
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The Trials of Harry S. Truman
- The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953
- By: Jeffrey Frank
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 91
The nearly eight years of Harry Truman’s presidency—among the most turbulent in American history—were marked by victory in the wars against Germany and Japan; the first use of an atomic bomb and the development of far deadlier weapons; the start of the Cold War and the creation of the NATO alliance; the Marshall Plan to rebuild the wreckage of postwar Europe; the Red Scare; and the fateful decision to commit troops to fight a costly “limited war” in Korea.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent illuminating work
- By Peter Hildebrandt on 06-30-22
- The Trials of Harry S. Truman
- The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953
- By: Jeffrey Frank
- Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Honest Assessment
Reviewed: 03-21-25
As a docent at the Truman Library in Independence most typical stories of HST would be positive and elevating (i.e. what you want to hear). This book brought a different perspective of HST...sometimes not in a positive light. At first I wasn't sure what to make of it...but as the book progressed I realized the author was utilizing many different vantage points and sources, both good and bad. I came to respect this and now I see HST in a different light...human! He certainly made his fair share of mistakes but also didn't become paralyzed to make a decision. He let the chips, or buck, fall where they may.
The reader's performance left a little to be desired...I didn't feel like he was talking to me...merely reading.
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The Lives of Brian
- A Memoir
- By: Brian Johnson
- Narrated by: Brian Johnson
- Length: 9 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 519
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 485
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Story5 out of 5 stars 485
Brian Johnson’s memoir from growing up in a small town to starting his own band to ultimately replacing Bon Scott, the lead singer of one of the world biggest rock acts, AC/DC. They would record their first album together, the iconic Back in Black, which would become the biggest selling rock album of all time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brian’s accent Rocks!
- By CCFitz on 10-29-22
- The Lives of Brian
- A Memoir
- By: Brian Johnson
- Narrated by: Brian Johnson
Great story! Even better narration...
Reviewed: 08-29-24
It's like your having a pint with Brian as he tells you his life trials and tribulations. Nice guy, funny stories and is an everyday dude just trying to survive...but made it big and all you can do is cheer for him. As someone that's listened to many stories of movie stars, musicians and historical figures, I enjoyed this story the most. It also made me laugh several times along the way. As I listen to audio-books in the car, each day I couldn't wait to go to work (no, really) so I can listen to more of his story. The only negative...'only' nine + hours.
Do yourself a favor, even if not a fan of AC/DC, listen to it!
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Deviant
- The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"
- By: Harold Schechter
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,339
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,831
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,819
From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" ( Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation - and redefined the meaning of the word psycho.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Has its Moments but Overly Salacious
- By Adam on 08-26-16
- Deviant
- The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho"
- By: Harold Schechter
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
Great story for road trip - but not with kids
Reviewed: 05-23-21
Enthralling story about the man that influenced Psycho. It kept my wife and I entertained on a 12-hour road trip but the narrator was somewhat monotone throughout the whole book.
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The Great Bridge
- The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
- Length: 27 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,828
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,499
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,500
This monumental book tells the enthralling story of one of the greatest accomplishments in our nation's history, the building of what was then the longest suspension bridge in the world. The Brooklyn Bridge rose out of the expansive era following the Civil War, when Americans believed all things were possible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Historian and not a Novelist
- By Tim on 06-01-12
- The Great Bridge
- The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: Nelson Runger
It's a bridge...
Reviewed: 02-22-20
While I'm a big fan of David McCullough this book was based too much in engineering versus story. It's a bridge...tell me a story not step-by-step instructions on how to build that bridge. Sure, I know your thinking 'well, what did you expect about a book with a topic of a bridge?' Fair question...I was expecting more story.
I'm still a big fan of David McCullough but unless you want to listen to large amounts of engineering jargon then you may want to skip this book.
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From the Ground Up
- A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
- By: Howard Schultz
- Narrated by: Howard Schultz
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 378
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 326
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Story4 out of 5 stars 328
From the best-selling author and former Starbucks CEO, here is a story that is part dramatic memoir, part blueprint of the new responsibilities that leaders and citizens share in America today. The book weaves two parallel narratives to show how experiences from Howard Schultz’s troubled childhood - some of which he has never before disclosed - propelled him out of the housing projects and fueled his efforts to build a global brand and redefine the role of a company in society. Ultimately, Schultz reveals the potential we all have to transform communities and uplift lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Please Run
- By Foxmulder on 02-01-19
- From the Ground Up
- A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America
- By: Howard Schultz
- Narrated by: Howard Schultz
The foundation is set...
Reviewed: 04-03-19
I’ve enjoyed Howard Schultz’s books and also believe he tells a good story and is genuinely an inspired,intelligent and caring man.
And this book is setting the foundation for him to run for POTUS.
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1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,417
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,831
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,758
In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Front Seat on History
- By Mark on 10-22-05
- 1776
- By: David McCullough
- Narrated by: David McCullough
Filled in some holes
Reviewed: 01-16-19
I learned more from this book about the Revolutionary War than I had during school (many years ago). It presented Washington as a flawed human being that learned through his own mistakes. And McCullough presented well...
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Killing the SS
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard - contributor
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,932
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,238
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,215
As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were soon caught, including the notorious SS leader Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among them were Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, Hitler’s brutal personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, the cruel "Butcher of Lyon"; and perhaps the most awful Nazi of all: Adolf Eichmann.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, Horrendous Narration
- By BigH on 10-14-18
- Killing the SS
- By: Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard - contributor
- Narrated by: Bill O'Reilly
Bad performance
Reviewed: 12-20-18
The story was good but the performance by Bill O’Reilly sometimes left you twisting in the wind. His performance was like a newscast...his pitches were a roller coaster and he sometimes struggled with the script. I won’t listen to any more narrations by Mr. O’Reilly.
A more polished narrator would’ve allowed me to provide a higher rating.
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Apollo 8
- The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
- By: Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
- Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,715
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,563
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,562
In August 1968 NASA made a bold decision: In just 16 weeks, the United States would launch humankind's first flight to the moon. Only the year before, three astronauts had burned to death in their spacecraft, and since then the Apollo program had suffered one setback after another. Meanwhile, the Russians were winning the space race, the Cold War was getting hotter by the month, and President Kennedy's promise to put a man on the moon by the end of the decade seemed sure to be broken.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great history of NASA and Apollo 8: a must listen
- By J on 11-17-17
- Apollo 8
- The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon
- By: Jeffrey Kluger
- Narrated by: Brian Troxell
Awesome! Wow! Aweseme!
Reviewed: 09-20-18
I've always being a fan of space exploration since my younger days during the Space Shuttle era. I thought I'd try something different other than presidential books and WOW! What a great story and well read. I felt like I was really there in 1968. Even if your not a fan of space exploration I believe you'd find it interesting.
Can't recommend enough...
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Destiny of the Republic
- A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,651
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,748
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,723
James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. But four months after his inauguration, a deranged office seeker tracked Garfield down and shot him in the back. But the shot didn’t kill Garfield. The drama of what happened subsequently is a powerful story of a nation in turmoil.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Marvelous, Magnificent, Millard
- By Mel on 02-08-12
- Destiny of the Republic
- A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
- By: Candice Millard
- Narrated by: Paul Michael
Wow!
Reviewed: 08-02-18
Up to this book I didn’t know much about Garfield and all things related. Great story...kept me enthralled!
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