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Against All Odds
- A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
- By: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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As the Allies raced to defeat Hitler, four men, all in the same unit, earned medal after medal for battlefield heroism. Maurice “Footsie” Britt, a former professional football player, became the very first American to receive every award for valor in a single war. Michael Daly was a West Point dropout who risked his neck over and over to keep his men alive. Keith Ware would one day become the first and only draftee in history to attain the rank of general before serving in Vietnam. In WWII, Ware owed his life to the finest soldier he ever commanded, a baby-faced Texan named Audie Murphy.
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The Greatest Generation.
- By Jay Voigt on 05-28-22
- Against All Odds
- A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II
- By: Alex Kershaw
- Narrated by: Mark Bramhall
True heroism
Reviewed: 01-09-25
I am in awe of the true hero’s of WWII. You can hear the stories of a few here, but need to remember all the others who served. Great book that brought me into the battles and respites as well.
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Murder At The Front Door
- The true and bizarre story of the murder of Robert Cushing Sr. by off duty Hampton Police Officer Robert McLaughlin
- By: John Tommasi
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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In August of 1975, Hampton, NH Police Officer Robert McLaughlin arrested Robert Cushing Sr. for disorderly conduct. The following month, McLaughlin arrested Cushing's neighbor Gladys Ring. As a result, Robert Cushing and his son Renny, attempted to get McLaughlin and another officer fired for their "heavy handed tactics." The officers were cleared of any wrongdoing but McLaughlin didn't forget and blamed Robert Cushing for his lack of advancement in the police department over the years. The resentment simmered and built while McLaughlin's stress level from previous life events and the job ...
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Never again!
- By MM Suarez on 11-16-24
- Murder At The Front Door
- The true and bizarre story of the murder of Robert Cushing Sr. by off duty Hampton Police Officer Robert McLaughlin
- By: John Tommasi
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Not a fan of AI voice
Reviewed: 09-14-24
I like the story, but I struggled with the AI voice narration. Yes, it sounded like a real person, but words, phrases, locations, etc. were mispronounced.
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Playing Dead
- A Memoir of Terror and Survival
- By: Monique Faison Ross, Gary M. Krebs
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Monique, the daughter of San Diego Chargers football great Earl Faison, married her high school sweetheart soon after she discovered she was pregnant with his child. Her relationship with Chris was shaky from the start, but turned tumultuous as he became verbally and physically abusive. When she could no longer put up with the abuse, she left him with their children. That was when the stalking and genuine threats began. Nothing stopped him - not protection injunctions, police warnings, or even arrests. One fateful Monday morning, Chris kidnapped Monique....
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God Kept Her Through it All
- By Ovonda D Walker on 01-15-20
- Playing Dead
- A Memoir of Terror and Survival
- By: Monique Faison Ross, Gary M. Krebs
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Maddening
Reviewed: 11-20-23
I loved this book, appreciate the honest, open, vulnerability the author shares. More people need to hear her courageous journey.
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To Hell and Back
- By: Audie Murphy
- Narrated by: Tom Parker
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
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Audie Murphy was a desperately poor eighteen-year-old orphan when he joined the Army, nineteen when he first saw a buddy die from an enemy bullet and an enemy die from one of his own. By VE day, he had killed at least 240 Germans, had single-handedly destroyed a German tank in one battle and held off six tanks in another, and had become the most decorated soldier in American history, winning every medal his country offered, including the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Puts you in the place & time along with him
- By Patrick on 12-30-13
- To Hell and Back
- By: Audie Murphy
- Narrated by: Tom Parker
What a story!
Reviewed: 11-14-23
What did I like? Everything! The stories of battle and boredom, love and loathing, desperation and inspiration, my mind could see everything and my heart ached for the soldiers.
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Cold-Blooded
- A True Story of Love, Lies, Greed, and Murder
- By: Carlton Smith
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins
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A wealthy and well-connected legal ace and the proud owner of a champion show horse, Larry McNabney had every reason to love his life. But when he disappeared in September 2001, his wife, Elisa, claimed he joined a cult. When Larry's body was found in a shallow grave three months later, Elisa was already gone. In a red convertible Jaguar, her brown hair dyed blond, Mrs. McNabney was speeding toward a new life in Florida - and a brand new identity. Who was Elisa McNabney? Beautiful, seductive, and ruthless, she had thirty-eight aliases and a rap sheet a mile long.
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too much repetition
- By Cindy Fogle on 09-12-19
- Cold-Blooded
- A True Story of Love, Lies, Greed, and Murder
- By: Carlton Smith
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
Too much background
Reviewed: 05-26-22
The book had far too much in the way of background. I do appreciate knowing some about the lives and how they got to that point, but the reason I wanted the book was to hear about the murder and the repercussions. I listened to hours about drinking, aspects of law, horses, and vague money shuffling which in my opinion could have been cut down in order to get to the confusing, circle racing murder, etc., The lead up to what happened went on for several hours and the murder, locating, ending was cut short.
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Dead in the Water
- My Forty-Year Search for My Brother's Killer
- By: Penny Farmer
- Narrated by: Tess Gallagher, Ian Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
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In 1978, two corpses were discovered in the sea off Guatemala. Hooded, bound with ropes and weighted down with heavy engine parts, Chris Farmer and his girlfriend Peta Frampton were thrown from a yacht on which they had been crewing. This is the gripping account of how Chris's family painstakingly gathered evidence against the boat's Californian skipper, Silas Duane Boston, working alongside the FBI, Interpol, and police in the UK and the USA. Almost four decades later in 2015, there was a major breakthrough in the case when, using Facebook, Chris's sister Penny tracked Boston down.
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A riveting story.
- By Hugelucyfan on 09-27-19
- Dead in the Water
- My Forty-Year Search for My Brother's Killer
- By: Penny Farmer
- Narrated by: Tess Gallagher, Ian Porter
Unreal horror, heartbreak, and spirit
Reviewed: 04-23-22
I had to find enough quiet times to listen to this book! Unbelievable how some people take no account of others’ lives. But this family never gave up nor seem to wallow in self pity.
I would recommend this to anyone who loves to read or listen to true stories.
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