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Devil in a Blue Dress
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,409
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,916
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,905
Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beware of Mysterious Sexy Women with Big Suitcases
- By Jefferson on 02-13-11
- Devil in a Blue Dress
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- By: Walter Mosley
- Narrated by: Michael Boatman
Solid hardboiled noir detective novel
Reviewed: 02-07-18
Walter Mosley takes the hard boiled/noir detective genre and uses it to explore issues of race in post WWII America. There is a femme fatale, twisted politicians and abusive cops, and the detective is a little off of true.
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The Ten-Cent Plague
- The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
- By: David Hajdu
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 890
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 685
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 684
In the years between World War II and the emergence of television as a mass medium, American popular culture as we know it was first created in the bold, pulpy pages of comic books. The Ten-Cent Plague explores this cultural emergence and its fierce backlash while challenging common notions of the divide between "high" and "low" art.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very frightening
- By Paul on 09-24-08
- The Ten-Cent Plague
- The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America
- By: David Hajdu
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
An entertaining review of the birth of comic books
Reviewed: 01-11-18
This is a great review of the birth of comic book pop culture and the backlash that nearly killed it. Between the lines are some of the seeds of anti-establishment sentiment.
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Douglas Adams
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,911
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,904
There is a long tradition of Great Detectives, and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. But his search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time traveler, AND the devastating secret of humankind! Detective Gently's bill for saving the human race from extinction: NO CHARGE.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sadly, it's abridged
- By George T. Crawford on 10-29-11
- Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Douglas Adams
Abridged
Reviewed: 08-20-17
Abridgement cut out good parts. Why? Who abridges anymore? I missed the abridged label when I bought this because it is so rare now to see an abridged book on Audible. I snapped it up because it is hard to get Douglas Adams reading his works.
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The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Russell Beale
- Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 950
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 838
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 831
The complete collection of acclaimed BBC Radio dramas based on John le Carré's best-selling novels, starring Simon Russell Beale as George Smiley. With a star cast including Kenneth Cranham, Eleanor Bron, Brian Cox, Ian MacDiarmid, Anna Chancellor, Hugh Bonneville and Lindsay Duncan, these enthralling dramatisations perfectly capture the atmosphere of le Carré's taut, thrilling spy novels.
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3 out of 5 stars
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good reading but can't navigate
- By RB Vancouver on 01-07-17
- The Complete George Smiley Radio Dramas
- BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- By: John le Carré
- Narrated by: full cast, Simon Russell Beale
Not as good as the books
Reviewed: 04-05-17
The problem with the BBC radio plays is that the main character, George Smiley, is a subtle introvert. There are scenes where George does nothing but sit there and wait in the novels. How do you do that on radio? The BBC didn't figure it out.
Some of the best bits from the novel were cut out, either for brevity, or because they were nuanced. One of the best bits of dialogue in "The Looking Glass War", where leCarre actually shows you how to convince someone else to do what you want as if it is there idea, was cut.
The audio books are also available on Audible. I have listened to both and recommend the books.
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The Worst Class Trip Ever
- Class Trip, Book 1
- By: Dave Barry
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
- Length: 3 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,532
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,349
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,340
In this hilarious novel, written in the voice of eighth-grader Wyatt Palmer, Dave Barry takes us on a class trip to Washington, DC. Wyatt, his best friend, Matt, and a few kids from Culver Middle School find themselves in a heap of trouble - not just with their teachers, who have long lost patience with them - but from several mysterious men they first meet on their flight to the nation's capital.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a hoot!
- By AmazonCustomer on 05-06-15
- The Worst Class Trip Ever
- Class Trip, Book 1
- By: Dave Barry
- Narrated by: Todd Haberkorn
great voice acting on top of fun story
Reviewed: 10-16-16
The voice actor is great. besides sounding the part, he makes it sound like a kid casually telling a story. The story is fun to.
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Journey into Space: Operation Luna
- The BBC Radio Sci-Fi Drama
- By: Charles Chilton
- Narrated by: Alfie Bass, Andrew Faulds, Guy Kingsley Poynter, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 1 min
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Charles Chilton's classic science-fiction trilogy stormed the BBC airwaves during the 1950s. Its gripping story lines, extra-terrestrial sound effects, and atmospheric music engaged listeners as never before. Between 1953 and 1958, a devoted audience of adults and children attentively followed Captain Jet Morgan and his crew from one cliff-hanger to another as, together, they faced the unknown perils of space.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well Worth It Despite A Slow Start...
- By Nils J. Rasmussen on 02-13-14
- Journey into Space: Operation Luna
- The BBC Radio Sci-Fi Drama
- By: Charles Chilton
- Narrated by: Alfie Bass, Andrew Faulds, Guy Kingsley Poynter, full cast, David Williams, David Jacobs
A classic sci-fi radio serial!
Reviewed: 04-04-16
If you love sci-fi or classic radio dramas, you owe it to yourself to listen to Journey Into Space.
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NPCs
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,429
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 13,292
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13,287
What happens when the haggling is done and the shops are closed? When the quest has been given, the steeds saddled, and the adventurers are off to their next encounter? They keep the world running, the food cooked, and the horses shoed, yet what adventurer has ever spared a thought or concern for the Non-Player Characters? In the town of Maplebark, four such NPCs settle in for a night of actively ignoring the adventurers drinking in the tavern when things go quickly and fatally awry.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable if you manage your expectations
- By Miachi on 01-23-15
- NPCs
- By: Drew Hayes
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
can't wait for next one
Reviewed: 04-02-15
Solid performance with excellent content any player of table top role playing games would appreciate.
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A Time to Betray
- The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran
- By: Reza Kahlili
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 472
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 378
A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East, A Time to Betray reveals what no other previous CIA operative's memoir possibly could: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great book, Farsi speakers will hate narrator
- By Johnny on 10-27-13
- A Time to Betray
- The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran
- By: Reza Kahlili
- Narrated by: Richard Allen
A memoir and a spy thriller.
Reviewed: 06-12-13
I read this book because of a life long interest in Iran. The book did not disappoint. There are vivid descriptions of a childhood in Iran and the ravages that have occurred since. Besides being a memoir and a spy thriller, it is also an indictment against US foreign policy towards Iran, and also the atrocities that the Iranian regime commit in the name of God.
The book makes a good companion piece to Argo as some of the same events are covered in both.
The narrator is passionate and brings the authors words to life. It seems to me that the accent is wrong.
The book makes some claims about the Iranian regime which I have not heard before. I was curious if this book was legit. I found a Washington Post review where the reviewer had taken the pains to get some verification. The reviewer did not verify the details in the book, but was able to confirm that the author was a CIA agent.
On the whole I recommend the book as a good memoir simply told.
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A Concise History of the Middle East, Ninth Edition
- By: Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., Lawrence Davidson
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
- Length: 18 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 361
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Story4 out of 5 stars 367
The ninth edition of this widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worse than a waste of time
- By tianxiang on 09-18-10
- A Concise History of the Middle East, Ninth Edition
- By: Arthur Goldschmidt Jr., Lawrence Davidson
- Narrated by: Tom Weiner
Starts good but ends disapointingly.
Reviewed: 10-29-12
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes. I have read on this subject before, but this book's scope is ambitious. It was good to hear again and from a different point of view this history in one place.
Would you recommend A Concise History of the Middle East, Ninth Edition to your friends? Why or why not?
On the whole yes. I was disapointed with the description of Bush era events. I lived through it and have heard enough arguments about Bush's mistakes to last a lifetime. The rest of the book is more firmly about who did what, where and when with less analysis.
Any additional comments?
The book closes its history in 2009. Some events since then change the arguments this book puts forth. Notably, news in 2010 came out that Iran had attempted to buy a nuclear weapon from Pakistan back in 1990.
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