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Life on the Line
- Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic
- By: Emma Goldberg
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14
In March 2020, soon-to-graduate medical students in New York City were nervously awaiting “match day” when they would learn where they would begin their residencies. Only a week later, these young physicians learned that they would be sent to the front lines of the desperate battle to save lives as the coronavirus plunged the city into crisis. In this powerful book, New York Times journalist Emma Goldberg offers an up-close portrait of six bright yet inexperienced health professionals, each of whom defies a stereotype about who gets to don a doctor’s white coat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Front-Line Non-Fiction
- By Joan on 07-04-21
- Life on the Line
- Young Doctors Come of Age in a Pandemic
- By: Emma Goldberg
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
Not what I'd expected
Reviewed: 03-23-25
As the tagline says, this was supposed to be stories about new doctors whose first experience was during the height of the pandemic. Unfortunately, more than half the book was political and social commentary. There was a strong emphasis on discrimination against minorities. All of the doctors came from minority groups. However, I saw no evidence presented that these individuals were discriminated against. I would have much preferred more case studies illustrating the challenges added to these new doctors because of the pandemic.
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Distant Echoes
- Aloha Reef Series, Book 1
- By: Colleen Coble
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 193
Sometimes, Kaia Oana thinks her dolphins are more humane than humans. As a mammal intelligence researcher, Kaia has learned a thing or two about the goodness and intelligence of dolphins - and as a natural scientist in close proximity to weapons developers, she's learned a thing or two about humans as well. When a tourist catamaran explodes off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai, Kaia and her trained dolphin, Nani, rush to aid the search and rescue effort. After hours of searching, an exhausted Kaia is pulled from the water by Lieutenant Commander Jesse Matthews of the US Navy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Redundant
- By Wendy on 05-30-20
- Distant Echoes
- Aloha Reef Series, Book 1
- By: Colleen Coble
- Narrated by: Rachel Botchan
Good Christian Fiction
Reviewed: 05-14-24
Overall this was a pleasant listen. Nothing objectionable. The narrarator's reading was slightly stilted at times and that was distracting. Characters are only moderately developed and the plot was simple. Good Christian values displayed throughout.
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Pandemic
- The Extinction Files, Book 1
- By: A. G. Riddle
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 18 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,524
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,507
In Atlanta, Dr. Peyton Shaw is awakened by the phone call she has dreaded for years. As the CDC's leading epidemiologist, she's among the first responders to outbreaks around the world. It's a lonely and dangerous job, but it's her life - and she's good at it. This time she may have met her match. In Kenya, an Ebola-like pathogen has infected two Americans. One lies at death's door. With the clock ticking, Peyton assembles her team and joins personnel from the Kenyan Ministry of Health and the WHO.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Read this before buying, too much hype
- By Bradley on 06-23-17
- Pandemic
- The Extinction Files, Book 1
- By: A. G. Riddle
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
Very Engaging Story
Reviewed: 05-17-22
This science fiction story is rooted in science fact. Suspiciously similar to recent events.
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Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 190,740
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 174,369
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Story5 out of 5 stars 173,817
Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bazinga
- By Davidgonzalezsr on 05-04-21
- Project Hail Mary
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Even better than the Martian
Reviewed: 02-22-22
I really enjoyed this story. The performance of the narrator was also outstanding. He really captured the personalities of the characters. I commend the author for vastly decreasing the amount of profanity in this book over The Martian. He showed that an outstanding novel doesn't have to be liberally peppered with obscenities. I will note that the story is not free of profanity and that again begs the question, why add any at all? This story is not fantasy. The author really delves into the math and science that support the narrative. As in all fiction, it is necessary to refrain from dissecting the logic somewhat, but Hail Mary is crafted in such a way that you don't even think about any doubtful science. You are perfectly willing to accept the story as is.
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Fly Girls
- How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
- By: Keith O'Brien
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,160
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,157
Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Fly Girls recounts how a cadre of women banded together to break the original glass ceiling: the entrenched prejudice that conspired to keep them out of the sky.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For women, and dads
- By Cecilia Avanelle on 08-08-18
- Fly Girls
- How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History
- By: Keith O'Brien
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Enjoyable for those interested in early aviation
Reviewed: 07-11-21
This book reveals the stories of early (1920's and 1930's) women aviators. It covers their successes and failures. It also brings to light the extreme discrimination leveled against these women.
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To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Jennifer Hale
- Length: 32 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,506
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,720
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,722
During a routine survey mission on an uncolonized planet, Kira finds an alien relic. At first she's delighted, but elation turns to terror when the ancient dust around her begins to move. As war erupts among the stars, Kira is launched into a galaxy-spanning odyssey of discovery and transformation. First contact isn't at all what she imagined, and events push her to the very limits of what it means to be human. While Kira faces her own horrors, Earth and its colonies stand upon the brink of annihilation. Now, Kira might be humanity's greatest and final hope....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Don't waste the credit
- By mike on 09-26-20
- To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
- By: Christopher Paolini
- Narrated by: Jennifer Hale
An engaging story by a talented writer
Reviewed: 02-25-21
"I really enjoyed that book, but I really wish it had more profanity!", said no one EVER! Christopher Paolini is an extremely talented and dedicated storyteller, however I cannot comprehend why he, and most authors of adult fiction, find it necessary to pepper their dialogue with expletives. No meaning would be lost without them. This book was one if the most engaging tales I've read in recent history, but I nearly quit reading it. Has our language really devolved to the point that gifted writers cannot express the meaning, tone, emotion or emphasis without using the basest of words?
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The Small Rain: A Novel
- Katherine Forrester Vigneras Series, Book 1
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
At only ten years old, Katherine Forrester has already experienced her fair share of upheaval. It has been three years since she last saw her mother, a concert pianist whose career was cut short by a terrible accident. After a brief reunion, tragedy strikes once more, forcing Katherine from the familiarity of New York City to a foreign Swiss boarding school. Far from home, she struggles with the challenges of growing up. Stifled by her daily routine and the pettiness of her classmates, Katherine’s piano lessons with a gifted young teacher provide an anchor in the storm.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyed the story and performance
- By sign of the raven on 08-10-20
- The Small Rain: A Novel
- Katherine Forrester Vigneras Series, Book 1
- By: Madeleine L'Engle
- Narrated by: Kathleen Gati
Enjoyed the story and performance
Reviewed: 08-10-20
I was amazed to learn that this is one of her earliest works. It's very well written and kept my interest. My only criticism is the ending. It feels unfinished like an unresolved chord. You know how you want things to turn out, but you're not given the satisfaction of knowing.
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Watchers
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Dean Koontz
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,166
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 21,672
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 21,596
On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods. That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A stunning masterpiece that leaves you with hope.
- By Anonymous User on 08-31-18
- Watchers
- By: Dean Koontz
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Dean Koontz
Great story
Reviewed: 08-01-20
I really enjoyed this one. As always, I could do without the expletives. I don't need that amount of realism. Overall the story kept me interested and entertained throughout.
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The Last Star
- The Final Book of The 5th Wave
- By: Rick Yancey
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole, Ben Yannette
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 3,258
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,969
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,962
The enemy is Other. The enemy is us. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us. But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves...or saving what makes us human.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wait.... what?
- By Linda B on 05-25-16
- The Last Star
- The Final Book of The 5th Wave
- By: Rick Yancey
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole, Ben Yannette
Not what I'd want my teen to read
Reviewed: 04-26-20
This series has been interesting and the writing is generally quite good. However, this book was filled with needless profanity and heartless killing. Also, it often used religious (specifically Christian) references in a derogatory way. Finally, the conclusion was disappointing. Several books worth of story that led to not much. Hard to tell how much was even real.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 296,135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 261,777
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Story5 out of 5 stars 260,863
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't listen to the negative reviews.
- By Kyle on 12-03-19
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Authentic
Reviewed: 10-18-19
Good story and great reader. The characters are authentic to the time and region. Only complaint is that the story line was predictable at times.
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