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A Letter from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son
- By: George Horace Lorimer
- Narrated by: Chris Moore
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
George Horace Lorimer (1867-1937) was an American journalist, author, and publisher. He is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post, which he led from 1899 to 1936. This work contains the correspondence between the fictional self-made Chicago millionaire "Gorgon" Graham and his son Pierrepont who is coming of age and about to enter the family business. The letters are witty and filled with sound advice, like “I remember reading once that some fellows use language to conceal thought; but it's been my experience that a good many more use it instead of thought.”
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1 out of 5 stars
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Think twice about this one.
- By Boyce on 12-23-24
Think twice about this one.
Reviewed: 12-23-24
I have read this audiobook on Audible 7 times over a 10 year period. It was an outstanding read each time THANKS TO A VERY TALENTED NARRATOR and I never tired of it. HOWEVER, those days are in the past, Audible has apparently seen fit to find a different narrator (possibly an AI bot) who appears to be incapable of pronouncing the name of the son (Pierrepont), which appears on every page.
The book is outstanding if you can tolerate the current poor performance.
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Too Late to Say Goodbye
- A True Story of Murder and Betrayal
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Karen Ziemba
- Length: 5 hrs and 38 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 125
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Jenn Corbin appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in one of the upscale suburbs of Atlanta, expensive cars, a plush houseboat, and a husband, Dr. Bart Corbin, a successful dentist, who was tall, handsome, and brilliant. But gradually their seemingly idyllic life together began to crumble. Bart was distraught and Jenn seemed disenchanted. Then, just a few weeks before Christmas 2004, Jenn was found dead with a bullet in her head, an apparent suicide.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Ann's usual fare
- By Suze Weinberg on 09-01-07
- Too Late to Say Goodbye
- A True Story of Murder and Betrayal
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Karen Ziemba
Poor narration and boring account
Reviewed: 05-15-24
This was a boring account of a marriage and a murder. Poor narration as well. No more Ann Rule for me.
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Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters Written by John Graham
- Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago
- By: George Horace Lorimer
- Narrated by: Alan Taylor
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 99
George Horace Lorimer is best known as the editor of The Saturday Evening Post, where he was credited with promoting and discovering authors like Jack London. Lorimer compiled his life advice into the fictional letters from John "Old Gorgon" Graham to his son Pierrepont. John Graham is a Chicago-based pork and finance baron. In the letters Pierrepont receives advice for his different stages of life. Old Gorgon's advice is packed throughout the book, easy to understand, and still rings true today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great but those were the times...
- By Harold on 08-20-18
- Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to His Son Being the Letters Written by John Graham
- Head of the House of Graham & Company, Pork-Packers in Chicago
- By: George Horace Lorimer
- Narrated by: Alan Taylor
Do not buy this version of the book.
Reviewed: 03-13-24
Long before I subscribed to Audible, I read this physical book. Not only that, I read it several times. It is absolutely outstanding and quite humorous. Unfortunately, the reader here has no grasp whatsoever of the humor in the father's admonitions to the son. Thus, the performance leaves one with a rather drab and uninteresting read. I would return it if I could, but I allowed the return time frame to run too long past the date I could have returned it. I, most emphatically, would not recommend this performance of an otherwise most interesting book.
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Casey at the Bat
- A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
- By: Ernest Lawrence Thayer
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story5 out of 5 stars 12
Thus begins one of the most famous poems in American history: Ernest L. Thayer’s "Casey at the Bat". When the powerful Mudville baseball team enters the ninth inning of their game behind by two runs, things seem pretty grim. And when the first two batters make outs, it looks like their best player, the mighty Casey, won’t even get a chance to win the game for them. Then, two unlikely players get hits, and suddenly the crowd is cheering as Casey strolls to the plate. Casey’s epic at-bat has delighted generations of listeners, young and old.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the most memorable poems every written
- By Boyce on 12-20-23
- Casey at the Bat
- A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888
- By: Ernest Lawrence Thayer
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
One of the most memorable poems every written
Reviewed: 12-20-23
First read Casey At The Bat as a young adult and have read it over and over for many years. It is so wonderfully written and read here.
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Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 41 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11,156
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,873
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,881
On May 18, 1860, William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Bates, and Abraham Lincoln waited in their hometowns for the results from the Republican National Convention in Chicago. When Lincoln emerged as the victor, his rivals were dismayed and angry. Throughout the turbulent 1850s, each had energetically sought the presidency as the conflict over slavery was leading inexorably to secession and civil war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful, Heartbreaking, and Informative
- By JJ on 09-10-12
- Team of Rivals
- The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Horrible narration!!!!
Reviewed: 08-12-22
It's a well told story about one of our greatest men and one of our greatest presidents. The narrator leaves MUCH to be desired. The longer I listened to her granny voice the more frustrated I became. Eventually I just had to stop. The narrator's voice reminds me of a little old lady in her rocking chair. Enough!!!!
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Drinking
- A Love Story
- By: Caroline Knapp
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,006
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,735
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,733
Fifteen million Americans a year are plagued with alcoholism. Five million of them are women. Many of them, like Caroline Knapp, started in their early teens and began to use alcohol as "liquid armor", a way to protect themselves against the difficult realities of life. In this extraordinarily candid and revealing memoir, Knapp offers important insights not only about alcoholism, but about life itself and how we learn to cope with it.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Big Picture of Alcohol Dependence
- By Karen K on 07-26-16
- Drinking
- A Love Story
- By: Caroline Knapp
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
One of the very best books I’ve ever read.
Reviewed: 10-03-21
Gripping story, fascinating narration. Loved every moment of it. And I am not an alcoholic. Utterly fascinating story and magnificent narration. I have listened to "Drinking, A Love Story" 6 times".
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How to Narrate Books for Free and Get Residual Income for Life
- By: Charles Thornton
- Narrated by: Bob White
- Length: 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 271
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 240
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Story4 out of 5 stars 238
So you want to narrate. Great,. Let me be the first to congratulate you. It's about time. If you've been thinking about this for a long time, I don't know what took you so long. This is not as hard as people say. This is not a get-rich-quick scheme, and it does require some work on your part. I want to show you how you can begin to be a great narrator, make a lot of sales, supplement your income, and live a life with residual income forever.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Don't bother
- By Kate on 09-02-15
AWFUL NARRATION!!!!!!
Reviewed: 09-20-21
We have a narrator, Mr Thornton, who is advocating narration as an income source and explaining how to go about doing it. So WHY, Since it is such a short story would Mr Thornton hire the worst narrator on the face of the earth to narrate HIS short book?
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A Simple Plan
- By: Scott Smith
- Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 496
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 432
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Story4 out of 5 stars 432
Hank Mitchell thought he lived an ordinary, ordered life. But on one chilly afternoon, Hank, his brother Jacob, and Jacob's unsavory pal Lou, make a discovery that offers a chance for a life filled with riches beyond their wildest dreams. And in a fateful moment, Hank lays a plan to claim that life....and the horrific crumbling of his ordered world begins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunning! Can't Stop Myself Thriller!
- By Paula on 06-13-15
- A Simple Plan
- By: Scott Smith
- Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
Evil lies in the heart of man
Reviewed: 06-24-21
This is my second reading of "A Simple Plan". I could not put it down the first time and I could not put it down this time. First reading was several years ago and I had forgotten much of the detail of the plot. Fascinating. Evil lies in the heart of man, as this book takes an apparently innocent hard working man and his wife and......Read it!!!
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No Comebacks
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Deception, blackmail, murder, revenge - these are themes of stories that move from London to the coast of Spain, from Mauritius to Dublin. Whether his subject is assassination by stealth, gun-smuggling or the cruel confidence trick Forsyth is never less than compulsive.Here are eight stories with the Forsyth touch - a brilliant and original collection by an incomparable craftsman of suspense.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Some excellent stories
- By Christopher on 08-05-12
- No Comebacks
- By: Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
LOW THRESHOLD FOR SHORT STORIES
Reviewed: 09-07-20
When I read a book of short stories I expect to dislike most of them. I, in fact, read the first page of each one and if it does not grab me I am done with it. Not the book, just that particular story. I am more than satisfied if there is just one story that I really like. NO COMEBACKS, which is the title of the first story, is one of the very best I have ever read. In fact, I read it years ago in paperback and saved the paperback because I liked NO COMEBACKS so well. The narrator is superb, The story is masterfully done and I have listened to it twice this time even though I know every turn in the story. GREAT READ.....AGAIN!!!
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The Partner
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,324
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,218
For four years Patrick Lanigan evaded men who were rich and powerful, and who would stop at nothing to find him. Then, inevitably, on the edge of the Brazilian jungle, they finally tracked him down. Now Patrick is coming home. And in the Mississippi city where it all began, an extraordinary trial is about to begin.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A minor peeve...
- By N. Ekim on 01-29-14
- The Partner
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
Cannot put it down..for the third reading!!!
Reviewed: 03-14-20
Grisham is just one of the greatest writers on the planet. I love his books. Frank Muller was one of the best narrators on the planet until his death. However, someone should have given him the correct pronunciation of Biloxi, since the word is one of the most used words in the book. It is pronounced "Biluxi", not Biloxi.
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