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Battle Ground
- Dresden Files, Book 17
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. But this time it’s different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she’s bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way. Harry’s mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan.
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It was good while it lasted....
- By luke on 10-01-20
- Battle Ground
- Dresden Files, Book 17
- By: Jim Butcher
- Narrated by: James Marsters
Merry Christmas
Reviewed: 10-17-20
The last 30 mins are great; the rest is good, but the last 30 were really moving.
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Learn German with Stories: Digital in Dresden - 10 Short Stories for Beginners (Dino lernt Deutsch), Volume 9 (German Edition)
- By: André Klein
- Narrated by: André Klein
- Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Experience the ninth episode of the Dino lernt Deutsch story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go! Dino lands a promising new office job in Dresden with stable pay and promotion opportunities, but it’s only so long before corporate implications force him to make a tough decision.
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These stories are quite good
- By KPC504 on 11-22-19
These stories are quite good
Reviewed: 11-22-19
The stories continue to improve, and are very appropriate for the contemporary world, in bother topics and vocabulary. I have enjoyed the complete series; I am about to start the tenth book now.
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The Invention of Russia
- From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
- By: Arkady Ostrovsky
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
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The end of Communism and breakup of the Soviet Union was a time of euphoria around the world, but Russia today is violently anti-American and dangerously nationalistic. So how did we go from the promise of those days to the autocratic police state of Putin's new Russia? The Invention of Russia reaches back to the darkest days of the Cold War to tell the story of the fight for the soul of a nation.
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Sad Story of Russia's Abandonment of Liberalism
- By Amazon Customer on 10-03-16
- The Invention of Russia
- From Gorbachev's Freedom to Putin's War
- By: Arkady Ostrovsky
- Narrated by: Michael Page
A Wonderful Accounting of Media Influence
Reviewed: 03-19-18
If you could sum up The Invention of Russia in three words, what would they be?
Media is Propoganda
Who was your favorite character and why?
There are no main characters to speak of in this book; there are definitely people who play their parts. However as each person plays their part, they eventually pass to the wayside. Instead, the main "character" the media in Russia. To this end, it is a great character arch: like a new born child, it is born in the dying Soviet Union; it has a blast of vibrant independence during the 1990s; finally, it is succumb by the realities of the world, becoming a tool of the powerful. A tragedy.
The author addresses a specific show political, tabloid news show in the book (I will leave it for you to find int he book) that parallels eerily the rise of similar shows in the US. It describes the assent of a bellicose and chauvinist announcer melodramatically playing martyr and champion simultaneously, while flashy lights and dramatic camera shots help keep mesmerized audiences stoked with anger and patriotic/political zeal, while neglecting critical thought. It is a great accounting of the process of how ultimately demagogues take control of a media outlet. It would be an intriguing story, but is seems pressing because of the sad reality of where it led in the Russian tale. One is left to wonder about the road that is being traveled in the US.
If you could give The Invention of Russia a new subtitle, what would it be?
How Russia Molded the Media that Molded Russia
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Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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In the year 2045, reality is an ugly place. The only time Wade Watts really feels alive is when he’s jacked into the OASIS, a vast virtual world where most of humanity spends their days. When the eccentric creator of the OASIS dies, he leaves behind a series of fiendish puzzles, based on his obsession with the pop culture of decades past. Whoever is first to solve them will inherit his vast fortune—and control of the OASIS itself.
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I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book.
- By Julie W. Capell on 05-27-14
- Ready Player One
- By: Ernest Cline
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
Fantastic
Reviewed: 03-19-18
Would you listen to Ready Player One again? Why?
This story was great; my family and I listened to this book together. My wife and I listened to this remembering being kids, and my kids loved the action. It was a wonderful book that thrust us into the future and pulled us into the past simultaneously, which is a great feat.
What does Wil Wheaton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Wil Wheaton brought anonymity to the book, by which I mean, he disappeared as a known voice leaving the story to be the only star. (There was a moment in the book where Wil Wheaton is a character in the text of the book, which was fun. Wil Wheaton the cahracter is not crucial to the story, but the moment moment is fun as the reader is reading about himself is a fictitious world.)
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
thrust into the future; pulled into the past
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A History of Strategy
- From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind
- By: Martin van Creveld
- Narrated by: Jon Mollison
- Length: 4 hrs and 12 mins
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Featuring a foreword by Dr. Jerrry Pournelle, A History of Strategy: From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind begins with the Chinese military literature, then reviews the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine works before proceeding to the Middle Ages. From Machiavelli and Montecuccoli to Guibert and Frederick the Great, van Creveld chronicles the gradual transition from medieval to Napoleonic warfare and onward into the nuclear age and the rise of ISIS.
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Great overview with only a few omissions
- By Brent Ziarnick on 11-18-16
- A History of Strategy
- From Sun Tzu to William S. Lind
- By: Martin van Creveld
- Narrated by: Jon Mollison
A Historyography History of Strategy
Reviewed: 03-19-18
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This book was worth listening to, but it was not what I was expecting. Rather than addressing the specific strategies employed during different wars through war, it was more a story about those who have written about strategy throughout time. This results in a book that is very broad in scope, but lacking details. However, to the extent that it addresses specific theorists, it serves a very detailed and enjoyable bibliography.
I admit, what I think of as strategy might be more considered tactics to the authors, so my expectations might have been underwhelmed because of my own misunderstanding.
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
No; this book is not a book made for the movies. To make a movie of this would be an injustice to the authors intent.
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Café in Berlin
- Learn German with Stories 1 - 10 Short Stories for Beginners
- By: André Klein
- Narrated by: André Klein
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
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Experience the first episode of our bestselling "Dino lernt Deutsch" story series for German learners on your stereo or headphones, at home or on the go. Narrated by the author with special emphasis on early text comprehension practice and pronunciation, this audiobook will not only help you learn German, but let you experience the story through the ears of the protagonist.
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Hoping for more from the same author
- By pm444 on 09-16-14
- Café in Berlin
- Learn German with Stories 1 - 10 Short Stories for Beginners
- By: André Klein
- Narrated by: André Klein
Serves Its Purpose Well
Reviewed: 03-19-18
Would you listen to Café in Berlin (Learn German with Stories 1 - 10 Short Stories for Beginners) again? Why?
I would definitely listen to this again; the story is not bad, but more than that it is actually meant for that strange area between beginner and intermediate learner of German, where you don't have a firm grasp on the language, but you are beyond learning how to ask for a pretzel or beer at a restaurant.
It might not be a joy to listen to if you are a native German speaker, because the cadence of the storytelling is jolted and slow. However, it is a great pace for anyone new to listening to German and limited speaking experience. The slow cadence and clearly spaced words allow time for the novice listener (and that is certainly me) to register each word, and recall its meaning, so that he can listen to each sentence at a pace that allows him to use what he knows and understand what is happening, rather than being hurried along and left without any idea about what is happening in the story. By the end of the book, you feel accomplished, because you have gotten through the whole book without any visual clues to assist you.
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