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The It Girls
- A Novel
- By: Karen Harper
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times best-selling author Karen Harper comes a novel based on the lives of two amazing sisters. One sailed the Titanic and started a fashion empire. The other overtook Hollywood and scandalized the world. Together, they were unstoppable. They rose from genteel poverty, two beautiful sisters, ambitious, witty, seductive. Elinor and Lucy Sutherland are at once each other's fiercest supporters and most vicious critics.
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GREAT SUBJECT RUINED BY POOR WRITING
- By The Louligan on 10-28-17
- The It Girls
- A Novel
- By: Karen Harper
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Oh dear, don't bother.
Reviewed: 11-25-17
I love audio books in general so much that there have only been a couple I have not enjoyed on some level. This is one of them. I kept waiting for some sort of story. The pacing would have been suited to reading out a shopping list.
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Scrappy Little Nobody
- By: Anna Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
- Length: 6 hrs
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Anna Kendrick's autobiographical collection of essays amusingly recounts memorable moments throughout her life, from her middle-class upbringing in New England to the blockbuster movies that have made her one of Hollywood's most popular actresses today. Expanding upon the witty and ironic dispatches for which she is known, Anna Kendrick's essays offer her one-of-a-kind commentary on the absurdities she's experienced on her way to and from the heart of pop culture.
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Anna Kendrick: Scrappy Little... Revelation
- By Andrew on 01-17-17
- Scrappy Little Nobody
- By: Anna Kendrick
- Narrated by: Anna Kendrick
Lovely. I want to be Anna's friend.
Reviewed: 01-17-17
Great listen. Amusing and interesting. Anna is a glimpse into modern Hollywood and modern women. She narrates her story beautifully.
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The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was tired of attending her Garden Club meetings. She wanted to do something good for her country. This first in the series sends Emily on her first case after she successfully persuades a skeptical CIA recruitment officer that she is the best person for the job.
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Masterful writing and incredible narration
- By Barbara on 01-14-12
- The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax
- By: Dorothy Gilman
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
I can see the appeal - but Mrs Pollifax not for me
Reviewed: 01-17-17
Lovely narration but I'm afraid the time in which this spy novel is set is unappealing - 1960?. Mrs Pollifax is of her day but she really is a bit too ingenuous. I don't wish to get the next in the series.
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We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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There's a reason We Are Legion was named Audible's Best Science Fiction Book of 2016: Its irresistibly irreverent wit! Bob Johansson has just sold his software company for a small fortune and is looking forward to a life of leisure. The first item on his to-do list: Spending his newfound windfall. On an urge to splurge, he signs up to have his head cryogenically preserved in case of death. Then he gets himself killed crossing the street. Waking up 117 years later, Bob discovers his mind has been uploaded into a sentient space probe with the ability to replicate itself.
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Ignore the Publisher's Summary! This is Amazing!
- By PW on 04-12-17
- We Are Legion (We Are Bob)
- Bobiverse, Book 1
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Only for the dedicated SciFi fan
Reviewed: 10-20-16
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I can understand how and why this is loved by dedicated SciFi fans. However if you are looking for an exciting narrative, this is not for you. Great discussions, great points, really interesting concepts but a bit too one note.
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