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Life's Work
- A Memoir
- By: David Milch
- Narrated by: Michael Harney, David Milch
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
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The creator of Deadwood and NYPD Blue reflects on his tumultuous life, driven by a nearly insatiable creative energy and a matching penchant for self-destruction. Life’s Work is a profound memoir from a brilliant mind taking stock as Alzheimer’s loosens his hold on his own past.
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Subtler Depravity
- By M. Miller on 09-14-22
- Life's Work
- A Memoir
- By: David Milch
- Narrated by: Michael Harney, David Milch
One of the best I've ever run across.
Reviewed: 10-01-22
Honesty and grace, humility and perseverance. Riveting and rare. Beautifully written and narrated. Accountability for pain caused to others and himself. Unfotgettable.
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Stealing the General
- The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
- By: Russell S. Bonds
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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On April 12, 1862—one year to the day after Confederate guns opened on Fort Sumter and started the Civil War—a tall, mysterious smuggler and self-appointed Union spy named James J. Andrews and 19 infantry volunteers infiltrated Georgia and stole a steam engine called the General. Racing northward at speeds near 60 miles an hour, cutting telegraph lines, and destroying track along the way, Andrews planned to open East Tennessee to the Union army, cutting off men and materiel from the Confederate forces in Virginia.
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Stealing The General
- By Jean on 10-15-11
- Stealing the General
- The Great Locomotive Chase and the First Medal of Honor
- By: Russell S. Bonds
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Intriguing
Reviewed: 10-13-21
Fascinating story. Great Civil War tale. Holds interest before, during and after
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Yogi
- A Life Behind the Mask
- By: Jon Pessah
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 21 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Lawrence "Yogi" Berra was never supposed to become a major league ballplayer. That's what his immigrant father told him. That's what Branch Rickey told him, too—right to Berra's face, in fact. Even the lowly St. Louis Browns of his youth said he'd never make it in the big leagues. Yet baseball was his lifeblood. It was the only thing he ever cared about. Heck, it was the only thing he ever thought about.
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"YOGI BERRA HITS A GRAND SLAM!"
- By USA VETERAN on 05-15-20
- Yogi
- A Life Behind the Mask
- By: Jon Pessah
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
Intriguing account
Reviewed: 08-30-21
Intriguing account of a stellar human being and sports icon. An American story reflective of what immigrant families contribute to our culture and history thru their hard work and values. A wonderful listen.
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News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his rootless, solitary existence. In Wichita Falls, he is offered a $50 gold piece to deliver a young orphan to her relatives in San Antonio. Four years earlier, a band of Kiowa raiders killed Johanna's parents and sister; sparing the little girl, they raised her as one of their own.
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News of the World
- By R. Storey on 09-07-20
- News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Unique
Reviewed: 03-30-21
Loved everything about this book. One of best fits of narrator to material I've heard. Fascinatimg account; learned so much inadvertently to the entertaining story. Highest recommendation.
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Ballistic
- A Gray Man Novel
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
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Ex-CIA assassin Court Gentry thought he could find refuge living in the Amazon rain forest. But his bloody past finds him when a vengeful Russian crime lord forces him to go on the run once again. Court makes his way to one of the only men in the world he can trust - and arrives too late. His friend is dead and buried. Years before, Eddie Gamboa had saved Court's life. Now, Eddie has been murdered by the notorious Mexican drug cartel he fought to take down. And Court soon finds himself drawn into a war he never wanted.
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The Gray Man only slows down for Red Lights
- By Vicky on 11-01-11
- Ballistic
- A Gray Man Novel
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Engrossing I listen to books to keep.e coming back
Reviewed: 03-26-21
I listen to books to keep me coming back to my daily walk. This one made it easy.
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The Horseman
- By: Tim Pears
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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In a forgotten valley on the Devon-Somerset border, the seasons unfold, marked only by the rituals of the farming calendar. Twelve-year-old Leopold Sercombe skips school to help his father, a carter. Skinny and pale, Leo dreams of a job on the estate's stud farm. He is breaking a colt for his father when a boy dressed in a Homburg, breeches and riding boots appears. Peering under the stranger's hat, he discovers Miss Charlotte, the Master's daughter.
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Engaging
- By tiggerfan on 08-22-20
- The Horseman
- By: Tim Pears
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
Engaging
Reviewed: 08-22-20
Fascinating when I could understand the narrator's heavy brogue. It added character but subtracted some of the narrative even when replayed. Just too heavily accented for me to get.
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House of the Rising Sun
- A Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
- Length: 15 hrs
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From its opening scene in revolutionary Mexico to the Battle of the Marne in 1918, and on to the bordellos and saloons of San Antonio during the reign of the Hole in the Wall Gang, House of the Rising Sun is an epic tale of love, loss, betrayal, vengeance, and retribution that follows Texas Ranger Hackberry Holland on his journey to reunite with his estranged son, Ishmael, a captain in the United States Army.
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Okay…I'll Say It
- By Craig on 12-11-15
- House of the Rising Sun
- A Novel
- By: James Lee Burke
- Narrated by: Will Patton
The human condition disguised as a Western.
Reviewed: 05-02-16
Hard to put down. Fascinating characterizations and evocative of a changing era in the American west. Patton breathes life into each individual. Stunningly good and will be long remembered.
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A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 27 hrs and 19 mins
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Of all of John Irving's books, this is the one that lends itself best to audio. In print, Owen Meany's dialogue is set in capital letters; for this production, Irving himself selected Joe Barrett to deliver Meany's difficult voice as intended. In the summer of 1953, two 11-year-old boys – best friends – are playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire. One of the boys hits a foul ball that kills the other boy's mother. The boy who hits the ball doesn't believe in accidents; Owen Meany believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is extraordinary and terrifying.
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Outstanding
- By Alan on 03-28-11
- A Prayer for Owen Meany
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
Unforgettable
Reviewed: 12-05-15
What made the experience of listening to A Prayer for Owen Meany the most enjoyable?
The narrator's ability to personify the characters sosmoothly and individually made the story flow effortlessly. Owen's voice was unique but entirely believable to me. I want to share the sound of it with book club members who read, rather than listened to, the story. I think I will never forget Owen Meany as a person (!). What a gift.
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Prayer for Owen Meany?
The account of Owen saving the children was poignant and shocking at the same time. the development of the story was so true to life it all its messiness and confoundedness. The VW prank description was worth the read all alone, but it's the spiritual quest and challenge in Owen's and John's lives that held me. I wish there were Owen Meanys in my world.
Have you listened to any of Joe Barrett’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Never have heard him before but now would like to know what else I can hear him narrate?
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Not possible, but the fact that I listened in patches gave me time to mull over some of the events and consequences involved and I think helped me appreciate it all the more.. I couldn't wait to get to it each time.
Any additional comments?
How am I to get over my loss of Owen? I can't recall in my previous reading (and I've read a lot in my lifetime) a character that grabbed me so thoroughly. I feel like I've lost a friend. I suspect I'll be reading it again; wanting to hear once more Owen's take on things and the special character of his voice. " Faith and prayer," everyone! " Faith and prayer!" What a gem.
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Taking Pity
- By: David Mark
- Narrated by: John Curless
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
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It's been three months since Detective Sergeant Aector McAvoy returned home, or to what was left of it after a horrific tragedy. All that remained was charred masonry, broken timbers, and dried blood - a crude reminder of the home invasion and explosion that tore his family apart. McAvoy's wife and daughter are safe, he's been assured; he just wishes he knew where they were. As McAvoy wrestles with his guilt, self-hatred, and helplessness, trouble persists in stormy Hull.
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Not for the feint of heart
- By tiggerfan on 09-18-15
- Taking Pity
- By: David Mark
- Narrated by: John Curless
Not for the feint of heart
Reviewed: 09-18-15
Brutal reality of psychopathic criminals and what it takes to defeat them. Hard to put down
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April 1865
- The Month That Saved America
- By: Professor Jay Winik
- Narrated by: Professor Jay Winik
- Length: 16 hrs and 22 mins
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April 1865 could have destroyed the nation. Instead it saved it. As April begins, the battered Confederate capital of Richmond falls to the Union Army. Robert E. Lee surrenders his forces to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox one week later. In good spirits and sensing the war's end, President Abraham Lincoln attends a comedic play - and is assassinated. Simultaneously, Secretary of State William Seward is brutally attacked but survives.
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REALLY!
- By Jonah on 04-22-17
- April 1865
- The Month That Saved America
- By: Professor Jay Winik
- Narrated by: Professor Jay Winik
Fascinating and well woven
Reviewed: 06-29-15
Would you listen to April 1865 again? Why?
Would like to hear another narrator. Almost gave up too soon.
What was one of the most memorable moments of April 1865?
The several decisions made against defying the peace agreements by going rogue and keeping the country in turmoil. Agreement to honor the peace, especially by the Swamp Fox, helped stabilize the country at a critical time.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Unfortunately for me, the narrator seemed too inexpressive, too monotone, too professorial. I turned it off and moved to something else - several something elses - for quite a time. Once I committed to listening continually, I got so interested in the unfolding of events that I finished it, captivated by the amazing twists and turns of personalities and outcomes.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
You're not gonna believe this......
Any additional comments?
Too bad history is not taught like this in school. Maybe we'd learn something from it besides dates. This gives an appreciation for what it takes to overcome dissension and fix what's broken. If we survived this history, maybe we can survive the present day machinations if we can find enough people of good will in powerful places. I hope so.
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