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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43,232
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39,084
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Story5 out of 5 stars 38,966
The number one New York Times best-selling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. Out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times - the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Dear Publishers of Audio Books
- By Lynn on 08-04-14
- The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
One of the best
Reviewed: 01-11-17
This is the best audiobook I've ever listened to and it is an amazing story.
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The Power of Noticing
- What the Best Leaders See
- By: Max Bazerman
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 59
Imagine your advantage in negotiations, decision-making, and leadership if you could teach yourself to see, and evaluate, information that others overlook. The Power of Noticing provides the blueprint for accomplishing precisely that. Max Bazerman, an expert in the field of applied behavioral psychology, draws on three decades of research and his experience instructing Harvard Business School MBAs and corporate executives to teach you how to notice and act on information that may not be immediately obvious.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not sure
- By maltish on 11-17-18
- The Power of Noticing
- What the Best Leaders See
- By: Max Bazerman
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
Bad audio and felt the book doesn't deliver what it promises
Reviewed: 11-14-16
The audio on this book is pretty bad. Not only does the mic seem to go in and out of intensity, but the speaker has a weird cadence. It took a lot of will power just to get through the audiobook on this alone. I also felt that the book highlighted quite a bit about the power of overlooking key concepts - or being too afraid to speak up, but it really wasn't until the end that he talks about how to not overlook things.
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Neither Here nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 350
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Story4 out of 5 stars 296
In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- By M. Craft on 08-12-14
- Neither Here nor There
- By: Bill Bryson
- Narrated by: William Roberts
Negative and Outdated
Reviewed: 03-29-16
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
I LOVE Bill Bryson's "Tales of a Sunburnt Country" and "A Short History of Nearly Everything" (or whatever their exact titles are) but I found this book to be a series of negative events stitched together with negative train rides and negative hotel experiences. It's like Bill would rather be anywhere else but having to travel through Europe. The book is written in the 90's, so it's a bit dated now (Yogoslavia is no longer a country, for example), but the experiences are the same. I really feel like Bill didn't want to take this trip and was FORCED to find a positive aspect of every country he visits. I muscled through listening to this book, though I was quite disappointed. I usually like his humor and wit, but it became rather annoying.
Would you ever listen to anything by Bill Bryson again?
Yes, he is still a good author, obviously he was just in a bad mood when he wrote this book.
What does William Roberts bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narrator was great, with no weird verbal "ticks" that tend to annoy the listener. While I don't know any language besides English, it sounded like he pronounced everything quite well.
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