Mary E. Dunford
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News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,796
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,223
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,209
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the Kiowa back to her people in this exquisitely rendered, morally complex, multilayered novel of historical fiction from the author of Enemy Women that explores the boundaries of family, responsibility, honor, and trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Heart as Big as Texas
- By Mel on 10-17-16
- News of the World
- A Novel
- By: Paulette Jiles
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Special story
Reviewed: 06-29-19
I loved this story, it was such a unique look into a small part of history.
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Lincoln in the Bardo
- A Novel
- By: George Saunders
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman, David Sedaris, George Saunders, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 10,427
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,499
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Story4 out of 5 stars 9,455
February 1862. The Civil War is less than one year old. The fighting has begun in earnest, and the nation has begun to realize it is in for a long, bloody struggle. Meanwhile, President Lincoln’s beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, lies upstairs in the White House, gravely ill. In a matter of days, despite predictions of a recovery, Willie dies and is laid to rest in a Georgetown cemetery. “My poor boy, he was too good for this earth,” the president says at the time. “God has called him home.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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"Where might God stand?"
- By Mel on 02-17-17
Stays with you.
Reviewed: 04-10-17
What made the experience of listening to Lincoln in the Bardo the most enjoyable?
The narrators were delightful, adding humor and depth to this original story.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Lincoln in the Bardo?
So many things about this book have stayed with me. The ending was moving.
Which scene was your favorite?
The end.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, It was hard to get into, but after figuring out what was going on, and just letting my imagination run wild, I didn't want to stop it.
Any additional comments?
Give it a chance, just keep listening, everything will start to make sense.
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Eligible
- A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,956
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,647
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,654
This version of the Bennet family - and Mr. Darcy - is one that you have and haven't met before: Liz is a magazine writer in her late 30s who, like her yoga instructor older sister, Jane, lives in New York City. When their father has a health scare, they return to their childhood home in Cincinnati to help - and discover that the sprawling Tudor they grew up in is crumbling, and the family is in disarray.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Where are my beloved characters? Not in here
- By Canadian eReader on 04-22-16
- Eligible
- A Modern Retelling of Pride and Prejudice
- By: Curtis Sittenfeld
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Super fun!
Reviewed: 11-24-16
Great voices, fun twist on this classic tale. I couldn't stop listening....
I was rooting for Liz, even though I knew how it would ultimately end. There are some great little twists to make it more modern, yet, believable.
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The Productivity Project
- Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
- By: Chris Bailey
- Narrated by: Chris Bailey
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,847
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,486
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,466
Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream - to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world's foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book on Personal Productivity
- By Bob Wallner on 02-26-16
- The Productivity Project
- Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
- By: Chris Bailey
- Narrated by: Chris Bailey
It was ok...
Reviewed: 07-23-16
This book was fun and had some interesting facts and stories, but a very specific target audience. I'm a mid-aged, forward thinking, urban living waitress/parent. The book made some interesting points, but as a person trying to better myself and increase my productivity a little later in life, and not necessarily in the white collar world, it fell short. Glad it was a daily deal.
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The Productivity Project
- Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
- By: Chris Bailey
- Narrated by: Chris Bailey
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,850
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,494
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,474
Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world’s foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book on Personal Productivity
- By Bob Wallner on 02-26-16
- The Productivity Project
- Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
- By: Chris Bailey
- Narrated by: Chris Bailey
It was ok...
Reviewed: 07-23-16
This book was fun and had some interesting facts and stories, but a very specific target audience. I'm a mid-aged, forward thinking, urban living waitress/parent. The book made some interesting points, but as a person trying to better myself and increase my productivity a little later in life, and not necessarily in the white collar world, it fell short. Glad it was a daily deal.
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