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Hollywood Horrors
- Murders, Scandals, and Cover-Ups from Tinseltown
- By: Andrea Van Landingham
- Narrated by: Cindy Piller
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 48
The name “Hollywood” conjures up fantastical images of bright lights, glamorous dreams, and impossible riches. From its humble beginnings as a ranch sprawling northwest of Los Angeles in the late 1800s, Hollywood has spanned lifetimes as a factory of dreams, a dazzling place where all things are possible.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Review
- By Rhinoguy3000 on 08-11-22
- Hollywood Horrors
- Murders, Scandals, and Cover-Ups from Tinseltown
- By: Andrea Van Landingham
- Narrated by: Cindy Piller
Review
Reviewed: 08-11-22
This was an excellent performance of some tired old stories. Nothing seems to have been added through research to the folklore of some of the more commonly told American movie business stories. Maybe there's nothing left to tell twenty some odd years into the 21st century that hasn't been told a thousand times before. If that's the case a talented author might consider moving in new directions.
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All About Me!
- My Remarkable Life in Show Business
- By: Mel Brooks
- Narrated by: Mel Brooks
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,315
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,797
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,783
At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful and nostalgic
- By GAT on 12-07-21
- All About Me!
- My Remarkable Life in Show Business
- By: Mel Brooks
- Narrated by: Mel Brooks
What Hump?
Reviewed: 07-27-22
At age 95 Mel Brooks tells the story of his rise from Borscht Belt keeper of the sour cream to one of the world's most well known entertainers, film makers, writers, composers, and producers. If you like even one of his films, TV shows, or Broadway plays (and if you don't, what's wrong with you?) you'll love Mel's great autobiography.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,909
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 48,025
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 47,956
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last 15 years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
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5 out of 5 stars
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HHTGH - Lightly Fried
- By J. Medany on 05-08-05
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- By: Douglas Adams
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
THGTOG
Reviewed: 02-20-22
This is one of the great sci-fi classics of the latter half of the 20th century. It could, indeed, be the greatest sci-fi classic of the latter half of the 20th century. I think we can all agree, however, that it is mostly harmless. Mostly.
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35+ Anthology of Christmas Stories. Classic Collection
- Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, L. Frank Baum A Kidnapped Santa Claus, Mark Twain A Letter from ... May Alcott A Merry Christmas and Others
- By: Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Trevor O'Hare
- Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 3
Enchanting, tragic, and hilarious fairytales for adults and children grace this audio. An initial glance might lead you to assume that these are satirical versions of classic Christmas ghost stories. However, beneath the humorous stories involving ghosts, repentant sinners, miracles, and good peasants who find well-deserved happiness, lies a psychological undercurrent that sharpens the sense of intrigue and plot movement. Often this is aided by the unrelenting social exposure of the authors who always understood how intangible the bourgeois paradise truly was.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not Recommended
- By Tonya Ashley on 12-01-21
- 35+ Anthology of Christmas Stories. Classic Collection
- Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol, L. Frank Baum A Kidnapped Santa Claus, Mark Twain A Letter from ... May Alcott A Merry Christmas and Others
- By: Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton, L.M. Montgomery, L. Frank Baum, Mark Twain, Louisa May Alcott, Leo Tolstoy, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nikolay Gogol, William Dean Howells, Joseph Rudyard Kipling, Elizabeth Harrison, John Milton, Hans Christian Andersen, Selma Lagerlof
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Trevor O'Hare
Disappointing to me for some reason
Reviewed: 02-04-22
The authors are masters, the narrator was very professional, but I just didn't enjoy it. I don't know why. I'd really like to get my money back.
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The Cold Vanish
- Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
- By: Jon Billman
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,016
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,011
These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved ones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers, and law enforcement charged with Search & Rescue.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sad but interesting finished a little confused
- By Jason on 07-09-20
- The Cold Vanish
- Seeking the Missing in North America's Wildlands
- By: Jon Billman
- Narrated by: Stephen Graybill
A Review
Reviewed: 05-20-21
There is much in this book that is worthwhile. It is often interesting, frustrating, or heartbreaking. I don't think that the author was championing the causes of bigfoot or alien conspiracy theorists, but I do tend to enjoy the science a lot more than the pseudoscience. Mainly, this book tells about the gut-wrenching experience of having a loved one go missing in a large, unfamiliar, dangerous place.
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Chase Darkness with Me
- How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
- By: Billy Jensen, Karen Kilgariff - foreword
- Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Billy Jensen
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,732
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,544
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,491
In Chase Darkness with Me, you’ll ride shotgun as journalist Billy Jensen identifies the Halloween Mask Murderer, finds a missing girl in the California Redwoods, and investigates the only other murder in New York City on 9/11. You’ll hear intimate details of the hunts for two of the most terrifying serial killers in history: his friend Michelle’s pursuit of the Golden State Killer which is chronicled in I’ll Be Gone In The Dark which Billy helped finish after Michelle’s passing, and his own quest to find the murderer of the Allenstown 4 family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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COULD NOT STOP
- By KK on 04-14-19
- Chase Darkness with Me
- How One True Crime Writer Started Solving Murders
- By: Billy Jensen, Karen Kilgariff - foreword
- Narrated by: Karen Kilgariff, Billy Jensen
Good read
Reviewed: 05-12-21
This book makes me wish I had the time and money to work to help bring murders in.
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The Science of Animal Welfare
- Understanding What Animals Want
- By: Marian Stamp Dawkins
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
- Length: 5 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
What is animal welfare? This concise and accessible guide is for anyone who is interested in animals and who has wondered how we can assess their welfare scientifically. It defines animal welfare as "health and animals having what they want", a definition that can be easily understood by scientists and non-scientists alike, expresses in simple words what underlies many existing definitions, and shows what evidence we need to collect to improve animal welfare in practice. Above all, it puts the animal's own point of view at the heart of an assessment of its welfare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book!
- By Anonymous User on 10-04-23
- The Science of Animal Welfare
- Understanding What Animals Want
- By: Marian Stamp Dawkins
- Narrated by: Esther Wane
An excellent book for all but the youngest readers
Reviewed: 05-11-21
An excellent book for all but the youngest readers and people who hate life and thinking.
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If It Bleeds
- Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,979
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,810
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,739
From number one New York Times best-selling author, legendary storyteller, and master of short fiction Stephen King comes an extraordinary collection of four new and compelling novellas - Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, Rat, and the title story If It Bleeds - each pulling you into intriguing and frightening places.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chapter breakdown of the short stories
- By Jason Sebesta on 04-23-20
- If It Bleeds
- Mr. Harrigan's Phone, The Life of Chuck, If It Bleeds, Rat
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Will Patton, Danny Burstein, Steven Weber
A great collection of short stories from Mr. King
Reviewed: 04-29-21
Does any modern writer create short stories any better or as well as Stephen King?
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Strange Survivors
- How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life
- By: One R. Pagan
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 25
In the evolutionary arms race that has raged on since life began, organisms have developed an endless variety of survival strategies. From sharp claws to brute strength, camouflage to venom - all these tools and abilities share one purpose: to keep their bearer alive long enough to reproduce, helping the species avoid extinction. Every living thing on this planet has developed a time-tested arsenal of weapons and defenses. Some of these weapons and defenses, however, are decidedly more unusual than others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love this audiobook
- By Klein Moretti on 02-23-24
- Strange Survivors
- How Organisms Attack and Defend in the Game of Life
- By: One R. Pagan
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
Strange Survivors is an excellent read.
Reviewed: 04-25-21
The book was extremely well written, terrifically interesting, and the narrator was very good. Get this book.
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Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained
- By: Lucy Doncaster, Andrew Holland
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
Many strange events defy explanation. This audiobook is a compendium of some of the world's most mystifying conundrums, which are guaranteed to bewilder and intrigue. From the mysterious disappearance of Lord Lucan by way of paranormal powers to bizarre phenomena thrown up by nature, this fantastic collection of off-the-wall investigations also features scary curses, uncanny prophecies, weird medical marvels, alien abductions, lost worlds, and much more!
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not great.
- By Rhinoguy3000 on 02-10-20
- Greatest Mysteries of the Unexplained
- By: Lucy Doncaster, Andrew Holland
- Narrated by: Eric Meyers
Not great.
Reviewed: 02-10-20
The narrator was great, but the writing was rather poor. I normally like this kind of thing but was disappointed. I realize that most of the stories are very old and worn. Why write a new book that just beats any number of dead horses?
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