Mark-David Janus
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The Solstice Prince
- Realms of Love series, Book 1
- By: SJ Himes
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Rescued from slavers, healer novice Jaime Buchanan finds himself alone and free in Pyrderi, a kingdom of magic, mythical creatures, and a culture as open and kind as his homeland was cruel and close-minded. Despite his rescue, Jaime is not left without scars, both mental and physical. Traumatized by his experience and hiding his gift, Jaime struggles to earn his place in the kitchens of Angharad Palace, the heart of Taliesin City. His former life as a student of the healing arts leaves him at a disadvantage in the kitchens, and his damaged state is becoming more apparent by the day.
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Pure Fluff
- By DKauffman on 05-07-18
- The Solstice Prince
- Realms of Love series, Book 1
- By: SJ Himes
- Narrated by: Joel Leslie
Warm fuzzy feel good gay fantasy
Reviewed: 06-02-24
Story is fine as far as it goes. Not much character depth, but you don’t always need angst and suffering
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Joy in the Morning
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins
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Trapped in rural Steeple Bumpleigh, a man less stalwart than Bertie Wooster would probably give way at the knees, for among those present are Florence Craye, to whom Bertie had once been engaged; her new fiancé, "Stilton" Cheesewright, who sees Bertie as a snake in the grass; and that biggest blot on the landscape, Edwin the Boy Scout, who is busy doing acts of kindness out of sheer malevolence.
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I want to go to a party in Purgatory with PG!
- By Maria on 12-13-17
- Joy in the Morning
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
Clever and funny
Reviewed: 05-02-24
The use of the English language is refreshing, and as with a good deal of British humor is about class. The narrator captures the voices beautifully-he maybe the best interpreter of Wodehouse.
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The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe
- By: Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe, Tiina Nunnally - translator, and others
- Narrated by: Ann Richardson
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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Magic and myth inhabit these chapters in figures both familiar and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses, and devious robbers. These stories, set in Norway's majestic landscape of towering mountains and dense forests, are filled with humor, mischief, and sometimes surprisingly cruel twists of fate. All are rendered in the deceptively simple narrative style perfected by Asbjørnsen and Moe.
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I love these stories!
- By Taylor on 12-26-21
Stories I have never heard.
Reviewed: 01-20-24
Sweet little collection. Be patient and listen all the way through. Not all at one time necessarily. Lots of nice surprises.
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The Humble Lover
- By: Edmund White
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
- Length: 6 hrs and 4 mins
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Aldwych West, an eighty-year-old modern-day aristocrat living alone in his Manhattan townhouse, is used to having what he wants. And when he sets eyes on August Dupond, a strong, stunningly beautiful soloist in the New York City Ballet, he decides he must have him. Soon they strike up a closeness that falls between the blurry lines of friendship, sponsorship, and love, and August moves in with Aldwych. But eventually August starts bringing home other men, and a formidable woman in Aldwych's circle named Ernestine also takes a deep interest in the enchanting young star.
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What happened to white?
- By Clark Freshman on 01-31-24
- The Humble Lover
- By: Edmund White
- Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon
Writer Disappoints
Reviewed: 08-19-23
The man can write, but his language is wasted in a book where the characters make no psychological sense and the sex scenes are nihilistic to the point of pornography. I kept waiting for something to improve, but it just kept disappointing.
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The Rising Tide
- A Vera Stanhope Novel (Vera Stanhope, Book 10)
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett
- Length: 11 hrs and 28 mins
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For fifty years a group of friends have been meeting regularly for reunions on Holy Island, celebrating the school trip where they met, and the friend that they lost to the rising causeway tide five years later. Now, when one of them is found hanged, Vera is called in. Learning that the dead man had recently been fired after misconduct allegations, Vera knows she must discover what the friends are hiding, and whether the events of many years before could have led to murder then, and now . . .
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Simply the best!!
- By wisconsinclark on 09-10-22
- The Rising Tide
- A Vera Stanhope Novel (Vera Stanhope, Book 10)
- By: Ann Cleeves
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett
Well done
Reviewed: 05-18-23
Great performance…thought the characters interesting, the plot a tad obscure but magnificent performance by the narrator
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Dandelion Wine
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is as vast and deep as the whole wide world that lies beyond the city limits. It is a pair of brand-new tennis shoes, the first harvest of dandelions for Grandfather's renowned intoxicant, the distant clang of the trolley's bell on a hazy afternoon. It is yesteryear and tomorrow blended into an unforgettable always. But as young Douglas is about to discover, summer can be more than the repetition of established rituals whose mystical power holds time at bay.
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Turn to wonder and remember childhood summers
- By April Rose on 06-26-19
- Dandelion Wine
- By: Ray Bradbury
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
Summer Classic
Reviewed: 07-26-19
I read this book every few summers and have done for years. This was a brilliant performance of a true American classic. Although I know the story, listening to it was a new and captivating experience.
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American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 27 hrs and 35 mins
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A major new biography of the Civil War general and American president, by the author of the New York Times bestseller A. Lincoln. The dramatic story of one of America's greatest and most misunderstood military leaders and presidents, this is a major new interpretation of Ulysses S. Grant. Based on seven years of research with primary documents, some of them never tapped before, this is destined to become the Grant biography of our times.
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A New Campaign to Reasses Grant
- By Mark on 11-02-16
- American Ulysses
- A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
- By: Ronald C. White
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
US Grant
Reviewed: 03-23-17
Superb performance of a surprisingly revealing book. Changed my opinion of Grant not by propaganda but clear and convincing scholarship.
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