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Perfume
- The Story of a Murderer
- By: Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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In the slums of 18th-century France, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift - an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs. But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects. Then one day, he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume" - the scent of a beautiful young virgin.
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This is an unusual, highly entertaining story.
- By Kay Tracy on 02-13-19
- Perfume
- The Story of a Murderer
- By: Patrick Süskind, John E. Woods - translator
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
Worst ever
Reviewed: 03-02-19
Extremely talented writer picks an absurd and actually repulsive story. Maybe that was the goal - to disgust. Waste of time. I continued far longer than i should, just hoping there would be an exorcism of the yuk and an uplifting point to it all. Try again.
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Ibn Saud
- The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- By: Michael Darlow, Barbara Bray
- Narrated by: Brian Bascle
- Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Ibn Saud grew to manhood living the harsh traditional life of the desert nomad, a life that had changed little since the days of Abraham. Equipped with immense physical courage, he fought and won, often with weapons and tactics not unlike those employed by the ancient Assyrians, a series of astonishing military victories over a succession of enemies much more powerful than himself. Over the same period, he transformed himself from a minor sheikh into a revered king and elder statesman, courted by world leaders such as Churchill and Roosevelt.
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Short-est Way to Learn about the Modern Day Saudia
- By Shah Alam on 02-18-14
- Ibn Saud
- The Desert Warrior Who Created the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- By: Michael Darlow, Barbara Bray
- Narrated by: Brian Bascle
Complex
Reviewed: 08-31-18
Very detailed history of Saudi Arabia and well written. (Not thorough understanding of Obama at end nor of detail of Iran agreemt but that is only last 15 min.)
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On Wings of Eagles
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Marcia Hyde, Larry Robinson, Ralph Williams, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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When two of his American employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: American businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers from the executive ranks of his corporation, hand-picked and trained by a retired Green Beret officer. To free the imprisoned Americans, they would face incalculable odds on a mission that only true heroes would have dared.
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Was the narrator in a hurry?
- By Tammy on 06-19-08
- On Wings of Eagles
- By: Ken Follett
- Narrated by: Marcia Hyde, Larry Robinson, Ralph Williams, Joan Tuit, R. Ted Andriese
Inspiring
Reviewed: 06-21-18
Best book I’ve read this year - I sort of knew the story but hearing all the detail and complexity in this well-written unfolding made it come alive.
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A Son of the Circus
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 26 hrs and 50 mins
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Born a Parsi in Bombay, sent to university and medical school in Vienna, Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla is a 59-year-old orthopedic surgeon and a Canadian citizen who lives in Toronto. Once, 20 years ago, Dr. Daruwalla was the examining physician of two murder victims in Goa, India. Now, 20 years later, he will be reacquainted with the murderer.
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If you liked "Q+A"...
- By connie on 01-15-09
- A Son of the Circus
- By: John Irving
- Narrated by: David Colacci
Masterful Writing But...
Reviewed: 04-04-18
First I’ve read of this author. I just am not a fan of perversion, gender dysphoria, ambiguous sexuality, and murder as such focal points of plot. Maybe ‘circus’ of life and its misfits rather than anything much about actual circus, except the dwarf cab driver. Note to author: concentrate on character development.
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Cat Daddy
- What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean
- By: Jackson Galaxy, Joel Derfner
- Narrated by: Jackson Galaxy
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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In this book, Galaxy tells the poignant story of his 13-year relationship with a petite gray-and-white short-haired cat named Benny, and gives singular advice for living with, caring for, and loving the feline in your home. When Benny arrived in his life, Galaxy was a down-and-out rock musician with not too much more going on than a part-time job at an animal shelter and a drug problem. Benny's previous owner brought the cat to the shelter in a cardboard box to give him up.
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10 Stars!!!
- By Dawn J on 12-04-12
- Cat Daddy
- What the World's Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean
- By: Jackson Galaxy, Joel Derfner
- Narrated by: Jackson Galaxy
So interesting
Reviewed: 03-15-18
Informative and entertaining. And ajackson is a terrific writer with storytelling skills as well as copious cat sense. Funny too. Glad he got it together at last. Actually changed my perspective as a doctor sho has never before seen an addict make a permanent change.
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Tales from Both Sides of the Brain
- A Life in Neuroscience
- By: Michael S. Gazzaniga
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
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In the mid-20th century, Michael S. Gazzaniga made one of the great discoveries in the history of neuroscience: split-brain theory, the notion that the right and left hemispheres of the brain can act independently from each other and have different strengths.
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The brain science was all that was interesting
- By 964a5 on 03-25-15
- Tales from Both Sides of the Brain
- A Life in Neuroscience
- By: Michael S. Gazzaniga
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
Cant get thru it
Reviewed: 12-22-17
So looking forward to the info but bogging down in the personality stuff which drags out. Wish i could finish it.
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The Underdogs
- Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love
- By: Melissa Fay Greene
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk, felled at age 24 by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled". Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life.
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A nice good read!
- By Natalie Baranski on 04-05-22
- The Underdogs
- Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love
- By: Melissa Fay Greene
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
Too slow paced for me
Reviewed: 06-01-17
I read many dog related books. And I hv a science bkgd. I had to quit this one. Tedious. And singsong narration not appealing, sorry.
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The Second Chance Dog
- A Love Story
- By: Jon Katz
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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In 2007, a few years after purchasing Bedlam Farm in upstate New York, Jon Katz met Maria Wulf, a quiet, sensitive artist hoping to rekindle her creative spark. Jon, like her, was introspective yet restless, a writer struggling to find his purpose. He felt a connection with her immediately, but a formidable obstacle stood in the way: Maria' s dog, Frieda. A rottweiler-shepherd mix who had been abandoned by her previous owner in the Adirondacks, where she lived in the wild for several years, Frieda was ferociously protective and barely tamed.
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Warning: The Subtitle IS Actually The Book
- By ChiTortiMom26 on 06-17-19
- The Second Chance Dog
- A Love Story
- By: Jon Katz
- Narrated by: Tom Stechschulte
Writer with 'pray' drive.
Reviewed: 09-19-16
Nice presumed true story. A bit repetitive in style. As semi-prof dog trainer I must point out much of what was called prey drive was actually defense drive (attcking fence tormenters, etc.) Prey drive is chasing runaways, no threat to dog itself.
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