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Tiger, Tiger
- His life, as it’s never been told before
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
- Length: 13 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4 out of 5 stars 53
On April 13, 1986, ten-year-old Tiger Woods watches his idol, Jack Nicklaus, win his record sixth Masters. Just over a decade later, chants of “Ti-ger, Ti-ger!” ring out as the twenty- one-year-old wins his first Green Jacket. He blazes an incredible path, winning fourteen major titles (second only to Nicklaus himself) by the time he’s thirty- three, smashing records and raising standards. Then come multiple public scandals and potentially career-ending injuries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I wish I’d read it in print.
- By Lorraine Burris on 07-18-24
- Tiger, Tiger
- His life, as it’s never been told before
- By: James Patterson
- Narrated by: Landon Woodson
Very thorough and enlightening.
Reviewed: 07-26-24
It was a good overview of Tiger's life and career. It would have been better with a narrator who has ever watched or played golf. At least do a pronunciation review before publication.
It felt like the book was read "cold' with no preparation. Same name/term would be pronounced differently. Many golf terms and players' names were butchered... STEVE Ballestrros? Tony Fin-now? aZINGer? Many others. Get a sports/golf analyst from NBC or ESPN to re recoed it.
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Encore for Murder
- The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, Vol. 3
- By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
- Length: 2 hrs and 31 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
Mike Hammer, the toughest PI of all, draws a seemingly routine assignment—playing bodyguard to diva Rita Vance on the eve of her big Broadway comeback. But Rita is an old flame of Hammer’s, and when their romance is rekindled, the detective finds the actress facing death threats and himself the target of one hit man after another. When the actress disappears, the show must go on, which, with Mike Hammer, means swift, violent retaliation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Mike Hammer
- By carefulshopper on 11-18-18
- Encore for Murder
- The New Adventures of Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer, Vol. 3
- By: Max Allan Collins, Mickey Spillane
- Narrated by: Stacy Keach
Nice ahort story
Reviewed: 02-05-24
A good escape for a solo roadtrip! I usually listen to Grey Man and Reacher, but wanted a change of pace. Good listen!
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The Enemy
- Jack Reacher, Book 8
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,095
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,463
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,430
New Year's Day, 1990. The Berlin Wall is coming down. The world is changing. And in a North Carolina "hot-sheets" motel, a two-star general is found dead. His briefcase is missing. Nobody knows what was in it. Within minutes Jack Reacher has his orders: Control the situation. But this situation can't be controlled.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Pros and Cons
- By Joanna on 06-24-09
BE CAREFUL - THIS IS NEW VERSION OF AN OLD BOOK
Reviewed: 10-01-23
I buy all the Reacher books. I saw I didn't have this one and purchased and downloaded it. An hour in or so, I realized I'd already listened to this book. I looked in my library and sure enough, same book with different release date and picture. I was able to return the new title and my credit was refunded without issue.
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One Minute Out
- Gray Man, Book 9
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 15 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,960
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,815
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,771
From Mark Greaney, the New York Times best-selling author of Mission Critical and a coauthor of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan novels, comes another high-stakes thriller featuring the world's most dangerous assassin: the Gray Man. While on a mission to Croatia, Court Gentry uncovers a human trafficking operation. The trail leads from the Balkans all the way back to Hollywood. Court is determined to shut it down, but his CIA handlers have other plans. The criminal ringleader has actionable intelligence about a potentially devastating terrorist attack on the US.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Another solid entry
- By Amazon Customer on 02-19-20
- One Minute Out
- Gray Man, Book 9
- By: Mark Greaney
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Not the best Gray Man, but OK.
Reviewed: 04-24-23
All of the Gray Man books require suspension of one's disbelief, but this is the most I've had to say "Oh, he just happened to have a xxxxxx in his pack" or How the heck did they travel so far so fast.
It's fiction, and it's the Gray Man. I guess that's really all I needed to say!
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Tier One
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 1
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 15,792
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,413
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,363
John Dempsey's life - as an elite Tier One Navy SEAL named Jack Kemper - is over. A devastating terrorist action catapults him from a world of moral certainty and decisive orders into the shadowy realm of espionage, where ambiguity is the only rule. His new mission: hunt down those responsible for the greatest tragedy in the history of the US Special Ops and bring them to justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This One's a Keeper!!!
- By shelley on 09-11-16
- Tier One
- Tier One Thrillers, Book 1
- By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
Good story but got really confused at the end
Reviewed: 01-17-23
I liked the story, the characters, and the narrator. However the ending confused me. Maybe I need to listen again to see if I missed anything important since I was listening while commuting and maybe was concentrating on the road!
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Night School
- Jack Reacher, Book 21
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,823
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,731
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,684
It’s 1996, and Reacher is still in the army. In the morning they give him a medal, and in the afternoon they send him back to school. That night he’s off the grid. Out of sight, out of mind. Two other men are in the classroom—an FBI agent and a CIA analyst. Each is a first-rate operator, each is fresh off a big win, and each is wondering what the hell they are doing there. Then they find out: A Jihadist sleeper cell in Hamburg, Germany, has received an unexpected visitor—a Saudi courier, seeking safe haven while waiting to rendezvous with persons unknown.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Phil on 11-13-16
- Night School
- Jack Reacher, Book 21
- By: Lee Child
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
Nice to see the background when he was an MP!
Reviewed: 10-13-22
Have listened to nearly all the books, this one was good but not my favorite. i liked the view from when he was still active as and MP. I personally had a little trouble following some of the characters and why they existed, thus the 4. Maybe if i knew more about the NSA, CIA, etc., it would have connected better.
Either way, if you are a Reacher fan, it's worth the credit and spending the hours listening!
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The Guilty
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: John Lithgow, Bryce Dallas Howard, Peter Gallagher, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15,909
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,400
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Story4 out of 5 stars 14,354
Tonight, Osmond Box, the reclusive yet wildly successful writer/director known for his completely surprising Broadway plays, is debuting his seventh and most highly anticipated production of his career: The Guilty. Nothing is known about the story, the setting, the premise, or even the actors involved. The first people to discover the truth will be the lucky ones sitting in those seats opening night.
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1 out of 5 stars
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3 hrs of my life I won’t get back….
- By Medusa68 on 10-29-21
First original I actually liked!
Reviewed: 12-30-21
Very entertaining! I didn't figure it out until very close to the end! Thanks you!
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QB
- My Life Behind the Spiral
- By: Steve Young, Jeff Benedict
- Narrated by: Steve Young, George Newbern
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,544
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,273
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,266
In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives listeners an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become a super-elite professional quarterback.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Uplifting and motivating
- By Andrew Miller on 11-19-16
- QB
- My Life Behind the Spiral
- By: Steve Young, Jeff Benedict
- Narrated by: Steve Young, George Newbern
Wish Steve would have narrated but good listen!
Reviewed: 10-12-20
Great story of a Hall of Fame career. I learned a lot from behind the scenes and how Steve dealt with anxiety and "competing" with Joe. The only bad thing was the narrator was either too young or never watched a football game. He mispronounced several names, including Bobby Herbert, Mike Rozier, Ivan Lendl and several others I can't remember now that I have finished the book! Overall a very good listen!
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Walk the Wire
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12,179
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,749
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,685
When Amos Decker and his FBI colleague Alex Jamison are called to London, North Dakota, they instantly sense that the thriving fracking town is ripe for trouble. The promise of a second gold rush has attracted an onslaught of newcomers all hoping for a windfall, and the community is growing faster than houses can be built. The sudden boom has also brought a slew of problems with it, including drugs, property crimes, prostitution—and now murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Baldacci Writes Another 5 Star Book!
- By shelley on 04-22-20
- Walk the Wire
- By: David Baldacci
- Narrated by: Kyf Brewer, Orlagh Cassidy
Good, not their best, but worth listening to.
Reviewed: 06-26-20
Lots of moving parts, some left to the readers imagination for closure.
I liked the combination of the Robey and Riel teams with Decker, even though it came from out of the blue!
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The Handmaid's Tale: Special Edition
- By: Margaret Atwood, Valerie Martin - essay
- Narrated by: Claire Danes, full cast, Margaret Atwood, and others
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,412
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32,838
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32,740
After a violent coup in the United States overthrows the Constitution and ushers in a new government regime, the Republic of Gilead imposes subservient roles on all women. Offred, now a Handmaid tasked with the singular role of procreation in the childless household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost everything, even her own name.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wait! It Mightn't Be What You Think--
- By Gillian on 04-05-17
Good story, not funny
Reviewed: 11-11-19
The review on the cover of the book at the book store used the word funny. I found this book to be good, well narrated and worth the credit, but the word funny never entered my mind the entire time I listened to it.
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