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Travelers in the Third Reich
- The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945
- By: Julia Boyd
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 80
Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating firsthand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, fascists, artists, tourists, and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler - one so palpable that the listener will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why must I write a review to have my rating count?
- By Saint Exupery on 03-04-23
- Travelers in the Third Reich
- The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945
- By: Julia Boyd
- Narrated by: Christa Lewis
Why must I write a review to have my rating count?
Reviewed: 03-04-23
I refuse to write a review to satisfy Audible. Crap, 6 words remaining. Double crap, 2 words remaining.
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In and Out of the Kitchen
- The Complete Series 1-4
- By: Miles Jupp, Justin Edwards
- Narrated by: Justin Edwards, Miles Jupp
- Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Miles Jupp stars as fussy food writer Damien Trench in the complete four series of this much-loved BBC Radio 4 sitcom. Well-known cookery writer Damien Trench is famous for his book A Year in the Kitchen, a diary of everything he cooked and ate over the course of 12 months. Now, for the follow-up volume, In and Out of the Kitchen, Damien undertakes to open up the doors 'not only to my kitchen, but also to my life'. But is Damien’s life as idyllic as his listeners might suppose?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listening Got Me Tracked As LGBTQ+
- By Saint Exupery on 01-13-23
- In and Out of the Kitchen
- The Complete Series 1-4
- By: Miles Jupp, Justin Edwards
- Narrated by: Justin Edwards, Miles Jupp
Listening Got Me Tracked As LGBTQ+
Reviewed: 01-13-23
Per Audible, this comedy series is LGBTQ+ and listening pigeonholed me as LGBTQ+. I just got via email an UNrequested "report" for 2022 of my Audible listening. That I was being tracked was insulting, infuriating, blood pressure raising. I joined Audible to own this well-done comedy series. I have often played it as background or with the sleep timer something I can fall asleep to. It is as much LGBTQ+ in theme, plot, story as one of the Pope's sermons. So, it was miscategorized by Audible probably because the tiny brain trust thought it would bring in more money. And then I got an intrusive report card from Audible on my listening behavior...as though Audible is the only listening service in the world. The report card, of course, chose to note the number of minutes I had spent listening to LGBTQ+ selections...when the only selection was this one, listened to many times not for prurient purposes but because it borders on brilliant, is truly Everyman funny....and sex plays no part in the series. The two main characters are gay, share a home...everyone else is heterosexual and there is some offstage sexual encounter because one of the women gets pregnant. Shame on Audible!
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Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- By: Donna Leon
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 582
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 502
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 495
When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can’t show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: It turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love Donna Leon
- By Sue on 08-20-12
- Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- By: Donna Leon
- Narrated by: David Colacci
Narrator Stinks!
Reviewed: 07-02-22
I have listened two two other Donna Leon books in this series...both by excellent narrators. David Colacci couldn't narrate his way out of a paper bag. Why was he chosen as the narrator for the bulk of her books? He has no narration skills, talent...that he has an American accent just makes his uselessness as a narrator even worse.
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Death Beside the Seaside
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 6
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
- Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,987
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,783
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,771
July 1910. Lady Hardcastle and her tireless sidekick Flo have finally embarked on a long-overdue seaside break. But just as they’re wavering between ice creams and donkey rides, their fellow guests start to go missing - and the duo find themselves with a hysterical hotel manager and a case to solve. The first to disappear is Dr Goddard, a scientist doing something terribly top-secret for the government.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Least favorite of the series (insert sad face)
- By Bex on 11-25-19
- Death Beside the Seaside
- A Lady Hardcastle Mystery, Book 6
- By: T E Kinsey
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Knowelden
Can't believe I Paid $ For This!
Reviewed: 04-16-22
A few minutes in and "phoned" was used in this book set in 1910 UK. A minimum of 10+ years too soon! Note to author: yes, this is a meant to be a throw-away cozy mystery, but do you imagine anyone from Downton Abbey saying "phoned," especially in a pre-Great War episode?
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