Starthrower
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In Tongues
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Grattan
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
It’s 2001, and twenty-four-year-old Gordon—handsome, sensitive, and eager for direction—takes a bus from Minnesota to New York City because it’s the only place for a young gay man to go. As he begins to settle into the city’s punishing rhythm, he gets a job walking rich Manhattanites’ dogs. But it isn’t until he stumbles into the West Village brownstone of two of his clients, the powerful gallery owners Phillip and Nicola, that Gordon learns how much the world has hidden from him—and what he’s capable of doing in order to get it for himself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, smart and witty storytelling!
- By Bruce Cannella on 09-30-24
- In Tongues
- A Novel
- By: Thomas Grattan
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Great Story Supported by Superb Narration
Reviewed: 08-29-24
Funny and fast moving story about the New York art world, terrific narration and character voices by Henning. Strong recommend.
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The Spy Who Vanished
- A Thrilling Three-Part Serial
- By: Alma Katsu
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 6
In the midst of Putin’s war on Ukraine, his most famous spy, Yuri Kozlov—known as the Russian James Bond—is among those who defect to the United States in protest. But Yuri’s intentions are anything but clear, and he’ll be forced to decide where his loyalty truly lies before his luck runs out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great twist on typical West vs. East spy thrillers
- By Starthrower on 08-13-24
- The Spy Who Vanished
- A Thrilling Three-Part Serial
- By: Alma Katsu
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Great twist on typical West vs. East spy thrillers
Reviewed: 08-13-24
Excellent narrator! I loved the voicing and accents of Russian characters and their Western adversaries.
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Thriving on Overload
- The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information
- By: Ross Dawson
- Narrated by: Nathan Lang
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
This groundbreaking guide delivers the practical insights and strategies you need to build a positive relationship with information and excel at work and in all your ventures. Ross Dawson draws on his work as a leading futurist and twenty-five years of research into the practices that transform a surplus of information into compelling value. In Thriving on Overload, he shares simple actionable techniques for staying ahead in an accelerating world. It's all about choosing to thrive on overload—rather than being overwhelmed by it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Valuable Advice and Practical Methods
- By Starthrower on 09-11-23
- Thriving on Overload
- The 5 Powers for Success in a World of Exponential Information
- By: Ross Dawson
- Narrated by: Nathan Lang
Valuable Advice and Practical Methods
Reviewed: 09-11-23
Highly recommended. Dawson, a leading futurist, provides solid advice and simple, practical techniques that help me focus on what's important in my work and non-work life. Dawson is a leading voice on AI + Human interactions and has a refreshing, positive take on what's coming next. Do yourself and your career a big favor and get this audiobook.
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Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
- A Novel
- By: Paul Rudnick
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 36
Devastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He’s a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country’s most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic. Together, the two embark on a unique romance that spans half a century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great audiobook
- By Ryan Macht on 11-30-23
- Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style
- A Novel
- By: Paul Rudnick
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Top Notch Fiction
Reviewed: 08-16-23
Outstanding narration of an epic love story. Narrator Henning highlights both comedy and drama with great skill and creates memorable laugh-out-loud characters.
Highly recommended.
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Brisbane
- A Novel
- By: Eugene Vodolazkin, Marian Schwartz - translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9
After Gleb Yanovsky, a celebrated guitarist, is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at age fifty, he permits a writer, Sergei Nesterov, to pen his biography. For years, they meet regularly as Gleb recounts the life he's lived: a difficult childhood in Kyiv, his formative musical studies in St. Petersburg, and his later years in Munich, where he lives with his wife and meets a thirteen-year-old virtuoso whom he embraces as his own daughter. In a mischievous and tender account, Gleb recalls a personal story of a lifetime quest for meaning, and how the burden of success changes with age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- By Starthrower on 10-25-22
- Brisbane
- A Novel
- By: Eugene Vodolazkin, Marian Schwartz - translator
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Fascinating
Reviewed: 10-25-22
Top-notch narrator Henning and translator Schwartz bring this wonderful funny tale of music, love and language to life.
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A Biography of the Pixel
- By: Alvy Ray Smith
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 20 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels. In A Biography of the Pixel, Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith argues that the pixel is the organizing principle of most modern media, and he presents a few simple but profound ideas that unify the dazzling varieties of digital image making.
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4 out of 5 stars
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interesection of movies, animation, and computers
- By Avery Dague on 03-18-23
- A Biography of the Pixel
- By: Alvy Ray Smith
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Fascinating book read by a delightful narrator
Reviewed: 06-21-22
A wide ranging review of the technologies and personalities who shaped our digital visual landscape. Author is comprehensive without getting too technical, narrator keeps the story interesting. Highly recommended.
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The Power of Daily Practice
- How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals
- By: Eric Maisel PhD
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 19
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Story4 out of 5 stars 18
Anyone who has ever picked up a creativity or self-help guide has likely been advised to keep to a daily schedule, daily pages, or other everyday ritual. But "just do it" usually just doesn't work. Longtime creativity coach and therapist Eric Maisel has found an approach that does work: giving clients, and now listeners, a clear understanding of what makes them personally blocked or stuck and unable to start or finish.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great resource for creative professionals
- By Starthrower on 09-17-20
- The Power of Daily Practice
- How Creative and Performing Artists (and Everyone Else) Can Finally Meet Their Goals
- By: Eric Maisel PhD
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Great resource for creative professionals
Reviewed: 09-17-20
Strongly recommended for creatives looking to up their game. Writing is thoughtful, empathetic and provides loads of practical advice and methods to address all areas of a creative life. It's like having a creative coach. Top-notch narration by Daniel Henning.
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The Monster of Elendhaven
- By: Jennifer Giesbrecht
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 258
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 219
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Story4 out of 5 stars 220
The city of Elendhaven sulks on the edge of the ocean. Wracked by plague, abandoned by the South, stripped of industry and left to die. But not everything dies so easily. A thing without a name stalks the city, a thing shaped like a man, with a dark heart and long pale fingers yearning to wrap around throats. A monster who cannot die.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Gothic, disturbed, and even a little fun
- By Cogliostro on 12-19-19
- The Monster of Elendhaven
- By: Jennifer Giesbrecht
- Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Gruesome and Wonderful!
Reviewed: 11-12-19
A terrific listen, great deep story and characters, funny, great narration, gory, Lovecraftian, gothic, Its feels like a full novel but it’s only about four hours. Amazing.
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