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Lincoln's Dreams
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Carolyn Jania
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5
For Jeff Johnston, a young historical researcher for a Civil War novelist, reality is redefined on a bitter cold night near the close of a lingering winter. He meets Annie, an intense and lovely young woman suffering from vivid, intense nightmares. Haunted by the dreamer and her unrelenting dreams, Jeff leads Annie on an emotional odyssey through the heartland of the Civil War in search of a cure. On long-silenced battlefields their relationship blossoms—two obsessed lovers linked by unbreakable chains of history, torn by a duty that could destroy them both.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good story, unfortunate narration
- By Kathryn on 01-06-24
- Lincoln's Dreams
- By: Connie Willis
- Narrated by: Carolyn Jania
BOOOOORING
Reviewed: 12-06-24
Painfully repetitive, this book crams three very boring stories (a war, someone’s dreams, and the main storyline) into one confusing mess. The plot is entirely predictable with no twist or substance, and is often downright stupid. It drags on and on... and on, endlessly recycling scenes and phrases. I skipped ahead in frustration and missed absolutely nothing, proving just how empty and tedious it is. Avoid this disaster.
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City of Girls
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 177
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 177
It is the summer of 1940. Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in New York with her suitcase and sewing machine, exiled by her despairing parents. Although her quicksilver talents with a needle and commitment to mastering the perfect hair roll have been deemed insufficient for her to pass into her sophomore year of Vassar, she soon finds gainful employment as the self-appointed seamstress at the Lily Playhouse, her unconventional Aunt Peg's charmingly disreputable Manhattan revue theatre.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brimming with wisdom and throughly entertaining
- By Jennifer on 06-11-19
- City of Girls
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
Elizabeth Gilbert strikes again
Reviewed: 11-14-24
Yet another beautiful, sad, heartbreaking and hilarious story all wrapped up into one truly fantastic read.
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The Stolen Hours
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Christine Lakin, Tina Huang
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,330
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,942
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,926
Lila Nash is on the verge of landing her dream job - working as a prosecutor under the Hennepin County Attorney - and has settled into a happy life with her boyfriend, Joe Talbert. But when a woman is pulled from the Mississippi River, barely alive, things in the office take a personal turn. The police believe the woman’s assailant is local photographer Gavin Spenser, but the case quickly flounders as the evidence wears thin. It seems Gavin saw this investigation coming - and no one can imagine how carefully he has prepared.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t stop listening!
- By Erin Michelle on 09-10-21
- The Stolen Hours
- By: Allen Eskens
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews, Christine Lakin, Tina Huang
Brilliant
Reviewed: 08-15-24
The twists really got me. It's been a long time since I read (heard) such a well thought out plot. Bravo to Allen Eskens.
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Likes Don't Pay Bills
- How to Leverage Social Media to Get Leads and Customers (Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, Book 1)
- By: Chris Oberg
- Narrated by: Helpful Matthew
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance1 out of 5 stars 1
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Story3 out of 5 stars 1
Most social media marketing strategies are designed to inflate useless metrics such as likes, shares, and comments. These metrics might look cool, but they won't grow your business. In this book, I bust the five most common social media marketing myths and show you how to use social media to your advantage.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Narration is Awful
- By Brenda on 04-24-24
- Likes Don't Pay Bills
- How to Leverage Social Media to Get Leads and Customers (Social Media Marketing for Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs, Book 1)
- By: Chris Oberg
- Narrated by: Helpful Matthew
Narration is Awful
Reviewed: 04-24-24
The content itself is ho hum - nothing you haven't already heard unless you're a complete newbie to social media and logic. And the narration makes it a painful listen.
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The Liar
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 73
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 73
Stephen Fry's breathtakingly outrageous debut novel, by turns eccentric, shocking, brilliantly comic and achingly romantic. Adrian Healey is magnificently unprepared for the long littleness of life; unprepared too for the afternoon in Salzburg when he will witness the savage murder of a Hungarian violinist; unprepared to learn about the Mendax device; unprepared for more murders and wholly unprepared for the truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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English delights and so much cocks
- By Amazon Customer on 07-03-16
- The Liar
- By: Stephen Fry
- Narrated by: Stephen Fry
I Just Couldn't Do It
Reviewed: 01-04-24
While I normally love Stephen Fry's books, this one fell miserably short for me. I tried 4 times to get into it, re-starting it from scratch on completely different days, thinking perhaps I just wasn't in the mood for it on the previous attempts. But nothing worked to make it better, my mind kept getting bored and wandering off thinking of other more amusing and less confusing topics, so I eventually gave up on it. .
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My Southern Journey
- True Stories from the Heart of the South
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,352
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,217
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,203
From celebrated New York Times best-selling author and winner of the Pulitzer Prize Rick Bragg comes a poignant and wryly funny collection of essays on life in the South. Keenly observed and written with his insightful and deadpan sense of humor, Bragg explores enduring Southern truths about home, place, spirit, table, and the regions' varied geographies, including his native Alabama, Cajun country, and the Gulf Coast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brushed Words
- By Tina M. on 10-16-15
- My Southern Journey
- True Stories from the Heart of the South
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
Melancholic Yet Funny
Reviewed: 08-16-23
The author (who is also the narrator)'s voice is very melancholic. It made me feel quite sad at times. But his writing is wonderful! I laughed out loud quite a few times.
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Black Dahlia Avenger
- The True Story
- By: Steve Hodel
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 887
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 778
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 777
For 56 years, the Black Dahlia murder case remained one of the most notorious and high-profile unsolved crimes of the 20th century. Now, Steve Hodel, a 24-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department, believes he has finally solved the case. On January 15, 1947, 22-year-old Elizabeth Short - "The Black Dahlia" - was found dead in a vacant lot in Los Angeles, her body horribly mutilated, bisected at the waist, and posed in a bizarre manner.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling Listen!
- By Nikki on 11-21-15
- Black Dahlia Avenger
- The True Story
- By: Steve Hodel
- Narrated by: Kevin Pierce
Soooo Long, Oh So Very Repetitively Long
Reviewed: 07-04-23
12 hours too long - it could Easily have been summed up in 8 hours Max. I stuck it out only because of Kevin Pierce, and even then I just couldn't finish it, I accepted defeat 2 hours before the end. Repetition after repetition. Hours of my life I will never get back.
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Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 631
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 580
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 580
It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Magnificent!
- By IsabelS on 01-11-23
- Spare
- By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
- Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex
Boo Hoo!
Reviewed: 06-05-23
It was an audio snippet I received on social media that made me buy this book, simply to fact check before I sent it on. And holy s!h|' was I shocked when I realised it was a true recording of him, not an audio deepfake. Haz, the victim, made me oscillate (yes I used THAT word), between wanting to scream with irritation and wanting to vomit.
I'm telling all my friends and everyone I know, NOT to buy this book. The self-pitying boo hoo doesn't deserve a single cent from the public. It's hideous and many of his claims in the book have already been proven to be false.
Watch the South Park episode on H & M, his victim bride, instead. It's a laugh a minute and tells you everything you need to know about these two charlatans.
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Lies, Damned Lies and History
- The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 7
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,793
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,525
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,512
I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been reckless. I've broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me. As Max would be the first to admit, she's never been one for rules. They tend to happen to other people. But this time she's gone too far, and everyone is paying the price. Grounded until the end of time, how can she ever put things right?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Why do her books have to end????
- By janet on 05-07-16
- Lies, Damned Lies and History
- The Chronicles of St. Mary's, Book 7
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Another Perfect Chronicle
Reviewed: 06-05-23
Brava! I cannot count the number of times I rewind a few seconds in one of Jodi Taylor's books, just to hear a passage again, for the pure joy of how she writes. That coupled with Zara Ramm's performances - I'm not just a fan, I'm an addict.
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Kick Ass with Mel Robbins
- Life-Changing Advice from the Author of “The 5 Second Rule”
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,753
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,425
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,356
Want more out of life? You're not alone. And best-selling author Mel Robbins is here to help with no-bullshit life and business advice that you won't get anywhere else. This follow-up to The 5-Second Rule - available only in audio - takes the classic talk-show format and elevates it to a premium audio experience. Listen to private, one-on-one coaching sessions between the celebrated motivational speaker and people like you - people who want better relationships, to be healthier and more productive, to get unstuck from destructive habits.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A $26 Podcast
- By Sam Cochrane on 06-01-18
- Kick Ass with Mel Robbins
- Life-Changing Advice from the Author of “The 5 Second Rule”
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
Totally Surprised Me
Reviewed: 05-02-23
I learnt some deep truths about myself here. Something I was not expecting. Things I knew deep inside but couldn't put into words. And now I can.
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