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Close to Shore
- The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
- By: Michael Capuzzo
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 229
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating and Riveting
- By David on 07-28-03
- Close to Shore
- The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916
- By: Michael Capuzzo
- Narrated by: Len Cariou
A great read
Reviewed: 04-08-13
This story was done very well, very factual but kept you very interested from start to finish. By including historical data along with info on shark developement it was enjoyable. Of course the narrator Len Cariou just increased the story line, with his clear concise voice and inflections.
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Les Misérables: Translated by Julie Rose
- By: Victor Hugo, Julie Rose - translator
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 60 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,863
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,215
One of the great classics of world literature and the inspiration for the most beloved stage musical of all time, Les Misérables is legendary author Victor Hugo’s masterpiece. This extraordinary English version by renowned translator Julie Rose captures all the majesty and brilliance of Hugo’s work. Here is the timeless story of the quintessential hunted man—Jean Valjean—and the injustices, violence, and social inequalities that torment him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book that Made Me a Better Person
- By Jeff Diamond on 03-29-13
Good story- much too long
Reviewed: 01-02-13
I read the book in high school and then reread now 50 yrs later. Now I remember why I didn't like it then. I love detail and don't mind very long books, have read most classics. But Victor Hugo sometimes goes on and on. The narrater is wonderful, I highly recomend
George Guidall, he does an outstanding job. The characters are distinive and clear.
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Garment of Shadows
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 12
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin, Robert Ian Mackenzie
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,330
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,171
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,177
In a strange room in Morocco, Mary Russell is trying to solve a pressing mystery: Who am I? She has awakened with shadows in her mind, blood on her hands, and soldiers pounding on the door. Out in the hivelike streets, she discovers herself strangely adept in the skills of the underworld, escaping through alleys and rooftops, picking pockets and locks. She is clothed like a man, and armed only with her wits and a scrap of paper containing a mysterious Arabic phrase. Overhead, warplanes pass ominously north.
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5 out of 5 stars
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LRK is back on track!
- By ShySusan on 09-15-12
- Garment of Shadows
- A Novel of Suspense Featuring Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, Book 12
- By: Laurie R. King
- Narrated by: Jenny Sterlin, Robert Ian Mackenzie
Another Great Story
Reviewed: 11-23-12
As usual I was thrilled with Laurie King's writing abilities. I was not impressed with having a male reader . I have nothing against male readers but I could catch bits of a Scottish accent in the reading. If you have a good thing, why change the readers?
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The Beautiful Mystery
- A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,764
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,096
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,065
No outsiders are ever admitted to the monastery of Saint-Gilbert-Entre-les-Loups, hidden deep in the wilderness of Quebec, where two dozen cloistered monks live in peace and prayer. They grow vegetables, they tend chickens, they make chocolate. And they sing. Ironically, for a community that has taken a vow of silence, the monks have become world-famous for their glorious voices, raised in ancient chants whose effect on both singer and listener is so profound it is known as “the beautiful mystery.”
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4 out of 5 stars
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Something Rather Different from Louise Penny
- By Carole T. on 08-29-12
- The Beautiful Mystery
- A Chief Inspector Gamache Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Ralph Cosham
Captivating
Reviewed: 09-29-12
Another great Louise Penny, she is a great wordsmith and keeps you on the edge of your seat with her plots. Only thing I didn't like was the hanging ending, usually she gives you a clear ending but this time she catches you and makes you yearn for the next book in the series. Miss Penny has the ability to make you feel like the characters are real and you become invested in their lives.
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Careless in Red
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 494
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 239
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Story4 out of 5 stars 238
After the senseless murder of his wife, Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley retreated to Cornwall, where he has spent six solitary weeks hiking the bleak and rugged coastline. On the 43rd day of his walk, at the base of a cliff, Lynley discovers the body of a young man who appears to have fallen to his death.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Please don't abridge!
- By julia on 06-10-08
- Careless in Red
- By: Elizabeth George
- Narrated by: Charles Keating
another great story
Reviewed: 08-07-12
Elizabeth George's ability to make you feel you are right there with Inspector Lynley and his Sgt continues in this story line. The reader 's voices for each of the character's was right on. This is a series that I look forward to reading.
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- A Novel
- By: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13,881
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,094
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 11,068
January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb.... As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends - and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MUCH better than I ever expected! Give it a try!
- By Kent on 10-19-09
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- A Novel
- By: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer, Susan Duerden, Rosalyn Landor, John Lee, Juliet Mills
Great read
Reviewed: 11-07-11
This book came as a recomendation from others and now I know why. These authors know how to capture your attention with good storyline, interesting characters, great wordsmithing. It was hard to put the book down, you just couldn't wait for the next chapter. Made me want to move to Guernsey and become one of the Islanders. This is one of those books that will be read many times over.
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