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How to Sell a Haunted House
- By: Grady Hendrix
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng, Mikhaila Aaseng
- Length: 13 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,374
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,138
When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Nope, nope, nope.
- By Karen Johnson on 01-24-23
- How to Sell a Haunted House
- By: Grady Hendrix
- Narrated by: Jay Aaseng, Mikhaila Aaseng
Puppets
Reviewed: 11-01-24
I hate clown and puppets. This story was not in any way engaging or interesting. Deleted from library.
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The Grey Wolf
- A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 19)
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Jean Brassard
- Length: 14 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,540
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,479
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,478
Relentless phone calls interrupt the peace of a warm August morning in Three Pines. Though the tiny Québec village is impossible to find on any map, someone has managed to track down Armand Gamache, head of homicide at the Sûreté, as he sits with his wife in their back garden. Reine-Marie watches with increasing unease as her husband refuses to pick up, though he clearly knows who is on the other end. When he finally answers, his rage shatters the calm of their quiet Sunday morning.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Authentic accent cannot compensate...
- By Mer on 11-01-24
- The Grey Wolf
- A Novel (Chief Inspector Gamache Novel, Book 19)
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Jean Brassard
Twisty!
Reviewed: 10-31-24
This book is going to take more than one pass through. All the threads weren't untangled, but maybe after the second time the details will sort themselves.
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Inheritance
- The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Nora Roberts
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,155
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,997
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,996
Graphic designer Sonya MacTavish is stunned to learn that her late father had a twin he never knew about—and that her newly discovered uncle, Collin Poole, has left her almost everything he owned, including a majestic Victorian house on the Maine coast, which the will stipulates she must live in for at least three years. Her engagement recently broken, she sets off to find out why the boys were separated at birth—and why it was all kept secret until a genealogy website brought it to light.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I hate stories handled this way.
- By MJ Family on 11-25-23
- Inheritance
- The Lost Bride Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Nora Roberts
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Nora Roberts
Friends and family.
Reviewed: 02-04-24
I enjoyed the interconnections between family and friends. The connections between the past and present are well thought out
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Long Shadows
- Elizabeth Cage, Book 3
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 433
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 431
The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who, or what, she is. But she's learned to live with it. Until now, when what should have been a peaceful holiday turns into anything but, and Elizabeth is forced to recognise that she isn't what she seems. But neither is anyone else. Has her whole life been a lie? Someone very badly wants to know the truth about Elizabeth Cage. And they'll do anything to find out. But who will live to regret it?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Growing on me
- By Gr on 08-08-21
- Long Shadows
- Elizabeth Cage, Book 3
- By: Jodi Taylor
- Narrated by: Zara Ramm
Elizabeth Cage
Reviewed: 08-09-21
Elizabeth Cage has the best twistiest stories I've listened to in a long time. I had to go back again and again to listen to chapters until I understood them, and I'm still not sure I have the plot right. Now I have to go back to the beginning to refresh my memory. Not a hardship!
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Wrong Alibi
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,148
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,034
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,033
Eighteen-year-old Evelyn Jones lands a job in small-town Alaska, working for a man in his isolated mountain home. But her bright hopes for the future are shattered when Donald White disappears, leaving her to face charges of theft, embezzlement - and a brutal double murder. Her protestations of innocence count for nothing. Convicted, she faces life in prison...until fate sends her on the run.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thriller
- By Kindle Customer on 01-31-21
- Wrong Alibi
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson
Good book but you have to be patient
Reviewed: 01-27-21
I found the first 1/3 of this book so hard to listen to, I tried it 3 times before I continued. I'm glad I listened to the rest of it. The characters were interesting and engaging after I got through the part that I thought was sludge. I have always enjoyed books by Christina Dodd and am glad I finished it. A good listen if you can fast forward for a bit.
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30 people found this helpful
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Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words Music, Vol. 2
- By: James Taylor
- Narrated by: James Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,316
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 41,596
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41,256
"I’m James Taylor and I’m a professional autobiographer", says the celebrated folk singer at the start of this tender audio memoir. Through decades of music by one of the best-selling musicians of all time, who created classics like "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind", James Taylor has doled out his history in the poetry of his work. Taylor says his early life is, "the source of many of my songs", and Break Shot is a tour of his first 21 years in rich, new detail.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love His Music, Love His Story
- By M. Batt on 01-31-20
- Break Shot: My First 21 Years
- Words Music, Vol. 2
- By: James Taylor
- Narrated by: James Taylor
Loved it!
Reviewed: 03-07-20
I grew up listening to James Taylor and relating to many of his stories. This story is amazing. Thanks!
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Hold On
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
- Length: 21 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,889
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,736
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,724
The Merrick family is known for loving deep. So when Cecelia Merrick was murdered, it marked the Merricks in a way none of them recovered from. Both Cecelia's children found love. Both turned their backs on it. But Garrett "Merry" Merrick knew in his soul: The woman he divorced years ago was the one for him. Until the night when Cher took Garrett's back, and things changed. The Merrick family loves deep. They also protect fiercely. And with his eyes finally open, Garrett sees the woman who truly is for him, and he goes after her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Getting all Gooey
- By whatcha.listening.to on 09-14-15
- Hold On
- By: Kristen Ashley
- Narrated by: Erin Bennett
Good happy book
Reviewed: 07-24-18
I always like a happy ending and always like the epilogue. It wraps up the tangled ends.
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Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- By: Al Franken
- Narrated by: Al Franken
- Length: 12 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 15,854
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,491
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14,349
Al Franken, Giant of the Senate is a book about an unlikely campaign that had an even more improbable ending: the closest outcome in history and an unprecedented eight-month recount saga, which is pretty funny in retrospect. It's a book about what happens when the nation's foremost progressive satirist gets a chance to serve in the United States Senate and, defying the low expectations of the pundit class, actually turns out to be good at it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Fell In Love This Week with Al Franken
- By constructivefeedback on 06-08-17
- Al Franken, Giant of the Senate
- By: Al Franken
- Narrated by: Al Franken
The song of my people.
Reviewed: 09-27-17
Senator Franken's latest book is a wonderful insight into the workings of our government. I am a fifth generation Democrat, and maybe a little biased, but he showed me that it is possible to make good decisions together with people that do not have the same values as I. The senator is also wildly entertaining and funny. (SNL). His book gives me hope that American can work together to be a kind and strong country.
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A Great Reckoning
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,783
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,069
When an intricate old map is found stuffed into the walls of the bistro in Three Pines, it at first seems no more than a curiosity. But the closer the villagers look, the stranger it becomes. Given to Armand Gamache as a gift the first day of his new job, the map eventually leads him to shattering secrets. To an old friend and older adversary. It leads the former Chief of Homicide for the Sûreté du Québec to places even he is afraid to go. But must. And there he finds four young cadets in the Sûreté academy, and a dead professor. And, with the body, a copy of the old, odd map.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Louise Penny NEVER disappoints!
- By Wayne on 08-31-16
- A Great Reckoning
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny
- Narrated by: Robert Bathurst
I am enthralled.
Reviewed: 11-17-16
Where does A Great Reckoning rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
I have listened to this particular story over five times and always find something more to intrigue me.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
I did not guess what was going on for most of the book.
What about Robert Bathurst’s performance did you like?
Bathurst is a very good performer.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I was touched with the interaction between Gamache and Brebouf (sp?) I listened, not read this.
Any additional comments?
This series has captured my imagination. I want to live in Three Pines.
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Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
- By: Bill Messenger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bill Messenger
- Length: 11 hrs and 57 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 603
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 540
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 533
Rodgers and Hart. George and Ira Gershwin. Cole Porter. Lerner and Loewe. For most people who've grown up with and shared America's musical heritage, great songs open the floodgates to memories and feelings. Perhaps nowhere is this more profound than in the world of Broadway musicals, with their iconic melodies and memorable lyrics.Revisit the standards, originally written for the stage, that have both delighted and helped mend the broken hearts of Americans for decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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More than just a lesson on Musical Theatre!!!
- By Joshua on 10-13-13
- Great American Music: Broadway Musicals
- By: Bill Messenger, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Bill Messenger
The best time I ever had learning.
Reviewed: 06-22-16
Would you listen to Great American Music: Broadway Musicals again? Why?
I haven't stopped listening since I began. This is a wonderful combination of education and amazing entertainment. If I could listen to 100 more of this genre, I would be set for life!
What did you like best about this story?
The melding of information and music.
Which character – as performed by Professor Bill Messenger – was your favorite?
Professor Bill Messenger was outstanding and very funny.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The entire course has delighted me.
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