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Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- By: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16,937
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,395
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Story5 out of 5 stars 14,207
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, wellness, and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when we don't sleep. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I recommend this to EVERYONE
- By M. Balfour on 12-11-17
- Why We Sleep
- Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
- By: Matthew Walker
- Narrated by: Steve West
Some great information, some large extrapolations
Reviewed: 06-18-22
This book has some of the finest insights into sleep that I have had the pleasure of reading. Unfortunately, the author does tend
to start extrapolating minor points of data until they represent earth changing events like some academic scientists tend to do. Nonetheless this is an excellent compilation of insights and studies informing the reader of the value and ultimately, the power of a good nights rest.
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 177,927
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 157,008
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Story5 out of 5 stars 155,986
I’ve been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last thirty-five. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel, and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me. Recently, I worked up the courage to sit down with those diaries.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love this!
- By Nancy on 10-21-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Crazy in a good way
Reviewed: 11-24-20
This is a wild ride of a memoir. Author and narrator Matthew McConaughey runs the gamut from wise sage to public menace. He has a fluidity of word and thought that runs just a little below genius and just a little above manic press of thought. It is thoroughly entertaining.
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Climbing with Mollie
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
- Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8,441
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,425
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7,410
2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning memoirist of Barbarian Days William Finnegan had devoted his days to chasing waves as a lifelong surfer. When his adolescent daughter, Mollie, proves to be a natural-born climber, Finnegan follows his newfound passion toward rock climbing. It’s an arduous apprenticeship, and it turns the parent-child dynamic on its head, as Mollie slips into the role of coach and mentor, while her father has to push his limits to keep pace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I would Like a New Dad, Please and Thank You
- By B.A. Wilson on 11-02-19
- Climbing with Mollie
- By: William Finnegan
- Narrated by: William Finnegan
Diary style writing done well?
Reviewed: 12-24-19
This book covers the growth of a teenage climber as told by a helicopter dad (no offense to the dad), but thats about it. It was well enough done but there is no interesting secret or revealed knowledge for the time investment.
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The Kremlin's Candidate
- The Red Sparrow Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Jason Matthews
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
- Length: 17 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,849
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,376
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,363
Russian counterintelligence chief Colonel Dominika Egorova has been a recruited asset of the CIA, stealing Kremlin secrets for her CIA handler, Nate Nash, for over seven years. In the dazzling finale to the Red Sparrow Trilogy, their forbidden and tumultuous love affair continues, mortally dangerous for them both but irresistible. In Washington, a newly installed US administration is selecting its cabinet members. Dominika hears a whisper of a closely held Kremlin operation to place a mole inside a high intelligence position.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Loved the first 2. Wish I didn’t read this.
- By Encore on 05-17-18
- The Kremlin's Candidate
- The Red Sparrow Trilogy, Book 3
- By: Jason Matthews
- Narrated by: Jeremy Bobb
Solid spy tome
Reviewed: 11-27-19
Depressingly real, interesting because of it. The entire series is worth a listen but don’t look for a happy ending.wink wink
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The Rage of Dragons
- By: Evan Winter
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,425
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,781
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,760
The Omehi people have been fighting an unwinnable fight for almost 200 years. The lucky ones are born gifted. One in every 2,000 women has the power to call down dragons. One in every 100 men is able to magically transform himself into a bigger, stronger, faster killing machine. Everyone else is fodder, destined to fight and die in the endless war. Young, giftless Tau knows all this, but he has a plan of escape. He's going to get himself injured, get out early, and settle down to marriage, children, and land. Only, he doesn't get the chance. Those closest to him are murdered....
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3 out of 5 stars
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It's... almost really good.
- By Chris on 01-25-20
- The Rage of Dragons
- By: Evan Winter
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi
Interesting and engaging
Reviewed: 11-08-19
While the overall concepts put forth in the book are standard heroes journey fantasy tropes the twist that the author puts on them are intriguing and the characters well developed. A definite purchase for those looking for a vigorous Sword fantasy just a step outside the norm
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Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #9: Invincible
- By: Troy Denning
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,602
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,337
No war can last forever. Now, in the long and punishing battle between the defiant champions of the New Jedi Order and the juggernaut that is the Galactic Alliance, the endgame is finally at hand.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Truly Entertaining!
- By T. Mcpherson on 01-27-09
- Star Wars: Legacy of the Force #9: Invincible
- By: Troy Denning
- Narrated by: Marc Thompson
Dated but still great
Reviewed: 09-29-19
This is how you write a star wars novel, its not perfect but it has the core elements that endure and endear, unlike the more recent galaxies edge which is self indulgent and lacking in epic heroism.
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Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Star Wars)
- By: Delilah S. Dawson
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,072
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,913
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,907
After devastating losses at the hands of the First Order, General Leia Organa has dispatched her agents across the galaxy in search of allies, sanctuary, and firepower - and her top spy, Vi Moradi, may have just found all three, on a secluded world at the galaxy’s edge. A planet of lush forests, precarious mountains, and towering, petrified trees, Batuu is on the furthest possible frontier of the galactic map, the last settled world before the mysterious expanse of Wild Space.
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5 out of 5 stars
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While you wait for December's movie!
- By Mario A. Escamilla on 09-08-19
- Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (Star Wars)
- By: Delilah S. Dawson
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Disappointing
Reviewed: 09-27-19
This was a disappointing politically correct entry into the Star Wars universe. While a good effort was made to provide Star Wars first Aerobicfemale minority characterWell some of the characters are interesting bass majority of the book is self-doubt and introspection that Boers even the greatest fan into tears
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The Sisters
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 41,452
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37,570
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Story4 out of 5 stars 37,437
In this prequel to the international best seller The Ruin, set 10 years prior, bright-eyed Carrie Ryan is at the very start of her career. When she has a hunch about an ongoing murder investigation, she knows it could be her only chance to prove herself and truly break into the “boys' club” of Dublin’s police force.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Look forward to hearing more from this author
- By C. E. Pitchford on 09-09-19
- The Sisters
- By: Dervla McTiernan
- Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
Nice but Lacking...
Reviewed: 09-10-19
Nice,basic storyline. It is well put together but character development is modest and the plot lacks any real suspense. Worth a listen if free through the originals program or if you are into ‘girl power’ stories.
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James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 1 hr and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,092
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,427
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,420
His razor-sharp intellect, uncanny powers of deduction, and knowledge of the criminal underground are legendary throughout London. He solves cases with the able assistance of his close friend and confidant. And, one day, he will become the arch enemy of Sherlock Holmes. Meet Professor James Moriarty - consulting criminal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfectly written and narrated
- By Burns Waggener on 09-18-17
- James Moriarty, Consulting Criminal
- By: Andy Weir
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
Lackluster and short
Reviewed: 05-11-19
Using the standard Sherlock Holmes format Andy Weir writes a couple of short stories with a couple of twists but no real depth. The problem is exacerbated by the narrator who, in an effort to sound sinister, just ends up sounding flat, I am a fan of Mr Weir’s work but maybe he is just better at stories when he has time to develop them more fully. This one is only worth a credit if you’re just too curious to pass it up, like I was.
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Make Your Bed
- Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World
- By: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,977
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 17,378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 17,302
If you want to change the world, start off by making your bed. On May 17, 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven addressed the graduating class of the University of Texas at Austin on their Commencement day. Taking inspiration from the university's slogan, "What starts here changes the world," he shared the ten principles he learned during Navy Seal training that helped him overcome challenges not only in his training and long Naval career, but also throughout his life; and he explained how anyone can use these basic lessons to change themselves - and the world - for the better.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Watch the YouTube video
- By A. Yoshida on 01-31-18
- Make Your Bed
- Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World
- By: Admiral William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: Admiral William H. McRaven
Very Basic Training
Reviewed: 11-27-18
Taken from a commencement speech, the author makes rudimentary comparisons between seal life and real life. Unfortunately for his audience, the grade-school writing and amateur narration kill any inspiration like a sniper.
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