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charlie

euless, TX, United States | Member Since 2010

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  • Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 22 mins)
    • By Steven Kotler, Peter H. Diamandis
    • Narrated By Arthur Morey
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (220)
    Performance
    (188)
    Story
    (183)

    We will soon be able to meet and exceed the basic needs of every man, woman, and child on the planet. Abundance for all is within our grasp. This bold, contrarian view, backed up by exhaustive research, introduces our near-term future, where exponentially growing technologies and three other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions of people. This book is an antidote to pessimism by tech-entrepreneur-turned-philanthropist Peter H. Diamandis and award-winning science writer Steven Kotler.

    brett says: "Refreshingly Optimistic"
    "Full of insight"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    I believe this is a good book if you want to see what is going on out side of your daily circle.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of Abundance?

    Farm towers. I had never thought of farming vertically.


    Which character – as performed by Arthur Morey – was your favorite?

    NA- it is a narration.


    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I listen to the book in two day I believe.


    Any additional comments?

    Good book. I was familiar with much of the data presented but I would recommend it.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Kill Decision

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Daniel Suarez
    • Narrated By Jeff Gurner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1597)
    Performance
    (1429)
    Story
    (1427)

    Linda McKinney is a myrmecologist, a scientist who studies the social structure of ants. Her academic career has left her entirely unprepared for the day her sophisticated research is conscripted by unknown forces to help run an unmanned - and thanks to her research, automated - drone army. Odin is the secretive Special Ops soldier with a unique insight into the faceless enemy who has begun to attack the American homeland with drones programmed to seek, identify, and execute targets.

    Mark says: "LEO WAS RIGHT, PART II"
    "Good but not the best in cyber technology"
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    Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

    Yes if they have a credit to kill and some interest in Drones


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    The most was the information on ant's.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    battle in the desert and safe house.


    Do you think Kill Decision needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    This book was set up to be a series. I would hope the next book is a little less main stream and a little edgy.


    Any additional comments?

    This book was a little soft comp aired to the other Daniel Suarez books. The information was good but it did not develop into a hard hitting tech novel. It is good but seemed more like a Clive Cussler story, which again is not bad just not a solid as his other work.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Daemon

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Daniel Suarez
    • Narrated By Jeff Gurner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5285)
    Performance
    (2402)
    Story
    (2415)

    Thousands of autonomous computer programs, or daemons, make our networked world possible, running constantly in the background of our lives, trafficking e-mail, transferring money, and monitoring power grids. For the most part, daemons are benign, but the same can't always be said for the people who design them.

    Erica says: "Possibly The Best Techno-thriller Ever"
    "Tech Heaven or Hell"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    I would and have recommended this book. It moves at a good pace. The tech information is not to over the top but leaves you saying WOW. Having 14+ years in IT I found the information refreshingly accurate. (For tech people think of seeing fake IP address you know don’t work) only in this book it is correct.


    What other book might you compare Daemon to and why?

    This book runs the same lines as Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson.


    What does Jeff Gurner bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    Jeff does a good job with changing voices and making the characters come to life.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    This book will leave you with a WOW when your finished.


    Any additional comments?

    This book is the first in a series. Be ready to be sucked into all three. It is like a vortex of time.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • 14

    • UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Peter Clines
    • Narrated By Ray Porter
    Overall
    (6153)
    Performance
    (5567)
    Story
    (5548)

    There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much. At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s.

    Magpie says: "Super solid listen!!"
    "Not Lost here, great was to pass time."
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    What did you love best about 14?

    The book kept moving at a good pace. I was not sure what it was going to be about but I'm glad I got it.


    What other book might you compare 14 to and why?

    The story of "Lost"


    Have you listened to any of Ray Porter’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    First one, but I will tray another after this book


    If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

    FU Shaggy


    Any additional comments?

    This is a good light listen. Just enough technology to make it current and well developed charterers.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Imagine: How Creativity Works

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Jonah Lehrer
    • Narrated By Jonah Lehrer
    Overall
    (584)
    Performance
    (486)
    Story
    (482)

    From the best-selling author of How We Decide comes a sparkling and revelatory look at the new science of creativity. Shattering the myth of muses, higher powers, even creative “types”, Jonah Lehrer demonstrates that creativity is not a single gift possessed by the lucky few. It’s a variety of distinct thought processes that we can all learn to use more effectively. Lehrer reveals the importance of embracing the rut, thinking like a child, daydreaming productively, and adopting an outsider’s perspective.

    aaron says: "Starts out Promising, but Then...."
    "Open up you way of thinking"
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    If you could sum up Imagine in three words, what would they be?

    do it differently.


    What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?

    good work over all by the narrator.


    Which character – as performed by Jonah Lehrer – was your favorite?

    It was a book of how people accomplished issues not based on character development.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    It made me think.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Unholy Night

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By Seth Grahame-Smith
    • Narrated By Peter Berkrot
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (204)
    Performance
    (189)
    Story
    (189)

    They're an iconic part of history's most celebrated birth. But what do we really know about the Three Kings of the Nativity, besides the fact that they followed a star to Bethlehem bearing strange gifts? The Bible has little to say about this enigmatic trio. But leave it to Seth Grahame-Smith, the brilliant and twisted mind behind Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies to take a little mystery, bend a little history, and weave an epic tale.

    Ryan says: "A nice twist to the greatest story ever told."
    "Fast paced twist on history"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    Yes. I like to hear different points on history even if they are face or fiction.


    What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

    I liked that it was a play on the bible stoy but thought it was a little cheeky in the ending.


    Have you listened to any of Peter Berkrot’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

    He was good.


    Do you think Unholy Night needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

    No I believe it was a good one off. They could take on other bible story's but with different actors.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By E. L. James
    • Narrated By Becca Battoe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (10746)
    Performance
    (8490)
    Story
    (9101)

    When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.

    Penelope Poopendorfer says: "Holy Crap minus the Holy"
    "Falls short of hype"
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    This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    This book was all people were talking about at a recent BBQ (mostly the wives and girls). I'm open minded and love a good story and if it is well written I can listen to most anything for a while. This is or was one of the few book I could not just sit and listen to. The writing is very poor and very repetitive. I get it. I get the story and the main guy was hot but to keep saying it over and over got very distracting.


    What do you think your next listen will be?

    No the second book in this series.


    What do you think the narrator could have done better?

    The narrator was not all that bad. I believe it was the writing.


    If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from Fifty Shades of Grey?

    The non stop expressing how hot Mr gray is. Okay we get it.


    Any additional comments?

    The book is just not to my liking. I'm guessing by the number of sales other love it. I just do not believe it was well written.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Amped: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Daniel H. Wilson
    • Narrated By Robbie Daymond
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (336)
    Performance
    (298)
    Story
    (300)

    In Amped, people are implanted with a device that makes them capable of superhuman feats. The powerful technology has profound consequences for society, and soon a set of laws is passed that restricts the abilities - and rights - of "amplified" humans. On the day that the Supreme Court passes the first of these laws, 29-year-old Owen Gray joins the ranks of a new persecuted underclass known as "amps." Owen is forced to go on the run, desperate to reach an outpost in Oklahoma where, it is rumored, a group of the most enhanced amps may be about to change the world - or destroy it.

    D says: "No Michael Crighton but still worth a listen"
    "Good for a road trip"
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    Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

    This was a great book for a long road trip (TX-CA) The story was pretty good and the pace was quick and full of information.


    What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

    Kinda predictable


    What does Robbie Daymond bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    The reader was good. I would listed to another book by him.


    Did Amped inspire you to do anything?

    I will listed to other books from this author and reader.


    Any additional comments?

    This is a quick listen but I would have liked a little more detail on the tech side.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Patient Zero: The Joe Ledger Novels, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 45 mins)
    • By Jonathan Maberry
    • Narrated By Ray Porter
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2084)
    Performance
    (1535)
    Story
    (1523)

    When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week there’s either something wrong with your world or something wrong with your skills - and there’s nothing wrong with Joe Ledger’s skills. And that’s both a good and a bad thing. It’s good because he’s a Baltimore detective who has just been secretly recruited by the government to lead a new task force created to deal with the problems that Homeland Security can’t handle....

    James says: "Drop Dead and get back up great."
    "It will bite you"
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes I would recommend. I’m not a bib Zombie guy but this book has a very realistic stance. I’m glad I got it by chance and now I will listen to the series. I have already processed the follow books.


    Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

    The plot was good and it developed nicely. I could use a little more hard hitting facts but that might not have made it such a smooth read. I did like the background information on the science of the book.


    What about Ray Porter’s performance did you like?

    The reader did a great job and look forward to his reading of future books.


    Who was the most memorable character of Patient Zero and why?

    Church - I want to know how he got to where he is and why he is the way he is.


    Any additional comments?

    This is a great book. Get it if you need to lose yourself for a while.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Landmark: The Inside Story of America’s New Health-Care Law and What It Means for Us All

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By The Washington Post
    • Narrated By Pam Ward
    Overall
    (28)
    Performance
    (14)
    Story
    (14)

    The Washington Post’s must-read guide to health-care reform traces how President Obama and the Democrats achieved this historic overhaul, explains the legislation itself, and shows how it will impact individual Americans.

    Roy says: "Time Sensitive"
    "The Bill that almost wasn't"
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    What did you like best about Landmark? What did you like least?

    I like that the book covered many areas I have not heard about in the main stream media. I did not like that the book seemed to interject option at times.


    Would you recommend Landmark to your friends? Why or why not?

    I would and have recommended this book to people I know working in the medical felid as I do. I believe it is a quick way to get the big picture of what the bill has in it and how it came about.


    Did Pam Ward do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

    I believe Pam Ward did a fine job with the book and I would listen to one from her again.


    Was Landmark worth the listening time?

    I do feel Landmark was worth listening to and I have told several people to try it out. I have also posted at my grad school this might be something they should listen to.


    Any additional comments?

    Over all it was worth the purchase.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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