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Mike M. Javanmard

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CA | Member Since 2011

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  • 11 reviews
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  • Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By Robert Wright
    • Narrated By Kevin T. Collins
    Overall
    (106)
    Performance
    (64)
    Story
    (63)

    At the beginning of Nonzero, Robert Wright sets out to "define the arrow of the history of life, from the primordial soup to the World Wide Web." Twenty-two chapters later, after a sweeping and vivid narrative of the human past, he has succeeded and has mounted a powerful challenge to the conventional view that evolution and human history are aimless.

    Douglas says: "A Nice Follow-Up..."
    "mixed"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    Starts out great but toward the end starts arguing based on metaphysic. The last two hours were disappointing.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Norwegian Wood

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Haruki Murakami
    • Narrated By James Yaegashi
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (314)
    Performance
    (133)
    Story
    (130)

    Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable.

    Dr. says: "A Different Side of Murakami"
    "Great Story But Narration Not so"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    The story was great but the reading was labored. Too many pauses. I am not sure if this was due to the writing style of the author or just a poor performance.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Junot Diaz
    • Narrated By Jonathan Davis, Staci Snell
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1806)
    Performance
    (564)
    Story
    (565)

    Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd. Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fuku: the curse that has haunted Oscar's family for generations, dooming them to prison, torture, tragic accidents, and, above all, ill-starred love. Oscar, still waiting for his first kiss, is just its most recent victim.

    Kathleen says: "Fabulous listen"
    "Great Book"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story

    I enjoyed this book and could not stop listening. The reader was excellent and the writer painted the scenes clearly. At times it was over dramatic but I enjoyed it.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Ready Player One

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Ernest Cline
    • Narrated By Wil Wheaton
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (6178)
    Performance
    (5702)
    Story
    (5698)

    At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia, Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.

    Travis says: "ADD TO CART, POWER UP +10000"
    "A Great Understanding of Next Generation"
    Overall
    Performance
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes actually I have already recommended this book to a friend.


    Who was your favorite character and why?

    The gunters and their rebellion against the sixers gave me hope.


    Which scene was your favorite?

    The end of the book and the advice of the creator of the game to the winner of the game.


    Any additional comments?

    As a teacher, I would like to see the online education format presented in the book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius

    • UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 15 mins)
    • By Sylvia Nasar
    • Narrated By John Bedford Lloyd, Anne Twomey
    Overall
    (94)
    Performance
    (68)
    Story
    (68)

    In a sweeping narrative, the author of the mega-bestseller A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. It’s the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how it rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands rather than in Fate. Nasar’s account begins with Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew observing and publishing the condition of the poor majority in mid nineteenth-century London, the richest and most glittering place in the world.

    Daniel says: "great history book"
    "Economic Story"
    Overall
    Performance
    Story
    What would have made Grand Pursuit better?

    Nothing I plan to buy it as a book and read it again by myself.


    What did you like best about this story?

    How the author brought to life all of those dead economists from long ago.


    How could the performance have been better?

    There were two narrators. The male narrator kept putting me to sleep.


    Any additional comments?

    Redo it with better readers!!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Cat's Cradle

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Kurt Vonnegut
    • Narrated By Tony Roberts
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (479)
    Performance
    (201)
    Story
    (195)

    Cat's Cradle is Kurt Vonnegut's satirical commentary on modern man and his madness. An apocalyptic tale of this planet's ultimate fate, it features a midget as the protagonist; a complete, original theology created by a calypso singer; and a vision of the future that is at once blackly fatalistic and hilariously funny. A book that left an indelible mark on an entire generation of readers, Cat's Cradle is one of this century's most important works...and Vonnegut at his very best.

    Robert says: "KV at his best."
    "My Favorite"
    Overall
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    Would you listen to Cat's Cradle again? Why?

    Yes, I enjoyed listening to this. I had read it but listening to it was different.


    What did you like best about this story?

    The new religion.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Carlos Castaneda
    • Narrated By Luis Moreno
    Overall
    (152)
    Performance
    (109)
    Story
    (106)

    For over 40 years, Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan has inspired audiences to expand their world view beyond traditional Western forms. Originally published as Castaneda’s master’s thesis in anthropology, Teachings documents Castaneda’s supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan’s philosophies, then continues with his own reflections.

    LarryNC says: "The Teachings of Don Juan"
    "Some sections were boring"
    Overall
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    What did you love best about The Teachings of Don Juan?

    The stories were great but at times it felt like a lecture.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Teachings of Don Juan?

    The experiences of the author while hallucinating. I found the section with the lizards very interesting.


    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Jane Austen, Steve Hockensmith
    • Narrated By Katherine Kellgren
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (641)
    Performance
    (362)
    Story
    (359)

    In this terrifying and hilarious prequel, we witness the genesis of the zombie plague in early 19th-century England. We watch Elizabeth Bennet evolve from a nave young teenager into a savage slayer of the undead. We laugh as she begins her first clumsy training with nunchucks and katana swords and cry when her first blush with romance goes tragically awry.

    Dawn says: "Fantastic Narrator for a Fun Story!"
    "Glad to Download"
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    What was one of the most memorable moments of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: Dawn of the Dreadfuls?

    I downloaded this book by mistake, but was glad that I made the mistake. I could not stop laughing.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle

    • UNABRIDGED (26 hrs and 6 mins)
    • By Haruki Murakami
    • Narrated By Rupert Degas
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1110)
    Performance
    (493)
    Story
    (494)

    Toru Okada is going through a difficult time. He is without a job, his cat has disappeared, and his wife is behaving strangely. Into this unbalanced world comes a variety of curious characters, a young girl sunbathing in a nearby garden; sisters who are very peculiar indeed; an old war veteran with a violent, disturbing story. Okada retreats to a deep well in a nearby house. And the story unfolds.

    Shelley says: "Bizarre"
    "Excellent As Usuall"
    Overall
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    Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

    Yes, it keeps you on the edge through out and had a subdued happy ending.


    What about Rupert Degas’s performance did you like?

    I read this book in print but listening to it was more enjoyable.


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Jungle

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Upton Sinclair
    • Narrated By Paul Boehmer
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (140)
    Performance
    (59)
    Story
    (59)

    Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is a vivid portrait of life and death in a turn-of-the-century American meat-packing factory. A grim indictment that led to government regulations of the food industry, The Jungle is Sinclair's extraordinary contribution to literature and social reform.

    Donald T. Wardlow says: "brilliant rendering of an old classic"
    "The ending was too preachy"
    Overall
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    If you could sum up The Jungle in three words, what would they be?

    Opposite of Atlas Shrugged


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Jungle?

    The misery faced by the main character.


    Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

    The death of his wife in childbirth


    Any additional comments?

    The ending was a disappointment. It was more of a sermon or a lecture.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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