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Mayte

a coruña, Spain | Member Since 2009

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  • At Home: A Short History of Private Life | [Bill Bryson]
    At Home: A Short History of Private Life
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    At Home: A Short History of Private Life

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Bill Bryson
    • Narrated By Bill Bryson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2066)
    Performance
    (852)
    Story
    (854)

    Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.”

    Tina says: "Another wonderful Bryson"
    "Wonderful"
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    Loved it , Bryson has an unique way of making his books both entertaining and instructive.

    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Angels and Demons | [Dan Brown]
    Angels and Demons
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    Angels and Demons

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 33 mins)
    • By Dan Brown
    • Narrated By Richard Poe
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (5383)
    Performance
    (1006)
    Story
    (1022)

    World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries-old underground organization, the Illuminati. Desperate to save the Vatican from a powerful time bomb, Langdon joins forces in Rome with the beautiful and mysterious scientist Vittoria Vetra.

    Phillip says: "I couldn't put it down...5 STARS"
    "A great adventure"
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    Although parts of the book are not very realistic I really enjoyed this book , more even that The Davinci code. Wonderfully narrated too .

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • World Without End | [Ken Follett]
    World Without End
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    World Without End

    • UNABRIDGED (45 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Ken Follett
    • Narrated By John Lee
    Overall
    (7550)
    Performance
    (2043)
    Story
    (2067)

    In 1989 Ken Follett astonished the literary world with The Pillars of the Earth, set in 12th-century England. Readers and listeners ever since have hoped for a sequel. At last, here it is. Although the two novels may be listened to in any order, World Without End also takes place in Kingsbridge, two centuries after the townspeople finished building their exquisite Gothic cathedral. The cathedral is again at the center of a web of love and hate, greed and pride, ambition and revenge.

    Laura says: "Repetitive, but still enjoyable"
    "Great book and narrator"
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    Iloved it , both Pillars and World without end are fantastic and combined with the sensual voice of John Lee were amazing.
    Totally recomended

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Whispers of the Dead | [Simon Beckett]
    Whispers of the Dead
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    Whispers of the Dead

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Simon Beckett
    • Narrated By David Thorpe
    Overall
    (14)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (4)

    In America to escape the violence that nearly killed him, forensics expert David Hunter has returned to the Body Farm in Tennessee. He needs to know whether he's still up to the job of confronting death. So when his former mentor asks him to accompany him to a crime scene, he agrees. But even he is unprepared for what awaits them in the remote cabin.

    Mayte says: "5 Stars"
    "5 Stars"
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    I really enjoyed this book ,it kept me on edge from the first to the last second. Superb narration too.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Ain't She Sweet? | [Susan Elizabeth Phillips]
    Ain't She Sweet?
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    Ain't She Sweet?

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Susan Elizabeth Phillips
    • Narrated By Kate Flemming
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    Overall
    (838)
    Performance
    (242)
    Story
    (246)

    The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But 15 years have passed, now she's come home, broke, desperate, and too proud to show it.

    Lynn says: "Another winner from Susan Elizabeth Phillips"
    "Loved it"
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    I just loved this book , one of her best. Very well narrated too

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • No Way to Treat a First Lady | [Christopher Buckley]
    No Way to Treat a First Lady
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    No Way to Treat a First Lady

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 21 mins)
    • By Christopher Buckley
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (290)
    Performance
    (47)
    Story
    (49)

    One of this country's leading political satirists dangles before us a tantalizing novel whose protagonist has a great deal in common with a recent First Lady. Beth MacIntyre, First Lady of the United States, has been charged with the murder of her husband, a Presidential Lothario of the first water. She is accused of throwing a historic Paul Revere spittoon during a bedroom spat, putting an unfortunately fatal dent in the President's lust-filled head.

    M. S. Cohen says: "Buckley has no endgame"
    "Witty and funny"
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    Had a good time with this audiobook , I definitively recommend it. In addition to that Grover Gardnes does a great job with that wonderful voice of his.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • In a Sunburned Country | [Bill Bryson]
    In a Sunburned Country
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    In a Sunburned Country

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Bill Bryson
    • Narrated By Bill Bryson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1756)
    Performance
    (360)
    Story
    (360)

    Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door, memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion on the Appalachian Trail resulted in the best seller A Walk in the Woods. Now, we follow him "Down Under" to Australia with this delectably funny, fact-filled, and adventurous performance that combines humor, wonder, and unflagging curiosity. More from Bill Bryson.

    Larry says: "Laugh out loud funny"
    "Funny and very instructive"
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    Bryson at his best , I really recomend this book about a lovely country.
    In addition to being a fantastic writer , bryson is a good narrator too.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey | [Paul Rudnick]
    I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey
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    I Shudder: And Other Reactions to Life, Death, and New Jersey

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs)
    • By Paul Rudnick
    • Narrated By Paul Rudnick
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (3)
    Story
    (2)

    A hilariously funny, touching, and revelatory book from one of America's preeminent humorist. In his plays, his screenplays, and his writing for The New Yorker and Premiere, Paul Rudnick has established himself as a comic master whose talents transcend genre. Now, in I Shudder, he trains his wickedly perceptive eye on everything from his New Jersey family to Hollywood to demented alcoholic Broadway stars waving swords.

    Mayte says: "Beautiful and funny"
    "Beautiful and funny"
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    And a big discovery for me because I wasn´t familiar with his work. Well narrated too.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Sellevision | [Augusten Burroughs]
    Sellevision
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    Sellevision

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Augusten Burroughs
    • Narrated By Robin Miles
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (143)
    Performance
    (31)
    Story
    (30)

    Welcome to the troubled world of Sellevision, America's premier retail broadcasting network. When Max Andrews, the much-loved, handsome (but lonely) and gay host of Slumber Party Sundown accidentally exposes himself in front of 60 million kids and their parents during a "Toys for Tots" segment, Sellevision faces its first big scandal. As Max fails to find a new job in TV, another host, the popular and perky Peggy Jean Smythe, is receiving sinister e-mails from a stalker about her appearance.

    Leslie says: "My first audiobook - No regrets."
    "Hilarious"
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    I really enjoyed this book , and narrator Robin Miles did a really good job

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic | [Randy Shilts]
    And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic
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    And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic

    • UNABRIDGED (31 hrs and 35 mins)
    • By Randy Shilts
    • Narrated By Victor Bevine
    Overall
    (29)
    Performance
    (4)
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    (4)

    Upon its first publication 20 years ago, And The Band Played On was quickly recognized as a masterpiece of investigatve reporting. An international best seller, a nominee for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and made into a critically acclaimed movie, Shilts' expose revealed why AIDS was allowed to spread unchecked during the early 80s while the most trusted institutions ignored or denied the threat.

    sarah says: "Excellent Journalism"
    "Beautiful and brilliant"
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    It really shows the difficult early years of the epidemic. I loved it, I liked the movie but the book is awesome

    4 of 7 people found this review helpful

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