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joan

71 year old avid reader using either my eyes or ears. I make earrings that I donate to shelters and while I work, I listen to wonderful books. I also keep in mind that you have to kiss frogs to find princes - time's too short to bother with losers.

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY, United States | Member Since 2006

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23 reviews
55 ratings
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56 purchased in 2013

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Loyalty in Death: In Death, Book 9

UNABRIDGED
- by J. D. Robb
- Narrated by Susan Ericksen
Loyalty in Death: In Death, Book 9

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 15 mins)

By J. D. Robb

Narrated By Susan Ericksen

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(806)
Performance
(428)
Story
(432)

An unknown bomber is stalking New York City. He is sending Eve Dallas taunting letters promising to wreak mass terror and destruction among the "corrupt masses". And when his cruel web of deceit and destruction threatens those she cares for most, Eve fights back. It's her city...it's her job...and it's hitting too close to home. Now, in a race against a ticking clock, Eve must make the pieces fit - before the city falls.
Joan says: "Excellent Narration"
"Loved every book by JD Robb"

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Police drama with a twist. All the "in Death" novels are filled with wonderful characters you'll miss when you finish the book and you'll be delighted to visit with them again in the next. I've read about 20 and I can't wait to read more.
Oh, and if you've ever thought "Not for me, I don't like Sci Fi" think again. The futuristic aspect won't spoil it for you, I promise.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Empire Builders

UNABRIDGED
- by Ben Bova
- Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki
Empire Builders

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 49 mins)

By Ben Bova

Narrated By Stefan Rudnicki

Overall
(85)
Performance
(54)
Story
(54)

Dan Randolph never plays by the rules. A hell-raising maverick with no patience for fools, he is admired by his friends, feared by his enemies, and desired by the world's loveliest women. Acting as a 21st privateer, Randolph broke the political strangle-hold on space exploration, and became one of the world's richest men in the bargain.
Jan Saell says: "And excellent book and hard to stop listen to"
"Too political-too many characters"

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I usually love Ben Bova's writing but.... This book might be better read with ones eyes rather than ones ears. There were more characters in the first 3 chapters than I could keep track of. And it was very involved with many political, environmental and financial plots. I love Rudnicki's narration and here he excelled, but not enough to make up for the embroiled story.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories, Volume One (Dramatized)

ORIGINAL
- by Steve Nubie , Max Allan Collins , Dennis Etchison , Matthew Elliott
- Narrated by Malcolm McDowell
Fangoria's Dreadtime Stories, Volume One (Dramatized)

ORIGINAL (4 hrs and 11 mins)

By Steve Nubie, Max Allan Collins, Dennis Etchison, and others

Narrated By Malcolm McDowell

Overall
(9)
Performance
(8)
Story
(9)

"A Fungus Among Us" by Steve Nubie: A mysterious fungus is causing people to act like zombies before their heads explode and spore - like snakes ooze out of their brains! "Wolf" by Max Allan Collins: A modern-day werewolf whose appetite for beautiful young women vacationing at a lodge retreat has guests and workers panic-stricken. "The Late Shift" by Dennis Etchison: A company takes flesh-peddling to a whole new level. Plus three more original short stories, fully dramatized to thrill and chill you.
joan says: "Quite my taste!!"
"Quite my taste!!"

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Loved the stories, varied as they were. Kookie, fun, and gory all at once. How? Read and hear.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Christmas Grace

UNABRIDGED
- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Terrence Hardiman
A Christmas Grace

UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 28 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Terrence Hardiman

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(44)
Performance
(22)
Story
(22)

Thomas Pitt's sister-in-law, Emily Radley, is suddenly called from London to be with her dying aunt. Leaving her husband and two children behind, she makes the long journey to her aunt's home in Connemara, an all-but-forgotten town on the coast of Western Ireland. Emily soon discovers that a tragic legacy is haunting the once close-knit community. Violent storms ravage the coast and keep alive painful memories of an unsolved murder-and unsettling fears that a culprit may still be among them.
joan says: "Not her usual"
"Not her usual"

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I love her detective fiction - but this isn't it. It very soft and warm, which wasn't what I was looking for. Others might enjoy while I stopped partway through.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Sarek: Star Trek Pocket Books, Book 69

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- by A. C. Crispin
- Narrated by Nick Sullivan
Sarek: Star Trek Pocket Books, Book 69

UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 39 mins)

By A. C. Crispin

Narrated By Nick Sullivan

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(55)
Performance
(49)
Story
(51)

Spock's mother, Amanda Grayson, is dying, and Spock returns to the planet Vulcan where he and Sarek enjoy a rare moment of rapprochement. But just as his wife's illness grows worse, duty calls Sarek away, once again sowing the seeds of conflict between father and son. Yet soon Sarek and Spock must put aside their differences and work together to foil a far-reaching plot to destroy the Federation, a plot that Sarek has seen in the making for nearly his entire career.
Daniel says: "More Unabridged TOS Please"
"All is well in the Star Trek Universe"

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Fun read - with the usual cast of characters - but I'm a confirmed Trekkie so I'm a little prejudiced!!!!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

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- by Jack McCallum
- Narrated by Dick Hill
Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 57 mins)

By Jack McCallum

Narrated By Dick Hill

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(45)
Performance
(43)
Story
(43)

In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation. As a senior staff writer for Sports Illustrated, McCallum enjoyed a courtside seat for the most exciting basketball spectacle on earth, covering the Dream Team from its inception to the gold medal ceremony in Barcelona.
James T. OBrien says: "Great insight into the great basketball team ever."
"Even if you're not a basketball fan"

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Wonderful review of the greatest team in --- forever. The ins, the outs and everything in between. Great personalities with enormous egos all portrayed with great writing.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Centurion’s Wife: Acts of Faith, Book 1

UNABRIDGED
- by Janette Oke , Davis Bunn
- Narrated by Susan Lyons
The Centurion’s Wife: Acts of Faith, Book 1

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 52 mins)

By Janette Oke, Davis Bunn

Narrated By Susan Lyons

Overall
(87)
Performance
(46)
Story
(48)

Three-time Christy Award winner Davis Bunn collaborates with Janette Oke to evoke the tumult of first-century Judea in the wake of Christ’s crucifixion. Although she prefers service in Pontius Pilate’s palace to a loveless marriage, Leah is betrothed to a Roman centurion. Before he can have Leah, however, he must go on a secret mission. But when a rabbi’s missing body sends Leah and Alban after the same answers, what they discover could change all they hold dear.
Bob says: "More people should listen to this Excellent book."
"I'm an impatient reader"

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With many books in line, waiting for my time, I just didn't have the where-with-all to stick to this one. I don't want to pan it, it may be just my impatience. But it didn't grab me, which a book has to do for me to spend my time with it.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Lost Fleet: Fearless

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- by Jack Campbell
- Narrated by Christian Rummel , Jack Campbell
The Lost Fleet: Fearless

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 51 mins)

By Jack Campbell

Narrated By Christian Rummel, Jack Campbell

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Overall
(2330)
Performance
(1267)
Story
(1285)

Outnumbered by the superior forces and firepower of the Syndicate Worlds, the Alliance fleet continues its dangerous retreat across the enemy star system. Led by the legendary Captain John "Black Jack" Geary, who returned to the fleet after a hundred-year suspended animation, the Alliance is desperately trying to return home with its captured prize: the key to the Syndic hypernet, and the key to victory.
Dan says: "Aaah the Strawberrys"
"I'm a Star Trek Junkie"

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This is almost like a continuation of the various Star Trek TV series - with three dimensional characters, great, well structured stories and .... Okay I love this series. It's that simple.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Sins of the Fathers

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- by Lawrence Block
- Narrated by Alan Sklar
The Sins of the Fathers

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 2 mins)

By Lawrence Block

Narrated By Alan Sklar

Overall
(28)
Performance
(20)
Story
(20)

The hooker was young, pretty...and dead, butchered in a Greenwich Village apartment. The prime suspect, a minister's son, was also dead, the victim of a jailhouse suicide. The case is closed, as far as the NYPD is concerned. Now the murdered prostitute's father wants it opened again--that's where Matthew Scudder comes in.
David says: "Scudder's low point"
"Good Pulpish reading"

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About halfway through I know "who did it" but it was enjoyable anyway. Pulp to its utmost (I love pulp) a great hard-boiled detective story. But Matthew Scudder isn't all loveable, just fun to read about.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Agent to the Stars

UNABRIDGED
- by John Scalzi
- Narrated by Wil Wheaton
Agent to the Stars

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 49 mins)

By John Scalzi

Narrated By Wil Wheaton

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1806)
Performance
(1482)
Story
(1481)

The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to meet us and to begin humanity's first interstellar friendship. There's just one problem: They're hideously ugly and they smell like rotting fish. So getting humanity's trust is a challenge. The Yherajk need someone who can help them close the deal. Enter Thomas Stein, who knows something about closing deals. He's one of Hollywood's hottest young agents.
C. Paget says: "excellent"
"Totally tongue in cheek and excelent at it"

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Don't expect anything serious - if you read the plot bits and the reviews you'll know what your in for - just delightful!!!! And if you liked Fuzzy Nation, this follows wonderfully. Oh, and if you read this and like it (I think you will) do read Fuzzy Nation.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Luther: The Calling

UNABRIDGED
- by Neil Cross
- Narrated by David Bauckham
Luther: The Calling

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 2 mins)

By Neil Cross

Narrated By David Bauckham

Overall
(73)
Performance
(63)
Story
(62)

Meet Detective Chief Inspector John Luther. He’s a murder detective with an extraordinary case clearance rate. He’s obsessive, instinctive, and intense. Nobody who ever stood at his side has a bad word to say about him. And yet there are rumors that Luther is bad - not corrupt, not on the take, but tormented. He seethes with a hidden fury that at times he can barely control. Sometimes it sends him to the brink of madness, making him do things he shouldn’t - things well beyond the limits of the law.
Doug says: "As good as the show"
"A bit too British for my taste"

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Reading is, first and foremost, a matter of taste. IMHO this one's a bit too British for mine. I love a good police procedural but I guess local (US based) cases appeal to me more, and getting through the heavy British accent of the narrator (appropriate as it might be) was too much for me.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful