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Charles

Fullerton, CA, United States | Member Since 2005

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  • Columbus: The Four Voyages | [Laurence Bergreen]
    Columbus: The Four Voyages
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    Columbus: The Four Voyages

    • UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Laurence Bergreen
    • Narrated By Tim Jerome
    Overall
    (39)
    Performance
    (29)
    Story
    (32)

    From the author of the Magellan biography, Over the Edge of the World, a mesmerizing new account of the great explorer. Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in search of a trading route to China, and his unexpected landfall in the Americas, is a watershed event in world history.

    David says: "Does exactly what you want"
    "Some interesting points"
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    Some interesting points but not a spell binding read. Overall it was a good read but one that will not keep you up all night.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Nancy Wake | [Peter FitzSimons]
    Nancy Wake
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    Nancy Wake

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Peter FitzSimons
    • Narrated By Stephanie Daniel
    Overall
    (281)
    Performance
    (218)
    Story
    (211)

    In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. As a naive, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi violence in a Viennese street. From that moment, she declared that she would do everything in her power to rid Europe of the Nazis. What began as a courier job here and there became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers.

    Simone says: "Who The "BLEEP" is Nancy Wake??"
    "Leran something new every day"
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    Nancy Wake was an eye opener to the sacrifices being made during WWII. I new little of the French Resistance until I read this book.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President | [Candice Millard]
    Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
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    Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Candice Millard
    • Narrated By Paul Michael
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1420)
    Performance
    (1223)
    Story
    (1216)

    James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. But four months after his inauguration, a deranged office seeker tracked Garfield down and shot him in the back. But the shot didn’t kill Garfield. The drama of what hap­pened subsequently is a powerful story of a nation in tur­moil.

    Melinda says: "Marvelous, Magnificent, Millard"
    "Great read"
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    Very well written and preformed. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in American history.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • When the Lion Feeds | [Wilbur Smith]
    When the Lion Feeds
    ABRIDGED

    When the Lion Feeds

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs and 3 mins)
    • By Wilbur Smith
    • Narrated By Tim Pigott-Smith
    Overall
    (43)
    Performance
    (15)
    Story
    (14)

    Into the wilds of Natal in the 1870s are born Sean and Garrick Courtney, the twin brothers who could not be more different. Fate, war, and the jealous schemes of a woman are to drive them even further apart. But as history unfolds, a continent is awakening. And on its horizon is the promise of fortune, adventure, destiny, and love.

    R. McGrath says: "Crudely abridged"
    "so so"
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    very predictable. It is an easy listen but not much depth.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Comanche Moon | [Larry McMurtry, Frank Muller]
    Comanche Moon
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    Comanche Moon

    • UNABRIDGED (23 hrs and 2 mins)
    • By Larry McMurtry, Frank Muller
    • Narrated By Frank Muller
    Overall
    (447)
    Performance
    (192)
    Story
    (194)

    We join Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow F. Call as they are just beginning to deal with the perplexing tensions of adult life -- Gus, and his great love, Clara Forsythe, Call and Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him -- when they enlist with a Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture.

    Robert E. Scarcelle says: "Even for those that don't like Westerns"
    "great listen"
    Overall
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    very entertaining. Lively action couldn't wait to hear more

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Assegai | [Wilbur Smith]
    Assegai
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    Assegai

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Wilbur Smith
    • Narrated By Simon Vance
    Overall
    (226)
    Performance
    (61)
    Story
    (60)

    It is 1913 and Leon Courtney, an ex-soldier turned professional hunter in British East Africa, guides the rich and powerful from America and Europe on big-game safaris. Leon had never sought fame, but an expedition alongside U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has made him one of the most sought-after hunters on the continent. Soon, he finds that with celebrity comes not just wealth - but also danger.

    Jim says: "Entertaining but I'm not much for sport hunting"
    "great story"
    Overall
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    great story should be a movie

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Gai-Jin: A Novel of Japan | [James Clavell]
    Gai-Jin: A Novel of Japan
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    Gai-Jin: A Novel of Japan

    • UNABRIDGED (50 hrs and 16 mins)
    • By James Clavell
    • Narrated By John Lee
    Overall
    (226)
    Performance
    (96)
    Story
    (94)

    A sequel to Tai-pan, this is the sixth novel in Clavell's Asian saga and takes place in 1862. The gai-jin (foreigners) have arrived, intent on doing business with the Japanese. With laws against the use of the wheel in carriages or carts, the Japanese, their tradition-bound Emperor, and competing warlords detest the foreigners, who have ruined the Chinese with the Opium Wars.

    Gregory says: "Builds like an earthquake"
    "great book"
    Overall
    Performance
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    great characters, story line, entertaining

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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