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  • Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas | [David Kushner]
    Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas
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    Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids: How a Gang of Geeks Beat the Odds and Stormed Las Vegas

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 37 mins)
    • By David Kushner
    • Narrated By David Kushner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (58)
    Performance
    (4)
    Story
    (4)

    If you think a gang of real-life geeks can't take on the world and win big...think again. And whatever you do, don't sit down across a gaming table from Jon Finkel, better known as Jonny Magic. Jonny Magic and the Card Shark Kids is his amazing true story: the jaw-dropping, zero-to-hero chronicle of a fat, friendless boy from New Jersey who found his edge in a game of cards and turned it into a fortune!

    Glenn says: "A nut flush"
    "Loved it!"
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    Very absorbing tale of a unique character. Jonny is very engaging and many will find something of themselves in him and relate to his story. It gave me some insights into the mind of my own game loving teenage son.

    Whether you know anything about the games or not this true story will keep you listening right through to the end nonstop.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Speaks the Nightbird | [Robert McCammon]
    Speaks the Nightbird
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    Speaks the Nightbird

    • UNABRIDGED (30 hrs and 46 mins)
    • By Robert McCammon
    • Narrated By Edoardo Ballerini
    Overall
    (1090)
    Performance
    (939)
    Story
    (933)

    The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe a witch has cursed their town with inexplicable tragedies -- and they demand that beautiful widow Rachel Howarth be tried and executed for witchcraft. Presiding over the trial is traveling magistrate Issac Woodward, aided by his astute young clerk, Matthew Corbett. Believing in Rachel's innocence, Matthew will soon confront the true evil at work in Fount Royal....

    aaron says: "Dark, Twisted Period Piece with GREAT Characters!"
    "Wonderful narrator."
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    Where does Speaks the Nightbird rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    This is my first listen to Mr. Ballerini and I'm putting him on my list of favorites. I can't imagine that this listen would have been as enjoyable with any other narrator. Bravo!


    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Company: A Novel of the CIA | [Robert Littell]
    The Company: A Novel of the CIA
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    The Company: A Novel of the CIA

    • UNABRIDGED (40 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Robert Littell
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    Overall
    (4391)
    Performance
    (1555)
    Story
    (1544)

    "If Robert Littell didn't invent the American spy novel," says Tom Clancy, "he should have." In this spectacular Cold-War-as-Alice-in-Wonderland epic, Littell, "the American le Carre," takes us down the rabbit hole and into the labyrinthine world of espionage that has been the CIA for the last half-century. "Ostensibly a single novel, [The Company] can also be read as an anthology of cracking good spy stories," says Publishers Weekly.

    Cynthia says: "Hang on to your Hat"
    "Narrator is boring."
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    Any additional comments?

    I enjoyed the story although it was a bit too long. However, the narrator was very boring and made listening tedious.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1 | [Philip Pullman]
    The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1
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    The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials, Book 1

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Philip Pullman
    • Narrated By Philip Pullman, full cast
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (4387)
    Performance
    (946)
    Story
    (957)

    When Lyra and her daemon Pantalaimon decide to spy on a presentation her uncle, the commanding Lord Asriel, is making to the elders of Jordan College they have no idea that they will become witnesses to an attempted murder, and even less that they are taking the first steps in a journey that will lead them into danger and adventure unlike anything Lyra's unfettered imagination has conjured up.

    Erin says: "Best Audio Book I've ever Heard"
    "Pullman is a great storyteller"
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    A thoroughly enjoyable experience, this story is populated with a cast of marvelous characters and this audio version has a great cast of readers.
    I recommend it to everyone from 8 to 80.

    Simply stated...the book is definitely better than the movie.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful

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