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K. Knutsson

Northern California | Member Since 2007

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  • 377 titles in library
  • 9 purchased in 2013
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  • Seabiscuit: An American Legend | [Laura Hillenbrand]
    Seabiscuit: An American Legend
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    Seabiscuit: An American Legend

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 13 mins)
    • By Laura Hillenbrand
    • Narrated By George Newbern
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (314)
    Performance
    (202)
    Story
    (200)

    Seabiscuit was one of the most electrifying and popular attractions in sports history and the single biggest newsmaker in the world in 1938, receiving more coverage than FDR, Hitler, or Mussolini. But his success was a surprise to the racing establishment, which had written off the crooked-legged racehorse with the sad tail.

    K. Knutsson says: "Best book ever!"
    "Best book ever!"
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    If I rate books on a ten point scale, this one is an easy fifteen, maybe twenty. Just such a well told story! I knew Sebiscuit was a great horse, but the story behind it.... I will re-read it to pick up details, I might have missed. Don't pass this one by, please!

    6 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History | [George Crile]
    Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
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    Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History

    • UNABRIDGED (20 hrs and 28 mins)
    • By George Crile
    • Narrated By Christopher Lane
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2743)
    Performance
    (559)
    Story
    (579)

    Charlie Wilson's War is the untold story behind the last battle of the Cold War and how it fueled the rise of militant Islam. George Crile tells how Charlie Wilson, a maverick congressman from east Texas, conspired with a rogue CIA operative to launch the biggest, meanest, and most successful covert operation in the agency's history.

    Chuck says: "Best Non-Fiction Book - Extremely Compelling!!!"
    "What the..."
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    This book wasn???t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

    I was bored out of my mind. So bland!


    Would you ever listen to anything by George Crile again?

    Never!


    How did the narrator detract from the book?

    Not good.


    What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

    Boredom.


    Any additional comments?

    I purchased this one between my credits. Big misstake. How did this one get the 4 star plus revew!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Catch Me If You Can | [Frank W. Abagnale]
    Catch Me If You Can
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    Catch Me If You Can

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By Frank W. Abagnale
    • Narrated By Barrett Whitener
    Overall
    (1943)
    Performance
    (735)
    Story
    (743)

    Frank W. Abagnale was one of the most daring conmen, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21. His story is now a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

    Steve says: "Really entertaining!"
    "So dissapointed."
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    What would have made Catch Me If You Can better?

    I gave up after about one hour.


    What could Frank W. Abagnale have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

    It read as if written by a 16 year old for pre teens.


    Any additional comments?

    It was all bad!

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934–1941 | [William L. Shirer]
    Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934–1941
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    Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent, 1934–1941

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 59 mins)
    • By William L. Shirer
    • Narrated By Tom Weiner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (73)
    Performance
    (64)
    Story
    (58)

    By the acclaimed journalist and New York Times best-selling author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, this day-by-day eyewitness account of the momentous events leading up to World War II in Europe is the private, personal, utterly revealing journal of a great foreign correspondent.

    Sandy says: "Rivetting listening experience"
    "Read like a diary."
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    I was spellbound by his books

    1 of 12 people found this review helpful
  • In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives | [Steven Levy]
    In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
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    In the Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives

    • UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 52 mins)
    • By Steven Levy
    • Narrated By L. J. Ganser
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (2050)
    Performance
    (1335)
    Story
    (1339)

    Few companies in history have ever been as successful and as admired as Google, the company that has transformed the Internet and become an indispensable part of our lives. How has Google done it? Veteran technology reporter Steven Levy was granted unprecedented access to the company, and in this revelatory book he takes listeners inside Google headquarters - the Googleplex - to explain how Google works.

    Lynn says: "A Rip Snorting Story"
    "I expected more..."
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    I think the author was blinded by admiration of the

    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
    (1410)
    Performance
    (1216)
    Story
    (1209)

    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"
    "A wonderful Read!"
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    Any additional comments?

    This is why I love audiobooks. This is so much better than a movie based on a great book. Now I'm off to read the author's other Audible book

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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