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Dave

Minster, OH, United States | Member Since 2006

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  • 9 reviews
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  • The Tudors | [G. J. Meyer]
    The Tudors
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    The Tudors

    • UNABRIDGED (24 hrs and 34 mins)
    • By G. J. Meyer
    • Narrated By Robin Sachs
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (130)
    Performance
    (66)
    Story
    (66)

    For the first time in decades, here, in a single volume, is a fresh look at the fabled Tudor dynasty, comprising some of the most enigmatic figures ever to rule a country. Acclaimed historian G. J. Meyer reveals the flesh-and-bone reality in all its wild excess.

    Linda Lou says: "OUTSTANDING!"
    "Well done"
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    Well written and excellently read. Worth two credits.

    4 of 6 people found this review helpful
  • A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918 | [G. J. Meyer]
    A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
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    A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918

    • UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By G. J. Meyer
    • Narrated By Robin Sachs
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (171)
    Performance
    (145)
    Story
    (143)

    The First World War is one of history’s greatest tragedies. In this remarkable and intimate account, author G. J. Meyer draws on exhaustive research to bring to life the story of how the Great War reduced Europe’s mightiest empires to rubble, killed 20 million people, and cracked the foundations of the world we live in today. World War I is unique in the number of questions about it that remain unsettled. After more than 90 years, scholars remain divided on these questions, and it seems likely that they always will.

    Rich says: "A very good book excellently narrated..."
    "A great book about The Great War"
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    Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

    I certainly did not want it to end. It could have been twice as long and still would have been riveting.


    Any additional comments?

    So many history books written about World War I by Americans or Brits tend to be heavily biased toward the Allies (Ms. Tuchman, for example), but this book is as even handed as possible, as history books ought to be. Well done!

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5 | [George R. R. Martin]
    A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5
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    A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book 5

    • UNABRIDGED (49 hrs)
    • By George R. R. Martin
    • Narrated By Roy Dotrice
    Overall
    (6371)
    Performance
    (5265)
    Story
    (5264)

    Dubbed the American Tolkien by Time magazine, George R. R. Martin has earned international acclaim for his monumental cycle of epic fantasy. Now the number-one New York Times best-selling author delivers the fifth book in his spellbinding landmark series - as both familiar faces and surprising new forces vie for a foothold in a fragmented empire.

    J. Cano says: "A tale of two publishers:"
    "Excellent!"
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    GRRM is an astonishingly great story-teller, and Roy Dotrice is a theatrical wizard. Together they once again have created a masterpiece!

    10 of 32 people found this review helpful
  • The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice | [Robin Hobb]
    The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice
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    The Farseer: Assassin's Apprentice

    • UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 18 mins)
    • By Robin Hobb
    • Narrated By Paul Boehmer
    Overall
    (1707)
    Performance
    (1087)
    Story
    (1096)

    With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.

    Jake says: "Great book"
    "Great book!"
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    Excellently written and read. Highly recommended.

    8 of 10 people found this review helpful
  • The Last Days of the Incas | [Kim MacQuarrie]
    The Last Days of the Incas
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    The Last Days of the Incas

    • UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 54 mins)
    • By Kim MacQuarrie
    • Narrated By Norman Dietz
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (364)
    Performance
    (120)
    Story
    (125)

    In 1532, the 54-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to the Spaniards, the Inca rulers of Peru had just fought a bloody civil war in which the emperor Atahualpa had defeated his brother, Huascar. Pizarro and his men soon clashed with Atahualpa and a huge force of Inca warriors at the Battle of Cajamarca.

    Matthew says: "Interesting but problematic"
    "Great book"
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    An excellent audiobook on a fascinating topic. Well done!

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • The Gulag Archipelago: Volume III: Katorga, Exile, Stalin Is No More | [Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]
    The Gulag Archipelago: Volume III: Katorga, Exile, Stalin Is No More
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    The Gulag Archipelago: Volume III: Katorga, Exile, Stalin Is No More

    • UNABRIDGED (22 hrs)
    • By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    • Narrated By Frederick Davidson
    Overall
    (53)
    Performance
    (11)
    Story
    (11)

    In this final volume of a towering work that is both literary masterpiece and living memorial to the untold millions of Soviet martyrs, Solzhenitsyn's epic narrative moves to its astounding and unforseen climax. We now see that this great cathedral of a book not only commemorates those massed victims but celebrates the unquenched spirit of resistance that flickered and then burst into flame even in Stalin's "special camps."

    Kathryn says: "The saddest book I ever read."
    "A Masterpiece!"
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    Listen to this book to realize what it means to be human and to live in freedom. A truly great work.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1 | [Patrick Rothfuss]
    The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1
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    The Name of the Wind: Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1

    • UNABRIDGED (27 hrs and 58 mins)
    • By Patrick Rothfuss
    • Narrated By Nick Podehl
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (7162)
    Performance
    (5069)
    Story
    (5149)

    This is a tale of sorrow, a tale of survival, a tale of one man's search for meaning in his universe, and how that search, and the indomitable will that drove it, gave birth to a legend.

    Aaron says: "Not sure why the reviews are so polar opposite."
    "Overrated"
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    I agree with the reviewers who complain that there are too many holes in the plot and that the narrarator is just average. Roy Dotrice has spoiled me!

    1 of 12 people found this review helpful
  • A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I | [George R. R. Martin]
    A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I
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    A Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire, Book I

    • UNABRIDGED (33 hrs and 50 mins)
    • By George R. R. Martin
    • Narrated By Roy Dotrice
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (15489)
    Performance
    (9974)
    Story
    (9980)

    In a time long forgotten, a preternatural event threw the seasons off balance. In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. As the cold returns, sinister forces are massing beyond the protective wall of the kingdom of Winterfell. To the south, the king's powers are failing, with his most trusted advisor mysteriously dead and enemies emerging from the throne's shadow.

    Teddy says: "OMG! OMG! OMG!"
    "Roy Dotrice is awesome!"
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    A great book and a genius of a reader!!! Perfect British accent and an incredible number of different voices!

    1 of 7 people found this review helpful
  • The Gulag Archipelago: Volume I Section I: The Prison Industry, Perpetual Motion | [Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn]
    The Gulag Archipelago: Volume I Section I: The Prison Industry, Perpetual Motion
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    The Gulag Archipelago: Volume I Section I: The Prison Industry, Perpetual Motion

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
    • Narrated By Frederick Davidson
    Overall
    (140)
    Performance
    (12)
    Story
    (13)

    In this masterpiece, Solzhenitsyn has orchestrated thousands of incidents and individual histories into one narrative of unflagging power and momentum. He combines history, autobiography, documentary and political analysis as it examines in its totality the Soviet apparatus of repression from its inception following the October Revolution of 1917. Hear other volumes from The Gulag Archipelago

    Gene says: "Listening to the Gulag A. in Moscow"
    "Great book!"
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    A must read for everyone, especially those who claim America is on the road to socialism.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful

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