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James

Mechanicsburg, PA, USA

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  • Seabiscuit: An American Legend | [Laura Hillenbrand]
    Seabiscuit: An American Legend
    ABRIDGED

    Seabiscuit: An American Legend

    • ABRIDGED (6 hrs)
    • By Laura Hillenbrand
    • Narrated By Campbell Scott
    Overall
    (564)
    Performance
    (43)
    Story
    (44)

    Laura Hillenbrand beautifully renders this breathtaking saga of one horse's journey from also-ran to national luminary. Seabiscuit: An American Legend is an inspiring tale of unlikely heroes, a classic story of three embattled individuals overcoming the odds in the Great Depression.

    Andrew says: "Abridged = Awful"
    "Outstanding"
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    Simply captivating. One of the best books I've read/listened to in the last five years. I read it before it became a national obsession and recommended it to lots of people. I agree with some reviewers that the unabridged version might be better, but this was awfully good.

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Salt: A World History | [Mark Kurlansky]
    Salt: A World History
    UNABRIDGED

    Salt: A World History

    • UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 43 mins)
    • By Mark Kurlansky
    • Narrated By Scott Brick
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (715)
    Performance
    (236)
    Story
    (236)

    So much of our human body is made up of salt that we'd be dead without it. The fine balance of nature, the trade of salt as a currency of many nations and empires, the theme of a popular Shakespearean play...Salt is best selling author Mark Kurlansky's story of the only rock we eat.

    Karen says: "More than SALT"
    "Drags a bit in places"
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    This is one of the rare books that might be a better listen in an unabridged version. It's quite interesting in places, but SOOOO exhaustive in scope that I was bored in other places. However, I now truly appreciate the monumental role that salt has played in world history.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Angels and Demons | [Dan Brown]
    Angels and Demons
    ABRIDGED

    Angels and Demons

    • ABRIDGED (7 hrs)
    • By Dan Brown
    • Narrated By Richard Poe
    Overall
    (1221)
    Performance
    (49)
    Story
    (47)

    World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a murdered physicist. What he discovers is unimaginable: a deadly vendetta against the Catholic Church by a centuries - old underground organization - the Illuminati.

    Mark says: "Not history, not theology, just great fiction"
    "OK, but not as good as Da Vinci Code"
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    This book was a fun read. However, I found it rather repetitive of the Da Vinci Code in plot, premises, etc.

    1 of 4 people found this review helpful

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