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Katherine

La JOlla, CA, United States | Member Since 2005

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  • The Poe Shadow | [Matthew Pearl]
    The Poe Shadow
    UNABRIDGED

    The Poe Shadow

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 42 mins)
    • By Matthew Pearl
    • Narrated By Erik Singer
    Overall
    (88)
    Performance
    (18)
    Story
    (19)

    Baltimore, 1849. The body of Edgar Allan Poe has been buried in an unmarked grave. Everyone seems to accept the conclusion that Poe was a second-rate writer who met a disgraceful end, except for a young Baltimore lawyer named Quentin Clark, an ardent admirer who puts his own career and reputation at risk in a crusade to salvage Poe's.

    Cynthia says: "Two hours too long"
    "Fairly Pointless"
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    I loved the Dante Club. The Poe Shadow, however, lacks the great and believable characters of DC. It also lack a unity of plot and wanders through to an unsatisfying conclusion.

    1 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59 | [Douglas Edwards]
    I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59
    UNABRIDGED

    I'm Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Douglas Edwards
    • Narrated By Douglas Edwards
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (715)
    Performance
    (555)
    Story
    (553)

    Comparing Google to an ordinary business is like comparing a rocket to an Edsel. No academic analysis or bystanders account can capture it. Now Doug Edwards, Employee Number 59, offers the first inside view of Google, giving readers a chance to fully experience the bizarre mix of camaraderie and competition at this phenomenal company. I'm Feeling Lucky captures for the first time the unique, self-invented, yet profoundly important culture of the world's most transformative corporation.

    Stephen says: "Definitely worth a credit"
    "You'll be the lucky one"
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    One of the funniest books I've ever read. The style is witty, kind and down to earth. A must read for anyone who has ever worked at a start-up. Hearing the story from the author's own mouth adds to the personal feeling of the book. You'll be the lucky one if you take the time to listen to this book.

    10 of 11 people found this review helpful
  • Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really. | [John Eldredge]
    Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really.
    UNABRIDGED

    Walking with God: Talk to Him. Hear from Him. Really.

    • UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 1 min)
    • By John Eldredge
    • Narrated By John Eldredge
    Overall
    (249)
    Performance
    (44)
    Story
    (43)

    We have a lot to sort through on any given day. A whole lot to navigate over the course of a week or a month. All day long we are making choices. How do we know what to do?

    We have two options.

    We can trudge through on our own, doing our best to figure it all out. Or, we can walk with God - as in, learn to hear his voice. Really. He offers to speak to us and guide us. Every day. It is an incredible offer. To accept that offer is to enter into an adventure filled with joy and risk, transformation and breakthrough. And more clarity than we ever thought possible.

    Robert says: "Hit the mark"
    "Great book for the over-worked Christian"
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    The first third of this book changed my walk with Christ. The idea that the Lord wants me to feel joy was life-changing for me. His yoke is light and yet, before reading this book, I felt I served him best by running myself to the ground, living on five hours of sleep and feeling inadequate for not doing more. My common mantra now is "You can't take my joy, Devil." Definitely a recommended read for folks who overdrive themselves.

    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
  • Anathem | [Neal Stephenson]
    Anathem
    UNABRIDGED

    Anathem

    • UNABRIDGED (32 hrs and 30 mins)
    • By Neal Stephenson
    • Narrated By Oliver Wyman, Tavia Gilbert, William Dufris, and others
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1380)
    Performance
    (425)
    Story
    (425)

    In celebration of the week-long, once-in-a-decade rite of Apert, the fras and suurs prepare to venture outside the concent's gates - opening them wide at the same time to welcome the curious "extras" in. During his first Apert as a fra, Erasmus eagerly anticipates reconnecting with the landmarks and family he hasn't seen since he was "collected". But before the week is out, both the existence he abandoned and the one he embraced will stand poised on the perilous brink of cataclysmic change.

    Joe says: "Excellent"
    "Plain old boring"
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    I loved snow crash and diamond age. This one was horridly boring. The entire book reads like a set up for a story. But a story never develps.

    1 of 7 people found this review helpful

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