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chuck

Lynnwood, WA, United States | Member Since 2003

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When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

UNABRIDGED
- by Mick Wall
- Narrated by Simon Vance
When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin

UNABRIDGED (18 hrs and 10 mins)

By Mick Wall

Narrated By Simon Vance

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(100)
Performance
(60)
Story
(60)

They were the last great band of the '60s and the first great band of the '70s. They rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction, and death.
Rich says: "Led Zeppelin Bio"
"Somewhat interesting"

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Would you recommend When Giants Walked the Earth to your friends? Why or why not?

I was one of the first Zeppelin fans when they first found a name for themselves back in the 60's I was really looking forward to the book but I really did not find it that exciting. It was okay and there were some interesting things in it but it wasn't one of those books that you just can't put down.

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Les Miserables

UNABRIDGED
- by Victor Hugo
- Narrated by Frederick Davidson
Les Miserables

UNABRIDGED (57 hrs and 51 mins)

By Victor Hugo

Narrated By Frederick Davidson

Overall
(922)
Performance
(348)
Story
(351)

Set in the Parisian underworld and plotted like a detective story, Les Miserables follows Jean Valjean, originally an honest peasant, who has been imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving family. A hardened criminal upon his release, he eventually reforms, becoming a successful industrialist and town mayor. Despite this, he is haunted by an impulsive former crime and is pursued relentlessly by the police inspector Javert.
Kathryn says: "one happy insomniac"
"Best sleep aid ever"

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What would have made Les Miserables better?

Abridging would help a lot.

Would you be willing to try another one of Frederick Davidson’s performances?

Maybe

Any additional comments?

Honestly I just cannot stay awake long enough listening to this book to follow the story. I have had books that have done this to me in the past but never like this one. A Great Sleep Aid

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership: Achieving and Sustaining Excellence Through Leadership Development

UNABRIDGED
- by Jeffrey Liker , Gary L. Convis
- Narrated by Jim Meskimen
The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership: Achieving and Sustaining Excellence Through Leadership Development

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 7 mins)

By Jeffrey Liker, Gary L. Convis

Narrated By Jim Meskimen

Overall
(132)
Performance
(112)
Story
(115)

The missing link to long-term Lean success! Despite the fact that companies worldwide have adopted Lean production, none has sustained the same levels of excellence as Toyota. Why? Leadership. In The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, Jeffrey Liker and Gary L. Convis, a former executive V.P. and managing officer of Toyota, help executives and senior managers get employees to refocus their efforts - from simply performing their singular function to continuously improving in collaboration across the organization.
Jerome says: "Not Much Here"
"Not What I was Hoping For"

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Is there anything you would change about this book?

I would not recommend this book and it would be hard to say what to change. It seems to be very repetitive.

If you’ve listened to books by Jeffrey Liker and Gary L. Convis before, how does this one compare?

I have not listened to these guys before.

Do you think The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

Not really, I think they ran short on new information after the first chapter and they just kept finding new ways to explain the same basic principles.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

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- by E. L. James
- Narrated by Becca Battoe
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy

UNABRIDGED (19 hrs and 47 mins)

By E. L. James

Narrated By Becca Battoe

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(10757)
Performance
(8499)
Story
(9108)

When literature student Anastasia Steele goes to interview young entrepreneur Christian Grey, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly, innocent Ana is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him. Unable to resist Ana’s quiet beauty, wit, and independent spirit, Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms.
Penelope Poopendorfer says: "Holy Crap minus the Holy"
"It is a Chick Book"

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Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

I am Male and this seems to be a Chick Fantasy book. It was okay but not on my list of favorites.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

The book does not end with the first book.

How could the performance have been better?

My wife listened to the book also and she chose to go buy the print version rather than listen to the second two books. The story was okay but I think the performance could have been much better.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

I hope they figure out a way to make this into a movie.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Watership Down

UNABRIDGED
- by Richard Adams
- Narrated by Ralph Cosham
Watership Down

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 51 mins)

By Richard Adams

Narrated By Ralph Cosham

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2020)
Performance
(1419)
Story
(1427)

Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos.
B. Cable says: "Still one of the best!"
"A Fun Story"

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What did you love best about Watership Down?

This is just a fun story. You always know that were are dealing with Rabbits here and you can't even begin to believe this could happen but you root for them at every turn to succeed anyway.

What does Ralph Cosham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

I think the narration really brings these bunnies to life much more so than if you just read the book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs

UNABRIDGED
- by Tyler Hamilton , Daniel Coyle
- Narrated by Sean Runnette
The Secret Race: Inside the Hidden World of the Tour de France: Doping, Cover-ups, and Winning at All Costs

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 23 mins)

By Tyler Hamilton, Daniel Coyle

Narrated By Sean Runnette

Overall
(304)
Performance
(264)
Story
(265)

Here is an explosive book that takes us, for the first time, deep inside a shadowy, fascinating, and surreal world of unscrupulous doctors, anything-goes team directors, and athletes so relentlessly driven to succeed that they would do anything—and take any risk, physical, mental, or moral—to gain the edge they needed to win. The Secret Race is a riveting, courageous act of witness from a man who is as determined to reveal the hard truth about his sport as he once was to win the Tour de France.
Alan says: "Gripping and fascinating"
"Very Interesting"

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If you could sum up The Secret Race in three words, what would they be?

very interesting listen

What did you like best about this story?

This story answered all of the questions about doping in bike races and how they get away with it.

Any additional comments?

I have never been a bike person but have always respected the athleticism of those who are. This is an very interesting story about how they have to cheat to compete and how they get away with it. I loved listening to this book.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran

UNABRIDGED
- by Reza Kahlili
- Narrated by Richard Allen
A Time to Betray: The Astonishing Double Life of a CIA Agent inside the Revolutionary Guards of Iran

UNABRIDGED (13 hrs and 58 mins)

By Reza Kahlili

Narrated By Richard Allen

Overall
(205)
Performance
(146)
Story
(146)

A true story as exhilarating as a great spy thriller, as turbulent as today's headlines from the Middle East, A Time to Betray reveals what no other previous CIA operative's memoir possibly could: the inner workings of the notorious Revolutionary Guards of Iran, as witnessed by an Iranian man inside their ranks who spied for the American government.
Walter says: "Absorbing throughout. Questionable at times."
"Very Interesting"

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Would you listen to A Time to Betray again? Why?

I don't ever listen to the same book twice so I won't with this one either. It was a good listen all the way around with just enough suspense to keep you wanting to listen a little longer and a nice little refresher about some of the no so nice things going on in Iran During the Carted administration.

What did you like best about this story?

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What does Richard Allen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

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If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

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Any additional comments?

no

0 of 0 people found this review helpful