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Carroll

Alexandria, VA, United States | Member Since 2010

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39 reviews
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309 titles in library
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses

UNABRIDGED
- by Tom Standage
- Narrated by Sean Runnette
A History of the World in 6 Glasses

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 38 mins)

By Tom Standage

Narrated By Sean Runnette

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(792)
Performance
(669)
Story
(664)

Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period. A History of the World in 6 Glasses tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola.
Stoker says: "Fun and Informative"
"Superb work"

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A very worthwhile 'listen'. Well researched & presented in a smotth, flowing sweep of trade & modernization.

12 of 14 people found this review helpful
We Shall Not Sleep: A World War One Novel #5

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- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Michael Page
We Shall Not Sleep: A World War One Novel #5

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 50 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Michael Page

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(14)
Performance
(8)
Story
(8)

After four long years, peace is finally in sight. But chaplain Joseph Reavley and his sister, Judith, an ambulance driver on the Western Front, are more hard pressed than ever. Behind the lines, violence is increasing.
Carroll says: "The capstone to a great series..."
"The capstone to a great series..."

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I have truly loved all five "listens" of this very intruiging series! Very worth while!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
At Some Disputed Barricade: A World War One Novel #4

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- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Michael Page
At Some Disputed Barricade: A World War One Novel #4

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 47 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Michael Page

Overall
(15)
Performance
(10)
Story
(12)

July 1917: Joseph Reavley, a chaplain, and his sister Judith, an ambulance driver, are bone-weary as they approach the fourth year of the conflict; the peace of the English countryside seems a world away. On the Western Front, the Battle of Passchendaele has begun, and among the many fatalities from Joseph's regiment is the trusted commanding officer.
Carroll says: "#4 of a great series.."
"#4 of a great series.."

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I have truly loved all five "listens" of this very intruiging series! Very worth while!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Angels in the Gloom: A World War One Novel #3

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- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Michael Page
Angels in the Gloom: A World War One Novel #3

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 51 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Michael Page

Overall
(13)
Performance
(10)
Story
(10)

Angels in the Gloom is an intense saga of love, hate, obsession, and murder that features an honorable English family: brothers Joseph and Matthew Reavley, and their sisters, Judith and Hannah. In March 1916, Joseph, a chaplain at the front, and Judith, an ambulance driver, are fighting not only the Germans but the bitter cold and the appalling casualties of the Battle of Somme.
Carroll says: "#3 of a very amazing series."
"#3 of a very amazing series."

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I have truly loved all five "listens" of this very intruiging series! Very worth while!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Shoulder the Sky: A World War One Novel #2

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- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Michael Page
Shoulder the Sky: A World War One Novel #2

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 58 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Michael Page

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(19)
Performance
(8)
Story
(7)

By April 1915, as chaplain Joseph Reavley tends to the soldiers in his care, the nightmare of trench warfare is impartially cutting down England's youth. On one of his rescue forays into no-man's-land, Joseph finds the body of an arrogant war correspondent, Eldon Prentice. A nephew of the respected General Owen Cullingford, Prentice was despised for his prying attempts to elicit facts that would turn public opinion against the war.
Carroll says: "#2 of an amazing series"
"#2 of an amazing series"

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I have truly loved all five "listens" of this very intruiging series! Very worth while!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
No Graves As Yet: A World War One Novel #1

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- by Anne Perry
- Narrated by Michael Page
No Graves As Yet: A World War One Novel #1

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 13 mins)

By Anne Perry

Narrated By Michael Page

Overall
(35)
Performance
(16)
Story
(17)

On a sunny afternoon in late June, Cambridge professor Joseph Reavley is summoned from a student cricket match to learn that his parents have died in an automobile crash. Joseph's brother, Matthew, an officer in the Intelligence Service, reveals that their father had been en route to London to turn over to him a mysterious secret document.
connie says: "World War One?"
"The first of a tremendous series!"

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I have truly loved all five "listens" of this very intruiging series! Very worthwhile!

2 of 4 people found this review helpful
Barbary Pirates: History

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- by iMinds
- Narrated by Ellouise Rothwell
Barbary Pirates: History

UNABRIDGED (8 mins)

By iMinds

Narrated By Ellouise Rothwell

Overall
(7)
Performance
(3)
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(3)

Learn about the Barbary Pirates with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series. For 350 years, from the late 15th century onwards, Europeans travelling by boat in the Mediterranean Sea were under constant threat of pirate attack. But these were not pirates as normally understood; rather, they were Muslim warriors officially sanctioned to plunder ships from Christian countries and kill or enslave anyone they found aboard.
Carroll says: "a useful summary"
"a useful summary"

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A rarely covered topic in schools or history books. One of the best topics covered by the iMinds crew for the audio audiences.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Afghan

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- by Frederick Forsyth
- Narrated by Robert Powell
The Afghan

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 45 mins)

By Frederick Forsyth

Narrated By Robert Powell

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(508)
Performance
(52)
Story
(53)

When British and American intelligence catch wind of a major Al Qaeda operation in the works, they instantly galvanize, but to do what? They know nothing about it: the what, where, or when. They have no sources in Al Qaeda, and it's impossible to plant someone. Or is it?
BobInWA says: "Slow Part 1 - Great Part 2"
"A great peek into terror networks"

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This is a tremendous sagea of the very optimistic view of the west's views, understanding & response to one of the multiple, far fetches terrorist plots against the west designed to surpass 9-11.... that said, it's well written, engaging & believable on the personal level.

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, 1942

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- by U.S. War Department
- Narrated by Alexei Grebisch
Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, 1942

UNABRIDGED (40 mins)

By U.S. War Department

Narrated By Alexei Grebisch

Overall
(295)
Performance
(91)
Story
(89)

Here is a recording of a War Department pamphlet aimed at U.S. Servicemen in Britain in 1942. The jovial tone of the document and its advice about how NOT to offend the British make for a nostalgic - and in places humorous - relic of World War II.
Alan says: "Feeling nostalgic?"
"A tremendous window of history"

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There are a series of unique examples as the Yank military tries to explain to Yanks how we both alike & need to understand the Corky's!!

2 of 2 people found this review helpful
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

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- by William J. Bernstein
- Narrated by Mel Foster
A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World

UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 14 mins)

By William J. Bernstein

Narrated By Mel Foster

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(148)
Performance
(37)
Story
(41)

In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein tells the extraordinary story of global commerce from its prehistoric origins to the myriad controversies surrounding it today. He transports listeners from ancient sailing ships that brought the silk trade from China to Rome in the second century to the rise and fall of the Portuguese monopoly in spices in the 16th.
Mark says: "Very interesting and Germane to Today's World"
"The best book I "heard" this year!"

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A very well researched study that highlights the simple history we are taught with the multiple "why's" that commerce & trade were the forces behind.... no history of inter-actions would be written unless the humans had wanted to, and created the means to make trades..... ie. commerce... truly engaging & entertaining!!

1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Retrospective on the Gulf: The Questions of War

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- by National Public Radio
- Narrated by Neal Conan , Deborah Amos , Ted Clark , Anne Garrels
Retrospective on the Gulf: The Questions of War

UNABRIDGED (58 mins)

By National Public Radio

Narrated By Neal Conan, Deborah Amos, Ted Clark, and others

Overall
(2)
Performance
(1)
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(1)

It was phenomenally successful in the air, breathtakingly decisive on the ground - and suddenly the war in the Persian Gulf was over, with an overwhelming victory for the allied forces. But what really happened? Why did the air war work so well? Why did the massive allied casualties many predicted for the ground phase never materialize? Why was it all so easy, when American intelligence had said it would be so hard?
Carroll says: "Useful history for those who weren't there"
"Useful history for those who weren't there"

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A useful review of the many aspects, now fading, of the "First Gulf War". Good synopsis of how it occurred and the angst of the population at the time when wars in the MidEast seemed rare to the west & the US.

2 of 2 people found this review helpful