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Travis

MANASSAS, VA, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL | [Eric Greitens]
    The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL
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    The Heart and the Fist: The Education of a Humanitarian, the Making of a Navy SEAL

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 49 mins)
    • By Eric Greitens
    • Narrated By Eric Greitens
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (525)
    Performance
    (353)
    Story
    (357)

    Like many young idealists, Eric Greitens wanted to make a difference. During college and afterward, he traveled to the world's trouble spots, working in refugee camps, serving the sick and the poor on four continents, from Gaza to Croatia to Mother Teresa's home in Calcutta, among others. Yet he could not prevent violence or save anyone from becoming a refugee; he could only step in afterward and try to ease the damage. So Eric joined the Navy SEALs and became an elite warrior....

    Theodore says: "Unforgettable"
    "Great Introspective"
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    First off, it's pretty cool that the autobiographer is the narrator. This book provides a great introspective into the depth of character and toughness required to be a SEAL. It has some really poignant statements about the proper times to apply strength and compassion when addressing international affairs.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death | [Kurt Vonnegut]
    Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death
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    Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance with Death

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 53 mins)
    • By Kurt Vonnegut
    • Narrated By Ethan Hawke
    Overall
    (1917)
    Performance
    (666)
    Story
    (673)

    Kurt Vonnegut's absurdist classic introduces us to Billy Pilgrim, a man who becomes 'unstuck in time' after he is abducted by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore. In a plot-scrambling display of virtuosity, we follow Pilgrim simultaneously through all phases of his life, concentrating on his (and Vonnegut's) shattering experience as an American prisoner of war who witnesses the firebombing of Dresden.

    William says: "What more can be said?"
    "Still Holds up"
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    It's rare to find a "sci-fi" book that doesn't seem at least a little campy 40 years after it has been written, but Vonnegut does a fantastic job of making the imaginative parts of the book toned-down enough to be believable.

    Ethan Hawke does a great job of narrating as well.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh | [Joseph Conrad]
    Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh
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    Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh

    • UNABRIDGED (3 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Joseph Conrad
    • Narrated By Kenneth Branagh
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (778)
    Performance
    (583)
    Story
    (583)

    A Signature Performance: Kenneth Branagh plays this like a campfire ghost story, told by a haunted, slightly insane Marlow.

    Darwin8u says: "Conrad's Brilliant & Wild Novella"
    "Meh."
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    Good performance. Well-written story. I guess it just wasn't my style of book. Or perhaps it would've been better if I had listened to all three in order.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth | [Adharanand Finn]
    Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth
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    Running with the Kenyans: Passion, Adventure, and the Secrets of the Fastest People on Earth

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 7 mins)
    • By Adharanand Finn
    • Narrated By John Lee
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (79)
    Performance
    (72)
    Story
    (72)

    Whether running is your recreation, your religion, or just a spectator sport, Adharanand Finn’s incredible journey to the elite training camps of Kenya will captivate and inspire you. Part travelogue, part memoir, this mesmerizing quest to uncover the secrets of the world’s greatest runners - and put them to the test - combines practical advice, a fresh look at barefoot running, and hard-won spiritual insights.

    Sharlene says: "His Curiosity is Contagious"
    "Worth a Listen"
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    It's a really great anecdotal account of the concept of why Kenyans are such strong runners. Ever since 'Born to Run' everyone's quick to say that barefoot running is the secret to all fast nationalities. But 'Running with the Kenyans' really looks into the ideologies and dogma of running culture of the country to help people better understand what's at stake for a successful Kenyan runner.

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  • Watership Down | [Richard Adams]
    Watership Down
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    Watership Down

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By Richard Adams
    • Narrated By Ralph Cosham
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    Overall
    (2026)
    Performance
    (1424)
    Story
    (1432)

    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!"
    "Good Story, Not fond of the Narrator"
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    I loved reading Watership Down when I was a kid, but I had a hard time with the narrator. I understand that this is an English classic, but this guy is so British it makes my face hurt. After about an hour, I ended up getting used to him and wsa able to enjoy the story.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • For Whom the Bell Tolls | [Ernest Hemingway]
    For Whom the Bell Tolls
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    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    • UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 23 mins)
    • By Ernest Hemingway
    • Narrated By Campbell Scott
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1058)
    Performance
    (384)
    Story
    (389)

    In 1937, Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight", For Whom the Bell Tolls.

    A User says: "The Mountains of Spain"
    "Great Narrator"
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    Hemingway is a fantastic writer and it's easy to see by the story why this book is a classic. The narrator does a good job of staying almost stoic, yet interesting to listen to. He doesn't get 'campy' with the characters' voices and remains easy to follow.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Brave New World | [Aldous Huxley]
    Brave New World
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    Brave New World

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 5 mins)
    • By Aldous Huxley
    • Narrated By Michael York
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1580)
    Performance
    (954)
    Story
    (954)

    When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

    Cloning, feel-good drugs, anti-aging programs, and total social control through politics, programming, and media: has Aldous Huxley accurately predicted our future? With a storyteller's genius, he weaves these ethical controversies in a compelling narrative that dawns in the year 632 A.F. (After Ford, the deity). When Lenina and Bernard visit a savage reservation, we experience how Utopia can destroy humanity.

    Jefferson says: "“Oh, Ford, Ford Ford, I Wish I Had My Soma!”"
    "Eerily Forboding"
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    A lot of older science fiction starts to feel anachronistic after a while due to the advances in technology that an author is unable to predict at the time of writing. 'Brave New World' still has a futuristic tone that doesn't feel cliche and still feels like a haunting possibility for our culture if we're not careful.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Invisible Monsters | [Chuck Palahniuk]
    Invisible Monsters
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    Invisible Monsters

    • UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 56 mins)
    • By Chuck Palahniuk
    • Narrated By Anna Fields
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (342)
    Performance
    (123)
    Story
    (124)

    She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she is transformed from the beautiful center of attention to an invisible monster, so hideous that no one will acknowledge she exists.

    Heather says: "Fantastic"
    "Pretty Good"
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    While an entertaining story, it was one of Palahniuk's more predictable tales. I liked it, but there wasn't anything impressive about it.

    Anna Fields does a good job of narrative flow with Palahniuk's, disjointed, near-rambling monologues that he's known for.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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