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Al

Harleysville, PA, United States

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A Short History of Nearly Everything

UNABRIDGED
- by Bill Bryson
- Narrated by Richard Matthews
A Short History of Nearly Everything

UNABRIDGED (17 hrs and 48 mins)

By Bill Bryson

Narrated By Richard Matthews

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(5288)
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(1228)
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(1224)

Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. Although he doesn't know anything about the subject (at first), he is eager to learn, and takes information that he gets from the world's leading experts and explains it to us in a way that makes it exciting and relevant.
Corby says: "Very informative, fun to listen to"
"Phenomenal"

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I couldn't stop listening. A fabulous, interesting book and audiobook. Don't hesitate, download it now.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Timeline

UNABRIDGED
- by Michael Crichton
- Narrated by John Bedford Lloyd
Timeline

UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 6 mins)

By Michael Crichton

Narrated By John Bedford Lloyd

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2155)
Performance
(467)
Story
(477)

Modern science meets feudal France...dinosaurs still walk the Earth...a secret world of killer gorillas...only in a Michael Crichton thriller! Check out our full selection in our Crichton store!
Robert says: "entertaining story entwined with some real science"
"Favorite story by Chrichton"

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Any additional comments?

Timeline is one of my favorite fiction audiobooks. I just love the story and narration here. This is better than the movie.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Free Marketing: 101 Low and No-Cost Ways to Grow Your Business, Online and Off

UNABRIDGED
- by Jim Cockrum
- Narrated by Sean Pratt
Free Marketing: 101 Low and No-Cost Ways to Grow Your Business, Online and Off

UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 5 mins)

By Jim Cockrum

Narrated By Sean Pratt

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(156)
Performance
(129)
Story
(130)

You used to need a big ad budget to get your message across. Not anymore! Thanks primarily to the Internet, a world of free and inexpensive tactics exists for spreading the word about your business. Free Marketing delivers more than one hundred marketing ideas to help small business owners and marketers generate new revenue—with little or no marketing budget.
Dennis says: "Absolutely the best Internet marketing informatioI"
"Solid, actionable advice"

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Any additional comments?

I found Jim's book to be helpful and inspiring. It gave me several pointers which allowed me to get started right away.

5 of 5 people found this review helpful
The Hunger Games

UNABRIDGED
- by Suzanne Collins
- Narrated by Carolyn McCormick
The Hunger Games

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 14 mins)

By Suzanne Collins

Narrated By Carolyn McCormick

Whispersync for Voice-ready

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(28443)
Performance
(20072)
Story
(20363)

Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.
Teddy says: "The Book Deserves The Hype"
"Fantastic story!"

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If you could sum up The Hunger Games in three words, what would they be?

Emotional. Gripping. Breathless

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

Running Man meets Romeo and Juliet

Any additional comments?

I couldn't put this audiobook down. Many times I listen to audiobooks at 2x or 3x speed, but I didn't want to miss any of the emotion conveyed by the narrator. This was the fastest and best 11 hours I have spent listening to my audible app.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Go the F--k to Sleep

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- by Adam Mansbach , Ricardo Cortes (cover illustration)
- Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson
Go the F--k to Sleep

UNABRIDGED (6 mins)

By Adam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes (cover illustration)

Narrated By Samuel L. Jackson

Overall
(9976)
Performance
(5470)
Story
(5369)

Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) rocks this mock bedtime story, capturing a hilarious range of emotions as the voice of a father struggling to get his child to sleep. Go the F**k to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland.
Darwin8u says: "Read the F--king REVIEW!"
"Hilarious and Irreverant"

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. Fall down on the floor funny.

What did you like best about this story?

Samuel L. Jackson's narration

What does Samuel L. Jackson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Pulp Fiction + a children's story = hilarious

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

Snakes on a Plane for parents

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

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- by Eric Ries
- Narrated by Eric Ries
The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 43 mins)

By Eric Ries

Narrated By Eric Ries

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1021)
Performance
(842)
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(837)

Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.
Zed says: "Great book, fascinating ideas"
"Great book, listening to it again!"

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes. The advice is practical and it is an engaging audiobook

Who was your favorite character and why?

N/A

Have you listened to any of Eric Ries’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

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

How to be successful as an entrepreneur or intrapreneur

5 of 5 people found this review helpful
At Home: A Short History of Private Life

UNABRIDGED
- by Bill Bryson
- Narrated by Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life

UNABRIDGED (16 hrs and 38 mins)

By Bill Bryson

Narrated By Bill Bryson

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2083)
Performance
(869)
Story
(873)

Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to “write a history of the world without leaving home.”
Tina says: "Another wonderful Bryson"
"I was bored"

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I loved "A Short History of Nearly Everything," it could perhaps be my favorite audiobook of all time.

This book however, fell short of lofty expectations. If I had borrowed it from the library, I would have returned it early, without finishing it.

0 of 2 people found this review helpful