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Laura

SCOTTSDALE, AZ, United States | Member Since 2012

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  • Don't Get Too Comfortable (Unabridged Selections) | [David Rakoff]
    Don't Get Too Comfortable (Unabridged Selections)
    UNABRIDGED

    Don't Get Too Comfortable (Unabridged Selections)

    • UNABRIDGED (4 hrs and 36 mins)
    • By David Rakoff
    • Narrated By David Rakoff
    Overall
    (475)
    Performance
    (96)
    Story
    (95)

    David Rakoff's bestselling collection of autobiographical essays, Fraud, established him as one of today's funniest and most insightful writers. Now, in Don't Get Too Comfortable, Rakoff moves from the personal to the public, journeying into the land of unchecked plenty that is contemporary America. Rarely have greed, vanity, selfishness, and vapidity been so mercilessly and wittily skewered.

    Barbara says: "One of the best of the millenium"
    "David Rakoff a bit pissed off"
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    Wonderfully articulate as all his writings, just a few moments that were a bit over the top ranting... I enjoyed Fraud more overall if you were to only get one of his books.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Me Talk Pretty One Day | [David Sedaris]
    Me Talk Pretty One Day
    ABRIDGED

    Me Talk Pretty One Day

    • ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 51 mins)
    • By David Sedaris
    • Narrated By David Sedaris
    Overall
    (3052)
    Performance
    (825)
    Story
    (823)

    David Sedaris' collection of essays - including live recordings! - tells a most unconventional life story. With every clever turn of a phrase, Sedaris brings a view and a voice like no other to every unforgettable encounter. You can also listen to Sedaris in an interview with Terry Gross on Fresh Air.

    T. Chambless says: "Sedaris is great!"
    "I didn't want it to end!"
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    We love all David Sedaris books, listen this one after Naked and it fills in the wonderful upbringing and life of a wonderfully insightful, odd and funny family producing one of my favorite authors.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Fraud | [David Rakoff]
    Fraud
    ABRIDGED

    Fraud

    • ABRIDGED (4 hrs)
    • By David Rakoff
    • Narrated By David Rakoff
    Overall
    (304)
    Performance
    (75)
    Story
    (75)

    The wry and the heartfelt join in David Rakoff's prose to resurrect that most neglected of literary virtues: wit. As he finds himself in all the far-flung hinterlands of our culture, this fish out of water winds up satirizing himself more than his subject matter, to hilarious effect.

    Suzn F says: "OMG Laugh Out Loud"
    "Thoughtful, intelligent and captivating."
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    I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this funny, poignant collection of observations of lives many little challenges and joys. We miss David and his fabulous talents.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel | [Rachel Joyce]
    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel
    UNABRIDGED

    The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 57 mins)
    • By Rachel Joyce
    • Narrated By Jim Broadbent
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1763)
    Performance
    (1557)
    Story
    (1548)

    Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack is a letter addressed to Harold from a woman he hasn't seen or heard from in 20 years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye. Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person.

    Darwin8u says: "To Be A Pilgrim!"
    "Beautiful does not begin to describe this book!"
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    I enjoyed each and every moment of this beautiful story. The narration brought the touching, relevant story to life in such a delightful way. I felt a part of the characters and so related to the conversations we all have like this in confusing daily lives. Just beautiful, and I cannot recommend it enough.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Chasing Fire | [Nora Roberts]
    Chasing Fire
    UNABRIDGED

    Chasing Fire

    • UNABRIDGED (15 hrs and 9 mins)
    • By Nora Roberts
    • Narrated By Rebecca Lowman
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1339)
    Performance
    (868)
    Story
    (873)

    Little else in life is as dangerous as fire jumping. Flying past towering pillars of smoke, parachuting down to the edge of an all-consuming blaze, shoveling and sawing for hours upon hours, days at a time, all to hold the line and push back against the raw power of Mother Nature. But there’s also little else as thrilling - at least to Rowan Tripp. The Missoula smoke jumpers are one of the most exclusive firefighting squads in the nation, and the job is in Rowan’s blood: her father is a legend in the field. She’s been fighting fires since her eighteenth birthday.

    M. Davis says: "Another winner by Roberts!"
    "Fun summer tale of adventure and love."
    Overall
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    Some good twists in the story, fun to listen to. Where can we find men like the lead characters?!

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Polar Star | [Martin Cruz Smith]
    Polar Star
    UNABRIDGED

    Polar Star

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 12 mins)
    • By Martin Cruz Smith
    • Narrated By Frank Muller
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (373)
    Performance
    (317)
    Story
    (317)

    Ex-Chief Investigator Arkady Renko is in deep on the “slime line” - the fish-gutting station - in the Polar Star, a Soviet fish factory ship of some 250 souls, almost as many secrets, and a dangerous shipboard sub-culture that cares little for the Party, and less for human life.

    richard says: "Probably the greatest audiobook ever. Really."
    "You can almost smell the fish!"
    Overall
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    More detail on comercial fishing than one might realize they wanted to know, lots of Russian cultural insight... a bit drawn out, but fun to listen to.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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