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Katie

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  • The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World | [Randall E. Stross]
    The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World
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    The Wizard of Menlo Park: How Thomas Alva Edison Invented the Modern World

    • UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 38 mins)
    • By Randall E. Stross
    • Narrated By Grover Gardner
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (89)
    Performance
    (78)
    Story
    (80)

    At the height of his fame Thomas Alva Edison was hailed as “the Napoleon of invention” and blazed in the public imagination as a virtual demigod. Newspapers proclaimed his genius in glowing personal profiles and quipped that “the doctor has been called” because the great man “has not invented anything since breakfast.” But Edison's greatest invention may have been his own celebrity.

    Richard Daniel says: "Fast paced account of Edison"
    "Good narration weak story"
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    The overall impression from the book was disjointed. It tells a story of Thomas eddision, but I really feel like it didn't touch on some very well known points of his life and it was not clear alot of the time how he got to where he got. Overall a good listen but not what I had expected

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President | [Candice Millard]
    Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President
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    Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 47 mins)
    • By Candice Millard
    • Narrated By Paul Michael
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1416)
    Performance
    (1220)
    Story
    (1213)

    James A. Garfield may have been the most extraordinary man ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, and a renowned and admired reformist congressman. Nominated for president against his will, he engaged in a fierce battle with the corrupt political establishment. But four months after his inauguration, a deranged office seeker tracked Garfield down and shot him in the back. But the shot didn’t kill Garfield. The drama of what hap­pened subsequently is a powerful story of a nation in tur­moil.

    Melinda says: "Marvelous, Magnificent, Millard"
    "Awesome!"
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    It was such a good listen that when it was over I wanted more. It reads like a novel, but it all actually happened! Highly recommended

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History | [Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter]
    The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
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    The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

    • UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 19 mins)
    • By Robert M. Edsel, Bret Witter
    • Narrated By Jeremy Davidson
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (99)
    Performance
    (47)
    Story
    (49)

    In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Monuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture.

    Laurie says: "Interesting listen"
    "Fantastic!!"
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    A great story, you feel transported to the war and all that entails. Loved it! A great piece of history for anyone who loves art.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful
  • Isaac's Storm | [Erik Larson]
    Isaac's Storm
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    Isaac's Storm

    • ABRIDGED (5 hrs and 11 mins)
    • By Erik Larson
    • Narrated By Edward Herrmann
    Overall
    (263)
    Performance
    (79)
    Story
    (80)

    September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau, failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over 6,000 people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history.

    Greg Mefford says: "A wonderful listen"
    "Great Narration, but story was weak"
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    I enjoyed the narration thoughly and really liked the premise of the story and it did contain a good number of facts, just not enough personal stories of the storm and its aftermath. i just felt like something was lacking just not enough to the story.

    0 of 1 people found this review helpful

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