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Halena

Alexandria, KY, United States | Member Since 2005

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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume III, Red River to Appomattox

UNABRIDGED
- by Shelby Foote
- Narrated by Grover Gardner
The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume III, Red River to Appomattox

UNABRIDGED (48 hrs and 1 min)

By Shelby Foote

Narrated By Grover Gardner

Overall
(681)
Performance
(236)
Story
(237)

In the third and last volume of this vivid history, Shelby Foote brings to a close the story of four years of turmoil and strife which altered American life forever. Here, told in rich narrative and as seen from both sides, are those climactic struggles, great and small, on and off the field of battle, which finally decided the fate of this nation.
Tad Davis says: "Incredible"
"Incredible!"

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Anyone that wants to learn about the Civil War can't miss with Mr. Foote's rendition. His research and dedication is obvious.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
In Cold Blood

UNABRIDGED
- by Truman Capote
- Narrated by Scott Brick
In Cold Blood

UNABRIDGED (14 hrs and 27 mins)

By Truman Capote

Narrated By Scott Brick

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1695)
Performance
(546)
Story
(539)

Why we think it’s a great listen: It’s a story that most people know, told here in an unforgettable way – an audio masterpiece that rivals the best thrillers, thanks to Capote genre-defining words and Brick’s subtle but powerful characterizations. On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
Lori says: "Finally!"
"Only Capote"

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After watching the movie and then listening to the book then watching the movie again did I understand Capote's involvement with the murderers' stories. Very intriguing!!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
David Crockett: The Lion of the West

UNABRIDGED
- by Michael Wallis
- Narrated by John Pruden
David Crockett: The Lion of the West

UNABRIDGED (10 hrs and 13 mins)

By Michael Wallis

Narrated By John Pruden

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(39)
Performance
(28)
Story
(29)

His name was David Crockett. He never signed his name any other way, but popular culture transformed his memory into "Davy Crockett", and Hollywood gave him a raccoon hat he hardly ever wore. Best-selling historian Michael Wallis casts a fresh look at the frontiersman, storyteller, and politician behind these legendary stories.
Michael says: "Author is very bias."
"The Book"

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Not fair for me to write about it -- I didn't finish it. It's a very adolescent book.

1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

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- by Mary Roach
- Narrated by Shelly Frasier
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 59 mins)

By Mary Roach

Narrated By Shelly Frasier

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(2926)
Performance
(1456)
Story
(1466)

For two thousand years, cadavers have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and helped solve the mystery of TWA Flight 800. For every new surgical procedure, from heart transplants to gender reassignment surgery, cadavers have been there alongside surgeons, making history in their quiet way.
Matthew says: "Darn funny if you're open to the idea."
"Very Informative"

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This book has given me an insight in many different areas that I couldn't have gotten elsewhere....Thanks!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Middlesex

UNABRIDGED
- by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Narrated by Kristoffer Tabori
Middlesex

UNABRIDGED (21 hrs and 26 mins)

By Jeffrey Eugenides

Narrated By Kristoffer Tabori

Overall
(5219)
Performance
(1485)
Story
(1488)

In the spring of 1974, Calliope Stephanides, a student at a girls' school in Grosse Pointe, finds herself drawn to a chain-smoking, strawberry-blonde classmate with a gift for acting. The passion that furtively develops between them - along with Callie's failure to develop physically - leads Callie to suspect that she is not like other girls. In fact, she is not really a girl at all.
Deborah says: "Middlesex"
"Ambivalent"

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I did enjoy listening to this book but the ending did it a disservice. I was intrigued by the shifting periods, cultures and classes but I felt the writer became somewhat lazy in the numerous contrived character summations. I was a little relieved when the book ended.

The narration was excellent!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Idiot

UNABRIDGED
- by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Narrated by Robert Whitfield
The Idiot

UNABRIDGED (22 hrs and 27 mins)

By Fyodor Dostoevsky

Narrated By Robert Whitfield

Overall
(151)
Performance
(65)
Story
(65)

In The Idiot, a saintly man, Prince Myshkin, is thrust into the heart of a society more concerned with wealth, power, and sexual conquest than the ideals of Christianity. Myshkin soon finds himself at the center of a violent love triangle in which a notorious woman and a beautiful young girl become rivals for his affections. Extortion, scandal, and murder follow, testing the wreckage left by human misery to find "man in man."
Daniela says: "Dostoevsky does it again"
"True analysis of human character"

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It's amazing to see the different directions people will go to in their conceptions of a another person's behavior.

Truly enjoyed this book -- Narrator did a great job!

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
The Great Gatsby

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- by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Narrated by Robertson Dean
The Great Gatsby

UNABRIDGED (5 hrs and 5 mins)

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated By Robertson Dean

Overall
(53)
Performance
(18)
Story
(19)

Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing, and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby---young, handsome, and fabulously rich---always seems alone in the crowd, watching and waiting, though no one knows what for.
Amy says: "Brilliant book and perfect narrator"
"Great Classic!"

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Wonderful use of the English Language!

0 of 1 people found this review helpful
Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story

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- by Mitsuo Fuchida , Masatake Okumiya
- Narrated by Terence Aselford
Midway: The Battle That Doomed Japan, the Japanese Navy's Story

UNABRIDGED (7 hrs and 51 mins)

By Mitsuo Fuchida, Masatake Okumiya

Narrated By Terence Aselford

Overall
(285)
Performance
(96)
Story
(95)

This landmark study was first published in English by the Naval Institute in 1955. Widely acknowledged for its valuable Japanese insights into the battle that turned the tide of war in the Pacific, the book has made a great impact on American readers over the years. Two Japanese naval aviators who participated in the operation provide an unsparing analysis of what caused Japan's staggering defeat.
Carleton T. Anderson says: "Edge of your seat history"
"Great Classic!"

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Very intriguing. Want to learn more about the war in the Pacific.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful
The Reivers

UNABRIDGED
- by William Faulkner
- Narrated by John H. Mayer
The Reivers

UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 21 mins)

By William Faulkner

Narrated By John H. Mayer

Overall
(63)
Performance
(28)
Story
(27)

One of Faulkner's comic masterpieces, The Reivers is a picaresque story that tells of three unlikely car thieves from rural Mississippi. Eleven-year-old Lucas Priest is persuaded by Boon Hogganbeck, one of his family's retainers, to steal his grandfather's car and make a trip to Memphis. The priests' black coachman, Ned McCaslin, stows away, and the three of them are off on a heroic odyssey.
Halena says: "Nice Listen"
"Nice Listen"

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Good Faulkner.

2 of 3 people found this review helpful
The Old Man and the Sea

UNABRIDGED
- by Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by Donald Sutherland
The Old Man and the Sea

UNABRIDGED (2 hrs and 30 mins)

By Ernest Hemingway

Narrated By Donald Sutherland

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1035)
Performance
(471)
Story
(471)

The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.
Dave says: "Truly a Classic"
"Great Classic!"

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An honestly great book!

0 of 0 people found this review helpful