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Joseph

Ave Maria, FL, USA

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154 titles in library
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Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome

UNABRIDGED
- by Robert Harris
- Narrated by Simon Jones
Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome

UNABRIDGED (12 hrs and 39 mins)

By Robert Harris

Narrated By Simon Jones

Overall
(990)
Performance
(353)
Story
(358)

When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually propel his master into one of the most suspenseful courtroom dramas in history.
Karen says: "Great Naration, Great Book"
"This book, as posted, is missing the 15th chapter"

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This book as posted, though I can't imagine the original recording is the same, is missing the 15th chapter (Roll XV). I had to go onto amazon.com and "Search Inside" to read the chapter that was missing. Otherwise, a decent reading; I say "decent" because Jones, the reader, does make an effort at the voices, though the results aren't inspiring.

8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Brave New World

UNABRIDGED
- by Aldous Huxley
- Narrated by Michael York
Brave New World

UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 5 mins)

By Aldous Huxley

Narrated By Michael York

Whispersync for Voice-ready

Overall
(1585)
Performance
(959)
Story
(959)

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!”"
"A good recording"

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This was a good recording and well read.

4 of 9 people found this review helpful
The Life of Samuel Johnson

UNABRIDGED
- by James Boswell
- Narrated by Jim Killavey
The Life of Samuel Johnson

UNABRIDGED (34 hrs and 9 mins)

By James Boswell

Narrated By Jim Killavey

Overall
(16)
Performance
(3)
Story
(3)

Samuel Johnson's place in history was assured by his Dictionary of the English Language, the first comprehensive English lexicography, but he was also the leading scholar and critic of his age. He is as celebrated for his brilliant conversations as for his writing, which first appeared in London magazines around 1737. In 1763, Johnson met James Boswell and by 1791 The Life of Samuel Johnson appeared.
Eric says: "Great book, mechanical reading"
"If it's the only choice . . . ."

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Since I really wanted to listen to this book, unabridged, this was the only choice out there. But the recording was done in 1989, so the sound quality is poor, though passable. Next, it's read by an American, which is hardly to be desired in this case, as the reader mispronounces the English names, a most glaring defect when he comes across the names of cities.

0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Joseph

Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome

Brave New World

The Life of Samuel Johnson

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