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- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 26 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,063
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,664
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,656
Having inspired a classic film and Broadway play, The Caine Mutiny is Herman Wouk's boldly dramatic, brilliantly entertaining novel of life—and mutiny—on a Navy warship in the Pacific theater. It was immediately embraced upon its original publication as one of the first serious works of American fiction to grapple with the moral complexities and the human consequences of the Second World War. In the intervening half century, this gripping story has become a perennial favorite, selling millions throughout the world, and claiming the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even Better than the Movie
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By: Herman Wouk
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When Eight Bells Toll
- By: Alistair MacLean
- Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all-time classic. Millions of pounds in gold bullion are being pirated in the Irish Sea. Investigations by the British Secret Service, and a sixth sense, have bought Philip Calvert to a bleak, lonely bay in the Western Highlands. But the sleepy atmosphere of Torbay is deceptive. The place is the focal point of many mysterious disappearances. Even the unimaginative Highland Police Sergeant seems to be acting a part. But why?
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Favorite Thriller Writer
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By: Alistair MacLean
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Mr Midshipman Hornblower
- By: C. S. Forester
- Narrated by: Christian Rodska
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,834
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,642
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,626
Shaking off this label, a shy and lonely 17-year-old, Horatio Hornblower, embarks on a memorable career in Nelson's navy on HMS Justinian. In action, adventure, and battle he is forged into one of the most formidable junior officers in the service.
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5 out of 5 stars
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First rate historical fiction
- By Jason on 04-30-17
By: C. S. Forester
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U.S.S. Seawolf
- Submarine Raider of the Pacific
- By: Gerold Frank, James D. Horan, Joseph Eckberg
- Narrated by: Tom Perkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 265
The USS Seawolf was one of the greatest submarine raiders of all time. Having narrowly avoided the attack on Pearl Harbor the Seawolf set out for the seas of the Pacific to wreak havoc on Japanese shipping. Joseph Melvin Eckberg was on the Seawolf from her maiden voyage and remained with her until January 1943. As chief radioman he was instrumental in assisting Captain Frederick Warder to find and destroy enemy targets. From the claustrophobia of being trapped under water and the overwhelming fear of depth charges to the joys of aiding the war-effort and the camaraderie on the ship.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Unfortunately not very good
- By Jason on 03-29-18
By: Gerold Frank, and others
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The Diamond Hunters
- By: Wilbur Smith
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Fortunes rise and fall in Wilbur Smith's tale of warring siblings and illegal diamond trading, The Diamond Hunters. The Van Der Byl Diamond Company, willed by its founder to his son Benedict, his sister Tracey and their estranged foster brother Johnny Lance, turns out to be a bequest of hatred. For it is couched in such terms as to offer Benedict the instrument of destruction of his bitterest rival. 'Destroy Johnny' is the old man's implacable message. And so, consumed with envy for Johnny, Benedict sets out in ruthless pursuit of this goal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- By James Peters on 03-11-24
By: Wilbur Smith
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To the Stars
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Robert Caso, Jim Meskimen, R.F. Daley, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
How far is too far? Alan Corday is about to find out. Corday is shanghaied aboard a craft bound for the stars...on a journey at the speed of light, the world he leaves behind fast vanishing into the past. And nothing in the dark, forbidding reaches of space can prepare him for the astounding discovery he will make upon his return from the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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To the Stars
- By John on 12-01-04
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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Unfathomed
- By: Ralph Kern
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 131
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Story4 out of 5 stars 119
After months recuperating in hospital, US Marine Jack Cohen hoped a Caribbean cruise would help him recover from the horrific injuries he sustained fighting in the Middle East. Instead, when the ship is attacked, he is once again thrust into battle to protect Atlantica against the ruthless enemy hunting her, and the insidious threat already aboard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bring me home...
- By R. J. Thorne on 07-15-17
By: Ralph Kern
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'Slaves of Sleep' and 'The Masters of Sleep'
- By: L. Ron Hubbard
- Narrated by: Rene Auberjonois
- Length: 5 hrs and 29 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Young, wealthy, and good-looking, Jan Palmer leads the kind of life most of us would die for. He has it all - except for one thing: happiness. Trapped under the weight of his responsibilities to his family, his business, and his life, he wishes only to escape to another world. But you have to be careful what you wish for. Waking out of a deep sleep, Jan finally finds escape - into a living nightmare.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible. Spellbinding. Hubbard is a genius!
- By Freddie Ulan on 07-22-18
By: L. Ron Hubbard
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Weapons of Choice
- Axis of Time, Book 1
- By: John Birmingham
- Narrated by: Jay Snyder
- Length: 20 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 931
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 713
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Story4 out of 5 stars 710
History is rewritten in an instant as the future smashes into the past, and high-tech hardware goes head to head with World War Two technology. In the chaos that ensues, thousands are killed, but the maelstrom has only just begun. The veterans of Pearl Harbor have never seen a helicopter, or a cruise missile - let alone nanotechnology, ceramic bullets, and F22 Raptor stealth jetfighters. Allied and Axis forces are then caught in a desperate struggle to gain the upper hand.
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1 out of 5 stars
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The story line is a political stretch
- By Bruce on 04-18-15
By: John Birmingham
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Flint & Silver
- A Prequel to Treasure Island
- By: John Drake
- Narrated by: Tim Gregory
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 114
A swashbuckling triumph of storytelling, Flint and Silver provides a thrilling ride back to the rich and wondrous world of Long John Silver and his fiendish nemesis Joseph Flint in this prequel to the beloved classic Treasure Island.
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4 out of 5 stars
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where are the other two books in the series??
- By Scott Pruitt on 05-31-18
By: John Drake
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Bill Baldwin's The Helmsman
- By: Bill Baldwin
- Narrated by: Steve Cumming, full cast
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 201
One of the few survivors of a League sneak attack on his poor and miserable homeworld of Carescria, Wilf Brim sets out to settle the score. Were it not for the attrition from the war that followed, Wilf would never have escaped his lower-class status and been accepted into the Academy. Now, freshly graduated, young Sublieutenant Wilf Ansor Brim, Imperial Fleet, begins his first assignment, Helmsman of the I.F.S. Truculent.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Helmsman
- By David on 05-28-04
By: Bill Baldwin
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- Anonymous User
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Amazing Book!
The Greatest Enemy is one of my favorite books by Douglas Reeman. You really feel a sense of pride when someone stand by their principles and this book is all about that.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- gg
- 11-26-16
It's a good book
Have you listened to any of David Rintoul’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
David Rintoul is a pleasure to listen to as ever
Any additional comments?
I would have given the story 3.5 out of 5.
It’s personal preference rather than a rating of the story quality.
The story has action, intrigue and builds to a fulfilling end but with a story line of injustice.
As is discussed in the prologue as the subject of the book.
And thankfully it doesn’t not have too much love story blurb.
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