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Eagle in the Sky
- De: Wilbur Smith
- Narrado por: Byron Mondahl
- Duración: 13 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 85
The Syrian plane disintegrated, evaporating in a gush of silvery smoke, rent through with bright white lightning, and the ejecting pilot's body was blown clear of the fuselage. For an instant it was outlined ahead of David's screen, cruciform in shape with arms and legs thrown wide, the helmet still on the head, and the clothing ballooning in the rush of air.
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5 out of 5 stars
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May be my favorite
- De JDD en 05-14-19
De: Wilbur Smith
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Castle of Water
- A Novel
- De: Dane Huckelbridge
- Narrado por: Max Winter
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 323
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 323
For Sophie Ducel, her honeymoon in French Polynesia was intended as a celebration of life. For Barry Bleecker, the same trip was meant to mark a new beginning - turning away from his dreary existence in Manhattan finance to seek creative inspiration. But when their small plane is downed in the middle of the South Pacific, the sole survivors of the wreck are left with one common goal: survival.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted a happy ending
- De Avid Reader Girl en 06-20-19
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Valhalla
- De: Robert J. Mrazek
- Narrado por: Christopher Lane
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,377
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,246
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,247
In remote, icy Greenland, ex-Air Force General Steven Macaulay helps lead an expedition to recover a lost World War II plane. Encased in ice below is a find that will astonish the world - a perfectly-preserved Viking ship, buried for nearly a thousand years, along with the frozen corpses of nine crewmen. Assembling the foremost Viking scholars, Macaulay tasks the gorgeous Lexy Vaughan to translate the ship’s markings - until her work is cut short when her colleagues are murdered.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Still can't get my head around it...
- De Matthew en 11-04-14
De: Robert J. Mrazek
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Tears of the Moon
- De: Di Morrissey
- Narrado por: Kate Hood
- Duración: 16 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
Broome, Australia, 1893. It's the wild and passionate heyday of the pearling industry, and when young English bride Olivia Hennessy meets the dashing pearling master, Captain Tyndall, their lives are destined to be linked by the mysterious power of the pearl. Sydney, Australia, 1995. Lily Barton embarks on a search for her family roots which leads her to Broome. But her quest for identity reveals more than she could have ever imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A thoroughly absorbing saga. . .
- De E. Stacy Creamer en 02-20-23
De: Di Morrissey
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The Sound of Waves
- De: Yukio Mishima
- Narrado por: Brian Nishii
- Duración: 5 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 200
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 161
Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Remote Japanese island beautifully depicted
- De Bruce en 09-17-15
De: Yukio Mishima
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The Last Whalers
- Three Years in the Far Pacific with a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing Way of Life
- De: Doug Bock Clark
- Narrado por: Jay Snyder
- Duración: 11 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 51
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 49
In this "immersive, densely reported, and altogether remarkable first book [with] the texture and color of a first-rate novel" (New York Times), journalist Doug Bock Clark tells the epic story of the world's last subsistence whalers and the threats posed to a tribe on the brink. Deeply empathetic and richly reported, The Last Whalers is a riveting, powerful chronicle of the collision between one of the planet's dwindling indigenous peoples and the irresistible enticements and upheavals of a rapidly transforming world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good book on hunter-gatherer tribe in Indonesia
- De arh8 en 10-11-21
De: Doug Bock Clark
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Airborn
- De: Kenneth Oppel
- Narrado por: David Kelly
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 588
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 445
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 447
Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- De Ashley en 04-19-11
De: Kenneth Oppel
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Wild Justice
- De: Wilbur Smith
- Narrado por: Joe Jameson
- Duración: 15 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 64
The hijacking of a jumbo jet off the Seychelles galvanises antiterrorist chief Peter Stride into the action for which he has spent a lifetime training. But even in the hail of bullets which follows, he knows that this is only the beginning of a nightmare. Stride is the one man who might find the twisted genius who holds the world hostage - if only his every move were not anticipated by the enemy....
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4 out of 5 stars
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more vivid descriptions and good story but unsatis
- De JDD en 05-27-19
De: Wilbur Smith
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The Shipkiller
- A Novel
- De: Justin Scott
- Narrado por: Marc Vietor
- Duración: 13 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 529
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 451
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 455
Before he was anointed to carry on the legacy of Robert Ludlum's Janson Command series, and before he collaborated with Clive Cussler on the fan favorite Isaac Bell series, Justin Scott created this suspenseful adventure tale, a novel of love and revenge set on the high seas. Written in 1978, this is considered by many to be one of the best maritime thrillers of all time. As an expert in the world of ships and sailing, Justin Scott creates an authentic maritime world, making The Shipkiller all the more thrilling because it could be a true story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- De Joy en 08-22-12
De: Justin Scott
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The Last King of Scotland
- De: Giles Foden
- Narrado por: Mirron E. Willis
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 131
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan is called to the scene of a bizarre accident: Idi Amin, careening down a dirt road in his Maserati, has hit a cow. When Garrigan tends to Amin, the dictator, obsessed with all things Scottish, appoints him as his personal physician. So begins a fateful dalliance with the African leader whose Emperor Jones-style autocracy would transform into a reign of terror.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst Production Ever
- De James en 01-24-07
De: Giles Foden
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Way of the Wolf
- The Vampire Earth, Book 1
- De: E. E. Knight
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel, E. E. Knight (Introduction)
- Duración: 11 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 956
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 610
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 612
Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Its what you expect, and thats not a bad thing.
- De Kevin McLaughlin en 11-26-08
De: E. E. Knight
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The Boat Runner
- A Novel
- De: Devin Murphy
- Narrado por: Matthew Waterson
- Duración: 11 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 176
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 165
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
Beginning in the summer of 1939, 14-year-old Jacob Koopman and his older brother, Edwin, enjoy lives of prosperity and quiet contentment. Many of the residents in their small Dutch town have some connection to the Koopman lightbulb factory, and the locals hold the family in high esteem. On days when they aren't playing with friends, Jacob and Edwin help their uncle Martin on his fishing boat in the North Sea, where German ships have become a common sight. When war breaks out, Jacob's world is thrown into chaos.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not a typical World War II story
- De Marsha L. Woerner en 01-31-18
De: Devin Murphy
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Black Wave
- A Family's Adventure at Sea and the Disaster That Saved Them
- De: John Silverwood, Jean Silverwood
- Narrado por: Carrington MacDuffie, Joe Barrett
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
When John and Jean Silverwood, both experienced sailors, decided to give their four children a taste of life on the high seas, they hoped the trip would offer important learning experiences - not only about the natural world but about the beauty of human life stripped down to its essence, far from civilization. But the adventure that awaited them would surpass anything they could have imagined.
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1 out of 5 stars
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What Wave
- De James en 09-03-08
De: John Silverwood, y otros
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Elixir
- De: Davis Bunn
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 6 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
When Revell Pharmaceuticals approaches Taylor Knox and his company with the possibility of a merger, the future has never looked better. Not only will the merger benefit Taylor and his company, but in order to obtain this personal share, Taylor must find the missing pharmaceutical heiress, Kirra Revell (once the love of his life) who seems to have disappeared without a trace. According to her sister, Kirra has been kidnapped. But as Taylor travels the globe, he realizes that Kirra simply doesn't want to be found.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bunn simply delivers…
- De David en 02-17-24
De: Davis Bunn
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The Glass Palace
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 689
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 523
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 521
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I struggled to finish... enough said.
- De Ty en 05-02-10
De: Amitav Ghosh