A God in Ruins
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Battle Cry
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Originally published in 1953, Leon Uris’s Battle Cry is the raw and exciting story of men at war from a legendary American author. This is the story of enlisted men - Marines at the beginning of World War II. They are a rough-and-ready tangle of guys from America’s cities and farms and reservations. Led by a tough veteran sergeant, these soldiers band together to emerge as part of one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. With staggering realism and detail we follow them into intense battles - Guadalcanal and Tarawa.
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The narrator ruined it for me.
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Legendary author
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wait for unabridged or read
- By connie on 02-04-08
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- Length: 34 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 390
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 349
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 347
From the acclaimed author who enthralled the world with Exodus, Battle Cry, QB VII, Topaz, and other beloved classics of twentieth-century fiction comes a sweeping and powerful epic adventure that captures the "terrible beauty" of Ireland during its long and bloody struggle for freedom. It is the electrifying story of an idealistic young Catholic rebel and the valiant and beautiful Protestant girl who defied her heritage to join his cause. It is a tale of love and danger, of triumph at an unthinkable cost.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- A Novel
- By: Leon Uris
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 56 mins
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 36
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- Length: 28 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,334
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,201
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5 out of 5 stars
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My favorite book of ALL Time
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- By: Leon Uris
- Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor
- Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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3 out of 5 stars
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The narrator ruined it for me.
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- Narrated by: Graham Rowat
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 66
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Legendary author
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 75
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Gideon Zadok arrives in Israel with every intention to research a new book, mend a broken marriage, and improve his dysfunctional family. But as political tensions escalate and his family is evacuated, Zadok asks to follow Israeli paratroopers to secure Mitla Pass and finds himself in the midst of one of the largest global crises of the twentieth century. A sweeping novel of love, passion, and freedom, Mitla Pass stands as an epic look at modern Middle Eastern history and is quite possibly Uris’s most autobiographical work.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Mila 18
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 157
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 144
It was a time of crisis, a time of tragedy - and a time of transcendent courage and determination. Leon Uris’s blazing novel is set in the midst of the ghetto uprising that defied Nazi tyranny, as the Jews of Warsaw boldly met Wehrmacht tanks with homemade weapons and bare fists. Here, painted on a canvas as broad as its subject matter, is the compelling story of one of the most heroic struggles of modern times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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True Heroism
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The Haj
- By: Leon Uris
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Leon Uris retums to the land of his acclaimed best-seller Exodus for an epic story of hate and love, vengeance and forgiveness. The Middle East is the powerful setting for this sweeping tale of a land where revenge is sacred and hatred noble. Where an Arab ruler tries to save his people from destruction but cannot save them from themselves. When violence spreads like a plague across the lands of Palestine - this is the time of The Haj.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A sweeping saga of Arab/Israeli conflict
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Topaz
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On the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis in Paris, 1962, Devereaux and Nordstrom uncover Soviet plans to ship nuclear arms. But when nobody acts after sharing his findings, Devereaux becomes the target of an assassination attempt and soon realizes the plot extends far beyond Cuba - and himself. A thrilling and well-paced novel filled with Cold War intrigue, Topaz features two agents on a journey around the world to save NATO and themselves.
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A spy thriller in disguise
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The Angry Hills
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Just as World War II threatens to break out, Mike Morrison arrives in Greece to collect his late wife’s inheritance. Hoping to quickly finish his business and leave before German troops invade, Morrison’s plans are derailed when he receives a letter listing the names of Greek patriots pretending to be German collaborators, a list Nazi strategists desperately need. With the outcome of the war hinging on Morrison’s ability to protect the letter, he embarks on an adventure across Greece in an effort to evade Nazi troops and keep the letter from falling into enemy hands.
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3 out of 5 stars
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entertaining
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QB VII
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In Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven, famous author Abraham Cady stands trial. In his book The Holocaust - born of the terrible revelation that the Jadwiga Concentration camp was the site of his family's extermination - Cady shook the consciousness of the human race. He also named eminent surgeon Sir Adam Kelno as one of Jadwiga's most sadistic inmate/doctors. Kelno has denied this and brought furious charges. Now unfolds Leon Uris' riveting courtroom drama - one of the great fictional trials of the century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Important Revisit to a Dark Era
- By Craig on 06-01-14
Publisher's Summary
Spanning the decades from World War II to the 2008 presidential campaign, A God in Ruins is the unforgettable story of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, an honest, principled, and courageous man on the brink of becoming the second Irish Catholic President of the United States. In an era morally unmoored, rife with armed separatists and fundamentalist zealotry, Quinn, the last great liberal of the Rocky Mountains, emerges as America's hope to reclaim its great past and its promises of the future. But Quinn is a man with an explosive secret that can shatter his political ambitions and threaten his life, a secret buried for over a half century that even he does not know.
Returning home at the end of World War II a decorated and wounded hero, Daniel Timothy O'Connell had moved his young wife, Siobhan, from the crowded streets of Brooklyn to the golden mountains of Colorado. Building a successful life as cattle ranchers, Daniel and Siobhan had everything they wanted, except a child. Desperate, they turned to the Church and adopted a beautiful three-year-old of mysterious parentage, a charming little boy they named Quinn Patrick.
In riveting prose, Leon Uris unfolds Quinn's life as he matures from a restless youth into a brave Marine undertaking a deadly undercover mission, and finally, into an earnest, intelligent, and thoughtful leader willing to take on the most vicious and malevolently destructive forces threatening the country.
Critic Reviews
"Leon Uris is an excellent storyteller and a detailed researcher." (AudioFile)
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Overallout of 5 stars
- Judie
- 10-23-07
Excellent
well read and exciting story
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
- S. Tuchman
- 11-01-10
Poorly abridged
This is a good book, but so much was cut when audible abridged it that it's hard to follow the plot.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Linda DeCorte
- 02-22-12
A disappointment
I expected more from Leon Uris. He has written novels of the highest caliber so I thought this would be a "sure thing". Not so. The story is interesting and well-developed, but it is not told right. With all the flashbacks and foreshadowing, the reader had nothing to anticipate which made the read rather dull. And it's a shame because Stephen Lang is one of my favorite readers.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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- Ben Nelson
- 11-09-17
Timely
Very insightful considering current events.Sadly, it is probably prophetic. I will recommend as a contemporary read.
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Overall1 out of 5 stars
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Performance2 out of 5 stars
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- William L Steinwedell
- 11-08-16
About gun control
Liberal progressive story line about gun control. Wish I knew, I did not find it compelling, though the author is amazing at telling stories.