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Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World
- Narrated by: Prentice Onayemi, Samantha Turret, Khristine Hvam, Gabriel Vaughan, Josh Hurley
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
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Publisher's summary
Exclusively on Audible, hilarious history for ages eight and up
Did you know that most of our dinosaur fossils were discovered because two grown men absolutely hated each other? It’s true!
Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World is a riotous audio exclusive, like if Monty Python taught your history class. Each volume of four 30-minute histories will dig into the petty name-calling and grumbling grudges that led to many of the world’s greatest advancements, all delivered with a cheeky sense of humor.
Choose sides: Cope or Marsh, the jerks who discovered so many dinosaurs; Hamilton or Burr, whose rivalry fueled American politics; Queen Elizabeth or Mary Queen of Scots, who fought to rule England; Adidas or Puma, whose rivalry changed the world of sports and fashion.
Kidnappings, rock fights, duels, and explosions, Rivals! shows world leaders at their absolute best and their worst, often at the same time.
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Samantha Turret is an actor, comedian, and voice artist. She has always loved voice acting and specializes in character voices. Samantha graduated with honors from Muhlenberg College's Theater program. As a voice artist, she has had the pleasure to work on audiobooks, animation, and commercials with Nickelodeon, Dirtbag Productions, RLF Communication, and more. She has had the pleasure of narrating a number of audiobooks including *Keto Diet: A Ketogenic Diet to Die For* by Jennifer Ramos, *The Behesians* by Isaiyan Morrison, and a character voice in Seth Andrew's *Ghost Stories: Original Tales & Ghostly Urban Legends*.
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Jukebox Joyride follows 12-year-old twins Jules and George on a wild adventure through time. Their Uncle Bob, a renowned ethnomusicologist (he studies music!), has discovered the secret to time travel and is having a ball joyriding through history checking out the best concerts ever...but something’s gone wrong! A sinister force has been unleashed, someone is chasing after Uncle Bob, and the fate of all music hangs in the balance! Now, it’s up to Jules and George to find their uncle before their new rival does!
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Fantastic for the whole family!
- By brooklynmama on 06-07-19
By: Jacob Stein, and others
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Stuck
- By: Chris Grabenstein
- Narrated by: Mark Sanderlin, Elizabeth Hess, Oliver Wyman, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins
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On his 11th birthday, Jackson is nervous about moving up to middle school where he knows he'll be bullied by older kids, so he makes his wish, "I don't want to grow up!" When his 12th birthday rolls around, he discovers his wish came true: he's still 11, and he's starting fifth grade (again). At first, this is the perfect life. Jackson is the smartest kid in his class, the best on his baseball team, and the star of the school band. But after a few years of being eleven, he realizes his life is passing him by.
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Accent problem
- By Padma P.Jagannathan on 08-09-20
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The Worst Warlock
- By: A.A. Livingston, Dan Livingston
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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Elijah Muddle’s life changed in an instant. The son of a spiteful and mean manure farmer, Elijah now has become an apprentice to the town’s warlock, Caliban. The chance to escape his terrible father and learn magic? It’s a dream come true! Until...it turns out that Elijah’s internal magic is wonky, and he is the absolute worst warlock ever - all his spells go wildly wrong, causing both hilarious and disastrous consequences all over town.
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Moral of the story
- By Carol on 12-11-20
By: A.A. Livingston, and others
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Foreverywhere
- By: Steve Burns, Steven Drozd, Gabe Soria
- Narrated by: Steve Burns, Carly Ciarrocchi, Stephanie Mayers
- Length: 3 hrs
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Foreverywhere tells the tale of a young unicorn (perhaps the last on Earth?!) and his quest, along with a Giant named Rick, a spider named Betsy and the guitar-shredding Princess Rainbow, to form the best band in the fantastical world of Anyville. But first, they’ll have to contend with the increasingly strange weather that seems to follow Princess Rainbow everywhere, and a rival band determined to bring them down. Will this group of misfits be able to rise above?
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My new favorite Audible Original
- By GranularGray on 08-05-19
By: Steve Burns, and others
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Camp Cacophony
- The Mystwick School of Musicraft, Book 0.5
- By: Jessica Khoury
- Narrated by: Suzy Jackson
- Length: 1 hr and 9 mins
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It’s two months before Amelia’s big audition for the Mystwick School of Musicraft. If she gets in, she will learn to spin music into powerful magic - but her Gran has one last-ditch plan to persuade her out of it: sports camp. A week of softball, sprinting, and sweaty socks isn't exactly Amelia’s idea of a good time - in fact, she's deeply, appallingly unathletic. By the end of day one, she’s puked her guts out in track, gotten a black eye in no-contact flag football, and firmly established herself as the Least Valuable Player at camp.
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Such a fun and enjoyable story, as always
- By Megan Flack on 06-01-21
By: Jessica Khoury
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The Claw
- By: Patrick Carman
- Narrated by: Dr. Mike Kennedy, Hunter Peterson, Marlin Ramsey Chan, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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The Claxton Lore and Apparition Warehouse is located on a remote private property in the deep swamps of Louisiana, and overseen by a robot designed by Mr. Claxton, called CLAW. The warehouse is filled with a maze of crates labeled with things like The Beast, Mr. Mason’s Jars, Snap, The Atomic Ants, which are filled with the things of legend, and it is CLAW’s job to make sure the objects don’t get out. But CLAW is a curious robot, and what lay inside these crates just may make their way out and haunt the imaginations of listeners everywhere.
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First time
- By Steven on 03-24-20
By: Patrick Carman
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The Mystery of Alice
- By: Lee Bacon
- Narrated by: Bryan Kennedy, Jessica Almasy, Josh Hurley, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins
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Thirteen-year-old Emily Poe has been given the opportunity of a lifetime: A chance to attend the exclusive Audyn School in Manhattan. But to win the scholarship, she has to pass a test like nothing she’s ever experienced before: A nearly bare room, a set of strange clues, a locked door. And a mysterious organization - the Leopold Foundation - that’s watching her every move.
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Surprisingly Enjoyable
- By Cheryl on 05-05-19
By: Lee Bacon
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Interview with the Robot
- By: Lee Bacon
- Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins, Ellen Archer, Josh Hurley, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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Eve looks like an ordinary 12-year-old girl, but there’s nothing ordinary about her. She has no last name. No parents or guardian. She’s on the run from a dangerous and secretive organization that will stop at nothing to track her down. And most astonishing of all: she’s a robot, a product of Eden Laboratories. When Eve discovers the truth, she realizes everything she thought she knew about herself is a lie. Eve manages to escape, fleeing the lab, the only home she’s ever known.
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Good Short Listen
- By Ronnie on 01-07-20
By: Lee Bacon
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House of Teeth
- By: Dan Jolley
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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There’s more to the swamplands than meets the teeth. In this supernatural tale of magic and mysticism, Henry Lemarchand grew up in Philadelphia knowing very little of his family—his father disappeared when he was young, leaving behind only a strange pouch of animal teeth. When he is sent to the Louisiana bayou to spend the summer with his eccentric uncle and cousin in their decaying ancestral mansion, Henry learns about his family’s supernatural legacy.
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A comment
- By Mark E Higgins on 12-10-19
By: Dan Jolley
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Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens & Peter and Wendy
- By: J. M. Barrie
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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When Peter Pan and his fairy companion, Tinker Bell, fly in through the window of Wendy's nursery one night, it is the beginning of an adventure that whisks Wendy and her brothers, Michael and John, off to Neverland. There, they will find mermaids, fairies, pirates led by the sinister Captain Hook, and the crocodile who bit off his leg - and still pursues him in hope of the rest!
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amazing
- By Tori on 07-05-18
By: J. M. Barrie
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Wishes and Wellingtons
- By: Julie Berry
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for “Upright Young Ladies.” When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master. Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery.
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I didn’t want it to end
- By Julia on 10-05-18
By: Julie Berry
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Baker Street Four
- By: Penny Chrimes
- Narrated by: Bill Nighy, Paterson Joseph, Celia Imrie, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 2 mins
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Baker Street Four follows Billy (Charlie Brand), Charlie (Kiki May), and Tom (Nathan Moses), three young apprentices of Sherlock Holmes (Paterson Joseph) who assist the famous detective in London’s dodgy East End. With the help of their faithful cat, Watson (Bill Nighy) and Sherlock’s beloved housekeeper Mrs. Hudson (Celia Imrie), this foursome takes local crimes into their own hands while Holmes is off solving mysteries abroad. Follow the Baker Street Irregulars as they pursue different cases, growing by the day as young detectives and as friends.
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Very nice, hope more are produced!!!
- By Joshua Hendrickson on 01-05-24
By: Penny Chrimes
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I'm from the Sun
- The Gustafer Yellowgold Story
- By: Morgan Taylor
- Narrated by: Morgan Taylor
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
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Whether you’re a sunling or an earthling, growing up isn’t easy. Shy nine-year-old Gustafer Yellowgold has to grapple with neighborhood bullies, an over-achieving brother, and parental expectations just like kids on Earth do. He would rather lose himself in comic books and dream the day away than make deliveries for his father’s raisin-butchering business after school. Fateful events put Gustafer at his ultimate crossroad when he sees a darker opportunity to control his own destiny on the Sun.
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I love this! Beatles meet Queen on the SUN.
- By Tyler Guin on 10-08-18
By: Morgan Taylor
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Zero G
- By: Dan Wells
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller, Margaret Ying Drake, Josh Hurley, and others
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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Zero is just one of 20,000 people aboard a spaceship bound for a new planet set to be colonized. The journey is over a century long but luckily, everyone is in stasis, so they’ll be safe and sound asleep during the trip. Everyone that is, except for Zero, whose pod has malfunctioned, waking him up a hundred years early. His initial excitement in roaming the ship alone quickly turns to a heart-stopping interstellar adventure when a family of space pirates show up, trying to hijack the ship and take the colonizers hostage.
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Passengers movie with space pirates
- By Kingsley on 12-07-18
By: Dan Wells
What listeners say about Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World
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- Jetjaguar15
- 07-08-19
Warning for parents...
This selection was marketed to children. It is very entertaining and educational, and my kids have enjoyed it. However, if I had known about the cursing, I probably would not have let my kids listen to it.
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- Miamigrrl
- 05-26-19
Sorry I waited so long to listen to this
I put this in my Wish List quite a while ago but every time I reviewed my list I couldn't get excited about listening to it. Finally, when nothing else appealed to me I bought it. What luck for me because it was so entertaining and educational. Possible spoilers coming up! There are 4 "cases" - the first one I had never heard of - Cope v. Marsh, 19th century paleontologists. Sounds boring, right? Far from it. I think the next was Queen Elizabeth v. Mary Queen of Scots. I was quite familiar with this one but it was till entertaining and I got a few new nuggets. Puma v. Adidas was new to me and fascinating. Burr v. Hamilton we all know but I for one did not now the exact details. My only complaint about this is that it is only 3 hours - I WANT MORE! Hoping for a sequel.
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- Kindle Customer
- 06-07-18
Good for all ages
The author has done a wonderful job of turning chunks of history into great stories good for all ages.
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- Jenny W.
- 02-17-19
We want more!
Bought this on a whim knowing I had some drive time for the holidays with my 8 year old son. This has been an amazing listen for all of us! We have learned some new things and been thoroughly entertained at the same time. Our kids are asking if there are more - and we certainly would love to see this become a series!
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- R. L. Ortinez
- 07-18-18
Great Listen with Kids
Such a fantastic book to listen to with all of my children aged 5 to 12. I learned lots and it piqued my interest to read some of their biographies!
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- Loan man
- 07-12-19
The extra sound effects are distracting
The story is interesting and well done with some good humor but the extra effects of voices and sounds got old in the first story. Overall it’s a solid free original just lose the extra sounds and voices. I almost didn’t finish it when I kept hearing “Jersey” shouted in a stupid fake accent each time the state was mentioned.
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- Ohsman
- 07-11-19
Good book but some historical errors.
I liked listening to this book. I really enjoyed the shoe wars. But he claims that it is 100% accurate. When he is talking about the rivalry between Durr and Hamilton, he talks about the Republican Party. The problem is there was no Republican Party at that time. There was, however, a Wig Party. The Republican Party did start until the mid 1800’s.
Please don’t claim to be 100% accurate and have a clear error as this in your book.
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- Jonathan
- 07-21-18
Interesting stories but....
If this is supposed to be for kids, it would seem a goal is to desensitize them with the use of inappropriate language. It could be very good otherwise.
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- Wayne
- 07-08-19
Fun history!
RIVALS! is a light and fun look at three rivalries. The book is appropriate for children at least 10 years old and would have been appropriate for younger children except for the silly adult humor.
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- Adam M Blood
- 07-27-19
Story is good, but...
It’s a good story, but the interjections and catch phrases greatly detract from an otherwise good story. It feels like it cheapens it.
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