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Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine
- An Isabel Dalhousie Story
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Karlyn Stephen
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
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Edinburgh basks in glorious, but brief, summer sunshine, and Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher, philanthropist and mother - searches for the perfect birthday present for her husband Jamie. While carefully seeking out a gift, Isabel finds herself at a viewing for an auction, and happens upon an old friend in distress - a friend who decides to unburden herself of her secrets, and to reveal a clue within a painting hanging on the walls of the auction house.
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Sweet, Thoughtful Valentine
- An Isabel Dalhousie Story
- Narrated by: Karlyn Stephen
- Series: Isabel Dalhousie Series, Book 10.75
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 01-10-17
- Language: English
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At the Reunion Buffet
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Karlyn Stephen
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
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Isabel Dalhousie - philosopher, mother and friend - is taking on the mammoth task of hosting her school reunion. In the hours before 25 former classmates descend on her home and the caterers arrive to set up a buffet, Isabel has time to reflect. She is mindful of the fact that reunions can bring up all sorts of uncomfortable feelings. Later that night, with the party in full swing, Isabel realises that the pull of the past remains as strong as ever.
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At the Reunion Buffet
- Narrated by: Karlyn Stephen
- Series: Isabel Dalhousie Series, Book 10.5
- Length: 1 hr and 57 mins
- Release date: 06-01-15
- Language: English
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The Careful Use of Compliments
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
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For philosophically-minded Isabel Dalhousie, editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, getting through life with a clear conscience requires careful thought. And whilst juggling the arrival of baby Charlie, a passionate relationship with his father Jamie, a truce with her furious niece Cat, and struggles for authority over her son with her formidable housekeeper Grace, Isabel finds herself drawn into the story of a painter's mysterious death off the island of Jura.
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The Careful Use of Compliments
- Narrated by: Davina Porter
- Series: Isabel Dalhousie Series, Book 4
- Length: 8 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 08-01-13
- Language: English
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The Charming Quirks of Others
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 7
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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Isabel Dalhousie, Edinburgh philosopher and curious observer of the behaviour of her fellow man, is approached by a friend at a local boarding school that is planning to appoint a new headmaster; an anonymous letter has arrived suggesting that one of the shortlisted candidates has a compromising past. But which one is it? Isabel is once again drawn into an investigation, and finds herself exploring dilemmas of human weakness and forgiveness.
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I love this book
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The Charming Quirks of Others
- Sunday Philosophy Club, Book 7
- Narrated by: Hilary Neville
- Series: Sunday Philosophy Club (abridged), Book 7
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 09-02-10
- Language: English
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The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Lesley Mackie
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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As a mother, wife, employer and editor of the Review of Applied Ethics, Isabel Dalhousie is aware that to be human is to be responsible. So when a neighbour brings her a new and potentially dangerous puzzle to solve, once again Isabel feels she has no option but to shoulder the burden. A masterpiece painting has been stolen from Duncan Munrowe, old-fashioned philanthropist, father to two discontented children, and a very wealthy man.
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The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds
- Narrated by: Lesley Mackie
- Series: Isabel Dalhousie Series, Book 9
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 09-06-12
- Language: English
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The Girl Who Married a Lion
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
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Mma Ramotswe reads the foreword she has written to these tales, then goes on to narrate them all herself, passing them on to us verbally as did her father's aunt to her. From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots.
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The Girl Who Married a Lion
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 02-05-07
- Language: English
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Emma
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Georgina Terry
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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Beloved and bestselling author Alexander McCall Smith lends his delightful touch to EMMA, the next book in The Austen Project.Prepare to meet a young woman who thinks she knows everything.Fresh from university, Emma Woodhouse triumphantly arrives home in Norfolk ready to embark on adult life with a splash.
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Love Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith
- By Fey Gilo on 05-16-21
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Emma
- Narrated by: Georgina Terry
- Series: The Austen Project
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 11-06-14
- Language: English
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Akimbo and the Snakes
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Length: 52 mins
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Akimbo loves his life in Africa. He loves living in the great game reserve where his father is ranger. He is able to see all sorts of wonderful animals. But he doesn't see many snakes - they usually slither away when he gets close. But then his uncle Peter asks if Akimbo would like to visit his snake park, and Akimbo jumps at the chance!
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Akimbo and the Snakes
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Series: Akimbo, Book 4
- Length: 52 mins
- Release date: 06-04-15
- Language: English
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Precious and the Zebra Necklace
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 54 mins
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Well before Precious Ramotswe founded her Number One Ladies' Detective Agency, as an eight-year-old girl she was already solving mysteries. Here, in this delightful, new, enchanting tale for children, we see how the young Precious became the crafty and intuitive private investigator we all know and love! Find out as Alexander McCall Smith tells the story in another adventure featuring Precious Ramotswe.
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Precious and the Zebra Necklace
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Series: Precious Ramotswe Mysteries, Book 4
- Length: 54 mins
- Release date: 07-16-15
- Language: English
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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
- By: Stella Gibbons, Alexander McCall-Smith - introduction
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
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The title story tells of a typical Christmas at the farm before the coming of Flora Poste. It is a parody of the worst sort of family Christmas: Adam Lambsbreath dresses up as Father Christmas in two of Judith's red shawls. There are unsuitable presents, unpleasant insertions into the pudding and Aunt Ada Doom orders Amos to carve the turkey, adding: 'Ay, would it were a vulture, 'twere more fitting!'
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Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
- Narrated by: Emma Handy
- Series: Cold Comfort Farm
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 04-07-22
- Language: English
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Akimbo and the Lions
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Length: 54 mins
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There’s a hungry lion stealing cattle, and Akimbo’s father has to catch it! But when he sets out to deal with the marauding lion, things do not turn out as planned, as instead he traps a cub! The cub won’t survive for long without its mother. Can Akimbo help save it?
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Akimbo and the Lions
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Series: Akimbo, Book 1
- Length: 54 mins
- Release date: 06-04-15
- Language: English
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Corduroy Mansions
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
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Corduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteelly crumbling mansion block in London's vibrant Pimlico. This is the home patch of - among others - a lovelorn literary agent, possibly the first ever nasty Liberal Democrat MP, and Freddie de la Hay, an urbane terrier trained to be vegetarian and respectful of feline rights.
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Corduroy Mansions
- Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 07-02-09
- Language: English
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44 Scotland Street
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Blythe Duff
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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First published in 110 episodes in The Scotsman newspaper, 44 Scotland Street revolves around the comings and goings at No. 44 Scotland Street, a fictitious building in a real street in the author's home city of Edinburgh. This is vintage McCall Smith, tackling issues of trust and honesty, snobbery and hypocrisy, love and loss, but all with great lightness of touch.
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Charming and wittily observed novel.
- By Eleanor on 05-02-11
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44 Scotland Street
- Narrated by: Blythe Duff
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-05-07
- Language: English
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Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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From the creator of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency comes a medley of perverse couplings, casual dates and romantic encounters: hilarious tales that will sadden, inspire, and surprise. McCall Smith, a master of the unexpected and a seamless storyteller, revels in offering us the quirky complications inherent in the entanglements that human beings engineer for themselves - entanglements that can be shocking, unedifying, complex, and sometimes completely disastrous.
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Heavenly Date and Other Flirtations
- Narrated by: Anton Lesser
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 02-05-07
- Language: English
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Love Over Scotland
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
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Love Over Scotland is the third in this series and revolves around the many colourful characters that come and go at No. 44 Scotland Street. McCall Smith handles the characters with his customary charm and deftness: the stalwart Tory chartered surveyor, the pushy mother and, most importantly in this novel, the Italian-speaking prodigy, Bertie.
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Love Over Scotland
- Narrated by: David Rintoul
- Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-05-07
- Language: English
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La's Orchestra Saves the World
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Thank you for the music....It's 1939, and the war in Europe casts a long, all-encompassing shadow. In a sleepy town in Suffolk, the generous and determined widow, La, forms an amateur orchestra to entertain the locals and soothe her own broken heart. She recruits Felix, a refugee from Poland, to play the flute, and a touching friendship emerges. When the war is over and the orchestra disbands, La is left pondering her next move. What role can she play in her community now the war is over?
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La's Orchestra Saves the World
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
- Release date: 11-06-08
- Language: English
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The Race to Kangaroo Cliff
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
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Ben and Fee MacTavish and the rest of the School Ship Tobermory crew head down under to take part in a tall ships race. But after a good start the Tobermory runs aground, having first dropped out to rescue a local boy, Kimba, stranded on the rocks. When the ship's dog, Henry, disappears, Kimba helps them find him. But they begin to realise that a missing dog is the least of their problems....
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Amazing I liked it a lot so did you nice year that
- By Barry Vayler on 04-21-22
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The Race to Kangaroo Cliff
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Series: School Ship Tobermory, Book 3
- Length: 4 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 04-05-18
- Language: English
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The Sands of Shark Island
- By: Alexander McCall Smith, Iain McIntosh
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
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After successfully thwarting a dastardly plan to steal rare marine animals, Ben and Fee MacTavish feel they can relax and continue learning all about nautical life onboard School Ship Tobermory. But it's not long before their everyday routine is interrupted by an extraordinary event. The crew find themselves embroiled in another adventure that leads them to a small island in the Caribbean, where they learn about Captain Macbeth's past and come face to face with modern-day pirates.
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The Sands of Shark Island
- Narrated by: Crawford Logan
- Series: School Ship Tobermory, Book 2
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 09-15-16
- Language: English
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The Chocolate Money Mystery
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
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Max and Maddy Twist's parents were once famous, international detectives - before the evil Professor Sardine ruined their careers, that is. Now they run an ice cream parlour, and it is the services of their crime busting Cluedo champion children that are called upon! Mr Huffendort, a rich Swiss banker is very worried about a series of raids upon banks, carried out by a team of highly-trained St Bernard dogs! Who can be the criminal mastermind behind this evil and cunning plot?
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The Chocolate Money Mystery
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Series: Max & Maddy, Book 1
- Length: 1 hr
- Release date: 09-03-15
- Language: English
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The Bursting Balloons Mystery
- By: Alexander McCall Smith
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Length: 56 mins
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Max and Maddy are on the trail of a criminal who'll stop at nothing to sabotage Mr Helium's trans-American hot air balloon race. The prize is a gold balloon worth one million and one dollars, and all the money raised by the race is to go towards the Home for Children Whose Parents Have Disappeared in Balloons - so there's a lot at stake! Will the detectives be able to blow the dastardly villain's plot sky high?
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The Bursting Balloons Mystery
- Narrated by: Alexander McCall Smith
- Series: Max & Maddy, Book 2
- Length: 56 mins
- Release date: 09-03-15
- Language: English
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.
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Boring narrator
- By Fitness Guru Shauna on 09-10-24
By: Liane Moriarty
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- By The Story Adict on 09-13-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Task Force Hammer
- Expeditionary Force, Book 17
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
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The Merry Band of Pirates stopped the enemy from stealing a Sentinel, and destroyed its Elder starship, so why weren’t the Pirates planning a victory party? The enemy was not what they thought it was. It was much, much worse.
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YES! WHAT?! NOOO!
- By T Heskett on 09-18-24
By: Craig Alanson
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Here One Moment
- By: Liane Moriarty
- Narrated by: Caroline Lee, Geraldine Hakewill
- Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
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Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed. Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.
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Boring narrator
- By Fitness Guru Shauna on 09-10-24
By: Liane Moriarty
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A Court of Thorns and Roses
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
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When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to demand retribution. Dragged to a treacherous magical land she knows about only from legends, Feyre discovers that her captor is not truly a beast, but one of the lethal, immortal faeries who once ruled her world.
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Bad ending and Immaturity
- By The Story Adict on 09-13-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book 1
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins
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Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
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A great reading of the wrong book
- By P on 11-24-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Task Force Hammer
- Expeditionary Force, Book 17
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: R.C. Bray
- Length: 22 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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The Merry Band of Pirates stopped the enemy from stealing a Sentinel, and destroyed its Elder starship, so why weren’t the Pirates planning a victory party? The enemy was not what they thought it was. It was much, much worse.
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YES! WHAT?! NOOO!
- By T Heskett on 09-18-24
By: Craig Alanson
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Not Till We Are Lost
- Bobiverse, Book 5
- By: Dennis E. Taylor
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
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The Bobiverse is a different place in the aftermath of the Starfleet War, and the days of the Bobs gathering in one big happy moot are far behind. There’s anti-Bob sentiment on multiple planets, the Skippies playing with an AI time bomb, and multiple Bobs just wanting to get away from it all. But it all pales compared to what Icarus and Daedalus discover on their 26,000-year journey to the center of the galaxy.
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A great read, but…
- By Dennis Atanassov on 09-10-24
By: Dennis E. Taylor
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Atomic Habits
- An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
- By: James Clear
- Narrated by: James Clear
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving - every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change.
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start here, if you are looking to achieve in life
- By NL on 10-22-18
By: James Clear
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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Great story
- By AJ Frithiof on 02-08-24
By: Kristin Hannah
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All the Colors of the Dark
- By: Chris Whitaker
- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 14 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, girls are disappearing. When the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch, a local boy, who saves the girl, and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake. Patch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another.
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Best book of 2024
- By Jmo930 on 07-04-24
By: Chris Whitaker
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It Ends with Us
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Olivia Song
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true.
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Not what I expected.
- By Love2Read on 01-23-20
By: Colleen Hoover
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A Court of Mist and Fury
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 23 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people. As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre’s hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin.
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Shippers will either Love it or Hate it
- By Natalie C on 05-05-16
By: Sarah J. Maas
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true.
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Jim Dale is wonderful!
- By ladigolfer on 12-31-15
By: J.K. Rowling
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Fourth Wing
- Empyrean, Book 1
- By: Rebecca Yarros
- Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
- Length: 21 hrs and 22 mins
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Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.
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Erotica with Dragons
- By Trev on 05-13-23
By: Rebecca Yarros
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7 Hours to Die
- By: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson, Patina Miller, Mel Rodriguez, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
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Kidnappers grabbed Jenna in broad daylight, right in front of her children and their horrified classmates. Her family was issued an insane ransom demand: $25 million in cash and jewels, payable by the end of the school day, otherwise they’ll never see her again. As Jenna’s mother scrambles to gather the money, detectives Mo Butler and George Ortega follow the trail of the kidnappers, which will lead them through a sordid landscape of jealous lovers, broken dreamers, and twisted schemers. But every second counts, and there’s one thing Jenna Wade doesn’t have: very much time.
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Excellent storytelling
- By online-shopping-addict on 09-18-24
By: James Patterson, and others
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 11 hrs and 49 mins
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When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss...
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Jim Dale at his best
- By rottndachs on 01-12-16
By: J.K. Rowling
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It Starts with Us
- A Novel
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Colin Donnell, Olivia Song
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says yes when Atlas asks her on a date. But her excitement is quickly hampered by the knowledge that, though they are no longer married, Ryle is still very much a part of her life—and Atlas Corrigan is the one man he will hate being in his ex-wife and daughter’s life.
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Good narration. Story was meh.
- By Cynthia on 10-19-22
By: Colleen Hoover
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 20 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons and Dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive!
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“Harreeeeeeeeee”
- By D.S.G. on 01-06-18
By: J.K. Rowling
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Haunting Adeline
- Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1
- By: H. D. Carlton
- Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks
- Length: 15 hrs and 49 mins
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The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go.
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Seriously, check those TWs. Not for the faint of ❤
- By Kel on 09-05-22
By: H. D. Carlton
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The Anxious Generation
- How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
- By: Jonathan Haidt
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt, Jonathan Haidt
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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There is no bigger public health story now than the collapse in youth mental health. The numbers are terrifying and dominate our headlines. There has been much debate over how we got here, and what to do next, and bestselling author and social psychologist Jonathan Haidt is at the white-hot center of that discourse. Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth into the most difficult landscapes—communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for Gen Z.
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A Parenting Book for the 2020's
- By Looks and feels great. Even has little pads to prevent scratching on 03-29-24
By: Jonathan Haidt
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The Housemaid
- By: Freida McFadden
- Narrated by: Lauryn Allman
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
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I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out...and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late. But I reassure myself: The Winchesters don’t know who I really am. They don’t know what I’m capable of....
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One Big Cliche’
- By Karen Brow on 08-03-22
By: Freida McFadden
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A Court of Wings and Ruin
- By: Sarah J. Maas
- Narrated by: Amanda Leigh Cobb
- Length: 25 hrs and 9 mins
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Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre but for everything—and everyone she holds dear.
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Jennifer Ikeda declined to continue with theseries
- By JP on 05-04-17
By: Sarah J. Maas
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The God of the Woods
- A Novel
- By: Liz Moore
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.
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Good story telling
- By Ri on 07-12-24
By: Liz Moore
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48 Laws of Power
- By: Robert Greene
- Narrated by: Richard Poe
- Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins
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Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.
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You don't have to be a psychopath to like this.
- By Gaggleframpf on 02-25-16
By: Robert Greene
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By Any Other Name
- A Novel
- By: Jodi Picoult
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown, Laura Benanti, Jodi Picoult, and others
- Length: 18 hrs and 25 mins
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Young playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. But seeing it performed is unlikely, in a theater world where the playing field isn’t level for women. As Melina wonders if she dares risk failure again, her best friend takes the decision out of her hands and submits the play to a festival under a male pseudonym.
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Shakespeare’s wealth of works penned by a female
- By Brendolynne on 08-27-24
By: Jodi Picoult
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Nexus
- A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Vidish Athavale
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discoveries, inventions, and conquests, we now find ourselves in an existential crisis. The world is on the verge of ecological collapse. Misinformation abounds. And we are rushing headlong into the age of AI—a new information network that threatens to annihilate us. For all that we have accomplished, why are we so self-destructive? Nexus looks through the long lens of human history to consider how the flow of information has shaped us, and our world.
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Where is Derek Perkins?
- By Whereismycake on 09-13-24
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The Way of Kings
- The Stormlight Archive, Book 1
- By: Brandon Sanderson
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 45 hrs and 30 mins
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Roshar is a world of stone and storms. Uncanny tempests of incredible power sweep across the rocky terrain so frequently that they have shaped ecology and civilization alike. Animals hide in shells, trees pull in branches, and grass retracts into the soilless ground. Cities are built only where the topography offers shelter. It has been centuries since the fall of the 10 consecrated orders known as the Knights Radiant, but their Shardblades and Shardplate remain: mystical swords and suits of armor.
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It doesn't get any better than this!
- By Robert on 10-26-12
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5
- By: J.K. Rowling
- Narrated by: Jim Dale
- Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins
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Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the Dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time...
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Jim Dale is the BEST!
- By Leigh on 07-03-19
By: J.K. Rowling
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The Glitch
- By: Leeanne Slade
- Narrated by: Sam Claflin, Daisy Edgar Jones
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
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Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.
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This is NOT a Romcom!
- By Amazon Customer on 08-16-24
By: Leeanne Slade
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Good Energy
- The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health
- By: Casey Means MD, Calley Means
- Narrated by: Casey Means MD
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
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Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions—and feel incredible today—is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function—the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr. Casey Means explains in this book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create “good energy,” the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our wellbeing.
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overzealous author
- By Anonymous User on 05-20-24
By: Casey Means MD, and others