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Thoroughly enjoyable!

Revisado: 08-10-17

This story is a very good Dickens tale, full of sharply depicted characters, some very loveable, others not, and a plot that keeps you asking what comes next. I did not want to stop listening, and I did not want the story to end! I wish this tale was part of a longer story, a novel. All Dickens fans should love this story.

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An amazing man, an exceptional book

Revisado: 07-13-17

MacArthur was one of those men who was the perfect person at the right place and the right time in World War II...but his whole life was an adventure that was outstanding...truly he was a giant on the world stage...his talents as a military commander were exceptional...his personality was complex and confounding....he was a giant ego but he measured up to his self-assessment....he served as virtual dictator of Japan for five years and put in place a healthy democracy that survives today...and in the end he over-reached and brought about his own demise as a commander. His complex story is told by one of the best history writers of the 20th century...who was himself a Marine officer in the Pacific battles during the time MacArthur was defeating Japan. Manchester clearly admired MacArthur...but he did not over-state his subject. I read the print version of this book twice, and I have listened to the audiobook twice. It is a treat!

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Several laughs per page...so to speak...

Revisado: 07-13-17

In the mid-1860s Mark Twain travelled from Missouri to Nevada Territory by stagecoach, hung out for a while, then went on to San Francisco, and then to Hawaii. Along the way he mined for gold and silver, wrote for local newspapers (his first paid writing work) and had many damn funny adventures...at least the way he remembered it all, it was funny. In this book you will hear a lot of info that is true about the West in the old days...Indians, cowboys, outlaws, miners, idiots galore...but you will also get exaggerations of all of those characters as a bonus...so you see the real thing, then you see it cockeyed and hilarious as well. You will perhaps also realize that a lot of stuff you have seen in movies about the West came from Twain...descriptions of outlaws especially. This book is highly entertaining...I read the print version three times before listening to the audiobook...and I will listen to it again when I need to be cheered up.

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Great narration!

Revisado: 07-13-17

This audio is the best narration of the Bible I have encountered. It is exceptional...very easy to follow...the narrator uses excellent emphasis and pausing so that the meaning of sentences is quite clear. Also his voice is clear and enjoyable to hear. Highly recommended. And this version of the Bible is in clearly understandable modern English.

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A greatly entertaining and humorous book...

Revisado: 07-13-17

First I read the print version...at least three times over the years...then I found this audiobook, which I have listened to twice.

This is a wildly humorous account of a real voyage Twain took in accompaniment with some travelers on a trip to Europe and the Holy Land in 1870. As with all of Twain's travel literature, the book includes real information, facts, descriptions, about the trip and the travelers, but he also makes fun of himself and his co-travelers....exaggerating at times, but always very humorous.

Interestingly, this was Twain's FIRST book...except for a collection of short stories...and it sold more copies in his life than any other one of his books. It established him as a major writer, and it put many dollars in his pocket.

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If you like Steinbeck...

Revisado: 07-13-17

A great collection of inter-related short stories...if you like Steinbeck, you will love this book. I read the print version many years ago, and I enjoyed the audio version greatly. Steinbeck loved people, and he presents here some touching, engaging stories of common folks. This book is similar to his The Long Valley.

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Very good story..excellent writing...

Revisado: 07-13-17

A high quality, literary mystery. Very well written and a great plot. I have listened twice to the audio and I have read the print version. Highly recommended. It is a sequel to Red Sparrow, which you really should read first. Both are exceptional books...well written and highly engaging.

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Yes!!!! A GREAT story!!!

Revisado: 07-13-17

I have read the print version twice, listened to the audiobook, and I have viewed the film three times. A really entertaining story!!! Wow!!! I recommend all three versions...audio, print, and film.

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If you love the Wallender books....

Revisado: 07-13-17

I love all the Wallender books, and this is another good one. Good mystery, good details about Wallender himself....hard to guess what will happen next...a great story...

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Excellent apologetics!

Revisado: 07-13-17

A very convincing case is made for Christian faith. You may want to read the print version as well. I have listened twice to this audio, with pleasure. It is one of the best apologetics books I have encountered.

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