Helen M Anderson-Clark
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Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Charlie Thurston
- Duración: 21 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 30,544
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27,643
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 27,577
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! It’s a Masterpiece
- De Billy en 10-25-22
- Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Charlie Thurston
Kingsolver at her finest
Revisado: 09-06-24
This book is tremendous - carefully plotted, richly drawn, artistic in its descriptions without falling into cliches or long detours. So much to think about and unpack.
The narrator is wonderful in his reading. Could not be happier.
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The Moscow Rules
- The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War
- De: Jonna Mendez, Antonio J. J. Mendez
- Narrado por: Wilson Bethel
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,701
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,472
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,468
Antonio Mendez and his future wife, Jonna, were CIA operatives working to spy on Moscow in the late 1970s, at one of the most dangerous moments in the Cold War. Soviets kept files on all foreigners, studied their patterns, tapped their phones, and even planted listening devices within the US embassy. In short, intelligence work was effectively impossible. The Soviet threat loomed larger than ever. The Moscow Rules tells the story of the intelligence breakthroughs that turned the odds in America's favor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting, clean, pro-CIA history
- De Alexander M Leasenby en 02-27-20
- The Moscow Rules
- The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War
- De: Jonna Mendez, Antonio J. J. Mendez
- Narrado por: Wilson Bethel
Lacks narrative thread
Revisado: 12-07-20
Fun stories, however lacks an overall narrative thread. The ending is particularly abrupt, leaving you wishing for more detailed information or at least a more complete story.
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The Stand
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 47 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 78,630
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 70,210
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 70,080
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My First Completed Stephen King Novel
- De Meaghan Bynum en 02-20-12
- The Stand
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Great world building, but a little anticlimactic
Revisado: 10-23-20
I appreciated so much the world that King builds in this novel. Such nuanced characters and so many threads that he tied together made for great enjoyment.
However, in the end, it was a little anticlimactic. It wrapped up quickly in Vegas. And what exactly was Larry’s moment he wasn’t supposed to miss? I don’t know.
Regardless, it’s still an enjoyable read.
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Grant
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
- Duración: 48 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 13,273
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 11,853
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 11,788
Ulysses S. Grant's life has typically been misunderstood. All too often he is caricatured as a chronic loser and an inept businessman or as the triumphant but brutal Union general of the Civil War. But these stereotypes don't come close to capturing him, as Chernow reveals in his masterful biography, the first to provide a complete understanding of the general and president whose fortunes rose and fell with dizzying speed and frequency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Book (BUT WHERE IS THE PDF FILES)????
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-17
- Grant
- De: Ron Chernow
- Narrado por: Mark Bramhall
Great Narration
Revisado: 03-19-19
I’ve been an Audible subscriber for three years now and I’ve never written a review.
As with all Chernow’s books this is an intimidating tome. However the gentleman that does the narration is absolutely phenomenal! The different voices he uses to differentiate between historical characters makes the author’s work much more clear and makes the reading/listening much more enjoyable.
Chernow professes this to be his favorite work, and I agree. It will force me to look forward to anything else that he publishes regardless of intimidation. More so this is the first time I will seek out other books read by the same narrator and read them/listen to them for just that reason.
Can’t recommend highly enough.
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American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- De: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
- Duración: 26 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,789
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,840
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,851
J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An American Tragedy
- De Edith en 12-13-07
- American Prometheus
- The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
- De: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin
- Narrado por: Jeff Cummings
Good book, strangely read
Revisado: 11-08-15
I thought the overall story with very good. The author relied heavily on primary source documentation without being overbearing.
Unfortunately the reader tried using different voices when somebody was being quoted and the overall audiobook was poorly edited. It's detracts a little bit from the book but overall I would recommend it.
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