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The River Between Us
- De: Richard Peck
- Narrado por: Lina Patel, Daniel Passer
- Duración: 3 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 90
Richard Peck is a master of stories about people in transition, but perhaps never before has he told a tale of such dramatic change as this one, set during the first year of the Civil War. The whole country is changing in 1861, even the folks from a muddy little Illinois settlement on the banks of the Mississippi. Here, 15-year-old Tilly Pruitt frets over the fact that her brother is dreaming of being a soldier and that her sister is prone to supernatural visions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love Peck's way of writing about history!
- De Corbett Harrison -- The Always Write & WritingFix Websites en 09-03-12
- The River Between Us
- De: Richard Peck
- Narrado por: Lina Patel, Daniel Passer
Historical accuracy
Revisado: 07-01-24
Loved the richness of the characters. The author brought them to life. Loved the ending!
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Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
- Duración: 17 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,379
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43,358
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 43,172
Pino Lella wants nothing to do with the war or the Nazis. He's a normal Italian teenager - obsessed with music, food, and girls - but his days of innocence are numbered. When his family home in Milan is destroyed by Allied bombs, Pino joins an underground railroad helping Jews escape over the Alps, and falls for Anna, a beautiful widow six years his senior. In an attempt to protect him, Pino's parents force him to enlist as a German soldier - a move they think will keep him out of combat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Thing? It Really Happened!
- De Chip Atkinson en 08-07-17
- Beneath a Scarlet Sky
- A Novel
- De: Mark Sullivan
- Narrado por: Will Damron
Historically accurate 👍
Revisado: 04-20-24
No dislikes. Loved the narrator. I enjoy historical novels. A library could fill war stories of the world wars: the nations & cultures involved as well as the strategies of war. I would read other works by this author ❤️
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Shantaram
- A Novel
- De: Gregory David Roberts
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 42 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,085
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10,107
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,077
An escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Probably the best performance I've listened to.
- De Mickey en 04-15-14
- Shantaram
- A Novel
- De: Gregory David Roberts
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Couldn’t put this one down
Revisado: 04-07-18
Would you listen to Shantaram again? Why?
Yes- the narrator has such a rich voice with the ability to speak an array of languages with genuine emotion.
What did you like best about this story?
The way the author wove the richness of the culture with the diverse characters. This book taught me much about life in the slums of India.
Which scene was your favorite?
There were many. My favorite scene was when the dancing bear was disguised as Gnash and spirited out of town on a parade float.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Shantaram- felon, friend, hero, fighter, survivor...
Any additional comments?
Waiting for the movie...
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The Pillars of the Earth
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 40 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 35,712
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26,023
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 26,031
The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known...of Tom, the mason who becomes his architect - a man divided in his soul...of the beautiful, elusive Lady Aliena, haunted by a secret shame...and of a struggle between good and evil that will turn church against state, and brother against brother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epic story to be read by all!
- De Gina en 07-25-09
- The Pillars of the Earth
- De: Ken Follett
- Narrado por: John Lee
Worth the time!
Revisado: 02-26-18
This is part of a trilogy. Each book is quite length. I really like it because I learned so much about mid evil times: history, lifestyle, etc.
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A Voice in the Wind
- The Mark of the Lion, Book 1
- De: Francine Rivers
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 21 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,079
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,068
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,086
This heart-stirring tale of a young slave girl, torn between her love for a handsome aristocrat and her faith in God, transcends genres with its awe-inspiring power and emotional intensity.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Christian Fiction That Doesn't Back Down
- De Allicia en 06-05-11
- A Voice in the Wind
- The Mark of the Lion, Book 1
- De: Francine Rivers
- Narrado por: Richard Ferrone
I'm hooked on this author!
Revisado: 06-25-17
I'm waiting for this to come to the silver screen. Love how Rivers us scripturally & historically accurate. Great parallel drawn to our present pagan culture
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The Things They Carried
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Bryan Cranston
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,263
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,819
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,785
Hailed by The New York Times as "a marvel of storytelling", The Things They Carried’s portrayal of the boots-on-the-ground experience of soldiers in the Vietnam War is a landmark in war writing. Now, three-time Emmy Award winner-Bryan Cranston, star of the hit TV series Breaking Bad, delivers an electrifying performance that walks the book’s hallucinatory line between reality and fiction and highlights the emotional power of the spoken word.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Heavy Load
- De Mel en 10-28-13
- The Things They Carried
- De: Tim O'Brien
- Narrado por: Bryan Cranston
Awesome
Revisado: 06-01-17
Where does The Things They Carried rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very good but not the best
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Things They Carried?
When the writer went back to Vietnam Nam
What does Bryan Cranston bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Love Cranston's rich voice- he brings it to life.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
... and they continue to carry.
Any additional comments?
This gave me a different view of the war and the many types of loss, sacrifice
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Shanghai Girls
- A Novel
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Janet Song
- Duración: 13 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,959
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,994
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,004
Thanks to the financial security and material comforts provided by their father’s prosperous rickshaw business, 21-year-old Pearl Chin and her younger sister, May, are having the time of their lives. Though both sisters wave off authority and tradition, they couldn’t be more different, but both are beautiful, modern, and carefree...until the day their father tells them he has gambled away their wealth and that in order to repay his debts, he must sell the girls as wives to suitors who have traveled from California to find Chinese brides.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Touching, sad, and enjoyable
- De Beach Biker en 07-15-09
- Shanghai Girls
- A Novel
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Janet Song
Touching story,full of history, awesome voice
Revisado: 06-01-17
Would you listen to Shanghai Girls again? Why?
No- I don't listen to books a second time because there are so many new books to explore
What did you like best about this story?
It brings to life the human, female experience of two sisters incredible life journey through major losses: self, family, country, dignity, deaths. I learned so much about Chinese culture, customs, philosophy and how the Chinese struggled as immigrants. It made me realize more than ever the contributions Asians have brought to our shores.
What about Janet Song’s performance did you like?
Her melodious, emotional voice, intonation really places the reader "in the moment"
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
"This "China Doll" is unbreakable!!
Any additional comments?
I am going to search out more titles by this author
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Atlas Shrugged
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
- Duración: 52 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8,270
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,103
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,098
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world - and did. Is he a destroyer or a liberator? Why does he fight his hardest battle not against his enemies, but against the woman he loves? Tremendous in scope, breathtaking in its suspense, Atlas Shrugged is Ayn Rand's magnum opus and launched an ideology and a movement. With the publication of this work in 1957, Rand gained an instant following and became a phenomenon.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Epic in Scope, Simplistic Characters
- De Rich en 02-04-08
- Atlas Shrugged
- De: Ayn Rand
- Narrado por: Christopher Hurt
Riveting
Revisado: 09-17-16
This work of fiction pretty much describes the decay of morality and work ethic and the implosion of society. It's a classic.
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The Kitchen House
- A Novel
- De: Kathleen Grissom
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 12 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,938
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,433
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,428
Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven-year-old Lavinia arrives on the steps of a tobacco plantation where she is to live and work with the slaves of the kitchen house. Under the care of Belle, the master's illegitimate daughter, Lavinia becomes deeply bonded to her adopted family, though she is set apart from them by her white skin. Eventually, Lavinia is accepted into the world of the big house, where the master is absent and the mistress battles opium addiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is a must!
- De AB en 09-04-10
- The Kitchen House
- A Novel
- De: Kathleen Grissom
- Narrado por: Orlagh Cassidy, Bahni Turpin
Characters come alive...
Revisado: 06-15-16
Excellent, well written fictional account of one woman's life on a Virginia plantation. As a child she was an indentured servant but through certain events become the wife of the owner's son. Ironically, she became as much a prisoner as her servants. Good triumphs in the end.
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Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- De: Eric Metaxas
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 22 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,466
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,439
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,465
A definitive, deeply moving narrative, Bonhoeffer is a story of moral courage in the face of the monstrous evil that was Nazism. After discovering the fire of true faith in a Harlem church, Bonhoeffer returned to Germany and became one of the first to speak out against Hitler. As a double agent, he joined the plot to assassinate the Führer and was hanged in Flossenbürg concentration camp at age thirty-nine. Since his death, Bonhoeffer has grown to be one of the most fascinating, complex figures of the twentieth century.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Very Moving
- De alan en 11-22-10
- Bonhoeffer
- Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy: A Righteous Gentile vs. the Third Reich
- De: Eric Metaxas
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
Powerful & Inspiring
Revisado: 05-21-16
A different look into the Third Reich and the legacy of a brilliant, humble, selfless servant of Christ. What a difference one life can make. The author was also quite accurate in recalling the circumstances that allowed Hitler to rise to power.
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