Jon M. Farr
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Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- De: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrado por: Luke Oldham
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 123
Few men can say they have known Africa as Capstick has known itleading safaris through lion country; tracking man-eating leopards along tangled jungle paths; running for cover as fear-maddened elephants stampede in all directions. And of the few who have known this dangerous way of life, fewer still can recount their adventures with the flair of this former professional hunter-turned-writer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best African hunting author in my opinion
- De Chris Esplin en 04-10-24
- Death in the Long Grass
- A Big Game Hunter's Adventures in the African Bush
- De: Peter Hathaway Capstick
- Narrado por: Luke Oldham
Wonderful safari stories
Revisado: 02-07-25
Great material and entertaining.
There is seemingly endless drama in the material. Unfortunately the narrator seemed to feel it was his job to emphasize much of it through his delivery. It takes very little time for this to become irritating to the point of distraction.
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The Giver
- De: Lois Lowry
- Narrado por: Ron Rifkin
- Duración: 4 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15,012
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,337
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,398
December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve-year-old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special. When his selection leads him to an unnamed man, the man called only the Giver, he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This guy's mouth makes some serious noises...
- De Nikki Cole en 07-09-12
- The Giver
- De: Lois Lowry
- Narrado por: Ron Rifkin
Heavy handed YA literature.
Revisado: 09-04-24
I listened to this because one of my kids was assigned it for school and I wanted to be able to talk about the book.
This story is fairly blunt and lacks nuance for the most part. I’d call it a super-light homage to Orwell.
I’m not certain why they always offer dystopian books to tweens. I remember being assigned “The Beach” and others as a kid in the early 80’s.
There are a massive number of great books out there to introduce young folks to. This story doesn’t remotely rank among them.
The producers of this audio version felt the need to insert background music at times. In my opinion, this is always a teeth-grindingly bad decision.
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A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- De: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrado por: Patrick Cullen
- Duración: 13 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
In 1839, two years after graduating from Harvard, Henry David Thoreau and his older brother, John, took a boat-and-hiking trip from Concord, Massachusetts, to the White Mountains of New Hampshire. After John's sudden death in 1842, Thoreau began to prepare a memorial account of their excursion during his stay at Walden Pond. Modern listeners have come to see Thoreau's story of the river journey as an appropriate predecessor to Walden, depicting the early years of his spiritual and artistic growth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Digression at its finest.
- De Jon M. Farr en 03-02-23
- A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers
- De: Henry David Thoreau
- Narrado por: Patrick Cullen
Digression at its finest.
Revisado: 03-02-23
If you can hold your judgement of the author’s tone there are some great bits in here.
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Uncommon Carriers
- De: John McPhee
- Narrado por: John McPhee
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 238
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 171
From Pulitzer Prize-winner John McPhee, author of The Founding Fish, comes the fascinating story of an often overlooked, yet vitally important part of America. This first-hand account of the transportation sector features evocative portraits of the men and women who deliver our consumer and industrial goods.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Geologist's Curiosity/Patience and a Poet's Pen
- De Darwin8u en 09-01-14
- Uncommon Carriers
- De: John McPhee
- Narrado por: John McPhee
5/5
Revisado: 02-04-23
It’s been a long while since I last read McPhee. This was an absolute pleasure. McPhee is less personal and more precise than E. B. White, but they share an awe of the everyday that is not to be missed.
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Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers
- De: John Gierach
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 161
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 137
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 133
In Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers, Gierach looks back to the long-ago day when he bought his first resident fishing license in Colorado, where the fishing season never ends, and just knew he was in the right place. And he succinctly sums up part of the appeal of his sport when he writes that it is "[A]n acquired taste that reintroduces the chaos of uncertainty back into our well-regulated lives".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Familiar places and familiar characters of any fisherman’s experience
- De BearheartRaven en 07-21-20
- Dumb Luck and the Kindness of Strangers
- De: John Gierach
- Narrado por: David Colacci
Flatter than earlier books
Revisado: 01-15-23
Gierach’s earlier books do a wonderful job of conveying the miraculous that hides just under the surface of sporting life. This book is much more of a chronicle of the day in day out. He continues to craft lovely prose, but this collection lacks the glimpses into the sublime.
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Zero History
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 820
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 563
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 568
Hollis Henry worked for the global marketing magnate Hubertus Bigend once before. She never meant to repeat the experience. Milgrim is even more thoroughly owned by Bigend. He's worth owning for his useful gift of seeming to disappear in almost any setting. baked into bone, entirely experimental, to show for it. Garreth has a passion for extreme sports. Garreth isn't owned by Bigend at all.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bigend needed a little more Blomkvist
- De Aaron en 09-11-10
- Zero History
- De: William Gibson
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
Shockingly dull
Revisado: 01-15-23
Lots of high tech skullduggery all surrounding what, cloths? I’ll admit I listened to this on the laurels of reading Neuromancer in the 90s. My mistake.
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Shadow and Bone
- De: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15,026
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13,013
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,994
Surrounded by enemies, the once-great nation of Ravka has been torn in two by the Shadow Fold, a swath of near impenetrable darkness crawling with monsters who feast on human flesh. Now its fate may rest on the shoulders of one lonely refugee.
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5 out of 5 stars
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People are dumb; this book was not
- De Tony Anderson en 03-02-21
- Shadow and Bone
- De: Leigh Bardugo
- Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang
A bit like comic book dialogue.
Revisado: 04-27-22
A somewhat appealing concept but with clunky execution. The prose in this story falls short of inspired. There are some creative angles but it mostly emerges in a halting fashion; largely owing to the rudimentary nature of the language and its delivery.
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