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The Murder of the Century
- The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
- De: Paul Collins
- Narrado por: William Dufris
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 1,415
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,190
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 1,190
In Long Island, a farmer found a duck pond turned red with blood. On the Lower East Side, two boys playing at a pier discovered a floating human torso wrapped tightly in oilcloth. Blueberry pickers near Harlem stumbled upon neatly severed limbs in an overgrown ditch. Clues to a horrifying crime were turning up all over New York, but the police were baffled: There were no witnesses, no motives, no suspects. The grisly finds that began on the afternoon of June 26, 1897, plunged detectives headlong into the era's most perplexing murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great look at NYC crime, forensics, and journalism
- De deborah en 11-04-11
- The Murder of the Century
- The Gilded Age Crime That Scandalized a City & Sparked the Tabloid Wars
- De: Paul Collins
- Narrado por: William Dufris
How the Tabs started!
Revisado: 05-01-12
What did you love best about The Murder of the Century?
how the author wove the historical times into the storyline. Very descriptive and easy to follow
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes
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Only Time Will Tell
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrado por: Roger Allam, Emilia Fox
- Duración: 12 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,920
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,241
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,209
The epic tale of Harry Clifton's life begins in 1920, with the words "I was told that my father was killed in the war." A dock worker in Bristol, Harry never knew his father, but he learns about life on the docks from his uncle, who expects Harry to join him at the shipyard once he's left school. But then an unexpected gift wins him a scholarship to an exclusive boys' school, and his life will never be the same again. As he enters into adulthood, Harry finally learns how his father really died, but the awful truth only leads him to question, was he even his father?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Standard Archer "class-clash". Stellar narration!!
- De C. Johnson en 09-05-11
- Only Time Will Tell
- The Clifton Chronicles, Book 1
- De: Jeffrey Archer
- Narrado por: Roger Allam, Emilia Fox
Intriguing story...characters grab you from start
Revisado: 05-01-12
Would you consider the audio edition of Only Time Will Tell to be better than the print version?
yes
What was one of the most memorable moments of Only Time Will Tell?
when he finally is told how his father died
Any additional comments?
well worth the time. Can't wait for the second book to come out.
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The Historian
- De: Elizabeth Kostova
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre, Paul Michael
- Duración: 26 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,936
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,111
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,129
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor", and they plunge her into a world she never dreamed of: a labyrinth where the secrets of her father's past and her mother's mysterious fate connect to an inconceivable evil hidden in the depths of history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenallly detailed...
- De Branden en 01-27-09
- The Historian
- De: Elizabeth Kostova
- Narrado por: Justine Eyre, Paul Michael
If you like multiple stories this is for you
Revisado: 05-01-12
What would have made The Historian better?
in the description letting the buyer know it is about Dracula
What could Elizabeth Kostova have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
the narration jumps between characters, accents, eras and is very confusing
How did the narrator detract from the book?
too many accents (not well done)
Any additional comments?
very disappointed in this book - sorry I wasted a credit on it
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Dropped Names
- Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them
- De: Frank Langella
- Narrado por: Frank Langella
- Duración: 9 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 391
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 349
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 340
Captured forever in a unique memoir, Frank Langella's myriad encounters with some of the past century's most famous human beings are profoundly affecting, funny, wicked, sometimes shocking, and utterly irresistible. With sharp wit and a perceptive eye, Mr. Langella takes us with him into the private worlds and privileged lives of movie stars, presidents, royalty, literary lions, the social elite, and the greats of the Broadway stage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Delightful
- De Kathy en 04-03-12
- Dropped Names
- Famous Men and Women As I Knew Them
- De: Frank Langella
- Narrado por: Frank Langella
The famous become intimate friends
Revisado: 05-01-12
Where does Dropped Names rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Well written, spoken and thoroughly entertaining. Among one of the best I have listened to so far
What did you like best about this story?
Mr. Langella's storytelling make the famous seem like they have been your friends forever. The people are real, with highs and lows like the listener. Also, the narrator includes his own "lows" among the stories, which adds to the realism of this book
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The Vanderbilts
- De: Jerry E. Patterson
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 526
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 451
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 448
Cornelius Vanderbilt parlayed a $100.00 investment into the largest private transportation company in the world while creating an American Dynasty in New York, Newport, Vermont, and Asheville, North Carolina. This history of his family and their lush, opulent lifestyle is filled with juicy stories and fun tidbits about their lives in the Gilded Era.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It only brushes the cold marble surface
- De Tracy en 12-03-13
- The Vanderbilts
- De: Jerry E. Patterson
- Narrado por: Ray Childs
more of a summary than indepth.
Revisado: 03-27-12
What did you love best about The Vanderbilts?
Easy to listen to
Would you recommend The Vanderbilts to your friends? Why or why not?
not what I thought it would be
Which scene was your favorite?
none
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
no extreme reaction. waiting for more indepth re: Cornelius Vanderbilt and his influence on family and society and never got it
Any additional comments?
no
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