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War and Peace
- De: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
- Narrado por: Thandiwe Newton
- Duración: 60 h y 14 m
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War and Peace is at once an epic war chronicle and an exploration of everything that make us all human: love and hate, ambition and despair, life and death. Allow yourself to get lost in the lives of three Russian aristocratic families, whose triumphs and challenges are every bit as resonant to today’s listener as they were to original readers. Thandiwe Newton inhabits each character with such flair that it is easy to forget that you are listening to one voice.
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Wonderful
- De Tad Davis en 11-14-21
- War and Peace
- De: Leo Tolstoy, Louise Maude - translator, Aylmer Maude - translator
- Narrado por: Thandiwe Newton
Good way to “read” this excessively long book
Revisado: 12-12-24
I grew up in a rural community which didn’t emphasize the classics in our education. Given the opportunity to listen to War and Peace for free, I jumped at the opportunity, figuring I’d never have time to read the tome otherwise.
I listened to this audio book while doing mundane tasks at work when nobody else was around. It helped to pass the time and impressed a lot of customers who happened to come in while I was listening to it.
I have to say I don’t know why this book is a classic. It is a 17-volume monstrosity which really is not that interesting. It was not so much a novel as a vehicle by which Leo Tolstoy was able to get people to read his take on the history and politics of the Napoleonic Wars as well as his commentary on Russian society at the time. It also explores various religious and philosophical ideas prevalent throughout Europe in the early 1800s. The entire book 17 in particular is an incredibly tedious discussion of the philosophical background of various schools of thought behind the so-called “science” of history. The Jane Austinesque soap opera of various fictional characters throughout the other 16 books makes the rest of War and Peace palatable.
What made this Audible recording enjoyable was the masterful performance by the woman dramatically reading the book. Never could I have imagined one person could sound so convincingly and so distinctly like such a variety of characters of both genders from different countries and stations in society. She was brilliant! Because of her talents, this 60-hour audio book provided both entertainment and education during some solitary workdays at my job.
If you are required to read War and Peace for a class and don’t care to wear out your eyes reading, this may be a good option. If you’re interested in the Franco-Russo conflicts during the reigns of Napoleon and Alexander, you may enjoy it as well. Now that I know the full story, I think I would like to watch the movie starring Audrey Hepburn to see how well they were able to condense and dramatize the stories in War and Peace.
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Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: George Mann, Cavan Scott
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Frances Jeater, Don Gilet, y otros
- Duración: 8 h
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Investigating a crime seemingly unconnected to the Royal Family, Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy to kidnap Queen Victoria and destabilise the British Empire. With a ticking clock to her next public engagement, Holmes and Watson must discover who is behind the plot and locate her majesty, while Mycroft tries to keep the monarch’s disappearance a secret from the British people. At first, Holmes believes Moriarty is responsible for the abduction, but when the Napoleon of Crime is proved innocent, Holmes must work with his arch-nemesis to rescue the Queen.
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A fun radio drama that’s well worth a credit!
- De Dan_N_Emi en 03-28-20
- Sherlock Holmes: The Voice of Treason
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: George Mann, Cavan Scott
- Narrado por: Nicholas Boulton, Frances Jeater, Don Gilet, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Ivanno Jeremiah, Amy McAllister, full cast
Kept me guessing
Revisado: 06-26-24
I love the stories about Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. I have read or listened to all I could get my hands on.
The people who produced this Audible book did a great job of staying true to Doyle’s original characters. The layers of action and the twists and turns in the plot of this mystery really kept me guessing. Just when I thought I had figured out who had kidnapped the queen and why, another possibility was presented.
The recording was well produced and of good quality. It was a bit challenging at times to figure out who was whom, but most of the voices of the main characters were distinct. My husband and I listened to this on a long road trip and it really helped us stay awake and pass the time.
If you enjoy a well plotted mystery and are a Sherlock Holmes fan, then I highly recommend this audiobook.
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The Prophet's Manual
- A Guide to Sustaining Your Prophetic Gift
- De: John Eckhardt
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 12 h y 35 m
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Sharpen and sustain your prophetic gift, and learn strategies for speaking the Word of God with confidence. There is a prophetic remnant rising up in the earth who want to be called out, trained, and activated in their gift to hear God's voice and deliver His messages to His people, and they must not grow weary. Best-selling author John Eckhardt provides encouragement for those who operate in their prophetic gift, to endure and continue to be a mouthpiece for the kingdom of God.
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Revelation and A Mirror!
- De cfoya en 06-15-18
- The Prophet's Manual
- A Guide to Sustaining Your Prophetic Gift
- De: John Eckhardt
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
Insightful and informative
Revisado: 11-14-22
Joel 2:28 says that in the last days Yahweh is going to pour out His Spirit on all people so that many will prophesy. Pentecost was a mere downpayment on that word from the Lord (See Acts 2). We are entering into the last days, and more believers are receiving this gift of the Spirit. They need to understand what it’s all about and how to properly exercise the gift if prophecy. This book is truly a manual based on the Scriptures to help meet that need.
While the material is good, the narration leaves something to be desired. The man reading this book in the Audible version enunciates words very clearly. However, he repeatedly mispronounces several words, and reads with a nasally voice. His tone seems rather haughty, too, which is a big put off for me. I had to concentrate very hard to catch what was being said because of these distractions.
If you are an auditory learner and can get past the narration, this is a good book to listen to in order to understand the gift and office of prophecy and prophet. You may listen and take notes, as if you were following a sermon or taking a class, or you may listen while doing other things. If you learn better by reading, then you would be better off getting the book.
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Words That Work
- A Language of Light for a World Living in Darkness
- De: Cindy McGill
- Narrado por: Sharon DiMuro
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
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In 2003, Cindy McGill created the Freedom Lounge theme camp at the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. From there, her efforts evolved to reaching young women and men within porn conventions, using dream interpretation as a tool to reach those living a life they have settled for instead of the one they are made for. From pagan festivals, new age events, film festivals, adult entertainment arenas, gay pride events, gothic cultures, and just about any place, people are starving for truth, Cindy and her teams are there.
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Absolutely Eye opening & Heart Changing
- De Sarah en 02-17-22
- Words That Work
- A Language of Light for a World Living in Darkness
- De: Cindy McGill
- Narrado por: Sharon DiMuro
Terrific tutorial for would-be evangelists!
Revisado: 11-02-22
A friend introduced me to Cindy McGill through a link to an interview with her. Hearing her stories, I knew I had to get this book. I have listened to the audiobook twice now, and I know it’s something I will be listening to again and again.
Between the author’s great advice and her examples from personal experience reaching out to folks from diverse backgrounds, she equips believers in Jesus to share Christ using non-threatening language and creative “hooks” that draw them into life-changing encounters with God. She shows us how to think outside the evangelical box and utilize words and methods that appeal to those who’ve been alienated from traditional Christianity. She teaches us to see those outside the Christian faith not as “the lost,” but as friends of Jesus who’ve been seeking but just haven’t found Him yet.
If you desire to reach out to those outside the church, but don’t know how to go about doing so effectively, I highly recommend this resource. The narrator is fairly easy to understand and listen to. This audio book will give you the tools and confidence you need to demonstrate the love if Christ and be a conduit of the Holy Spirit to reach seekers all around you.
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Sovereign
- De: Jeff Hirsch
- Narrado por: Jesse Einstein
- Duración: 6 h y 3 m
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Micah Cole has been in deep space for three years while his parents chase their obsession with finding intelligence to the far corners of the universe, but Micah dreams of the friends he left behind and counts the days until they return home. When a devastating meteor shower nearly destroys their ship, Micah is separated from his family and stranded on Sovereign, a vast planet of raging rivers, towering forests, and deadly creatures. If Micah ever wants to see his family or his home again, he’ll have to learn to how to survive on a hostile alien world, all alone.
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Exploring strange new worlds
- De Kingsley en 02-01-19
- Sovereign
- De: Jeff Hirsch
- Narrado por: Jesse Einstein
Spellbound from start to finish!
Revisado: 12-02-21
This was a riveting story! From the moment the main character was ejected from his damaged space ship until the mystery of the strange planet he landed on was revealed, I was hooked.
The entire story was told from the perspective of a teenaged boy homesick for earth and his friends, separated from his vagabond parents by an unexpected meteor storm. He faces unimaginable challenges on a strange planet filled with gigantic creatures and towering trees—some of which is covered with a black “blight.”
After his lifeboat is destroyed, Micah begins to worry that he’ll never be found. Uncertain whether his mom and dad are even alive, but hoping to be rescued, Micah travels for weeks across uncharted wilderness. He battles hunger, thirst, fatigue, hopelessness, loneliness and vicious creatures, hoping to reach a space probe his parents sent to the planet before the accident, so he can transmit a distress signal and get help.
He learns new skills and gains more confidence. Micah also deals with conflicts from the past. By the end of the story he has a greater respect for his parents and a greater understanding of himself.
The audio performance of this book was well done, with one young man convincingly providing the voices of several characters. The plot is unique and intriguing—had me guessing clear to the end. There were a few places it got a bit odd and a bit of language. But overall a very satisfying young adult sci-fi story fit for tweens on up!
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Albion: The Legend of Arthur
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Robert Valentine
- Narrado por: Lois Chimimba, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Gruffudd Glyn, y otros
- Duración: 6 h y 37 m
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We arrive in Albion, AD 490. Once spirits of both light and darkness ruled the land, now tribes of Britons stand alone as Saxon invaders threaten the vulnerable shores. But that’s the least of their worries, the Old Gods are returning from the shadows, bringing their magic with them. Albion: The Legend of Arthur pushes friendships and family loyalties to the test in a world of warlords, witchcraft, heroism and betrayal as we join Arthur on an adventure like no other and witness the birth of one of our greatest legends.
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The legend of Arthur
- De Frieda en 05-25-20
- Albion: The Legend of Arthur
- An Audible Original Drama
- De: Robert Valentine
- Narrado por: Lois Chimimba, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Gruffudd Glyn, Craig Roberts, Owen Teale
Bizarre retelling of the legend of King Arthur
Revisado: 11-21-21
Since I first read about Arthur and the nights of the round table as an elementary student, I have been fascinated by this ancient legend. I’ve read Le Morte d’Arthur, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and other Arthurian lore. I enjoyed Camelot, the movie and various screen versions of the story. So I thought this might be an engaging version, as well.
However, unlike Sir Thomas Malory and other authors, the creator of this version seems more concerned with undermining readers’ respect for King Arthur and creating new heroes to substitute for him. Mr. Valentine also glorified the old gods of England and gave more credence to demonic powers than the Christian religion or the power of God’s Spirit.
While the recoded voices are distinct enough to tell them apart, there are long pauses between scenes and very little music to keep your attention. I listened while traveling with my spouse on a road trip. The complaint from my SO was that the story was “boring.” I found the ending terribly disappointing.
I am glad that this was available for free, as I’d have hated to have spent money or one of my credits to buy it.
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The Messengers
- De: Lindsay Joelle
- Narrado por: Kaliswa Brewster, Ana Reeder, Zoë Winters, y otros
- Duración: 1 h y 20 m
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A mysterious plague ushers in an intergalactic war that ravages the galaxy for decades. A soldier and a pilot are tasked to deliver a package. A messenger and a refugee decide to work together on a dying alien planet. A love letter is lost that could be the key to a new future. A dark comedy about the messages we carry in our bones.
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Ouch - couldn't get passed the voices..
- De Mr Dangerous en 03-05-20
- The Messengers
- De: Lindsay Joelle
- Narrado por: Kaliswa Brewster, Ana Reeder, Zoë Winters, Alex Weisman
Peculiar, but interesting
Revisado: 11-17-21
This is an interesting story. There are only four speaking parts. You do not learn until the end of the story what the two sets of characters have to do with each other. However I did guess about halfway through part of the connection.
It was especially amusing to me how the writer of this science fiction story came up with alien curse words to substitute for common profanity. It’s also interesting how contemporary earth issues like immigrants, bio engineering, war, espionage, privacy and disease are contextualized in this sci-fi story.
Two of the characters are easy to distinguish. The other two are difficult to tell apart. You have to concentrate to follow it. However, it was entertaining and intriguing.
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Grieving Conversations
- De: Chris Cander
- Narrado por: Neil Hellegers
- Duración: 55 m
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County Sheriff Brody Hayes is in the midst of a missing person's call - for a five-month-old baby. Deep in the mountains of his hometown, Bowie, Wyoming, Brody's desperate search for the helpless child through a worsening snowstorm leads him on an even greater journey - one through his memories of his childhood, his brother, his son, and a life for himself that he thought was lost.
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Gripping
- De Shivani en 01-21-21
- Grieving Conversations
- De: Chris Cander
- Narrado por: Neil Hellegers
Should have been longer
Revisado: 11-14-21
I got this audible book for free and thought it would be cool. It was not what I expected. There was a lot more language than I prefer. The book also contained quite a few “adult situations” which make it inappropriate for anyone under the age of 16.
The story was basically the musings of the main character over the loss of his mother, brother, wife and child. These were interjected between his frantic search for a missing infant whose drug addicted father had abandoned him after a car accident.
Well written as a short story with a reasonable resolution, this book could have been developed into a full length novel. It ends well, sort of. However, it was pretty depressing most of the way through. Not as bad as an Earnest Hemingway story, but not very happy either.
The recording itself was well done. The narrator had a pleasant voice and did a decent job of making the sounds of other characters differentiate from the main character.
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power
- How a Strong Apostolic Culture Releases Us to Do Transformational Things in the World
- De: John Eckhardt
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
- Duración: 6 h y 51 m
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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power gives a strong case for the apostolic culture as a criterion for change in the church today. Believers need to be activated to demonstrate the kingdom through healing, deliverance, prophecy, and preaching. The apostolic culture includes worship, deliverance, apostolic teams, prophecy, ordaining, establishing, pioneering, evangelizing, prayer, teaching, helps, governments, missions, healing, the Gifts of the Spirit, holiness, impartation, and church government.
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A Most Excellent & Timely Book!!!
- De Janet en 12-10-15
- Ordinary People, Extraordinary Power
- How a Strong Apostolic Culture Releases Us to Do Transformational Things in the World
- De: John Eckhardt
- Narrado por: Mirron Willis
The importance and operations of apostolic teams
Revisado: 06-22-21
I read and listened to a book on the apostolic anointing by this same author. When given the opportunity to listen to another of his books, I thought this one sounded interesting, since it had to do with God using ordinary people.
The content itself is really useful. It talks not only about apostles, but also prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers (as mentioned in Ephesians 4:11-16) and other supporting offices that make up what the author refers to as an apostolic team. He tells what they do, how they operate and what God requires of them to not only build the local church but enlarge the kingdom of God. He refers frequently to both Old and New Testament scriptures for concepts and examples of the principles he shared.
The narrator of this book makes it hard to take in what the author says. His voice is rather monotone and a bit nasally. My brain tended to want to tune out the voice, which made it hard to concentrate on the words. It would be better if someone with a more resonant voice were reading the book aloud, so it’s more pleasant to listen to.
If you are looking for a taste of how the Church can return to its intended modus operandi and can get past the narrator’s grating voice, then this is a fair resource. If you really want to get into the material, then an ebook or hard copy edition would probably be better.
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Who Moved My Cheese?
- An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
- De: Spencer Johnson, Kenneth Blanchard
- Narrado por: Tony Roberts, Karen Ziemba
- Duración: 1 h y 39 m
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Most people are fearful of change because they don't have any control over how or when it happens to them. Since change happens either to the individual or by the individual, Dr. Spencer Johnson uses a simple story to show that when it comes to living in a changing world, what matters most is your attitude. Exploring a simple way to take the fear and anxiety out of managing the future, Who Moved My Cheese? can help you discover how to anticipate, acknowledge, and accept change in order to have a positive impact on your job, your relationships, and every aspect of your life.
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loved it!
- De Dee en 09-18-18
- Who Moved My Cheese?
- An A-Mazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life
- De: Spencer Johnson, Kenneth Blanchard
- Narrado por: Tony Roberts, Karen Ziemba
Humanistic claptrap
Revisado: 01-17-21
I was assigned to read this book, but wasn’t excited because I knew it wasn’t Christian. I am really glad I chose to listen to it, rather than read it, because, as expected, it was a huge waste of time. At least by listening, I was able to get something else done. And the recording of this audio book was well done and held my attention.
This book consists of the story frame of a fellow talking to his friends about their lives and then telling them a story he says helped him a lot. He told them the story was short; that was a lie!
The second section is the story itself—an allegory of change, using cheese to represent what makes us happy and a maze to illustrate our search for “cheese.” Each character represents a different way people deal with change as our source of happiness is taken away by circumstances in our lives.
The problem with the author’s allegory of the four characters in the maze was that it left out an important element. Believers in Christ have a personal relationship with the Maze Master. We don’t have to waste time and energy wandering around trying to figure out where to find the “cheese.” We can ask. We don’t need to visualize ourselves finding and enjoying new cheese. We can be instructed by God’s word and inspired by His Spirit, so we have a better idea of what we’re looking for and how to find it. And fear is overcome by learning to trust the One who keeps moving the cheese for our own growth and development.
A better way of preparing folks to adapt to change is to read the Bible. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.” Reading the examples of men of faith, like Jacob, Joseph, Daniel and the Apostle Paul is a great choice, too.
So, if you want to listen to a humanistic way to navigate change by relying on your own limited knowledge and experience, then you will probably enjoy this book. But if you prefer to find a more effective way of adapting to what goes on around you, it’s better to develop a relationship with the One who controls the changes and can help you adapt in a way that He knows will be best and most effective for all the people touched by your decisions.
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