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Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
- De: Joe Schreiber
- Narrado por: Steven Boyer
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
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New York Times best-selling author Joe Schreiber pens a funny, action-packed novel that is equal parts Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and La Femme Nikita. It’s prom night, and Perry is looking forward to playing a gig with his band in New York City. But when his mother makes him take their quiet and geeky Lithuanian exchange student to the dance, he finds himself on a reckless ride through Manhattan—in his dad’s red Jaguar—with a trained assassin.
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A teen novel for older teens (58 in this case)
- De Milo en 08-13-12
- Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
- De: Joe Schreiber
- Narrado por: Steven Boyer
A teen novel for older teens (58 in this case)
Revisado: 08-13-12
A fairly simple , yet highly entertaining plot. THis novel brings back the 'waking up in a new world everyday' aspect of high school, in a pleasant way.
Also, soon to me a major motion picture.
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The Schirmer Inheritance
- De: Eric Ambler
- Narrado por: Eric Meyers
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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Former bomber pilot George Carey becomes a lawyer and his first job with a Philadelphia firm looks tedious - he is asked to read through a large quantity of files to ensure nothing has been missed in an inheritance case where there is no traceable heir. His discoveries, however, lead to unforeseen adventures and real danger in post-war Greece.
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Hunting for an heir
- De Jean en 03-26-13
- The Schirmer Inheritance
- De: Eric Ambler
- Narrado por: Eric Meyers
My favorite Ambler so far
Revisado: 03-26-12
An excellent post WWII 'coming of age' story for a young American lawyer. More akin to, and perhaps better than, the Bourne novel. A more realistic and simpler story illustrating American hopefulness at stark contrast with European realpolitik.
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John Carter in 'A Princess of Mars'
- Barsoom Series, Book 1
- De: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
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Civil War veteran John Carter is transported to a dying planet, where he must elude capture by giant green barbarians to rescue a Martian princess from certain doom. In this landmark of science fiction, the myths and mystery of the red planet supply a vibrant backdrop for a swashbuckling epic.
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Princess of Mars, Swords & Planets HIGH Adventure!
- De Robert L. Hicks en 03-26-12
- John Carter in 'A Princess of Mars'
- Barsoom Series, Book 1
- De: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Read it a half dozen times- over the last 40 years
Revisado: 03-12-12
John Carter is a great story, excellent plot, draws the reader in, etc.
Hopefully, the movie version has updated the writing and dialogue. I think it was written in 1912, in a more formal and unusual version of American English.
Think of a black & white Errol Flynn movie, a swashbuckler with sword fights. All of the characters sound sort of vaguely English. right?
It takes 5 or 10 minutes to adjust and then you're totally into it.
I loved the book, it's a good story - even if Science Fiction isn't what you'd normally read.
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The Cut
- Spero Lucas, Book 1
- De: George Pelecanos
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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Spero Lucas has a new line of work. Since he returned home after serving in Iraq, he has been doing special investigations for a defense attorney. He's good at it, and he has carved out a niche: recovering stolen property, no questions asked. His cut is 40 percent. But is any cut worth your family, your lover, your life?
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So entertaining and surprising!
- De Corruns en 10-31-11
- The Cut
- Spero Lucas, Book 1
- De: George Pelecanos
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
Something different, something good
Revisado: 01-16-12
Pellecanos' entry into this growing genre - Iraq or Afghanistan vets returning to the US - is excellent. Don Winslow's "Savages" was another example of this type of novel.
The moral relativism, the tension between the brothers and the unforeseen consequences of one bad decision are themes well explored.
It is not Jack Reacher, although both protagonists were in the military. If anything it reminds me of the excellent movie "Four Brothers."
I look forward to the next in this series.
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Tim Frazer Gets the Message
- De: Francis Durbridge
- Narrado por: Anthony Head
- Duración: 2 h y 19 m
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Tim Frazer becomes involved in another complex case full of twists and turns.St Bride’s guest house, just outside the town of Melinfforest, was a restful place with glorious views of the Welsh countryside. Tim Frazer, however, had no time for fishing and long country walks. He had been sent there to find out why Miss Thackery, a British intelligence agent, had been brutally murdered and her body dumped in a nearby wood.
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Good followup to an excellent book
- De Milo en 12-05-11
- Tim Frazer Gets the Message
- De: Francis Durbridge
- Narrado por: Anthony Head
Good followup to an excellent book
Revisado: 12-05-11
"The Life of Tim Frazer" is one of my favorite books. This is a shorter sequel.
This isn't an intellectual John LeCarre, nor a screenplay like Clive Cussler. It's fun, it's English and delightfully old fashioned.
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The Girl Is Murder
- De: Kathryn Miller Haines
- Narrado por: Rachel Botchan
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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Kathryn Miller Haines’ debut Iris Anderson mystery received considerable buzz for its stellar 15-year-old heroine and engrossing 1940s period details. With her father back from the war, Iris is eager to help him with his private eye business—especially since his mobility is limited thanks to a missing leg. Now with a case involving a boy she knows from school to investigate, Iris leaps into action and soon finds herself in the middle of a harrowing adventure.
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Young Adult that Appeals to Adults as Well
- De Milo en 11-22-11
- The Girl Is Murder
- De: Kathryn Miller Haines
- Narrado por: Rachel Botchan
Young Adult that Appeals to Adults as Well
Revisado: 11-22-11
This is a very entertaining novel set in the post-war period. It's a coming of age story with a young woman protagonist, a missing mother and her wounded PI father.
The characters are well developed and the mysteries run on several levels. Neither childish nor California Noir, it's a comfortable middle ground and, hopefully, the start of a series.
It's good to listen to a book that doesn't rely on horrific crime, the latest societal 'hot topics, and doesn't read like an action movie screenplay.
This one is more of a timeless, old fashioned story, but with greater depth than the actual 'coming of age' mysteries actually written in the 1950s.
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Bushwhacked
- Life in George W. Bush's America
- De: Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose
- Narrado por: Molly Ivins
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
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For years, bestselling political commentator Molly Ivins has been sounding the alarm about George W. Bush. In Shrub, her 2000 skewering of presidential candidate Bush, the inimitable Ivins, with co-author Lou Dubose, offered a devastating exposé of Dubya’s career and abysmal record as governor of Texas. Now, in their second book on our current White House occupant, Ivins and Dubose take the wire brush to the Bush presidency and show how he has applied the same flawed strategies he used in governing Texas to running the largest superpower in the world.
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Interesting and well-written
- De Steve en 10-14-03
- Bushwhacked
- Life in George W. Bush's America
- De: Molly Ivins, Lou Dubose
- Narrado por: Molly Ivins
Funny, well researched
Revisado: 10-19-03
This book seems targeted to women. It is not angry, but often funny and well thought out. Ignore the negative reviews as they likely have not even bothered to read the book. The Bush/Enron ties are especially spooky.
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