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Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- De: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
- Duración: 17 h y 9 m
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight in Chernobyl comes the definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster, based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research—a riveting history that flows like a thriller.
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Best book about Challenger so far
- De Bruce Baumbush en 06-05-24
- Challenger
- A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
- De: Adam Higginbotham
- Narrado por: Jacques Roy
Heartbreakingly Beautiful
Revisado: 09-24-24
I remember the Challenger disaster when it happened -- I was just a young boy in elementary school, but I still vividly remember sitting in my classroom watching the launch, and the subsequent explosion 73 seconds later. Adam Higginbotham masterfully tells the story of this disaster in great detail, going all the way back to NASA's infancy. Without vilifying NASA or its subsidiaries, Higginbotham pulls back the curtain of the corners that NASA cuts to keep up with an insane launch schedule with dwindling funds from the government. My heart aches for the 7 members of that crew, and their families that have never quite recovered from this tragedy.
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Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- De: Hernan Diaz
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Marnò, y otros
- Duración: 10 h y 21 m
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Even through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon; she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth—all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit.
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Before Purchasing
- De JLDLOfficial en 08-13-22
- Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
- De: Hernan Diaz
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Jonathan Davis, Mozhan Marnò, Orlagh Cassidy
Worth the Pulitzer
Revisado: 11-16-23
First, for those of you who are bored by the intricacies of the stock market, finance, and all things related to it -- don't pick up this book. Though fictional, Trust takes a deep dive into the nuances of money that will turn off certain types of readers. With that said, this book is told in 4 VERY different parts -- there is almost a schizophrenic feel to the telling of the stories, and a few times I had to stop, rewind, and re-listen as I was sure I had to have missed something (I didn't miss anything, the story is simply told in a unique way). The last part of the story is as absolutely breath-taking as it is heart-breaking -- if you have recently lost someone to cancer, I suggest you take some time before listening to this story. All in all, I totally understand why Trust won the Pulitzer in 2022 -- the story is fantastically told, as well as researched. The way the story turns on itself and twists into sometime much larger is eye opening.
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Last Bus to Wisdom
- A Novel
- De: Ivan Doig
- Narrado por: David Aaron Baker
- Duración: 15 h y 43 m
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The final novel from a great American storyteller. Donal Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary Double W ranch in Ivan Doig's beloved Two Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape that gives full rein to an 11-year-old's imagination. But when Gram has to have surgery for "female trouble" in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship Donal off to her sister in faraway Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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Such a lovely final book.
- De B.J. en 02-26-16
- Last Bus to Wisdom
- A Novel
- De: Ivan Doig
- Narrado por: David Aaron Baker
What a ride!!
Revisado: 11-02-23
This book is phenomenal. The character of Donal is perfectly fleshed out. He is an 12 year old boy going on 50. His life experiences are many, and the characters that he interacts with are thoroughly examined and developed. Of course, his uncle Herman manages to steal many of the scenes, as he is such a likable man with so much to give. Just read/listen to this book. I only wish that there was another Ivan Doig book written after this one.
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Becoming the Boogeyman
- De: Richard Chizmar
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
- Duración: 12 h
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Back in the summer of 1988, a young Richard Chizmar was catapulted into the center of a living nightmare as the serial killer Joshua Gallagher—dubbed by the media as “The Boogeyman”—stalked his tranquil Maryland town. A lot has changed in the intervening years. These days, Chizmar enjoys a certain level of celebrity and notoriety himself, being the only person that an incarcerated Josh Gallagher will speak to on or off the record.
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Moderately better than chasing the boogeyman
- De Sara Rendon en 01-07-24
- Becoming the Boogeyman
- De: Richard Chizmar
- Narrado por: Chris Andrew Ciulla
It's a fun ride
Revisado: 11-02-23
Let's get this out of the way, Becoming the Boogeyman isn't as good as Chasing the Boogeyman. The storyline is OK, and characters come and go without much development. The best parts of the book are the detail that goes into Chizmar's writing -- the tangents that make the story seem more "real", and the inner dialogue that Chizmar is constantly having with himself. Ultimately, this story is a long setup for the 3rd book that is forthcoming. If you read the first book, temper your expectations.
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