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Royal Blood
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,106
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,515
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,471
Penniless and 34th in line to the throne, Lady Georgiana Rannoch finds herself in a truly draining state of affairs. To escape her hateful brother, Georgie accepts an invitation from the Queen to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania. But at the macabre- looking castle, Georgie finds the bride with blood running down her chin, and a wedding guest is poisoned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good Adventurous Fun
- De Dylan en 05-19-16
- Royal Blood
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Katherine Kellgren
Queenie
Revisado: 02-03-25
Love this edition in the series bc we meet Queenie. ‘Lead on Mcduff’ ‘But my name is Hepplewhite.’ Classic
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Ferocious Ambition
- Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom
- De: Robert Dance
- Narrado por: Greg D. Barnett
- Duración: 10 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Joan Crawford's remarkable forty-five-year motion picture career is one of the industry's longest. Signing her first contract in 1925, she was crowned an MGM star four years later and by the mid-1930s was the most popular actress in America. In the early 1940s, Crawford's risky decision to move to Warner Bros. was rewarded with an Oscar for Mildred Pierce. This triumph launched a series of film noir classics. She teamed with rival Bette Davis in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, proving that Crawford, whose career had begun by defining big-screen glamor, had matured into a dramatic actress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Most Excellent Film Biography
- De Patrick A. Oconnor en 05-02-24
- Ferocious Ambition
- Joan Crawford’s March to Stardom
- De: Robert Dance
- Narrado por: Greg D. Barnett
Good for fans
Revisado: 11-25-24
Didn’t learn anything new but I will always try a new book about JC. I liked the box office analysis the best.
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We Three Queens
- A Royal Spyness Mystery, Book 18
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 651
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 596
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 596
It's late 1936, and King Edward is in turmoil, having fallen in love with the scandalously divorced and even more scandalously American Wallis Simpson. He wants to marry her but knows that doing so will jeopardize his crown. Edward confides in his dear friend Darcy, Georgie's husband, and the couple agree to hide Wallis in their home while Edward figures out what to do. But unbeknownst to Georgie and Darcy, Sir Hubert, the owner of the estate, has given a film crew permission to shoot a motion picture about Henry the Eighth and Anne Boleyn on the grounds
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a waste of an opportunity *sigh*
- De M Owens en 11-23-24
- We Three Queens
- A Royal Spyness Mystery, Book 18
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
What a waste of an opportunity *sigh*
Revisado: 11-23-24
For series stalwarts even a lousy book is a 5 star. To be surrounded by these characters even with a boring story is still more entertaining than all cozy mysteries. I’m sure I’ll start to like after a few more listens.
****spoilers****
What a waste of Mrs. Simpsons, Fig, Queenie, Claire even Binky. This had so much opportunity. At least fold in the story from Hollywood from a few books back. Georgie is still solid but all the characters are missing something. Maybe it’s Ainsley? Ainsley is horribly dull. All the books spent there suffer. They need a new location for book 19. A trip, a party with Belinda, ZsuZsu, the Kent’s, the new Royals. I liked the intro to Agatha Christie in book 17. Travel with her.
I liked the concern for Claire being in Germany, the meeting with Queen Mary and baby James. Not much else. At least they tried to jam in so many characters.
I see how this book was necessary for the chronology and abdication. I just expected so much more given the great setup. The Hollywood story might as well never happened. Also, why not just save Claire for 19. A few pages of Claire and Sir Hubert do not make enough fun.
I’d still listen and rate any of this series a 5 star.
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Our Hideous Progeny Part 1
- A Novel
- De: C.E. McGill
- Narrado por: Florence Howard
- Duración: 6 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia2 out of 5 stars 1
The 1850s are a time of discovery, and London is ablaze with the latest scientific theories and debates, especially when a spectacular new exhibition of dinosaur sculptures opens at the Crystal Palace. Mary is keen to make her name in this world of science alongside her geologist husband, Henry—but despite her sharp mind and sharper tongue, without wealth and connections their options are limited.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Painfully dull
- De M Owens en 01-21-24
- Our Hideous Progeny Part 1
- A Novel
- De: C.E. McGill
- Narrado por: Florence Howard
Painfully dull
Revisado: 01-21-24
Even if you’re a fan of historical fiction with a slant to the sciences. This one is a snoozer
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Not the Girl Next Door Part 2
- Joan Crawford, a Personal Biography
- De: Charlotte Chandler
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
- Duración: 4 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 1
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Historia1 out of 5 stars 1
She was beautiful, talented, irascible, ruthless, vulnerable, and a true Hollywood legend. From abused child to dance-hall entertainer to silent-film actress, she went on to become one of Hollywood's screen goddesses with films such as Possessed opposite Clark Gable, with whom she began a torrid off-screen affair, Grand Hotel, and Mildred Pierce, her Academy Award-winning film.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Only if you’re a really big Crawford fan
- De M Owens en 12-05-23
- Not the Girl Next Door Part 2
- Joan Crawford, a Personal Biography
- De: Charlotte Chandler
- Narrado por: Christine Williams
Only if you’re a really big Crawford fan
Revisado: 12-05-23
I’ll listen to any bio of Joan’s but there’s been much better bios since this was written. The best part was Douglas Fairbanks Jr. interview.
This book should be taken with a grain of salt. It’s Joan directing Chandler’s typewriter. Yikes the narrator. Every time she said Joseph Mankiewicz name it was like nails on chalkboard.
RIP Joan
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The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
- Duración: 8 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,097
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 997
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 996
Georgie, back home at her estate in Eynsleigh, impatiently awaits the birth of her baby. But she has plenty to occupy her: Her new chef, Pierre, has arrived from Paris, and Sir Hubert, who owns Eynsleigh, is back from his latest expedition. It's time for Georgie to throw her first house party to celebrate his return and show off her new chef. The dinner party is a smashing success. Sir Mortimer Mordred—famous author of creepy Gothic horror novels—is one of the guests. He recently purchased a nearby Elizabethan manor nearby because it has a famous poison garden.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Miss the heyday of this series
- De byjove en 11-28-23
- The Proof of the Pudding
- Royal Spyness, Book 17
- De: Rhys Bowen
- Narrado por: Jasmine Blackborow
Spynezzz
Revisado: 12-02-23
This one was a filler snoozer except for the last hour. Even a filler to the series is still better than 99% of other cozy mysteries. Was it just me or are character names being reused? Maybe it’s Rhys being cheeky. Anyway, I eagerly await next year’s addition to the series.
Congrats to Georgie and Darcy!
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My Name Is Barbra Part 1
- De: Barbra Streisand
- Narrado por: Barbra Streisand
- Duración: 9 h y 52 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) and has one of the greatest and most recognizable voices in the history of popular music. She has been nominated for a Grammy 46 times, and with Yentl she became the first woman to write, produce, direct, and star in a major motion picture. In My Name Is Barbra, she tells her own story about her life and extraordinary career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not like I thought it would be.
- De Lori en 11-16-23
- My Name Is Barbra Part 1
- De: Barbra Streisand
- Narrado por: Barbra Streisand
Sit back and dig into the memoir of all memoirs
Revisado: 11-11-23
I saw the nearly 50 hrs run time and had to check it out. C’mon can anyone but Streisand speak for 50 hrs about herself.
The details are extraordinary. I’m mid way through but the early parts set in NYC are sublime. I’m not a huge fan and I’m loving it. If you’re a true fan it’s a must. If you’re a fan of Hollywood autobiographies definitely try. If you’re even interested in Streisand do ourself a favor.
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The Majestic 311 Part 1
- De: Keith C. Blackmore
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 7 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia1 out of 5 stars 1
In the spring of 1903, locomotive 311, known as the Majestic, carried more than one hundred passengers toward a tunnel through the underbelly of the Canadian Rockies. But then the mouth of the tunnel swallowed the 311 whole, and the train—and everyone on it—was never seen again. Seven years later, a gang of cattle thieves and cutthroats wait on horseback for a train car full of railway cash—a payroll they intend to steal. What they will discover, however, is that the approaching train isn’t the 5409. It’s the missing 311, a train only whispered about around dying campfires.
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3 out of 5 stars
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What a convoluted stinker
- De M Owens en 10-11-23
- The Majestic 311 Part 1
- De: Keith C. Blackmore
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
What a convoluted stinker
Revisado: 10-11-23
At least I got this one on sale. It’s too many characters. Too many monsters. No direction. No protagonist to root for. I’d rather have listened to the regular train robbery.
Hard pass if you’re looking for something unique, actually scary and cerebral.
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Marrow
- De: Aditi Brennan Kapil
- Narrado por: Harriet Harris, Zehra Fazal, Michael Cullen
- Duración: 3 h y 52 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 797
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 716
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 716
Aspiring audio producer Harriet (Fazal) gets the career boost of a lifetime: the chance to interview internationally famous thriller writer Lili Novak, who has agreed to give a masterclass about her creative process. The dream gig takes a dark turn, however, as Lili immediately dives into an eerie recount of her childhood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I was initially confused..
- De Samantha Wirkus en 03-30-23
- Marrow
- De: Aditi Brennan Kapil
- Narrado por: Harriet Harris, Zehra Fazal, Michael Cullen
Really good
Revisado: 08-29-23
This was part of the catalog. It was really good. Listened in one listen. Nice twists.
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A Name Unknown
- Shadows Over England, Book 1
- De: Roseanna M. White
- Narrado por: Liz Pearce
- Duración: 15 h y 18 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 783
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 731
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 728
Peter Holstein writes his popular series of adventure novels under a pen name. With European politics boiling and his own neighbors suspicious of him, Peter debates whether it might be best to change his name for good. When Rosemary shows up at his door pretending to be a historian and offering to help him trace his family history, his question might be answered. But as the two work together and Rosemary sees his gracious reaction to his neighbors' scornful attacks, she wonders if her assignment is going down the wrong path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Spy Mystery 🌼
- De 🌸DARA en 08-23-17
- A Name Unknown
- Shadows Over England, Book 1
- De: Roseanna M. White
- Narrado por: Liz Pearce
Great pre-WWI English mystery
Revisado: 08-29-23
Love this. Great story. Part mystery. Part Pygmalion feeling. Great characters all with good chemistry. I didn’t expect so much religious themes but it was important to the story. Definitely recommend.
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