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When the Dead Speak
- Sam Casey, Book 1
- De: S. D. Tooley
- Narrado por: Beth Richmond
- Duración: 7 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 25
A body is discovered in a cement pillar. Clasped in his hand is a gold pin shaped like a lightning bolt. What secret did he carry to his grave and why is someone hell-bent on keeping that secret buried? Detective Sergeant Samantha Casey is more than just a cop. She is part Native American with a unique ability to hear the dead speak. They tell her secrets about their life and death. And sometimes what she learns can get her killed.
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1 out of 5 stars
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TERRIBLE Narrator...
- De Amanda en 02-24-15
- When the Dead Speak
- Sam Casey, Book 1
- De: S. D. Tooley
- Narrado por: Beth Richmond
TERRIBLE Narrator...
Revisado: 02-24-15
Like listening to a book being read by Siri. Made it impossible to follow the story line.
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The Year We Disappeared
- De: Cylin Busby, John Busby
- Narrado por: Cylin Busby, David Baker
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
A peaceful summer night is shattered by gunfire as an unseen assailant tries to murder police officer John Busby. Though horribly wounded, Busby survives. But the perpetrator remains at large, meaning neither Busby, nor his wife, nor their three children are safe. In separate chapters John and his daughter, Cylin, who was nine at the time, recount the story of that year. John writes graphically, and movingly, of his wounds, his pain, his multiple surgeries, and his rage.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartbreaking. Justice just out of reach.
- De Amanda en 01-07-14
- The Year We Disappeared
- De: Cylin Busby, John Busby
- Narrado por: Cylin Busby, David Baker
Heartbreaking. Justice just out of reach.
Revisado: 01-07-14
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, perfect example of how bad things happen when good men stand by and do nothing. The man who shot John Busby got by with it because he was a bully who scared others into LETTING him get by with it all.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made me feel sorry for the family, made me appreciate those who take public service seriously and made me MAD as hell at those who stand by and do nothing.
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The Girls of Atomic City
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
- De: Denise Kiernan
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 12 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,934
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,640
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,629
At the height of World War II, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians - many of them young women from small towns across the South - were recruited to this secret city, enticed by solid wages and the promise of war-ending work. Kept very much in the dark, few would ever guess the true nature of the tasks they performed each day in the hulking factories in the middle of the Appalachian Mountains.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Important story of this secret city
- De CBlox en 11-14-13
- The Girls of Atomic City
- The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
- De: Denise Kiernan
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
VERY interesting and a great story!
Revisado: 12-31-13
Where does The Girls of Atomic City rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Near the top...I'd say on a scale of 1-10 I'd give it a 7
What did you like best about this story?
The history lesson involved.
What about Cassandra Campbell’s performance did you like?
Yes, great narrator!
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
At times yes.
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I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
- Unabridged Selections
- De: Tucker Max
- Narrado por: Tucker Max
- Duración: 5 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,300
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,726
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,728
"My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole. I get excessively drunk at inappropriate times, disregard social norms, indulge every whim, ignore the consequences of my actions, mock idiots and posers, sleep with more women than is safe or reasonable, and just generally act like a raging dickhead. But, I do contribute to humanity in one very important way: I share my adventures with the world."
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4 out of 5 stars
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I don't think he should have narrated the book...
- De Nils J. Rasmussen en 08-20-13
- I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
- Unabridged Selections
- De: Tucker Max
- Narrado por: Tucker Max
Pointless filth...not funny
Revisado: 12-31-13
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
Nothing...this is just not for me at all.
What was most disappointing about Tucker Max’s story?
The fact that a person would be PROUD of being an arrogant ass and treating people like trash. Also, the fact that another human would LET him.
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Tucker Max?
Anyone! He reads WAY too fast and his puctuation is so bad that it is hard to follow.
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The Mistress's Daughter
- A Memoir
- De: A.M. Homes
- Narrado por: Jane Adams
- Duración: 5 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 56
The acclaimed writer A. M. Homes was given up for adoption before she was born. Her biological mother was a twenty-two-year-old single woman who was having an affair with a much older married man with a family of his own. The Mistress's Daughter is the ruthlessly honest account of what happened when, thirty years later, her birth parents came looking for her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Being a good listener rewards in the end
- De Sara en 07-23-08
- The Mistress's Daughter
- A Memoir
- De: A.M. Homes
- Narrado por: Jane Adams
Zero emotion in this book....which is very strange
Revisado: 12-31-13
What disappointed you about The Mistress's Daughter?
There really was no story to tell. Like the author wrote a book for the sake of writing a book. No caring or feeling in this one.
Has The Mistress's Daughter turned you off from other books in this genre?
No, not at all.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
Very monotone and cold
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The Keepers of the House
- De: Shirley Ann Grau
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
- Duración: 9 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,883
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,539
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,530
Abigail was the last keeper of the house, the last to know the Howland family's secrets. Now, in the name of all her brothers and sisters, she must take her bitter revenge on the small-minded Southern town that shamed them, persecuted them, but could never destroy them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful
- De Pyewacket en 12-12-07
- The Keepers of the House
- De: Shirley Ann Grau
- Narrado por: Anna Fields
Slow moving
Revisado: 12-31-13
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Eh....not really. The book moves VERY slow and then at the end when it starts to get interesting it seems as though the writer just wanted to finish the book and rushed through writing it. Probably could've taken the story farther at that point and left out most of the first half of the book.
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The Oilman's Daughter
- De: Evan Ratliff
- Narrado por: Evan Ratliff
- Duración: 1 h y 24 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 2
What would you do if you were given the opportunity to become another person - one whose life promised to be more glamorous and prosperous than your own? That was the question posed to Judith Patterson when, at age 33, she met the birth mother who had given her up for adoption as a child, who now revealed to her an extraordinary secret. Patterson, her mother told her, was the illegitimate daughter of a Texas oil mogul, one of the most powerful businessmen in the country in his day.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Potential for a good story here.
- De Amanda en 12-31-13
- The Oilman's Daughter
- De: Evan Ratliff
- Narrado por: Evan Ratliff
Potential for a good story here.
Revisado: 12-31-13
What disappointed you about The Oilman's Daughter?
It was definitely too short. There was some potential here for a really interesting story but I feel like too much was left out. I think there was more to all this but we never find out what it is really.
What does Evan Ratliff bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Nothing outstanding but the narrator was good. I've definitely listened to better books with WAY worse narrators.
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Water for Elephants
- De: Sara Gruen
- Narrado por: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22,948
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,487
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14,565
Why we think it’s a great listen: Some books are meant to be read; others are meant to be heard – Water for Elephants falls into the second group, and is one of the best examples we have of how a powerful performance enhances a great story. Nonagenarian Jacob Jankowski reflects back on his wild and wondrous days with a circus. It's the Depression Era and Jacob, finding himself parentless and penniless, joins the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Rosie the bull elephant?
- De Randall en 07-22-07
- Water for Elephants
- De: Sara Gruen
- Narrado por: David LeDoux, John Randolph Jones
Great story!
Revisado: 12-31-13
What made the experience of listening to Water for Elephants the most enjoyable?
The narrators were great and a perfect match for this story.
What does David LeDoux and John Randolph Jones bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Both narrators have such emotion in their voices. It really makes you feel what the character is going through.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Not really....just a good story. I'm more of a non-fiction reader but this was still a great story.
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The Boy at the Gate
- A Memoir
- De: Danny Ellis
- Narrado por: Danny Ellis
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11
Danny's past crept back to haunt him. Confronted by forgotten memories of betrayal and abandonment, he was stunned to discover that his eight-year-old self was still trapped in a world he thought he had left behind. Although unnerved by his experience, Danny begins an arduous journey that leads him back to the streets of Dublin, the tenement slums, and, ultimately, the malice and mischief of the Artane playground. What he discovers with each twist and turn of his odyssey will forever change his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful Masterpiece!
- De Laurie en 10-16-13
- The Boy at the Gate
- A Memoir
- De: Danny Ellis
- Narrado por: Danny Ellis
AMAZING!!!
Revisado: 11-13-13
Would you listen to The Boy at the Gate again? Why?
Yes! This book is so beautifully written and so full of meaningful content that I would listen again in hopes of catching anything missed the first time.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Danny himself. He is a GREAT storyteller and has quite a story to tell!
Any additional comments?
If you liked Angela's Ashes, then The Boy At The Gate is an absolute MUST read!! I am a HUGE fan of Frank McCourt and never thought anyone would be able to come close to being compared to him. Then I met Danny. Danny's story is heart wrenching and heart warming all at the same time. What an extraordinary man and an extraordinary storyteller! Hearing him tell the story in his own voice is absolutely priceless. I literally laughed and cried at the same time on multiple occasions. I cannot sing the praises of this book high enough. I have suggested it to everyone I know!
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Death in the Delta
- Uncovering a Mississippi Family Secret
- De: Molly Walling
- Narrado por: Angela L. Rice
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 10
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Narración:2 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 10
Growing up, Molly Walling could not fathom the source of the dark and intense discomfort in her family home. Then, in 2006, she discovered her father's complicity in the murder of two Black men on December 12, 1946, in Anguilla, deep in the Mississippi Delta. Death in the Delta tells the story of one woman's search for the truth behind a closely held, 60-year-old family secret. Though the author's mother and father decided that they would protect their three children from that past, its effect was profound.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Compelling story told from the heart.
- De Marina en 08-28-13
- Death in the Delta
- Uncovering a Mississippi Family Secret
- De: Molly Walling
- Narrado por: Angela L. Rice
Great story.....TERRIBLE narrator!
Revisado: 08-22-13
Would you try another book from Molly Walling and/or Angela L. Rice?
Molly Walling? Yes. Angela Rice? NO
What did you like best about this story?
Great story of family secrets.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
No feeling whatsoever!! VERY robotic in speaking. Punctuation was awful and absolutely NO feel for the southern dialect which is SUPER important in this particular book. The narrator is SO bad that it is hard to stay focused on the actual story line.
Any additional comments?
If I were the author of this book I would be furious with the narrator for ruining my writing.
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