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A Higher Call
- An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
- De: Adam Makos
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
- Duración: 13 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 9,743
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8,909
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8,901
Four days before Christmas in 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber’s tail - a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absolutely Incredcredible Audiobook!
- De JerryL en 03-23-13
- A Higher Call
- An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
- De: Adam Makos
- Narrado por: Robertson Dean
Incredible story made even better for being true
Revisado: 09-15-13
What made the experience of listening to A Higher Call the most enjoyable?
Well written and expertly read
What did you like best about this story?
I enjoyed learning about the day to day lives of the characters as well as their combat experiences. It was the manner in which the story unfolded, bit by bit that kept me on the edge of my seat, always wanting to hear what is next.
The absolute best though was the reunion, how it came about, how they each felt that was the high point in the story for me.
One final thought, my thoughts are also on Franz Steigler's parents, they are the reason he became the man he did!
What does Robertson Dean bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
I don't know that listening to Robertson Dean was better than reading it myself. I can say he did a masterful job and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to him!
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
I must admit to choking up listening to their reunion
Any additional comments?
WONDERFUL read, particularly for WWII buffs, but also for anyone who enjoys a good human interest story!
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Up Country
- De: Nelson DeMille
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 28 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,736
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,416
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,404
In the latest from Nelson DeMille (author of The Lion's Game), Paul Brenner is called out of CID retirement to investigate the murder 30 years ago of an army lieutenant in Vietnam. Brenner's trip up country, with a beautiful American expatriate for company, will lead him to uncover an explosive, long-buried secret.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing
- De Graham S. Stafford en 08-26-08
- Up Country
- De: Nelson DeMille
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
Written well, POORLY narrated
Revisado: 01-08-11
The story is classic DeMille and interesting to me because I served there in the US Army as a young soldier. I am VERY disappointed that the narrator did not take the time or make the effort to learn the pronunciation of Vietnamese locations as pronounced by the GIs who were there. Our pronunciations may have not been correct Vietnamese but to have the characters use non-GI pronunciations is VERY un-realistic. Some so badly so I had to struggle to determine what location he was actually referring to.
This lack of research or concern seriously degraded my pleasure in listening to this book. Just another slap in the face to Vietnam era vets.
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Hollywood Crows
- A Novel
- De: Joseph Wambaugh
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
- Duración: 11 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 259
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 150
When Nate and Bix Rumstead (a supposedly upstanding cop with serious sobriety issues) find themselves caught up with bombshell Margot Aziz, they think they're just having some fun. But in Hollywood, nothing is ever what it seems.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Who's At Fault? Another Shuddering Success
- De Ted en 02-25-17
- Hollywood Crows
- A Novel
- De: Joseph Wambaugh
- Narrado por: Christian Rummel
Wambaugh at his best
Revisado: 11-03-09
He has done it again. As a former LAPD officer who worked the streets of Hollywood I can fully appreciate the interpersonal relationships and how they relate to create this wonderful story.
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Hollywood Station
- A Novel
- De: Joseph Wambaugh
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
- Duración: 11 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 473
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 281
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 282
They call him the Oracle. He's got 46 years under his belt and more hash marks than a football field. More importantly, he has a crew of cops to look out for on the streets of Hollywood. From his understaffed office at Hollywood Station, he keeps a close eye on his squad who spend their day in patrol cars, and their nights in the underbelly of a city that never sleeps.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De wsoxfan2005 en 12-16-06
- Hollywood Station
- A Novel
- De: Joseph Wambaugh
- Narrado por: Adam Grupper
Wambaugh does it again
Revisado: 11-03-09
You would have to have been a policeman who worked teh streets of Hollywood for the LAPD to fully appreciate this story. I was and I do.
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Under the Streets of Nice
- The Bank Heist of the Century
- De: Ken Follett, René L. Maurice
- Narrado por: Roddy McDowall
- Duración: 3 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 67
One hot Monday morning in 1976, Albert Spaggiari engineered the European crime of the century. A bank president in Nice, France found his vault welded shut—from the inside. Spaggiari and his gang of 20 men had dug a 25-foot tunnel from the city's sewer system into the bank, where they spent a weekend cooking meals, drinking wine, and clearing millions of dollars in gold, jewelry, gems, and cash. Here is the breathtakingly compelling story of Spaggiari, his “sewer gang,” and the most daring, outrageous theft of the 20th century.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Under the Streets of Nice
- De Robert en 05-30-08
- Under the Streets of Nice
- The Bank Heist of the Century
- De: Ken Follett, René L. Maurice
- Narrado por: Roddy McDowall
Another Follet Success
Revisado: 11-03-09
Once again Ken Follet takes a little remembered piece of history and tells a fascinating tale everyone will enjoy. Roddy McDowell is the perfect narrator for this story. His reading adds much to the entertainment and understanding of the tale.
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Under the Streets of Nice
- The Bank Heist of the Century
- De: Ken Follett, Rene L. Maurice
- Narrado por: Roddy McDowall
- Duración: 3 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 50
In 1976, Albert Spaggiari engineered the European crime of the century - a bank heist in Nice accomplished "without guns, without violence, without hate." Spaggiari and his gang of 20 men dug a 25-foot tunnel from the city's sewer system into the bank and lifted about $10 million in gold, jewelry, gems, and cash. Tracked down and captured, Spaggiari escaped from the French police by jumping out a window and onto the back of a motorcycle.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Under the Streets of Nice
- De Robert en 05-30-08
- Under the Streets of Nice
- The Bank Heist of the Century
- De: Ken Follett, Rene L. Maurice
- Narrado por: Roddy McDowall
Another Follet Success
Revisado: 11-03-09
Once again Ken Follet takes a little remembered piece of history and tells a fascinating tale everyone will enjoy. Roddy McDowell is the perfect narrator for this story. His reading adds much to the entertainment and understanding of the tale.
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Company of Liars
- De: Karen Maitland
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
- Duración: 18 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 382
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 251
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 252
On this day of ill omen, plague makes its entrance. Within weeks, swathes of England will be darkened by death's shadow. While panic and suspicion flood the land, a small band of travelers comes together to outrun the breakdown in law and order. But when one of their number is found hanging from a tree, the chilling discovery confirms that something more sinister than plague is in their midst.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A teller of tales
- De Richard en 03-29-09
- Company of Liars
- De: Karen Maitland
- Narrado por: David Thorpe
A Fascinating Page Turner
Revisado: 11-03-09
This book was a wonderful experience. It never ceased to entertain, educate and please.
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