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Tobruk
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 23 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 489
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 365
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 365
In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcements and supplies within eight weeks... Eight months later these heroic, gallant, determined 'Rats of Tobruk' were rescued by the British Navy having held the fort against the might of Rommel's never-before defeated Afrika Corps.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fair dinkum
- De J B Tipton en 11-22-08
- Tobruk
- De: Peter FitzSimons
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Stepping outside my genre
Revisado: 01-24-23
What a great history lesson! I selected it because of Humphrey Bower as the reader! The book was surprisingly enjoyable! Very well researched! Excellent perspectives on the leaders, the troops, and the families at home.
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The Poisonwood Bible
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Dean Robertson
- Duración: 15 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,583
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 12,194
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 12,216
The Poisonwood Bible is a story told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they believe they will need from home, but soon find that all of it - from garden seeds to Scripture - is calamitously transformed on African soil. What follows is a suspenseful epic of one family’s tragic undoing and remarkable reconstruction over the course of three decades in postcolonial Africa.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Listen to the sample first!
- De Cheryl D en 07-30-08
- The Poisonwood Bible
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: Dean Robertson
Disturbing
Revisado: 03-09-20
Raised in a very traditional, if not rigid - self aggrandizing Christian family, this book is openly revolutionary! My eldest aunt was revered as a missionary to the darkest of India, Pakistan and Africa. While her stories exhilarated the narrative of childhood- I’ve recently been convicted of the arrogance of a white Savior- of believing there is only one straight and narrow path to tomorrow. This book demands a deep evaluation of one’s beliefs. At its best— disturbingly brilliant! Thank you!
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The Collector
- De: John Fowles
- Narrado por: James Wilby
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 718
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 638
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 640
Withdrawn, uneducated and unloved, Frederick collects butterflies and takes photographs. He is obsessed with a beautiful stranger, the art student Miranda. When he wins the pools he buys a remote Sussex house and calmly abducts Miranda, believing she will grow to love him in time. Alone and desperate, Miranda must struggle to overcome her own prejudices and contempt if she is understand her captor, and so gain her freedom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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You DON'T tell a Disease its Name
- De Darwin8u en 08-11-12
- The Collector
- De: John Fowles
- Narrado por: James Wilby
Dark side story
Revisado: 11-12-19
A very challenging topic to address. The main character has deeply disturbing actions and without the last half of the book - reflections of the girl he “collected” I don’t believe I would have completed the book. Haunting and unsettling!
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Dust Tracks on a Road
- An Autobiography
- De: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 700
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 634
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 633
Dust Tracks on a Road is the bold, poignant, and funny autobiography of novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, one of American literature's most compelling and influential authors. Hurston's powerful novels of the South - including Jonah's Gourd Vine and, most famously, Their Eyes Were Watching God - continue to enthrall readers with their lyrical grace, sharp detail, and captivating emotionality.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very nice!
- De Joi Wilson en 10-31-16
- Dust Tracks on a Road
- An Autobiography
- De: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
Poignant, eye-opening, highly relevant in 2019
Revisado: 06-25-19
A story of struggle, conquering, moving into and through challenges. Zora is a woman born a the last century - yet her deeply cherished observations on friendship, religion, and inter-racial connections couldn’t be more timely. Masterful!!
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Educated
- A Memoir
- De: Tara Westover
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 126,616
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 111,603
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 111,215
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- De Darwin8u en 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- De: Tara Westover
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
This book proves that life is stranger than fiction
Revisado: 09-12-18
An encouragement for anyone struggling to reconcile family religious oppression with a divergent personal awakening.
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April Fool's Day
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 19 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 408
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 286
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 283
This is Bryce Courtenay's moving tribute to his son, Damon, a hemophiliac who died from medically acquired AIDS on April 1, 1991, at the age of 24. April Fool's Day is controversial, painful and heartbreaking, yet has a gentle humor. It is also life-affirming, and, above all, a testimony to the incredible regenerative strength of love: how when we confront our worst, we can become our best. This tragic yet uplifting story will change the way you think.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is A Love Story
- De Louise en 12-03-07
- April Fool's Day
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Mandatory reading for healthcare professionals
Revisado: 06-28-18
A wonderfully touching story of the love and painful loss of a precious young man suffering incredible illnesses associated with hemophilia and AIDS. The contrast between caring doctors and nurses and those who “simply did their job” was stark and profound. The rigidity of the healthcare community at large bears great scrutiny. This indictment is written by me, a nurse who has practiced nearly five decades. We must care with our hearts as much as with our head.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- De: Amor Towles
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
- Duración: 17 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45,951
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41,576
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41,405
In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Reprieve Amidst Ugly News, Relentless Negativity
- De Cathy Lindhorst en 08-27-17
- A Gentleman in Moscow
- A Novel
- De: Amor Towles
- Narrado por: Nicholas Guy Smith
Great Russian Novel
Revisado: 03-14-17
Engrossing, wonderful perspective on a lifestyle rarely glimpsed. Enjoyed the rich vocabulary. Opening few minutes made me fearful I would not be able to follow the style but by chapter one it changed to delight!!
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Shantaram
- A Novel
- De: Gregory David Roberts
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 42 h y 59 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,078
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 10,100
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,070
An escaped convict with a false passport, Lin flees maximum security prison in Australia for the teeming streets of Bombay, where he can disappear. Accompanied by his guide and faithful friend, Prabaker, the two enter the city’s hidden society of beggars and gangsters, prostitutes and holy men, soldiers and actors, and Indians and exiles from other countries, who seek in this remarkable place what they cannot find elsewhere.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Probably the best performance I've listened to.
- De Mickey en 04-15-14
- Shantaram
- A Novel
- De: Gregory David Roberts
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Perfection in delivery
Revisado: 04-09-16
This story delivers a complex weave of characters, spiritual viewpoints, cultural divergences based in a rich tapestry of India and her neighboring countries. Humphrey Bower again provides an astounding array of characters each with his own linguistic style and accent. Without Humphrey's abilities I think the story would have been difficult to follow. He is simply brilliant
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Dust of the Land
- De: J. H. Fletcher
- Narrado por: Eloise Oxer
- Duración: 17 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 151
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 139
There was only one way she could guarantee her future ... and she knew that she would take it. Bella Tucker has come a long way. Born illegitimate and banished to the London slums by her vindictive stepmother, at six Bella is rescued by her grandfather and brought up as a member of the aristocratic Richmond family. Her future seems assured when she falls passionately in love with Charles Hardy, heir to the wealthy Hardy estate – until her grandfather’s death changes everything...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- De A. en 06-01-15
- Dust of the Land
- De: J. H. Fletcher
- Narrado por: Eloise Oxer
A woman's courageous journey
Revisado: 12-03-15
What made the experience of listening to Dust of the Land the most enjoyable?
Chosing to do something other's think is out of character for you is what makes this a great story. One woman's journey into a domain of men, doing what she loves and excelling! Lots of texture.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Dust of the Land?
Doing the "right thing" in the bush even if it means losing the prize!
What does Eloise Oxer bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The correct accents for the region. I would read everything in my own cultural tongue and have missed the unique words and accents of the region.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
When the character took time from her goal to care for another human in need. It is what is the best part of us.
Any additional comments?
A great overview of the wonderful outback of Australia in a different time and place.
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Solomon's Song
- The Australian Trilogy, Book 3
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
- Duración: 19 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,612
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,993
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,990
Here is the story of two families, branches of the Solomons, transported to an alien land. Both branches eventually grow rich and powerful. But through three generations, the families never, for one moment, relinquish their hatred for each other. This novel is also the story of Australia, from its beginnings to its coming of age as a nation.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De AMColorado en 06-20-10
- Solomon's Song
- The Australian Trilogy, Book 3
- De: Bryce Courtenay
- Narrado por: Humphrey Bower
Hazelnut
Revisado: 01-05-15
This was a superlative rendition of a fantastic historical tale. Written with depth on a topic of triumph in the midst of extreme dispare. A must read!!
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