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Show Dog
- The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred
- De: Josh Dean
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Journalist Josh Dean tells the story of a lovable Australian Shepherd, Jack, on his novice tour through the exciting world of professional dog showing, following Jack from his first competitions in local school gymnasiums all the way to the great granddaddy of them all, the Westminster Dog Show. A veteran journalist, Dean shines a warm, steady light on the trials that Jack and his plucky, dedicated owners come to face, and uses their story to explore the larger histories of dog shows themselves and our complex, heartfelt relationships to the pets we grow to love.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This narrator is awful
- De SBC en 10-10-24
- Show Dog
- The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred
- De: Josh Dean
- Narrado por: Chris Sorensen
Obnoxious narrator
Revisado: 07-22-22
The book is worth a read, but the narrator is obnoxious. It may just have been the tone of voice the narrator used, but I also got the impression that the author, despite claiming otherwise, isn't a fan of dogs.
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The White Bone
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Gowdy
- Narrado por: Eileen Stevens
- Duración: 10 h y 14 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 9
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 8
For years, young Mud and her family have roamed the high grasses, swamps, and deserts of the sub-Sahara. Now the earth is scorched by drought, and the mutilated bodies of family and friends lie scattered on the ground, shot down by ivory hunters. Nothing - not the once familiar terrain, or the age-old rhythms of life, or even memory itself - seems reliable anymore. Yet a slim prophecy of hope is passed on from water hole to water hole: the sacred white bone of legend will point the elephants toward the Safe Place.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A decent premise wasted on terrible writing.
- De Ragtatter en 08-27-18
- The White Bone
- A Novel
- De: Barbara Gowdy
- Narrado por: Eileen Stevens
A decent premise wasted on terrible writing.
Revisado: 08-27-18
I wanted to like this book. I really did. But the writing style is just terrible, and the plot goes absolutely nowhere, then abruptly stops as though if the writer just ran out of pages.
To compound the issues with plot and style are the characters--exactly one character (a calf named Date Bed) in the entire book is likeable. The others are either paper-thin caricatures, unpleasant, or off-putting in some other way. The worst probably being a bull that we are clearly intended to like, but who only comes across as a creepy pedophile. (Not hyperbole--considerable page space is given to the hard-on he got from the scent of a young calf.
The whole affair is a tedious, pointless slog.
If you want good fiction with a non-human protagonist and an environmental message, pass this up and get The Bees.
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This Year I Will
- How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True
- De: M. J. Ryan
- Narrado por: M. J. Ryan
- Duración: 4 h y 29 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 530
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 417
Why do people find it so hard to change? The secret is that everyone has their own formula for making changes that stick, but most people don't know what theirs is. They think there is one way to lose five pounds, and another way to stay on top of their e-mail, but they don't realize that for all changes, there is one system that works best for each individual.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Resolutions and Resolve
- De Cynthia en 01-02-14
- This Year I Will
- How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution, or Make a Dream Come True
- De: M. J. Ryan
- Narrado por: M. J. Ryan
Garbage
Revisado: 05-13-14
Would you try another book from M. J. Ryan and/or M. J. Ryan?
No.
What could M. J. Ryan have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
Written her own words; as it is, this book is little more than a collection of inspirational quotes cribbed together with a few connecting thoughts. Also, for reading her own book, she's very halting and full of strange pauses that make her hard to follow.
Would you be willing to try another one of M. J. Ryan’s performances?
No.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
There is nothing in this book you couldn't get on the internet for free--or from a cheap book of inspirational quotes.
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