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The Ape Who Guards the Balance
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 10
- De: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
- Duración: 15 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,983
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,555
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,546
Against the romantic backdrop of Edwardian Egypt, the irresistible Amelia Peabody and her charmingly unconventional family prove themselves to be formidable foes of villainy. In The Ape Who Guards the Balance, Amelia must muster all of her considerable skills of detection to unravel a snarled web of stolen archeological treasures, murderous cults, and fallen women.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Wonderful Book in the Series
- De Yvonne Jocks en 11-30-05
- The Ape Who Guards the Balance
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 10
- De: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat
Ramses needs to grow down
Revisado: 02-27-07
The big bad thing about this novel is the annoying older Ramses.
I love the young, verbose, intellectual and worldly Childe Ramses; the older confused, whining, adolescent acting Ramses is just, well, annoying.
The Ramses in Love subplot takes away from the story. I felt like slapping the little brat.
Otherwise, the book is OK. Again, I'd rather read Eliz. Peters than any number of second best authors.
Or Dorothy Cannell. Or Agatha Christie, John Mortimer, Ellis Peters, Carole Nelson Douglas, Alfred Bester(sf!), Lawrence Sanders, Rowlings, Wodehouse...
That's all I can think of just now.
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The Curse of The Pharaohs
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2
- De: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrado por: Susan O'Malley
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,192
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 942
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 943
One of the best-loved of mystery writers weaves another tale of intrigue featuring Amelia Peabody and her archaeologist husband Radcliffe. This time the willful and witty duo must catch a murderer at an excavation of an ancient Egyptian tomb in Luxor.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I agree..Barbara IS better
- De Dee en 11-30-04
- The Curse of The Pharaohs
- The Amelia Peabody Series, Book 2
- De: Elizabeth Peters
- Narrado por: Susan O'Malley
Wrong Narrator
Revisado: 02-27-07
I made the mistake of getting thes rather than the one performed by Barbara Rosenblatt.
Barbara would have made this rather average Amelia wonderful, but this book can not rise above the poor narration.
Still, any Amelia Peabody is better than average of any other book. :-)
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Fierce Pajamas
- Selected Humor Writing from The New Yorker
- De: David Remnick, Henry Finder, editors
- Narrado por: Byron Jennings, Julie Halston
- Duración: 6 h y 1 m
- Versión resumida
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 19
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 18
When Harold Ross founded The New Yorker in 1925, he described it as a “comic weekly.” And although it has become much more than that, it has remained true in its irreverent heart to the founder’s description, publishing the most illustrious literary humorists of the modern era. This anthology gathers together, for the first time, the funniest work of more than seventy New Yorker contributors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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great, but niche
- De Sue en 02-21-06
- Fierce Pajamas
- Selected Humor Writing from The New Yorker
- De: David Remnick, Henry Finder, editors
- Narrado por: Byron Jennings, Julie Halston
great, but niche
Revisado: 02-21-06
ROFL! This is really one of the funniest audio books I've ever read, but I got to say, it is not for everyone. Humor is dry, stories come from the thirties to the aughts, so be ready to hear a wide range of, what, classicity?
Check out the sample first. It helps if you are already a New Yorker fan
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Uncle Dynamite
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil
- Duración: 7 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 149
A chance meeting on a train brought together Lord Ickenham and Bill Oakshott, although being told that the love of his life, Hermione, was engaged to none other than Pongo, Lord Ickenham's nephew, did not make Bill feel like he'd been struck behind the ear. And what with the usual amount of stirring goings-on at Ashendon Manor that include biffings and black eyes and duckings in duck ponds, is there any chance that it will ever work out for poor Bill?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Almost better than Jeeves
- De SGW555 en 02-16-08
- Uncle Dynamite
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Jonathan Cecil
More!
Revisado: 07-16-05
What this world (Audible) needs is More Lord Ickinham (and much more Lord Emsworth, but that is a different thing altogether)
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The Mating Season
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73
When Gussie Fink-Nottle, after a convivial evening with "Catsmeat" Pinbright, was sentenced to 14 days without the option for wading in the fountain at Trafalgar Square, Bertie Wooster saw the red light. But as usual, Bertie's involvement causes further entanglement, which only Jeeves can unravel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Where has all the Wodehouse gone?
- De Noel C. en 10-12-04
- The Mating Season
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Laugh Out Loud
Revisado: 07-16-05
Perfect Screwball Comedy.
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Jeeves in the Offing
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 4 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10
Someone has stolen, yet again, Uncle Tom's antique silver cow-creamer. Suspicions fall on Wilbert Cream, believed to be a wealthy American practical joker and kleptomaniac known as Broadway Willie. But the incident only marks the beginning of Bertie Wooster's problems.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not Up To Previous Recordings
- De Tennis en 04-26-04
- Jeeves in the Offing
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Performance OK, Story Fantasic
Revisado: 07-16-05
Might be the best Jeeves and Wooster story ever, several of the best Wodehouse Quotes come from this book. The reading is a bit hesitant and roles are confused a few times, and the stuttering Bertie gives me the pip, but you can not get a better Jeeves and Wooster yarn.
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The Little Nugget
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 31
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 29
When the Little Nugget, alias thirteen-year-old Ogden Ford, "bulgy, rude, chain-smoking son of an American millionaire," arrives at Sanstead House School, the fun begins. Mr Peter Burns, a none-too-dedicated schoolmaster, engaged by snobbish Mr. Abney to educate his handpicked pupils, soon finds himself and his enraptured class at the mercy of an American gunman...and at the beginning of a series of truly mind-boggling adventures in a delicious Wodehouse tale of suspense, excitement, and romance.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what you would call a plum
- De Sue en 07-14-05
- The Little Nugget
- De: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrado por: Frederick Davidson
Not what you would call a plum
Revisado: 07-14-05
Zero Stars- Do not bother.
First, the quality of sound is horrible - I have to listen to each bit at least twice to understand most of it. This is not due to the level 2 recording - I have a few #2s that are quite understandable, but it sounds like a tape recording of a tape recording of a tape recording...
Second, this story also lacks humor. None of the characters are likeable, the story is of mean people doing mean things to other mean people. I'd guess Plum was having a particularly bad time when writing this - or perhaps it was really penned by Sir Frances Bacon.
I've managed to get about halfway through, and do not intend to go on. In fact, I'd get my money back if I could.
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