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The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
- The Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
- De: Kate Summerscale
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 9 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 971
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 830
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 827
In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led to a national obsession with detection. At the time, the detective was a relatively new invention; there were only eight detectives in all of England and rarely were they called out of London, but this crime was so shocking that Scotland Yard sent its best man to investigate, Inspector Jonathan Whicher.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Tragic Murder at dawn of detective bureau
- De Kindle Customer en 08-20-14
- The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher
- The Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective
- De: Kate Summerscale
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Wow
Revisado: 02-25-24
Absolutely entrancing. Takes you deep into Victorian life. The entire book is fascinating. At the end you feel like you know the people and the tragedy.
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The History of the Medieval World
- From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
- De: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrado por: John Lee
- Duración: 22 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,649
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,239
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,224
From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the T'ang Dynasty, from the birth of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The First Half of the Medieval World
- De Troy en 08-11-14
- The History of the Medieval World
- From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade
- De: Susan Wise Bauer
- Narrado por: John Lee
Decent outline, but hard to follow or retain
Revisado: 08-10-23
Since this book covers the history of much of the world for over 700 years, it is understandable that it will only contain the broadest outline of what happened. However, the author does not include any of the great stories which would make the reader remember anything after finishing the book. It felt like someone reading a list of facts.
Additionally, the narrator speaks too quickly, which makes it very difficult to follow what's going on. Even with slowing down the audio, I found myself repeatedly re-listening to the same passages to try to figure out what was happening.
Finally, I felt myself wondering how much of the book is accurate.In at least a few important occasions, the author states as fact why historical figures did things in the dim past, when I'm pretty sure there's no evidence to support her assertions.
I did not hate the book and had no problem finishing it. But it just seems like empty calories, something I won't remember a few week.
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Blood Red Snow
- The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
- De: Günter K. Koschorrek
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
- Duración: 9 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,367
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,082
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,071
Gunter K. Koschorrek was a machine-gunner on the Russian front in WWII. He wrote his illicit diary on any scraps of paper he could lay his hands on. As keeping a diary was strictly forbidden, he sewed the pages into the lining of his thick winter coat and deposited them with his mother on infrequent trips home on leave. The diary went missing, and it was when he was reunited with his daughter in America some 40 years later that it came to light and became Blood Red Snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best personal accounts coming out of WW2
- De Sonia Lopez en 12-09-19
- Blood Red Snow
- The Memoirs of a German Soldier on the Eastern Front
- De: Günter K. Koschorrek
- Narrado por: Nigel Patterson
Stories evil people tell themselves
Revisado: 03-04-23
If you didn't know anything about history, after listening to this you would think the Germans just happened to be in Russia, the Germans nobly defended Russians against the Russians, and the Germans just wanted the war to end. It's disturbing that this author might actually believe his own story 50 years after the war.
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The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama
- De: James Patterson, Aaron Tracy, Ryan Silbert
- Narrado por: Aaron Paul, Krysten Ritter, Nathalie Emmanuel, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 52 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22,850
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20,630
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 20,514
In The Coldest Case: A Black Book Audio Drama, homicide detective Billy Harney sends his new partner, Kate, deep undercover in a notorious Chicago drug ring. When several members of the ring soon turn up dead, Billy abruptly pulls Kate out, blowing her cover. Kate’s informant inside the gang quickly disappears. As does the ring’s black book.... When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Rizzoli & Isles, minus Isles, and starring Frankie
- De 🔥 Phx17 🔥 en 03-11-21
Boring story
Revisado: 12-14-21
I couldn't finish it. It just got so silly, but my in a funny way.
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Ep 12: Countdown
- De: Stephen Fry, John Woolf, Nick Baker
- Duración: 45 m
- Grabación Original
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General5 out of 5 stars 638
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 595
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 590
The King’s death, the rise of cinema, the bizarre craze for disguise and the unexpected onset of war, as told from the point of view of a part time soldier on jolly military exercises. Like those new cinema audiences, people were in the dark about the future.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic research, performance, and sound design
- De Amazon Customer en 09-01-21
This series is wonderful
Revisado: 12-11-21
Welll reasearched and woven into compelling stories, this and the Victorian series will impel you to want to read more about the characters. Of course, anything is delightful with Stephen Fry narrating,. Combining Stephen Fry and great material make this a pure joy.
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The British Empire
- De: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrado por: Corrie James
- Duración: 30 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Here is the story of how the English acquired their vast domain; how they ruled, maintained, and exploited it; and how, within decades, they presided over its dissolution. Here are Britain's triumphs and also her stinging defeats, her heroes and her scoundrels. It is a full and fascinating chronicle of the growth of the British Empire and its people and of the impact that empire had on the rest of the world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great presentation of a broad historical narrative
- De MiamiMe en 03-27-18
- The British Empire
- De: Stephen W. Sears
- Narrado por: Corrie James
Intersting but a little superficial
Revisado: 12-08-21
While it was well worth the listen and very interesting, the essays only give a cursory outline of their subjects. One gets no inside about what the Empire was like for the non white subjects, how the Empire effected anyone in England, or the economics of the empire.
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
- A Novel
- De: Bryn Greenwood
- Narrado por: Jorjeana Marie
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21,977
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 20,068
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 20,019
As the daughter of a drug dealer, Wavy knows not to trust people, not even her own parents. It's safer to keep her mouth shut and stay out of sight. Struggling to raise her little brother, Donal, eight-year-old Wavy is the only responsible adult around. Obsessed with the constellations, she finds peace in the starry night sky above the fields behind her house until one night her stargazing causes an accident. After witnessing his motorcycle wreck, she forms an unusual friendship with one of her father's thugs, Kellen, a tattooed ex-con with a heart of gold.
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3 out of 5 stars
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So many 'hard to listen to' moments
- De jksullycats en 12-27-16
- All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
- A Novel
- De: Bryn Greenwood
- Narrado por: Jorjeana Marie
Entrancing Story
Revisado: 11-10-21
The story books you from the start. I couldn't wait to hear what happened next. Great narration too.
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