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Anna
- The Biography
- De: Amy Odell
- Narrado por: Imogen Church
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 365
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 315
As a child, Anna Wintour was a tomboy with no apparent interest in clothing but, seduced by the miniskirts and bob haircuts of swinging 1960s London, she grew into a fashion-obsessed teenager. Her father, an influential newspaper editor, loomed large in her life, and once he decided she should become editor-in-chief of Vogue, she never looked back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WONDERFUL, SPLENDID, I LOVED IT!!
- De Liz Jardine en 05-13-22
- Anna
- The Biography
- De: Amy Odell
- Narrado por: Imogen Church
So interesting
Revisado: 09-20-24
Loved this book. As opposed to The Devil Wears Prada which serves ‘Anna the stereotype’, this book gives you a view of Anna the woman. Incredibly smart and driven. Devoted to family. Few close friends but those in her inner circle (like Tally) she will support even if they betray her. She has made both good and bad decisions and has owned them both. A true icon but not speak about her self. Enjoys her role as philanthropist and advisor to the fashion world. Long live Dame Winter!
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Heart of Darkness: A Signature Performance by Kenneth Branagh
- De: Joseph Conrad
- Narrado por: Kenneth Branagh
- Duración: 3 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,366
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,314
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 8,288
A Signature Performance: Kenneth Branagh plays this like a campfire ghost story, told by a haunted, slightly insane Marlow.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disgusting Revision
- De Long_Schlong_Silver en 09-27-18
Branagh Gives Mesmerizing Performance
Revisado: 07-01-23
Kenneth Branagh never disappoints and he did not do so here. His performance is masterclass. Conrad’s story of the African Ivory trade is very good by itself but Branagh’s performance makes it next level. Definitely recommend!
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By Myself and Then Some
- De: Lauren Bacall
- Narrado por: Lauren Bacall
- Duración: 6 h y 49 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 275
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 278
The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to astound generations with her audacious spirit and on-screen excellence. Together with Humphrey Bogart, she produced some of the most electric scenes in movie history, and their romance on and off screen made them Hollywood's most celebrated couple.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wish it had been unabridged
- De Grace en 04-28-14
- By Myself and Then Some
- De: Lauren Bacall
- Narrado por: Lauren Bacall
First half interesting…..
Revisado: 06-23-23
I liked the first half of the book detailing Lauren’s rise to fame, marriages and children. The second half was like a 4 hour obituary reading. Odder still was that the tributes started sounding the same which seemed insincere.
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The Stranger's Wife
- Detective Dan Riley, Book 3
- De: Anna-Lou Weatherley
- Narrado por: James Lailey
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,484
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,914
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 6,902
Beth and Cath are leaving their husbands. This is a story about two very different women. One is wealthy and having an affair with a man who gives her the kind of love that her cold, detached husband does not. One is living hand to mouth, suffering at the hands of a violent partner who would rather see her dead than leave him. You may think you know these women already and how their lives will unfold. Beth will live happily ever after with her little girl and her soulmate. Cath will go back to her abusive husband. And these two women will never cross paths. But you will be wrong.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Stranger
- De Margie Nell Brown en 05-08-20
- The Stranger's Wife
- Detective Dan Riley, Book 3
- De: Anna-Lou Weatherley
- Narrado por: James Lailey
Strangers on a train redux
Revisado: 04-09-23
Hitchcock did it better. Not a great story but not bad - just predictable. Two and a half stars for the story.
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
- De: Kate Morton
- Narrado por: Joanne Froggatt
- Duración: 17 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,723
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 13,275
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 13,232
In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
- De KBoat en 10-21-18
- The Clockmaker's Daughter
- De: Kate Morton
- Narrado por: Joanne Froggatt
Beautifully written but long
Revisado: 04-03-23
Definitely more historical fiction than your typical mystery. Beautiful prose but it is a long book because it is told from so many perspectives. IMHO one or two of the perspectives could have been left out and the book would not have suffered.
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Come Fly the World
- The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
- De: Julia Cooke
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 425
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 369
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 369
Glamour, danger, liberation: in a Mad Men–era of commercial flight, Pan Am World Airways attracted the kind of young woman who wanted out, and wanted up. Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years of age at the time of hire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Come see the world!
- De Jessica Cancino en 03-20-21
- Come Fly the World
- The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan Am
- De: Julia Cooke
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt
Not what I was expecting…
Revisado: 01-16-23
So I ended up liking this book. It was very interesting but it was not what I thought it was going to be about. It’s topic kind of shifted around. It was about:
1. The evolution of the first stewardesses with their sex, martial status, age, race, height, weight and beauty requirements to today’s flight attendant.
2. The Vietnam war and the role commercial and contract air carriers played. Also the protests about the war.
3. Feminist movement and the fight for equal opportunity for women in the workplace.
4. The stories of 4+ stewardesses
5. The history of PanAm (lite)
The beginning of the book was slow for me but once the author wove all these themes together (say 25% of the way in) then it got very interesting. Overall I really did enjoy.
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The Body Snatcher
- De: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrado por: Alexander Spencer
- Duración: 2 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 153
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 129
What would you call people who steal the newly buried dead and sell their bodies for medical dissection? In Stevenson's day, they were sometimes called "resurrectionists" - but he calls them "Body-Snatchers" and tells a grisly, memorable story about them. A master of terror and suspense, Stevenson lets his imagination explore the depths of human superstitions. Also included on this recording are the stories "Isle of Voices" and "The Waif Woman."
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5 out of 5 stars
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Interesting Heathens
- De JustBill en 02-02-21
- The Body Snatcher
- De: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrado por: Alexander Spencer
Enjoyed the Waif wife!
Revisado: 12-27-22
Felt like the body snatchers ended abruptly. The wait wife was great. The third Hawaiian tale was not interesting to me.
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Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Richard Davidson
- Duración: 9 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,197
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,953
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,940
In 1900, Isaac Monroe Cline was in charge of the Galveston station of the US Weather Bureau. He was a knowledgeable, seasoned weatherman who considered himself a scientist. When he heard the deep thudding of waves on Galveston's beach in the early morning of September 8, however, Cline refused to be alarmed. The city had been hit by bad weather before.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Hmm, I wish I'd picked the abridged version!
- De Matthew en 09-26-15
- Isaac's Storm
- A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History
- De: Erik Larson
- Narrado por: Richard Davidson
Feels Like the topic was not big enough….
Revisado: 05-18-22
I like Eric Larson’s other books but literally it felt like he could have told this story in 30-50% of the words. This is a history of all recorded hurricanes/cyclones; a history of weather forecasting and the weather bureau; the personal biography of Isaac Kline & his brother; and finally the hurricane in Galveston. It just felt very long!
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American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition (A Full Cast Production)
- De: Neil Gaiman
- Narrado por: Ron McLarty, Daniel Oreskes, full cast
- Duración: 19 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 62,676
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 57,212
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 57,130
Locked behind bars for three years, Shadow did his time, quietly waiting for the day when he could return to Eagle Point, Indiana. A man no longer scared of what tomorrow might bring, all he wanted was to be with Laura, the wife he deeply loved, and start a new life. But just days before his release, Laura and Shadow's best friend are killed in an accident. With his life in pieces and nothing to keep him tethered, Shadow accepts a job from a beguiling stranger he meets on the way home, an enigmatic man who calls himself Mr. Wednesday.
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5 out of 5 stars
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New to Neil
- De Michael en 07-27-11
So Good!
Revisado: 06-30-21
Wow! So good! The full cast performance is amazing! The story is clever, intelligent and well written. Makes me want to read about Norse mythology. Really liked Shadow’s character! Definitely a top 10 favorite book ever!
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The Bonfire of the Vanities
- De: Tom Wolfe
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 27 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,019
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,157
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,147
Tom Wolfe's best-selling modern classic tells the story of Sherman McCoy, an elite Wall Street bond trader who has it all: wealth, power, prestige, a Park Avenue apartment, a beautiful wife, and an even more beautiful mistress - until one wrong turn sends Sherman spiraling downward into a humiliating fall from grace. A car accident in the Bronx involving Sherman, his girlfriend, and two young lower-class Black men sets a match to the incendiary racial and social tensions of 1980s New York City.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Big mistake
- De karen en 08-31-14
- The Bonfire of the Vanities
- De: Tom Wolfe
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
Amazing Book
Revisado: 03-30-21
I saw the movie with Melanie Griffith and Tom Hanks when it first came out and honestly remembered nothing about the storyline. The movie was forgettable but this book is not! Not only was the narration superb... but the story and writing were incredible. I am going to look at Tom Wolfe’s other books now. I would give this book ten stars - it is a true classic!
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