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Medicus
- A Novel of the Roman Empire
- De: Ruth Downie
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 11 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,629
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,624
Gaius Petrius Ruso is a divorced and down-on-his-luck army doctor who has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Empire, namely Britannia. After a 36-hour shift at the army hospital, he succumbs to a moment of weakness and rescues an injured slave girl, Tilla, from the hands of her abusive owner. And before he knows it, Ruso is caught in the middle of an investigation into the deaths of prostitutes working out of the local bar.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Took Me by Surprise
- De Lehua of Pacifica en 03-29-08
- Medicus
- A Novel of the Roman Empire
- De: Ruth Downie
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
You can't make a bad story sound good.
Revisado: 07-03-19
A badly written story, splashed with some Latin words to give it a thin varnish it as an ancient setting, that even Simon Vance couldn't save.
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Neither Here nor There
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 349
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 295
In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack, keeps a tight hold on his wallet, and journeys from Hammerfest, the northernmost town on the continent, to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Authentic Bryson, but that might be the problem
- De M. Craft en 08-12-14
- Neither Here nor There
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: William Roberts
It doesn't work 30 years later.
Revisado: 11-04-18
Maybe this was a good story 30 years ago. It is frankly boring today. Pity.
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The Other Woman
- A Novel
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: George Guidall
- Duración: 10 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,431
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,910
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,884
From Daniel Silva, the number one New York Times best-selling author, comes a modern masterpiece of espionage, love, and betrayal. She was his best-kept secret....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not typical of Daniel Silva!
- De Wayne en 07-18-18
- The Other Woman
- A Novel
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: George Guidall
Don't miss this one if you like David Silva.
Revisado: 08-17-18
The story is, as usual in David Silva's novels, entertaining (never a dull moment), well told and frightfully plausible.
George Vidal's performance is a bit under par, not quite clear even when slowing the speed to 95%, which I strongly recommend.
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The Pigeon Tunnel
- Stories from My Life
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: John le Carré
- Duración: 11 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 740
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 669
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 665
From his years serving in British Intelligence during the Cold War, to a career as a writer that took him from war-torn Cambodia to Beirut on the cusp of the 1982 Israeli invasion to Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall, le Carré has always written from the heart of modern times. In this, his first memoir, le Carré is as funny as he is incisive, reading into the events he witnesses the same moral ambiguity with which he imbues his novels.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Global Literary Treasure
- De Darwin8u en 09-16-16
- The Pigeon Tunnel
- Stories from My Life
- De: John le Carré
- Narrado por: John le Carré
A privilege and a delight to listen to!
Revisado: 03-31-17
If you like Le Carrés's books as much as I do (I've read them all), this one is an absolute must. Mr. Cornwell's rendering of his experiences is not only an extraordanary piece of introspection, but a rendering of profound thought, in a superb performance which nobody could possibly match, not even Alec Guiness. After this I will re-read his books with a different perspective. I thank him for this masterpiece.
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The Good Thief's Guide to Venice
- Good Thief Mysteries, Book 4 (Unabridged)
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Charlie Howard - struggling crime-writer by day, talented thief by night - has gone straight. But holing himself up in a crumbling palazzo in Venice to concentrate on his next novel hasn't got rid of the itch in his fingers. And to make matters worse, a striking Italian beauty has just broken into his apartment and made off with his most prized possession, leaving a puzzling calling card in its place. It looks as though kicking the habit of a lifetime will be much more of a challenge than Charlie thought.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I think this will be my last one
- De Gudrun en 04-24-17
- The Good Thief's Guide to Venice
- Good Thief Mysteries, Book 4 (Unabridged)
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Hilarious! And Simon Vance is a true master.
Revisado: 12-31-15
Chris Ewans' sense of humor is great. I've listened to all in the series, and I can't decide for the best yet. I hope he keep 'em coming. Simon Vance is, well... Simon Vance. A true master.
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Moscow Rules
- Gabriel Allon, Book 8
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: Phil Gigante
- Duración: 11 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,177
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,284
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,276
In the new thriller from the New York Times best-selling author of The Secret Servant, the death of a journalist leads Gabriel Allon to Russia, where he finds that, in terms of spy craft, even he has something to learn. He's playing by Moscow rules now.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pronunciation Rules
- De William en 08-22-08
- Moscow Rules
- Gabriel Allon, Book 8
- De: Daniel Silva
- Narrado por: Phil Gigante
Fairly good story with a mediocre performance
Revisado: 12-31-15
The story has a good start and middle part, but it looses credibility towards the end. The performance is mediocre, with a few voices sounding similar to one-another. Also, it seems Mr. Gigante failed to consult for the correct pronunciation of words in Russian and Hebrew, which can be found in Wikipedia, like dacha and chupa.
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Candidate Without a Prayer: An Autobiography of a Jewish Atheist in the Bible Belt
- De: Herb Silverman, Richard Dawkins - foreword
- Narrado por: Herb Silverman, Richard Dawkins
- Duración: 11 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 58
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 52
In this deeply revealing and engaging autobiography, Herb Silverman tells his iconoclastic life story. He takes the listener from his childhood as an Orthodox Jew in Philadelphia, where he stopped fasting on Yom Kippur to test God's existence, to his adult life in the heart of the Bible Belt, where he became a legendary figure within America's secular activist community and remains one of its most beloved leaders. Never one to shy from controversy, Silverman relates many of his high-profile battles with the Religious Right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Quirky
- De Valerie en 04-03-13
Boring, boring, boring!
Revisado: 12-14-15
I had big expectations for this book, with Richard Dawkins writing and reading the forword.
The book, which Herb Silverman claims his step-daughter couldn't stop laughing about, is probably one of the most boring books ever to have been published. I admit it does have a few pearls of atheistic wisdom, thank you Mr Silverman, but other than that most of the time its contents is as lacking in significance or wit as you can ask for. To make matters worse, Mr. Silverman cannot even correctly read his own autobiography. I am still at odds which is worse: his pronunciation or his intonation, but both are well under par.
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Safe House
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
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General3 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 8
Sometimes hiding isn't your only option... When Rob Hale wakes up in hospital after a motorcycle crash he is told that Lena, the woman he claims was travelling with him, doesn't exist. The woman he describes bears a striking resemblance to his recently deceased sister, Laura, but has he really only imagined her? Rob sets out to find the answers to who Lena is and where she has gone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A good story but a bit too gory.
- De . en 10-31-14
- Safe House
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
A good story but a bit too gory.
Revisado: 10-31-14
Unlike previos novels by Chris Ewan, Safe House is far from funny, even though it does have its lighter moments. A few scenes are quite brutal and, for my taste, way too explicit.
Simon Vance is, as usual, excellent.
So, back to The Good Thief's books....
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The Man Who Smiled
- De: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson - translator
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,085
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 816
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 819
In this adventure from the pen of Sweden's master of crime and mystery, a disillusioned Inspector Kurt Wallander is thrown back into the fray when he becomes both hunter and hunted. Crestfallen, dejected, and spiraling into an alcohol-fuelled depression after killing a man in the line of duty, Inspector Wallander has made up his mind to quit the police force for good. When an old acquaintance, a solicitor, seeks Wallander's help and later turns up dead, Wallander realizes that he was wrong not to listen.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wallander: a real, complicated man.
- De Richard Delman en 01-29-13
- The Man Who Smiled
- De: Henning Mankell, Laurie Thompson - translator
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
Disappointingly boring and badly performed.
Revisado: 10-31-14
A disappintment. Unlike other of Mankell's novels, the story is boring, with frequent repetitions of Inspector Vollander's ruminations and misgivings. On top of that the performance is really bad: the volume of the performer varies from normal to barely audible, which makes it difficult to follow.
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The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
- Good Thief Mysteries, Book 1 (Unabridged)
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 7 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 12
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 9
Shortlisted for the CrimeFest Last Laugh Award for best humorous crime novel. Charlie Howard doesn’t just write books about a career thief, he also happens to be one. In Amsterdam working on his latest book, Charlie is approached by a mysterious American who asks him to steal two apparently worthless monkey figurines from two separate addresses on the same night. At first he says no.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Witty, well written, excellent performance
- De . en 04-17-14
- The Good Thief's Guide to Amsterdam
- Good Thief Mysteries, Book 1 (Unabridged)
- De: Chris Ewan
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Witty, well written, excellent performance
Revisado: 04-17-14
This was a surprise. A light detective novel, written from the other side of the fence: the thieve's side. The plot initially seems simple, but slowly gets complicated enough to make it a good novel and witty enough to keep you smiling. The circular self-reference of the writer-thief turned detective is great. The performance is very good and makes the whole book shine. I will be looking for more of Chris Ewan's and Simon Vance's books.
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