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Venice
- A New History
- De: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 549
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 543
An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the city’s humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Omits slave trade
- De Rocky Stonebreaker en 08-21-16
- Venice
- A New History
- De: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
Fascinating for those who have been there
Revisado: 12-17-16
Unquestionably a very well researched and written history. Narrative is easy to listen to and the comments and innuendo keep the story alive.
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The Finest Hours
- The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue
- De: Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 5 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,788
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,517
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,520
In the winter of 1952, New England was battered by the most brutal nor’easter in years. As the weather wreaked havoc on land, the freezing Atlantic became a wind-whipped zone of peril, setting the stage for one of the most heroic rescue stories ever lived. On February 18, while the storm raged, two oil tankers, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer, were in the same horrifying predicament. Built with “dirty steel,” and not prepared to withstand such ferocious seas, both tankers split in two, leaving the dozens of men on board utterly at the Atlantic’s mercy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Two Times Terrific!
- De Carole T. en 01-31-16
- The Finest Hours
- The True Story of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Most Daring Sea Rescue
- De: Michael J. Tougias, Casey Sherman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
EXCELLENT
Revisado: 04-10-16
Well researched. I am a retired Coast Guard Officer. A no holds barred account.
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So You Think You Know Baseball?
- A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules
- De: Peter E. Meltzer
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Essential for armchair umpires and scorekeepers, this guide challenges aficionados on every significant part of the Official Baseball Rules. Few sports lovers are as obsessed with rules and statistics as baseball fans. In So You Think You Know Baseball?, lifelong baseball enthusiast Peter E. Meltzer catalogues every noteworthy baseball rule from the Major League rulebook and illustrates its application with actual plays, from the historical to the contemporary. You can listen to the book from start to finish or consult it while watching a game to understand the mechanics of a play or how it should be scored.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good baseball book
- De Martin en 06-08-16
- So You Think You Know Baseball?
- A Fan's Guide to the Official Rules
- De: Peter E. Meltzer
- Narrado por: Michael Butler Murray
Hard copy would be better
Revisado: 03-07-16
I enjoyed listening but found that following the multiple choice questions and answers hard to keep track of with audio only. I'll look at a hard copy in a bookstore and perhaps buy it.
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Patriots
- A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse
- De: James Wesley Rawles
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 21 h y 9 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 4,073
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 3,513
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,513
America faces a full-scale socioeconomic collapse in the near future. The stock market plummets, hyperinflation cripples commerce and the mounting crisis passes the tipping point. Practically overnight, the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure fall, and wholesale rioting and looting grip every major city.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Get out of Dodge Account of "The Group"
- De Book and Movie Lover en 01-11-10
- Patriots
- A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse
- De: James Wesley Rawles
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
Interesting Prospective
Revisado: 05-25-15
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
This book kept my interest, but somehow I felt it was too "wordy". Too much emphasis on descriptions of the equipment and things the characters were using.
If you’ve listened to books by James Wesley Rawles before, how does this one compare?
Have not listened to this author before.
What aspect of Dick Hill’s performance would you have changed?
This is my second book narrated by Dick Hill. Dick Hill should just read in his natural voice. Attempts to imitate characters voice or accents leave much to be desired. - especially women. This characterization was distracting to me.
Could you see Patriots being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?
No
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How the West Won
- The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
- De: Rodney Stark
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
- Duración: 15 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 484
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 481
Modernity developed only in the West - in Europe and North America. Nowhere else did science and democracy arise; nowhere else was slavery outlawed. Only Westerners invented chimneys, musical scores, telescopes, eyeglasses, pianos, electric lights, aspirin, and soap. The question is, why? Unfortunately, that question has become so politically incorrect that most scholars avoid it. But acclaimed author Rodney Stark provides the answers in this sweeping new look at Western civilization.
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4 out of 5 stars
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We all have a bias
- De Adam Shields en 04-21-15
- How the West Won
- The Neglected Story of the Triumph of Modernity
- De: Rodney Stark
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
Western History Made Easy
Revisado: 03-28-15
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Concise and clearly articulated. Reader is excellent.
Any additional comments?
The author interjects his own conclusions about many historical events, but they appear to be backed up with research and facts.
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Panzer Commander
- The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
- De: Hans von Luck, Stephen E. Ambrose - introduction
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 15 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,396
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,225
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,223
A stunning look at World War II from the other side.... From the turret of a German tank, Colonel Hans von Luck commanded Rommel's 7th and then 21st Panzer Division. El Alamein, Kasserine Pass, Poland, Belgium, Normandy on D-Day, the disastrous Russian front - von Luck fought there with some of the best soldiers in the world. German soldiers. Awarded the German Cross in Gold and the Knight's Cross, von Luck writes as an officer and a gentleman.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reads like Forrest Gump ( a fiction )
- De Randall en 11-08-16
- Panzer Commander
- The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
- De: Hans von Luck, Stephen E. Ambrose - introduction
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
Amazing Narative
Revisado: 12-03-14
Excellent reading and fascenating narative. I have listened to this book twice!. Must listen for any WWII historical reader.
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Trapped Under the Sea
- One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles into the Darkness
- De: Neil Swidey
- Narrado por: David H. Lawrence XVII
- Duración: 15 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 313
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 277
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 280
The harrowing story of five men who were sent into a dark, airless, miles-long tunnel, hundreds of feet below the ocean, to do a nearly impossible job - with deadly results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! This is unbelievably good audiobook.
- De BVerité en 02-22-14
- Trapped Under the Sea
- One Engineering Marvel, Five Men, and a Disaster Ten Miles into the Darkness
- De: Neil Swidey
- Narrado por: David H. Lawrence XVII
An Engineer's Prospective
Revisado: 08-10-14
I am a professional Civil Engineer for over 40 years. I had not been aware of the Deer Island incident described in this book. I found the detailed narrative about the characters and the agencies involved fascinating if not truly sad.
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Imperfect Passage
- A Sailing Story of Vision, Terror, and Redemption
- De: Michael Cosgrove
- Narrado por: Peter Powlus
- Duración: 9 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 127
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 117
Michael Cosgrove had a beautiful family, a successful career, and a lovely Southern California home overlooking the Pacific Ocean. At the age sixty, he decided to leave that all behind to sail around the world. In spite of his romanticized vision of rugged individualism and salty tales to share with his grandchildren, Cosgrove quickly realizes that sailing around the world isn’t going to be as easy as he’d imagined.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- De ReneeS en 10-21-14
- Imperfect Passage
- A Sailing Story of Vision, Terror, and Redemption
- De: Michael Cosgrove
- Narrado por: Peter Powlus
A Coastal Sailor's Prospective
Revisado: 06-26-14
I can empathize with Cosgrove as a coastal sailor in Hawaii. Enjoyed the accurate descriptions of the places he visited. I don't think you could dream up the adventure he had - and the "End Game". A very good good read for yachties.
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Iwo Jima
- World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
- De: Larry Smith
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
- Duración: 13 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 130
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 77
On February 19, 1945, nearly 70,000 American soldiers invaded a tiny volcanic island in the Pacific. Over the next 35 days, approximately 28,000 soldiers died, including nearly 22,000 Japanese and 6,821 Americans, making Iwo Jima one of the costliest battles of World War II.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Iwo Jima (Unabridged)
- De gary lundin en 10-31-08
- Iwo Jima
- World War II Veterans Remember the Greatest Battle of the Pacific
- De: Larry Smith
- Narrado por: Dick Hill
Exceptional historical account -
Revisado: 09-22-13
I have visited Iwo Jima and can relate to the accounts included in this book. I concur with other reviewers that the attempt to replicate speaking accents of the men interviewed is somewhat lacking.
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