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The Signalman
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Sam Mendes
- Duración: 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 632
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 539
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 538
A lone narrator meets a railway worker who is confined to a cold, gloomy station in a deep cutting near a tunnel entrance. This worker is a signalman, and it is his responsibility to give the green light for trains to pass through the area. These are slow, monotonous days. The signalman’s life is not marked by much, until the nightmares begin. Three times in a row, a ghost mysteriously appears before the signalman – and with each apparition, a tragic accident unfolds on the rail tracks. Although our narrator doubts the man at first, events soon make him a believer too.
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4 out of 5 stars
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nicely creepy
- De Patti R. Azzara en 09-21-23
- The Signalman
- De: Charles Dickens
- Narrado por: Sam Mendes
Excellent setting of mood.
Revisado: 08-15-24
Superb story and narration. Background sounds and music build the listener's sense of impending dread.
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The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books
- De: Grant L. Voth, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Grant L. Voth
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 192
Daunted by the "great big books" of the Western canon? Looking for the same pleasures, satisfactions, and insights from books that are shorter, more accessible, and less dependent on classical references and difficult language than tomes such as Moby-Dick and Ulysses?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Like "this not that" for serious readers
- De Gerry Seymour en 11-16-15
- The Skeptic's Guide to the Great Books
- De: Grant L. Voth, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Grant L. Voth
Can't Recommend
Revisado: 05-05-24
The good: Narrator is entertaining and I wanted to read the books that were suggested by him.
The bad: What the reader is supposed to be skeptical over isn't clear. Issue appeared to be over what more readable/accessible books could replace their more classical counterparts. Some The book recommendations included WERE classics (e.g., Gogol's Dead Souls); some replacements didn't seem sufficient, and there were factual errors (e.g., the Watchmen/Charlton character equivalenta. Can't recommend.
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Leadership Strategy and Tactics
- Field Manual
- De: Jocko Willink
- Narrado por: Jocko Willink
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 10,409
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 8,978
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 8,883
In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to cooking a good steak. Leadership Strategy and Tactics explains how to take leadership theory, quickly translate that theory into applicable strategy, and then put leadership into action at a tactical level. This audiobook is the solution that leaders at every level need.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Liked it so much I'm driving to NY to see him chat
- De Amazon Customer en 01-15-20
- Leadership Strategy and Tactics
- Field Manual
- De: Jocko Willink
- Narrado por: Jocko Willink
Highly recommended.
Revisado: 12-07-23
One of the best books of leadership I've seen. Enjoyed the Audible version, and I have a hard copy. Great book!
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Life Lessons from the Great Books
- De: J. Rufus Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: J. Rufus Fears
- Duración: 18 h y 16 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 368
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 324
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 326
Study more than three dozen works that span the timelines of Western history, from ancient Greece and Rome to the modern age. Whether written 2,000, 200, or 20 years ago, the enduring works of literature still speak to us and place our unique experiences into a larger perspective, offering invaluable lessons for every important moment in life. Every Great Book you explore over these 36 insightful lectures - from the Odyssey and the Gospel of John to Hamlet and Animal Farm.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A preacher? Religiosity....
- De BVerité en 09-21-13
- Life Lessons from the Great Books
- De: J. Rufus Fears, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: J. Rufus Fears
Good, But Not Great.
Revisado: 11-29-22
Professor Fears is an excellent teacher and storyteller, but this course was lacking. It purports to discuss "life lessons" from great books, but is not articulate or organized in the way it identifies these lessons. The lectures are mostly book summaries and author biographies, and in his discussion of George S. Patton, there really wasn't a reference to a particular book. Many great books that deal with life lessons, such as Aurelius's "Meditations", were given short shift or excluded altogether. A disappointing effort, especially considering that Fears excels when discussing ancient Greeks and Romans. Check out his lectures On those topics.
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The Screwtape Letters
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
- Duración: 3 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14,512
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,993
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,972
A masterpiece of satire, this classic has entertained and enlightened readers the world over with its sly and ironic portrayal of human life and foibles from the vantage point of Screwtape, a highly placed assistant to "Our Father Below". At once wildly comic, deadly serious, and strikingly original, C.S. Lewis gives us the correspondence of the worldly-wise old Devil to his nephew, Wormwood, a novice demon in charge of securing the damnation of an ordinary young man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Haunting Satire
- De Matthew en 07-26-10
- The Screwtape Letters
- De: C. S. Lewis
- Narrado por: Ralph Cosham
Great Listening!
Revisado: 07-14-22
Great writing and great narration. An Edifying Work! Highly Recommended! Now more than ever. Listen to it.
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The Real Cool Killers
- A Grave Digger & Coffin Ed Novel
- De: Chester Himes
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 4 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 165
Many people had reasons for killing Galen, a big Greek with too much money and too great a liking for young black girls. But there are complications - like a drug addict, a disappearing suspect, and the fact that Coffin Ed's daughter is up to her neck in the whole explosive business.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW!
- De freddie en 05-29-13
- The Real Cool Killers
- A Grave Digger & Coffin Ed Novel
- De: Chester Himes
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
SUPERB NARRATOR!
Revisado: 05-18-22
Gritty story with many interesting characters! The narrator did a marvelous job capturing the accents and speech rhythms. Will listen again!
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The Western Literary Canon in Context
- De: John M. Bowers, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: John M. Bowers
- Duración: 19 h
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 169
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 166
What exactly is the Western literary canon? Why does it contain certain works and not others? And what do particular works in the Western canon tell us about the development of literature and civilization? Explore these and other thought-provoking lectures with a thorough investigation of more than 30 key works of the Western canon and the critical roles they played-and continue to play-in the development of Western literature.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice set of lectures
- De Gallila en 05-02-15
- The Western Literary Canon in Context
- De: John M. Bowers, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: John M. Bowers
Good, but not great.
Revisado: 05-11-22
Too many anecdotes and not enough analysis. For the narrator, a book is often canonical because of luck, rather than the quality of the book itself.
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The Guilty
- De: James Patterson, Duane Swierczynski
- Narrado por: John Lithgow, Bryce Dallas Howard, Peter Gallagher, y otros
- Duración: 3 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 15,863
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,357
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 14,311
Tonight, Osmond Box, the reclusive yet wildly successful writer/director known for his completely surprising Broadway plays, is debuting his seventh and most highly anticipated production of his career: The Guilty. Nothing is known about the story, the setting, the premise, or even the actors involved. The first people to discover the truth will be the lucky ones sitting in those seats opening night.
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1 out of 5 stars
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3 hrs of my life I won’t get back….
- De Medusa68 en 10-29-21
Performances were great; the story, well ...
Revisado: 01-01-22
Great listening, and compelling to a point. Lithgow, Gallagher, Howard, and Stoll performed marvelously in this audio mystery. But while Patterson's concept of a crime committed in public with a more-or-less accepting audience is intriguing, the listener is left with wondering why the perpetrator went to so much trouble when simpler, and more expedient means of carrying out the deed we're at hand. Overall a four star effort.
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Pigeon Blood: A Classic Hard-Boiled Tale from the Original Black Mask
- De: Paul Cain
- Narrado por: Tom Weiner, Lorna Raver, Bill Hughes, y otros
- Duración: 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
A society matron's life is threatened after she engineers the theft of her own priceless jewelry to pay off a gambling debt. Only a debonair connoisseur of crime can save her and recover her gems. For a price.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Noir as it should be.
- De HIYBRID en 02-15-13
Very good narrative performance.
Revisado: 11-24-21
See subject. I'm looking forward to more Black Mask stories made available by Audible.
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Leviathan
- De: George H. Smith
- Narrado por: Craig Deitschmann
- Duración: 2 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 137
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 112
Leviathan is a vigorous defense of a strong central government that was originally published in 1651, just after the English wars of 1642-49. This presentation explores the social and political turmoil during which Leviathan was written, including an examination of the radical political philosophies spawned by opposition to Stuart monarchy in England. It explains the materialistic foundation of Hobbes' philosophy and how this influenced his theory of man, society, and government.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dissapointed
- De Charles E. Grant en 10-04-06
- Leviathan
- De: George H. Smith
- Narrado por: Craig Deitschmann
Good Commentary, But ...
Revisado: 04-29-21
... misleading title page. This isn't Hobbes' actual work of the Leviathan; rather it is an analysis and a discussion of the historical context of that work. Still, it was a good summary, and I don't regret getting it.
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