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The Elephant Whisperer
- My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
- De: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 7,833
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7,124
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 7,125
>When South African conservationist Lawrence Anthony was asked to accept a herd of "rogue" wild elephants on his Thula Thula game reserve in Zululand, his common sense told him to refuse. But he was the herd's last chance of survival: they would be killed if he wouldn't take them. In order to save their lives, Anthony took them in. In the years that followed he became a part of their family. And as he battled to create a bond with the elephants, he came to realize that they had a great deal to teach him about life, loyalty, and freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful story, beautifully written
- De Tango en 01-12-13
- The Elephant Whisperer
- My Life with the Herd in the African Wild
- De: Lawrence Anthony, Graham Spence
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
Beautiful and heartfelt
Revisado: 11-06-22
I was captivated and heartened to learn of another's silent communication with our 4 legged friends. I've operated a rescue for livestock and other animals for 20+years and it has enriched my life. Beautifully told one is transported to Thula Thula 🙏
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65,265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58,055
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58,013
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Afraid to Write a "Less-Than-Positive" Review
- De Elizabeth en 08-06-14
- All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
I couldnt develop any identification with the characters
Revisado: 08-28-22
Firstly, I thought the VERY American narrator was a poor choice. The contemporary accent was not a match for the period piece of writing and hampered my enjoyment of the story. The backwards and forwards of the storylines as literary device didn't work for me. Each character never had adequate time to develop properly and earn affection by the readers. Some of it is clever but not enough to keep going. I abandoned the book near to the end...I just lost interest
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Raven Black
- Book One of the Shetland Island Quartet
- De: Ann Cleeves
- Narrado por: Gordon Griffin
- Duración: 11 h y 20 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,026
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,591
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,574
It is a cold January morning, and Shetland lies beneath a deep layer of snow. Trudging home, Fran Hunter's eye is drawn to a splash of color on the frozen ground, ravens circling above. It is the strangled body of her teenage neighbor, Catherine Ross. The locals on the quiet island stubbornly focus their gaze on one man - loner and simpleton Magnus Tait.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great start to series, no audio problems anymore
- De Mark en 03-28-17
- Raven Black
- Book One of the Shetland Island Quartet
- De: Ann Cleeves
- Narrado por: Gordon Griffin
Ruined by the narrator
Revisado: 01-02-22
I love the tv series and decided to check out the books. After 2 I’m underwhelmed. They are so s l o w that one loses interest. Finally this one perked up @chapter 34 with the introduction of a possible motive-at last…but seriously the narrator who dragged on in a sing songy voice and embellished with his voice certain characters and so got it wrong bleh…I’ll listen to one more since everyone raves so maybe I picked the wrong one. After Louise Penny nothing compares I’m afraid.
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Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
- Duración: 20 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,910
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,658
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,653
Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today - from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency’s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasn’t always so troubled.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Bait and switch narration with tabloid journalism
- De Paul P en 05-24-21
- Zero Fail
- The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service
- De: Carol Leonnig
- Narrado por: Maggi-Meg Reed, Carol Leonnig
A page turner
Revisado: 08-14-21
Riveted, I was stuck in my driveway more than once while listening to this excellent, well researched book. The history was fascinating and the writing beautiful. Go for it!
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
- De: Gabrielle Zevin
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
- Duración: 7 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 12,022
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,808
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,800
The irascible A. J. Fikry, owner of Island Books - the only bookstore on Alice Island - has already lost his wife. Now his most prized possession, a rare book, has been stolen from right under his nose in the most embarrassing of circumstances. The store itself, it seems, will be next to go. One night upon closing, he discovers a toddler in his children’s section with a note from her mother pinned to her Elmo doll: I want Maya to grow up in a place with books and among people who care about such kinds of things. I love her very much, but I can no longer take care of her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
- De teatime en 05-07-14
- The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
- De: Gabrielle Zevin
- Narrado por: Scott Brick
What an unexpected delight!
Revisado: 04-30-21
I began this book at a trusted friends suggestion and was dismayed to hear a depressing tale of unresolved grief. My friend insisted I continue promising a change in tone. And wow am I glad that I did persist. I just loved this book. The character development and interesting discovery well it was charming in so many ways. Just great! Give yourself a treat!
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The Apprentice
- My Life in the Kitchen
- De: Jacques Pépin
- Narrado por: Jacques Pépin, Michel Chevalier
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 221
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 187
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 185
In this captivating memoir, the man whom Julia Child has called "the best chef in America" tells the story of his rise from a frightened apprentice in an exacting Old World kitchen to an Emmy Award-winning superstar who taught millions of Americans how to cook and shaped the nation's tastes in the bargain. The Apprentice is the poignant and sometimes funny tale of a boy's coming of age. Beyond that, it is the story of America's culinary awakening and the transformation of food from an afterthought to a national preoccupation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jacques Pépin never has disappointed
- De Peter en 10-03-20
- The Apprentice
- My Life in the Kitchen
- De: Jacques Pépin
- Narrado por: Jacques Pépin, Michel Chevalier
Delightful
Revisado: 02-28-21
I’m only sad that I reached the end...I could have listened for ages. Thank you Mon. Pepin for your elegance, humor and wit. I loved it! 🙏
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The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 13 h y 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,854
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 43,325
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43,043
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So, when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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About time!
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-19
- The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
A page turner
Revisado: 11-12-20
I just loved the story, the writing was beautiful and the characters developed in a fascinating way. Wonderful! Thank you
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Dirt
- Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking
- De: Bill Buford
- Narrado por: Bill Buford
- Duración: 16 h y 51 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 524
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 444
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 439
What does it take to master French cooking? This is the question that drives Bill Buford to abandon his perfectly happy life in New York City and pack up and (with a wife and three-year-old twin sons in tow) move to Lyon, the so-called gastronomic capital of France.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Non non non!
- De Amazon Customer en 07-19-20
- Dirt
- Adventures in Lyon as a Chef in Training, Father, and Sleuth Looking for the Secret of French Cooking
- De: Bill Buford
- Narrado por: Bill Buford
Get the hard copy instead
Revisado: 11-01-20
Bill Buford is a beautiful writer. He is however a terrible narrator/actor. Whoever permitted
Him to narrate his own book should be fired! In a 3 hour journey I excitedly started and well my ears were bleeding after 100 miles or
So...I just had to stop and change the channel. The machine gun syncopation of his reading along with the sing songiness of simple words made it
Impossible to listen to and hear the actual story or
Majesty of the written word. I know he’s a good author since I’ve
Enjoyed Heat-brilliant-and also followed him in the New Yorker. But
Listening to his narration was beyond bad it was simply impossible. Get the hard copy!
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Pancakes in Paris
- Living the American Dream in France
- De: Craig Carlson
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
- Duración: 9 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 533
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 460
Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble beginnings in a working-class town in Connecticut, had never worked in a restaurant, and didn't know anything about starting a brand-new business. But from his first visit to Paris, Craig knew he had found the city of his dreams. Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig tackling the impossible - from raising the money to fund his dream to tracking down international suppliers for "exotic" American ingredients, and even finding love along the way.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A beautful and fun book about Paris Life.
- De Sarah en 01-04-19
- Pancakes in Paris
- Living the American Dream in France
- De: Craig Carlson
- Narrado por: Donald Corren
Unexpectedly good!
Revisado: 11-01-20
I love to listen to books on food and this one popped up while I was searching for others. Since I lived in France for 5+ years and love pancakes I thought...well why not? After a predictable intro and beginning I Was worried but kept listening and quickly I was captured but the marvelous story of
The authors experience. Really well told, funny and poignant! I very much enjoyed it! Thank you!
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Becoming
- De: Michelle Obama
- Narrado por: Michelle Obama
- Duración: 19 h y 3 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 182,220
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 161,910
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 161,028
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites listeners into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her - from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work to her time spent at the world's most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it - in her own words and on her own terms.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know what I was getting into
- De Kenneth Woodward en 12-05-18
- Becoming
- De: Michelle Obama
- Narrado por: Michelle Obama
The best book this year!
Revisado: 06-15-19
Wow I knew I would like this and I did! It was wonderful. I would have loved more about Grant Park election night 2008 though. The insight that the author has is remarkable. Moved to tears several times and laughter too, what a joy to read. Thank you!
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