P.Keith Daigle
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The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- De: Hampton Sides
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
- Duración: 15 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,375
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,293
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,293
On July 12th, 1776, Captain James Cook, already lionized as the greatest explorer in British history, set off on his third voyage in his ship the HMS Resolution. Two-and-a-half years later, on a beach on the island of Hawaii, Cook was killed in a conflict with native Hawaiians. How did Cook, who was unique among captains for his respect for Indigenous peoples and cultures, come to that fatal moment? Hampton Sides’ bravura account of Cook’s last journey both wrestles with Cook’s legacy and provides a thrilling narrative of the titanic efforts and continual danger that characterized exploration.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Detailed story of third voyage
- De Sammi en 04-18-24
- The Wide Wide Sea
- Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
- De: Hampton Sides
- Narrado por: Peter Noble
Modern Progressive Slant
Revisado: 08-19-24
First the positive. The reading was superb. The story is well written and obviously well researched. But the political revisionist history ruins it for me. Just tell the story. Don’t moralize about Europeans despoiling primitive paradise. Especially excusing murder, and cannibalism as noble rituals while holding 18th century sailors to 21st century standards. Unless you are looking to wallow in white guilt just skip this and read one of the other earlier Cook biographies.
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Nine Dragons
- Harry Bosch, Book 14
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Len Cariou
- Duración: 11 h y 26 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6,264
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 4,482
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 4,479
The one good thing in Bosch's life, the person he holds most dear, is taken from him and Bosch travels to Hong Kong in an all-or-nothing bid to regain what he's lost. In a place known as Nine Dragons, as the city's Hungry Ghosts festival burns around him, Bosch puts aside everything he knows and risks everything he has in a desperate bid to outmatch the triad's ferocity.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Will the real Harry Bosch please stand up?
- De Samson en 10-19-09
- Nine Dragons
- Harry Bosch, Book 14
- De: Michael Connelly
- Narrado por: Len Cariou
Ordinary at best
Revisado: 06-23-10
Connelly is just going through the motions here. I think he wrote this one while concentrating on something else. Barely held my interest. Not bad enough to stop listening but I was happy to hear it end.
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Last Man Standing
- De: David Baldacci
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 22 h y 8 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,006
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,618
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,621
With vividly realized characters and a breathtaking pace, Last Man Standing is another spellbinding title from David Baldacci, best-selling author of Wish You Well. When the FBI Hostage Rescue Team is ambushed, it is up to sole survivor Web London to find the killer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- De Chad en 01-13-05
- Last Man Standing
- De: David Baldacci
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
Revisado: 05-16-07
I can't take it any more! I'm halfway through this mess and, for the first time in my Audible career, I have to quit. I guess there is some suspense in here somewhere but I can't wait around to find it and now I don't care. Sophomoric (and soporific) writing just one level above a comic book. Characterizations right out of a 1950's John Wayne movie. Is this really the same guy that wrote "The Winner?" I'm moving on.
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Mr. Lucky
- A Novel of High Stakes
- De: James Swain
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 10 h y 43 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 64
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 28
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
When the Las Vegas's Riverboat Casino starts to burn down, bald, overweight Ricky Smith nosedives five floors into the pool. After this death-defying jump, Smith, a one-time loser, is miraculously transformed into a major-player winner. Battered and drenched, walking across the street to another casino, he begins a million-dollar winning streak at the tables.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you liked Skinny Dip you will like this.....
- De Zach en 06-17-05
- Mr. Lucky
- A Novel of High Stakes
- De: James Swain
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
Very Disappointing
Revisado: 07-28-05
Sophomoric, cliche-ridden writing. I love books about Las Vegas and the gambling culture, but this one was poor. The plot premise was intriguing but I kept getting diverted by the comic-book style writing. Swain- Never again.
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