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The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume I, Fort Sumter to Perryville
- De: Shelby Foote
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 42 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,227
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,935
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,928
The Civil War: A Narrative, Volume 1 begins one of the most remarkable works of history ever fashioned. All the great battles are here, of course, from Bull Run through Shiloh, the Seven Days Battles, and Antietam, but so are the smaller ones: Ball's Bluff, Fort Donelson, Pea Ridge, Island Ten, New Orleans, and Monitor versus Merrimac.
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5 out of 5 stars
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OUTSTANDING! I'M PROUD TO BE A BLACK AMERICAN!!
- De The Louligan en 08-22-13
The narrator was fabulous and really push the story along, and I hung on every word!
Revisado: 08-18-24
I love the bread and the depth of the story and the details of everything that was happening and all the different areas simultaneously. I have several so many books on the Civil War and the main personalities but I still learned so many new things in this terrific book! No detail left out
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A Lifetime to Get Here
- San Miguel de Allende
- De: Cynthia Claus
- Narrado por: Cynthia Claus
- Duración: 7 h y 29 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 4
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 4
A Lifetime to Get Here: San Miguel de Allende, the first in a series of two, was created from the author’s almost-daily blogs about visiting San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, for increasing amounts of time and in different seasons, spanning winter 2009 to the conclusion of 2012. The culmination of those years was the sale of her house in her fourth-generation hometown of Philadelphia and her permanent settlement in Mexico.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The story would have been better without Claudias left slanted politics, interjected throughout
- De thekgbstudio en 11-04-23
- A Lifetime to Get Here
- San Miguel de Allende
- De: Cynthia Claus
- Narrado por: Cynthia Claus
The story would have been better without Claudias left slanted politics, interjected throughout
Revisado: 11-04-23
Claudia's book was really interesting listen. As I am a very big fan of San Miguel De Allende myself and I've traveled there often. I miss it and thought it would be fun to hear somebody's else's experiences.
Yes, it is an autobiography so she included her personal feelings, but they were too many blanket liberal leaning blanket statements and it read more like a teenage diary than necessary.
The low points were the whining about climate change & SMaa running out of water, a season of no rain, being blamed on climate change, whereas seasons of not enough rain or historically recorded and are often times, followed by seasons of way too much rain, etc. plus her adoration of Obama.
So much virtue signaling every few chapters was off putting & exhausting but it was punctuated by many fun anecdotes about life in Mexico.
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Gods of Newport
- De: John Jakes
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
- Duración: 12 h y 19 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 86
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 73
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 71
In the late 19th century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness. In 1893, railroad mogul Sam Driver, one of the few surviving robber barons of the lawless years after the Civil War, knocks on the door of fabled Newport with his daughter, Jenny.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Dazzling Mediocrity
- De Henry en 09-24-12
- Gods of Newport
- De: John Jakes
- Narrado por: Jack Garrett
Terrific story from Jakes ruined by terrible narration
Revisado: 07-11-23
I stopped, listening to the story a few times. But I just wanted to see how it ended, but the narration was excruciating.
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Custer's Trials
- A Life on the Frontier of a New America
- De: T.J. Stiles
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 23 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 511
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 464
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 464
Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for History. In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping in scope, proving how much of Custer’s legacy has been ignored. He demolishes Custer’s historical caricature, revealing a volatile, contradictory, intense person - capable yet insecure, intelligent yet bigoted, passionate yet self-destructive, a romantic individualist at odds with the institution of the military (he was court-martialed twice in six years).
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4 out of 5 stars
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Custer and his times
- De Mike From Mesa en 11-17-15
- Custer's Trials
- A Life on the Frontier of a New America
- De: T.J. Stiles
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
I love everything about this book
Revisado: 01-18-23
It might be my favorite narrator. What an incredible story!
I recommend this to one and all!
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The Legend of Colton H. Bryant
- De: Alexandra Fuller
- Narrado por: Ed Sala
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 37
Colton H. Bryant loves Wyoming and loves life. And Wyoming loves him back - it's got everything he needs. He spends his school days dreaming about where he'll go fishing or how many jackrabbits he might be able to catch that night.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Another Disappointment
- De Maura en 03-08-10
- The Legend of Colton H. Bryant
- De: Alexandra Fuller
- Narrado por: Ed Sala
Amazing
Revisado: 11-23-21
This is truly one of the best books I've listened to or read the old fashion way, in decades. There's just something about the narrator's perfect voice along with the incredible story I could not stop listening. I will carry the story and spirit of Colton in my heart for a long time. Highly recommended.
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The Swamp Fox
- How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
- De: John Oller
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,187
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,037
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,030
In the darkest days of the American Revolution, Francis Marion and his band of militia freedom fighters kept hope alive for the patriot cause during the critical British southern campaign. Like the Robin Hood of legend, Marion and his men attacked from secret hideaways before melting back into the forest or swamp. Employing insurgent tactics that became commonplace in later centuries, Marion and his brigade inflicted losses on the enemy that were individually small but cumulatively a large drain on British resources and morale.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Swamp Fox - Francis Marion
- De Stephen en 06-07-17
- The Swamp Fox
- How Francis Marion Saved the American Revolution
- De: John Oller
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
I love the story it was a great book.
Revisado: 11-19-21
I love the story it was a great book I really enjoyed learning all about Francis Marion. But I must say the timber of the narrators voice was annoying to listen to.
Was this done along time ago? Would be worth a reread by the narrator with a more pleasant voice
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Our Man in Charleston
- Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
- De: Christopher Dickey
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 178
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 166
The unlikely man at the roiling center of this intrigue was Robert Bunch, an American-born Englishman who had maneuvered his way to the position of British consul in Charleston, South Carolina, and grew to loathe slavery and the righteousness of its practitioners. Bunch used his unique perch and boundless ambition to become a key player, sending reams of dispatches to the home government and eventually becoming the Crown's best secret source on the Confederacy.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not a spy novel
- De Michael Battle en 06-21-16
- Our Man in Charleston
- Britain's Secret Agent in the Civil War South
- De: Christopher Dickey
- Narrado por: Antony Ferguson
Love story. Terrible narration
Revisado: 09-28-21
Almost quit the book several times due to the terrible halted narration. It almost seemed like it was narrated by artificial intelligence kind of voice. Too bad
Love the actual book and the subject though
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The Other Side of the Coin
- The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
- De: Angela Kelly
- Narrado por: Angela Kelly
- Duración: 5 h y 36 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 353
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 351
When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Angela has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for 25 years, initially as Her Majesty’s Senior Dresser and then latterly as Her Majesty’s Personal Advisor, Curator, Wardrobe, and In-house Designer. As the first person in history to hold this title, she shares a uniquely close working relationship with The Queen.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Read the book!
- De Mikal E. en 11-18-19
- The Other Side of the Coin
- The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
- De: Angela Kelly
- Narrado por: Angela Kelly
SkipThis unless you need a sleep aid
Revisado: 02-23-21
The author wrote a sweet book, but whoever decided she should read it to us made a huge mistake.
Terrible weak monotone voce. 🤦🏼♀️
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The Right Stuff
- De: Tom Wolfe
- Narrado por: Dennis Quaid
- Duración: 15 h y 42 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,679
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,154
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,129
Millions of words have poured forth about man's trip to the moon, but until now few people have had a sense of the most engrossing side of the adventure: namely, what went on in the minds of the astronauts themselves - in space, on the moon, and even during certain odysseys on earth. It is this, the inner life of the astronauts, that Tom Wolfe describes with his almost uncanny empathetic powers that made The Right Stuff a classic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Righteous Book, Righteous Narrator, Righteous MEN!
- De Gillian en 02-08-18
- The Right Stuff
- De: Tom Wolfe
- Narrado por: Dennis Quaid
It was excruciating to listen to this performance
Revisado: 02-02-19
Dennis Quaid slurred and awkwardly blundered alone as read this book. What a disappointment. I love him in movies obviously LOVE Tom Wolfe and this book, but they should have run a breathalyzer on Dennis before the
recording. He had cotton mouth or fat tongue every step of the way. I did not get that when I listen to the preview. I wish I could get my money back
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Servants
- A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times
- De: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrado por: Helen Stern
- Duración: 12 h y 39 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 134
From the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, servants were essential to the British way of life. They were hired not only for their skills but also to demonstrate the social standing of their employers - even as they were required to tread softly and blend into the background. More than simply the laboring class serving the upper crust - as popular culture would have us believe - they were a diverse group that shaped and witnessed major changes in the modern home, family, and social order.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but gaps in info, narration difficult
- De redsrule1 en 01-11-15
- Servants
- A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times
- De: Lucy Lethbridge
- Narrado por: Helen Stern
Loved the story very uneven performance
Revisado: 09-22-18
The voice changed I could tell things were added, it was almost unbearable in some spots. I soldiered on nexuses I liked the information. But will avoid books by same performer
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