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It Burns
- The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the World’s Hottest Chilli, An Audible Original
- By: Marc Fennell
- Narrated by: Marc Fennell
- Length: 2 hrs and 52 mins
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It’s a war filled with larger than life characters. There will be sledging, accusations of cheating, theft and performance enhancing drugs. And allegations that Australia was cheated out of a Guinness World Record. In the process of charting the scandal-plagued race to breed the world’s hottest chilli, the audio documentary lifts the lid on the subculture of ‘Chilli-heads’, hardcore chilli fans spread across the globe who compete in chilli eating and breeding competitions.
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I liked this book EXCEPT for...
- By Wayne on 08-05-19
- It Burns
- The Scandal-Plagued Race to Breed the World’s Hottest Chilli, An Audible Original
- By: Marc Fennell
- Narrated by: Marc Fennell
One of the best books in a long time.
Reviewed: 08-21-19
This is an amazing book. I am without words to describe how great this was. So much learning and all whole smiling at the content.
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The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
- By: Rob Sheffield
- Narrated by: Rob Sheffield
- Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
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Grab your lace shawl and top hat and get ready to twirl—this is a full-throttle appreciation of the life and voice of Stevie Nicks from one of rock criticism’s most celebrated writers.
Best-selling author and Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield explores the music and artistry of the rock goddess who has kept generations of music lovers totally bewitched and spellbound, with such classic rock hits as "Rhiannon" and "Gypsy".
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A bad recap of Rolling Stone interviews
- By kristen mukai on 05-08-19
- The Wild Heart of Stevie Nicks
- By: Rob Sheffield
- Narrated by: Rob Sheffield
One of the best
Reviewed: 08-14-19
Absolutely loved this book. Whether you know of Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nick's you will be thrilled with this book. So many passages and anecdotes, the book transported me to a fascinating music world
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A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- An Audible Original
- By: Ben Garrod
- Narrated by: Ben Garrod
- Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
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Most children go through a dinosaur phase. Learning all the tongue-twisting names, picking favourites based on ferocity, armour, or sheer size. For many kids this love of ‘terrible lizards’ fizzles out at some point between starting and leaving primary school. All those fancy names slowly forgotten, no longer any need for a favourite. For all those child dino fanatics who didn’t grow up to become paleontologists, dinosaurs seem like something out of mythology. They are dragons, pictures in books, abstract, other, extinct.
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strong performance, misleading title
- By MT on 07-05-19
- A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs
- An Audible Original
- By: Ben Garrod
- Narrated by: Ben Garrod
Absolutely amazing
Reviewed: 07-12-19
From the beginning this book caught my curiosity so I had to listen to it almost all at once. I loved the narration and all the experts contributions. A must listen by all.
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Invasion: From the Armada to Hitler (1588-1945)
- By: Frank McLynn
- Narrated by: Jack Heinritz
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Most people know that Britain was invaded by the Romans, by the Vikings, and by the Normans. Many will know about the Spanish Armada, launched by Philip II in 1588 to bring Protestant England to submission. But fewer people know that Philip launched a second armada in 1596 or that invasion plans were drawn up by the French in 1692, 1708, 1743, 1756, 1759, 1796, and 1801, and by the French together with the Spanish in 1779.
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Excellent
- By Luis on 07-05-19
- Invasion: From the Armada to Hitler (1588-1945)
- By: Frank McLynn
- Narrated by: Jack Heinritz
Excellent
Reviewed: 07-05-19
loved it. A must read. Strongly recommend it if you are a history buff. This book should be taught in schools
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The Dead Drink First
- By: Dale Maharidge
- Narrated by: Dale Maharidge
- Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
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Dale Maharidge’s father, like many World War II veterans, never talked about “the good war”. There was just one clue to his dad’s experience as a US Marine - a portrait with a close friend that hung permanently in their home. In The Dead Drink First, Dale, now a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, recounts his 18-year quest to find and repatriate the missing remains of his dad’s buddy, Herman Walter Mulligan, 73 years after he was killed in action.
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read it even if it's not your usual genre
- By Kindle Customer on 06-07-19
- The Dead Drink First
- By: Dale Maharidge
- Narrated by: Dale Maharidge
Amazingly great
Reviewed: 06-21-19
This is by far the best and most telling read I have experienced. I shared this book to my friends. I wanted them to know so they can understand soldiers and people with PTSD. Looking forward to reading other books by this author.
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The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 40 hrs and 29 mins
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This is the story of the rise to national power of a desperately poor young man from the Texas Hill Country. The Path to Power reveals in extraordinary detail the genesis of the almost superhuman drive, energy, and ambition that set LBJ apart. It follows him from the Hill Country to New Deal Washington, from his boyhood through the years of the Depression to his debut as Congressman, his heartbreaking defeat in his first race for the Senate, and his attainment, nonetheless, at age 31, of the national power for which he hungered.
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The Best of all Biographies
- By David C. Daggett on 12-14-13
- The Path to Power
- The Years of Lyndon Johnson
- By: Robert A. Caro
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
Excellent
Reviewed: 06-19-19
I loved it. I enjoyed the story as told by the author in a most detailed and clear fashion. you won't be disappointed at all. Every chapter is full of history and vivid detail
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My Beloved World
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Rita Moreno
- Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
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The first Hispanic and third woman appointed to the United States Supreme Court, Sonia Sotomayor has become an instant American icon. Now, with a candor and intimacy never undertaken by a sitting Justice, she recounts her life from a Bronx housing project to the federal bench, a journey that offers an inspiring testament to her own extraordinary determination and the power of believing in oneself.
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Overcoming proverty via education
- By Jean on 01-17-13
- My Beloved World
- By: Sonia Sotomayor
- Narrated by: Rita Moreno
Awesome Book
Reviewed: 11-27-18
I absolutely loved this book. It is simply motivating to see how someone can become something despite the obstacles of life with few means.
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In Montmartre
- Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
- By: Sue Roe
- Narrated by: Emma Bering
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the 20th century. In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of Modernist art as it arose from one of the most astonishing collections of artistic talent ever assembled. It begins in October 1900, as a teenage Pablo Picasso, eager for fame and fortune, first makes his way up the hillside of Paris’s famous windmill-topped district.
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Florid narrative history with suspect details
- By Keith on 10-30-19
- In Montmartre
- Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
- By: Sue Roe
- Narrated by: Emma Bering
Excellent
Reviewed: 05-10-17
Loved it. Well written wit endless details about each of the artists featured in the book and remarkable description of the era in which those artists began their work.
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A Torch Kept Lit
- Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
- By: William F. Buckley
- Narrated by: Tony Pasqualini
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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In a half century on the national stage, William F. Buckley Jr. achieved unique stature as a polemicist and the undisputed godfather of modern American conservatism. He knew everybody, hosted everybody at his East 73rd Street maisonette, skewered everybody who needed skewering, and in general lived life on a scale, and in a swashbuckling manner, that captivated and inspired countless young conservatives across that half century.
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Excellent...inspiring imagery!
- By Lisa Hill on 10-14-16
- A Torch Kept Lit
- Great Lives of the Twentieth Century
- By: William F. Buckley
- Narrated by: Tony Pasqualini
Wonderful read
Reviewed: 04-08-17
I most highly recommend it. Lots of historical bits of past influencers of our modern nation.
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Mad Enchantment
- Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
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We have all seen, whether live, in photographs or on postcards, some of Claude Monet's legendary water lily paintings. They are in museums all over the world and are among the most beloved works of art of the past century. Yet, ironically, these soothing images were created amid terrible personal turmoil and sadness.
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Wonderful book. Awful awful narration.
- By Stephanie Croquez on 06-23-17
- Mad Enchantment
- Claude Monet and the Painting of the Water Lilies
- By: Ross King
- Narrated by: Joel Richards
One of the greatest biographical books
Reviewed: 12-08-16
Love the story telling skill of the author. Line after line I felt captivated and immersed in the life of the artist even though I possess no artistic inclination whatsoever. It kept me craving for more detail and it kept coming back. Most awesome career and era defining by a single artist. Highly recommend this book.
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