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Overthrow documents the US’s effort at regime change over the last 125 years. The author, Stephen Kinzer, goes to great lengths to discuss not only the actions themselves, but the reasons behind them. While having a slightly liberal view of what went on and why, Overthrow is an interesting read for those less initiated (like me) in [...] Narrator: Joe Mantegna – One of My Favorites Genre: Murder, Detective Writing: Excellent Story: Very Good Time: 15 hours 6 minutes I’m not a huge fan of murder mysteries, but having read and enjoyed one of Deaver’s other books about his master, limb-challenged (quadriplegic) detective, Lincoln Rhyme, The Empty Chair, I thought I’d give another one a shot. [...] After reading Moore’s latest book, A Dirty Job, one of the funniest books I’ve ever read with a truly inventive story line, my good friend, Brad Feld strongly recommended I read this book. I think Brad said something about it being the greatest book ever written . . . Since he reads about 10,000 [...] Narrator: Armand Schultz - Just OK Genre: Espionage, Thriller Writing: Good Story: Good Time: 4 hours 40 minutes First, I should say that my view of this audio book is severely tainted because it’s abridged. I couldn’t find an unabridged edition. I suppose publishers think that long audio books are too long for the attention span [...] Narrator: Dennis Bouksikaris – Excellent Genre: Thriller, Espionage, Assassins and Terrorists Writing: Good for this Genre Story: A bit hokey Time: 7 hours 6 minutes While the whole idea that Somalian terrorists stealing a 727 to fly it into the Liberty Bell might seem preposterous, I liked this book. It’s far from a thinking persons [...] Author: Buzz Bissinger Genre: Sports, Baseball, Non-Fiction Narrator: Jeffrey Nordling – Excellent Writing: Good Story: Poor Time: 9 Hours 51 Minutes I love baseball and, for the most part, love baseball books. To me, all baseball books have to hold their own against Michael Lewis’ Moneyball, the best baseball book of all time, in my [...] Narrator: Anderson Cooper - Very Good Genre: Memoirs Writing: Excellent Story: Excellent Time: 5 hours 6 minutes I picked this up on a whim and ended up totally enjoying it. Cooper is currently the host of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360. His specialty is jumping into the thick of the worst disasters and events going on anywhere [...]
Narrator: Michael McConnohie - Excellent Genre: Thriller, Espionage, Assassins and Terrorists (oh my!) Writing: Good for this Genre Story: Inventive Time: 9 hours 55 minutes So many people have recommended Eisler’s books I can’t remember who to thank. This is the first one of the “Rain” series that I listened to or read and I had [...] This is a follow-up to Pruitt’s terrific book, Andy Pruitt’s Medical Guide for Cyclists. It’s actually a superset of the original, so there’s no need to read both. Pruitt is the Director of the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine and is recognized by most of the world’s cycling community as the go-to [...] Narrator: George Wilson - Good, but a bit slow Genre: Science Fiction, Suspense Writing: OK Story: Poor Time: 18 hours 7 minutes The concept of this book, as detailed in its synopsis, was intriguing – that governments fundamentally control their citizens with fear. Fear makes people look to their governments for safety and comfort and [...] |
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