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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 3 reviews
Mark Twain
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
Pleasantly surprised!
I teach high school English, and some students just can't catch Twain's humor without hearing his "voice." I found these recordings to be an effective way to jump-start my students' understanding of Twain's style of writing...many would have jumped ship straight to the cliff (notes, that is.) I planned 2-3 class periods to listen to some of my favorite passages, and it was a great success. ...
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Little History of the World: Classic Collection (Classic Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Collection) 6 reviews
E. H. Gombrich
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2006
Outstanding!
This was right up there with A Child's History of the World by Hillyer, but better--which I never thought I'd say. The very author revised and translated his own 1930's text before his death in 2002. It is for children but any adult with enjoy it immensely. We listened to a great it during a summer trip, children from 6 to 20 were enthralled. We love the way the author dealt with the Reformation, ...
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The Friday Night Knitting Club 142 reviews
Kate Jacobs
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2007
Knitting forms clubs
This story hit home as I am a member of a knitting club - we meet at each others homes. This story kept my interest and shows you just how friendships start and grow but have a box of kleenex near. A very good read
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The Brothers Karamazov: Classic Collection1 review
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
Outstanding
I must admit that when I first began listening to this audiobook I did not care for the narrator's voice. After I made it to the second disk I began to more fully realize what a talented voice actor he actually was, and the remaining 28 disks or so were a great joy. His narration is delivered in a clear and warm manner and each character is given an unique voice and inflection. I will never be ...
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The Screwtape Letters 2 reviews
C. S. Lewis
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2006
by Kevin
Enjoyable recording and a reasonable value. The novel presentation of spiritual warfare through this perspective allows one to reflect on life's choices and their potential consequences. It reminds me of the concept that lies do not come in colors and all sins lead in the same direction.
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Man's Search For Meaning 1 review
Viktor E. Frankl
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2008
Very interesting and enlightening
This is a must read for all those "woe is me" people always complaining about everything. Man's Search for Meaning will enlighten you to what "having a bad day" really means. I applaud Viktor Frankl for his inner strength to survive such an ordeal and come away with such dignity and inner peace.
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What Happened: Inside The Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception60 reviews
Scott Mcclellan
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
We Decided to buy After heearing from Dole and Cheney
Great book - we decided to buy this book after hearing the comments from Robert Dole and Dick Cheney.Without their comments we doubt we would have bothered to buy it , but we are so glad we did.
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The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music17 reviews
Steve Lopez
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
A Powerful and Compelling Book
Steve Lopez is a newspaper columnist for the LOS ANGELIS TIMES. A few years back, he had a difficult time finding a topic for his column and did what is natural to his profession: searched for the ideal story. Lopez is not a "sunny day at the beach" kind of writer, and looked for a subject at a place that could be the most notorious place in the United States--Los Angeles' Skid Row. On Skid Row ...
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Fahrenheit 4512 reviews
Ray Bradbury
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
Written in the basement of the UCLA library
I do not want to tell much of the story, as the unfolding is part of the intrigue. However now that houses are fire proof the purpose of firemen is performing a service by burning books to maintain the happy social order.
Naturally one fireman goes awry after several emotional incidences from someone burning up with the books to a young neighbor with strange ways, which run counter to his ...
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Winnie-the-Pooh (A.a. Milin's Pooh Classics)4 reviews
A. A. Milne
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004
Best Narration for the Beloved Bear
We had these books on tape several years ago for our older kids, so when we added a baby this year we knew that the cd's had to be found for him. We looked all over for them, and were so happy to finally find them on Amazon! Peter Dennis is the perfect narrator for the Pooh stories (the real Christopher Robin certainly agreed!), so even though we found the books on cd by other narrators before ...
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Boys Should Be Boys: 7 Secrets to Raising Healthy Sons6 reviews
Meg Meeker
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
Boys are wonderful!!
I am a mother of two boys 9 and 12 and this book is helping me have adifferent attitude. yes, we are different. Both males and females think differently, act differently, and have different needs. It does not mean one of us is better. Very informative and easy to read. I read another book by this author and I think she explains concepts in a plain and understandable way. Great book for both ...
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man607 reviews
John Perkins
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
The dark side of our contemporary empire
The British wore their empire proudly, we as Americans try to deny our dark side. Whether you finally choose to play down this dark side or come to the conclusion that things must change, you should at least read this insider's story and weigh his conclusions.
What this story reveals is painful at times, but Perkins writes with an engaging and deeply personal style. What some reviewers are ...
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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, And Why127 reviews
Laurence Gonzales
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2006
fantastic book
I couldn't believe that I couldn't put this book down.
Full disclosure -I also read it at a time when I was totally obsessed with the great depression and WWII, after having watched all of Ken Burns' piece...
Yes, it is full of technical mountaineering type terms, half of which I didn't know and don't care to learn further about, but it was still fascinating to me. It gives a little more ...
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The House at Pooh Corner (Winnie-the-Pooh) (A.a. Milne's Pooh Classics)2 reviews
A. A. Milne
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
A true classic which both children AND parents LOVE!
We stumbled over this 3-CD set at a local public library. Ever since the first listening a year ago, it has become our most favorite CD set. I am giving a 5-star rating not only because how much my two daughters (4 and 9) love it, but also how much I enjoy listening to it with them! We have to commute over an hour each day. This set is the ONLY thing that we ALL enjoy. Peter Dennis is incredible! ...
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A Tale of Two Cities2 reviews
Charles Dickens
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
Beyond Simple Narration
I read the one-star review and was hesitant to purchase this product, but the price was compelling enough, and I bought it. I have been pleasantly surprised by it's quality.
The narrator is Frederick Davidson (1932-2005). His back-of-box bio reads: "He was born in London, trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and performed in BBC radio plays before coming to America in 1976." He has ...
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Scream for Me13 reviews
Karen Rose
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
Fantastic!
I am left absolutely speechless, yet again! Karen Rose is one of the most gifted authors in this genre! It is alwayw interesting to me to follow characters from book to book. They are connected, yet the focus changes with each story. I cannot wait until the next one comes out. This author's work is worthy of collection. You will not be able to put this one down. It is like being on a ...
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A Confederacy of Dunces951 reviews
John Kennedy Toole
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
Laugh out Loud Literature!
I really adore this book. It has some of the best written sentences for humor I have ever been exposed to. Any book that says "Canned food is a perversion and ultimately detrimental to the soul" or "my pre-disposition to morbidity" is okay with me. The main character's diction was enough to make me chuckle and laugh several times through out the entire book. Not to mention the zany situations he ...
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Ghost: Confessions of a Counterterrorism Agent16 reviews
Fred Burton
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
Not just another "Confessions of a(n): XXXXX" by any stretch.
I tried to resist after the first chapter...but after chapter two I couldn't.
The book's not only interesting -- it's so well written. The fact that it's written in the present tense somehow gives it a clarity, and you can imagine Fred Burton relating his story -- lots of facts, as objective as possible, StratFor style.
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Atmospheric Disturbances 2 reviews
Rivka Galchen
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
Pynchon this is not
So after reading like ten articles on how Rivka Galchen is Thomas Pynchon incarnate, I bought Atmospheric Disturbances hoping for something cool and new and funny. I was disappointed, to put it lightly.
The book is narrated by Dr. Leo Lebenstein, a psychiatrist who is for some reasons convinced his wife, Rema, has been replaced by a simulacrum. And so he goes on a banal quest to Argentina for ...
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Animal Farm2 reviews
George Orwell
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2004
No animal may drink alcohol "to excess"
A fairy tale or a nightmare? It all began with a dream by Major, a Middle White boar, of equality, and freedom from oppression. Maybe not in our life comrade, but eventually.
The dream brings a song. Intolerable conditions lead to revolution. As time passes things change; not exactly as planned.
There are two striking parts to this tale that stand out. First when Boxer is sent to the ...
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