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Thirteen Moons: A Novel 174 reviews Charles Frazier
Random House Audio, 2006
A story that invites you in told in rich language.
+ An Immersive Historical Fiction + First book I've ever finished and immediately reread + Thirteen Moons better than reviews
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 558 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
I used to be a Republican until reading this book!
+ Best book I've read all year! + A Timely and Important Book + the truth + A Must Read for All Americans
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 445 reviews John Grisham
Random House Audio, 2006
Well researched documentation - remarkably written!
+ The worst of times
This real-life story is very emotional, rousing and compelling and in my opinion also very exciting. Even if you know the outcome already and the writing style isn't out for suspense. The nonfictional narration is constructed as a history of a criminal case and less intended as a thriller. In the ...
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Hundred-Dollar Baby (A Spenser Novel) 74 reviews Robert B. Parker
Random House Audio, 2006
Good read, baby!
+ Like an old pair of jeans that feel comfy
I have to confess, I didn't read the book. I listened to the audio version of Hundred Dollar Baby. I've not experienced any of Parker's books before so I was meeting Spenser and company for the first time. Parker knows his characters inside and out. I enjoyed the interplay between Spenser and Hawk ...
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 130 reviews Hampton Sides
Random House Audio, 2006
BRILLIANT!
+ An amazing epic of American History + Very good history of the American West
Hampton Sides has written one of the finest histories of the American West to date. BLOOD and THUNDER is a fascinating adventure of not only Kit Carson, but the many people he was associated with in his incredible travels throughout America's western expansion. The characters come alive, as Sides ...
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir 10 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
Bryson Scores Again!
+ Reflecting on a fun/scary transitional period in America + A lost world revisited + Great Fun + Let's Trade Childhoods
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Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell 21 reviews Karen Deyoung
Random House Audio, 2006
What a Man
+ Excellent biography of an admired statesman + Good, if a little bias + Colin Powell: serving the USA for almost 50 years
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The Lay of the Land 75 reviews Richard Ford
Random House Audio, 2006
Best Frank Bascombe
+ Bascombe Redux + Brilliantly rendered audiobook + ulysses in new jersey
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Life After Death: The Burden of Proof 94 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
I did not want to like it- yet it won me over.
+ Instructive, objective and guiding, eye opening! + Pure Conscience = "I am" + Another Deep One From Deepak + I read it, I loved it, but I'm still searching for the meaning
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Thunderstruck 147 reviews Erik Larson
Random House Audio, 2006
Very engaging
+ Continuing in the same vein as "White City" + Good read--if not quite as complelling as Devil in the White City + A little slow to start but then rolls quickly
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Thunderstruck 147 reviews Erik Larson
Random House Audio, 2006
Very engaging
+ Continuing in the same vein as "White City" + Good read--if not quite as complelling as Devil in the White City + A little slow to start but then rolls quickly
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir 10 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
Bryson Scores Again!
+ Reflecting on a fun/scary transitional period in America + A lost world revisited + Great Fun + Let's Trade Childhoods
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Life After Death: The Burden of Proof 94 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
I did not want to like it- yet it won me over.
+ Instructive, objective and guiding, eye opening! + Pure Conscience = "I am" + Another Deep One From Deepak + I read it, I loved it, but I'm still searching for the meaning
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Hundred-Dollar Baby (A Spenser Novel) 74 reviews Robert B. Parker
Random House Audio, 2006
Good read, baby!
+ Like an old pair of jeans that feel comfy
I have to confess, I didn't read the book. I listened to the audio version of Hundred Dollar Baby. I've not experienced any of Parker's books before so I was meeting Spenser and company for the first time. Parker knows his characters inside and out. I enjoyed the interplay between Spenser and Hawk ...
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Thirteen Moons: A Novel 174 reviews Charles Frazier
Random House Audio, 2006
A story that invites you in told in rich language.
+ An Immersive Historical Fiction + First book I've ever finished and immediately reread + Thirteen Moons better than reviews
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Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell 21 reviews Karen Deyoung
Random House Audio, 2006
What a Man
+ Excellent biography of an admired statesman + Good, if a little bias + Colin Powell: serving the USA for almost 50 years
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The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town 445 reviews John Grisham
Random House Audio, 2006
Well researched documentation - remarkably written!
+ The worst of times
This real-life story is very emotional, rousing and compelling and in my opinion also very exciting. Even if you know the outcome already and the writing style isn't out for suspense. The nonfictional narration is constructed as a history of a criminal case and less intended as a thriller. In the ...
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Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West 130 reviews Hampton Sides
Random House Audio, 2006
BRILLIANT!
+ An amazing epic of American History + Very good history of the American West
Hampton Sides has written one of the finest histories of the American West to date. BLOOD and THUNDER is a fascinating adventure of not only Kit Carson, but the many people he was associated with in his incredible travels throughout America's western expansion. The characters come alive, as Sides ...
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The Lay of the Land 75 reviews Richard Ford
Random House Audio, 2006
Best Frank Bascombe
+ Bascombe Redux + Brilliantly rendered audiobook + ulysses in new jersey
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 558 reviews
Random House Audio, 2006
I used to be a Republican until reading this book!
+ Best book I've read all year! + A Timely and Important Book + the truth + A Must Read for All Americans
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