Thirteen Moons: A Novel174 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
  
  











  



  
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream558 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
  
  











  



  
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town445 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 ...
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West130 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir10 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
  
  











  



  
Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell21 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
  
  











  



  
The Lay of the Land75 reviews
Richard Ford

Random House Audio, 2006

Best Frank Bascombe

+ Bascombe Redux
+ Brilliantly rendered audiobook
+ ulysses in new jersey
  
  











  



  
Life After Death: The Burden of Proof94 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
  
  











  



  
Thunderstruck147 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
  
  











  



  
Thunderstruck147 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
  
  











  



  
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir10 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
  
  











  



  
Life After Death: The Burden of Proof94 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
  
  











  



  
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 ...
  
  











  



  
Thirteen Moons: A Novel174 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
  
  











  



  
Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell21 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
  
  











  



  
The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town445 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 ...
  
  











  



  
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West130 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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Lay of the Land75 reviews
Richard Ford

Random House Audio, 2006

Best Frank Bascombe

+ Bascombe Redux
+ Brilliantly rendered audiobook
+ ulysses in new jersey
  
  











  



  
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream558 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