Category: Audio Book

June 14, 2015

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown **** (of 4)

On the face of it an uplifting story of a group of eight hayseeds from Washington state who come together to become the world’s best rowing...

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May 20, 2015

All the Old Knives by Olen Steinhauer *** (of 4)

Henry and Celia were working for the CIA in Vienna when a hijacked plane landed and failure of international spy agencies to respond appropriately led to the...

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March 22, 2015

Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson **** (of 4)

After a couple of decades of living in Britain, Bill Bryson decides to journey around the country one last time before moving with his family back...

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October 28, 2014

Agent Zigzag by Ben McIntyre *** (of 4)

Prior to the outbreak of WWII, the British citizen Eddie Chapman spent his youth blowing safes and robbing banks. Passing in and out of jails, Chapman...

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October 23, 2014

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny **** (of 4)

Sixteen monks live in an isolated Canadian monastery dedicated to Pure Gregorian Chant, God, and the obscure Saint Gilbert. Until there are fifteen monks because the...

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October 7, 2014

The Good Lord Bird by James McBride *** (of 4)

Of course I’ve heard of John Brown, the abolitionist, who tried to start an insurrection and free the slaves by himself. But, truth is, that...

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September 9, 2014

The End of the Affair by Graham Greene ** (of 4)

Greene is supposed to be one of the great storytellers of our age, and this version read aloud by Colin Firth (pitter pat goes my...

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August 20, 2014

11/22/63 by Stephen King *** (of 4)

The premise is a standard trope of science fiction: time travel. And each time the main character, Jake Epping, closes his eyes and taps with his toe...

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June 7, 2014

An Army at Dawn by Rick Atkinson **** (of 4)

The year is 1942. Axis powers have taken control of Europe, east Asia and the Pacific, North Africa, and are threatening to consume Russia. Britain,...

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April 16, 2014