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Title: A Quiet Strength

Subtitle: Prairie Legacy, Book 3

Author: Janette Oke

Narrator: Marguerite Gavin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-28-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 59 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Through the years, Virginia Simpson had learned that Grandma Marty's wisdom was right. When God allows something to be taken from you, He replaces it with something better. The long-awaited return of Jonathan and their renewed courtship, with a wedding soon to follow, are proof of God's loving ways. But the inner strength that God has been forming in Virginia's life through trials and disappointments is far from complete.

Critic Reviews:

"Oke's fans will relish the directness and simplicity of the novel, and they will enjoy watching as sensitivity, intelligence, and faith gradually shape Virginia into a young woman who gives generously to others and overcomes the disappointments life brings her way." (Booklist)

Members Reviews:

I love all of Janette Oke books

I love all of Janette Oke books. They are such a breath of fresh air. I love the challenges the characters face and how they turn to God for guidance. I lost my husband almost two years ago. I prayed for help in finding peace. I believe Jannette Oke was sent to me. I have found so much peace by reading her books. Thank you Jannette Oke.

Wonderful!!

Once again Janette Oke has come through with a terrific and touching story. Many years ago I read her Love Comes Softly series and was so sad for it to end. But in her own elegant way, Janette Oke has offered her readers a continuing story of Clark and Marty and their family. For me, it's like a visit from old friends, "catching up" on life. For my daughter, who is new to Janette Oke, it has been an exciting adventure back in time to learn how so many things were very different, but the most important things in life are so very much the same: Faith, Love and Famiy! Thank you, Mrs Oke for your beautiful, inspiring stories!!

Love!!

Love all Janette Oke books! This didn't disappoint!!

Five Stars

Love her writings... great stories

Encouraging read

I started reading Jannette Oaks books many years ago. I have reread a lot and continued the journeys. They are wonderfull! Her stories are great but even more they always have a message or encouragement just when you need it most. Although the stories are fiction the life lessons are there along with great entertainment!

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Title: To Dream Anew

Subtitle: The Heirs of Montana Series, Book 3

Author: Tracie Peterson

Narrator: Ruth Ann Phimister

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-02-05

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Dianne and Cole Selby have worked hard to make the Diamond V Ranch a success. But when an aggressive rancher plans to buy up all the land surrounding his own spread, the Selby's beautiful Montana home is at the top of his list. Now Dianne must struggle to keep love in her heart and rely on her faith in God's power.

©2004 Tracie Peterson; (P)2004 Recorded Books, LLC

Members Reviews:

Love the Story, so I put up with the narrator...

I have listened to each book in the series so far (3) and I have promised myself each time that I would write a review. It took three books, but here goes - I love love love the story, but what is going on with the narrator?? This applies for every book so far!! The female voices are too similar and more often than not, the male voices sound too feminine.

The numerous pauses taken by the narrator are seldom for dramatic effect, and are irritatingly breathy or noisy. She also displays unnessary smacking of lips.

I'm really not being picky, the behaviors listed above are continuous throughout each book in the series, so far. I have listened to many audiobooks, at least 2-3 per week for years, and this narrator is bad! BUT the author is excellent!!

Boring

I do not see how it can be rated any higher than 1 or 2 stars. It was so boring and repetitious that I had to take the ear phones off just to get away from the book. I finished it because I regreted spending my money on it. It is safe for kids.

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Title: The Magician of Lublin

Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer

Narrator: Larry Keith

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-05

Publisher: JCC Audio Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

The Magician can dazzle the crowds with his sleight of hand, climb to any height, open any lock. Fearlessly, he does death-defying tricks in theaters all over Poland. At home, his sweet Jewish wife waits for him to return from the city. In the city, his adoring mistresses wait for him to return from home. He holds the key to all hearts, but his own is beset with confusion.

©1988 Isaac Bashevis Singer; (P)2000 Jewish Contemporary Classics, Inc. All rights reserved.

Members Reviews:

Complex Masterpiece

A complex masterwork of fiction and an amazing meditation on the nature of religion and Jewishness in Europe and the modern age. I couldn't stop listening to it all the way through. The reader does a compelling and highly entertaining job, and really brings the characters to life in a way that absolutely fits the story.

Singer at his best

He's always at his best, so my title is misleading and true at the same time, which is a way of saying Magician is filled with ambiguity and paradox.

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Title: The Sibyl

Author: Par Lagerkvist

Narrator: Lorna Raver, Kristoffer Tabori, Yuri Rasovsky

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-17-05

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

In this powerful, poetic, and moving parable, the Wandering Jew of medieval Christian legend journeys to Delphi to consult the famed oracle of the pagans. He is turned away but not before learning that one of the most adept of the old priestesses, or sibyls, lives in disgrace in the mountains above the Temple. In her crude goat-hut he seeks the meaning of his disastrous brush with the son of God. She reveals that she, too, has been touched by the son of a god, a very different son, not quite human, born of her own body. He dwells with her as a constant reminder of the betrayal of her mystical and erotic union with the divine, her punishment, and, perhaps, her redemption.

©1956 Par Lagerkvist, ©1958 Chatto and Windus, Ltd.; (P)2004 Blackstone Audiobooks

Members Reviews:

Thought-provoking

The story in the book is a search for God. I was fascinated by the progression of the sibyl's tale though I knew the end from the beginning. It was fascinating on many levels, however, and I can't wait to talk about it with others!

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Title: I'll Watch the Moon

Author: Ann Tatlock

Narrator: Christina Moore

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-11-05

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Award-winning author Ann Tatlock inspires readers with her captivating novels, such as A Room of My Own. I'll Watch the Moon takes place in the late 1940s in a Midwest boarding house and deals with one family's struggle to find faith after World War II. Full of emotion and surprises, this novel is an inspiring masterpiece.

©2003 Ann Tatlock; (P)2003 Recorded Books, LLC

Critic Reviews:

"[A] well-written story for the evangelical Christian market....Laced with hope, redemption and forgiveness." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

MY NEW FAVORITE BOOK!

I love to read and have for over four decades, so it is a great compliment to Ms. Tatlock when I say that this book has become my new all-time favorite other than my Bible!

War Crimes, Polio, Spanish Flu, and HOPE

Nova lay under the starry sky every night watching the moon for her brother, Dewey, who could no longer watch the constellations for himself . . . because he instead lay in the hospital stricken with polio in an iron lung, fighting for his life . . . in post WWII 1948 in a small town in Minnesota, life felt hopeless for Nova and her mother, after moving into the boarding house with aunt Dortha. But Nova and Dewey were best friends, not just brother and sister, and Dewey shared his dreams of being the first man on the moon as they lay under the night skies and looked for shooting stars with the telescope. Then, the unthinkable happened . . . Dewey got polio. The many threads of this historical novel come together to tell a deeply woven tale of pain, abuse, love, faith and family unlike any that I have ever experienced. Our God allows us our anger and our doubts . . . and so it was with Nova, Dewey and their mother. And at the same time he sends us his faithful servants, Aunt Dortha, Josef, friends and neighbors to strengthen us and hold us up when our own strength fails. Told through the eyes and ears of a child, this amazingly simple, yet deep story is one for the ages . . . drink it in with your soul.

Heartwarming but not light hearted

Ann Tatlock masterfully interwove the stories of two families who each faced heartbreaking circumstances in their lives. The first family is Josep's. Josep is a Holocaust survivor who is a boarder at the second family's house. It is his response to what he has endured during his life and his humanity which make him so notable. The second family is a single mother, Ma, her sister and her two children Dewey and Novalka (Nova). Their story is about the suffering they endure due to polio striking one of the members of the family.

Ann skillfully builds the characters (there are more than just the two families) and has created a novel to remind us all of the horrors that wicked leaders can impose on people, and how cruel a disease Polio is and the reason why vaccinations are so important .

Yes

A great little story with a lot of

Local history and yet a bigger

Message. Definitely a re-read. Awesome.

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Title: Life Everlasting

Subtitle: The Santee Series, Book 2

Author: Robert Whitlow

Narrator: Rob Lamont

Format: Abridged

Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-05

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 58 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Meanwhile, haunted by accusing apparitions and the tightening dragnet of criminal investigation, Baxter's wife, Rena, is losing her patience. And quite possibly, her mind.

Caught in the middle of it all is Alexia Lindale, a lawyer forced to find her way through deceptive alliances, uncertain romances, and a courtroom intrigue. It's a struggle of life and death...and life everlasting.

Members Reviews:

I love his books!!!!

It is so nice to find books like Grisham 's that are christian based. Now I can't wait to see if he will do a sequel .. I will continue to listen to all of his!

Absolutely loving this series

Narrator is great and does not detract from the story like so many tend to. This series is refreshing, unique and brings to light some fascinating concepts worthy of further reflection. Love love love it!

A Fiest of a book!

A wonderful book that kept my attention! The Christian testimony fit tike butter on a fresh hot biscuit. Thank you for the story, the excellent reader, and Audible for choosing to carry this book.

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Title: Flabbergasted

Subtitle: A Novel

Author: Ray Blackston

Narrator: Andrew Peterson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 03-18-04

Publisher: Oasis Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 106 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Churches outnumber bars 20 to 1 in Greenville, South Carolina, so that's where new-in-town stock broker Jay Jarvis sets out to meet women. New in town, young and successful, Jay figures the best way to meet girls is to sit in a pew! What he finds is a beautiful, unusual missionary with a wild throwing arm and a warped sense of humor. She and her wacky assortment of friends turn Jay's perceptions of life upside down, beginning a roller-coaster ride of events that leaves everyone thoroughly Flabbergasted! Fasten your seat belt for a wild, fun ride.

©2003 Ray Blackston; (P)2003 Oasis Audio LLC

Members Reviews:

Loved it!

This book was great in that it is realistic, upbeat, humorous and light hearted all at the same time. The small town backdrop fits almost all towns. The characters are so well written that you can't help but feel like they are family. A very good read.

I liked it.

Funny, interesting, good clean fun. Offers insight into the thoughts of "Generation X". It gives you things to think about without being at all "preachy". The read does a good job with different character accents and voices.

Real People who are Christians

I'm not usually a fan of Christian writings, with only a few notable exceptions. So, when a friend recommended Ray's books to me, I still didn't read them, even after meeting the author. (He's a really nice guy by the way.) Recently, I was looking for a new read and remembered her advice. Grabbed a copy of Flabbergasted and couldn't put it down. I bought the remainder of the trilogy the next day. Ray's three novels are unique in the Christian world of literature not becuase his characters do things, but because they are real people who are also Christians. So many Christian authors write stories about Super Christians who are going through a trial of some sort. I recognized these people as REAL, real lives, real jobs and Christians too. Christians of varying degrees, new and old. I hope other Christian authors take their signals from Ray and start writing about real characters too.

Well written novel from a Christian worldview

What made the experience of listening to Flabbergasted the most enjoyable?

I loved listening to a story about modern relationships based on character rather than sex.

Horrible Narrator!!!

Most monotone and uninflected reading of any book I've ever listened to. I could not listen to more than 5 minutes. I really wanted to hear this story too!

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Title: Apocalypse Dawn

Subtitle: Left Behind Military #1

Author: Mel Odom

Narrator: Steve Sever

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 41 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-08-03

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 150 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

In a single cataclysmic moment, First Sergeant Samuel Adams "Goose" Gander finds himself center stage in the opening act of the Apocalypse. Goose and the men of the 75th Army Rangers fight to survive a massive attack on the Turkish-Syrian border. Battling his own failing faith, Goose prays for the lives of his men and the innocents who are caught in the rain of bullets and missiles.

Back home, Goose's wife, Megan, fears for her husband and rebellious son while she struggles to save another family. But her life is upended by an incredible, confusing, remarkable occurrence. She is not alone.

Members Reviews:

Adding Guts to the Glory

While the original Left Behind series crossed over the lines of the Christian marketplace and into the New York Times bestseller list, it always had the feel of a 'traditional' Christian novel. Apocalypse Dawn has all of the faith of the original, but with a Tom Clancy style that hooks you from the first moment and never lets go. More gritty and with more shades of grey than the first series, those who love the best of military and techno fiction will not be dissappointed, while those who seek the message that propelled the orginal will be satisfied.

Well narrated and well produced, this is a must for all fans of Left Behind and a great introduction for those who haven't yet taken the plunge. Hooorah!

Tom Clancy with a bible

From the openning scean to the final words this book is like reading a Tom Clancy book with bible prophacy tossed in.

The way the characters react to the events around them is what you would expect of the military, and the events around the main characters wife will pull at your hart strings.

If you're like me when listening to this book you better set aside a huge block of time because you wont be able to turn it off...and chances are you'll find yourself praying for the characters...it's that real.

This narator is probably the best I've heard in a long time...that's why it feels so real.

You'll be able to almost feel the grit on the faces of the Army Rangers in the Middle East, and at times you'll find yourself giving orders as if you were right there.

Lastly, if you have not read the original Left Behind books I strongly encourage that as you will not understand the uses of some of the terms or characters.

Awesome!

If you bother to read the description, it clearly says it is aligned with the Left Behind series. As an avid fan of that series, I thought I would give this a try. What a great story! It is so fast-paced and engaging. I jumped right into the second book Apocalypse Crucible. Both were fantastic. I am going to have to buy the books for the the next two because they are not out in audio yet. Great story telling!

It will make you cry and be afraid

I have read several other reviews and completely agree with the 5 star people. I wasn't paying too much attention to where the story was going when I first started reading it with my ears. It certainly grabs you and won't let go until the end and then you have to pry each finger away, one at a time, with difficulty. I never cry when I read, but I did. What is there to fear in a book? Nothing except I ask myself when will it by my turn? It is captivating, riveting, biblical, and almost real.

A Must Read/Listen

I have listened to many audiobooks and been dissappointed.

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Title: The Oath

Author: Frank Peretti

Narrator: Joseph Campanella

Format: Abridged

Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-20-01

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 136 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

Attractive auburn-haired Sheriff's Deputy Tracy Ellis isn't convinced either. And when another person turns up missing, she joins Steve in his search for the truth. But the harder Steve presses the townsfolk for information, the more they close the ranks, as if sworn to secrecy.

Steve and Tracy are drawn closer to each other and to the town's terrible secret. What they discover is a predator more terrifying than anything they had imagined and a town in the grip of unspeakable evil.

Members Reviews:

Wonderful Book!

When I frist heard about this book from my friends, I was not sure what to expect, but I am so happy that I bought this book. It is like a Stephen King novel, but with a Godly message! I Loved This Book!

Couldn't bear the recording

This audio recording was so bad, I couldn't listen for more than 30 minutes. I really like Frank Peretti but it looks like I'm going to have to read this one myself. Anybody thinking about purchasing this, listen to the sample first, and ask yourself, "Can I bear 4 and a half hours of this?"

Good listen.

The narration was great. It lent to the atmosphere. The audio effects were used appropriately.

great book

What made the experience of listening to The Oath the most enjoyable?

Good story

What did you like best about this story?

There is truth to it

What does Joseph Campanella bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

I have not read the book

If you could take any character from The Oath out to dinner, who would it be and why?

that would be a hard one to say

poor recorcing

Maybe there was something wrong with my download but this is the first time I have run across this so I don't think so. This seems to have been recorded over the top of another book. You could hear another voice (although not make out the words) in the background, which was very annoying. It reminded me of the old radio shows my father and I used to listen to - kind of tinny sounding. The book itself was not bad, but good luck getting a better quality of sound than I got!

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Title: The Kingdom of Shivas Irons

Author: Michael Murphy

Narrator: John Hannah

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: Fiction, Religious & Inspirational

Publisher's Summary:

The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is the enchanting story of Murphy's return to Scotland to investigate reports of further visitations by Shivas Irons and to answer questions about him and MacDuff that have haunted Murphy since his original trip to Burningbush some 31 years before. Murphy and his companion, Buck Hannigan, a skeptical physicist fascinated by Shivas's connections to metanormal events, embark on a magical quest for Irons and MacDuff - and their wisdom about golf and human potential.

From the mystical golf course surrounding MacDuff's estate in Scotland, across the world to the first Russian Open Golf Championship, and finally to Pebble Beach on the California Coast, The Kingdom of Shivas Irons is a delightful exploration of the deep truths about the game of golf and a provocative inquiry into our remarkable possibilities for growth and transformation.

Members Reviews:

Great for Golfers and for those who are searching for meaning

My husband loved this book and the other one we found by Mr. Murphy. We are actually going to meet the author soon. He truly understands human consciousness and uses this book to present valuable life lessons.

Wonderful sequel to Golf In The Kingdom

Wonderful sequel to Golf In The Kingdom. A great read for golfers and non-golfers alike. One of those special books you will enjoy reading many times.

Michael Murphy's skills as a writer and as philosopher are sterling.

Delightful, it makes one believe in magic. This book is about the power of the earth's energy as experienced through golf. Murphy's language can be tricky, the tale is most involving. Did it really happen?

great read

MICHAEL MURPHY did it again.

Great golf philosophy, carry over to life. Really good read. Head to put down. Bureau to Seamus McDuff.

Disappointing

This is a not very good read. Golf in the Kingdom is an interesting intro to zen in the golf game. This is just a cash in on the first