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Title: Road to Gold

Author: William H. Labarge

Narrator: Brett Barry

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 04-14-12

Publisher: Crossroad Press

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Sullivan meets the grueling demands of the Navy's basic flight program, learning to handle high-altitude crises and hazardous landings.

Members Reviews:

An eye-opening account of a young pilots path to becoming a Top-Cat carrier fighter pilot!

I loved this account of the process involved with becoming a naval aviator, especially knowing is was written by a person who relates many of his personal experiences. As a retired navel officer and carrier fighter pilot, William H. Labarge writes with authority and knowledge, giving the book a realism that is not present in many military novels.

I recommend this book to everyone who enjoys books about military situations, especially to young people who might be considering Navel Aviation as a career. Mr. Labarge tells it "as it is", the excitement and adventure, as well as the "down and dirty" aspects of flying fighters, including emergency landings, or what happens when you have diarrhea at 25000 feet!

Great book

I always have enjoyed reading how the Navy trains it's pilots and this book really did a great job. I highly recommend it

Page-turning action turns a young man into a fighter pilot

It is always far more than training that develops the skills of a navy pilot to take off and land on the deck of a carrier in the midst of a storm at night. This is a beautifully written overview of the things that bring out the best. The skills, friendships, teamwork and sheer nerve to strap on tons of high velocity steel and electronics and make it move as needed are nearly overwhelming. A grand read and well worth the time.

A Tough Road to become a Naval Aviator

Excellent book on what it takes to become a naval aviator, especially good with the details on the amount of time, study, and absolute determination to succeed that is required. If you liked "An Officer and a Gentlemen" then you'll love this book. The author was apparently a consultant on "Top Gun". Well written, although a little slow in spots, the ending was terrific. I recommend.

Good read

I enjoyed this book because it is very easy to follow. Every thing is good and I was on this ship.

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Title: Perla

Author: Carolina De Robertis

Narrator: Carolina De Robertis

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-27-12

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A coming-of-age story, based on a recent shocking chapter of Argentine history, about a young woman who makes a devastating discovery about her origins with the help of an enigmatic houseguest.

Perla Correa grew up a privileged only child in Buenos Aires, with a cold, polished mother and a straitlaced naval officer father, whose profession she learned early on not to disclose in a country still reeling from the abuses perpetrated by the deposed military dictatorship. Perla understands that her parents were on the wrong side of the conflict, but her love for her papá is unconditional. But when Perla is startled by an uninvited visitor, she begins a journey that will force her to confront the unease she has suppressed all her life, and to make a wrenching decision about who she is, and who she will become.

Members Reviews:

Talking to the Dead

Is there anything you would change about this book?

Plot move faster. The idea that someone just shows up, dead, and draining water was hard to accept, believe, or enjoy.

Would you be willing to try another book from Carolina De Robertis? Why or why not?

I would read another book by her. She can write well and expand on setting and descriptions. Her vocabulary was excellent.

What aspect of Carolina De Robertiss performance would you have changed?

Her voice and intonation was the same for all characters. I did not enjoy listening to her read it.

If this book were a movie would you go see it?

No.

Any additional comments?

The character, Perla, struggling to come to terms with her pastno problem. Her boyfriend, for his young age of 25, it was not easy to believe that he had the maturity to deal with her. She rehashed the same thing, Perla that is, so much that it was hard not to feel exasperated.

Not a book I enjoyed much.

Latin American writing at its best

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely. I was really moved by the way a political story about Argentinia's disappeared was told so beautifully and I loved the language. Unlike the other reviewer I didn't mind at all that a dead man/ ghost turned up in a living room. Whether you call it magical realism or whatever - this is a story about the past returning to the present and trying to make peace with it. The past happens to be personified and not 'factual' and to me that's a bonus.

What did you like best about this story?

As per above - the idea of the past returning as a missing person. And also the language. Poetic and visual, potently emotional without being trite. I kept on re-listening.

What aspect of Carolina De Robertiss performance might you have changed?

It took me a while to get used to the reading. It's true that all the characters sound the same, it's not read by an actor who impersonates the different people. But after a while I didn't mind and the voice and style of reading actually went with the content book. With the impersonation it could have sounded like theatre - this was a less tangible story that took shape in my head in a very personal way.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I hope they don't make a film of this. You couldn't play the disappeared man from the past who turns up in the living room without him looking like a zombie.

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Title: Ablutions

Author: Patrick deWitt

Narrator: Garrick Hagon

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-22-12

Publisher: Whole Story Audiobooks

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

In a seedy bar in Hollywood, a whiskey-loving barman is drawn into the nocturnal world of his sociopathic clientele, with their squabbles, delusions, and bizarre acts of violence. In this brilliantly funny portrait of addiction and its consequences, escape offers the only chance of survival. Utterly absorbing and surprisingly tender, Ablutions is a startlingly bold and original debut.

Members Reviews:

Unmissable

Where does Ablutions rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?

One of the best. Rarely do you find a book which stands out so far above the rest. I wonder how someone can gain such an insight into humanity.

What other book might you compare Ablutions to, and why?

Perhaps something by Michel Houellebecq in so far as the style is so different. It is like a different language.

Which scene did you most enjoy?

No single scene, they are all fascinating.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Consider this..

Not what I expected

I struggled a little with the concept of this book - re-listened several times - overall was a pretty good but hopeless story of the struggle with the demon drink - I heard it is also a play - would like to see that.

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Title: Home Front

Author: Kristin Hannah

Narrator: Maggi-Meg Reed

Format: Abridged

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-31-12

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The blockbuster best-selling author of Night Road and Firefly Lane delivers a masterful novel that explores the sacrifices of one American family and illuminates the true cost of honor, duty, and love.

From a distance, Michael and Joleen Zarkades seem to have it all: a solid marriage, two exciting careers, and children they adore. But after 12 years together, the couple has lost their way; they are unhappy and edging toward divorce. Then the Iraq war starts. An unexpected deployment will tear their already fragile family apart, sending one of them deep into harms way and leaving the other at home, waiting for news. When the worst happens, each must face their darkest fear and fight for the future of their family.

An intimate look at the inner landscape of a disintegrating marriage and a dramatic exploration of the price of war on a single American family, Kristin Hannah's Home Front is a provocative and timely portrait of hope, honor, loss, forgiveness, and the elusive nature of love.

Members Reviews:

Kristin Hannah has done it once again.

Marvelous and heart warming of a family struggling to deal with military issues, that take them all where they never thought they would be, courage, love, disparate for answers. Lots of tissues needed for this one and once again a hit for Kristin Hannah.

Definitely wish I had read and not listened....

I love Kristin Hannah, a big fan of her books. However, the narration on this book was almost unbearable. Completely over dramatic, too screechy, too much. I found this to be an informative and interesting storyline, but I wish I had read a hardcopy rather than the audible. I breathed a sigh of relief when I was finally finished.

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Title: Charms for the Easy Life

Author: Kaye Gibbons

Narrator: Kate Fleming

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-12

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

A family without men, the Birches live gloriously offbeat lives in the lush, green backwoods of North Carolina. Radiant, headstrong Sophia and her shy, brilliant daughter, Margaret, possess powerful charms to ward off loneliness, despair, and the human misery that often beats a path to their door. And they are protected by the eccentric wisdom and muscular love of the remarkable matriarch Charlie Kate, a solid, uncompromising, self-taught healer who treats everything from boils to broken bones to broken hearts.

Sophia, Margaret, and Charlie Kate find strength in a time when women almost always depended on men, and their bond deepens as each one experiences love and loss during World War II.

Charms for the Easy Life is a passionate, luminous, and exhilarating story about embracing what life has to offer...even if it means finding it in unconventional ways.

Members Reviews:

So Lovely!

I adore this book so much! I read it years ago and downloaded the audible to "read" it again. This narrator is really good! The book is much better than the movie they made out of it. This is well worth the money or credit.

poignant, sweet and beautiful

read this book years ago...and at that time in my life I identified with margaret...now many years and a divorce later I identified with sophie...I wish I had a strong woman like grandma in my life for guidance. wisdom

and good sense...

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Title: The Outside World

Author: Tova Mirvis

Narrator: Emily Bauer

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-14-11

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Tzippy Goldman was born for marriage. She and her mother had always assumed she'd graduate high school, be set up with the right boy, and have a beautiful wedding with white lace and pareve vanilla cream frosting. But at 22, Tzippy's fast approaching spinsterhood. She dreams of escape; instead, she leaves for a year in Jerusalem.

There she meets - re-meets - Baruch, the son of her mother's college roommate. When Tzippy last saw him, his name was Bryan and he wore a Yankees-logo yarmulke. Now he has adopted the black hat of the ultra-orthodox, the tradition in which Tzippy was raised. Twelve weeks later, they're engaged... and discovering that desire and tradition, devotion and individuality aren't the easiest balance.

Hilarious, compassionate, and tremendously insightful, The Outside World illuminates an insular community, marvelously depicting that complicated blend of faith, love, and family otherwise known as life in a modern world.

Critic Reviews:

"At times giddily humorous, at times stirring and sorrowful, Mirvis's insightful novel is packed with convincing detail, from descriptions of yarmulkes (fancifully embroidered or stolid black velvet) to the varieties of wigs worn by married ultra-Orthodox women. The characters' frequent use of distinctively Jewish terms and ideas gives the novel a foreign air, but the universal themes of growing up and choosing a fitting life to lead will resonate with readers of all faiths." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

A terrific read!

I read this book years ago, but wanted to listen to the audio version and it did not disappoint! The narrative was on point with the characters and I could not stop listening!

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Titolo: Cuore

Autore: Edmondo De Amicis

Narratore: Eleonora Calamita

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-23-11

Editore: Il Narratore s.r.l.

Valutazioni: 5 su 5 su 2 voti

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

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An emotional diary

My italian husband recommended this book and so far I love it.

It is well written and It takes me back to my elementary/high school era.

Pure and innocent sentiments put on paper by a child.

conservative

a must read for all young italians, no matter how much you disagree with content and style, it is the picture of a century

Five Stars

I loved this book as a child. Sixty years later, I still love it!

Two Stars

There are many pages did not print well. Hard to read.

Three Stars

Bello ma per un bambino non è il massimo

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Title: Serendipity

Author: Carly Phillips

Narrator: Celeste Ciulla

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-04-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 52 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Faith Harrington is a classic girl of privilege-until her father is convicted for running a Ponzi scheme. Now she's back in her hometown, where she runs into her teenage crush-dark, brooding Ethan Barron, who's no stranger to scandal himself.

Members Reviews:

Can't help but love the main characters!

Carly Philips has a knack for making her characters fall in love and her readers fall in love with her characters. This one is no exception.

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Title: The Wandering Falcon

Author: Jamil Ahmad

Narrator: Piter Marek

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-03-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Traditions that have lasted for centuries, both brutal and beautiful, create a rigid structure for life in the wild, astonishing place where Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan meet - the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). It is a formidable world, and the people who live there are constantly subjected to extremes-of place and of culture. The Wandering Falcon begins with a young couple, refugees from their tribe, who have traveled to the middle of nowhere to escape the cruel punishments meted out upon those who transgress the boundaries of marriage and family. Their son, Tor Baz, descended from both chiefs and outlaws, becomes "The Wandering Falcon," a character who travels among the tribes, over the mountains and the plains, into the towns and the tents that constitute the homes of the tribal people. The media today speak about this unimaginably remote region, a geopolitical hotbed of conspiracies, drone attacks, and conflict, but in the rich, dramatic tones of a master storyteller, this stunning, honor-bound culture is revealed from the inside.

Critic Reviews:

"I''ve been talking about this book to anyone who will listen. From page one, I was transported to a land of nomadic tribes who live and die by ancestral codes. But The Wandering Falcon is not only about tribes. It is about honor, love, loyalty, and grace. And it is about borders--geographical, political, and personal. The terrain where Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan meet may be cruel and unforgiving, but every page of this book is filled with beauty and humanity. By the final pages, I found myself transformed." (The New York Times)

"A striking debut...The power and beauty of these stories are unparalleled in most fiction to come out of south Asia." (The Guardian)

"Tautly written... Fantastic... Drawn with tenderness but without sentimentality... Ahmad is a deft storyteller and his slim volume possesses a strong allure." (Financial Times)

Members Reviews:

Tribal lands in northern Pakistan

Story is very rambling thru characters and time. Description of scenery and life's struggles good.

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Title: The Poison Tree

Author: Erin Kelly

Narrator: Jennifer Ikeda

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-31-11

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 69 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Successful journalist Erin Kelly has electrified readers and critics alike with her debut novel The Poison Tree. In this scintillating work, Karen and her daughter Alice have established a safe, happy life free from the madness of Karens past. But when Karens former lover Rex is released from prison, her old associations intrude upon the present - and threaten everything she holds dear.

Members Reviews:

I couldn't stop listening the book.

Loved it. I loved how the main character became a lot like her friend. I felt so bad for Rex the entire book.

Get Ready For A Great Listen

I loved this book. Told in the first person by Karen the story reveals how mistakes made in youth can come back to haunt you with dire consequences. The narrator, Jennifer Ikeda, did a great job with the English accent and only a few words led me to believe she wasn't English herself. I looked her up and found she is American. Still an excellent job done with a brilliant story. Just bought Erin Kelly's He Said- She Said because I enjoyed The Poison Tree so much.

Ugh--wasted hours blah blah blah

Not worth a credit. Takes forever to get going and I've got 4 hours left. I never leave a book unfinished but I'll be deleting from device

The most important character is unconvincing

The story is good. It has element of Barbara Vine, concentrating on the bohemian life of young people on the edge of society in London.

But.... we are supposed to love and root for one of the major female characters. And I didn't. She was just annoying, flirtatious, and shallow. Needed a full re-write to fix that person.