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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Governor Bill Richardson (8/28/08)

Author: Bill Richardson

Format: Original Recording

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-29-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 16 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Bill Richardson, the Governor of New Mexico, speaks on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 28, 2008.

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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Former Senator Tom Daschle (8/27/08)

Author: Tom Daschle

Format: Original Recording

Length: 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Tom Daschle, former United States Senator and Senate Majority Leader from South Dakota, speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008.

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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Senator Evan Bayh (8/27/08)

Author: Evan Bayh

Format: Original Recording

Length: 6 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Evan Bayh, the junior United States Senator from Indiana, speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008.

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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Senator Jay Rockefeller (8/27/08)

Author: Jay Rockefeller

Format: Original Recording

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 20 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Jay Rockefeller, the junior Senator from West Virginia, speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008.

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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Senator Harry Reid (8/27/08)

Author: Harry Reid

Format: Original Recording

Length: 9 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-28-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Harry Reid, the senior United States Senator from Nevada, speaks on the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 27, 2008.

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Title: 2008 DNC

Subtitle: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (8/25/08)

Author: Nancy Pelosi

Format: Original Recording

Length: 12 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-26-08

Publisher: Associated Press

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, speaks on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 25, 2008.

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Members Reviews:

Ugh!

What a shrill annoying pompous know-it-all. Like fingernails on a chalkboard.

Awful .

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Title: One Man Great Enough

Subtitle: Abraham Lincoln's Road to Civil War

Author: John C. Waugh

Narrator: David Drummond

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-07

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 51 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Here are such key events as the Mexican-American War, the Dred Scott Case, westward expansion, the rise of the industrial north, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and the birth of the Republican Party. And here we meet Andrew Jackson, Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, Zachary Taylor, Stephen Douglas, and abolitionists Wendell Phillips, John Brown, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. We see it all through the breathtaking writings of Lincoln himself, detailing his emergence onto the political scene and the evolution of his beliefs about the Union, democracy, slavery, and civil war.

Critic Reviews:

"[L]ively prose backed with solid research....Waugh is particularly adept at weaving details of Lincoln's family life into the narrative." (Publishers Weekly)

"General audiences will delight in Waugh's expansive narrative full of colorful anecdotes. This book vividly illustrates why Abraham Lincoln remains a touchstone for democracy." (Thomas F. Schwartz, Illinois State Historian, Lincoln Presidential Library)

Members Reviews:

Good historical review

What did you love best about One Man Great Enough?

The book gives a great account of Lincolns early days and the experiences and events that lead him to become president.

What did you like best about this story?

There is a lack of color or depth into describing Lincolns personality. Just when you started to get a feeling for Lincoln as a man and a look into his soul, the author moves on.

What aspect of David Drummonds performance would you have changed?

The narrator was often drab in his descriptions and reading of the story, which drained color from who Lincolns really was and why he was so beloved and at the same time reviled. Drummond should have focused less on reading and more on description and tone.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No

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Title: Men of Fire

Subtitle: Grant, Forrest, and the Campaign that Decided the Civil War

Author: Jack Hurst

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-02-07

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Grant, until then an obscure brigadier general with a reputation for drink, became the fighting man of the hour, earning the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant for his relentless pounding of the Confederates. But he had a match in ruthlessness in Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Bedford Forrest. Forrest, cavalry commander in the Henry and Donelson campaign, proved a counterweight to Grant: quick and nimble to the former's steady plodding, a ruthless slaveholder and future KKK Grand Wizard to Grant's abolitionism.

Hurst captures the battle of these two great men and armies in all its destructive glory.

Critic Reviews:

"The best all-around recent life of Forrest." (Kirkus)

"An outstanding study of one of the Civil War's more controversial generals. Essential." (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

disappointing

I had read Hurst Forrest book and was pleased with it. Men Of Fire is a 250 page book of 369 something pages. Too repetitious and sadly too intent on telling his view of what Grant "must be feeling" . Battle descriptions well done. I hoped for better from Hurst,

Avoid the Audio CD if You Can

Like most people interested in the Civil War, I know a lot about the Eastern campagins of the War but comparatively very little about the Western campaigns. "Men of Fire" is appealing because it not only covers the obscure Fort Henry and Fort Donalson battles but also delves into the life and military career of Nathan Bedford Forrest. In that sense, this book is a two for one offer.

The American Civil War has inspired some of America's finest writers. Any author who wishes to write about the Civil War is up against some very stiff competition. Jack Hurst is not one of the greats but he is competent. "Men of Fire" is well written and will be enjoyed by most Civil War enthusiasts. Unfortunately, I cannot say the same for the narrator. He feels compelled to use hokey regional accents while reading the book. While amusing, the narrators take on Celtic brogues and Southern drawls is distracting. Another reason to avoid the Audio CD is obviously there are no maps. Being unfamiliar with the geography, I had to follow the campaign using a Civil War Atlas. Even with these reservations, "Men of Fire" was a good listen and I am glad that I made the purchase. Recommended.

How Grant emerges

This is a great book on the first Union victories of consequence in the Civil War, a detailed description of the battles to win Forts Henry and Donelson and the emergence of General Grant as the first and best "fighting general" the North produced. What it excels at is showing how valid the axiom is that Lincoln and the North were saddled with incompetent military leaders who kept us from winning -- almost losing the war.

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Title: Last Flag Down

Subtitle: The Epic Journey of the Last Confederate Warship

Author: John Baldwin, Ron Powers

Narrator: Ron McLarty

Format: Abridged

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-20-07

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Then, in August of 1865, a British ship revealed the shocking truth to the men of Shenandoah: the war had been over for months, and they were now being hunted as pirates. What ensued was an incredible 15,000-mile journey to the one place the crew hoped to find sanctuary, only to discover that their fate would depend on how they answered a single question. Wondrously evocative, Last Flag Down is a riveting story of courage, nobility, and rare comradeship forged in the quest to achieve the impossible.

Critic Reviews:

"Baldwin and Powers recount their tale in a lively, evocative style and may be forgiven for being overly fond of their hero." (Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

inspiring ending

Would you try another book from John Baldwin, and Ron Powers and/or Ron McLarty?

McLarty is an ace among the narrators that I commonly listen to, his read on Empire Falls was superb

Any additional comments?

Overall, the book was OK, but the final part of the book was exceptional. It was toward the end of the book that the true traits of the main characters seemed to resonate the loudest. Book did motivate me to read more on this vessel and the sailors that manned it.

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Title: Antietam

Subtitle: A Guided Tour from Jeff Shaara's Civil War Battlefields

Author: Jeff Shaara

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Format: Abridged

Length: 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-26-07

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 10 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Jeff Shaara, America's premier Civil War novelist, gives a remarkable guided tour of one of the Civil War battlefields every American should visit. He captures the true meaning and magnitude of the conflict.

Critic Reviews:

"This is an informative and moving examination of 'hallowed ground' that will appeal to both scholars and Civil War buffs, especially those planning to visit these sites." (Booklist)