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Title: The Sunday Wife

Author: Cassandra King

Narrator: Joan Allen

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-25-04

Publisher: Hyperion AudioBooks

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Augusta encourages Dean to perform publicly on her treasured dulcimer, a passion that Ben has always smirked at; and pushes her to break out of the confining strictures that Ben has laid down over the years. As their relationship evolves, Dean begins to break free from her traditional role as the preacher's wife, shocking some of the more staid members of the congregation. Just as Dean is questioning everything she has always valued, a tragedy occurs, providing the catalyst for change in ways she never could have imagined.

Critic Reviews:

"An intelligent, witty novel, skillfully written." (Boston Globe)

"Rich [and] satisfying." (People Magazine)

"Joining a distinguished tradition of southern women writers, King explores the complexities of class and sexism." (Birmingham News)

Members Reviews:

Great Summer Book

I can just imagine a church like this one in the south. Characters that really come to life!

A bit sappy

If you like sappy books, this one is good. I just don't care for this type of book. I prefer who done it types of books, drama, and mystery.

Good

I was afraid this was going to be one of those "girly (translate sappy)" stories, but it was actually very good and entertaining. I would certainly recommend it.

not enough info

I did like the story, but as with all abridged texts, I finished wanting the whole story. I wonder if what I missed in the abridgement would have made the story that much better.

The Sunday Wife

The Sunday Wife is an interesting novel. I recommend it!

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Title: A Hole in the Universe

Author: Mary McGarry Morris

Narrator: Jason Culp

Format: Abridged

Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-09-04

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 36 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Graced with Morris's signature command of dialogue, her talent for creating vivid, unforgettable characters, and her masterful use of suspense, A Hole in the Universe is a riveting story of forgiveness and redemption.

Critic Reviews:

"One of the most skillful authors at work in America today." (The New York Times)

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Title: Kane & Abel

Author: Jeffrey Archer

Narrator: Jeff Harding

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-03-04

Publisher: Macmillan Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant, born on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world are brought together by fate and the quest of a dream. Two men, ambitious, powerful, ruthless, are locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years and three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, and disaster, Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have.

©1979, 2009 Jeffrey Archer

Critic Reviews:

"Archer plots with skill, and keeps you turning the pages." (The Boston Globe)

"There isn't a better storyteller alive." (Larry King)

Members Reviews:

too predictable

the book is abriged and thus very short. If I had the longer version I would enjoyed developed story lines. this version is choppy.

Great story and amazingly narrated.

This is one of my favorite books. I read it over 20 years ago. Once I started to read it, it was truly one of those books that is hard to put down. There is never a dull moment that most storys have. I decided to get it on audio recently to relive the story of Kane & Abel and all i can say is WOW!!! Jeff Harding is so talented at telling a story. I found my self once again reliving this as if I had never read it before. I would recommend this as a must have in any fans collection!

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Title: Tietam Brown

Author: Mick Foley

Narrator: Mick Foley

Format: Abridged

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-08-03

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 45 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Now, after seven years, he is out, free, at a crossroads, trying to make a fresh start, to fit into the life of Conestoga High School in the small upstate New York town to which he has been brought by his father absent from his life since he was a month old. The man is certainly charismatic. He is also crude, apparently addicted to bodybuilding and beer swilling. He has no visible job, no known past.

Associated by the town with his father's coarseness, hectored by the boorish football coach and the coach's pack of steroid-pumping teens, feeling himself losing ground, Andy is stunned to discover that the most popular girl in town is attracted to him. Terri, the homecoming queen, the school beauty, every boy's dream girl, a born-again Christian, a really nice girl. Andy can't believe it. He is immediately head over heels in love first love and determined to protect Terri from everything bad on earth. Worried that his father, even he himself, might contaminate her, and determined for her sake to discover what his father is, Andy begins to delve into the locked rooms and dangerous currents of the elder Tietam Brown's past and present.

What happens is told in an audiobook that is appealingly direct, moving, and altogether pleasurable in its superb storytelling and celebration of the human spirit.

Critic Reviews:

"[A] compulsively readable first novel" (Library Journal)

Members Reviews:

a must hear

When i picked this one out i had no idea it was written by a pro wrestler, which makes it that much better! The story is hauntingly uplifting in a sick perverted way, Chuck Palahniuk, and Johnathan Frazer fans will enjoy this book, i am looking froward to his next novel

Yes, this is a worthwhile audiobook

A dark yet mesmerizing coming-of-age story. I really wasn't expecting much from this author knowing that he's a pro wrestler but I could not stop listening to this audiobook. It's not classic literature but it is an interesting, well-paced, complex novel.

Mick does it again

Mrs Foleys baby boy in his third novel tells a hart warming story that is juat as sick as can be... I LOVE THIS BOOK

amazed.

i often listen to audio books as im going to bed. i am a huge wrestling fan but had never heard of tietam brown until a few years ago. when i found the audio book i had to listen. It is such a great story, and mick does a really good job presenting the story

Caricatures of Characters

Narrator was fine.

However if the book were a play it would be vaudeville. Every character is either a sexual deviant villian or an angelic damsel/pornstar whilst the hero remains an ignorant wholesome youngster despite the barrage of heinous deeds done to him.

The story started off really well but quickly became farcical to a point of disconnect for me.

The writing style is interestingly low brow yet poetic.

Not unintelligent but to me it felt like a draft for a much better story if the author sat back and asked himself what he was trying to say about the human condition or morality or religion. Instead of only trying to be shocking.

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Title: McSweeny's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (Unabridged Selections)

Author: Michael Chabon, Stephen King

Narrator: Kevin Gray

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-23-03

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 138 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, has joined forces with the editors of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern to create a collection of action-packed short stories by some of today's most talented names in literature. Elmore Leonard's telling of life for a fifteen-year-old boy and his dad in 1920's Oklahoma in "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman" shifts easily to the happenings of an adolescent's unexpected run-in with the future in Nick Hornby's "Otherwise Pandemonium." In these and other stories, including Stephen King's "The Tale of Gray Dick," Michael Crichton's "Blood Doesn't Come Out," "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly" by Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison's "Goodbye to All That" (read by Harlan Ellison, himself), Rick Moody's "The Albertine Notes," and "The Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance" by Michael Chabon, the authors return to the traditions of pulp fiction, spinning adventurous, suspense-ridden tales destined to keep their audience on the edges of their seats.

Executive Producer: Karen DiMattia

Producer: Robert Kessler

Cover illustration by H.J. Ward (Red Star Mystery Magazine, October, 1940)

Cover lettering by David Coulson

© 2002 by McSweeney's Publishing; First Vintage printing February 2003

(P)2003 by Random House, Inc.

Members Reviews:

M2T3=Great Entertainment

Each time I have downloaded a collection of short stories from audible, I have not been disappointed. Nor was I surprised to find these unabridged selections from McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales to be very entertaining.

I purchased this selection based primarily on the fact that it contained a short story (short excerpt) by Stephen King from his forthcoming novel The Dark Tower V:The Wolves of the Calla due out in November,(hopefully, please, available on audible.) This was okay but, based on the fact that is an excerpt from 7 part series, it is actually probably the weakest story in the collection. (Begging again, the first four volumes of The Dark Tower are due to be rereleased on audio at the end of June. I hope that audible can get them...)

All of the stories are really good but I especially liked Nick Hornby's "Otherwise Pandemonium" and Elmore Leonard's "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name to Carl and Became a Famous Oklahoma Lawman." I also very much enjoyed Dave Egger's "Up the Mountain Coming Down Slowly, which contains probably the best narrative description of altitude induced psychosis (temporary) that I will ever hear.

Every story here, from Michael Crichton's very short and quite disturbing "Blood Doesn't Come Out" to Rick Moody's dark New York future in "The Albertine Notes", has something to offer any listener. Short stories and audio books are a perfect match and this collection is highly recommended by this reviewer.

Disappointing

While there are some very good stories in this collection, they are unfortunately outweighed by the remaining stories.Perhaps the stories which were not included are better. I also enjoyed Mr.

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Title: A Murder, a Mystery, and a Marriage

Author: Mark Twain

Narrator: Garrison Keillor, Roy Blount

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 01-11-02

Publisher: HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 24 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Set in the quaint hollow of Deer Lick, a mythical town resembling Mark Twain's Hannibal, Missouri, this bizarre tale chronicles the fortunes of humble farmer John Gray, determined to marry off his daughter Mary to the scion of the town's wealthiest family. But the sudden appearance of a stranger found lying unconscious in the snow not only derails Gray's plans, but also leads to a murder whose solution lies at the heart of this tale.

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Title: Starfist

Subtitle: School of Fire

Author: David Sherman, Dan Cragg

Narrator: John Bedford Lloyd

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs

Language: English

Release date: 06-12-01

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

But who is the real enemy and who can be trusted? On Wanderjahr, nothing is as it seems - not even the animal life - and everyone has his own agenda. Inexorably, the Marines of the 34th FIST are drawn deeper and deeper into the politics of a world where murder, terror, and betrayal are the accepted methods of government...and everyone is ripe for an old-fashioned butt-kickin'.

Members Reviews:

Why such a drastic abridgment?

I bought three of these but wish I had not. I am a fan of military sf, but the stories I got were so cut up and condensed that it was hardly worth hearing. They might have been pretty good had there been any character development left, but sadly it all ended up on the cutting room floor. I hope the authors were really angry when they saw what the publisher did to their hard work. Save your money and look for the unabridged version elsewhere.

Excellent book and narrator!

Loved the action packed book. The narrator did a fine job. Excellent!

Great series

This entire series in print is great, but this download is abridged. Still good for a couple of hours in the car or on the train.

Disappointing

Narrative was choppy, and the plot hard to follow. The story jumps from scene to scene with little or no explanation as to why we are suddenly there. The characters were cardboard cut-outs, full of Semper Fi machismo, with almost no backstory to make you care for them. As a military Sci-Fi piece, I was expecting some detail into tactics and combat, but there was little of that as well. Entire battles were condensed to one or two un-fulfilling sentences. Finally, the conclusion to the plot comes right out of left field, with no chance for the reader to discover it for themselves. It was a disappointing end to a disappointing story.

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Title: East of the Mountains

Author: David Guterson

Narrator: Edward Herrmann

Format: Abridged

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-16-99

Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 19 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

The main issues for Ben as a doctor had been tactical and so it would be with his death. But he hadn't considered the persuasiveness of memory - the promise he made to his wife Rachel, the love of his life, during World War II. Or life's mystery. On his journey he meets a young couple who are "forever," a drifter offering left-handed advice that might lessen the pain, a veterinarian with a touch only a heart surgeon would recognize, a rancher bent on destruction, a migrant worker who tests Ben's ability to understand. And just when he thinks there is no turning back, nothing to lose that wasn't lost, his power of interventions is called upon and his very identity tested.

Full of humanity, passion, and moral honesty, East of the Mountains is a bold and beautiful novel of personal discovery.

Members Reviews:

Well written and beautifully read.

Although I was a bit put off by the premise of a dying man going off to commit suicide in the mountains (sounds depressing, doesn't it?) I continued listening because the writing and reading were so good. I am very glad that I stuck with it. The story spirals marvelously from despair to redemption, and Herrmann's voice enhances the richness of the writing.

Wonderful book - very moving story.

I don't read (or listen to) many works of fiction. Non-fiction is usually my first choice. But I love this narrator and this book was just wonderful. The references to WWII and the way the story moved back and forth with ease between present day and the main character's memories as a young man made it such an interesting and heart warming story. Clearly well-researched, the book kept me up late at night because I didn't want to stop listening. As a daughter, I was often left thinking about how my own dad might react to a diagnosis of cancer. This story has some sad moments but I really enjoyed it and highly recommend it.

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Titolo: Il rumore dei tuoi passi

Autore: Valentina D'Urbano

Narratore: Federica Tabori

Formato: Unabridged

Durata: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Lingua: Italiano

Data di pubblicazione: 11-21-17

Editore: Salani

Categoria: Fiction, Contemporary

Riepilogo Editore:

In un luogo fatto di polvere, dove ogni cosa ha un soprannome, dove il quartiere in cui sono nati e cresciuti è chiamato "la Fortezza", Beatrice e Alfredo sono per tutti "i gemelli". I due però non hanno in comune il sangue, ma qualcosa di più profondo. A legarli è un'amicizia ruvida come l'intonaco sbrecciato dei palazzi in cui abitano, nata quando erano bambini e sopravvissuta a tutto ciò che di oscuro la vita può regalare.

Un'amicizia che cresce con loro fino a diventare un amore selvaggio, graffiante come vetro spezzato, delicato e luminoso come un girasole. Un amore nato nonostante tutto e tutti, nonostante loro stessi per primi. Ma alle soglie dei vent'anni, la voce di Beatrice è stanca e strozzata. E il cuore fragile di Alfredo ha perso i suoi colori. Perché tutto sta per cambiare.

Un romanzo d'esordio intenso e bruciante. Una voce narrante che rimarrà a lungo nella mente e nel cuore dei lettori.

©2012 Longanesi (P)2017 Adriano Salani Editore

Recensioni critiche:

Un romanzo d'amore e di maturazione che sorprende per la sua poesia scritta coi cocci rotti delle bottiglie.

-- Elle

Tanto rabbiosamente primitiva, quanto capace di plasmare personaggi commoventi.

-- La Repubblica

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Title: The Dean's List

Author: Kelly Collins

Narrator: Aria Abienta

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 05-09-16

Publisher: Kelly Collins Author LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 50 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

When does being naturally sexy become your best attribute? Twenty-five-year-old honors student, River Roberts, knew her life had to change. With only forty dollars to her name, she was hungry, tired, and out of options. While seeking advice from her best friend Jade, she found something that could provide all she was looking for. Sexy, witty, charming and motivated, she met the requirements for The Dean's List, a university society that offered alumni anything they desired. It was the perfect job for her. But it came with a cost: secrets and loneliness.

After the death of his wife, enigmatic Jonathan Ferris lived in a world of acquisition and mergers, a world where he knew financial security, a world filled with desolating loneliness. That was until River Roberts. She was intelligent, beautiful, sensual, and when their lives collided, his world changed. But then there was reality: she wasn't truly his. In a world of commodities and trading, River and Jonathan must fight to preserve what their hearts desire. But will that be possible? Will their collision be temporary, or will they overcome the many obstacles in their way?

Members Reviews:

Audible Re-Read

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

Yes! I have recommended the Kindle version to many friends and now I am happy to be able to recommend the audio book too!

What did you like best about this story?

This story is completely original, I loved the basis of it and the character development. There were so many great surprises that happened through out the book that I kept guessing how it would all work out.

Any additional comments?

I recommend going on to book 2 in the series, Honor Roll, for a insight on Luca Gregorio.

I didn't want it to end!

deans list

Right some the start, I loved the female lead! she was so down to earth, and someone I feel I would be friends with. Taking this trip with her in the secret world of getting paid for sex.. but not in a low class cheesey street walker way. I would of done the same thing in her shoes. Ok Ill admit it.. who would not love to be spoiled by a man? shopping trips, spa trips, oh and the shoes and clothes! and the great food! sign me up! OK Iwell not really, but in fantasy, I am all in.

Loved this book. I was actually sad that it was ending. I knew it was coming, and I kept hoping every chapter was not going to be the last. but it finally ended. I was bummed. I wanted to hear more! This book will go in my repeat list, and I am sure Ill listen to it a dozen or so more times.

This is kind of like a modern day Pretty Women, but so much better. if you liked that movie, you will love The Deans List!

Aria Abientas performance was spot on and I do hope to to hear more from her.

I was provided this audiobook at no charge by the author, publisher and/or narrator for an unbiased review via Audio Boom..

wow, what a story

this story was amazing, the main character goes into a life changing, drama fill job experience that leave you begging for more. the narrator did a great job and all the characters where played well.