RD Macken
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The Storyteller
- Tales of Life and Music
- By: Dave Grohl
- Narrated by: Dave Grohl
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,687
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,769
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,735
So, I’ve written a book. This certainly doesn’t mean that I’m quitting my day job, but it does give me a place to shed a little light on what it’s like to be a kid from Springfield, Virginia, walking through life while living out the crazy dreams I had as young musician. From hitting the road with Scream at 18 years old, to my time in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters, jamming with Iggy Pop or playing at the Academy Awards or dancing with AC/DC and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, drumming for Tom Petty or meeting Sir Paul McCartney at Royal Albert Hall....
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5 out of 5 stars
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You Are Not Dave
- By VW on 07-10-21
- The Storyteller
- Tales of Life and Music
- By: Dave Grohl
- Narrated by: Dave Grohl
Essential for any rock enthusiasts
Reviewed: 14-10-21
Loved it on the whole,
Only criticism is the Paul McCartney love in, that keeps appearing like a Yoko ono.
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A Farewell to Arms
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: John Slattery
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 722
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 600
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 602
The best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Farewell to a good listen
- By James on 16-12-07
- A Farewell to Arms
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: John Slattery
Vivid storytelling at its best
Reviewed: 08-09-21
Wonderful performance from Mr Slattery, it's like sharing a room with Roger Sterling. Reptative at times, but this is Hemingway's style. In my opinion the most vivid writer ever, you can hear feel and taste every sensation of war time Italy.
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From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 16,972
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 14,860
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,768
Broadcaster, writer, philanthroper and one of the first public figures to suggest high-visibility clothing for people manning temporary car parks, the public Alan Partridge is a cherished institution. But what of the unseen Alan? For the first time, this famously private man welcomes us into his home and audibly deshrouds himself for a fascinating series of podcasts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So Ruddy, bloody brave!
- By Mark B on 03-09-20
- From the Oasthouse: The Alan Partridge Podcast (Series 1)
- An Audible Original
- By: Alan Partridge
- Narrated by: Alan Partridge
Cringeworthy but hilarious as ever
Reviewed: 23-08-21
highlights include feeding his dog 16 boiled eggs, claims that Alan titchmarsh believes in big dick energy
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The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,477
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,280
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,275
The Old Man and the Sea is one of Hemingway's most enduring works. Told in language of great simplicity and power, it is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal, a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts, in strikingly contemporary style, the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, of personal triumph won from loss.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sutherland is very monotonous
- By Vera on 18-04-12
- The Old Man and the Sea
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Donald Sutherland
atmospheric, transports you to the location.
Reviewed: 15-02-21
So atmospheric, you can feel the entire scene and locale. Quite thought provoking as a look at ageing in a young man's profession. Absolutely loved it, and the lazy droll tones of Don Sutherland are a match made in heaven.
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Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,371
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 17,933
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,861
I've been in this life for 50 years, been trying to work out its riddle for 42 and been keeping diaries of clues to that riddle for the last 35. Notes about successes and failures, joys and sorrows, things that made me marvel and things that made me laugh out loud. How to be fair. How to have less stress. How to have fun. How to hurt people less. How to get hurt less. How to be a good man. How to have meaning in life. How to be more me.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long Overdue Window to Sincerity
- By Helen on 20-10-20
- Greenlights
- By: Matthew McConaughey
- Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey
Sickly, preachy and way too indulgent
Reviewed: 27-11-20
Really looked forward to this, but found it dimmed my opinions of the man. More of a self help book than a memoir. The industry anecdotes are great, but the personal ones are so self gratifying and preachy that I cringed. Also had trouble believing a lot of it.
Don't meet your idols!
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,504
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,156
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,152
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October, 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How Did They Endure This -and Survive?
- By c on 15-02-16
- Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Gruelling story, gruelling to complete.
Reviewed: 20-11-20
Gruelling story, makes it hard to complete because of the never ending hardships. But a must read for any adventure enthusiast. Endurance personified.
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The Midnight Library
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,057
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25,732
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25,674
Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Fantasy may be hard to take if you’re depressed
- By Joan on 04-09-20
- The Midnight Library
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Dissapointing, the description is mis leading
Reviewed: 20-10-20
I was drawn in by having a narrator with the gravitas of Carey, but felt I'd been mis led by the description of the story fairly early on. not the exciting glimpse of living different glamorous lives, but instead difficult glimpses of depression and suicide.
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