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Henri Charriere, called "Papillon" for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet failed attempts over many years, he was eventually sent to the notorious prison Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped - until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.
Papillon, Charriere's astonishing autobiography, was published in France to instant acclaim in 1968, more than 20 years after his final escape. Since then, it has become a treasured classic - the gripping, shocking, ultimately uplifting odyssey of an innocent man who would not be defeated.
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Unsettling and beautiful
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Papa wouldn't have like this recording.
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First published in 1970, nine years after Hemingway's death, this is the story of an artist and adventurer, a man much like Hemingway himself. Beginning in the 1930s, Islands in the Stream follows the fortunes of Thomas Hudson, from his experiences as a painter on the Gulf Stream island of Bimini through his antisubmarine activities off the coast of Cuba during World War II. Hemingway is at his mature best in this beguiling tale.
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Hemingway was a Genius
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Journey to the End of the Night
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Neglected by her parents, 19-year-old Maya Nidal has grown up in Berkeley with her grandparents. Her grandmother Nini is a force of nature, a woman whose formidable strength helped her build a new life after emigrating from Chile in 1973. Popo, Maya's grandfather, is a gentle man whose solid, comforting presence helps calm the turbulence of Maya's adolescence. When Popo dies of cancer, Maya goes completely off the rails, turning to drugs, alcohol, and petty crime in a downward spiral that eventually bottoms out in Las Vegas.
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Technical Problems Need To Ne Resolved
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This is Michael Krupa’s story of how in 1939 he escaped the German invasion of Poland only to be captured by the Red Army, accused of espionage and interrogated in the notorious Lubianka prison. He was then sent to the infamous Pechora Gulag, where most inmates died of overwork and starvation within a year. Amazingly, Kupra then escaped and made the gruelling journey from Siberia to Afghanistan. This is a remarkable true story of survival and also gives a chilling insight into the brutality of Stalinist Russia.
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Harrowing Story of Survival
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The Centurions
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the "age of heroics is over". As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Superbly read. Unbelievably timely
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Earl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity — and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. It is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good start to a series
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Khorramshahr, Iran, May 1982 - It was the bloodiest battle of one of the most brutal wars of the twentieth century, and Najah, a 29-year-old wounded Iraqi conscript, was face to face with a 13-year-old Iranian child soldier who was ordered to kill him. Instead, the boy committed an astonishing act of mercy. It was an act that decades later would save his own life.
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Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, that unmanned drones fill the sky. And when her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she quickly begins to be shaped by her particular time and place until, finally, through the influence of a mysterious functionary, she is turned into a deadly instrument of war.
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Best listen in years
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Albert Camus' The Stranger is one of the most widely read novels in the world, with millions of copies sold. It stands as perhaps the greatest existentialist tale ever conceived, and is certainly one of the most important and influential books ever produced. Now, for the first time, this revered masterpiece is available as an unabridged audio production.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Is amorality bad?
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My Hitch in Hell, New Edition
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Captured by the Japanese after the fall of Bataan, Lester I. Tenney was one of the very few who would survive the legendary Death March and three and a half years in Japanese prison camps. With an understanding of human nature, a sense of humor, sharp thinking, and fierce determination, Tenney endured the rest of the war as a slave laborer in Japanese prison camps. My Hitch in Hell is an inspiring survivor's epic about the triumph of human will despite unimaginable suffering. This edition features a new introduction and epilogue by the author.e by the author.
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Best Story I have ever listened to
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Louisiana, 2065. A lot has changed in the 43rd year of the Kurian Order. Possessed of an unnatural and legendary hunger, the bloodthirsty Reapers have come to Earth to establish a New Order built on the harvesting of enslaved human souls. They rule the planet. They thrive on the scent of fear. And if it is night, as sure as darkness, they will come.
On this pitiless world, the indomitable spirit of mankind still breathes in Lieutenant David Valentine.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Its what you expect, and thats not a bad thing.
- By Kevin McLaughlin on 11-26-08
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Mystic River
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,024
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When they were children, Sean Devine, Jimmy Marcus, and Dave Boyle were friends. But then a strange car drove up their street. One boy got in the car, two did not, and something terrible happened - something that ended their friendship and changed the boys forever. Twenty-five years later, Sean is a homicide detective. Jimmy is an ex-con. And Dave is trying to hold his marriage together and keep his demons at bay - demons that urge him to do horrific things. When Jimmy's daughter is murdered, Sean is assigned to the case.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Punches you in the face!
- By DaWoolf on 11-11-14
By: Dennis Lehane
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American Lion
- Andrew Jackson in the White House
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,704
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,418
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,403
Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jackson's election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Unlikable Old Hickory
- By John M on 01-05-09
By: Jon Meacham
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The Far Pavilions
- By: M. M. Kaye
- Narrated by: Vikas Adam
- Length: 48 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,672
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,500
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,496
When The Far Pavilions was first published 19 years ago, it moved the critic Edmund Fuller to write this: "Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book, The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell's achievement in Gond With the Wind." From its beginning in the foothills of the towering Himalayas, M. M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast, rich, and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heroism, adventure, sadistic cruelty, and love.
- By Velan on 02-19-13
By: M. M. Kaye
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Congo
- By: Michael Crichton
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,200
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,509
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,494
Deep in the African rain forest, near the legendary ruins of the Lost City of Zinj, an expedition of eight American geologists are mysteriously and brutally killed in a matter of minutes. Ten thousand miles away, Karen Ross, the Congo Project Supervisor, watches a gruesome video transmission of the aftermath: a camp destroyed, tents crushed and torn, equipment scattered in the mud alongside dead bodies - all motionless except for one moving image - a grainy, dark, man-shaped blur.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic - better the second time around
- By hgpilot - MM on 11-28-15
By: Michael Crichton
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-20-21
Hypnotizing
I could wait to listen to this audiobook, and desperately looked for reasons to drive long distances to slip into Papillon’s stories. Great listen!
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- RL
- 06-06-23
Great story that kept my attention throughout
Great adventures and captivating moments from start to finish. Rich in details and worth the eighteen hours.
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- melany levenson
- 03-20-24
A Wild Adventure Ride!
A fascinating story of Papillon’s journey to freedom. One can never fully appreciate the precious gift of freedom until one is denied a life without it. This was Papillon’s challenge of a lifetime. Papillon’s fire in the belly, courage, tenacity & downright ingenuity propelled & sustained him on this quest as he encountered unimaginable struggle. I was on this wild adventure ride with him! It was thrilling and exciting! I fell in love with the guy. He’s charming and very witty. Loved the way he expressed himself.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-11-24
Stunning story
Very compelling! How a person could go through all that he did, and still
rebuild a life. Many life lessons both big and small. Nuggets of gold all through the story.
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- Tim Enterline
- 08-15-18
Wow
I love this book I never wanted it to end . I'm sure I will listen to it again someday soon !!
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- Chris
- 06-19-15
Couldn't turn it off was so good
Kept me wanting to find out what was next. He was such a solid guy, really good story and well written.
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- R.C. Leonard
- 06-26-23
The most incredible, inspiring memoir ever penned
To leave a review, compels me—by necessity—to summarize something best left as a whole. The story is mythic in its tropes, epic in its breadth and utterly riveting in it’s entirety. It is a story so good, I would find it difficult to respect anyone who felt otherwise, and as someone with a (typically) open mind, that alone is unusual. If you never read another memoir, read Papillon. If there’s an inch of humanity in you, you will not regret it.
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- Bill
- 09-30-13
Great book!
This is a fantastic book! Just remember that it is from a different time and a different "world" from our own. Henri takes you through a journey as he experiences it. Thank God most of us will never have comparable experiences! Many elements of humanity and inhumanity fill the pages and introduce modern readers to a life that was rarely written about in its day. I first read Papillion almost twenty years ago and some of the imagery and conflict still surfaces from time to time in my thoughts. A very impactful book!
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- Anonymous User
- 11-23-20
Motivational
loved this story my boyfriend who is currently incarcerated suggested it we both read it so we can talk about it when he calls it has lifted his spirits and I'm thankful for that.
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- Jason Leon
- 07-11-19
great story
i wish prison systems were more productive and beneficial to society and life after sentence.
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