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TAKE A BROWSE SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY View all Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, BOOK 1 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 40,287 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 34,689 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 34,629 Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! * 5 out of 5 stars * PERFECTLY FRYED POTTER * By Simon on 20-11-15 By: J.K. 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Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,763 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,125 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 20,067 When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.... * 5 out of 5 stars * THE SERIES MATURES * By Simon on 26-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4 * HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, BOOK 4 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,312 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,800 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,725 The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons, and dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! * 5 out of 5 stars * SERIOUSLY GOOD POTTER! * By Simon on 29-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling The Fellowship of the Ring * THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,165 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,408 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,376 In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. * 1 out of 5 stars * TERRIBLE - ANDY SERKIS SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ASKED TO READ THIS * By Cal on 17-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien Project Hail Mary * PROJECT HAIL MARY * By: Andy Weir * Narrated by: Ray Porter * Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 21,690 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,989 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,935 Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. * 5 out of 5 stars * A RETURN TO FORM * By Amazon Customer on 06-05-21 By: Andy Weir Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, BOOK 1 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 40,287 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 34,689 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 34,629 Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! * 5 out of 5 stars * PERFECTLY FRYED POTTER * By Simon on 20-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Mythos * MYTHOS * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,007 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,042 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,933 The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. * 5 out of 5 stars * I NEED MORE! * By Lily on 08-11-17 By: Stephen Fry Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BOOK 3 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,763 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,125 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 20,067 When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.... * 5 out of 5 stars * THE SERIES MATURES * By Simon on 26-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4 * HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, BOOK 4 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,312 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,800 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,725 The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons, and dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! * 5 out of 5 stars * SERIOUSLY GOOD POTTER! * By Simon on 29-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling The Fellowship of the Ring * THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,165 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,408 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,376 In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. * 1 out of 5 stars * TERRIBLE - ANDY SERKIS SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ASKED TO READ THIS * By Cal on 17-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien Project Hail Mary * PROJECT HAIL MARY * By: Andy Weir * Narrated by: Ray Porter * Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 21,690 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,989 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,935 Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. * 5 out of 5 stars * A RETURN TO FORM * By Amazon Customer on 06-05-21 By: Andy Weir Fourth Wing * FOURTH WING * Empyrean, Book 1 * By: Rebecca Yarros * Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton * Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 715 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 684 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 686 Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. * 5 out of 5 stars * GREAT STORY, MEDIOCRE AUDIO * By Georgie HB on 08-05-23 By: Rebecca Yarros Dune * DUNE * By: Frank Herbert * Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others * Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,881 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,777 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,732 Shortlisted for the Audiobook Download of the Year, 2007. Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream. * 5 out of 5 stars * A SUPERB PRODUCTION OF A SCI FI CLASSIC! * By Peter on 21-07-07 By: Frank Herbert Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy * HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY * By: Douglas Adams * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,109 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 11,453 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 11,426 One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. * 1 out of 5 stars * WARNING! AMERICAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION (YUK!) * By Wibble on 03-08-15 By: Douglas Adams Good Omens * GOOD OMENS * A Full Cast Production * By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett * Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Chris Nelson, and others * Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins * Original Recording * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,213 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,096 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,091 According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So, the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. * 5 out of 5 stars * :) * By millie hall on 14-01-22 By: Neil Gaiman, and others The Two Towers * THE TWO TOWERS * The Lord of the Rings, Book 2 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 4,125 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,660 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 3,650 The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King. * 5 out of 5 stars * GOLLUM! * By Jens on 23-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien A Game of Thrones * A GAME OF THRONES * Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire * By: George R.R. Martin * Narrated by: Roy Dotrice * Length: 33 hrs and 45 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,213 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 18,212 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 18,217 Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT, BUT... * By Thomas on 01-09-11 By: George R.R. Martin The Hobbit * THE HOBBIT * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,820 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,898 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,872 Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of 13 dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on a journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.... * 5 out of 5 stars * BAGGINS OF FUN * By Nidge on 03-09-20 By: J. R. R. Tolkien The Return of the King * THE RETURN OF THE KING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 3 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,947 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,684 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,682 The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. * 5 out of 5 stars * WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, BUT..... * By ms.A on 31-10-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien The Eye of the Bedlam Bride * THE EYE OF THE BEDLAM BRIDE * Dungeon Crawler Carl, Book 6 * By: Matt Dinniman * Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Patrick Warburton, Travis Baldree, and others * Length: 26 hrs and 46 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 A pantheon of forgotten gods. An old grudge between a talk show host, an heiress, and the man they shattered along the way. A rapidly deteriorating AI system. An inconvenient tiara upon the head of a friend. By: Matt Dinniman The Silmarillion * THE SILMARILLION * By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindalë is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age. * 5 out of 5 stars * BEST VERSION OF THE SILMARILLION. * By Mr. S. W. James on 22-06-23 By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others Vainglorious * VAINGLORIOUS * Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 11 * By: Sandy Mitchell * Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Christopher Tester, and others * Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 28 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 25 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 When the flow of desperately needed weapons for the Astra Militarum slows to nothing from a newly founded forge world, there’s only one man able and (un)willing to investigate…Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. With Cain’s desperately sought-after retirement on the line, the Imperium’s most reluctant commissar must navigate insidious assassination attempts against his person, legions of mutinous skitarii, heresy within the upper echelons of the Adeptus Mechanicus itself… and a hidden foe, pulling the strings, with an agenda that could threaten the future of Imperial rule in the Damocles Gulf. * 4 out of 5 stars * GOOD ENTRY IN THE CAIN LIBRARY * By WouterDLT on 20-08-23 By: Sandy Mitchell Jackson * JACKSON * Everybody Loves Large Chests, Vol. 9 * By: Neven Iliev * Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott, Dorrie Sacks, and others * Length: 18 hrs and 1 min * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 It’s amazing what the lack of immediate threat to one’s life and wellbeing can do for a person’s disposition. High risk, high reward endeavors suddenly seem far less appealing, month-long delays are no longer a cause for concern, and sleeping in every single day of the week becomes an extremely attractive proposition. Indeed, without a pressing need to aggressively expand its power, Boxxy T. Morningwood is finally able to simply sit back, enjoy life, and watch the world both turn and burn. By: Neven Iliev Heroes * HEROES * Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 10,843 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,637 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,584 Imagine sandals on your feet, a sword in your hand and the hot sun beating down on your helmet. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. Marvel as Atalanta - a woman raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera. Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.... * 5 out of 5 stars * ANCIENT MYTHS FROM A MODERN LEGEND! * By Simon on 02-11-18 By: Stephen Fry The Way of Kings * THE WAY OF KINGS * The Stormlight Archive, Book 1 * By: Brandon Sanderson * Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading * Length: 45 hrs and 29 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 11,420 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,117 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 10,081 According to mythology, mankind used to live in 'The Tranquiline Halls': heaven. But then the Voidbringers assaulted and captured heaven, casting out God and men. Men took root on Roshar, the world of storms, but the Voidbringers followed. The Almighty gave men powerful suits of armor and mystical weapons, the Shardblades. Led by 10 angelic Heralds and 10 orders of knights known as Radiants, mankind finally won (or so the legends say). * 5 out of 5 stars * PHILIP FROM WINCHESTER * By Philip on 08-06-11 By: Brandon Sanderson Ciaphas Cain: The Anthology * CIAPHAS CAIN: THE ANTHOLOGY * Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000 * By: Sandy Mitchell * Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Emma Gregory, and others * Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 12 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 12 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 11 This audiobook brings together 13 uproarious short stories and one novella, focused on Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. His stories are celebrated as heroic propaganda pieces, but he’s simply trying to stay alive in a hostile galaxy. * 5 out of 5 stars * A MUST FOR CAIN ENTHUSIASTS * By Mikael Hellberg on 23-08-23 By: Sandy Mitchell The Primal Hunter 6 * THE PRIMAL HUNTER 6 * By: Zogarth * Narrated by: Travis Baldree * Length: 20 hrs and 8 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 101 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 79 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 79 But first, Jake has a family to visit, and an auction to attend. Then, it’s time to face the challenges the planet has to offer, and by using the many rewards from the treasure hunt, Jake aims to improve his repertoire while getting some more levels under his belt. * 4 out of 5 stars * FAMILIAR FUN BUT NOT MUCH STORY PROGRESSION * By Jason K on 23-08-23 By: Zogarth The Emperor's Gift * THE EMPEROR'S GIFT * Warhammer 40,000 * By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden * Narrated by: Christopher Kent * Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 The Grey Knights are all that stands between humanity and the ravages of Chaos. Since their secretive beginnings during the Horus Heresy, these legendary Space Marine daemon hunters have journeyed into the dark realms of the warp – and beyond – in pursuit of their supernatural enemies. Through an intensive regime of psychic training, new recruits are brought to the clandestine fortress of Titan to join the hallowed and vaunted ranks of the 666th Chapter. * 5 out of 5 stars * AT LAST!! * By paul sparks on 15-08-23 By: Aaron Dembski-Bowden A Clash of Kings * A CLASH OF KINGS * Book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire * By: George R.R. Martin * Narrated by: Roy Dotrice * Length: 37 hrs and 12 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 10,946 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,173 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,144 The complete, unabridged audiobook of A Clash of Kings. HBO’s hit series A Game of Thrones is based on George R. R. Martin’s internationally best-selling series A Song of Ice and Fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. A Clash of Kings is the second volume in the series. Throughout Westeros, the cold winds are rising. * 1 out of 5 stars * GREAT BOOK - SPOILED BY POOR NARRATION * By Joanna on 23-02-12 By: George R.R. Martin The Sandman * THE SANDMAN * By: Neil Gaiman, Dirk Maggs * Narrated by: Riz Ahmed, Kat Dennings, Taron Egerton, and others * Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins * Original Recording * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 15,319 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,677 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,649 When The Sandman, also known as Lord Morpheus - the immortal king of dreams, stories and the imagination - is pulled from his realm and imprisoned on Earth by a nefarious cult, he languishes for decades before finally escaping. Once free, he must retrieve the three “tools” that will restore his power and help him to rebuild his dominion, which has deteriorated in his absence. * 2 out of 5 stars * I DON’T GET THIS * By John P. Allum on 21-07-20 By: Neil Gaiman, and others The Colour of Magic * THE COLOUR OF MAGIC * Discworld, Book 1 * By: Terry Pratchett * Narrated by: Colin Morgan, Peter Serafinowicz, Bill Nighy * Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,147 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,045 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,042 Somewhere on the frontier between thought and reality exists the Discworld, a parallel time and place that might sound and smell very much like our own, but which looks completely different. Particularly as it’s carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). It plays by different rules. But then, some things are the same everywhere. The Disc’s very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world’s first tourist, upon whose survival rests the peace and prosperity of the land. * 5 out of 5 stars * IMPRESSIVE. * By emrys on 12-07-22 By: Terry Pratchett Fairy Tale * FAIRY TALE * By: Stephen King * Narrated by: Seth Numrich, Stephen King * Length: 24 hrs and 6 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,393 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 4,063 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,053 Charlie Reade looks like a regular high school kid, great at baseball and football, a decent student. But he carries a heavy load. His mom was killed in a hit-and-run accident when he was 10, and grief drove his dad to drink. Charlie learned how to take care of himself—and his dad. Then, when Charlie is 17, he meets a dog named Radar and his aging master, Howard Bowditch, a recluse in a big house at the top of a big hill, with a locked shed in the backyard. Sometimes strange sounds emerge from it. * 3 out of 5 stars * THIS WAS SURPRISINGLY DISAPPOINTING * By Shaun on 06-09-22 By: Stephen King The Last Wish * THE LAST WISH * By: Andrzej Sapkowski * Narrated by: Peter Kenny * Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,711 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,772 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,761 Geralt of Rivia is a Witcher, a man whose magic powers and lifelong training have made him a brilliant fighter and a merciless assassin. Yet he is no ordinary killer: he hunts the vile fiends that ravage the land and attack the innocent. But not everything monstrous-looking is evil; not everything fair is good...and in every fairy tale there is a grain of truth. * 5 out of 5 stars * FANTASTIC...JUST ONE TINY THING... * By Littlewings85 on 04-03-19 By: Andrzej Sapkowski Blood of Elves * BLOOD OF ELVES * The Witcher, Book 1 * By: Andrzej Sapkowski * Narrated by: Peter Kenny * Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,086 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,430 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,428 For more than a hundred years humans, dwarves, gnomes and elves lived together in relative peace. But times have changed, the uneasy peace is over and now the races once again fight each other - and themselves: dwarves are killing their kinsmen, and elves are murdering humans and elves, at least those elves who are friendly to humans...Into this tumultuous time is born a child for whom the witchers of the world have been waiting. * 5 out of 5 stars * GOOD, IF YOU READ THEM ALL. * By Filip on 09-10-16 By: Andrzej Sapkowski Dune Messiah * DUNE MESSIAH * By: Frank Herbert * Narrated by: Scott Brick, Katherine Kellgren, Euan Morton, and others * Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,565 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,794 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 3,789 The second Dune installment explores new developments on the planet Arrakis, with its intricate social order and strange, threatening environment. Dune Messiah picks up the story of the man known as Muad'Dib, heir to a power unimaginable, bringing to fruition an ambition of unparalleled scale: the centuries-old scheme to create a superbeing who reigns not in the heavens but among men. But the question is: DO all paths of glory lead to the grave? * 2 out of 5 stars * TOO MUCH MELANGE BY THE AUTHOR? * By Stuart on 30-07-12 By: Frank Herbert * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 MYSTERY & THRILLERS View all None of This Is True * NONE OF THIS IS TRUE * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey * Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 873 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 830 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 829 Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. * 5 out of 5 stars * GRIPPING AND INNOVATIVE * By Leeby on 23-07-23 By: Lisa Jewell Peter Pan Must Die * PETER PAN MUST DIE * Dave Gurney, Book 4 * By: John Verdon * Narrated by: Jeff Harding * Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 291 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 269 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 267 The daunting task that confronts Gurney, once the NYPD's top homicide cop: determining the guilt or innocence of a woman already convicted of shooting her charismatic politician husband. Gurney quickly finds himself waging a dangerous battle of wits with a thoroughly corrupt investigator, a disturbingly cordial mob boss, a gorgeous young temptress, and a bizarre assassin whose childlike appearance has earned him the nickname Peter Pan. * 4 out of 5 stars * A SERIES IN DECLINE * By Stuart on 08-04-21 By: John Verdon The Thursday Murder Club * THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB * Thursday Murder Club, Book 1 * By: Richard Osman * Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes * Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,031 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,934 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,903 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? * 1 out of 5 stars * OH WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! * By mollyeyre on 03-09-20 By: Richard Osman The Last Devil To Die * THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE * Thursday Murder Club, Book 4 * By: Richard Osman * Length: Not Yet Known * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die? By: Richard Osman Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection * SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION * By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 15,192 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,741 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 13,683 Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT AUDIO BOOK, SHAME ABOUT THE NAVIGATION. * By PJM on 10-03-17 By: Stephen Fry - introductions, and others Just Between Us * JUST BETWEEN US * By: Adele Parks * Narrated by: Kristin Atherton * Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 11 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 8 Kylie Gillingham’s disappearance has gripped the nation: the woman with a shocking secret – married to two men at the same time – is missing, presumed dead. And both her husbands are suspects. DCI Clements knows the dark side of human nature and that love can make people do treacherous things; you can’t presume anything when it comes to crimes of the heart. While Kylie's two husbands remain prime suspects, her sons won't accept that she is dead. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open. * 5 out of 5 stars * FABULOUS! * By Ann D on 22-08-23 By: Adele Parks None of This Is True * NONE OF THIS IS TRUE * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Nicola Walker, Louise Brealey * Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 873 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 830 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 829 Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, popular podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie, it turns out, is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact, birthday twins. A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix's children's school. Josie has been listening to Alix's podcasts and thinks she might be an interesting subject for her series. She is, she tells Alix, on the cusp of great changes in her life. * 5 out of 5 stars * GRIPPING AND INNOVATIVE * By Leeby on 23-07-23 By: Lisa Jewell Peter Pan Must Die * PETER PAN MUST DIE * Dave Gurney, Book 4 * By: John Verdon * Narrated by: Jeff Harding * Length: 15 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 291 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 269 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 267 The daunting task that confronts Gurney, once the NYPD's top homicide cop: determining the guilt or innocence of a woman already convicted of shooting her charismatic politician husband. Gurney quickly finds himself waging a dangerous battle of wits with a thoroughly corrupt investigator, a disturbingly cordial mob boss, a gorgeous young temptress, and a bizarre assassin whose childlike appearance has earned him the nickname Peter Pan. * 4 out of 5 stars * A SERIES IN DECLINE * By Stuart on 08-04-21 By: John Verdon The Thursday Murder Club * THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB * Thursday Murder Club, Book 1 * By: Richard Osman * Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman, Marian Keyes * Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 17,031 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,934 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,903 In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, 'The Thursday Murder Club' finds themselves in the middle of their first live case. The four friends, Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron, might be octogenarians, but they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late? * 1 out of 5 stars * OH WHAT A DISAPPOINTMENT! * By mollyeyre on 03-09-20 By: Richard Osman The Last Devil To Die * THE LAST DEVIL TO DIE * Thursday Murder Club, Book 4 * By: Richard Osman * Length: Not Yet Known * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 An old friend in the antiques business has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. As the gang springs into action they encounter art forgers, online fraudsters and drug dealers, as well as heartache close to home. With the body count rising, the package still missing and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out? And who will be the last devil to die? By: Richard Osman Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection * SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION * By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 15,192 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,741 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 13,683 Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT AUDIO BOOK, SHAME ABOUT THE NAVIGATION. * By PJM on 10-03-17 By: Stephen Fry - introductions, and others Just Between Us * JUST BETWEEN US * By: Adele Parks * Narrated by: Kristin Atherton * Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 11 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 8 Kylie Gillingham’s disappearance has gripped the nation: the woman with a shocking secret – married to two men at the same time – is missing, presumed dead. And both her husbands are suspects. DCI Clements knows the dark side of human nature and that love can make people do treacherous things; you can’t presume anything when it comes to crimes of the heart. While Kylie's two husbands remain prime suspects, her sons won't accept that she is dead. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open. * 5 out of 5 stars * FABULOUS! * By Ann D on 22-08-23 By: Adele Parks The Running Grave * THE RUNNING GRAVE * Cormoran Strike, Book 7 * By: Robert Galbraith * Narrated by: Robert Glenister * Length: Not Yet Known * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better world. Yet Strike discovers that beneath the surface there are deeply sinister undertones, and unexplained deaths. In order to try to rescue Will, Strike's business partner Robin Ellacott decides to infiltrate the cult and she travels to Norfolk to live incognito amongst them. But in doing so, she is unprepared for the dangers that await her there or for the toll it will take on her. By: Robert Galbraith The Trial * THE TRIAL * By: Rob Rinder * Narrated by: Josh Dylan * Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 878 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 843 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 840 Follow Adam on his first gripping case that will take him from the murky world of Chambers to the splendour of the Old Bailey. Filled with twists, turns and a cast of unforgettable characters, The Judge is the enthralling fiction debut by broadcaster and barrister Rob Rinder. * 3 out of 5 stars * NEEDS A MUCH MORE EXPERIENCED NARRATOR * By Stephen Power on 29-06-23 By: Rob Rinder The Bullet That Missed * THE BULLET THAT MISSED * Thursday Murder Club, Book 3 * By: Richard Osman * Narrated by: Fiona Shaw * Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,862 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,360 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,342 It is an ordinary Thursday, and things should finally be returning to normal. Except trouble is never far away where the Thursday Murder Club are concerned. A local news legend is on the hunt for a sensational headline, and soon the gang are hot on the trail of two murders, ten years apart. To make matters worse, a new nemesis pays Elizabeth a visit, presenting her with a deadly mission: kill or be killed. * 5 out of 5 stars * IGNORE THEM * By olivia eveleigh on 15-09-22 By: Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice * THE MAN WHO DIED TWICE * Thursday Murder Club, Book 2 * By: Richard Osman * Narrated by: Lesley Manville, Richard Osman * Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 10,361 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,346 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,313 It's the following Thursday. Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He's made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster and a very real threat to his life. As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds, too? Well, wouldn't that be a bonus? But this time, they are up against an enemy who wouldn't bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. * 5 out of 5 stars * BEST BOOK I’VE EVER LISTENED TO… BY FAR! * By Tally Pendragon on 24-09-21 By: Richard Osman The Family Upstairs * THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne, Bea Holland, Dominic Thorburn * Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,089 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,273 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,253 You thought they were just staying for the weekend. They looked harmless enough - with only two suitcases and a cat in a wicker box. But soon things turn very, very dark. It happens slowly, yet so extraordinarily quickly. Now you and your sister must find a way to survive.... * 5 out of 5 stars * A REAL STUNNER WHAT A READ ! * By None on 14-08-19 By: Lisa Jewell The Lie in Our Marriage * THE LIE IN OUR MARRIAGE * By: Anna-Lou Weatherley * Narrated by: James Lailey * Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 69 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Maggie leans against the apple tree, watching her fun-loving husband and darling children as her heart swells with pride. As the joyful party atmosphere disappears into the night, close by, the lifeless body of a young woman is pulled from a river. Slipping upstairs to find the special gift for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else hidden amongst the dusty boxes of family keepsakes. * 5 out of 5 stars * NEVER DISAPPOINTED * By Eaine on 05-08-23 By: Anna-Lou Weatherley The Girlfriend * THE GIRLFRIEND * By: K.L. Slater * Narrated by: Clare Corbett * Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 924 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 848 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 849 The doorbell rings, just days after my beloved husband’s sudden death. I don’t recognise the woman on our doorstep, with her blonde highlights, a diamond bracelet identical to my own and a bouncing baby boy in her arms. As I show her inside, I notice her eyes grow wide as she takes in our spacious hallway, and the big squashy sofas that we all used to pile on. She glances at the silver-framed family photos and my little daughter hiding behind my skirts. She looks at me, her blue eyes serious. ‘I’m sorry’ she says. ‘I am your husband’s girlfriend. And this is his son.' * 5 out of 5 stars * ANOTHER BELTER * By Suzanne sims on 10-12-22 By: K.L. Slater Holly * HOLLY * By: Stephen King * Narrated by: Justine Lupe * Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down. By: Stephen King The Word Is Murder * THE WORD IS MURDER * Hawthorne, Book 1 * By: Anthony Horowitz * Narrated by: Rory Kinnear * Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,875 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,557 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,543 A wealthy woman strangled six hours after she's arranged her own funeral. A very private detective uncovering secrets but hiding his own. A reluctant author drawn into a story he can’t control. What do they have in common? Unexpected death, an unsolved mystery and a trail of bloody clues lie at the heart of Anthony Horowitz's new thriller. Spread the word. The word is murder. * 5 out of 5 stars * THE UNEMPLOYED DETECTIVE * By Sarah on 30-08-17 By: Anthony Horowitz The Twist of a Knife * THE TWIST OF A KNIFE * Hawthorne, Book 4 * By: Anthony Horowitz * Narrated by: Rory Kinnear * Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,677 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,549 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,546 'I've written three books and our deal is over.' That's what reluctant author Anthony Horowitz tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne in an awkward meeting. The truth is that Anthony has got other things on his mind. His new play, a thriller called Mindgame, is about to open at the famous Vaudeville theatre in Shoreditch. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night. The play is not enjoyed by the critics. In particular, Sunday Times critic Harriet Throsby gives it a savage review, focusing particularly on the writing. * 5 out of 5 stars * EXCELLENT, AS ALWAYS * By robotband on 20-08-22 By: Anthony Horowitz The Ink Black Heart * THE INK BLACK HEART * Cormoran Strike, Book 6 * By: Robert Galbraith * Narrated by: Robert Glenister * Length: 32 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,491 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,004 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,973 When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this—and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery. * 2 out of 5 stars * SO DISAPPOINTING PLUS UPDATE * By mollyeyre on 30-08-22 By: Robert Galbraith Geneva * GENEVA * By: Richard Armitage * Narrated by: Richard Armitage, Nicola Walker, Jane Perry * Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,110 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,860 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,848 Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has taken a step back from work to spend more time with her family. Movie nights with her husband Daniel and their daughter Maddie are a welcome respite from the scrutiny of the world’s press. As much as it hurts, it’s good to be able to see her father more too. He’s suffering from Alzheimer’s and needs special care. Sarah has started to show tell-tale signs of the disease too. She’s been experiencing blackouts and memory loss. It’s early days but she must face the possibility that she won’t be there to see her daughter grow up. * 5 out of 5 stars * A STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL * By Sarah on 21-10-22 By: Richard Armitage Verity * VERITY * By: Colleen Hoover * Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Amy Landon * Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,459 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,843 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 4,846 Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. * 1 out of 5 stars * DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE. * By MR on 17-05-19 By: Colleen Hoover The Family Remains * THE FAMILY REMAINS * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Dominic Thorburn, Bea Holland, and others * Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,087 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,892 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,884 London. Early morning, June 2019: on the foreshore of the river Thames, a bag of bones is discovered. Human bones. DCI Samuel Owusu is called to the scene and quickly sends the bag for forensic examination. The bones are those of a young woman, killed by a blow to the head many years ago. Also inside the bag is a trail of clues, in particular the seeds of a rare tree which lead DCI Owusu back to a mansion in Chelsea where three people lay dead in a kitchen. Four deaths. An unsolved mystery. A family whose secrets can't stay buried for ever. * 2 out of 5 stars * WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN * By Sararara on 25-07-22 By: Lisa Jewell Then She Was Gone * THEN SHE WAS GONE * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Gabrielle Glaister * Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,991 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,199 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,194 A missing girl. A buried secret. From the acclaimed author of I Found You and the Richard & Judy best seller The Girls comes a compulsively twisty psychological thriller that will keep you gripped to the very last moment. She was 15, her mother's golden girl. She had her whole life ahead of her. And then, in the blink of an eye, Ellie was gone. Ten years on, Laurel has never given up hope of finding Ellie. And then she meets a charming and charismatic stranger who sweeps her off her feet. * 5 out of 5 stars * EXCELLENT * By Kate on 18-10-17 By: Lisa Jewell Where the Crawdads Sing * WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING * By: Delia Owens * Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell * Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,041 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,027 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 22,970 For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. Then the time comes when she yearns to be touched and loved. * 1 out of 5 stars * OH MY WORD... * By Private on 09-05-20 By: Delia Owens In Service of Death * IN SERVICE OF DEATH * DCI Logan Crime Thrillers, Book 17 * By: JD Kirk * Narrated by: Angus King * Length: 11 hrs and 19 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 170 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 161 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 161 It all started harmlessly enough. An egged window, a deflated car tire, and a few garden gnomes knocked over. But then, the silent calls began–late nights and early mornings to landlines and mobiles, and numbers that no one should have access to. * 5 out of 5 stars * MARVELLOUS STORY TELLING….. * By Mike on 26-07-23 By: JD Kirk Mr Mercedes * MR MERCEDES * By: Stephen King * Narrated by: Will Patton * Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,918 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,522 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,518 Described as 'the best thriller of the year' Sunday Express, the No. 1 bestseller introduces retired cop Bill Hodges in a race against time to apprehend a killer. A cat-and-mouse suspense thriller featuring Bill Hodges, a retired cop who is tormented by 'the Mercedes massacre', a case he never solved. Brady Hartsfield, perpetrator of that notorious crime, has sent Hodges a taunting letter. * 5 out of 5 stars * A GRIPPING AND ABSORBING THRILLER * By Postscript on 08-06-14 By: Stephen King The Cuckoo's Calling * THE CUCKOO'S CALLING * Cormoran Strike, Book 1 * By: Robert Galbraith * Narrated by: Robert Glenister * Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 15,185 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,763 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,722 When a troubled model falls to her death from a snow-covered Mayfair balcony, it is assumed that she has committed suicide. However, her brother has his doubts, and calls in private investigator Cormoran Strike to look into the case.Strike is a war veteran - wounded both physically and psychologically - and his life is in disarray. The case gives him a financial lifeline, but it comes at a personal cost: the more he delves into the young model's complex world, the darker things get - and the closer he gets to terrible danger... * 4 out of 5 stars * ENTERTAINING AND LIKEABLE * By Dragon on 06-05-13 By: Robert Galbraith The Night She Disappeared * THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED * By: Lisa Jewell * Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt * Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,869 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 4,443 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,419 2017: 19-year-old Tallulah is going out on a date, leaving her baby with her mother, Kim. Kim watches her daughter leave and, as late evening turns into night, which turns into early morning, she waits for her return. And waits. The next morning, Kim phones Tallulah's friends, who tell her that Tallulah was last seen heading to a party at a house in the nearby woods called Dark Place. * 1 out of 5 stars * BORING CLICHÉ AFTER BORING CLICHÉ * By AM on 11-08-21 By: Lisa Jewell Haunting Adeline * HAUNTING ADELINE * Cat and Mouse Duet, Book 1 * By: H. D. Carlton * Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton, Michelle Sparks * Length: 15 hrs and 47 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 400 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 367 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 366 The Manipulator. I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He's always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow. I didn't mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can't stay away. I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves. I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine. And once she is, I'll never let her go. * 3 out of 5 stars * OKAY, BUT NOT GREAT * By Kindle Customer on 01-11-22 By: H. D. Carlton The Woman Who Lied * THE WOMAN WHO LIED * By: Claire Douglas * Narrated by: Gemma Whelan, Ayesha Antoine * Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 61 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 60 The gripping new thriller from the bestselling author of The Couple at No 9. * 5 out of 5 stars * COMPELLING LISTENING * By vicki on 12-07-23 By: Claire Douglas Unlawful Killings * UNLAWFUL KILLINGS * Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey * By: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC * Narrated by: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC, Rachel Bavidge, Roy McMillan * Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 256 As one of just a few judges licensed to try murder cases at the Old Bailey, the author has presided over many of the high-profile cases that all too often grab our attention in dramatic media headlines—for every unlawful death tells a story. But, unlike most of us, a judge doesn't get to turn the page and move on. Nor does the defendant, or the family of the victim, nor the many other people who populate the court room. Peeling apart six dramatic murder and manslaughter cases, Unlawful Killings removes this distinction between 'them' and 'us'. * 3 out of 5 stars * HMMM…. * By Amazon Customer on 15-06-23 By: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC Strange Sally Diamond * STRANGE SALLY DIAMOND * By: Liz Nugent * Narrated by: Jessica Regan, Stephen Hogan, Sara Lynam * Length: 10 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 982 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 897 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 897 Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has no memory of. As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, recluse Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends, finding independence, and learning that people don't always mean what they say. * 5 out of 5 stars * COULDN’T PUT IT DOWN (BUT SHOULD COME WITH A WARNING)! * By Catriona B on 19-03-23 By: Liz Nugent * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 LITERATURE & FICTION View all More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up * MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F**K UP * By: Alexandra Potter * Narrated by: Sally Phillips * Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 8 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 8 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 It’s time for more confessions... As heartfelt and hilarious as the bestselling first novel, Nell discovers that there’s no such thing as having it all figured out. * 5 out of 5 stars * ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS * By Anonymous User on 23-08-23 By: Alexandra Potter Mythos * MYTHOS * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,007 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,042 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,933 The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. * 5 out of 5 stars * I NEED MORE! * By Lily on 08-11-17 By: Stephen Fry Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up * CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F--K UP * By: Alexandra Potter * Narrated by: Sally Phillips * Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,782 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,603 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,602 Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f--k up. * 5 out of 5 stars * I HAD MY DOUBTS ... BUT IT’S JUST WELL WRITTEN 👍🏽 * By Tam on 24-01-21 By: Alexandra Potter Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection * SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION * By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 15,192 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,741 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 13,683 Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT AUDIO BOOK, SHAME ABOUT THE NAVIGATION. * By PJM on 10-03-17 By: Stephen Fry - introductions, and others The Fellowship of the Ring * THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,165 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,408 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,376 In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. * 1 out of 5 stars * TERRIBLE - ANDY SERKIS SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ASKED TO READ THIS * By Cal on 17-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien Lessons in Chemistry * LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY * By: Bonnie Garmus * Narrated by: Miranda Raison * Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,293 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,614 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,603 Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant Nobel-prize-nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results. * 5 out of 5 stars * I LAUGHED AND CRIED. A MASTERPIECE. * By Nicola on 21-04-22 By: Bonnie Garmus More Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up * MORE CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F**K UP * By: Alexandra Potter * Narrated by: Sally Phillips * Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 8 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 8 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 It’s time for more confessions... As heartfelt and hilarious as the bestselling first novel, Nell discovers that there’s no such thing as having it all figured out. * 5 out of 5 stars * ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS * By Anonymous User on 23-08-23 By: Alexandra Potter Mythos * MYTHOS * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,007 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,042 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,933 The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. * 5 out of 5 stars * I NEED MORE! * By Lily on 08-11-17 By: Stephen Fry Confessions of a Forty-Something F--k Up * CONFESSIONS OF A FORTY-SOMETHING F--K UP * By: Alexandra Potter * Narrated by: Sally Phillips * Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,782 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,603 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,602 Nell Stevens’ life is a mess. When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rents force her to rent a room in a stranger’s house and in a world of perfect Instagram lives, she feels like a f--k up. * 5 out of 5 stars * I HAD MY DOUBTS ... BUT IT’S JUST WELL WRITTEN 👍🏽 * By Tam on 24-01-21 By: Alexandra Potter Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection * SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION * By: Stephen Fry - introductions, Arthur Conan Doyle * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 71 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 15,192 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 13,741 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 13,683 Ever since he made his first appearance in A Study In Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has enthralled and delighted millions of fans throughout the world. Now Audible is proud to present Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: The Definitive Collection, read by Stephen Fry. A lifelong fan of Doyle's detective fiction, Fry has narrated the complete works of Sherlock Holmes - four novels and five collections of short stories. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT AUDIO BOOK, SHAME ABOUT THE NAVIGATION. * By PJM on 10-03-17 By: Stephen Fry - introductions, and others The Fellowship of the Ring * THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 22 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,165 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,408 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,376 In a sleepy village in the Shire, a young hobbit is entrusted with an immense task. He must make a perilous journey across Middle-earth to the Cracks of Doom, there to destroy the Ruling Ring of Power - the only thing that prevents the Dark Lord Sauron’s evil dominion. Thus begins J. R. R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, which continues in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. * 1 out of 5 stars * TERRIBLE - ANDY SERKIS SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN ASKED TO READ THIS * By Cal on 17-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien Lessons in Chemistry * LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY * By: Bonnie Garmus * Narrated by: Miranda Raison * Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,293 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,614 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,603 Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing. But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant Nobel-prize-nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results. * 5 out of 5 stars * I LAUGHED AND CRIED. A MASTERPIECE. * By Nicola on 21-04-22 By: Bonnie Garmus Just Between Us * JUST BETWEEN US * By: Adele Parks * Narrated by: Kristin Atherton * Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 11 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 8 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 8 Kylie Gillingham’s disappearance has gripped the nation: the woman with a shocking secret – married to two men at the same time – is missing, presumed dead. And both her husbands are suspects. DCI Clements knows the dark side of human nature and that love can make people do treacherous things; you can’t presume anything when it comes to crimes of the heart. While Kylie's two husbands remain prime suspects, her sons won't accept that she is dead. Until a body is found, this scandalous and sad case remains wide open. * 5 out of 5 stars * FABULOUS! * By Ann D on 22-08-23 By: Adele Parks Project Hail Mary * PROJECT HAIL MARY * By: Andy Weir * Narrated by: Ray Porter * Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 21,690 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,989 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,935 Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the Earth itself will perish. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. * 5 out of 5 stars * A RETURN TO FORM * By Amazon Customer on 06-05-21 By: Andy Weir Fourth Wing * FOURTH WING * Empyrean, Book 1 * By: Rebecca Yarros * Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton * Length: 20 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 715 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 684 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 686 Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders. But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away...because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them. * 5 out of 5 stars * GREAT STORY, MEDIOCRE AUDIO * By Georgie HB on 08-05-23 By: Rebecca Yarros Demon Copperhead * DEMON COPPERHEAD * By: Barbara Kingsolver * Narrated by: Charlie Thurston * Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 779 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 720 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 716 This is the tale of Demon Copperhead: our hero. A boy with no assets beyond his dead father's good looks and copper-coloured hair, bucket-loads of charm and a talent or two the world is yet to discover. Born to a teenaged single mother in a single wide trailer, life is not set fair for Demon as he escorts us on this, his journey through the modern perils of foster care, athletic success and addiction, the dizzying highs of true love, and the crushing losses that can accompany it. * 4 out of 5 stars * A FULL-ON POWERFUL RE-WORKING OF DICKENS * By Rachel Redford on 01-12-22 By: Barbara Kingsolver Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow * TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW * By: Gabrielle Zevin * Narrated by: Jennifer Kim, Julian Cihi * Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 941 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 853 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 855 Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world—of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view. When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love—making games. * 5 out of 5 stars * A GAME OF LIFE. * By BambooWand on 16-07-22 By: Gabrielle Zevin Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy * HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY * By: Douglas Adams * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,109 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 11,453 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 11,426 One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. * 1 out of 5 stars * WARNING! AMERICAN ENGLISH TRANSLATION (YUK!) * By Wibble on 03-08-15 By: Douglas Adams The Satsuma Complex * THE SATSUMA COMPLEX * By: Bob Mortimer * Narrated by: Sally Phillips, Bob Mortimer * Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,352 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,053 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,043 Gary Thorn goes for a pint with a work acquaintance called Brendan. When Brendan leaves early, Gary meets a girl in the pub. He doesn’t catch her name, but falls for her anyway. When she suddenly disappears without saying goodbye, all Gary has to remember her by is the book she was reading: The Satsuma Complex. But when Brendan goes missing, Gary needs to track down the girl he now calls Satsuma to get some answers. And so begins Gary’s quest, through the estates and pie shops of South London, to finally bring some love and excitement into his unremarkable life. * 2 out of 5 stars * SORRY BOB! * By Ursula Mckenna on 29-10-22 By: Bob Mortimer Good Omens * GOOD OMENS * A Full Cast Production * By: Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett * Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh, Allan Corduner, Chris Nelson, and others * Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins * Original Recording * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,213 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,096 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,091 According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So, the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. * 5 out of 5 stars * :) * By millie hall on 14-01-22 By: Neil Gaiman, and others Tom Lake * TOM LAKE * By: Ann Patchett * Narrated by: Meryl Streep * Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 35 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 32 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew. * 5 out of 5 stars * PERFECT * By Anonymous User on 05-08-23 By: Ann Patchett The Two Towers * THE TWO TOWERS * The Lord of the Rings, Book 2 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 20 hrs and 47 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 4,125 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,660 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 3,650 The company of the Ring is torn asunder. Frodo and Sam continue their journey alone down the great River Anduin - alone, that is, save for the mysterious creeping figure that follows wherever they go. This continues the classic tale begun in The Fellowship of the Ring, which reaches its awesome climax in The Return of the King. * 5 out of 5 stars * GOLLUM! * By Jens on 23-09-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien The Lie in Our Marriage * THE LIE IN OUR MARRIAGE * By: Anna-Lou Weatherley * Narrated by: James Lailey * Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 69 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 66 On a warm spring evening, guests gather in a perfectly manicured garden to celebrate Maggie and Len’s twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Maggie leans against the apple tree, watching her fun-loving husband and darling children as her heart swells with pride. As the joyful party atmosphere disappears into the night, close by, the lifeless body of a young woman is pulled from a river. Slipping upstairs to find the special gift for her adoring husband, Maggie stumbles across something else hidden amongst the dusty boxes of family keepsakes. * 5 out of 5 stars * NEVER DISAPPOINTED * By Eaine on 05-08-23 By: Anna-Lou Weatherley A Game of Thrones * A GAME OF THRONES * Book 1 of A Song of Ice and Fire * By: George R.R. Martin * Narrated by: Roy Dotrice * Length: 33 hrs and 45 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,213 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 18,212 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 18,217 Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the north, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office of the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he must...and a dead enemy is a thing of beauty. The old gods have no power in the south, Stark’s family is split and there is treachery at court. Worse, the vengeance-mad heir of the deposed Dragon King has grown to maturity in exile in the Free Cities. He claims the Iron Throne. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT, BUT... * By Thomas on 01-09-11 By: George R.R. Martin The Hobbit * THE HOBBIT * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,820 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,898 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,872 Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his hobbit-hole in Bag End. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of 13 dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on a journey ‘there and back again’. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug the Magnificent, a large and very dangerous dragon.... * 5 out of 5 stars * BAGGINS OF FUN * By Nidge on 03-09-20 By: J. R. R. Tolkien The Return of the King * THE RETURN OF THE KING * The Lord of the Rings, Book 3 * By: J. R. R. Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 21 hrs and 52 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,947 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,684 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,682 The armies of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads even wider. Men, Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to battle against the Dark. Meanwhile, Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the One Ring. The devastating conclusion of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic tale of adventure, begun in The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers. * 5 out of 5 stars * WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE, BUT..... * By ms.A on 31-10-21 By: J. R. R. Tolkien The Silmarillion * THE SILMARILLION * By: J. R. R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien * Narrated by: Andy Serkis * Length: 19 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 58 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-earth, and the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included on the recording are several shorter works. The Ainulindalë is a myth of the Creation and in the Valaquenta the nature and powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabêth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Númenor at the end of the Second Age, and Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age. * 5 out of 5 stars * BEST VERSION OF THE SILMARILLION. * By Mr. S. W. James on 22-06-23 By: J. R. R. Tolkien, and others Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo * SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO * By: Taylor Jenkins Reid * Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Julia Whelan, Robin Miles * Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,620 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,926 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,906 Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now? Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career. * 4 out of 5 stars * A MIXED BAG .. * By J. James on 12-10-21 By: Taylor Jenkins Reid The Girlfriend * THE GIRLFRIEND * By: K.L. Slater * Narrated by: Clare Corbett * Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 924 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 848 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 849 The doorbell rings, just days after my beloved husband’s sudden death. I don’t recognise the woman on our doorstep, with her blonde highlights, a diamond bracelet identical to my own and a bouncing baby boy in her arms. As I show her inside, I notice her eyes grow wide as she takes in our spacious hallway, and the big squashy sofas that we all used to pile on. She glances at the silver-framed family photos and my little daughter hiding behind my skirts. She looks at me, her blue eyes serious. ‘I’m sorry’ she says. ‘I am your husband’s girlfriend. And this is his son.' * 5 out of 5 stars * ANOTHER BELTER * By Suzanne sims on 10-12-22 By: K.L. Slater Vainglorious * VAINGLORIOUS * Ciaphas Cain: Warhammer 40,000, Book 11 * By: Sandy Mitchell * Narrated by: Stephen Perring, Penelope Rawlins, Christopher Tester, and others * Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 28 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 25 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 25 When the flow of desperately needed weapons for the Astra Militarum slows to nothing from a newly founded forge world, there’s only one man able and (un)willing to investigate…Ciaphas Cain, Hero of the Imperium. With Cain’s desperately sought-after retirement on the line, the Imperium’s most reluctant commissar must navigate insidious assassination attempts against his person, legions of mutinous skitarii, heresy within the upper echelons of the Adeptus Mechanicus itself… and a hidden foe, pulling the strings, with an agenda that could threaten the future of Imperial rule in the Damocles Gulf. * 4 out of 5 stars * GOOD ENTRY IN THE CAIN LIBRARY * By WouterDLT on 20-08-23 By: Sandy Mitchell It Ends with Us * IT ENDS WITH US * By: Colleen Hoover * Narrated by: Olivia Song * Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,619 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,137 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,139 Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true. * 1 out of 5 stars * CHEESY TEENAGE NOVEL * By Amazon Customer on 25-08-21 By: Colleen Hoover Holly * HOLLY * By: Stephen King * Narrated by: Justine Lupe * Length: 15 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 When Penny Dahl calls the Finders Keepers detective agency hoping for help locating her missing daughter, Holly is reluctant to accept the case. Her partner, Pete, has Covid. Her (very complicated) mother has just died. And Holly is meant to be on leave. But something in Penny Dahl’s desperate voice makes it impossible for Holly to turn her down. By: Stephen King Yellowface * YELLOWFACE * By: R. F. Kuang * Narrated by: Helen Laser * Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 369 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 330 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 331 Athena Liu is a literary darling and June Hayward is literally nobody. When Athena dies in a freak accident, June steals her unpublished manuscript and publishes it as her own under the ambiguous name Juniper Song. But as evidence threatens June’s stolen success, she will discover exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves. What happens next is entirely everyone else’s fault. * 2 out of 5 stars * DRUNK ON HER OWN SELF IMPORTANCE * By Amazon Customer on 26-05-23 By: R. F. Kuang Jackson * JACKSON * Everybody Loves Large Chests, Vol. 9 * By: Neven Iliev * Narrated by: Jeff Hays, Annie Ellicott, Dorrie Sacks, and others * Length: 18 hrs and 1 min * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 It’s amazing what the lack of immediate threat to one’s life and wellbeing can do for a person’s disposition. High risk, high reward endeavors suddenly seem far less appealing, month-long delays are no longer a cause for concern, and sleeping in every single day of the week becomes an extremely attractive proposition. Indeed, without a pressing need to aggressively expand its power, Boxxy T. Morningwood is finally able to simply sit back, enjoy life, and watch the world both turn and burn. By: Neven Iliev The Ink Black Heart * THE INK BLACK HEART * Cormoran Strike, Book 6 * By: Robert Galbraith * Narrated by: Robert Glenister * Length: 32 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,491 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,004 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,973 When frantic, dishevelled Edie Ledwell appears in the office begging to speak to her, private detective Robin Ellacott doesn't know quite what to make of the situation. The co-creator of a popular cartoon, The Ink Black Heart, Edie is being persecuted by a mysterious online figure who goes by the pseudonym of Anomie. Edie is desperate to uncover Anomie's true identity. Robin decides that the agency can't help with this—and thinks nothing more of it until a few days later, when she reads the shocking news that Edie has been tasered and then murdered in Highgate Cemetery. * 2 out of 5 stars * SO DISAPPOINTING PLUS UPDATE * By mollyeyre on 30-08-22 By: Robert Galbraith Heroes * HEROES * Mortals and Monsters, Quests and Adventures * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 10,843 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,637 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,584 Imagine sandals on your feet, a sword in your hand and the hot sun beating down on your helmet. Join Jason aboard the Argo as he quests for the Golden Fleece. Marvel as Atalanta - a woman raised by bears - outrun any man before being tricked with golden apples. Discover how Bellerophon captures the winged horse Pegasus to help him slay the monster Chimera. Heroes is the story of what we mortals are truly capable of - at our worst and our very best.... * 5 out of 5 stars * ANCIENT MYTHS FROM A MODERN LEGEND! * By Simon on 02-11-18 By: Stephen Fry * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 HISTORY View all Mythos * MYTHOS * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,007 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,042 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,933 The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. * 5 out of 5 stars * I NEED MORE! * By Lily on 08-11-17 By: Stephen Fry 48 Laws of Power * 48 LAWS OF POWER * By: Robert Greene * Narrated by: Richard Poe * Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,695 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,210 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,200 Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. * 3 out of 5 stars * TOO LITTLE NUANCE * By Santiago on 17-10-16 By: Robert Greene Sapiens * SAPIENS * By: Yuval Noah Harari * Narrated by: Derek Perkins * Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 25,676 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,782 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,637 Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going. * 4 out of 5 stars * THOUGHT PROVOKING BUT OVERCONFIDENT * By Jan W. H. Schnupp on 24-09-15 By: Yuval Noah Harari Politics on the Edge * POLITICS ON THE EDGE * A Memoir from Within * By: Rory Stewart * Narrated by: Rory Stewart * Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. By: Rory Stewart American Prometheus * AMERICAN PROMETHEUS * The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer * By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin * Narrated by: Jeff Cummings * Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 171 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s. * 3 out of 5 stars * SPOILT BY A VERY POOR RECORDING * By Steve on 21-03-14 By: Kai Bird, and others A Short History of Nearly Everything * A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING * By: Bill Bryson * Narrated by: William Roberts * Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,393 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,661 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,563 A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's fascinating and humorous quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. In the company of some extraordinary scientists, Bill Bryson reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. * 5 out of 5 stars * A SHORT REVIEW OF NEARLY EVERYTHING * By Roy on 08-08-05 By: Bill Bryson Mythos * MYTHOS * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,007 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 23,042 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 22,933 The Greek myths are amongst the greatest stories ever told, passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare, Michelangelo, James Joyce and Walt Disney. They are embedded deeply in the traditions, tales and cultural DNA of the West. You'll fall in love with Zeus, marvel at the birth of Athena, wince at Cronus and Gaia's revenge on Ouranos, weep with King Midas and hunt with the beautiful and ferocious Artemis. * 5 out of 5 stars * I NEED MORE! * By Lily on 08-11-17 By: Stephen Fry 48 Laws of Power * 48 LAWS OF POWER * By: Robert Greene * Narrated by: Richard Poe * Length: 23 hrs and 6 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,695 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,210 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,200 Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws. This bold volume outlines the laws of power in their unvarnished essence, synthesizing the philosophies of Machiavelli, Sun Tzu, Carl von Clausewitz, and other infamous strategists. The 48 Laws of Power will fascinate any listener interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. * 3 out of 5 stars * TOO LITTLE NUANCE * By Santiago on 17-10-16 By: Robert Greene Sapiens * SAPIENS * By: Yuval Noah Harari * Narrated by: Derek Perkins * Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 25,676 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,782 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 21,637 Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going. * 4 out of 5 stars * THOUGHT PROVOKING BUT OVERCONFIDENT * By Jan W. H. Schnupp on 24-09-15 By: Yuval Noah Harari Politics on the Edge * POLITICS ON THE EDGE * A Memoir from Within * By: Rory Stewart * Narrated by: Rory Stewart * Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. By: Rory Stewart American Prometheus * AMERICAN PROMETHEUS * The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer * By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin * Narrated by: Jeff Cummings * Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 171 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s. * 3 out of 5 stars * SPOILT BY A VERY POOR RECORDING * By Steve on 21-03-14 By: Kai Bird, and others A Short History of Nearly Everything * A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING * By: Bill Bryson * Narrated by: William Roberts * Length: 18 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,393 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,661 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,563 A Short History of Nearly Everything is Bill Bryson's fascinating and humorous quest to understand everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization. He takes subjects that normally bore the pants off most of us, like geology, chemistry, and particle physics, and aims to render them comprehensible to people who have never thought they could be interested in science. In the company of some extraordinary scientists, Bill Bryson reveals the world in a way most of us have never seen it before. * 5 out of 5 stars * A SHORT REVIEW OF NEARLY EVERYTHING * By Roy on 08-08-05 By: Bill Bryson Troy * TROY * The Siege of Troy Retold * By: Stephen Fry * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,780 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,936 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,906 The story of Troy speaks to all of us - the kidnapping of Helen, a queen celebrated for her beauty, sees the Greeks launch a thousand ships against the city of Troy, to which they will lay siege for 10 whole and very bloody years. It is Zeus, the king of the gods, who triggers the war when he asks the Trojan prince Paris to judge the fairest goddess of them all. Aphrodite bribes Paris with the heart of Helen, wife of King Menelaus of the Greeks, and naturally, nature takes its course. * 3 out of 5 stars * CHAPTERS? * By Jason on 03-11-20 By: Stephen Fry Pax: War and Peace in Rome's Golden Age * PAX: WAR AND PEACE IN ROME'S GOLDEN AGE * By: Tom Holland * Narrated by: Tom Holland * Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 32 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 29 Pax is the third in a trilogy of books narrating the history of the Roman Empire. The series that began with Rubicon, and continued with Dynasty, now arrives at the period which marks the apogée of the pax Romana. It provides a portrait of the ancient world's ultimate superpower at war and at peace; from the gilded capital to the barbarous realms beyond the frontier; from emperors to slaves. * 3 out of 5 stars * OVERALL WASN'T WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR * By Helen on 09-07-23 By: Tom Holland A Promised Land * A PROMISED LAND * By: Barack Obama * Narrated by: Barack Obama * Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 12,145 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 10,379 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,299 In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency - a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. * 5 out of 5 stars * DROPPING A CLASSIC * By jesse on 17-11-20 By: Barack Obama Homo Deus * HOMO DEUS * A Brief History of Tomorrow * By: Yuval Noah Harari * Narrated by: Derek Perkins * Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,660 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,079 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,011 Yuval Noah Harari, author of the best-selling Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, envisions a not-too-distant world in which we face a new set of challenges. Now, in Homo Deus, he examines our future with his trademark blend of science, history, philosophy and every discipline in between. Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the 21st century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life. * 5 out of 5 stars * FULL OF "WOW, I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT LIKE THAT!" * By david on 17-03-17 By: Yuval Noah Harari The Spy and the Traitor * THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR * The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War * By: Ben Macintyre * Narrated by: Ben Macintyre * Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,658 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,003 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,987 On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. The bag alone was mildly conspicuous, printed with the red logo of Safeway, the British supermarket. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT DOCUMENTARY OF THE COLD WAR * By Paul on 03-10-18 By: Ben Macintyre Killing Thatcher * KILLING THATCHER * The IRA, the Manhunt and the Long War on the Crown * By: Rory Carroll * Narrated by: Gary Trainor * Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 303 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 278 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 276 Killing Thatcher is the gripping account of how the IRA came astonishingly close to killing Margaret Thatcher and to wiping out the British Cabinet – an extraordinary assassination attempt linked to the Northern Ireland Troubles and the most daring conspiracy against the Crown since the Gunpowder Plot. * 5 out of 5 stars * WELL BALANCED AND VERY WELL RESEARCHED. * By M R Colacicco on 14-04-23 By: Rory Carroll Extreme Ownership * EXTREME OWNERSHIP * How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win * By: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin * Narrated by: Jocko Willink, Leif Babin * Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,419 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,748 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,733 An updated edition of the blockbuster best-selling leadership book that took America and the world by storm, two US Navy SEAL officers who led the most highly decorated special operations unit of the Iraq War demonstrate how to apply powerful leadership principles from the battlefield to business and life. * 1 out of 5 stars * AMERICAN BULL CRAP * By martin on 14-11-19 By: Jocko Willink, and others The Hunt * THE HUNT * The True Story of the Secret Mission to Catch a Taliban Warlord * By: Andy McNab * Narrated by: Colin Mace * Length: 8 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 212 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 193 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 192 It is the early 2000s and 9/11 is fresh in the world's memory. The Taliban have taken over Afghanistan, and armed militants and explosive devices are terrorising the people. And now a new threat is emerging in the country: suicide bombings, ordered by military commander of the Taliban, Mullah Dadullah. Special Forces are sent in to stop him. The Hunt is the thrilling story of the secret mission to catch Dadullah, one of the most dangerous men alive. * 5 out of 5 stars * RETURN OF THE MCNAB!!! * By KB on 10-12-22 By: Andy McNab A Spy Among Friends * A SPY AMONG FRIENDS * Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal * By: Ben Macintyre * Narrated by: Michael Tudor Barnes * Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 975 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 865 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 858 Kim Philby was the most notorious British defector and Soviet mole in history. Agent, double agent, traitor and enigma, he betrayed every secret of Allied operations to the Russians in the early years of the Cold War. Philby’s two closest friends in the intelligence world, Nicholas Elliott of MI6 and James Jesus Angleton, the CIA intelligence chief, thought they knew Philby better than anyone, and then discovered they had not known him at all. * 5 out of 5 stars * AMAZING STORY * By Anonymous User on 19-06-21 By: Ben Macintyre The Power of Geography * THE POWER OF GEOGRAPHY * Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World * By: Tim Marshall * Narrated by: Tim Marshall * Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,331 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,128 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,127 Tim Marshall's global best seller Prisoners of Geography showed how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas and concrete. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed. But the world has. In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores 10 regions that are set to shape global politics in a new age of great-power rivalry: Australia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, the UK, Greece, Turkey, the Sahel, Ethiopia, Spain and space. * 1 out of 5 stars * VERY DISAPPOINTED * By Robert S. Johnson on 27-04-21 By: Tim Marshall A History of the World * A HISTORY OF THE WORLD * By: Andrew Marr * Narrated by: Andrew Marr, David Timson * Length: 26 hrs and 28 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,466 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,825 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,826 From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century: a global journey through human history, published alongside a landmark BBC One television series. Our understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. * 5 out of 5 stars * AWSOME, EDUCATIONAL AND EPIC WORK * By Adisha on 30-10-12 By: Andrew Marr Chaos * CHAOS * Charles Manson, the CIA and the Secret History of the Sixties * By: Tom O’Neill, Dan Piepenbring * Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell * Length: 16 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,318 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,122 In 1999, when Tom O’Neill was assigned a magazine piece about the 30th anniversary of the Manson murders, he worried there was nothing new to say. Weren’t the facts indisputable? Charles Manson had ordered his teenage followers to commit seven brutal murders, and in his thrall, they’d gladly complied. But when O’Neill began reporting the story, he kept finding holes in the prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi’s narrative, long enshrined in the best-selling Helter Skelter. Before long, O’Neill had questions about everything from the motive to the manhunt. * 5 out of 5 stars * THE TRUTH IS ALWAYS STRONGER THAN THE LIE. * By Anonymous User on 25-09-19 By: Tom O’Neill, and others The Silk Roads * THE SILK ROADS * A New History of the World * By: Peter Frankopan * Narrated by: Mike Grady * Length: 25 hrs and 7 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 59 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 52 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 52 For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches. The region stretching from eastern Europe and sweeping right across Central Asia deep into China and India, is taking centre stage in international politics, commerce and culture—and is shaping the modern world. This region, the true centre of the earth, is obscure to many in the English-speaking world. Yet this is where civilization itself began, where the world’s great religions were born and took root. * 4 out of 5 stars * NOT VERY NOVEL, BUT QUITE ENTERTAINING * By Nyota on 04-03-23 By: Peter Frankopan Colditz * COLDITZ * Prisoners of the Castle * By: Ben Macintyre * Narrated by: Ben Macintyre * Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 798 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 726 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 724 In a forbidding Gothic castle on a hilltop in the heart of Nazi Germany, an unlikely band of British officers spent the Second World War plotting daring escapes from their Nazi captors. Or so the story of Colditz has gone, unchallenged for 70 years. But that tale contains only part of the truth. The astonishing inside story, revealed for the first time by best-selling historian Ben Macintyre, is a tale of the indomitable human spirit, but also one of class conflict, homosexuality, espionage, insanity and farce. * 5 out of 5 stars * OUTSTANDING * By Stuartm on 25-09-22 By: Ben Macintyre Say Nothing * SAY NOTHING * A True Story Of Murder and Memory In Northern Ireland * By: Patrick Radden Keefe * Narrated by: Matt Blaney * Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,414 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,210 A shocking true story of murder, extreme politics and the deep scars left by the Troubles in Ireland of the 1970s and the human consequences. A taut tale of murder, extreme politics, institutionalised violence and the deep scars left by such turmoil. In this powerful, scrupulously reported book, Patrick Radden Keefe offers not just a forensic account of a brutal crime but a vivid portrait of the world in which it happened. The tragedy of an entire country is captured in the spellbinding narrative of a handful of characters, presented in lyrical and unforgettable detail. * 1 out of 5 stars * TOTALLY BIASED * By mrshakeyhandman on 26-05-20 By: Patrick Radden Keefe 21 Lessons for the 21st Century * 21 LESSONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY * By: Yuval Noah Harari * Narrated by: Derek Perkins * Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 6,986 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5,934 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 5,897 Sapiens showed us where we came from. Homo Deus looked to the future. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century explores the present. How can we protect ourselves from nuclear war, ecological cataclysms and technological disruptions? What can we do about the epidemic of fake news or the threat of terrorism? What should we teach our children? Yuval Noah Harari takes us on a thrilling journey through today’s most urgent issues. * 5 out of 5 stars * GROW YOUR MIND * By Paul Murphy on 07-09-18 By: Yuval Noah Harari Killers of the Flower Moon * KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON * Oil, Money, Murder and the Birth of the FBI * By: David Grann * Narrated by: Will Patton, Ann Marie Lee, Danny Campbell * Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 600 * Performance 4 out of 5 stars 529 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 528 In the 1920s the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed off. The family of an Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. And this was just the beginning, as more and more members of the tribe began to die under mysterious circumstances. * 5 out of 5 stars * A TALE OF STUPEFYING GREED, CORRUPTION AND RACISM * By P Garbett on 29-04-17 By: David Grann First into Action * FIRST INTO ACTION * A Dramatic Personal Account of Life Inside the SBS * By: Duncan Falconer * Narrated by: Duncan Falconer * Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 432 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 401 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 401 The Special Boat Service (SBS) has long been the forgotten sibling of British Special Forces, but no longer. Duncan Falconer's grippingly personal memoir finally lifts the lid on life, loss, training and operations in the toughest unit of them all—the SBS. From joining up as a teenager, through SBS recruitment, training, and operational detachments, First into Action takes us on a journey through the SBS's history, operations and tactics seen through the lens of Duncan Falconer's remarkable story. * 5 out of 5 stars * MUCH NEEDED ACCOUNT OF THE SBS * By peter on 02-12-22 By: Duncan Falconer Stalingrad * STALINGRAD * By: Antony Beevor * Narrated by: Peter Noble * Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,324 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,156 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,149 The battle for Stalingrad became the focus of Hitler and Stalin's determination to win the gruesome, vicious war on the eastern front. The citizens of Stalingrad endured unimaginable hardship; the battle, with fierce hand-to-hand fighting in each room of each building, was brutally destructive to both armies. But the eventual victory of the Red Army, and the failure of Hitler's Operation Barbarossa, was the first defeat of Hitler's territorial ambitions in Europe and the start of his decline. * 5 out of 5 stars * SIMPLY THE BEST * By Dave on 29-09-17 By: Antony Beevor The Good Drinker * THE GOOD DRINKER * How I Learned to Love Drinking Less * By: Adrian Chiles * Narrated by: Adrian Chiles * Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 517 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 454 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 450 There's an awful lot of advice out there on how to quit booze completely. If you just want to drink a bit less, the pickings are slim. Yet while the alcohol industry depends on a minority of problem drinkers, the majority really do enjoy in moderation. What's their secret? Join the inimitable Chiles as he sets out around Britain and plumbs his only slightly fuzzy memories of a lifetime in pubs in a quest to find the good drinker within. * 5 out of 5 stars * MILLIONS WILL RELATE TO BOOK * By Amazon Customer on 06-11-22 By: Adrian Chiles The Wager * THE WAGER * By: David Grann * Narrated by: Dion Graham * Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 * Performance 4 out of 5 stars 61 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 62 On 28th January 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s ship The Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, The Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. * 2 out of 5 stars * AWFUL * By paul mack on 07-06-23 By: David Grann Braiding Sweetgrass * BRAIDING SWEETGRASS * Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants * By: Robin Wall Kimmerer * Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer * Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 758 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 648 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 650 As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers. * 5 out of 5 stars * SPELLBINDING * By Milkmoon Mama on 24-02-20 By: Robin Wall Kimmerer Hitler * HITLER * A Biography * By: Ian Kershaw * Narrated by: Damian Lynch * Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,308 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,043 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,024 Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness. From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the sheer scale of the evils that he unleashed on the world has made him a demonic figure without equal in the 20th century. * 3 out of 5 stars * EXHAUSTIVE, OCCASIONALLY EXHAUSTING... * By Mark Brandon on 22-02-16 By: Ian Kershaw The Anglo-Saxons * THE ANGLO-SAXONS * A History of the Beginnings of England * By: Marc Morris * Narrated by: Roy McMillan * Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 777 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 681 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 676 Sixteen hundred years ago, Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Grand cities and luxurious villas were deserted and left to crumble, and civil society collapsed into chaos. Into this violent and unstable world came foreign invaders from across the sea and established themselves as its new masters. The Anglo-Saxons traces the turbulent history of these people across the next six centuries. It explains how their earliest rulers fought relentlessly against each other for glory and supremacy and then were almost destroyed by the onslaught of the Vikings. * 4 out of 5 stars * INFORMATIVE AND ENTERTAINING * By Ambrose Duffy on 28-05-21 By: Marc Morris * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 HEALTH & WELLNESS View all Atomic Habits * ATOMIC HABITS * An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones * By: James Clear * Narrated by: James Clear * Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 25,734 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,304 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,107 A revolutionary system to get one per cent better every day. People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits. * 3 out of 5 stars * AMAZING BOOK BUT... * By Amazon Customer on 08-02-19 By: James Clear Ultra-Processed People * ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE * Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food...and Why Can’t We Stop? * By: Chris van Tulleken * Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr Xand van Tulleken * Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 841 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 795 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 794 We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies? Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what's really going on. Find out why exercise and willpower can't save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good). * 3 out of 5 stars * A GOOD (ISH) ISTEN. * By JALE on 28-04-23 By: Chris van Tulleken Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? * WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE? * By: Julie Smith * Narrated by: Julie Smith * Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,628 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,129 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,095 Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs. Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way. * 5 out of 5 stars * PDF * By Amazon Customer on 13-01-22 By: Julie Smith The Body Keeps the Score * THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE * Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma * By: Bessel van der Kolk * Narrated by: Sean Pratt * Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 3,101 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,537 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,517 In this audiobook, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress. Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium. * 3 out of 5 stars * GOOD ADVICE BUT HARD TO RELATE TO * By Deborah on 11-07-20 By: Bessel van der Kolk Outlive * OUTLIVE * The Science and Art of Longevity * By: Peter Attia, Bill Gifford * Narrated by: Peter Attia * Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 271 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 241 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 240 For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert who is featured on Chris Hemsworth's National Geographic documentary Limitless, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT BOOK * By Christian on 05-04-23 By: Peter Attia, and others Menopausing * MENOPAUSING * The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring * By: Davina McCall, Dr Naomi Potter * Narrated by: Dr Naomi Potter, Davina McCall, Michael Douglas, and others * Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 925 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 830 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 826 For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause—its onset, its symptoms, its treatments—and what it means for us. Menopausing will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all. By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health…and their lives. * 5 out of 5 stars * EVERY UK GP SHOULD READ THIS! * By N. Burdett on 28-09-22 By: Davina McCall, and others Atomic Habits * ATOMIC HABITS * An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones * By: James Clear * Narrated by: James Clear * Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 25,734 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,304 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 20,107 A revolutionary system to get one per cent better every day. People think when you want to change your life, you need to think big. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions – doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. He calls them atomic habits. * 3 out of 5 stars * AMAZING BOOK BUT... * By Amazon Customer on 08-02-19 By: James Clear Ultra-Processed People * ULTRA-PROCESSED PEOPLE * Why Do We All Eat Stuff That Isn’t Food...and Why Can’t We Stop? * By: Chris van Tulleken * Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr Xand van Tulleken * Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 841 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 795 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 794 We have entered a new 'age of eating' where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances called Ultra-Processed Food, food which is industrially processed and designed and marketed to be addictive. But do we really know what it's doing to our bodies? Join Chris in his travels through the world of food science and a UPF diet to discover what's really going on. Find out why exercise and willpower can't save us, and what UPF is really doing to our bodies, our health, our weight, and the planet (hint: nothing good). * 3 out of 5 stars * A GOOD (ISH) ISTEN. * By JALE on 28-04-23 By: Chris van Tulleken Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? * WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME THIS BEFORE? * By: Julie Smith * Narrated by: Julie Smith * Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,628 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,129 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,095 Drawing on years of experience as a clinical psychologist, online sensation Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills you need to get through life's ups and downs. Filled with secrets from a therapist's toolkit, this is a must-have handbook for optimising your mental health. Dr Julie's simple but expert advice and powerful coping techniques will help you stay resilient no matter what life throws your way. * 5 out of 5 stars * PDF * By Amazon Customer on 13-01-22 By: Julie Smith The Body Keeps the Score * THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE * Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma * By: Bessel van der Kolk * Narrated by: Sean Pratt * Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 3,101 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,537 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,517 In this audiobook, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress. Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory. With stories of his own work and those of specialists around the globe, The Body Keeps the Score sheds new light on the routes away from trauma - which lie in the regulation and syncing of body and mind, using sport, drama, yoga, mindfulness, meditation and other routes to equilibrium. * 3 out of 5 stars * GOOD ADVICE BUT HARD TO RELATE TO * By Deborah on 11-07-20 By: Bessel van der Kolk Outlive * OUTLIVE * The Science and Art of Longevity * By: Peter Attia, Bill Gifford * Narrated by: Peter Attia * Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 271 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 241 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 240 For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of ageing that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late, prolonging lifespan at the expense of quality of life. Dr Peter Attia, the world's top longevity expert who is featured on Chris Hemsworth's National Geographic documentary Limitless, believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalised, proactive strategy for longevity. * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT BOOK * By Christian on 05-04-23 By: Peter Attia, and others Menopausing * MENOPAUSING * The Positive Roadmap to Your Second Spring * By: Davina McCall, Dr Naomi Potter * Narrated by: Dr Naomi Potter, Davina McCall, Michael Douglas, and others * Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 925 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 830 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 826 For too long, women have had to keep quiet about the menopause—its onset, its symptoms, its treatments—and what it means for us. Menopausing will build an empowered, supportive community to break this terrible silence once and for all. By exploring and explaining the science, debunking damaging myths, and smashing the taboos around the perimenopause and menopause, this book will equip women to make the most informed decisions about their health…and their lives. * 5 out of 5 stars * EVERY UK GP SHOULD READ THIS! * By N. Burdett on 28-09-22 By: Davina McCall, and others The Chimp Paradox * THE CHIMP PARADOX * The Acclaimed Mind Management Programme to Help You Achieve Success, Confidence and Happiness * By: Prof Steve Peters * Narrated by: Prof Steve Peters * Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 13,659 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 11,251 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 11,077 Leading consultant psychiatrist Steve Peters knows more than anyone how impulsive behaviour or nagging self-doubt can impact negatively on our professional and personal lives. In this, his first book, Steve shares his phenomenally successful mind-management programme that has been used to help elite athletes and senior managers alike to conquer their fears and operate with greater control, focus and confidence. * 5 out of 5 stars * LIFE CHANGING- A MUST FOR STRESS HEADS * By david on 25-10-12 By: Prof Steve Peters Four Thousand Weeks * FOUR THOUSAND WEEKS * Embrace your limits. Change your life. Make your four thousand weeks count. * By: Oliver Burkeman * Narrated by: Oliver Burkeman * Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,662 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,215 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,175 Nobody needs telling that there isn't enough time. We're obsessed by our lengthening to-do lists, our overfilled inboxes, the struggle against distraction and the sense that our attention spans are shrivelling. Yet we rarely make the conscious connection that these problems only trouble us in the first place, thanks to the ultimate time-management problem: the challenge of how best to use our 4,000 weeks. Four Thousand Weeks is an uplifting, engrossing and deeply realistic exploration of this problem. * 3 out of 5 stars * HARD WORK * By JC on 14-11-21 By: Oliver Burkeman The Myth of Normal * THE MYTH OF NORMAL * Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture * By: Gabor Maté, Daniel Maté * Narrated by: Daniel Maté * Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 701 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 602 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 599 We tend to believe that normality equals health. Yet what is the norm in the Western world? Mental illness is on an unstoppable rise. Some 45 percent of Europeans suffer high blood pressure, and nearly 70 percent of Americans take at least one prescription drug. Illness and trauma are defining how we live. In his new masterpiece, renowned physician, addiction expert and author Gabor Maté dissects the underlying causes of this malaise—physical and emotional, and connects the dots between our personal suffering and the pressures of modern-day living. * 3 out of 5 stars * GABOR IS A VISIONARY BUT THE NARRATION IS AWFUL * By J on 22-09-22 By: Gabor Maté, and others Why We Sleep * WHY WE SLEEP * The New Science of Sleep and Dreams * By: Matthew Walker * Narrated by: John Sackville * Length: 13 hrs and 31 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 10,416 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 8,752 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 8,598 Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in 21st century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why its absence is so damaging to our health. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive. * 4 out of 5 stars * DISCOURAGING FOR INSOMNIACS * By Bonnie on 11-08-18 By: Matthew Walker The 5 AM Club * THE 5 AM CLUB * By: Robin Sharma * Narrated by: Adam Verner * Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4 out of 5 stars 2,361 * Performance 4 out of 5 stars 2,018 * Story 4 out of 5 stars 2,014 Legendary leadership and elite performance expert Robin Sharma introduced The 5AM Club concept over 20 years ago, based on a revolutionary morning routine that has helped his clients maximise their productivity, activate their best health and bulletproof their serenity in this age of overwhelming complexity. Now, in this life-changing audiobook, handcrafted by the author over a rigorous four-year period, you will discover the early-rising habit that has helped so many accomplish epic results while upgrading their happiness, helpfulness and feelings of aliveness. * 2 out of 5 stars * HARD TO CONTINUE... * By David Hawksworth on 09-01-20 By: Robin Sharma Breath * BREATH * The New Science of a Lost Art * By: James Nestor * Narrated by: James Nestor * Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,021 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,624 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,606 There is nothing more essential to our health and wellbeing than breathing: take air in, let it out, repeat 25,000 times a day. Yet, as a species, humans have lost the ability to breathe correctly, with grave consequences. Journalist James Nestor travels the world to figure out what went wrong and how to fix it. * 2 out of 5 stars * A WASTE OF TIME * By driver on 29-07-20 By: James Nestor Food for Life * FOOD FOR LIFE * The New Science of Eating Well * By: Tim Spector * Narrated by: Leighton Pugh * Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 276 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 239 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 234 Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. In his new book, Tim Spector creates a unique, thorough, evidence-based guide to the real science of eating. Moving away from misleading notions of calories or nutritional breakdowns, Food for Life empowers us to make our own food choices based on a deeper understanding of the true benefits and harms that come from our daily transactions with the foods around us. * 1 out of 5 stars * MISSING CHAPTERS * By Hayley C on 27-10-22 By: Tim Spector Glucose Revolution * GLUCOSE REVOLUTION * The Life-Changing Power of Balancing Your Blood Sugar * By: Jessie Inchauspe * Narrated by: Jessie Inchauspe * Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 876 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 765 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 759 Dietary science is on the move. For decades, people were wrongly focused on reducing fat and calories, whereas we now know that the real trouble-makers are the foods that deregulate our blood sugar levels. In writing both clear and empathetic, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé explains why blood sugar spikes are so bad for us and how to flatten those spikes to transform our health. * 4 out of 5 stars * GREAT BOOK, NO PDF?!? * By Martin Guy on 27-04-22 By: Jessie Inchauspe Becoming Supernatural * BECOMING SUPERNATURAL * How Common People Are Doing the Uncommon * By: Joe Dispenza * Narrated by: Adam Boyce * Length: 14 hrs and 6 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 560 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 450 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 448 The author of the New York Times best seller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries the some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life. * 2 out of 5 stars * FAB BOOK, BUT NO PDF TO REFERENCE TO * By Jo on 26-10-20 By: Joe Dispenza Strong Female Character * STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER * By: Fern Brady * Narrated by: Fern Brady * Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,367 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,275 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,270 Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. This is a story of how being female can get in the way of being autistic and how being autistic gets in the way of being the 'right kind' of woman. * 5 out of 5 stars * ABSOLUTELY, UNABASHEDLY FANTASTIC. 500/5 STARS. * By Anonymous User on 19-02-23 By: Fern Brady This Is Going to Hurt * THIS IS GOING TO HURT * Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor * By: Adam Kay * Narrated by: Adam Kay * Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 27,239 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 24,075 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 23,997 Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn't - about life on and off the hospital ward. * 5 out of 5 stars * WELL WRITTEN, WELL TOLD * By The_Animagus on 23-09-17 By: Adam Kay Thinking, Fast and Slow * THINKING, FAST AND SLOW * By: Daniel Kahneman * Narrated by: Patrick Egan * Length: 20 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,755 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,182 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,156 In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a ground-breaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think and make choices. One system is fast, intuitive and emotional; the other is slower, more deliberative and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities-and also the faults and biases-of fast thinking and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behaviour. * 3 out of 5 stars * INTERESTING TOPIC - BUT AUDIOBOOK WRONG FORMAT * By Carrie on 24-07-13 By: Daniel Kahneman Scattered Minds * SCATTERED MINDS * The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder * By: Gabor Maté * Narrated by: Daniel Maté * Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 5 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5 Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. Gabor Maté is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds is a must-listen for parents - and for anyone interested how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the human brain * 5 out of 5 stars * BRILLIANT! GREAT HELP IN DEPTH * By Tyson on 03-08-23 By: Gabor Maté Hack Your Hormones * HACK YOUR HORMONES * Effortless Weight Loss. Better Focus. Deeper Sleep. More Energy. * By: Davinia Taylor * Narrated by: Davinia Taylor, Dr Mohammed Enayat * Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 33 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 When we talk about hormones, we so often think of them as a 'women's issue'. But our hormones regulate everything from our sleep, to the way we eat, our stress response and our moods. In Hack Your Hormones Davinia Taylor, number one Sunday Times bestselling author and biohacking pioneer, breaks down how best to hack all of our hormones - not just the female ones. Davinia gives symptom-led advice, backed up with the expertise of a doctor, on how lifestyle hacks and supplements can balance our cortisol, adrenaline, dopamine and more, even Vitamin D. * 5 out of 5 stars * SO INFORMATIVE * By heather on 13-07-23 By: Davinia Taylor Dirty Laundry * DIRTY LAUNDRY * Why Adults with ADHD Are so Ashamed and What We Can Do to Help * By: Richard Pink, Roxanne Emery * Narrated by: Richard Pink, Roxanne Emery * Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 221 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 205 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 204 Dirty Laundry is an unfiltered look into the chaos of real life with ADHD. It will transform your self-hatred into self-acceptance, with simple tips that actually work for your brain. It will also help to educate partners, parents and friends, to help them move from frustration to patience, understanding - and love. * 1 out of 5 stars * DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME ON THIS EXTENDED BLOG POST * By Abi on 20-03-23 By: Richard Pink, and others When the Body Says No * WHEN THE BODY SAYS NO * The Cost of Hidden Stress * By: Gabor Maté * Narrated by: Daniel Maté * Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 850 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 718 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 712 Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there a connection between the ability to express emotions and Alzheimer's disease? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'? Drawing on deep scientific research and Dr Gabor Maté's acclaimed clinical work, When the Body Says No provides the answers to critical questions about the mind-body link - and the role that stress and our emotional makeup play in an array of common diseases. * 5 out of 5 stars * IF YOU CARE ABOUT HEALTH READ THIS! * By Austen Review on 18-04-21 By: Gabor Maté Freedom from Anxiety * FREEDOM FROM ANXIETY * By: Paul McKenna * Narrated by: Paul McKenna * Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 83 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 74 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 You might have tried many times to beat your anxious thoughts but they return again and again. Paul McKenna will show you how to free yourself from anxiety for good, using his psychological system based on hypnotherapy and NLP to help you reprogram your brain to enable positive thinking. * 5 out of 5 stars * ENDED MY DESPAIR * By Carol Judge Campbell on 02-02-23 By: Paul McKenna Unnatural Causes * UNNATURAL CAUSES * By: Dr Richard Shepherd * Narrated by: Dr Richard Shepherd * Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 7,312 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,475 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 6,450 As the country's top forensic pathologist, Dr Richard Shepherd has spent a lifetime uncovering the secrets of the dead. When death is sudden or unexplained, it falls to Shepherd to establish the cause. Each post-mortem is a detective story in its own right - and Shepherd has performed over 23,000 of them. Through his skill, dedication and insight, Dr Shepherd solves the puzzle to answer our most pressing question: how did this person die? * 5 out of 5 stars * A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE * By Dr Debbie Tranter on 23-09-18 By: Dr Richard Shepherd The Salt Path * THE SALT PATH * By: Raynor Winn * Narrated by: Raynor Winn * Length: 9 hrs and 1 min * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,925 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,589 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,583 Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, the couple lose their home and their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset via Devon and Cornwall. They have almost no money for food or shelter and must carry only the essentials for survival on their backs as they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea and sky. * 4 out of 5 stars * AWFUL ANNOYING VOICE * By Ali on 31-10-19 By: Raynor Winn Stolen Focus * STOLEN FOCUS * Why You Can't Pay Attention * By: Johann Hari * Narrated by: Johann Hari * Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,382 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,190 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,179 Why have we lost our ability to focus? What are the causes? And, most importantly, how do we get it back? For Stolen Focus, internationally best-selling author Johann Hari went on a three-year journey to uncover the reasons why our teenagers now focus on one task for only 65 seconds, and why office workers on average manage only three minutes. He interviewed the leading experts in the world on attention and learned that everything we think about this subject is wrong. * 2 out of 5 stars * NO SUBSTANCE AND NOT MUCH STYLE * By the typist on 17-01-22 By: Johann Hari The Real Anthony Fauci * THE REAL ANTHONY FAUCI * Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health * By: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. * Narrated by: Bruce Wagner * Length: 27 hrs and 20 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 561 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 487 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 484 The Real Anthony Fauci details how Fauci, Gates, and their cohorts use their control of media outlets, scientific journals, key government and quasi-governmental agencies, global intelligence agencies, and influential scientists and physicians to flood the public with fearful propaganda about COVID-19 virulence and pathogenesis, and to muzzle debate and ruthlessly censor dissent. * 5 out of 5 stars * FINALLY SOME SENSE MADE OF THIS MADNESS * By David M. on 23-11-21 By: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen * HOW TO TALK SO LITTLE KIDS WILL LISTEN * A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 * By: Joanna Faber, Julie King * Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Michele Pawk, Candace Thaxton, and others * Length: 10 hrs and 8 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,123 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 946 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 940 What do you do with a little kid who...won't brush her teeth...screams in his car seat...pinches the baby...refuses to eat vegetables...runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized according to common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential emergency first-aid manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders. * 5 out of 5 stars * VERY-VERY-VERY GOOD * By Szabolcs S. on 11-11-17 By: Joanna Faber, and others It's Not a Diet * IT'S NOT A DIET * The No Cravings, No Willpower Way to Get Lean and Happy for Good * By: Davinia Taylor * Narrated by: Davinia Taylor * Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 141 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 123 Davinia Taylor was overweight, depressed and unmotivated. She couldn't walk around the block, let alone go for a run or do an exercise class, and she struggled to keep up with her four young sons. In desperation she turned to biohacking to sort her head out - the unexpected bonus was that she lost nearly three stone and has kept it off for years through a series of health tricks from cold showers, to MCT oil, to ancestral eating. * 1 out of 5 stars * UNHELPFUL, MESSY, NOT WORTH MY TIME... * By E. Gray on 01-06-21 By: Davinia Taylor Matrescence * MATRESCENCE * On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood * By: Lucy Jones * Narrated by: Lucy Jones * Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 14 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 12 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 12 During pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, women undergo a far-reaching physiological, psychological and social metamorphosis. In this ground-breaking, deeply personal investigation, acclaimed journalist and author Lucy Jones brings to light the emerging concept of 'matrescence'. Drawing on new research across various fields - neuroscience and evolutionary biology; psychoanalysis and existential therapy; sociology, economics and ecology - Jones shows how the changes in the maternal mind, brain and body are far more profound, wild and enduring than we have been led to believe. * 5 out of 5 stars * ASTOUNDINGLY GOOD * By Amazon Customer on 03-07-23 By: Lucy Jones * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 CHILDREN'S AUDIOBOOKS View all Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, BOOK 1 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 40,287 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 34,689 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 34,629 Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! * 5 out of 5 stars * PERFECTLY FRYED POTTER * By Simon on 20-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BOOK 3 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,763 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,125 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 20,067 When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.... * 5 out of 5 stars * THE SERIES MATURES * By Simon on 26-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2 * HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, BOOK 2 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,054 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 22,140 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 22,031 Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone.... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true. * 5 out of 5 stars * A DELIGHT! * By Simon on 24-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4 * HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, BOOK 4 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,312 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,800 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,725 The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons, and dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! * 5 out of 5 stars * SERIOUSLY GOOD POTTER! * By Simon on 29-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5 * HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, BOOK 5 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 29 hrs and 1 min * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 21,959 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 18,668 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 18,590 Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time.... * 5 out of 5 stars * DEEPER, DARKER, LONGER . . . BRILLIANT! * By Simon on 11-12-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6 * HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, BOOK 6 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 20,144 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 17,108 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 17,026 When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny.... * 5 out of 5 stars * TWISTS, TURNS AND SHOCKS! * By Simon on 18-12-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Book 1 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, BOOK 1 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 40,287 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 34,689 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 34,629 Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. Addressed in green ink on yellowish parchment with a purple seal, they are swiftly confiscated by his grisly aunt and uncle. Then, on Harry's eleventh birthday, a great beetle-eyed giant of a man called Rubeus Hagrid bursts in with some astonishing news: Harry Potter is a wizard, and he has a place at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. An incredible adventure is about to begin! * 5 out of 5 stars * PERFECTLY FRYED POTTER * By Simon on 20-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book 3 * HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, BOOK 3 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,763 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 20,125 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 20,067 When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start of another far from ordinary year at Hogwarts for Harry Potter. Sirius Black, escaped mass-murderer and follower of Lord Voldemort, is on the run - and they say he is coming after Harry. In his first ever Divination class, Professor Trelawney sees an omen of death in Harry's tea leaves.... But perhaps most terrifying of all are the Dementors patrolling the school grounds, with their soul-sucking kiss.... * 5 out of 5 stars * THE SERIES MATURES * By Simon on 26-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book 2 * HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, BOOK 2 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 26,054 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 22,140 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 22,031 Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby, and rescue from the Dursleys by his friend Ron Weasley in a magical flying car! Back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for his second year, Harry hears strange whispers echo through empty corridors - and then the attacks start. Students are found as though turned to stone.... Dobby's sinister predictions seem to be coming true. * 5 out of 5 stars * A DELIGHT! * By Simon on 24-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Book 4 * HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE, BOOK 4 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 23,312 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 19,800 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 19,725 The Triwizard Tournament is to be held at Hogwarts. Only wizards who are over seventeen are allowed to enter - but that doesn't stop Harry dreaming that he will win the competition. Then at Hallowe'en, when the Goblet of Fire makes its selection, Harry is amazed to find his name is one of those that the magical cup picks out. He will face death-defying tasks, dragons, and dark wizards, but with the help of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, he might just make it through - alive! * 5 out of 5 stars * SERIOUSLY GOOD POTTER! * By Simon on 29-11-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Book 5 * HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, BOOK 5 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 29 hrs and 1 min * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 21,959 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 18,668 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 18,590 Dark times have come to Hogwarts. After the Dementors' attack on his cousin Dudley, Harry Potter knows that Voldemort will stop at nothing to find him. There are many who deny the Dark Lord's return, but Harry is not alone: a secret order gathers at Grimmauld Place to fight against the dark forces. Harry must allow Professor Snape to teach him how to protect himself from Voldemort's savage assaults on his mind. But they are growing stronger by the day and Harry is running out of time.... * 5 out of 5 stars * DEEPER, DARKER, LONGER . . . BRILLIANT! * By Simon on 11-12-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Book 6 * HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE, BOOK 6 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 20 hrs and 31 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 20,144 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 17,108 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 17,026 When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself is not safe. Harry is convinced that Malfoy bears the Dark Mark: there is a Death Eater amongst them. Harry will need powerful magic and true friends as he explores Voldemort's darkest secrets, and Dumbledore prepares him to face his destiny.... * 5 out of 5 stars * TWISTS, TURNS AND SHOCKS! * By Simon on 18-12-15 By: J.K. Rowling Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Book 7 * HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, BOOK 7 * By: J.K. Rowling * Narrated by: Stephen Fry * Length: 23 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 38,283 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 33,731 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 33,563 As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now is broken, but he cannot keep hiding. The Dark Lord is breathing fear into everything Harry loves and to stop him Harry will have to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes. The final battle must begin - Harry must stand and face his enemy.... * 5 out of 5 stars * HALLOWED BE THY NAME HARRY POTTER! * By Simon on 20-12-15 By: J.K. Rowling The World’s Worst Monsters * THE WORLD’S WORST MONSTERS * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: Harriet Carmichael, Sophia Eleni, James Goode, and others * Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 49 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 43 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 44 The beloved World’s Worst series has captivated millions of readers. You’ve met the world’s worst children, the world’s worst parents, the world’s worst teachers and the world’s worst pets – but are you ready for the world’s worst monsters? If you don’t like ghosts, ogres, zombies, vampires, aliens, werewolves or mummies, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS BOOK. Laugh along to these ten terrifying tales of marvellous monsters, brought to you by David Walliams. * 5 out of 5 stars * GREAT * By Anonymous User on 17-07-23 By: David Walliams Matilda * MATILDA * Narrated by Kate Winslet * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: Kate Winslet * Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,893 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,355 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,354 Matilda is the world's most famous bookworm, no thanks to her ghastly parents.Her father thinks she's a little scab. Her mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? She's the worst of all. She's a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. Despite these beastly grownups trying to push her down, Matilda is an extraordinary girl with a magical mind. And she's had enough. So all the terrible adults had better watch out, because she's going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget! * 5 out of 5 stars * COOOOOOL * By Becky on 13-01-15 By: Roald Dahl The World’s Worst Parents * THE WORLD’S WORST PARENTS * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: Tamsin Greig, Daniel Rigby, Lizzie Waterworth Santo, and others * Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,364 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,008 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,007 Sure, some parents are embarrassing - but they’re nothing on this lot. These 10 tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter. Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world...jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels...watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids' toys...and oh no, it’s Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit.... * 5 out of 5 stars * THE WORLD’S WORST PARENTS * By Amazon Customer on 06-08-20 By: David Walliams The Complete Chronicles of Narnia * THE COMPLETE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA * The Classic BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations * By: C. S. Lewis * Narrated by: Maurice Denham, Full Cast * Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins * Original Recording * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,653 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,283 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,280 C.S. Lewis’s acclaimed and universally loved novels spring to life in these spellbinding full-cast BBC dramatisations. Anyone who’s visited Narnia wants to go back again, and these radio dramas make for a hugely entertaining first-time or return journey, with a cast including Bernard Cribbins, Maurice Denham, Richard Griffiths, Martin Jarvis, Sylvester McCoy, John Sessions, Fiona Shaw and Timothy Spall. * 5 out of 5 stars * THE REASON I BECAME A VOICE ACTOR... * By William on 18-02-15 By: C. S. Lewis Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief * PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTNING THIEF * Percy Jackson, Book 1 * By: Rick Riordan * Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein * Length: 10 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,016 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,423 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,430 I was just a normal kid, I went to school (got expelled a lot, but that wasn't my fault), played sports and hung out with my best friend.Until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Now, I spend my time at Camp Half Blood, battling monsters and generally trying to stay alive.And now that Zeus thinks I've stolen his lightning bolt, staying alive is going to be even harder. * 2 out of 5 stars * THE BOOK IS A REASONABLY GOOD READ... BUT THE NARRATION IS ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL * By Jeremy Fisher on 05-03-18 By: Rick Riordan Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them * FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM * A Harry Potter Hogwarts Library Book * By: J.K. Rowling, Newt Scamander * Narrated by: Eddie Redmayne * Length: 1 hr and 54 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,403 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,959 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,948 An approved textbook at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry since its first publication, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an indispensable guide to the magical beasts of the wizarding world. It showcases a menagerie of magical creatures, explained enchantingly by noted magizoologist, Newt Scamander, who you may remember from the film series of the same name. * 3 out of 5 stars * SHARDS OF POTTERY! * By Simon on 14-03-17 By: J.K. Rowling, and others The World’s Worst Pets * THE WORLD’S WORST PETS * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: Terry Mynott, Morgana Robinson, Clare Corbett, and others * Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 613 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 475 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 477 Be warned! Awful animals lurk inside. These 10 tales of the world’s craziest creatures will have you shaking with laughter. You’ll never look at pets in the same way again! Marvel at Houdini, the magician’s rabbit. Take a trip around the world with Zoom, the supersonic tortoise. Gasp at the chaos created by Griselda, a grizzly bear with a big secret. And run for your lives! It’s Furp, the monstrous goldfish! * 5 out of 5 stars * VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY GOOD AND FUNNY IT’S AMAZING AS AMAZING AS CODE NAME BANANAS SO YAY :) * By KT on 30-04-22 By: David Walliams The World's Worst Teachers * THE WORLD'S WORST TEACHERS * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: David Walliams * Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,364 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,750 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,746 Millions of young listeners have loved the World's Worst Children tales. Now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World's Worst Teachers. Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These 10 tales of the world's most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster. Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is always furious and she's on a detention rampage. * 5 out of 5 stars * THE WORLDS WORST TEACHERS ❤💙💚💛💜💓💔💕💖💗💘💝 * By Katie on 08-11-19 By: David Walliams Charlie and the Chocolate Factory * CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: Douglas Hodge * Length: 3 hrs and 17 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,274 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,006 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,004 A boy who only gets to eat cabbage soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner finds a Golden Ticket that will take him into Willy Wonka's magical chocolate factory. Joining him on the tour are four horrible blighters: Augustus Gloop - a great big greedy nincompoop, Veruca Salt - a spoiled brat, Violet Beauregarde - a repulsive little gum-chewer and Mike Teavee - a TV addict. With a chocolate river, crafty squirrels and mysterious Oompa Loompas, Mr Wonka's chocolate factory is the strangest, most magnificent place Charlie has ever seen. * 5 out of 5 stars * A TRULY WONDERFUL BOOK * By MR on 10-06-16 By: Roald Dahl Northern Lights * NORTHERN LIGHTS * His Dark Materials, Book 1 * By: Philip Pullman * Narrated by: Philip Pullman, full cast, Ruth Wilson * Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 395 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 315 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 315 Lyra Belacqua lives half-wild and carefree among the scholars of Jordan College, with her daemon, Pantalaimon, always by her side. But the arrival of her fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a terrible struggle - a struggle born of stolen children, witch clans and armoured bears. As she hurtles towards danger in the cold far North, Lyra never suspects the shocking truth: she alone is destined to win, or to lose, the biggest battle imaginable. * 5 out of 5 stars * DO NOT LISTEN TO PULLMAN INTERVIEW IT HAS SPOILERS * By Amazon Customer on 07-08-21 By: Philip Pullman How to Train Your Dragon Collection * HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON COLLECTION * How to Train Your Dragon, Books 1-3 * By: Cressida Cowell * Narrated by: David Tennant * Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 385 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 288 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 289 This audiobook bundle contains the first three hilarious stories in Hiccup's adventures with his dragon, Toothless. Will Hiccup lead 10 novices in their initiation into the Hairy Hooligan Tribe? Can he steal back his book of Dragonese from the Romans? Can he navigate the Fortress of Sinister and defeat the Monstrous Strangulator? Most importantly, can Hiccup really save the Isle of Berk with a dragon who looks like an ickle brown bunny with wings? There's only one way to find out.... * 5 out of 5 stars * BOOK 2 (CHAPTER 21) - BOOK 3 (CHAPTER 41) * By Von on 09-02-21 By: Cressida Cowell Roald Dahl Reads Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories * ROALD DAHL READS CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND FOUR MORE STORIES * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: Roald Dahl * Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins * Abridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 330 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 243 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 244 Penguin presents the abridged audiobook edition of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Four More Stories by Roald Dahl, read by Roald Dahl himself. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Abridged) James and the Giant Peach (Abridged) Fantastic Mr. Fox (Abridged) The Enormous Crocodile (Abridged) The Magic Finger (Abridged). * 3 out of 5 stars * GREAT BOOKS BUT ONLY ONE FILE? * By James Chappell on 20-09-16 By: Roald Dahl The Gruffalo and Other Stories * THE GRUFFALO AND OTHER STORIES * By: Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler * Narrated by: Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter, Steven Pacey * Length: 1 hr and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 133 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 98 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 95 Go 'Grrrr' with the Gruffalo, sing along with the Smartest Giant, help Monkey search for his mum and see if the little old lady can make some room in her house! The Gruffalo and Other Stories is brilliantly performed by well-known actors Imelda Staunton, Jim Carter and Steven Pacey, as well as by the author herself, Julia Donaldson. Each story also has a song and sound effects. * 2 out of 5 stars * CHAPTERS, NO DESCRIPTION LIKE SO MANY OTHER BOOKS * By A on 02-12-20 By: Julia Donaldson, and others The World’s Worst Children * THE WORLD’S WORST CHILDREN * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: Nitin Ganatra, Eric Mok, Rebecca Yeo * Length: 2 hrs and 56 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 92 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 74 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 73 From the world’s favourite author, David Walliams–ten cautionary tales and a delightfully dreadful cast of characters. Are you ready to meet the World’s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls! * 5 out of 5 stars * IT’S COOL * By Anonymous User on 17-07-23 By: David Walliams Robodog * ROBODOG * By: David Walliams * Narrated by: Joseph Balderrama, Wayne Forester, Alana Maria, and others * Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 50 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 45 Bedlam is one of the most dangerous places on Earth – home to a host of wicked villains. Nothing and nobody are safe from these evil criminals. The city needs its own superhero to defeat the supervillains. But who? Robodog.... * 1 out of 5 stars * IT FELT STRANGE * By Tara Trepel on 14-04-23 By: David Walliams Fantastic Mr Fox * FANTASTIC MR FOX * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: Chris O'Dowd * Length: 1 hr and 15 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,032 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 811 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 801 Boggis is an enormously fat chicken farmer who only eats boiled chickens smothered in fat. Bunce is a duck-and-goose farmer whose dinner gives him a beastly temper. Bean is a turkey-and-apple farmer who only drinks gallons of strong cider. Mr Fox is so clever that every evening he creeps down into the valley and helps himself to food from their farms - and those ghastly farmers can't catch him! * 5 out of 5 stars * KIDS LOVE IT. WE LOVE IT * By Mrs L M Robson on 03-04-15 By: Roald Dahl The BFG * THE BFG * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: David Walliams * Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,095 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 858 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 860 On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle. But there are other giants in Giant Country. Fifty foot brutes who gallop far and wide every night to find human beans to eat. Can Sophie and her friend the BFG stop them? Let's hope so - otherwise the next child a gruesome giant guzzles could be YOU. * 5 out of 5 stars * THE BEST BOOK EVER * By GRant on 23-02-15 By: Roald Dahl The Enchanted Wood * THE ENCHANTED WOOD * By: Enid Blyton * Narrated by: Kate Winslet * Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,290 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 998 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 997 When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, they discover an Enchanted Wood just outside their doorstep. Soon they find the Faraway Tree, which is the beginning of many magical adventures...Join them and their new friends Silky the fairy, Saucepan Man and Moonface, as they discover which new land awaits them at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will they visit the Land of Treats, the Land of Spells, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? Come with them on an amazing adventure - there will be magic and fun at every turn. * 5 out of 5 stars * I LOVED IT * By Kat J on 11-03-15 By: Enid Blyton Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters * PERCY JACKSON AND THE SEA OF MONSTERS * Percy Jackson, Book 2 * By: Rick Riordan * Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein * Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,993 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,589 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,593 I look like a normal kid. Only there's a difference. Poseidon, God of the Sea is my dad. Which sounds cool, but actually means there is usually someone (or something), somewhere, trying to kill me. Now I live at Camp Half-Blood, with other kids like me. But Camp Half-Blood is a bit different to most summer camps. Instead of toasting marshmallows and singing campfire songs, we battle giant cannibals at dodgeball. * 3 out of 5 stars * GOOD BOOK, SHAME ABOUT THE READER... * By Charlie on 24-04-10 By: Rick Riordan The Magic Faraway Tree * THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE * By: Enid Blyton * Narrated by: Kate Winslet * Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins * Abridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,146 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 855 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 862 The Magic Faraway Tree is the second magical story in the Faraway Tree series by the world's best-loved children's author, Enid Blyton. When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, they discover an Enchanted Wood just outside their doorstep. Soon they find the Faraway Tree, which is the beginning of many magical adventures...Join them and their new friends Silky the fairy, Saucepan Man and Moonface, as they discover which new land awaits them at the top of the Faraway Tree. * 3 out of 5 stars * BEWARE THE LAND OF THE STOLEN CHAPTERS. * By gilbrek on 17-04-16 By: Enid Blyton George's Marvellous Medicine * GEORGE'S MARVELLOUS MEDICINE * By: Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake * Narrated by: Romesh Ranganathan * Length: 1 hr and 20 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 125 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 104 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 104 George Kranky's grandma is a grouch. She's always mean to George (and not much nicer to his parents either). She just LOVES being mean and miserable! Once when George is put in charge of giving Grandma her medicine, he wonders if he could come up with his own remedy to try and help her become less of a grump. So, using some rather unusual ingredients, George creates his magic medicine*. But will it stop his grandma from being so horrible...or will it blow the top of her head off?! * 5 out of 5 stars * THE BEST * By Anonymous User on 16-07-22 By: Roald Dahl, and others The Twits * THE TWITS * By: Roald Dahl * Narrated by: Richard Ayoade * Length: 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,140 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 852 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 858 Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the ghastly, evil Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage. But not for much longer! Because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits and make their escape, once and for all.... * 1 out of 5 stars * VERY EXPENSIVE FOR AN HOUR * By Tim J. on 04-10-18 By: Roald Dahl Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth * PERCY JACKSON AND THE BATTLE OF THE LABYRINTH * Percy Jackson, Book 4 * By: Rick Riordan * Narrated by: Jesse Bernstein * Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,481 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 1,164 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,161 Being the son of a Greek God, nothing in my life has been straightforward. Or monster-free. And it looks like that's not going to change anytime soon now that my arch enemy Luke wants to invade Camp Half-Blood via an ancient labyrinth.If he succeeds, thousands of bloodthirsty monsters will attack. So it's goodbye sunshine, hello darkness as four of us descend into the terrifying underground and beyond.... * 4 out of 5 stars * DISAPPOINTING NARRATOR * By jack blomfield on 05-01-21 By: Rick Riordan * 1 * 2 * 3 * 4 * 5 BIOGRAPHIES & MEMOIRS View all Spare * SPARE * By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex * Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex * Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,248 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,965 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,924 It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. * 1 out of 5 stars * AWFUL * By Coco51 on 12-01-23 By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex I'm Glad My Mom Died * I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED * By: Jennette McCurdy * Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy * Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 11,297 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,886 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,859 Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. * 5 out of 5 stars * HEARTWRENCHING * By Ellie Moore on 11-08-22 By: Jennette McCurdy The Sound of Laughter * THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER * By: Peter Kay * Narrated by: Peter Kay * Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 3,833 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,399 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 3,389 The long-awaited audio edition of Peter Kay’s best-selling autobiography, The Sound of Laughter, including two completely new and exclusive bonus chapters. Grab a brew and some good-for-dipping biscuits and listen to Peter take a trip down memory lane, including his first-ever driving lesson, his Bolton childhood, the numerous jobs he held, right up until he found fame in the world of comedy. * 5 out of 5 stars * GENIUS….. SIMPLE AS THAT * By Susan. on 17-09-21 By: Peter Kay Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing * FRIENDS, LOVERS AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING * By: Matthew Perry * Narrated by: Matthew Perry * Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,673 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,252 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,240 The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes listeners onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humour, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all. * 1 out of 5 stars * BORING SELF INDULGENT BABY MAN. * By Anonymous User on 04-11-22 By: Matthew Perry Greenlights * GREENLIGHTS * By: Matthew McConaughey * Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey * Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 19,242 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 16,897 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 16,825 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. * 5 out of 5 stars * LONG OVERDUE WINDOW TO SINCERITY * By Helen on 20-10-20 By: Matthew McConaughey Rememberings * REMEMBERINGS * By: Sinéad O'Connor * Narrated by: Sinead O'Connor * Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,380 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,217 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,209 Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of 21. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television. O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades. * 5 out of 5 stars * HONEST, DISTURBING, ENDEARING, SOUL SEARCHING. * By James Raymond on 02-06-21 By: Sinéad O'Connor Spare * SPARE * By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex * Narrated by: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex * Length: 15 hrs and 37 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 16,248 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,965 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 14,924 It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking behind their mother's coffin as the world watched in sorrow - and horror. As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling - and how their lives would play out from that point on. For Harry, this is that story at last. * 1 out of 5 stars * AWFUL * By Coco51 on 12-01-23 By: Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex I'm Glad My Mom Died * I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED * By: Jennette McCurdy * Narrated by: Jennette McCurdy * Length: 6 hrs and 26 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 11,297 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,886 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,859 Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. * 5 out of 5 stars * HEARTWRENCHING * By Ellie Moore on 11-08-22 By: Jennette McCurdy The Sound of Laughter * THE SOUND OF LAUGHTER * By: Peter Kay * Narrated by: Peter Kay * Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 3,833 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,399 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 3,389 The long-awaited audio edition of Peter Kay’s best-selling autobiography, The Sound of Laughter, including two completely new and exclusive bonus chapters. Grab a brew and some good-for-dipping biscuits and listen to Peter take a trip down memory lane, including his first-ever driving lesson, his Bolton childhood, the numerous jobs he held, right up until he found fame in the world of comedy. * 5 out of 5 stars * GENIUS….. SIMPLE AS THAT * By Susan. on 17-09-21 By: Peter Kay Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing * FRIENDS, LOVERS AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING * By: Matthew Perry * Narrated by: Matthew Perry * Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,673 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,252 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,240 The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes listeners onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humour, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all. * 1 out of 5 stars * BORING SELF INDULGENT BABY MAN. * By Anonymous User on 04-11-22 By: Matthew Perry Greenlights * GREENLIGHTS * By: Matthew McConaughey * Narrated by: Matthew McConaughey * Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 19,242 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 16,897 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 16,825 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. * 5 out of 5 stars * LONG OVERDUE WINDOW TO SINCERITY * By Helen on 20-10-20 By: Matthew McConaughey Rememberings * REMEMBERINGS * By: Sinéad O'Connor * Narrated by: Sinead O'Connor * Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,380 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,217 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,209 Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of 21. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television. O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades. * 5 out of 5 stars * HONEST, DISTURBING, ENDEARING, SOUL SEARCHING. * By James Raymond on 02-06-21 By: Sinéad O'Connor And Away... * AND AWAY... * By: Bob Mortimer * Narrated by: Bob Mortimer * Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 11,055 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 9,810 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 9,753 Bob Mortimer’s life was trundling along happily until suddenly in 2015 he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required immediate surgery and forced him to cancel an upcoming tour. The episode unnerved him but forced him to reflect on his life so far. This is the framework for his hilarious and moving memoir, And Away.... * 5 out of 5 stars * A WONDERFUL BOOK * By Lauren on 17-09-21 By: Bob Mortimer Windswept & Interesting * WINDSWEPT & INTERESTING * My Autobiography * By: Billy Connolly * Narrated by: Billy Connolly * Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 11,710 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 10,481 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 10,419 In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth behind his windswept and interesting life. Born in a tenement flat in Glasgow in 1942, orphaned by the age of fourth and a survivor of appalling abuse at the hands of his own family, Billy's life is a remarkable story of success against all the odds. * 5 out of 5 stars * MARVELLOUS * By john donoghue on 14-10-21 By: Billy Connolly Dancing on Eggshells * DANCING ON EGGSHELLS * Kitchen, Ballroom & the Messy Inbetween * By: John Whaite * Narrated by: John Whaite * Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 Well-known as the winner of the third series of The Great British Bake Off and runner up of Strictly Come Dancing with his same-sex dance partner Johannes Radebe, John Whaite's personal story is a complicated narrative of contradictions, highs and lows, told with tenderness, joy, insight and wit, but also unflinching honesty. By: John Whaite This Much Is True * THIS MUCH IS TRUE * By: Miriam Margolyes * Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes * Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 9,218 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 8,362 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 8,318 Award-winning actor, creator of a myriad of memorable characters from Lady Whiteadder to Professor Sprout, Miriam Margolyes is a national treasure. Now, at last, at the age of 80, she has finally decided to tell her extraordinary life story. And it's far richer and stranger than any part she's played. * 5 out of 5 stars * FRANK & FUNNY * By John C. Patterson on 23-09-21 By: Miriam Margolyes What's That Lady Doing? * WHAT'S THAT LADY DOING? * False Starts and Happy Endings * By: Lou Sanders * Narrated by: Lou Sanders * Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 24 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 24 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 24 This book contains tales of dead dads, pretend dead dads, getting barred from an osteopath's, getting arrested, sex crimes and forgiveness. I used to be addicted to boys and alcohol and then men and alcohol and then some other things. I was a little unhinged. I've got some great stories about when I was as mad as cheese and then some more stories about how I got less mad and more happy. If that's the sort of thing you're after, please pick me up and take me to bed (that's the book speaking so a little joke there). * 4 out of 5 stars * DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY IT'S COVER * By Kevin Shand on 20-08-23 By: Lou Sanders Love and Fury * LOVE AND FURY * The Magic and Mayhem of Life with Tyson * By: Paris Fury * Narrated by: Paris Fury, Reanne Farley * Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 552 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 464 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 470 Paris Fury is Tyson's rock, the wife he thanks for all his success. Both from Traveller families, she married him at 19 and is hands-on mother to their six children, as well as at his side through every fight. Always glamorous, strong, grounded and her own woman. When Tyson's struggles with depression, OCD and alcohol have threatened to overwhelm them, she has held them together and helped to see Tyson through to the greatest boxing victories. With all her warmth, humour and honesty, she tells her story. * 5 out of 5 stars * INTERESTING INSIGHT INTO AN INCREDIBLE LIFE * By S Nimmo on 31-10-21 By: Paris Fury Alan Partridge: Big Beacon * ALAN PARTRIDGE: BIG BEACON * By: Alan Partridge * Narrated by: Alan Partridge * Length: 7 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 In Big Beacon, Norwich's favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE. Using an innovative 'dual narrative' structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits. By: Alan Partridge Politics on the Edge * POLITICS ON THE EDGE * A Memoir from Within * By: Rory Stewart * Narrated by: Rory Stewart * Length: 16 hrs and 20 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 Over the course of a decade from 2010, Rory Stewart went from being a political outsider to standing for prime minister - before being sacked from a Conservative Party that he had come to barely recognise. By: Rory Stewart American Prometheus * AMERICAN PROMETHEUS * The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer * By: Kai Bird, Martin J. Sherwin * Narrated by: Jeff Cummings * Length: 26 hrs and 30 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 171 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 149 J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the iconic figures of the 20th century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb but later confronted the moral consequences of scientific progress. When he proposed international controls over atomic materials, opposed the development of the hydrogen bomb, and criticized plans for a nuclear war, his ideas were anathema to powerful advocates of a massive nuclear buildup during the anti-Communist hysteria of the early 1950s. * 3 out of 5 stars * SPOILT BY A VERY POOR RECORDING * By Steve on 21-03-14 By: Kai Bird, and others How Does She Do It? * HOW DOES SHE DO IT? * The Kids, Tyson & Me * By: Paris Fury * Narrated by: Reanne Farley * Length: 10 hrs * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 Alongside the big 2023 Netflix release At Home with the Furys, bestselling author of Love and Fury Paris Fury reveals the answers to the question she's always asked. How does she manage life as a hands-on mother to six children, as well as supporting world heavyweight husband Tyson, while still looking amazing and finding time for herself? By: Paris Fury The Storyteller * THE STORYTELLER * Tales of Life and Music * By: Dave Grohl * Narrated by: Dave Grohl * Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 8,215 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 7,328 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 7,293 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.... * 5 out of 5 stars * YOU ARE NOT DAVE * By VW on 07-10-21 By: Dave Grohl Before & Laughter * BEFORE & LAUGHTER * By: Jimmy Carr * Narrated by: Jimmy Carr * Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 4,180 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3,686 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,663 Written to take advantage of the brief window between the end of lockdown and Jimmy getting cancelled for saying something unforgivable to Lorraine Kelly, this book is as timely as it is unnecessary. Because you might be interested in Jimmy's life but he's damn sure you're a lot more interested in your own, Before & Laughter is about both of you. But mainly him. * 1 out of 5 stars * BORROWS QUOTES, NO ORIGINAL IDEAS OF HIS OWN * By mr c j skirving on 05-10-21 By: Jimmy Carr Undoctored * UNDOCTORED * The Story of a Medic Who Ran Out of Patients * By: Adam Kay * Narrated by: Adam Kay, Reverend Richard Coles * Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 957 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 873 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 870 This Is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century, read by many millions, loved by at least fifty of them, and adapted into a major TV series. But it was only part of the story. By turns hilarious, heartbreaking and humbling, Undoctored is about what happens when a doctor hangs up his scrubs, but medicine refuses to let go of him. Undoctored is Adam Kay's funniest and most moving book yet—an astonishing portrait of a life in and out of medicine, from one of Britain's finest storytellers. * 3 out of 5 stars * A DIFFICULT SECOND ALBUM * By Ben Kelleher on 15-09-22 By: Adam Kay Strong Female Character * STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER * By: Fern Brady * Narrated by: Fern Brady * Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 1,367 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 1,275 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 1,270 Fern Brady was told she couldn't be autistic because she's had loads of boyfriends and is good at eye contact. This is a story of how being female can get in the way of being autistic and how being autistic gets in the way of being the 'right kind' of woman. * 5 out of 5 stars * ABSOLUTELY, UNABASHEDLY FANTASTIC. 500/5 STARS. * By Anonymous User on 19-02-23 By: Fern Brady Unlawful Killings * UNLAWFUL KILLINGS * Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey * By: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC * Narrated by: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC, Rachel Bavidge, Roy McMillan * Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 * Performance 4.5 out of 5 stars 259 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 256 As one of just a few judges licensed to try murder cases at the Old Bailey, the author has presided over many of the high-profile cases that all too often grab our attention in dramatic media headlines—for every unlawful death tells a story. But, unlike most of us, a judge doesn't get to turn the page and move on. Nor does the defendant, or the family of the victim, nor the many other people who populate the court room. Peeling apart six dramatic murder and manslaughter cases, Unlawful Killings removes this distinction between 'them' and 'us'. * 3 out of 5 stars * HMMM…. * By Amazon Customer on 15-06-23 By: Her Honour Wendy Joseph QC This Is Going to Hurt * THIS IS GOING TO HURT * Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor * By: Adam Kay * Narrated by: Adam Kay * Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 27,239 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 24,075 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 23,997 Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life-and-death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids and the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This Is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know - and more than a few things you didn't - about life on and off the hospital ward. * 5 out of 5 stars * WELL WRITTEN, WELL TOLD * By The_Animagus on 23-09-17 By: Adam Kay O Brother * O BROTHER * By: John Niven * Narrated by: John Niven * Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins * Unabridged * Overall 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Performance 0 out of 5 stars 0 * Story 0 out of 5 stars 0 John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at the age of 42. Hoping for the best while often witnessing the worst, John, his younger sister Linda and their mother, Jeanette, saw the darkest fears they had for Gary played out in drug deals, prison and bankruptcy. By: John Niven What We Fear Most * WHAT WE FEAR MOST * By: Dr Ben Cave * Narrated by: David Rintoul * Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 138 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 128 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 128 Meet Dr Ben Cave. For over thirty years he has worked in prisons and secure hospitals diagnosing and treating some of the most troubled men and women in society. A lifetime of care takes us from delusional disorders to schizophrenia, steroid abuse to drug dependency, personality disorders to paedophilia, and depression so severe a mother can kill her own baby. These are the human stories behind the headlines. The reality of a life spent working with patients with the severest mental health disorders. The tragic and often frightening truth about what happens behind closed doors. * 5 out of 5 stars * IT WAS THE NAME DR BEN CAVE THAT APPEALED… * By Sarah Rayner, author on 19-04-23 By: Dr Ben Cave A Promised Land * A PROMISED LAND * By: Barack Obama * Narrated by: Barack Obama * Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 12,145 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 10,379 * Story 4.5 out of 5 stars 10,299 In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency - a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil. * 5 out of 5 stars * DROPPING A CLASSIC * By jesse on 17-11-20 By: Barack Obama Beyond the Wand * BEYOND THE WAND * The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard * By: Tom Felton * Narrated by: Tom Felton * Length: 6 hrs and 57 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 2,479 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 2,268 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 2,261 From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame saw him catapulted into the limelight aged just twelve when he landed the iconic role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films. Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was really like and the lasting friendships he made during ten years as part of the franchise. * 5 out of 5 stars * WONDERFUL SURPRISE * By Bethany Key on 22-11-22 By: Tom Felton The Spy and the Traitor * THE SPY AND THE TRAITOR * The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War * By: Ben Macintyre * Narrated by: Ben Macintyre * Length: 14 hrs and 32 mins * Unabridged * Overall 5 out of 5 stars 6,658 * Performance 5 out of 5 stars 6,003 * Story 5 out of 5 stars 5,987 On a warm July evening in 1985, a middle-aged man stood on the pavement of a busy avenue in the heart of Moscow, holding a plastic carrier bag. In his grey suit and tie, he looked like any other Soviet citizen. 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