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Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Marquise-de-Brinvilliers-Audiobook/B010EKM5WQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marquise de Brinvilliers Subtitle: Celebrated Crimes, Book 16 Author: Alexandre Dumas Narrator: Robert Bethune Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-15 Publisher: Freshwater Seas Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To paraphrase the note from the translator, The Celebrated Crimes of Alexandre Dumas Père was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language - has minced no words - to describe violent scenes of violent times. In this, the 16th of the series, Dumas, the novelist-historian, brings his story-telling skills to a subject no less than infamous at the time and that still holds a fascination for us: Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers. The marquise was tried, convicted, and executed for poisoning her father and two of her brothers. It appears that she learned the art of the poisoner from her lover, Godin de Sainte-Croix. She also targeted but did not kill her sister, a Carmelite nun. Her case launched what is known in French history as the Affair of the Poisons, a long-running judicial scandal that led to the execution or imprisonment of dozens of people, many of the highest rank in French society, including prominent members of the court of Louis XIV. Although Dumas' book on Brinvilliers has been dismissed as mere historical fiction, in reality it is solidly based on the documents of the time and on prior historical treatments of the case. Shocking as it is to suppose, this beautiful and cultured Frenchwoman was indeed a formidable murderess. Of course, Dumas, the dramatist and novelist, cannot help embellishing the work of Dumas, the historian. It becomes clear that his true interest lies not in the events but in the character of Brinvilliers herself, as she confronts the rapidly approaching fact of her own torture and execution. Approximately half the book is devoted to the conversations between the marquise and Edmond Pirot, a theologian of the Sorbonne who acted as her chaplain and confessor during the last days of her life. The give and take between them is an interesting dramatization of the workings of conscience and remorse. Enjoy! bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Alexandre Dumas) Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:45:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Marquise-de-Brinvilliers-Audiobook/B010EKM5WQ thebookvoice.com 02:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marquise de Brinvilliers Subtitle: Celebrated Crimes, Book 16 Author: Alexandre Dumas Narrator: Robert Bethune Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-15 Publisher: Freshwater Seas Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To paraphrase the note from the translator, The Celebrated Crimes of Alexandre Dumas Père was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language - has minced no words - to describe violent scenes of violent times. In this, the 16th of the series, Dumas, the novelist-historian, brings his story-telling skills to a subject no less than infamous at the time and that still holds a fascination for us: Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers. The marquise was tried, convicted, and executed for poisoning her father and two of her brothers. It appears that she learned the art of the poisoner from her lover, Godin de Sainte-Croix. She also targeted but did not kill her sister, a Carmelite nun. Her case launched what is known in French history as the Affair of the Poisons, a long-running judicial scandal that led to the execution or imprisonment of dozens of people, many of the highest rank in French society, including prominent members of the court of Louis XIV. Although Dumas' book on Brinvilliers has been dismissed as mere historical fiction, in reality it is solidly based on the documents of the time and on prior historical treatments of the case. Shocking as it is to suppose, this beautiful and cultured Frenchwoman was indeed a formidable murderess. Of course, Dumas, the dramatist and novelist, cannot help embellishing the work of Dumas, the historian. It becomes clear that his true interest lies not in the events but in the character of Brinvilliers herself, as she confronts the rapidly approaching fact of her own torture and execution. Approximately half the book is devoted to the conversations between the marquise and Edmond Pirot, a theologian of the Sorbonne who acted as her chaplain and confessor during the last days of her life. The give and take between them is an interesting dramatization of the workings of conscience and remorse. Enjoy! Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Marquise de Brinvilliers Subtitle: Celebrated Crimes, Book 16 Author: Alexandre Dumas Narrator: Robert Bethune Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 06-26-15 Publisher: Freshwater Seas Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To paraphrase the note from the translator, The Celebrated Crimes of Alexandre Dumas Père was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language - has minced no words - to describe violent scenes of violent times. In this, the 16th of the series, Dumas, the novelist-historian, brings his story-telling skills to a subject no less than infamous at the time and that still holds a fascination for us: Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite d'Aubray, marquise de Brinvilliers. The marquise was tried, convicted, and executed for poisoning her father and two of her brothers. It appears that she learned the art of the poisoner from her lover, Godin de Sainte-Croix. She also targeted but did not kill her sister, a Carmelite nun. Her case launched what is known in French history as the Affair of the Poisons, a long-running judicial scandal that led to the execution or imprisonment of dozens of people, many of the highest rank in French society, including prominent members of the court of Louis XIV. Although Dumas' book on Brinvilliers has been dismissed as mere historical fiction, in reality it is solidly based on the documents of the time and on prior historical treatments of the case. Shocking as it is to suppose, this beautiful and cultured Frenchwoman was indeed a formidable murderess. Of course, Dumas, the dramatist and novelist, cannot help embellishing the work of Dumas, the historian. It becomes clear that his true interest lies not in the events but in the character of Brinvilliers herself, as she confronts the rapidly approaching fact of her own torture and execution. Approximately half the book is devoted to the conversations between the marquise and Edmond Pirot, a theologian of the Sorbonne who acted as her chaplain and confessor during the last days of her life. The give and take between them is an interesting dramatization of the workings of conscience and remorse. Enjoy! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/My-Bloody-Life-Audiobook/B01MRA8QH6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Bloody Life Subtitle: The Making of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs are members of your own gang, who in one breath will say they'll die for you and in the next will order your assassination. Contains mature themes. Critic Reviews: A slow-motion riot of drugs, sex, and gunplay." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Reymundo Sanchez) Tue, 07 Feb 2017 12:17:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/My-Bloody-Life-Audiobook/B01MRA8QH6 thebookvoice.com 12:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Bloody Life Subtitle: The Making of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs are members of your own gang, who in one breath will say they'll die for you and in the next will order your assassination. Contains mature themes. Critic Reviews: A slow-motion riot of drugs, sex, and gunplay." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Bloody Life Subtitle: The Making of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 02-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Looking for an escape from childhood abuse, Reymundo Sanchez turned away from school and baseball to drugs, alcohol, and then sex and was left to fend for himself before age 14. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became his refuge and his world, but its violence cost him friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly his life. This is a raw and powerful odyssey through the ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs are members of your own gang, who in one breath will say they'll die for you and in the next will order your assassination. Contains mature themes. Critic Reviews: A slow-motion riot of drugs, sex, and gunplay." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: I keep mulling it over and what it means Couldn't stop listening to it once I started and now can't get it out of my mind. Lots of violence, sex and drugs - and teenagers dying. I guess this is what it's like in Chicago if you're a kid who doesn't really belong anywhere and there's a park in walking distance. Wow, there's a whole life waiting for you at the park if you're young and can be fearless in the right situations. I'm glad the author gave an account of his life over a period of years so I could see that once one is essentially used up by the gang, they don't need you anymore. Replacements are on the way; you're fully expendable. It's real life but at a much, much faster pace. Maybe that's why it won't leave my mind yet, because I'm still trying to integrate what I learned with what I already thought I knew. And I'm doing what probably any listener would do, which is to try to conjure up a way for society or government or somebody to provide some better options than what the gangs provide. Great Very good book, read a while ago but listening to it is like a movie in your head. They need to narrate the the sequel, Once a King Always a King very cool book Informative book that lets you see another persons life changes and goals in order to become one with his self. Disturbing, profound. Gets to the heart to our societies greatest problem. It took great personal courage for Raymoundo Sanchez to write this book. Me. Sanchez pulls no punches, makes no apologies, offers no excuses for his life as a Latin King. The book is full of violence, murder, sex, drugs and betrayal. Such was his life and the lives of thousands of others. It leads the reader to understand the cause of the racial, drug induced culture of violence that the youth of Chicago and other large cities find themselves living in today. I couldnt stop Immediately trapped in story. Awesome read from start to finish. If youre unsure what to read/listen to next choose this book you will enjoy and appreciate this book https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Catch-Me-If-You-Can-Audiobook/B002V59SJQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Catch Me If You Can Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2950 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring conmen, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21. Known by the police of 26 foreign countries and all 50 states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam - until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades and ingenious escapes - including one from an airplane - make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit. It's also a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. ©1980 Frank Abagnale, Jr. (P)2001 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Zingingly told...richly detailed and winning as the devil." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Frank W. Abagnale) Fri, 13 Sep 2002 14:21:31 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Catch-Me-If-You-Can-Audiobook/B002V59SJQ thebookvoice.com 08:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Catch Me If You Can Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2950 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring conmen, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21. Known by the police of 26 foreign countries and all 50 states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam - until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades and ingenious escapes - including one from an airplane - make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit. It's also a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. ©1980 Frank Abagnale, Jr. (P)2001 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Zingingly told...richly detailed and winning as the devil." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Catch Me If You Can Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2950 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring conmen, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, passed himself off as a college sociology professor, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was 21. Known by the police of 26 foreign countries and all 50 states as "The Skywayman," Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam - until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale is a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades and ingenious escapes - including one from an airplane - make Catch Me If You Can an irresistible tale of deceit. It's also a film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. ©1980 Frank Abagnale, Jr. (P)2001 Blackstone Audiobooks Critic Reviews: "Zingingly told...richly detailed and winning as the devil." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Veryy entertaining but Cut Short I enjoyed this book immensly. Mr. Abignale Weaves a wonderful story that traces his life as a brilliant "paper hanger." I learned some things I never knew. His ability to create relationships and trust is truly amazing. He has a very keen mind and it was a pleasure to watch it work. The only problem I had with the book was a premature ending. I was left hanging. uhm where is the ending? i finished it. it was playing nonstop at work for the past two days. ive read the book before and saw the movie. this audio book just cut off before the ending. the way it ended makes no sense whatsoever. hope i dont run into more books of this type. glad i didnt actually buy it, but used a credit otherwise i would have been even more upset. Really entertaining! This is very entertaining title and Barry Whitener does an incredible job narrating. Barry does the voices and acting so well you forget there's only one person performing. Read the book AND watch the movie What a great story. Truely it must be read to be believed. The only thing that I didn't like was the long time spent on his time in the French jail. That was brutal. The rest of the story was very light and whimsical. That part was disturbing. Also, I think the ending leaves a very different impression than the ending of the movie, so for closure see the movie, for the details, enjoy this wonderful story - truth is stranger than fiction! Amazing true story I thoroughly enjoyed the telling of this sport span of white collar crime in a person so young. It is truly unbelievable that a mere teenager could have pulled off so much and fooled so many. The narrator kept my attention throughout. Although I had already viewed the film, I found the book so much more entertaining. If you saw the movie and liked it, I recommend that you follow up your experience with this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Killing-Pablo-Audiobook/B002UZL890 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killing Pablo Subtitle: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw Author: Mark Bowden Narrator: Mark Bowden Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 05-02-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 897 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Over the coming days and weeks, the United States launched a joint military and intelligence operation with the Colombian government, assembling a team of expert personnel and an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry and surveillance technology the likes of which the world had never seen. Their mission: to track down Pablo. But this time, they knew it would not be enough to just capture Escobar. This time, they would have to finish the job. This time, they were going to kill him. Critic Reviews: "A gripping investigation...fascinating." (Booklist) "Bowden hits another home run..." (Publishers Weekly) "A master of narrative journalism." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mark Bowden) Wed, 02 May 2001 22:33:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Killing-Pablo-Audiobook/B002UZL890 thebookvoice.com 00:06:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killing Pablo Subtitle: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw Author: Mark Bowden Narrator: Mark Bowden Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 05-02-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 897 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Over the coming days and weeks, the United States launched a joint military and intelligence operation with the Colombian government, assembling a team of expert personnel and an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry and surveillance technology the likes of which the world had never seen. Their mission: to track down Pablo. But this time, they knew it would not be enough to just capture Escobar. This time, they would have to finish the job. This time, they were going to kill him. Critic Reviews: "A gripping investigation...fascinating." (Booklist) "Bowden hits another home run..." (Publishers Weekly) "A master of narrative journalism." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killing Pablo Subtitle: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw Author: Mark Bowden Narrator: Mark Bowden Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs Language: English Release date: 05-02-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 897 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Over the coming days and weeks, the United States launched a joint military and intelligence operation with the Colombian government, assembling a team of expert personnel and an arsenal of state-of-the-art weaponry and surveillance technology the likes of which the world had never seen. Their mission: to track down Pablo. But this time, they knew it would not be enough to just capture Escobar. This time, they would have to finish the job. This time, they were going to kill him. Critic Reviews: "A gripping investigation...fascinating." (Booklist) "Bowden hits another home run..." (Publishers Weekly) "A master of narrative journalism." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Relevant Accessible History As somebody who uses Audible to make my commute bearable, I have the tendency to gravitate mostly towards mindless fiction to make the time pass... and base my reviews primarily on how successful books do with that criteria. That being said... this is a book that isn't mindless, but still kept me captivated. It's a facinating look into both American policies in Central America as well as techniques that are used in tracking people. I have thought about this book frequently during the recent hunts for Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein. I was very surprised how hit-and-miss the technologies seem to be. The author does a good job in presenting the details of the situations without making personal judgement on the characters involved, but does so in a manner that isn't school-bookish. Well done. 4 Stars - Really Gripping Story This is a story worthy of Robert Ludlum or Elmore Leonard. Intrigue, deception, suspense, global politics and fantasy -- plus it's actually true! Provides a wild inside view to the cocaine trade, Columbian politics and the bizarre world that money can create. Pablo emerges as an almost mythic figure, on the one hand revered by his associates and public, and on the other a frighteningly brutal indescriminate killer. Without giving away the story, I'll tell you that there are real parallels with the Elliot Ness story of the untouchables. A great read (listen). Bowden hits another home run Bowden is one of the few authors who can read his own work and keep you intrigued. The trade-off is that he does sound like a journalist rather than a story teller. You won't find a more well-researched account of the drug wars up close and personal. A fascinating read and one of the books I found myself listening to in my driveway. My only beef - it's abridged... Almost too scary to be true Mark Bowden's writing on the modern history of Columbia and the horror that engulfed the entire country for a decade is an astonishing piece of work. This is a gripping work of non-fiction and is a truly powerful insight to one of the world's most notorious terrorists, Pablo Escobar. A huge thumbs up. Fantastic Excellent book that not only tells an exciting story, but also delves into Columbia's past and provides some insight into how a manical person such as Pablo Escabar can rise to such power and in some eyes prestige https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Ice-Man-Audiobook/B002V080XQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ice Man Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-12-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1464 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Kuklinski was Sammy "The Bull" Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano at Spark's Steakhouse. John Gotti hired him to kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, he would make victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over 200 men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. Kuklinski's story, once known, captivated the public and became the subject of three HBO documentaries about which the New York Times raved, "Few viewers are ever likely to forget this thoroughly chilling portrait. As for possible movie competition, it would work on the level of The Silence of the Lambs." Critic Reviews: "Good as an omnibus resource on Kuklinski, this is a fine entry in the burgeoning field of works tracing the decline of the traditional organized crime families and their once impenetrable structures." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Carlo) Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:40:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Ice-Man-Audiobook/B002V080XQ thebookvoice.com 19:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ice Man Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-12-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1464 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Kuklinski was Sammy "The Bull" Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano at Spark's Steakhouse. John Gotti hired him to kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, he would make victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over 200 men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. Kuklinski's story, once known, captivated the public and became the subject of three HBO documentaries about which the New York Times raved, "Few viewers are ever likely to forget this thoroughly chilling portrait. As for possible movie competition, it would work on the level of The Silence of the Lambs." Critic Reviews: "Good as an omnibus resource on Kuklinski, this is a fine entry in the burgeoning field of works tracing the decline of the traditional organized crime families and their once impenetrable structures." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Ice Man Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-12-06 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1464 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Kuklinski was Sammy "The Bull" Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano at Spark's Steakhouse. John Gotti hired him to kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, he would make victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with cold-hearted intensity, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over 200 men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique. Kuklinski's story, once known, captivated the public and became the subject of three HBO documentaries about which the New York Times raved, "Few viewers are ever likely to forget this thoroughly chilling portrait. As for possible movie competition, it would work on the level of The Silence of the Lambs." Critic Reviews: "Good as an omnibus resource on Kuklinski, this is a fine entry in the burgeoning field of works tracing the decline of the traditional organized crime families and their once impenetrable structures." (Booklist) Members Reviews: You must buy this audio only if... You enjoy an incredible true crime story and chilling psychological profile. Not for the squeamish. I couldn't stop listening. The narrator has just the right "news man" tone that fits this tale perfectly. Yes, the narrative is redundant at times. You notice how certain phrases are repeated, but they didn't annoy me. I first saw "The Ice Man" HBO documentary and was riveted. This man is both an attractive character and monsterous. This tension drives the tale as well as the "creative" way he devises his crime.It will make you feel vulnerable. You will shutter unless you don't have a conscience. I'm serious. This is the real deal.Decadence and black humor and moments that will make you cry. You'll be glad there are some heroes in this tale. At times I had problems keeping track of all of all the Mafiosi, but it doesn't matter. I plan on listening to this again. The bonus material is incredible. I kept thinking, "What was I doing in my life when all this was going on?" because I don't recall seeing it on the news. This is also a story about abuse-unrelenting abuse: the making of a sociopath. It is also a story about mercy. Just get it. Nothing fancy here - just a great story. I hear a movie is planned, but don't wait. The film will have a lot to live up to. Couldn't Put It Down This one is a rough ride but it is a very good book. It is a descent into the worst kinds of evil and depravity of the human heart. Even so, the author manages to provide a certain kind of wry sympathy for his monstrous subject. If even half of Kuklinski's claims are true, he was a very tragic figure. By the way, this biography is the second to claim credit for killing Jimmy Hoffa ("I Hear You Paint Houses"). So I don't know which story to believe -- they can't both be true. I found the writing very engaging. There were a few harmless repetitions. I thought the story was evenly paced over all. The narrator was quite good. (My benchmark for all-time worst is professional actor Elliott Gould reading my beloved Raymond Chandler.) I found myself making excuses to listen to this book. More errands around town, walking the dog more and more, playing fetch with him in the backyard... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Newjack-Audiobook/B002V0A4AS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Newjack Subtitle: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: uncredited Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2001 Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards - both fresh-faced "newjacks" like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals - strip frisks, cell searches, cell "extractions" - that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike. The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing, from draconian early punishment, to fame as the citadel of capital punishment, to its present status as New York State's "bottom of the barrel" prison. This book will become a landmark of American journalism - the definitive presentation of the impasse between the need to imprison criminals and the dehumanization of inmates and guards - that almost inevitably takes place behind bars. Critic Reviews: "Newjack is an astonishing work by a gifted - and dedicated - journalist. Ted Conover takes us into the dangerous, sad, amusing and instructive soul of one of America's best known prisons." (Tom Brokaw) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ted Conover) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:04:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Newjack-Audiobook/B002V0A4AS thebookvoice.com 11:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Newjack Subtitle: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: uncredited Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2001 Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards - both fresh-faced "newjacks" like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals - strip frisks, cell searches, cell "extractions" - that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike. The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing, from draconian early punishment, to fame as the citadel of capital punishment, to its present status as New York State's "bottom of the barrel" prison. This book will become a landmark of American journalism - the definitive presentation of the impasse between the need to imprison criminals and the dehumanization of inmates and guards - that almost inevitably takes place behind bars. Critic Reviews: "Newjack is an astonishing work by a gifted - and dedicated - journalist. Ted Conover takes us into the dangerous, sad, amusing and instructive soul of one of America's best known prisons." (Tom Brokaw) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Newjack Subtitle: Guarding Sing Sing Author: Ted Conover Narrator: uncredited Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 280 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle, Nonfiction, 2001 Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing is the story of Conover's rookie year as a guard at Sing Sing. It is a nerve-jangling account of his passage into the storied prison and the culture of its guards - both fresh-faced "newjacks" like Conover and brutally hardened veterans. As he struggles to be a good officer, Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals - strip frisks, cell searches, cell "extractions" - that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike. The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing, from draconian early punishment, to fame as the citadel of capital punishment, to its present status as New York State's "bottom of the barrel" prison. This book will become a landmark of American journalism - the definitive presentation of the impasse between the need to imprison criminals and the dehumanization of inmates and guards - that almost inevitably takes place behind bars. Critic Reviews: "Newjack is an astonishing work by a gifted - and dedicated - journalist. Ted Conover takes us into the dangerous, sad, amusing and instructive soul of one of America's best known prisons." (Tom Brokaw) Members Reviews: THE BEST BOOK ON PRISON LIFE I HAVE EVER READ!!! I have always been interested in what really takes place in a prison. Sing Sing is one of the most famous places in the world. Ted Conover did a great job, and should be applauded for his research, fine writing and his outstanding voice reading his own work. Thank you Ted! Personally I don't know how you survived the time you spent at Sing Sing as a guard. I would have been jumping out of my skin doing your job. The best part of this book, for me, was the Psycho or Bug ward and the Block. Your descriptions could not have been more accurate. Thanks again for painting a visual picture for me. I think "Newjack (Unabridged) read by the author, not only explains the stress a guard has to endure, but also the emotional impact of the prisoners as well. This is a must read for anyone that has never been to prison and others that may think that crime pays. I want to introduce this book to my High School Students to read. I think it will shock young adults to take a positive approach to his or her life. That is how real this book was to me! As a footnote: I teach at risk High School Students. Thanks Again, Steve Awesome Book -- Well Worth the Credit!!! A very easy read and seemingly accurate account of prison life at the infamous Sing Sing state prison outside of New York. The interesting twist here is that we get the story from the perspective of a newly minted C.O. -- a "Newjack." The narration was above-average, although some of the character voices were a tad on the funny side. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Dellas-Web-Audiobook/B00ZACCKEC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Della's Web Author: Aphrodite Jones Narrator: Kat Heiser Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-15 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics and Notorious USA Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Cincinnati heart surgeon Darryl Sutorious was spellbound, convinced he'd found the perfect wife. With bewitching hazel eyes and exquisite clothes, Dante Britteon seemed to have stepped straight out of Vogue and into his arms. But their honeymoon didn't last long. Beneath Dante's china doll façade lurked a secretive, dangerous woman, a man-hater born as Della Faye Hall, whose four previous marriages had been spiked with butcher knives, pistols, vandalized houses, and a lover set on fire, according to the men she ensnared. And by the time Darryl - haunted by his own impotence - summoned the strength to demand out of the marriage, Della Faye was only too happy to oblige: with a bullet to the brain. In this stunning audiobook, New York Times best-selling author Aphrodite Jones traces the intricate web of this fiendishly calculating sexual con artist. From Della Faye Hall's strange childhood, to her violent marriages, from the police investigation, to the murder trial, this is the shocking story of a suburban femme fatale; a gold digger, driven by jealousy and greed, to torture her husband to death. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Aphrodite Jones) Wed, 10 Jun 2015 03:06:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Dellas-Web-Audiobook/B00ZACCKEC thebookvoice.com 09:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Della's Web Author: Aphrodite Jones Narrator: Kat Heiser Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-15 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics and Notorious USA Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Cincinnati heart surgeon Darryl Sutorious was spellbound, convinced he'd found the perfect wife. With bewitching hazel eyes and exquisite clothes, Dante Britteon seemed to have stepped straight out of Vogue and into his arms. But their honeymoon didn't last long. Beneath Dante's china doll façade lurked a secretive, dangerous woman, a man-hater born as Della Faye Hall, whose four previous marriages had been spiked with butcher knives, pistols, vandalized houses, and a lover set on fire, according to the men she ensnared. And by the time Darryl - haunted by his own impotence - summoned the strength to demand out of the marriage, Della Faye was only too happy to oblige: with a bullet to the brain. In this stunning audiobook, New York Times best-selling author Aphrodite Jones traces the intricate web of this fiendishly calculating sexual con artist. From Della Faye Hall's strange childhood, to her violent marriages, from the police investigation, to the murder trial, this is the shocking story of a suburban femme fatale; a gold digger, driven by jealousy and greed, to torture her husband to death. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Della's Web Author: Aphrodite Jones Narrator: Kat Heiser Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 06-10-15 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics and Notorious USA Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 42 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Cincinnati heart surgeon Darryl Sutorious was spellbound, convinced he'd found the perfect wife. With bewitching hazel eyes and exquisite clothes, Dante Britteon seemed to have stepped straight out of Vogue and into his arms. But their honeymoon didn't last long. Beneath Dante's china doll façade lurked a secretive, dangerous woman, a man-hater born as Della Faye Hall, whose four previous marriages had been spiked with butcher knives, pistols, vandalized houses, and a lover set on fire, according to the men she ensnared. And by the time Darryl - haunted by his own impotence - summoned the strength to demand out of the marriage, Della Faye was only too happy to oblige: with a bullet to the brain. In this stunning audiobook, New York Times best-selling author Aphrodite Jones traces the intricate web of this fiendishly calculating sexual con artist. From Della Faye Hall's strange childhood, to her violent marriages, from the police investigation, to the murder trial, this is the shocking story of a suburban femme fatale; a gold digger, driven by jealousy and greed, to torture her husband to death. Members Reviews: Bleeding From The Ears What would have made Della's Web better? It started off so boring. An hour later my mind had wandered far from the book. Narrator didn't help matters either. I really tried but it was just painful. A real disappointment. Any additional comments? Don't waste your credit! Not Jack Olsen, but still pretty good... The story itself is really what makes this book interesting, and it is well told here, obviously well researched, and Della's twisted narcissistic personality is well portrayed. Jones writes well, but for more engaging reads with similar themes, one might try Bitter Almonds by Gregg Olsen, Son by Jack Olsen or Before He Wakes by Jerry Bledsoe. Still, this is an interesting portrait of the female psychopath. Great story Great story and performance but it sounded like the reader was in a tin can. Yes I know it wasn't my headphones because the first speaker sounded fine. Good story It's a good story but hard to listen to because the narrator is terrible, sounds like a bad actor. Chilling Unbelievable borderline personality disorder. A femme fetale who married eight men to live the high life only to die in prison. May God have mercy on her sick soul. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Psycho-USA-Audiobook/B01IA4VVZU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Psycho USA Subtitle: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In the horrifying annals of American crime, the infamous names of brutal killers such as Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and Berkowitz are writ large in the imaginations of a public both horrified and hypnotized by their monstrous, murderous acts. But for every celebrity psychopath who's gotten ink for spilling blood, there's a bevy of all-but-forgotten homicidal fiends studding the bloody margins of US history. In this book you'll meet: bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Harold Schechter) Tue, 12 Jul 2016 09:37:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Psycho-USA-Audiobook/B01IA4VVZU thebookvoice.com 14:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Psycho USA Subtitle: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In the horrifying annals of American crime, the infamous names of brutal killers such as Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and Berkowitz are writ large in the imaginations of a public both horrified and hypnotized by their monstrous, murderous acts. But for every celebrity psychopath who's gotten ink for spilling blood, there's a bevy of all-but-forgotten homicidal fiends studding the bloody margins of US history. In this book you'll meet: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Psycho USA Subtitle: Famous American Killers You Never Heard Of Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 75 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In the horrifying annals of American crime, the infamous names of brutal killers such as Bundy, Dahmer, Gacy, and Berkowitz are writ large in the imaginations of a public both horrified and hypnotized by their monstrous, murderous acts. But for every celebrity psychopath who's gotten ink for spilling blood, there's a bevy of all-but-forgotten homicidal fiends studding the bloody margins of US history. In this book you'll meet: Members Reviews: True crime enthusiast's dream Excellent collection of unusual cases that people have forgotten. Well organized and well written. Like listening to someone read a card catalog... What would have made Psycho USA better? A story--any kind of story--would have made this title better. It's like someone got together a whole bunch of newspaper articles from the pre-internet era, culled the sensationalism--not just sensationalism but really anything that might lead to an emotional response--and began to read. What was most disappointing about Harold Schechters story? There was no story. No connection between the vignettes, no higher-order commentary or analysis. No historical context. Just endless droning. How did the narrator detract from the book? The narrator didn't have a lot to work with, but in what must have been an effort to imbue the text with some sort of interest, he adds a sing-song element to his reading that makes it come off rather cartoon-like. You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? This title may have some redeeming qualities, but several chapters were enough to get me to stop looking. Great historical value in the knowledge. I loved all the information and the narrator had a pleasing enough voice, but what really annoyed me was his lack of knowledge on pronunciation. There were a few spots where the grammar was incorrect but that could have been in the book, something that got passed the editor, but his pronunciation of certain things was awful. Certain things specifically that he repeated throughout that chapter just graded on my nerves. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Charles-Manson-Coming-Down-Fast-Audiobook/B06VVJ7YG1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Charles Manson Coming Down Fast Subtitle: A Chilling Biography Author: Simon Wells Narrator: Peter Curran Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Talking Music Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Simon Wells' breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and the Family, charting the influence of the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Simon Wells) Tue, 14 Feb 2017 06:11:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Charles-Manson-Coming-Down-Fast-Audiobook/B06VVJ7YG1 thebookvoice.com 16:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Charles Manson Coming Down Fast Subtitle: A Chilling Biography Author: Simon Wells Narrator: Peter Curran Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Talking Music Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Simon Wells' breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and the Family, charting the influence of the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Charles Manson Coming Down Fast Subtitle: A Chilling Biography Author: Simon Wells Narrator: Peter Curran Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-17 Publisher: Talking Music Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Simon Wells' breathtaking account of life and murder with Manson and the Family, charting the influence of the Beatles, the Beach Boys and the Black Panthers on their enduring legacy of horror. Members Reviews: Entertaining but inaccurate This is a decent book, filling in the blanks of Helter Skelter. However, there are a lot of inaccuracies. THE MOST INFORMATIVE MANSON BOOK EVER WRITTEN What made the experience of listening to Charles Manson Coming Down Fast the most enjoyable? This is the closest book to the best true crime story ever written, Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. What other book might you compare Charles Manson Coming Down Fast to and why? Three books come to mind! Helter Skelter, by Ann Rule, A Stranger Beside Me, the story about Ted Bundy, and Charles Manson and Coming Down Fast! Coming Down Fast, Stranger, and Helter Skelter should be a part of anyone's library interested in True Crime! Which character as performed by Peter Curran was your favorite? He was OK! Many words not pronounced correctly. This did not bother me a bit. Peter did a good job! Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? New information I never knew about Any additional comments? A must read/listen for all true crime fans! fascinating I loved this and couldn't put it down. fascinating details about Manson, his origins, and his crimes. Captivating I'm a Manson true crime buff and there are things in this book I didn't even know really well read so great I didn't want to get out of my car and stop it ! A++ Fills in what Helter Skelter left out If you could sum up Charles Manson Coming Down Fast in three words, what would they be? Excellent, detailed, well-told What did you like best about this story? Honestly, I thought I knew details of this case, but I learned a lot more that I hadn't seen anywhere else. Have you listened to any of Peter Currans other performances before? How does this one compare? I am looking forward to hearing more of Peter Curran. I LOVED his reading. His voice is pleasant and easy to listen to. I would love to hear him read more titles. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yes. Of course, it was too long for one sitting, but I did listen to it twice back to back. Any additional comments? More Peter Curran please! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Checklist-for-Murder-Audiobook/B018HCXXJC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Checklist for Murder Subtitle: The True Story of Robert John Peernock Author: Anthony Flacco Narrator: Anthony Flacco Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 306 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Peernock appeared to have the ideal life; working as a pyrotechnics engineer and computer expert and coming home to his wife and daughter, he projected the American dream. Even when he and his wife separated, it seemed amicable, just a small bump for the well-to-do family. But there was madness in his house: in private, Peernock was violent, subtly manipulative, and bordering on psychotic. But the horrifying details of his home life would only come to light after Peernock finally lost all control. Peernock had come home, brutally beaten both his wife and daughter, force-fed them alcohol, and deliberately sent them to their deaths behind the wheel, staging it to look like a drunk driving accident. He didn't foresee that his daughter would survive, and even with years of abuse, her attempted murder, and horrendous injuries, he never anticipated that she would speak so powerfully against him. Here, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Flacco chronicles the sensational trial and all the terror that preceded it, looking deep into the mind of a deranged killer whose American dream was a waking nightmare for those trapped within it. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anthony Flacco) Tue, 08 Dec 2015 16:43:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Checklist-for-Murder-Audiobook/B018HCXXJC thebookvoice.com 11:05:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Checklist for Murder Subtitle: The True Story of Robert John Peernock Author: Anthony Flacco Narrator: Anthony Flacco Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 306 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Peernock appeared to have the ideal life; working as a pyrotechnics engineer and computer expert and coming home to his wife and daughter, he projected the American dream. Even when he and his wife separated, it seemed amicable, just a small bump for the well-to-do family. But there was madness in his house: in private, Peernock was violent, subtly manipulative, and bordering on psychotic. But the horrifying details of his home life would only come to light after Peernock finally lost all control. Peernock had come home, brutally beaten both his wife and daughter, force-fed them alcohol, and deliberately sent them to their deaths behind the wheel, staging it to look like a drunk driving accident. He didn't foresee that his daughter would survive, and even with years of abuse, her attempted murder, and horrendous injuries, he never anticipated that she would speak so powerfully against him. Here, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Flacco chronicles the sensational trial and all the terror that preceded it, looking deep into the mind of a deranged killer whose American dream was a waking nightmare for those trapped within it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Checklist for Murder Subtitle: The True Story of Robert John Peernock Author: Anthony Flacco Narrator: Anthony Flacco Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 306 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Peernock appeared to have the ideal life; working as a pyrotechnics engineer and computer expert and coming home to his wife and daughter, he projected the American dream. Even when he and his wife separated, it seemed amicable, just a small bump for the well-to-do family. But there was madness in his house: in private, Peernock was violent, subtly manipulative, and bordering on psychotic. But the horrifying details of his home life would only come to light after Peernock finally lost all control. Peernock had come home, brutally beaten both his wife and daughter, force-fed them alcohol, and deliberately sent them to their deaths behind the wheel, staging it to look like a drunk driving accident. He didn't foresee that his daughter would survive, and even with years of abuse, her attempted murder, and horrendous injuries, he never anticipated that she would speak so powerfully against him. Here, New York Times best-selling author Anthony Flacco chronicles the sensational trial and all the terror that preceded it, looking deep into the mind of a deranged killer whose American dream was a waking nightmare for those trapped within it. Members Reviews: Riveting The first part of the book details the crimes and the horror the murderer's daughter lived through. Then the author whisks us on a non-stop roller coaster ride wih police and lawyers fighting to get this man in prison. This author builds suspense so well I was glued to my Android until the end. No dry coutt ramblings....riveting. Ehhhhhhh The overall book was OK. He is a decent author, however my opinion is he is a terrible narrator. I would have preferred someone like Kevin Pearce being the narrator 99.9% of the time I "read" these types of books, this one wasn't one of my favorites. Not even in the top 10. It was okay...it just felt like it lacked something. I kept having to rewind because I lost interest so many times. Shocking crime, courageous survivor Outstanding true crime book, maybe the best I've read. Narrator was really good but mouth noises need to stop. True crime, well done Any additional comments? It's not so easy to find well written true crime books these days, and this was thoughtfully handled. I've known one or two sociopaths in my time, (not murderous ones, but destructive enough) and I suppose I read these books so I remember to steer clear of the red flags. This is a terribly dark story of survival, very well researched. The author is a surprisingly good reader - just animated enough to give importance to the right passages, lending the subject matter plenty of humanity without either going over the top or being boring. Worth the credit. A Checklist for Murder This was a very good book. Although, a little drawn out it was very good until the end. The author/narrator was excellent. Very dark and eerie story, this one... So sad for the family. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Outrage-Audiobook/B002VA8S8I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outrage Subtitle: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Narrator: Joseph Campanella Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: What went wrong in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial? Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi dares to lay bare the bungling he perceived in the case. Incriminating evidence was never presented and lapses in strategy left prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden at a disadvantage. These are just a few of the fatal errors that led to a victory for the defense. Listen as Bugliosi weaves his own final summation, laying out the evidence in its proper sequence and forestalling or rebutting the ploys of the defense. Bugliosi is familiar with high-profile murder trials, his most famous one being the Charles Manson case, which became the basis for his book, Helter Skelter. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Vincent Bugliosi) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 01:50:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Outrage-Audiobook/B002VA8S8I thebookvoice.com 05:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outrage Subtitle: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Narrator: Joseph Campanella Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: What went wrong in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial? Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi dares to lay bare the bungling he perceived in the case. Incriminating evidence was never presented and lapses in strategy left prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden at a disadvantage. These are just a few of the fatal errors that led to a victory for the defense. Listen as Bugliosi weaves his own final summation, laying out the evidence in its proper sequence and forestalling or rebutting the ploys of the defense. Bugliosi is familiar with high-profile murder trials, his most famous one being the Charles Manson case, which became the basis for his book, Helter Skelter. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Outrage Subtitle: The Five Reasons Why O.J. Simpson Got Away with Murder Author: Vincent Bugliosi Narrator: Joseph Campanella Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 231 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: What went wrong in the O.J. Simpson double-murder trial? Former prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi dares to lay bare the bungling he perceived in the case. Incriminating evidence was never presented and lapses in strategy left prosecutors Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden at a disadvantage. These are just a few of the fatal errors that led to a victory for the defense. Listen as Bugliosi weaves his own final summation, laying out the evidence in its proper sequence and forestalling or rebutting the ploys of the defense. Bugliosi is familiar with high-profile murder trials, his most famous one being the Charles Manson case, which became the basis for his book, Helter Skelter. Members Reviews: Outstanding! I enjoyed this book just as much as Reclaiming History. I am always skeptical of those who condemn a jury verdict without hearing all of the evidence. Bugliosi puts forth convincing reasons that justice was not served in this case. He convinced me. I would recommend this book without reservation. Narration is awful. Would you listen to Outrage again? Why? Probably not. The narrator speaks far too fast and his voice has an angry tone. While I understand the author's frustration, the level of anger when combined with fast speech garbled the meaning at times. How could the performance have been better? Slow down! Read it as if you were the listener. It feels like you are reading it just to,get the audio,book finished. That rushed quality makes it difficult to understand the words at times. I am a big fan of Mr. B and have enjoyed his books, but will likely stick to print versions. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Heavens no. Perfect. A concise, informative, knock out! This book was exactly what I was hoping it would be. It explains the evidence in this case, and does a great job explaining why the outcome came out the way it did. Vincent Bugliosi really lets loose is his thoughtful insightful way. The book moves along at a brisk pace, which totally suits the material. Joseph Campenella seamed the perfect narrator for this book... although his voice kept bringing me back to memories of his `Science International` TV spots from the 70s. Placing Blame, Congratulations Mr. Bugliosi, this is the best take on the trial of the century. Your experience shines through on every page. You tear apart the Dream Team but you seem to have full awareness of Darden and Clark and their endless errors, poor judgement, and weak trial smarts that ultimately gave the jury enough to their part of this nightmare with a not guilty verdict. I had no idea the clear evidence that the egos of the prosecution chose not to share with this jury. They killed Nicole and Ron over again with laziness and poor choices, which sound from you to be basic trial 101. I also had no idea how much help they had which only intensified their determination to be part of the Dream Team which they ultimately helped with their lame choices. I know I sound a little pro defense right now, but that is not the case, you share information that shocked me. Information, the prosecution did not use that I - like you believe would have made all the difference in the outcome, no matter what what the Dream Team threw out. Justice was not served on so many levels. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ballad-of-the-Whiskey-Robber-Audiobook/B0036N24X4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber Author: Julian Rubinstein Narrator: Arthur Phillips, Samantha Power, Darin Strauss, Tommy Ramone, Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Ames, Demetri Martin, Eric Bogosian Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-06 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 395 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner of Borders "Original Voices" Book of the Year and a New York Times Editors' Choice, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber tells the hilarious and improbable true story of Attila Ambrus, the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe. He's the onetime pelt smugger, goaltender (possibly the worst in the history of pro hockey), pen salesman, Zamboni driver, gravedigger, church painter, roulette addict, building superintendent, whiskey drinker, and native of Transylvania who's decided that the best thing to do with his time is to rob as many banks as possible. Welcome to Julian Rubinstein's uproariously funny and unforgettable account of crime in the heart of the new Europe. Part Unbearable Lightness of Being, part Pink Panther, and part Slap Shot, Rubinstein's tale is a spectacular literary debut - and a story so outrageous that it could only be true. Critic Reviews: "Must be heard to be believed." (The Onion) "Offers that simple pleasure, a great story." (Esquire) "Outrageously entertaining." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Rubinstein has found a story of the sort that would make even the most dry-mouthed journalist slobber. Sometimes sad, often hilarious and always absurd." (The New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Julian Rubinstein) Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:46:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ballad-of-the-Whiskey-Robber-Audiobook/B0036N24X4 thebookvoice.com 11:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber Author: Julian Rubinstein Narrator: Arthur Phillips, Samantha Power, Darin Strauss, Tommy Ramone, Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Ames, Demetri Martin, Eric Bogosian Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-06 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 395 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner of Borders "Original Voices" Book of the Year and a New York Times Editors' Choice, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber tells the hilarious and improbable true story of Attila Ambrus, the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe. He's the onetime pelt smugger, goaltender (possibly the worst in the history of pro hockey), pen salesman, Zamboni driver, gravedigger, church painter, roulette addict, building superintendent, whiskey drinker, and native of Transylvania who's decided that the best thing to do with his time is to rob as many banks as possible. Welcome to Julian Rubinstein's uproariously funny and unforgettable account of crime in the heart of the new Europe. Part Unbearable Lightness of Being, part Pink Panther, and part Slap Shot, Rubinstein's tale is a spectacular literary debut - and a story so outrageous that it could only be true. Critic Reviews: "Must be heard to be believed." (The Onion) "Offers that simple pleasure, a great story." (Esquire) "Outrageously entertaining." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Rubinstein has found a story of the sort that would make even the most dry-mouthed journalist slobber. Sometimes sad, often hilarious and always absurd." (The New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ballad of the Whiskey Robber Author: Julian Rubinstein Narrator: Arthur Phillips, Samantha Power, Darin Strauss, Tommy Ramone, Gary Shteyngart, Jonathan Ames, Demetri Martin, Eric Bogosian Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-06 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 395 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner of Borders "Original Voices" Book of the Year and a New York Times Editors' Choice, Ballad of the Whiskey Robber tells the hilarious and improbable true story of Attila Ambrus, the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe. He's the onetime pelt smugger, goaltender (possibly the worst in the history of pro hockey), pen salesman, Zamboni driver, gravedigger, church painter, roulette addict, building superintendent, whiskey drinker, and native of Transylvania who's decided that the best thing to do with his time is to rob as many banks as possible. Welcome to Julian Rubinstein's uproariously funny and unforgettable account of crime in the heart of the new Europe. Part Unbearable Lightness of Being, part Pink Panther, and part Slap Shot, Rubinstein's tale is a spectacular literary debut - and a story so outrageous that it could only be true. Critic Reviews: "Must be heard to be believed." (The Onion) "Offers that simple pleasure, a great story." (Esquire) "Outrageously entertaining." (San Francisco Chronicle) "Rubinstein has found a story of the sort that would make even the most dry-mouthed journalist slobber. Sometimes sad, often hilarious and always absurd." (The New York Times) Members Reviews: Fantastic I loved this book. It was excellent on three levels, maybe more: 1. The bare facts of the story are wild and entertaining. You gotta love Attila. 2. The writing was superb. Julian Rubenstein has an understated writing style that allows the events and characters to speak for themselves. I'm tempted to track down some of his sports writing just to enjoy the prose. 3. The reading and production actually enhanced the already great writing. I think it was the author himself who was the main narrator--if so, he might want to consider switching careers. He's a lot more enjoyable to listen to than some voice actors I've heard. The occasional interjections of dialogue by other voices took a bit of getting used to, but I ended up loving that as well. Highly recommended. Very Funny And Entertaining This book is very funny and on top of that, it's a real story. The reader is also very good. I highly recommend it. Buckle your seat belt for this ride! The Whiskey Robber certainly was an interesting character and I can't help but think, had he been focused differently, what he could have accomplished. This book is narrated by the author and as usual this is not the best idea, yet there are enough other voices to enhance the storytelling. Based on a true story about a Hungarian (actually displaced Romanian) robber who becomes a Folk Hero. A truly fascinating man and his tale is entertaining. Funny The book reads like a novel but is actually a fact filled story. It chronicles the life of the Whiskey Robber, Attila, who apparently had some notoriety in Hungary during the late 1980's. Attila has his own imperfections, and we are were cheering for him even though we wish he could just get it together in his life. The book is generally amusing. The beginning of the book is a little slow but the book ends very well and is worth the wait. The reader could have more spring in his voice, but the many other voices that are used are excellent. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Trail-of-Ted-Bundy-Digging-Up-the-Untold-Stories-Audiobook/B01DE7M6DO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories Author: Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-25-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 134 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Within the audiobook of The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories, you'll hear the voices - many for the first time - of some of Ted Bundy's friends as they bring to light the secrets of what is was like to know him while he was actively involved in murder. The stories of his victims are here as well, as told by their friends, including the information and anecdotes that didn't make it into the investigative files and are being published here for the first time. Two of the former detectives who worked with author Kevin Sullivan during the writing of his widely acclaimed book return to aid listeners in fully understanding Bundy's murderous career, its ripple-effect impact on those who came into contact with him in one way or another, and dispelling commonly held myths. The Trail of Ted Bundy is a journey back in time, to when Ted Bundy was killing young women and girls in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It's told by those who knew him, and you'll hear their revealing stories, many being voiced for the very first time. Friends of the victims are here as well, and they, too, share their insights about the victims, and some of what they tell here had been held back from the investigators, such was their commitment to their deceased friends. It's also the story of those who hunted Bundy, those who guarded him, and those who otherwise were parts of this strange case one way or another. Critic Reviews: "Despite the abundance of books available on Ted Bundy, holes remain in his story. Bundy expert Kevin Sullivan has done the painstaking work of filling some in and offering credible notions for those for which information might always be elusive. An important addition to true crime studies." (Katherine Ramsland, best-selling author of Psychopath and The Mind of a Murderer) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kevin Sullivan) Fri, 25 Mar 2016 03:06:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Trail-of-Ted-Bundy-Digging-Up-the-Untold-Stories-Audiobook/B01DE7M6DO thebookvoice.com 04:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories Author: Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-25-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 134 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Within the audiobook of The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories, you'll hear the voices - many for the first time - of some of Ted Bundy's friends as they bring to light the secrets of what is was like to know him while he was actively involved in murder. The stories of his victims are here as well, as told by their friends, including the information and anecdotes that didn't make it into the investigative files and are being published here for the first time. Two of the former detectives who worked with author Kevin Sullivan during the writing of his widely acclaimed book return to aid listeners in fully understanding Bundy's murderous career, its ripple-effect impact on those who came into contact with him in one way or another, and dispelling commonly held myths. The Trail of Ted Bundy is a journey back in time, to when Ted Bundy was killing young women and girls in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It's told by those who knew him, and you'll hear their revealing stories, many being voiced for the very first time. Friends of the victims are here as well, and they, too, share their insights about the victims, and some of what they tell here had been held back from the investigators, such was their commitment to their deceased friends. It's also the story of those who hunted Bundy, those who guarded him, and those who otherwise were parts of this strange case one way or another. Critic Reviews: "Despite the abundance of books available on Ted Bundy, holes remain in his story. Bundy expert Kevin Sullivan has done the painstaking work of filling some in and offering credible notions for those for which information might always be elusive. An important addition to true crime studies." (Katherine Ramsland, best-selling author of Psychopath and The Mind of a Murderer) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories Author: Kevin Sullivan Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-25-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 134 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Within the audiobook of The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories, you'll hear the voices - many for the first time - of some of Ted Bundy's friends as they bring to light the secrets of what is was like to know him while he was actively involved in murder. The stories of his victims are here as well, as told by their friends, including the information and anecdotes that didn't make it into the investigative files and are being published here for the first time. Two of the former detectives who worked with author Kevin Sullivan during the writing of his widely acclaimed book return to aid listeners in fully understanding Bundy's murderous career, its ripple-effect impact on those who came into contact with him in one way or another, and dispelling commonly held myths. The Trail of Ted Bundy is a journey back in time, to when Ted Bundy was killing young women and girls in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. It's told by those who knew him, and you'll hear their revealing stories, many being voiced for the very first time. Friends of the victims are here as well, and they, too, share their insights about the victims, and some of what they tell here had been held back from the investigators, such was their commitment to their deceased friends. It's also the story of those who hunted Bundy, those who guarded him, and those who otherwise were parts of this strange case one way or another. Critic Reviews: "Despite the abundance of books available on Ted Bundy, holes remain in his story. Bundy expert Kevin Sullivan has done the painstaking work of filling some in and offering credible notions for those for which information might always be elusive. An important addition to true crime studies." (Katherine Ramsland, best-selling author of Psychopath and The Mind of a Murderer) Members Reviews: Ted Bundy 2.0 Where does The Trail of Ted Bundy: Digging Up the Untold Stories rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This is a very good True Crime book. It is a follow up to another book about the Ted Bundy murders. It is great because it uncovers little known details for those who are well-versed in the history, but it is not necessary to know anything in order to follow the book. Who was your favorite character and why? This is a true story so my favorite character is a real person--Melissa Smith's little sister. She was frustrated by the lack of investigation into her sisters murder. She helped the only investigator by rounding up all the people on his list and bringing them to him. She filled up his waiting room. That is a productive use of frustration. Way to go kid. What about Kevin Pierces performance did you like? Kevin Pierce has a great voice that is particularly suited to the True Crime genre. He gave an excellent performance as always. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Finding out the details behind why Lynette Culver (Bundy's 12 year old victim) was killed was very sad. It was also very well written. Any additional comments? I received this book for free in exchange for a fair review. Not for Bundy Newbies This is an interesting addition to already existing Ted Bundy works. I will say it is not for newcomers to true crime. My suggestion for those listeners is to read a more comprehensive volume first and then come back and read the supplemental information in this audiobook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Skies-Belong-to-Us-Audiobook/B00CMQSJ2G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Skies Belong to Us Subtitle: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking Author: Brendan I. Koerner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 06-18-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 344 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of the idealism of the '60s, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands, where they imagined being hailed as heroes; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when the young lovers at the heart of Brendan I. Koerner's The Skies Belong to Us pulled off the longest-distance hijacking in American history. A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe. Koerner spent four years chronicling this madcap tale, which involves a cast of characters ranging from exiled Black Panthers, to African despots, to French movie stars. He combed through over 4,000 declassified documents and interviewed scores of key figures in the drama - including one of the hijackers, whom Koerner discovered living in total obscurity. Yet The Skies Belong to Us is more than just an enthralling yarn about a spectacular heist and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath. It is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Brendan I. Koerner) Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:14:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Skies-Belong-to-Us-Audiobook/B00CMQSJ2G thebookvoice.com 09:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Skies Belong to Us Subtitle: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking Author: Brendan I. Koerner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 06-18-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 344 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of the idealism of the '60s, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands, where they imagined being hailed as heroes; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when the young lovers at the heart of Brendan I. Koerner's The Skies Belong to Us pulled off the longest-distance hijacking in American history. A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe. Koerner spent four years chronicling this madcap tale, which involves a cast of characters ranging from exiled Black Panthers, to African despots, to French movie stars. He combed through over 4,000 declassified documents and interviewed scores of key figures in the drama - including one of the hijackers, whom Koerner discovered living in total obscurity. Yet The Skies Belong to Us is more than just an enthralling yarn about a spectacular heist and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath. It is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Skies Belong to Us Subtitle: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking Author: Brendan I. Koerner Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 06-18-13 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 344 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In an America torn apart by the Vietnam War and the demise of the idealism of the '60s, airplane hijackings were astonishingly routine. Over a five-year period starting in 1968, the desperate and disillusioned seized commercial jets nearly once a week, using guns, bombs, and jars of acid. Some hijackers wished to escape to foreign lands, where they imagined being hailed as heroes; others aimed to swap hostages for sacks of cash. Their criminal exploits mesmerized the country, never more so than when the young lovers at the heart of Brendan I. Koerner's The Skies Belong to Us pulled off the longest-distance hijacking in American history. A shattered Army veteran and a mischievous party girl, Roger Holder and Cathy Kerkow commandeered Western Airlines Flight 701 as a vague protest against the war. Through a combination of savvy and dumb luck, the couple managed to flee across an ocean with a half-million dollars in ransom, a feat that made them notorious around the globe. Koerner spent four years chronicling this madcap tale, which involves a cast of characters ranging from exiled Black Panthers, to African despots, to French movie stars. He combed through over 4,000 declassified documents and interviewed scores of key figures in the drama - including one of the hijackers, whom Koerner discovered living in total obscurity. Yet The Skies Belong to Us is more than just an enthralling yarn about a spectacular heist and its bittersweet, decades-long aftermath. It is also a psychological portrait of America at its most turbulent and a testament to the madness that can grip a nation when politics fail. Members Reviews: A very entertaining and engaging audiobook What about Rob Shapiros performance did you like? He was a very good narrator - perfect for this story. Any additional comments? This is a terrific audiobook. The narrator is fantastic and the subject exceeded my expectations. When I came across this audiobook I was a little torn because the title and description suggested that it would lean bit too much towards the story of a single hijacking and the two main characters, as opposed to a look at the dawn of air hijackings. But it was a perfect balance. The first 40%, or so, sets the stage, introducing the characters, but also providing great backdrop about the outbreak of hijackings in the late 60's and early 70's - something I was looking for. But it is told in a way that is interesting - not analytical - but conveying the atmosphere of the time. And then the author (and narrator) gradually tell more and more of the story of the two main characters - drawing you in to their specific tale. This takes up the balance of the audiobook - about 60%. . . and by this point you're primed to go inside the telling of a single hijacking. This is a very entertaining audiobook; it's not a heavy academic study - it's an enjoyable listen, providing the right balance of context, and a "what's going to happen next" tale. Oh, and it's the perfect length for an audiobook. The "golden age" of skyjacking brought to life! Brendan Koerner has tapped into a fascinating piece of US history what he calls the golden age of hijacking on US planes. Hundreds of planes were hijacked in America in the late 1960s and the early 1970s, and many planes were hijacked on the same day by coincidence. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deal-with-the-Devil-Audiobook/B00D9A3OEC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deal with the Devil Subtitle: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning investigative reporter: the shocking story of the mob killer who terrorized the streets of New York City for decades...while working for the FBI. In Deal with the Devil, five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Peter Lance draws on three decades of once-secret FBI files and exclusive new interviews to disclose the epic saga of Colombo family capo Gregory Scarpa, Sr., who spent more than 30 years as a paid top-echelon FBI informant while wreaking havoc as a drug dealer, loan shark, bank robber, hijacker, high-end securities thief - and killer. A Mafia capo who "stopped counting" after 50 murders - earning nicknames including "the Grim Reaper" and "the Killing Machine" - Greg Scarpa was enlisted by the FBI as early as 1960. His detailed debriefings on Mafia practices and activities went straight to J. Edgar Hoover and revealed the structure of Cosa Nostra long before the celebrated Valachi hearings. In 42 years of murder and racketeering, Scarpa served only 30 days in jail, thanks to his secret relationship with the Feds. But Scarpa's most deadly reign of terror came in the period from 1980 to 1992, when more than half his homicides occurred - even as Scarpa was serving as a paid informant under Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio, who ran two organized crime squads in the FBI's New York Office. The celebrated case agent on the 1985-1986 Mafia Commission prosecution, DeVecchio had persuaded Scarpa to return to the fold as an informant, under laws that explicitly forbid organized crime insiders from committing murder or other crimes while receiving compensation from the Bureau. And yet, drawing on secret memos that went to every FBI director from Hoover to Louis Freeh, Lance documents that Scarpa not only continued his violent rampage during these years, but actually launched a new war for control of the Colombo crime family - a conflict that left 12 dead and dozens injured. Before he died of AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion, Scarpa committed or ordered 26 murders - including the violent rubout of his own brother Sal in 1987 and the drive-by slaying of his nephew Gus Farace, which triggered a 500-agent manhunt - all while serving as an informant for Lin DeVecchio. When DeVecchio himself was indicted on four counts of murder in 2007, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes called the case "the most stunning example of official corruption... I have ever seen." Yet the murder charges against DeVecchio were dismissed a short time later - even as a New York State Supreme Court judge described the FBI's association with Scarpa as a "deal with the devil." After the case's abrupt dismissal, Lance started peeling back the layers on what defense attorneys called Scarpa's "unholy alliance" with the FBI. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Lance) Tue, 02 Jul 2013 23:45:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deal-with-the-Devil-Audiobook/B00D9A3OEC thebookvoice.com 19:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deal with the Devil Subtitle: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning investigative reporter: the shocking story of the mob killer who terrorized the streets of New York City for decades...while working for the FBI. In Deal with the Devil, five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Peter Lance draws on three decades of once-secret FBI files and exclusive new interviews to disclose the epic saga of Colombo family capo Gregory Scarpa, Sr., who spent more than 30 years as a paid top-echelon FBI informant while wreaking havoc as a drug dealer, loan shark, bank robber, hijacker, high-end securities thief - and killer. A Mafia capo who "stopped counting" after 50 murders - earning nicknames including "the Grim Reaper" and "the Killing Machine" - Greg Scarpa was enlisted by the FBI as early as 1960. His detailed debriefings on Mafia practices and activities went straight to J. Edgar Hoover and revealed the structure of Cosa Nostra long before the celebrated Valachi hearings. In 42 years of murder and racketeering, Scarpa served only 30 days in jail, thanks to his secret relationship with the Feds. But Scarpa's most deadly reign of terror came in the period from 1980 to 1992, when more than half his homicides occurred - even as Scarpa was serving as a paid informant under Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio, who ran two organized crime squads in the FBI's New York Office. The celebrated case agent on the 1985-1986 Mafia Commission prosecution, DeVecchio had persuaded Scarpa to return to the fold as an informant, under laws that explicitly forbid organized crime insiders from committing murder or other crimes while receiving compensation from the Bureau. And yet, drawing on secret memos that went to every FBI director from Hoover to Louis Freeh, Lance documents that Scarpa not only continued his violent rampage during these years, but actually launched a new war for control of the Colombo crime family - a conflict that left 12 dead and dozens injured. Before he died of AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion, Scarpa committed or ordered 26 murders - including the violent rubout of his own brother Sal in 1987 and the drive-by slaying of his nephew Gus Farace, which triggered a 500-agent manhunt - all while serving as an informant for Lin DeVecchio. When DeVecchio himself was indicted on four counts of murder in 2007, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes called the case "the most stunning example of official corruption... I have ever seen." Yet the murder charges against DeVecchio were dismissed a short time later - even as a New York State Supreme Court judge described the FBI's association with Scarpa as a "deal with the devil." After the case's abrupt dismissal, Lance started peeling back the layers on what defense attorneys called Scarpa's "unholy alliance" with the FBI. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deal with the Devil Subtitle: The FBI's Secret Thirty-Year Relationship with a Mafia Killer Author: Peter Lance Narrator: Peter Lance Format: Unabridged Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 90 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From an award-winning investigative reporter: the shocking story of the mob killer who terrorized the streets of New York City for decades...while working for the FBI. In Deal with the Devil, five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter Peter Lance draws on three decades of once-secret FBI files and exclusive new interviews to disclose the epic saga of Colombo family capo Gregory Scarpa, Sr., who spent more than 30 years as a paid top-echelon FBI informant while wreaking havoc as a drug dealer, loan shark, bank robber, hijacker, high-end securities thief - and killer. A Mafia capo who "stopped counting" after 50 murders - earning nicknames including "the Grim Reaper" and "the Killing Machine" - Greg Scarpa was enlisted by the FBI as early as 1960. His detailed debriefings on Mafia practices and activities went straight to J. Edgar Hoover and revealed the structure of Cosa Nostra long before the celebrated Valachi hearings. In 42 years of murder and racketeering, Scarpa served only 30 days in jail, thanks to his secret relationship with the Feds. But Scarpa's most deadly reign of terror came in the period from 1980 to 1992, when more than half his homicides occurred - even as Scarpa was serving as a paid informant under Supervisory Special Agent R. Lindley DeVecchio, who ran two organized crime squads in the FBI's New York Office. The celebrated case agent on the 1985-1986 Mafia Commission prosecution, DeVecchio had persuaded Scarpa to return to the fold as an informant, under laws that explicitly forbid organized crime insiders from committing murder or other crimes while receiving compensation from the Bureau. And yet, drawing on secret memos that went to every FBI director from Hoover to Louis Freeh, Lance documents that Scarpa not only continued his violent rampage during these years, but actually launched a new war for control of the Colombo crime family - a conflict that left 12 dead and dozens injured. Before he died of AIDS, contracted through a tainted blood transfusion, Scarpa committed or ordered 26 murders - including the violent rubout of his own brother Sal in 1987 and the drive-by slaying of his nephew Gus Farace, which triggered a 500-agent manhunt - all while serving as an informant for Lin DeVecchio. When DeVecchio himself was indicted on four counts of murder in 2007, Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes called the case "the most stunning example of official corruption... I have ever seen." Yet the murder charges against DeVecchio were dismissed a short time later - even as a New York State Supreme Court judge described the FBI's association with Scarpa as a "deal with the devil." After the case's abrupt dismissal, Lance started peeling back the layers on what defense attorneys called Scarpa's "unholy alliance" with the FBI. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/House-of-Horrors-The-Shocking-True-Story-of-Anthony-Sowell-the-Cleveland-Strangler-Audiobook/B01H6226IS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler Author: Robert Sberna Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-17-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 265 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner, 2012 True Crime "Book of the Year" by ForeWord Reviews To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine. But they didn't know about his dark side - or the gruesome secret inside his house. Sowell's secret life was revealed to the nation on October 29, 2009, when a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered his house to arrest him for an alleged rape. They didn't find Sowell, but they encountered a nightmarish scene: two decomposed bodies in his third-floor living room. Eight more bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard. In the basement, they discovered a human skull. All of the bodies were female and all appeared to have been bound and strangled. Two days later, police captured Sowell, a sexual sadist who had served a 15-year prison sentence for kidnapping, raping, and torturing a 21-year-old pregnant woman. House of Horrors exposes the shocking details of Sowell's depraved crimes and twisted psyche. He preyed on neighborhood women, luring them to his home with alcohol and drugs. Sowell then murdered the women and lived among their corpses. After a dramatic trial in the summer of 2011, Sowell was convicted and sentenced to death. In House of Horrors, listeners are given a rare glimpse inside the mind of a serial killer - through interviews with Sowell's neighbors and relatives, his surviving victims, and exclusive interviews with Sowell himself. The book is published by The Kent State University Press. Critic Reviews: "This book had me absolutely hooked from the first page." ( True Crime Reader) "Rob Sberna's compelling treatment of the Sowell murders allows the case to speak for itself." (James Jessen Badal, author of In the Wake of the Butcher) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robert Sberna) Fri, 17 Jun 2016 20:36:44 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/House-of-Horrors-The-Shocking-True-Story-of-Anthony-Sowell-the-Cleveland-Strangler-Audiobook/B01H6226IS thebookvoice.com 08:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler Author: Robert Sberna Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-17-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 265 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner, 2012 True Crime "Book of the Year" by ForeWord Reviews To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine. But they didn't know about his dark side - or the gruesome secret inside his house. Sowell's secret life was revealed to the nation on October 29, 2009, when a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered his house to arrest him for an alleged rape. They didn't find Sowell, but they encountered a nightmarish scene: two decomposed bodies in his third-floor living room. Eight more bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard. In the basement, they discovered a human skull. All of the bodies were female and all appeared to have been bound and strangled. Two days later, police captured Sowell, a sexual sadist who had served a 15-year prison sentence for kidnapping, raping, and torturing a 21-year-old pregnant woman. House of Horrors exposes the shocking details of Sowell's depraved crimes and twisted psyche. He preyed on neighborhood women, luring them to his home with alcohol and drugs. Sowell then murdered the women and lived among their corpses. After a dramatic trial in the summer of 2011, Sowell was convicted and sentenced to death. In House of Horrors, listeners are given a rare glimpse inside the mind of a serial killer - through interviews with Sowell's neighbors and relatives, his surviving victims, and exclusive interviews with Sowell himself. The book is published by The Kent State University Press. Critic Reviews: "This book had me absolutely hooked from the first page." ( True Crime Reader) "Rob Sberna's compelling treatment of the Sowell murders allows the case to speak for itself." (James Jessen Badal, author of In the Wake of the Butcher) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: House of Horrors: The Shocking True Story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler Author: Robert Sberna Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 06-17-16 Publisher: University Press Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 265 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Winner, 2012 True Crime "Book of the Year" by ForeWord Reviews To his neighbors, Anthony Sowell was a friendly and helpful former Marine. But they didn't know about his dark side - or the gruesome secret inside his house. Sowell's secret life was revealed to the nation on October 29, 2009, when a Cleveland Police SWAT team entered his house to arrest him for an alleged rape. They didn't find Sowell, but they encountered a nightmarish scene: two decomposed bodies in his third-floor living room. Eight more bodies were hidden throughout the house and buried in the back yard. In the basement, they discovered a human skull. All of the bodies were female and all appeared to have been bound and strangled. Two days later, police captured Sowell, a sexual sadist who had served a 15-year prison sentence for kidnapping, raping, and torturing a 21-year-old pregnant woman. House of Horrors exposes the shocking details of Sowell's depraved crimes and twisted psyche. He preyed on neighborhood women, luring them to his home with alcohol and drugs. Sowell then murdered the women and lived among their corpses. After a dramatic trial in the summer of 2011, Sowell was convicted and sentenced to death. In House of Horrors, listeners are given a rare glimpse inside the mind of a serial killer - through interviews with Sowell's neighbors and relatives, his surviving victims, and exclusive interviews with Sowell himself. The book is published by The Kent State University Press. Critic Reviews: "This book had me absolutely hooked from the first page." ( True Crime Reader) "Rob Sberna's compelling treatment of the Sowell murders allows the case to speak for itself." (James Jessen Badal, author of In the Wake of the Butcher) Members Reviews: I'm speechless.... I can't find the words to explain how this book makes me feel after reading it. So many different emotions, I can't say I enjoyed reading the book because it was too horrific. However the Author wrote an extraordinary book and the narrator was just excellent! Very interesting and detailed book and I highly recommend it. This book will disturb you greatly, it definitely left it's mark in my mind and I will never read this book again, once was enough. I just don't think I can stomach it again, it was hard enough... honestly it mad me feel very angry more than scared at what this demon of a man did, just sickening! This book is brutally honest and cuts to the bone, if you think you can tolerate it then I highly recommend this book. WOW!! SUCH A TRAGIC, AND GIVES ME NIGHTMARES! this tragedy happened 5 miles away from where I live in Cleveland Ohio it is so sad that woman are discarded like this also how Anthony Sowell could be such a predator,this makes me so much more aware of my surroundings how the nicest person could smile at you and could be such a devious murderous crazy psychopath, IT REALLY FREAKS ME OUT TO THINK ABOUT HUMAN BEING COULD BE THIS WAY! sin city i cant believe the city of Cleveland let those girls down. everyone involved in rhis situation should have been fired. his parole people should feel partly to blame. the story was unbelievable but very well done and the narrator was great very compelling book I had never heard about this killer before. I don't know where I've been not to have heard of him. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Get-Capone-Audiobook/B003JUEON2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Get Capone Subtitle: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 152 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed journalist and best-selling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as youve never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative. The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history - with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial. Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection - or lack thereof - to the crime. Editorial Reviews: Get Capone by Jonathan Eig, an atmospheric biography of the iconic gangster is subtitled, somewhat misleadingly, The Secret Plot to Get Americas Most Wanted Gangster. The books true focus is not the endgame of Capones criminal saga, but the glory days of his career in Prohibition Chicago. Narrator Dick Hill sounds like a Chicago wise guy who saw the whole thing unfolding from a corner bar; his flat accent and hearty delivery convey Capone and companys style and swagger. Eig charts the kingpins rise, beginning with his 1923 arrival from Brooklyn, following mentor Johnny Torrid, but he and Hill are in no rush. There are countless stops to smell the coffee or Mama Capones cooking. (Eigs description of the matriarch making braciole, the Italian beef dish, is reason enough to whip some up.) In depicting the characters in Capones world, from rival Diamond Jim (James Colosimo) to club doorman, we are likely to be told the shape of ones facial features, the color of anothers tie. Hill, like a veteran of the jaded city to a tourist, relates the backdrop of Chicago politics and the post-WWI Roaring Twenties hedonism that Prohibition sought to temper but only stoked. He is at his best when he robustly gives us Capone in the gangsters words. We are able to perceive, beyond his brute acumen in bootlegging and mob management, Capones mastery of the media that made him an international celebrity, the inspiration for countless Hollywood movies, and the archetypal gangster you hate to love. Extolling family values and the pleasure of an innocent glass of beer, hed tell the press, Im just a businessmanAll l do is satisfy a public demand. Hill conveys, by playing it straight, the irony in Capones statements praising those honest judges and prosecutors out to get him in contrast to the myriad officials he is able to bribe or threaten. Federal and local authorities finally succeed in putting Capone away for tax evasion. But by the time of his release, Eig shows us graphically the advance of syphilis that would kill him at age 48 has set in. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jonathan Eig) Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:45:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Get-Capone-Audiobook/B003JUEON2 thebookvoice.com 17:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Get Capone Subtitle: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 152 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed journalist and best-selling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as youve never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative. The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history - with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial. Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection - or lack thereof - to the crime. Editorial Reviews: Get Capone by Jonathan Eig, an atmospheric biography of the iconic gangster is subtitled, somewhat misleadingly, The Secret Plot to Get Americas Most Wanted Gangster. The books true focus is not the endgame of Capones criminal saga, but the glory days of his career in Prohibition Chicago. Narrator Dick Hill sounds like a Chicago wise guy who saw the whole thing unfolding from a corner bar; his flat accent and hearty delivery convey Capone and companys style and swagger. Eig charts the kingpins rise, beginning with his 1923 arrival from Brooklyn, following mentor Johnny Torrid, but he and Hill are in no rush. There are countless stops to smell the coffee or Mama Capones cooking. (Eigs description of the matriarch making braciole, the Italian beef dish, is reason enough to whip some up.) In depicting the characters in Capones world, from rival Diamond Jim (James Colosimo) to club doorman, we are likely to be told the shape of ones facial features, the color of anothers tie. Hill, like a veteran of the jaded city to a tourist, relates the backdrop of Chicago politics and the post-WWI Roaring Twenties hedonism that Prohibition sought to temper but only stoked. He is at his best when he robustly gives us Capone in the gangsters words. We are able to perceive, beyond his brute acumen in bootlegging and mob management, Capones mastery of the media that made him an international celebrity, the inspiration for countless Hollywood movies, and the archetypal gangster you hate to love. Extolling family values and the pleasure of an innocent glass of beer, hed tell the press, Im just a businessmanAll l do is satisfy a public demand. Hill conveys, by playing it straight, the irony in Capones statements praising those honest judges and prosecutors out to get him in contrast to the myriad officials he is able to bribe or threaten. Federal and local authorities finally succeed in putting Capone away for tax evasion. But by the time of his release, Eig shows us graphically the advance of syphilis that would kill him at age 48 has set in. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Get Capone Subtitle: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster Author: Jonathan Eig Narrator: Dick Hill Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 152 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Acclaimed journalist and best-selling author Jonathan Eig blows the lid off the Al Capone story. Based on never-before-seen government documents and newly discovered letters written by Al Capone himself, Get Capone presents America's greatest gangster as youve never seen him before. In addition to IRS files, Eig got hold of the personal papers of the U.S. attorney in Chicago who prosecuted Capone. He even found family members who would share stories about their notorious relative. The author, a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal, brings his uncompromising standards for research and his superb knack for storytelling to one of the most thrilling stories in American history. This eye-opening biography reveals that Capone was the target of one of the most intense criminal investigations in American history - with orders coming directly from the White House. Capone flaunted his criminal success so openly that President Hoover insisted the gangster be stopped. And, despite his many misdeeds, Capone may have been the victim of a rigged trial. Get Capone also offers a bold new theory to explain the Valentine's Day Massacre and sheds new light on Capone's connection - or lack thereof - to the crime. Editorial Reviews: Get Capone by Jonathan Eig, an atmospheric biography of the iconic gangster is subtitled, somewhat misleadingly, The Secret Plot to Get Americas Most Wanted Gangster. The books true focus is not the endgame of Capones criminal saga, but the glory days of his career in Prohibition Chicago. Narrator Dick Hill sounds like a Chicago wise guy who saw the whole thing unfolding from a corner bar; his flat accent and hearty delivery convey Capone and companys style and swagger. Eig charts the kingpins rise, beginning with his 1923 arrival from Brooklyn, following mentor Johnny Torrid, but he and Hill are in no rush. There are countless stops to smell the coffee or Mama Capones cooking. (Eigs description of the matriarch making braciole, the Italian beef dish, is reason enough to whip some up.) In depicting the characters in Capones world, from rival Diamond Jim (James Colosimo) to club doorman, we are likely to be told the shape of ones facial features, the color of anothers tie. Hill, like a veteran of the jaded city to a tourist, relates the backdrop of Chicago politics and the post-WWI Roaring Twenties hedonism that Prohibition sought to temper but only stoked. He is at his best when he robustly gives us Capone in the gangsters words. We are able to perceive, beyond his brute acumen in bootlegging and mob management, Capones mastery of the media that made him an international celebrity, the inspiration for countless Hollywood movies, and the archetypal gangster you hate to love. Extolling family values and the pleasure of an innocent glass of beer, hed tell the press, Im just a businessmanAll l do is satisfy a public demand. Hill conveys, by playing it straight, the irony in Capones statements praising those honest judges and prosecutors out to get him in contrast to the myriad officials he is able to bribe or threaten. Federal and local authorities finally succeed in putting Capone away for tax evasion. But by the time of his release, Eig shows us graphically the advance of syphilis that would kill him at age 48 has set in. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Autobiography-of-Jack-the-Ripper-Audiobook/B006ZCUHUA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper Author: James Carnac Narrator: Mark Meadows, Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 02-10-12 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. This person is James Willoughby Carnac, and this memoir was written shortly before his death. It is an account of his entire life, including a few short months in 1888 when he became the murderer known to posterity as Jack the Ripper. This book introduces a new suspect for the infamous murders in Whitechapel in 1888. There is information here that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications, and the descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde, and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy. There is also a credible motive given for James becoming the murderer Jack, and also a reason for the end of the murders. Given the fact that the author also appeared to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time, it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Ultimately, it is up to the listeners to decide if they believe the mystery has been solved at last, but even if they end up deciding the account to be a work of fiction, it would still be one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case, written in the early years of the 20th century, a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. Whatever side listeners come down on, there is no question that this book will be a source of much debate. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (James Carnac) Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:04:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Autobiography-of-Jack-the-Ripper-Audiobook/B006ZCUHUA thebookvoice.com 08:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper Author: James Carnac Narrator: Mark Meadows, Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 02-10-12 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. This person is James Willoughby Carnac, and this memoir was written shortly before his death. It is an account of his entire life, including a few short months in 1888 when he became the murderer known to posterity as Jack the Ripper. This book introduces a new suspect for the infamous murders in Whitechapel in 1888. There is information here that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications, and the descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde, and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy. There is also a credible motive given for James becoming the murderer Jack, and also a reason for the end of the murders. Given the fact that the author also appeared to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time, it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Ultimately, it is up to the listeners to decide if they believe the mystery has been solved at last, but even if they end up deciding the account to be a work of fiction, it would still be one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case, written in the early years of the 20th century, a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. Whatever side listeners come down on, there is no question that this book will be a source of much debate. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper Author: James Carnac Narrator: Mark Meadows, Christian Rodska Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 02-10-12 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 104 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by someone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. This person is James Willoughby Carnac, and this memoir was written shortly before his death. It is an account of his entire life, including a few short months in 1888 when he became the murderer known to posterity as Jack the Ripper. This book introduces a new suspect for the infamous murders in Whitechapel in 1888. There is information here that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications, and the descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde, and the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy. There is also a credible motive given for James becoming the murderer Jack, and also a reason for the end of the murders. Given the fact that the author also appeared to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time, it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Ultimately, it is up to the listeners to decide if they believe the mystery has been solved at last, but even if they end up deciding the account to be a work of fiction, it would still be one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case, written in the early years of the 20th century, a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. Whatever side listeners come down on, there is no question that this book will be a source of much debate. Members Reviews: Absolutely Fascinating The narration on this audiobook is superb. But the story is fascinating as well. The manuscript dates from the late 1920's but it is unclear who the author actually is and the circumstances of the how story itself was written are also unclear but this is explained towards the end of the book. However, whether this is really an autobiography of the Ripper or a well researched fictional story, is irrelevant. It gives a clear insight into the times and the dialogue is also superb capturing the dialect of the era. I was unsure when I purchased this but after listening to it I would highly recommend it. If you think you might be interested but are unsure, you wont regret your purchase. Maddeningly fascinating! The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper is a maddeningly fascinating work. It was reportedly discovered in 2008 in the possessions left to his heirs by S.G. Hulme-Beaman, a children's author and illustrator best known as the creator of the Toytown stories and their characters (including Larry the Lamb) who died in 1932. The manuscript is attributed to "James Carnac," who professes to be the real Jack The Ripper writing about his gruesome exploits 40 years after the fact. The book is made up of four parts: 1) Introductory notes apparently made by S.G. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Serial-Killers-Encyclopedia-of-100-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B00KRJS2RW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Serial Killers (Encyclopedia of 100 Serial Killers) Subtitle: True Crime Books by RJ Parker Publishing Book 12 Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 92 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eighty thousand words, 100 serial killers, 100 short stories - but thousands of victims. I've selected at random 100 from A to Z. For many beginner true-crime fans, this will give you just enough taste to each story that, if you want to find out more about a particular serial killer, you can search for related books. The ultimate reference for anyone compelled by the pathologies and twisted minds behind the most disturbing of homicidal monsters. From A to Z, there are names you may not have heard of, but many of you are familiar with notorious names serial killers such as; John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway, Aileen Wuornos, and Dennis Rader, just to name a few. This reference book will make a great collection for true crime enthusiasts. Each story is in a Reader's Digest short form. "A compendium of 101 serial killers in "Reader's Digest" style. A recommended reference book of madmen and women" (Publisher's Weekly) "A good read; great reference tool for true crime book addicts and contains just the facts. no glitter, no embellishments, just facts on 101 serial killers." (Serial Killers Magazine) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (RJ Parker) Thu, 05 Jun 2014 13:25:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Serial-Killers-Encyclopedia-of-100-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B00KRJS2RW thebookvoice.com 07:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Serial Killers (Encyclopedia of 100 Serial Killers) Subtitle: True Crime Books by RJ Parker Publishing Book 12 Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 92 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eighty thousand words, 100 serial killers, 100 short stories - but thousands of victims. I've selected at random 100 from A to Z. For many beginner true-crime fans, this will give you just enough taste to each story that, if you want to find out more about a particular serial killer, you can search for related books. The ultimate reference for anyone compelled by the pathologies and twisted minds behind the most disturbing of homicidal monsters. From A to Z, there are names you may not have heard of, but many of you are familiar with notorious names serial killers such as; John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway, Aileen Wuornos, and Dennis Rader, just to name a few. This reference book will make a great collection for true crime enthusiasts. Each story is in a Reader's Digest short form. "A compendium of 101 serial killers in "Reader's Digest" style. A recommended reference book of madmen and women" (Publisher's Weekly) "A good read; great reference tool for true crime book addicts and contains just the facts. no glitter, no embellishments, just facts on 101 serial killers." (Serial Killers Magazine) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Serial Killers (Encyclopedia of 100 Serial Killers) Subtitle: True Crime Books by RJ Parker Publishing Book 12 Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Abridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 06-05-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 92 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eighty thousand words, 100 serial killers, 100 short stories - but thousands of victims. I've selected at random 100 from A to Z. For many beginner true-crime fans, this will give you just enough taste to each story that, if you want to find out more about a particular serial killer, you can search for related books. The ultimate reference for anyone compelled by the pathologies and twisted minds behind the most disturbing of homicidal monsters. From A to Z, there are names you may not have heard of, but many of you are familiar with notorious names serial killers such as; John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, Gary Ridgway, Aileen Wuornos, and Dennis Rader, just to name a few. This reference book will make a great collection for true crime enthusiasts. Each story is in a Reader's Digest short form. "A compendium of 101 serial killers in "Reader's Digest" style. A recommended reference book of madmen and women" (Publisher's Weekly) "A good read; great reference tool for true crime book addicts and contains just the facts. no glitter, no embellishments, just facts on 101 serial killers." (Serial Killers Magazine) Members Reviews: Murder and Blood Lust to the max What made the experience of listening to Serial Killers Abridged the most enjoyable? The fountain of content, and the short chapters each providing another crazed killer Who was your favorite character and why? Plenty for anyone exploring the darkness of humanity Which scene was your favorite? So many locations of lives coming to an end If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? The end of humanity Any additional comments? This book is a treasure of depravity. This book is a must for anyone who likes to read True Crime and the darkest side of the subject. The book gives you plenty of detail upon each the Serial Killers including dates, victims,and the outcome of each case. The word count on each case is perfect for short spurt reading that is if you can put it down without going into the next case. No wasted fluff in the writing just right to the facts. As a bonus you also get an extra writeup from JJ Slate contributing to the 101 Serial Killer so you get a taste of her very impressive style of writing, I'm already becoming a fan of hers. A very chilling compilation of tales of murder. Very good narrator who knows how to tell a story! I highly recommend anything by RJ Parker. Good Any additional comments? If you like real crime content this is a good book. The narrator is decent and the chapters are short but good. Should be great but... Interesting material is let down by mediocre research, basic mistakes, bad grammer and a lack of insight. It takes talent to make a subject like this one drag. Once he started talking about the Yorkshire Ripper paying a prostitute 5 dollars instead of pounds he totally lost me. Hard to follow the narrator I liked the story but the Narrator was monotoned which made it slightly hard to follow. Overall it would be good as a an iBook. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Raging-Heart-Audiobook/B002V8KQNU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raging Heart Subtitle: The Tragic Marriage of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson Author: Sheila Weller Narrator: Rodney Saulsberry Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time, is the intimate untold story of O. J. and Nicole Brown Simpson's tragic, tumultuous marriage. Author Sheila Weller was granted unprecedented cooperation by Nicole's family and exclusive access to friends who reveal private information. Raging Heart is filled with gripping revelations and shocking scenes from the lives of the dangerously romantic couple - Nicole, the beautiful, devoted wife and mother, and O.J., the charismatic football legend whose dark side was ignored by his worshipping buddies. This is a tumultuous story of love, obsession, provocation, violence, the hope of an ideal family, and the crushing tragedy that shocked the world. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sheila Weller) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 16:50:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Raging-Heart-Audiobook/B002V8KQNU thebookvoice.com 02:49:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raging Heart Subtitle: The Tragic Marriage of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson Author: Sheila Weller Narrator: Rodney Saulsberry Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time, is the intimate untold story of O. J. and Nicole Brown Simpson's tragic, tumultuous marriage. Author Sheila Weller was granted unprecedented cooperation by Nicole's family and exclusive access to friends who reveal private information. Raging Heart is filled with gripping revelations and shocking scenes from the lives of the dangerously romantic couple - Nicole, the beautiful, devoted wife and mother, and O.J., the charismatic football legend whose dark side was ignored by his worshipping buddies. This is a tumultuous story of love, obsession, provocation, violence, the hope of an ideal family, and the crushing tragedy that shocked the world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Raging Heart Subtitle: The Tragic Marriage of O.J. Simpson and Nicole Brown Simpson Author: Sheila Weller Narrator: Rodney Saulsberry Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 51 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Here, for the first time, is the intimate untold story of O. J. and Nicole Brown Simpson's tragic, tumultuous marriage. Author Sheila Weller was granted unprecedented cooperation by Nicole's family and exclusive access to friends who reveal private information. Raging Heart is filled with gripping revelations and shocking scenes from the lives of the dangerously romantic couple - Nicole, the beautiful, devoted wife and mother, and O.J., the charismatic football legend whose dark side was ignored by his worshipping buddies. This is a tumultuous story of love, obsession, provocation, violence, the hope of an ideal family, and the crushing tragedy that shocked the world. Members Reviews: Narration awesome Listening was a joy. I usually find it hard to stay focused with audibles but the narrator Rodney Saulsberry has such a beautiful melodic tone good choice for such tragic events. I wouldn't have been able to listen to it otherwise. too short not worth the money or time. Basic information I felt like i was in a classroom just for the credit get in get out and get on with you're life. Just a plain ugly character of evil sadistic perso Very interesting what a tragedy that Nicole Brown lived Arne Dahl James Simpson it's a sadistic piece of s*** that's what it is Pretty good book This book is a pretty good book the performance is a lot better than the contents however it still has some pretty good contents it's a short read good for an afternoon at the beach if youlike true crime Voices Any additional comments? The voice that add in for the female are very out of place , https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Art-of-the-Steal-Audiobook/B002UZZ7XI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of the Steal Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 418 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Technology may have made it easier to track down criminals, but cyberspace has spawned a skyrocketing number of ways to commit crime - much of it untraceable. In fact, Frank Abagnale has discovered that punishment for fraud, much less recovery of stolen funds, is a rare occurrence. Prevention is the best form of protection. Drawn from his early years of experience as an ingenious con artist (whose check scams alone mounted to more than two million dollars in stolen funds) and his 25-year career on the other side of the law, The Art of the Steal provides eye-opening stories of true scams, with tips on how they could have been avoided. Critic Reviews: "A useful work on business and personal privacy." (Library Journal) "Captivating and useful." (Amazon.com) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Frank W. Abagnale) Fri, 13 Sep 2002 09:52:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Art-of-the-Steal-Audiobook/B002UZZ7XI thebookvoice.com 08:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of the Steal Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 418 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Technology may have made it easier to track down criminals, but cyberspace has spawned a skyrocketing number of ways to commit crime - much of it untraceable. In fact, Frank Abagnale has discovered that punishment for fraud, much less recovery of stolen funds, is a rare occurrence. Prevention is the best form of protection. Drawn from his early years of experience as an ingenious con artist (whose check scams alone mounted to more than two million dollars in stolen funds) and his 25-year career on the other side of the law, The Art of the Steal provides eye-opening stories of true scams, with tips on how they could have been avoided. Critic Reviews: "A useful work on business and personal privacy." (Library Journal) "Captivating and useful." (Amazon.com) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Art of the Steal Author: Frank W. Abagnale Narrator: Barrett Whitener Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-02 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 418 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Technology may have made it easier to track down criminals, but cyberspace has spawned a skyrocketing number of ways to commit crime - much of it untraceable. In fact, Frank Abagnale has discovered that punishment for fraud, much less recovery of stolen funds, is a rare occurrence. Prevention is the best form of protection. Drawn from his early years of experience as an ingenious con artist (whose check scams alone mounted to more than two million dollars in stolen funds) and his 25-year career on the other side of the law, The Art of the Steal provides eye-opening stories of true scams, with tips on how they could have been avoided. Critic Reviews: "A useful work on business and personal privacy." (Library Journal) "Captivating and useful." (Amazon.com) Members Reviews: Financial fraud was never so interesting I've changed some key things I do because of this book. I bought a shredder. I don't carry my social security card. Those seem obvious, but if you want to know why you should never, EVER toss out your ATM receipts anywhere near your ATM, listen to this book. The financial frauds are astounding, not only on the corporate scale, but also on the personal scale. Sprinkled liberally with his own brand of humor and stories from his own colorful past, he makes a potentially dry subject not only interesting, but downright entertaining. Protect Yourself - Listen to this book. Again, Mr. Abagnale regales us with some of the best and relevent material I have heard on Audible. (See 'Catch Me If You Can') This book will open your eyes to how crooks go about their business and the not-common-enough sense ways you might discourage them. It covers such ordinary scams as the 'short change scam' (I had to listen to this several times before I got it) to identity theft and online crime. Should be required listening for anyone who engages in ecommerce. Great Book - Entertaining Listen I got this for 4.95, lol. Saw the movie about this guy, sounded interesting, was very pleased. Is there a lot about net security, no, so don't listen if you are expecting the definitive narrative on internet security. But to be fair to the work, what you get is a look into the predatory nature of a master criminal, and just how scarily easy everyone makes it for them to steal. Scam after scam after scam revealed in shocking simplicity. Are some of the stories outdated yes, to say they are not worth hearing is like saying I don't go to museums because the paintings are all old. Is it very centered on check security, sure, that's what he did, and did better than anyone, but the point he is trying to make is that checks are not going away, with just a fragment of information you can lose anything to a person who knows how. He also goes into credit card, debit card, phone scams, and a ton of ways that a simple piece of paper, even a deposity slip can cost you everything. And he does say a lot about internet fraud protection, all that needs to be said, which is to be secure, don't enter you information on the internet. Sometimes I don't know why people are so harsh. If you buy a cook book, and it says how to cook food, and you want a book that has Italian recipes, you cant slam it for not having enough Italian recipes. Get an Italian cook book. This is a fascinating read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Takedown-Audiobook/B002V8NACO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Takedown Subtitle: The Fall of the Mafia Empire Author: Rick Cowan, Douglas Century Narrator: Christopher Meloni Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 270 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Rick Cowan was a young NYPD detective in 1992 when he dropped by a Brooklyn waterfront warehouse to investigate a recent firebombing - only one in a string of interviews he considered routine. But what he found there was far from routine, for it would take him on a five-year odyssey and nearly cost him his life. In fact, he had stumbled on the lead of a lifetime - the suspicion that he might unearth the hard evidence police and federal agencies alike had been chasing for decades: the proof of collusion among the mob families to extort billions from the nation's most influential corporations that call New York their home. Featuring eccentric, larger-than-life New York characters and an undercover cop on the brink of being discovered - and murdered - at every step, Takedown is a riveting real-life procedural and one of the most important investigative books of its time. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rick Cowan) Fri, 01 Nov 2002 21:36:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Takedown-Audiobook/B002V8NACO thebookvoice.com 05:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Takedown Subtitle: The Fall of the Mafia Empire Author: Rick Cowan, Douglas Century Narrator: Christopher Meloni Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 270 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Rick Cowan was a young NYPD detective in 1992 when he dropped by a Brooklyn waterfront warehouse to investigate a recent firebombing - only one in a string of interviews he considered routine. But what he found there was far from routine, for it would take him on a five-year odyssey and nearly cost him his life. In fact, he had stumbled on the lead of a lifetime - the suspicion that he might unearth the hard evidence police and federal agencies alike had been chasing for decades: the proof of collusion among the mob families to extort billions from the nation's most influential corporations that call New York their home. Featuring eccentric, larger-than-life New York characters and an undercover cop on the brink of being discovered - and murdered - at every step, Takedown is a riveting real-life procedural and one of the most important investigative books of its time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Takedown Subtitle: The Fall of the Mafia Empire Author: Rick Cowan, Douglas Century Narrator: Christopher Meloni Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 270 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Rick Cowan was a young NYPD detective in 1992 when he dropped by a Brooklyn waterfront warehouse to investigate a recent firebombing - only one in a string of interviews he considered routine. But what he found there was far from routine, for it would take him on a five-year odyssey and nearly cost him his life. In fact, he had stumbled on the lead of a lifetime - the suspicion that he might unearth the hard evidence police and federal agencies alike had been chasing for decades: the proof of collusion among the mob families to extort billions from the nation's most influential corporations that call New York their home. Featuring eccentric, larger-than-life New York characters and an undercover cop on the brink of being discovered - and murdered - at every step, Takedown is a riveting real-life procedural and one of the most important investigative books of its time. Members Reviews: Gripping The narration was so good, I felt like I was watching the movie. Great story. Takedown Superior, riveting! This accounting was so fascinating I thought a second listen was in order just to engage the details. The narrator, Christopher Meloni, was excellent! Magnifico ! A really exciting audiobook that will keep your interest peaked. Fascinating story and plot,and probably the best narration of any audiobook that I, personally, have listened to. Five star all the way! Unbelievable I did not want the book to end. How the author was able to keep his indenity from the Mob and bring down their control of the garbage and recycling industry in New York is an incredible story. The narriator does a great job of drawing the listener into the story that never slows down. If you enjoy stories about organized crime this is a must. A 'Must-Listen' in the genre You will rarely hear a non-fiction audiobook performed as professionally as this one, especially when you consider how much like an exciting fiction story it is told. The story, by the way, is exciting by itself, but it's almost worth listening to this audiobook just to hear how astounding the narrator is. This fellow talks in one continuous flow with the appropriate accent of a New York police detective and amazing impressions of crime-family gansters. There are no inappropriate pauses or any other indications that he is reading text; you would almost think that he has memorized the entire book. In short, this is one book that you will go through quickly because once you start it, you'll have a difficult time turning it off! P.S. Occasionally, the language used by the gangsters is foul, but to use any other language in the narration would not be true to the subject at hand since, apparently, this is the way 'wise-guys' talk. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Death-Sentence-Audiobook/B0117VFC5S Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death Sentence Subtitle: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment Author: Jerry Bledsoe Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Everybody knew Velma Barfield as the perfect wife and a loving grandmother. But there was something about her that nobody knew.... Velma Barfield had a secret life and a sick urge to kill. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced...breathes new life into the true crime genre." ( Raleigh News & Observer) "Bledsoe has written a detailed account of Barfield's troubled life and motives...holds the reader's interest with a true story that reads like a novel." ( Library Journal) "Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill." ( Washington Post Book World) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jerry Bledsoe) Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:04:02 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Death-Sentence-Audiobook/B0117VFC5S thebookvoice.com 14:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death Sentence Subtitle: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment Author: Jerry Bledsoe Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Everybody knew Velma Barfield as the perfect wife and a loving grandmother. But there was something about her that nobody knew.... Velma Barfield had a secret life and a sick urge to kill. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced...breathes new life into the true crime genre." ( Raleigh News & Observer) "Bledsoe has written a detailed account of Barfield's troubled life and motives...holds the reader's interest with a true story that reads like a novel." ( Library Journal) "Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill." ( Washington Post Book World) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Death Sentence Subtitle: The True Story of Velma Barfield's Life, Crimes, and Punishment Author: Jerry Bledsoe Narrator: Kevin Stillwell Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-09-15 Publisher: ListenUp Audiobooks Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 121 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Everybody knew Velma Barfield as the perfect wife and a loving grandmother. But there was something about her that nobody knew.... Velma Barfield had a secret life and a sick urge to kill. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced...breathes new life into the true crime genre." ( Raleigh News & Observer) "Bledsoe has written a detailed account of Barfield's troubled life and motives...holds the reader's interest with a true story that reads like a novel." ( Library Journal) "Undertakes to answer the questions about the justice system and the motives that drive women to kill." ( Washington Post Book World) Members Reviews: Master Manipulator of All Time! Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes and no. Yes because I simply cannot believe how Velma Barfield so manipulated everyone whilst incarcerated that the victims became almost by-products! Unbelievable! No because if you are not a religious person, you will feel as rankled as I. What could Jerry Bledsoe have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? He could have lightened up on the "sainthood" of this murderer. What does Kevin Stillwell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? The reading was fine. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? If it moved me, it moved me in a direction not intended by the author. It was the near vilification of the victims and their families! Any additional comments? By book's end the reader was supposed to be convinced that Velma was a saint. The horrible deaths she inflicted upon those she supposedly loved, all the while being righteous, was...really not important. What seemed important to the author was that she had "gotten religion" ... who on death row does not?To tell the truth I was outraged on behalf of the victims and their families. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. This woman was such a manipulator that she had sold even the defense attorneys on her sainthood. But since there were no drugs to be had, and no one to murder while in prison, what choice did she have? The only viable point is the knot on her head...studies are being done still, to this day, to prove that that area of the brain can cause this type of behavior. But the knot on her head was still there when she was in prison. I think the sickening amount of religious propaganda and the lack of attempting to be in the shoes of the victims and their families...well, I'd have to think 10 times before reading another book by this author. The writing was just fine, but it was not...by any means, without prejudice, in my opinion.What I did get from the book was that this woman was the master manipulator of all time. BORING BORING BORING This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I cannot think of anyone who would enjoy this book. It was completely devoid of any suspense or substance. The plot, if there was one, was weak at best. It went on and on, saying the same thing over and over. It was like watching paint dry. Would you ever listen to anything by Jerry Bledsoe again? No Would you be willing to try another one of Kevin Stillwells performances? Kevin Stillwell reminded me of Mr Rogers, as though he was reading to 8 year olds. You didnt love this book... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-President-Street-Boys-Audiobook/B01IDXKR6M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The President Street Boys Subtitle: Growing Up Mafia Author: Frank DiMatteo Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank DiMatteo was born into a family of mob hit men. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends, the Gallo brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and bodyguard to Frank Costello. Needless to say, DiMatteo saw and heard things that a boy shouldn't see or hear. He knew everybody in the neighborhood. And they knew him...and his family. And does he have some wild stories to tell.... From the old-school Mafia dons and infamous "five families" who called all the shots to the new-breed "independents" of the ballsy Gallo gang who didn't answer to nobody, DiMatteo pulls no punches in describing what it's really like growing up in the mob. Getting his cheeks pinched by Crazy Joe Gallo until tears came down his face. Dropping out of school and hanging gangster-style with the boys on President Street. Watching the Gallos wage an all-out war against wise guys with more power, more money, more guns. And finally revealing the shocking deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds, stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Frank DiMatteo) Tue, 26 Jul 2016 19:52:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-President-Street-Boys-Audiobook/B01IDXKR6M thebookvoice.com 06:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The President Street Boys Subtitle: Growing Up Mafia Author: Frank DiMatteo Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank DiMatteo was born into a family of mob hit men. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends, the Gallo brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and bodyguard to Frank Costello. Needless to say, DiMatteo saw and heard things that a boy shouldn't see or hear. He knew everybody in the neighborhood. And they knew him...and his family. And does he have some wild stories to tell.... From the old-school Mafia dons and infamous "five families" who called all the shots to the new-breed "independents" of the ballsy Gallo gang who didn't answer to nobody, DiMatteo pulls no punches in describing what it's really like growing up in the mob. Getting his cheeks pinched by Crazy Joe Gallo until tears came down his face. Dropping out of school and hanging gangster-style with the boys on President Street. Watching the Gallos wage an all-out war against wise guys with more power, more money, more guns. And finally revealing the shocking deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds, stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The President Street Boys Subtitle: Growing Up Mafia Author: Frank DiMatteo Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 07-26-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 67 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Frank DiMatteo was born into a family of mob hit men. His father and godfather were shooters and bodyguards for infamous Mafia legends, the Gallo brothers. His uncle was a capo in the Genovese crime family and bodyguard to Frank Costello. Needless to say, DiMatteo saw and heard things that a boy shouldn't see or hear. He knew everybody in the neighborhood. And they knew him...and his family. And does he have some wild stories to tell.... From the old-school Mafia dons and infamous "five families" who called all the shots to the new-breed "independents" of the ballsy Gallo gang who didn't answer to nobody, DiMatteo pulls no punches in describing what it's really like growing up in the mob. Getting his cheeks pinched by Crazy Joe Gallo until tears came down his face. Dropping out of school and hanging gangster-style with the boys on President Street. Watching the Gallos wage an all-out war against wise guys with more power, more money, more guns. And finally revealing the shocking deathbed confessions that will blow the lid off the sordid deeds, stunning betrayals, and all-too-secret history of the American Mafia. Members Reviews: Dont get if you dont know some back ound already What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? There were to many characters introduced at once and which made it hard to follow What do you think your next listen will be? something crime related You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? Great narrator Any additional comments? I think if those who read it and already have knowledge of this era and the people whom he speaks about it may be easier for them to have a better understanding and follow it better I love this book. The personal stories above all. I am glad these stories we're shared and lost. I enjoyed every bit of this book. I feel special for being able to listen. Interesting read A fun book to listen to with a lot of story's of life in the mafia. Bad Nobody from downtown Bk ever heard of these guy - mostly stories about food and the neighborhood One of the worst audible books! Dull repetitive story bogged down with monotonous lists of names. Whole story is basically a repetition of 'we hung out in bars, chased girls, stole stuff, and occasionally killed people.' The narrator compounds the problem with his gravelly monotone. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Smugglers-Blues-Audiobook/B01HBWNDDA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Smuggler's Blues Subtitle: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia Author: Richard Stratton Narrator: Richard Stratton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Goodfellas meets Savages meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Richard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut Wellesley boy who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph into a thrill-filled dope run, smuggling two kilos across the border in his car door. He became a member of the Hippie Mafia, traveling the world to keep America high, living the underground life while embracing the hippie credo, rejecting hard drugs in favor of marijuana and hashish. With cameos by Whitey Bulger and Norman Mailer, Smuggler's Blues tells Stratton's adventure while centering on his last years as he travels from New York to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to source and smuggle high-grade hash in the midst of civil war, from the Caribbean to the backwoods of Maine, and from the Chelsea Hotel to the Plaza as his fortunes rise and fall. All the while he is being pursued by his nemesis, a philosophical DEA agent who respects him for his good business practices. A true-crime story that sounds like fiction, Smuggler's Blues is a psychedelic road trip through international drug smuggling, the hippie underground, and the war on weed. As Big Marijuana emerges, it brings to vivid life an important chapter in pot's cultural history. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Richard Stratton) Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:10:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Smugglers-Blues-Audiobook/B01HBWNDDA thebookvoice.com 10:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Smuggler's Blues Subtitle: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia Author: Richard Stratton Narrator: Richard Stratton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Goodfellas meets Savages meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Richard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut Wellesley boy who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph into a thrill-filled dope run, smuggling two kilos across the border in his car door. He became a member of the Hippie Mafia, traveling the world to keep America high, living the underground life while embracing the hippie credo, rejecting hard drugs in favor of marijuana and hashish. With cameos by Whitey Bulger and Norman Mailer, Smuggler's Blues tells Stratton's adventure while centering on his last years as he travels from New York to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to source and smuggle high-grade hash in the midst of civil war, from the Caribbean to the backwoods of Maine, and from the Chelsea Hotel to the Plaza as his fortunes rise and fall. All the while he is being pursued by his nemesis, a philosophical DEA agent who respects him for his good business practices. A true-crime story that sounds like fiction, Smuggler's Blues is a psychedelic road trip through international drug smuggling, the hippie underground, and the war on weed. As Big Marijuana emerges, it brings to vivid life an important chapter in pot's cultural history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Smuggler's Blues Subtitle: A True Story of the Hippie Mafia Author: Richard Stratton Narrator: Richard Stratton Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-21-16 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Goodfellas meets Savages meets Catch Me If You Can in this true tale of high-stakes smuggling from pot's outlaw years. Richard Stratton was the unlikeliest of kingpins. A clean-cut Wellesley boy who entered outlaw culture on a trip to Mexico, he saw his search for a joint morph into a thrill-filled dope run, smuggling two kilos across the border in his car door. He became a member of the Hippie Mafia, traveling the world to keep America high, living the underground life while embracing the hippie credo, rejecting hard drugs in favor of marijuana and hashish. With cameos by Whitey Bulger and Norman Mailer, Smuggler's Blues tells Stratton's adventure while centering on his last years as he travels from New York to Lebanon's Bekaa Valley to source and smuggle high-grade hash in the midst of civil war, from the Caribbean to the backwoods of Maine, and from the Chelsea Hotel to the Plaza as his fortunes rise and fall. All the while he is being pursued by his nemesis, a philosophical DEA agent who respects him for his good business practices. A true-crime story that sounds like fiction, Smuggler's Blues is a psychedelic road trip through international drug smuggling, the hippie underground, and the war on weed. As Big Marijuana emerges, it brings to vivid life an important chapter in pot's cultural history. Members Reviews: Voice actor please apply What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? I think the story could have been good but the author/voice artist was not good. It pays to hire a professional in some cases and this is defineltly one that would have benefited from that How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable? nothing the story was good How did the narrator detract from the book? It sounded like he was reading word for word What character would you cut from Smuggler's Blues? none Any additional comments? authors should pay a voice actor Gives hippies a bad name Would you try another book from Richard Stratton and/or Richard Stratton? Nope. What could Richard Stratton have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Not much. He has no self-awareness of his own hypocrisy and cluelessness. Apparently the rest of the world cannot measure up to the "high" moral standards of a drug demented criminal. What character would you cut from Smuggler's Blues? Richard Stratton. Any additional comments? Unintentionally funny in an ironic way. Enjoyable Well written and interesting. Author lived and interesting life. Reminds one of the saying about quitting while one is ahead. A good read, but c'mon, a DC-6 on Fox's airport? If you could sum up Smuggler's Blues in three words, what would they be? An exciting read What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? The most interesting parts, at least to me, take place in Phillips, Maine where I live. What three words best describe Richard Strattons performance? Stratton is quite articulate in his narration of the book. Easy to listen to. Any additional comments? A pretty good book if you can overlook the far-fetched claims made in the first few pages. A DC-6 abandoned on Fox's airport in April (when there are no leaves) would have been noticed by everyone travelling on the opposite side of the Sandy River on Davenport Flat. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mob-Audiobook/B002V1OQBA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Subtitle: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime (Unabridged Selections) Author: Edited by Clint Willis Narrator: Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-03 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mob opens terrifying windows on the brutal and mysterious world of organized crime. You'll meet murderous wiseguys, scheming Dons, and undercover agents risking their lives to break the Mob's most powerful syndicates. The picture that emerges from these stories is astoundingly complex and all too human: a world of warped desire and violent consequences that is at once shocking and fascinating. ©2001 Clint Willis (P)2002 Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "If you're interested in criminals and social deviance, this audiobook is for you." (AudioFile) "An excellent sampler for this genre; highly recommended for public libraries." (Library Journal) "The variety of Willis' 13 selections makes for an anthology crime buffs can't refuse." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Edited by Clint Willis) Wed, 02 Jul 2003 23:46:27 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mob-Audiobook/B002V1OQBA thebookvoice.com 05:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Subtitle: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime (Unabridged Selections) Author: Edited by Clint Willis Narrator: Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-03 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mob opens terrifying windows on the brutal and mysterious world of organized crime. You'll meet murderous wiseguys, scheming Dons, and undercover agents risking their lives to break the Mob's most powerful syndicates. The picture that emerges from these stories is astoundingly complex and all too human: a world of warped desire and violent consequences that is at once shocking and fascinating. ©2001 Clint Willis (P)2002 Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "If you're interested in criminals and social deviance, this audiobook is for you." (AudioFile) "An excellent sampler for this genre; highly recommended for public libraries." (Library Journal) "The variety of Willis' 13 selections makes for an anthology crime buffs can't refuse." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Subtitle: Stories of Death and Betrayal from Organized Crime (Unabridged Selections) Author: Edited by Clint Willis Narrator: Gary Telles, Richard Rohan, Terence Aselford Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 07-02-03 Publisher: Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 85 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mob opens terrifying windows on the brutal and mysterious world of organized crime. You'll meet murderous wiseguys, scheming Dons, and undercover agents risking their lives to break the Mob's most powerful syndicates. The picture that emerges from these stories is astoundingly complex and all too human: a world of warped desire and violent consequences that is at once shocking and fascinating. ©2001 Clint Willis (P)2002 Listen & Live Audio, Inc. Critic Reviews: "If you're interested in criminals and social deviance, this audiobook is for you." (AudioFile) "An excellent sampler for this genre; highly recommended for public libraries." (Library Journal) "The variety of Willis' 13 selections makes for an anthology crime buffs can't refuse." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Disjointed stories This was not what I expected. It's just a bunch of disjointed stories from many books. Most of which are not very good. I would reccomend NOT getting this audiobook. The best story is from Wiseguy the Donnie Brasco book. But this short excerpt doesn't save this audiobook. It just makes me want to get Wiseguy. Captivating stories of Mob life. This is a good book with captivating stories of mob life. A good history of the mob is provided with characters well developed. The naration was excellent. Nice little grab bag of stuff, went by quickly These are mostly excerpts from fairly familiar popular mob books -- Donnie Brasco, Underboss, etc. There are stories of Sammy the Bull, Gregory Scarpa Senior, some unnamed but very prolific and connected hit man, and a few guys in the old country. The scenes are mostly from the 1970s onward through the fall of the classic mob. Some interesting weird smaller, colorful characters flash through -- as in, some flamboyant cokehead Sammy Gravano dealt with and did away with, etc. Other than that, there doesn't seem to be a lot of rhyme or reason. It does give a good flavor and sense of atmosphere of being in the life day to day. The book ends with an analysis of the attitudes and culture that led in Italy to cosa nostra, tied into a few actual stories -- that part was very interesting to me, and made a lot of sense. Mob: Stores of Death Nothing like I thought it would be. Mob: Stories from Organized Crime. Good. I enjoyed and loved these real stories some of which I would not have believed if it was not not for this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/My-Life-Among-the-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B002UUOOW8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Life Among the Serial Killers Subtitle: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers Author: Helen Morrison, Harold Goldberg Narrator: Helen Morrison Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-04 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 385 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Morrison, a leading expert on serial killers, has spent as many as 400 hours alone with depraved murderers. In My Life Among the Serial Killers, Dr. Morrison relates how she profiled Richard Otto Macek, who chewed on his victims' body parts, stalked Dr. Morrison, then believed she was his wife. She conducted the last interview with Ed Gein, the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. John Wayne Gacy, the clown-obsessed killer of young men, sent her crazed Christmas cards, and gave her his paintings as presents. Dr. Morrison has received letters from killers, read their diaries and journals, evaluated crime scenes, testified at their trials, and studied photos of the gruesome carnage. She has interviewed the families of the victims, and the spouses and parents of the killers. Through it all, Dr. Morrison's goal has been to discover the reasons why serial killers are compelled to murder, how they choose their victims, and what we can do to prevent their crimes in the future. Her provocative conclusions will stun you. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Helen Morrison) Fri, 30 Apr 2004 12:49:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/My-Life-Among-the-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B002UUOOW8 thebookvoice.com 05:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Life Among the Serial Killers Subtitle: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers Author: Helen Morrison, Harold Goldberg Narrator: Helen Morrison Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-04 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 385 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Morrison, a leading expert on serial killers, has spent as many as 400 hours alone with depraved murderers. In My Life Among the Serial Killers, Dr. Morrison relates how she profiled Richard Otto Macek, who chewed on his victims' body parts, stalked Dr. Morrison, then believed she was his wife. She conducted the last interview with Ed Gein, the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. John Wayne Gacy, the clown-obsessed killer of young men, sent her crazed Christmas cards, and gave her his paintings as presents. Dr. Morrison has received letters from killers, read their diaries and journals, evaluated crime scenes, testified at their trials, and studied photos of the gruesome carnage. She has interviewed the families of the victims, and the spouses and parents of the killers. Through it all, Dr. Morrison's goal has been to discover the reasons why serial killers are compelled to murder, how they choose their victims, and what we can do to prevent their crimes in the future. Her provocative conclusions will stun you. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: My Life Among the Serial Killers Subtitle: Inside the Minds of the World's Most Notorious Murderers Author: Helen Morrison, Harold Goldberg Narrator: Helen Morrison Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 04-30-04 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 385 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Morrison, a leading expert on serial killers, has spent as many as 400 hours alone with depraved murderers. In My Life Among the Serial Killers, Dr. Morrison relates how she profiled Richard Otto Macek, who chewed on his victims' body parts, stalked Dr. Morrison, then believed she was his wife. She conducted the last interview with Ed Gein, the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. John Wayne Gacy, the clown-obsessed killer of young men, sent her crazed Christmas cards, and gave her his paintings as presents. Dr. Morrison has received letters from killers, read their diaries and journals, evaluated crime scenes, testified at their trials, and studied photos of the gruesome carnage. She has interviewed the families of the victims, and the spouses and parents of the killers. Through it all, Dr. Morrison's goal has been to discover the reasons why serial killers are compelled to murder, how they choose their victims, and what we can do to prevent their crimes in the future. Her provocative conclusions will stun you. Members Reviews: Boring reader,boring writing As a psychiatric nurse, I have always been intrigued by the minds of serial killers. I had hoped to hear a really detailed , and interesting account of these men's lives and that of their families. It is possible to have written something that really made you KNOW those men, know their wives,mothers , fathers, etc but this book left one wondering who they were. You get absolutely no feeling for the personality of the man who committed the crimes. Worse still, the author also read the book and read it in a slow, boring monotone with pauses in the middle of sentences that made no sense and no feeling in her voice to give you any idea at all how SHE felt during her exposure to them. I'll stick with Ann Rule's books. She may not have the creds that Dr. Morrison has (maybe she does. I don't recall her background) but at least she can write. Left sitting in a hole. I found that the book was full of great information and seemed to comply with a lot of information I've read on serial killers, which was to my dismay. The one "controversial" fact outlined in this book was the genetic factor of serial killers which I felt the author didn't touch on nearly enough and had no research backing up her argument. She excuses this fact and just leaves you with a feeling of "that's plausable". If you go into this book not expecting a conclusion, you will be satisfied. Very disapointing This is mostly a meadering, self-indulgent book. The author spends too much time telling us how wonderful a person she is and not enough time on the subject matter. I can highly recommend a book called 'Mindhunter' by John Douglas on serial killers. It's available on audio CD (published by Recorded Books) and is a brilliant listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Private-Diary-of-Lyle-Menendez-Audiobook/B002V5CRXK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez Subtitle: In His Own Words Author: Mike Walker (edited by Judith Spreckels), Norma Novelli Narrator: Mike Walker, Lyle Menendez, Norma Novelli Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Catch a glimpse inside the mind of one of the most notorious murderers in recent memory - Lyle Menendez. The cold-blooded murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez shocked the nation. At first it seemed to be the work of the mob, but it soon became apparent that the murderers were their sons Lyle and Erik. Their first trial started a media frenzy and was filled with lurid details, but these never clearly explained why the brothers killed their parents. Now you can hear Lyle's own words as he talks to a middle-aged single mother, Norma Novelli, with whom he corresponded for years. Listen as he divulges many never before shared secrets to Norma, and then decide for yourself what caused the Menendez brothers to commit their horrifying crime. Critic Reviews: "A book of astonishing nerve...riveting." (Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair) "Pure dynamite! A never-before-seen look into the mind of a murderer. Hypnotic and riveting from the onset." (Jack Anderson) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mike Walker (edited by Judith Spreckels)) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 17:58:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Private-Diary-of-Lyle-Menendez-Audiobook/B002V5CRXK thebookvoice.com 03:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez Subtitle: In His Own Words Author: Mike Walker (edited by Judith Spreckels), Norma Novelli Narrator: Mike Walker, Lyle Menendez, Norma Novelli Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Catch a glimpse inside the mind of one of the most notorious murderers in recent memory - Lyle Menendez. The cold-blooded murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez shocked the nation. At first it seemed to be the work of the mob, but it soon became apparent that the murderers were their sons Lyle and Erik. Their first trial started a media frenzy and was filled with lurid details, but these never clearly explained why the brothers killed their parents. Now you can hear Lyle's own words as he talks to a middle-aged single mother, Norma Novelli, with whom he corresponded for years. Listen as he divulges many never before shared secrets to Norma, and then decide for yourself what caused the Menendez brothers to commit their horrifying crime. Critic Reviews: "A book of astonishing nerve...riveting." (Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair) "Pure dynamite! A never-before-seen look into the mind of a murderer. Hypnotic and riveting from the onset." (Jack Anderson) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Private Diary of Lyle Menendez Subtitle: In His Own Words Author: Mike Walker (edited by Judith Spreckels), Norma Novelli Narrator: Mike Walker, Lyle Menendez, Norma Novelli Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Catch a glimpse inside the mind of one of the most notorious murderers in recent memory - Lyle Menendez. The cold-blooded murder of Jose and Kitty Menendez shocked the nation. At first it seemed to be the work of the mob, but it soon became apparent that the murderers were their sons Lyle and Erik. Their first trial started a media frenzy and was filled with lurid details, but these never clearly explained why the brothers killed their parents. Now you can hear Lyle's own words as he talks to a middle-aged single mother, Norma Novelli, with whom he corresponded for years. Listen as he divulges many never before shared secrets to Norma, and then decide for yourself what caused the Menendez brothers to commit their horrifying crime. Critic Reviews: "A book of astonishing nerve...riveting." (Dominick Dunne, Vanity Fair) "Pure dynamite! A never-before-seen look into the mind of a murderer. Hypnotic and riveting from the onset." (Jack Anderson) Members Reviews: Save your money & your sanity Don't let the sample fool you. Most of the book consists of recorded telephone conversations of an egotistical and self-deluded Lyle Menendez. There's very little analysis of them and they very quickly become tiring and monotonous. The pandering of his female subject is annoyingly sickening. Norma's story was compelling, Lyle's, not. Absolute nonsense from the sick mind of a narcissistic sociopath fueled by evil and greed. not worth it I did not enjoy it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Age-of-Sacred-Terror-Audiobook/B002V0TLXY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Sacred Terror Author: Daniel Benjamin, Steven Simon Narrator: Philip Bosco Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-04-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: One of their original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory - one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do to stop them. A year after the attacks America continues searching for answers about those responsible, and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. The Age of Sacred Terror provides both with unique authority. Critic Reviews: "Here's a book that truly connects the dots...in a spare, lucid style with flashes of real brilliance and with admirable fairness to all three administrations - from Bush to Clinton to Bush - that have grappled with a decade of steadily escalating terrorism." (Strobe Talbott, former deputy Secretary of State) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Daniel Benjamin) Fri, 04 Oct 2002 21:60:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Age-of-Sacred-Terror-Audiobook/B002V0TLXY thebookvoice.com 06:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Sacred Terror Author: Daniel Benjamin, Steven Simon Narrator: Philip Bosco Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-04-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: One of their original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory - one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do to stop them. A year after the attacks America continues searching for answers about those responsible, and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. The Age of Sacred Terror provides both with unique authority. Critic Reviews: "Here's a book that truly connects the dots...in a spare, lucid style with flashes of real brilliance and with admirable fairness to all three administrations - from Bush to Clinton to Bush - that have grappled with a decade of steadily escalating terrorism." (Strobe Talbott, former deputy Secretary of State) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Age of Sacred Terror Author: Daniel Benjamin, Steven Simon Narrator: Philip Bosco Format: Abridged Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 10-04-02 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: One of their original goals has remained: to provide the insights to understand an enemy unlike any seen in living memory - one with an extraordinary ability to detect weakness and exploit it, one with a determination to inflict catastrophic damage, one that will not be deterred. But after September 11, a second, equally crucial goal was added: to understand how America let its defenses down, how warnings went unheeded, and how key parts of the government failed at vital tasks. The Age of Sacred Terror also describes the road ahead, where the terrorists will look to draw strength, and what the United States must do to stop them. A year after the attacks America continues searching for answers about those responsible, and explanations for the glaring gaps in our defenses. The Age of Sacred Terror provides both with unique authority. Critic Reviews: "Here's a book that truly connects the dots...in a spare, lucid style with flashes of real brilliance and with admirable fairness to all three administrations - from Bush to Clinton to Bush - that have grappled with a decade of steadily escalating terrorism." (Strobe Talbott, former deputy Secretary of State) Members Reviews: Good Perspective to Understand Great read (listen). Great perspective to understand where terrorism has come from and where it is going. Authors clearly prefer Clinton foreign policy to Bush (current) foreign policy. Chilling & Informative Everyone should read or listen to this book. It is about the reality of the terrorist war being waged and the warped "religious" extremist minds behind it. I found the book to be basically apolitical (although some would contend it is a slam on both the Bush administration and to a lesser degree on the Clinton administration). Politics aside, the stark reality is that no administration would have had the political power and backing of the populace without a cataclysmic event. It took Pearl Harbor to galvanize America for WWII. This war is different of course, but it is a tragedy that Clinton was tangled in his own zipper while terrorists were finalizing their plans to lay seige on America. The national distraction and the paralysis of the Clinton administration during the Lewinsky scandal ultimately may have cost many innocent lives and allowed terrorists a free reign in Afganistan and others harboring them. Why? because Clinton could not get himself, the US military, US Congress and US people to focus on hunting down and destroying the biggest threat national security. That is a collosal failure of leadership. Later, when the reins were turned over to the Bush administration, the Republican president kept two key Democrats on board: both focused on national security. If Richard Clark did not think the Bush administration was focused enough on the terrorist threats-- then why did he not resign and make a huge issue of it at the time? It is far too easy now to point fingers(and sell books during an election year to cash in). The most important point of this book (The Age of Sacred Terror) is not political. It is the chilling reality that we are dealing with cold-blooded fanatics who will stop at nothing in their twisted quest to destroy the West's infidels. In order to stop them, it is critical to understand their methods and thinking. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Against-Her-Will-Audiobook/B00HQGF1ZU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Against Her Will Subtitle: Pinnacle True Crime Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Richard and Victoria Tinyes feared the worst when their thirteen year old daughter Kelly Ann vanished from their quiet suburban community of Valley Stream, New York, on March 3, 1999. But the nightmare to come was worse than they could ever imagine. Only five doors away, in the home of John and Elizabeth Golub, police found Kelly Ann's body stuffed in a plastic garbage bag. She'd been brutally beaten, stabbed, strangled, and mutilated. After weeks of intense investigation, police arrested the Golubs twenty-one-year-old son, Robert - a reclusive young man obsessed with bodybuilding and given to fits of rage. The sensational trial and subsequent conviction of Robert Golub shocked the nation and tore the once peaceful community apart. Neighbors took sides. So did the media. And no one who lived on Horton Road would ever be the same. Note on audio book: Except for the beginning and end of the book, there is no longer any music. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ronald J. Watkins) Wed, 08 Jan 2014 10:05:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Against-Her-Will-Audiobook/B00HQGF1ZU thebookvoice.com 07:47:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Against Her Will Subtitle: Pinnacle True Crime Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Richard and Victoria Tinyes feared the worst when their thirteen year old daughter Kelly Ann vanished from their quiet suburban community of Valley Stream, New York, on March 3, 1999. But the nightmare to come was worse than they could ever imagine. Only five doors away, in the home of John and Elizabeth Golub, police found Kelly Ann's body stuffed in a plastic garbage bag. She'd been brutally beaten, stabbed, strangled, and mutilated. After weeks of intense investigation, police arrested the Golubs twenty-one-year-old son, Robert - a reclusive young man obsessed with bodybuilding and given to fits of rage. The sensational trial and subsequent conviction of Robert Golub shocked the nation and tore the once peaceful community apart. Neighbors took sides. So did the media. And no one who lived on Horton Road would ever be the same. Note on audio book: Except for the beginning and end of the book, there is no longer any music. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Against Her Will Subtitle: Pinnacle True Crime Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Richard and Victoria Tinyes feared the worst when their thirteen year old daughter Kelly Ann vanished from their quiet suburban community of Valley Stream, New York, on March 3, 1999. But the nightmare to come was worse than they could ever imagine. Only five doors away, in the home of John and Elizabeth Golub, police found Kelly Ann's body stuffed in a plastic garbage bag. She'd been brutally beaten, stabbed, strangled, and mutilated. After weeks of intense investigation, police arrested the Golubs twenty-one-year-old son, Robert - a reclusive young man obsessed with bodybuilding and given to fits of rage. The sensational trial and subsequent conviction of Robert Golub shocked the nation and tore the once peaceful community apart. Neighbors took sides. So did the media. And no one who lived on Horton Road would ever be the same. Note on audio book: Except for the beginning and end of the book, there is no longer any music. Members Reviews: ~ Nightmare On Horton Road ~ This story had me riveted to the speakers! I don't know if this young killer actually thought he'd get away with murder...perhaps because the body *was* well hidden from view in the messy basement of what we call a "hoarder house" (jammed with STUFF) ? Who knows! Not only was the crime itself quite horrendous, but the fact that the victim AND the killer lived on the SAME little neighborhood street, where everybody knows everybody, and just a few houses apart, made for QUITE the sub story! The hatred between the families that developed as the result of this murder, made daily life for everyone involved a living nightmare. Even during the trial, the families, friends and neighbors couldn't refrain from constant outbursts of anger and threats towards each other. Obviously the victims family wanted the killers family to just leave their house, move far away and get out of their lives (and sight) forever - but they refused, believing their son was innocent. So the back and forth harassments went on and on. What a story! Held my attention every step of the way...even the trial portion. This was a great book! I will listen to this one again, yes indeed. I really liked this narrator a LOT. His pitch and tone were perfectly matched for this case. Bravo! Repetitive Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? No. It had a habit of constantly repeating the same things over and over and over. It could have been much better written. I felt the author concentrated more on the animosity between the two families than on the crime, victim and investigation. What about Greg Lutzs performance did you like? Well read. Did he do it? Would you listen to Against Her Will again? Why? OH yes I will, I could not get enough. I am passionate about true stores and this one ranks right up there with the best. Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How? Yes it did, I guess there always has to be a first victim, but why her? Why did he do what he did? Was it the steroids. I have read about steroid concerns prior. Which scene was your favorite? The whole book was good Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? For a while I felt for the family and was extremely frustrated with how the family was treated by the neighbors. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Naked-Streets-Audiobook/B00KRMIRRE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Naked Streets Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Phoenix Sniper Murders and Baseline Killer Author: Ronald Watkins Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From May, 2005 until August, 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth largest city in America, was gripped in terror. A series of random sniper attacks, sexual assaults, and murders continued at a relentless pace with no end in sight. The victims were both men and women, young and old, of all races and ethnicities. Most disturbingly, they had done nothing to place themselves in harm's way. They'd not visited the "bad" parts of town, frequented a gambling den, solicited prostitutes, or sought out drug dealers. They were assaulted and murdered as they went about the routine activities of their lives, the kinds of things we all do without a second thought. There was no reason for extraordinary diligence as they did so. They were gunned down walking along a street, kidnapped, raped, and murdered from the neighborhood carwash while talking on a cell phone. Throughout two long, hot summers the public had no assurance the criminal would ever be caught. Despite leads, despite increased vigilance, the crimes continued unabated. And when they at last mercifully ended, when the story of what had actually taken place become common knowledge, the public was shocked by the magnitude of the truth. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ronald Watkins) Fri, 06 Jun 2014 23:31:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Naked-Streets-Audiobook/B00KRMIRRE thebookvoice.com 05:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Naked Streets Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Phoenix Sniper Murders and Baseline Killer Author: Ronald Watkins Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From May, 2005 until August, 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth largest city in America, was gripped in terror. A series of random sniper attacks, sexual assaults, and murders continued at a relentless pace with no end in sight. The victims were both men and women, young and old, of all races and ethnicities. Most disturbingly, they had done nothing to place themselves in harm's way. They'd not visited the "bad" parts of town, frequented a gambling den, solicited prostitutes, or sought out drug dealers. They were assaulted and murdered as they went about the routine activities of their lives, the kinds of things we all do without a second thought. There was no reason for extraordinary diligence as they did so. They were gunned down walking along a street, kidnapped, raped, and murdered from the neighborhood carwash while talking on a cell phone. Throughout two long, hot summers the public had no assurance the criminal would ever be caught. Despite leads, despite increased vigilance, the crimes continued unabated. And when they at last mercifully ended, when the story of what had actually taken place become common knowledge, the public was shocked by the magnitude of the truth. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Naked Streets Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of the Phoenix Sniper Murders and Baseline Killer Author: Ronald Watkins Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-06-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 9 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From May, 2005 until August, 2006, Phoenix, Arizona, the fifth largest city in America, was gripped in terror. A series of random sniper attacks, sexual assaults, and murders continued at a relentless pace with no end in sight. The victims were both men and women, young and old, of all races and ethnicities. Most disturbingly, they had done nothing to place themselves in harm's way. They'd not visited the "bad" parts of town, frequented a gambling den, solicited prostitutes, or sought out drug dealers. They were assaulted and murdered as they went about the routine activities of their lives, the kinds of things we all do without a second thought. There was no reason for extraordinary diligence as they did so. They were gunned down walking along a street, kidnapped, raped, and murdered from the neighborhood carwash while talking on a cell phone. Throughout two long, hot summers the public had no assurance the criminal would ever be caught. Despite leads, despite increased vigilance, the crimes continued unabated. And when they at last mercifully ended, when the story of what had actually taken place become common knowledge, the public was shocked by the magnitude of the truth. Members Reviews: A Walk Down Memory Lane As someone who lived in the valley between during the time period of these serial killers this book struck a chord with me. Add to that the fact that I worked in mental health and substance abuse at the time and lived in the general area of 7th street and Osborn. If you know Phoenix you know that fairly close to where several of the drive by killings occurred. At that time my girlfriend had two large dogs that I walked frequently. While listening to this audiobook I tried to remember if any the names of the victims were familiar; if any of them had been treated at any of the facilities I worked at in 12 years I worked in the valley. I also wondered if that light blue Camry had ever passed by me slowly while I walked the dogs. Now for those who don't have any connection or history with these events I suppose that it depends on what you want to get from this selection. The audio lasts for only about five hours; the writing is spare and bare bones it has the feel and pacing of a crime reporter; not a novelist.Without my own personal connection with the events I don't know how much I would have enjoyed this book. Unless there is a personal connection you may need to be a fan of true crime to fully appreciate this one. Narrator makes it impossible to listen to book This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? I am going to read the book. The narrator is so bad it ruins the book. Would you recommend The Naked Streets to your friends? Why or why not? No Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Don Kline? Anyone You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? Well researched. Any additional comments? Narrator couldn't pronounce names of cities correctly. Sounded as though he had never read through this book before reading it for publication. Even when he obviously stumbled over words it wasn't corrected. average true crime nonfiction The narrator does a good job and infuses personality and character into the various people. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Hoax-Audiobook/B002V0QS7Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hoax Author: Clifford Irving Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As fast-paced and exciting as any spy novel, The Hoax involves the listener at every devilish turn. Irving describes how the hoax developed, like a Chinese puzzle, from its madcap beginning to the final startling confession, a witty and nail-biting story of international intrigue and beautiful women, of powerful corporate executives and jet-set rogues, of cover-ups and headlines. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Clifford Irving) Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:52:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Hoax-Audiobook/B002V0QS7Q thebookvoice.com 14:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hoax Author: Clifford Irving Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As fast-paced and exciting as any spy novel, The Hoax involves the listener at every devilish turn. Irving describes how the hoax developed, like a Chinese puzzle, from its madcap beginning to the final startling confession, a witty and nail-biting story of international intrigue and beautiful women, of powerful corporate executives and jet-set rogues, of cover-ups and headlines. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hoax Author: Clifford Irving Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 07-28-06 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 88 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As fast-paced and exciting as any spy novel, The Hoax involves the listener at every devilish turn. Irving describes how the hoax developed, like a Chinese puzzle, from its madcap beginning to the final startling confession, a witty and nail-biting story of international intrigue and beautiful women, of powerful corporate executives and jet-set rogues, of cover-ups and headlines. Members Reviews: Fantastic I saw the movie first and was glad I did. The book is sooo much better. It really takes us into the life of Clifford and Dick. How these two guys lived with this incredible hoax is almost inconcievable. But, since the author is a born liar... how can we believe his recant of an admitted lie. Who cares, this was wonderfully written and I couldn't stop listening... I loved it. What a louse, what a story The reader did a great job of creating many different characters. Mr. Irving is the epitome of an old style writer...drinks, smokes, chases skirts and tries to cheat some of the biggest corporate titans in publishing. Forget about the movie, read/listen to the book. Interesting, but Exhausting There's no denying the hoax itself is incredibly entertaining, however the book is literally twice as long as it needs to be. Though very well written, the author (Clifford Irving) is so incredibly opportunistic, corrupt, and narcissistic, that he is often hard to bear. Though this whole book is purportedly about "coming clean" about an undeniable crime (Irving literally stole almost $1 million from his publisher) he would really rather blabber on in coma-inducing detail about how glamorous his life is, and what a ladies man he is - or was. Hey Cliff - we all want to know about Hughes and the fraud you perpetrated: not you! Also, as another reviewer mentioned, the narration is usually strong, but laughably bad - and incredibly annoying - when attempting accents. A supposedly middle-aged Asian-American woman in New York is made to sound like some teenaged valley girl, Hughes himself is made out to be some hillbilly, etc. What was the guy thinking? Just like the book itself, the material is strong - so why resort to slapstick caricature voices? Despite all the criticism, I still think this fascinating ruse is worth your time - if you have a lot of it! Good not great An interesting story but too long and with too many details. You get lost in the minutiae. The reader was very good and does many voices well. a preposterously compelling story great narration. the story kept me n the edge of my seat; the audacity of the hoax was highly entertaining. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Holy-War-Inc-Audiobook/B002UZN1QI Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Holy War, Inc. Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden Author: Peter L. Bergen Narrator: Peter L. Bergen Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Immense in scope and unnerving in its findings, Holy War, Inc. reveals: Critic Reviews: "For readers who feel they are swimming in daily newspaper articles and television reports and want a single source that brings all the background together, this readable book works well." (New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter L. Bergen) Mon, 19 Nov 2001 10:55:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Holy-War-Inc-Audiobook/B002UZN1QI thebookvoice.com 04:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Holy War, Inc. Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden Author: Peter L. Bergen Narrator: Peter L. Bergen Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Immense in scope and unnerving in its findings, Holy War, Inc. reveals: Critic Reviews: "For readers who feel they are swimming in daily newspaper articles and television reports and want a single source that brings all the background together, this readable book works well." (New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Holy War, Inc. Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Osama bin Laden Author: Peter L. Bergen Narrator: Peter L. Bergen Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 11-19-01 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 87 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Immense in scope and unnerving in its findings, Holy War, Inc. reveals: Critic Reviews: "For readers who feel they are swimming in daily newspaper articles and television reports and want a single source that brings all the background together, this readable book works well." (New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: sorry about spelling i'm new to listening to audio books ,but this one has me hooked.i found it very informative and easy to listen to.gives a good insight into how bin lardin and his "holy war inc" works.if you have interest in this subject (how alqeada and co work,and who bin lardin is) then this should be of much interest to you. Al Qaeda inflitrated American Elite forces Gives a detailed review of the events leading to 9-11. One of the books strong points is it gives short biographies of the terrorists involved in al qaeda and the ideological background of the terrorists. Nothing new here Disappointed in Bergen for manipulating facts in Holy War, Inc differently then the information provided in The Longest War. Gehad on the Western World This book was very interesting and full of information I was totally unaware about. It characterises in great depth and explains the realities why Bin Laden had deep seated hatred against the US Administration and its allies. Altough, I do not agree with the mans hardend views, to me as I read between the lines the portrayal on any religious readings can be interpreted by anyone and delivered out with good or gross intent in mind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Cell-Audiobook/B002UZN29Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cell Subtitle: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It Author: John Miller, Michael Stone, Chris Mitchell Narrator: John Miller Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-02 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 112 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In The Cell, John Miller, an award-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC's 20/20, along with veteran reporters Michael Stone and Chris Mitchell, takes us back more than 10 years to the birth of the terrorist cell that later metastasized into al Qaeda's New York operation. This remarkable audiobook offers a firsthand account of what it is to be a police officer, an FBI agent or a reporter obsessed with a case few people will take seriously. The Cell contains a first-person account of Miller's face-to-face meeting with bin Laden and provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? Critic Reviews: "Miller, Stone, and Mitchell connect a lot of dots in this frightening and important book." (Publishers Weekly) "A frisky but important addition to the growing literature on al Qaeda." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (John Miller) Fri, 27 Sep 2002 01:21:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Cell-Audiobook/B002UZN29Y thebookvoice.com 04:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cell Subtitle: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It Author: John Miller, Michael Stone, Chris Mitchell Narrator: John Miller Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-02 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 112 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In The Cell, John Miller, an award-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC's 20/20, along with veteran reporters Michael Stone and Chris Mitchell, takes us back more than 10 years to the birth of the terrorist cell that later metastasized into al Qaeda's New York operation. This remarkable audiobook offers a firsthand account of what it is to be a police officer, an FBI agent or a reporter obsessed with a case few people will take seriously. The Cell contains a first-person account of Miller's face-to-face meeting with bin Laden and provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? Critic Reviews: "Miller, Stone, and Mitchell connect a lot of dots in this frightening and important book." (Publishers Weekly) "A frisky but important addition to the growing literature on al Qaeda." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cell Subtitle: Inside the 9/11 Plot, and Why the FBI and CIA Failed to Stop It Author: John Miller, Michael Stone, Chris Mitchell Narrator: John Miller Format: Abridged Length: 4 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 09-27-02 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 112 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In The Cell, John Miller, an award-winning journalist and co-anchor of ABC's 20/20, along with veteran reporters Michael Stone and Chris Mitchell, takes us back more than 10 years to the birth of the terrorist cell that later metastasized into al Qaeda's New York operation. This remarkable audiobook offers a firsthand account of what it is to be a police officer, an FBI agent or a reporter obsessed with a case few people will take seriously. The Cell contains a first-person account of Miller's face-to-face meeting with bin Laden and provides the first complete treatment to piece together what led to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the September 11 attacks? Critic Reviews: "Miller, Stone, and Mitchell connect a lot of dots in this frightening and important book." (Publishers Weekly) "A frisky but important addition to the growing literature on al Qaeda." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: What led up to 9/11? Miller, Stone and Mitchell doe a bang-up job of giving us a clear picture of many of the events that transpired in the 10 years prior to 9-11 that - if someone had been able to connect all the dots they MIGHT have been able to prevent the attack. It's not a condemnation or a finger-pointing expose. The book isn't stating that anyone necessarily slipped up it's just that there were tons of indicators that, in hindsight, could have predicted this. Well written and not too long. If you want to learn about some of this history and don't want to read 30 different books - this one will do it. just OK This is a rather superficial and in some instances unsubstantiated overview of what led up to 9-11. Compared with "The looming tower", it pails in comparison. The reader pronounces names in ways that are very different from what I am used to, so not sure if these are alternative pronunciations, or if he just can't pronounce arabic names, but this was a distractions. Furthermore, this is essentially the authors view on things. for instance, he says the US governement had several opportunities to stop the embassy bombings, but does not substantitate what these where. I found it a good quick read and a valuable second outlook compared with "The Looming Tower", but I found the other work much more comprehensive, better researched, and more substantitve. Very good review background behind 911 Very well done, helps one understand how we did not stop 911 wish it wasn't abridged this is a great book. great personal insight into these attacks and what caused them. Great book Fascinating and really well narrated. It wasn't exceedingly critical of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, it spoke about facts fairly calmly and called a spade a spade without any obvious malice. I likes the tone and I was unaware of a lot of the incidents from recent history being connected to one another. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Murders-In-The-United-States-Audiobook/B00JBK6Y2I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Murders In The United States Subtitle: Crimes, Killers And Victims Of The Twentieth Century Author: R. Barri Flowers, H. Loraine Flowers Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-14 Publisher: R. Barri Flowers Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries (alphabetically arranged by criminal) provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (R. Barri Flowers) Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:29:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Murders-In-The-United-States-Audiobook/B00JBK6Y2I thebookvoice.com 10:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Murders In The United States Subtitle: Crimes, Killers And Victims Of The Twentieth Century Author: R. Barri Flowers, H. Loraine Flowers Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-14 Publisher: R. Barri Flowers Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries (alphabetically arranged by criminal) provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Murders In The United States Subtitle: Crimes, Killers And Victims Of The Twentieth Century Author: R. Barri Flowers, H. Loraine Flowers Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 03-31-14 Publisher: R. Barri Flowers Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 14 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the assassination of President William McKinley on September 6, 1901, to the mass killing at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, the 20th century saw many murderous events that are difficult to contemplate but have become a part of the national history. This reference book is divided into three parts. Part One, arranged chronologically, details 53 of the most famous murder cases of the 20th century in the United States. In Part Two, over 300 entries (alphabetically arranged by criminal) provide descriptions of crimes and are subdivided into male, female, and juvenile murderers; pair and group murderers; hate crime murderers; and school killings. Part Three features crime events related to over 40 selected victims. Cross references guide the reader to additional information. An index is included. Members Reviews: A lot of info. I did enjoy listening, but I found that it was a lot of stuff to process, and at a fast pace. It was not what I expected. On the bright side, I can listen to it again, because I know there were parts that I surely missed. I do recommend this audiobook. A person just has to really be focused. The stories are very fast paced. Maybe less stories, and more details on those crimes would suit me better. We are all different, so maybe another listener will find it at his, or her pace. Bravo Mr R.Barrie Flowers and Loraine Flowers. Good choice in the narrator. A lot of research done! Keep up the good writing. Fascinating subject matter. Uninspiring execution. Book is presented in a litany of facts and brief synopses of murderers from the 20th century. Quite a few times names and crimes were repeated, making things redundant and making me wish more details of these crimes were presented instead. There is no narrative, lending an air of tediousness while listening. Narrator has a nice voice, but his pronunciation of locales needs work. A Thorough History of Murders in America Would you consider the audio edition of Murders In The United States to be better than the print version? Haven't read the print version. Dave Wright gave a good voice performance with this book. What was one of the most memorable moments of Murders In The United States? Gosh, so many memorable moments. People are killed for money, jealousy, anger, or people just being crazy. Makes you wonder who these people are and what are your chances of coming upon them. What about Dave Wrights performance did you like? Dave's performance was steady, conversational, and level throughout. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? I am shocked at the number of murders in the US in the past century, and the causes why. Any additional comments? Disclaimer, I was gifted a copy of this book for review. While I normally enjoy thrillers or dramas, the title Murders in the United States caught my eye. With the school killings in the past several years, along with racial based killings recently, as well terrorist killings, it makes you wonder if anything is fundamentally changed in US society. Which is why I asked the author R. Barri Flowers if what was occurring now was something new, or in line with historical killings. The book goes from murders from the decades of the 1900's, to black widow murderers, racial killings, school killings, killing victims, etc. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Good-Cop-Bad-War-Audiobook/B01J29TEAG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Good Cop, Bad War Author: Neil Woods, J. S. Rafaeli Narrator: Malk Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-16 Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As an undercover police officer with the drugs squad, Neil Woods regularly risked his life on the streets, dealing with some of the most violent and unpredictable criminals in Britain. Good Cop, Bad War is a unique story about a man with a striking ability to infiltrate and extinguish drug gangs but who, as the success of his operations grows, becomes disillusioned with the war on drugs, as he sees how it demonizes those who need help whilst empowering the very worst elements in society. This is an action-packed true-account listen like no other. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Neil Woods) Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:24:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Good-Cop-Bad-War-Audiobook/B01J29TEAG thebookvoice.com 08:48:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Good Cop, Bad War Author: Neil Woods, J. S. Rafaeli Narrator: Malk Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-16 Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As an undercover police officer with the drugs squad, Neil Woods regularly risked his life on the streets, dealing with some of the most violent and unpredictable criminals in Britain. Good Cop, Bad War is a unique story about a man with a striking ability to infiltrate and extinguish drug gangs but who, as the success of his operations grows, becomes disillusioned with the war on drugs, as he sees how it demonizes those who need help whilst empowering the very worst elements in society. This is an action-packed true-account listen like no other. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Good Cop, Bad War Author: Neil Woods, J. S. Rafaeli Narrator: Malk Williams Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins Language: English Release date: 08-18-16 Publisher: Wholestory Audiobooks Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 7 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As an undercover police officer with the drugs squad, Neil Woods regularly risked his life on the streets, dealing with some of the most violent and unpredictable criminals in Britain. Good Cop, Bad War is a unique story about a man with a striking ability to infiltrate and extinguish drug gangs but who, as the success of his operations grows, becomes disillusioned with the war on drugs, as he sees how it demonizes those who need help whilst empowering the very worst elements in society. This is an action-packed true-account listen like no other. Members Reviews: Not just a good story but a good point well made Would you consider the audio edition of Good Cop, Bad War to be better than the print version? I've not read the print version so can't compare What did you like best about this story? It's a true story and is good in its own right, but it's the truth - the war on drugs is so counterproductive its bleeding obvious to anyone who thinks about it. This is someone who is extremely knowledgeable about his subject and his conclusions are based on practical reality as well as common sense. Which scene did you most enjoy? The best scenes are the ones where he's a virtual derelict and facing serious violence. Not enjoyable because he's in that state but because I was really impressed with his dedication. Also the scenes where he proves the jobsworth clipboard coppers how badly wrong they are Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? There were one or two amusing moments, I won't spoil them for you Any additional comments? I was riveted to this book. It's depressing that ever more violent criminals are getting ever more powerful thanks to the phony War on Drugs but it's cause for some optimism that at least someone with relevant experience is talking sense. I'd rather my kids brought up in a society run by this guy than with those currently in charge of drug laws. Neil, keep up the good work :) incredible exciting and thought provoking book couldn't leave this tale alone. exciting start to finish and eye opening. a must read Brilliant Unique insight into the war on drugs. Captivating. Lost lots of sleep listening to this A must read It tells you the reality of the drugs problem and the effect it has on people. Amazing Loved it. What a story about the drug war and true cost of the criminalisation of drugs. Read it https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Evil-Intentions-Audiobook/B00MG0B7Z4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Evil Intentions Subtitle: The Story of How an Act of Kindness Led to Senseless Murder Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Suzanne Rossetti made only one serious error in her short life: She accidently locked the keys in her car. Two drifters offered to help. One was just released from prison, the other was an escaped convict. A few moments later they'd kidnapped the young woman. Throughout a desperate night of horror, Suzanne was repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, shortly before dawn, the pair drove her into Arizona's fabled Superstition Mountains where they cast her from a cliff in an attempt to kill her. Hearing her moans, they stumbled down the mountainside then bludgeoned her unconscious before burying her alive. Evil Intentions explores to depravity of this crime, taking the listener into the lives and minds of the killers, relating the tragic consequences to her family and loved ones. Written by the court investigator who prepared the presentencing reports on the killers, it offers rare insight into the criminal investigation, plea bargaining, and trial. Critic Reviews: "[A] true and horrifying story, this is an account of murder, told from allsides, such as you've never read before." (Booklist) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ronald J. Watkins) Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:06:16 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Evil-Intentions-Audiobook/B00MG0B7Z4 thebookvoice.com 09:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Evil Intentions Subtitle: The Story of How an Act of Kindness Led to Senseless Murder Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Suzanne Rossetti made only one serious error in her short life: She accidently locked the keys in her car. Two drifters offered to help. One was just released from prison, the other was an escaped convict. A few moments later they'd kidnapped the young woman. Throughout a desperate night of horror, Suzanne was repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, shortly before dawn, the pair drove her into Arizona's fabled Superstition Mountains where they cast her from a cliff in an attempt to kill her. Hearing her moans, they stumbled down the mountainside then bludgeoned her unconscious before burying her alive. Evil Intentions explores to depravity of this crime, taking the listener into the lives and minds of the killers, relating the tragic consequences to her family and loved ones. Written by the court investigator who prepared the presentencing reports on the killers, it offers rare insight into the criminal investigation, plea bargaining, and trial. Critic Reviews: "[A] true and horrifying story, this is an account of murder, told from allsides, such as you've never read before." (Booklist) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Evil Intentions Subtitle: The Story of How an Act of Kindness Led to Senseless Murder Author: Ronald J. Watkins Narrator: Greg Lutz Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 08-07-14 Publisher: Watkins Literary Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 23 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Suzanne Rossetti made only one serious error in her short life: She accidently locked the keys in her car. Two drifters offered to help. One was just released from prison, the other was an escaped convict. A few moments later they'd kidnapped the young woman. Throughout a desperate night of horror, Suzanne was repeatedly raped and beaten. Finally, shortly before dawn, the pair drove her into Arizona's fabled Superstition Mountains where they cast her from a cliff in an attempt to kill her. Hearing her moans, they stumbled down the mountainside then bludgeoned her unconscious before burying her alive. Evil Intentions explores to depravity of this crime, taking the listener into the lives and minds of the killers, relating the tragic consequences to her family and loved ones. Written by the court investigator who prepared the presentencing reports on the killers, it offers rare insight into the criminal investigation, plea bargaining, and trial. Critic Reviews: "[A] true and horrifying story, this is an account of murder, told from allsides, such as you've never read before." (Booklist) Members Reviews: bought this book without listening to the sample.. The narrator's voice ruined it. sad because the story line sounded great. I tried and tried again. :( gripping story, disappointing narration The Narrator has a sing song lilting voice suitable for reading a fairy tale, not suitable for true crime. However, this nonfiction book was still worth listening too. The crime is unspeakable. Facts are related without sensationalizing. Always a bad sign if the narrator isn't great Would you be willing to try another book from Ronald J. Watkins? Why or why not? Maybe What didnt you like about Greg Lutzs performance? He wasn't too bad, most of the time. It was very distracting when he would seriously mispronounce words. For example. The word "picture" was pronounced "pitch-er". "Deputy" was pronounced "depedy", as if pronouncing the word correctly was just too much bother. It makes a narrator sound stupid and uneducated, and is very distracting. Was Evil Intentions worth the listening time? It was okay. I love a good story, including details. So I am not the type to say a book is too long. But this book has a long drawn out lead up before the story. To the extent, that for a long time I couldn't tell who would even be the victim. That's all fine if the whole book is that way. However the part that had to do with the crime was very brief. Basically I'm not sure there was enough here for a full book. It was just made that long. Worst narrator ever (or that I can remember) What would have made Evil Intentions better? Stopped listening to this narrator. He ought to take his gravelly voice and stomp it out in an ashtray. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Hustle-Chronicles-Audiobook/B00XZKUJ0I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hustle Chronicles Author: Blacc Topp Narrator: Wally Treppler Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: Blacc Starr Media Group/ Ink Slinger Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Julius Jr.'s childhood is far less than perfect. He is torn between his mother and father, who are going through a bitter divorce. When his father takes him from the comfort of the family home in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to the brutal streets of South Dallas, Texas, his world is turned upside down. When Julius Jr.'s family is gruesomely murdered, his life takes another dramatic turn. His mother, Naje, moves to Texas to care for her youngest son and finds herself drawn into a conspiracy that threatens to not only take the life of her youngest son, but her life as well. Roll with Julius as he grows into the ultimate hustler and unrelenting killer that the gang-ridden streets of South Dallas often breed. Streets where pimping, drug dealing, treachery, and betrayal go hand-in-hand. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Blacc Topp) Thu, 21 May 2015 13:11:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Hustle-Chronicles-Audiobook/B00XZKUJ0I thebookvoice.com 06:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hustle Chronicles Author: Blacc Topp Narrator: Wally Treppler Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: Blacc Starr Media Group/ Ink Slinger Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Julius Jr.'s childhood is far less than perfect. He is torn between his mother and father, who are going through a bitter divorce. When his father takes him from the comfort of the family home in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to the brutal streets of South Dallas, Texas, his world is turned upside down. When Julius Jr.'s family is gruesomely murdered, his life takes another dramatic turn. His mother, Naje, moves to Texas to care for her youngest son and finds herself drawn into a conspiracy that threatens to not only take the life of her youngest son, but her life as well. Roll with Julius as he grows into the ultimate hustler and unrelenting killer that the gang-ridden streets of South Dallas often breed. Streets where pimping, drug dealing, treachery, and betrayal go hand-in-hand. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Hustle Chronicles Author: Blacc Topp Narrator: Wally Treppler Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 05-21-15 Publisher: Blacc Starr Media Group/ Ink Slinger Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Julius Jr.'s childhood is far less than perfect. He is torn between his mother and father, who are going through a bitter divorce. When his father takes him from the comfort of the family home in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to the brutal streets of South Dallas, Texas, his world is turned upside down. When Julius Jr.'s family is gruesomely murdered, his life takes another dramatic turn. His mother, Naje, moves to Texas to care for her youngest son and finds herself drawn into a conspiracy that threatens to not only take the life of her youngest son, but her life as well. Roll with Julius as he grows into the ultimate hustler and unrelenting killer that the gang-ridden streets of South Dallas often breed. Streets where pimping, drug dealing, treachery, and betrayal go hand-in-hand. Members Reviews: Why? What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? I am trying to figure out why was this man chose to be the narrator of this book, bad choice, I'm sure he is good with other books not this street novel though. How could the performance have been better? An African American reader as this is an African american book about the streets. Any additional comments? Could not get into the book due to the narrator, where is Nicole Small she would have done this book justice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Man-Who-Broke-the-Bank-at-Monte-Carlo-Audiobook/B06Y3WXW66 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Author: Robin Quinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-17 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Charles Deville Wells has two loves in life: Jeannette, his beautiful French mistress, and his sumptuous yacht, the Palais Royal. At the risk of losing both, Wells stakes everything he owns at the roulette tables in Monte Carlo's world-famous casino - and in the space of a few days he breaks the bank, not once but 10 times, winning the equivalent of millions in today's money. Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an 'infallible' gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster? Based on painstaking research on both sides of the Channel, this biography reveals the incredible true story of the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo and went on to become Europe's most wanted criminal. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Robin Quinn) Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:43:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Man-Who-Broke-the-Bank-at-Monte-Carlo-Audiobook/B06Y3WXW66 thebookvoice.com 09:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Author: Robin Quinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-17 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Charles Deville Wells has two loves in life: Jeannette, his beautiful French mistress, and his sumptuous yacht, the Palais Royal. At the risk of losing both, Wells stakes everything he owns at the roulette tables in Monte Carlo's world-famous casino - and in the space of a few days he breaks the bank, not once but 10 times, winning the equivalent of millions in today's money. Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an 'infallible' gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster? Based on painstaking research on both sides of the Channel, this biography reveals the incredible true story of the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo and went on to become Europe's most wanted criminal. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Author: Robin Quinn Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-17 Publisher: Oakhill Publishing Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Charles Deville Wells has two loves in life: Jeannette, his beautiful French mistress, and his sumptuous yacht, the Palais Royal. At the risk of losing both, Wells stakes everything he owns at the roulette tables in Monte Carlo's world-famous casino - and in the space of a few days he breaks the bank, not once but 10 times, winning the equivalent of millions in today's money. Is he phenomenally lucky? Has he really invented an 'infallible' gambling system, as he claims? Or is he just an exceptionally clever fraudster? Based on painstaking research on both sides of the Channel, this biography reveals the incredible true story of the man who broke the bank at Monte Carlo and went on to become Europe's most wanted criminal. Members Reviews: Superbly entertaining Wonderful well researched narrative that almost reads like a thriller and transports one back to a golden era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Desperado-Audiobook/B0067NY5PU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life as a Cocaine Cowboy Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Christina Rooney, Erik Davies, Johnathan McClain, Kimberley Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Mark Deakins, Steve Kramer Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American Desperado is possibly the most jaw-dropping, event-filled, adrenaline-soaked criminal autobiography ever written. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. He returned to New York at age 20 to become one of the city's top nightclub promoters, then journeyed to Miami where he became the de facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel, and along with a tech-wizard partner, created some of the most sophisticated smuggling technologies ever. With a hulking 6'6" bodyguard always at his side, and a rural fortress protected by mortars, tear-gas cannons, and a gold-fanged attack dog, Roberts was brutally effective at what he did. To law enforcement, he was known as the "Bearded Gringo," a spectre they could never touch. To United States senators and CIA officials, he was "the guy who can get things done". He eventually formed a clandestine alliance with the US government and in the end found personal late-life redemption. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jon Roberts) Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:26:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Desperado-Audiobook/B0067NY5PU thebookvoice.com 16:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life as a Cocaine Cowboy Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Christina Rooney, Erik Davies, Johnathan McClain, Kimberley Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Mark Deakins, Steve Kramer Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American Desperado is possibly the most jaw-dropping, event-filled, adrenaline-soaked criminal autobiography ever written. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. He returned to New York at age 20 to become one of the city's top nightclub promoters, then journeyed to Miami where he became the de facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel, and along with a tech-wizard partner, created some of the most sophisticated smuggling technologies ever. With a hulking 6'6" bodyguard always at his side, and a rural fortress protected by mortars, tear-gas cannons, and a gold-fanged attack dog, Roberts was brutally effective at what he did. To law enforcement, he was known as the "Bearded Gringo," a spectre they could never touch. To United States senators and CIA officials, he was "the guy who can get things done". He eventually formed a clandestine alliance with the US government and in the end found personal late-life redemption. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life as a Cocaine Cowboy Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Christina Rooney, Erik Davies, Johnathan McClain, Kimberley Farr, Kirby Heyborne, Mark Bramhall, Mark Deakins, Steve Kramer Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-11 Publisher: Random House AudioBooks Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American Desperado is possibly the most jaw-dropping, event-filled, adrenaline-soaked criminal autobiography ever written. Like a real-life Scarface Jon was born into the upper levels of the Gambino crime family and witnessed his first murder at age seven. He became a one-man juvenile crime wave before joining an assassination squad in Vietnam. He returned to New York at age 20 to become one of the city's top nightclub promoters, then journeyed to Miami where he became the de facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel, and along with a tech-wizard partner, created some of the most sophisticated smuggling technologies ever. With a hulking 6'6" bodyguard always at his side, and a rural fortress protected by mortars, tear-gas cannons, and a gold-fanged attack dog, Roberts was brutally effective at what he did. To law enforcement, he was known as the "Bearded Gringo," a spectre they could never touch. To United States senators and CIA officials, he was "the guy who can get things done". He eventually formed a clandestine alliance with the US government and in the end found personal late-life redemption. Members Reviews: gripping and gritty real-life crime Very well presented, with multiple actors voicing the protagonist and other supporting players. The format is mostly in the first person as a memoir, with the occasional authors note and press 'clippings' interspersed. Top Notch Where does American Desperado rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? The best What about the narratorss performance did you like? good Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? I was just in amazement at how it all worked Any additional comments? Incredible story, Incredible life. really good listen, I loved it. this story is no holds bar account of a serious bad boy!! Great listen Was a great story which I thoroughly enjoyed listening to. Was broadly three parts, growing up the son of someone high up in the Mafia, being a soldier in Vietnam and finally his life as a smuggler. All were told from a different angle which made the story more interesting, for example the war veteran was not from the "look at me I'm such a macho hero", but actually told of how the U.S. Government depended on people like him who would do "dark" things to the enemy, even though as he puts it they went too far on a number of occasions. I was captivated after the first line! Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would definitely recommend this audiobook to a friend. It was incredibly fast paced and extremely interesting. Jon Roberts was also very fun and this comes out quite a lot throughout the book. What was one of the most memorable moments of American Desperado? When Jon was serving as a soldier in Vietnam. What does the narrators bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book? They help make the book more three dimensional. I've never listened to an audiobook with so many narrators before and it really worked well. It helped define the different characters when at points, it would have been quite easy to get them mixed up. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ted-Bundy-Audiobook/B074FXW5NQ Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Titolo: Ted Bundy Autore: Jacopo Pezzan, Giacomo Brunoro Narratore: Marileda Maggi Formato: Abridged Durata: 1 hr and 18 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 08-02-17 Editore: La case USA Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Riepilogo Editore: "Noi serial killer siamo i vostri figli, i vostri mariti. Siamo ovunque." (Ted Bundy) A che livelli di follia e perversione può arrivare la mente umana? Nessuno può dirlo, ma su un punto sono tutti concordi: Ted Bundy ha rappresentato un caso unico nella storia. Per lui è stata coniata l'espressione "serial killer" e ancora oggi gli esperti non riescono a decifrare l'inestricabile rebus rappresentato dalla sua mente malata. Risulta quasi impossibile comprendere il terrore e le oscene perversioni che albergavano nel cuore di un uomo capace di azioni a dir poco disumane. Quello che lascia ancora più interdetti è che il caso di Ted Bundy è l'esempio perfetto di follia lucida: tutti quelli che lo conoscevano infatti non avevano mai nutrito il minimo sospetto sulla sua natura bestiale. Era un ragazzo pulito e dai modi gentili, tutto qui. Una brava persona, uno come tanti altri. Questa è la vera storia di Ted Bundy, il più feroce serial killer americano. ©2013 LA CASE Books (P)2017 LA CASE Books bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jacopo Pezzan) Wed, 02 Aug 2017 06:52:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ted-Bundy-Audiobook/B074FXW5NQ thebookvoice.com 01:18:00 no Ascolta questo titolo per intero gratuitamente su thebookvoice.com Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Titolo: Ted Bundy Autore: Jacopo Pezzan, Giacomo Brunoro Narratore: Marileda Maggi Formato: Abridged Durata: 1 hr and 18 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 08-02-17 Editore: La case USA Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Riepilogo Editore: "Noi serial killer siamo i vostri figli, i vostri mariti. Siamo ovunque." (Ted Bundy) A che livelli di follia e perversione può arrivare la mente umana? Nessuno può dirlo, ma su un punto sono tutti concordi: Ted Bundy ha rappresentato un caso unico nella storia. Per lui è stata coniata l'espressione "serial killer" e ancora oggi gli esperti non riescono a decifrare l'inestricabile rebus rappresentato dalla sua mente malata. Risulta quasi impossibile comprendere il terrore e le oscene perversioni che albergavano nel cuore di un uomo capace di azioni a dir poco disumane. Quello che lascia ancora più interdetti è che il caso di Ted Bundy è l'esempio perfetto di follia lucida: tutti quelli che lo conoscevano infatti non avevano mai nutrito il minimo sospetto sulla sua natura bestiale. Era un ragazzo pulito e dai modi gentili, tutto qui. Una brava persona, uno come tanti altri. Questa è la vera storia di Ted Bundy, il più feroce serial killer americano. ©2013 LA CASE Books (P)2017 LA CASE Books Ascolta questo libro audio completo gratuitamente su https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Titolo: Ted Bundy Autore: Jacopo Pezzan, Giacomo Brunoro Narratore: Marileda Maggi Formato: Abridged Durata: 1 hr and 18 mins Lingua: Italiano Data di pubblicazione: 08-02-17 Editore: La case USA Categoria: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Riepilogo Editore: "Noi serial killer siamo i vostri figli, i vostri mariti. Siamo ovunque." (Ted Bundy) A che livelli di follia e perversione può arrivare la mente umana? Nessuno può dirlo, ma su un punto sono tutti concordi: Ted Bundy ha rappresentato un caso unico nella storia. Per lui è stata coniata l'espressione "serial killer" e ancora oggi gli esperti non riescono a decifrare l'inestricabile rebus rappresentato dalla sua mente malata. Risulta quasi impossibile comprendere il terrore e le oscene perversioni che albergavano nel cuore di un uomo capace di azioni a dir poco disumane. Quello che lascia ancora più interdetti è che il caso di Ted Bundy è l'esempio perfetto di follia lucida: tutti quelli che lo conoscevano infatti non avevano mai nutrito il minimo sospetto sulla sua natura bestiale. Era un ragazzo pulito e dai modi gentili, tutto qui. Una brava persona, uno come tanti altri. Questa è la vera storia di Ted Bundy, il più feroce serial killer americano. ©2013 LA CASE Books (P)2017 LA CASE Books https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Shepherds-and-Butchers-Audiobook/B06WWQGGV8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-17 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row, commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court's sentence - seems a foregone conclusion. Hotshot lawyer John Weber (played by Steve Coogan) reluctantly takes on the seemingly unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation's most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual executions. As the court hearings progress, the case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? Inspired by true events, this is the story that puts the death penalty on trial and changes history. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chris Marnewick) Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:38:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Shepherds-and-Butchers-Audiobook/B06WWQGGV8 thebookvoice.com 16:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-17 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row, commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court's sentence - seems a foregone conclusion. Hotshot lawyer John Weber (played by Steve Coogan) reluctantly takes on the seemingly unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation's most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual executions. As the court hearings progress, the case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? Inspired by true events, this is the story that puts the death penalty on trial and changes history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shepherds and Butchers Author: Chris Marnewick Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 04-20-17 Publisher: Random House Audiobooks Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: South Africa, 1987. Apartheid. When Leon, a white 19-year-old prison guard working on death row, commits an inexplicable act of violence, killing seven black men in a hail of bullets, the outcome of the trial - and the court's sentence - seems a foregone conclusion. Hotshot lawyer John Weber (played by Steve Coogan) reluctantly takes on the seemingly unwinnable case. A passionate opponent of the death penalty, John discovers that young Leon worked on death row in the nation's most notorious prison, under traumatic conditions: befriending the inmates over the years while having to assist their eventual executions. As the court hearings progress, the case offers John the opportunity to put the entire system of legally sanctioned murder on trial. How can one man take such a dual role of friend and executioner, becoming both shepherd and butcher? Inspired by true events, this is the story that puts the death penalty on trial and changes history. Members Reviews: Sensational Absolutely brilliant. A story I would have struggled to read but as an audible it was gripping and addictive. The narration was incredible and totally in character. I already feel I need to listen to it again. Very Harrowing What did you like best about Shepherds and Butchers? What did you like least? The book was well read with good characterisation, but the details of the death sentence are so harrowing, I could not continue to listen. Had it been just one account of hanging, I could have stomached it, but the intensity of detail continued and I felt physically sick. A shame, because I am sure the tension of the story would have played out well. Has Shepherds and Butchers put you off other books in this genre? Yes Which scene did you most enjoy? Some of the descriptions in the courtroom Was Shepherds and Butchers worth the listening time? no Any additional comments? A pity I am too sensitive to listen to more. exceptional book. one of my top ten listens. very well read and highly informative content. stongly recommend Scarry What did you like most about Shepherds and Butchers? The book and the way it was narrated I found deeply disturbing in the sense that I could identify with the characters and feel their emotions. I listened to this book and I have read the book, and the history and violence of South Africa became real again for me. What other book might you compare Shepherds and Butchers to, and why? None other What does Peter Nobel bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you had only read the book? The accents and the tautness of the dialogue Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? So many of them Fantastic story line! Would you consider the audio edition of Shepherds and Butchers to be better than the print version? Unfortunately not. The author kept characters speech in their native tongue at times, so unless you can speak or understand Afrikaans or Xhosa, some aspects of the story can be a tad frustrating... But these parts make up for perhaps 15% of spoken language. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Jenny-the-Sledgehammer-Serial-Killer-Audiobook/B015NMXE5M Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jenny the Sledgehammer Serial Killer Author: Jeffrey Jeschke Narrator: SK Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-15 Publisher: Jeffrey Dale Jeschke Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This audiobook is about a serial killer who happens to be a retired janitor. She modifies a sledgehammer to meet her needs so she can torment the west side of Chicago. Her name is Jenny. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeffrey Jeschke) Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:18:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Jenny-the-Sledgehammer-Serial-Killer-Audiobook/B015NMXE5M thebookvoice.com 00:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jenny the Sledgehammer Serial Killer Author: Jeffrey Jeschke Narrator: SK Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-15 Publisher: Jeffrey Dale Jeschke Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This audiobook is about a serial killer who happens to be a retired janitor. She modifies a sledgehammer to meet her needs so she can torment the west side of Chicago. Her name is Jenny. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jenny the Sledgehammer Serial Killer Author: Jeffrey Jeschke Narrator: SK Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 35 mins Language: English Release date: 09-22-15 Publisher: Jeffrey Dale Jeschke Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This audiobook is about a serial killer who happens to be a retired janitor. She modifies a sledgehammer to meet her needs so she can torment the west side of Chicago. Her name is Jenny. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Daddys-Little-Princess-Audiobook/B00IYTFWI4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Daddy's Little Princess Author: Cathy Glass Narrator: Denica Fairman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-27-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn't long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship between Beth and her father is not as it should be. Little Beth, aged 7, has been brought up by her father Derek after her mother left when she was a toddler. When Derek is suddenly admitted to hospital with psychiatric problems, Beth is taken into care and arrives at Cathy's. Beth and her father clearly love each other very much and Derek spoils his daughter, treating her like a princess, but there is something bothering Cathy, something she can't quite put her finger on. Meanwhile Cathy's husband is working away a lot and coming home less at weekends. Then, suddenly, everything changes. Events take a dramatic turn for both Beth and Cathy and her family; as Cathy strives to pick up the pieces all their lives are changed forever. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Cathy Glass) Thu, 27 Mar 2014 01:58:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Daddys-Little-Princess-Audiobook/B00IYTFWI4 thebookvoice.com 09:33:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Daddy's Little Princess Author: Cathy Glass Narrator: Denica Fairman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-27-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn't long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship between Beth and her father is not as it should be. Little Beth, aged 7, has been brought up by her father Derek after her mother left when she was a toddler. When Derek is suddenly admitted to hospital with psychiatric problems, Beth is taken into care and arrives at Cathy's. Beth and her father clearly love each other very much and Derek spoils his daughter, treating her like a princess, but there is something bothering Cathy, something she can't quite put her finger on. Meanwhile Cathy's husband is working away a lot and coming home less at weekends. Then, suddenly, everything changes. Events take a dramatic turn for both Beth and Cathy and her family; as Cathy strives to pick up the pieces all their lives are changed forever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Daddy's Little Princess Author: Cathy Glass Narrator: Denica Fairman Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins Language: English Release date: 03-27-14 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 82 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn't long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship between Beth and her father is not as it should be. Little Beth, aged 7, has been brought up by her father Derek after her mother left when she was a toddler. When Derek is suddenly admitted to hospital with psychiatric problems, Beth is taken into care and arrives at Cathy's. Beth and her father clearly love each other very much and Derek spoils his daughter, treating her like a princess, but there is something bothering Cathy, something she can't quite put her finger on. Meanwhile Cathy's husband is working away a lot and coming home less at weekends. Then, suddenly, everything changes. Events take a dramatic turn for both Beth and Cathy and her family; as Cathy strives to pick up the pieces all their lives are changed forever. Members Reviews: Particularly addicting. This is a story about a foster child who suffered a more subtle but very damaging kind of abuse. As with all of Cathy's books, she has a way of creating a warm feeling especially in regard to healing, family life, forgiveness and domestic life. I enjoy hearing about how her children relate to one another, how she deals with difficult situations and I honestly feel a real kinship with her on many different levels. This book goes more into her personal life than the others and I found this very comforting as I've experienced similar things. An interesting read This was another excellent book by Cathy Glass. I've read of situations like the one Beth lived with but never knew what it was called. Thankfully everone was able to get the help they needed. Again the story is written with warmth and compassion. Another great read. such a touching story narrator was awesome. I could really put myself in the story. it is a great read. Fantastic,book on the shelves. I've down loaded loads of books. But this book I couldn't put down,its 1of those books that gripping from beginning to end. Fab Brilliant book, read thoroughly and clearly. Had never trued audible before but would reccomend it. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Beyond-Sticks-and-Stones-Audiobook/B00J2ZP2BG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond Sticks and Stones Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-20-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Are those who are bullied, victims? You bet! Cyberbullying, harassment, embarrassing others, tormenting, threatening or humiliating, and spousal abuse are all considered 'bullying.' It happens to children, teens, and adults. It occurs in pre-school, elementary school, college, home, and in the workplace. It is apparent in all walks of life. Bullying occurs in every town, city, state, province and country, and it has many ugly faces. But with today's technology, mobile phones, internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a host of other platforms, I'm going to emphasize more on children, students, and teens, because that is where it commences and for most, carries over into their adult lives. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (RJ Parker) Thu, 20 Mar 2014 15:57:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Beyond-Sticks-and-Stones-Audiobook/B00J2ZP2BG thebookvoice.com 01:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond Sticks and Stones Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-20-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Are those who are bullied, victims? You bet! Cyberbullying, harassment, embarrassing others, tormenting, threatening or humiliating, and spousal abuse are all considered 'bullying.' It happens to children, teens, and adults. It occurs in pre-school, elementary school, college, home, and in the workplace. It is apparent in all walks of life. Bullying occurs in every town, city, state, province and country, and it has many ugly faces. But with today's technology, mobile phones, internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a host of other platforms, I'm going to emphasize more on children, students, and teens, because that is where it commences and for most, carries over into their adult lives. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Beyond Sticks and Stones Author: RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 1 min Language: English Release date: 03-20-14 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Are those who are bullied, victims? You bet! Cyberbullying, harassment, embarrassing others, tormenting, threatening or humiliating, and spousal abuse are all considered 'bullying.' It happens to children, teens, and adults. It occurs in pre-school, elementary school, college, home, and in the workplace. It is apparent in all walks of life. Bullying occurs in every town, city, state, province and country, and it has many ugly faces. But with today's technology, mobile phones, internet, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a host of other platforms, I'm going to emphasize more on children, students, and teens, because that is where it commences and for most, carries over into their adult lives. Members Reviews: A Highly Needed and Valuable Book If the parents and teachers of the victims of bullying were aware that their beloved kids were exhibiting clear signs of being subjected to bullying, then they would have intervened and many young lives could have been saved. Beyond Sticks and Stones: (Bullying, Social Media Cyberbullying, Abuse) by RJ. Parker is a valuable book for parents, teachers and anyone who could or should do something about bullying. âMost of the time, children don't even bother telling their parents that they are being bullied. â This is why parents should be vigilant to any signs of bullying which is not that difficult because âkids who are bullied tend to develop certain characteristics that set them apart from other, healthy students.â And most of them âtend to show obvious changes in their behaviors.â In this book, Parker goes through those signs and characteristics making it easier for the relevant adults to intervene and provide the appropriate help and support which is also covered in the book. I was not very surprised to learn that âin virtually all incidents of bullying, a victim comes across bystandersâ who are looking at what is happening to another student, but refuse to take notice or interfere to prevent it.â Nor I was surprised to learn that âOften times, a child who has been bullied, if given the chance, will end up bullying others.â Though this book is not specifically about cyberbullying but it is covered extensively because it can be âmuch worse than actual, physical bullyingâ as most of the time the cyberbully is an anonymous person. The statistics in the book are very alarming and scary: - An estimated 81 percent of internet crime is currently related to a social media site. - An estimated 50 percent of potential burglars use information posted by victims on social media to determine when they are going to be away from home. - Around 160,000 children generally avoid going to school because they are unable to deal with their bullies. - Only in American schools, the approximate number of bullies is around 2.1 million. - Around 2.7 million students are victims of bullying. - Around 56 percent of students have been first hand witnesses to some form of bullying acting in most cases as bystanders. - Shockingly, 90 percent of the students who were surveyed from the fourth through eighth grade reported that they have suffered from some type of bullying in their life. - In 2005, the total number of children who decided to commit suicide after being bullied amounted to 270. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Orange-Is-the-New-Black-Audiobook/B00IIWME1K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange Is the New Black Subtitle: My Time in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A new original series from Netflix "Not just a tale of prisons, drugs, crime, or justice; it is, simply put, a beautifully told story about how incredible women can be" (Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love.) With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside. Critic Reviews: "A bighearted book that depicts life in a women's prison with great detail and - crucially - with empathy and respect for Piper Kerman's fellow prisoners." (Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius)"A fantastic tale from the Siberia of America's war on drugs and a rippingly fun read right down to the unexpected moment of closure." (Elle magazine USA) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Piper Kerman) Fri, 21 Feb 2014 09:48:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Orange-Is-the-New-Black-Audiobook/B00IIWME1K thebookvoice.com 11:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange Is the New Black Subtitle: My Time in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A new original series from Netflix "Not just a tale of prisons, drugs, crime, or justice; it is, simply put, a beautifully told story about how incredible women can be" (Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love.) With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside. Critic Reviews: "A bighearted book that depicts life in a women's prison with great detail and - crucially - with empathy and respect for Piper Kerman's fellow prisoners." (Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius)"A fantastic tale from the Siberia of America's war on drugs and a rippingly fun read right down to the unexpected moment of closure." (Elle magazine USA) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange Is the New Black Subtitle: My Time in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 02-21-14 Publisher: Hachette Audio UK Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A new original series from Netflix "Not just a tale of prisons, drugs, crime, or justice; it is, simply put, a beautifully told story about how incredible women can be" (Elizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love.) With her career, live-in boyfriend and loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the rebellious young woman who got mixed up with drug runners and delivered a suitcase of drug money to Europe over a decade ago. But when she least expects it, her reckless past catches up with her; convicted and sentenced to fifteen months at an infamous women's prison in Connecticut, Piper becomes inmate #11187-424. From her first strip search to her final release, she learns to navigate this strange world with its arbitrary rules and codes, its unpredictable, even dangerous relationships. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with tokens of generosity, hard truths and simple acts of acceptance. Now an original comedy-drama series from Netflix, Piper's story is a fascinating, heartbreaking and often hilarious insight into life on the inside. Critic Reviews: "A bighearted book that depicts life in a women's prison with great detail and - crucially - with empathy and respect for Piper Kerman's fellow prisoners." (Dave Eggers, bestselling author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius)"A fantastic tale from the Siberia of America's war on drugs and a rippingly fun read right down to the unexpected moment of closure." (Elle magazine USA) Members Reviews: A wonderful story about a woman in prison. What made the experience of listening to Orange Is the New Black the most enjoyable? Reading and listening at the same time this novel was the best. You can understand the content and the sense of the story through the storyteller's voice. What did you like best about this story? How the life in prison in the USA could be for a woman . We don't know many things about this issue at least this is my case and I think it was the most interesting thing for me. What does Cassandra Campbell bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? There are many expressions that could be considered as slam language, the pronounciation and entonation of the storyteller give me the idea of how the real situation is happening in the novel. You can imagine better how the characters are likely being. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? No. I think it is a complex book, but very exciting at the same time. It had better to read it with calm. Any additional comments? No, I just want to say that I hope to read more books like this. Straight-up: Real crime and prison time What did you like best about Orange Is the New Black? What did you like least? I have wanted to get this since season one started. Finally Europeans can listen to this alongside Audible friends accross the globe. The fact that the book explains her stay in a very realistic way. The sex focus in season one was way too much. I do not have any knowledge about prison, but even I knew the sex stuff was not realistic and the book confirns this. 11:11:11should have gone faster. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Drug-Smugglers-The-Horrors-and-the-Highs-Audiobook/B00839L5VS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Drug Smugglers: The Horrors and the Highs Author: World Wide Multi Media Format: Original Recording Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a dynamic story about two 1970's-era marijuana smugglers who were forced to separate when they became too successful. Nothing could prepare them for what they experienced when they reunited 20 years later. Drug Smugglers is a fascinating journey into the violent culture of organized crime and the unique individuals that become entrenched in a vicious and complicated battle with themselves and the factions involved - from which sometimes there is no escape. This is the story of two friends who grew up surfing together and then became rivals. An unprecedented adventure and mind blowing exposé that will rock you to your core. Drug Smugglers exposes insider perspectives of the drug trade and the lengths that those involved will go to in order to protect their monopolies and the price they pay as a result. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (World Wide Multi Media) Tue, 15 May 2012 10:20:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Drug-Smugglers-The-Horrors-and-the-Highs-Audiobook/B00839L5VS thebookvoice.com 00:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Drug Smugglers: The Horrors and the Highs Author: World Wide Multi Media Format: Original Recording Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a dynamic story about two 1970's-era marijuana smugglers who were forced to separate when they became too successful. Nothing could prepare them for what they experienced when they reunited 20 years later. Drug Smugglers is a fascinating journey into the violent culture of organized crime and the unique individuals that become entrenched in a vicious and complicated battle with themselves and the factions involved - from which sometimes there is no escape. This is the story of two friends who grew up surfing together and then became rivals. An unprecedented adventure and mind blowing exposé that will rock you to your core. Drug Smugglers exposes insider perspectives of the drug trade and the lengths that those involved will go to in order to protect their monopolies and the price they pay as a result. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Drug Smugglers: The Horrors and the Highs Author: World Wide Multi Media Format: Original Recording Length: 57 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a dynamic story about two 1970's-era marijuana smugglers who were forced to separate when they became too successful. Nothing could prepare them for what they experienced when they reunited 20 years later. Drug Smugglers is a fascinating journey into the violent culture of organized crime and the unique individuals that become entrenched in a vicious and complicated battle with themselves and the factions involved - from which sometimes there is no escape. This is the story of two friends who grew up surfing together and then became rivals. An unprecedented adventure and mind blowing exposé that will rock you to your core. Drug Smugglers exposes insider perspectives of the drug trade and the lengths that those involved will go to in order to protect their monopolies and the price they pay as a result. Members Reviews: long on crack addiction too much sadness of a ruined friendship because of crack addiction. not much smuggling excitement https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Heroin-King-of-Baltimore-Audiobook/B00HFEWK0W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroin King of Baltimore Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams Author: Melvin Williams Narrator: Melvin Williams Format: Original Recording Length: 55 mins Language: English Release date: 12-23-13 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Melvin Williams was the heroin king of Baltimore who amassed nearly a half billion dollars during the '70's and early '80's. In the '60's, he was a genius gambler who, at age 12, played against gang members and crime bosses winning thousands of dollars. By age 15, Williams was a millionaire and had established himself as a figure on Pennsylvania Avenue during its heyday when top stars played the Royal Theater. After the Martin Luther King assassination, Baltimore City officials would call on Melvin Williams, age 27, to help stop the riots. Famous in Baltimore for telling the rioters to stop and go home, leaving the police bewildered that they didnt have enough power to stop the riots even with the armed forces involved. However, the powers that be saw Melvin Williams as a threat, and would ultimately plan to frame him and put him behind bars. Former Baltimore Sun journalist, David Simon, remembers the exact quote that came out of the police department, "Any nigger that can stop a riot can start one, we need to put him in the penitentiary." For Melvin Williams this would mark the beginning of a long struggle that would ultimately end with him spending 26 years behind bars after being framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Melvin Williams) Mon, 23 Dec 2013 15:18:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Heroin-King-of-Baltimore-Audiobook/B00HFEWK0W thebookvoice.com 00:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroin King of Baltimore Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams Author: Melvin Williams Narrator: Melvin Williams Format: Original Recording Length: 55 mins Language: English Release date: 12-23-13 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Melvin Williams was the heroin king of Baltimore who amassed nearly a half billion dollars during the '70's and early '80's. In the '60's, he was a genius gambler who, at age 12, played against gang members and crime bosses winning thousands of dollars. By age 15, Williams was a millionaire and had established himself as a figure on Pennsylvania Avenue during its heyday when top stars played the Royal Theater. After the Martin Luther King assassination, Baltimore City officials would call on Melvin Williams, age 27, to help stop the riots. Famous in Baltimore for telling the rioters to stop and go home, leaving the police bewildered that they didnt have enough power to stop the riots even with the armed forces involved. However, the powers that be saw Melvin Williams as a threat, and would ultimately plan to frame him and put him behind bars. Former Baltimore Sun journalist, David Simon, remembers the exact quote that came out of the police department, "Any nigger that can stop a riot can start one, we need to put him in the penitentiary." For Melvin Williams this would mark the beginning of a long struggle that would ultimately end with him spending 26 years behind bars after being framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Heroin King of Baltimore Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Melvin Williams Author: Melvin Williams Narrator: Melvin Williams Format: Original Recording Length: 55 mins Language: English Release date: 12-23-13 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Melvin Williams was the heroin king of Baltimore who amassed nearly a half billion dollars during the '70's and early '80's. In the '60's, he was a genius gambler who, at age 12, played against gang members and crime bosses winning thousands of dollars. By age 15, Williams was a millionaire and had established himself as a figure on Pennsylvania Avenue during its heyday when top stars played the Royal Theater. After the Martin Luther King assassination, Baltimore City officials would call on Melvin Williams, age 27, to help stop the riots. Famous in Baltimore for telling the rioters to stop and go home, leaving the police bewildered that they didnt have enough power to stop the riots even with the armed forces involved. However, the powers that be saw Melvin Williams as a threat, and would ultimately plan to frame him and put him behind bars. Former Baltimore Sun journalist, David Simon, remembers the exact quote that came out of the police department, "Any nigger that can stop a riot can start one, we need to put him in the penitentiary." For Melvin Williams this would mark the beginning of a long struggle that would ultimately end with him spending 26 years behind bars after being framed and incarcerated by a hypocritical society. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bowling-for-the-Mob-Audiobook/B00839LIVK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bowling for the Mob Subtitle: A True Story of Depravity Author: Eyes Wide Open Format: Original Recording Length: 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Bowling for the Mob is the story of a man considered by many to be the greatest bowler that ever lived, yet his life became a struggle to conquer his inner demons. By age 12, Bob Purzycki was one of the best bowlers in the country. He was set to compete at the World's Fair in 1964 in Queens. Two days before, a neighborhood kid hit Bob in the face with a mallet and crushed the side of his head causing permanent loss of vision in his left eye. Despite everyone telling him to give up, Bob trained to bowl with one eye. By his 18th birthday, his game had improved to a 220 average - a score that was unheard of in 1970. He joined the Professional Bowlers Association at 19 and won Bowler of the Year in 1973 and 1974. Then Bob got involved with the underworld as the mob began making bets on his tournaments, which started a downhill spiral. After getting involved with the mafia, a viscous battle with drug abuse and doing jail time, he redeemed himself and went on to play in the Super Bowl High Roller in Vegas. He won the grand prize beating the best bowlers in the world and became champion at 47. An amazing story of one man's mistakes and accomplishments, Purzycki says it best "I was either going to kill somebody, kill myself or end up in an insane asylum." bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Eyes Wide Open) Tue, 15 May 2012 01:35:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bowling-for-the-Mob-Audiobook/B00839LIVK thebookvoice.com 00:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bowling for the Mob Subtitle: A True Story of Depravity Author: Eyes Wide Open Format: Original Recording Length: 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Bowling for the Mob is the story of a man considered by many to be the greatest bowler that ever lived, yet his life became a struggle to conquer his inner demons. By age 12, Bob Purzycki was one of the best bowlers in the country. He was set to compete at the World's Fair in 1964 in Queens. Two days before, a neighborhood kid hit Bob in the face with a mallet and crushed the side of his head causing permanent loss of vision in his left eye. Despite everyone telling him to give up, Bob trained to bowl with one eye. By his 18th birthday, his game had improved to a 220 average - a score that was unheard of in 1970. He joined the Professional Bowlers Association at 19 and won Bowler of the Year in 1973 and 1974. Then Bob got involved with the underworld as the mob began making bets on his tournaments, which started a downhill spiral. After getting involved with the mafia, a viscous battle with drug abuse and doing jail time, he redeemed himself and went on to play in the Super Bowl High Roller in Vegas. He won the grand prize beating the best bowlers in the world and became champion at 47. An amazing story of one man's mistakes and accomplishments, Purzycki says it best "I was either going to kill somebody, kill myself or end up in an insane asylum." Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bowling for the Mob Subtitle: A True Story of Depravity Author: Eyes Wide Open Format: Original Recording Length: 52 mins Language: English Release date: 05-15-12 Publisher: Eyes Wide Open Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Bowling for the Mob is the story of a man considered by many to be the greatest bowler that ever lived, yet his life became a struggle to conquer his inner demons. By age 12, Bob Purzycki was one of the best bowlers in the country. He was set to compete at the World's Fair in 1964 in Queens. Two days before, a neighborhood kid hit Bob in the face with a mallet and crushed the side of his head causing permanent loss of vision in his left eye. Despite everyone telling him to give up, Bob trained to bowl with one eye. By his 18th birthday, his game had improved to a 220 average - a score that was unheard of in 1970. He joined the Professional Bowlers Association at 19 and won Bowler of the Year in 1973 and 1974. Then Bob got involved with the underworld as the mob began making bets on his tournaments, which started a downhill spiral. After getting involved with the mafia, a viscous battle with drug abuse and doing jail time, he redeemed himself and went on to play in the Super Bowl High Roller in Vegas. He won the grand prize beating the best bowlers in the world and became champion at 47. An amazing story of one man's mistakes and accomplishments, Purzycki says it best "I was either going to kill somebody, kill myself or end up in an insane asylum." https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Peanut-Kings-Children-Audiobook/B06VVFVHNY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peanut King's Children Author: Deborah George Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Deborah George Format: Original Recording Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maurice Peanut King was a successful drug dealer in East Baltimore and a transitional figure in the drug trade. He bridged the world of the old school gangsters and the kid gangstas of today. He was the first to recruit children to work for him ten-, eleven- and twelve-year-olds equipped with mopeds. After the addict gave his money to the corner man, one of Peanuts kids would speed by and toss him the drugs. The kids easily eluded the cops and, if they were caught, didnt require any outlay in bail or lawyers fees. Award winning producer Deborah George tells the story of the Baltimore drug trade 30 years ago, before it was common for children to sell drugs or carry guns. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Changing Face of Neighborhood Crime Produced by: Askia Muhammad Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Kids and Guns Produced by: Maria Hinojosa Japan Is a Safer Place to Be a Fish Produced by: Mary Beth Kirchner Time on the Outside: Hope's Story Produced by: Shannon Heffernan Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Deborah George) Mon, 03 Apr 2017 15:44:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Peanut-Kings-Children-Audiobook/B06VVFVHNY thebookvoice.com 00:23:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peanut King's Children Author: Deborah George Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Deborah George Format: Original Recording Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maurice Peanut King was a successful drug dealer in East Baltimore and a transitional figure in the drug trade. He bridged the world of the old school gangsters and the kid gangstas of today. He was the first to recruit children to work for him ten-, eleven- and twelve-year-olds equipped with mopeds. After the addict gave his money to the corner man, one of Peanuts kids would speed by and toss him the drugs. The kids easily eluded the cops and, if they were caught, didnt require any outlay in bail or lawyers fees. Award winning producer Deborah George tells the story of the Baltimore drug trade 30 years ago, before it was common for children to sell drugs or carry guns. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Changing Face of Neighborhood Crime Produced by: Askia Muhammad Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Kids and Guns Produced by: Maria Hinojosa Japan Is a Safer Place to Be a Fish Produced by: Mary Beth Kirchner Time on the Outside: Hope's Story Produced by: Shannon Heffernan Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peanut King's Children Author: Deborah George Narrator: Lisa Simeone, Deborah George Format: Original Recording Length: 23 mins Language: English Release date: 04-03-17 Publisher: Soundprint Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maurice Peanut King was a successful drug dealer in East Baltimore and a transitional figure in the drug trade. He bridged the world of the old school gangsters and the kid gangstas of today. He was the first to recruit children to work for him ten-, eleven- and twelve-year-olds equipped with mopeds. After the addict gave his money to the corner man, one of Peanuts kids would speed by and toss him the drugs. The kids easily eluded the cops and, if they were caught, didnt require any outlay in bail or lawyers fees. Award winning producer Deborah George tells the story of the Baltimore drug trade 30 years ago, before it was common for children to sell drugs or carry guns. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related Soundprint documentaries: The Changing Face of Neighborhood Crime Produced by: Askia Muhammad Changing Spaces: Hampden, Baltimore Produced by: Gemma Hooley Kids and Guns Produced by: Maria Hinojosa Japan Is a Safer Place to Be a Fish Produced by: Mary Beth Kirchner Time on the Outside: Hope's Story Produced by: Shannon Heffernan Soundprint Executive Producer: Moira Rankin Audio Engineer: Jared Weissbrot Production Assistant: Nkechi Mogekwu https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Stranger-Beside-Me-Audiobook/B007NLYK0A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2560 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast. Ann Rule, who kept in constant contact with Bundy throughout the investigation, tells his story as no other person can, capturing the essence of his magnetic power, unholy compulsion, and demonic double life. Available for the first time on audio, this shocking true story is an unforgettable listening experience. In an emotional reading, Rule tells us about Ted Bundy - the man she thought she really knew...the stranger beside her. Critic Reviews: "As dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight." ( The New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ann Rule) Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:22:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Stranger-Beside-Me-Audiobook/B007NLYK0A thebookvoice.com 18:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2560 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast. Ann Rule, who kept in constant contact with Bundy throughout the investigation, tells his story as no other person can, capturing the essence of his magnetic power, unholy compulsion, and demonic double life. Available for the first time on audio, this shocking true story is an unforgettable listening experience. In an emotional reading, Rule tells us about Ted Bundy - the man she thought she really knew...the stranger beside her. Critic Reviews: "As dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight." ( The New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Stranger Beside Me Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Serial Killer Ted Bundy Author: Ann Rule Narrator: Lorelei King Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 03-23-12 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2560 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Ann Rule was working on the biggest story of her career, tracking the trail of victims left by a brutal serial killer. Little did this future best-selling author know that the savage slayer she was hunting was the young man she counted among her closest friends. Everyone's picture of a natural winner, Ted Bundy was a bright, charming, and handsome man with a promising future as an attorney. But on January 24, 1989 Bundy was executed for the murders of three young women - and had confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more women from coast to coast. Ann Rule, who kept in constant contact with Bundy throughout the investigation, tells his story as no other person can, capturing the essence of his magnetic power, unholy compulsion, and demonic double life. Available for the first time on audio, this shocking true story is an unforgettable listening experience. In an emotional reading, Rule tells us about Ted Bundy - the man she thought she really knew...the stranger beside her. Critic Reviews: "As dramatic and chilling as a bedroom window shattering at midnight." ( The New York Times) Members Reviews: Brutal story, great storytelling I had no idea that Ann Rule knew Ted Bundy. I found that she came awfully close to injecting herself a little too much into the story. But she backed away enough to tell a very entertaining but frightening tale of this monster. It is a shame she didn't get a chance to interview him prior to his execution, but a good tale nonetheless. Worth the credit. Interesting and Real Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? YES YES YES. If the topic interests you this is a first hand experience written by someone who know Ted Bundy. Well written and should I add written with the neutrality of a professional. great book What other book might you compare The Stranger Beside Me to and why? none What does Lorelei King bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? She was easy to listen to and presented the story perfectly with the right innuendos Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? definitely Any additional comments? get it you won't regret Factual Account Rule produced the best of the Ted Bundy books. She was the one of those who, initially, thought that there had been a ghastly mistake. It was fascinating to watch as she came to the realization that the trusted companion, from a crisis center, was a monster. Rule held her emotions in check, when It must have made her skin crawl to remember her experiences. This book was the making of her career. It is the First but not the Last word on the Bundy Case. It does whet the appetite to read more. Troubling account of a psychopath Any additional comments? I bought this book because it was mentioned several times in the book "Without a Conscience" by Robert D. Hare. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Scores-Audiobook/B01N9RLVXH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scores Subtitle: How I Opened the Hottest Strip Club in New York City, Was Extorted out of Millions by the Gambino Family, and Became One of the Most Successful Mafia Informants in FBI History Author: Michael D. Blutrich Narrator: Michael D. Blutrich Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1563 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Meet Michael Blutrich, mild-mannered New York lawyer and founder of Scores, the hottest strip club in New York City history, funded by the proceeds of an insurance embezzlement scheme. All Blutrich wanted was to lay low, make the club a success, and put his criminal acts behind him. But the Mafia got involved, and soon the FBI came knocking. Scores became wildly popular, in part thanks to Blutrich's ability to successfully bend the rules of adult entertainment. It was the first club in Manhattan to feature lap dancing by ignoring existing requirements. He also sidestepped statutes requiring topless dancers to wear pasties. His formula worked, and Scores grew into the hottest club in Manhattan, frequented by sports superstars, Oscar-winning actors, television icons, Grammy-winning singers, and political notables alike. Unfortunately for Blutrich, it would all soon implode. Scores was located in a neighborhood controlled by the Gambino crime family, and it became a hotbed for illicit mob activity, culminating in a double murder of two of his employees. When federal prosecutors started sniffing around for potential crimes, he went from carefree club owner to undercover spy in a heartbeat. To obtain maximum leniency for his insurance fraud, Blutrich became an unlikely but highly successful undercover FBI informant. He wore body wires and placed ceiling cameras in his offices, and he was eventually credited with more than 30 Mafia convictions, including a crime-family head and associates from multiple international families. For his cooperation, the Department of Justice and the FBI assured him he would avoid any significant jail time - or so they said. Here, Blutrich tells it all: recording armed gangsters in the act of committing felonies, stealthily evading discovery, living with death threats, revealing long-covered-up celebrity doings, enduring a psychotic break from the pressures, and losing everything in his life in the name of earning redemption. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael D. Blutrich) Tue, 31 Jan 2017 05:58:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Scores-Audiobook/B01N9RLVXH thebookvoice.com 10:52:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scores Subtitle: How I Opened the Hottest Strip Club in New York City, Was Extorted out of Millions by the Gambino Family, and Became One of the Most Successful Mafia Informants in FBI History Author: Michael D. Blutrich Narrator: Michael D. Blutrich Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1563 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Meet Michael Blutrich, mild-mannered New York lawyer and founder of Scores, the hottest strip club in New York City history, funded by the proceeds of an insurance embezzlement scheme. All Blutrich wanted was to lay low, make the club a success, and put his criminal acts behind him. But the Mafia got involved, and soon the FBI came knocking. Scores became wildly popular, in part thanks to Blutrich's ability to successfully bend the rules of adult entertainment. It was the first club in Manhattan to feature lap dancing by ignoring existing requirements. He also sidestepped statutes requiring topless dancers to wear pasties. His formula worked, and Scores grew into the hottest club in Manhattan, frequented by sports superstars, Oscar-winning actors, television icons, Grammy-winning singers, and political notables alike. Unfortunately for Blutrich, it would all soon implode. Scores was located in a neighborhood controlled by the Gambino crime family, and it became a hotbed for illicit mob activity, culminating in a double murder of two of his employees. When federal prosecutors started sniffing around for potential crimes, he went from carefree club owner to undercover spy in a heartbeat. To obtain maximum leniency for his insurance fraud, Blutrich became an unlikely but highly successful undercover FBI informant. He wore body wires and placed ceiling cameras in his offices, and he was eventually credited with more than 30 Mafia convictions, including a crime-family head and associates from multiple international families. For his cooperation, the Department of Justice and the FBI assured him he would avoid any significant jail time - or so they said. Here, Blutrich tells it all: recording armed gangsters in the act of committing felonies, stealthily evading discovery, living with death threats, revealing long-covered-up celebrity doings, enduring a psychotic break from the pressures, and losing everything in his life in the name of earning redemption. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Scores Subtitle: How I Opened the Hottest Strip Club in New York City, Was Extorted out of Millions by the Gambino Family, and Became One of the Most Successful Mafia Informants in FBI History Author: Michael D. Blutrich Narrator: Michael D. Blutrich Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins Language: English Release date: 01-31-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1563 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Meet Michael Blutrich, mild-mannered New York lawyer and founder of Scores, the hottest strip club in New York City history, funded by the proceeds of an insurance embezzlement scheme. All Blutrich wanted was to lay low, make the club a success, and put his criminal acts behind him. But the Mafia got involved, and soon the FBI came knocking. Scores became wildly popular, in part thanks to Blutrich's ability to successfully bend the rules of adult entertainment. It was the first club in Manhattan to feature lap dancing by ignoring existing requirements. He also sidestepped statutes requiring topless dancers to wear pasties. His formula worked, and Scores grew into the hottest club in Manhattan, frequented by sports superstars, Oscar-winning actors, television icons, Grammy-winning singers, and political notables alike. Unfortunately for Blutrich, it would all soon implode. Scores was located in a neighborhood controlled by the Gambino crime family, and it became a hotbed for illicit mob activity, culminating in a double murder of two of his employees. When federal prosecutors started sniffing around for potential crimes, he went from carefree club owner to undercover spy in a heartbeat. To obtain maximum leniency for his insurance fraud, Blutrich became an unlikely but highly successful undercover FBI informant. He wore body wires and placed ceiling cameras in his offices, and he was eventually credited with more than 30 Mafia convictions, including a crime-family head and associates from multiple international families. For his cooperation, the Department of Justice and the FBI assured him he would avoid any significant jail time - or so they said. Here, Blutrich tells it all: recording armed gangsters in the act of committing felonies, stealthily evading discovery, living with death threats, revealing long-covered-up celebrity doings, enduring a psychotic break from the pressures, and losing everything in his life in the name of earning redemption. Members Reviews: Seductive narration about fortunes and betrayals I love this book because it's part thriller and the performance is artful. The part that really hooked me came a little late though at chapter 20: "Trying to Tame the Mafia Beast." After coming across as boastful in his descriptions of strip club fame, Blutrich came down to earth when he described what it was like to be a victim of extortion by the mob. This is when he started to seem and remained vulnerable and truly human for the rest of the story. Once he started dealing with mafia bullies using all his guile, Blutrich turned into a cat with nine lives. Whenever he fell into a tight spot, he improvised. Sometimes he hatched grand plans that seduced the tough guys. Near the end of the book, I realized that Blutrich so effectively discovered the vulnerabilities of the bad boys with whom he dealt that they effectively turned into teddy bears who apparently didn't deserve long sentences. If you don't already know what ended up happening to all the players, try not to learn it in advance of reaching the end of the book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Road-to-Jonestown-Audiobook/B06XDDCR76 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Road to Jonestown Subtitle: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 870 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Manson comes the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history. In the 1950s a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the Gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was a much-lauded leader in the contemporary civil rights movement. Eventually Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to Northern California. He became involved in electoral politics and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader. In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones' life, from his extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the fraught decision to move almost 1,000 of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November 1978 when more than 900 people died - including almost 300 infants and children - after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink. Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones' Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones' orders. The Road to Jonestown is the definitive book about Jim Jones and the events that led to the tragedy at Jonestown. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeff Guinn) Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:46:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Road-to-Jonestown-Audiobook/B06XDDCR76 thebookvoice.com 17:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Road to Jonestown Subtitle: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 870 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Manson comes the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history. In the 1950s a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the Gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was a much-lauded leader in the contemporary civil rights movement. Eventually Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to Northern California. He became involved in electoral politics and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader. In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones' life, from his extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the fraught decision to move almost 1,000 of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November 1978 when more than 900 people died - including almost 300 infants and children - after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink. Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones' Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones' orders. The Road to Jonestown is the definitive book about Jim Jones and the events that led to the tragedy at Jonestown. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Road to Jonestown Subtitle: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: George Newbern Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 04-11-17 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 870 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the New York Times best-selling author of Manson comes the comprehensive, authoritative, and tragic story of preacher Jim Jones, who was responsible for the Jonestown Massacre - the largest murder-suicide in American history. In the 1950s a young Indianapolis minister named Jim Jones preached a curious blend of the Gospel and Marxism. His congregation was racially integrated, and he was a much-lauded leader in the contemporary civil rights movement. Eventually Jones moved his church, Peoples Temple, to Northern California. He became involved in electoral politics and soon was a prominent Bay Area leader. In this riveting narrative, Jeff Guinn examines Jones' life, from his extramarital affairs, drug use, and fraudulent faith healing to the fraught decision to move almost 1,000 of his followers to a settlement in the jungles of Guyana in South America. Guinn provides stunning new details of the events leading to the fatal day in November 1978 when more than 900 people died - including almost 300 infants and children - after being ordered to swallow a cyanide-laced drink. Guinn examined thousands of pages of FBI files on the case, including material released during the course of his research. He traveled to Jones' Indiana hometown, where he spoke to people never previously interviewed and uncovered fresh information from Jonestown survivors. He even visited the Jonestown site with the same pilot who flew there the day that Congressman Leo Ryan was murdered on Jones' orders. The Road to Jonestown is the definitive book about Jim Jones and the events that led to the tragedy at Jonestown. Members Reviews: How about a little pronunciation research? While I was totally absorbed in this fascinating, very well researched book, I was dismayed by how often the reader mispronounced the names of prominent characters. Though he may have been directed to pronounce them in a certain way, the fact that they were the names of ACTUAL people who pronounced their names differently should have been researched and respected. Foremost among these errors was the incorrect pronunciation of the name of the late San Francisco mayor, George Moscone. Others were Herb Caen (initially, later corrected), Jackie Spier, and Richard Hongisto. Next time....maybe a little pre-recording research. Religion, politics and death. The story of humans and their need to belong. Charismatic individuals throughout history have succeeded in destroying the lives of entire generations. Jim Jones is no exception. This book explores the early years of Jones childhood and a glimpse into possible psychological effects of his upbringing. The Road to Jonestown is a must read for anyone fascinated with human behavior. A detailed and balanced portrait What made the experience of listening to Road to Jonestown the most enjoyable? The comments from the former members of the People's Temple What did you like best about this story? The detailed portrait of Jones. We got to see him at his best and his worst. Like many, I was quick to think the worst of Jones. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Black-Edge-Audiobook/B06WWBWSHH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Edge Subtitle: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street Author: Sheelah Kolhatkar Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 691 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller The story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund, SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in historyfor readers of The Big Short, Den of Thieves, and Dark Money. The rise over the last two decades of a powerful new class of billionaire financiers marks a singular shift in the American economic and political landscape. Their vast reserves of concentrated wealth have allowed a small group of big winners to write their own rules of capitalism and public policy. How did we get here? Through meticulous reporting and powerful storytelling, New Yorker staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar shows how Steve Cohen became one of the richest and most influential figures in financeand what happened when the Justice Department put him in its crosshairs. Cohen and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry didn't lay railroads, build factories, or invent new technologies. Rather, they made their billions through speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than wrongand for this they have gained not only extreme personal wealth but formidable influence throughout society. Hedge funds now manage nearly $3 trillion in assets, and competition between them is so fierce that traders will do whatever they can to get an edge. Cohen was one of the industry's greatest success stories. He mastered poker in high school, went off to Wharton, and in 1992 launched SAC Capital, which he built into a $15 billion empire, almost entirely on the basis of his wizardlike stock trading. He cultivated an air of mystery, reclusiveness, and extreme excess, building a 35,000 square foot mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut, and amassing one of the largest private art collections in the world. On Wall Street, Cohen was revered as a genius. That image was shattered when SAC became the target of a sprawling, seven-year government investigation. Labeled by prosecutors as a "magnet for market cheaters" whose culture encouraged the relentless hunt for "edge"and even "black edge," or inside informationSAC was ultimately indicted in connection with a vast insider trading scheme, even as Cohen himself was never charged. Black Edge offers a revelatory look at the gray zone in which so much of Wall Street functions, and a window into the transformation of the U.S. economy. It's a riveting, true-life legal thriller that takes readers inside the government's pursuit of Cohen and his employees, and raises urgent questions about the power and wealth of those who sit at the pinnacle of modern Wall Street. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced and filled with twists, Black Edge has the grip of a thriller. It is also an essential exposé of our times - a work that reveals the deep rot in our financial system. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sheelah Kolhatkar) Tue, 28 Mar 2017 01:11:07 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Black-Edge-Audiobook/B06WWBWSHH thebookvoice.com 12:32:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Edge Subtitle: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street Author: Sheelah Kolhatkar Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 691 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller The story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund, SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in historyfor readers of The Big Short, Den of Thieves, and Dark Money. The rise over the last two decades of a powerful new class of billionaire financiers marks a singular shift in the American economic and political landscape. Their vast reserves of concentrated wealth have allowed a small group of big winners to write their own rules of capitalism and public policy. How did we get here? Through meticulous reporting and powerful storytelling, New Yorker staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar shows how Steve Cohen became one of the richest and most influential figures in financeand what happened when the Justice Department put him in its crosshairs. Cohen and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry didn't lay railroads, build factories, or invent new technologies. Rather, they made their billions through speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than wrongand for this they have gained not only extreme personal wealth but formidable influence throughout society. Hedge funds now manage nearly $3 trillion in assets, and competition between them is so fierce that traders will do whatever they can to get an edge. Cohen was one of the industry's greatest success stories. He mastered poker in high school, went off to Wharton, and in 1992 launched SAC Capital, which he built into a $15 billion empire, almost entirely on the basis of his wizardlike stock trading. He cultivated an air of mystery, reclusiveness, and extreme excess, building a 35,000 square foot mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut, and amassing one of the largest private art collections in the world. On Wall Street, Cohen was revered as a genius. That image was shattered when SAC became the target of a sprawling, seven-year government investigation. Labeled by prosecutors as a "magnet for market cheaters" whose culture encouraged the relentless hunt for "edge"and even "black edge," or inside informationSAC was ultimately indicted in connection with a vast insider trading scheme, even as Cohen himself was never charged. Black Edge offers a revelatory look at the gray zone in which so much of Wall Street functions, and a window into the transformation of the U.S. economy. It's a riveting, true-life legal thriller that takes readers inside the government's pursuit of Cohen and his employees, and raises urgent questions about the power and wealth of those who sit at the pinnacle of modern Wall Street. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced and filled with twists, Black Edge has the grip of a thriller. It is also an essential exposé of our times - a work that reveals the deep rot in our financial system. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Black Edge Subtitle: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street Author: Sheelah Kolhatkar Narrator: Kaleo Griffith Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 32 mins Language: English Release date: 03-28-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 691 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times Bestseller The story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund, SAC Capital, and the largest insider trading investigation in historyfor readers of The Big Short, Den of Thieves, and Dark Money. The rise over the last two decades of a powerful new class of billionaire financiers marks a singular shift in the American economic and political landscape. Their vast reserves of concentrated wealth have allowed a small group of big winners to write their own rules of capitalism and public policy. How did we get here? Through meticulous reporting and powerful storytelling, New Yorker staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar shows how Steve Cohen became one of the richest and most influential figures in financeand what happened when the Justice Department put him in its crosshairs. Cohen and his fellow pioneers of the hedge fund industry didn't lay railroads, build factories, or invent new technologies. Rather, they made their billions through speculation, by placing bets in the market that turned out to be right more often than wrongand for this they have gained not only extreme personal wealth but formidable influence throughout society. Hedge funds now manage nearly $3 trillion in assets, and competition between them is so fierce that traders will do whatever they can to get an edge. Cohen was one of the industry's greatest success stories. He mastered poker in high school, went off to Wharton, and in 1992 launched SAC Capital, which he built into a $15 billion empire, almost entirely on the basis of his wizardlike stock trading. He cultivated an air of mystery, reclusiveness, and extreme excess, building a 35,000 square foot mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut, and amassing one of the largest private art collections in the world. On Wall Street, Cohen was revered as a genius. That image was shattered when SAC became the target of a sprawling, seven-year government investigation. Labeled by prosecutors as a "magnet for market cheaters" whose culture encouraged the relentless hunt for "edge"and even "black edge," or inside informationSAC was ultimately indicted in connection with a vast insider trading scheme, even as Cohen himself was never charged. Black Edge offers a revelatory look at the gray zone in which so much of Wall Street functions, and a window into the transformation of the U.S. economy. It's a riveting, true-life legal thriller that takes readers inside the government's pursuit of Cohen and his employees, and raises urgent questions about the power and wealth of those who sit at the pinnacle of modern Wall Street. Critic Reviews: "Fast-paced and filled with twists, Black Edge has the grip of a thriller. It is also an essential exposé of our times - a work that reveals the deep rot in our financial system. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Orange-is-the-New-Black-Audiobook/B00885NGHS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange is the New Black Subtitle: My Year in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6767 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money 10 years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to 15 months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of women who disappear "down the rabbit hole" of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules, where the uneasy relationship between prisoner and jailer is constantly and unpredictably recalibrated. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Orange is the New Black offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison, why it is we lock so many away, and what happens to them when they're there. Critic Reviews: "Fascinating....The true subject of this unforgettable audiobook is female bonding and the ties that even bars can't unbind." (People) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Piper Kerman) Mon, 11 Jun 2012 10:24:59 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Orange-is-the-New-Black-Audiobook/B00885NGHS thebookvoice.com 11:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange is the New Black Subtitle: My Year in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6767 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money 10 years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to 15 months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of women who disappear "down the rabbit hole" of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules, where the uneasy relationship between prisoner and jailer is constantly and unpredictably recalibrated. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Orange is the New Black offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison, why it is we lock so many away, and what happens to them when they're there. Critic Reviews: "Fascinating....The true subject of this unforgettable audiobook is female bonding and the ties that even bars can't unbind." (People) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Orange is the New Black Subtitle: My Year in a Women's Prison Author: Piper Kerman Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 06-11-12 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6767 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With a career, a boyfriend, and a loving family, Piper Kerman barely resembles the reckless young woman who delivered a suitcase of drug money 10 years ago. But that past has caught up with her. Convicted and sentenced to 15 months at the infamous federal correctional facility in Danbury, Connecticut, the well-heeled Smith College alumna is now inmate #11187-424 - one of the millions of women who disappear "down the rabbit hole" of the American penal system. From her first strip search to her final release, Kerman learns to navigate this strange world with its strictly enforced codes of behavior and arbitrary rules, where the uneasy relationship between prisoner and jailer is constantly and unpredictably recalibrated. She meets women from all walks of life, who surprise her with small tokens of generosity, hard words of wisdom, and simple acts of acceptance. Heartbreaking, hilarious, and at times enraging, Orange is the New Black offers a rare look into the lives of women in prison, why it is we lock so many away, and what happens to them when they're there. Critic Reviews: "Fascinating....The true subject of this unforgettable audiobook is female bonding and the ties that even bars can't unbind." (People) Members Reviews: My favorite book of the year, so far Admittedly, I was looking for something a little edgier when I first picked it up. After walking in on my wife watching the TV series by the same name and overhearing some discussion of lesbian prison sex, I figured this might be a fun and naughty read. I was wrong and I'm so glad. It had none of that. What it had was an honest, sincere ownership for her past transgressions, an accounting for what brought her to that point, an expression of every emotions she had on her trip into, through and out of the federal prison system, and the people who helped her make it through it all. I haven't enjoyed a book this much since The Art of Racing in the Rain. Everything about this book drips sincerity to me and as a result, I followed along with her highs and lows, her daily routine, and the things that helped her get through the day. Orange Obsession for me! From the first moment listening to this audio I was HOOKED! A fascinating topic told in a totally engaging way by an amazing narrator I could not stop listening. To make matters worse I "binge watched" the Netfix series at the same time. I was on "Orange Overload". Piper Kerman's experience in a minimum security woman's prison is told with honesty and sensitivity. She did not consider herself a victim and was quite open about what she had done and how she came to understand herself, her crime and her life choices.She describes life in prison, from the basics of survival ie: food, showers, clothing, work assignments, guards, etc to the intimate friendships she made. She describes how through rituals, humor and support they helped each other make life bearable and have some meaning in such a difficult environment. She also describes how the sentence affects the families of women in prison,especially those with children and few resources. The book is quite a bit different than the series which certainly deviates from the story to make it Hollywood friendly. I was happy and sad when it ended. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Big-Book-of-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B074F3GMLD Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Big Book of Serial Killers Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers Author: Jack Rosewood, Rebecca Lo Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk, and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires, and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day-to-day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church-going members of the community. This A-Z encyclopedia of 150 serial killers is the ideal reference audiobook. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos, and Martha Rendell. There are also lesser known serial killers, covering many countries around the world, so broad is the range. Each of the serial killer files includes information on when and how they killed the victims, the background of each killer, or the suspects in some cases, such as the Zodiac killer, their trials and punishments. For some there are chilling quotes by the killers themselves. The Big Book of Serial Killers is an easy-to-follow collection of information on the world's most heinous murderers. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Rosewood) Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:32:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Big-Book-of-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B074F3GMLD thebookvoice.com 17:36:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Big Book of Serial Killers Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers Author: Jack Rosewood, Rebecca Lo Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk, and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires, and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day-to-day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church-going members of the community. This A-Z encyclopedia of 150 serial killers is the ideal reference audiobook. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos, and Martha Rendell. There are also lesser known serial killers, covering many countries around the world, so broad is the range. Each of the serial killer files includes information on when and how they killed the victims, the background of each killer, or the suspects in some cases, such as the Zodiac killer, their trials and punishments. For some there are chilling quotes by the killers themselves. The Big Book of Serial Killers is an easy-to-follow collection of information on the world's most heinous murderers. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Big Book of Serial Killers Subtitle: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers Author: Jack Rosewood, Rebecca Lo Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins Language: English Release date: 08-02-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 80 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: There is little more terrifying than those who hunt, stalk, and snatch their prey under the cloak of darkness. These hunters search not for animals, but for the touch, taste, and empowerment of human flesh. They are cannibals, vampires, and monsters, and they walk among us. These serial killers are not mythical beasts with horns and shaggy hair. They are people living among society, going about their day-to-day activities until nightfall. They are the Dennis Rader's, the fathers, husbands, church-going members of the community. This A-Z encyclopedia of 150 serial killers is the ideal reference audiobook. Included are the most famous true crime serial killers, like Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Ramirez, and not to mention the women who kill, such as Aileen Wuornos, and Martha Rendell. There are also lesser known serial killers, covering many countries around the world, so broad is the range. Each of the serial killer files includes information on when and how they killed the victims, the background of each killer, or the suspects in some cases, such as the Zodiac killer, their trials and punishments. For some there are chilling quotes by the killers themselves. The Big Book of Serial Killers is an easy-to-follow collection of information on the world's most heinous murderers. Members Reviews: GREAT FOR TRUE CRIME DEVOTÉES, BUT.... ........this is a 5-Star PRINTED book but just a 2-Star AUDIOBOOK. You get all the serial killing that you could hope for, with several spree killers thrown in. Narrator Kevin Kollins is absolutely perfect for this genre. So whats the problem? Well, its written in outline form, making it difficult fully appreciate in audio. The author presents each killer in a non-chronological database form, which references and cross-references their crimes, which is often redundant. Also, he lists Murder Victims (by name and age), Offenses (including murder), and a Timeline of Murders. This is alright, albeit redundant, if there are less than 5 victims. However, in the case of prolific serial killers like Ted Bundy, Gary Greenway, and John Wayne Gacy, you will zone out by victim 10. Lord help you if there are 30+ victims! Or, in the case of Chinese, Korean, or South American killers (dont ask me their names!) who killed as many as 100 people in their native countries......well, I think you get where Im going with this. This book makes a better hard-copy version because the reader can skim or totally skip over the lists which add nothing to the accounts unless youre a researcher. You get a pretty thorough synopsis in the narrative backstory included with exact killer. I am going to return the audio version and just buy the print version. I suggest you do the same. This is a great READ but an almost impossible LISTEN. The Big Book of Serial Killers The Big Book of Serial Killers: An Encyclopedia of Serial Killers - 150 Serial Killer Files of the World's Worst Murderers : Jack Rosewood Thïs book is exactly what it says it is, an encyclopedia of serial killers. It gives basic information on many serial killers. With this being said, it doesn't translate well to audio book format unless all you want is to go through hours of listening in alphabetical order. I would like to read the e-book version. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-I-5-Killer-Audiobook/B073HHCYPL Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The I-5 Killer Author: Andy Stack, Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 282 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all; he was a star athlete with good looks and was an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Andy Stack) Tue, 04 Jul 2017 05:26:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-I-5-Killer-Audiobook/B073HHCYPL thebookvoice.com 10:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The I-5 Killer Author: Andy Stack, Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 282 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all; he was a star athlete with good looks and was an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The I-5 Killer Author: Andy Stack, Ann Rule Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 07-04-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 282 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As a young man, Randall Woodfield had it all; he was a star athlete with good looks and was an award-winning student. Working in the swinging West Coast bar scene, he had more than his share of women. But he wanted more than just sex. An appetite for unspeakable violent acts led him to cruise the I-5 highway through California to Washington, leaving a trail of victims along the way. As the list of the dead grew, the police mobilized to stop a twisted killer who had 44 known deaths to his name. Members Reviews: Great book! One of Ann Rule's better books, very thorough and intetesting! Worth a credit for sure and the narrator was great. Very interesting from beginning to end. The narrator and content were excellent. No problem with skipping as some reviewers mentioned before. Another 5 Star Winner from Ann Rule Here we have another winner penned from the great late Ann Rule. It is one of her earlier works when she wrote under a pseudonym of Andy Stack. I thought this was brilliant. Loaded with relevant facts. Great build up lacking in fluff. It is an horrendous story without a doubt. A serial killer without any heart whatsoever. His poor victims and every single detail of what he put them through . Listing it all down for us but in palatable form. Laurel Merlington gives a faultless performance. If you love the genre you must enjoy Ann Rule. I think that this is one of her best. Ann does it again! Randel is a real sick sick person. If you like real crime this book is for you. Of course this book, Ann Rule, wrote it. This book h!s it all I laughed, I was grossed out, I got mad, and I just loved this book, Randel raped, murdered, kidnapped, and robbed people. He just didn`t care Rande murdered these pretty unawear teenagers. This book is a must read as a road map of how it is done. Awesome book! Ann Rule did NOT disappoint! This book is well written, and true to most of Ann Rule's excellent work. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hells-Angels-Audiobook/B007SN2HF8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angels Subtitle: A Strange and Terrible Saga Author: Hunter S. Thompson Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-10-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 880 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hells Angels is Thompsons up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared. Critic Reviews: [Thompsons] language is brilliant [he] has presented us with a close view of a world most of us would never dare encounter. (New York Times) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Hunter S. Thompson) Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:45:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hells-Angels-Audiobook/B007SN2HF8 thebookvoice.com 10:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angels Subtitle: A Strange and Terrible Saga Author: Hunter S. Thompson Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-10-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 880 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hells Angels is Thompsons up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared. Critic Reviews: [Thompsons] language is brilliant [he] has presented us with a close view of a world most of us would never dare encounter. (New York Times) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angels Subtitle: A Strange and Terrible Saga Author: Hunter S. Thompson Narrator: Scott Sowers Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 04-10-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 880 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author Hunter S. Thompson rocked the literary world with his mind-bending style of Gonzo journalism. First published in 1966, Hells Angels is Thompsons up-close and personal look at the infamous motorcycle gang during the time when its moniker was most feared. Critic Reviews: [Thompsons] language is brilliant [he] has presented us with a close view of a world most of us would never dare encounter. (New York Times) Members Reviews: Visions of the Future of Motorcycle Gangs Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes, It's very entertaining. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) I knew the ending before I read the book. For some reason the tag line that was on the original book that went something like "I lived with and was almost killed by the Hells Angels" is nowhere to be found on the modern audio book. As a side note, the idea that Hunter S. Thompson would pick a fight just so he could write that tag line to sell a book is almost laughable. That is actually a theory that a certain Hells Angel set forth in a certain very popular book. What does Scott Sowers bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? He does a fine job getting into the character of Hunter S. Thompson. I almost feel as if I know the man. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? "I partied with, lived with and was almost killed by the Hell's Angels" Any additional comments? So much has changed since the 1960's and yet at the core of it all, motorcycle gangs are essentially composed of the same sort of people then and now. They do essentially the same sorts of things; rape, murder, drugs, drug selling, various and assundry dirty deeds. If the men in these gangs did anything other than ride motorcycles, society would regard them with the contempt and loathing they warrant. How interesting is human nature that motorcycles transform lowly thugs into something other than what they are? Same thing for pirates of yesteryear. I myself can feel and taste the answer, yet find it impossible to put it into words. might be hunters best work What did you love best about Hell's Angels? hunter presented raw data about the H.A. in down to earth and gritty way. the story seems about as close to objective as possible. What did you like best about this story? the way hunter wrote about the H.A. in a factual manner that did not glorify the despicable actions of the biker gang. What about Scott Sowerss performance did you like? scott really gets into character, and reads more like a great actor than a reader Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? i wrote a review shortly after i listened to hells angels (this being the second and more watered down version of my original review), but it never made it to print, i guess this was because i included some very raw (and probably inappropriate) excerpts from the text. what i am trying to say is that the best parts of this book are too raw and adult oriented to mention here. just listen to the book, you will not be let down Any additional comments? this is a must read (listen). you will not be disappointed. 5 starts all around. love hunter s. wish the was read by someone else but other wise a great book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Night-Stalker-Audiobook/B01N3S8BID Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Night Stalker Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 562 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Decades after Richard Ramirez left 13 dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlo's classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age 11 to his 19 death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. Incredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world contacted Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo interviewed them and here presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the "Ramirez Groupies" - and what he thinks they really want. Critic Reviews: "This book will provide true crime readers a chilling inside perspective of a serial killer." (Library Journal) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Carlo) Tue, 15 Nov 2016 11:49:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Night-Stalker-Audiobook/B01N3S8BID thebookvoice.com 18:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Night Stalker Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 562 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Decades after Richard Ramirez left 13 dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlo's classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age 11 to his 19 death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. Incredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world contacted Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo interviewed them and here presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the "Ramirez Groupies" - and what he thinks they really want. Critic Reviews: "This book will provide true crime readers a chilling inside perspective of a serial killer." (Library Journal) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Night Stalker Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Tom Zingarelli Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 11-15-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 562 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Decades after Richard Ramirez left 13 dead and paralyzed the city of Los Angeles, his name is still synonymous with fear, torture, and sadistic murder. Philip Carlo's classic The Night Stalker, based on years of meticulous research and extensive interviews with Ramirez, revealed the killer and his horrifying crimes to be even more chilling than anyone could have imagined. From watching his cousin commit murder at age 11 to his 19 death sentences to the juror who fell in love with him, the story of Ramirez is a bizarre and spellbinding descent into the very heart of human evil. Incredibly, after The Night Stalker was first published, thousands of women from all over the world contacted Carlo, begging to be put in touch with the killer. Carlo interviewed them and here presents their disturbing stories and the dark sexual desires that would drive them towards a brutal murderer. And in an exclusive death row interview, the killer himself gives his thoughts on the "Ramirez Groupies" - and what he thinks they really want. Critic Reviews: "This book will provide true crime readers a chilling inside perspective of a serial killer." (Library Journal) Members Reviews: Another True Crime classic...! (yay) Its been a little while since a new "classic" true crime audiobook has been released...well, wait no more! I rate this in my TOP 5 (Helter Skelter, Green River Running Red, etc) along with several others. This was SOOO good. I know I will be re-listening to it many more times! I never knew *all* the intricate details surrounding the numerous crimes/murders of Richard Ramirez (aka "The Night Stalker"), I just recall seeing the somewhat censored tv news segments at the time. Wow. Unh. Wow. Putting eyeballs in a jewelry box? Electric cord shocking? Raping next to the freshly killed husband? And that's not all! Holy sheet! He covered every base of everything evil you can think of. Stabbing, shooting, clubbing, etc. He was bold, daring, arrogant and fearless - often attacking while multiple people were present in the home - and they didnt even have a chance. I dont think there has been another killer quite like him since. The book is done in several segments. The first part details ALL the crimes (night after night of mayhem, torture and murder) ...in *every minute* detail. The second part, chronicles his childhood and youth - not meant to be a "oh boo-hoo feel sorry for me" thing, but certainly its clear that times were hard for him and especially his family. Then of course his capture and trial - which I found quite interesting as well; hearing about his defiant behaviour in court, and his lawyers trying to come up with SOME kind of defense for him. This book was written in 1995, and was slightly updated in 2005. It does cover quite a bit of additional material including tales of his devoted groupies and prison marriage, but not his death. There is also an "interview session" between him and the author at the end. This one is totally WORTH THE CREDIT! Worth ignoring everyone you know for a few days while you listen to it. Lol. True Crime fans rejoice!!! Excellent ! *5 STARS* I get the chills from the warning of Richard Ramirez as a Stalker: Be Aware of your surroundings. No one is safe. Well-researched and well-narrated book! Thank you Mr. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Billion-Dollar-Spy-Audiobook/B00XKCMCH4 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Billion Dollar Spy Subtitle: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal Author: David E. Hoffman Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1936 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of the CIA's most valuable spy in the Soviet Union and an evocative portrait of the agency's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War. While getting into his car on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA's Moscow station was handed an envelope by an unknown Russian. Its contents stunned the Americans: details of top-secret Soviet research and development in military technology that was totally unknown to the United States. From 1979 to 1985, Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer at a military research center, cracked open the secret Soviet military research establishment, using his access to hand over tens of thousands of pages of material about the latest advances in aviation technology, alerting the Americans to possible developments years in the future. He was one of the most productive and valuable spies ever to work for the United States in the four decades of global confrontation with the Soviet Union. Tolkachev took enormous personal risks, but so did his CIA handlers. Moscow station was a dangerous posting to the KGB's backyard. The CIA had long struggled to recruit and run agents in Moscow, and Tolkachev became a singular breakthrough. With hidden cameras and secret codes, and in face-to-face meetings with CIA case officers in parks and on street corners, Tolkachev and the CIA worked to elude the feared KGB. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA, as well as interviews with participants, Hoffman reveals how the depredations of the Soviet state motivated one man to master the craft of spying against his own nation until he was betrayed to the KGB by a disgruntled former CIA trainee. No one has ever told this story before in such detail, and Hoffman's deep knowledge of spycraft, the Cold War, and military technology makes him uniquely qualified to bring listeners this real-life espionage thriller. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David E. Hoffman) Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:60:22 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Billion-Dollar-Spy-Audiobook/B00XKCMCH4 thebookvoice.com 11:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Billion Dollar Spy Subtitle: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal Author: David E. Hoffman Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1936 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of the CIA's most valuable spy in the Soviet Union and an evocative portrait of the agency's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War. While getting into his car on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA's Moscow station was handed an envelope by an unknown Russian. Its contents stunned the Americans: details of top-secret Soviet research and development in military technology that was totally unknown to the United States. From 1979 to 1985, Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer at a military research center, cracked open the secret Soviet military research establishment, using his access to hand over tens of thousands of pages of material about the latest advances in aviation technology, alerting the Americans to possible developments years in the future. He was one of the most productive and valuable spies ever to work for the United States in the four decades of global confrontation with the Soviet Union. Tolkachev took enormous personal risks, but so did his CIA handlers. Moscow station was a dangerous posting to the KGB's backyard. The CIA had long struggled to recruit and run agents in Moscow, and Tolkachev became a singular breakthrough. With hidden cameras and secret codes, and in face-to-face meetings with CIA case officers in parks and on street corners, Tolkachev and the CIA worked to elude the feared KGB. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA, as well as interviews with participants, Hoffman reveals how the depredations of the Soviet state motivated one man to master the craft of spying against his own nation until he was betrayed to the KGB by a disgruntled former CIA trainee. No one has ever told this story before in such detail, and Hoffman's deep knowledge of spycraft, the Cold War, and military technology makes him uniquely qualified to bring listeners this real-life espionage thriller. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Billion Dollar Spy Subtitle: A True Story of Cold War Espionage and Betrayal Author: David E. Hoffman Narrator: Dan Woren Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 07-07-15 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1936 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dead Hand comes the riveting story of the CIA's most valuable spy in the Soviet Union and an evocative portrait of the agency's Moscow station, an outpost of daring espionage in the last years of the Cold War. While getting into his car on the evening of February 16, 1978, the chief of the CIA's Moscow station was handed an envelope by an unknown Russian. Its contents stunned the Americans: details of top-secret Soviet research and development in military technology that was totally unknown to the United States. From 1979 to 1985, Adolf Tolkachev, an engineer at a military research center, cracked open the secret Soviet military research establishment, using his access to hand over tens of thousands of pages of material about the latest advances in aviation technology, alerting the Americans to possible developments years in the future. He was one of the most productive and valuable spies ever to work for the United States in the four decades of global confrontation with the Soviet Union. Tolkachev took enormous personal risks, but so did his CIA handlers. Moscow station was a dangerous posting to the KGB's backyard. The CIA had long struggled to recruit and run agents in Moscow, and Tolkachev became a singular breakthrough. With hidden cameras and secret codes, and in face-to-face meetings with CIA case officers in parks and on street corners, Tolkachev and the CIA worked to elude the feared KGB. Drawing on previously secret documents obtained from the CIA, as well as interviews with participants, Hoffman reveals how the depredations of the Soviet state motivated one man to master the craft of spying against his own nation until he was betrayed to the KGB by a disgruntled former CIA trainee. No one has ever told this story before in such detail, and Hoffman's deep knowledge of spycraft, the Cold War, and military technology makes him uniquely qualified to bring listeners this real-life espionage thriller. Members Reviews: Compelling as historical thriller, character study Any additional comments? An extremely compelling and exhaustively researched true story of soviet engineer Adolf Tolkachev who for years passed on the USSR's most valuable military secrets to the CIA. The book functions well as a historical spy thriller it is rife with detailed descriptions of tradecraft, dead-drops, smuggled spy cameras and purloined radar schematics but also does an excellent job of describing the Cold War political, cultural and military environment in which the espionage occurred. That context makes it easy to appreciate just how much the cloak-and-dagger work in the back alleys of Moscow significantly shifted the balance of power toward the US at the height of the cold war. The narrative also serves as an effective character study of a clever and highly motivated man who routinely risked his life to damage the government he despised and also of the CIA officers tasked with the competing goals of keeping him productive and keeping him safe. Great Tale of Cold War Spying Well told, well narrated, and fascinating. The author has said in interviews that he begged pleaded and cajoled The CIA into declassified information for this book. I hope this book is very successful for him because in my opinion all that work was worth it to produce this. Insightful Interesting and insightful history. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Desperado-Audiobook/B005Y1VYW8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life - From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1008 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times best-selling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys. Those conversations would last three years, during which time Wright came to realize that Roberts was much more than the de-facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel during the 1980s, much more than a facilitator of a national drug epidemic. As Wrights tape recorder whirred and Roberts unburdened himself of hundreds of jaw-dropping tales, it became clear that perhaps no one in history had broken so many laws with such willful abandon. Roberts, in fact, seemed to be a prodigy of criminality but one with a remarkable self-awareness and a fierce desire to protect his son from following the same path. American Desperado is Roberts no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become -- at age 22 -- one of the citys leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartels most effective smuggler. But thats just half the tale. The roster of Roberts friends and acquaintances reads like a Whos Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega. Nothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 66 professional wrestler called The Thing as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Partys leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda. Scrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book youve ever read. Jon Roberts may be the only criminal who changed the course of American history. Critic Reviews: The Moby Dick of mob memoirs here is everything you've wanted to know - and much better, here is the way everything felt. Evan Wright puts you so deep inside a career in organized crime that midway through you'll begin expecting a knock on your door and a call from your lawyer. (David Lipsky, author of the national best seller Absolutely American) "Delivers all the guilty pleasures one expects from a gangster's memoir, but Wright's superb prose offers something more: a meditation on good and evil during the glittering decay of late 20th century civilization One of the best books of the year. (James L. Swanson, Edgar Award winning author of the New York Times best sellers Manhunt and Bloody Crimes) American Desperado is not only stranger but so much better than fictionCaptivating, addictive, and head-spinning, this one-of-a-kind book earns its place on the top shelf of true crime accounts. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jon Roberts) Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:37:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Desperado-Audiobook/B005Y1VYW8 thebookvoice.com 16:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life - From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1008 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times best-selling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys. Those conversations would last three years, during which time Wright came to realize that Roberts was much more than the de-facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel during the 1980s, much more than a facilitator of a national drug epidemic. As Wrights tape recorder whirred and Roberts unburdened himself of hundreds of jaw-dropping tales, it became clear that perhaps no one in history had broken so many laws with such willful abandon. Roberts, in fact, seemed to be a prodigy of criminality but one with a remarkable self-awareness and a fierce desire to protect his son from following the same path. American Desperado is Roberts no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become -- at age 22 -- one of the citys leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartels most effective smuggler. But thats just half the tale. The roster of Roberts friends and acquaintances reads like a Whos Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega. Nothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 66 professional wrestler called The Thing as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Partys leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda. Scrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book youve ever read. Jon Roberts may be the only criminal who changed the course of American history. Critic Reviews: The Moby Dick of mob memoirs here is everything you've wanted to know - and much better, here is the way everything felt. Evan Wright puts you so deep inside a career in organized crime that midway through you'll begin expecting a knock on your door and a call from your lawyer. (David Lipsky, author of the national best seller Absolutely American) "Delivers all the guilty pleasures one expects from a gangster's memoir, but Wright's superb prose offers something more: a meditation on good and evil during the glittering decay of late 20th century civilization One of the best books of the year. (James L. Swanson, Edgar Award winning author of the New York Times best sellers Manhunt and Bloody Crimes) American Desperado is not only stranger but so much better than fictionCaptivating, addictive, and head-spinning, this one-of-a-kind book earns its place on the top shelf of true crime accounts. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Desperado Subtitle: My Life - From Mafia Soldier to Cocaine Cowboy to Secret Government Asset Author: Jon Roberts, Evan Wright Narrator: Mark Bramhall Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 11-01-11 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1008 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 2008 veteran journalist Evan Wright, acclaimed for his New York Times best-selling book Generation Kill and co-writer of the Emmy-winning HBO series it spawned, began a series of conversations with super-criminal Jon Roberts, star of the fabulously successful documentary Cocaine Cowboys. Those conversations would last three years, during which time Wright came to realize that Roberts was much more than the de-facto transportation chief of the Medellin Cartel during the 1980s, much more than a facilitator of a national drug epidemic. As Wrights tape recorder whirred and Roberts unburdened himself of hundreds of jaw-dropping tales, it became clear that perhaps no one in history had broken so many laws with such willful abandon. Roberts, in fact, seemed to be a prodigy of criminality but one with a remarkable self-awareness and a fierce desire to protect his son from following the same path. American Desperado is Roberts no-holds-barred account of being born into Mafia royalty, witnessing his first murder at the age of seven, becoming a hunter-assassin in Vietnam, returning to New York to become -- at age 22 -- one of the citys leading nightclub impresarios, then journeying to Miami where in a few short years he would rise to become the Medellin Cartels most effective smuggler. But thats just half the tale. The roster of Roberts friends and acquaintances reads like a Whos Who of the latter half of the 20th century and includes everyone from Jimi Hendrix, Richard Pryor, and O.J. Simpson to Carlo Gambino, Meyer Lansky, and Manuel Noriega. Nothing if not colorful, Roberts surrounded himself with beautiful women, drove his souped-up street car at a top speed of 180 miles per hour, shared his bed with a 200-pound cougar, and employed a 66 professional wrestler called The Thing as his bodyguard. Ultimately, Roberts became so powerful that he attracted the attention of the Republican Partys leadership, was wooed by them, and even was co-opted by the CIA for which he carried out its secret agenda. Scrupulously documented and relentlessly propulsive, this collaboration between a bloodhound journalist and one of the most audacious criminals ever is like no other crime book youve ever read. Jon Roberts may be the only criminal who changed the course of American history. Critic Reviews: The Moby Dick of mob memoirs here is everything you've wanted to know - and much better, here is the way everything felt. Evan Wright puts you so deep inside a career in organized crime that midway through you'll begin expecting a knock on your door and a call from your lawyer. (David Lipsky, author of the national best seller Absolutely American) "Delivers all the guilty pleasures one expects from a gangster's memoir, but Wright's superb prose offers something more: a meditation on good and evil during the glittering decay of late 20th century civilization One of the best books of the year. (James L. Swanson, Edgar Award winning author of the New York Times best sellers Manhunt and Bloody Crimes) American Desperado is not only stranger but so much better than fictionCaptivating, addictive, and head-spinning, this one-of-a-kind book earns its place on the top shelf of true crime accounts. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Smartest-Guys-in-the-Room-Audiobook/B004ABJHMW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Smartest Guys in the Room Author: Bethany McLean Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 803 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bethany McLean) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:58:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Smartest-Guys-in-the-Room-Audiobook/B004ABJHMW thebookvoice.com 22:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Smartest Guys in the Room Author: Bethany McLean Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 803 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Smartest Guys in the Room Author: Bethany McLean Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 803 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive volume on Enron's amazing rise and scandalous fall, from an award-winning team of Fortune investigative reporters. Members Reviews: Past is prologue The events in this book happened over a decade ago, which would seem to put them firmly in ancient times, but the human failures that caused the problems at Enron, and the regulatory indifference that allowed those problems to turn into a catastrophe, are more than relevant today. McLean does a fantastic job of explaining the nuanced accounting tricks that suborned Enron while keeping the focus on the flawed characters who used them. The best reason to get this book, though, is to hear perhaps the most perfect marriage of reader to text that exists at Audible. Boutsikaris' sly mix of snideness and posed incredulity completely captures the essential nature of this book. Amazing work. An excellent book, but with a missing chapter While the Enron story was passing from business legend to business nightmare at 1400 Smith Street in Houston, I worked in an office at 1200 Smith. I always wondered what had actually happened. Now I know. McLean does a wonderful job setting out the history. She also does an exemplary job explaining Enron's rise and its culture. This is more than worth the price of the book. Even better, Boutsikaris' narration is possibly the best of any Audible I've listened to in quite a while -- possibly ever. Here's my gripe: McLean starts by giving a reasonable, thoughtful, and completely convincing account of the factors that gradually pushed Enron onto a slippery slope. Her description of the pressures and temptations in the Houston energy community in the 1980's and most of the 1990's certainly hit the nail on the head from my perspective. But the narrative from 1998 onwards is tightly focused on upper Enron management, and it takes on an increasingly simplistic, moralizing tone as the story nears its end. In a strange way, McLean falls into the same trap as Ken Lay, progressively disengaging her analytical objectivity for the sake of telling a good story and, yes, making the extra buck. In the end, the author gives up. There's no analytical conclusion -- no real take-home lesson. McLean even expressly disavows any conclusion about where and when Enron top management crossed the line from aggressive business to fraud. She often repeats a mantra about the evils of following the letter of the law while ignoring its purpose. Here, it's obvious she has never actually had the responsibility of running or growing a business. One has to do both, and Enron plainly refused to do either; but that isn't the right question. The real issue is why it didn't. McLean makes much of Enron's corporate culture, and perhaps that's the core issue. Here, Bethany McLean has a great deal of experience and comparative knowledge. But there's no end chapter dealing with the take-home lessons. Lord knows, after dealing with facts so well, she must have some serious insights on the subject. Business people, regulators, and investors need to know -- perhaps more now than in 2002. To return to the personal, I'm currently general counsel of a Houston company; and I desperately want to make sure this doesn't happen to us. So, this is a book I have to recommend. It is excellent. It will give me a lot to think about. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Misbegotten-Son-Audiobook/B018WCH8RK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Misbegotten Son Author: Jack Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: Jack Olsen Literary Works, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 887 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: An account of the crimes of Arthur Shawcross describes how the paroled child killer shot, stabbed, suffocated, and strangled 16 Rochester, New York, prostitutes and examines how the legal system failed his victims. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Olsen) Fri, 04 Dec 2015 05:55:23 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Misbegotten-Son-Audiobook/B018WCH8RK thebookvoice.com 18:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Misbegotten Son Author: Jack Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: Jack Olsen Literary Works, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 887 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: An account of the crimes of Arthur Shawcross describes how the paroled child killer shot, stabbed, suffocated, and strangled 16 Rochester, New York, prostitutes and examines how the legal system failed his victims. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Misbegotten Son Author: Jack Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-04-15 Publisher: Jack Olsen Literary Works, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 887 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: An account of the crimes of Arthur Shawcross describes how the paroled child killer shot, stabbed, suffocated, and strangled 16 Rochester, New York, prostitutes and examines how the legal system failed his victims. Members Reviews: Not the Typical True Crime Book Any additional comments? As this narrative begins, you aren't sure whose story this is. It starts with Jack, the first victim of Arthur Shawcross. Throughout the book, the author gives us the stories of the victims and their families, as well as the perspectives of the detectives, Shawcross's lovers, wives, and mother. The result is as fully a realized picture of the madman as can be had. Even with all of the detail, it is clear that the author--and nobody else for that matter--understood what made this serial killer tick. Child rape and murder, murder and mutilation of prostitutes, cannibalism, and necrophilia--this man did it all, and at the end no one is sure why. Even the murderer himself seems baffled by his crimes. Compared to the Green River Running Red and BTK, two books I've recently read about serial murderers, this book left me feeling more remote from the killer and his crimes. The reader was never given entrance into Shawcross's head in the same way as we were allowed to examine Gary Ridgeway and Dennis Rader. At the end of Misbegotten Son, a psychiatrist gives two theories about how a man like Arthur Shawcross could have developed, and I think that his ideas are an interesting perspective, but not a conclusion. Narrating this book must have been incredibly demanding. The diverse formats (interview, letter, testimony, written account, etc.) combined with an overcrowded cast of perspectives to make this engaging for the reader--but a nightmare for the man tasked with giving them all voice! Kevin Pierce, as always, did a magnificent job. He was able to portray both sides of Arthur Shawcross: the altruistic, childlike outdoors-man and the sadistic, victim-blaming, rage filled murderer. Especially in the portions of the text where Shawcross is describing his crimes in written or audio-recorded accounts, Pierce uses his talents to illustrate the murderer as a petulant lunatic with a sub-normal IQ without creating a caricature. Non-fiction of any kind does not lend itself to an overly dramatized style of narration. That's why Kevin Pierce is one of my favorites; his is always a subtle yet engaging narration that illuminates rather than dramatizes the characters. This book has everything: the gory details, the heart-rending effects of a murderous rampage on the victims' and the murderer's families, and the history and analysis of what makes a killer. Even with all that, though, the book generates as many questions as answers. Reads like a novel, very well written. Any additional comments? Jack Olsen was/is at the very high end of the true crime genre, and with this book dug very deep into the big Why of a horrible horrible series of events. The author examines the old cracks in the system that should have protected the citizens of NY state, and it's both heartbreaking and infuriating to think about. This book made me queasy in spots - fortunately those sections turned out to be the killer's sick fantasies. (As if the truth of his actions wasn't disturbing enough). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Man-of-Honor-Audiobook/B06XDC4B87 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man of Honor Subtitle: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno Author: Joseph Bonanno Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 63 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience - this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses", Joseph Bonanno, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonanno found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only 26, Bonanno became a don. He eventually took over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War", one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City. Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno - likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather - takes listeners inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families - Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese - and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Joseph Bonanno) Tue, 14 Mar 2017 17:28:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Man-of-Honor-Audiobook/B06XDC4B87 thebookvoice.com 14:53:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man of Honor Subtitle: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno Author: Joseph Bonanno Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 63 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience - this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses", Joseph Bonanno, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonanno found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only 26, Bonanno became a don. He eventually took over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War", one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City. Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno - likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather - takes listeners inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families - Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese - and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Man of Honor Subtitle: The Autobiography of Joseph Bonanno Author: Joseph Bonanno Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 53 mins Language: English Release date: 03-14-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 63 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "Friendships, connections, family ties, trust, loyalty, obedience - this was the 'glue' that held us together." These were the principles that the greatest Mafia "Boss of Bosses", Joseph Bonanno, lived by. Born in Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Bonanno found his future amid the whiskey-running, riotous streets of Prohibition America in 1924, when he illegally entered the United States to pursue his dreams. By the age of only 26, Bonanno became a don. He eventually took over the New York underworld, igniting the "Castellammarese War", one of the bloodiest Family battles ever to hit New York City. Now, in this candid and stunning memoir, Joe Bonanno - likely a model for Don Corleone in the blockbuster movie The Godfather - takes listeners inside the world of the real Mafia. He reveals the inner workings of New York's Five Families - Bonanno, Gambino, Profaci, Lucchese, and Genovese - and uncovers how the Mafia not only dominated local businesses, but also influenced national politics. A fascinating glimpse into the world of crime, A Man of Honor is an unforgettable account of one of the most powerful crime figures in America's history. Members Reviews: A must read This is so much more than the tale of a former mafia boss. This is an indictment on the federal authorities and another perspective of the early families from Sicily and their operations and traditions in the US. It is spoken from the heart and well worth the audio experience. great listen. very good story, well written and told. If you like to hear the way things were it is a great listen. Scilian Heritage Being a second generation American born Sicilian I was grateful to finally understand why we approach life the way we do. In general we tend to be loyal to the connections in our lives. Whether a spouse, employer, business partner or friend. This drives us to an undeniable need to feel responsible and help people in any way. It's often results in us viewing America in black and white terms. A remarkable book. amazing wonderful story. heartfelt and honest he gave a true confession into a life i had no clue about. Family One of the best books I have ever read about family and the difference between old world family values and that of the present. I grew up in a large Italian family and over the years the closeness we all once felt has eroded over many years and this book explains why. However, it is not just a story about Italian familys. This book could be about any nationality. The main lesson from my view is the sadness in how family values have deteriorated over many years. Recommend for any one at all, especially the young https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hells-Angel-Audiobook/B009KS9V3U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angel Subtitle: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club Author: Sonny Barger Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 467 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Barger recounts the birth of the original Oakland Hell's Angels and the four turbulent decades that followed. Hell's Angel also chronicles the way the HAMC revolutionized the look of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle and built what has become a worldwide bike-riding fraternity, a beacon for freedom-seekers the world over. Never simply a story about motorcycles, colorful characters, and high-speed thrills, Hell's Angel is the ultimate outlaw's tale of loyalty and betrayal, subcultures and brotherhood, and the real price of freedom. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sonny Barger) Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:25:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hells-Angel-Audiobook/B009KS9V3U thebookvoice.com 07:41:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angel Subtitle: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club Author: Sonny Barger Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 467 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Barger recounts the birth of the original Oakland Hell's Angels and the four turbulent decades that followed. Hell's Angel also chronicles the way the HAMC revolutionized the look of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle and built what has become a worldwide bike-riding fraternity, a beacon for freedom-seekers the world over. Never simply a story about motorcycles, colorful characters, and high-speed thrills, Hell's Angel is the ultimate outlaw's tale of loyalty and betrayal, subcultures and brotherhood, and the real price of freedom. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hell's Angel Subtitle: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club Author: Sonny Barger Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins Language: English Release date: 10-16-12 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 467 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Narrated by the visionary founding member, Hell's Angel provides a fascinating all-access pass to the secret world of the notorious Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club. Sonny Barger recounts the birth of the original Oakland Hell's Angels and the four turbulent decades that followed. Hell's Angel also chronicles the way the HAMC revolutionized the look of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle and built what has become a worldwide bike-riding fraternity, a beacon for freedom-seekers the world over. Never simply a story about motorcycles, colorful characters, and high-speed thrills, Hell's Angel is the ultimate outlaw's tale of loyalty and betrayal, subcultures and brotherhood, and the real price of freedom. Members Reviews: it was okay What did you love best about Hell's Angel? Sonny seemed pretty friendly... If youve listened to books by Sonny Barger before, how does this one compare? No. What about John Prudens performance did you like? It was fine. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? somewhat Any additional comments? It sure seemed like a lot of the HAMC activities were glossed over. I did expect a lot more information, but I guess that might not be allowed. Sonny made them sound like they are pretty friendly. Righteous articulate and with great details. only the usa could produce a Sonny Barger, this book is very much worth the price. they got the right narrator too. Absolutely fucking loved it. I bought the physical copy of this book and the rest of the Sonny bargers books. Get a perspective of the club that's hardly heard of. great book glad he wrote it as everything else is so negative. every biker should read this. Great Story, better than expected The book covers as much as possible in a short amount of time. He covers The Good The Bad and The Ugly. While still leaving a little to your imagination. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Empire-of-Blue-Water-Audiobook/B002VAA7GO Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire of Blue Water Author: Stephan Talty Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-07 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Henry Morgan, a 20-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the British became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World. Morgan gathered disaffected European sailors and soldiers, hard-bitten adventurers, runaway slaves, and vicious cutthroats, and turned them into the most feared army in the Western Hemisphere. Awash with bloody battles, political intrigues, and a cast of characters more compelling, bizarre, and memorable than any found in a Hollywood swashbuckler, Empire of Blue Waters brilliantly recreates the passions and the violence of the age of exploration and empire. Critic Reviews: "Before he became rum, Cap'n Morgan humbled the Spanish Empire.... Talty's well-researched account weaves together myriad political and financial interests in the New World." (Booklist) "Talty strips away the legend to recreate a pivotal era in this accessible portrait of the pirates of the Caribbean." (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Stephan Talty) Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:19:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Empire-of-Blue-Water-Audiobook/B002VAA7GO thebookvoice.com 13:25:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire of Blue Water Author: Stephan Talty Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-07 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Henry Morgan, a 20-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the British became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World. Morgan gathered disaffected European sailors and soldiers, hard-bitten adventurers, runaway slaves, and vicious cutthroats, and turned them into the most feared army in the Western Hemisphere. Awash with bloody battles, political intrigues, and a cast of characters more compelling, bizarre, and memorable than any found in a Hollywood swashbuckler, Empire of Blue Waters brilliantly recreates the passions and the violence of the age of exploration and empire. Critic Reviews: "Before he became rum, Cap'n Morgan humbled the Spanish Empire.... Talty's well-researched account weaves together myriad political and financial interests in the New World." (Booklist) "Talty strips away the legend to recreate a pivotal era in this accessible portrait of the pirates of the Caribbean." (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Empire of Blue Water Author: Stephan Talty Narrator: John H. Mayer Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-07 Publisher: Books on Tape Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 585 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Henry Morgan, a 20-year-old Welshman, crossed the Atlantic in 1655, hell-bent on making his fortune. Over the next three decades, his exploits in the Caribbean in the service of the British became legendary. His daring attacks on the mighty Spanish empire on land and at sea determined the fates of kings and queens, and his victories helped shape the destiny of the New World. Morgan gathered disaffected European sailors and soldiers, hard-bitten adventurers, runaway slaves, and vicious cutthroats, and turned them into the most feared army in the Western Hemisphere. Awash with bloody battles, political intrigues, and a cast of characters more compelling, bizarre, and memorable than any found in a Hollywood swashbuckler, Empire of Blue Waters brilliantly recreates the passions and the violence of the age of exploration and empire. Critic Reviews: "Before he became rum, Cap'n Morgan humbled the Spanish Empire.... Talty's well-researched account weaves together myriad political and financial interests in the New World." (Booklist) "Talty strips away the legend to recreate a pivotal era in this accessible portrait of the pirates of the Caribbean." (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Morbid Terrorists? Captain Morgan and his motley crew were certainly outcasts of that society but also the unofficial attack arm of the early imperialistic aims of the English government. Without his actions, the Spanish would have made a stronger foothold in North America and the history of the USA would have been very different. The book and narrator is excellent. The description of the earthquake is vivid and interesting. Informative and Exciting I was woefully ignorant of the times and life of Henry Morgan. This book is a pleasant cure. The author delves into the political aspects of the privateers(or pirates) of Port Royal, somewhat of a surprise how important these characters were beyond the Carribean. Morgan was clearly a colorful and charismatic leader. The author presents the material in an exciting and informative manner. If you enjoy history, this book brings it alive. The reader is above average. Fitting Title as it was Morgans Empire I only knew a little of the Admiral Captain Morgan, but Morgan was the right man to manage the unruly pirates, or privateers as they thought of themselves. They even had positive names for there ships, Endeavor, and Satisfaction. The pirates had all the advantages, surprise, sanctioned by England, and they got all the loot. While the Spanish were inexperienced and underpaid. If you like history, and to get a true version of pirates (not Hollywoods) then this is a great book for you. I read it quickly, and I will seek out the narrator in the future. Excellent! Really enjoyed this book. Great look at Henry Morgan, and the society of Port Royal, and how privateers operated and organized. I particularly enjoyed the narration of John H. Mayer. Best narrator I've heard. Excellent listen Great book. I learned not only a lot about Henry Morgan, but also about privateer and pirate origins. If you like European history, this is also a great book and it connects new work and old world issues of the time impressively. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deviant-Audiobook/B01DV4E4ZS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deviant Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1429 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation - and redefined the meaning of the word psycho. The year was 1957. The place was an ordinary farmhouse in America's heartland, filled with extraordinary evidence of unthinkable depravity. The man behind the massacre was a slight, unassuming Midwesterner with a strange smile - and an even stranger attachment to his domineering mother. After her death and a failed attempt to dig up his mother's body from the local cemetery, Gein turned to other grave robberies and, ultimately, multiple murders. Driven to commit gruesome and bizarre acts beyond all imagination, Ed Gein remains one of the most deranged minds in the annals of American homicide. This is his story, recounted in fascinating and chilling detail by Harold Schechter, one of the most acclaimed true-crime storytellers of our time. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Harold Schechter) Wed, 06 Apr 2016 16:40:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deviant-Audiobook/B01DV4E4ZS thebookvoice.com 08:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deviant Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1429 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation - and redefined the meaning of the word psycho. The year was 1957. The place was an ordinary farmhouse in America's heartland, filled with extraordinary evidence of unthinkable depravity. The man behind the massacre was a slight, unassuming Midwesterner with a strange smile - and an even stranger attachment to his domineering mother. After her death and a failed attempt to dig up his mother's body from the local cemetery, Gein turned to other grave robberies and, ultimately, multiple murders. Driven to commit gruesome and bizarre acts beyond all imagination, Ed Gein remains one of the most deranged minds in the annals of American homicide. This is his story, recounted in fascinating and chilling detail by Harold Schechter, one of the most acclaimed true-crime storytellers of our time. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deviant Subtitle: The Shocking True Story of Ed Gein, the Original "Psycho" Author: Harold Schechter Narrator: R. C. Bray Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-16 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 1429 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From "America's principal chronicler of its greatest psychopathic killers" (Boston Book Review) comes the definitive account of Ed Gein, a mild-mannered Wisconsin farmhand who stunned an unsuspecting nation - and redefined the meaning of the word psycho. The year was 1957. The place was an ordinary farmhouse in America's heartland, filled with extraordinary evidence of unthinkable depravity. The man behind the massacre was a slight, unassuming Midwesterner with a strange smile - and an even stranger attachment to his domineering mother. After her death and a failed attempt to dig up his mother's body from the local cemetery, Gein turned to other grave robberies and, ultimately, multiple murders. Driven to commit gruesome and bizarre acts beyond all imagination, Ed Gein remains one of the most deranged minds in the annals of American homicide. This is his story, recounted in fascinating and chilling detail by Harold Schechter, one of the most acclaimed true-crime storytellers of our time. Members Reviews: Has its Moments but Overly Salacious The first 40% or so of this book was what I found most engaging; the background about the region, Gein's family history and early life, etc., provided some good insights. However, by about the middle of the book, once Gein's crimes are finally uncovered, the narrative sharply detours into voyeurism of the horrors he perpetrated, with long, tortuous cataloging of the same grotesqueries over and over. There are aspects of the investigation, trial, and what lay behind Gein's psychopathy that are of interest throughout this second portion, but you have to wade through a lot of wretchedly prurient detail. I would have appreciated more focus on the legal, forensic, and psychological investigations, and less of the horror show. On the plus side, the book does do a solid job of depicting Gein's persona and demeanor, and setting him in the context of his time and place. Overall, that's probably the book's greatest strength. One oddity -- the end seems to come rather abruptly and is utterly forgettable. It's only been a week or so since I listened to this and I can't really recall how it wraps up. The narration is serviceable and well done. No particular aspects stand out as especially noteworthy, but Mr. Bray is clearly a capable professional and delivers a worthy performance. I'd be glad to hear other works by him. Overall, this work is moderately informative and insightful. Absolutely not recommended if you don't have a strong stomach for accounts of atrocity. If you can tolerate that and you have an interest in this case for the forensics or psychopathology, then it's moderately worthwhile. Definitely not a priority or a must-read though. The best of true crime Ed Gein is a classic at this point, and this book does his incredible story justice. If you have liked any of the stories he inspired (Psycho, Texas Chainsaw, etc) you have to read this to know where it all began. Parts of this book are very hard to listen to, because it goes into a lot of graphic detail about Gein's corpse mutilations, so keep that in mind. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Good-Nurse-Audiobook/B00C9SW5CC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Nurse Subtitle: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned 16 years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly 10 years in the making, journalist Charles Graeber presents the whole story for the first time. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, interviews, wire-tap recordings and videotapes, as well as exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself and the confidential informant who helped bring him down, The Good Nurse weaves an urgent, terrifying tale of murder, friendship, and betrayal. Graeber's portrait of Cullen depicts a surprisingly intelligent and complicated young man whose promising career was overwhelmed by his compulsion to kill, and whose shy demeanor masked a twisted interior life hidden even to his family and friends. Were it not for the hardboiled, unrelenting work of two former Newark homicide detectives racing to put together the pieces of Cullen's professional past, and a fellow nurse willing to put everything at risk, including her job and the safety of her children, there's no telling how many more lives could have been lost. In the tradition of In Cold Blood, The Good Nurse does more than chronicle Cullen's deadly career and the breathless efforts to stop him; it paints an incredibly vivid portrait of madness and offers a penetrating look inside America's medical system. Harrowing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at medicine, hospitals, and the people who work in them, in an entirely different way. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Charles Graeber) Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:22:28 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Good-Nurse-Audiobook/B00C9SW5CC thebookvoice.com 11:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Nurse Subtitle: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned 16 years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly 10 years in the making, journalist Charles Graeber presents the whole story for the first time. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, interviews, wire-tap recordings and videotapes, as well as exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself and the confidential informant who helped bring him down, The Good Nurse weaves an urgent, terrifying tale of murder, friendship, and betrayal. Graeber's portrait of Cullen depicts a surprisingly intelligent and complicated young man whose promising career was overwhelmed by his compulsion to kill, and whose shy demeanor masked a twisted interior life hidden even to his family and friends. Were it not for the hardboiled, unrelenting work of two former Newark homicide detectives racing to put together the pieces of Cullen's professional past, and a fellow nurse willing to put everything at risk, including her job and the safety of her children, there's no telling how many more lives could have been lost. In the tradition of In Cold Blood, The Good Nurse does more than chronicle Cullen's deadly career and the breathless efforts to stop him; it paints an incredibly vivid portrait of madness and offers a penetrating look inside America's medical system. Harrowing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at medicine, hospitals, and the people who work in them, in an entirely different way. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Good Nurse Subtitle: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder Author: Charles Graeber Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-15-13 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After his December 2003 arrest, registered nurse Charlie Cullen was quickly dubbed "The Angel of Death" by the media. But Cullen was no mercy killer, nor was he a simple monster. He was a favorite son, husband, beloved father, best friend, and celebrated caregiver. Implicated in the deaths of as many as 300 patients, he was also perhaps the most prolific serial killer in American history. Cullen's murderous career in the world's most trusted profession spanned 16 years and nine hospitals across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. When, in March of 2006, Charles Cullen was marched from his final sentencing in an Allentown, Pennsylvania, courthouse into a waiting police van, it seemed certain that the chilling secrets of his life, career, and capture would disappear with him. Now, in a riveting piece of investigative journalism nearly 10 years in the making, journalist Charles Graeber presents the whole story for the first time. Based on hundreds of pages of previously unseen police records, interviews, wire-tap recordings and videotapes, as well as exclusive jailhouse conversations with Cullen himself and the confidential informant who helped bring him down, The Good Nurse weaves an urgent, terrifying tale of murder, friendship, and betrayal. Graeber's portrait of Cullen depicts a surprisingly intelligent and complicated young man whose promising career was overwhelmed by his compulsion to kill, and whose shy demeanor masked a twisted interior life hidden even to his family and friends. Were it not for the hardboiled, unrelenting work of two former Newark homicide detectives racing to put together the pieces of Cullen's professional past, and a fellow nurse willing to put everything at risk, including her job and the safety of her children, there's no telling how many more lives could have been lost. In the tradition of In Cold Blood, The Good Nurse does more than chronicle Cullen's deadly career and the breathless efforts to stop him; it paints an incredibly vivid portrait of madness and offers a penetrating look inside America's medical system. Harrowing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at medicine, hospitals, and the people who work in them, in an entirely different way. Members Reviews: More Chilling than Murder? Read great reviews on this one, so settled in to hear details about purposeful selection and murder of patients. What I discovered much to my delight and horror was the opposite. Charles Graeber writes from the perspective of a floating, non-judgmental narrator taking you through the events. I (and probably most of us) wanted to believe there was a reason he killed so many people. Was it for mercy or prejudice or hatred or a childhood traumatic event. When the answer is no, the story becomes creepier. My advice is not to read too much detail from the summary and especially other reviews giving you play-by-play analysis. There is no gore, the shock factor is a slow build. Listen and let the story unfold walking you through the hospital, a place of trust with administrators, nurses, and the mystery of medicine. Was this the perfect storm for a serial killer? You decide. The Good Nurse gets it right I have read or listened to dozens of true crime books written by authors who are considered to be the masters of the genre. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Kingpin-Audiobook/B00T89S484 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingpin Subtitle: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Author: Kevin Poulsen Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1341 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone - some brilliant, audacious crook - had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the U.S. economy. The FBI rushed to launch an ambitious undercover operation aimed at tracking down this new kingpin. Other agencies around the world deployed dozens of moles and double agents. Together, the cybercops lured numerous unsuspecting hackers into their clutches. Yet at every turn, their main quarry displayed an uncanny ability to sniff out their snitches and see through their plots. The culprit they sought was the most unlikely of criminals: a brilliant programmer with a hippie ethic and a supervillain's double identity. Together with a smooth-talking con artist, he ran a massive real-world crime ring. Critic Reviews: "A compelling ride." (Kirkus) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kevin Poulsen) Tue, 17 Feb 2015 05:56:13 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Kingpin-Audiobook/B00T89S484 thebookvoice.com 08:08:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingpin Subtitle: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Author: Kevin Poulsen Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1341 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone - some brilliant, audacious crook - had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the U.S. economy. The FBI rushed to launch an ambitious undercover operation aimed at tracking down this new kingpin. Other agencies around the world deployed dozens of moles and double agents. Together, the cybercops lured numerous unsuspecting hackers into their clutches. Yet at every turn, their main quarry displayed an uncanny ability to sniff out their snitches and see through their plots. The culprit they sought was the most unlikely of criminals: a brilliant programmer with a hippie ethic and a supervillain's double identity. Together with a smooth-talking con artist, he ran a massive real-world crime ring. Critic Reviews: "A compelling ride." (Kirkus) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Kingpin Subtitle: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground Author: Kevin Poulsen Narrator: Eric Michael Summerer Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins Language: English Release date: 02-17-15 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1341 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone - some brilliant, audacious crook - had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the U.S. economy. The FBI rushed to launch an ambitious undercover operation aimed at tracking down this new kingpin. Other agencies around the world deployed dozens of moles and double agents. Together, the cybercops lured numerous unsuspecting hackers into their clutches. Yet at every turn, their main quarry displayed an uncanny ability to sniff out their snitches and see through their plots. The culprit they sought was the most unlikely of criminals: a brilliant programmer with a hippie ethic and a supervillain's double identity. Together with a smooth-talking con artist, he ran a massive real-world crime ring. Critic Reviews: "A compelling ride." (Kirkus) Members Reviews: Interesting & knowledgeable but lacks captivation If you have already read/listened to 'ghost in the wire' then this book will fall short of your expectations. It is ok as a documentary /journalistic styled read. This should be a movie I was absolutely enthralled Kingpen. Before listening to this book I never would have expected that, by the end, I would be rooting for Max Butler AKA Iceman. I knew he would inevitably get caught, and I don't support the crimes that he committed. But I really sympathized with him. He was a genius and could have easily become one of the most prominent figures in cyber security, protecting us all from the rampant cyber crime, if only our criminal justice system had treated him more fairly when he was younger. He serves as a reminder that the justice system can transform misguided youth who are innocent at heart into icemen if they are not careful. I would really like to see this story made into a movie. I just wish I could convince more people to read the book. Very Interesting, informative, and entertaining Where does Kingpin rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This book would rank in the upper 1/3 of my library What other book might you compare Kingpin to and why? Ghost in the Wires by Kevin Mitnick. The basic content and storylines are very similar. If you enjoyed one, you will enjoy the other. What about Eric Michael Summerers performance did you like? Performance was well done and enhanced the books performance. Troubled Hacker Rules Stolen Credit Card World What did you love best about Kingpin? I think Poulsen was the second best person to write this book, Max Vision himself is the only one who could have done a better job because the book is about him. That's really what separates this book from Ghost in the Wire, Mitnick wrote his own book and this is a second hand account of everything that happened. Still, I loved it and Poulsen did a great job with it. What was one of the most memorable moments of Kingpin? Max changes his name to Max Ray Vision. Clearly it says something about you when you change your name. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Confessions-of-a-Cartel-Hit-Man-Audiobook/B071VGQJ4D Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man Author: Martin Corona, Tony Rafael Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 330 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true confession of an assassin, a sicario, who rose through the ranks of the Southern California gang world to become a respected leader in an elite, cruelly efficient crew of hit men for Mexico's "most vicious drug cartel" - and eventually found a way out and a (almost) normal life. Martin Corona, a US citizen, fell into the outlaw life at 12 and worked for a crew run by the Arellano brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the Southern California drug trade and much bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona's crew would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, kill whomever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon. That work continued until the arrest of Javier Arellano-Félix in 2006 in a huge coordinated DEA operation. Martin Corona played a key role in the downfall of the cartel when he turned state's evidence. He confessed to multiple murders. Special Agent of the California Department of Justice Steve Duncan, who wrote the foreword, says Martin Corona is the only former cartel hit man he knows who is truly remorseful. Martin's father was a US marine. The family had many solid middle-class advantages, including the good fortune to be posted in Hawaii for a time, during which a teenage Martin thought he might be able to turn away from the outlaw life of theft, drug dealing, gun play, and prostitution. He briefly quit drugs and held down a job, but a die had been cast. He soon returned to a gangbanging life he now deeply regrets. How does someone become evil, a murderer who can kill without hesitation? This story is an insight into how it happened to one human being and how he now lives with himself. He is no longer a killer; he has asked for forgiveness; he has made a kind of peace for himself. He wrote letters to family members of his victims. Some of them not only wrote back but came to support him at his parole hearings. It is a cautionary tale but also one that shows that evil doesn't have to be forever. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Martin Corona) Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:57:41 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Confessions-of-a-Cartel-Hit-Man-Audiobook/B071VGQJ4D thebookvoice.com 08:04:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man Author: Martin Corona, Tony Rafael Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 330 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true confession of an assassin, a sicario, who rose through the ranks of the Southern California gang world to become a respected leader in an elite, cruelly efficient crew of hit men for Mexico's "most vicious drug cartel" - and eventually found a way out and a (almost) normal life. Martin Corona, a US citizen, fell into the outlaw life at 12 and worked for a crew run by the Arellano brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the Southern California drug trade and much bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona's crew would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, kill whomever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon. That work continued until the arrest of Javier Arellano-Félix in 2006 in a huge coordinated DEA operation. Martin Corona played a key role in the downfall of the cartel when he turned state's evidence. He confessed to multiple murders. Special Agent of the California Department of Justice Steve Duncan, who wrote the foreword, says Martin Corona is the only former cartel hit man he knows who is truly remorseful. Martin's father was a US marine. The family had many solid middle-class advantages, including the good fortune to be posted in Hawaii for a time, during which a teenage Martin thought he might be able to turn away from the outlaw life of theft, drug dealing, gun play, and prostitution. He briefly quit drugs and held down a job, but a die had been cast. He soon returned to a gangbanging life he now deeply regrets. How does someone become evil, a murderer who can kill without hesitation? This story is an insight into how it happened to one human being and how he now lives with himself. He is no longer a killer; he has asked for forgiveness; he has made a kind of peace for himself. He wrote letters to family members of his victims. Some of them not only wrote back but came to support him at his parole hearings. It is a cautionary tale but also one that shows that evil doesn't have to be forever. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man Author: Martin Corona, Tony Rafael Narrator: Jacob Vargas Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 330 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true confession of an assassin, a sicario, who rose through the ranks of the Southern California gang world to become a respected leader in an elite, cruelly efficient crew of hit men for Mexico's "most vicious drug cartel" - and eventually found a way out and a (almost) normal life. Martin Corona, a US citizen, fell into the outlaw life at 12 and worked for a crew run by the Arellano brothers, founders of the Tijuana drug cartel that dominated the Southern California drug trade and much bloody gang warfare for decades. Corona's crew would cross into the United States from their luxurious hideout in Mexico, kill whomever needed to be killed north of the border, and return home in the afternoon. That work continued until the arrest of Javier Arellano-Félix in 2006 in a huge coordinated DEA operation. Martin Corona played a key role in the downfall of the cartel when he turned state's evidence. He confessed to multiple murders. Special Agent of the California Department of Justice Steve Duncan, who wrote the foreword, says Martin Corona is the only former cartel hit man he knows who is truly remorseful. Martin's father was a US marine. The family had many solid middle-class advantages, including the good fortune to be posted in Hawaii for a time, during which a teenage Martin thought he might be able to turn away from the outlaw life of theft, drug dealing, gun play, and prostitution. He briefly quit drugs and held down a job, but a die had been cast. He soon returned to a gangbanging life he now deeply regrets. How does someone become evil, a murderer who can kill without hesitation? This story is an insight into how it happened to one human being and how he now lives with himself. He is no longer a killer; he has asked for forgiveness; he has made a kind of peace for himself. He wrote letters to family members of his victims. Some of them not only wrote back but came to support him at his parole hearings. It is a cautionary tale but also one that shows that evil doesn't have to be forever. Members Reviews: Rather Disappointing Would you try another book from Martin Corona and Tony Rafael and/or Jacob Vargas? Hell no! Once was plenty enough re: Corona's exploits. Don't get either too excited or mislead by this books title: there is very little 'hitting' going on, and lots of trying to justify his actions, or at least downplay them. I would estimate a full 98-99% of the book is the author recounting his time in prison/youth centers/super-maxes...which can be interesting enough, just not what the title implied was coming. 3/5 max. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) Anti-climatic, like much of the book. Which scene was your favorite? None really jump out. :( Do you think Confessions of a Cartel Hit Man needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? See 'Would you try another book' section above. Any additional comments? More of a 'Life in Prison' book than hit-man book. great performance! the absolute best part of this book to me was the narrator. I enjoyed this book very much! you should enjoy it! So-so This book goes into great detail when explaining how he became a Hitman, but then ultra-rushes through the period when he actually was one. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Wolf-Boys-Audiobook/B01KBD56NQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Boys Subtitle: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel Author: Dan Slater Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel and their pursuit by a Mexican American detective who realizes the War on Drugs is unwinnable. What's it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization? And how does a 15-year-old American boy go from star quarterback to trained assassin, surging up the cartel corporate ladder? At first glance Gabriel Cardona is the poster-boy American teenager: great athlete, bright, handsome, and charismatic. But the streets of his border town of Laredo, Texas, are poor and dangerous, and it isn't long before Gabriel abandons his promising future for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military. His younger friend. Bart, as well as others from Gabriel's childhood join him in working for the Zetas, boosting cars and smuggling drugs, eventually catching the eye of the cartel's leadership. Meanwhile, Mexican-born detective Robert Garcia has worked hard all his life and is now struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spills over the border, Detective Garcia's pursuit of the boys and their cartel leaders puts him face to face with the urgent consequences of a war he sees as unwinnable. In Wolf Boys Dan Slater shares their stories, taking us from the Sierra Madre mountaintops to the dusty, dark alleys of Laredo, Texas, on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the Mexican drug trade. Gabriel's evolution from good-natured teenager into a feared assassin is as inevitable as Garcia's slow realization of the futile nature of his work. A nonfiction thriller, Wolf Boys depicts more than just Gabriel, Bart, and the officers who took them down. It shows, through vivid detail and rich, often moving narrative, the way in which the border itself is changing, disappearing, and posing new terrifying and yet largely unseen threats to American security. Ultimately, though, Wolf Boys is the intimate story of the "lobos" themselves: boys turned into pawns for cartels. Their stories show how poverty, ideas about identity, and government ignorance have warped the definition of the American dream. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dan Slater) Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:24:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Wolf-Boys-Audiobook/B01KBD56NQ thebookvoice.com 10:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Boys Subtitle: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel Author: Dan Slater Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel and their pursuit by a Mexican American detective who realizes the War on Drugs is unwinnable. What's it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization? And how does a 15-year-old American boy go from star quarterback to trained assassin, surging up the cartel corporate ladder? At first glance Gabriel Cardona is the poster-boy American teenager: great athlete, bright, handsome, and charismatic. But the streets of his border town of Laredo, Texas, are poor and dangerous, and it isn't long before Gabriel abandons his promising future for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military. His younger friend. Bart, as well as others from Gabriel's childhood join him in working for the Zetas, boosting cars and smuggling drugs, eventually catching the eye of the cartel's leadership. Meanwhile, Mexican-born detective Robert Garcia has worked hard all his life and is now struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spills over the border, Detective Garcia's pursuit of the boys and their cartel leaders puts him face to face with the urgent consequences of a war he sees as unwinnable. In Wolf Boys Dan Slater shares their stories, taking us from the Sierra Madre mountaintops to the dusty, dark alleys of Laredo, Texas, on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the Mexican drug trade. Gabriel's evolution from good-natured teenager into a feared assassin is as inevitable as Garcia's slow realization of the futile nature of his work. A nonfiction thriller, Wolf Boys depicts more than just Gabriel, Bart, and the officers who took them down. It shows, through vivid detail and rich, often moving narrative, the way in which the border itself is changing, disappearing, and posing new terrifying and yet largely unseen threats to American security. Ultimately, though, Wolf Boys is the intimate story of the "lobos" themselves: boys turned into pawns for cartels. Their stories show how poverty, ideas about identity, and government ignorance have warped the definition of the American dream. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Wolf Boys Subtitle: Two American Teenagers and Mexico's Most Dangerous Drug Cartel Author: Dan Slater Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-13-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 317 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The story of two American teens recruited as killers for a Mexican cartel and their pursuit by a Mexican American detective who realizes the War on Drugs is unwinnable. What's it like to be an employee of a global drug-trafficking organization? And how does a 15-year-old American boy go from star quarterback to trained assassin, surging up the cartel corporate ladder? At first glance Gabriel Cardona is the poster-boy American teenager: great athlete, bright, handsome, and charismatic. But the streets of his border town of Laredo, Texas, are poor and dangerous, and it isn't long before Gabriel abandons his promising future for the allure of the Zetas, a drug cartel with roots in the Mexican military. His younger friend. Bart, as well as others from Gabriel's childhood join him in working for the Zetas, boosting cars and smuggling drugs, eventually catching the eye of the cartel's leadership. Meanwhile, Mexican-born detective Robert Garcia has worked hard all his life and is now struggling to raise his family in America. As violence spills over the border, Detective Garcia's pursuit of the boys and their cartel leaders puts him face to face with the urgent consequences of a war he sees as unwinnable. In Wolf Boys Dan Slater shares their stories, taking us from the Sierra Madre mountaintops to the dusty, dark alleys of Laredo, Texas, on a harrowing, often brutal journey into the heart of the Mexican drug trade. Gabriel's evolution from good-natured teenager into a feared assassin is as inevitable as Garcia's slow realization of the futile nature of his work. A nonfiction thriller, Wolf Boys depicts more than just Gabriel, Bart, and the officers who took them down. It shows, through vivid detail and rich, often moving narrative, the way in which the border itself is changing, disappearing, and posing new terrifying and yet largely unseen threats to American security. Ultimately, though, Wolf Boys is the intimate story of the "lobos" themselves: boys turned into pawns for cartels. Their stories show how poverty, ideas about identity, and government ignorance have warped the definition of the American dream. Members Reviews: Great book I just wish the narrator was able to pronounce the Spanish words properly. I had to refer to my hard copy to read the words for myself because some of his pronunciations didn't make sense or sounded in Spanish. otherwise an excellent book Really enjoyed Listening to this book very in-depth, informative and engaging,and you really leave with an understanding of how the gang life can attract young men,but leaves you wondering ,as drugs do to your life how do they not see the consequences as the deterrent. Performance was a little boring,but well read. What a snooze! Terrible, boring as hell. could not get past like chapter 7. Would not recommend at all. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Casino-Mobster-Audiobook/B071KCLKR7 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rise and Fall of a "Casino" Mobster Subtitle: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes Author: Dennis N. Griffin, Frank Cullotta Narrator: Clay Lomakayu Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-17 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the hit film Casino from an "enforcer" who lived it. Tony Spilotro was the Mob's man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The "Little Guy" built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta, helped him do it. But Tony's quest for power and lack of self-control with women cost the Mob its control of Vegas; and Tony paid for it with his life. "I was a little nervous before my first meeting with former mobster Frank Cullotta. It turned out we had a pleasant conversation that ended with an agreement for me to write his book. As I drove home, I realized I had made a deal with a career thief and killer on a handshake. What was I thinking?" (Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dennis N. Griffin) Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:53:24 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Rise-and-Fall-of-a-Casino-Mobster-Audiobook/B071KCLKR7 thebookvoice.com 06:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rise and Fall of a "Casino" Mobster Subtitle: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes Author: Dennis N. Griffin, Frank Cullotta Narrator: Clay Lomakayu Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-17 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the hit film Casino from an "enforcer" who lived it. Tony Spilotro was the Mob's man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The "Little Guy" built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta, helped him do it. But Tony's quest for power and lack of self-control with women cost the Mob its control of Vegas; and Tony paid for it with his life. "I was a little nervous before my first meeting with former mobster Frank Cullotta. It turned out we had a pleasant conversation that ended with an agreement for me to write his book. As I drove home, I realized I had made a deal with a career thief and killer on a handshake. What was I thinking?" (Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Rise and Fall of a "Casino" Mobster Subtitle: The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes Author: Dennis N. Griffin, Frank Cullotta Narrator: Clay Lomakayu Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 06-16-17 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 70 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The true story behind the hit film Casino from an "enforcer" who lived it. Tony Spilotro was the Mob's man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The "Little Guy" built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta, helped him do it. But Tony's quest for power and lack of self-control with women cost the Mob its control of Vegas; and Tony paid for it with his life. "I was a little nervous before my first meeting with former mobster Frank Cullotta. It turned out we had a pleasant conversation that ended with an agreement for me to write his book. As I drove home, I realized I had made a deal with a career thief and killer on a handshake. What was I thinking?" (Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob) Members Reviews: A terrific listen. Author and narrator were Great Loved the book and hated for it to end. The author's insight and the narration was first class Don't miss out on this audio. OUTSTANDING Ties up all the loose ends. The inside story as it happened. Well written, good closing Wow Frank tells the whole story here. You get a lot of great Chicago Outfit lore. Compares the movie Casino to the real life situation. Great read never dull moment. Complete waste of money. This book is just a series of stories that are told in no order. the editing is a joke too, as a chapter is repeated. avoid this book!! A different world and how some criminals fall Chicago and around 10 of its suburbs were settings to some events described, the whole metropolitan area there "mobbed up" and in its own style. Getting picked to relocate to Las Vegas offered a new start and good weather. Looking at interviews of Frank Cullotta, I think Clay Lomakayu got the accent and cadence right. Cullotta talks in a simple and common sense way. He's no-drama guy, got a workmanlike attitude. I wanted to know something about Tony Spilotro, a real tough guy and there aren't even that many photos of him. Until this book I imagined him like Joe Pesci. But Pesci is fast-talking and Spilotro doesn't come across like that. Cullotta tells a number of things about Spilotro that ring true and make him finally familiar. Cullotta was one of the very few who really knew the guy. The book tells the conflicts Spilotro was dealing with and it was obvious he knew he'd probably be murdered. Spilotro had no way out, but Cullotta did. They federal witness protection program, despite the privations, has a solid reputation. Otherwise people like Cullotta would have no way out of being killed. Spilotro apparently couldn't get help and knew he was probably doomed. A no-drama but heavy conflict between Cullotta and Spilotro was the straw that broke the back of the greater operation. The FBI drove it so hard that something would break. So Cullotta was forced into being a stupid criminal not because he didn't see it coming, but because Spilotro couldn't back off. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bitch-on-Wheels-Audiobook/B00H1Z91WA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitch on Wheels Subtitle: The Sharon Nelson Double Murder Case Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 180 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When the body of 45-year-old Glen Harrelson was found in his Denver home, police tried to contact his wife, but soon they made a startling realization. She had played the part of grieving widow once before: Her previous husband also had died a mysterious accidental death... In a true story as shocking as any fiction, Bitch on Wheels is the amazing account of Sharon Lynn Nelson, a wild, beautiful preacher's wife who couldn't get enough-enough sex, enough money, or enough of her rugged "Mountain Man" lover, Gary Adams. Nelson was so consumed by greed that she convinced Adams to killed two of her three husbands in order to cash in on their insurance policies. Here is a compelling portrait of a woman driven by the darkest forces to mate, then kill - an American black widow who ultimately got snared in her own twisted web... bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Gregg Olsen) Wed, 11 Dec 2013 00:23:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bitch-on-Wheels-Audiobook/B00H1Z91WA thebookvoice.com 11:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitch on Wheels Subtitle: The Sharon Nelson Double Murder Case Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 180 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When the body of 45-year-old Glen Harrelson was found in his Denver home, police tried to contact his wife, but soon they made a startling realization. She had played the part of grieving widow once before: Her previous husband also had died a mysterious accidental death... In a true story as shocking as any fiction, Bitch on Wheels is the amazing account of Sharon Lynn Nelson, a wild, beautiful preacher's wife who couldn't get enough-enough sex, enough money, or enough of her rugged "Mountain Man" lover, Gary Adams. Nelson was so consumed by greed that she convinced Adams to killed two of her three husbands in order to cash in on their insurance policies. Here is a compelling portrait of a woman driven by the darkest forces to mate, then kill - an American black widow who ultimately got snared in her own twisted web... Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitch on Wheels Subtitle: The Sharon Nelson Double Murder Case Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 12-11-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 180 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When the body of 45-year-old Glen Harrelson was found in his Denver home, police tried to contact his wife, but soon they made a startling realization. She had played the part of grieving widow once before: Her previous husband also had died a mysterious accidental death... In a true story as shocking as any fiction, Bitch on Wheels is the amazing account of Sharon Lynn Nelson, a wild, beautiful preacher's wife who couldn't get enough-enough sex, enough money, or enough of her rugged "Mountain Man" lover, Gary Adams. Nelson was so consumed by greed that she convinced Adams to killed two of her three husbands in order to cash in on their insurance policies. Here is a compelling portrait of a woman driven by the darkest forces to mate, then kill - an American black widow who ultimately got snared in her own twisted web... Members Reviews: Very Entertaining Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? Yes,because this book had me unexpectedly laughing at the main character.Her behavior made her come off as almost cartoon-like & the narrator's deep,dead-pan voice made her silly ways sound even funnier. Who was your favorite character and why? The dental office secretary,because she saw thru the main character's b.s. & didn't like her from the minute she met her.I actually felt for her when she wished she could have slapped the woman back into reality. Have you listened to any of Kevin Pierces other performances before? How does this one compare? No. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? when the daughter of one of the boyfriends was surprised while away at college when this woman insinuated herself between father & daughter just to get control of his money for herself.That had to be humiliating,having to drop out of college because of how this horrible woman ruined her reputation at school. Any additional comments? I enjoyed the book. Good book, worth the money. What did you love best about Bitch on Wheels? I really liked the book's plot and characters. What did you like best about this story? I liked the fact that the "bad guy" was a woman. There are not enough stories with women as the subject in true crime books. Have you listened to any of Kevin Pierces other performances before? How does this one compare? As always, Kevin Pierce is awesome. Any additional comments? Even though the book was more than 11 hours long, there was still more to tell. I would like to have heard how she was caught, more about the actual crimes, and more details. I felt like the last chapter didn't tie in to the rest of the book. GREAT STORY BUT BEWARE......... Would you consider the audio edition of Bitch on Wheels to be better than the print version? I think they are about the same. I'm not in the habit of buying audio AND print versions of the same book. I only listened to about 45 minutes when I realized that I already own the hard copy version of this book under the title "Black Widow". Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kevin Pierce? Someone like Lorna Raver. Pierce sounds like the kind of "Aw, shucks!" narrator who is better matched with dusty Westerns like "Lonesome Dove". https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Where-the-Bodies-Were-Buried-Audiobook/B0143OA2GU Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried Subtitle: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 108 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author T. J. English, the acclaimed master chronicler of the Irish Mob in America, offers a front row seat at the trial of one of the most notorious gangsters of all - Whitey Bulger - and pulls back the veil to expose a breathtaking history of corruption and malfeasance. Whitey Bulger was, following the death of Osama bin Laden, the number-one fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list; he remained at large for 16 years. One of the most prominent mobsters in Boston's criminal underworld from the 1970s until his disappearance in 1995, Bulger was sometimes romanticized as a Robin Hood-esque thief and protector who looked out for his South Boston neighborhood. But the truth was much more complicated - and infinitely more sordid - as his trial on racketeering charges revealed in alarming detail. Throughout the era in which Bulger was a crime boss, he was also a top echelon informant (TE) for the FBI, supposedly helping prosecutors make organized crime cases against the mafia by feeding them information that could win them convictions in court. His relationship with the criminal justice system - an arrangement he inherited from a previous generation of gangsters and corrupt lawmen - represents the hidden horror of the Bulger story and the battleground on which prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed at his trial. There have been other books on Bulger, but none like this. T. J. English - author of Paddy Whacked, the definitive history of the Irish mob - was present every day of the proceedings, and in Where the Bodies Were Buried gives us not just an account of the trial but also a deeply sourced, disturbing portrait of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that ruled Boston and much of New England from the 1970s forward. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (T. J. English) Tue, 15 Sep 2015 12:43:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Where-the-Bodies-Were-Buried-Audiobook/B0143OA2GU thebookvoice.com 16:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried Subtitle: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 108 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author T. J. English, the acclaimed master chronicler of the Irish Mob in America, offers a front row seat at the trial of one of the most notorious gangsters of all - Whitey Bulger - and pulls back the veil to expose a breathtaking history of corruption and malfeasance. Whitey Bulger was, following the death of Osama bin Laden, the number-one fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list; he remained at large for 16 years. One of the most prominent mobsters in Boston's criminal underworld from the 1970s until his disappearance in 1995, Bulger was sometimes romanticized as a Robin Hood-esque thief and protector who looked out for his South Boston neighborhood. But the truth was much more complicated - and infinitely more sordid - as his trial on racketeering charges revealed in alarming detail. Throughout the era in which Bulger was a crime boss, he was also a top echelon informant (TE) for the FBI, supposedly helping prosecutors make organized crime cases against the mafia by feeding them information that could win them convictions in court. His relationship with the criminal justice system - an arrangement he inherited from a previous generation of gangsters and corrupt lawmen - represents the hidden horror of the Bulger story and the battleground on which prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed at his trial. There have been other books on Bulger, but none like this. T. J. English - author of Paddy Whacked, the definitive history of the Irish mob - was present every day of the proceedings, and in Where the Bodies Were Buried gives us not just an account of the trial but also a deeply sourced, disturbing portrait of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that ruled Boston and much of New England from the 1970s forward. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Where the Bodies Were Buried Subtitle: Whitey Bulger and the World That Made Him Author: T. J. English Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 09-15-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 108 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: New York Times best-selling author T. J. English, the acclaimed master chronicler of the Irish Mob in America, offers a front row seat at the trial of one of the most notorious gangsters of all - Whitey Bulger - and pulls back the veil to expose a breathtaking history of corruption and malfeasance. Whitey Bulger was, following the death of Osama bin Laden, the number-one fugitive on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list; he remained at large for 16 years. One of the most prominent mobsters in Boston's criminal underworld from the 1970s until his disappearance in 1995, Bulger was sometimes romanticized as a Robin Hood-esque thief and protector who looked out for his South Boston neighborhood. But the truth was much more complicated - and infinitely more sordid - as his trial on racketeering charges revealed in alarming detail. Throughout the era in which Bulger was a crime boss, he was also a top echelon informant (TE) for the FBI, supposedly helping prosecutors make organized crime cases against the mafia by feeding them information that could win them convictions in court. His relationship with the criminal justice system - an arrangement he inherited from a previous generation of gangsters and corrupt lawmen - represents the hidden horror of the Bulger story and the battleground on which prosecutors and defense lawyers clashed at his trial. There have been other books on Bulger, but none like this. T. J. English - author of Paddy Whacked, the definitive history of the Irish mob - was present every day of the proceedings, and in Where the Bodies Were Buried gives us not just an account of the trial but also a deeply sourced, disturbing portrait of the decades-long culture of collusion between the Feds and the Irish and Italian mob factions that ruled Boston and much of New England from the 1970s forward. Members Reviews: The post-trial story of the Bulger legacy This was an interesting take on the story of the notorious South Boston crime lord, James "Whitey" Bulger. The author documents the trial of Bulger and his crimes using actual court transcripts and first hand interviews with key Bulger associates, former federal agents and members of the victims families. The book takes a hard look at the people in positions of power in the FBI who allowed Bulger to operate and commit horrific crimes, even to the extent of aiding and abetting murder. While Bulger was found guilty of 31 counts, the individuals who protected him in the FBI, save for one agent, John Connelly, were able to wash their hands of him in the end with no consequences. Worth a listen! Informative-- Bolger and the FBI's participation! I enjoy books about true crime/historical & famous trials-- trial lawyers would enjoy reading the account of this trial, witness-by-witness. The FBI's participation and outright complacency is shocking as they could have saves many lives. I wonder how much of such activities go on today... reminds me of the dreadful Iran-Contra affair by the Reagan admnistration. Amazing story. Narration not my style! Incredible revelations in this book. Some amazing facts and insights. A well researched and written account but the narrator read it like a newscaster which made it soulless and kind of ruined it for me. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Spy-Among-Friends-Audiobook/B00K5YXUG2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Spy Among Friends Subtitle: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal Author: Ben Macintyre Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1111 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date offers a powerful new angle on the 20th century's greatest spy story. Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War - while he was secretly working for the enemy. And nobody thought he knew Philby like Nicholas Elliott, Philby's best friend and fellow officer in MI6. The two men had gone to the same schools, belonged to the same exclusive clubs, grown close through the crucible of wartime intelligence work and long nights of drink and revelry. It was madness for one to think the other might be a communist spy, bent on subverting Western values and the power of the free world. But Philby was secretly betraying his friend. Every word Elliott breathed to Philby was transmitted back to Moscow - and not just Elliott's words, for in America, Philby had made another powerful friend: James Jesus Angleton, the crafty, paranoid head of CIA counterintelligence. Angleton's and Elliott's unwitting disclosures helped Philby sink almost every important Anglo-American spy operation for twenty years, leading countless operatives to their doom. Even as the web of suspicion closed around him, and Philby was driven to greater lies to protect his cover, his two friends never abandoned him - until it was too late. The stunning truth of his betrayal would have devastating consequences on the two men who thought they knew him best, and on the intelligence services he left crippled in his wake. Told with heart-pounding suspense and keen psychological insight, and based on personal papers and never-before-seen British intelligence files, A Spy Among Friends is Ben Macintyre's best book yet, a high-water mark in Cold War history telling. Critic Reviews: "No one writes about deceit and subterfuge so dramatically, authoritatively or perceptively [as Ben Macintyre]. To read A Spy Among Friends is a bit like climbing aboard a runaway train in terms of speed and excitementexcept that Macintyre knows exactly where he is going and is in total control of his material." (The Daily Mail) "A Spy Among Friends, a classic spookfest, is also a brilliant reconciliation of history and entertainment An unputdownable postwar thriller whose every incredible detail is fact not fiction." (The Observer) "Macintyre's focus on friendship brings an intimacy to this book that is missing from the cardboard stereotypes that populate spy novels and conventional espionage histories I'm not a lover of spy novels, yet I adored this book." (The Times of London) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ben Macintyre) Tue, 29 Jul 2014 10:05:37 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/A-Spy-Among-Friends-Audiobook/B00K5YXUG2 thebookvoice.com 00:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Spy Among Friends Subtitle: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal Author: Ben Macintyre Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1111 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date offers a powerful new angle on the 20th century's greatest spy story. Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War - while he was secretly working for the enemy. And nobody thought he knew Philby like Nicholas Elliott, Philby's best friend and fellow officer in MI6. The two men had gone to the same schools, belonged to the same exclusive clubs, grown close through the crucible of wartime intelligence work and long nights of drink and revelry. It was madness for one to think the other might be a communist spy, bent on subverting Western values and the power of the free world. But Philby was secretly betraying his friend. Every word Elliott breathed to Philby was transmitted back to Moscow - and not just Elliott's words, for in America, Philby had made another powerful friend: James Jesus Angleton, the crafty, paranoid head of CIA counterintelligence. Angleton's and Elliott's unwitting disclosures helped Philby sink almost every important Anglo-American spy operation for twenty years, leading countless operatives to their doom. Even as the web of suspicion closed around him, and Philby was driven to greater lies to protect his cover, his two friends never abandoned him - until it was too late. The stunning truth of his betrayal would have devastating consequences on the two men who thought they knew him best, and on the intelligence services he left crippled in his wake. Told with heart-pounding suspense and keen psychological insight, and based on personal papers and never-before-seen British intelligence files, A Spy Among Friends is Ben Macintyre's best book yet, a high-water mark in Cold War history telling. Critic Reviews: "No one writes about deceit and subterfuge so dramatically, authoritatively or perceptively [as Ben Macintyre]. To read A Spy Among Friends is a bit like climbing aboard a runaway train in terms of speed and excitementexcept that Macintyre knows exactly where he is going and is in total control of his material." (The Daily Mail) "A Spy Among Friends, a classic spookfest, is also a brilliant reconciliation of history and entertainment An unputdownable postwar thriller whose every incredible detail is fact not fiction." (The Observer) "Macintyre's focus on friendship brings an intimacy to this book that is missing from the cardboard stereotypes that populate spy novels and conventional espionage histories I'm not a lover of spy novels, yet I adored this book." (The Times of London) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: A Spy Among Friends Subtitle: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal Author: Ben Macintyre Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs Language: English Release date: 07-29-14 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 1111 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Master storyteller Ben Macintyre's most ambitious work to date offers a powerful new angle on the 20th century's greatest spy story. Kim Philby was the greatest spy in history, a brilliant and charming man who rose to head Britain's counterintelligence against the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War - while he was secretly working for the enemy. And nobody thought he knew Philby like Nicholas Elliott, Philby's best friend and fellow officer in MI6. The two men had gone to the same schools, belonged to the same exclusive clubs, grown close through the crucible of wartime intelligence work and long nights of drink and revelry. It was madness for one to think the other might be a communist spy, bent on subverting Western values and the power of the free world. But Philby was secretly betraying his friend. Every word Elliott breathed to Philby was transmitted back to Moscow - and not just Elliott's words, for in America, Philby had made another powerful friend: James Jesus Angleton, the crafty, paranoid head of CIA counterintelligence. Angleton's and Elliott's unwitting disclosures helped Philby sink almost every important Anglo-American spy operation for twenty years, leading countless operatives to their doom. Even as the web of suspicion closed around him, and Philby was driven to greater lies to protect his cover, his two friends never abandoned him - until it was too late. The stunning truth of his betrayal would have devastating consequences on the two men who thought they knew him best, and on the intelligence services he left crippled in his wake. Told with heart-pounding suspense and keen psychological insight, and based on personal papers and never-before-seen British intelligence files, A Spy Among Friends is Ben Macintyre's best book yet, a high-water mark in Cold War history telling. Critic Reviews: "No one writes about deceit and subterfuge so dramatically, authoritatively or perceptively [as Ben Macintyre]. To read A Spy Among Friends is a bit like climbing aboard a runaway train in terms of speed and excitementexcept that Macintyre knows exactly where he is going and is in total control of his material." (The Daily Mail) "A Spy Among Friends, a classic spookfest, is also a brilliant reconciliation of history and entertainment An unputdownable postwar thriller whose every incredible detail is fact not fiction." (The Observer) "Macintyre's focus on friendship brings an intimacy to this book that is missing from the cardboard stereotypes that populate spy novels and conventional espionage histories I'm not a lover of spy novels, yet I adored this book." (The Times of London) Members Reviews: The Greatest Spy -- Ever Discovered Any additional comments? I must say at the outset that John Lee is the perfect narrator for this book. He is clear, properly British, and adds just enough inflection to what you would expect from a spy story.Ben Macintyre, in turn, has written a book which gives you great insight into the personalities of Philby and those around him. You come away both admiring Philby and deeply detesting him. MI5, during World War II, pulled off amazing stunts of extremely effective trickery against Germany, but then after the war Philby and friends managed to destroy one of the greatest intelligence services in the world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Sinatra-Club-Audiobook/B076TL16BQ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinatra Club Subtitle: My Life Inside the New York Mafia Author: Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America...until it was destroyed from within by drugs, greed, and the decline of its traditional crime family values. And by guys like Sal Polisi. As a member of New York's feared Colombo Family, Polisi ran the Sinatra Club, an illegal after-hours gambling den that was a magic kingdom of crime and a hangout for up-and-coming mobsters like John Gotti and the three wiseguys immortalized in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas - Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, and Tommy DeSimone. But the nonstop thrills of Polisi's criminal glory days abruptly ended when he was busted for drug trafficking. Already sickened by the bloodbath that engulfed the Mob as it teetered toward extinction, he flipped and became one of a breed he had loathed all his life - a rat. In this shocking, pulse-pounding, and, at times, darkly hilarious first-person chronicle, he paints a never-before-seen picture of a larger-than-life secret underworld that, thanks to guys like him, no longer exists. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sal Polisi) Tue, 07 Nov 2017 02:04:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Sinatra-Club-Audiobook/B076TL16BQ thebookvoice.com 12:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinatra Club Subtitle: My Life Inside the New York Mafia Author: Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America...until it was destroyed from within by drugs, greed, and the decline of its traditional crime family values. And by guys like Sal Polisi. As a member of New York's feared Colombo Family, Polisi ran the Sinatra Club, an illegal after-hours gambling den that was a magic kingdom of crime and a hangout for up-and-coming mobsters like John Gotti and the three wiseguys immortalized in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas - Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, and Tommy DeSimone. But the nonstop thrills of Polisi's criminal glory days abruptly ended when he was busted for drug trafficking. Already sickened by the bloodbath that engulfed the Mob as it teetered toward extinction, he flipped and became one of a breed he had loathed all his life - a rat. In this shocking, pulse-pounding, and, at times, darkly hilarious first-person chronicle, he paints a never-before-seen picture of a larger-than-life secret underworld that, thanks to guys like him, no longer exists. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Sinatra Club Subtitle: My Life Inside the New York Mafia Author: Sal Polisi, Steve Dougherty Narrator: Pete Simonelli Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Mob was the biggest, richest business in America...until it was destroyed from within by drugs, greed, and the decline of its traditional crime family values. And by guys like Sal Polisi. As a member of New York's feared Colombo Family, Polisi ran the Sinatra Club, an illegal after-hours gambling den that was a magic kingdom of crime and a hangout for up-and-coming mobsters like John Gotti and the three wiseguys immortalized in Martin Scorsese's GoodFellas - Henry Hill, Jimmy Burke, and Tommy DeSimone. But the nonstop thrills of Polisi's criminal glory days abruptly ended when he was busted for drug trafficking. Already sickened by the bloodbath that engulfed the Mob as it teetered toward extinction, he flipped and became one of a breed he had loathed all his life - a rat. In this shocking, pulse-pounding, and, at times, darkly hilarious first-person chronicle, he paints a never-before-seen picture of a larger-than-life secret underworld that, thanks to guys like him, no longer exists. Members Reviews: Excellent! This is by far one of the best told stories of the 70s NY mob. Ive listened to dozens of books thru the years, I enjoyed the narration. Well worth the purchase. love this book ! great story told from the inside My first audio book and it did not disappoint. I love stories of the NY mafia and this was beautifully told ! Fun in a Self Serving way An interesting take from someone who actually liked John Gotti. Most mob tell-alls from the era never have many flattering things to say about the dapper don, so it was a nice point of view. By far though, my favorite part was Sal Polisi's description of his sexual prowess. Apparently it was so potent that the dominatrix lesbian prostitute he banged melted, turned straight, and forgot to charge him. Overall, most of the events Polosi talks about line up with the other books I've read. So, grain of salt on the love life. Enjoy the rest. Very entertaining. Much better books than this one. If youve never listened to a book on the Mafia this would be ok. Ive listened to several. All much better than this and theres nothing new here. Great read! I really appreciate Sal sharing his crazy life experiences with us. He lived a crazy life. this is one of the more honest and better mob books I've read. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Freeway-Rick-Ross-Audiobook/B017XWCC26 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Freeway Rick Ross Subtitle: The Untold Autobiography Author: Rick Ross, Cathy Scott Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-16-15 Publisher: Crime She Writes Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 266 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography is an intimate look at the day-to-day dealings of a drug kingpin in the heart of the ghetto. It's also the story of a boy born in poverty in Texas who grew up in a single-parent household in the heart of South Central, who was pushed through the school system each year and came out illiterate. His options were few, and he turned to drug dealing. This untold autobiography is not only personal, but also historical in its implications. Rick Ross chronicles the times by highlighting the social climate that made crack cocaine so desirable, and he points out that at the time, the "cops in the area didn't know what crack was; they didn't associate the small white rocks they saw on homies as illegal drugs". All Rick Ross knew was people wanted it. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Rick Ross) Mon, 16 Nov 2015 12:08:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Freeway-Rick-Ross-Audiobook/B017XWCC26 thebookvoice.com 07:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Freeway Rick Ross Subtitle: The Untold Autobiography Author: Rick Ross, Cathy Scott Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-16-15 Publisher: Crime She Writes Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 266 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography is an intimate look at the day-to-day dealings of a drug kingpin in the heart of the ghetto. It's also the story of a boy born in poverty in Texas who grew up in a single-parent household in the heart of South Central, who was pushed through the school system each year and came out illiterate. His options were few, and he turned to drug dealing. This untold autobiography is not only personal, but also historical in its implications. Rick Ross chronicles the times by highlighting the social climate that made crack cocaine so desirable, and he points out that at the time, the "cops in the area didn't know what crack was; they didn't associate the small white rocks they saw on homies as illegal drugs". All Rick Ross knew was people wanted it. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Freeway Rick Ross Subtitle: The Untold Autobiography Author: Rick Ross, Cathy Scott Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 11-16-15 Publisher: Crime She Writes Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 266 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Freeway Rick Ross: The Untold Autobiography is an intimate look at the day-to-day dealings of a drug kingpin in the heart of the ghetto. It's also the story of a boy born in poverty in Texas who grew up in a single-parent household in the heart of South Central, who was pushed through the school system each year and came out illiterate. His options were few, and he turned to drug dealing. This untold autobiography is not only personal, but also historical in its implications. Rick Ross chronicles the times by highlighting the social climate that made crack cocaine so desirable, and he points out that at the time, the "cops in the area didn't know what crack was; they didn't associate the small white rocks they saw on homies as illegal drugs". All Rick Ross knew was people wanted it. Members Reviews: Life as a Drug Kingpin. Where does Freeway Rick Ross rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This is a gripping story of how a young man became a drug kingpin. It gives details of his childhood, teenage and adult years. It is based on a true story. It is very exciting and well worth listening to. What other book might you compare Freeway Rick Ross to and why? This book is like a cross between the t.v. show, "Breaking Bad" and the book, "Bringing Down the House" by Ben Mezrich. It has the action of "Breaking Bad" and the suspense of normal guy who is a little out of his league like "Bringing Down the House." What does Kevin Pierce bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? Kevin Pierce gives a great performance. He is a good storyteller, and a book is always better if you can listen to it instead of reading it. Multi-tasking dude. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? There are many moving moments in this book. When Aunt Bobbi-Jo is being beaten, when Rick is told he cannot attend college, when Rick's chop shop case is thrown out of court, when Rick finds that his favorite teacher was a coke dealer.... I could go on and on. This is a well-written book with lots of memorable moments. Any additional comments? This is a very good story that I highly recommend. Obviously, this book contains adult situations, but is pretty clean in terms of language. I would not hesitate to let a teen listen to it. I received this book free in exchange for an honest review. Phenomenal book!!! I thoroughly enjoyed it. While I enjoyed this book, the only thing I would have preferred was if it were an African American who read it, I only say this because it didn't sound as authentic coming from a Caucasian. The reader did a great job but that was my only complaint. A terrific account of Sales in South Central! What did you love best about Freeway Rick Ross? This book took the listener back into South Central at the heyday of the distribution of cocaine and the onset of meth. What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative? The most compelling aspect of this narrative was bad boy makes good. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-My-Father-Audiobook/B071NQ29W2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar: My Father Author: Andrea Rosenberg - translator, Juan Pablo Escobar Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 110 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The popular television series Narcos captures only half the truth. Here, at last, is the full story. Until now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the most infamous drug kingpin of all time. But these versions have always been told from the outside, never from the intimacy of his own home. More than two decades after the full-fledged manhunt finally caught up with the king of cocaine, Juan Pablo Escobar travels to the past to reveal an unabridged version of his father - a man capable of committing the most extreme acts of cruelty while simultaneously professing infinite love for his family. This is not the story of a child seeking redemption for his father but a shocking look at the consequences of violence and the overwhelming need for peace and forgiveness. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Andrea Rosenberg - translator) Tue, 29 Aug 2017 02:25:03 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-My-Father-Audiobook/B071NQ29W2 thebookvoice.com 12:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar: My Father Author: Andrea Rosenberg - translator, Juan Pablo Escobar Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 110 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The popular television series Narcos captures only half the truth. Here, at last, is the full story. Until now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the most infamous drug kingpin of all time. But these versions have always been told from the outside, never from the intimacy of his own home. More than two decades after the full-fledged manhunt finally caught up with the king of cocaine, Juan Pablo Escobar travels to the past to reveal an unabridged version of his father - a man capable of committing the most extreme acts of cruelty while simultaneously professing infinite love for his family. This is not the story of a child seeking redemption for his father but a shocking look at the consequences of violence and the overwhelming need for peace and forgiveness. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar: My Father Author: Andrea Rosenberg - translator, Juan Pablo Escobar Narrator: Luis Moreno Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 110 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The popular television series Narcos captures only half the truth. Here, at last, is the full story. Until now, we believed that everything had been said about the rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the most infamous drug kingpin of all time. But these versions have always been told from the outside, never from the intimacy of his own home. More than two decades after the full-fledged manhunt finally caught up with the king of cocaine, Juan Pablo Escobar travels to the past to reveal an unabridged version of his father - a man capable of committing the most extreme acts of cruelty while simultaneously professing infinite love for his family. This is not the story of a child seeking redemption for his father but a shocking look at the consequences of violence and the overwhelming need for peace and forgiveness. Members Reviews: Netflix wished they had this.. An amazing story of terror and heartache. To feel his words and feel it through his perspective shows how great the author poured into the book. Oddly inspiring too. A bit of a drag If you could sum up Pablo Escobar: My Father in three words, what would they be? Second hand antidotes on a drug lord What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting? It would have to be some of the untold stories known only to family members What aspect of Luis Morenos performance would you have changed? He was fine Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Not really Any additional comments? The story jumps a lot back and fourth and really seems to be an apology for his father at times and a correction of morales that others have made. It's all a bit boring really. I really liked the sons view on his father Pablo. I was pleased by the sons view of his father it was different from other versons. amazing book hope he writes more. ome of the best books about pablo escobar out there. though juan pablo blames carlos castano for the bombing of the das buildimg and not his father which i find suspect. Not enough new information If youve seen the Netflix series, Pablo Escobar, then 80% of this book will be pretty consistent with the show, so you will get bored with a lot of the book. Only 20% covers Pablos sons personal views relative to his fathers life. I was looking to read more about personal side and not about all the data already known. I find Juans book to be mostly genuine, but at times I think he somewhat exaggerates the role he played in some of the stories he tellssome things are not believable coming from the 16-year-old that he was. One thing I certainly do not believe is his claim that he, his mother, and his sister were left broke after Pablo died. He constantly references paying off this guy or that guy, buying houses, investment properties in Argentina, etc. If they were truly broke then where did all this money come from? Theres no doubt that they had access to lots of hidden cash, accessed and used as needed. No way they were broke! Ive read a few books about Pablo, including The Accountants Story written by Pablos brother Roberto. I also watched both Netflix series on him as well. If youve done the same then youll most likely have the same opinions as mine. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Room-1203-O-J-Simpsons-Las-Vegas-Conviction-Audiobook/B078XLZR52 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Room 1203: O. J. Simpson's Las Vegas Conviction Author: Andy Caldwell Narrator: Mark Kamish Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "You think you can steal my s--t and sell it?" In 1995, NFL great and movie star O. J. Simpson beat a murder rap for the death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. But in 2007, his luck with avoiding Lady Justice ran out in Las Vegas. Room 1203 is the true story of the convoluted and bizarre events surrounding a violent armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in a Vegas hotel. On that night, Simpson put an exclamation mark on his spectacular fall from the height of Hollywood's glamour and glitz to a shadowy world of scams and schemers in Sin City. Written by the lead detective assigned to the case, the audiobook provides details, insights, and facts not previously reported, as well as the investigation that pieced the crime together and landed an arrogant man who believed he was above the law in a Nevada prison. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Andy Caldwell) Thu, 11 Jan 2018 07:36:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Room-1203-O-J-Simpsons-Las-Vegas-Conviction-Audiobook/B078XLZR52 thebookvoice.com 07:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Room 1203: O. J. Simpson's Las Vegas Conviction Author: Andy Caldwell Narrator: Mark Kamish Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "You think you can steal my s--t and sell it?" In 1995, NFL great and movie star O. J. Simpson beat a murder rap for the death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. But in 2007, his luck with avoiding Lady Justice ran out in Las Vegas. Room 1203 is the true story of the convoluted and bizarre events surrounding a violent armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in a Vegas hotel. On that night, Simpson put an exclamation mark on his spectacular fall from the height of Hollywood's glamour and glitz to a shadowy world of scams and schemers in Sin City. Written by the lead detective assigned to the case, the audiobook provides details, insights, and facts not previously reported, as well as the investigation that pieced the crime together and landed an arrogant man who believed he was above the law in a Nevada prison. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Room 1203: O. J. Simpson's Las Vegas Conviction Author: Andy Caldwell Narrator: Mark Kamish Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 01-11-18 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: "You think you can steal my s--t and sell it?" In 1995, NFL great and movie star O. J. Simpson beat a murder rap for the death of his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ron Goldman. But in 2007, his luck with avoiding Lady Justice ran out in Las Vegas. Room 1203 is the true story of the convoluted and bizarre events surrounding a violent armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in a Vegas hotel. On that night, Simpson put an exclamation mark on his spectacular fall from the height of Hollywood's glamour and glitz to a shadowy world of scams and schemers in Sin City. Written by the lead detective assigned to the case, the audiobook provides details, insights, and facts not previously reported, as well as the investigation that pieced the crime together and landed an arrogant man who believed he was above the law in a Nevada prison. Members Reviews: Just Getting My Stuff Back... This was really good! As Benjamin Franklin once said "If you tell a lie long enough, it soon will become fact". Yes, indeed! A motto that O.J. surely lives by, as it has apparently served him quite well over the years. Until THIS time. Without this crime being recorded, it may have turned out much differently - AGAIN. It is disgusting how the media ran nonstop with (and stuck by) O.J.s often repeated story-lie of Hey man, I was just getting my stuff back...when it was NOT his stuff. To the point of public brainwashing. And of course, downplaying the whole armed robbery intention with GUNS as well! When I told my friend I was listening to this book, HE even said Ohhh, that case where O.J. was trying to get his stuff back??? Ughhhh. Unbelievable. Might have to unfriend him...Lol This book gives you ALL the details, including transcripts of the actual crime being committed recordings. Even though I thought I knew most of the facts, this was quite revealing. For those that have been (and are) blinded by the celebrity light, this book will let you see (and hear!) the real man. This narrator was fantastic! You would swear that this was actually Andy (author) doing the narration himself! The delivery sounded JUST like a real detective who had been through this personally...and emotionally. I felt like I was there, and on the case with him. Great choice!!! Loved it. I was provided this audiobook at no cost to me for an honest review - and under the threat of perjury - I swear its a good one ;) Excellent Excellent Excellent!!! This book told me almost everything I could want to know about this case. There is so much inside information the average person never heard about. Having been the lead detective, the author takes the reader step by step through the whole case, right from the beginning. It is well written and explained in detail so I could get a feeling of how emotional and frustrating it was. He gives us a very real sense of just how much more difficult it was to lead an investigation of someone who is famous and who the public wants to hear about. We get a good look at what really happened during the armed robbery in a Las Vegas hotel room and how O.J. thought he could get away with it. His arrogance really comes through! For anyone who has any interest in this case, I highly recommend reading or listening to this book. I have read and listened to many true crime books over the years and I have to say this is one of the best so far. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Jeffrey-Dahmer-A-Terrifying-True-Story-of-Rape-Murder-Cannibalism-Audiobook/B072F1LVKZ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jeffrey Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 1 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: David L. White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few serial killers in history have garnered as much attention as Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer. Although Dahmer killed 17 young men and boys, it was not so much the number of people he killed that makes him stand out among famous serial killers, but more so the acts of depravity that he committed on the corpses of his victims. In this true crime story, you will listen to how Dahmer transitioned from a loner to serial killer, committing numerous unnatural acts along the way such as necrophilia and cannibalism. Following in the macabre tradition of another infamous Wisconsin serial killer - Ed Gein - Jeffrey Dahmer terrorized Milwaukee for most of the 1980s until he was finally captured in 1991. Perhaps one of the most frightening aspects of Jeffrey Dahmer's serial killer career was how easy he was able to lure his victims into his trap. Dahmer possessed above average intellect, was conventionally good looking, and usually had a calm demeanor that could disarm even the most paranoid of people. Because of these traits, Dahmer was able to evade justice numerous times, which allowed him to keep killing. Truly, Dahmer was able to fool his family, the police, his neighbors, and even the judicial system into believing that he was not a threat; but during the entire time his kill count increased and the body parts of his victims began to pile up around his apartment. Purchase this audiobook to listen to a story that is among the most disturbing of all true crime serial killers. You will follow the course of Dahmer's life from an alcoholic outcast in high school to a vicious predator who stalked the streets of Milwaukee. Finally, you will hear about Dahmer's trial, his jail house murder, and the impact that his many crimes had on Milwaukee. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Rosewood) Wed, 03 May 2017 20:37:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Jeffrey-Dahmer-A-Terrifying-True-Story-of-Rape-Murder-Cannibalism-Audiobook/B072F1LVKZ thebookvoice.com 03:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jeffrey Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 1 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: David L. White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few serial killers in history have garnered as much attention as Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer. Although Dahmer killed 17 young men and boys, it was not so much the number of people he killed that makes him stand out among famous serial killers, but more so the acts of depravity that he committed on the corpses of his victims. In this true crime story, you will listen to how Dahmer transitioned from a loner to serial killer, committing numerous unnatural acts along the way such as necrophilia and cannibalism. Following in the macabre tradition of another infamous Wisconsin serial killer - Ed Gein - Jeffrey Dahmer terrorized Milwaukee for most of the 1980s until he was finally captured in 1991. Perhaps one of the most frightening aspects of Jeffrey Dahmer's serial killer career was how easy he was able to lure his victims into his trap. Dahmer possessed above average intellect, was conventionally good looking, and usually had a calm demeanor that could disarm even the most paranoid of people. Because of these traits, Dahmer was able to evade justice numerous times, which allowed him to keep killing. Truly, Dahmer was able to fool his family, the police, his neighbors, and even the judicial system into believing that he was not a threat; but during the entire time his kill count increased and the body parts of his victims began to pile up around his apartment. Purchase this audiobook to listen to a story that is among the most disturbing of all true crime serial killers. You will follow the course of Dahmer's life from an alcoholic outcast in high school to a vicious predator who stalked the streets of Milwaukee. Finally, you will hear about Dahmer's trial, his jail house murder, and the impact that his many crimes had on Milwaukee. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Jeffrey Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 1 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: David L. White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 05-03-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 60 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few serial killers in history have garnered as much attention as Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer. Although Dahmer killed 17 young men and boys, it was not so much the number of people he killed that makes him stand out among famous serial killers, but more so the acts of depravity that he committed on the corpses of his victims. In this true crime story, you will listen to how Dahmer transitioned from a loner to serial killer, committing numerous unnatural acts along the way such as necrophilia and cannibalism. Following in the macabre tradition of another infamous Wisconsin serial killer - Ed Gein - Jeffrey Dahmer terrorized Milwaukee for most of the 1980s until he was finally captured in 1991. Perhaps one of the most frightening aspects of Jeffrey Dahmer's serial killer career was how easy he was able to lure his victims into his trap. Dahmer possessed above average intellect, was conventionally good looking, and usually had a calm demeanor that could disarm even the most paranoid of people. Because of these traits, Dahmer was able to evade justice numerous times, which allowed him to keep killing. Truly, Dahmer was able to fool his family, the police, his neighbors, and even the judicial system into believing that he was not a threat; but during the entire time his kill count increased and the body parts of his victims began to pile up around his apartment. Purchase this audiobook to listen to a story that is among the most disturbing of all true crime serial killers. You will follow the course of Dahmer's life from an alcoholic outcast in high school to a vicious predator who stalked the streets of Milwaukee. Finally, you will hear about Dahmer's trial, his jail house murder, and the impact that his many crimes had on Milwaukee. Members Reviews: Best Jeffrey Dahmer information I've seen or heard Where does Jeffrey Dahmer: A Terrifying True Story of Rape, Murder & Cannibalism rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? It's in the top 10 of my favorite true crime books. Which character as performed by David L. White was your favorite? No favorite character but Mr. White was an excellent narrator for this book. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? yes, but some parts were awfully gruesome..as expected Any additional comments? I've read and watched several things on Dahmer so I didn't expect much new information from this book. However, this book did surprise me. It is well written and thorough. It goes into detail from childhood until his death. I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Dahmer or serial killers in general. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Unknown-Mongol-Audiobook/B00UM1JL2A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unknown Mongol Author: Scott Junior Ereckson Narrator: Jeff Hays Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-15 Publisher: scottjuniorereckson.com Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 381 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of ex-Mongols M.C. National President Scott Junior Ereckson. From a young teen, peering from behind a bush at an unknown Mongol, Scott fulfills his childhood dreams. In later years, after many experiences, he becomes one of the most respected and feared Mongols to this day. Hold on tight and go on this unbelievable journey. See what it takes to get to the top in the biker world: a ride that will keep your hands glued to the handlebars from beginning to end. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Scott Junior Ereckson) Fri, 13 Mar 2015 03:15:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Unknown-Mongol-Audiobook/B00UM1JL2A thebookvoice.com 07:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unknown Mongol Author: Scott Junior Ereckson Narrator: Jeff Hays Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-15 Publisher: scottjuniorereckson.com Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 381 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of ex-Mongols M.C. National President Scott Junior Ereckson. From a young teen, peering from behind a bush at an unknown Mongol, Scott fulfills his childhood dreams. In later years, after many experiences, he becomes one of the most respected and feared Mongols to this day. Hold on tight and go on this unbelievable journey. See what it takes to get to the top in the biker world: a ride that will keep your hands glued to the handlebars from beginning to end. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Unknown Mongol Author: Scott Junior Ereckson Narrator: Jeff Hays Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 03-13-15 Publisher: scottjuniorereckson.com Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 381 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the true story of ex-Mongols M.C. National President Scott Junior Ereckson. From a young teen, peering from behind a bush at an unknown Mongol, Scott fulfills his childhood dreams. In later years, after many experiences, he becomes one of the most respected and feared Mongols to this day. Hold on tight and go on this unbelievable journey. See what it takes to get to the top in the biker world: a ride that will keep your hands glued to the handlebars from beginning to end. Members Reviews: One of the best of its kind Where does The Unknown Mongol rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? I have read or listened to many motorcycle club/gang novels and this was one of the best. Most biker books spend time trying to tell you how tough they are, how they kicked ass, and how they are always number one. This book took a much more personal journey. Yes this books has sex drugs and violence, but that is not the driving point page after page. People make chooses for all sorts of reasons. I'm not here to judge Scott Junior Ereckson for his crimes, but he is the kind of straight up dude you would want as a brother and a friend. I will pass the book on for those who wonder what its like being on the inside of such an organization. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Unknown Mongol? How Scott tries to deal with home life VS club lie Which scene was your favorite? Scott's patch in. He showed real emotion and how much it means to earn your colors. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? Scott's patch in. He showed real emotion and how much it means to earn your colors. Any additional comments? The reader was good but maybe not the best choice for this book. Could have used a bit deeper voice with a little grit. Superb book ruined by muppet voices Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? I would absolutely recommend the book to a friend, but a print copy. The audiobook narration has me cursing like an outlaw biker as I listen to the many muppet-sounding voices used for the characters. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Unknown Mongol? Good coverage of prospecting. Don't want to give anything away. How did the narrator detract from the book? He should have just read the book without interjecting the extremely distracting voices that sound more like muppets than outlaw bikers. This surely must be nearly the most worthless performance I have ever heard in an audiobook. It is a constant distraction. Constant. If you could give The Unknown Mongol a new subtitle, what would it be? If you've ever wanted to hear the Fraggles play the part of motorcycle gang outlaws, this is your audiobook! Any additional comments? Please get a new narrator to re-record this book. amazing and drags you in loved it i was hooked listened to it in one day. the reader was perfect for this roll might be best biker book ever Great book, It is very close to the best if not the best with Sonny Bardger's Hells Angels. Both were criminals but geniuses. Imagine what they could have done if they both put their efforts to good use. Although being a Biker is Bad ASS!!! A glimpse into the 1% Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? If Outlaw biker gangs are brought up in a conversation, I would. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Manson-Audiobook/B00EAW2RGE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Manson Subtitle: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 343 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Award-winning journalist Jeff Guinn's highly acclaimed Manson has won rave reviews and is a top-pick on must-read lists everywhere. This superb biography answers lingering questions about the Manson Family murders, while delivering stunning revelations about the life of America's most notorious psychopath. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeff Guinn) Tue, 06 Aug 2013 01:49:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Manson-Audiobook/B00EAW2RGE thebookvoice.com 17:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Manson Subtitle: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 343 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Award-winning journalist Jeff Guinn's highly acclaimed Manson has won rave reviews and is a top-pick on must-read lists everywhere. This superb biography answers lingering questions about the Manson Family murders, while delivering stunning revelations about the life of America's most notorious psychopath. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Manson Subtitle: The Life and Times of Charles Manson Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 08-06-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 343 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Award-winning journalist Jeff Guinn's highly acclaimed Manson has won rave reviews and is a top-pick on must-read lists everywhere. This superb biography answers lingering questions about the Manson Family murders, while delivering stunning revelations about the life of America's most notorious psychopath. Members Reviews: Charles Manson: Even worse than you imagined Where does Manson rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far? This book is in the top 5 of all the books I've listened to and the #1 biography. What did you like best about this story? The author put Manson's life in context with a view to the current events of the eras. It integrated social movements like the rock and roll scene, the Chicago Convention of 1968, Kent State and the Vietnam war as the background to Manson's story line. Which scene was your favorite? The opening scene where the Golden Penetrators, Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys and his entourage, go to the Whiskey a GoGo with Charlie Manson. It establishes the Rock and Roll hierarchy and Charlie's place in it in a nutshell. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? I don't know what the tag line would be but I nominate Colin Farrell to play Charlie Manson. Any additional comments? I would have liked to see the photos that came with the book. My only complaint about Audible is that they don't include photo downloads with all of their books that include photos. It would be easy enough, especially with the Audible app. I don't need "Listening Badges" or the graphs that chart how much or how often I listen. I need the photos that are in the actual books that I purchased. Finally. What Really Happened -- And How It Happe What made the experience of listening to Manson the most enjoyable? Years ago I read Helter Skelter. It was interesting but sketchy of believable information. Because it was authored by the Manson prosecutor, it seemed to have a narrow perspective with obvious exaggeration so as to boast about himself. I am a fan of Jeff Guinn. (I read "Going Down Together" Bonnie & Clyde which hooked me on Guinn.) His research is very thorough. This audiobook has a lot of Mason's background, unknown to me before reading it. Guinn puts the story in the right place for history and culture. Most of all, Guinn did not attempt to make Mason a god, devil, or magician. He stayed with the facts. Mason's history was plenty colorful without need for exaggeration. I will read it again. What did you like best about this story? It was factual, not sensationalized, and was supported by research. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? The story is a human tragedy. Manson victimized many people. He also was a victim. While it is hard to balance the different victims and types of victimizations, I clearly saw Manson's manipulations and his sociopath. Any additional comments? I hate that Manson feels rewarded and glorified by continuing publicity. However, it is important this story be told. Fascinating, Bone Chilling Bio What made the experience of listening to Manson the most enjoyable? This book is well written, the narration is superb.I was a young teenager when the Tate/LaBianca murders occurred. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/H-H-Holmes-Audiobook/B06ZZF7SW6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: H. H. Holmes Subtitle: The True History of the White City Devil Author: Adam Selzer Narrator: David Bendena Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of the murderer who has become one of America's great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century. Although Holmes is just as famous now as he was in 1895, this deep analysis of contemporary materials makes clear how much of the previously known story came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and lies invented by Holmes himself. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Adam Selzer) Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:48:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/H-H-Holmes-Audiobook/B06ZZF7SW6 thebookvoice.com 17:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: H. H. Holmes Subtitle: The True History of the White City Devil Author: Adam Selzer Narrator: David Bendena Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of the murderer who has become one of America's great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century. Although Holmes is just as famous now as he was in 1895, this deep analysis of contemporary materials makes clear how much of the previously known story came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and lies invented by Holmes himself. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: H. H. Holmes Subtitle: The True History of the White City Devil Author: Adam Selzer Narrator: David Bendena Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 04-21-17 Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 66 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is the first truly comprehensive book examining the life and career of the murderer who has become one of America's great supervillains. It reveals not only the true story but how the legend evolved, taking advantage of hundreds of primary sources that have never been examined before, including legal documents, letters, articles, and records that have been buried in archives for more than a century. Although Holmes is just as famous now as he was in 1895, this deep analysis of contemporary materials makes clear how much of the previously known story came from reporters who were nowhere near the action, a dangerously unqualified new police chief, and lies invented by Holmes himself. Members Reviews: The truth I've read several of the books on Holmes and watched American Ripper. It's just my personality to test everything and I kept thinking, "Where's the evidence?" Although I do enjoy the sensationalized story for fictional and entertainment purposes, I appreciate Mr Selzer's mind frame (like mine) to test the story against the evidence to make a clear line between fact and fiction. Maybe the truth is just not as sexy as the myth The book was informative about the story of H.H. Holmes and presented a lot of counter arguments to the well-known devil and his murder castle story. Which is kind of the problem. The book always seems to be in service of a story which only exists in relief to the sensationalized horror stories. It's not an enviable task, to be sure. It's almost guaranteed to end with a whimper. The author does a good job to set the record straight (if in fact it does), but there's nothing all that special to keep the listener's attention. Great book loved it Good in depth book made me feel like i was there covered all the angles Interesting and light. Easy listen. Good level of detail. If you enjoyed 'The Devil in the White City' by Erik Larson then you may well enjoy this. Would recommend. very boring book this book basically takes the mystery of this famous house and spends the entire time explaining how it was completely wrong. He was far more boring than originally thought. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-Audiobook/B01LZQ0OSZ Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar Subtitle: Beyond Narcos Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Max Tilney Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-16 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel beyond their portrayal on Netflix. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies - some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo. Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos demolishes the standard good versus evil telling of his story. The authorities were not hunting Pablo down to stop his cocaine business. They were taking it over. Shaun Attwood's War on Drugs trilogy - Pablo Escobar, American Made, and We Are Being Lied To - is a series of harrowing, action-packed and interlinked true stories that demonstrate the catastrophic consequences of drug prohibition. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Shaun Attwood) Mon, 10 Oct 2016 20:04:56 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-Audiobook/B01LZQ0OSZ thebookvoice.com 07:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar Subtitle: Beyond Narcos Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Max Tilney Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-16 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel beyond their portrayal on Netflix. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies - some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo. Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos demolishes the standard good versus evil telling of his story. The authorities were not hunting Pablo down to stop his cocaine business. They were taking it over. Shaun Attwood's War on Drugs trilogy - Pablo Escobar, American Made, and We Are Being Lied To - is a series of harrowing, action-packed and interlinked true stories that demonstrate the catastrophic consequences of drug prohibition. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pablo Escobar Subtitle: Beyond Narcos Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Max Tilney Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-16 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 44 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The mind-blowing true story of Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel beyond their portrayal on Netflix. Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar was a devoted family man and a psychopathic killer; a terrible enemy, yet a wonderful friend. While donating millions to the poor, he bombed and tortured his enemies - some had their eyeballs removed with hot spoons. Through ruthless cunning and America's insatiable appetite for cocaine, he became a multi-billionaire, who lived in a $100-million house with its own zoo. Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos demolishes the standard good versus evil telling of his story. The authorities were not hunting Pablo down to stop his cocaine business. They were taking it over. Shaun Attwood's War on Drugs trilogy - Pablo Escobar, American Made, and We Are Being Lied To - is a series of harrowing, action-packed and interlinked true stories that demonstrate the catastrophic consequences of drug prohibition. Members Reviews: Much more than Netflix docs; war on drugs exposed Having watched Narcos and after reading the books by Pablos son and Mark Bowden, I moved onto this one, which is original in its perspective of the war on drugs. None of the others confronted the role of the corrupt US government and the CIA. In Pablos sons second book, which came out after this one, he finally details his fathers relationship with the CIA, who were complicit in cocaine trafficking to finance wars against communism in Nicaragua and central and South America. Perhaps thats the reason why Pablos sons second book is only available in Spanish. This author goes where the rest have not. For those who like war on drugs stuff, I recommend his entire war on drugs series. BAD Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Not really. Would you recommend Pablo Escobar to your friends? Why or why not? Book is riddled with bias and concepts akin to general playground gossip. How could the performance have been better? For the love of GOD.....Why would you pick a narrator who CANNOT PRONOUNCE "OCHOA" or "NICARAGUA" ! Absolutely maddening. Was Pablo Escobar worth the listening time? NO I was a good and Ineresting book I liked the book. I gave me an idea of what really happend during his life and how his cartel rose and fell The perspective comes across anti-American and almost pro Pablo The narrator was just a little less than horrible. I felt like I was listening to an unenthused lecturer. Even when narrating gruesome scenes of bodies being dismembered, of kidnappings, of traitors being found out, etc...he reads in a monotone way with understated inflections from start to finish. The author comes across as a bit of a fan of Escobar while continuously bashing the US, the CIA, and our laws while diminishing our right to enforce our laws. Having read many stories about the cartel, the good and bad of our DEA/CIA at the time, and the murderous norms of the drug trafficking world, I think this is by far the worst book overall. Regardless of biases, he skirts over critical truths to make points that only give half of the reality. A straight rip-off of Mark Bowdens Killing Pablo While an interesting book, almost every single quote is lifted from a far more thorough telling, Mark Bowdens Killing Pablo. And when I say every quote I mean every quote. No footnotes, no credit. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hard-Time-Audiobook/B0767MRQZ3 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Time Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Randal Schaffer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival. Shaun's hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos, when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer. In jail, Shaun was forced to endure cockroaches crawling in his ears at night, dead rats in the food and the sound of skulls getting cracked against toilets. He meticulously documented the conditions and smuggled out his message. Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence. Hard Time provides a revealing glimpse into the tragedy, brutality, dark comedy, and eccentricity of prison life. Featured worldwide on Nat Geo Channel's Locked-Up/Banged-Up Abroad Raving Arizona. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Shaun Attwood) Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:06:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hard-Time-Audiobook/B0767MRQZ3 thebookvoice.com 12:07:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Time Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Randal Schaffer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival. Shaun's hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos, when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer. In jail, Shaun was forced to endure cockroaches crawling in his ears at night, dead rats in the food and the sound of skulls getting cracked against toilets. He meticulously documented the conditions and smuggled out his message. Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence. Hard Time provides a revealing glimpse into the tragedy, brutality, dark comedy, and eccentricity of prison life. Featured worldwide on Nat Geo Channel's Locked-Up/Banged-Up Abroad Raving Arizona. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hard Time Author: Shaun Attwood Narrator: Randal Schaffer Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Shaun Attwood Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: After a SWAT team smashed down stock-market millionaire Shaun Attwood's door, he found himself inside of Arizona's deadliest jail and locked into a brutal struggle for survival. Shaun's hope of living the American Dream turned into a nightmare of violence and chaos, when he had a run-in with Sammy the Bull Gravano, an Italian Mafia mass murderer. In jail, Shaun was forced to endure cockroaches crawling in his ears at night, dead rats in the food and the sound of skulls getting cracked against toilets. He meticulously documented the conditions and smuggled out his message. Join Shaun on a harrowing voyage into the darkest recesses of human existence. Hard Time provides a revealing glimpse into the tragedy, brutality, dark comedy, and eccentricity of prison life. Featured worldwide on Nat Geo Channel's Locked-Up/Banged-Up Abroad Raving Arizona. Members Reviews: great really details the unorthoxed treatment of prisoners in Phoenix, Az jail system. unbelievable and sad humans are treated like garbage Bad Ending. the book just kinda abruptly ends. we spend 10+ hours listening, only to have an extremely anti climatic ending. Intense but amazing A pleasure to read and listen to, still can't believe its a true story. True Geordie Gang Best audio book I've listened too This is the best true account I've ever listened to. A definite must read. Attwood is amazing wish his other 2 books in the trilogy where available on here https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chin-Audiobook/B01M1BSMFF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chin Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante Author: Larry McShane Narrator: Paul Costanzo Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He started out as a professional boxer - until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. His doting mother's pet name for the boy evolved into his famous alias, "Chin", a nickname that struck fear throughout organized crime as he routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia code. Vincent Gigante was hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison. Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese Family, all while evading federal investigators. At the height of his power, he controlled an underworld empire of close to 300 made men. And yet Vincent Gigante was, to all outside appearances, certifiably crazy. A serial psychiatric hospital outpatient, he wandered the streets of Greenwich Village in a ratty bathrobe and slippers. He urinated in public, played pinochle in storefronts, and hid a second family from his wife. On 22 occasions, he admitted himself to a mental hospital. It took nearly 30 years of endless psychiatric evaluations by a parade of puzzled doctors for federal authorities to finally bring him down. Critic Reviews: "Full of astonishment... A kind of dark wonder." (Pete Hamill, best-selling author) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Larry McShane) Tue, 18 Oct 2016 02:56:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chin-Audiobook/B01M1BSMFF thebookvoice.com 11:13:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chin Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante Author: Larry McShane Narrator: Paul Costanzo Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He started out as a professional boxer - until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. His doting mother's pet name for the boy evolved into his famous alias, "Chin", a nickname that struck fear throughout organized crime as he routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia code. Vincent Gigante was hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison. Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese Family, all while evading federal investigators. At the height of his power, he controlled an underworld empire of close to 300 made men. And yet Vincent Gigante was, to all outside appearances, certifiably crazy. A serial psychiatric hospital outpatient, he wandered the streets of Greenwich Village in a ratty bathrobe and slippers. He urinated in public, played pinochle in storefronts, and hid a second family from his wife. On 22 occasions, he admitted himself to a mental hospital. It took nearly 30 years of endless psychiatric evaluations by a parade of puzzled doctors for federal authorities to finally bring him down. Critic Reviews: "Full of astonishment... A kind of dark wonder." (Pete Hamill, best-selling author) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chin Subtitle: The Life and Crimes of Mafia Boss Vincent Gigante Author: Larry McShane Narrator: Paul Costanzo Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 52 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Vincent "Chin" Gigante. He started out as a professional boxer - until he found his true calling as a ruthless contract killer. His doting mother's pet name for the boy evolved into his famous alias, "Chin", a nickname that struck fear throughout organized crime as he routinely ordered the murders of mobsters who violated the Mafia code. Vincent Gigante was hand-picked by Vito Genovese to run the Genovese Family when Vito was sent to prison. Chin raked in more than $100 million for the Genovese Family, all while evading federal investigators. At the height of his power, he controlled an underworld empire of close to 300 made men. And yet Vincent Gigante was, to all outside appearances, certifiably crazy. A serial psychiatric hospital outpatient, he wandered the streets of Greenwich Village in a ratty bathrobe and slippers. He urinated in public, played pinochle in storefronts, and hid a second family from his wife. On 22 occasions, he admitted himself to a mental hospital. It took nearly 30 years of endless psychiatric evaluations by a parade of puzzled doctors for federal authorities to finally bring him down. Critic Reviews: "Full of astonishment... A kind of dark wonder." (Pete Hamill, best-selling author) Members Reviews: Not as good as others It's just kinda slow and more factually dulling. It's awesome facts but reads as a text book more than a story. Overall great info to learn more or if your just getting started. Not surprising a biography about a recluse sucks. This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? If you enjoy the fact he pretended to be crazy being repeated for about 10 hrs this is your book. The author should've pulled the plug a month into it (assuming it took longer than that) when we realized there was very little data about the subject. The only enjoyable parts were taken from other MUCH more interesting subjects Sammy Gravano and Phil Leonetti- both wrote MUCH MUCH better books. My main complait it how little info is here. It's just repetitive and largely uninteresting. Would you ever listen to anything by Larry McShane again? Probably not. Which character as performed by Paul Costanzo was your favorite? The italian one. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment? Impatience. Any additional comments? Audible has a free audiobook the 'Mafia Prince' by Phil Leonetti that's great. Listen to that instead. Grab it Enjoyed book immensely. It is a must-read for any mafia aficionado. Interesting for cover to cover. entertaining and informative loved this book easy to breeze through even though it is packed with information. what a character couldn't have made him up Good for a novice mafia student This would be a good introduction to the New York mafia for someone with an interest but not much background information. If, like me, you've read more than a few books or seen a handful of mob documentaries, "Chin" will be largely a recap of stories frequently told elsewhere in literature and on the small screen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Go-Down-Together-Audiobook/B002V8H7DC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Down Together Subtitle: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jonathan Hogan Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 857 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With dramatic flair, Jeff Guinn delivers the definitive portrait of Bonnie and Clyde. These media-savvy outlaws appealed to America's Depression-era hunger for swashbuckling characters. Glowing radio and newspaper reports transformed these "public enemies" into celebrities - much like the cinema gangsters of the time. ©2009 24 Words LLC; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Critic Reviews: "With the brisk pacing of a novel, Guinn's richly detailed history will leave readers breathless until the final hail of bullets." (Publishers Weekly) "A fine work of history.... Easily readable and includes much of the last two decades' new scholarship.... Go Down Together is especially good at...placing Bonnie and Clyde in context." (The New York Times Book Review) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jeff Guinn) Fri, 22 May 2009 14:58:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Go-Down-Together-Audiobook/B002V8H7DC thebookvoice.com 16:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Down Together Subtitle: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jonathan Hogan Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 857 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With dramatic flair, Jeff Guinn delivers the definitive portrait of Bonnie and Clyde. These media-savvy outlaws appealed to America's Depression-era hunger for swashbuckling characters. Glowing radio and newspaper reports transformed these "public enemies" into celebrities - much like the cinema gangsters of the time. ©2009 24 Words LLC; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Critic Reviews: "With the brisk pacing of a novel, Guinn's richly detailed history will leave readers breathless until the final hail of bullets." (Publishers Weekly) "A fine work of history.... Easily readable and includes much of the last two decades' new scholarship.... Go Down Together is especially good at...placing Bonnie and Clyde in context." (The New York Times Book Review) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Go Down Together Subtitle: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde Author: Jeff Guinn Narrator: Jonathan Hogan Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 05-22-09 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 857 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: With dramatic flair, Jeff Guinn delivers the definitive portrait of Bonnie and Clyde. These media-savvy outlaws appealed to America's Depression-era hunger for swashbuckling characters. Glowing radio and newspaper reports transformed these "public enemies" into celebrities - much like the cinema gangsters of the time. ©2009 24 Words LLC; (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Critic Reviews: "With the brisk pacing of a novel, Guinn's richly detailed history will leave readers breathless until the final hail of bullets." (Publishers Weekly) "A fine work of history.... Easily readable and includes much of the last two decades' new scholarship.... Go Down Together is especially good at...placing Bonnie and Clyde in context." (The New York Times Book Review) Members Reviews: Bravo! What a great read!! Not only did I learn a lot about Bonnie & Clyde, but also about the economic conditions that produced these two outlaws. While it is truly sad what they did with their lives, their stories are really fascinating. I had seen the movie with Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. It was interesting to watch it again after reading this book and to note the "glamorization" of the two villians, as well as the many misrepresentations in the movie. Some of the more fascinating facts have to do with the techinques they used to outgun and outrun the law. The story of how Clyde got out of prison the first time is not only interesting but unbelievably ironic. And the story of the poverty they grew up in (especially Clyde) is almost unbelievable. One other notable theme was how many times they were severely injured and managed to live through it. Hard to believe that they actually didn't die much sooner. The only thing that surprised me is that the chapter on their death almost seems anticlimatic and brief. The truth of the ambush and the aftermath of their death also holds many unexpected surprises. Mr. Guinn has done a GREAT job. I learned a great deal and highly recommend this book!! Unlike some other reviews, I had no issues with the narrator. Wonderful Historical and Human Perspective This book offers a refreshingly unbiased and detailed account of Bonnie and Clyde. I particularly appreciated the added historical customs, etiquette, and other information that we would not be aware of today, for example, the importance of Bonnies cigar, the consequences of life in the depression, and the way the law was carried out at the time. However, the narrator was a bit distracting for me. I dont know if it is a speech impediment or just a particular jargon, but I often lost myself imagining a poor bumbling lawman being held hostage by Bonnie and Clyde, forcing him at gunpoint to read the true account while giggling and popping marbles into his mouth. The book is definitely good enough to get past this, and I still extremely enjoyed the authors in-depth look at this thrilling infamous story. Good Story, Weird Narration The story was absolutely gripping. It is a well written factual telling of the story, without being overwrought or apologizing for the actions of the Barrows. However, the narrator is distracting. He has some kind of strange lisp or slur. "Clyde" is pronounced "Dide" consistently, and there are other oddities. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Al-Capone-Audiobook/B01MDMI7BA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Al Capone Subtitle: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone - Public Enemy Number One - has gripped popular imagination. Rising from humble Brooklyn roots, Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. At the height of Prohibition, his multimillion-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that crested with the shocking St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. Law enforcement and the media elite seemed powerless to stop the growth of his empire. And then the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. But the slick mobster persona endures, immortalized in countless novels and movies. The true flesh-and-blood man behind the legend has long remained a mystery. Unscrupulous newspaper accounts and Capone's own tall tales perpetuated his mystique, but through dogged research Deirdre Bair debunks the most outrageous of these myths. With the help of Capone's descendants, she discovers his essential humanity, uncovering a complex character that was flawed and sometimes cruel but also capable of nobility. And while revealing the private Al Capone, a genuine family man as remembered by those who knew him best, Bair relates how his descendants have borne his weighty legacy. Rigorous and intimate, Al Capone provides new answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating monster. Critic Reviews: "Deirdre Bair's enticing new gangster biography knocks it out of the park. In the hands of a master life-storyteller, Al Capone's brief, explosive career seems as all-American as apple pie and sawed-off shotguns. Fans of The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Boardwalk Empire are sure to find the book addictive." (Marion Meade, author of Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties) "Mastering everything known about Capone while blending first-ever contributions from his extended clan, Deirdre Bair has sifted fact from countless fictions to produce an intimate, psychologically astute, and richly embroidered biography of the most famous criminal in American history." (Dick Lehr, coauthor of Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal) "Deirdre Bair's command of her subject is encyclopedic. Al Capone not only tells us about America's quintessential gangster, but also about the ineffectual politicians and misguided laws that paved the way for him. Never before have we had such a complete and engrossing picture of Capone's life and times." (Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family and screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Deirdre Bair) Tue, 25 Oct 2016 09:23:20 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Al-Capone-Audiobook/B01MDMI7BA thebookvoice.com 16:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Al Capone Subtitle: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone - Public Enemy Number One - has gripped popular imagination. Rising from humble Brooklyn roots, Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. At the height of Prohibition, his multimillion-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that crested with the shocking St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. Law enforcement and the media elite seemed powerless to stop the growth of his empire. And then the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. But the slick mobster persona endures, immortalized in countless novels and movies. The true flesh-and-blood man behind the legend has long remained a mystery. Unscrupulous newspaper accounts and Capone's own tall tales perpetuated his mystique, but through dogged research Deirdre Bair debunks the most outrageous of these myths. With the help of Capone's descendants, she discovers his essential humanity, uncovering a complex character that was flawed and sometimes cruel but also capable of nobility. And while revealing the private Al Capone, a genuine family man as remembered by those who knew him best, Bair relates how his descendants have borne his weighty legacy. Rigorous and intimate, Al Capone provides new answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating monster. Critic Reviews: "Deirdre Bair's enticing new gangster biography knocks it out of the park. In the hands of a master life-storyteller, Al Capone's brief, explosive career seems as all-American as apple pie and sawed-off shotguns. Fans of The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Boardwalk Empire are sure to find the book addictive." (Marion Meade, author of Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties) "Mastering everything known about Capone while blending first-ever contributions from his extended clan, Deirdre Bair has sifted fact from countless fictions to produce an intimate, psychologically astute, and richly embroidered biography of the most famous criminal in American history." (Dick Lehr, coauthor of Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal) "Deirdre Bair's command of her subject is encyclopedic. Al Capone not only tells us about America's quintessential gangster, but also about the ineffectual politicians and misguided laws that paved the way for him. Never before have we had such a complete and engrossing picture of Capone's life and times." (Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family and screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Al Capone Subtitle: His Life, Legacy, and Legend Author: Deirdre Bair Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Length: 16 hrs and 9 mins Language: English Release date: 10-25-16 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 77 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From a National Book Award-winning biographer, the first complete life of legendary gangster Al Capone to be produced with the cooperation of his family, who provided the author with exclusive access to personal testimony and archival documents. From his heyday to the present moment, Al Capone - Public Enemy Number One - has gripped popular imagination. Rising from humble Brooklyn roots, Capone went on to become the most infamous gangster in American history. At the height of Prohibition, his multimillion-dollar Chicago bootlegging, prostitution, and gambling operation dominated the organized-crime scene. His competition with rival gangs was brutally violent, a long-running war that crested with the shocking St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 1929. Law enforcement and the media elite seemed powerless to stop the growth of his empire. And then the fall: a legal noose tightened by the FBI, a conviction on tax evasion, Alcatraz. After his release he returned to his family in Miami a much diminished man, living quietly until the ravages of his neurosyphilis took their final toll. But the slick mobster persona endures, immortalized in countless novels and movies. The true flesh-and-blood man behind the legend has long remained a mystery. Unscrupulous newspaper accounts and Capone's own tall tales perpetuated his mystique, but through dogged research Deirdre Bair debunks the most outrageous of these myths. With the help of Capone's descendants, she discovers his essential humanity, uncovering a complex character that was flawed and sometimes cruel but also capable of nobility. And while revealing the private Al Capone, a genuine family man as remembered by those who knew him best, Bair relates how his descendants have borne his weighty legacy. Rigorous and intimate, Al Capone provides new answers to the enduring questions about this fascinating figure, who was equal parts charismatic gangster, devoted patriarch, and calculating monster. Critic Reviews: "Deirdre Bair's enticing new gangster biography knocks it out of the park. In the hands of a master life-storyteller, Al Capone's brief, explosive career seems as all-American as apple pie and sawed-off shotguns. Fans of The Godfather, The Sopranos, or Boardwalk Empire are sure to find the book addictive." (Marion Meade, author of Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin: Writers Running Wild in the Twenties) "Mastering everything known about Capone while blending first-ever contributions from his extended clan, Deirdre Bair has sifted fact from countless fictions to produce an intimate, psychologically astute, and richly embroidered biography of the most famous criminal in American history." (Dick Lehr, coauthor of Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal) "Deirdre Bair's command of her subject is encyclopedic. Al Capone not only tells us about America's quintessential gangster, but also about the ineffectual politicians and misguided laws that paved the way for him. Never before have we had such a complete and engrossing picture of Capone's life and times." (Nicholas Pileggi, author of Wiseguy: Life in a Mafia Family and screenwriter of Goodfellas and Casino) Members Reviews: AWESOME!!! Very in depth. Also does a great job on humanizing Al Capone. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-Vino-Duplicitas-Audiobook/B074JGFT8P Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Vino Duplicitas Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire Author: Peter Hellman Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few gain entry to the privileged world of ultrafine wines, where billionaires flock to exclusive auction houses to vie for the scarce surviving bottles from truly legendary years. But Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown 20-something from Indonesia, was blessed with two gifts that opened doors: a virtuoso palate for wine tasting and access to a seemingly limitless (if mysterious) supply of the world's most coveted wines. After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Kurniawan quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite. But in April 2008, his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy - dating as far back as 1945 - were abruptly pulled from auction. The problem? The winemaker was certain that this particular burgundy was first produced only in 1982. Journalist Peter Hellman was there, and he would closely investigate as a singular cast of characters - including a Kansas-born billionaire, a wine-loving young prosecutor, and a crusty FBI agent - worked to unravel the biggest con in wine history. Whether driven by the love of wine or of justice, all were asking the same question: Was the mild-mannered Kurniawan himself a dupe? Or had one young man - with little experience and few connections - ensnared the world's top winemakers, sellers, and drinkers in a web of deceit? Critic Reviews: "Heady, intoxicating...shines a light on the esoteric and intriguing world of ultrarare, ultrafine wines." ( Foreword) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Hellman) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 01:49:35 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-Vino-Duplicitas-Audiobook/B074JGFT8P thebookvoice.com 08:26:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Vino Duplicitas Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire Author: Peter Hellman Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few gain entry to the privileged world of ultrafine wines, where billionaires flock to exclusive auction houses to vie for the scarce surviving bottles from truly legendary years. But Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown 20-something from Indonesia, was blessed with two gifts that opened doors: a virtuoso palate for wine tasting and access to a seemingly limitless (if mysterious) supply of the world's most coveted wines. After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Kurniawan quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite. But in April 2008, his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy - dating as far back as 1945 - were abruptly pulled from auction. The problem? The winemaker was certain that this particular burgundy was first produced only in 1982. Journalist Peter Hellman was there, and he would closely investigate as a singular cast of characters - including a Kansas-born billionaire, a wine-loving young prosecutor, and a crusty FBI agent - worked to unravel the biggest con in wine history. Whether driven by the love of wine or of justice, all were asking the same question: Was the mild-mannered Kurniawan himself a dupe? Or had one young man - with little experience and few connections - ensnared the world's top winemakers, sellers, and drinkers in a web of deceit? Critic Reviews: "Heady, intoxicating...shines a light on the esoteric and intriguing world of ultrarare, ultrafine wines." ( Foreword) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Vino Duplicitas Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Wine Forger Extraordinaire Author: Peter Hellman Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 55 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Few gain entry to the privileged world of ultrafine wines, where billionaires flock to exclusive auction houses to vie for the scarce surviving bottles from truly legendary years. But Rudy Kurniawan, an unknown 20-something from Indonesia, was blessed with two gifts that opened doors: a virtuoso palate for wine tasting and access to a seemingly limitless (if mysterious) supply of the world's most coveted wines. After bursting onto the scene in 2002, Kurniawan quickly became the leading purveyor of rare wines to the American elite. But in April 2008, his lots of Domaine Ponsot Clos Saint-Denis red burgundy - dating as far back as 1945 - were abruptly pulled from auction. The problem? The winemaker was certain that this particular burgundy was first produced only in 1982. Journalist Peter Hellman was there, and he would closely investigate as a singular cast of characters - including a Kansas-born billionaire, a wine-loving young prosecutor, and a crusty FBI agent - worked to unravel the biggest con in wine history. Whether driven by the love of wine or of justice, all were asking the same question: Was the mild-mannered Kurniawan himself a dupe? Or had one young man - with little experience and few connections - ensnared the world's top winemakers, sellers, and drinkers in a web of deceit? Critic Reviews: "Heady, intoxicating...shines a light on the esoteric and intriguing world of ultrarare, ultrafine wines." ( Foreword) Members Reviews: Great Read Especially for Wine Lovers Very intriguing story! Enjoyed the comparison to Jay Gatsby and insight into the world of rare wine trading. details of international intrigue I think more information about the international money-laundering efforts by the family would have been a little bit more interesting. Great tale let down by a few meanders and patchy French pronunciation Having watched the "Sour Grapes" movie about this fraud case I was itching to learn more detail about how Rudy Kurniawan pulled off such a con. And how he was caught. There is a little too much back story for me - lots of detail and stories about Burgundian winemaking families that I wasn't too interested in (and skipping an audiobook is harder than a physical copy). I think I was 2 hours in before Rudy fully enters the frame. It is let down by the narrator - could he not have got a bit more help with the French words? I am studying for a wine qualification and was taking notes but I struggled to grasp some of the names (vineyards and villages) in the book. Actually I struggled with some and was just plain irritated by others! It's not Clos Sonn Denis, It's not Chamberton! However it is still an engaging true story if you are interested in wine and crime! https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bitter-Almonds-Audiobook/B00DQSYZ9A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitter Almonds Subtitle: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 242 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Stella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff - until authorities discovered that Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a 'random casualty' of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds... What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Gregg Olsen) Wed, 03 Jul 2013 17:15:17 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Bitter-Almonds-Audiobook/B00DQSYZ9A thebookvoice.com 20:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitter Almonds Subtitle: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 242 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Stella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff - until authorities discovered that Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a 'random casualty' of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds... What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Bitter Almonds Subtitle: The True Story of Mothers, Daughters, and the Seattle Cyanide Murders Author: Gregg Olsen Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 20 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 07-03-13 Publisher: Crime Rant Classics Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 242 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Stella Nickell's small-time world was one of big-time dreams. In 1986, her biggest one came true when her husband died during a seizure, making her the beneficiary of a $175,000-plus insurance payoff - until authorities discovered that Bruce Nickell's headache capsules had been laced with cyanide. In an attempt to cover her tracks, Stella did the unconscionable. She saw to it that a stranger would also become a 'random casualty' of cyanide-tainted painkillers. But Stella's cunning plan came undone when her daughter Cynthia notified federal agents. And troubling questions lingered like the secret of bitter almonds... What would turn a gregarious barfly like Stella into a cold-hearted killer overnight? Why would Cynthia, a mirror image of her mother, turn on her own flesh and blood? Did Cynthia reveal everything she knew about the crimes? The stunning answers would unfold in a case that sparked a national uproar, dug deep into a troubled family history, and exposed an American mother for the pretty poison she was. Members Reviews: Another Gregg Olsen Gem The gift that Gregg Olsen has of making real life sound like a well-done fiction novel is downright uncanny. If you are a True Crime buff, you won't want to miss this. Kevin Pierce is, as always, a top-notch narrator. first class true crime True crime readers will not be disappointed. Anyone wanting a quick overview of the Stella Nickell story may not be happy with all the detail which Olsen has meticulously tracked down and recounted, but if you want all the ins and outs of the plot and the characters, this book has it all. I wasn't counting, but this family must be in the race for the highest number of house moves and taking up temporary make-shift accommodation with friends or family, the most partner swaps, the most one night stands, the amount of alcohol consumed, and general bad parenting. On the other hand, they were either in work or looking for work, family (except mothers and daughters) were close-knit and stood by each other through thick and thin, and there was always a friend they could turn to in a crisis. Fascinating family, fascinating plot, intriguing outcome. Olsen's research is painstaking and he writes well, although the interweaving of the stories of the two victims' families was a bit confusing at first. Also I felt a bit of the story was missing in my version because it went straight from the jury room deliberations to after the verdict had been handed down which left me baffled about when the verdict had been reached and even more baffled about the phone call to a juror and possible re-trail which were being mentioned. I went back and listened to that section again to make sure it wasn't just me, but it still seemed that part of the book just wasn't there. It is very competently read by Kevin Pierce - a simple straight-forward emotion-free narration - just right for this type of book. Great A+performance These two are dynamite together Kevin pierce as the reader and the talented Gregg Olson great book/ riveting Great story kind of long on the details. If you could sum up Bitter Almonds in three words, what would they be? Is she guilty. What did you like best about this story? I like details and this book has a lot of details. You definitely don't feel deprived of information after listening to this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Analysis-of-David-Granns-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon-Audiobook/B075TCWYR1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Analysis of David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dwight Equitz Format: Unabridged Length: 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Killers of the Flower Moon (2017) narrates a series of murders on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma. In the 1920s, members of the Osage tribe were killed as part of a plot to deprive them of their oil wealth. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Milkyway Media) Mon, 25 Sep 2017 00:41:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Analysis-of-David-Granns-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon-Audiobook/B075TCWYR1 thebookvoice.com 00:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Analysis of David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dwight Equitz Format: Unabridged Length: 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Killers of the Flower Moon (2017) narrates a series of murders on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma. In the 1920s, members of the Osage tribe were killed as part of a plot to deprive them of their oil wealth. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Analysis of David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon Author: Milkyway Media Narrator: Dwight Equitz Format: Unabridged Length: 24 mins Language: English Release date: 09-25-17 Publisher: Milkyway Media Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Killers of the Flower Moon (2017) narrates a series of murders on the Osage reservation in Oklahoma. In the 1920s, members of the Osage tribe were killed as part of a plot to deprive them of their oil wealth. Purchase this in-depth analysis to learn more. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Nicole-Brown-Simpson-Audiobook/B002V0PV2O Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nicole Brown Simpson Subtitle: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted Author: Faye D. Resnick, Mike Walker Narrator: Faye D. Resnick Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the trial of O. J. Simpson, the press focused on him. Now the victim, Nicole Brown Simpson, speaks through this private diary of her occasional roommate and constant best friend, Faye D. Resnick. Referred to by the media as the "mystery woman" who disappeared before the trial, Faye spoke to Nicole only one hour before her death. After months of avoiding lawyers and the press, Faye comes forward with the tragic story of a woman who yearned for a simple, loving family life and was trapped instead in a violent cycle of fear and abuse. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Faye D. Resnick) Thu, 16 Dec 1999 18:54:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Nicole-Brown-Simpson-Audiobook/B002V0PV2O thebookvoice.com 02:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nicole Brown Simpson Subtitle: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted Author: Faye D. Resnick, Mike Walker Narrator: Faye D. Resnick Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the trial of O. J. Simpson, the press focused on him. Now the victim, Nicole Brown Simpson, speaks through this private diary of her occasional roommate and constant best friend, Faye D. Resnick. Referred to by the media as the "mystery woman" who disappeared before the trial, Faye spoke to Nicole only one hour before her death. After months of avoiding lawyers and the press, Faye comes forward with the tragic story of a woman who yearned for a simple, loving family life and was trapped instead in a violent cycle of fear and abuse. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Nicole Brown Simpson Subtitle: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted Author: Faye D. Resnick, Mike Walker Narrator: Faye D. Resnick Format: Abridged Length: 2 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 12-16-99 Publisher: Phoenix Books Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 228 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the trial of O. J. Simpson, the press focused on him. Now the victim, Nicole Brown Simpson, speaks through this private diary of her occasional roommate and constant best friend, Faye D. Resnick. Referred to by the media as the "mystery woman" who disappeared before the trial, Faye spoke to Nicole only one hour before her death. After months of avoiding lawyers and the press, Faye comes forward with the tragic story of a woman who yearned for a simple, loving family life and was trapped instead in a violent cycle of fear and abuse. Members Reviews: Meh.. Not as juicy as legends purports, and Faye Resnick's put on obnoxious Barbara Parkins vocal imitation doesn't help matter. All in all I don't know why this book made Faye notorious. She didn't really reveal anything the public hadn't already known. Mind numbing What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you? Just to have read the story - too many -extract dates etc to be believable it was hard to listen without rolling my eyes cosantly What could Faye D. Resnick and Mike Walker have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Not read her own book and stop trying to be sexy reading it - made it imposible to enjoy the story What didnt you like about Faye D. Resnicks performance? It was one of the worse readings I have ever heard she was trying to be sexy and over dramatic You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities? I am sorry to have spent the money- mike walker co author needs to go back and rewrite this junk! Any additional comments? Sorry for her loss but wow she is not a writer or a good reader - she needs to stick to collecting men and give up writing! SO JUICY! This book was super juicy but it was so short! 2 hours, really?! Should have cost half the credits.. ugh. Pure garbage This two chapter book is trash and a waste of time! Pure garbage. Don't waste your time. AWFUL Talk about trying to ride out your 15 minutes of fame for 4 hours! Pointless, unnecessary information in this book. Faye is an awful person. Both my best friend and I listened to this book and said we would kill each other if one of us ever wrote a book about the other like this! There's no way Faye was a true friend to Nicole writing a book like this. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pilgrims-Wilderness-Audiobook/B00DENSNY0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness Subtitle: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness - and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch. When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come. The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep. Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizens rights end and the governments power begins. In Pilgrims Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin. As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoovers FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider. And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue. In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. Critic Reviews: "A journalist's gripping account of a modern fundamentalist Christian pioneer family and the dark secrets that held it together.... Provocative and disturbing. (Kirkus Reviews) "Strong work of reportage.... [Papa Pilgrim's] intriguing past crumbles in comparison to his excruciating cruelty and to the inspiring grace and strength of his children." (Booklist) "The riveting story of a megalomaniacal sociopath who left a trail of woe from Texas to the Great White North, Pilgrims Wilderness lends credence to the maxim that the unadulterated truth, when conveyed with sufficient skill, is not only more illuminating than fiction, but also more entertaining. Tom Kizzia has written an uncommonly insightful book about post-frontier Alaska, an ambitious literary work disguised as a page-turner, very much in the tradition of Edward Hoaglands Notes From the Century Before and John McPhees Coming into the Country." (Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tom Kizzia) Tue, 16 Jul 2013 01:01:05 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pilgrims-Wilderness-Audiobook/B00DENSNY0 thebookvoice.com 10:15:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness Subtitle: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness - and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch. When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come. The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep. Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizens rights end and the governments power begins. In Pilgrims Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin. As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoovers FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider. And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue. In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. Critic Reviews: "A journalist's gripping account of a modern fundamentalist Christian pioneer family and the dark secrets that held it together.... Provocative and disturbing. (Kirkus Reviews) "Strong work of reportage.... [Papa Pilgrim's] intriguing past crumbles in comparison to his excruciating cruelty and to the inspiring grace and strength of his children." (Booklist) "The riveting story of a megalomaniacal sociopath who left a trail of woe from Texas to the Great White North, Pilgrims Wilderness lends credence to the maxim that the unadulterated truth, when conveyed with sufficient skill, is not only more illuminating than fiction, but also more entertaining. Tom Kizzia has written an uncommonly insightful book about post-frontier Alaska, an ambitious literary work disguised as a page-turner, very much in the tradition of Edward Hoaglands Notes From the Century Before and John McPhees Coming into the Country." (Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Pilgrim's Wilderness Subtitle: A True Story of Faith and Madness on the Alaska Frontier Author: Tom Kizzia Narrator: Fred Sanders Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins Language: English Release date: 07-16-13 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 225 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Into the Wild meets Helter Skelter in this riveting true story of a modern-day homesteading family in the deepest reaches of the Alaskan wilderness - and of the chilling secrets of its maniacal, spellbinding patriarch. When Papa Pilgrim appeared in the Alaska frontier outpost of McCarthy with his wife and fifteen children in tow, his new neighbors had little idea of the trouble to come. The Pilgrim Family presented themselves as a shining example of the homespun Christian ideal, with their proud piety and beautiful old-timey music, but their true story ran dark and deep. Within weeks, Papa had bulldozed a road through the mountains to the new family home at an abandoned copper mine, sparking a tense confrontation with the National Park Service and forcing his ghost town neighbors to take sides in an ever-more volatile battle over where a citizens rights end and the governments power begins. In Pilgrims Wilderness, veteran Alaska journalist Tom Kizzia unfolds the remarkable, at times harrowing, story of a charismatic spinner of American myths who was not what he seemed, the townspeople caught in his thrall, and the family he brought to the brink of ruin. As Kizzia discovered, Papa Pilgrim was in fact the son of a rich Texas family with ties to Hoovers FBI and strange, oblique connections to the Kennedy assassination and the movie stars of Easy Rider. And as his fight with the government in Alaska grew more intense, the turmoil in his brood made it increasingly difficult to tell whether his children were messianic followers or hostages in desperate need of rescue. In this powerful piece of Americana, written with uncommon grace and high drama, Kizzia uses his unparalleled access to capture an era-defining clash between environmentalists and pioneers ignited by a mesmerizing sociopath who held a town and a family captive. Critic Reviews: "A journalist's gripping account of a modern fundamentalist Christian pioneer family and the dark secrets that held it together.... Provocative and disturbing. (Kirkus Reviews) "Strong work of reportage.... [Papa Pilgrim's] intriguing past crumbles in comparison to his excruciating cruelty and to the inspiring grace and strength of his children." (Booklist) "The riveting story of a megalomaniacal sociopath who left a trail of woe from Texas to the Great White North, Pilgrims Wilderness lends credence to the maxim that the unadulterated truth, when conveyed with sufficient skill, is not only more illuminating than fiction, but also more entertaining. Tom Kizzia has written an uncommonly insightful book about post-frontier Alaska, an ambitious literary work disguised as a page-turner, very much in the tradition of Edward Hoaglands Notes From the Century Before and John McPhees Coming into the Country." (Jon Krakauer, author of Into the Wild and Under the Banner of Heaven) Members Reviews: bewildering wilderness family Would you listen to Pilgrim's Wilderness again? Why? Yes, It is quite a long story, historical and entertaining at the same time. What was one of the most memorable moments of Pilgrim's Wilderness? The amount of control one man can have over " his" family What does Fred Sanders bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? Again, the length of a book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Precious-Victims-Audiobook/B017ACXP02 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Precious Victims Subtitle: Penguin True Crime Author: Don W. Weber, Charles Bosworth Jr. Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Charles Bosworth and Don W. Webber Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 990 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a New York Times best-selling true crime book considered by many to be a classic of the genre. The police in Jersey County, Illinois, accepted Paula Sims' story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl, Lorelei, from her bassinet. Three years later, her second newborn daughter suffered an identical fate - and this time the police were unable to stop searching until they had discovered the whole horrifying truth. This is the full terrifying story of twisted sexuality and hate seething below the surface of a seemingly normal family and of the massive investigation and nerve-shattering trial that made the unthinkable a reality. Written by the lawyer who won the case and the reporter who covered its entirety, the listener is given a unique close-up of the riveting drama that unfolds, painting a dark picture of the depraved family who lived with a murderous secret. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Don W. Weber) Thu, 29 Oct 2015 06:20:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Precious-Victims-Audiobook/B017ACXP02 thebookvoice.com 15:42:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Precious Victims Subtitle: Penguin True Crime Author: Don W. Weber, Charles Bosworth Jr. Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Charles Bosworth and Don W. Webber Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 990 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a New York Times best-selling true crime book considered by many to be a classic of the genre. The police in Jersey County, Illinois, accepted Paula Sims' story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl, Lorelei, from her bassinet. Three years later, her second newborn daughter suffered an identical fate - and this time the police were unable to stop searching until they had discovered the whole horrifying truth. This is the full terrifying story of twisted sexuality and hate seething below the surface of a seemingly normal family and of the massive investigation and nerve-shattering trial that made the unthinkable a reality. Written by the lawyer who won the case and the reporter who covered its entirety, the listener is given a unique close-up of the riveting drama that unfolds, painting a dark picture of the depraved family who lived with a murderous secret. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Precious Victims Subtitle: Penguin True Crime Author: Don W. Weber, Charles Bosworth Jr. Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 42 mins Language: English Release date: 10-29-15 Publisher: Charles Bosworth and Don W. Webber Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 990 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This is a New York Times best-selling true crime book considered by many to be a classic of the genre. The police in Jersey County, Illinois, accepted Paula Sims' story of a masked kidnapper who snatched her baby girl, Lorelei, from her bassinet. Three years later, her second newborn daughter suffered an identical fate - and this time the police were unable to stop searching until they had discovered the whole horrifying truth. This is the full terrifying story of twisted sexuality and hate seething below the surface of a seemingly normal family and of the massive investigation and nerve-shattering trial that made the unthinkable a reality. Written by the lawyer who won the case and the reporter who covered its entirety, the listener is given a unique close-up of the riveting drama that unfolds, painting a dark picture of the depraved family who lived with a murderous secret. Members Reviews: A must listen! This book is very well written and very well narrated. Kevin Pierce is by far my favorite narrator. He really brings out the emotion and sincerity in the authors work. I especially liked that this book is co-authored by the prosecuting attorney in the case... It lends a deeper level of personal touch and honesty to the story. I think Don Webber might have a "fall back" career if the DDA gig doesn't pan out. I will definitely be keeping my eye open for the next one. This is a very tragic, heartbreaking story that I wish was a work of fiction... Thankfully Susan Simms decided to let her "Rumplestilskin" out in Don Webber's jurisdiction. I couldn't stop listening! This real crime book read like a novel. I would sit in my car at my destination to hear what cane next. Well written True Crime The crimes this book are based on are truly heart wrenching. I was worried about listening to a book which involved murdered children; I thought maybe it would be too emotional for me, but it was really a wonderful read. I really liked that this book had a great balance of describing the events without overly focusing on the horrific nature of the crime. The authors really take you on a ride from the crimes committed to after trial confessions which give you a real since of closure at the end. Wonderfully well written book and Kevin Pierce is a great narrator. If you enjoy true crime, I highly suggest giving this one a listen! Great listen This kept me wanting more. Great detail and a great ending. I listened to this book on a long car trip home e for the holiday even when I arrived I didn't not want to turn it off because I was waiting for an answer. I live true crime shows and books and I highly recommend this book. A true life story of human evil! This book gripped me from the start! The person whom the book centers around, Paula Sims, is one of the strangest and hardest to understand people I could imagine. Her actions are beyond the comprehension of most people (I would hope). The book mainly discusses her prosecution, but also gives a background story of her and her family. There is some speculation, especially as the case is built against her, but in the end, you find out the truth. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Once-a-King-Always-a-King-Audiobook/B075JM3F11 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Once a King, Always a King Subtitle: The Unmaking of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez's struggle to create a "normal" life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past. Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto "once a king, always a king" rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life behind. Filled with heart-pounding scenes of his backslide into drugs, sex, and violence, Once a King, Always a King recounts how Sanchez wound up in prison and provides an engrossing firsthand account of how the Latin Kings are run from inside the prison system. Harrowing testaments to Sanchez's determination to rebuild his life include his efforts to separate his family from gang life and his struggle to adapt to marriage and the corporate world. Despite temptations, nightmares, regressions into violence, and his own internal demons, Sanchez makes an uneasy peace with his new life. This raw, powerful, and brutally honest memoir traces the transformation of an accomplished gang-banger into a responsible citizen. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Reymundo Sanchez) Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:41:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Once-a-King-Always-a-King-Audiobook/B075JM3F11 thebookvoice.com 09:20:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Once a King, Always a King Subtitle: The Unmaking of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez's struggle to create a "normal" life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past. Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto "once a king, always a king" rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life behind. Filled with heart-pounding scenes of his backslide into drugs, sex, and violence, Once a King, Always a King recounts how Sanchez wound up in prison and provides an engrossing firsthand account of how the Latin Kings are run from inside the prison system. Harrowing testaments to Sanchez's determination to rebuild his life include his efforts to separate his family from gang life and his struggle to adapt to marriage and the corporate world. Despite temptations, nightmares, regressions into violence, and his own internal demons, Sanchez makes an uneasy peace with his new life. This raw, powerful, and brutally honest memoir traces the transformation of an accomplished gang-banger into a responsible citizen. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Once a King, Always a King Subtitle: The Unmaking of a Latin King Author: Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rudy Sanda Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins Language: English Release date: 09-20-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This riveting sequel to My Bloody Life traces Reymundo Sanchez's struggle to create a "normal" life outside the Latin Kings, one of the nation's most notorious street gangs, and to move beyond his past. Sanchez illustrates how the Latin King motto "once a king, always a king" rings true and details the difficulty and danger of leaving that life behind. Filled with heart-pounding scenes of his backslide into drugs, sex, and violence, Once a King, Always a King recounts how Sanchez wound up in prison and provides an engrossing firsthand account of how the Latin Kings are run from inside the prison system. Harrowing testaments to Sanchez's determination to rebuild his life include his efforts to separate his family from gang life and his struggle to adapt to marriage and the corporate world. Despite temptations, nightmares, regressions into violence, and his own internal demons, Sanchez makes an uneasy peace with his new life. This raw, powerful, and brutally honest memoir traces the transformation of an accomplished gang-banger into a responsible citizen. Members Reviews: Enjoyed it! :) **SPOILER ALERT***I had read My Bloody Life back in elementary school and really enjoyed it. I remember even the students that didn't like reading would read this book in Chicago. I recently decided to listen to this book. I was rooting for Ray when he mentioned he wanted to attend UIC. I wondered if the counselor he talk to was from LARES or the counselors you're forced to talk to at UH. I liked the fact that he mentioned he could have a tuition waiver at UIC because he worked there full time at SSB. This has not changed and I know students that have taken average of this. I feel a lot of students that struggled financially don't know of these opportunities. Thanks for sharing your story. Wow I wish I could find the words to express what I am taking away after listening to this book. I think a lot of people will discover reliability in one way or another in this book. There is a powerful message here (and one hell of a story), and the narration is on point. This book along with Reys last writing are two of the best books Ive listened to on audible. Im walking away as if I was there. Damn. In some aspects, many of us have been there. This is useful medicine for the author and the reader/listener. Amazing writing. great book! reymundo i wish i could meet you and buy you lumch! you are the friend i havent met yet! love your book.. it inspired me to ends! :) https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Madoff-Chronicles-Audiobook/B019FVB08K Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madoff Chronicles Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth Author: Brian Ross Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The collapse of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme led to the instant evaporation of $65 billion of wealth. The effects of Madoff's brazen fraud were felt most closely in New York and Palm Beach but the story was, and continues to be, front page news across the country. Now, a paperback version of the book is perfectly timed with the ABC drama starring Richard Dreyfuss. Brian Ross and his team of investigators shed an unyielding light onto Madoff's scheme - how he got started, how he succeeded for so long, who helped him, and who shielded him from early investigations. From hard-hitting revelations to fascinating anecdotes, this is an incisive and voyeuristic look into this first family of financial crime. This is both news and the most addictive kind of true crime reading, certain to appeal to both Madoff junkies and neophytes who will love a juicy story filled with intrigue, betrayal, and billions and billions of dollars. Hear key details of how Madoff carried out his scam and the revelation that he began the fraud from almost the first day, in the 1960s. Hear how investigators believe that a billion dollars or more may have been hidden by Madoff. Learn what was going on inside the Madoff apartment as Bernie prepared for his life in prison and Ruth prepared for life in self-imposed confinement. The Madoff Chronicles includes a vast array of news and material that listeners won't find anywhere else: bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Brian Ross) Tue, 05 Jan 2016 06:14:60 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Madoff-Chronicles-Audiobook/B019FVB08K thebookvoice.com 05:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madoff Chronicles Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth Author: Brian Ross Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The collapse of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme led to the instant evaporation of $65 billion of wealth. The effects of Madoff's brazen fraud were felt most closely in New York and Palm Beach but the story was, and continues to be, front page news across the country. Now, a paperback version of the book is perfectly timed with the ABC drama starring Richard Dreyfuss. Brian Ross and his team of investigators shed an unyielding light onto Madoff's scheme - how he got started, how he succeeded for so long, who helped him, and who shielded him from early investigations. From hard-hitting revelations to fascinating anecdotes, this is an incisive and voyeuristic look into this first family of financial crime. This is both news and the most addictive kind of true crime reading, certain to appeal to both Madoff junkies and neophytes who will love a juicy story filled with intrigue, betrayal, and billions and billions of dollars. Hear key details of how Madoff carried out his scam and the revelation that he began the fraud from almost the first day, in the 1960s. Hear how investigators believe that a billion dollars or more may have been hidden by Madoff. Learn what was going on inside the Madoff apartment as Bernie prepared for his life in prison and Ruth prepared for life in self-imposed confinement. The Madoff Chronicles includes a vast array of news and material that listeners won't find anywhere else: Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Madoff Chronicles Subtitle: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth Author: Brian Ross Narrator: Jeff Cummings Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 01-05-16 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 116 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The collapse of Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme led to the instant evaporation of $65 billion of wealth. The effects of Madoff's brazen fraud were felt most closely in New York and Palm Beach but the story was, and continues to be, front page news across the country. Now, a paperback version of the book is perfectly timed with the ABC drama starring Richard Dreyfuss. Brian Ross and his team of investigators shed an unyielding light onto Madoff's scheme - how he got started, how he succeeded for so long, who helped him, and who shielded him from early investigations. From hard-hitting revelations to fascinating anecdotes, this is an incisive and voyeuristic look into this first family of financial crime. This is both news and the most addictive kind of true crime reading, certain to appeal to both Madoff junkies and neophytes who will love a juicy story filled with intrigue, betrayal, and billions and billions of dollars. Hear key details of how Madoff carried out his scam and the revelation that he began the fraud from almost the first day, in the 1960s. Hear how investigators believe that a billion dollars or more may have been hidden by Madoff. Learn what was going on inside the Madoff apartment as Bernie prepared for his life in prison and Ruth prepared for life in self-imposed confinement. The Madoff Chronicles includes a vast array of news and material that listeners won't find anywhere else: Members Reviews: Well-told story of a splendid sociopath Bernie threw out all the record books and made a new one. I have never seen or imagined a person so slickly fit into the delusional susceptibilities of the social environment, so perfect in playing a part that was -- so revered and so utterly fake! It is the ultimate nihilist performance art. And, Bernie watchers (a fave alongside Enron for me), it is worthwhile to take the tack here: to hear the people who saw him in is incidental daily life (alongside his family). This is Bernie doing life, live. It is a sort of caricature, an extended musing on the vapidity possible for the ultra-rich Manhattanites of our day. Rarified castles in the sky, villas in France, perks flying around for all, completely insane, completely virulent, clueless regulators blithely wandering around, and when the whole thing pops, lives in all directions ruined (and not a little of their own wealth fantasies glinting but dying in their eyes, which he played on so -- easily) the guy just quietly walks off the stage, a slight, bland smirk on his face. Nobody could make this up. Oh, and the narrator is a little too TV-flashy-gee-whiz for me. I don't need hyperactive vocal chords over-amping a story. It would have been awesome if there was more... It would have been awesome if there was more story from Madoff's perspective but I can imagine he's not really in a talking mood. Still good though. Excellent Well written, unbelievable of the incompetence of the SEC and discounted warnings to the SEC This was excellent in every word I can't wait for the movie. The story today about as much of the story as I was interested in. It read like true crime, which it is. BUY NO ONE WOULD LISTEN INSTEAD, IS FAR SUPERIOR Any additional comments? It is a bit like someone has researched this from the internet & not gone into the background & the real details of this stunning story. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gaspipe-Audiobook/B002V1BI2U Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gaspipe Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Boss Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 308 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen. By pure happenstance, Casso had lived next door to the family of young Philip Carlo, who was able to get into the mind, heart, and soul of one of the most cunning, ruthless mob bosses in the annals of crime history. In Gaspipe, Casso reveals the shocking details behind headline-making crimes and crime figures, such as: ©2008 Philip Carlo (P)2008 Tantor bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Philip Carlo) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:00:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gaspipe-Audiobook/B002V1BI2U thebookvoice.com 12:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gaspipe Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Boss Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 308 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen. By pure happenstance, Casso had lived next door to the family of young Philip Carlo, who was able to get into the mind, heart, and soul of one of the most cunning, ruthless mob bosses in the annals of crime history. In Gaspipe, Casso reveals the shocking details behind headline-making crimes and crime figures, such as: ©2008 Philip Carlo (P)2008 Tantor Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gaspipe Subtitle: Confessions of a Mafia Boss Author: Philip Carlo Narrator: Alan Sklar Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-17-08 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 308 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, the boss of New York's Lucchese crime family, was a Mafia superstar, responsible for more than 50 murders. Currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado, Casso has given journalist and New York Times best-selling author Philip Carlo the most intimate, personal look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen. By pure happenstance, Casso had lived next door to the family of young Philip Carlo, who was able to get into the mind, heart, and soul of one of the most cunning, ruthless mob bosses in the annals of crime history. In Gaspipe, Casso reveals the shocking details behind headline-making crimes and crime figures, such as: ©2008 Philip Carlo (P)2008 Tantor Members Reviews: Almost Offensively Biased The author, childhood friend of the subject, spends most of the book idolizing Gaspipe. Instead of a portrait of a low-life criminal and murderer (Gaspipe was both) we get a glossy picture of a "man of honor". The author glosses over the facts and insists that gaspipe is some sort of hero simply because he stayed married, refrained from killing too many people directly in his own neighborhood and managed to bribe his way out of legal trouble for a while. Aside from this, the writing is terrible. The author reuses certain phrases to the point of distraction. Not very good or thought provoking I was looking for some insight into mob history in the United States. This book has some of that, but it was so biased towards Anthony Casso it was ridiculous. It got to the point where I thought the author had some sort man-crush on this guy. The narrator was fine, but I would not recommend this book. Very good This is an engaging tale with fascinating characters - and nicknames to boot - and a superb narration.I only found it lacking when explaining why Gaspipe converted into a rat. A good read with a grain of salt... Entertaining and informative. Author writes the book more like an auto-biography vs that of an objective biography. However, it still provides interesting story lines about organized crime syndicates, mob life, and the government's treatment of the subject after his capture. Personally, I could not bring myself to empathize with Casso's reported 'unfair' treatment at the hands of the government given his life of crime. Ultimately, Casso's chickens come home to roost in a way you do not wish upon anyone. The book was worth the credit! The author fails the objectivity test Gaspipe uses the author to tell his cherished view of his life. This is more like an autobiography. In this story Gaspipe is a criminal's criminal. He's loyal to his loving family, always keeps his word, protector of the downtrodden, and devoted to the rules of omerta. The author seems oblivious that this gold plated presentation runs contrary to the very facts he presents. Gaspipe is a vicious narcissistic murderer who in the end screws everybody he comes in contact with. He unfaithful to his personal family, his crime family, and his closest friends. Like Sammy Gravono's book, he presents himself as a victim of those that ratted him out. So he rats them out too, Omerta be damned. But you ignore the self-serving fluff the book is quite listenable to. In its favor is it names names & dates and does show the inner machination of the mafia world. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deadly-Deception-The-Murders-of-Tampa-Serial-Killer-Bobby-Joe-Long-Audiobook/B07938ZWV1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deadly Deception: The Murders of Tampa Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long Subtitle: Florida Forensic Files, Book 2 Author: JT Hunter, RJ Parker Publishing Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-18 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook describes several crime scenes that are graphic in nature and may be very disturbing to some people. Do not proceed if under the age of 18 or are disturbed by scenes of death and violence. One after another, young women disappeared without a trace in the night. One by one, their brutalized bodies turned up, the macabre crime scenes suggesting they shared the same cruel fate. Abducted, bound, and raped, all fell prey to an unknown killer; all became the victims of a deadly deception. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (JT Hunter) Fri, 19 Jan 2018 08:54:34 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Deadly-Deception-The-Murders-of-Tampa-Serial-Killer-Bobby-Joe-Long-Audiobook/B07938ZWV1 thebookvoice.com 03:40:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deadly Deception: The Murders of Tampa Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long Subtitle: Florida Forensic Files, Book 2 Author: JT Hunter, RJ Parker Publishing Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-18 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook describes several crime scenes that are graphic in nature and may be very disturbing to some people. Do not proceed if under the age of 18 or are disturbed by scenes of death and violence. One after another, young women disappeared without a trace in the night. One by one, their brutalized bodies turned up, the macabre crime scenes suggesting they shared the same cruel fate. Abducted, bound, and raped, all fell prey to an unknown killer; all became the victims of a deadly deception. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Deadly Deception: The Murders of Tampa Serial Killer Bobby Joe Long Subtitle: Florida Forensic Files, Book 2 Author: JT Hunter, RJ Parker Publishing Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins Language: English Release date: 01-19-18 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook describes several crime scenes that are graphic in nature and may be very disturbing to some people. Do not proceed if under the age of 18 or are disturbed by scenes of death and violence. One after another, young women disappeared without a trace in the night. One by one, their brutalized bodies turned up, the macabre crime scenes suggesting they shared the same cruel fate. Abducted, bound, and raped, all fell prey to an unknown killer; all became the victims of a deadly deception. Members Reviews: Great Read Very well researched study of a very evil man. I really hope they finally deliver justice to this monster. No one should be allowed to continuously abuse victims and their families with the court system or any other way. Good true crime Depend on J. T. Hunter to write an easy to read page turner that is well edited. This killer let a young victim go which of course got him identified, convicted and sentenced. Has been on death row for 33 years. He was a mentally disabled from head injuries throughout his life as well as a motorcycle wreck which changed his personality while also seen as functioning normally in society which of course he wasnt plus he lost some jobs due to inappropriate behavior plus during his end game was unemployed and killing often. However, from an early age he was deviant. The only thing that stood out for me was his remorse for the one he let go. Excellent true crime reporting JT Hunter is a well-respected author who doesn't stint on his research. The result is a well-written book that tells the story of serial killer Bobby Joe Long. Long was a nice-looking and charming young man who found it easy to get unsuspecting young women into his car. Often that was the last mistake they ever made. Then again, he wasn't averse to forcing them into his car. The savagery of his murders created a state of terror for the women and girls in the Tampa area. Police worked long hours looking for a lead, any indication of a direction to apprehend the killer before more victims were claimed. That lead came when Long abducted a 17-year-old girl and raped her for 24 hours before releasing her. WARNING: Graphic (uncensored) crime scene photos 0 Hard to put down. This is a very graphic book about the disturbing rapes and murders committed by serial killer Bobby Joe Long. It was a very interesting and graphic book that is not for the faint of heart. It includes very graphic crime scene photos of his victims. I suggest this book to anyone who reads true crime books. Horrific Iâve been a fan of JT Hunter, so when I read this new book I knew it would be interesting & would be hard to put down. Deadly deception is very disturbing. This man was beyond demented. His crimes were horrific. The story is very well written, JT has another hit here. Pictures are extremely gráfic. Not for the faint of heart. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-Broad-Daylight-Audiobook/B00P85ZJ94 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Broad Daylight Author: Harry N. MacLean Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-05-14 Publisher: Harry N. MacLean Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 199 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Edgar-Award winning author Harry MacLean is bringing the New York Times best-seller In Broad Daylight back to print in a keepsake trade paper edition that also includes "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'" In Broad Daylight tells the story of the killing of Ken Rex McElroy on the main street of Skidmore, Missouri, in July 1981. McElroy, an illiterate hog farmer, had terrorized all of northwest Missouri for over 20 years, until the town, and even law enforcement, was terrified of him. McElroy was shot as he sat in his truck in front of the tavern. Over 45 men witnessed the shooting. Despite two eyewitness accounts and three grand jury investigations, no one has been prosecuted for the crime. In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime. It was also made into a movie starring Brian Denehey, Cloris Leachman and Chris Cooper. It was re-released as an e-book on Amazon July 2012 on the 31st anniversary of the killing. St. Martin's Press published the last print edition in 2006. In "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight,'" MacLean tells how he researched and wrote the book. He tells of guns being drawn on him, being bitten by a dog, and a confrontation with the killer on the killer's ranch. In addition to updates on characters from the book (including who is still alive and who has died), the book answers many questions about the killing itself, such as who was involved, and what has become of them. MacLean describes the breakthrough events when key characters agreed to speak with him, and he realized he would finally get the story. The author also discusses the nature of the moral consequences of the killing for the town and those involved in the crime. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Harry N. MacLean) Wed, 05 Nov 2014 22:18:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-Broad-Daylight-Audiobook/B00P85ZJ94 thebookvoice.com 14:01:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Broad Daylight Author: Harry N. MacLean Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-05-14 Publisher: Harry N. MacLean Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 199 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Edgar-Award winning author Harry MacLean is bringing the New York Times best-seller In Broad Daylight back to print in a keepsake trade paper edition that also includes "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'" In Broad Daylight tells the story of the killing of Ken Rex McElroy on the main street of Skidmore, Missouri, in July 1981. McElroy, an illiterate hog farmer, had terrorized all of northwest Missouri for over 20 years, until the town, and even law enforcement, was terrified of him. McElroy was shot as he sat in his truck in front of the tavern. Over 45 men witnessed the shooting. Despite two eyewitness accounts and three grand jury investigations, no one has been prosecuted for the crime. In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime. It was also made into a movie starring Brian Denehey, Cloris Leachman and Chris Cooper. It was re-released as an e-book on Amazon July 2012 on the 31st anniversary of the killing. St. Martin's Press published the last print edition in 2006. In "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight,'" MacLean tells how he researched and wrote the book. He tells of guns being drawn on him, being bitten by a dog, and a confrontation with the killer on the killer's ranch. In addition to updates on characters from the book (including who is still alive and who has died), the book answers many questions about the killing itself, such as who was involved, and what has become of them. MacLean describes the breakthrough events when key characters agreed to speak with him, and he realized he would finally get the story. The author also discusses the nature of the moral consequences of the killing for the town and those involved in the crime. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In Broad Daylight Author: Harry N. MacLean Narrator: Dave Clark Format: Unabridged Length: 14 hrs and 1 min Language: English Release date: 11-05-14 Publisher: Harry N. MacLean Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 199 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Edgar-Award winning author Harry MacLean is bringing the New York Times best-seller In Broad Daylight back to print in a keepsake trade paper edition that also includes "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'" In Broad Daylight tells the story of the killing of Ken Rex McElroy on the main street of Skidmore, Missouri, in July 1981. McElroy, an illiterate hog farmer, had terrorized all of northwest Missouri for over 20 years, until the town, and even law enforcement, was terrified of him. McElroy was shot as he sat in his truck in front of the tavern. Over 45 men witnessed the shooting. Despite two eyewitness accounts and three grand jury investigations, no one has been prosecuted for the crime. In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime. It was also made into a movie starring Brian Denehey, Cloris Leachman and Chris Cooper. It was re-released as an e-book on Amazon July 2012 on the 31st anniversary of the killing. St. Martin's Press published the last print edition in 2006. In "The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight,'" MacLean tells how he researched and wrote the book. He tells of guns being drawn on him, being bitten by a dog, and a confrontation with the killer on the killer's ranch. In addition to updates on characters from the book (including who is still alive and who has died), the book answers many questions about the killing itself, such as who was involved, and what has become of them. MacLean describes the breakthrough events when key characters agreed to speak with him, and he realized he would finally get the story. The author also discusses the nature of the moral consequences of the killing for the town and those involved in the crime. Members Reviews: You have to hear it to believe it I really enjoyed listening to this book, and found it difficult to break away from it. The remarkable thing about this story is that an entire town could loathe a man so much that some men could shoot and kill him in broad daylight in front of many people, and not a single person would say who did it. In this book the author does a great job of helping us understand how the townspeople felt, and why they felt so powerless to stop Mr. McElroy. I would strongly recommend this book to people who enjoy reading true crime (a genre I love). The narrator did a great job of telling the story, without getting in the way of it. It was enjoyable to listen to. Real life tale of justice I remembered this story from somewhere in my childhood. But the telling of it in such great detail of how so many were bullied and threatened by one man is amazing. a really gripping tale. very well researched and I loved it it was good audio book . from the writing to the narration of kept me interested Great story totally loved it could not stop listening felt like I was right there on the streets of Whitmore the description of the victim made it so real Good book and story Even though you know the ending it still keeps your interest till the end Good narration also easy to listen to https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Lady-Q-Audiobook/B074WJB1XV Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady Q Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen Author: Sonia Rodriguez, Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Offering a rarely seen female perspective on gang life, this raw and powerful memoir tells not only of one woman's struggle to survive the streets but also of her ascent to the top ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs were members of her own. At age five Sonia Rodriguez's stepfather began to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home had become a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who were friends with her older sister. Threatened by rival gang members at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities in favor of a world of drugs and violence. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became her refuge, but its violence cost her friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly her life. As a Latin Queen, she experienced the exhilarating highs and unbelievable lows of gang life. From being shot at by her own gang and kicked out at age 18 with an infant daughter to rejoining the gang and distinguishing herself as a leader, her legacy as Lady Q was cemented both for her willingness to commit violence and for her role as a drug mule. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sonia Rodriguez) Tue, 29 Aug 2017 01:57:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Lady-Q-Audiobook/B074WJB1XV thebookvoice.com 08:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady Q Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen Author: Sonia Rodriguez, Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Offering a rarely seen female perspective on gang life, this raw and powerful memoir tells not only of one woman's struggle to survive the streets but also of her ascent to the top ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs were members of her own. At age five Sonia Rodriguez's stepfather began to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home had become a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who were friends with her older sister. Threatened by rival gang members at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities in favor of a world of drugs and violence. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became her refuge, but its violence cost her friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly her life. As a Latin Queen, she experienced the exhilarating highs and unbelievable lows of gang life. From being shot at by her own gang and kicked out at age 18 with an infant daughter to rejoining the gang and distinguishing herself as a leader, her legacy as Lady Q was cemented both for her willingness to commit violence and for her role as a drug mule. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Lady Q Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Latin Queen Author: Sonia Rodriguez, Reymundo Sanchez Narrator: Rebecca Mitchell Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 08-29-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 29 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Offering a rarely seen female perspective on gang life, this raw and powerful memoir tells not only of one woman's struggle to survive the streets but also of her ascent to the top ranks of the new Mafia, where the only people more dangerous than rival gangs were members of her own. At age five Sonia Rodriguez's stepfather began to abuse her; at 10 she was molested by her uncle and beaten by her mother when she told on him; and by 13 her home had become a hangout for the Latin Kings and Queens who were friends with her older sister. Threatened by rival gang members at school, Sonia turned away from her education and extracurricular activities in favor of a world of drugs and violence. The Latin Kings, one of the largest and most notorious street gangs in America, became her refuge, but its violence cost her friends, freedom, self-respect, and nearly her life. As a Latin Queen, she experienced the exhilarating highs and unbelievable lows of gang life. From being shot at by her own gang and kicked out at age 18 with an infant daughter to rejoining the gang and distinguishing herself as a leader, her legacy as Lady Q was cemented both for her willingness to commit violence and for her role as a drug mule. Members Reviews: terrible compared to his other 2 books this was terrible and the narrator was almost unbearable. Really good read If you could sum up Lady Q in three words, what would they be? Informative Interesting Sad Any additional comments? She has been through a lot and seeing things through eyes gave me a new perspective on life as to why people join gangs. Good book Good book, but the narration could have been better the voice that narrated this book almost seemed computerized at times Enjoyed listening Thank you for sharing your story with us. I really enjoy listening to this book and wish you the best in your future endeavors. I remembered reading "My Bloody life" and wondered what happened to the girls on the Oprah show. I tried to YouTube that episode but couldn't find it. :/ I recommend this book to anyone that's read and enjoyed "My Bloody Life" and "Once a King Always a King." good read. sad story but very interesting. good read. Good story and well-written. hope she breaks the cycle and get your life together https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Betrayal-in-Blue-Audiobook/B01MXVAFNT Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Betrayal in Blue Subtitle: The Shocking Memoir of the Scandal That Rocked the NYPD Author: Burl Barer, Frank C. Girardot Jr., Ken Eurell Narrator: Burl Barer, Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: NYPD officers Mike Dowd and Kenny Eurell knew there were two ways to get rich quick in Brooklyn's Lower East Side. You either became drug dealers, or you robbed drug dealers. They decided to do both. Dowd and Eurell ran the most powerful gang in New York's dangerous 75th Precinct, the crack cocaine capitol of 1980s America. These "Cocaine Cops" formed a lucrative alliance with Adam Diaz, the kingpin of an ever-expanding Dominican drug cartel. Soon Mike and Ken were buying fancy cars no cop could afford, and treating their wives to levels of luxury not associated with a patrol officer's salary. They were daring, dangerous and untouchable; then the biggest police scandal in New York history exploded into the headlines with the arrest of Mike, Ken, and their fellow crooked cops. Released on bail, Mike offered Ken a long shot at escape to Central America; a bizarre plan involving robbery, kidnapping, and murder, forcing Ken to choose between two forms of betrayal. When you lie, you steal the truth. Once you have stolen the truth, you can justify stealing anything from anybody. Adapted from Ken Eurell's shocking personal memoir, plus hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the major players, including former international drug lord Adam Diaz, and Dori Eurell, revealing the truth behind what you won't see in the hit documentary The Seven Five. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Burl Barer) Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:47:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Betrayal-in-Blue-Audiobook/B01MXVAFNT thebookvoice.com 06:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Betrayal in Blue Subtitle: The Shocking Memoir of the Scandal That Rocked the NYPD Author: Burl Barer, Frank C. Girardot Jr., Ken Eurell Narrator: Burl Barer, Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: NYPD officers Mike Dowd and Kenny Eurell knew there were two ways to get rich quick in Brooklyn's Lower East Side. You either became drug dealers, or you robbed drug dealers. They decided to do both. Dowd and Eurell ran the most powerful gang in New York's dangerous 75th Precinct, the crack cocaine capitol of 1980s America. These "Cocaine Cops" formed a lucrative alliance with Adam Diaz, the kingpin of an ever-expanding Dominican drug cartel. Soon Mike and Ken were buying fancy cars no cop could afford, and treating their wives to levels of luxury not associated with a patrol officer's salary. They were daring, dangerous and untouchable; then the biggest police scandal in New York history exploded into the headlines with the arrest of Mike, Ken, and their fellow crooked cops. Released on bail, Mike offered Ken a long shot at escape to Central America; a bizarre plan involving robbery, kidnapping, and murder, forcing Ken to choose between two forms of betrayal. When you lie, you steal the truth. Once you have stolen the truth, you can justify stealing anything from anybody. Adapted from Ken Eurell's shocking personal memoir, plus hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the major players, including former international drug lord Adam Diaz, and Dori Eurell, revealing the truth behind what you won't see in the hit documentary The Seven Five. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Betrayal in Blue Subtitle: The Shocking Memoir of the Scandal That Rocked the NYPD Author: Burl Barer, Frank C. Girardot Jr., Ken Eurell Narrator: Burl Barer, Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-08-16 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: NYPD officers Mike Dowd and Kenny Eurell knew there were two ways to get rich quick in Brooklyn's Lower East Side. You either became drug dealers, or you robbed drug dealers. They decided to do both. Dowd and Eurell ran the most powerful gang in New York's dangerous 75th Precinct, the crack cocaine capitol of 1980s America. These "Cocaine Cops" formed a lucrative alliance with Adam Diaz, the kingpin of an ever-expanding Dominican drug cartel. Soon Mike and Ken were buying fancy cars no cop could afford, and treating their wives to levels of luxury not associated with a patrol officer's salary. They were daring, dangerous and untouchable; then the biggest police scandal in New York history exploded into the headlines with the arrest of Mike, Ken, and their fellow crooked cops. Released on bail, Mike offered Ken a long shot at escape to Central America; a bizarre plan involving robbery, kidnapping, and murder, forcing Ken to choose between two forms of betrayal. When you lie, you steal the truth. Once you have stolen the truth, you can justify stealing anything from anybody. Adapted from Ken Eurell's shocking personal memoir, plus hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews with the major players, including former international drug lord Adam Diaz, and Dori Eurell, revealing the truth behind what you won't see in the hit documentary The Seven Five. Members Reviews: Bad Boys in Blue! Imagine if the hoodlums that run YOUR neighborhood selling drugs, guns, doing robberies and shakedowns, etc... ALSO had police badges??? What a powerful (and profitable) position to be in! What are you going to do when you call the police about a robbery, and while "investigating" the incident, they pocket all your valuables (or drugs) that the thief overlooked? Your local crack dealer gets busted with a large amount of dope - well guess who's selling it now? Are your illegal *business activities* making more money than theirs? No problem - they will just come and take it over (and everything else too) ...and who are you going to report THAT to - the cops? Some of the NYPD did just that during the 80's and lived the "good life" until eventually getting caught. These were ordinary average wage cops just looking to "make some extra money" when they saw an opportunity, and they suuuure did. You won't believe some of the crazy things they got away with! Many close calls from those that *could* have discovered what they were up to, until that shiny badge was waived at them before anyone got too nosey. There were quite a few descriptions that made me chuckle out loud, and it's narrated in such a way (by the always awesome Kevin Pierce) that makes you feel as though you were there too, just hanging out with a beer and talking about "the good 'ol days"...all the while secretly wishing that you too were part of their inner circle at the time. Well done! Loved it - could even be a TV series: "Goodfella's ...NYPD". Lol I was gifted this in exchange for an honest review - Thank You Thank You! Terrifying... Any additional comments? Absolute power corrupts absolutely. That is what I think of when I think about this book. After reading "Betrayal in Blue," I have never felt so unsafe, unprotected and scared (I live in NYC!). https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Life-After-Death-Audiobook/B009CCXUAY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life After Death Author: Damien Echols Narrator: Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive memoir by Damien Echols of the "West Memphis Three", who was falsely convicted of committing three murders. Hear this unforgettable account of his 18 years on death row. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Damien Echols) Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:28:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Life-After-Death-Audiobook/B009CCXUAY thebookvoice.com 10:39:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life After Death Author: Damien Echols Narrator: Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive memoir by Damien Echols of the "West Memphis Three", who was falsely convicted of committing three murders. Hear this unforgettable account of his 18 years on death row. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Life After Death Author: Damien Echols Narrator: Damien Echols Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins Language: English Release date: 09-18-12 Publisher: Penguin Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 620 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The definitive memoir by Damien Echols of the "West Memphis Three", who was falsely convicted of committing three murders. Hear this unforgettable account of his 18 years on death row. Members Reviews: A compelling story-worthwhile listen. Prior to reading this book, I had no knowledge of the tragic murders in West Memphis. I was drawn into this incredibly well-written book, by Damien Echol's natural ability to tell a story. I was drawn to the person he was and the person he grew to be during his years in prison. Since reading this book I have watched all of the HBO documentaries that portray how easy it is for justice to be miscarried, when media, fear, and ignorance are in the mix. What I found most fascinating and refreshing about this book is the fact that Damien Echols did not allow himself to be swallowed by fear and self-pity at the prospect of being executed for a crime he did not commit. He wrote a book that told a story about life on death row-the lessons that he learned as he came of age behind bars. Heartbreaking and inspiring. I have followed the case of Damian Echols, Jason Baldwin, and Jesse Miskelley since 1996, when the documentary Paradise Lost came out. This memoir breaks my heart, as I listen to an innocent man go through the tortures of prison and death row- and before that of poverty and community ignorance. Through it all, Mr. Echols maintains poise and dignity. Listening to the story in Echols' own voice brought home the emotion and loss of the tragedy. I personally was glad that there was little or no mention of the gruesome details of the murders and the new suspect arising from DNA tests, all of which is available in the many documentaries about the case and the websites supporting the West Memphis Three. This narrative is the story of Mr. Echols' life so far, which shines a bright light onto the inhuman conditions that we allow to exist in our prisons. A truly excellent memoir, which breaks your heart over and over again. hard to put down What made the experience of listening to Life After Death the most enjoyable? Points of light outshining seemingly overwhelming darkness Who was your favorite character and why? Damien ... courage ... perseverance ... truth Which scene was your favorite? Epilogue. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yes Any additional comments? Author's narration ... excellent! A Living Poem When I read Law & Disorder by John Douglas, I became interested in the West Memphis 3 and watched the Paradise Lost documentaries. What a treat to learn that Damien Echols had just published his memoir. I immediately grabbed the Audible edition, which has Damien reading his own words. It would be difficult to approach this book without feeling compassion for what Echols has been through, but if I thought that the reaction to this book was predicated on how people felt about the case, I was wrong. It's gotten high praise and reviews and for good reason. This story is beyond amazing. Not only is Damien's tale of life behind bars riveting, but it's well written. Poetic and full of insight. He's an elegant writer with spare prose that's reflective of his approach to life. I avoid mainstream memoirs which unabashedly play on the heartstrings--they are common and dull. This is nothing like that. I was elevated and transformed by Damien's experience, told in his own words. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mothers-Day-Audiobook/B00X8UVRA6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mother's Day Author: Dennis McDougal Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 06-02-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In June of I985, while her teenage sons held their half sister down, Theresa Cross beat her I9-year-old daughter Sheila unconscious and then stuffed her into a 2' x 2' storage locker. After three days the knocking, kicking, and cries stopped. Theresa and her sons dumped the girl's body in the desolate High Sierras.... The summer before, Theresa had dug a bullet out of her daughter Suesan's chest with a paring knife. When Suesan failed to recover (without benefit of doctors or hospital), Theresa and her two sons drove the delirious girl to the mountains, doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire.... For nearly nine years, Theresa Cross Knorr got away with murder, until her youngest daughter, Terry Knorr Graves, finally found a cop who believed the incredible story of her two murdered sisters. That story is all here, the shocking life of a woman whose violence, jealousy, rage, and domination led to a brutally heinous crime of ruthless ferocity. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Dennis McDougal) Tue, 02 Jun 2015 02:15:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mothers-Day-Audiobook/B00X8UVRA6 thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mother's Day Author: Dennis McDougal Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 06-02-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In June of I985, while her teenage sons held their half sister down, Theresa Cross beat her I9-year-old daughter Sheila unconscious and then stuffed her into a 2' x 2' storage locker. After three days the knocking, kicking, and cries stopped. Theresa and her sons dumped the girl's body in the desolate High Sierras.... The summer before, Theresa had dug a bullet out of her daughter Suesan's chest with a paring knife. When Suesan failed to recover (without benefit of doctors or hospital), Theresa and her two sons drove the delirious girl to the mountains, doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire.... For nearly nine years, Theresa Cross Knorr got away with murder, until her youngest daughter, Terry Knorr Graves, finally found a cop who believed the incredible story of her two murdered sisters. That story is all here, the shocking life of a woman whose violence, jealousy, rage, and domination led to a brutally heinous crime of ruthless ferocity. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mother's Day Author: Dennis McDougal Narrator: Tara Ochs Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 06-02-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 222 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In June of I985, while her teenage sons held their half sister down, Theresa Cross beat her I9-year-old daughter Sheila unconscious and then stuffed her into a 2' x 2' storage locker. After three days the knocking, kicking, and cries stopped. Theresa and her sons dumped the girl's body in the desolate High Sierras.... The summer before, Theresa had dug a bullet out of her daughter Suesan's chest with a paring knife. When Suesan failed to recover (without benefit of doctors or hospital), Theresa and her two sons drove the delirious girl to the mountains, doused her with gasoline, and set her on fire.... For nearly nine years, Theresa Cross Knorr got away with murder, until her youngest daughter, Terry Knorr Graves, finally found a cop who believed the incredible story of her two murdered sisters. That story is all here, the shocking life of a woman whose violence, jealousy, rage, and domination led to a brutally heinous crime of ruthless ferocity. Members Reviews: Shocking true story This story was told in a way that helps you to understand how Teresa Cross had killed her own daughters. It took you back not only when Teresa was a child but also what her parents were like. It was also interesting the way that the different perspectives saw the story. There were different voices for different types of people in her life or the investigators. Very well done. Good, but tragic. Unbelievable what this horrible "mother" did to her children! It's also sad what happens to her remaining children since they were so young when it all happened. As far as the beast of a woman, she deserved more than what she got. This made me rethink my stance on death penalty. Unspeakable Tragedy This is an awesome book and a tragic story of abuse. All of the children from this story carried an unspeakable burden heaped upon them by their mother. As the story unfolded, I found myself wondering what was wrong with the mother. Was she suffering from psychosis or delusions. In the end, there were varied opinions on her diagnosis. As such, I found myself wanting to know more. Very interesting tale and well written/performed book. Bob @ Platypire Reviews So, I can't exactly say that I LIKED this story, but more that it was well written and well read. The story of these people's lives deserved as much information to fully understand their actions as possible, and I feel like this did that. It was hard to hear some of the things that happened to those poor children, especially the girls, and I found myself in tears more than once. So, you know, trigger warning. The only drawback I had to the story was that weight was brought up a LOT. I understood that part of it attributed to what was going on, but sometimes it was just people talking about the females, and it felt....wrong, I guess. Other than that, I had zero issues with the way it was told. 4 platypires for story. At first I thought the narrator sounded almost robotic, and put it down to the genre. And I'm so glad it was that way. During some of the rough parts of the story, the parts that broke my heart and had me sobbing, I'm not even sure just how much worse it would have been had she used much emotion in the reading! She spoke clearly, steadily, and has a pleasant voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Similar-Transactions-Audiobook/B01INL59R6 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Similar Transactions Author: S. R. Reynolds Narrator: Linda Kimbrough Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Simpson Point Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 132 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eight known victims and one set of skeletal remains. Will Larry Lee Smith get away with murder? Similar Transactions is a gripping memoir about the author's determination, over a seven-year period, to solve a murder and to bring the perpetrator to justice. Former social worker S. R. Reynolds has never forgotten the mishandled case of 15-year-old Michelle Anderson, a vibrant beauty who went missing from Reynolds' Knoxville, Tennessee, neighborhood years earlier. Aided by her old professor, famed forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass - founder of the University of Tennessee's Body Farm - Reynolds picks up the trail of this cold case. As she presses neglected pieces of the puzzle into place, Reynolds unearths a string of heinous kidnappings and rapes across the South, crimes that span decades. She talks to the victims. A picture begins to form. Patterns appear. And all evidence points to one man: convicted sex offender Larry Lee Smith. As a result of Reynolds' efforts, the Knoxville Police Department reopens the cold case of Michelle's disappearance, but Larry Lee is about to be released from a Georgia prison, where he served time for a related crime - a "similar transaction." What transpires in this story is amazing. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (S. R. Reynolds) Tue, 19 Jul 2016 02:40:42 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Similar-Transactions-Audiobook/B01INL59R6 thebookvoice.com 11:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Similar Transactions Author: S. R. Reynolds Narrator: Linda Kimbrough Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Simpson Point Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 132 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eight known victims and one set of skeletal remains. Will Larry Lee Smith get away with murder? Similar Transactions is a gripping memoir about the author's determination, over a seven-year period, to solve a murder and to bring the perpetrator to justice. Former social worker S. R. Reynolds has never forgotten the mishandled case of 15-year-old Michelle Anderson, a vibrant beauty who went missing from Reynolds' Knoxville, Tennessee, neighborhood years earlier. Aided by her old professor, famed forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass - founder of the University of Tennessee's Body Farm - Reynolds picks up the trail of this cold case. As she presses neglected pieces of the puzzle into place, Reynolds unearths a string of heinous kidnappings and rapes across the South, crimes that span decades. She talks to the victims. A picture begins to form. Patterns appear. And all evidence points to one man: convicted sex offender Larry Lee Smith. As a result of Reynolds' efforts, the Knoxville Police Department reopens the cold case of Michelle's disappearance, but Larry Lee is about to be released from a Georgia prison, where he served time for a related crime - a "similar transaction." What transpires in this story is amazing. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Similar Transactions Author: S. R. Reynolds Narrator: Linda Kimbrough Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 07-19-16 Publisher: Simpson Point Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 132 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Eight known victims and one set of skeletal remains. Will Larry Lee Smith get away with murder? Similar Transactions is a gripping memoir about the author's determination, over a seven-year period, to solve a murder and to bring the perpetrator to justice. Former social worker S. R. Reynolds has never forgotten the mishandled case of 15-year-old Michelle Anderson, a vibrant beauty who went missing from Reynolds' Knoxville, Tennessee, neighborhood years earlier. Aided by her old professor, famed forensic anthropologist Dr. Bill Bass - founder of the University of Tennessee's Body Farm - Reynolds picks up the trail of this cold case. As she presses neglected pieces of the puzzle into place, Reynolds unearths a string of heinous kidnappings and rapes across the South, crimes that span decades. She talks to the victims. A picture begins to form. Patterns appear. And all evidence points to one man: convicted sex offender Larry Lee Smith. As a result of Reynolds' efforts, the Knoxville Police Department reopens the cold case of Michelle's disappearance, but Larry Lee is about to be released from a Georgia prison, where he served time for a related crime - a "similar transaction." What transpires in this story is amazing. Members Reviews: An Engrossing and Frightening Listen A not particularly bright and less than methodical predator--despite a few prison terms-- manages to victimize multiple young women over several decades. "Similar Transactions" combines the story of the serial rapist's "career," with that of a devastated family struggling, first, to find out what happened to their missing daughter, and then, when their worst fears are realized, to find justice. The narrator, Linda Kimbrough, is perfect--mixing the appropriate reportorial style with just the right amount of characterization in the participants' dialogue. Good story A sad story of a sadistic narcissistic sexual predator and his trail of human wreckage. The authors tenacity and compassion is commendable. The narrator excellent. A First-Time Author Hits One out of the Park This is a mesmerizing story of the destruction caused by Larry Lee Smith a serial rapist and suspected murderer, and the long, painful process of securing him where he belongs. The author has done an amazing job of describing the lives affected by Smith: some wounded, some shattered, some strengthened... And one perhaps ended. Reynolds keeps the pace surprisingly fast and fluid as she recounts events spanning more than 30 years. Kimbrough's narration is lively and holds the interest. Some of her "in-character" voices tend to come off rather nasally, but overall a very solid delivery. I would definitely listen to her again. Great True Crime Story! Well written & well narrated. One review I read said that the narration was choppy. I did not think so with the exception of one odd pause where the narrator paused between a person's first & last name. Yes, that was kind of weird, but it was only one time in the book. I found the narrator's voice to be very pleasant. I also read in one review that the courtroom part of the story was too long. I did not think so. The writer kept my attention and kept this part of the book from being laborious, in my opinion. Good but long You have to love a good true crime book to make it through this one. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Absolute-Madness-Audiobook/B076DM5FMR Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Absolute Madness Subtitle: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided Author: Catherine Pelonero Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the state. The investigation, aided by famed FBI profiler John Douglas, drew national attention and biting criticism from Jesse Jackson and other civil rights leaders. The killer, when at last he was unmasked, seemed an unlikely candidate to have held New York in a grip of terror. His capture was neither the end of the story nor the end of the racial strife, which flared anew during circuitous prosecutions and judicial rulings that prompted cries of a double standard in the justice system. Both a wrenching true crime story and an incisive portrait of dangerously discordant race relations in America, Absolute Madness also chronicles a lonely, vulnerable man's tragic descent into madness and the failure of the American mental health system that refused his pleas for help. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Catherine Pelonero) Tue, 07 Nov 2017 15:27:10 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Absolute-Madness-Audiobook/B076DM5FMR thebookvoice.com 17:22:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Absolute Madness Subtitle: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided Author: Catherine Pelonero Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the state. The investigation, aided by famed FBI profiler John Douglas, drew national attention and biting criticism from Jesse Jackson and other civil rights leaders. The killer, when at last he was unmasked, seemed an unlikely candidate to have held New York in a grip of terror. His capture was neither the end of the story nor the end of the racial strife, which flared anew during circuitous prosecutions and judicial rulings that prompted cries of a double standard in the justice system. Both a wrenching true crime story and an incisive portrait of dangerously discordant race relations in America, Absolute Madness also chronicles a lonely, vulnerable man's tragic descent into madness and the failure of the American mental health system that refused his pleas for help. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Absolute Madness Subtitle: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided Author: Catherine Pelonero Narrator: Laural Merlington Format: Unabridged Length: 17 hrs and 22 mins Language: English Release date: 11-07-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 5 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Absolute Madness tells the disturbing true story of Joseph Christopher, a white serial killer who targeted black males and struck fear into the residents of Buffalo and New York City in the 1980s. Dubbed both the .22-Caliber Killer and the Midtown Slasher, Christopher allegedly claimed eighteen victims during a savage four-month spree across the state. The investigation, aided by famed FBI profiler John Douglas, drew national attention and biting criticism from Jesse Jackson and other civil rights leaders. The killer, when at last he was unmasked, seemed an unlikely candidate to have held New York in a grip of terror. His capture was neither the end of the story nor the end of the racial strife, which flared anew during circuitous prosecutions and judicial rulings that prompted cries of a double standard in the justice system. Both a wrenching true crime story and an incisive portrait of dangerously discordant race relations in America, Absolute Madness also chronicles a lonely, vulnerable man's tragic descent into madness and the failure of the American mental health system that refused his pleas for help. Members Reviews: I Could Not Put This Book Down I could not put this book down. I lived in Buffalo when this was happening, I was in my 20s and there are so many details in this book that I simply never was aware of. I lived in Christopher's neighborhood and attended PS 82 and St. Lawrence Church. I also worked at Gene Emser Motor Sales just before him. I am not trying to make this "all about me." What I AM trying to say is, "The details are spot-on." An excellent read. Never drags. Many of my friends want to borrow this -- they can buy their own copy! UPDATE: JUST PURCHASED MY SECOND COPY ON 12/8 BECAUSE PEOPLE KEEP BORROWING MINE! Great Read I won this book on Good Read giveaways for my honest opinion and I honestly really enjoyed it. Once I got into it, I didn't want to put it down sometimes even while my stomach growled, that's how bad I didn't care about much else. I thought that the writing was superb and the facts were timely investigated. There weren't many chapters but in between it didn't matter as the book had my full attention. I liked the ppl in this book and felt sorry for the victims and their families. I almost felt a part of the story, the author sucked you in. Also, I could feel the attorneys frustration and the crimes of hysteria on the States this was happening too. I would read more by this author. I received this copy in very good condition. Thanks again Good Reads and thank you Skyhorse Publishing for the opportunity to emerge myself into this great novel. And of course the author for making all this possible. Outstanding Being a true crime buff I only read these types of books and rarely venture outside this arena. I have been anticipating this book for over a year and Pelonero certainly did not disappoint. I literally could not put the book down and enjoyed every twist and turn. Being born and raised in Buffalo NY I am intimately familiar with not only with this story but the places where the events occurred. Pelonero not only gives a perspective of details unknown until now but gives a glimpse from both the victims, Christopher himself, his family and friends. Outstanding read!! Can't wait until the next one. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Edmund-Kemper-The-True-Story-of-the-Co-ed-Killer-Audiobook/B01DJJR42A Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Edmund Kemper - The True Story of the Co-ed Killer Subtitle: True Crime by Evil Killers, Volume 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Miles Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Wiq Media Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American serial killer Edmund Kemper III stalked co-eds in California at the height of the era of peace and free love, dismembering his victims and tossing their body parts in remote areas around Santa Cruz. As pieces of young women began washing up on shore and turning up alongside rural highways, female residents - especially college students - were decidedly on edge. A lust killer who savored the act of decapitating his victims - and often used their severed heads for sexual pleasure - Kemper's story is particularly twisted among historical serial killers. Still, the true crime tale of Edmund Kemper is particularly fascinating, because the man many people called "a gentle giant" was a near genius whose cunning manipulation of others made him particularly depraved and dangerous. This true crime story, a detailed biography of one of the most psychopathic serial killers of our time, shares some insight into the troubled childhood and awkward nature that led the American serial killer to take 10 lives, including those of six pretty co-eds, his paternal grandparents, his calculatingly cruel mother, and his mother's best friend. Among historical serial killers, Kemper is especially depraved, since he included necrophilia and cannibalism in his gruesome mix of sordid criminal activity. Ultimately, Kemper's murderous inclinations and urges to kill were satisfied after he bludgeoned to death his mother, a woman he'd hated since he was eight years old, and he turned himself in. But if he hadn't finally acted on his long-held fantasy to end his mother's life, he might still be trolling California highways, getting away with murder. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Rosewood) Tue, 29 Mar 2016 00:42:11 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Edmund-Kemper-The-True-Story-of-the-Co-ed-Killer-Audiobook/B01DJJR42A thebookvoice.com 02:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Edmund Kemper - The True Story of the Co-ed Killer Subtitle: True Crime by Evil Killers, Volume 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Miles Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Wiq Media Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American serial killer Edmund Kemper III stalked co-eds in California at the height of the era of peace and free love, dismembering his victims and tossing their body parts in remote areas around Santa Cruz. As pieces of young women began washing up on shore and turning up alongside rural highways, female residents - especially college students - were decidedly on edge. A lust killer who savored the act of decapitating his victims - and often used their severed heads for sexual pleasure - Kemper's story is particularly twisted among historical serial killers. Still, the true crime tale of Edmund Kemper is particularly fascinating, because the man many people called "a gentle giant" was a near genius whose cunning manipulation of others made him particularly depraved and dangerous. This true crime story, a detailed biography of one of the most psychopathic serial killers of our time, shares some insight into the troubled childhood and awkward nature that led the American serial killer to take 10 lives, including those of six pretty co-eds, his paternal grandparents, his calculatingly cruel mother, and his mother's best friend. Among historical serial killers, Kemper is especially depraved, since he included necrophilia and cannibalism in his gruesome mix of sordid criminal activity. Ultimately, Kemper's murderous inclinations and urges to kill were satisfied after he bludgeoned to death his mother, a woman he'd hated since he was eight years old, and he turned himself in. But if he hadn't finally acted on his long-held fantasy to end his mother's life, he might still be trolling California highways, getting away with murder. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Edmund Kemper - The True Story of the Co-ed Killer Subtitle: True Crime by Evil Killers, Volume 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Miles Taylor Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 03-29-16 Publisher: Wiq Media Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: American serial killer Edmund Kemper III stalked co-eds in California at the height of the era of peace and free love, dismembering his victims and tossing their body parts in remote areas around Santa Cruz. As pieces of young women began washing up on shore and turning up alongside rural highways, female residents - especially college students - were decidedly on edge. A lust killer who savored the act of decapitating his victims - and often used their severed heads for sexual pleasure - Kemper's story is particularly twisted among historical serial killers. Still, the true crime tale of Edmund Kemper is particularly fascinating, because the man many people called "a gentle giant" was a near genius whose cunning manipulation of others made him particularly depraved and dangerous. This true crime story, a detailed biography of one of the most psychopathic serial killers of our time, shares some insight into the troubled childhood and awkward nature that led the American serial killer to take 10 lives, including those of six pretty co-eds, his paternal grandparents, his calculatingly cruel mother, and his mother's best friend. Among historical serial killers, Kemper is especially depraved, since he included necrophilia and cannibalism in his gruesome mix of sordid criminal activity. Ultimately, Kemper's murderous inclinations and urges to kill were satisfied after he bludgeoned to death his mother, a woman he'd hated since he was eight years old, and he turned himself in. But if he hadn't finally acted on his long-held fantasy to end his mother's life, he might still be trolling California highways, getting away with murder. Members Reviews: Very repetitive and straight from the interviews on tv This book was straight out of the documentary you would find when you type in Ed Kemper's name on YouTube. Nothing new, no added information about the case or any attempt to try and look at the in-depth psychological aspect this monsters mind it was just a list written in a very boring matter of fact way kind of way like the author just jotted down some notes while watching a documentary on YouTube or Google and made that into a book. Even the chapters were only about five minutes long. Not missing anything by not listening to this book! I regret buying it I tried... I really wanted to like this book. I tried listening on multiple occasions, but the narration couldn't get my attention. I felt as though the narrator approached the book with an almost robotic method. He had little changes in his inflection when reading a quote from any of the characters. The story of serial killer Edmund Kemper & victims What did you love best about Edmund Kemper - The True Story of the Co-ed Killer? Edmund Kemper is a serial killer who killed his grandparents, his mother (the focus of his internal rage) and several young women in California. This book talks about Ed and his crimes, including his juvenile crimes (killing his grandparents) and the time he spent at Atascadero State Hospital, which is for the criminally insane. The author gets straight to the facts and has no filler, just the facts. It is well-written and well researched. This book makes no excuse for anything that Ed did, just told it like it was. He did make some conclusions, but those were based on the facts given. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gottis-Rules-Audiobook/B00R57F0V0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti's Rules Subtitle: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The notorious Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend. The "Dapper Don", John Gotti Sr., and his son John A. "Junior" Gotti ran New York's powerful Gambino crime family and were well known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways, an image perpetuated in popular Mafia mythology. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell. An Albanian-American from Queens, Alite was an unlikely ally to the Gottis and the Italian mob, but with his street smarts he was eventually recruited to be Junior Gotti's protector and muscle. For decades Alite worked as a thug, drug dealer, and murderer for Junior Gotti and his infamous father. Although he reaped the benefits of working under the powerful mob figure, Alite discovered firsthand that the legendary American Mafia - an organization that claimed to be built on honor and loyalty - was nothing more than a facade for the hypocritical, manipulative, and greedy criminals like the Gottis who ran it. Following a harrowing sentence in a Brazilian prison (a system considered among the worst in the world), Alite was extradited to the United States in 2006 and agreed to help the feds put Gotti Jr. and his fearsome crime family behind bars. No one was better placed as an informant than Alite - the man who knew the real truth about the Gotti family. In Gotti's Rules, veteran true-crime writer and prize-winning reporter George Anastasia gains unprecedented access to the Gotti crime family's stories and secrets, including its fascinating "Gotti Rules" of leadership. Based on extensive FBI files and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, particularly former insider John Alite, Anastasia's unparalleled access demystifies the infamous Gotti family and its larger-than-life legend and provides irrefutable proof of shocking allegations against Gotti Jr. that have never before been confirmed. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (George Anastasia) Tue, 27 Jan 2015 18:30:40 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gottis-Rules-Audiobook/B00R57F0V0 thebookvoice.com 09:27:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti's Rules Subtitle: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The notorious Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend. The "Dapper Don", John Gotti Sr., and his son John A. "Junior" Gotti ran New York's powerful Gambino crime family and were well known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways, an image perpetuated in popular Mafia mythology. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell. An Albanian-American from Queens, Alite was an unlikely ally to the Gottis and the Italian mob, but with his street smarts he was eventually recruited to be Junior Gotti's protector and muscle. For decades Alite worked as a thug, drug dealer, and murderer for Junior Gotti and his infamous father. Although he reaped the benefits of working under the powerful mob figure, Alite discovered firsthand that the legendary American Mafia - an organization that claimed to be built on honor and loyalty - was nothing more than a facade for the hypocritical, manipulative, and greedy criminals like the Gottis who ran it. Following a harrowing sentence in a Brazilian prison (a system considered among the worst in the world), Alite was extradited to the United States in 2006 and agreed to help the feds put Gotti Jr. and his fearsome crime family behind bars. No one was better placed as an informant than Alite - the man who knew the real truth about the Gotti family. In Gotti's Rules, veteran true-crime writer and prize-winning reporter George Anastasia gains unprecedented access to the Gotti crime family's stories and secrets, including its fascinating "Gotti Rules" of leadership. Based on extensive FBI files and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, particularly former insider John Alite, Anastasia's unparalleled access demystifies the infamous Gotti family and its larger-than-life legend and provides irrefutable proof of shocking allegations against Gotti Jr. that have never before been confirmed. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti's Rules Subtitle: The Story of John Alite, Junior Gotti, and the Demise of the American Mafia Author: George Anastasia Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins Language: English Release date: 01-27-15 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 157 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The notorious Gotti family is the stuff of mob legend. The "Dapper Don", John Gotti Sr., and his son John A. "Junior" Gotti ran New York's powerful Gambino crime family and were well known for their flamboyant style and brutal ways, an image perpetuated in popular Mafia mythology. John Alite, a mob hit man, associate, and close friend of the Gottis, has a very different story to tell. An Albanian-American from Queens, Alite was an unlikely ally to the Gottis and the Italian mob, but with his street smarts he was eventually recruited to be Junior Gotti's protector and muscle. For decades Alite worked as a thug, drug dealer, and murderer for Junior Gotti and his infamous father. Although he reaped the benefits of working under the powerful mob figure, Alite discovered firsthand that the legendary American Mafia - an organization that claimed to be built on honor and loyalty - was nothing more than a facade for the hypocritical, manipulative, and greedy criminals like the Gottis who ran it. Following a harrowing sentence in a Brazilian prison (a system considered among the worst in the world), Alite was extradited to the United States in 2006 and agreed to help the feds put Gotti Jr. and his fearsome crime family behind bars. No one was better placed as an informant than Alite - the man who knew the real truth about the Gotti family. In Gotti's Rules, veteran true-crime writer and prize-winning reporter George Anastasia gains unprecedented access to the Gotti crime family's stories and secrets, including its fascinating "Gotti Rules" of leadership. Based on extensive FBI files and exclusive interviews with insiders and experts, particularly former insider John Alite, Anastasia's unparalleled access demystifies the infamous Gotti family and its larger-than-life legend and provides irrefutable proof of shocking allegations against Gotti Jr. that have never before been confirmed. Members Reviews: Much Better than John Gotti Jr Book. What did you love best about Gotti's Rules? Exposing John Gotti Jr as a Snitch What did you like best about this story? Exposing John Jr. Have you listened to any of Joe Barretts other performances before? How does this one compare? ok. If you could give Gotti's Rules a new subtitle, what would it be? Snitch Son....The truth about John Gotti Jr Any additional comments? Great book, shows that John Jr was a douchebag snitch Classic Anastasia Very quick read. Well written and researched. I expected no less from George Anastasia. I ve never been let down by any of his work and this lived up to what I've come to expect. Thank you for another great book. Caveat Emptor This book is okay as such books go. The narration is above average and I had no difficulty following the storyline. It's as advertised, no less, no more. But having seen many a fatuous author taken in by these guys I think one should keep in mind that most of them wouldn't know the truth if they met it walking down the street. Exceptions exist of course but in the main these mafioso are degenerate liars. I find it helpful to take anything these professional flimflamers say with a huge bucket of salt. im glad I didn't pay for it i had a credit so I used it glad it didn't come out of pocket very hard to follow story i usually live gangster books. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mad-City-Audiobook/B075FXD6H3 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mad City Subtitle: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot Author: Michael Arntfield Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mad City: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot is a chilling, unflinching exploration of American crimes of the twentieth century and how one serial killer managed to slip through the cracks - until now. In fall 1967, friends Linda Tomaszewski and Christine Rothschild are freshmen at the University of Wisconsin. The students in the hippie college town of Madison are letting down their hair - and their guards. But amid the peace rallies lurks a killer. When Christine's body is found, her murder sends shockwaves across college campuses, and the Age of Aquarius gives way to a decade of terror. Linda knows the killer, but when police ignore her pleas, he slips away. For the next forty years, Linda embarks on a cross-country quest to find him. When she discovers a book written by the murderer's mother, she learns Christine was not his first victim - or his last. The slayings continue, and a single perpetrator emerges: the Capital City Killer. As police focus on this new lead, Linda receives a disturbing note from the madman himself. Can she stop him before he kills again? bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael Arntfield) Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:46:43 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mad-City-Audiobook/B075FXD6H3 thebookvoice.com 13:28:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mad City Subtitle: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot Author: Michael Arntfield Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mad City: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot is a chilling, unflinching exploration of American crimes of the twentieth century and how one serial killer managed to slip through the cracks - until now. In fall 1967, friends Linda Tomaszewski and Christine Rothschild are freshmen at the University of Wisconsin. The students in the hippie college town of Madison are letting down their hair - and their guards. But amid the peace rallies lurks a killer. When Christine's body is found, her murder sends shockwaves across college campuses, and the Age of Aquarius gives way to a decade of terror. Linda knows the killer, but when police ignore her pleas, he slips away. For the next forty years, Linda embarks on a cross-country quest to find him. When she discovers a book written by the murderer's mother, she learns Christine was not his first victim - or his last. The slayings continue, and a single perpetrator emerges: the Capital City Killer. As police focus on this new lead, Linda receives a disturbing note from the madman himself. Can she stop him before he kills again? Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mad City Subtitle: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot Author: Michael Arntfield Narrator: Jonathan Davis Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 28 mins Language: English Release date: 10-01-17 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 8 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Mad City: The True Story of the Campus Murders That America Forgot is a chilling, unflinching exploration of American crimes of the twentieth century and how one serial killer managed to slip through the cracks - until now. In fall 1967, friends Linda Tomaszewski and Christine Rothschild are freshmen at the University of Wisconsin. The students in the hippie college town of Madison are letting down their hair - and their guards. But amid the peace rallies lurks a killer. When Christine's body is found, her murder sends shockwaves across college campuses, and the Age of Aquarius gives way to a decade of terror. Linda knows the killer, but when police ignore her pleas, he slips away. For the next forty years, Linda embarks on a cross-country quest to find him. When she discovers a book written by the murderer's mother, she learns Christine was not his first victim - or his last. The slayings continue, and a single perpetrator emerges: the Capital City Killer. As police focus on this new lead, Linda receives a disturbing note from the madman himself. Can she stop him before he kills again? Members Reviews: Why would one buy this book? No human being should ever have to read this book. There was no real plot, it was just a bunch of different facts about different murders stuffed into a book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Just-the-Facts-True-Tales-of-Cops-and-Criminals-Audiobook/B078TPQ4Z1 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals Author: Jim Doherty Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: RadioArchives.com Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fiction is filled with fantastic crime fighters, people who put on the badge and solve every mystery and put every criminal where they belong. But those same sort of people have always existed beyond the page. Real-life lawmen who went above and beyond in the pursuit of justice and the law. Jim Doherty, "Just the Facts" columnist for Mystery Readers Journal and a third generation policeman, tells the stories of law enforcement legends in Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals. Bill Tilghman, legendary Oklahoma lawman and town-tamer from the territorial era to the Roaring Twenties. Richard Crafts, an airline pilot who killed his stewardess wife and fed her frozen body into a rented wood chipper. Hawaiian policeman Chang Apana, the real Chinese-American detective who inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. Their stories and many more are brought to life in this new edition of Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals, featuring articles new to the collection as well as three exclusive to this edition from Pro Se Productions. "This is a well researched, addictive collection of true case studies, some sensational, others little known, all intensely interesting. And one, The Mad Doctor and The Untouchable, will no doubt become a terrific movie." - Joseph Wambaugh bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jim Doherty) Wed, 10 Jan 2018 22:01:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Just-the-Facts-True-Tales-of-Cops-and-Criminals-Audiobook/B078TPQ4Z1 thebookvoice.com 13:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals Author: Jim Doherty Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: RadioArchives.com Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fiction is filled with fantastic crime fighters, people who put on the badge and solve every mystery and put every criminal where they belong. But those same sort of people have always existed beyond the page. Real-life lawmen who went above and beyond in the pursuit of justice and the law. Jim Doherty, "Just the Facts" columnist for Mystery Readers Journal and a third generation policeman, tells the stories of law enforcement legends in Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals. Bill Tilghman, legendary Oklahoma lawman and town-tamer from the territorial era to the Roaring Twenties. Richard Crafts, an airline pilot who killed his stewardess wife and fed her frozen body into a rented wood chipper. Hawaiian policeman Chang Apana, the real Chinese-American detective who inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. Their stories and many more are brought to life in this new edition of Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals, featuring articles new to the collection as well as three exclusive to this edition from Pro Se Productions. "This is a well researched, addictive collection of true case studies, some sensational, others little known, all intensely interesting. And one, The Mad Doctor and The Untouchable, will no doubt become a terrific movie." - Joseph Wambaugh Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals Author: Jim Doherty Narrator: Dan Orders Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 01-10-18 Publisher: RadioArchives.com Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Fiction is filled with fantastic crime fighters, people who put on the badge and solve every mystery and put every criminal where they belong. But those same sort of people have always existed beyond the page. Real-life lawmen who went above and beyond in the pursuit of justice and the law. Jim Doherty, "Just the Facts" columnist for Mystery Readers Journal and a third generation policeman, tells the stories of law enforcement legends in Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals. Bill Tilghman, legendary Oklahoma lawman and town-tamer from the territorial era to the Roaring Twenties. Richard Crafts, an airline pilot who killed his stewardess wife and fed her frozen body into a rented wood chipper. Hawaiian policeman Chang Apana, the real Chinese-American detective who inspired Earl Derr Biggers to create Charlie Chan. Their stories and many more are brought to life in this new edition of Just the Facts: True Tales of Cops and Criminals, featuring articles new to the collection as well as three exclusive to this edition from Pro Se Productions. "This is a well researched, addictive collection of true case studies, some sensational, others little known, all intensely interesting. And one, The Mad Doctor and The Untouchable, will no doubt become a terrific movie." - Joseph Wambaugh Members Reviews: Five Stars An absolutely great book! I loved it! Great book and greater Person if you get to meet him in person. I and my son had the great pleasure of meeting Mr. Doherty and his lovely wife Katy at the Baltimore Comic Convention where he and the writers of Dick Tracy won the "Harvey Award" for the best continuous strip. We bought this book while at the convention so this review will not show we purchased via Amazon. That said I have told my son to also order a 2nd copy on his account so that we might also download it to his Kindle. He is an excellent writer, we thoroughly enjoyed the book and he and his wife's company at the awards dinner. Highly recommended read. Now if I could just find the book he wrote about Raymond Chandler. And Jim if you check your reviews on here I'm Daniel +1 Enjoy. Where Fact Meets Fiction If you like true crime tales short and well-told, this is your collection. Doherty has gathered an interesting group of tales (both historical and contemporary), researched them well, and recounted them in entertaining fashion. As an added bonus, he also tells when and where the true story ended up immortalized in fiction. There are far too few true crime "short story" collections on the market--and this is a welcome addition to that select group. Doherty's cop background and his penchant for research are quite evident, in both his choice of stories and in the telling. Fascinating and Enjoyable I usually read fiction but on a recommendation decided to read Just the Facts. Great read!!! The writing is tight and the stories are well researched. I agree with Joseph Wambaugh, "Addictive." I hope this becomes a series. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Last-Don-Standing-Audiobook/B073X5FLG3 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Last Don Standing Subtitle: The Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale Author: Larry McShane, Dan Pearson Narrator: Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As the last don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evidence, provides an insider's perspective on the Mafia. Natale's reign atop the Philadelphia and New Jersey underworlds brought the region's Mafia back to prominence in the 1990s. Smart, savvy, and articulate, Natale came up in the mob and saw firsthand as it hatched its plan to control Atlantic City's casino unions. Later on, after spending 16 years in prison, he reclaimed the family as his own after a bloody mob war that left bodies scattered across South Philly. He forged connections around the country and achieved a status within the mob never seen before or since, until he was betrayed by his men and decided to testify against them in a stunning turn of events. Using dozens of hours of interviews with Natale along with research and interviews with FBI agents, this book delivers revelatory insights into seminal events in American mob history, including: With the full cooperation of Natale, New York Daily News reporter Larry McShane and producer Dan Pearson uncover the deadly reign of the last great mob boss of Philadelphia, a tale that covers a half century of mob lore - and gore. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Larry McShane) Tue, 25 Jul 2017 18:60:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Last-Don-Standing-Audiobook/B073X5FLG3 thebookvoice.com 06:14:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Last Don Standing Subtitle: The Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale Author: Larry McShane, Dan Pearson Narrator: Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As the last don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evidence, provides an insider's perspective on the Mafia. Natale's reign atop the Philadelphia and New Jersey underworlds brought the region's Mafia back to prominence in the 1990s. Smart, savvy, and articulate, Natale came up in the mob and saw firsthand as it hatched its plan to control Atlantic City's casino unions. Later on, after spending 16 years in prison, he reclaimed the family as his own after a bloody mob war that left bodies scattered across South Philly. He forged connections around the country and achieved a status within the mob never seen before or since, until he was betrayed by his men and decided to testify against them in a stunning turn of events. Using dozens of hours of interviews with Natale along with research and interviews with FBI agents, this book delivers revelatory insights into seminal events in American mob history, including: With the full cooperation of Natale, New York Daily News reporter Larry McShane and producer Dan Pearson uncover the deadly reign of the last great mob boss of Philadelphia, a tale that covers a half century of mob lore - and gore. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Last Don Standing Subtitle: The Secret Life of Mob Boss Ralph Natale Author: Larry McShane, Dan Pearson Narrator: Alexander Cendese Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins Language: English Release date: 07-25-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 35 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: As the last don of the Philadelphia mob, Ralph Natale, the first-ever mob boss to turn state's evidence, provides an insider's perspective on the Mafia. Natale's reign atop the Philadelphia and New Jersey underworlds brought the region's Mafia back to prominence in the 1990s. Smart, savvy, and articulate, Natale came up in the mob and saw firsthand as it hatched its plan to control Atlantic City's casino unions. Later on, after spending 16 years in prison, he reclaimed the family as his own after a bloody mob war that left bodies scattered across South Philly. He forged connections around the country and achieved a status within the mob never seen before or since, until he was betrayed by his men and decided to testify against them in a stunning turn of events. Using dozens of hours of interviews with Natale along with research and interviews with FBI agents, this book delivers revelatory insights into seminal events in American mob history, including: With the full cooperation of Natale, New York Daily News reporter Larry McShane and producer Dan Pearson uncover the deadly reign of the last great mob boss of Philadelphia, a tale that covers a half century of mob lore - and gore. Members Reviews: Great book I lived up in Philly I could picture Great read Loved it The story was well written and performance was well done. amazing characters It was amazing all this was on all around me while grew up there knowing I could have walked past some of these people or sat in same restaurants or bars. Terrible This book sucked. Natale contradicted himself some many times. As for the narrator his voice was terrible for this title. He sounded constipated and could not pronounce names correctly. Excellent, interesting, true story 5 stars. An excellent true story. A great film could be made of this story. 5 stars https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Quiet-Don-Audiobook/B00HWVVGEE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Quiet Don Subtitle: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To what extent was Rosario Russell Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAs recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather movie. Secretive - even reclusive - Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day. A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalinos remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Matt Birkbeck) Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:35:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Quiet-Don-Audiobook/B00HWVVGEE thebookvoice.com 07:46:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Quiet Don Subtitle: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To what extent was Rosario Russell Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAs recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather movie. Secretive - even reclusive - Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day. A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalinos remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Quiet Don Subtitle: The Untold Story of Mafia Kingpin Russell Bufalino Author: Matt Birkbeck Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins Language: English Release date: 01-28-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 50 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: To what extent was Rosario Russell Bufalino involved in the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa in 1975? In the CIAs recruitment of gangsters to assassinate Fidel Castro? In organizing the historic meeting of crime chieftains in 1957? Even in the production of The Godfather movie. Secretive - even reclusive - Russell Bufalino quietly built his organized crime empire in the decades between Prohibition and the Carter presidency. His reach extended far beyond the coal country of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and quaint Amish farms near Lancaster. Bufalino had a hand in global, national, and local politics of the largest American cities, many of its major industries, and controlled the powerful Teamsters Union. His influence also reached the highest levels of Pennsylvania government and halls of Congress, and his legacy left a culture of corruption that continues to this day. A uniquely American saga that spans six decades, The Quiet Don follows Russell Bufalinos remarkably quiet ascent from Sicilian immigrant to mob soldier to a man described by a United States Senate subcommittee in 1964 as one of the most ruthless and powerful leaders of the Mafia in the United States. Members Reviews: Important But Edited By Lawyers? Micheal Prichard's voice is as flat as a big swath of Matt Birkbeck's writing. Birkbeck's a newspaper reporter, not a writer in the magazine or fiction sense. Moreover, he's challenged here by a big cast of characters and events. Topping it off he imposes some literary devices flashbacks in particular that make the story bumpier than the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Anyway, the corruption Birkbeck intimates or alleges here is unnerving. It's an important read for anyone with Pennsylvania roots even if the story arc feels as if the it's had potentially risky chunks hacked away by the publisher's legal staff. Overview Was excited to read about Russell Bufalino but found the book was only about 30% about him. The author was kind of all over the place and found myself confused. Michael Prichard was kind of boring. I would probably not listen to another book narrated by Michael. Overall about a 2 out of 5. Should have been better This is the story of an important man and should have been better. The book wanders around through various events, some barely related to the main character. Disappointing. Enjoyed this one..!! If you could sum up The Quiet Don in three words, what would they be? Excellent book. What did you like best about this story? Well researched, and well written. There is little information on Russell Bufalino, so I am greatful for all of the info I can get. Which character as performed by Michael Prichard was your favorite? No one in particular. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? No. Any additional comments? I always enjoy listening to Michael Prichard, as he is very professional and seems to show up on books that I have a great deal of interest in. Not enough Bufalino and too much Denaples Would you try another book from Matt Birkbeck and/or Michael Prichard? Probably not. Would you be willing to try another one of Michael Prichards performances? Absolutely not. Was The Quiet Don worth the listening time? No Any additional comments? Michael Prichard absolutely slaughtered the Italian names. Bufalino, Delia and Osticco mispronounced. There were others also. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Dongri-to-Dubai-Audiobook/B00RDFWC5G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dongri to Dubai Author: S. Hussain Zaidi Narrator: Rueben Israel Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-24-14 Publisher: Reado Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police force. Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai police and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai police's own nemesis. The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafias nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood's move to Karachi, and Pakistan's subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world. This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia's games of supremacy and internecine warfare. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (S. Hussain Zaidi) Wed, 24 Dec 2014 13:42:04 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Dongri-to-Dubai-Audiobook/B00RDFWC5G thebookvoice.com 13:29:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dongri to Dubai Author: S. Hussain Zaidi Narrator: Rueben Israel Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-24-14 Publisher: Reado Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police force. Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai police and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai police's own nemesis. The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafias nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood's move to Karachi, and Pakistan's subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world. This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia's games of supremacy and internecine warfare. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Dongri to Dubai Author: S. Hussain Zaidi Narrator: Rueben Israel Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins Language: English Release date: 12-24-14 Publisher: Reado Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the police force. Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai police and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai police's own nemesis. The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafias nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood's move to Karachi, and Pakistan's subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world. This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, cunningness, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia's games of supremacy and internecine warfare. Members Reviews: The untold story of the world no 2 most wanted man This is a amazing story of the underworld in India and how it shaped so many things from the film industry to the terrorism. Written by a journalist, the book is a bit unstructured as things get repeated but it gave me a clear view on the life of the worlds no 2 wanted man. Amazing research. Terrific insights into the Indian mafia. This book is a fantastic read and would recommend Brilliant absolutely fantastic an absolutely incredible bok has a world of information about the underworld in mumbai well presented beautifully piece together and overall a very very good book https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-mi-padre-Audiobook/B078NJ659K Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Título: Pablo Escobar, mi padre Autor: Juan Pablo Escobar Narrador: Sebastian Marroquin Formato: Abridged Duración: 12 hrs and 46 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-29-17 Editor: Planeta Colombia Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Resumen del editor: Hasta ahora creíamos que se había contado todo sobre el narcotraficante Pablo Escobar, el peor criminal en la historia de América Latina. Sobre él han escrito las mejores plumas, los más reputados periodistas y hasta sus hermanos. El celuloide también ha recreado la vida del delincuente. No obstante, su historia siempre fue contada desde afuera, nunca desde la intimidad de su entorno familiar. Ahora, 21 años después de la muerte del jefe del cartel de Medellín, Juan Pablo Escobar, hijo del capo, rompe su silencio y presenta una versión inédita sobre su padre. Es una apasionante descripción de un personaje que fue capaz de llegar a los peores extremos de crueldad, pero al mismo tiempo de mostrar que el amor por su familia no tenía límites. Juan Pablo Escobar no absuelve a su padre del juicio de la historia. Por el contrario, revela episodios que muestran que en muchos pasajes Pablo Escobar fue peor de lo que imaginábamos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Juan Pablo Escobar) Fri, 29 Dec 2017 01:47:58 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Pablo-Escobar-mi-padre-Audiobook/B078NJ659K thebookvoice.com 12:46:00 no Escucha este título completo gratis en thebookvoice.com Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Título: Pablo Escobar, mi padre Autor: Juan Pablo Escobar Narrador: Sebastian Marroquin Formato: Abridged Duración: 12 hrs and 46 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-29-17 Editor: Planeta Colombia Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Resumen del editor: Hasta ahora creíamos que se había contado todo sobre el narcotraficante Pablo Escobar, el peor criminal en la historia de América Latina. Sobre él han escrito las mejores plumas, los más reputados periodistas y hasta sus hermanos. El celuloide también ha recreado la vida del delincuente. No obstante, su historia siempre fue contada desde afuera, nunca desde la intimidad de su entorno familiar. Ahora, 21 años después de la muerte del jefe del cartel de Medellín, Juan Pablo Escobar, hijo del capo, rompe su silencio y presenta una versión inédita sobre su padre. Es una apasionante descripción de un personaje que fue capaz de llegar a los peores extremos de crueldad, pero al mismo tiempo de mostrar que el amor por su familia no tenía límites. Juan Pablo Escobar no absuelve a su padre del juicio de la historia. Por el contrario, revela episodios que muestran que en muchos pasajes Pablo Escobar fue peor de lo que imaginábamos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Escuche este audio libro completo gratis en https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> Título: Pablo Escobar, mi padre Autor: Juan Pablo Escobar Narrador: Sebastian Marroquin Formato: Abridged Duración: 12 hrs and 46 mins Idioma: Español Fecha de publicación: 12-29-17 Editor: Planeta Colombia Calificaciones: 4.5 de 5 de 2 votos Categorías: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Resumen del editor: Hasta ahora creíamos que se había contado todo sobre el narcotraficante Pablo Escobar, el peor criminal en la historia de América Latina. Sobre él han escrito las mejores plumas, los más reputados periodistas y hasta sus hermanos. El celuloide también ha recreado la vida del delincuente. No obstante, su historia siempre fue contada desde afuera, nunca desde la intimidad de su entorno familiar. Ahora, 21 años después de la muerte del jefe del cartel de Medellín, Juan Pablo Escobar, hijo del capo, rompe su silencio y presenta una versión inédita sobre su padre. Es una apasionante descripción de un personaje que fue capaz de llegar a los peores extremos de crueldad, pero al mismo tiempo de mostrar que el amor por su familia no tenía límites. Juan Pablo Escobar no absuelve a su padre del juicio de la historia. Por el contrario, revela episodios que muestran que en muchos pasajes Pablo Escobar fue peor de lo que imaginábamos. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish. Opiniones de los miembros: Muy bueno Muy bueno y fácil de leer. Recomiendo este libro a personas que siguen el mundo de este tipo de personajes Five Stars i love it Four Stars Very interesting. Five Stars Otra impresionante historia dePablo Escobar Five Stars recomendado https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Enforcer-Audiobook/B00A6XBJEW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Enforcer Subtitle: The Real Story of One of Australias Most Feared Outlaw Bikers Author: Caesar Campbell, Donna Campbell Narrator: Dave Ferguson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Among members of the outlaw motorcycle clubs, Caesar Campbell is a legend. Former sergeant-at-arms and chief enforcer for the Comancheros, Caesar became the founding member and sergeant-at-arms of the Australian chapter of the Bandidos. He epitomised bikie culture - unbeatable in a fight, brutal in the extreme, fearing no one and nothing, and loyal until death. This is Caesar's story, from his recruitment into the Comancheros, to the savage split within the club that led to the foundation of the Bandidos and the bloody massacre at Milperra that resulted from it. Enforcer is a unique and captivating true-crime story that will shock you with its raw violence, its brutality and its insights into an outlaw world. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Caesar Campbell) Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:38:15 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Enforcer-Audiobook/B00A6XBJEW thebookvoice.com 06:55:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Enforcer Subtitle: The Real Story of One of Australias Most Feared Outlaw Bikers Author: Caesar Campbell, Donna Campbell Narrator: Dave Ferguson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Among members of the outlaw motorcycle clubs, Caesar Campbell is a legend. Former sergeant-at-arms and chief enforcer for the Comancheros, Caesar became the founding member and sergeant-at-arms of the Australian chapter of the Bandidos. He epitomised bikie culture - unbeatable in a fight, brutal in the extreme, fearing no one and nothing, and loyal until death. This is Caesar's story, from his recruitment into the Comancheros, to the savage split within the club that led to the foundation of the Bandidos and the bloody massacre at Milperra that resulted from it. Enforcer is a unique and captivating true-crime story that will shock you with its raw violence, its brutality and its insights into an outlaw world. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Enforcer Subtitle: The Real Story of One of Australias Most Feared Outlaw Bikers Author: Caesar Campbell, Donna Campbell Narrator: Dave Ferguson Format: Unabridged Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins Language: English Release date: 11-14-12 Publisher: Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 130 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Among members of the outlaw motorcycle clubs, Caesar Campbell is a legend. Former sergeant-at-arms and chief enforcer for the Comancheros, Caesar became the founding member and sergeant-at-arms of the Australian chapter of the Bandidos. He epitomised bikie culture - unbeatable in a fight, brutal in the extreme, fearing no one and nothing, and loyal until death. This is Caesar's story, from his recruitment into the Comancheros, to the savage split within the club that led to the foundation of the Bandidos and the bloody massacre at Milperra that resulted from it. Enforcer is a unique and captivating true-crime story that will shock you with its raw violence, its brutality and its insights into an outlaw world. Members Reviews: Will I be bashed for this? What did you like best about Enforcer? What did you like least? I like the idea of an australian modern history being brought to attention. I also like to hear about the change in the australian bikie culture If youve listened to books by Caesar Campbell and Donna Campbell before, how does this one compare? no Did the narration match the pace of the story? yes, it is simple and very australian. It matched the subject perfectly Do you think Enforcer needs a follow-up book? Why or why not? Yes, I would like to hear what has happened to the bikie culture and to the key players of the time. But I suspect it will never happen due to the culture of 'silence' Any additional comments? I am reluctant to say this for fear of being punished :-) But I found the whole so called 'family value' of the club scene which the author talks about, so hypocritical and self-serving that it makes it very hard to believe anything the author says! His self-awareness is evry self serving, so much so it is disturbing! It is no wonder we have so many problems within Australian culture with gangs and if the author's attitudes are a an example of the typical members then things will only get worse. However in saying all of that, the Qld governments new laws cracking down on the club's is no way to go about reform! great book I liked it. shows how things have changed among todays wanna be bike people. buying a bike and wearing the leather does not make a biker. every town has a bully or guy who thinks he a bad ass. listen to this and you will hear a story of a man. not a bully, not a tuff guy. but a man who's beliefs and his word are what the world is missing today. This book hits a spot with me. I grew up around this life. family members being in one of the big 4. if people in the world lived by a code of honor it would be a better place. give it a read. Fascinating & fast moving story If you could sum up Enforcer in three words, what would they be? Fascinating and fast moving story What other book might you compare Enforcer to and why? Dead Biker, but with less fluff. What about Dave Fergusons performance did you like? I loved the accent and getting to know the Aussies idioms. Hearing it made it possible to understand what they meant. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Yeah, but it was too long. I did listen to it pretty fast! Any additional comments? Now I want to find the mini-series that tells the story! worth the listen great narrator and a very interesting story. I listened as much and as often as I could. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Obeying-Evil-Audiobook/B0759SRTBF Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Obeying Evil Subtitle: The Mockingbird Hill Massacre Through the Eyes of a Killer Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Obeying Evil presents the shocking true story of Ronald Gene Simmons and the most disturbing family killing spree in the United States. Over the course of a week in 1987, he murdered 14 members of his own family, a former co-worker, and a stranger. In 1979, Simmons retired as an Air Force Master Sergeant following 20 years of service. The instability that followed his military days exacerbated his desire for control over his family. Simmons used intimidation, humiliation, and violence to assert dominance over all but one of his family members. He allowed a softer side to surface for his favorite daughter, Shelia, whom he forced into an incestuous relationship, and eventually fathered her child. His need for total control led to isolation within his family and an inability to hold down a job. His frustration grew to untold levels when Sheila left the family home and married another man. With his plans in ruin and his grip softening, Simmons surprisingly supported his family's desire for a big Christmas celebration. The stage was set for a heartwarming reunion, but he had laid a very different set of plans. Obeying Evil portrays the Mockingbird Hill Massacre from the perspective of Ronald Gene Simmons. It's a shocking true story about dominance, intimidation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of the suffering of children, it might be advisable not to listen any further. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then this audiobook is written for you. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ryan Green) Tue, 05 Sep 2017 03:13:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Obeying-Evil-Audiobook/B0759SRTBF thebookvoice.com 03:03:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Obeying Evil Subtitle: The Mockingbird Hill Massacre Through the Eyes of a Killer Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Obeying Evil presents the shocking true story of Ronald Gene Simmons and the most disturbing family killing spree in the United States. Over the course of a week in 1987, he murdered 14 members of his own family, a former co-worker, and a stranger. In 1979, Simmons retired as an Air Force Master Sergeant following 20 years of service. The instability that followed his military days exacerbated his desire for control over his family. Simmons used intimidation, humiliation, and violence to assert dominance over all but one of his family members. He allowed a softer side to surface for his favorite daughter, Shelia, whom he forced into an incestuous relationship, and eventually fathered her child. His need for total control led to isolation within his family and an inability to hold down a job. His frustration grew to untold levels when Sheila left the family home and married another man. With his plans in ruin and his grip softening, Simmons surprisingly supported his family's desire for a big Christmas celebration. The stage was set for a heartwarming reunion, but he had laid a very different set of plans. Obeying Evil portrays the Mockingbird Hill Massacre from the perspective of Ronald Gene Simmons. It's a shocking true story about dominance, intimidation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of the suffering of children, it might be advisable not to listen any further. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then this audiobook is written for you. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Obeying Evil Subtitle: The Mockingbird Hill Massacre Through the Eyes of a Killer Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins Language: English Release date: 09-05-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 27 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Obeying Evil presents the shocking true story of Ronald Gene Simmons and the most disturbing family killing spree in the United States. Over the course of a week in 1987, he murdered 14 members of his own family, a former co-worker, and a stranger. In 1979, Simmons retired as an Air Force Master Sergeant following 20 years of service. The instability that followed his military days exacerbated his desire for control over his family. Simmons used intimidation, humiliation, and violence to assert dominance over all but one of his family members. He allowed a softer side to surface for his favorite daughter, Shelia, whom he forced into an incestuous relationship, and eventually fathered her child. His need for total control led to isolation within his family and an inability to hold down a job. His frustration grew to untold levels when Sheila left the family home and married another man. With his plans in ruin and his grip softening, Simmons surprisingly supported his family's desire for a big Christmas celebration. The stage was set for a heartwarming reunion, but he had laid a very different set of plans. Obeying Evil portrays the Mockingbird Hill Massacre from the perspective of Ronald Gene Simmons. It's a shocking true story about dominance, intimidation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of the suffering of children, it might be advisable not to listen any further. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then this audiobook is written for you. Members Reviews: Good book about a horrible incident This book is very interesting and well written. The narration was great. However, parts of this book were not easy to listen to because of the tragic story. I received a review copy at my request and voluntarily reviewed. real life horror- A boogie man wow, this book was intense. it was so well written, it reads like a fiction novel. its hard to believe that its true. how can someone be this evil? this cruel? this twisted? If you like True Crime, this is a must read. a look into a killers mind. Ryan Green, did an outstanding job reading this story. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. I highly recommend this book ! I loved it from start to finish it keeps your interest you won't be disappointed The story of a true psychopath... Ronald Gene Simmons should have been a kind, respected military man. At least that's what you would think of a man who had done a stint in the Marines and retired from the Air Force after 20 years as a Master Sargent. Instead, he was a monster. Have you seen American Psycho with Christian Bale? Remember how cold and calculating he was? Ronald Simmons was the same way. Unfortunately, his wife, their seven children and grandkids would pay the price. All in all, he killed 16 of the 20 people that he attacked when he finally snapped. This is the story of Ronald Simmons and everything that led up to the massacre that occurred in 1987. Oh, and did I mention that he had been having a relationship with his eldest daughter, one which produced a child? Yikes. Steve White did a good job with the narration and Ryan Green wrote a good, solid, factual narration of of Ronald Gene Simmons and what drove him to that day near Christmas in 1987 when he went on his killing rampage. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-True-American-Audiobook/B00K570C2Y Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The True American Subtitle: Murder and Mercy in Texas Author: Anand Giridharadas Narrator: Anand Giridharadas Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Imagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do? The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren't so lucky, dying at once. The True American traces the making of these two men, Stroman and Bhuiyan, and of their fateful encounter. It follows them as they rebuild shattered lives - one striving on Death Row to become a better man, the other to heal and pull himself up from the lowest rung on the ladder of an unfamiliar country. Ten years after the shooting, an Islamic pilgrimage seeds in Bhuiyan a strange idea: if he is ever to be whole, he must reenter Stroman's life. He longs to confront Stroman and speak to him about the attack that changed their lives. Bhuiyan publicly forgives Stroman, in the name of his religion and its notion of mercy. Then he wages a legal and PR campaign, against the State of Texas and Governor Rick Perry, to have his attacker spared from the death penalty. Ranging from Texas's juvenile justice system to the swirling crowd of pilgrims at the Hajj in Mecca; from a biker bar to an immigrant mosque in Dallas; from young military cadets in Bangladesh to elite paratroopers in Israel; from a wealthy household of chicken importers in Karachi, Pakistan; to the sober residences of Brownwood, Texas, The True American is a rich, colorful, profoundly moving exploration of the American dream in its many dimensions. Ultimately, it tells a story about our love-hate relationship with immigrants, about the encounter between Islam and the West, about how - or whether - we choose what we become. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Anand Giridharadas) Mon, 05 May 2014 09:05:55 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-True-American-Audiobook/B00K570C2Y thebookvoice.com 11:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The True American Subtitle: Murder and Mercy in Texas Author: Anand Giridharadas Narrator: Anand Giridharadas Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Imagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do? The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren't so lucky, dying at once. The True American traces the making of these two men, Stroman and Bhuiyan, and of their fateful encounter. It follows them as they rebuild shattered lives - one striving on Death Row to become a better man, the other to heal and pull himself up from the lowest rung on the ladder of an unfamiliar country. Ten years after the shooting, an Islamic pilgrimage seeds in Bhuiyan a strange idea: if he is ever to be whole, he must reenter Stroman's life. He longs to confront Stroman and speak to him about the attack that changed their lives. Bhuiyan publicly forgives Stroman, in the name of his religion and its notion of mercy. Then he wages a legal and PR campaign, against the State of Texas and Governor Rick Perry, to have his attacker spared from the death penalty. Ranging from Texas's juvenile justice system to the swirling crowd of pilgrims at the Hajj in Mecca; from a biker bar to an immigrant mosque in Dallas; from young military cadets in Bangladesh to elite paratroopers in Israel; from a wealthy household of chicken importers in Karachi, Pakistan; to the sober residences of Brownwood, Texas, The True American is a rich, colorful, profoundly moving exploration of the American dream in its many dimensions. Ultimately, it tells a story about our love-hate relationship with immigrants, about the encounter between Islam and the West, about how - or whether - we choose what we become. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The True American Subtitle: Murder and Mercy in Texas Author: Anand Giridharadas Narrator: Anand Giridharadas Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 05-05-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 205 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Imagine that a terrorist tried to kill you. If you could face him again, on your terms, what would you do? The True American tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a Bangladesh Air Force officer who dreams of immigrating to America and working in technology. But days after 9/11, an avowed "American terrorist" named Mark Stroman, seeking revenge, walks into the Dallas minimart where Bhuiyan has found temporary work and shoots him, maiming and nearly killing him. Two other victims, at other gas stations, aren't so lucky, dying at once. The True American traces the making of these two men, Stroman and Bhuiyan, and of their fateful encounter. It follows them as they rebuild shattered lives - one striving on Death Row to become a better man, the other to heal and pull himself up from the lowest rung on the ladder of an unfamiliar country. Ten years after the shooting, an Islamic pilgrimage seeds in Bhuiyan a strange idea: if he is ever to be whole, he must reenter Stroman's life. He longs to confront Stroman and speak to him about the attack that changed their lives. Bhuiyan publicly forgives Stroman, in the name of his religion and its notion of mercy. Then he wages a legal and PR campaign, against the State of Texas and Governor Rick Perry, to have his attacker spared from the death penalty. Ranging from Texas's juvenile justice system to the swirling crowd of pilgrims at the Hajj in Mecca; from a biker bar to an immigrant mosque in Dallas; from young military cadets in Bangladesh to elite paratroopers in Israel; from a wealthy household of chicken importers in Karachi, Pakistan; to the sober residences of Brownwood, Texas, The True American is a rich, colorful, profoundly moving exploration of the American dream in its many dimensions. Ultimately, it tells a story about our love-hate relationship with immigrants, about the encounter between Islam and the West, about how - or whether - we choose what we become. Members Reviews: Worthy Listen Any additional comments? A deep look at a troubling hate crime and a detailed account of the complicated aftermath. I came away thinking that the victim was a brave and honorable man and that the protagonist was given far more attention than he deserved by both the author and some of the other folks he writes about. I am in no way a supporter of the death penalty, and I can sympathize with those that campaign to end it. But there seemed to be a disproportionate amount of compassion and attention given to the confessed perpetrator of these crimes, beyond the ending of the death penalty itself. The people that commit that amount of time and energy to such a person surely could better direct that energy? Well written and professionally read (by the author). An important story worth telling, but I had mixed feelings about the subject matter. But that's probably the author's objective though, right? Challenge your thinking. Love this book! Excellent book with an inspiring and timely work about immigration, overcoming adversity, and building a positive community of forgiveness. Loved the story! life changing! i loved this story and the narrator was awesome! the book actually made me cry, but some of the back stories were irrelevant, although mind altering! Great story, lackluster but well spoken narrator There was never emotion in the narrators voice. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Soldier-Spy-Audiobook/B01LYNVGIR Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-16 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately 60 children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no backup. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option.' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit, he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split-second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive firsthand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time - a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-heard detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people, and I'm damn good at it.' bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tom Marcus) Thu, 06 Oct 2016 03:10:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Soldier-Spy-Audiobook/B01LYNVGIR thebookvoice.com 07:18:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-16 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately 60 children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no backup. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option.' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit, he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split-second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive firsthand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time - a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-heard detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people, and I'm damn good at it.' Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Soldier Spy Author: Tom Marcus Narrator: Jason Langley Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins Language: English Release date: 10-06-16 Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 32 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook edition of Soldier Spy by Tom Marcus, read by Jason Langley. In the boot were six homemade pipe bombs, all linked to detonate at the same time from a single call on a brand-new pay-as-you-go phone found on the target. Special Branch also found Chinese Type 56 assault rifles with eight full magazines of ammunition. His target was a local school. He planned to attack two coaches of teenagers returning home after a school trip to France. Approximately 60 children, their accompanying teachers and their waiting parents. He was going to kill them all. 'My world was dark, no colour, no right or wrong and no backup. People like me exist to fight those no one else dares face. I wasn't the last resort; I was the only option.' Tom Marcus was recruited by MI5 in the wake of the 7/7 attacks on London. After five years spent undercover as part of a covert British Army special operations unit, he offered the Security Service the edge they so desperately needed. Following months of intensive training, Marcus was thrown into a world of relentless, unimaginable pressure, a never-ending struggle to prevent terrorist atrocities on our city streets, foil devastating strikes against the nation's infrastructure, and keep our country's secrets safe from foreign spies. Split-second decisions carried life or death consequences. And not all his colleagues would survive the fight. In this explosive firsthand account, Soldier Spy lifts the lid on the war being waged by MI5 to keep us safe in our towns and cities for the first time - a blistering, visceral insight into life on the front line against terror, revealed in never-before-heard detail. It was a job which would inevitably exact a heavy price. But when it came down to it, Marcus knew he didn't have a choice. 'Some people join the service out of a sense of duty, some out of wanting to do some good by removing the evil. I did it because it's all I knew. I'm a hunter of people, and I'm damn good at it.' Members Reviews: Interesting book If you could sum up Soldier Spy in three words, what would they be? Interesting , unsung hero Who was your favorite character and why? Tom is a unsung hero Any additional comments? Great book , I wish Tom and his family all the best for the future A view into a life that is both amazing and scary The story is told in a series of linked events that seem random and individual at first but are eventually tied together in the culmination of a tale that, when one recalls this is a true story, is both oddly intimidating and absolutely reassuring. Tom is real life hero on the order of Hollywood's finest. It provides a perspective on world events, terror and law/security services that the general public not only needs to hear but should reflect and ruminate on for full mental effect. I think it also gave me, perhaps unintentionally, a better understanding and compassion for PTSD victims. Overall the text is not necessarily remarkable on its own but the subtext certainly is. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who works behind the scenes to keep us safe. Your service is invaluable and appreciated. Thank you. and your families. Ideal for people seeking an understanding of working for MI5 This is a true story of a young man with a rough background who is recruited by MI5 after a turn in the army. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chasing-the-Devil-Audiobook/B00XV1A0SW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Devil Subtitle: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: Sheriff David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 05-20-15 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer - the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all leads, even as more bodies surfaced near the river outside Seattle, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims' families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety - and the endurance and love of his family - before he found his madman. But Reichert's hunt didn't end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgway's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Reichert's relentless pursuit - a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story - the man who has stared into the eyes of absolute evil - this is a pause-resisting real-life suspense story of unparalleled heroism. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Sheriff David Reichert) Wed, 20 May 2015 23:41:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chasing-the-Devil-Audiobook/B00XV1A0SW thebookvoice.com 05:59:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Devil Subtitle: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: Sheriff David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 05-20-15 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer - the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all leads, even as more bodies surfaced near the river outside Seattle, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims' families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety - and the endurance and love of his family - before he found his madman. But Reichert's hunt didn't end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgway's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Reichert's relentless pursuit - a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story - the man who has stared into the eyes of absolute evil - this is a pause-resisting real-life suspense story of unparalleled heroism. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing the Devil Subtitle: My Twenty-Year Quest to Capture the Green River Killer Author: Sheriff David Reichert Narrator: Dennis Boutsikaris Format: Abridged Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins Language: English Release date: 05-20-15 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 73 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: For eight years, Sheriff David Reichert devoted days and nights to capturing the Green River Killer - the most notorious serial killer in American history. He was the first detective on the case in 1982 and doggedly pursued it as the body count climbed to 49 and it became the most infamous unsolved case in the nation. Frantically following all leads, even as more bodies surfaced near the river outside Seattle, Sheriff Reichert befriended the victims' families, publicly challenged the killer, and risked his own safety - and the endurance and love of his family - before he found his madman. But Reichert's hunt didn't end when he finally cornered a truck painter named Gary Ridgway. It would be yet another 11 haunting years before forensic science could prove Ridgway's guilt beyond a shadow of a doubt. Chasing the Devil is the gripping firsthand account of Reichert's relentless pursuit - a 21-year odyssey full of near-misses and startling revelations. Told in vivid detail by the man who knows the whole story - the man who has stared into the eyes of absolute evil - this is a pause-resisting real-life suspense story of unparalleled heroism. Members Reviews: Ordained Cop If you could sum up Chasing the Devil in three words, what would they be? The book was excellently written and well-narrated. The content of the book is about as dark as you can go. People who are called upon to serve usually live difficult lives, and Sheriff Reichert's life and many others were changed forever. The audiobook includes recorded interrogations with two killers. You can sense the evil while listening and its truly disturbing. Who was your favorite character and why? Sheriff David Reichert and team. What about Dennis Boutsikariss performance did you like? Excellent, as if he was Reichert himself telling the story. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? The families of the victims on the day of sentencing. Any additional comments? God bless Sheriff David Reichert and the rest of the brotherhood. A reminder of how far forensic science has come I liked this book for the faith and integrity of the author to see the case through to the end. His patience is a testament to all families out there waiting to know the fate of a lost loved one. His commitment to the the victims as well as the families is a compelling story in its own right. I became interested in this subject after watching a mediocre TV version....the book is better. More than just a gruesome recount of the deeds of a very sick individual. An excellent work by a dedicated law man. I really liked it because it is told from the perspective of the man who hunted the Green River Killer for decades. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Fall-of-the-House-of-Zeus-Audiobook/B004BP5POG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fall of the House of Zeus Subtitle: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer Author: Curtis Wilkie Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 122 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Fall of the House of Zeus tells the story of Dickie Scruggs, arguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of Trent Lott, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by Newsweek as a latter-day Robin Hood and portrayed in the movie The Insider as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs's legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics - but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacular fall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. Here Mississippi is emblematic of the modern South, with its influx of new money and its rising professional class, including lawyers such as Scruggs, whose interests became inextricably entwined with state and national politics. Based on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, The Fall of the House of Zeus exposes the dark side of Southern and Washington legal games and power politics: the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages. In gripping detail, author Curtis Wilkie crafts an authentic legal thriller propelled by a "welter of betrayals and personal hatreds," providing large supporting parts for Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-senator Joe, and cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other D.C. insiders and influence peddlers. Above all, we get to see how and why the mighty fail and fall, a story as gripping and timeless as a Greek tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable illustration of how far the mighty can fall." ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Curtis Wilkie) Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:51:53 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Fall-of-the-House-of-Zeus-Audiobook/B004BP5POG thebookvoice.com 13:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fall of the House of Zeus Subtitle: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer Author: Curtis Wilkie Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 122 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Fall of the House of Zeus tells the story of Dickie Scruggs, arguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of Trent Lott, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by Newsweek as a latter-day Robin Hood and portrayed in the movie The Insider as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs's legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics - but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacular fall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. Here Mississippi is emblematic of the modern South, with its influx of new money and its rising professional class, including lawyers such as Scruggs, whose interests became inextricably entwined with state and national politics. Based on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, The Fall of the House of Zeus exposes the dark side of Southern and Washington legal games and power politics: the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages. In gripping detail, author Curtis Wilkie crafts an authentic legal thriller propelled by a "welter of betrayals and personal hatreds," providing large supporting parts for Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-senator Joe, and cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other D.C. insiders and influence peddlers. Above all, we get to see how and why the mighty fail and fall, a story as gripping and timeless as a Greek tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable illustration of how far the mighty can fall." ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Fall of the House of Zeus Subtitle: The Rise and Ruin of America's Most Powerful Trial Lawyer Author: Curtis Wilkie Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 11-11-10 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 122 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Fall of the House of Zeus tells the story of Dickie Scruggs, arguably the most successful plaintiff's lawyer in America. A brother-in-law of Trent Lott, the former U.S. Senate majority leader, Scruggs made a fortune taking on mass tort lawsuits against "Big Tobacco" and the asbestos industries. He was hailed by Newsweek as a latter-day Robin Hood and portrayed in the movie The Insider as a dapper aviator-lawyer. Scruggs's legal triumphs rewarded him lavishly, and his success emboldened both his career maneuvering and his influence in Southern politics - but at a terrible cost, culminating in his spectacular fall, when he was convicted for conspiring to bribe a Mississippi state judge. Here Mississippi is emblematic of the modern South, with its influx of new money and its rising professional class, including lawyers such as Scruggs, whose interests became inextricably entwined with state and national politics. Based on extensive interviews, transcripts, and FBI recordings never made public, The Fall of the House of Zeus exposes the dark side of Southern and Washington legal games and power politics: the swirl of fixed cases, blocked investigations, judicial tampering, and a zealous prosecution that would eventually ensnare not only Scruggs but his son, Zach, in the midst of their struggle with insurance companies over Hurricane Katrina damages. In gripping detail, author Curtis Wilkie crafts an authentic legal thriller propelled by a "welter of betrayals and personal hatreds," providing large supporting parts for Trent Lott and Jim Biden, brother of then-senator Joe, and cameos by John McCain, Al Gore, and other D.C. insiders and influence peddlers. Above all, we get to see how and why the mighty fail and fall, a story as gripping and timeless as a Greek tragedy. Critic Reviews: "A remarkable illustration of how far the mighty can fall." ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: True Story But Almost Like a Novel I found this book fascinating. Though it is a true story, it was like listening to a novel and I found it entertaining all the way through. Tory Dutton The title says it all - The fall of Scruggs Would you listen to The Fall of the House of Zeus again? Why? Yes, because it is masterfully done. You feel as if you are really getting a sense of who Dickie Scruggs is. You don't want to care about this man - this lawyer, but you do. It is kind of the story of a prostitute with a heart of gold. It is great listen and it is probably an even better read. It gives you some insight into why people are driven and why things sometimes turn out wrong, even though they started out right. What was one of the most memorable moments of The Fall of the House of Zeus? The most memorable moment is when the law firm, now located in Oxford, Mississippi, learns that Dickie, his son and partners are about to be arrested. Dickie, who has been cruising on pain killers and anti-anxiety medication, is now painfully alert that it is about to all fall down and he basically has nowhere to go. What about Sean Runnettes performance did you like? Sean Runnette seems to capture the Southern cadence without being grating. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Original-Gangster-Audiobook/B003OYBB52 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Original Gangster Subtitle: The Real Life Story of One of America's Most Notorious Drug Lords Author: Aliya S. King, Frank Lucas Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. and Buck 50 Productions, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 114 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In his own words, real life American Gangster Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Determined to break the Italian mafias monopoly over drug smuggling in New York, Frank cut out middlemen and began smuggling heroin into the United States directly from his source in Vietnam using the coffins of dead American soldiers. Making $1 million per day from his "Blue Magic", the purest heroin on the street, Frank Lucas became one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, while rubbing shoulders with the elite in entertainment, politics, and crime. This powerful memoir reveals what really happened to the man whose rise and fall was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime. Frank Lucas is a former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the 1960s and 1970s whose career was the focus of the 2007 film American Gangster. Aliya S. King was co-author of the New York Times best-seller Keep the Faith. She has held editorial positions with Billboard and The Source. Her articles have appeared in such magazines as Essence, Ms., Vibe, Vibe Vixen, Uptown, CMJ: New Music Monthly, Teen People, Black Enterprise, and many others. She is currently a senior writer for Giant magazine and a contributing editor for Upscale magazine. Critic Reviews: From a sharecroppers shack in North Carolina to the top of Harlems drug trade, Lucas recounts his eventful life in vivid detail. After witnessing his cousins murder by the Klan in 1936, Lucas began stealing food for his family at age six, graduated to assault and robbery, and made his way to Harlem in 1944 at age 14.With journalist Kings aid, Lucas is a straightforward yet compelling narrator, never making excuses for his life of crime, though he has come to regret it. ( Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Aliya S. King) Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:14:06 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Original-Gangster-Audiobook/B003OYBB52 thebookvoice.com 08:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Original Gangster Subtitle: The Real Life Story of One of America's Most Notorious Drug Lords Author: Aliya S. King, Frank Lucas Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. and Buck 50 Productions, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 114 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In his own words, real life American Gangster Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Determined to break the Italian mafias monopoly over drug smuggling in New York, Frank cut out middlemen and began smuggling heroin into the United States directly from his source in Vietnam using the coffins of dead American soldiers. Making $1 million per day from his "Blue Magic", the purest heroin on the street, Frank Lucas became one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, while rubbing shoulders with the elite in entertainment, politics, and crime. This powerful memoir reveals what really happened to the man whose rise and fall was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime. Frank Lucas is a former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the 1960s and 1970s whose career was the focus of the 2007 film American Gangster. Aliya S. King was co-author of the New York Times best-seller Keep the Faith. She has held editorial positions with Billboard and The Source. Her articles have appeared in such magazines as Essence, Ms., Vibe, Vibe Vixen, Uptown, CMJ: New Music Monthly, Teen People, Black Enterprise, and many others. She is currently a senior writer for Giant magazine and a contributing editor for Upscale magazine. Critic Reviews: From a sharecroppers shack in North Carolina to the top of Harlems drug trade, Lucas recounts his eventful life in vivid detail. After witnessing his cousins murder by the Klan in 1936, Lucas began stealing food for his family at age six, graduated to assault and robbery, and made his way to Harlem in 1944 at age 14.With journalist Kings aid, Lucas is a straightforward yet compelling narrator, never making excuses for his life of crime, though he has come to regret it. ( Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Original Gangster Subtitle: The Real Life Story of One of America's Most Notorious Drug Lords Author: Aliya S. King, Frank Lucas Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 06-08-10 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc. and Buck 50 Productions, LLC Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 114 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In his own words, real life American Gangster Frank Lucas recounts his life as the former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who ran Harlem during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Determined to break the Italian mafias monopoly over drug smuggling in New York, Frank cut out middlemen and began smuggling heroin into the United States directly from his source in Vietnam using the coffins of dead American soldiers. Making $1 million per day from his "Blue Magic", the purest heroin on the street, Frank Lucas became one of the most powerful crime lords of his time, while rubbing shoulders with the elite in entertainment, politics, and crime. This powerful memoir reveals what really happened to the man whose rise and fall was dramatized in the 2007 feature film American Gangster, exposing a startling look at the world of organized crime. Frank Lucas is a former heroin dealer and organized crime boss who operated in Harlem during the 1960s and 1970s whose career was the focus of the 2007 film American Gangster. Aliya S. King was co-author of the New York Times best-seller Keep the Faith. She has held editorial positions with Billboard and The Source. Her articles have appeared in such magazines as Essence, Ms., Vibe, Vibe Vixen, Uptown, CMJ: New Music Monthly, Teen People, Black Enterprise, and many others. She is currently a senior writer for Giant magazine and a contributing editor for Upscale magazine. Critic Reviews: From a sharecroppers shack in North Carolina to the top of Harlems drug trade, Lucas recounts his eventful life in vivid detail. After witnessing his cousins murder by the Klan in 1936, Lucas began stealing food for his family at age six, graduated to assault and robbery, and made his way to Harlem in 1944 at age 14.With journalist Kings aid, Lucas is a straightforward yet compelling narrator, never making excuses for his life of crime, though he has come to regret it. ( Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: IS THIS A JOKE? SHOULD BE "ORIGINAL WANKSTA" I loved the movie "American Gangster". However, its success was due more to restrained intelligent acting of Denzel Washington, along with a great supporting cast (T.I., Idris Elba, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr., and the great "Dame" Ruby Dee). Here we are just stuck with the country, ignorant Frank Lucas, telling lies, covering up the truth, not revealing names, wasting my money!!!! Narrator Cary Hite reads like a 6 year-old and his "Asian" and "white" dialects are insulting and racist. Frank Lucas was disrespectful of his fellow criminals, the public, law enforcement, the women in his life and his children. Where is his beloved mother who was a big part of the movie (Ruby Dee)? Lucas just rambles on and on, dropping celebrity names, bragging about stupid stuff that no one with any sense would. He refused to name the man who allegedly sold him the heroin in Thailand, calling him "007" (really, Frank?). However, he had no trouble throwing music genius Barry Gordy and, according to Lucas, Gordy's "mistress", the incomparable Diana Ross under the bus. In this account, he claims not to know if his boss Bumpy Johnson was in the drug business, claiming "omerta" , like a Mafia wife. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hunting-the-Ultimate-Kill-The-Horrifying-Story-of-the-Speed-Freak-Killers-Audiobook/B076HSNZHY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hunting the Ultimate Kill: The Horrifying Story of the Speed Freak Killers Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: California has spawned some of America's most notorious serial killers - The "Grim Sleeper" Lonnie Franklin Junior, the "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, and Randy Kraft are just three of the Golden State's most notable - which has brought the state some unwanted and some would say unwarranted attention. For its part, California is the most populous state in the US, so it would stand to reason that it would have more than its fair share of serial killers. But the state does seem to breed its own special blend of sociopaths. Far from the glitz and glamour of Los Angles or the scenic backdrops of the Bay Area, two men embarked on a vicious campaign in California's Central Valley that left at least 20 people dead. The two men - Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog - became collectively known by law enforcement as the "Speed Freak Killers" because the duo were almost always under the influence of the drug crystal methamphetamine when they committed several strings of murders during the 1980s and '90s. Herzog and Shermantine were known to be avid outdoorsmen who hunted and fished for various game, but when the two men were high on meth, they focused their attention on hunting the ultimate game - humans. Listen to the following book and learn the complete story of the Speed Freak Killers, Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog. You will learn about the early lives of the two men and how they evolved from local toughs into one of the most efficiently dangerous serial killer pairs in American history. The Speed Freak Killers' odyssey of murder continued for nearly 20 years and in many ways continues on until the present. So open the book if you dare to learn about one of the most notorious serial killer tandems ever known. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Jack Rosewood) Wed, 18 Oct 2017 03:31:21 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Hunting-the-Ultimate-Kill-The-Horrifying-Story-of-the-Speed-Freak-Killers-Audiobook/B076HSNZHY thebookvoice.com 04:16:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hunting the Ultimate Kill: The Horrifying Story of the Speed Freak Killers Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: California has spawned some of America's most notorious serial killers - The "Grim Sleeper" Lonnie Franklin Junior, the "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, and Randy Kraft are just three of the Golden State's most notable - which has brought the state some unwanted and some would say unwarranted attention. For its part, California is the most populous state in the US, so it would stand to reason that it would have more than its fair share of serial killers. But the state does seem to breed its own special blend of sociopaths. Far from the glitz and glamour of Los Angles or the scenic backdrops of the Bay Area, two men embarked on a vicious campaign in California's Central Valley that left at least 20 people dead. The two men - Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog - became collectively known by law enforcement as the "Speed Freak Killers" because the duo were almost always under the influence of the drug crystal methamphetamine when they committed several strings of murders during the 1980s and '90s. Herzog and Shermantine were known to be avid outdoorsmen who hunted and fished for various game, but when the two men were high on meth, they focused their attention on hunting the ultimate game - humans. Listen to the following book and learn the complete story of the Speed Freak Killers, Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog. You will learn about the early lives of the two men and how they evolved from local toughs into one of the most efficiently dangerous serial killer pairs in American history. The Speed Freak Killers' odyssey of murder continued for nearly 20 years and in many ways continues on until the present. So open the book if you dare to learn about one of the most notorious serial killer tandems ever known. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Hunting the Ultimate Kill: The Horrifying Story of the Speed Freak Killers Subtitle: The Serial Killer Books, Book 2 Author: Jack Rosewood Narrator: Kevin Kollins Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins Language: English Release date: 10-18-17 Publisher: LAK Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: California has spawned some of America's most notorious serial killers - The "Grim Sleeper" Lonnie Franklin Junior, the "Night Stalker" Richard Ramirez, and Randy Kraft are just three of the Golden State's most notable - which has brought the state some unwanted and some would say unwarranted attention. For its part, California is the most populous state in the US, so it would stand to reason that it would have more than its fair share of serial killers. But the state does seem to breed its own special blend of sociopaths. Far from the glitz and glamour of Los Angles or the scenic backdrops of the Bay Area, two men embarked on a vicious campaign in California's Central Valley that left at least 20 people dead. The two men - Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog - became collectively known by law enforcement as the "Speed Freak Killers" because the duo were almost always under the influence of the drug crystal methamphetamine when they committed several strings of murders during the 1980s and '90s. Herzog and Shermantine were known to be avid outdoorsmen who hunted and fished for various game, but when the two men were high on meth, they focused their attention on hunting the ultimate game - humans. Listen to the following book and learn the complete story of the Speed Freak Killers, Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog. You will learn about the early lives of the two men and how they evolved from local toughs into one of the most efficiently dangerous serial killer pairs in American history. The Speed Freak Killers' odyssey of murder continued for nearly 20 years and in many ways continues on until the present. So open the book if you dare to learn about one of the most notorious serial killer tandems ever known. Members Reviews: Excellent detail I'm a big fan of true crimes. I listening to them often. Think I'm always trying to figure out why people do the things they do. Unfortunately it's never cut and dry. This book is very well-written. It has tons of detail it interviews with the crazies speed freaks. I've seen people on meth any other tend to go that crazy on it. . But never have I seen it lead to murder. Paranoia yes murder no. I'm very glad these two are behind bars. I like how goes into detail and how it also brings up other murders. wroth the credit if this is your thing. Kevin Collins does an excellent job reading this book he has a nice voice and is well spoken. .I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review. Hunting the Ultimate Kill Hunting the Ultimate Kill: The Horrifying Story of the Speed Freak Killers The Serial Killer Books, Book 2 By: Jack Rosewood Jack Rosewood steps up his true crime telling by focusing on a pair of serial killers known as "The Speed Freak Killers." These maybe some of the worst. Wesley Shermantine and Loren Herzog grew up together, killed together, but in the end one turned on the other. A good recounting except for the repetition of their " moniker." Since they were the only ones focused on in this book. Interesting ending! The narration was well done. The characters were well portrayed. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-the-Sanctuary-of-Outcasts-Unabridged-Audiobook/B00B27I1AG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Neil White Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 101 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Daddy is going to camp. That's what I told my children. A child psychologist suggested it. "Words like prison and jail conjure up dangerous images for children," she explained. But it wasn't camp.... Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved - nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to family and friends, gave generously to his church, and invested in his community - but his bank account couldn't keep up. Soon White began moving money from one account to another to avoid bouncing checks. His world fell apart when the FBI discovered his scheme and a judge sentenced him to serve 18 months in a federal prison. But it was no ordinary prison. The beautiful, isolated colony in Carville, Louisiana, was also home to the last people in the continental United States disfigured by leprosy. Hidden away for decades, this small circle of outcasts had forged a tenacious, clandestine community, a fortress to repel the cruelty of the outside world. It is here, in a place rich with history, where the Mississippi River briefly runs north, amid an unlikely mix of leprosy patients, nuns, and criminals, that White's strange and compelling journey begins. He finds a new best friend in Ella Bounds, an 80-year-old African American double amputee who had contracted leprosy as a child. She and the other secret people, along with a wacky troop of inmates, help White rediscover the value of simplicity, friendship, and gratitude. Funny and poignant, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is an uplifting memoir that reminds us all what matters most. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Neil White) Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:14:51 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/In-the-Sanctuary-of-Outcasts-Unabridged-Audiobook/B00B27I1AG thebookvoice.com 08:37:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Neil White Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 101 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Daddy is going to camp. That's what I told my children. A child psychologist suggested it. "Words like prison and jail conjure up dangerous images for children," she explained. But it wasn't camp.... Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved - nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to family and friends, gave generously to his church, and invested in his community - but his bank account couldn't keep up. Soon White began moving money from one account to another to avoid bouncing checks. His world fell apart when the FBI discovered his scheme and a judge sentenced him to serve 18 months in a federal prison. But it was no ordinary prison. The beautiful, isolated colony in Carville, Louisiana, was also home to the last people in the continental United States disfigured by leprosy. Hidden away for decades, this small circle of outcasts had forged a tenacious, clandestine community, a fortress to repel the cruelty of the outside world. It is here, in a place rich with history, where the Mississippi River briefly runs north, amid an unlikely mix of leprosy patients, nuns, and criminals, that White's strange and compelling journey begins. He finds a new best friend in Ella Bounds, an 80-year-old African American double amputee who had contracted leprosy as a child. She and the other secret people, along with a wacky troop of inmates, help White rediscover the value of simplicity, friendship, and gratitude. Funny and poignant, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is an uplifting memoir that reminds us all what matters most. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged Subtitle: A Memoir Author: Neil White Narrator: Taber Burns Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 37 mins Language: English Release date: 01-29-13 Publisher: HarperAudio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 101 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Daddy is going to camp. That's what I told my children. A child psychologist suggested it. "Words like prison and jail conjure up dangerous images for children," she explained. But it wasn't camp.... Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved - nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to family and friends, gave generously to his church, and invested in his community - but his bank account couldn't keep up. Soon White began moving money from one account to another to avoid bouncing checks. His world fell apart when the FBI discovered his scheme and a judge sentenced him to serve 18 months in a federal prison. But it was no ordinary prison. The beautiful, isolated colony in Carville, Louisiana, was also home to the last people in the continental United States disfigured by leprosy. Hidden away for decades, this small circle of outcasts had forged a tenacious, clandestine community, a fortress to repel the cruelty of the outside world. It is here, in a place rich with history, where the Mississippi River briefly runs north, amid an unlikely mix of leprosy patients, nuns, and criminals, that White's strange and compelling journey begins. He finds a new best friend in Ella Bounds, an 80-year-old African American double amputee who had contracted leprosy as a child. She and the other secret people, along with a wacky troop of inmates, help White rediscover the value of simplicity, friendship, and gratitude. Funny and poignant, In the Sanctuary of Outcasts is an uplifting memoir that reminds us all what matters most. Members Reviews: great book this was a great book and easy listen. many interesting facts and just as many lessons learned. I found it up lifting, taking something such as a prison sentence and making it a positve experience and opening one's heart and mind. Just meh Just meh. Could have been a great story- but feel short. Author comes off disingenuous. I wouldn't deem this one credit worthy. Terrific, heartwarming book. If you could sum up In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged in three words, what would they be? Great, heartwarming, interesting What other book might you compare In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged to and why? None What does Taber Burns bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book? He was very good. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? No Any additional comments? This was truly an eye opener! I had no idea a place like this would exist in America in the 90's. It's an excellent book! Superb memoir What made the experience of listening to In the Sanctuary of Outcasts Unabridged the most enjoyable? What most people know of Leprosy could fit in a thimble, and most of that would be wrong. That was what was most interesting, but the book is also about an unlikely cast of characters and their odd interactions. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Map-Thief-Audiobook/B00KAFO28G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Map Thief Subtitle: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps Author: Michael Blanding Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 589 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers - both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief - until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full - and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he'd gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more - and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley's escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire's Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime. Critic Reviews: "The Map Thief isn't just a perceptive, meticulously researched portrait of an exceedingly unlikely felon. It's also a tribute to the beautiful old maps that inspired his cartographic crimes - and shaped our modern world." (Ken Jennings) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael Blanding) Thu, 29 May 2014 07:04:09 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Map-Thief-Audiobook/B00KAFO28G thebookvoice.com 08:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Map Thief Subtitle: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps Author: Michael Blanding Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 589 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers - both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief - until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full - and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he'd gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more - and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley's escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire's Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime. Critic Reviews: "The Map Thief isn't just a perceptive, meticulously researched portrait of an exceedingly unlikely felon. It's also a tribute to the beautiful old maps that inspired his cartographic crimes - and shaped our modern world." (Ken Jennings) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Map Thief Subtitle: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps Author: Michael Blanding Narrator: Sean Runnette Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 05-29-14 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 589 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers - both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief - until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full - and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he'd gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more - and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley's escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire's Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime. Critic Reviews: "The Map Thief isn't just a perceptive, meticulously researched portrait of an exceedingly unlikely felon. It's also a tribute to the beautiful old maps that inspired his cartographic crimes - and shaped our modern world." (Ken Jennings) Members Reviews: A Study of the Strangeness of People This is a fascinating listen! You might think map collectors and dealers just couldn't be all that interesting, but you would be wrong. Anyone who has poured over a map on the fly leaves of a book or noticed the beauty of a colorful map will appreciate the subject matter here. There's a lot of surprisingly enlightening information about the history and artistry of map making around the world. Listening while on road trips, my husband and I found ourselves learning a lot and enjoying the process. But this is not a book just about maps. It's primarily about people and their odd, odd ways. Forbes Smiley is the map collector, student, dealer, and, finally, thief. He's a complicated man - one who can love maps and the libraries which harbor them while, at the same time, consistently stealing for personal gain from the institutions and people who trust him. It's also about the incredible lack of records and security in rare book libraries and archives. About the defensiveness of university and public library officials who fear losing prospective donations so much that they fail to report thefts from their collections. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Robert-Pickton-The-Pig-Farmer-Killer-Audiobook/B00VMM2BZ2 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked The Nation Author: Chris Swinney Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Pickton, inherited a pig farm worth a million dollars and used his wealth to lure skid row hookers to his farm, where he confessed to murdering 49 female victims; dismembering and feeding their body parts to his pigs, which he supplied to Vancouver area restaurants. This is the first book in a 24-volume series collection, edited by crime historian Dr. Peter Vronsky and true crime author and publisher RJ Parker. Each month, they will publish a book of Canada's most notorious criminals, written by various authors, and published under VP Publications, an imprint of RJ Parker Publishing, Inc. Chris Swinney worked narcotics and homicide cases for the past six years in the state of California. He also has written a crimes fiction trilogy called, The Bill Dix Detective Series. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Chris Swinney) Mon, 06 Apr 2015 22:09:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Robert-Pickton-The-Pig-Farmer-Killer-Audiobook/B00VMM2BZ2 thebookvoice.com 01:35:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked The Nation Author: Chris Swinney Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Pickton, inherited a pig farm worth a million dollars and used his wealth to lure skid row hookers to his farm, where he confessed to murdering 49 female victims; dismembering and feeding their body parts to his pigs, which he supplied to Vancouver area restaurants. This is the first book in a 24-volume series collection, edited by crime historian Dr. Peter Vronsky and true crime author and publisher RJ Parker. Each month, they will publish a book of Canada's most notorious criminals, written by various authors, and published under VP Publications, an imprint of RJ Parker Publishing, Inc. Chris Swinney worked narcotics and homicide cases for the past six years in the state of California. He also has written a crimes fiction trilogy called, The Bill Dix Detective Series. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Robert Pickton: The Pig Farmer Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked The Nation Author: Chris Swinney Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 35 mins Language: English Release date: 04-06-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 18 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Robert Pickton, inherited a pig farm worth a million dollars and used his wealth to lure skid row hookers to his farm, where he confessed to murdering 49 female victims; dismembering and feeding their body parts to his pigs, which he supplied to Vancouver area restaurants. This is the first book in a 24-volume series collection, edited by crime historian Dr. Peter Vronsky and true crime author and publisher RJ Parker. Each month, they will publish a book of Canada's most notorious criminals, written by various authors, and published under VP Publications, an imprint of RJ Parker Publishing, Inc. Chris Swinney worked narcotics and homicide cases for the past six years in the state of California. He also has written a crimes fiction trilogy called, The Bill Dix Detective Series. Members Reviews: Don't bother. Really poorly written, repetitious and several times at odds with details reported on documentaries. Narrator may be doing his best with such lacklustre material, but he doesn't improve matters. Worst So far the worst I have heard yet. I read on the farm and looked forward to this . Very disappointed.. Waste of my credit love the book....very scary knowing it's true very scary....this world we live in is hell there is some sick twisted people...great read to short not enough detail just got into book and no the ooks was to short i fojnd myself just getting into the book and it was over to short https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Women-Who-Kill-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B008FQHJ9Q Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Women Who Kill (Serial Killers) Author: RJ Parker Narrator: David Gilmore Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-29-12 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When we hear about a serial killer, we never consider the sex; we would immediately assume a man...right? But that's not always the case! Females are for the most part, the loving and caring protectors of our species and the ones that are more susceptible to danger. However, they are in fact the most dangerous because they are the least suspected of the serial killers. Like their male counterparts, they show no remorse and have no mercy for their victims. Should we still call them the weaker sex? Women Who Kill explains and defines the various types of female serial iillers and contains over 20 criminal dossiers, including: RJ Parker is the author of six serial killer books as well as Top Cases of The FBI. His Serial Killer Files Series includes: Book cover by William Cook wookieart.tumblr.com/ Macabre Art. Professionally edited by Ocean's Edge Editing Inc. Critic Reviews: "Women Who Kill is a journey into the minds of female serial killers - their motives, their acts, their thought process. Parker gives an overview and then delves into various stories about individual killers. I found myself horrified but also completely captivated." (Best-selling author Michele Scott) "If you're looking for some gruesome, real-life stories of deadly women, look no further. Parker has collected, and documented, tales of murder and mayhem from the, uh, fairer sex. Hard to believe some people can do such heinous acts. A mind-boggling collection." (Alan Orloff) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (RJ Parker) Fri, 29 Jun 2012 19:21:47 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Women-Who-Kill-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B008FQHJ9Q thebookvoice.com 00:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Women Who Kill (Serial Killers) Author: RJ Parker Narrator: David Gilmore Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-29-12 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When we hear about a serial killer, we never consider the sex; we would immediately assume a man...right? But that's not always the case! Females are for the most part, the loving and caring protectors of our species and the ones that are more susceptible to danger. However, they are in fact the most dangerous because they are the least suspected of the serial killers. Like their male counterparts, they show no remorse and have no mercy for their victims. Should we still call them the weaker sex? Women Who Kill explains and defines the various types of female serial iillers and contains over 20 criminal dossiers, including: RJ Parker is the author of six serial killer books as well as Top Cases of The FBI. His Serial Killer Files Series includes: Book cover by William Cook wookieart.tumblr.com/ Macabre Art. Professionally edited by Ocean's Edge Editing Inc. Critic Reviews: "Women Who Kill is a journey into the minds of female serial killers - their motives, their acts, their thought process. Parker gives an overview and then delves into various stories about individual killers. I found myself horrified but also completely captivated." (Best-selling author Michele Scott) "If you're looking for some gruesome, real-life stories of deadly women, look no further. Parker has collected, and documented, tales of murder and mayhem from the, uh, fairer sex. Hard to believe some people can do such heinous acts. A mind-boggling collection." (Alan Orloff) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Women Who Kill (Serial Killers) Author: RJ Parker Narrator: David Gilmore Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs Language: English Release date: 06-29-12 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 39 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When we hear about a serial killer, we never consider the sex; we would immediately assume a man...right? But that's not always the case! Females are for the most part, the loving and caring protectors of our species and the ones that are more susceptible to danger. However, they are in fact the most dangerous because they are the least suspected of the serial killers. Like their male counterparts, they show no remorse and have no mercy for their victims. Should we still call them the weaker sex? Women Who Kill explains and defines the various types of female serial iillers and contains over 20 criminal dossiers, including: RJ Parker is the author of six serial killer books as well as Top Cases of The FBI. His Serial Killer Files Series includes: Book cover by William Cook wookieart.tumblr.com/ Macabre Art. Professionally edited by Ocean's Edge Editing Inc. Critic Reviews: "Women Who Kill is a journey into the minds of female serial killers - their motives, their acts, their thought process. Parker gives an overview and then delves into various stories about individual killers. I found myself horrified but also completely captivated." (Best-selling author Michele Scott) "If you're looking for some gruesome, real-life stories of deadly women, look no further. Parker has collected, and documented, tales of murder and mayhem from the, uh, fairer sex. Hard to believe some people can do such heinous acts. A mind-boggling collection." (Alan Orloff) Members Reviews: EXCELLENT BOOK FOR A TRUE GRUE COLLECTOR What did you love best about Women Who Kill (Serial Killers)? Usually when we think of Serial Killers we think of men, not the case in this book What about David Gilmores performance did you like? Very well spoken Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? Absolutely Any additional comments? Oh how we cherish our mothers and respect their kindness! Well, here is a different story told in "Women Who Kill"! This book made me cringe at the thought that there is a different breed of mothers/women out there who have a disgusting way of life. Not only to their loving children and spouces whom they decieve but to the community as well! Heart breaking stories some had to face in the hands of these monsters! Great book and very interesting knowledge! Its not only men we have to fear but the kind women with the wicked intent next door! women who kill RJParker always writes informative books while not being boring. Never disappointed. Has other great books on true crime. exactly what it says It is quite an interesting two hours. normally i don't bother with a short book like this. if you are a true crime fan you will like it. as i say quite interesting, the narration is good which matters very much. As an indulgence, go for it :-) Great If you could sum up Women Who Kill (Serial Killers) in three words, what would they be? Crazy, informative, short What did you like best about this story? I liked the stories about each woman. I've heard some of these stories from tv shows but I thought the book was too short. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mob-Daughter-Audiobook/B006R7QQ30 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Daughter Subtitle: The Mafia, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, and Me! Author: Karen Gravano, Lisa Pulitzer Narrator: Karen Gravano Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 201 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From Karen Gravano, a star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives, comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood, where love and family come hand-in-hand with murder and betrayal. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy the Bull Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. With 19 confessed murders, the former Gambino Crime Family underboss - and John Gottis right-hand man - is the highest ranking gangster ever to turn States evidence and testify against members of his high-profile crime family. But to Karen, Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. He made a living running a construction firm and several nightclubs. He stayed out late, and sometimes he didnt come home at all. He hosted secret meetings at their house, and had countless whispered conversations with business associates. By the age of twelve, Karen knew he was a gangster. And as she grew up, while her peers worried about clothes and schoolwork, she was coming face-to-face with crime and murder. Gravano was 19 years old when her father turned his back on the mob and cooperated with the Feds. The fabric of her family was ripped apart, and they were instantly rejected by the communities they grew up in.This is the story of a daughters struggle to reconcile the image of her loving father with that of a murdering Mafioso, and how, in healing the rift between the two, she was able to forge a new life. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Karen Gravano) Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:56:30 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Mob-Daughter-Audiobook/B006R7QQ30 thebookvoice.com 05:57:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Daughter Subtitle: The Mafia, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, and Me! Author: Karen Gravano, Lisa Pulitzer Narrator: Karen Gravano Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 201 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From Karen Gravano, a star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives, comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood, where love and family come hand-in-hand with murder and betrayal. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy the Bull Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. With 19 confessed murders, the former Gambino Crime Family underboss - and John Gottis right-hand man - is the highest ranking gangster ever to turn States evidence and testify against members of his high-profile crime family. But to Karen, Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. He made a living running a construction firm and several nightclubs. He stayed out late, and sometimes he didnt come home at all. He hosted secret meetings at their house, and had countless whispered conversations with business associates. By the age of twelve, Karen knew he was a gangster. And as she grew up, while her peers worried about clothes and schoolwork, she was coming face-to-face with crime and murder. Gravano was 19 years old when her father turned his back on the mob and cooperated with the Feds. The fabric of her family was ripped apart, and they were instantly rejected by the communities they grew up in.This is the story of a daughters struggle to reconcile the image of her loving father with that of a murdering Mafioso, and how, in healing the rift between the two, she was able to forge a new life. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Mob Daughter Subtitle: The Mafia, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano, and Me! Author: Karen Gravano, Lisa Pulitzer Narrator: Karen Gravano Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins Language: English Release date: 02-14-12 Publisher: Macmillan Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 201 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: From Karen Gravano, a star of the hit VH1 reality show Mob Wives, comes a revealing memoir of a mafia childhood, where love and family come hand-in-hand with murder and betrayal. Karen Gravano is the daughter of Sammy the Bull Gravano, once one of the mafia's most feared hit men. With 19 confessed murders, the former Gambino Crime Family underboss - and John Gottis right-hand man - is the highest ranking gangster ever to turn States evidence and testify against members of his high-profile crime family. But to Karen, Sammy Gravano was a sometimes elusive but always loving father figure. He was ever-present at the head of the dinner table. He made a living running a construction firm and several nightclubs. He stayed out late, and sometimes he didnt come home at all. He hosted secret meetings at their house, and had countless whispered conversations with business associates. By the age of twelve, Karen knew he was a gangster. And as she grew up, while her peers worried about clothes and schoolwork, she was coming face-to-face with crime and murder. Gravano was 19 years old when her father turned his back on the mob and cooperated with the Feds. The fabric of her family was ripped apart, and they were instantly rejected by the communities they grew up in.This is the story of a daughters struggle to reconcile the image of her loving father with that of a murdering Mafioso, and how, in healing the rift between the two, she was able to forge a new life. Members Reviews: Interesting story but she is a terrible narrator!! While I don't doubt the validity of the story itself, I don't think Karen wrote it at all. the narration sounds like she is reading it for the first time. Her style of reading is choppy and detracts from the flow of the story. It is clear she is not reading using punctuation with odd pauses where there aren't periods and breathless periods of would-be run ons. The story is interesting but I wish I had skipped this one in audio format and just read the book. Usually I find autobiographies better when the writer reads them aloud, but that is certainly not the case with this one. More of a Sammy "The Bull" biography What did you love best about Mob Daughter? I loved the way she wrote about her father/daughter relationship with Sammy. The love and respect they have towards each other is amazing. What didnt you like about Karen Gravanos performance? She had no emotion in her voice throughout the story and she seemed to stumble on her words. Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Even though Sammy did a lot of horrible things, I still felt sympathy for him. I know that seems strange but maybe it's because the story is obviously bias. If there was a story from a victim's family perspective, I probably would hate him. Any additional comments? Do I feel like I wasted a credit? No. The majority of the book is about Sammy. He is a very interesting person to read about, only I wish Karen would have shared more of her own personal experiences. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Peter-Woodcock-Canadas-Youngest-Serial-Killer-Audiobook/B01FV280NA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 11 Author: Mark Bourrie, Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer when, at the age of 17, he brutally raped and murdered two boys and a girl between the ages of four and nine. He was never put on trial by "reason of insanity", and instead was confined for 34 years in a criminal psychiatric facility and offered treatment. On July 13, 1991, he finally had earned his first day pass ever and was allowed to briefly go off the facility grounds into town to visit a DQ for an ice cream. What Woodcock did within the first hour of his first day pass stunned many people and made national headlines. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mark Bourrie) Thu, 19 May 2016 20:31:45 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Peter-Woodcock-Canadas-Youngest-Serial-Killer-Audiobook/B01FV280NA thebookvoice.com 02:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 11 Author: Mark Bourrie, Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer when, at the age of 17, he brutally raped and murdered two boys and a girl between the ages of four and nine. He was never put on trial by "reason of insanity", and instead was confined for 34 years in a criminal psychiatric facility and offered treatment. On July 13, 1991, he finally had earned his first day pass ever and was allowed to briefly go off the facility grounds into town to visit a DQ for an ice cream. What Woodcock did within the first hour of his first day pass stunned many people and made national headlines. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Peter Woodcock: Canada's Youngest Serial Killer Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 11 Author: Mark Bourrie, Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 05-19-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Peter Woodcock was Canada's youngest serial killer when, at the age of 17, he brutally raped and murdered two boys and a girl between the ages of four and nine. He was never put on trial by "reason of insanity", and instead was confined for 34 years in a criminal psychiatric facility and offered treatment. On July 13, 1991, he finally had earned his first day pass ever and was allowed to briefly go off the facility grounds into town to visit a DQ for an ice cream. What Woodcock did within the first hour of his first day pass stunned many people and made national headlines. Members Reviews: Read the newspapers Disliked..could have read newspapers of account and gotten same info. No real research done https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/One-Breath-Away-Audiobook/B01CPJVL92 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Breath Away Subtitle: The Hiccup Girl - from Media Darling to Convicted Killer Author: M. William Phelps Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When she was 15, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups - hiccupping as many as 50 times a minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame. Depressed and craving affection, Jennifer hooked up with the wrong people and slipped into drug dealing and street life - a downward spiral that led to the murder of an innocent young man. Now, renowned investigative journalist M. William Phelps expertly recounts Jennifer's shocking true story of thwarted desires, betrayed trust, and deadly manipulation. Critic Reviews: "Phelps is a true-crime veteran." (New York Post) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (M. William Phelps) Fri, 18 Mar 2016 07:30:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/One-Breath-Away-Audiobook/B01CPJVL92 thebookvoice.com 12:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Breath Away Subtitle: The Hiccup Girl - from Media Darling to Convicted Killer Author: M. William Phelps Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When she was 15, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups - hiccupping as many as 50 times a minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame. Depressed and craving affection, Jennifer hooked up with the wrong people and slipped into drug dealing and street life - a downward spiral that led to the murder of an innocent young man. Now, renowned investigative journalist M. William Phelps expertly recounts Jennifer's shocking true story of thwarted desires, betrayed trust, and deadly manipulation. Critic Reviews: "Phelps is a true-crime veteran." (New York Post) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: One Breath Away Subtitle: The Hiccup Girl - from Media Darling to Convicted Killer Author: M. William Phelps Narrator: Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 03-18-16 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 43 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: When she was 15, Jennifer Mee developed an unrelenting case of the hiccups - hiccupping as many as 50 times a minute for months. Soon the Florida teen's strange story went viral. Dubbed the "Hiccup Girl" by the media, she gained international sympathy and appeared on a slew of popular TV shows. Eventually Jennifer's hiccups went away, and so did her fame. Depressed and craving affection, Jennifer hooked up with the wrong people and slipped into drug dealing and street life - a downward spiral that led to the murder of an innocent young man. Now, renowned investigative journalist M. William Phelps expertly recounts Jennifer's shocking true story of thwarted desires, betrayed trust, and deadly manipulation. Critic Reviews: "Phelps is a true-crime veteran." (New York Post) Members Reviews: Bizarre... How a youtube oddity--The Hiccup Girl--missing her fame after weeks in the limelight due to her strange affliction, turned to drugs, violence--and murder Waste of Time and Money I'll be returning this book at my first opportunity. Poorly written, too long for the content, boring story, wrong narrator... I can't say anything good about this book. Slow moving but needfull in order give accounting Tedious , not riviting, but complelling. narration was excellent and meaningful added to the story line. As a reader you seriously wanted the end to be different. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ghost-of-the-Innocent-Man-Audiobook/B074MDTGQY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghost of the Innocent Man Subtitle: A True Story of Trial and Redemption Author: Benjamin Rachlin Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the last two decades, more than 2,000 American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most dramatic of those cases and provides the clearest picture yet of the national scourge of wrongful conviction and of the opportunity for meaningful reform. When the final gavel clapped in a rural Southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission - unprecedented at its inception in 2006 - remains a model organization unlike any other in the country and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations. With meticulous, prismatic research and pulse-quickening prose, Benjamin Rachlin presents one man's tragedy and triumph. The jarring and unsettling truth is that the story of Willie J. Grimes, for all its outrage, dignity, and grace, is not a unique travesty. But through the harrowing and suspenseful account of one life, told from the inside, we experience the full horror of wrongful conviction on a national scale. Ghost of the Innocent Man is both rare and essential, a masterwork of empathy. The book offers a profound reckoning not only with the shortcomings of our criminal justice system but also with its possibilities for redemption. Critic Reviews: "Ghost of the Innocent Man is deeply researched and, more importantly, deeply felt. For both reasons and many more, it is a profound meditation on the human condition and a vital contribution to the literature. The endurance and fortitude of Willie Grimes surpass those of any athlete or explorer. The passages in which Christine Mumma assembles lawmen and legislatures of all different creeds to help resolve an urgent national crisis should make us all consider these current times as not just toxic and tragic but filled with the possibility of hope and redemption. In the end, Benjamin Rachlin takes us through the justice system in all its immutability and shows us the light we can wield should we so choose." (Jeff Hobbs, author of the New York Times best seller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Benjamin Rachlin) Tue, 15 Aug 2017 12:13:14 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Ghost-of-the-Innocent-Man-Audiobook/B074MDTGQY thebookvoice.com 12:34:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghost of the Innocent Man Subtitle: A True Story of Trial and Redemption Author: Benjamin Rachlin Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the last two decades, more than 2,000 American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most dramatic of those cases and provides the clearest picture yet of the national scourge of wrongful conviction and of the opportunity for meaningful reform. When the final gavel clapped in a rural Southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission - unprecedented at its inception in 2006 - remains a model organization unlike any other in the country and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations. With meticulous, prismatic research and pulse-quickening prose, Benjamin Rachlin presents one man's tragedy and triumph. The jarring and unsettling truth is that the story of Willie J. Grimes, for all its outrage, dignity, and grace, is not a unique travesty. But through the harrowing and suspenseful account of one life, told from the inside, we experience the full horror of wrongful conviction on a national scale. Ghost of the Innocent Man is both rare and essential, a masterwork of empathy. The book offers a profound reckoning not only with the shortcomings of our criminal justice system but also with its possibilities for redemption. Critic Reviews: "Ghost of the Innocent Man is deeply researched and, more importantly, deeply felt. For both reasons and many more, it is a profound meditation on the human condition and a vital contribution to the literature. The endurance and fortitude of Willie Grimes surpass those of any athlete or explorer. The passages in which Christine Mumma assembles lawmen and legislatures of all different creeds to help resolve an urgent national crisis should make us all consider these current times as not just toxic and tragic but filled with the possibility of hope and redemption. In the end, Benjamin Rachlin takes us through the justice system in all its immutability and shows us the light we can wield should we so choose." (Jeff Hobbs, author of the New York Times best seller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Ghost of the Innocent Man Subtitle: A True Story of Trial and Redemption Author: Benjamin Rachlin Narrator: Ron Butler Format: Unabridged Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins Language: English Release date: 08-15-17 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 25 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: During the last two decades, more than 2,000 American citizens have been wrongfully convicted. Ghost of the Innocent Man brings us one of the most dramatic of those cases and provides the clearest picture yet of the national scourge of wrongful conviction and of the opportunity for meaningful reform. When the final gavel clapped in a rural Southern courtroom in the summer of 1988, Willie J. Grimes, a gentle spirit with no record of violence, was shocked and devastated to be convicted of first-degree rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. Here is the story of this everyman and his extraordinary quarter-century-long journey to freedom, told in breathtaking and sympathetic detail, from the botched evidence and suspect testimony that led to his incarceration to the tireless efforts to prove his innocence and the identity of the true perpetrator. These were spearheaded by his relentless champion, Christine Mumma, a cofounder of North Carolina's Innocence Inquiry Commission. That commission - unprecedented at its inception in 2006 - remains a model organization unlike any other in the country and one now responsible for a growing number of exonerations. With meticulous, prismatic research and pulse-quickening prose, Benjamin Rachlin presents one man's tragedy and triumph. The jarring and unsettling truth is that the story of Willie J. Grimes, for all its outrage, dignity, and grace, is not a unique travesty. But through the harrowing and suspenseful account of one life, told from the inside, we experience the full horror of wrongful conviction on a national scale. Ghost of the Innocent Man is both rare and essential, a masterwork of empathy. The book offers a profound reckoning not only with the shortcomings of our criminal justice system but also with its possibilities for redemption. Critic Reviews: "Ghost of the Innocent Man is deeply researched and, more importantly, deeply felt. For both reasons and many more, it is a profound meditation on the human condition and a vital contribution to the literature. The endurance and fortitude of Willie Grimes surpass those of any athlete or explorer. The passages in which Christine Mumma assembles lawmen and legislatures of all different creeds to help resolve an urgent national crisis should make us all consider these current times as not just toxic and tragic but filled with the possibility of hope and redemption. In the end, Benjamin Rachlin takes us through the justice system in all its immutability and shows us the light we can wield should we so choose." (Jeff Hobbs, author of the New York Times best seller The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace) Members Reviews: Could have been half as long. This is an okay book. It's way too long and redundant. It's interesting how this case helped change the system but gets caught up in the same details over and over. Fantastic! An incredible journey. You will be outraged, sad, overjoyed and informed. Very food listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/True-Believer-Audiobook/B01KVV2OXS Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believer Subtitle: Stalin's Last American Spy Author: Kati Marton Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carré, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then a pawn in Stalin's sinister master strategy, Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comrades. How does an Ivy League-educated, US State Department employee deeply rooted in American culture and history become a hardcore Stalinist? The 1930s, when Noel Field joined the secret underground of the International Communist Movement, were a time of national collapse: 10 million Americans unemployed, rampant racism, retreat from the world just as fascism was gaining ground, and Washington - pre-FDR - parched of fresh ideas. Communism promised the righting of social and political wrongs, and many in Field's generation were seduced by its siren song. Few, however, went as far as Noel Field in betraying their own country. With a reporter's eye for detail and a historian's grasp of the cataclysmic events of the 20th century, Kati Marton captures Field's riveting quest for a life of meaning that went horribly wrong. True Believer is supported by unprecedented access to Field family correspondence, Soviet secret-police records, and reporting on key players from Alger Hiss, CIA Director Allen Dulles, and World War II spy master "Wild Bill" Donovan to the most sinister of all: Josef Stalin. A story of another time, this is a tale relevant for all times. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Kati Marton) Tue, 06 Sep 2016 16:06:38 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/True-Believer-Audiobook/B01KVV2OXS thebookvoice.com 08:58:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believer Subtitle: Stalin's Last American Spy Author: Kati Marton Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carré, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then a pawn in Stalin's sinister master strategy, Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comrades. How does an Ivy League-educated, US State Department employee deeply rooted in American culture and history become a hardcore Stalinist? The 1930s, when Noel Field joined the secret underground of the International Communist Movement, were a time of national collapse: 10 million Americans unemployed, rampant racism, retreat from the world just as fascism was gaining ground, and Washington - pre-FDR - parched of fresh ideas. Communism promised the righting of social and political wrongs, and many in Field's generation were seduced by its siren song. Few, however, went as far as Noel Field in betraying their own country. With a reporter's eye for detail and a historian's grasp of the cataclysmic events of the 20th century, Kati Marton captures Field's riveting quest for a life of meaning that went horribly wrong. True Believer is supported by unprecedented access to Field family correspondence, Soviet secret-police records, and reporting on key players from Alger Hiss, CIA Director Allen Dulles, and World War II spy master "Wild Bill" Donovan to the most sinister of all: Josef Stalin. A story of another time, this is a tale relevant for all times. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: True Believer Subtitle: Stalin's Last American Spy Author: Kati Marton Narrator: Amanda Carlin Format: Unabridged Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins Language: English Release date: 09-06-16 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carré, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then a pawn in Stalin's sinister master strategy, Field was kidnapped and tortured by the KGB and forced to testify against his own Communist comrades. How does an Ivy League-educated, US State Department employee deeply rooted in American culture and history become a hardcore Stalinist? The 1930s, when Noel Field joined the secret underground of the International Communist Movement, were a time of national collapse: 10 million Americans unemployed, rampant racism, retreat from the world just as fascism was gaining ground, and Washington - pre-FDR - parched of fresh ideas. Communism promised the righting of social and political wrongs, and many in Field's generation were seduced by its siren song. Few, however, went as far as Noel Field in betraying their own country. With a reporter's eye for detail and a historian's grasp of the cataclysmic events of the 20th century, Kati Marton captures Field's riveting quest for a life of meaning that went horribly wrong. True Believer is supported by unprecedented access to Field family correspondence, Soviet secret-police records, and reporting on key players from Alger Hiss, CIA Director Allen Dulles, and World War II spy master "Wild Bill" Donovan to the most sinister of all: Josef Stalin. A story of another time, this is a tale relevant for all times. Members Reviews: What a story! Fantastic book. Couldn't put it down. Marton did a very good job of researching this important and intriguing story. Better than you'd expect Written excellent and the narration is delightful. The book starts out slow and at times does not seem to be about the spy. It all comes together very nicely. It will pull at your heart strings and put a personal perspective that is uncommon. Excellent read/listen. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Presumed-Guilty-Audiobook/B00APTAMAY Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Presumed Guilty Subtitle: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story Author: Peter Golenbock, Jose Baez Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 172 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Presumed Guilty exposes shocking, never-before-revealed, exclusive information from the trial of the century and the verdict that shocked the nation. When Caylee Anthony was reported missing in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008, the public spent the next three years following the investigation and the eventual trial of her mother, Casey Anthony. On July 5, 2011, the case that captured headlines worldwide exploded when, against all odds, defense attorney Jose Baez delivered one of the biggest legal upsets in American history: a not-guilty verdict. In this tell-all, Baez shares secrets the defense knew but has not disclosed to anyone until now, and frankly reveals his experiences throughout the entire case - discovering the evidence, meeting Casey Anthony for the first time, being with George and Cindy Anthony day after day, leading defense strategy meetings, and spending weeks in the judges chambers. Presumed Guilty shows how Baez, a struggling, high school dropout, became one of the nations most high-profile defense attorneys through his tireless efforts to seek justice for one of the countrys most vilified murder suspects. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Golenbock) Tue, 18 Dec 2012 01:36:36 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Presumed-Guilty-Audiobook/B00APTAMAY thebookvoice.com 15:44:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Presumed Guilty Subtitle: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story Author: Peter Golenbock, Jose Baez Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 172 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Presumed Guilty exposes shocking, never-before-revealed, exclusive information from the trial of the century and the verdict that shocked the nation. When Caylee Anthony was reported missing in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008, the public spent the next three years following the investigation and the eventual trial of her mother, Casey Anthony. On July 5, 2011, the case that captured headlines worldwide exploded when, against all odds, defense attorney Jose Baez delivered one of the biggest legal upsets in American history: a not-guilty verdict. In this tell-all, Baez shares secrets the defense knew but has not disclosed to anyone until now, and frankly reveals his experiences throughout the entire case - discovering the evidence, meeting Casey Anthony for the first time, being with George and Cindy Anthony day after day, leading defense strategy meetings, and spending weeks in the judges chambers. Presumed Guilty shows how Baez, a struggling, high school dropout, became one of the nations most high-profile defense attorneys through his tireless efforts to seek justice for one of the countrys most vilified murder suspects. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Presumed Guilty Subtitle: Casey Anthony: The Inside Story Author: Peter Golenbock, Jose Baez Narrator: Jim Frangione Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins Language: English Release date: 12-18-12 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 172 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Presumed Guilty exposes shocking, never-before-revealed, exclusive information from the trial of the century and the verdict that shocked the nation. When Caylee Anthony was reported missing in Orlando, Florida, in July 2008, the public spent the next three years following the investigation and the eventual trial of her mother, Casey Anthony. On July 5, 2011, the case that captured headlines worldwide exploded when, against all odds, defense attorney Jose Baez delivered one of the biggest legal upsets in American history: a not-guilty verdict. In this tell-all, Baez shares secrets the defense knew but has not disclosed to anyone until now, and frankly reveals his experiences throughout the entire case - discovering the evidence, meeting Casey Anthony for the first time, being with George and Cindy Anthony day after day, leading defense strategy meetings, and spending weeks in the judges chambers. Presumed Guilty shows how Baez, a struggling, high school dropout, became one of the nations most high-profile defense attorneys through his tireless efforts to seek justice for one of the countrys most vilified murder suspects. Members Reviews: Blah, blah, blah This author wants things both ways. One example, Casey pretended to go to work for two years taking Caylee to a pretend nanny keeping Caylee safe from possible molestation by Caylee's grandfather. Yet on the day Caylee was murdered Casey was on the computer leaving Caylee to be looked after by her (possible molesting) grandfather?!? Huh? So many incidents like this in the novel, frustrating to listen to these and the constant conspiracy theories. More to this story but this novel is much too biased. Would not recommend this one. Ego Before Justice Having just read 'Imperfect Justice' by one of the prosecuting team, Jeff Ashton, I just HAD to read something from the defense team. Have to say that this was so interesting. I think that in order to enjoy the content you have to try not to have a stroke in the process at the total injustice and try to listen how on earth a young woman literally got away with murder. This book is filled with a lot of passive aggressive statements as it is more than obvious that the author has a huge inferiority complex and a badly hidden agenda. He had something to prove and THAT was why he put everything on the line in order to win. I do not think that even for one minute that he believed that his client was innocent. Even with this in mind I thoroughly enjoyed this book. A really interesting read. Great review of evidence (or lack of) I loved this book and have read many on this topic. Definitely recommend whether you feel Casey is guilty or innocent. Baez or bias? Would you consider the audio edition of Presumed Guilty to be better than the print version? Yes, I would have had a hard time reading it over listening. What was one of the most memorable moments of Presumed Guilty? When a man found the alleged corpse months before it was formally acknowledged. Which scene was your favorite? I don't have a favorite scene, I think Jose did a great job of showing his side of the case. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Operation-Whisper-Audiobook/B074B78XQH Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Whisper Subtitle: The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen Author: Barnes Carr Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Born and raised in the Bronx and recruited to play football at Mississippi State, Morris Cohen fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and with the US Army in World War II. He and his wife, Lona, were as American as football and fried chicken, but for one detail: They'd spent their entire adult lives stealing American military secrets for the Soviet Union. And not just any military secrets but a complete working plan of the first atomic bomb, smuggled direct from Los Alamos to their Soviet handler in New York. Their associates Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who accomplished far less, had just been arrested, and the prosecutor wanted the death penalty. Did the Cohens wish to face the same fate? Federal agents were in the neighborhood, knocking on doors, getting close. So get out. Take nothing. Tell no one. In Operation Whisper, Barnes Carr tells the true story of the most effective Soviet spy couple in America, a pair who vanished under the FBI's nose only to turn up posing as rare book dealers in London, where they continued their atomic spying. The Cohens were talented, dedicated, worldly spies - an urbane, jet-set couple loyal to their service and their friends. Most people they met seemed to think they represented the best of America. The Soviets certainly thought so. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Barnes Carr) Tue, 08 Aug 2017 21:13:32 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Operation-Whisper-Audiobook/B074B78XQH thebookvoice.com 11:17:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Whisper Subtitle: The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen Author: Barnes Carr Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Born and raised in the Bronx and recruited to play football at Mississippi State, Morris Cohen fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and with the US Army in World War II. He and his wife, Lona, were as American as football and fried chicken, but for one detail: They'd spent their entire adult lives stealing American military secrets for the Soviet Union. And not just any military secrets but a complete working plan of the first atomic bomb, smuggled direct from Los Alamos to their Soviet handler in New York. Their associates Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who accomplished far less, had just been arrested, and the prosecutor wanted the death penalty. Did the Cohens wish to face the same fate? Federal agents were in the neighborhood, knocking on doors, getting close. So get out. Take nothing. Tell no one. In Operation Whisper, Barnes Carr tells the true story of the most effective Soviet spy couple in America, a pair who vanished under the FBI's nose only to turn up posing as rare book dealers in London, where they continued their atomic spying. The Cohens were talented, dedicated, worldly spies - an urbane, jet-set couple loyal to their service and their friends. Most people they met seemed to think they represented the best of America. The Soviets certainly thought so. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Operation Whisper Subtitle: The Capture of Soviet Spies Morris and Lona Cohen Author: Barnes Carr Narrator: John Pruden Format: Unabridged Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins Language: English Release date: 08-08-17 Publisher: Tantor Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 31 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Born and raised in the Bronx and recruited to play football at Mississippi State, Morris Cohen fought for the Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and with the US Army in World War II. He and his wife, Lona, were as American as football and fried chicken, but for one detail: They'd spent their entire adult lives stealing American military secrets for the Soviet Union. And not just any military secrets but a complete working plan of the first atomic bomb, smuggled direct from Los Alamos to their Soviet handler in New York. Their associates Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who accomplished far less, had just been arrested, and the prosecutor wanted the death penalty. Did the Cohens wish to face the same fate? Federal agents were in the neighborhood, knocking on doors, getting close. So get out. Take nothing. Tell no one. In Operation Whisper, Barnes Carr tells the true story of the most effective Soviet spy couple in America, a pair who vanished under the FBI's nose only to turn up posing as rare book dealers in London, where they continued their atomic spying. The Cohens were talented, dedicated, worldly spies - an urbane, jet-set couple loyal to their service and their friends. Most people they met seemed to think they represented the best of America. The Soviets certainly thought so. Members Reviews: Too many facts details The story gets lost in all the dates and details and you can't tell who's who and what's going on A little hard to follow via audio I loved the book and performance but think that having a hard copy would have made it easier to follow all the characters. I found myself having to go back and re-listen to follow the complete story and cast. It's a fascinating read. Facinating. This story was a fascinating look into the nitty gritty details of spycraft as really practiced. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Americas-13-Worst-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B01A7R2M9W Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America's 13 Worst Serial Killers Author: J.D. Rockefeller Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-16 Publisher: J.D. Rockefeller Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Learn about the most atrocious crimes known to man, committed by the most dangerous serial killers. This is the true story of America's 13 worst serial killers and how they turned the lives of many innocent victims upside down while causing chaos and creating surprise and utter shock in the minds of the American public at large. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (J.D. Rockefeller) Fri, 08 Jan 2016 18:53:01 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Americas-13-Worst-Serial-Killers-Audiobook/B01A7R2M9W thebookvoice.com 01:11:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America's 13 Worst Serial Killers Author: J.D. Rockefeller Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-16 Publisher: J.D. Rockefeller Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Learn about the most atrocious crimes known to man, committed by the most dangerous serial killers. This is the true story of America's 13 worst serial killers and how they turned the lives of many innocent victims upside down while causing chaos and creating surprise and utter shock in the minds of the American public at large. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: America's 13 Worst Serial Killers Author: J.D. Rockefeller Narrator: Dave Wright Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 11 mins Language: English Release date: 01-08-16 Publisher: J.D. Rockefeller Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Learn about the most atrocious crimes known to man, committed by the most dangerous serial killers. This is the true story of America's 13 worst serial killers and how they turned the lives of many innocent victims upside down while causing chaos and creating surprise and utter shock in the minds of the American public at large. Members Reviews: Are You Kidding Me?? This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Probably somebody with short attention span and/or poor vocabulary. What could J.D. Rockefeller have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you? Actually put some effort into researching and writing. What aspect of Dave Wrights performance would you have changed? I think his performance was fine given the material. What character would you cut from America's 13 Worst Serial Killers? The author Any additional comments? I gave one star only because 0 stars was not an option. Terrible writing, absolutely no substance to the book and everything the author shares with you is something you could find with a quick online search. No meaty information on the investigation or what made the killer tick. Just a recitation of basic facts. I'll never buy another J.D. Rockefeller book again. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gotti-John-Gotti-American-Mafia-Boss-Audiobook/B0785XBW1J Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss Author: Daniel Brand Narrator: Michael Soma Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Tru Nobilis Publishing Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: John Gotti was the epitome of the American Dream. He was born to a lower-class family in 1940 and work his way literally up from nothing. From a family existing solely on a day-laborers salary, Gotti ended up making an estimated $15 million per year in his prime. Of course, to get there he had to rob, cheat and murder his way to the top, at one point carrying out the first unauthorized Mafia boss hit in more than 30 years. Along the way he also ended up doing more harm to his Family and his way of life than any outside force ever has. If you are interested in learning more then, Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss is the book you have been waiting for. Inside you will learn about the long and bloody road that led to Gotti ascending to the head of the most powerful organized crime family in the underworld, and how he brought the world along for the ride with his flamboyant personality and obsession with his public persona. Crowned both the Dapper and the Teflon Don, Gotti brought a public face to the Mafia like no other boss ever had before him, or since. He was known as the Dapper Don for his commitment to style and his obsession with being in the limelight, completing ignoring the fact that he was the head of a powerful and illegal organization. This also directly lead to him being known as the Teflon Don because he was charged with numerous serious crimes, including murder and racketeering before walking away from the charges a free man. You will also learn the story of the three-year-long investigation that ultimately brought him down and how the effects of that trial are still being felt in the American Mafia today. While he was alive, John Gotti was a larger than life personality that couldnt easily be disregarded, and his legacy is one that is so far reaching its effects still arent entirely known. So, what are you waiting for, buy this book today and learn about one of bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Daniel Brand) Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:38:19 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Gotti-John-Gotti-American-Mafia-Boss-Audiobook/B0785XBW1J thebookvoice.com 01:38:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss Author: Daniel Brand Narrator: Michael Soma Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Tru Nobilis Publishing Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: John Gotti was the epitome of the American Dream. He was born to a lower-class family in 1940 and work his way literally up from nothing. From a family existing solely on a day-laborers salary, Gotti ended up making an estimated $15 million per year in his prime. Of course, to get there he had to rob, cheat and murder his way to the top, at one point carrying out the first unauthorized Mafia boss hit in more than 30 years. Along the way he also ended up doing more harm to his Family and his way of life than any outside force ever has. If you are interested in learning more then, Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss is the book you have been waiting for. Inside you will learn about the long and bloody road that led to Gotti ascending to the head of the most powerful organized crime family in the underworld, and how he brought the world along for the ride with his flamboyant personality and obsession with his public persona. Crowned both the Dapper and the Teflon Don, Gotti brought a public face to the Mafia like no other boss ever had before him, or since. He was known as the Dapper Don for his commitment to style and his obsession with being in the limelight, completing ignoring the fact that he was the head of a powerful and illegal organization. This also directly lead to him being known as the Teflon Don because he was charged with numerous serious crimes, including murder and racketeering before walking away from the charges a free man. You will also learn the story of the three-year-long investigation that ultimately brought him down and how the effects of that trial are still being felt in the American Mafia today. While he was alive, John Gotti was a larger than life personality that couldnt easily be disregarded, and his legacy is one that is so far reaching its effects still arent entirely known. So, what are you waiting for, buy this book today and learn about one of Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss Author: Daniel Brand Narrator: Michael Soma Format: Unabridged Length: 1 hr and 38 mins Language: English Release date: 12-12-17 Publisher: Tru Nobilis Publishing Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: John Gotti was the epitome of the American Dream. He was born to a lower-class family in 1940 and work his way literally up from nothing. From a family existing solely on a day-laborers salary, Gotti ended up making an estimated $15 million per year in his prime. Of course, to get there he had to rob, cheat and murder his way to the top, at one point carrying out the first unauthorized Mafia boss hit in more than 30 years. Along the way he also ended up doing more harm to his Family and his way of life than any outside force ever has. If you are interested in learning more then, Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss is the book you have been waiting for. Inside you will learn about the long and bloody road that led to Gotti ascending to the head of the most powerful organized crime family in the underworld, and how he brought the world along for the ride with his flamboyant personality and obsession with his public persona. Crowned both the Dapper and the Teflon Don, Gotti brought a public face to the Mafia like no other boss ever had before him, or since. He was known as the Dapper Don for his commitment to style and his obsession with being in the limelight, completing ignoring the fact that he was the head of a powerful and illegal organization. This also directly lead to him being known as the Teflon Don because he was charged with numerous serious crimes, including murder and racketeering before walking away from the charges a free man. You will also learn the story of the three-year-long investigation that ultimately brought him down and how the effects of that trial are still being felt in the American Mafia today. While he was alive, John Gotti was a larger than life personality that couldnt easily be disregarded, and his legacy is one that is so far reaching its effects still arent entirely known. So, what are you waiting for, buy this book today and learn about one of Members Reviews: A short, interesting glimpse into the life of Gotti Fans of true crime or shows like The Sopranos will find Gotti: John Gotti American Mafia Boss quite enjoyable. The author, Daniel Brand, tells the story of Gottiâs life and his rise to the top of organized crime. It truly is a fascinating story. Gottiâs beginnings were humble, and his criminal history began when he was just twelve years old. Then, he lived his life constantly involved in crimes of all sorts. He was in and out of prison and well known to the FBI. The author focuses more on connecting Gottiâs history to the mafia rather than simply writing his life story. Something the mafia fans will appreciate. The author also explains where the Dapper Don nickname comes from and why his thirst for public attention changed organized crime in America. No longer a secret society, he brought the Mafia out into the open. He was a ruthless criminal who was mainly loyal to himself. However, I wish the author had done a better job editing the book. While the content is extremely interesting, the multiple grammar errors distracted me. For example, there are tons of run-on sentences. Even so, I think those interested in John Gotti will enjoy the book. The story of an American gangster This is the history of the Dapper Don himself John Gotti and his rise to the top from nothing. John was a poor labors son who longed for the good life and found a way to reach out and take the opportunity to build a legacy that outshines most other mobsters of the era. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Paul-Bernardo-and-Karla-Homolka-The-True-Story-of-the-Ken-and-Barbie-Killers-Audiobook/B00YPQYO4I Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The True Story of the Ken and Barbie Killers Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 3 Author: Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook contains police and court transcripts and descriptions of graphic sexual violence contained in videotapes made by the perpetrators. Paul Bernado and Karla Homolka were so perfectly iconic as a newlywed couple that they were dubbed "Ken and Barbie". But their marriage had a dark side involving sex, death, and videotape. The "perfect couple" first raped and murdered Karla's little sister then kidnapped teenage schoolgirls whom they enslaved, raped, tortured, and killed while gleefully recording themselves on video doing it. Vronsky will take you on the journey from the Scarborough Rapist (Bernardo) to Bordelais (Homolka's current last name) and her return to Canada in October 2014 from the island of Guadeloupe, where she lived for several years. This is the third audiobook in the Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation collection. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Peter Vronsky) Wed, 03 Jun 2015 00:09:08 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Paul-Bernardo-and-Karla-Homolka-The-True-Story-of-the-Ken-and-Barbie-Killers-Audiobook/B00YPQYO4I thebookvoice.com 02:51:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The True Story of the Ken and Barbie Killers Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 3 Author: Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook contains police and court transcripts and descriptions of graphic sexual violence contained in videotapes made by the perpetrators. Paul Bernado and Karla Homolka were so perfectly iconic as a newlywed couple that they were dubbed "Ken and Barbie". But their marriage had a dark side involving sex, death, and videotape. The "perfect couple" first raped and murdered Karla's little sister then kidnapped teenage schoolgirls whom they enslaved, raped, tortured, and killed while gleefully recording themselves on video doing it. Vronsky will take you on the journey from the Scarborough Rapist (Bernardo) to Bordelais (Homolka's current last name) and her return to Canada in October 2014 from the island of Guadeloupe, where she lived for several years. This is the third audiobook in the Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation collection. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The True Story of the Ken and Barbie Killers Subtitle: Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation, Book 3 Author: Peter Vronsky, R. J. Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 2 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 06-03-15 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 47 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Warning: This audiobook contains police and court transcripts and descriptions of graphic sexual violence contained in videotapes made by the perpetrators. Paul Bernado and Karla Homolka were so perfectly iconic as a newlywed couple that they were dubbed "Ken and Barbie". But their marriage had a dark side involving sex, death, and videotape. The "perfect couple" first raped and murdered Karla's little sister then kidnapped teenage schoolgirls whom they enslaved, raped, tortured, and killed while gleefully recording themselves on video doing it. Vronsky will take you on the journey from the Scarborough Rapist (Bernardo) to Bordelais (Homolka's current last name) and her return to Canada in October 2014 from the island of Guadeloupe, where she lived for several years. This is the third audiobook in the Crimes Canada: True Crimes That Shocked the Nation collection. Members Reviews: Narrator was not a good fit The cadence of the narrator was all over the place. He sounded like a teenager trying to rush through speech class. Interesting but very graphic This is a very interesting book. I have heard of the Homolka killings before, but there was information, especially from the video tapes that was new to me. One negative is that this book is really short, so if you spend a credit on it, it is only about a 2.5 hour listen. I have to say the narrator was wonderful though. Good story, poor narration Don Kline's narration sounds stiff and awkward. Some words mispronounced, sentence flow stutters and restarts at times, breaking the flow of the story. His voice is pleasant enough, but sounds like he's struggling at times to read and recite the author's words. Worst narrator EVER Slurring, mumbling narrator that sounds like a middle-school kid giving a poorly written book report. Fascinating book; awful narrator. The book is great, but the narrator's voice makes me physically nauseated. He breaks up lines and phrases at awkward points. It's the auditory equivalent to being on a ship in a raging storm. If this book interests you, read it instead. It's a quick read, and it's available on Kindle. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Shot-in-the-Heart-Audiobook/B002V5A0PW Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shot in the Heart Author: Mikal Gilmore Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-01 Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle Award, Biography/Autobiography, 1995 Mikal Gilmore is the youngest brother of Gary Gilmore, executed at his own urging for the murder of two innocent men. His execution by firing squad in 1977 was the first enactment of the death penalty in America in over a decade; it became the first of many, inspiring a new enthusiasm, some believe, for capital punishment in the U.S. Gary Gilmore's last days became the subject of The Executioner's Song, an award-winning book by Norman Mailer and a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. But the true story of Gary Gilmore lies in the story of his family, a painful and difficult one that has taken Mikal Gilmore many years to face. In researching his family's history, he searched through 300 years of ancestral records, many of which were provided by the extensive archives of the Mormon Church - the history of which plays a fascinating role in this haunting memoir. Mikal also tracked down lost family members, discovering in the end a story even more troubling than his memories. In an eloquent, mesmerizing voice, Mikal Gilmore weaves us through generations of his family's history to uncover the sources that led Gary Gilmore to murder, and the crippling aftermath of Gary's deed on his family. A vital and deeply American story, Shot in the Heart raises many compelling issues of concern in a country that grows ever more violent. Critic Reviews: "Articulate, brave, and heartbreaking." (Kirkus Reviews) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Mikal Gilmore) Fri, 12 Oct 2001 19:13:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Shot-in-the-Heart-Audiobook/B002V5A0PW thebookvoice.com 03:30:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shot in the Heart Author: Mikal Gilmore Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-01 Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle Award, Biography/Autobiography, 1995 Mikal Gilmore is the youngest brother of Gary Gilmore, executed at his own urging for the murder of two innocent men. His execution by firing squad in 1977 was the first enactment of the death penalty in America in over a decade; it became the first of many, inspiring a new enthusiasm, some believe, for capital punishment in the U.S. Gary Gilmore's last days became the subject of The Executioner's Song, an award-winning book by Norman Mailer and a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. But the true story of Gary Gilmore lies in the story of his family, a painful and difficult one that has taken Mikal Gilmore many years to face. In researching his family's history, he searched through 300 years of ancestral records, many of which were provided by the extensive archives of the Mormon Church - the history of which plays a fascinating role in this haunting memoir. Mikal also tracked down lost family members, discovering in the end a story even more troubling than his memories. In an eloquent, mesmerizing voice, Mikal Gilmore weaves us through generations of his family's history to uncover the sources that led Gary Gilmore to murder, and the crippling aftermath of Gary's deed on his family. A vital and deeply American story, Shot in the Heart raises many compelling issues of concern in a country that grows ever more violent. Critic Reviews: "Articulate, brave, and heartbreaking." (Kirkus Reviews) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Shot in the Heart Author: Mikal Gilmore Narrator: Will Patton Format: Abridged Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins Language: English Release date: 10-12-01 Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 84 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: National Book Critics Circle Award, Biography/Autobiography, 1995 Mikal Gilmore is the youngest brother of Gary Gilmore, executed at his own urging for the murder of two innocent men. His execution by firing squad in 1977 was the first enactment of the death penalty in America in over a decade; it became the first of many, inspiring a new enthusiasm, some believe, for capital punishment in the U.S. Gary Gilmore's last days became the subject of The Executioner's Song, an award-winning book by Norman Mailer and a television film starring Tommy Lee Jones. But the true story of Gary Gilmore lies in the story of his family, a painful and difficult one that has taken Mikal Gilmore many years to face. In researching his family's history, he searched through 300 years of ancestral records, many of which were provided by the extensive archives of the Mormon Church - the history of which plays a fascinating role in this haunting memoir. Mikal also tracked down lost family members, discovering in the end a story even more troubling than his memories. In an eloquent, mesmerizing voice, Mikal Gilmore weaves us through generations of his family's history to uncover the sources that led Gary Gilmore to murder, and the crippling aftermath of Gary's deed on his family. A vital and deeply American story, Shot in the Heart raises many compelling issues of concern in a country that grows ever more violent. Critic Reviews: "Articulate, brave, and heartbreaking." (Kirkus Reviews) Members Reviews: Affected writing and production The story, although dark and troubling, is moving. The writing is a bit affected -- the author tries too hard to be expressive and insightful. The same over-effort can be seen in the production as well. The narrators?f whispery voice is too dramatic and the musical interludes remind me more of Public Radio's Mystery Theater than a narrated book. The overall effect is the feeling of someone trying to manipulate the listener?fs emotions. This is a book that I would recommend, but it could be much better if the author and producers didn't try so hard for the dramatic and theatrical. too bad it's abridged This is the first audiobook I ever read, but since then I have heard hundreds. It remains one of my favorites, although I believe it is a crime to abridge books, and didn't realize they did such a thing when I bought it years ago. Mikal Gilmore is a wonderful writer, and the story of his family is haunting and transfixing. He paints a portrait of his family, beginning with his mysterious paternal grandmother and his mother's mormon family in Utah, and reviewing the physical and psychological destruction that follows. It is far better than any Stephen King novel, and it is the true story of a family, told by its only successful member. Punch in the Gut This book is not everyone's cup of tea, but if you are looking for something that is haunting and heart rending this is it. While The Executioner's Song is the definitive story of Gary Gilmore's crimes and events that lead to his death, this is the definitive story of the demons that lived in the heart of each of the Gilmore boys. I especially appreciated the discussion of blood atonement and Gilmore's inherent need to bleed for his sins. The only thing that made me upset was realizing this is an ABRIDGED version! I'm glad its shortNo I wanted to like this book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Brutus-Audiobook/B008K6ZXDK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Brutus Subtitle: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies Author: Michael Kauffman Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a noble presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booths early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. Critic Reviews: Kauffman offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]. (Publishers Weekly) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Michael Kauffman) Thu, 12 Jul 2012 22:50:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/American-Brutus-Audiobook/B008K6ZXDK thebookvoice.com 22:02:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Brutus Subtitle: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies Author: Michael Kauffman Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a noble presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booths early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. Critic Reviews: Kauffman offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]. (Publishers Weekly) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: American Brutus Subtitle: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies Author: Michael Kauffman Narrator: Nelson Runger Format: Unabridged Length: 22 hrs and 2 mins Language: English Release date: 07-12-12 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 38 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a noble presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booths early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. Critic Reviews: Kauffman offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]. (Publishers Weekly) Members Reviews: Good content ruined by bad narrator Would you try another book from Michael Kauffman and/or Nelson Runger? Michael Kauffman, yes. Nelson Runger, never. Would you recommend American Brutus to your friends? Why or why not? Yes but I would recommend the print version. Would you be willing to try another one of Nelson Rungers performances? Never, worst I've ever listened to. Could you see American Brutus being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be? Not really Any additional comments? The content of this book is well researched and detailed. I enjoyed learning about the goings on of the time and about Booth's motives. I live in the Washington, DC area and many of the places were familiar to me so there was added interest to me personally. Now for the negatives: I could not get passed the narrator. I have listened to many audio books over the years and have never heard a worse narrator. I had to ask myself is this guy really a professional reader? Through out the whole reading you could hear constant lip smacking, swallow, and breathing. I always knew when a paragraph would end because Runger would pause for a solid 5+ seconds and lick his chops. It reminded me of when I give my dog peanut butter. After a while I felt ready to barf listening to it. I would highly recommend the printed version of this book over the audio book. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Truro-Murders-Audiobook/B077KCZBBK Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Truro Murders Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Truro Murders presents the shocking true story of Christopher Worrell and his accomplice, James Miller. The events in this audiobook unveil one of the worst serial killing sprees in Australian history. Over the course of two months 1976-1977, seven young women were brutally raped and murdered. Worrell and Miller met in prison and upon release developed a dominant and submissive relationship that centered around feeding Worrell's sadistic urges towards women. Miller would deny any involvement in the murders, claiming his love for Worrell was the basis for his cooperation and silence. In the space of 12 months between 1978 and 1979, remains of two of the victims were found within one kilometer of one another. Police linked the two bodies with another five young females reported missing in the area. The police uncovered two more skeletons within the Truro region and now faced the difficult task of piecing together the evidence and finding the countries biggest serial killers. The Truro Murders portrays the sex-fueled killing spree from the perspective of James Miller, the accomplice. Contained within this shocking true crime story are love, loss, manipulation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of suffering young females, it might be advisable not to listen to this audiobook. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then The Truro Murders is for you. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Ryan Green) Wed, 22 Nov 2017 07:29:39 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Truro-Murders-Audiobook/B077KCZBBK thebookvoice.com 03:24:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Truro Murders Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Truro Murders presents the shocking true story of Christopher Worrell and his accomplice, James Miller. The events in this audiobook unveil one of the worst serial killing sprees in Australian history. Over the course of two months 1976-1977, seven young women were brutally raped and murdered. Worrell and Miller met in prison and upon release developed a dominant and submissive relationship that centered around feeding Worrell's sadistic urges towards women. Miller would deny any involvement in the murders, claiming his love for Worrell was the basis for his cooperation and silence. In the space of 12 months between 1978 and 1979, remains of two of the victims were found within one kilometer of one another. Police linked the two bodies with another five young females reported missing in the area. The police uncovered two more skeletons within the Truro region and now faced the difficult task of piecing together the evidence and finding the countries biggest serial killers. The Truro Murders portrays the sex-fueled killing spree from the perspective of James Miller, the accomplice. Contained within this shocking true crime story are love, loss, manipulation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of suffering young females, it might be advisable not to listen to this audiobook. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then The Truro Murders is for you. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Truro Murders Author: Ryan Green Narrator: Steve White Format: Unabridged Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins Language: English Release date: 11-22-17 Publisher: Ryan Green Publishing Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The Truro Murders presents the shocking true story of Christopher Worrell and his accomplice, James Miller. The events in this audiobook unveil one of the worst serial killing sprees in Australian history. Over the course of two months 1976-1977, seven young women were brutally raped and murdered. Worrell and Miller met in prison and upon release developed a dominant and submissive relationship that centered around feeding Worrell's sadistic urges towards women. Miller would deny any involvement in the murders, claiming his love for Worrell was the basis for his cooperation and silence. In the space of 12 months between 1978 and 1979, remains of two of the victims were found within one kilometer of one another. Police linked the two bodies with another five young females reported missing in the area. The police uncovered two more skeletons within the Truro region and now faced the difficult task of piecing together the evidence and finding the countries biggest serial killers. The Truro Murders portrays the sex-fueled killing spree from the perspective of James Miller, the accomplice. Contained within this shocking true crime story are love, loss, manipulation, and extreme violence. If you are especially sensitive to accounts of suffering young females, it might be advisable not to listen to this audiobook. If, however, you seek to understand the darker side of human nature by coming face to face with it, then The Truro Murders is for you. Members Reviews: Things We Do For Love . . . Once again, a serial killers accomplice (who's point of view this is written from) seems to believe that because HE did not personally murder anyone, that HIS hands are clean. Yet despite his claims of innocence, James certainly did his fair share of enabling and helping the object of his desire, Chris. As if on a silent cue, he would walk away at the right moment, then return to help with the aftermath cleanup. And thats okay to do if you really love someone, right? So James thinks. James hopes that by doing this (time and time again!), Chris will *come around* and be his young lover. You ALMOST feel a drop of sympathy for him, as he willingly acts as a meek man-servant and driver for the bold and overly confident sadistic Chris...while he makes nightly trolls for women and deadly sex. One murder after another, it seems as though they will NEVER get caught - until a sudden and VERY unexpected turn of events! I didnt see THAT coming at all! I thought the narration was well suited to the story, and easy to listen to :) I was provided this audiobook at no cost in exchange for an honest review. Scary and Sad To me, this is a story about a man who will do anything for love. James Miller, who is blinded by an unbreakable infatuation for Chris Worrell, literally stands by as Worrell does unspeakable, depraved things to seven young women. Miller is complicit in these murders because he cannot fathom his existence without the love of his life, even if that means taking an active part in finding and enticing his victims. I would recommend this book to fans of true crime that aren't sensitive to descriptions of extreme violence. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher. Great listen True crime at its finest. Interesting and captivating. Good detail and great narration. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chasing-Phil-Audiobook/B074SXD9JG Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Phil Subtitle: The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man Author: David Howard Narrator: Joe Ochman Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters and awash in '70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first white-collar undercover sting. The Thunderbird Motel, 1977. J. J. Wedick and Jack Brennan - two fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents - were about to embark on one of their agency's first wire-wearing undercover missions. Their target? Charismatic, globetrotting con man Phil Kitzer, whom some called the world's greatest swindler. From the Thunderbird, the three men took off to Cleveland, to Miami, to Hawaii, to Frankfurt, to the Bahamas - meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop. But as the young agents, playing the role of protégés and coconspirators, became further entangled in Phil's outrageous schemes over their months on the road, they also grew to respect him - even care for him. Meanwhile, Phil began to think of Jack and J. J. as best friends, sharing hotel rooms and inside jokes with them and even competing with J. J. in picking up women. Phil Kitzer was at the center of dozens of scams in which he swindled millions of dollars, but the FBI was mired in a post-Watergate malaise and slow to pivot toward a new type of financial crime that is now all too familiar. Plunging into the field with no undercover training, the agents battled a creaky bureaucracy on their adventures with Phil, hoping the FBI would recognize the importance of their mission. Even as they grew closer to Phil, they recognized that their endgame - the swindler's arrest - was drawing near.... Anchored by larger-than-life characters, framed by exotic locales and an irresistible era, Chasing Phil is high drama and a propulsive listen, delivered by an effortless storyteller. Critic Reviews: "In the genre of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction, Chasing Phil is a standout. What a wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger." (Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin) "I can't recall the last time I had so much fun with a true crime book. The plot bobs and weaves, the '70s underworld jet-set scene is rendered with groovy precision, the main characters are big, vibrant, and complex, and the supporting cast seems snatched from a John D. MacDonald caper. Chasing Phil is superb reportage mixed with edge-of-your-seat storytelling." (Jonathan Miles, author of Dear American Airlines and Anatomy of a Miracle) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (David Howard) Tue, 10 Oct 2017 00:45:46 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Chasing-Phil-Audiobook/B074SXD9JG thebookvoice.com 10:12:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Phil Subtitle: The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man Author: David Howard Narrator: Joe Ochman Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters and awash in '70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first white-collar undercover sting. The Thunderbird Motel, 1977. J. J. Wedick and Jack Brennan - two fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents - were about to embark on one of their agency's first wire-wearing undercover missions. Their target? Charismatic, globetrotting con man Phil Kitzer, whom some called the world's greatest swindler. From the Thunderbird, the three men took off to Cleveland, to Miami, to Hawaii, to Frankfurt, to the Bahamas - meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop. But as the young agents, playing the role of protégés and coconspirators, became further entangled in Phil's outrageous schemes over their months on the road, they also grew to respect him - even care for him. Meanwhile, Phil began to think of Jack and J. J. as best friends, sharing hotel rooms and inside jokes with them and even competing with J. J. in picking up women. Phil Kitzer was at the center of dozens of scams in which he swindled millions of dollars, but the FBI was mired in a post-Watergate malaise and slow to pivot toward a new type of financial crime that is now all too familiar. Plunging into the field with no undercover training, the agents battled a creaky bureaucracy on their adventures with Phil, hoping the FBI would recognize the importance of their mission. Even as they grew closer to Phil, they recognized that their endgame - the swindler's arrest - was drawing near.... Anchored by larger-than-life characters, framed by exotic locales and an irresistible era, Chasing Phil is high drama and a propulsive listen, delivered by an effortless storyteller. Critic Reviews: "In the genre of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction, Chasing Phil is a standout. What a wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger." (Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin) "I can't recall the last time I had so much fun with a true crime book. The plot bobs and weaves, the '70s underworld jet-set scene is rendered with groovy precision, the main characters are big, vibrant, and complex, and the supporting cast seems snatched from a John D. MacDonald caper. Chasing Phil is superb reportage mixed with edge-of-your-seat storytelling." (Jonathan Miles, author of Dear American Airlines and Anatomy of a Miracle) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Chasing Phil Subtitle: The Adventures of Two Undercover Agents with the World's Most Charming Con Man Author: David Howard Narrator: Joe Ochman Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 12 mins Language: English Release date: 10-10-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: A thrilling true crime caper, bursting with colorful characters and awash in '70s glamour, that spotlights the FBI's first white-collar undercover sting. The Thunderbird Motel, 1977. J. J. Wedick and Jack Brennan - two fresh-faced, maverick FBI agents - were about to embark on one of their agency's first wire-wearing undercover missions. Their target? Charismatic, globetrotting con man Phil Kitzer, whom some called the world's greatest swindler. From the Thunderbird, the three men took off to Cleveland, to Miami, to Hawaii, to Frankfurt, to the Bahamas - meeting other members of Kitzer's crime syndicate and powerful politicians and businessmen he fooled at each stop. But as the young agents, playing the role of protégés and coconspirators, became further entangled in Phil's outrageous schemes over their months on the road, they also grew to respect him - even care for him. Meanwhile, Phil began to think of Jack and J. J. as best friends, sharing hotel rooms and inside jokes with them and even competing with J. J. in picking up women. Phil Kitzer was at the center of dozens of scams in which he swindled millions of dollars, but the FBI was mired in a post-Watergate malaise and slow to pivot toward a new type of financial crime that is now all too familiar. Plunging into the field with no undercover training, the agents battled a creaky bureaucracy on their adventures with Phil, hoping the FBI would recognize the importance of their mission. Even as they grew closer to Phil, they recognized that their endgame - the swindler's arrest - was drawing near.... Anchored by larger-than-life characters, framed by exotic locales and an irresistible era, Chasing Phil is high drama and a propulsive listen, delivered by an effortless storyteller. Critic Reviews: "In the genre of truth-is-stranger-than-fiction, Chasing Phil is a standout. What a wild, wonderful story of cons and crooks, told with great style and swagger." (Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin) "I can't recall the last time I had so much fun with a true crime book. The plot bobs and weaves, the '70s underworld jet-set scene is rendered with groovy precision, the main characters are big, vibrant, and complex, and the supporting cast seems snatched from a John D. MacDonald caper. Chasing Phil is superb reportage mixed with edge-of-your-seat storytelling." (Jonathan Miles, author of Dear American Airlines and Anatomy of a Miracle) Members Reviews: These guys were among the first Undercover agents for the FBI and basically had to wing it and did a great job. Excellent read. These guys were among the first to act in an ongoing undercover role in the FBI and had to fly by the seat of their pants. Did a great job for Uncle Sam and also the writer captured not only their actions, but what these folks had to do to keep up their personal life. Excellent job Mr. Howard and also to the two UCs. Chasing Phil while Duping the Mob Can't wait for the movie. Hard to believe this is based on a true story. A great read about the FBI after J Edgar Hoover and before they became encumbered with too many laws and regulations. Talk about "winging it" that's what these two agents did to catch their man. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Queen-of-Thieves-Audiobook/B00NH1GMCE Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queen of Thieves Subtitle: The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York Author: J. North Conway Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the countrys top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise. The In 1884, Mandelbaum escaped from the clutches of Pinkerton detectives, who were casing her house, and fled to Canada. Mandelbaum lived out the rest of her life in luxury on a small farm with her family and ill-got fortune. Hundreds of people turned out for her funeral. Dozens of people later reported to police that they had their pockets picked at the service. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (J. North Conway) Thu, 11 Sep 2014 21:31:29 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Queen-of-Thieves-Audiobook/B00NH1GMCE thebookvoice.com 07:19:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queen of Thieves Subtitle: The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York Author: J. North Conway Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the countrys top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise. The In 1884, Mandelbaum escaped from the clutches of Pinkerton detectives, who were casing her house, and fled to Canada. Mandelbaum lived out the rest of her life in luxury on a small farm with her family and ill-got fortune. Hundreds of people turned out for her funeral. Dozens of people later reported to police that they had their pockets picked at the service. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Queen of Thieves Subtitle: The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York Author: J. North Conway Narrator: Suzanne Toren Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins Language: English Release date: 09-11-14 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 16 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the countrys top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise. The In 1884, Mandelbaum escaped from the clutches of Pinkerton detectives, who were casing her house, and fled to Canada. Mandelbaum lived out the rest of her life in luxury on a small farm with her family and ill-got fortune. Hundreds of people turned out for her funeral. Dozens of people later reported to police that they had their pockets picked at the service. Members Reviews: a bit repetitive Interesting story of how one immigrant paid her bills. But a bit repetitive in a range of details...especially regarding her height, weight and appearance. informative Great material but the presentation needs work. I think this book is better consumed in written form. that numerous sources cited cause unnecessary repetition of content. Reads as too much of a thesis paper, less like historic story Subject is interesting, but content is Very redundant, most facts and statements are repeated over and over. And it reads more as a college thesis paper than a published book. Shame. The reader and base story are good. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Repeat-Offender-Audiobook/B0106RSEOA Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Repeat Offender Subtitle: Sin City's Most Prolific Criminal and the Cop Who Caught Him Author: Bradley Nickell, Warren Jamison Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Millions in stolen property, revolting sex crimes, and murder-for-hire were all in the mix for a Las Vegas police detective, as he toiled to take Sin City's most prolific criminal off the streets for good. Detective Bradley Nickell brings you the inside scoop on the investigation, arrest, and conviction of the most prolific repeat offender Las Vegas has ever known. Daimon Monroe looked like an average guy, raising a family with his diffident schoolteacher girlfriend. But just below the surface, he was an accomplished thief with an uncontrollable lust for excess. His criminal mind had no bounds - he was capable of anything given the proper circumstances. You will be revolted by Monroe's amassed wealth through thievery; his plots to kill Detective Nickell, a judge, and a prosecutor; and the physical and sexual abuse to which Monroe subjected his daughters. Editorial Reviews: "If you like mayhem, madness, and suspense, Repeat Offender is the book to read. It's a provocative journey into a world one rarely uncovers, with shocking twists and turns...." (Aphrodite Jones, New York Times best-selling author of Cruel Sacrifice) Critic Reviews: "This will be the ride-along of your life. Repeat Offender takes you here, there and everywhere, into the world of repeat offenders, cops, justice and injustice..... Fasten your seat belts!" (Anne Bremner, high-profile attorney and internationally recognized television legal analyst) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Bradley Nickell) Tue, 23 Jun 2015 19:38:54 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Repeat-Offender-Audiobook/B0106RSEOA thebookvoice.com 10:45:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Repeat Offender Subtitle: Sin City's Most Prolific Criminal and the Cop Who Caught Him Author: Bradley Nickell, Warren Jamison Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Millions in stolen property, revolting sex crimes, and murder-for-hire were all in the mix for a Las Vegas police detective, as he toiled to take Sin City's most prolific criminal off the streets for good. Detective Bradley Nickell brings you the inside scoop on the investigation, arrest, and conviction of the most prolific repeat offender Las Vegas has ever known. Daimon Monroe looked like an average guy, raising a family with his diffident schoolteacher girlfriend. But just below the surface, he was an accomplished thief with an uncontrollable lust for excess. His criminal mind had no bounds - he was capable of anything given the proper circumstances. You will be revolted by Monroe's amassed wealth through thievery; his plots to kill Detective Nickell, a judge, and a prosecutor; and the physical and sexual abuse to which Monroe subjected his daughters. Editorial Reviews: "If you like mayhem, madness, and suspense, Repeat Offender is the book to read. It's a provocative journey into a world one rarely uncovers, with shocking twists and turns...." (Aphrodite Jones, New York Times best-selling author of Cruel Sacrifice) Critic Reviews: "This will be the ride-along of your life. Repeat Offender takes you here, there and everywhere, into the world of repeat offenders, cops, justice and injustice..... Fasten your seat belts!" (Anne Bremner, high-profile attorney and internationally recognized television legal analyst) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Repeat Offender Subtitle: Sin City's Most Prolific Criminal and the Cop Who Caught Him Author: Bradley Nickell, Warren Jamison Narrator: Kevin Pierce Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins Language: English Release date: 06-23-15 Publisher: WildBlue Press Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 115 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Millions in stolen property, revolting sex crimes, and murder-for-hire were all in the mix for a Las Vegas police detective, as he toiled to take Sin City's most prolific criminal off the streets for good. Detective Bradley Nickell brings you the inside scoop on the investigation, arrest, and conviction of the most prolific repeat offender Las Vegas has ever known. Daimon Monroe looked like an average guy, raising a family with his diffident schoolteacher girlfriend. But just below the surface, he was an accomplished thief with an uncontrollable lust for excess. His criminal mind had no bounds - he was capable of anything given the proper circumstances. You will be revolted by Monroe's amassed wealth through thievery; his plots to kill Detective Nickell, a judge, and a prosecutor; and the physical and sexual abuse to which Monroe subjected his daughters. Editorial Reviews: "If you like mayhem, madness, and suspense, Repeat Offender is the book to read. It's a provocative journey into a world one rarely uncovers, with shocking twists and turns...." (Aphrodite Jones, New York Times best-selling author of Cruel Sacrifice) Critic Reviews: "This will be the ride-along of your life. Repeat Offender takes you here, there and everywhere, into the world of repeat offenders, cops, justice and injustice..... Fasten your seat belts!" (Anne Bremner, high-profile attorney and internationally recognized television legal analyst) Members Reviews: Thoroughly enjoyable true crime tale Bradley Nickell's recounting of the long investigation and prosecution of a prolific serial criminal is an absorbing read. Nickell takes the reader through the entire investigation, prosecution, innumerable legal maneuvers, with a precision and detail which provides a true sense of what it would be like to work in law enforcement. The story is about a career burglar who might possibly have been the most productive thief in history, committing hundreds upon hundreds of burglaries, stealing millions of dollars worth of property, and while clearly an intelligent and cunning indvidual, foolishly kept a huge amount of his haul in his own home, along with numerous storage units. By the time he was caught in just one relatively minor break-in, he had accumulated over 19 felony convictions... but that represented only a tiny fraction of the thefts he committed. Brickell's narrative paints a vivid picture of the sociopathology of this criminal, his endless attempts to escape from his legal predicament, and the escalation of his crimes to a conspiracy to attempt to murder Nickell himself, along with the judge in the case, and the prosecutor. Perhaps the most unique, and pleasurable part of this book was, surprisingly, the narrator. Kevin Pierce was a superb selection for this project... his voice is perfectly suited to portray a first person narrative of a police officer and detective, sounding vaguely reminiscent of Jack Webb, without the corny idioms.... or, possibly, Howard Morris. It was very hard to keep in mind that the narration wasn't done by Nickell himself, which is a mark of excellence for any narrator who works on a first person non-fiction story. In fact, for my next book, I intend to try one of the other books narrated by Pierce... https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Cook-Up-Audiobook/B01FFZKVQC Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cook Up Subtitle: A Crack Rock Memoir Author: D. Watkins Narrator: D. Watkins Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace but told by the man who lived it, The Cook Up is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother, Devin, is shot - only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University - the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantle of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells. Critic Reviews: "The Cook Up is classic and cinematic, told with an observational acuity that hits you where it hurts." (Frannie Kelley, host of NPR's Microphone Check) "D. Watkins is his generation's David Simon. Another brilliant storyteller who takes you into the heart of East Baltimore and never flinches as he shows you the real." (Touré, author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now) "The Cook Up is an important story for both black and white America, as well as this country's political leadership, to read, if we're truly going to tackle the challenges that are facing our communities all across the country." (Chuck Todd, correspondent on NBC's Meet the Press) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (D. Watkins) Wed, 11 May 2016 09:31:00 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/The-Cook-Up-Audiobook/B01FFZKVQC thebookvoice.com 05:54:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cook Up Subtitle: A Crack Rock Memoir Author: D. Watkins Narrator: D. Watkins Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace but told by the man who lived it, The Cook Up is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother, Devin, is shot - only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University - the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantle of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells. Critic Reviews: "The Cook Up is classic and cinematic, told with an observational acuity that hits you where it hurts." (Frannie Kelley, host of NPR's Microphone Check) "D. Watkins is his generation's David Simon. Another brilliant storyteller who takes you into the heart of East Baltimore and never flinches as he shows you the real." (Touré, author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now) "The Cook Up is an important story for both black and white America, as well as this country's political leadership, to read, if we're truly going to tackle the challenges that are facing our communities all across the country." (Chuck Todd, correspondent on NBC's Meet the Press) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: The Cook Up Subtitle: A Crack Rock Memoir Author: D. Watkins Narrator: D. Watkins Format: Unabridged Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins Language: English Release date: 05-11-16 Publisher: Hachette Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 68 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace but told by the man who lived it, The Cook Up is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother, Devin, is shot - only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University - the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantle of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells. Critic Reviews: "The Cook Up is classic and cinematic, told with an observational acuity that hits you where it hurts." (Frannie Kelley, host of NPR's Microphone Check) "D. Watkins is his generation's David Simon. Another brilliant storyteller who takes you into the heart of East Baltimore and never flinches as he shows you the real." (Touré, author of Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness? What It Means to Be Black Now) "The Cook Up is an important story for both black and white America, as well as this country's political leadership, to read, if we're truly going to tackle the challenges that are facing our communities all across the country." (Chuck Todd, correspondent on NBC's Meet the Press) Members Reviews: Very worthwhile Interesting inspiring story. Well worth the listen. An first hand, inside look at the life and struggles facing black youth and black society in Baltimore. I heard the author being interviewed on US public radio and knew I wanted to hear his compelling story. I wish the author well. Interesting This is a real look at life in the projects. You feel as if you are right there in the action. Good Story Bad Narration I thought the author could've narrated the book better. There wasn't many inflections in time to differentiate and give more life to the various people in the story. Excellent dialogue Just finished and it was so good. Raw and real. May be alittle hard to get some of the slang etc if you're not familiar with the black culture but none the less everyone can learn a lesson. Love his description of everyone. So funny and real. Well written. Made me laugh out loud. Made me tear up at the end. Can't wait to listen to his other book. AMAZING!!! The words made the story come to life. I didn't want the book to end. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Killings-Audiobook/B06XHD9L7N Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killings Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: True stories of sudden death in the classic collection by a master of American journalism "Reporters love murders," Calvin Trillin writes in the introduction to Killings. "In a pinch, what the lawyers call 'wrongful death' will do, particularly if it's sudden." Killings, first published in 1984 and expanded for this edition, shows Trillin to be such a reporter, drawn time after time to tales of sudden death. But Trillin is attracted less by violence or police procedure than by the way the fabric of people's lives is suddenly exposed when someone comes to an untimely end. As Trillin says, Killings is "more about how Americans live than about how some of them die." These stories, which originally appeared in The New Yorker between 1969 and 2010, are vivid portraits of lives cut short. An upstanding farmer in Iowa finds himself drastically changed by a woman he meets in a cocktail lounge. An eccentric old man in Eastern Kentucky is enraged by the presence of a documentary filmmaker. Two women move to a bucolic Virginia county to find peace, only to end up at war over a shared road. Mexican American families in California hand down a feud from generation to generation. A high-living criminal-defense lawyer in Miami acquires any number of enemies capable of killing him. Stark and compassionate, deeply observed and beautifully written, Killings is "that rarity, reportage as art" (William Geist, The New York Times Book Review). Critic Reviews: "What Mr. Trillin does so well, what makes Killings literature, is the way he pictures the lives that were interrupted by the murders. Even the most ordinary life makes a terrible noise...when it's broken off." (Anatole Broyard, The New York Times) "Fascinating, troubling.... In each of these stories is the basis of a Dostoevskian novel." (Edward Abbey, Chicago Sun-Times) "The stories...are unforgettable. They leave us, finally, with the awareness of the unknowable opacity of the human heart." (Bruce Colman, San Francisco Chronicle) bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Calvin Trillin) Tue, 04 Apr 2017 12:42:49 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Killings-Audiobook/B06XHD9L7N thebookvoice.com 10:56:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killings Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: True stories of sudden death in the classic collection by a master of American journalism "Reporters love murders," Calvin Trillin writes in the introduction to Killings. "In a pinch, what the lawyers call 'wrongful death' will do, particularly if it's sudden." Killings, first published in 1984 and expanded for this edition, shows Trillin to be such a reporter, drawn time after time to tales of sudden death. But Trillin is attracted less by violence or police procedure than by the way the fabric of people's lives is suddenly exposed when someone comes to an untimely end. As Trillin says, Killings is "more about how Americans live than about how some of them die." These stories, which originally appeared in The New Yorker between 1969 and 2010, are vivid portraits of lives cut short. An upstanding farmer in Iowa finds himself drastically changed by a woman he meets in a cocktail lounge. An eccentric old man in Eastern Kentucky is enraged by the presence of a documentary filmmaker. Two women move to a bucolic Virginia county to find peace, only to end up at war over a shared road. Mexican American families in California hand down a feud from generation to generation. A high-living criminal-defense lawyer in Miami acquires any number of enemies capable of killing him. Stark and compassionate, deeply observed and beautifully written, Killings is "that rarity, reportage as art" (William Geist, The New York Times Book Review). Critic Reviews: "What Mr. Trillin does so well, what makes Killings literature, is the way he pictures the lives that were interrupted by the murders. Even the most ordinary life makes a terrible noise...when it's broken off." (Anatole Broyard, The New York Times) "Fascinating, troubling.... In each of these stories is the basis of a Dostoevskian novel." (Edward Abbey, Chicago Sun-Times) "The stories...are unforgettable. They leave us, finally, with the awareness of the unknowable opacity of the human heart." (Bruce Colman, San Francisco Chronicle) Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Killings Author: Calvin Trillin Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins Language: English Release date: 04-04-17 Publisher: Random House Audio Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 17 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: True stories of sudden death in the classic collection by a master of American journalism "Reporters love murders," Calvin Trillin writes in the introduction to Killings. "In a pinch, what the lawyers call 'wrongful death' will do, particularly if it's sudden." Killings, first published in 1984 and expanded for this edition, shows Trillin to be such a reporter, drawn time after time to tales of sudden death. But Trillin is attracted less by violence or police procedure than by the way the fabric of people's lives is suddenly exposed when someone comes to an untimely end. As Trillin says, Killings is "more about how Americans live than about how some of them die." These stories, which originally appeared in The New Yorker between 1969 and 2010, are vivid portraits of lives cut short. An upstanding farmer in Iowa finds himself drastically changed by a woman he meets in a cocktail lounge. An eccentric old man in Eastern Kentucky is enraged by the presence of a documentary filmmaker. Two women move to a bucolic Virginia county to find peace, only to end up at war over a shared road. Mexican American families in California hand down a feud from generation to generation. A high-living criminal-defense lawyer in Miami acquires any number of enemies capable of killing him. Stark and compassionate, deeply observed and beautifully written, Killings is "that rarity, reportage as art" (William Geist, The New York Times Book Review). Critic Reviews: "What Mr. Trillin does so well, what makes Killings literature, is the way he pictures the lives that were interrupted by the murders. Even the most ordinary life makes a terrible noise...when it's broken off." (Anatole Broyard, The New York Times) "Fascinating, troubling.... In each of these stories is the basis of a Dostoevskian novel." (Edward Abbey, Chicago Sun-Times) "The stories...are unforgettable. They leave us, finally, with the awareness of the unknowable opacity of the human heart." (Bruce Colman, San Francisco Chronicle) Members Reviews: Oh, To Hear Calvin's Cadence Once More. Would you listen to Killings again? Why? The writing is superb as always. What did you like best about this story? Just as the author writes about food, there is a tasty morsel in each story. What didnt you like about Robert Fasss performance? Mr. Fass's only flaw is that he is not he is not Calvin Trillin. Any additional comments? Well worth the listen. Had I not become enamored by the author's storytelling in his own voice, this book would have a 5 star review. It's all about the everyday lives of victims. It was a fantastic book for someone who is interested more in the people and their everyday actions that led to their demise. They do not concentrate on the gory details of the murder itself; but, the why and the surprise of some people's dark secrets. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Whitey-Bulger-Audiobook/B00CXT4EI0 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Whitey Bulger Subtitle: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice Author: Shelley Murphy, Kevin Cullen Narrator: James Colby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 250 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whiteys extraordinary criminal career - from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders. It was after a nine-year stint in Alcatraz and other prisons that Whitey reunited with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, who was soon to become one of Massachusettss most powerful politicians. He also became reacquainted with John Connolly, who had grown up around the corner from the Bulgers and was now - with Billys help - a rising star at the FBI. Once Whitey emerged triumphant from the bloody Boston gang wars, Connolly recruited him as an informant against the Mafia. Their clandestine relationship made Whitey untouchable; the FBI overlooked gambling, drugs, and even homicide to protect their source. Among the close-knit Irish community in South Boston, nothing was more important than honor and loyalty, and nothing was worse than being a rat. Whitey is charged with the deaths of 19 people killed over turf, for business, and even for being informants; yet to this day he denies he ever gave up his friends or landed anyone in jail. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Shelley Murphy) Thu, 23 May 2013 12:16:12 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Whitey-Bulger-Audiobook/B00CXT4EI0 thebookvoice.com 15:43:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Whitey Bulger Subtitle: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice Author: Shelley Murphy, Kevin Cullen Narrator: James Colby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 250 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whiteys extraordinary criminal career - from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders. It was after a nine-year stint in Alcatraz and other prisons that Whitey reunited with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, who was soon to become one of Massachusettss most powerful politicians. He also became reacquainted with John Connolly, who had grown up around the corner from the Bulgers and was now - with Billys help - a rising star at the FBI. Once Whitey emerged triumphant from the bloody Boston gang wars, Connolly recruited him as an informant against the Mafia. Their clandestine relationship made Whitey untouchable; the FBI overlooked gambling, drugs, and even homicide to protect their source. Among the close-knit Irish community in South Boston, nothing was more important than honor and loyalty, and nothing was worse than being a rat. Whitey is charged with the deaths of 19 people killed over turf, for business, and even for being informants; yet to this day he denies he ever gave up his friends or landed anyone in jail. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Whitey Bulger Subtitle: America's Most Wanted Gangster and the Manhunt That Brought Him to Justice Author: Shelley Murphy, Kevin Cullen Narrator: James Colby Format: Unabridged Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins Language: English Release date: 05-23-13 Publisher: Recorded Books Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 250 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: Raised in a South Boston housing project, James "Whitey" Bulger became the most wanted fugitive of his generation. In this riveting story, rich with family ties and intrigue, award-winning Boston Globe reporters Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy follow Whiteys extraordinary criminal career - from teenage thievery to bank robberies to the building of his underworld empire and a string of brutal murders. It was after a nine-year stint in Alcatraz and other prisons that Whitey reunited with his brother William "Billy" Bulger, who was soon to become one of Massachusettss most powerful politicians. He also became reacquainted with John Connolly, who had grown up around the corner from the Bulgers and was now - with Billys help - a rising star at the FBI. Once Whitey emerged triumphant from the bloody Boston gang wars, Connolly recruited him as an informant against the Mafia. Their clandestine relationship made Whitey untouchable; the FBI overlooked gambling, drugs, and even homicide to protect their source. Among the close-knit Irish community in South Boston, nothing was more important than honor and loyalty, and nothing was worse than being a rat. Whitey is charged with the deaths of 19 people killed over turf, for business, and even for being informants; yet to this day he denies he ever gave up his friends or landed anyone in jail. Members Reviews: Excellent Read Would you listen to Whitey Bulger again? Why? Very good book and interesting subject matter. Read with just the right tone, and excellent skill. Like a "who done it" mystery, but real life. What other book might you compare Whitey Bulger to and why? I've read Rifleman about Stevie Flemmie and that was good background to this book. Being from Massachusetts I'm fascinated by this subject. Have you listened to any of James Colbys other performances before? How does this one compare? NA Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? I wish I could, but too long. Any additional comments? Good read/listen. I recommend it highly. boring I could barely finish this book. I'm familiar with Boston and Whitey Bulger, but for some reason this book just could not spark my interest. I feel like everything I read was the same old thing. Boring. Boston Wise Guy What did you love best about Whitey Bulger? While I do not wish to glamorize what Bulger did in his crime-centered existence, I must say that he was a cool cat. Loyal to his parents, brother and immediate "families." Whitey did have his principles - Sunday was a thug-free day. He adhered to the mobster code that bystanders and children were never to be hurt. What was one of the most memorable moments of Whitey Bulger? For me, when Whitey, gun in hand, looked through a front-facing window of a rival's house, drew down on the man, but smiled and walked away instead. He passed up on an easy kill because there was a child in the room with his nemesis. Have you listened to any of James Colbys other performances before? How does this one compare? I have not. What a gem I have missed.I greatly admire James Colby's credibility in his reading. It's as if either Bulger is telling the story, his FBI "handlers" or other gangsters. Colby was a perfect fit for this book. My next step is to search Audible for books read by Mr. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Saltwater-Cowboy-Audiobook/B00UAW9Y9G Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Saltwater Cowboy Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Marijuana Empire Author: Tim McBride, Ralph Berrier Jr. Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 1979, Wisconsin native Tim McBride hopped into his Mustang and headed south. He was 21, and his best friend had offered him a job working as a crab fisherman in Chokoloskee Island, a town of fewer than 500 people on Florida's Gulf Coast. Easy of disposition and eager to experience life at its richest, McBride jumped in with both feet. But this wasn't a typical fishing outfit. McBride had been unwittingly recruited into a band of smugglers - middlemen between a Colombian marijuana cartel and their distributors in Miami. His elaborate team comprised fishermen, drivers, stock houses, security - seemingly all of Chokoloskee Island was in on the operation. As McBride came to accept his new role, tons upon tons of marijuana would pass through his hands. Then the federal government intervened in 1984, leaving the crew without a boss and most of its key players. McBride, now a veteran smuggler, was somehow spared. So when the Colombians came looking for a new middle-man, they turned to him. McBride became the boss of an operation that was ultimately responsible for smuggling 30 million pounds of marijuana. A self-proclaimed "Saltwater Cowboy", he would evade the Coast Guard for years, facing volatile Colombian drug lords and risking betrayal by romantic partners until his luck finally ran out. A tale of crime and excess, Saltwater Cowboy is the gripping memoir of one of the biggest pot smugglers in American history. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (Tim McBride) Tue, 07 Apr 2015 04:42:25 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Saltwater-Cowboy-Audiobook/B00UAW9Y9G thebookvoice.com 07:31:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Saltwater Cowboy Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Marijuana Empire Author: Tim McBride, Ralph Berrier Jr. Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 1979, Wisconsin native Tim McBride hopped into his Mustang and headed south. He was 21, and his best friend had offered him a job working as a crab fisherman in Chokoloskee Island, a town of fewer than 500 people on Florida's Gulf Coast. Easy of disposition and eager to experience life at its richest, McBride jumped in with both feet. But this wasn't a typical fishing outfit. McBride had been unwittingly recruited into a band of smugglers - middlemen between a Colombian marijuana cartel and their distributors in Miami. His elaborate team comprised fishermen, drivers, stock houses, security - seemingly all of Chokoloskee Island was in on the operation. As McBride came to accept his new role, tons upon tons of marijuana would pass through his hands. Then the federal government intervened in 1984, leaving the crew without a boss and most of its key players. McBride, now a veteran smuggler, was somehow spared. So when the Colombians came looking for a new middle-man, they turned to him. McBride became the boss of an operation that was ultimately responsible for smuggling 30 million pounds of marijuana. A self-proclaimed "Saltwater Cowboy", he would evade the Coast Guard for years, facing volatile Colombian drug lords and risking betrayal by romantic partners until his luck finally ran out. A tale of crime and excess, Saltwater Cowboy is the gripping memoir of one of the biggest pot smugglers in American history. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Saltwater Cowboy Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of a Marijuana Empire Author: Tim McBride, Ralph Berrier Jr. Narrator: Wes Talbot Format: Unabridged Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins Language: English Release date: 04-07-15 Publisher: Audible Studios Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 21 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In 1979, Wisconsin native Tim McBride hopped into his Mustang and headed south. He was 21, and his best friend had offered him a job working as a crab fisherman in Chokoloskee Island, a town of fewer than 500 people on Florida's Gulf Coast. Easy of disposition and eager to experience life at its richest, McBride jumped in with both feet. But this wasn't a typical fishing outfit. McBride had been unwittingly recruited into a band of smugglers - middlemen between a Colombian marijuana cartel and their distributors in Miami. His elaborate team comprised fishermen, drivers, stock houses, security - seemingly all of Chokoloskee Island was in on the operation. As McBride came to accept his new role, tons upon tons of marijuana would pass through his hands. Then the federal government intervened in 1984, leaving the crew without a boss and most of its key players. McBride, now a veteran smuggler, was somehow spared. So when the Colombians came looking for a new middle-man, they turned to him. McBride became the boss of an operation that was ultimately responsible for smuggling 30 million pounds of marijuana. A self-proclaimed "Saltwater Cowboy", he would evade the Coast Guard for years, facing volatile Colombian drug lords and risking betrayal by romantic partners until his luck finally ran out. A tale of crime and excess, Saltwater Cowboy is the gripping memoir of one of the biggest pot smugglers in American history. Members Reviews: Great made even better by the fact it's non fictio Having grown up in southwest Florida during this period, I am very familiar with the locations and events described from news stories. It's interesting to hear the other side. Awesome! Great read / listen! This was an exciting read! As a kid who grew up in Southwest Florida, hearing the backwater running, fishing tales and references to local spots is very nostalgic. Wish there was a second book in the works! Great stories Tim! I loved this book. it had me laughing and in suspense. I highly recommend. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/2016-Serial-Killers-True-Crime-Anthology-Audiobook/B01A7BPXU8 Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2016 Serial Killers True Crime Anthology Subtitle: Annual Serial Killers Anthology, Book 3 Author: JJ Slate, Michael Newton, Peter Vronsky, Sylvia Perrini, RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The best of this year's true crime writing from master true crime authors RJ Parker, Peter Vronsky, JJ Slate, Sylvia Perrini, and Michael Newton, who give us nine new shocking case accounts of serial killers. Cesar Francesco Barone: Convicted in four rape/murders but suspected in many more, Barone briefly shared a cell with Ted Bundy and claimed to have been "tutored" in murder by the notorious serial killer. William Mentzer: an enigmatic serial killer and a drug syndicate hitman, at one time an associate of Charlie Manson, identified by David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) as a satanic cult figure and recently named as a suspect in the notorious, still unsolved Zodiac Murders in San Francisco. Myra Hindley: the most reviled woman in the UK, the female partner of serial killer Ian Brady. Known as the Moors Murderers, the couple raped and murdered at least five children from 1963 to 1965. Arthur Shawcross: a necrophile cannibal serial killer who, after raping and murdering two children in his hometown, served 14 years before being paroled into the community of Rochester, where he proceeded to murder 12 women. Allan Legere: the Monster of the Miramichi, one of Canada's most brutal serial killers who, while serving a prison term for murder, escaped to terrorize the province of New Brunswick, murdering another four people in a seven-month rampage. Charles Sobhraj: nicknamed "The Serpent" and "The Bikini Killer", targeted naïve, young tourists on the Hippie Trail through Turkey, Greece, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Robert Ben Rhoades: the Truck Stop Killer, convicted in the torture, rape, and murder of three women but suspected in 50 murders along the US interstate system. Dana Sue Gray: a female serial killer who atypically targeted strangers, elderly females whom she strangled rather than using poison, the female serial killer's choice weapon. Robert Hansen: Alaska's notorious "Butcher Baker" who lured as many as 30 women to his remote hunting cabin, where he released and then hunted them like wild game before raping and killing them. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (JJ Slate) Thu, 07 Jan 2016 08:23:52 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/2016-Serial-Killers-True-Crime-Anthology-Audiobook/B01A7BPXU8 thebookvoice.com 09:10:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2016 Serial Killers True Crime Anthology Subtitle: Annual Serial Killers Anthology, Book 3 Author: JJ Slate, Michael Newton, Peter Vronsky, Sylvia Perrini, RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The best of this year's true crime writing from master true crime authors RJ Parker, Peter Vronsky, JJ Slate, Sylvia Perrini, and Michael Newton, who give us nine new shocking case accounts of serial killers. Cesar Francesco Barone: Convicted in four rape/murders but suspected in many more, Barone briefly shared a cell with Ted Bundy and claimed to have been "tutored" in murder by the notorious serial killer. William Mentzer: an enigmatic serial killer and a drug syndicate hitman, at one time an associate of Charlie Manson, identified by David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) as a satanic cult figure and recently named as a suspect in the notorious, still unsolved Zodiac Murders in San Francisco. Myra Hindley: the most reviled woman in the UK, the female partner of serial killer Ian Brady. Known as the Moors Murderers, the couple raped and murdered at least five children from 1963 to 1965. Arthur Shawcross: a necrophile cannibal serial killer who, after raping and murdering two children in his hometown, served 14 years before being paroled into the community of Rochester, where he proceeded to murder 12 women. Allan Legere: the Monster of the Miramichi, one of Canada's most brutal serial killers who, while serving a prison term for murder, escaped to terrorize the province of New Brunswick, murdering another four people in a seven-month rampage. Charles Sobhraj: nicknamed "The Serpent" and "The Bikini Killer", targeted naïve, young tourists on the Hippie Trail through Turkey, Greece, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Robert Ben Rhoades: the Truck Stop Killer, convicted in the torture, rape, and murder of three women but suspected in 50 murders along the US interstate system. Dana Sue Gray: a female serial killer who atypically targeted strangers, elderly females whom she strangled rather than using poison, the female serial killer's choice weapon. Robert Hansen: Alaska's notorious "Butcher Baker" who lured as many as 30 women to his remote hunting cabin, where he released and then hunted them like wild game before raping and killing them. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: 2016 Serial Killers True Crime Anthology Subtitle: Annual Serial Killers Anthology, Book 3 Author: JJ Slate, Michael Newton, Peter Vronsky, Sylvia Perrini, RJ Parker Narrator: Don Kline Format: Unabridged Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins Language: English Release date: 01-07-16 Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing Inc. Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 37 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: The best of this year's true crime writing from master true crime authors RJ Parker, Peter Vronsky, JJ Slate, Sylvia Perrini, and Michael Newton, who give us nine new shocking case accounts of serial killers. Cesar Francesco Barone: Convicted in four rape/murders but suspected in many more, Barone briefly shared a cell with Ted Bundy and claimed to have been "tutored" in murder by the notorious serial killer. William Mentzer: an enigmatic serial killer and a drug syndicate hitman, at one time an associate of Charlie Manson, identified by David Berkowitz (Son of Sam) as a satanic cult figure and recently named as a suspect in the notorious, still unsolved Zodiac Murders in San Francisco. Myra Hindley: the most reviled woman in the UK, the female partner of serial killer Ian Brady. Known as the Moors Murderers, the couple raped and murdered at least five children from 1963 to 1965. Arthur Shawcross: a necrophile cannibal serial killer who, after raping and murdering two children in his hometown, served 14 years before being paroled into the community of Rochester, where he proceeded to murder 12 women. Allan Legere: the Monster of the Miramichi, one of Canada's most brutal serial killers who, while serving a prison term for murder, escaped to terrorize the province of New Brunswick, murdering another four people in a seven-month rampage. Charles Sobhraj: nicknamed "The Serpent" and "The Bikini Killer", targeted naïve, young tourists on the Hippie Trail through Turkey, Greece, Thailand, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Robert Ben Rhoades: the Truck Stop Killer, convicted in the torture, rape, and murder of three women but suspected in 50 murders along the US interstate system. Dana Sue Gray: a female serial killer who atypically targeted strangers, elderly females whom she strangled rather than using poison, the female serial killer's choice weapon. Robert Hansen: Alaska's notorious "Butcher Baker" who lured as many as 30 women to his remote hunting cabin, where he released and then hunted them like wild game before raping and killing them. Members Reviews: Narrator was awful, subject matter was lacking. Would you try another book from the authors and/or Don Kline? If Don Kline is narrating, I am not buying. What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!) I did not make it to the end, the narration was unbearable. What didnt you like about Don Klines performance? Its like he has the inflection down perfectly, but doesn't understand how, when, & where to use it. I am actually familiar w/ this narrator as I have listened to the book's previous edition. I knew what to expect so it shouldn't have been difficult to adapt to his style of speaking. SO WRONG. It was HARDER. So much worse than Book 2 (2015). I had difficulty following the story. His inflection emphasized points that weren't there & deemphasized names, key phrases, punctuation, ect. At one point, I had to double check to see if he had started a new chapter.. nope. still Chapter 1. The narration made the story confusing, at times mistakenly irrelevant, & eventually useless. https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Andrew-Cunanan-Short-Spree-Killer-and-Versace-Nemesis-Audiobook/B06X9R2VZX Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Andrew Cunanan: Short Spree Killer and Versace Nemesis Subtitle: Killer Bios, Book 1 Author: A. Biographer Narrator: 411 Audio Format: Unabridged Length: 9 mins Language: English Release date: 02-27-17 Publisher: Locust and Honey Productions Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In order to understand Cunanan, one needs to see him as a young school boy, smarter than his peers and easily outwitting them to obtain academic attention. While there are many traits which serial killers have in common, Cunanan had his own peculiar branding. bdssaigon.net2@gmail.com (A. Biographer) Mon, 27 Feb 2017 07:52:57 GMT https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/pd/Bios-Memoirs/Andrew-Cunanan-Short-Spree-Killer-and-Versace-Nemesis-Audiobook/B06X9R2VZX thebookvoice.com 00:09:00 no Listen to full audiobooks for free on thebookvoice.com Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Andrew Cunanan: Short Spree Killer and Versace Nemesis Subtitle: Killer Bios, Book 1 Author: A. Biographer Narrator: 411 Audio Format: Unabridged Length: 9 mins Language: English Release date: 02-27-17 Publisher: Locust and Honey Productions Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In order to understand Cunanan, one needs to see him as a young school boy, smarter than his peers and easily outwitting them to obtain academic attention. While there are many traits which serial killers have in common, Cunanan had his own peculiar branding. Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/audiobook/27/]]> to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Title: Andrew Cunanan: Short Spree Killer and Versace Nemesis Subtitle: Killer Bios, Book 1 Author: A. Biographer Narrator: 411 Audio Format: Unabridged Length: 9 mins Language: English Release date: 02-27-17 Publisher: Locust and Honey Productions Ratings: 2.5 of 5 out of 2 votes Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Criminals Publisher's Summary: In order to understand Cunanan, one needs to see him as a young school boy, smarter than his peers and easily outwitting them to obtain academic attention. While there are many traits which serial killers have in common, Cunanan had his own peculiar branding. Members Reviews: Short Intro to Andre Cunanan. What did you love best about Andrew Cunanan: Short Spree Killer and Versace Nemesis? I like the author's style. It is both literary and action packed. It is a good introduction to those who are unfamiliar with Andre Cunanan, although is it a little short. What other book might you compare Andrew Cunanan: Short Spree Killer and Versace Nemesis to and why? It is like "Brewer's Hill Butcher: Jeffrey Dahmer's Reign of Terror and the Role of Religion." This is another book done by 411 Audio. That book is much longer than this one, but still has the same intriguing style. Have you listened to any of 411 Audios other performances before? How does this one compare? Yes, while all this narrator's books are interesting, some have an echoey sound. This one does not. The sound quality is good. Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you? This is not an emotionally moving book. It produces disgust at both the crimes and the gory details as well as fascination at the sheer evil of the actions. Any additional comments? I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review from the author, narrator, or publisher.