Superb H.S. reading is theessence of SPEAK
343988
This book helped me face a sexual assault in 7th grade about which i told no one for 40 years.  I see the book as a healing tool and it is never too late to heal oneself.
2672770
This audiobook is a remarkably good addition for the individual who enjoys good literature well read.  Superb production values, an excellent reader/actor who imbues the material with accurate intonation and enunciation, cadence, and modulation, makes this one a gem.  If you are spending your money wisely, you cannot go wrong with this NAXOS production.  This one will be listened to many times.  I even purchased the translation in hardcopy to pay closer attention to the reading.
8353
Lincoln Barnett's The Treasure of Our Tongue is my all time favorite non-fiction book.  Within its pages sing the beauty of the world's lingua franca--English.  Must read for anyone who wishes to master the tongue of William Shakespeare.
3999034
Ah, the wonderful narrator!  This book is great read, as others have explained.  The audiobook narrator brings it alive with marvelous accents. I listen to it over and over for the sheer pleasure of hearing the Irish characters converse.
299797
Hopefully, the review by Nick of Cleveland won't scare lovers of classic audiobooks from this masterpiece by Charles Dickens and Brilliance Audio.

My wife and I have listened to audiobooks for years. Our interests have spanned multiple genres, including mystery, fantasy fiction, sci fi, humor, and classics. Bar none, this performance by narrator Michael Page ranks as our gold standard of audiobook narrations. The text and characters come alive exactly, I'm sure, as Dickens intended.

Very, very well done!
1653027
As always his literature reads beautifully. The English is so smooth it is like spending time with a friend. Although i like the tale and the overall outcome- i wonder how many non Jewish readers will take the time and finish it
The end and the message are powerful in this time and in our future!!!!
Can France return to a. Civil discourse among all its citizens and inhabitants or is she doomed to  another civil war-this one between cultures and fundamentalists...
1553056
As stated in a previous comment, it is the words written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle that are magnificent, not the font of the type OR the quality or gender of the volunteer who so generously submits their valuable time to go through the considerable effort to trans-vocalize the author's rather difficult (at times) rendering of his vision. If there were six stars available to give, I would not hesitate to assign them both to story and to audio presentation.
The Watchman
1008696
Simply spectacular, an absolute joy to read.
4587070
Excellent command of the English language and a pleasure to read. I've been building a complete set as money permits out of used volumes. I'm up to #15 now.
221082
This recent translation of Sonnets to Orpheus is absolutely dazzling; having read many previous translations of this masterwork, I can say that Ms. Billias' approach to this material summons these poems to life on the page in a way that I had not previously experienced. I can only hope she has decided to turn her attention to a translation of Rilke's Duino Elegies.
2310456
This writer/speaker has a most sonorous, lyrical style of delivering extracts from his most wonderful works.  There is no end to the delight of just tuning in for one disc or listening to just part of one--and because of this style of speaking it's a kind of easing of the mind that occurs, while  stimulating, thought-provoking, heart opening experiences for the listener.  Highly recommend to people who have trouble reading because of vision, but still wish to hear a deep and lovely text.
721301
I just LOVED reading this book.

A few years ago I read Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson and I enjoyed it thoroughly. But I bet that this tiny little tome will have a longer-lasting effect on my appreciation of the English language.

Not only is the author the consummate master of his topic, he's also head over heels in love with it. No exaggeration, you get the feeling he narrowed it down to 100 from his favorite 10,000 words. He weaves in the Celtic, the Anglo-Saxon, the Viking, the Latin and the Norman / French, but does not forget the American, the Indian or even the Pidgin and he goes looking for the medical and the Internet terms that have crept into the language too. As a Greek, and one who speaks five languages, I'm rather miffed he never refers to the Greek roots of several English words, but I regardless thought this was a masterpiece.

What we have here is a celebration of the English Language, rather than a mere story, basically. Reading this book is a bit like having the curator of the British Museum take you through his favorite ten exhibits. You get the history, the context, the evolution, everything.

I'm jealous of David Crystal. He gets paid to share his life's biggest passion.
689507
wonderful great book excellent wonderful reading
2895822
It is said of haiku, that the poet writes one half of the poem and the reader writes the other. Each poem chosen here, will delight and engage without fail. An expert poet, Mr. Stevenson seamlessly keeps up his end of the tte--tte. Each word, each phrase is carefully wrought and cunningly placed. Quiet Enough is an absolute must have. Truly a gem of a book.
PS- John Stevenson has two other books, which are not on Amazon. All of his books may be purchased directly from his publisher, Red Moon Press, if not found here.
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How Lincoln Learned to Read is among the most important books to have been published in the last few years.  While it can be read and enjoyed--as the reviews have pointed out--as a compilation of delightful, insightful, and instructive stories about these twelve Americans' educations, the book in fact provides a breathtakingly rich and original cultural history of America itself.  With these twelve voices--more really--Wolff creates a true and great American song, one that will enrich anyone who listens closely enough.  How Lincoln Learned to Read--with its brilliant, turn-on-a-dime prose, its subtlety, its laugh-out-loud wit, its wonderful range and precision, and its great, great heart--ought to be required reading.  (And it will be for my students in the future!)  It's a rare and astonishing achievement.  -- David Daniel, long-time poetry editor of  Ploughshares.
2061506
It is excellent.  The narrator is bi-lingual and speaks/pronounces the French expressions, place names, etc. with perfection.  Lovely listening experience.
790666
From Robbie Fisher: "I "read" this book via the audio-CD edition narrated by Kate Reading who, besides having the name for this sort of thing, sustained a magnificent performance as the entire cast of characters throughout 26 long disks. So, before I go on, I would like to recommend Ms. Reading's recording to anyone who is dithering over the commitment of reading such a substantial novel. She does better than to make it painless. Her reading of the book bears witness to a keen understanding of the text, the time, and the motivations of all the characters. Naturally, as though effortlessly, she leads the listener into a similar understanding, and an even better appreciation of a novel that is already as excellent as it has any right to be."