This insightful and thoroughly researched book explores the background and personal side of Mitt Romney seldom seen in public. It explores his family history, which is inextricably linked to the history of the Mormon Church, and the authors show how this deep religious attachment shapes much of Romney’s life, whether he admits to it in public or not. They also clearly show how Mitt Romney, unlike his father, never does anything, in business or politics, without careful calculation of what’s best for him. Dan Woren’s solid, straightforward reading reflects the book’s journalistic style. Like the authors, he eschews bombast and lets the facts speak for themselves. For directly quoted material, he uses a deliberate pause almost as aural quotation marks before he reads the quote. His only weaknesses are a poor French accent for one speaker and mispronunciation of Nauvoo, Illinois, the Mormon center before the move to Utah.
Pub Date: Jan. 31, 2012
Duration: 13 hrs
DD ISBN: 9780062206374
Publisher: Harper Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
James Michener tells the real stories behind the man and his books. The recording is read with skill and consistency although the reader does little to enhance the robust, larger-than-life incidents related in the book. Due to the first-person narrative format, there is no opportunity for the narrator to change his voice. This makes some chapters monotonous as they go on and on in the typical Michener style. The listener may also become confused because the stories are not told chronologically. This is not a great choice for the audio format, but Michener fans may stick with it to the end.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 22 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
In a quest for a sense of inner contentment and self-worth, Gloria Steinem brings the reader on a journey of investigation and discovery. Steinem reads the text herself in a straightforward and friendly, but not intimate, presentation which is so easy to listen to it invites repetition--thus ensuring the painless relearning of the lessons of the book. It's difficult to tell from the reading that this audiobook is abridged; each section can stand alone. Nonetheless, the listener wished the book were unabridged. Steinem left me wanting to learn more.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 3 hrs
Publisher: Dove Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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