Posts Tagged ‘audible’
Posted by terrepruitt on March 10, 2025
A friend and I recently read the same book and afterwards I ended up sending her a list of books I liked (she asked). I typed it up really quick, but wanted to give her an idea of the book or why I liked it. When I look at it I find myself wanting to read the books again, even though I have already read a couple twice.
And by “read” I mean listen to, in case that makes a difference to you.
- Swamp Story (Dave Berry) – I got this on a whim. I liked it so much I bought it and have listened to it again. It is a ridiculous story, it makes me laugh. It is somewhat of a mystery. I really enjoyed it.
- A Castle In the Clouds (Kerstin Gier) – I got this on a whim. I liked it so much I bought it and have listened to it again. It may be a young adult book. I am not sure. But I love the main character and how the story unfolds. There is a “mystery” to it and the main character is just sweet. I love this book.
- A Man Called Ove (Fredrik Backman) – just a sweet book. Funny.
- 500 Miles From You (Jenny Colgan) – I think I really liked this but it is Book 3 of a Jenny Colgan Series. But I think it is what made me like Jenny Colgan. (I listened to it March 1, 2023) *Rom-com*
- They Both Die In the End (Adam Silvera) – I really liked this. It was weird. It made me curious. I will read this again. It is book 1 in a two book series (I think the second book is actually a prequel). Kinda futuristic/sci-fi.
- The House Is On Fire (Rachel Beanland) – I REALLY like this one. It is about an actual event in Richmond, Virginia in 1811. So it is historical fiction. And I really enjoyed it. I have not yet purchased it, but I will.
- The Break Up Book Club (Wendy Wax) – Women coming together after various break ups.
- The Soulmate Equation (Christina Lauren) – May have some steamy parts, but I don’t remember. I like the story and I thought I liked these authors, but some of their books were just too much “spice” for me. *Rom-com*
- Don’t You Forget About Me (Mhairi McFarlane) – loved it. Bought it. Have listened to it again. Typical make-you-smile rom-com. I love Mhairi McFarlane. This book contains one of my favorite lines ever. I tweeted about it and Mhairi replied. *Rom-com*
- The First To Die In The End (Adam Silvera) – Odd like the first one, but I really like it. Sci-fi.
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Heather Morris) – History. Sad. Hard listen, but I liked it.
- Lessons In Chemistry (Bonnie Garmus) – It tells the story of (a fictional character) Elizabeth Zott, who becomes a beloved cooking show host in 1960s Southern California after being fired as a chemist four years earlier. It was entertaining and had an unusual element to it.
- The Things We Cannot Say (Kelly Rimmer) – Touches upon the hardships of in 1942 when Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. A story about a woman. I liked this book and think of it often.
- The Giver of Stars (Jojo Moyes) – Nice book. Horse library. I enjoyed this book, but as some stories are a difficult read this one was, at times. Here’s a post about it.
- Where the Crawdads Sing (Delia Owens) – I think this book was so beautifully written. I have listened to it at least twice. It is has a mystery in it.
- (NOT IN LIBBY – for me) The Overdue Life of Amy Byler (Kelly Harms) – Just a nice story.
What about you? Do you have a book you read that you liked? Do you have a book you have read more than once?
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: 500 Miles From You, A Castle in the Clouds, A Man Called Ove, Adam Silvera, audible, audiobooks, Bonnie Garmus, book list, Christina Lauren, Dave Berry, Delia Owens, Don't You Forget About Me, Fredrik Backman, Heather Morris, historical fiction, Jenny Colgan, Jojo Moyes, Kelly Harms, Kelly Rimmer, Kerstin Gier, Lessons in Chemistry, Libby, library books, Mhairi McFarlane, mystery, Rachel Beanland, ridiculous story, Swamp Story, The Break-Up Book Club, The First To Die In the End, The Giver of Stars, The House Is on Fire, The Overdue Life of Amy Byler, The Soulmate Equation, The Tattooist of Aushchwitz, The Things We Cannot Say, They Both Die at the End, Wendy Wax, Where the Crawdads Sing | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on July 31, 2024
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Posted by terrepruitt on July 29, 2024
So here is what I listened to from October 2023 through July 2023.
Starred ones I really liked. Although I didn’t mark ALL the ones I really liked, just the ones that stood out as I was creating the pictures to post. The same with the red lines (did not like) and red lines with DNF – did not finish. I didn’t go through my notes I just marked things off the top of my head.
I used to think once I started a book I had to finish it. Then I realized I didn’t need to make myself suffer. There are so many books to listen to (read) why listen to one that is making me miserable. So that is why I have a few DNF. I moved onto something I enjoyed.
Unfortunately when I first started listening to books I wasn’t taking notes. Then I realized it would be good if I did because some authors I would rather avoid and there are some narrators I would have to be paid to listen to.
Plus I sometimes completely forget what a book is about and how I felt about it . . . . so that is why I started taking notes. I imagine I will post some of those notes, but first the timeline.
You may notice (or have from other pictures) that there are some series that I like.
Ok, how about these? Have you read any of these? Any thoughts? Do you have any series that you read?
January 2024 – November 2023
April 2024 – February 2024
July 2024 – May 2024
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Adam Silvera, Annabel Monaghan, audible, audiobooks, Barry Lyga, Betsy Aldredge, Blake Crouch, Caroline Hulse, Charlie Huston, Christina Lauren, Countdown, Dark Matter, David Dosa, Did Not Finish, DNF, Dog Days, Edited, Eight Dates and Nights, Elin Hilderbrand, Emily Belden, Emily Henry, Emma Lovewell, Fix Her Up, Fractured, Happy Place, Harper Lee, Hello Goodbye and Everything in Between, How to Love Your Neighbor, Husband Material, Jeff Haden, Jeneva Rose, Jennifer E. Smith, Jennifer Smith, Jonathan Maberry, Karin Slaughter, Kelly McGonigal, Kelsey Rodkey, landline, Last Chance Books, Libby, library books, Lies, Live Learn Love Well, Lynn Painter, Making Rounds with Oscar, Material Witness, Matthew Quick, Mr. Malcolm's List, Nora Goes Off Script, Patient Zero, Plus One, Rachel Beanland, Rainbow Rowell, Riley Sager, Same Time Next Summer, Sarah Adams, So We Meet Again, Sophie Sullivan, Soren Sveistrup, Suzanne Allain, Suzanne Park, T. M. Logan, Tessa Bailer, The Adults, The Break-Up Book Club, The Chestnut Man, The Dragon Factory, The Honeymoon Crashers, The Hotel Nantucket, The House Across the Lake, The House Is on Fire, the joy of movement, The King of Plagues, The Love Wager, The Missing Files, The Motivation Myth, The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death, The Other Black Girl, The Silver Linings Playbook, The Soulmate Equation, The True Love Experiment, They Both Die at the End, This Is What Happy Looks Like, To Kill a Mockingbird, Tools of Engagement, Triptych, Wendy Wax, When in Rome, You Shouldn't Have Come Here | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on July 15, 2024
More of my Libby Timeline. My first Libby Timeline post was about July 10, 2024 through May 2024, this one is April 2024 through February 2024. I started listening to library books in February of 2023. A couple I have liked so much I purchased them and have in Audible. I re-listen to books. Do you?
I have not re-listened to all the ones I have starred, those are the ones I recognized as really having liked without having looked at my notes. Books I didn’t like are indicated with a red line. Some have a red line AND I didn’t finish so those are the “DNF!!” ones.
Initially I thought I would post all the screenshots in one post, but then I thought it would be too much because my hope is that you will scroll through the pictures and maybe point out a book you have read and let me know what you think. Or you may see one that intrigues you and have questions or research it to read. Scrolling through a few pictures at a time is easier than all at once.
There are a couple that I didn’t actually borrow (and missed when deleted those) because they are not audiobooks.
Do you listen to audiobooks?
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Abigail Johnson, Ali Hazelwood, Allison Ashley, Angie Hockman, Ann Liang, Ann Qguirre, April 2024, audible, audiobooks, Below Zero, Betting on You, Britney Spears, Cara Bastone, Cody Rigsby, Crystal Cestari, Did Not Finish, Die Trying, DNF, Dream On, Echo Burning, Every Duke Has His Day, Every Time You Go Away, Everyone is Beautiful, February 2024, Girl on the Run, Goldy Moldavsky, Happily Ever Island, Happily Never After, Heather Hepler, Hello Stranger, I Hope This Doesn't Find You, If You Could See the Sun, Instant Karma, Jack Reacher, Jayne Denker, Jennie Wexler, Jenny Colgan, Jo Segura, Just Say Yes, Kaitlyn Hill, Katherine Center, Killing Floor, Lee Child, Libby, library books, Love from Scratch, Lynn Painter, Marie Rutkoski, Marissa Meyer, Peloton Instructor, Raiders of the Lost Heart, Reacher, Ready or Not, Real Easy, Running Blind, Sam Lipsyte, Shipped, Simon Winchester, So That Happened Katie Bailey, Sunrise by the Sea, Suzanne Enoch, The Ask, The Lost Husband, The Neighbor War, The Only Purple House in Town, The Professor and the Madmand, The Rom-Com Agenda, The Woman in Me, Tripwire, We Were Beautiful, Where It All Lands, Witch Please, Without Fail, Would You Rather, XOXO Cody | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on July 10, 2024
Here is my Libby Timeline. I thought I had deleted all the BOOKS I had borrowed accidentally. But when I was going through the screenshots I saw at least one. I don’t read on my phone so if I borrowed a book I returned it once I realized it was a eye-read book and not a listen-to book. I know I really liked a lot more than I “starred”, but I wasn’t looking at notes when I starred them so I was just going off of my initial “OH! I loved that book.” I indicated books I didn’t like with a read line. And the ones I didn’t like and Did Not Finish, I indicated with a red line and “DNF!!”. I also listen to books on Audible.
I was going to do reviews without spoilers but then I started taking notes to help me remember a book and they ended up having spoilers. I didn’t start taking notes when I started listening so not all the books I have listened to have notes. I wish I would have because there are some that I don’t remember some key things about. Oh well, an opportunity to listen again.
Every once in a while I think I will post my notes, so maybe I will. I will just post them as I took them . . . maybe . . . but for now there is this.
As I was uploading the screenshots, I decided I don’t want to post all 57 in one post, so this is only from May 2024 to July 10, 2024.
I also wanted to note that I usually return books right away, but since I have been trying to make notes on them, sometimes I get a new one and when I have a moment to take notes I do, so it might be a day or two. I kept the Tattooist for almost as long at the lending period because I wanted to listen to the end again. So the dates may be a bit wonky.
Posted in audiobooks, Misc | Tagged: Amy Poeppel, audible, audiobooks, Beth O'Leary, Bonnie Garmus, Bryony and Roses, Darling Girls, Death at Morning House, Eileen Garvin, Heather Morris, I Owe You One, Jenny Colgan, July 2024, Lessons in Chemistry, Libby, library books, Limelight, Lindsey Kelk, Little Beach Street Bakery, Love Your Life, Maureen Johnson, May 2024, Morgan Matson, Musical Chairs, My Not So Perfect Life, One a Night Like This, Promchanted, Sally Hepworth, Sarah Adams, Small Admissions, Sophie Kinsella, T. Kingfisher, The Christmas Wish, The Enemy, The Flatshare, The Good the Bad and the Dumped, The Hollow Places, The Match, The Music of Bees, The No-Show, The Party Crasher, The Road Trip, The Rule Book, The Switch, The Tattooist of Aushchwitz, The Wake-Up Call, The Wizard's Guid to Defensive Banking, Thornhedge | Leave a Comment »
Posted by terrepruitt on August 4, 2021
What are you reading? For me, it is more like, “Summer Listening To” as I listen to the books via Audible. There is a series I love about a character named Andrea Vernon. the third book just came out. I knew it was coming so I listened to the first two again. I have listened to the first two three times. I have laughed out loud all three times. Andrea Vernon and the characters are hilarious. I will probably listen to the first two again, but put off listening to the third one again for a while. Hoping Alexander C. Kane will give us more stories from that world.
Then I listed to three books that revolve around the Firefly series. They were very entertaining. Ya kinda know that the crew is always going save the day and get out of the mess they are in, but you never quite know how.
Then I listed to “The Salvage Crew”, primarily because it was read by Nathan Fillion who played the captain of Firefly (as well as Castle and is currently starring in the Rookie).
Then I listened to “Then She Was Gone”. It is set in England and I just love the narrators accent. It was also interesting how the author let us hear from so many of the characters.
I am currently listening to “The Kite Runner”.
What about you . . . what are you reading?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Alexander C. Kane, Andrea Vernon, audible, Firefly, Nathan Fillion, reading list, Summer reading, the Kite Runner, The Salvage Crew, Then She Was Gone | 8 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on June 8, 2020
With the continuation of having to be sheltered-in-place and not being able to see students and friends in person, with all that goes along with that and everything that is going on, I have not been wanting to listen or watch my “normal” fare. I have been really needing just the easy, breezy, kinda cheesy type of stuff. There are a few books I listened to that fit that bill.
I finished the Gallagher Series. I was holding off on reading (listening to) it because it was the last book and I really loved that series. But, it was not the best one in the series. Not sure what it was about it, but it actually did not leave me wanting more like all the other books did. Maybe she did that good of a job at finishing the series that I don’t need another Cammie Morgan story? Not sure, but I enjoyed all the other books in the series more than that last one. I can see myself listening to a few of them again, but not that last one.
I received Andrea Vernon and the Corporation for Ultrahuman Protection as one of the free books because for the last two months (or maybe it has been the last three months . . . I can’t remember . . . it all has bled together) Audible has been allowing members to get all of their “monthly originals” and not just two. Normally with your paid membership you choose two out of a monthly selection of books to get for free, but they have been allowing members to get ALL ten books for free. And Alexander C. Kane’s first Andrea Vernon book was included in the May selection. I didn’t even finish listening to it and I was buying the second one. It is funny. Again, we are not talking literary greatness, we are talking easy, breezy, cheesy, silly, laughable entertainment. It is FUNNY! Even though it is not literary greatness, but it is comical greatness.
I liked the first book better than the second book, Andrea Vernon and the Superhero Industrial Complex, but they are both funny and entertaining. I listened to the first book twice. I had been working my way through the May freebies, but needed a break (wanting easy, breezy, kinda cheesy) so I started to listen to the second book again, but the new choices for June came out so we grabbed all of them and I listened to a couple. I am in the middle of a third and will probably “take a break” by going back to the Andrea Vernon book two (AV2).
I am excited for AV3 to come out, I really, really, really hope that Bahni Turpin reads it because she IS Andrea Vernon and she is awesome.
So what are you listening to? Reading?
(Not all pictured fit the bill of easy, breezy, kinda cheesy type of stuff. These are just some of what I have listened to while in Quarantine.)
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Alexander C. Kane, Andrea Vernon, audible, comedy, Corporation for Ultrahuman Protection, COVID-19, CUP, easy listening, free books, funny books, shelter-in-place | 5 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on February 3, 2020
I believe I started listening to Audible in August, but the little “report” only shows five months at a time. The photos show I have listened to 43 titles, but some of what you see are actually collections. Robot Geneticists is actually 6 books. Galaxy Outlaws is 16 books. Astral Prime is 12, but I think I’ve only listened to 8 of those. Mercy For Hire is 8, but I listened to four of the books twice – LOVE me some Wesley Wesley!!! And the Renegade Star Series is 13 books. So . . . that is about 89 books. Some of those I had listened to with my hubby on our drives to and from my dad’s so the hours won’t add up. But I am driving more because I have a different class schedule so I get to listen more. Also, I had typed this post and as I was editing the pictures I decided to post a nod to my mother on her birthday. So five days have past since I made the collage of the books in the library so I manually edited the three books I finished since I started the post. I think it is fun to see what I have listened to, for how long, how many hours a month, and the little badges they give.
When I am listening to a good book or a good series, I make time to listen. Recently I was listening to a book that was ok, but the reader was not. He didn’t even attempt to do separate voices for the various characters so I never understood what was going on. I had to rewind a lot to understand because I could never tell who was saying what. NO ATTEMPT AT ALL. He just read the book. Some readers are GREAT at the different voices, some are not so great, but at least they make an attempt. You can tell that there are two people talking and you can follow along. Some men don’t do female voices good, but at least they try. Some women don’t do male voices well, but at least they try. This guy – ugh – NO EFFORT AT ALL. I had two hours left of the book and I seriously considered not listening to the rest of it just because he was so awful and there was so many conversations going on it was annoying. I will never listen to another book read by that person!
According to Audible I have listened a total of 25 days, 5 hours, and 44 minutes. In November I was cleaning a lot and listening and in December there was a lot of decorating time spent listening. When I started typing this I didn’t think I would get anywhere near November but then I had a long drive and I was listening a lot while I worked, so the last couple of days of January I was able to get some serious hours in. Thursday I finished listening to one book and started another (“Where the Crawdads Sing”), was able to finish that and this weekend start a new one (“The Golem and the Jinni”).
The badges are fun and silly. The 7-Day Stretch says that I completed 10 books in a week. I would be interested to know what books those were. Some books are super short like two hours, but some are super long so I would love to know what 10 I listened to in a week. I usually listen to a long one then a short one. But I think after one particularly long (and enjoyable) series I was listening to a lot of short books so as not to be stuck in a LONG book.
The Stenographer one is really hilarious – to me, because it says I placed at least 40 bookmarks. That is so funny because I think I only purposely place 2, but I have accidentally hit the “bookmark” 38 times. Ha!
The Nibbler badge say I have listen to at least 3 different titles on one day. I am thinking they mean they were played. It doesn’t say FINISHED three books in one day. I don’t think I listen to three different books in ONE day. I imagine I accidentally started one and then maybe listened to TWO in one day, but THREE. And that would be if one were short and I was in the middle of one in the same day. It would be fun if the stats showed information on the books.
I didn’t get the repeat listener because the first time I listened to the books I listened to twice I think I listened to it with my hubby. It was on my phone. I will probably listen to it again because I love Wesley Wesley, so it might show up then.
So, what about you? How much time do you spend reading? Do you listen to books? Does your app track your listening?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: audible, Audible badges, Audible reports, audio book application, audio books, Galaxy Outlaws, Mercy for Hire, The Golem and the Jinni, voice actor, Wesley Wesley, Where the Crawdads Sing | 4 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on December 11, 2019
As you may know I have been listening to books lately. The annoyance of having to be in the car for 50 minutes because of traffic when it actually only takes 20 to get there is lessened when there is a story that is captivating. I have an older car. I love my car. At first I was just using my phone to listen . . . as I said my car is older so it doesn’t have Bluetooth. And my phone works sometimes . . . I mean, it is sufficient sometimes, but some readers use low tones or whispers for some of the voices and they can get drowned out by road noise. And some roads are really noisy and drown out the reading even when they are speaking in their regular voice. So my phone didn’t work for some books. I started just having a speaker in my car, but either the aux cables were cutting out or the Bluetooth was. The place that we buy accessories from had a sale not too long ago so I decided to buy a transmitter.
Once having reached that decision I actually looked elsewhere online and found the one I was looking at cheaper elsewhere so I was happy. And while it is not great because of the light rail and other frequency interfering things around here, it is ok. Most of the time it is fine. It great when I am on the freeway. It is just mainly at stop lights and by my house – where the light rail is – where sometimes I have to turn it off because the interference is just too much.
But the best thing about it to me is “Paired!” I LOVE that. That is the best thing. I didn’t really forget my phone that often, but I often would get in my car and wonder, “Did I grab my phone?” And I did often think I put it in my purse but then when I reached to get it I cound’t find it. Sometimes I would even KNOW – for certain – that I put it in my purse and when I tried to get it I couldn’t find it so I would begin to doubt it. In fact the other day I put my phone in my purse and pulled out of the garage and stopped to shut the garage and couldn’t find my phone, but the device just finished saying “Paired!” and that is when I realized how fabulous that it. It confirmed my phone was in my purse. Greatest thing ever.
Because I use my phone for my Nia music it is important that I have it. I also use it for music when I teach yoga, but yoga does not rely on it. If it weren’t for my music it really wouldn’t be that big of a deal when I forgot my phone, but it is a bummer to get to class and not have it.
I assume the thing works with the actual phone, as in for phone calls, but I don’t have the need to talk on the phone while I am driving at this point. I just use it to listen to Audible and to make sure I have my phone.
Does your car have Bluetooth? Do you have a device for Bluetooth?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: audible, Bluetooth Transmitter, good book, KM18 Black, Nia, older car, Paired, Yoga | 8 Comments »
Posted by terrepruitt on November 18, 2019
So have you started listening to books? Roughly a year ago I posted about how my husband and I used to listen to books on tape. They were on cassette tapes and we used to borrow them from the library. We would have a case full of tapes that held one book. I am not sure if Books On Tape ever went to CDs, but now there is Audible and I am sure there are other sources that have books you can download and listen to. As I mentioned in my post about the Pack Horse Library, my husband is the one that started on Audible and so he has a few books in his library. I am picking through some of them after his initial push of me listening to some series. Here are the latest books I have listened to lately.
After the Black Ocean series and Robot Geneticists there was the series of Reckoner books. It is a series about a group of people fighting against the people that have superpowers. The superpowers make people power hungry and basically not nice so the Reckoners fight against them. There were four books in that series.
The next book was the Audible original related to the Amazon Prime Video series Carnival Row. It is the backstory about how Tourmaline and Vignette met. It is read by the actress that plays Tourmaline. She has such a lovely accent and way of speaking I was sad that it was only three hours long.
Then I read The Giver of Stars which was a fictional tale about some of the Pack Horse Librarians. It’s going to be turned into a movie.
Then came a horror story, Let Me In. It had some really graphic and gruesome parts. It was engaging. Still not entirely sure what it was about . . . but, if you like horror stories I would recommend it.
After the bloody story, I wanted something light, something that would be rather quick. Let Me In was almost 17 hours long. My hubby had gotten a free book called You Can Thank Me Later. While it kinda isn’t a light story with a death taking front stage, it was sweet and entertaining. I really loved the way Kelly Harms, the author, described things and the silly way she started most chapters.
Then I went to another mystery . . . .well Let Me In wasn’t really a mystery, but it kept me listening to find out what was going on, so I somewhat think of it as mysterious. And really The Silent Patient, my next read wasn’t really a mystery either . . . . ahhh, maybe it was what they call a thriller? This was one that I had my husband purchase for me.
Then I moved on back to his library list and read Skyward, another book written by Brandon Sanderson the author of the Reckoners series. This was another space book — my husband loves space books. It has a character in it that – to me – makes me think of if two of the characters in the Black Ocean series were combined. It is like Wesley Wesley and Kubu were made into one character. So needless to say I love that character and wished there was more of him. I just saw on Mr. Sanderson’s website that there is a sequel to Skyward called Starsight. It will be available on 11.26.19.
Sometimes after listening to a long book it is nice to listen to a short book. But then I am sad because the short ones are over too fast. But my next listen was The Christmas Hirelings. It was short and sweet. It was a reminder of simpler times when simple little things could delight a child.
Now I am listening to The Impossible Fortress. I am almost done. I was talking to my husband about it yesterday telling him how the beginning really made me laugh and he couldn’t quite remember. He said this was the second book he had listened to. He made me laugh because my comment was about Vanna White and he said, “Oh, I forgot she was even in it.” That was hilarious because the whole book is based on Vanna White’s playboy spread. The whole entire story stems from that and he forgot. I guess that the story stemming from it isn’t really the story, so I will give him that.
Anyway, I thought I would share the latest books that I have listened to. Maybe one will interest you. Maybe you’ll be intrigued to try Audible. It’s nice to be able to listen to a book while stuck in traffic or while cleaning the house. It makes both more bearable.
What books are you reading?
Posted in Misc | Tagged: Amazon Prime Video, audible, Black Ocean Series, books on tape, Brandon Sanderson, Carnival Row, Kelly Harms, Let Me In, monster, Pack Horse Librarians, playboy, Reckoner Series, Robot Geneticists Series, Skyward, Starsight, The Christmas Hirelings, The Giver of Stars, The Impossible Fortress, The Silent Patient, vampire, Vanna White, You Can Thank Me Later | 2 Comments »
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