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What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker
- A Memoir in Essays
- By: Damon Young
- Narrated by: Damon Young
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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For Damon Young, existing while Black is an extreme sport. What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker chronicles Young’s efforts to survive while battling and making sense of the various neuroses his country has given him....
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Reviewed by a B![c# @$$ White Boy
- By netusera on 04-13-19
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81. What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker
- A Memoir in Essays
- Narrated by: Damon Young
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 03-26-19
- Language: English
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The Dark Night of the Soul
- By: St. John of the Cross
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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At the center of The Dark Night of the Soul (La noche oscura del alma) is a poem written by the 16th century Spanish poet and mystic St John of the Cross....
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weird English accent but not as bad as Teresa of A
- By lauriemom on 07-21-23
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82. The Dark Night of the Soul
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 11-13-20
- Language: English
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Like Streams to the Ocean
- Notes on Ego, Love, and the Things that Make Us Who We Are
- By: Jedidiah Jenkins
- Narrated by: Jedidiah Jenkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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With the clarity that made his debut, To Shake the Sleeping Self, a national best seller, Jedidiah Jenkins brings together new and old writings to explore the eight themes all of us face as we find our way in life: ego, family, home, friendship, love, work, death, the soul....
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Good Stream of Consciousness
- By MB34 on 06-07-21
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83. Like Streams to the Ocean
- Notes on Ego, Love, and the Things that Make Us Who We Are
- Narrated by: Jedidiah Jenkins
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-02-21
- Language: English
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Dear Dolly
- Collected Wisdom
- By: Dolly Alderton
- Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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For years, New York Times bestselling author Dolly Alderton has been sharing her wisdom, warmth, and wit with the diverse universe of fans who have turned to her “Dear Dolly” column seeking guidance on a host of life problems....
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Listen to this book.
- By Amy Jones on 08-11-23
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84. Dear Dolly
- Collected Wisdom
- Narrated by: Dolly Alderton
- Length: 4 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-14-23
- Language: English
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Alan Bennett: Untold Stories
- Read by Alan Bennett
- By: Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs
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Funny, thoughtful, and fascinating, this wonderful series of essays and stories read by the author offers an extraordinary journey into an exceptional career of an award-winning writer....
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85. Alan Bennett: Untold Stories
- Read by Alan Bennett
- Narrated by: Alan Bennett
- Length: 10 hrs
- Release date: 12-08-22
- Language: English
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On Being 40(ish)
- By: Lindsey Mead - editor
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Soneela Nankani, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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In the vein of The Bitch in the House, 15 powerful women offer captivating, intimate, and candid explorations about what it’s really like turning 40 - and life beyond....
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Anthology Reflects on Middle Age
- By Author Abbie Johnson Taylor on 07-27-20
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86. On Being 40(ish)
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Madeleine Maby, Soneela Nankani, Joy Osmanski, Candace Thaxton
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 02-05-19
- Language: English
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Return of the Primitive
- The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- By: Ayn Rand, Peter Schwartz
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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In the 1960s and early '70s, the most prominent cultural movement was the New Left: a movement that condemned America and everything it stood for....
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Extreemly relevant to our current climate
- By Mica on 01-18-10
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87. Return of the Primitive
- The Anti-Industrial Revolution
- Narrated by: Bernadette Dunne
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 12-04-09
- Language: English
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Bite by Bite
- Nourishments and Jamborees
- By: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Bite by Bite offers a rich and textured kaleidoscope of vignettes and visions into the world of food and nature, drawn together by intimate and humorous personal reflections, with Fumi Nakamura’s gorgeous imagery and illustration.
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88. Bite by Bite
- Nourishments and Jamborees
- Narrated by: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-30-24
- Language: English
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Let Me Tell You What I Mean
- An Essay Collection
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Hilton Als
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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From one of our most iconic and influential writers comes a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, politics, California robber barons, women, and her own self-doubt....
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Didion deserves a better narrator
- By Pamela on 02-03-21
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89. Let Me Tell You What I Mean
- An Essay Collection
- Narrated by: Kimberly Farr, Hilton Als
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 01-26-21
- Language: English
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Michel de Montaigne: The Complete Essays
- By: Michel de Montaigne
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 53 hrs and 12 mins
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In 1572, Montaigne - nobleman, humanist, and thoroughly Renaissance man - retired to the seclusion of his estate in the Dordogne and started to write. From his pen poured a stream of "essays" - attempts to capture the observations that came to him on an idiosyncratic range of subjects....
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90. Michel de Montaigne: The Complete Essays
- Narrated by: Peter Wickham
- Length: 53 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 10-12-21
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Species
- By: Charles Darwin
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
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A literally world-changing book, Darwin put forward the anti-religious and scientific idea that humans in fact evolved over millions of generations from animals....
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A Perfect Abridgement
- By M on 05-28-09
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91. On the Origin of Species
- Narrated by: Richard Dawkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 12-03-07
- Language: English
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They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- By: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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In essays that have been published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—Abdurraqib uses music and culture as a lens through which to view our world so that we might better understand ourselves, and in so doing proves himself a bellwether for our times....
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The brilliance of Hanif
- By Anonymous User on 09-18-24
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92. They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us
- Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 11-15-22
- Language: English
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One Long River of Song
- Notes on Wonder
- By: Brian Doyle, David James Duncan - foreword
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Mary Doyle, Liam Doyle, and others
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of 60 after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted listeners who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the 21st century....
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Listen. With your heart and your mind. Listen.
- By Amazon Customer on 03-28-21
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93. One Long River of Song
- Notes on Wonder
- Narrated by: George Newbern, Mary Doyle, Liam Doyle, Lily Doyle, Joseph Doyle
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 11-19-20
- Language: English
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The Hard Crowd
- Essays 2000-2020
- By: Rachel Kushner
- Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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From a writer celebrated for her “chops, ambition, and killer instinct” (John Powers, Fresh Air), a career-spanning collection of spectacular essays about politics and culture....
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Adventures in peril.
- By J. Brinkman on 06-21-21
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94. The Hard Crowd
- Essays 2000-2020
- Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 04-06-21
- Language: English
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All Things Are Too Small
- Essays in Praise of Excess
- By: Becca Rothfeld
- Narrated by: Ruth Crawford
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
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A glorious call to throw off restraint and balance in favor of excess, abandon, and disproportion, in essays ranging from such topics as decluttering, mindfulness, David Cronenberg, sadomasochism, and women who wait.
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Boring
- By Dana Orefice on 08-26-24
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95. All Things Are Too Small
- Essays in Praise of Excess
- Narrated by: Ruth Crawford
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 05-28-24
- Language: English
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Recessional
- The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch
- By: David Mamet
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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A broad-ranging journey through history, the Bible, and literature, RECESSIONAL examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the United States in the last generation....
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Phenomenal…
- By Robert D. on 04-07-22
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96. Recessional
- The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 04-05-22
- Language: English
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Look Alive Out There
- Essays
- By: Sloane Crosley
- Narrated by: Sloane Crosley
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Sloane Crosley returns to the form that made her a household name in really quite a lot of households: Essays! These small doses of wit and sass make for an exuberant, unforgettable audiobook....
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Boring + Annoying
- By Abby on 04-24-18
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97. Look Alive Out There
- Essays
- Narrated by: Sloane Crosley
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-03-18
- Language: English
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Distrust That Particular Flavor
- By: William Gibson
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
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William Gibson is known primarily as a novelist, with his work ranging from his groundbreaking first novel, Neuromancer, to his more recent contemporary best sellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History....
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A nice look under the hood of William Gibson's min
- By anonymous on 10-24-22
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98. Distrust That Particular Flavor
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-18-22
- Language: English
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You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
- By: Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates - introduction, Genevieve West - introduction
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
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Spanning more than 35 years of work, the first comprehensive collection of essays, criticism, and articles by the legendary author of the Harlem Renaissance, Zora Neale Hurston, showcasing the evolution of her distinctive style as an archivist and author....
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Great Cover on Who We Are
- By Kindle Grandma on 02-05-22
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99. You Don’t Know Us Negroes and Other Essays
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-18-22
- Language: English
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The Trouble with Men
- Reflections on Sex, Love, Marriage, Porn, and Power
- By: David Shields
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
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David Shields’s The Trouble with Men: Reflections on Sex, Love, Marriage, Porn, and Power is an immersion into the perils, limits, and possibilities of human intimacy....
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too much trouble
- By Layal Kazouh on 03-14-21
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100. The Trouble with Men
- Reflections on Sex, Love, Marriage, Porn, and Power
- Narrated by: James Patrick Cronin
- Length: 3 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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