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Wilmer Valderrama
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A love letter to America from the pen of actor, producer, immigrant, and activist Wilmer Valderrama.
In this timely memoir, Valderrama looks back on his journey from a tiny pueblo in Venezuela to the big city of Los Angeles—how he discovered his calling as an actor and later as a USO Global Ambassador, found work in Hollywood as an unproven Latino actor, and used his determination and success to build a new life for himself, his family, and many others.
Raised by two hard working parents as they navigated their family through a rapidly changing country and the rise of Venezuela's controversial former leader Hugo Chavez, Valderrama delves into his family's flight from their home and the challenges of emigrating to the United States.
After being cast in a school theatre production, Valderrama knew he had found his calling and began thinking of ways to help support his struggling family. He would attempt the impossible: find work in Hollywood as an unproven Latino actor. Following countless auditions and frequent criticisms of his accent, he created the personality that would eventually land him the role as Fez on That 70s Show.
It catapulted him to stardom.
Over the coming years, he would create the smash show, Yo Mamma, voice the lead character in Disney's Encanto, and eventually join the cast of NCIS. But it was through service to others and his first USO trip where Valderrama found his further calling—entertaining and encouraging U.S. troops around the world.
The saga of a determined soul, An American Story: Everyone's Invited is an exploration of America through the eyes of a young immigrant from Venezuela who had a dream to change the world, a talent for entertaining, and the resolve to build a new life, taking as many as possible with him on the journey.
"This is my way of showing my love, my gratitude to the country that changed my whole life."
The photo insert can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.
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Aaron Rodgers is among the two or three most talented players to ever hold the most important job in American team sports–quarterback. He also stands as the most mysterious and polarizing figure in the modern-day national pastime that is professional football. From his controversial Covid stance to his methods of spiritual awakening to his estrangement from his family to his high-profile romances to his devastating Achilles injury a mere four plays into his New York Jets career, Rodgers has long dominated the NFL’s news cycle.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Author seems clueless as to what draws a lot of people to Aaron
- De Amy en 09-12-24
De: Ian O'Connor
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When the World Didn't End
- A Memoir
- De: Guinevere Turner
- Narrado por: Guinevere Turner
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
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In this immersive, spell-binding memoir, an acclaimed screenwriter tells the story of her childhood growing up with the infamous Lyman Family cult—and the complicated and unexpected pain of leaving the only home she’d ever known.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- De Jes en 06-15-23
De: Guinevere Turner
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We Should Not Be Friends
- The Story of a Friendship
- De: Will Schwalbe
- Narrado por: Will Schwalbe
- Duración: 9 h y 43 m
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By the time Will Schwalbe was a junior at college, he had already met everyone he cared to know: the theater people, writers, visual artists and comp lit majors, and various other quirky characters including the handful of students who shared his own major, Latin and Greek. He also knew exactly who he wanted to avoid: the jocks. The jocks wore baseball caps and moved in packs, filling boisterous tables in the dining hall, and on the whole seemed to be another species entirely, one Will might encounter only at his own peril.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Victoria L. en 03-22-24
De: Will Schwalbe
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They Called Us Exceptional
- And Other Lies That Raised Us
- De: Prachi Gupta
- Narrado por: Prachi Gupta
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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Family defined the cultural identity of Prachi and her brother, Yush, connecting them to a larger Indian American community amid white suburbia. But their belonging was predicated on a powerful myth: the idea that Asian Americans, and Indian Americans in particular, have perfected the alchemy of middle-class life, raising tight-knit, high-achieving families that are immune to hardship. Molding oneself to fit this image often comes at a steep, but hidden, cost.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good good
- De Wild en 08-29-23
De: Prachi Gupta
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The Watchmaker's Daughter
- The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom
- De: Larry Loftis
- Narrado por: Christa Lewis
- Duración: 8 h y 49 m
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The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that listeners haven’t heard: the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Yes!!
- De Michele en 03-07-23
De: Larry Loftis
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Wildflower
- A Memoir
- De: Aurora James
- Narrado por: Aurora James
- Duración: 7 h y 9 m
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Aurora James’s life is a great American “success story”—precisely because it looks so different from others we’ve seen. Scouted as a teen model, James struggled with body image and became disenchanted by the industry’s objectification of women and commodification of race. After she’d hit rock bottom, dropping out of high school and being arrested for street racing, she was forced to reshape her life. A slew of fashion-related jobs led James to discover the power of the runway, and she started her own business in a flea market.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mesmerizing!
- De Julie en 05-15-23
De: Aurora James
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- De: Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan
- Narrado por: Daniel Cummings
- Duración: 11 h y 38 m
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Willing fight and transformation with ALS
- De Ron S en 12-20-24
De: Steve Gleason, y otros
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For Such a Time as This
- On Being Jewish Today
- De: Elliot Cosgrove
- Narrado por: Elliot Cosgrove
- Duración: 6 h y 50 m
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For Jews today, the attack on Israel on October 7th has drawn a clear and irreversible demarcation in time. On that day, the Jewish community woke up to an unrecognizable new reality, witnessing the stark rise in antisemitism, the world’s oldest hatred, in its wake. But even in this dark hour, the Jewish community is experiencing something profound and beautiful: a deep, abiding connection to community, culture, and faith. Drawing on the rich trove of Jewish history and tradition, Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove helps listeners make sense of this fraught time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wise & heartfelt analysis of our times…and a way forward.
- De Henry L. Edwards, MAPP en 10-25-24
De: Elliot Cosgrove
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I Can't Save You
- A Memoir
- De: Anthony Chin-Quee
- Narrado por: Anthony Chin-Quee
- Duración: 11 h y 8 m
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At first glance, Anthony Chin-Quee looks like a traditional success story: a smart, ambitious kid who grew up to become a board-certified otolaryngologist—an ear, nose, and throat surgeon. Yet the truth is more complicated. As a self-described “not white, mostly Black, and questionably Asian man,” Chin-Quee knows that he doesn’t fit easily into any category. Growing up in a family with a background of depression, he struggled with relationships, feelings of inadequacy, and a fear of failure that made it difficult for him to forge lasting bonds with others.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great read by the author
- De A. Li en 04-10-23
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Return
- A Journey Back to Living Wild
- De: Lynx Vilden
- Narrado por: Lynx Vilden
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
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In this stunning memoir, beloved internationally acclaimed earth advocate chronicles her journey to reconnect with the earth, offering a model for how we all can nurture the wild around and inside ourselves.
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Finding tribe
- De Jessica M Berry en 03-18-24
De: Lynx Vilden
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A Few Days Full of Trouble
- Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till
- De: Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Christopher Benson
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 14 h y 26 m
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In 1955, fourteen-year-old Emmett Till was lynched. That remains an undisputed fact of the case that ignited a flame within the Civil Rights Movement that has yet to be extinguished. Yet the rest of the details surrounding the event remain distorted by time and too many tellings. What does justice mean in the resolution of a cold case spanning nearly seven decades?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Different perspective
- De Anonymous User en 01-25-23
De: Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., y otros
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My Dream Time
- A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork
- De: Ashleigh Barty
- Narrado por: Miranda Tapsell
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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I’m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that’s young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it’s always been important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. In that context, the timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 5-year-old girl to the night I packed up my tennis bag after winning the 2022 Australian Open.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Relentless
- De Bing Eastburn en 08-27-23
De: Ashleigh Barty
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Unraveling
- What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World’s Ugliest Sweater
- De: Peggy Orenstein
- Narrado por: Peggy Orenstein
- Duración: 5 h y 52 m
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The COVID pandemic propelled many people to change their lives in ways large and small. Some adopted puppies. Others stress-baked. Peggy Orenstein, a lifelong knitter, went just a little further. To keep herself engaged and cope with a series of seismic shifts in family life, she set out to make a garment from the ground up: learning to shear sheep, spin and dye yarn, then knitting herself a sweater.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nailed it!
- De Miss Effie en 02-19-23
De: Peggy Orenstein
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Horse Barbie
- A Memoir
- De: Geena Rocero
- Narrado por: Geena Rocero
- Duración: 11 h y 17 m
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As a young femme in 1990s Manila, Geena Rocero heard, “Bakla, bakla!,” a taunt aimed at her feminine sway, whenever she left the tiny universe of her eskinita. Eventually, she found her place in trans pageants, the Philippines’ informal national sport. When her competitors mocked her as a “horse Barbie” due to her statuesque physique, tumbling hair, long neck, and dark skin, she leaned into the epithet. By seventeen, she was the Philippines’ highest-earning trans pageant queen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heart felt narration by author. Trail blazer woman!
- De T. Li en 03-25-25
De: Geena Rocero
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How She Did It
- Stories, Advice, and Secrets to Success from Fifty Legendary Distance Runners
- De: Molly Huddle, Sara Slattery
- Narrado por: Molly Huddle, Sara Slattery, Gisela Chipe, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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The road from a high school track to an Olympic starting line is long and sometimes shadowy. Obstacles like chronic injuries, under-fueled nutrition, and coercive coaching can threaten to derail careers before they’ve even begun. Frustrated by seeing young talent burn out before reaching their potential, professional distance runner Molly Huddle and college coach Sara Slattery have teamed up with trailblazing running legends and sports medicine professionals to create an essential guide to reach your running potential.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Buy the paper copy
- De Kara Abshire en 07-20-24
De: Molly Huddle, y otros
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Hidden Mountains
- Survival and Reckoning After a Climb Gone Wrong
- De: Michael Wejchert
- Narrado por: Johnathan McClain
- Duración: 6 h y 47 m
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In 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly unexplored and untouched, a place where few people had ever visited and granite spires still awaited first ascents. Inspired by generations of daring alpinists before them, the four climbers were now compelled to strike out into uncharted territory themselves.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disjointed Narrative and Confusing Storylines
- De Emily A. Brown en 08-16-24
De: Michael Wejchert
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A Gentleman and a Thief
- The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue
- De: Dean Jobb
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 10 h y 46 m
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Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby meets the hit Netflix series Lupin in this captivating true-crime caper. A skilled con artist and perhaps one of the most charming, audacious burglars in history, Arthur Barry slipped in and out of the bedrooms of New York’s wealthiest residents, even as his victims slept only inches away. He befriended luminaries such as the Prince of Wales and Harry Houdini and became a folk hero, touted in the press as “the greatest jewel thief who ever lived” and an “Aristocrat of Crime.”
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great story told at a very leisurely pace
- De appreciative reader en 09-06-24
De: Dean Jobb
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By All Means Available
- Memoirs of a Life in Intelligence, Special Operations, and Strategy
- De: Michael G. Vickers
- Narrado por: Michael G. Vickers
- Duración: 20 h y 39 m
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In 1984, Michael Vickers took charge of the CIA’s secret war against the Soviets in Afghanistan. After inheriting a strategy aimed at imposing costs on the Soviets for their invasion and occupation of Afghanistan, Vickers transformed the covert campaign into an all-out effort to help the Afghan resistance win their war. More than any other American, he was responsible for the outcome in Afghanistan that led to the end of the Cold War. In By All Means Available, Vickers recounts his remarkable career.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great listen, interesting information
- De Amazon Customer en 08-02-23
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- Anonymous User
- 09-21-24
Inspired by your origin story
I couldn’t stop listening. I laughed, cried, felt inspired and left feeling revived. You wrote brilliantly.
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- Ken Joshua mendez
- 10-03-24
the dream of a little boy achieving his dreams in the usa
I recommend this book to anyone it's a great adventure. long live fez that 70s show
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- KaityT
- 12-17-24
Eye opening
This book takes you on a journey not only through the life of Wilmer but through the Latina culture and issues within the culture in America today. This book is also much broader than just that. This shows that no matter who you are and where you come from you always keep pushing and you’ll obtain great heights! This book encapsulates you and makes you keep coming back for more! Great read! 10/10 would recommend.
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- Jay Pelham
- 12-26-24
I Learned So Much!
I knew nothing of his story until listening to this. The fact that he had dreams of being a Military fighter pilot and gives so much of his time to supporting our Military, says a lot about who he is and what he stands for.
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- Jessica
- 01-01-25
Immigrants story in America
Loved the book! I could relate to so much of his story and agree with his political views. Highly recommend to everyone.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-19-24
Truly he is such an inspiration!! Incredible human.
I loved everything about this/him. Such a determined person his whole life and his attitude behind it was truly astounding.
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- Raka Alonso
- 09-29-24
Too close to home…
This book touched my heart in ways I never thought possible. As an immigrant, Wilmer Parents experiences mirrored my own in countless ways, evoking laughter, tears, and a surge of determination. I'm inspired to take action, praying for guidance to uplift myself, my family, and my community, knowing that everything is possible, you just need to believe and work for it! Your courage and honesty are truly uplifting. 10 out 10 .
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- Rose
- 11-06-24
Compassion
I totally loved this book. Wilmer was very honest and vulnerable in sharing his American story. Thank you
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- Clark
- 03-14-25
Everyone Should Listen
I knew so little of Mr. Valderrama's story and life, but caught a short clip of the audio book and was hooked. Such a wonderful telling of his life and all of his achievements. I have to say I'm a fan! That 70s show came out right after I entered college so I never really watched it I'm definitely going back and watching it now! That and all of his work since!
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- Jamie Wisterman
- 04-06-25
What a great story!
His story telling is one of the best I’ve heard. I could feel his passion and extreme humbleness through his story telling.
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