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Ralph Pezzullo
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Saigon is a story told in a time of war by New York Times best-selling author Ralph Pezzullo, who lived as a boy in Vietnam from 1963-1965.
Our protagonist is a sensitive, intelligent 13-year-old with a self-centered, domineering father who serves as a diplomat with the US Embassy. Eager to engage his exotic new environment, he befriends locals working at the Embassy maintenance shop and serves as a batboy for the US Special Forces softball team. Over time, he develops a unique perspective of the political crisis gripping the country and the role of the US. He witnesses terrifying events and scenes of aching beauty—a brutal attack on the softball field, the wedding of two Vietnamese friends, the self-immolation of a Buddhist monk, the bombing of a US movie theater, the sensual elegance of daily life in Saigon, and his budding romance with an American friend.
In this coming-of-age story, follow this boy as he learns empathy is the only way to truly understanding another people and their culture, and that he must blaze a new path in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of men like his father.
©2021 Ralph Pezzullo (P)2022 Ralph PezzulloLos oyentes también disfrutaron...
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House of Sand and Fog
- De: Andre Dubus III
- Narrado por: Andre Dubus III, Fontaine Dollas Dubus
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,029
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 608
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 612
In this riveting novel of almost unbearable suspense, three fragile yet determined people become dangerously entangled in a relentlessly escalating crisis. Colonel Behrani, once a wealthy man in Iran, is now a struggling immigrant willing to bet everything he has to restore his family's dignity. Kathy Nicolo is a troubled young woman whose house is all she has left, and who refuses to let her hard-won stability slip away from her. Sheriff Lester Burdon becomes obsessed with helping her fight for justice.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I suspect I am going to be in the minority . . .
- De BogKid en 01-12-04
De: Andre Dubus III
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The Kite Runner
- De: Khaled Hosseini
- Narrado por: Khaled Hosseini
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 20,508
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 14,305
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14,311
Why we think it’s a great listen: Never before has an author’s narration of his fiction been so important to fully grasping the book’s impact and global implications. Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul. Their intertwined lives, and their fates, reflect the eventual tragedy of the world around them.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Worhty Read
- De P. C..S. en 08-17-03
De: Khaled Hosseini
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Lifted by the Great Nothing
- De: Karim Dimechkie
- Narrado por: Neil Shah
- Duración: 8 h y 52 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Max doesn't remember his mother, who was murdered by burglars before they emigrated from Beirut to New Jersey. He lives with his father, Rasheed, who is enamored of his concept of American culture - baseball and barbeques - and tries to shed his Lebanese heritage completely.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Cheyenne en 06-13-15
De: Karim Dimechkie
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Bullet in the Brain
- De: Tobias Wolff
- Narrado por: Anthony Heald
- Duración: 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 251
Anders is an angry, cynical man. A book critic known for his scathing reviews, he finds any excuse to dismiss, belittle, or insult. This afternoon is no more agitating than the next. Angers finds himself in a long line at the bank, waiting to reach a teller. Even after two men - wearing masks and carrying guns - take control of the building, Anders is unfazed. It's this behavior that lands him with a pistol against his stomach and a man screamingin his face. And when the bank robber, indignant over Anders' behavior, shoots the book critic in the head, his mind floats through the memories of his life, settling on one particular event....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Perfect Example
- De Sarah en 08-01-17
De: Tobias Wolff
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Our Story Begins
- New and Selected Stories
- De: Tobias Wolff
- Narrado por: Anthony Heald
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 136
Wolff here returns with fresh revelations - about biding one's time, or experiencing first love, or burying one's mother - that come to a variety of characters in circumstances at once everyday and extraordinary. A retired Marine enrolls in college while her son trains for Iraq. A lawyer takes a difficult deposition. An American in Rome indulges the Gypsy who's picked his pocket.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great
- De chris en 04-11-08
De: Tobias Wolff
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Strong Motion
- De: Jonathan Franzen
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello
- Duración: 20 h y 51 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 224
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 196
Louis Holland arrives in Boston in a spring of ecological upheaval (a rash of earthquakes on the North Shore) and odd luck: the first one kills his grandmother. Louis tries to maintain his independence, but falls in love with a Harvard seismologist whose discoveries about the earthquakes' cause complicate everything.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Compelling Story, Ridiculous Narrator
- De DianeReads en 02-28-16
De: Jonathan Franzen
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Chanel Bonfire
- De: Wendy Lawless
- Narrado por: Wendy Lawless
- Duración: 6 h y 20 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 69
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 61
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 63
By the time Wendy Lawless turned 17, she'd known for quite some time that she didn't have a normal mother. But that didn't stop her from wanting one.... Georgann Rea didn't bake cookies or go to PTA meetings; she wore a mink coat and always had a lit Dunhill plugged into her cigarette holder. She went through men like Kleenex, and didn't like dogs or children. Georgann had the ice queen beauty of a Hitchcock heroine and the cold heart to match.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not an Engaging Listen
- De Sobriquet en 03-13-13
De: Wendy Lawless
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The UnAmericans
- Stories
- De: Molly Antopol
- Narrado por: Jennifer Van Dyck
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 124
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 111
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 111
Again and again, Molly Antopol’s deeply sympathetic characters struggle for footing in an uncertain world, hounded by forces beyond their control. Their voices are intimate and powerful and they resonate with searing beauty. Antopol is a superb young talent, and The UnAmericans will long be remembered for its wit, humanity, and heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sensational stories! Brilliant new author.
- De MidwestGeek en 05-04-14
De: Molly Antopol
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The Time Traveler's Wife
- De: Audrey Niffenegger
- Narrado por: Fred Berman, Phoebe Strole
- Duración: 17 h y 38 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,939
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,394
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,413
Clare and Henry have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was 36. They were married when Clare was 23 and Henry was 31. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets and he finds himself misplaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of my favorite books
- De Joey en 01-13-08
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Shadow Show
- All-New Stories in Celebration of Ray Bradbury
- De: Sam Weller - editor, Mort Castle - editor
- Narrado por: George Takei, Edward Herrmann, Kate Mulgrew, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 180
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 163
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 163
Ray Bradbury - peerless storyteller, poet of the impossible, and one of America's most beloved authors - is a literary giant whose remarkable career spanned seven decades. Now 26 of today's most diverse and celebrated authors offer new short works in honor of the master; stories of heart, intelligence, and dark wonder from a remarkable range of creative artists.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE MAN WHO FORGOT RAY BRADBURY
- De Jim "The Impatient" en 05-27-17
De: Sam Weller - editor, y otros
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Don't Let Him Know
- De: Sandip Roy
- Narrado por: Tania Rodrigues
- Duración: 9 h y 21 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 28
In a boxy apartment building in an Illinois university town, Romola Mitra, a newly arrived young bride, anxiously awaits her first letter from home in India. When she accidentally opens the wrong letter, it changes her life. Decades later, her son Amit finds that letter and thinks he has discovered his mother's secret. But secrets have their own secrets sometimes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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another great book by Roy
- De Amazon Customer en 04-27-15
De: Sandip Roy
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Guapa
- De: Saleem Haddad
- Narrado por: Fajer Al-Kaisi
- Duración: 9 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 115
Rasa spends his days translating for Western journalists and pining for the nights when he can sneak his lover, Taymour, into his room. One night Rasa's grandmother - the woman who raised him - catches them in bed together. The following day Rasa is consumed by the search for his best friend, Maj, a fiery activist and drag queen star of the underground bar Guapa, who has been arrested by the police.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Guapa
- De Mah Maass en 08-25-16
De: Saleem Haddad
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Caramelo
- De: Sandra Cisneros
- Narrado por: Sandra Cisneros
- Duración: 15 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Lala Reyes’ grandmother is descended from a family of renowned rebozo, or shawl-makers. The striped (caramelo) is the most beautiful of all, and the one that makes its way, like the family history it has come to represent, into Lala’s possession. The novel opens with the Reyes’ annual car trip - a caravan overflowing with children, laughter, and quarrels - from Chicago to “the other side”, Mexico City. It is there, each year, that Lala hears her family’s stories, separating the truth from the “healthy lies” that have ricocheted from one generation to the next.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love, family, history, and fantasy, Caramelo
- De Michele en 08-07-20
De: Sandra Cisneros
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The Girl from the Train
- De: Irma Joubert
- Narrado por: Sarah Zimmerman
- Duración: 11 h y 57 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,046
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 951
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 953
Six-year-old Gretl Schmidt is on a train bound for Auschwitz. Jakób Kowalski is planting a bomb on the tracks. As World War II draws to a close, Jakób fights with the Polish resistance against the crushing forces of Germany and Russia. They mean to destroy a German troop transport, but Gretl's unscheduled train reaches the bomb first. Gretl is the only survivor.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story covering the middle of the 20th C.
- De john en 04-12-16
De: Irma Joubert
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The Visiting Privilege
- New and Collected Stories
- De: Joy Williams
- Narrado por: Richard Powers, Emily Woo Zeller, Elisabeth Rodgers, y otros
- Duración: 20 h y 30 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 48
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 42
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Joy Williams has been celebrated as a master of the short story for four decades, her renown passing from one generation to the next even in the shifting landscape of contemporary writing. And at long last the incredible scope of her singular achievement is put on display: 33 stories drawn from three much-lauded collections and another 13 appearing here for the first time in book form.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I sure tried.
- De A.C. CALLOWAY en 01-28-24
De: Joy Williams
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Growing Things and Other Stories
- De: Paul Tremblay
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden, Graham Halstead, Cassandra Campbell, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 345
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 297
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 295
A chilling collection of psychological suspense and literary horror from the multiple award-winning author of the national best seller The Cabin at the End of the World and A Head Full of Ghosts. A masterful anthology featuring 19 pieces of short fiction, Growing Things and Other Stories is an exciting glimpse into Paul Tremblay’s fantastically fertile imagination.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Paul Tremblay is totally nuts.
- De Gary & Jay en 07-07-19
De: Paul Tremblay