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True Tales of Amazing Boys Who Changed the World Without Killing Dragons
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Narrado por:
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Quinton Winter
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Joshua Higgott
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Ben Brooks
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Boys can be anything they want to be! This timely audiobook joins and expands the gender-role conversation and gives middle-grade boys a welcome alternative message: that masculinity can mean many things.
You won't find any stories of slaying dragons or saving princesses here. In Stories for Boys Who Dare to Be Different, author Ben Brooks offers a welcome alternative narrative: one that celebrates introverts and innovators, sensitivity and resilience, individuality and expression.
It's an accessible compilation of 75 famous and not-so-famous men from the past to the present day, every single one of them a rule-breaker and stereotype-smasher in his own way. Entries include Frank Ocean, Salvador Dali, Beethoven, Barack Obama, Ai Weiwei, Jesse Owens, and so many more - heroes from all walks of life and from all over the world.
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How Dare the Sun Rise
- Memoirs of a War Child
- De: Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta
- Narrado por: Sandra Uwiringiyimana
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 207
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 207
This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism. Sandra was just 10 years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. She had watched as rebels gunned down her mother and six-year-old sister in a refugee camp.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sandra's voice is mesmorizing!
- De Karissa Barber en 04-18-18
De: Sandra Uwiringiyimana, y otros
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In Order to Live
- A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom
- De: Yeonmi Park
- Narrado por: Eji Kim
- Duración: 9 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6,085
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,363
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,358
In In Order to Live, Yeonmi Park shines a light not just into the darkest corners of life in North Korea, describing the deprivation and deception she endured and which millions of North Korean people continue to endure to this day, but also onto her own most painful and difficult memories. She tells with bravery and dignity for the first time the story of how she and her mother were betrayed and sold into sexual slavery in China and forced to suffer terrible psychological and physical hardship before they finally made their way to Seoul, South Korea - and to freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow. What a story!
- De Jfm en 02-01-16
De: Yeonmi Park
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Crazy for God
- De: Frank Schaeffer
- Narrado por: Frank Schaeffer
- Duración: 10 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 172
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 136
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
By the time he was 19, Frank Schaeffer’s parents had achieved global fame as best-selling evangelical authors and speakers, and Frank had joined his father on the evangelical circuit. He would go on to speak before thousands and publish his own best seller. But while coming of age as a rising evangelical star, Schaeffer felt increasingly alienated, and as a result, he experienced a crisis of faith that would ultimately lead to his journey out of the fold - even if it meant losing everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Recommended!
- De Catherine Heard en 10-29-10
De: Frank Schaeffer
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We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled
- Voices from Syria
- De: Wendy Pearlman
- Narrado por: Erin Bennett, Assaf Cohen, Susan Nezami
- Duración: 6 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 114
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 95
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 96
Against the backdrop of the wave of demonstrations known as the Arab Spring, in 2011 hundreds of thousands of Syrians took to the streets demanding freedom, democracy, and human rights. The government's ferocious response, and the refusal of the demonstrators to back down, sparked a brutal civil war that over the past five years has escalated into the worst humanitarian catastrophe of our times. Yet despite all the reporting, the video, and the wrenching photography, the stories of ordinary Syrians remain unheard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful Firsthand Accounts of Syrian Revolution
- De Anonymous User en 04-20-19
De: Wendy Pearlman
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A Moonless, Starless Sky
- Ordinary Women and Men Fighting Extremism in Africa
- De: Alexis Okeowo
- Narrado por: Kamali Minter
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 40
In A Moonless, Starless Sky Okeowo weaves together four narratives that form a powerful tapestry of modern Africa: a young couple, kidnap victims of Joseph Kony's LRA; a Mauritanian waging a lonely campaign against modern-day slavery; a women's basketball team flourishing amid war-torn Somalia; and a vigilante who takes up arms against the extremist group Boko Haram.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing and Inspirational Stories
- De F L. en 01-01-18
De: Alexis Okeowo
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Sometimes Brilliant
- The Impossible Adventure of a Spiritual Seeker and Visionary Physician Who Helped Conquer the Worst Disease in History
- De: Larry Brilliant
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 12 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 226
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 199
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 198
Larry Brilliant's life journey has led him on a purposeful path across continents and countercultural movements, marching arm in arm with the men and women who defined a generation. A man who has always been in the right place at the right time, Brilliant has engaged with some of the most prominent thought leaders, spiritual masters, heroes, and icons in the world, including Neem Karoli Baba (Maharajji), Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, Mikhail Gorbachev, Wavy Gravy, the Grateful Dead, the Dalai Lama, and Barack Obama.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes Brilliant--Brilliant
- De Dr. Sharon G. Solloway en 10-24-16
De: Larry Brilliant
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Under Red Skies
- Three Generations of Life, Loss, and Hope in China
- De: Karoline Kan
- Narrado por: Allison Hiroto
- Duración: 8 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
A deeply personal and shocking look at how China is coming to terms with its conflicted past as it emerges into a modern, cutting-edge superpower.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An intimate view of real life in China
- De Lonnie G. Hardy, Jr. en 08-15-19
De: Karoline Kan
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Mighty Be Our Powers
- How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War; a Memoir
- De: Leymah Gbowee, Carol Mithers
- Narrado por: Kimberly Scott
- Duración: 9 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 195
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 199
As a young woman growing up in Africa, 17-year-old Leymah Gbowee was crushed by a savage war when violence reached her native Monrovia, depriving her of the education she yearned for and claiming the lives of relatives and friends. As war continued to ravage Liberia, Gbowee’s bitterness turned to rage-fueled action as she realized that women bear the greatest burden in prolonged conflicts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and
- De Kathy en 10-07-11
De: Leymah Gbowee, y otros
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Life Beyond Measure
- Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
- De: Sidney Poitier
- Narrado por: Sidney Poitier
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 110
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on his amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mix of family history and life advice.
- De Adam Shields en 10-31-19
De: Sidney Poitier
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Bygone Badass Broads
- 52 Forgotten Women Who Changed the World
- De: Mackenzi Lee
- Narrado por: Lucy James
- Duración: 4 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 623
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 528
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 526
Based on Mackenzi Lee's popular weekly Twitter series of the same name, Bygone Badass Broads features 52 remarkable and forgotten trailblazing women from all over the world. With tales of heroism and cunning, in-depth bios and witty storytelling, Bygone Badass Broads gives new life to these historic female pioneers. Starting in the fifth century BC and continuing to the present, the book takes a closer look at bold and inspiring women who dared to step outside the traditional gender roles of their time.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Awesome history, heavy-handed political agenda
- De Charlie en 07-08-18
De: Mackenzi Lee
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A Selfish Plan to Change the World
- Finding Big Purpose in Big Problems
- De: Justin Dillon
- Narrado por: Justin Dillon
- Duración: 8 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 93
What if your search for meaning could solve the world's problems? What if everything you are passionate about could save a life or change history? Justin Dillon argues it can, and A Selfish Plan to Change the World shows how. In this paradigm-shifting new book, Dillon - the founder of Slavery Footprint and Made in a Free World - reveals the secret to a life of deep and lasting significance: the discovery that our need for meaning is inextricably linked to the needs of the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring story, but mistitled
- De M. S. Boldrick en 12-07-17
De: Justin Dillon
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Secondhand Time
- The Last of the Soviets
- De: Svetlana Alexievich, Bela Shayevich - translator
- Narrado por: Amanda Carlin, Mark Bramhall, Cassandra Campbell, y otros
- Duración: 22 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 808
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 718
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 716
When the Swedish Academy awarded Svetlana Alexievich the Nobel Prize, it cited her for inventing "a new kind of literary genre", describing her work as "a history of emotions - a history of the soul". Alexievich's distinctive documentary style, combining extended individual monologues with a collage of voices, records the stories of ordinary women and men who are rarely given the opportunity to speak, whose experiences are often lost in the official histories of the nation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Heart, Soul & Iron Fist Of Russia
- De Sara en 02-22-17
De: Svetlana Alexievich, y otros
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A Girl's Guide to Missiles
- Growing Up in America's Secret Desert
- De: Karen Piper
- Narrado por: Rebecca Lowman
- Duración: 10 h y 28 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 66
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 59
The China Lake missile range is located in a huge stretch of the Mojave Desert, about the size of the state of Delaware. It was created during the Second World War, and has always been shrouded in secrecy. But people who make missiles and other weapons are regular working people, with domestic routines and everyday dilemmas, and four of them were Karen Piper's parents, her sister, and - when she needed summer jobs - herself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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DNF on chapter 10 when Piper is 10
- De NMwritergal en 08-15-18
De: Karen Piper
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The Partly Cloudy Patriot
- De: Sarah Vowell
- Narrado por: Sarah Vowell, Conan O'Brien, Seth Green, y otros
- Duración: 5 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,454
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,171
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,170
Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German Filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration. The result is an engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best surprises on AUDIBLE.COM!!
- De Doggy Bird en 04-14-04
De: Sarah Vowell
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I Shall Not Hate
- A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
- De: Izzeldin Abuelaish
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 123
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 98
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish---now known simply as the "Gaza doctor"---captured hearts and headlines around the world in the aftermath of horrific tragedy: On January 16, 2009, Israeli shells hit his home in the Gaza Strip, killing three of his daughters and his niece. By turns inspiring and heartbreaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Abuelaish's account of an extraordinary life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A story worth reading, but terrible narration
- De BL Lucas en 04-11-12
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North Korea Undercover
- Inside the World's Most Secret State
- De: John Sweeney
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 10 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 654
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 590
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 590
North Korea is like no other tyranny on Earth. Its citizens are told their home is the greatest nation in the world, and Big Brother is always watching. It is Orwell's 1984 made reality. Huge factories with no staff or electricity, hospitals with no patients, uniformed child soldiers, and the world-famous and eerily empty DMZ - the Demilitarized Zone, where North Korea ends and South Korea begins - are all framed by a relentless flow of regime propaganda from omnipresent loudspeakers. Free speech is an illusion: one word out of line, and the gulag awaits.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Highly listenable, humorous and enlightening
- De Kevin Stokes en 09-09-15
De: John Sweeney
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The Queen of Katwe
- A Story of Life, Chess, and One Extraordinary Girl
- De: Tim Crothers
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 7 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 136
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 121
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 118
Phiona Mutesi sleeps in a decrepit shack with her mother and four siblings and struggles to find a single meal each day. Phiona Mutesi is also one of the best chess players in the world. One day in 2005, while searching for food, nine-year-old Phiona followed her brother to a dusty veranda where she met Robert Katende, another child of the Ugandan slums, who works for an American organization that offers relief and religion through sports. Robert introduced Phiona to the game of chess and soon recognized her immense talent.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding!!
- De The Book Hound en 10-22-16
De: Tim Crothers
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Don't Give Up, Don't Give In
- Lessons from an Extraordinary Life
- De: Louis Zamperini, David Rensin
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 4 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 191
In Don't Give Up, Don’t Give In, Louis Zamperini offers never-before told tales that embody his simple, yet essential secrets of success: how his relationship with God, his ever-positive attitude, his constant pursuit of accomplishment - and a healthy dose of mischief - have helped him lead a long and fulfilled life, lessons we can all use to transform our own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Never give up
- De Adela Garcia en 09-15-21
De: Louis Zamperini, y otros