The Hollow Half
A Memoir of Bodies and Borders
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A brush with death. An ancestral haunting. A century of family secrets. Sarah Aziza’s searing, genre-bending memoir traces three generations of diasporic Palestinians from Gaza to the Midwest to New York City—and back.
“You were dead, Sarah, you were dead.” In October 2019, Sarah Aziza, daughter and granddaughter of Gazan refugees, is narrowly saved after being hospitalized for an eating disorder. The doctors revive her body, but it is no simple thing to return to the land of the living. Aziza’s crisis is a rupture that brings both her ancestral and personal past into vivid presence. The hauntings begin in the hospital cafeteria, when a mysterious incident summons the familiar voice of her deceased Palestinian grandmother.
In the months following, as she responds to a series of ghostly dreams, Aziza unearths family secrets that reveal the ways her own trauma and anorexia echo generations of violent Palestinian displacement and erasure—and how her fight to recover builds on a century of defiant survival and love. As she moves towards this legacy, Aziza learns to resist the forces of colonization, denial, and patriarchy both within and outside her.
Weaving timelines, languages, geographies, and genres, The Hollow Half probes the contradictions and contingencies that create “nation” and “history.” Blazing with honesty, urgency, and poetry, this stunning debut memoir is a fearless call to imagine both the self and the world anew.
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In November 1999, Joan Didion began seeing a psychiatrist because, as she wrote to a friend, her family had had “a rough few years.” She described the sessions in a journal she created for her husband, John Gregory Dunne. For several months, Didion recorded conversations with the psychiatrist in meticulous detail. The initial sessions focused on alcoholism, adoption, depression, anxiety, guilt, and the heartbreaking complexities of her relationship with her daughter, Quintana. The subjects evolved to include her work, which she was finding difficult to maintain for sustained periods.
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4 out of 5 stars
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This autobiography discusses notes from therapy regarding Joan’s daughter’s addiction. Very insightful!
- De Laura Borealis en 04-24-25
De: Joan Didion
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I Will Blossom Anyway
- A Novel
- De: Disha Bose
- Narrado por: Chandrika Narayanan-Mohan
- Duración: 8 h y 38 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1
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The third of four children born to a middle-class Calcutta family, quiet Durga is surprisingly the first to leave the nest of her loving, overbearing family. She is not as charming as her older sister, Tia, as lighthearted as her brother, Arjun, or as clever as her younger sister, Parul. But when she arrives in Ireland to work at a tech company, she finds that for the first time ever she is free—to have fun, to stay out, to sample everything that life has to offer. Suddenly, Durga can be whoever she wants to be. And she wants it all. But freedom comes at a price.
De: Disha Bose
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This Dog Will Change Your Life
- De: Elias Weiss Friedman, Ben Greenman - contributor
- Narrado por: Elias Weiss Friedman
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 23
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23
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This book weaves together stories of the many dogs Elias has been lucky enough to know, both in his personal life and while doing his Dogist work. Told in a light tone that does not shy away from more serious issues (Elias is not above the occasional sentimental moment or dog pun), this book charmingly explores the ways that dogs are not just our family and our friends but also irreplaceable beings capable of generating boundless love and restoring balance to our lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Even the Cat Lady loved it.
- De Shannon W en 07-01-25
De: Elias Weiss Friedman, y otros
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The Devil Three Times
- A Novel
- De: Rickey Fayne
- Narrado por: James Fouhey, Robin Miles, Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 7
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States with the spirit of her dead sister as her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination, Yetunde finds help in an unexpected form—the Devil himself. The Devil, seeking a way to reenter the pearly gates of heaven, decides to prove himself to an indifferent God by protecting Yetunde and granting her a piece of his supernatural power. In return, Yetunde makes an incredible sacrifice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My new favorite-One for all the recovering evangelicals out there
- De Leah Leone en 06-16-25
De: Rickey Fayne
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Kuleana
- A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai'i
- De: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Narrado por: Sara Kehaulani Goo
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
From an early age, Sara Kehaulani Goo was enchanted by her family’s land in Hawai‘i. The vast area on the rugged shores of Maui’s east side—given by King Kamehameha III in 1848—extends from mountain to sea, encompassing ninety acres of lush, undeveloped rainforest jungle along the rocky coastline and a massive sixteenth-century temple with a mysterious past. When a property tax bill arrives with a 500 percent increase, Sara and her family members are forced to make a decision about the property: fight to keep the land or sell to the next offshore millionaire.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good Hawaiian information
- De Blakely Pete en 07-02-25
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When the Harvest Comes
- A Novel
- De: Denne Michele Norris
- Narrado por: L Morgan Lee
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3
The venerated Reverend Doctor John Freeman did not raise his son, Davis, to be touched by any man, let alone a white man. He did not raise his son to whisper that man’s name with tenderness. But on the eve of his wedding, all Davis can think about is how beautiful he wants to look when he meets his beloved Everett at the altar. Never mind that his mother, who died decades before, and his father, whose anger drove Davis to flee their home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, for a freer life in New York City, won’t be there to walk him down the aisle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Speechless
- De slsdorisca en 06-26-25
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To Save and to Destroy
- Writing as an Other
- De: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrado por: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Duración: 5 h y 20 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1
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Narración:0 out of 5 stars 0
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Born in war-ravaged Vietnam, Viet Nguyen arrived in the United States as a child refugee in 1975. The Nguyen family would soon move to San Jose, California, where the author grew up, attending UC-Berkeley in the aftermath of the shocking murder of Vincent Chin, which shaped the political sensibilities of a new generation of Asian Americans. The essays here, delivered originally as the prestigious Norton Lectures, proffer a new answer to a classic literary question: What does the outsider mean to literary writing?
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The Dry Season
- A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex
- De: Melissa Febos
- Narrado por: Melissa Febos
- Duración: 10 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 14
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
In the wake of a catastrophic two-year relationship, Melissa Febos decided to take a break: For three months she would abstain from dating, relationships, and sex. Her friends were amused. Did she really think three months was a long time? But to Febos, it was. Ever since her teens, she had been in one relationship after another with men and women. As she puts it, she could trace a “daisy chain of romances” from her adolescence to her midthirties. Finally, she would carve out time to focus on herself and examine the patterns that had produced her midlife disaster.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent again!
- De scott bridger en 06-10-25
De: Melissa Febos
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The Compound
- A Novel
- De: Aisling Rawle
- Narrado por: Lucy Boynton
- Duración: 10 h y 4 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Lily—a bored, beautiful twenty-something—wakes up on a remote desert compound, alongside nineteen other contestants competing on a massively popular reality show. To win, she must outlast her housemates to stay in the Compound the longest, while competing in challenges for luxury rewards like champagne and lipstick, plus communal necessities to outfit their new home, like food, appliances, and a front door. Cameras are catching all her angles, good and bad, but Lily has no desire to leave: why would she, when the world outside is falling apart?
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3 out of 5 stars
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I preordered
- De SHANNON en 07-03-25
De: Aisling Rawle
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We All Want to Change the World
- My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today
- De: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Raymond Obstfeld
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 2
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2
For many, it can feel like change takes too long, and it might seem that we have not moved very far. But political activist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that public protest is a vital part of affecting change, even if that change doesn’t come “right now.” In We All Want to Change the World, he examines the activism of people of all ages, ethnicities, and socio-economic backgrounds that helped change America, documenting events from the Free Speech Movement through the movement for civil rights, the fight for women’s and LGBTQ rights, and, of course, the protests against the Vietnam War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you Kareem
- De Christoph Berry en 06-04-25
De: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, y otros
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Old School Indian
- De: Aaron John Curtis
- Narrado por: Jason Grasl
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Abe Jacobs is Kanien’kehá:ka from Ahkwesáhsne—or, as white people say, a Mohawk Indian from the Saint Regis Tribe. At eighteen, Abe left the reservation where he was raised and never looked back. Now forty-three, Abe is suffering from a rare disease—one his doctors in Miami believe will kill him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant debut
- De js733 en 06-24-25
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Run for the Hills
- A Novel
- De: Kevin Wilson
- Narrado por: Marin Ireland
- Duración: 7 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 174
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 167
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 167
Ever since her dad left them twenty years ago, it’s just been Madeline Hill and her mom on their farm in Coalfield, Tennessee. While she sometimes admits it’s a bit lonely and a less exciting life than she imagined for herself, it’s mostly OK. Mostly. Then one day Reuben Hill pulls up in a PT Cruiser and informs Madeline that he believes she’s his half sister.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stunning!
- De Jennifer en 05-17-25
De: Kevin Wilson
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The 10
- A Memoir of Family and the Open Road
- De: E.A. Hanks
- Narrado por: E.A. Hanks
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 58
From Vanity Fair and The New York Times contributor comes a beautifully written, deeply felt memoir recounting the solo cross-country journey she made along the Ten across the American southwest: a mission to uncover both what harrowing violence may or may not have happened to her late mother, but also, to look within and discover who she herself is—where her mother ends and she begins.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wanted to like it ... halfway through and need a break
- De Anonymous User en 04-14-25
De: E.A. Hanks
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Friends of the Museum
- A Novel
- De: Heather McGowan
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 19 h y 9 m
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When Diane Schwebe, the director of a major New York museum, is awakened in the early morning by a text message from the museum’s lawyer, it is the start of a twenty-four hour roller-coaster ride. Diane has sacrificed many things in her life to help the fading institution stave off irrelevance and financial ruin. In this battle, she’s surrounded by her stalwart supporters and a motley assortment of museum employees, each on the precipice of collapse or revelation.
De: Heather McGowan
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The Names
- A Novel
- De: Florence Knapp
- Narrado por: Dervla Kirwan
- Duración: 9 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 361
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 347
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 347
In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets off with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register her son's birth. Her husband, Gordon, a local doctor, respected in the community but a terrifying and controlling presence at home, intends for her to name the infant after him. But when the registrar asks what she'd like to call the child, Cora hesitates...
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2 out of 5 stars
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Most depressing
- De Fudd en 06-09-25
De: Florence Knapp
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Good Girls
- A Study and Story of Anorexia
- De: Hadley Freeman
- Narrado por: Hadley Freeman
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 38
In 1995, Hadley Freeman wrote in her diary: “I just spent three years of my life in mental hospitals. So why am I crazier than I was before????” From the ages of 14 to 17, Freeman lived in psychiatric wards after developing anorexia nervosa. Her doctors informed her that her body was cannibalizing her muscles and heart for nutrition, but they could tell her little else: why she had it, what it felt like, what recovery looked like. For the next twenty years, Freeman lived as a “functioning anorexic,” grappling with new forms of self-destructive behavior as the anorexia mutated and persisted.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Has potential, but missed the mark.
- De Ian N. en 02-11-24
De: Hadley Freeman
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Cat's People
- A Novel
- De: Tanya Guerrero
- Narrado por: Elena Rey
- Duración: 10 h y 29 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5
Núria, a single-by-choice barista with a little resentment for the “crazy cat lady” label, is a member of The Meow-Yorkers, a group in Brooklyn who takes care of the neighborhood’s stray cats. On her volunteering days, she starts finding Post-it notes left by a secret admirer in an area where she feeds her favorite stray—a black cat named Cat. Like most felines, he is both curious and observant, so of course he knows who the notes are from. Núria, however, is clueless.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful and kind story.
- De Olesya Bracey en 06-08-25
De: Tanya Guerrero
the incredible writing and touching while revealing story
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Truthful and beautiful!
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way too political
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Tedious
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