J Harper
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,869
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 22,586
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,540
A middle-aged man returns to his childhood home to attend a funeral. He is drawn to the farm at the end of the road, where, when he was seven, he encountered a most remarkable girl, Lettie Hempstock. Forty years earlier, a man committed suicide in a stolen car at this farm at the end of the road. Like a fuse on a firework, his death lit a touchpaper and resonated in unimaginable ways. The darkness was unleashed, something scary and thoroughly incomprehensible to a little boy. And Lettie - magical, comforting, wise beyond her years - promised to protect him, no matter what.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shadows Dissolved in Vinegar
- By Cynthia on 06-20-13
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- A Novel
- By: Neil Gaiman
- Narrated by: Neil Gaiman
This book was boring and confusing.
Reviewed: 08-27-18
This book was the kind that just leaves you bewildered and bored. dont waste your time or credits.
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Killing Christians
- Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe to Believe
- By: Tom Doyle
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story5 out of 5 stars 317
Could you retain your faith even if it meant losing your life? Your family's lives? To many Christians in the Middle East today, a "momentary, light affliction" means enduring only torture instead of martyrdom. The depth of oppression Jesus' followers suffer is unimaginable to most Western Christians. Yet it is an everyday reality for those who choose faith over survival in Syria, Iran, Egypt, Lebanon, and other countries hostile to the Gospel of Christ.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Necessary for the heart
- By B Family on 04-17-15
- Killing Christians
- Living the Faith Where It's Not Safe to Believe
- By: Tom Doyle
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
Disappointed
Reviewed: 03-28-16
I am greatly disappointed in this book. Why is it that Christians from the West are so dispised? who is this author to say that we have not been persecuted? My father and mother were both beat for their faith in Jesus by their family and by neighbors. Just because it is not in the news or in books does not mean it does not happen in the West. Also, who is this author to say what trials we receive or what a trial is? God decides those things not us.
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One Child
- The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
- By: Mei Fong
- Narrated by: Janet Song
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 129
When Communist Party leaders adopted the one-child policy in 1980, they hoped curbing birthrates would help lift China's poorest and increase the country's global stature. But at what cost? Now, as China closes the book on the policy after more than three decades, it faces a population grown too old and too male, with a vastly diminished supply of young workers. Mei Fong has spent years documenting the policy's repercussions on every sector of Chinese society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Book Club Discussion Ever!!
- By Rachael W. Schettenhelm on 05-01-17
- One Child
- The Story of China's Most Radical Experiment
- By: Mei Fong
- Narrated by: Janet Song
Bleak
Reviewed: 02-11-16
I appreciate the raw viewpoint of this author. However, she makes China out to be a sad place. I taught English in China. While there indeed is great oppression from the government of China, I can tell you that I saw glimmers of hope among my students and their families. China is not done. There is hope.
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Hiding in the Light
- Why I Risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus
- By: Rifqa Bary
- Narrated by: Rifqa Bary
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,630
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,453
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,446
Rifqa Bary grew up in a devout Muslim home, obediently following her parents' orders to practice the rituals of Islam. But God was calling her to freedom and love. He was calling her to true faith. He was calling her to give up everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent!
- By Enrique Mata III on 05-24-15
- Hiding in the Light
- Why I Risked Everything to Leave Islam and Follow Jesus
- By: Rifqa Bary
- Narrated by: Rifqa Bary
Something is missing from this story
Reviewed: 06-08-15
I regularly enjoy listening to the stories of those who have come to Christ. I have no doubts that the events described in this book are genuine and true. However, there seems to be something nagging me that not all of the truth was told in this book. There seems to be something vital that was left out. I'm not sure what it is, but it doesn't seem to me that the story was told in its entirety.
Also, the author seems to paint a very ugly picture of all Muslims, as if we should be sending DSS to each of their homes to check on their children. Not that I support Islam, but I do know that there are very loving Muslim homes that exist in both America and in the Middle East.
I also wonder if the author has true forgiveness in her heart. I know that God sees the heart and that we cannot truly say what the heart of others are unless God reveals it somehow, but it just seems to me that this book was written solely to point out negative facts.
I also want to point out the that the foster families in the South are not horrible as depicted by the author. Before her descent from her family, Rifqua only ever lived in the Northern United States. Having moved from the West to a Southern state, I can testify that there is a vast cultural difference. I have to wonder if the author's emotional lenses prevented her from seeing that.
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Which None Can Shut
- Remarkable True Stories of God's Miraculous Work in the Muslim World
- By: Reema Goode
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Story5 out of 5 stars 90
“Reema Goode” and her family are Christians working in a closed Middle Eastern country where all of these things are true. Yet they are also firsthand witnesses of a whole new trend that is taking shape in missions to Muslims. Despite all obstacles, God is opening miraculous doors in the Islamic world, where an unprecedented number of Muslims are becoming followers of Jesus. Reema takes us deep inside her Arab neighborhood to show how God is opening doors in just one of many Islamic communities.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting Story
- By Kaye on 08-24-13
- Which None Can Shut
- Remarkable True Stories of God's Miraculous Work in the Muslim World
- By: Reema Goode
- Narrated by: Jon Gauger
Narrative
Reviewed: 03-18-15
I wish a woman had narrated the book since it is written by a woman.
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Why Suffering?
- Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense
- By: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
- Narrated by: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
- Length: 7 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 631
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 549
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 540
Why would a loving and powerful God allow so much pain and suffering? In Why Suffering? Ravi Zacharias and Vince Vitale carefully walk you through a variety of responses that considered together provide a clear, comprehensive, and convincing answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best time spent / benefit ratio book of my life
- By Dani on 01-05-15
- Why Suffering?
- Finding Meaning and Comfort When Life Doesn't Make Sense
- By: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
- Narrated by: Ravi Zacharias, Vince Vitale
Too Wordy
Reviewed: 03-11-15
I think that this book has good intentions, but the authors were so wordy. They over explain things to the point that you loose the thought process.
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