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The Only Kayak
- A Journey into the Heart of Alaska
- By: Kim Heacox
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 10
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10
In this coming-of-middle-age memoir, Kim Heacox, writing in the tradition of Abbey, McPhee, and Thoreau, discovers an Alaska reborn from beneath a massive glacier, where flowers emerge from boulders, moose swim fjords, and bears cross crevasses with Homeric resolve. In such a place Heacox finds that people are reborn too, and their lives begin anew with incredible journeys, epiphanies, and successes. All in an America free of crass commercialism and overdevelopment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A journey not a tour
- By Udo on 08-17-24
- The Only Kayak
- A Journey into the Heart of Alaska
- By: Kim Heacox
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
A journey not a tour
Reviewed: 08-17-24
What starts as an adventure story with well crafted word pictures evolves into a love story with the Alaskan wilderness. From there it becomes a life story that looks with clarity and insight at humanity’s capacity to destroy what we love. Be prepared for soul searching.
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When Truth Is All You Have
- A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted
- By: Jim McCloskey, Philip Lerman, John Grisham - foreword
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 162
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 141
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Story5 out of 5 stars 139
Jim McCloskey was at a midlife crossroads when he met the man who would change his life. A former management consultant, McCloskey had grown disenchanted with the business world; he enrolled at Princeton Theological Seminary at the age of 37. His first assignment, in 1980, was as a chaplain at Trenton State Prison. Among the inmates was Jorge de los Santos, a heroin addict who'd been convicted of murder years earlier. He swore to McCloskey that he was innocent - and, over time, McCloskey came to believe him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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You will be better & changed
- By B. J. Murrey on 09-03-20
- When Truth Is All You Have
- A Memoir of Faith, Justice, and Freedom for the Wrongly Convicted
- By: Jim McCloskey, Philip Lerman, John Grisham - foreword
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
Compelling and Timely
Reviewed: 07-27-20
As someone who has gone through the process, this book tells it like is was and is. For a real first-hand look at the criminal justice system in America, I can't recommend this highly enough. McClosky's life story is woven into the narrative. At first that seems a little incongruous, but after a while a theme emerges – why he ended up spending his life pursuing justice for the wrongly convicted and the life lessons that prepared him. Some of the crime details are quite brutal and hard to listen to, so be forewarned.
I think as a nation we are being made aware that we all have a stake in a universally fair and responsive criminal justice system, so if you agree, put this book at the top of your list. Pay special attention to the suggestions for improvement in the epilogue.
Narration is great except for an occasional wrong word emphasis, or I'd give it five stars too (picky picky :) ).
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True Community
- The Biblical Practice of Koinonia
- By: Jerry Bridges
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
Fellowship among believers is more than just talking over coffee after church service. Biblical fellowship in New Testament times - or koinonia - had rich and varied meanings, including covenant relationship, partnership in the gospel, communion with God and others, and the sharing of earthly possessions. In True Community, best-selling author Jerry Bridges guides you through koinonia and its implications for today’s church.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I highly recommend this for any Christian
- By Udo on 08-17-19
- True Community
- The Biblical Practice of Koinonia
- By: Jerry Bridges
- Narrated by: Adam Verner
I highly recommend this for any Christian
Reviewed: 08-17-19
I found this to be a well written, biblically sound, and concise description of what the Church should be and at its best, is. Clear and powerful and backed up with appropriate scripture, this little book describes the essence of true community. We belong to each other.
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The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
- Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,005
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,452
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,427
As raiders and explorers, the Vikings played a decisive role in the formation of Latin Christendom, and particularly of western Europe. Now, in a series of 36 vivid lectures by an honored teacher and classical scholar, you have the opportunity to understand this remarkable race as never before, studying the Vikings not only as warriors, but in all of the other roles in which they were equally extraordinary - merchants, artists, kings, raiders, seafarers, shipbuilders, and creators of a remarkable literature of myths and sagas.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Great topic, awful presentation
- By MortonC on 04-14-19
- The Vikings
- By: Kenneth W. Harl, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Kenneth W. Harl
Engaging and well documented
Reviewed: 07-23-19
I thought the series was well organized, comprehensive, and interesting; delivered with clarity and humor. Loved it.
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White Trash
- The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
- By: Nancy Isenberg
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
- Length: 15 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,232
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,721
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,684
In White Trash, Nancy Isenberg upends assumptions about America's supposedly class-free society. Poor whites were central to the rise of the Republican Party in the early 19th century, and the Civil War itself was fought over class issues nearly as much as it was fought over slavery. Reconstruction pitted poor white trash against newly freed slaves, which factored in the rise of eugenics. These poor were at the heart of New Deal reforms and LBJ's Great Society; they haunt us in reality TV shows like Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and Duck Dynasty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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400 Year Head Start Squandered
- By Virgil on 10-11-16
- White Trash
- The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America
- By: Nancy Isenberg
- Narrated by: Kirsten Potter
Could you be more pompous please?
Reviewed: 07-23-19
Could only take about 20 minutes, so can’t give a fair review of the contents.
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