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Anything for a Friend
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen M. Willett
- Narrated by: Maria Marquis
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 183
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Story4 out of 5 stars 183
Writer Carrie Colts hopes a move to Montauk will be a rejuvenating change of pace for her family. The last thing she expects to see is her former college roommate on her doorstep. Newly widowed, and with a daughter of her own, Maya would love to reconnect. As a gesture to an old friend in mourning, Carrie extends an invitation to stay. Just for a few days. After all, there are reasons that Carrie and Maya are estranged.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Secrets and Lies
- By Kristin on 12-12-23
- Anything for a Friend
- A Novel
- By: Kathleen M. Willett
- Narrated by: Maria Marquis
A Non Stop Listen
Reviewed: 08-10-24
An absolutely awesome listen. The writing was on point. I did not see the end coming and even though I would have loved more, I simply did not want it to end. Good stuff.
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Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,020
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 883
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 882
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, the United States severed diplomatic relations with Cuba, where a momentous revolution had taken power three years earlier. For more than half a century, the stand-off continued—through the tenure of ten American presidents and the fifty-year rule of Fidel Castro. His death in 2016, and the retirement of his brother and successor Raúl Castro in 2021, have spurred questions about the country’s future. Spanning more than five centuries, Cuba provides us with a front-row seat as we witness the evolution of the modern nation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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US Bash Job
- By Derek & Amber Witt on 04-14-22
- Cuba (Winner of the Pulitzer Prize)
- An American History
- By: Ada Ferrer
- Narrated by: Alma Cuervo, Ada Ferrer - prologue
SPEECHLESS
Reviewed: 03-18-22
I was born on an island 90 mi from Cuba and have been on this earth over 5 decades now. I am ashamed to say that I was ignorant of the struggle of my brothers and sisters in that land.
The writing of this book is simply genius genius, let’s just get that out of the way.
It was like reading a million individual biographies of both the land and the people. And wow…the details were just beyond words (see what I did there?).
As it got closer to President Castro, I knew it was rounding the bend and would me ending soon - a deep sadness came over me. By the epilogue, with the reference to Teodoro Ramos Blanco, someone was cutting onions so I had to take a pause and grab a tissue.
Yeah…it was a pretty emotional ride for me.
I suppose reflecting on the history of suffering and struggle of peoples (my peoples) of the Caribbean basin and Latin America that continues to this day, reading a book like this provides perspective; and when it is as well researched and beautifully written, as this is - that’s a bonus.
Thank you Ms Ferrer…thank you very very much.
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Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 20,830
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18,101
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Story5 out of 5 stars 17,967
In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beautifully written, original, and revealing, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents is an eye-opening story of people and history, and a reexamination of what lies under the surface of ordinary lives and of American life today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant, articulate, highly listenable.
- By GM on 08-05-20
- Caste
- The Origins of Our Discontents
- By: Isabel Wilkerson
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Wow! Insightful, Moving and Thought Provoking.
Reviewed: 10-11-20
The research is absolutely first rate.
For anyone who wants a proper and full understanding of the long, deep and painful price paid by blacks in this long American experiment, this is a must read. In fact, this should be added as required reading in all American high schools.
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The Andromeda Evolution
- By: Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,218
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,996
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,988
Deep inside Fairchild Air Force Base, Project Eternal Vigilance has continued to watch and wait for the Andromeda Strain to reappear. On the verge of being shut down, the project has registered no activity - until now. A Brazilian terrain-mapping drone has detected a bizarre anomaly of otherworldly matter in the middle of the jungle, and, worse yet, the tell-tale chemical signature of the deadly microparticle. With this shocking discovery, the next-generation Project Wildfire is activated, and a diverse team of experts hailing from all over the world is dispatched to investigate.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reader beware
- By CKDexter on 11-19-19
- The Andromeda Evolution
- By: Michael Crichton, Daniel H. Wilson
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
NON STOP LISTENING!
Reviewed: 06-02-20
Absolutely enjoyed every second of this read. Performance was impeccable.
I would absolutely recommend and can’t wait for the movie.
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The Guardians
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,656
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 28,060
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,857
In the small Florida town of Seabrook, a young lawyer named Keith Russo was shot dead at his desk as he worked late one night. The killer left no clues. There were no witnesses, no one with a motive. But the police soon came to suspect Quincy Miller, a young Black man who was once a client of Russo’s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Is Grisham getting serious about writing again?
- By Wayne on 10-17-19
- The Guardians
- A Novel
- By: John Grisham
- Narrated by: Michael Beck
Non-stop Reading
Reviewed: 02-23-20
Masterfully written and produced.
It was so good, I had to speed up the reading to keep pace with my desire as the story unfold.
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 43,927
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,717
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38,580
One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It was like a hallmark movie being waterboarded into my ears for 15 hours
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-19
- Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
Absolutely First Rate
Reviewed: 02-12-20
I have learned so much about human nature in this read. This was a masterclass. Well written and well read.
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Unfu*k Yourself
- Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
- By: Gary John Bishop
- Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
- Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86,905
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 73,692
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 72,972
Are you tired of feeling f*cked up? If you are, Gary John Bishop has the answer. In this straightforward handbook, he gives you the tools and advice you need to demolish the slag weighing you down and become the truly unf--ked version of yourself. "Wake up to the miracle you are," he directs. "Here's what you've forgotten: You're a f--king miracle of being." It isn't other people that are standing in your way; it isn't even your circumstances that are blocking your ability to thrive. It's yourself and the negative self-talk you keep telling yourself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Now I'm F'd for sure!
- By Kerry Strong on 08-24-17
- Unfu*k Yourself
- Get Out of Your Head and into Your Life
- By: Gary John Bishop
- Narrated by: Gary John Bishop
Wow!! Awesome Awesome Awesome
Reviewed: 01-10-20
Pressed go and did not stop until the end. This definitely is a no coddling zone. Gary gets to the point and gives it to you straight...no BS.
Totally enjoyed every second of it; and well read too. Now am pumped and read to go.
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Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
- Length: 3 hrs and 23 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,074
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32,609
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32,534
James Dommek, Jr., an Alaska Native writer and musician, sheds new light on a real-life mystery that pits Native American folklore against the US justice system. In the vast Alaskan Arctic, legend has it there once lived a mythic tribe—Iñukuns—that only existed in rumors and whispers. This changed forever when an actor-turned-fugitive, Teddy Kyle Smith, had an encounter that brought Iñukuns from myth to reality. Smith was an aspiring actor with a promising career until it all came quickly crashing down with a gunshot, a manhunt, bloodshed, and other frightful events.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s an Inuit Thing. You possibly don’t understand it.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-13-19
- Midnight Son
- By: James Dommek Jr., Josephine Holtzman, Isaac Kestenbaum
- Narrated by: James Dommek Jr.
Absolutely Engrossing!
Reviewed: 12-13-19
I could not put this down for a second; loved every minute of this book. We need more of these stories.
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Find Another Dream
- By: Maysoon Zayid
- Narrated by: Maysoon Zayid
- Length: 4 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6,109
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,511
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Story4 out of 5 stars 5,480
Find Another Dream, written and performed by Maysoon Zayid, is the true story of how a Muslim Jersey girl with cerebral palsy creates her own path to stardom. The daughter of Palestinian immigrants, as a child she dreamed of one day dancing on Broadway. As a teen, a bubble-bursting choreographer told her to “find another dream”, so she set her sights on becoming a soap star, undeterred by the fact that the odds were against her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected
- By Amazon Customer on 11-04-19
- Find Another Dream
- By: Maysoon Zayid
- Narrated by: Maysoon Zayid
Absolutely Awesome!
Reviewed: 12-12-19
Refreshing, funny and brilliant. This woman has something to say; hard not to listen the entire book in just one sitting.
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The Book of Night Women
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 15 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,190
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,756
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,755
The story of Lilith, born into slavery on a Jamaican sugar plantation at the end of the 18th century. Even at her birth, the slave women around her recognize a dark power that they - and she - will come to both revere and fear. The Night Women, as they call themselves, have long been plotting a slave revolt, and as Lilith comes of age and reveals the extent of her power, they see her as the key to their plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"A lyrical, heart thumping, engaging masterpiece"
- By ann on 01-07-11
- The Book of Night Women
- By: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Loved it from Beginning to End
Reviewed: 06-29-19
Honestly, hoped Homer was standing at the end.
Anyway, the writing was captivating. It was as though I was watching a moving. It was vivid, colorful, captivating and engrossing. I found myself at time biting my lips with rage, wanting to cast my own blow.
The locations are locations I am familiar with from my childhood, so that also added to my interest. I can't say it enough - I loved it!
I am now a big fan and can't wait to read the rest of Marlon James.
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