Roderic Rinehart
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The Book of Doors
- A Novel
- By: Gareth Brown
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,972
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,795
Cassie Andrews works in a New York City bookshop, shelving books, making coffee for customers, and living an unassuming, ordinary life. Until the day one of her favorite customers—a lonely yet charming old man—dies right in front of her. Cassie is devastated. She always loved his stories, and now she has nothing to remember him by. Nothing but the last book he was reading. But this is no ordinary book… It is the Book of Doors. Inscribed with enigmatic words and mysterious drawings, it promises Cassie that any door is every door. You just need to know how to open them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So good! I see a series!
- By Smith on 03-11-24
- The Book of Doors
- A Novel
- By: Gareth Brown
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison
Solid Midnight Library -adjacent book
Reviewed: 11-12-24
Good twists and turns and it is different enough from other books doing similar things. Good performance and solid to the end. Enjoyed it and I’m a nonfiction guy most of the time.
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My Evil Mother
- A Short Story
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,461
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,705
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,697
Life is hard enough for a teenage girl in 1950s suburbia without having a mother who may—or may not—be a witch. A single mother at that. Sure, she fits in with her starched dresses, string of pearls, and floral aprons. Then there are the hushed and mystical consultations with neighborhood women in distress. The unsavory, mysterious plants in the flower beds. The divined warning to steer clear of a boyfriend whose fate is certainly doomed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great easy read
- By Fundamental I. on 04-02-22
- My Evil Mother
- A Short Story
- By: Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
It’s our future if the Republicans take over
Reviewed: 07-22-24
I’m a historian and o genuinely think we are witnessing the dying gasps of our American democratic experiment. As a moderate, it seems the right wants to take away the rights of women and harm the environment for the profit of billionaires? I get that some don’t like the far left. But from the middle, the far right is far more dangerous.
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Bad Therapy
- Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
- By: Abigail Shrier
- Narrated by: Abigail Shrier
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,705
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,624
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,624
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z’s mental health is worse than that of previous generations. Youth suicide rates are climbing, antidepressant prescriptions for children are common, and the proliferation of mental health diagnoses has not helped the staggering number of kids who are lonely, lost, sad and fearful of growing up. What’s gone wrong with America’s youth? In Bad Therapy, bestselling investigative journalist Abigail Shrier argues that the problem isn’t the kids—it’s the mental health experts.
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1 out of 5 stars
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No real data
- By brandi olmstead on 03-02-24
- Bad Therapy
- Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
- By: Abigail Shrier
- Narrated by: Abigail Shrier
I’m a liberal and a teacher and I loved the book
Reviewed: 06-03-24
I am a liberal/progressive who votes Democratic and as a historian, I genuinely think the Republican Party will take us toward fascism quite soon. I tend to not believe what the right says, as they generally and self-admittedly deny science. I have taught math, science, and history, at elementary and high school, and I know these kids are broken. They changed in the last 10 years, and as “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt demonstrates, it’s clearly and obviously the combination of phones and social media together.
But the solution to the problem is not more therapy. If you are a parent, you should know that your kid is likely getting this “off-the-books” (legally) “therapy” from people with very few qualifications. Sometimes, it’s college student interns. Sometimes it’s the random succession of people making $9 an hour to follow or talk to kids. But the professionals aren’t much better.
I’m decidedly pro-meds for attention because the world simply requires a level of task-commitment that you have to play by that’s game. But I think we should have a major nationwide pause on meds for depression and anxiety. It’s caused both by their phones and by the fact they doesn’t fail enough. They have to take chances, fail, learn from that, and try again. There is no shortcut. Gentle parenting will destroy Western Civilization if we aren’t careful.
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Captivate
- The Science of Succeeding with People
- By: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Narrated by: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,138
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,567
Do you wish you could decode people? Do you want to know exactly what to say to your boss, your date, or your networking partner? You need to know how people work. As a human behavior investigator, Vanessa Van Edwards studies the hidden forces that drive our behavior patterns in her lab—and she's cracked the code. In Captivate she shares a wealth of valuable shortcuts, systems, and behavior hacks for taking charge of their interactions at work, at home, and in any social situation.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Eh
- By Dale on 04-30-17
- Captivate
- The Science of Succeeding with People
- By: Vanessa Van Edwards
- Narrated by: Vanessa Van Edwards
Great overall on how to talk to people
Reviewed: 02-25-24
Good basic book for any teacher, manager, worker on any sort of team, parent, and anyone who wants to be in a relationship. That’s probably you!
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The Atlas Maneuver
- By: Steve Berry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 446
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 419
1945. In the waning months of World War II, Japan hid vast quantities of gold and other stolen valuables in boobytrapped underground caches all across the Philippines. By 1947 some of that loot was recovered, not by treasure hunters, but by the United States government, which told no one about the find. Instead, those assets were stamped classified, shipped to Europe, and secretly assimilated into something called the Black Eagle Trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Old fan of Berry, back for Bitcoin, loved it!
- By Roderic Rinehart on 02-23-24
- The Atlas Maneuver
- By: Steve Berry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Old fan of Berry, back for Bitcoin, loved it!
Reviewed: 02-23-24
I’d read his first four or five novels but I primarily read nonfiction. I’ve always thought Steve Berry was like a high brow, researched action movie, like if Jason Bourne or Tom Cruise or Jason Statham was a bookseller who remembered everything.
These books are FUN and if you’ve never got to experience the narrator Scott Brick, he is just excellent and makes every book that much better.
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The Echo of Old Books
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Davis
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Steve West, Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,693
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,447
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,447
Rare-book dealer Ashlyn Greer’s affinity for books extends beyond the intoxicating scent of old paper, ink, and leather. She can feel the echoes of the books’ previous owners—an emotional fingerprint only she can read. When Ashlyn discovers a pair of beautifully bound volumes that appear to have never been published, her gift quickly becomes an obsession. Not only is each inscribed with a startling incrimination, but the authors, Hemi and Belle, tell conflicting sides of a tragic romance.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Couldn’t finish it
- By Lady Chaps on 03-31-23
- The Echo of Old Books
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Davis
- Narrated by: Vanessa Johansson, Steve West, Sarah Zimmerman
Decent read for free or cheap
Reviewed: 02-14-24
Just kinda decent all around. More like a 75/100. It’s enjoyable if you like these kinds of stories.
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Broken Money
- Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better
- By: Lyn Alden
- Narrated by: Guy Swann
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 492
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Story5 out of 5 stars 440
Broken Money explores the history of money through the lens of technology. Politics can affect things temporarily and locally, but technology is what drives things forward globally and permanently. The book's goal is for the listener to walk away with a deep understanding of money and monetary history, both in terms of theoretical foundations and in terms of practical implications.
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4 out of 5 stars
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It’s the ledger stupid
- By Jessica Hopman on 03-14-24
- Broken Money
- Why Our Financial System Is Failing Us and How We Can Make It Better
- By: Lyn Alden
- Narrated by: Guy Swann
Lyn Alden and Guy Swann together is such a treat!
Reviewed: 11-26-23
I've been listening to Lyn Alden for a couple years on podcasts and YouTube. I subscribed to her free newsletter last year. I follow her on Twitter. I say all of this because sometimes people just consolidate what they say elsewhere, but this book is so much more than her greatest hits. I strongly recommend you follow Lyn wherever she is. She has incredibly useful insights and can word them quite clearly. I've read all the books on finance and the history of money, and this is as god as any of them,
As for Guy Swann, he is a Bitcoin legend and is really great on Audible. He has a vey pleasing voice. He can be listened to very well at 1.5 speed also, if that's your thing.
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Same as Ever
- A Guide to What Never Changes
- By: Morgan Housel
- Narrated by: Chris Hill
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,300
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,203
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,203
Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past. Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change. With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. Through a sequence of engaging stories and pithy examples, he shows how we can use our newfound grasp of the unchanging to see around corners.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully Succinct Summary of Others Original Ideas
- By Mitch on 11-09-23
- Same as Ever
- A Guide to What Never Changes
- By: Morgan Housel
- Narrated by: Chris Hill
Just as good as first book
Reviewed: 11-24-23
Love the author and narrator. Got physical copies too. It’s the way he synthesizes and takes interesting perspectives on existing data. He has a knack for storytelling from data.
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The Psychology of Money
- Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
- By: Morgan Housel
- Narrated by: Chris Hill
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22,970
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,133
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,043
Money - investing, personal finance, and business decisions - is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could be summarized in one sentence
- By Alex on 05-30-21
- The Psychology of Money
- Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
- By: Morgan Housel
- Narrated by: Chris Hill
Fantastic book on finance.
Reviewed: 11-23-23
People often behave irrationally with money. People often behave out of line with their intelligence with money. DCA into index funds and literally profit.
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10% Happier
- How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works
- By: Dan Harris
- Narrated by: Dan Harris
- Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 22,451
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19,943
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 19,849
After having a nationally televised panic attack on Good Morning America, Dan Harris knew he had to make some changes. A lifelong nonbeliever, he found himself on a bizarre adventure, involving a disgraced pastor, a mysterious self-help guru, and a gaggle of brain scientists.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mandatory read before trying any self-help books
- By Patrick on 04-08-14
- 10% Happier
- How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found a Self-Help That Actually Works
- By: Dan Harris
- Narrated by: Dan Harris
More autobiography than self-help
Reviewed: 11-16-23
An ok book. Not what I originally thought it would be. Still some good critiques of self-help.
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