Ambition Monster
A Memoir
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Jennifer Romolini
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“Entertaining and highly relatable.” —The New York Times
“As hilarious as it is heart-wrenching…[A] gift of storytelling, and an act of reclamation.” —Ashley C. Ford, New York Times bestselling author
A deeply personal memoir about workaholism, the addictive nature of ambition, and the humbling process of picking yourself up when the world lets you down—an anti-girlboss tale for our times for listeners of Drinking: A Love Story and Uncanny Valley.
After years of relentlessly racing up the professional ladder, Jennifer Romolini reached the kind of success many crave: a high-profile, C-suite dream job, a book well-received enough that reporters wanted to know the secrets to her success, and a gig traveling around the country giving speeches on “making it.” She had a handsome and clever husband, a precocious child. But beneath this polished surface was a powder keg of unresolved trauma and chronic overwork. It was all about to blow.
Written with self-deprecation and wit, Ambition Monster is a gutsy and powerful look at workaholism and the addictive nature of achievement, the lingering effect of childhood trauma, and the failures of our modern rat race. This is a Cinderella story of success and a brutal appraisal of the cost of capitalism—perfect for people pleasers, overachievers, and those whose traumas have driven them to strike for “goodness,” no matter the cost. With its timely and resonant deconstructing of the American Dream, Ambition Monster is a singular excavation of selfhood, an essential interrogation about the way we work, and an inspiring and affirming call to always bet on yourself.
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Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Witty and insightful
- De RueRue en 05-31-25
De: Ann Leary
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Lust & Wonder
- A Memoir
- De: Augusten Burroughs
- Narrado por: Augusten Burroughs
- Duración: 8 h y 43 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 893
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 808
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 806
From the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an intimate look at the driving forces in one man’s life. With Augusten's unique and singular observations and his own unabashed way of detailing both the horrific and the humorous, Lust and Wonder is a hilariously frank audiobook memoir that his legions of fans have been waiting for. His story began in Running with Scissors, endured through Dry, and continues with this memoir, the capstone to the life of Augusten Burroughs.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Relentlessly Tedious
- De River Holmes-miller en 03-31-16
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At Any Cost
- A Father's Betrayal, a Wife's Murder, and a Ten-Year War for Justice
- De: Rebecca Rosenberg, Selim Algar
- Narrado por: Gabra Zackman
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 256
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 226
Wealthy, beautiful, and brilliant, Shele Danishefsky had fulfillment at her fingertips. Having conquered Wall Street, she was eager to build a family with her much younger husband, promising Ivy League graduate Rod Covlin. But when his hidden vices surfaced, marital harmony gave way to a merciless divorce. Rod had long depended on Shele's income to fund his tastes for high stakes backgammon and infidelity - and she finally vowed to sever him from her will. In late December 2009, Shele made an appointment with her lawyer. She would never make it to that meeting.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tightly-written true crime; excellent narration.
- De Janean Laidlaw en 06-27-21
De: Rebecca Rosenberg, y otros
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All That Glitters
- A Story of Friendship, Fraud, and Fine Art
- De: Orlando Whitfield
- Narrado por: Orlando Whitfield
- Duración: 9 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
Orlando would eventually set up his own gallery and watch as Inigo quickly immersed himself in a world of private jets and multimillion-dollar deals for major clients. Inigo seemed brilliant, but underneath the extravagant façade, his complicated financial schemes were unraveling. With debt, lawsuits, and court summonses piling up, Inigo went into a tailspin of lies and subterfuge. At around the same time, Orlando would himself experience a nervous breakdown and leave the art world for good.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Gripping
- De Anonymous User en 09-01-24
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Health and Safety
- A Breakdown
- De: Emily Witt
- Narrado por: Emily Witt
- Duración: 9 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
In the summer of 2016, a divisive presidential election was underway, and a new breed of right-wing rage was on the rise. Emily Witt, who would soon publish her first book on sex in the digital age, had recently quit antidepressants for a more expansive world of psychedelic experimentation. From her apartment in Brooklyn, she began to catch glimpses of the clandestine nightlife scene thrumming around her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bored voice
- De Amazon Customer en 12-20-24
De: Emily Witt
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The Foundling
- The True Story of a Kidnapping, a Family Secret, and My Search for the Real Me
- De: Paul Joseph Fronczak, Alex Tresniowski
- Narrado por: Kirby Heyborne
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,102
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 991
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 994
The Foundling tells the incredible and inspiring true story of Paul Fronczak, a man who recently discovered via a DNA test that he was not who he thought he was - and set out to solve two 50-year-old mysteries at once. Along the way he upturned the genealogy industry, unearthed his family's deepest secrets, and broke open the second longest cold-case in US history, all in a desperate bid to find out who he really is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Prepare yourself for a journey that will take you to shocking places!
- De OUChris en 04-04-17
De: Paul Joseph Fronczak, y otros
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I've Tried Being Nice
- (Among Other Things): Essays
- De: Ann Leary
- Narrado por: Ann Leary
- Duración: 5 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 26
Having arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and surprising candor, Leary recounts the bedlam of home bat invasions, an obsession with online personality tests, and the mortification of taking ballroom dance lessons with her actor husband. She describes hilarious red-carpet fiascos and other observations from the sidelines of fame, while also touching upon her more poignant struggles with alcoholism, her love for her family, her dogs, and so much more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Witty and insightful
- De RueRue en 05-31-25
De: Ann Leary
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How to Murder Your Life
- A Memoir
- De: Cat Marnell
- Narrado por: Cat Marnell
- Duración: 11 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,438
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,296
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,291
From Cat Marnell, "New York's enfant terrible" ( The Telegraph), a candid and darkly humorous memoir of prescription drug addiction and self-sabotage, set in the glamorous world of fashion magazines and downtown nightclubs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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nice book
- De Taylor en 03-14-17
De: Cat Marnell
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The Memory Palace
- True Short Stories of the Past
- De: Nate DiMeo
- Narrado por: Nate DiMeo, Jad Abumrad, Daniel Alarcón, y otros
- Duración: 8 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 53
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 53
The Memory Palace is a collection of tiny, crystalline historical tales that come across like luminous short fiction, and, like Nate DiMeo’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, conjure lost moments and forgotten figures who are calling out across time to be remembered. For fifteen years, Nate DiMeo has turned to the past to make sense of the way we live today, finding beauty and meaning in history’s dustier corners, holding things up to the light and weaving facts, keen insight, wit, and poignant observation into unforgettable tales.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply superb
- De Kathryn en 12-10-24
De: Nate DiMeo
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Deliberate Cruelty
- Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century
- De: Roseanne Montillo
- Narrado por: Mia Barron
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 237
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 205
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 204
When Ann Woodward shot her husband, banking heir Billy Woodward, in the middle of the night in 1955, her life changed forever. Though she claimed she thought he was a prowler, few believed the woman who had risen from charismatic showgirl to popular socialite. Everyone had something to say about the scorching scandal afflicting one of the most rich and famous families of New York City, but no one was more obsessed with the tale than Truman Capote.
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3 out of 5 stars
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An interesting true crime story buried in here
- De Quinn en 11-11-22
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Notes on a Silencing
- A Memoir
- De: Lacy Crawford
- Narrado por: Lacy Crawford
- Duración: 11 h y 5 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,376
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,217
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,211
When Notes on a Silencing hit bookstores in the summer of 2020, even amidst a global pandemic, it sent shockwaves through the country. Not only did this intimate investigative memoir usher in a media storm of coverage, but it also prompted the elite St. Paul's School to issue a formal apology to the author, Lacy Crawford, for its handling of her report of sexual assault by two fellow students nearly 30 years ago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everything about this book is magnificent
- De swimmergal en 08-15-20
De: Lacy Crawford
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Make Your Own Rules
- Stories and Hard-Earned Advice from a Creator in the Digital Age
- De: Andrew Huang
- Narrado por: Andrew Huang
- Duración: 7 h y 33 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 48
How does a musician with acute hearing loss, a refusal to perform live, and no industry connections carve a path to millions of followers and lucrative royalty checks? In Make Your Own Rules, Andrew Huang shares stories from his two decades as a music industry misfit and offers advice on both the artistic and business sides of working as a creator in our digital era.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, relevant and actionable
- De DavidG en 03-16-24
De: Andrew Huang
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Another Word for Love
- A Memoir
- De: Carvell Wallace
- Narrado por: Carvell Wallace
- Duración: 6 h y 7 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 38
Wallace is an award-winning journalist who has built his career on writing unforgettable profiles, bringing a provocative and engaged sensitivity to his subjects. Now he turns the focus on himself, examining his own life and the circumstances that frame it—to make sense of seeking refuge from homelessness with a young single mother, living in a ghostly white Pennsylvania town, becoming a partner and parent, raising two teenagers in what feels like a collapsing world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- De 3boys en 04-17-25
De: Carvell Wallace
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Hold Still
- A Memoir with Photographs
- De: Sally Mann
- Narrado por: Sally Mann
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 330
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 331
In this groundbreaking audiobook, a unique interplay of narrative and image, Mann's preoccupation with family, race, mortality, and the storied landscape of the American South are revealed as almost genetically predetermined, written into her DNA by the family history that precedes her.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Brilliant. But what's up with the PDF?
- De ARK en 06-27-15
De: Sally Mann
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I Have Something to Tell You
- A Memoir
- De: Chasten Buttigieg
- Narrado por: Chasten Buttigieg
- Duración: 7 h y 18 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 1,187
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,057
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,054
Throughout the past year, teacher Chasten Glezman Buttigieg has emerged on the national stage, having left his classroom in South Bend, Indiana, to travel cross-country in support of his husband, former mayor Pete Buttigieg, and Pete's groundbreaking presidential campaign. Through Chasten's joyful, witty social media posts, the public gained a behind-the-scenes look at his life with Pete on the trail - moments that might have ranged from the mundane to the surprising, but that were always heartfelt.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A common yet inspiring and hopeful story
- De Steph en 09-03-20
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Crossing the Borders of Time
- A True Story of War, Exile, and Love Reclaimed
- De: Leslie Maitland
- Narrado por: Leslie Maitland
- Duración: 18 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 213
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 210
Leslie Maitland is an award-winning former New York Times investigative reporter whose mother and grandparents fled Germany in 1938 for France, where, as Jews, they spent four years as refugees—the last two under risk of Nazi deportation. In 1942 they made it onto the last boat to escape France before the Germans sealed the harbors. Then, barred from entering the United States, they lived in Cuba for almost two years before immigrating to New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I didn't want it to end..absolutely wonderful!
- De Ellen en 05-07-12
De: Leslie Maitland
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Life Undercover
- Coming of Age in the CIA
- De: Amaryllis Fox
- Narrado por: Amaryllis Fox
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,770
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,562
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,559
Amaryllis Fox's riveting memoir tells the story of her 10 years in the most elite clandestine ops unit of the CIA, hunting the world's most dangerous terrorists in 16 countries while marrying and giving birth to a daughter. Life Undercover is exhilarating, intimate, fiercely intelligent - an impossible-to-pause record of an extraordinary life, and of Amaryllis Fox's astonishing courage and passion.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Book of the year...
- De Mr Dangerous en 10-16-19
De: Amaryllis Fox
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Confessions
- A Life of Failed Promises
- De: A. N. Wilson
- Narrado por: A. N. Wilson
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 14
Known for his journalism, biographies and novels, A. N. Wilson turns a merciless searchlight on his own early life, his experience of sexual abuse, his catastrophic mistakes in love (sacred and profane) and his life in Grub Street—as a prolific writer. The audiobook begins with his heart-torn present-day visits to Katherine, now for decades his ex-wife, who has slithered into the torments of dementia. At every turn of this reminiscence, Wilson is baffled by his earlier self—whether he is flirting with unsuitable lovers or with the idea of the priesthood.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Atomic bomb and other gems
- De Charles en 11-27-23
De: A. N. Wilson
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The Witches Are Coming
- De: Lindy West
- Narrado por: Lindy West
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,178
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,903
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,891
From the moment powerful men started falling to the #MeToo movement, the lamentations began: This is feminism gone too far, this is injustice, this is a witch hunt. In The Witches Are Coming, firebrand author of the New York Times best-selling memoir and now critically acclaimed Hulu TV series Shrill Lindy West turns that refrain on its head. You think this is a witch hunt? Fine. You've got one.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Starts strong then wanders
- De Dawn en 01-09-20
De: Lindy West
Honest, authentic, relatable
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Spoke to my soul
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Amazing.
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A very captivating and honest life story
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Authentic, smart and thought provoking.
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Hits home in so many ways.
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Love love love
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Thank you Jennifer Romolini for putting this into the world!
An important and timely book
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Authentic and Transcendental
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Hey Ambition Monsters out there, and you know who you are, READ THIS!
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