The Horse Boy
A Father's Quest to Heal His Son
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Narrated by:
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Rupert Isaacson
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Rupert Isaacson
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The Horse Boy is the dramatic and heartwarming story of that impossible adventure. In Mongolia, the family found undreamed of landscapes and people, unbearable setbacks, and advances beyond their wildest dreams. This is a deeply moving, truly one-of-a-kind story--of a family willing to go to the ends of the earth to help their son, and of a boy learning to connect with the world for the first time.
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- Unabridged
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A moving love story set in the Canadian wilderness, Mrs. Mike is a classic tale that has enchanted millions of readers worldwide. It brings the fierce, stunning landscape of Canada to life and tenderly evokes the love that blossoms between Sergeant Mike Flannigan and beautiful young Katherine Mary O'Fallon.
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5 out of 5 stars
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How could I have missed this all these years?
- By Dale C. Farran on 01-30-10
By: Benedict Freedman, and others
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What Elephants Know
- By: Eric Dinerstein
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Abandoned in the jungle of the Nepalese Borderlands, two-year-old Nandu is found living under the protective watch of a pack of wild dogs. From his mysterious beginnings, fate delivers him to the king's elephant stable, where he is raised by unlikely parents - the wise head of the stable, Subba-sahib, and Devi Kali, a fierce and affectionate female elephant. When the king's government threatens to close the stable, Nandu, now 12, searches for a way to save his family and community. A risky plan could be the answer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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loved it
- By Christina McGrath on 12-30-21
By: Eric Dinerstein
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Paint the Wind (Scholastic Gold)
- By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
- Narrated by: Kathleen McInerney
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 106
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A puzzling photograph, a box filled with faded toy horses, and a single fractured memory are all that Maya has left of her mother. In Grandmother's house in California, she lives like a captive, tethered by Grandmother's rules: no talk of her mother, no friends, no foolishness of any kind...until a shocking event changes everything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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For horse lovers
- By Rob on 03-19-08
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
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Claiming Ground
- By: Laura Bell
- Narrated by: Laurie Birmingham
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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A transcendent memoir from an author of rare talent, Laura Bell’s Claiming Ground recounts Bell’s time living mostly alone in the hills of Wyoming, where she herded sheep and cattle and battled isolation. A journey to the heart of self, Bell’s work sparkles with shimmering prose and remarkable insight.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful writing
- By Rand Hall on 11-01-16
By: Laura Bell
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Barra Creek
- By: Di Morrissey
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
- Length: 12 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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It's 1963 and Sally Mitchell, the daughter of a New Zealand sheep farmer, is on her way to England. On a stop-over in Sydney, she impulsively takes a job as a governess at Barra Creek, and finds herself in a different world: one dominated by John Monroe and his strict and proper wife, Lorna. Here, Sally's life changes forever. Only Lorna knows the truth of a mysterious death and a terrible injustice. Now, in 2003, she searches for the former governess to and share her horrific secret.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Realy good book
- By Lia on 09-06-11
By: Di Morrissey
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The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo
- A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky
- By: Kent Nerburn
- Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
- Length: 12 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 319
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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A haunting dream that will not relent pulls author Kent Nerburn back into the hidden world of Native America, where dreams have meaning, animals are teachers, and the "old ones" still have powers beyond our understanding. In this moving narrative, we travel through the lands of the Lakota and the Ojibwe, where we encounter a strange little girl with an unnerving connection to the past, a forgotten asylum that history has tried to hide, and complex, unforgettable characters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Thought-provoking, though flawed
- By Buretto on 08-06-18
By: Kent Nerburn
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Bearstone
- By: Will Hobbs
- Narrated by: George Guidall
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 48
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Growing up without parents and without schooling, 14-year-old Cloyd is trouble - trouble to himself and everyone else. Sent by his tribe to a home for Indian boys, he is alone and half-wild in remote Utah canyons. As his feeling of isolation turns to desperation, he runs away to find even more trouble. When Cloyd is found and taken to live with an old rancher, he begins to explore the countryside.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Too much swearing
- By C. M. on 05-15-23
By: Will Hobbs
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The Unreal and the Real
- Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin, Volume One: Where on Earth
- By: Ursula K. Le Guin
- Narrated by: Tandy Cronyn
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
The Unreal and the Real is a major event not to be missed. In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories--as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself--the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day. Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world, from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Shame on you, Audible
- By Audrey McCombs on 07-03-20
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A Wind from the South
- Raetian Tales, Book 1
- By: Diane Duane
- Narrated by: Jessica Almasy
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 77
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4 out of 5 stars 68
A goddess in the making... or a demon reborn? In the remote mountain village where she was born, Mariarta dil Alicg lives the untroubled life of a peasant girl...until, soon after a mysterious stranger's arrival, she starts to hear voices in the wind. The voices whisper strange secrets in Mariarta's ears -- promising her the power to command the stormwind, hinting at an unknown, magical heritage, and prophesying a fate marvelous past all Mariarta's imaginings. Then a curse falls on Mariarta's village, shattering the lives of her family and friends.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This was a suprise!
- By Yvonne on 03-11-12
By: Diane Duane
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Ceremony
- By: Leslie Marmon Silko
- Narrated by: Pete Bradbury
- Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 621
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 513
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Leslie Marmon Silko's sublime Ceremony is almost universally considered one of the finest novels ever written by an American Indian. It is the poetic, dreamlike tale of Tayo, a mixed-blood Laguna Pueblo and veteran of World War II. Tormented by shell shock and haunted by memories of his cousin who died in the war, Tayo struggles on his impoverished reservation. After turning to alcohol to ease his pain, he strives for a better understanding of who he is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth a re-read
- By Mariah on 02-02-09
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Heart of the Dreaming
- By: Di Morrissey
- Narrated by: Natalie Bate
- Length: 16 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42
At 21 Queenie Hanlon has the world at her feet. Startlingly beautiful, wealthy and intelligent, she is the only daughter of Tingulla Station, the famed outback property in the wilds of western Queensland. At 22, her life lies in ruins. A series of disasters has robbed her of everything she has ever loved. Everything except Tingulla – her ancestral home and her spirit's Dreaming place. Now she is about to lose that too....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story
- By Anonymous User on 03-21-18
By: Di Morrissey
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Ride the Wind
- By: Lucia St. Clair Robson
- Narrated by: Laurie Klein
- Length: 29 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 407
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 327
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In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians. This is the story of how she grew up with them, mastered their ways, married one of their leaders, and became, in every way, a Comanche woman. It is also the story of a proud and innocent people whose lives pulsed with the very heartbeat of the land. It is the story of a way of life that is gone forever.
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3 out of 5 stars
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nice book but the narrator could be better.
- By mamaD on 07-31-10
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Walk In My Soul
- By: Lucia St. Clair Robson
- Narrated by: Laurie Klein
- Length: 14 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Tiana was a Cherokee woman. She grew up learning the magic, spells, and nature religion of her people. Before Sam Houston became the father of Texas, he was a young man who had run away from his home in Tennessee to live among the Cherokee. He came to love Tiana. As the Cherokee would say, she walked in his soul. But Sam was a white man, and Tiana, a Cherokee. And the dreams each had for their land and their people were far apart.
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1 out of 5 stars
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i honestly don't know what is going in this book
- By Bryntainia Holloway on 09-21-19
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Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure
- By: Georgia Byng
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Molly Moon returns...and bumps into earlier versions of herself, four of them, to be exact, all kidnapped and transported back in time to nineteenth-century India by Molly's most fearsome nemesis yet, an insane maharaja. Molly foiled his plans once already, by stopping Primo Cell from becoming president of the United States. This time around, the maharaja is determined to alter the course of history. The only thing standing in his way is Molly and her brave pug, Petula.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring
- By Burt Johnson on 12-30-13
By: Georgia Byng
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The Grey Horse
- By: R. A. MacAvoy
- Narrated by: Steve Coulter
- Length: 8 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 93
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Set against the colorful and magical backdrop of Ireland, The Grey Horse chronicles a time when the Irish people suffered under harsh English overlords who sought to destroy their culture and way of life. Into the Irish town of Carraroe, a magnificent, completely grey stallion appears. The horse brings with him the promise of better times and magical happenings, for he is actually the shape-shifted form of Ruairi MacEibhir, journeyed to a time of danger in order to win the hand of the woman he loves.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A good enough irish tale
- By Ellenaeddy on 03-20-13
By: R. A. MacAvoy
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- Linda
- 07-28-09
Magical
Being a pragmatic business person, I don't really know why I picked this one out, but it will be part of me for the rest of my life. The love, the journey and the rewards are written and spoken in such a way that tears at the heart.
The parents and their love for their son is something to be cherished. Life lessons for us all. Excellent listen.
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- Reader1234
- 10-23-21
Eye-opening
How I am near tears at the end of reading this, I do not know. But here I am, typing this review, holding back sobs of life-affirming joy. I will remember this beautiful family and their journey to Mongolia forever. The writing itself is a whole other story... poetry, even when describing less than poetic circumstances. The author's narration was incredible, and only adds to this inspiring book. I believe I have become a more accepting person for having listened to this story.
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- BMF
- 07-18-23
Excellent Story Narrated by the Author
The story leaves you in rapt attention. And the author's narration is superb! Highly recommend!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Selene
- 05-25-09
Fascinating!
I loved this book. Beautifully read by the one person who could best represent the way his son expressed himself. Beautifully written.
Touching, educational, inspiring. I loved the honesty, the exotic world of the Mongolian shamans, the adventure.
What a journey.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Marsha
- 04-01-10
A True Love Story
This book is a wonderful example of love in it's purest form. The sacrifice that these two people made for their autistic son is so moving. The author does a great job of naration. I'm glad to see that their story continues, and that they have taken what they experinced and are trying to help others. You'll not be sorry you chose this one!
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- Tim Patterson
- 09-03-22
Incredible Story
Captivating right from the start about an amazing journey of an autistic child! Well worth the listen!
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- L. Ellis
- 12-02-22
I loved it!
This story was recommended to me by a friend. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I trust her. I enjoyed it from start to finish. The connection Rowan and his father have with horses and the family’s journey to Mongolia to go before Shamans felt honest and vulnerable. I also enjoyed Rupert’s narration of his own story. Well done!
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Rachel
- 06-25-09
eyeopening
As a health care provider and horse lover, I couldn't wait to listen to this one. Although a wee bit slow at times, the information was great. Both seeing a different type of autism than I have had experience with, and how the health care profession treats autistics and their families. I was not surprised by the importance of the horse(s) and how they helped. Moreover the imformation presented made me wonder if Dynamic Body balancing, and some other "softer" chiropractic and alternative therapies might help in conjunction. I also never really gave Shamanism much thought until this book, Now I'm curious what that might help.
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- kristen
- 08-18-13
Truly wonderful audiobook!
This true story not only touched my heart deeply but also had me laughing quite a bit. This is a beautiful story about a family who takes an unusual quest to meet shamans on horseback in Mongolia. My heart was full and eyes tearing at times and others I was laughing out loud. Frustration, tolerance and humiliation were some other emotional bonds shared. Truly a wonderful story I will gladly listen to again and again. Heartfelt and adventurous!
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- Bert
- 07-04-22
Just Wonderful!
Loved it start to finish! Well written, well narrated and a beautiful shared experience. Absolutely recommend!
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