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Notes of a Native Son
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,336
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,149
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,145
Notes of a Native Son inaugurated Baldwin as one of the leading interpreters of the dramatic social changes erupting in the United States in the 20th century, and many of his observations have proven almost prophetic....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Masterful Essayist
- By Andre on 09-30-16
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21. Notes of a Native Son
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Release date: 01-22-15
- Language: English
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The Girl with Seven Names
- A North Korean Defector’s Story
- By: Hyeonseo Lee, David John
- Narrated by: Josie Dunn
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,547
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,250
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,235
An extraordinary insight into life under one of the world’s most ruthless and secretive dictatorships - and the story of one woman’s terrifying struggle to avoid capture/repatriation and guide her family to freedom....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Did not like narrator
- By Linda H. Andreae on 10-09-19
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22. The Girl with Seven Names
- A North Korean Defector’s Story
- Narrated by: Josie Dunn
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Release date: 08-08-19
- Language: English
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Seeking Shelter
- A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America
- By: Jeff Hobbs
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Jeff Hobbs
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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A single mother of six in Los Angeles courageously struggles to keep her family together and her children in school amidst the devastating housing crisis.
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23. Seeking Shelter
- A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards, Jeff Hobbs
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 02-04-25
- Language: English
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Passing Strange
- A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line
- By: Martha A. Sandweiss
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 52
A remarkable feat of research and reporting spanning the Civil War to the civil rights era, Passing Strange tells a uniquely American story of self-invention, love, deception, and race....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Race and Identity
- By Roy on 03-22-10
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24. Passing Strange
- A Gilded Age Tale of Love and Deception Across the Color Line
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 02-24-09
- Language: English
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Sea People
- The Puzzle of Polynesia
- By: Christina Thompson
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 902
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 899
A thrilling, intellectual detective story that looks deep into the past to uncover who first settled the islands of the remote Pacific, where they came from, how they got there, and how we know....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Long Lost History
- By Than on 04-19-19
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25. Sea People
- The Puzzle of Polynesia
- Narrated by: Susan Lyons
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 03-12-19
- Language: English
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Wild Swans
- Three Daughters of China
- By: Jung Chang
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,976
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,740
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,744
Few books have had such an impact: a popular best seller, a critically acclaimed history of China, a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty, and an uplifting story of bravery and survival....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Accurate, moving and chilling
- By David on 12-15-12
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26. Wild Swans
- Three Daughters of China
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 22 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 12-13-11
- Language: English
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The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- By: Clayborne Carson - editor, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: Levar Burton
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,909
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,568
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,561
He was a husband, a father, a preacher - and the preeminent leader of a movement that continues to transform?
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fascinating Slice of History
- By John-Mark Stensvaag on 08-05-03
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27. The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Narrated by: Levar Burton
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 12-16-99
- Language: English
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The Original Black Elite
- Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
- By: Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 223
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 191
From New York Times best-selling author Elizabeth Dowling Taylor comes this riveting chronicle of a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the Black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Our History
- By Deidre Jackson on 02-23-19
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28. The Original Black Elite
- Daniel Murray and the Story of a Forgotten Era
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 01-25-18
- Language: English
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The Mango Tree
- A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
- By: Annabelle Tometich
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 132
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
When journalist Annabelle Tometich picks up the phone one June morning, she isn’t expecting a collect call from an inmate at the Lee County Jail. And when she accepts, she certainly isn’t prepared to hear her mother’s voice on the other end of the line.
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4 out of 5 stars
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a really great listen
- By Booklover on 09-11-24
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29. The Mango Tree
- A Memoir of Fruit, Florida, and Felony
- Narrated by: Annabelle Tometich
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 04-02-24
- Language: English
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- By: Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 179
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 156
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Story5 out of 5 stars 156
This memoir written by writer, orator, and former slave Frederick Douglass describes, in gripping detail, the circumstances of his upbringing, his brutal treatment at the hands of slave-owners, and his narrow escape from Maryland to freedom....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Astounding history, riveting performance
- By Rod Perlmutter on 02-26-19
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30. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 12-17-18
- Language: English
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My Infamous Life
- The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
- By: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson, Laura Checkoway
- Narrated by: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 640
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 540
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Story5 out of 5 stars 540
From one of the greatest rappers of all time, the memoir of a life cut short, a revealing look at the dark side of hip hop’s Golden Era....
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5 out of 5 stars
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"P" is forever...
- By Anonymous User on 09-22-19
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31. My Infamous Life
- The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy
- Narrated by: Albert "Prodigy" Johnson
- Length: 13 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 06-21-19
- Language: English
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A Piece of Cake
- A Memoir
- By: Cupcake Brown
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,722
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,378
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,375
Before she turned 20, Cupcake Brown survived the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction, and much more....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Religious
- By Nancy on 02-16-13
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32. A Piece of Cake
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 03-17-06
- Language: English
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
- By: Amy Chua
- Narrated by: Amy Chua
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,640
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,245
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,253
At once provocative and laugh-out-loud funny, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother ignited a global parenting debate with its story of one mother’s journey in strict parenting....
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Subtitle Should Be "Diary of a Mad Housewife"
- By California mom on 07-24-12
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33. Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother
- Narrated by: Amy Chua
- Length: 5 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 01-11-11
- Language: English
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Green Hills of Africa
- By: Ernest Hemingway
- Narrated by: Josh Lucas
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 721
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 590
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 591
His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal....
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Pleasures of Place, People, and Persuit
- By Darwin8u on 10-25-16
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34. Green Hills of Africa
- Narrated by: Josh Lucas
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 11-17-06
- Language: English
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Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
- By: Lili‘uokalani
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 267
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 231
In 1893, Liliuokalani, the Queen of Hawaii, was deposed and five years later her nation became an incorporated territory of the US. Published shortly after these events, Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen is an incredibly personal history of the islands that she was born to rule....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Learn to pronounce Hawaiian words before narrating
- By ArchJoanne on 11-15-19
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35. Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 07-31-18
- Language: English
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Shattered
- A Memoir
- By: Hanif Kureishi
- Narrated by: Art Malik
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
From acclaimed author and playwright Hanif Kureishi comes an urgent and stunning memoir about rebuilding a new life in the wake of devastating physical loss.
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Black Boy
- By: Richard Wright
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 382
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 336
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Story5 out of 5 stars 335
Richard Wright's powerful and eloquent memoir of his journey from innocence to experience in the Jim Crow South. At once an unashamed confession and a profound indictment, Black Boy is a poignant record of struggle and endurance - a seminal literary work....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding
- By Trevin Harvey on 11-11-20
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37. Black Boy
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 02-18-20
- Language: English
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- By: Harriet Ann Jacobs
- Narrated by: Mia Ellis
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 490
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 430
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Story5 out of 5 stars 428
Harriet Ann Jacob's autobiography documents her life as a slave and how she attained freedom. Harrowing in its descriptions of sexual abuse, Jacob's slave narrative is notable for the appeal it made to abolitionist women to open their eyes to the realities of slavery....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Will not finish it....
- By Karen M. Curry on 11-17-20
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38. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
- Narrated by: Mia Ellis
- Length: 8 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 12-26-18
- Language: English
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Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game
- WINeuvers for WISHcraft
- By: Helene Hadsell
- Narrated by: Carolyn Wilman
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Helene Hadsell was "the woman who won every contest prize she desired". In Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game, she shares her winning secrets in the vibrant, warm, and folksy manner that was uniquely her....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just personal stories - too many boring details, not informative
- By Alicia on 04-16-24
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39. Contesting: The Name It & Claim It Game
- WINeuvers for WISHcraft
- Narrated by: Carolyn Wilman
- Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 08-16-23
- Language: English
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Heavy
- By: Kiese Laymon
- Narrated by: Kiese Laymon
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,108
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,519
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,495
A personal narrative that illuminates national failures, Heavy is defiant yet vulnerable, an insightful, often comical exploration of weight, identity, art, friendship, and family....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Be prepared
- By Amy Eberle on 10-30-18
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40. Heavy
- Narrated by: Kiese Laymon
- Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
- Release date: 10-16-18
- Language: English
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