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Remembering Whitney
- My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
- De: Cissy Houston
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 406
On the eve of the 2012 Grammy Awards, the world learned of a stunning tragedy: Whitney Houston, unquestionably one of the most remarkable and powerful voices in all of music, had been silenced forever. Over the weeks and months that followed, family, friends, and fans alike tried to understand how such a magnificent talent and beautiful soul could have been taken so early and so unexpectedly. Honest and heartbreaking, this is a mother's story of tears, joy, and her greatest love of all: her daughter, Whitney.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nobody Knows Whitney Better Than Mama
- De Kimberly Davis en 04-20-14
- Remembering Whitney
- My Story of Love, Loss, and the Night the Music Stopped
- De: Cissy Houston
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
Great!
Revisado: 02-20-19
This book is written from a mother's perspective of a child traveling deep into a terrible lifestyle. It is not only a must for Whitney fans, but also for people who have loved ones with similar issues as Whitney. From the moment you start to listen to the book until the very end you feel the sadness of a loved one who struggled with a troubled family member.
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Spectacular Wickedness
- Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans
- De: Emily Epstein Landau
- Narrado por: Lee Ann Howlett
- Duración: 9 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 64
From 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans' longstanding reputation for sin and sexual excess. This notorious neighborhood, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural milieu and complex social structure of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, a city infamous for both prostitution and interracial intimacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spectacular Wickedness is fascinating
- De Midwestbonsai en 02-02-16
- Spectacular Wickedness
- Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans
- De: Emily Epstein Landau
- Narrado por: Lee Ann Howlett
Native New Orleanian
Revisado: 08-22-16
Would you consider the audio edition of Spectacular Wickedness to be better than the print version?
Since, I live in New Orleans, personally I feel reading it would be better. This is only because Lee Ann Howlett is not from here and does not know how to pronounce the street names. For me it was like nails on a chalkboard. For the person outside of New Orleans, you will never notice. Beware if you come visit and want to see some of these streets, you may be saying them wrong if you follow Lee Ann's pronunciation and will be corrected fast. Not in an mean way but in a city pride way. As the book explains, we were founded by the French, and we say things much differently.
Who was your favorite character and why?
New Orleans is always my favorite character in a historic book.
Did Lee Ann Howlett do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?
Yes.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
Any additional comments?
For any historical book about New Orleans, It would be a great idea to hire someone to read the book from this area. The street names are mispronounced in most books about New Orleans. For example: Conti does not rhyme with tea and have the emphasis on CON. The way the say it here rhymes with tie and the emphasis is on the second syllable.
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