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1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
- A Memoir
- De: Ai Weiwei, Allan H. Barr - translator
- Narrado por: David Shih
- Duración: 13 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 182
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 151
Once a close associate of Mao Zedong and the nation’s most celebrated poet, Ai Weiwei’s father, Ai Qing, was branded a rightist during the Cultural Revolution, and he and his family were banished to a desolate place known as “Little Siberia,” where Ai Qing was sentenced to hard labor cleaning public toilets. Ai Weiwei recounts his childhood in exile, and his difficult decision to leave his family to study art in America, where he befriended Allen Ginsberg and was inspired by Andy Warhol and the artworks of Marcel Duchamp.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This book changed my life
- De Johnny Nopolis en 08-16-22
- 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows
- A Memoir
- De: Ai Weiwei, Allan H. Barr - translator
- Narrado por: David Shih
The journey between art and political life.
Revisado: 06-04-24
The great Ai Wei Wei tells us his journey of courage and the creative spirit. Thank you for this book.
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Where the Past Begins
- A Writer's Memoir
- De: Amy Tan
- Narrado por: Amy Tan
- Duración: 14 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 182
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 162
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 158
Moving from her childhood in Oakland and growing up with her Chinese parents through her success as a novelist, Amy Tan delves into her creative interests in music, the paralysis of beginning a new project, journal writing, and travelling. Where the Past Begins chronicles the making of a writer. With characteristic humor and poignant observation, Tan weaves a nontraditional introspective narrative that is as complex and vibrant as this beloved American novelist's fiction.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Narration Issues
- De Sara en 12-14-17
- Where the Past Begins
- A Writer's Memoir
- De: Amy Tan
- Narrado por: Amy Tan
Pass
Revisado: 07-11-23
Although I really like Tan’s novels, this book is highly flawed. Her editor even jumps in and interrupts her telling of the story of her writing, with intrusive obnoxious details, that nobody cares about. Also, Hans voice is really uneven in her delivery, at times way much too slow and way too soft. Sorry I bought this one.
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Win at Losing
- How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains
- De: Sam Weinman
- Narrado por: Tim Andres Pabon
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 29
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 27
As an award-winning sports journalist, Sam Weinman has long studied the ripple effects of losing. But as a father of two competitive boys, he struggled to convince them that failing - whether losing a hockey game or bombing a math test - can actually be a critical part of success. So he sought out the perspectives of men and women who have turned significant setbacks into meaningful comebacks - and sometimes even new careers - to illustrate how we can not only overcome defeat, but grow stronger from the experience.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I wanted to like this book. . .
- De Reader_of_Good_Books en 12-25-16
- Win at Losing
- How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains
- De: Sam Weinman
- Narrado por: Tim Andres Pabon
I wanted to like this book. . .
Revisado: 12-25-16
This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?
...but there were so many boring sports analogies that it soon became apparent the author's world and mine are quite different. The author was NOT speaking to me.
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The Distance Between Us
- A Memoir
- De: Reyna Grande
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
- Duración: 10 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 596
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 521
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 523
When Reyna Grande’s father leaves his wife and three children behind in a village in Mexico to make the dangerous trek across the border to the United States, he promises he will soon return from "El Otro Lado" (The Other Side) with enough money to build them a dream house where they can all live together. His promises become harder to believe as months turn into years. When he summons his wife to join him, Reyna and her siblings are deposited in the already overburdened household of their stern, unsmiling grandmother.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Great story - Culturally INCOMPETENT Reading
- De Reader_of_Good_Books en 12-22-15
- The Distance Between Us
- A Memoir
- De: Reyna Grande
- Narrado por: Tanya Eby
Great story - Culturally INCOMPETENT Reading
Revisado: 12-22-15
What would have made The Distance Between Us better?
I think this is a dynamic and well-written book, but I made the mistake of buying on Audible instead of reading the book myself. Big mistake. The reader has a hideous sing-songy disturbingly fake Mexican accent and mispronounces so many words in Spanish throughout the reading from beginning to end, that I would actually like my money back.
What could Reyna Grande have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?
It's not the author but AUDIBLE, whose standards for English/Spanish readers is pathetic and embarrassing. Get competent reader forgodsakes!
Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Tanya Eby?
ANYONE who can read well and pronounce Spanish (Mexican Spanish, please!) competently without using some stereotyped Mexican accent. I think it was unethical and unprofessional of the reader to accept this assignment, and speaks loads about Audible's lack of attention to it's growing English/Spanish bilingual readership. Get a clue, Audible!
Any additional comments?
Disappointed in Audible
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