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The Moralist
- De: Patricia O'Toole
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
- Duración: 23 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 91
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
By the author of acclaimed biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Adams, a penetrating biography of one of the most high-minded, consequential, and controversial US presidents, Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924). The Moralist is a cautionary tale about the perils of moral vanity and American overreach in foreign affairs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reflections on a Changing Presidency
- De Keith en 05-02-18
- The Moralist
- De: Patricia O'Toole
- Narrado por: Fred Sanders
Idealism meets real politik
Revisado: 03-06-24
An encompassing study of the man and his times. This is a fine grained history of Wilson and his world. The epilogue carries the book to its logical end. Recommended
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The Sporting Club
- De: Thomas McGuane
- Narrado por: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
- Duración: 6 h y 10 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Narración:3 out of 5 stars 2
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 2
When James Quinn and Vernor Stanton reunite at the Centennial Club, the scene of many a carefree childhood summer, Stanton marks the occasion by shooting his friend in the heart. The good news is that the bullet is made of wax. The bad news is that the Mephistophelian Stanton wants Quinn to help him wreak havoc upon this genteel enclave of weekend sportsmen: "May I predict that this is not going to be the usual boring, phlegmatic summer?"
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2 out of 5 stars
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Overwrought voice acting
- De Аmazon Customer en 01-25-24
- The Sporting Club
- De: Thomas McGuane
- Narrado por: Ben Jaeger-Thomas
Overwrought voice acting
Revisado: 01-25-24
The story was hyperbolic, but both it and the rendering of the sporting club in early 20th C America both had potential, one spoiled by the antagonist's caricatured voice. Did not finish.
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The Little Paris Bookshop
- A Novel
- De: Nina George
- Narrado por: Steve West, Emma Bering, Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,350
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 2,130
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,128
Monsieur Perdu calls himself a literary apothecary. From his floating bookstore in a barge on the Seine, he prescribes novels for the hardships of life. Using his intuitive feel for the exact book a reader needs, Perdu mends broken hearts and souls. The only person he can't seem to heal through literature is himself; he's still haunted by heartbreak after his great love disappeared. She left him with only a letter, which he has never opened.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Feels like a debut novel
- De Molly-o en 09-25-15
- The Little Paris Bookshop
- A Novel
- De: Nina George
- Narrado por: Steve West, Emma Bering, Cassandra Campbell
Literary fiction glides into romance
Revisado: 01-12-24
Plot, character and tension disappear into a yearning and melodramatic romance. I tried to like it but failed and did not finish.
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Slavery by Another Name
- The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
- De: Douglas A. Blackmon
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
- Duración: 15 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,016
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,718
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,709
In this groundbreaking historical expose, Douglas A. Blackmon brings to light one of the most shameful chapters in American history - an Age of Neoslavery that thrived from the aftermath of the Civil War through the dawn of World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Steel Yourself
- De Mark en 05-23-14
- Slavery by Another Name
- The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II
- De: Douglas A. Blackmon
- Narrado por: Dennis Boutsikaris
Brutal
Revisado: 05-20-23
The book recounts chapters and decades of American life that, at least for me, were as hidden and dark as the coal mines in which the central character wastes away. The detailed brutality and ubiquitous corruption make for difficult but rivetting listening. This picks up where Project 1619 leaves off. Recommended.
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The Years
- De: Annie Ernaux
- Narrado por: Anna Bentinck
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 198
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 199
The Years is a personal narrative of the period of 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present - even projections into the future - photos, books, songs, radio, television, and decades of advertising and headlines, contrasted with intimate conflicts and written notes from six decades of diaries. Local dialect, words of the time, slogans, brands, and names for ever-proliferating objects are given a voice here. The voice we recognize as the author's continually dissolves and re-emerges.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mixed Feelings
- De Elin VanD en 05-10-20
- The Years
- De: Annie Ernaux
- Narrado por: Anna Bentinck
an anonymous memoir
Revisado: 11-09-22
A trip down memory lane for readers "of a certain age". And a reminder to aspiring writers: don't tarry.
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Bloomsbury Girls
- A Novel
- De: Natalie Jenner
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 12 h y 29 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 399
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 357
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 356
Bloomsbury Books is an old-fashioned new and rare book store that has persisted and resisted change for a hundred years, run by men and guided by the general manager's unbreakable fifty-one rules. But in 1950, the world is changing, especially the world of books and publishing, and at Bloomsbury Books, the girls in the shop have plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoroughly enjoyable
- De So Many Books en 06-17-22
- Bloomsbury Girls
- A Novel
- De: Natalie Jenner
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
A sentimental journey
Revisado: 07-23-22
A beautifully crafted tale, one in which I could revisit some of the 20th C's most interesting lit figures (Connolly, Peggy G, Blair). Predictably excellent narration. Recommend to lovers of lit fiction.
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The Nine
- The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
- De: Gwen Strauss
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
- Duración: 13 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 412
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 369
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 366
The Nine follows the true story of the author’s great aunt Hélène Podliasky, who led a band of nine female resistance fighters as they escaped a German forced labor camp and made a 10-day journey across the front lines of World War II from Germany back to Paris. Drawing on incredible research, this powerful, heart-stopping narrative is a moving tribute to the power of humanity and friendship in the darkest of times.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Soooo good!
- De anne simpson en 09-28-21
- The Nine
- The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany
- De: Gwen Strauss
- Narrado por: Juliet Stevenson
Please listen now.
Revisado: 07-13-22
in these poxed times where truth is an option and courage a facade, please listen to this timeless story. In so doing, remind yourself that, otherwise, time and memory will serve as the great erasers.
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The 1619 Project
- A New Origin Story
- De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper - editor, y otros
- Narrado por: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
- Duración: 18 h y 57 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 4,627
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 4,020
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 4,003
The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning “1619 Project” issue reframed our understanding of American history by placing slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. This new book substantially expands on that work, weaving together 18 essays that explore the legacy of slavery in present-day America with 36 poems and works of fiction that illuminate key moments of oppression, struggle, and resistance.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Comprehensive and Cutting
- De Thomas Ray en 12-30-21
- The 1619 Project
- A New Origin Story
- De: Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine, Caitlin Roper - editor, Ilena Silverman - editor, Jake Silverstein - editor
- Narrado por: Nikole Hannah-Jones, Full Cast
Required reading
Revisado: 06-04-22
If you think you knew this , think again. And again. If you think you knew the Founders, think again. Same for 2A. Riveting.
Recommend.
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Lolita
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Jeremy Irons
- Duración: 11 h y 28 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,478
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9,658
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,594
Awe and exhilaration—along with heartbreak and mordant wit—abound in Lolita, which tells the story of the aging Humbert Humbert's obsession for the nymphet Dolores Haze. Lolita is also the story of a hypercivilized European colliding with the cheerful barbarism of postwar America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Absolutely Gorgeous Audible Experience
- De Jim en 10-26-05
- Lolita
- De: Vladimir Nabokov
- Narrado por: Jeremy Irons
strange, dark, and sad
Revisado: 10-28-21
My fourth time through Lolita, each time a different book. Titillating as a teen. Now, it seems a study of a narcissistic and/or psychopathic, delusional personality, draped over a squandered talent. Resilient Lolita survived but scarred forever. Mr. Irons is excellent. Recommend
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First Love
- De: Ivan Turgenev
- Narrado por: David Troughton
- Duración: 2 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 769
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 676
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 672
At the end of a dinner party, the remaining guests drink wine and tell stories of their first love. For one of them, it will be a dark journey into his past, reawakening unbearable memories of his obsession with the beautiful Zinaida.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Turgenev's Famous Novel...
- De Douglas en 01-16-14
- First Love
- De: Ivan Turgenev
- Narrado por: David Troughton
A fine romance
Revisado: 02-17-21
Coming of age in czarist luxury makes it no easier. A beautiful story of father and son, and of first infatuation.
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