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Walking with Ghosts
- A Memoir
- De: Gabriel Byrne
- Narrado por: Gabriel Byrne
- Duración: 6 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 334
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 291
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 290
When award-winning actor, producer, and international icon Gabriel Byrne was a young boy, his grandmother brought him to the cinema for the first time. There, Byrne fell in love with the transporting power of the big screen. Growing up in 1950s and 60s Dublin within a family of eight, Byrne's formative childhood years were both carefree and challenging, spent between home, the church, school, and the streets of his ever-changing city.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very good
- De Judy McDermott en 02-14-21
- Walking with Ghosts
- A Memoir
- De: Gabriel Byrne
- Narrado por: Gabriel Byrne
Lyrical and intimate
Revisado: 07-22-23
Gabriel Byrne reads his story in his own inimitable voice. He transports you to his childhood in Dublin and through his life. It’s short stories about his life. His honesty is admirable. Highly recommend!
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Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- De: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrado por: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
- Duración: 11 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 36,861
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 32,230
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32,154
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Making my 3 adult daughters read this
- De Teresa H. en 04-07-22
- Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- De: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrado por: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
Funny and true to women’s lives
Revisado: 04-11-23
It made me laugh out loud many times. Clever dialogue and character. Let’s never go back to the 50’s.
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Days Without End
- A Novel
- De: Sebastian Barry
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
- Duración: 7 h y 58 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,251
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,043
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,037
Thomas McNulty, having fled the Great Famine in Ireland and now barely 17 years old, signs up for the US Army in the 1850s and with his brother in arms, John Cole, goes to fight in the Indian Wars - against the Sioux and the Yurok - and, ultimately, in the Civil War. Orphans of terrible hardships themselves, they find these days to be vivid and alive, despite the horrors they see and are complicit in. Moving from the plains of Wyoming to Tennessee, Sebastian Barry's latest work is a masterpiece of atmosphere and language.
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3 out of 5 stars
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This is about love of two men
- De KEITH en 08-26-17
- Days Without End
- A Novel
- De: Sebastian Barry
- Narrado por: Aidan Kelly
Fascinating story of a hard life
Revisado: 03-13-17
This novel is so rich in early American history and an Irish immigrant's tale. Thomas is a kind man who fights bravely and loves deeply.
Mr. Kelly's Irish accent is perfect for this audiobook. I'm looking forward to listening to more of Sebastian Barry's books!
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Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- De: Sebastian Junger
- Narrado por: Sebastian Junger
- Duración: 2 h y 59 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 15,252
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 13,083
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 13,010
Decades before the American Revolution, Benjamin Franklin lamented that English settlers were constantly fleeing over to the Indians - but Indians almost never did the same. Tribal society has been exerting an almost gravitational pull on Westerners for hundreds of years, and the reason lies deep in our evolutionary past as a communal species. The most recent example of that attraction is combat veterans who come home to find themselves missing the incredibly intimate bonds of platoon life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most profound book on the subject
- De joseph en 05-26-16
- Tribe
- On Homecoming and Belonging
- De: Sebastian Junger
- Narrado por: Sebastian Junger
The subtitle says it all!
Revisado: 10-15-16
Any additional comments?
This is non fiction and a well researched book. The subject is how people need each other to feel connected. Through wars and trauma, if we feel a part of something bigger than ourselves - a community, a country, a tribe - we can make it through anything.
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I Am Malala
- The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
- De: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor
- Narrado por: Archie Panjabi
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,962
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,606
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 10,570
When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education. On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive. Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One Book Can Change the World
- De Cynthia en 10-13-13
- I Am Malala
- The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
- De: Malala Yousafzai, Christina Lamb - contributor
- Narrado por: Archie Panjabi
A wise child who educates everyone
Revisado: 07-29-15
Would you listen to I Am Malala again? Why?
I learned a lot about Islam, Pakistan, and the way the U.S. is perceived by Pakistani's.
What did you like best about this story?
Learning the history of Pakistan and the Swat Valley from Ms. Yousafzai, who clearly loves her homeland.
What about Archie Panjabi’s performance did you like?
Very well modulated and paced. She sounded just like I would expect Malala to sound - like a young woman!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The way Malala's father teaches her about the politics of the region and world, and why education is so important. It helped me understand why the Taliban was able to convince Pakistani's that they were the true followers of Islam. Educated Muslims knew that the Koran was subverted by the Taliban.
Any additional comments?
This is so much more than a biography - it's a wonderful history lesson too.
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Spirited Away
- A Novel of the Stolen Irish
- De: Maggie Plummer
- Narrado por: Whitney Webster
- Duración: 7 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 25
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 26
In May 1653, young Frederica (Freddy) O'Brennan and her sister Aileen trust a stranger on an empty beach in western Ireland, inadvertently placing themselves in the crosshairs of Cromwell's notorious Reign of Terror. Freddy awakens in the crammed hold of a slave ship bound for Barbados. She and Aileen endure the gruesome voyage only to be wrenched apart when purchased at auction by sugar plantation owners from different islands.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent! Excellent!! Excellent!!!!
- De Julie F. Musgrove en 11-24-14
- Spirited Away
- A Novel of the Stolen Irish
- De: Maggie Plummer
- Narrado por: Whitney Webster
Didn't know about Irish slaves
Revisado: 02-20-15
An interesting story of how two sisters are taken by slave traders from Ireland. The sisters are separated and one has a terrible master and the other has the kind you read about in Cinderella.
I had never known that there were Irish people forced into slavery so it was an eye opener. The narrator took away from the story by over acting and making every sentence a drama. Gave it a romance novel flavor which the story didn't warrant.
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
- Duración: 16 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 65,265
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 58,055
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58,013
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Afraid to Write a "Less-Than-Positive" Review
- De Elizabeth en 08-06-14
- All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- De: Anthony Doerr
- Narrado por: Zach Appelman
What do we make of the life and choices we are giv
Revisado: 02-17-15
It took me a little while to get fully engaged in this audiobook. But the characters and what happens to them are intriguing. When they have choices, how do they chooses? Would I make the same choice in their situation? Doerr helped me see how little some people - especially young people, understood about what was going on outside their own school or village. And the sacrifices that some of them made once they learned the truth. Great story, excellent narrator - I'll be looking for more from both of them.
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Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
- De: Alan Cumming
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming
- Duración: 6 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 10,757
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,884
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,836
With ribald humor, wit, and incredible insight, Alan seamlessly moves back and forth in time, integrating stories from his childhood in Scotland and his experiences today as the celebrated actor of film, television, and stage. At times suspenseful, at times deeply moving, but always incredibly brave and honest, Not My Father's Son is a powerful story of embracing the best aspects of the past and triumphantly pushing the darkness aside.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Part of Saturday
- De George Knight en 12-16-14
- Not My Father's Son: A Memoir
- De: Alan Cumming
- Narrado por: Alan Cumming
Difficult childhood but rises way above it!
Revisado: 12-06-14
Would you listen to Not My Father's Son: A Memoir again? Why?
I enjoyed the memoir because Cumming switches between his very successful present and the past. How he over came the abuse and rejection of his father is very admirable.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Alan Cumming appears to be a very sweet, kind, intelligent and caring man. I felt very sorry for his father who lost the chance to connect with a truly thoughtful son.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, it was hard to stop listening. His narration was excellent - loved his Scottish Highland accent.
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