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Building a Better Vocabulary
- De: Kevin Flanigan, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kevin Flanigan
- Duración: 18 h y 48 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,304
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,984
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,915
Building a Better Vocabulary offers an intriguing look at the nuts and bolts of English, teaches you the etymology and morphology - or the history and structure - of words, and delves into the cognitive science behind committing new words to long-term memory. By the end of the 36 enjoyable lectures, you will have a practical framework for continuing to build your vocabulary by discovering new words and fully mastering the nuances of familiar ones.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply amazing. Also, bad reviews can be explained.
- De Christie en 09-29-15
- Building a Better Vocabulary
- De: Kevin Flanigan, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kevin Flanigan
Great Course...
Revisado: 03-07-22
This course is a great course on how to improve your vocabulary and ability to communicate well.
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The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
- De: Heather B. Moore
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
- Duración: 13 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,531
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,369
When Donaldina Cameron arrives at the Occidental Mission Home for Girls in 1895, she intends to teach sewing skills to young Chinese women immigrants, but, within days, she discovers that the job is much more complicated than perfect stitches and even hems. San Francisco has a dark side, one where a powerful underground organization - the criminal tong - brings Chinese young women to America to sell them as slaves. With the help of Chinese interpreters and the Chinatown police squad, Donaldina becomes a tireless social reformer to stop the abominable slave and prostitution trade.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Should be classified as a “Youth Fiction” book
- De J en 02-26-21
- The Paper Daughters of Chinatown
- De: Heather B. Moore
- Narrado por: Nancy Wu
Great historical fiction....
Revisado: 01-30-22
I learned a lot about this portion of U.S. history that I was completely ignorant about. The author did a great job of showing and not telling as she gave an account of this history in narrative form. I would encourage everyone to read this book.
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The African Experience: From 'Lucy' to Mandela
- De: Kenneth P. Vickery, The Great Courses
- Narrado por: Kenneth P. Vickery
- Duración: 18 h y 18 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 666
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 593
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 586
The story of Africa is the oldest and most event-filled chronicle of human activity on the planet. And in these 36 lectures, you'll explore this great historical drama, tracing the story of the sub-Saharan region of the continent from the earliest evidence of human habitation to the latest challenges facing African nations in the 21st century. By learning with these lectures, you'll finally be able to bust myths and correct potential misunderstandings about Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Africa Found!
- De Logical Paradox en 03-12-14
WOW!
Revisado: 01-15-22
This is the best course I have taken in this series. This professor exposed me to breath and depth of African history that was foreign to me. As a Black-American I am deeply grateful to everyone who played a role in the execution of this course.
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Ancient African Kingdoms
- A Captivating Guide to Civilizations of Ancient Africa Such as the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire, and the Kingdom of Kush
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
- Duración: 7 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 99
Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it. From the beginning of time, humans lived and worked in Africa, leaving evidence of their existence in the sands of the Sahara Desert and the valleys of the great rivers such as the Nile and the Niger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wealth of information about African history
- De Windchill-06 en 02-20-21
- Ancient African Kingdoms
- A Captivating Guide to Civilizations of Ancient Africa Such as the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, the Mali Empire, and the Kingdom of Kush
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Jason Zenobia
A wealth of information about African history
Revisado: 02-20-21
I bought this audiobook to get a better understanding of the rich history of Africa/Africans, and as a default African-Americans, BEFORE slavery took place. Our history does not start at slavery but from a much culturally richer place. This book fulfilled my desire to know in a more robust way the richness of our culture. I recommend that everyone read and learn from this book.
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Passing
- De: Nella Larsen
- Narrado por: Tessa Thompson
- Duración: 3 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,830
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,508
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,501
Light-skinned Black woman Irene Redfield encounters an old childhood friend - Clare - who is now "passing" as a White woman. Clare is married to a racist White man, who doesn't know she has African American blood. In spite of the danger of being found out by her husband and society at large, she finds herself helplessly drawn to Irene's world.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Almost didn't finish-so glad I did.
- De Lisa C en 01-21-21
- Passing
- De: Nella Larsen
- Narrado por: Tessa Thompson
A good book
Revisado: 02-19-21
I stumbled upon this book and the title captured my attention. Overall, it is a really good book. By that I mean, the storyline is good as well as the narration. I felt like I invested my time well in listening to this book. It also provided my imagination with a vision to chew on in regards to how those African-Americans might have felt- and what they potentially experienced- that decided to pass as white. What depth and breadth of internalized racism and race hatred those negroes had to have had to engage in such a deplorable activity.
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Unfollow
- A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- De: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Narrado por: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,203
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,937
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,922
At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, honest and engaging
- De C.B.E. en 11-28-19
- Unfollow
- A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- De: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Narrado por: Megan Phelps-Roper
A wonderful autobiography!
Revisado: 12-26-20
This is a story about faith, pain, hurt and redemption. I am rooting for Megan, Grace and the Phelps family. I am praying that the scales on the eyes of the Phelps family will fall off. Buy and read this book. It is well worth your investment in money and time.
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Mighty Justice
- My Life in Civil Rights
- De: Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabe
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
In Mighty Justice, trailblazing African American civil rights attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree recounts her inspiring life story that speaks movingly and urgently to our racially troubled times. From the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, to the segregated courtrooms of the nation’s capital; from the male stronghold of the army where she broke gender and color barriers to the pulpits of churches where women had waited for years for the right to minister - in all these places, Dovey Johnson Roundtree sought justice.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Remarkable!
- De Stacey en 12-05-19
- Mighty Justice
- My Life in Civil Rights
- De: Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabe
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Revisado: 01-25-20
This book is AMAZING!!! I never heard of Ms. Roundtree. This book was recommended to me by Audibles algorithms based on my past reading selection. I almost didn't buy this book but I am ELATED that I did. I have more than 70 books on Audible and I have listened to all of them in full. This is the only book, and I love 90%of my book collection, were I was sad that it was ending. The narrator was EXCEPTIONAL. She made me feel like I was a stranger walking with Ms. Roundtree throughout her life. Ms. Roundtree lived a great life of purpose. It is a shame that she hasn't recieved the notoriety she deserves. If you are on the fence about getting this book please get off the fence, buy and listen to this book. You will be very grateful that you did.
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Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It
- The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
- De: Jo Ann Robinson
- Narrado por: Leesha Saunders
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which ignited the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, has always been vitally important in American history. This is the autobiographical account of the creation of the boycott by one of its principal organizers. With the publication of this book, the boycott becomes a milestone in the history of American women as well.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Montgomery Boycott and the Women who Started It
- De Robin G. en 02-29-24
- Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It
- The Memoir of Jo Ann Gibson Robinson
- De: Jo Ann Robinson
- Narrado por: Leesha Saunders
Excellent book
Revisado: 10-31-19
I bought this book in order to see how women contributed to the success of the civil rights movement. This memoir did that and much more. Buy and study this book. You will be glad that you did.
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Parting the Waters
- America in the King Years 1954-63
- De: Taylor Branch
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards
- Duración: 45 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 202
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 178
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 178
Hailed as the most masterful story ever told of the American civil rights movement, Parting the Waters is destined to endure for generations. Moving from the fiery political baptism of Martin Luther King, Jr., to the corridors of Camelot where the Kennedy brothers weighed demands for justice against the deceptions of J. Edgar Hoover, here is a vivid tapestry of America, torn and finally transformed by a revolutionary struggle unequaled since the Civil War.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- De Judith Princz en 05-15-19
- Parting the Waters
- America in the King Years 1954-63
- De: Taylor Branch
- Narrado por: Prentice Onayemi, Janina Edwards
Wow!
Revisado: 08-20-19
This book is a robust, scholarly novel like book on the Civil Rights movement. It was such a delight to read. It added richer layers to figures within the civil rights movement that I have been learning about. Buy, and read or listen to, this book, you will be glad that you did.
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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
wow.
Revisado: 03-22-19
this book does a great job shedding light on the challenges immigrants face in getting to and living in America
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