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Searching for Sylvie Lee
- A Novel
- De: Jean Kwok
- Narrado por: Angela Lin, Samantha Quan, Caroline McLaughlin
- Duración: 12 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,299
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,147
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,142
A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women - two sisters and their mother - in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times best-selling author of Girl in Translation.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Wordy and boring
- De Sheila S en 06-11-19
- Searching for Sylvie Lee
- A Novel
- De: Jean Kwok
- Narrado por: Angela Lin, Samantha Quan, Caroline McLaughlin
Favorite Listen!
Revisado: 06-19-19
Listening to "Ma, Sylvie and Amy" tell their engrossing story brought another angle to "Searching for Sylvie Lee". Hearing them speak made the characters and their conflicts seem real. I loved that the story took place in so many places (the Netherlands! Vienna! NYC!) with so many twists and turns that I had to listen even when not driving my car!
One of my favorite listens!
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Ep. 3: Ex-Con
- De: Audible Originals, June Cohen, Anonymous
- Duración: 24 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 24
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 24
A remorseful insider brings us a hard-earned truth: prison is effective. While years behind bars helped him see where his life went off the rails, it also helped him create a system for how former inmates can get back on track.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Annoying!
- De Monica en 02-28-19
Annoying!
Revisado: 02-28-19
All of these "Sincerely X" episodes have the same or similar introductions, in the same voice. The actual stories include slow music, reminding me of the podcasts searching for someone, and are not all that earth shattering. Waste of time.
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Ep. 3: Ex-Con
- De: Audible Originals, June Cohen, Anonymous
- Duración: 24 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 35
A remorseful insider brings us a hard-earned truth: prison is effective. While years behind bars helped him see where his life went off the rails, it also helped him create a system for how former inmates can get back on track.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ex Con
- De Lisa en 11-04-19
Annoying!
Revisado: 02-28-19
All of these "Sincerely X" episodes have the same or similar introductions, in the same voice. The actual stories include slow music, reminding me of the podcasts searching for someone, and are not all that earth shattering. Waste of time.
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Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- De: Lisa Jewell
- Narrado por: Helen Duff
- Duración: 10 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 82,788
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 73,703
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 73,475
Fifteen-year-old Ellie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenage golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now her mother, Laurel Mack, is trying to put her life back together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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SO GOOD
- De Ashleigh en 05-24-18
- Then She Was Gone
- A Novel
- De: Lisa Jewell
- Narrado por: Helen Duff
Dark and Addictive!
Revisado: 12-10-18
All in all, a great listen! I've just started getting into psychological thrillers and this one kept me on the edge of my seat. Great story and character development. Well written. I especially loved the ending and was surprised to see that the author originally had an alternate one (spoilers - https://blog.whsmith.co.uk/rjsp18-lisa-jewell-ending-envisaged-gone-warning-contains-spoilers/ ). PLUS the narrator did such a great job with her Irish accent, I thought there was another one. Check this out!
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The Willpower Instinct
- How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
- De: Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
- Duración: 8 h y 21 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,164
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 7,838
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 7,733
Based on Stanford University psychologist Kelly McGonigal's wildly popular course The Science of Willpower, The Willpower Instinct is the first book to explain the new science of self-control and how it can be harnessed to improve our health, happiness, and productivity. Informed by the latest research and combining cutting-edge insights from psychology, economics, neuroscience, and medicine, The Willpower Instinct explains exactly what willpower is, how it works, and why it matters.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Research based guide to improve willpower
- De Neuron en 05-27-13
- The Willpower Instinct
- How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
- De: Kelly McGonigal Ph.D.
- Narrado por: Walter Dixon
Loved Hearing About Latest Scientific Studies!
Revisado: 11-29-18
This book is based on a Stanford University course that describes scientific research on self-control and ways to use it to help your own. I especially liked hearing the case studies. It covers all kinds of situations where willpower will help you - I chose it hoping it would help me improve my exercise willpower and it had many techniques that I'm going to try!
As an aside, the narration was fine, but considering that a woman teaches this course and wrote the book, it would have been nice if a woman read it as well!
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- De: Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 12 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 296,281
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 261,892
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 260,978
For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't listen to the negative reviews.
- De Kyle en 12-03-19
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- De: Delia Owens
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
Barbara Kingsolver, Not!
Revisado: 10-10-18
I chose this book based on all the rave reviews comparing it to the work of Barbara Kingsolver, but it was not to be. Interesting plot, but the storyline was weak...somewhere between a young adult and a romance novel. The nature references were interesting, but not written in the same caliber as Barbara Kingsolver's. Since I guessed the "mystery" as soon as it came to light, it was hard to listen to the last part of the book - the only reason I did so was because of the excellent narration!
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Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- De: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, y otros
- Duración: 17 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 21,953
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 19,879
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 19,824
New York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. But Caroline’s world is forever changed when Hitler’s army invades Poland in September 1939—and then sets its sights on France. An ocean away from Caroline, Kasia Kuzmerick, a Polish teenager, senses her carefree youth disappearing as she is drawn deeper into her role as courier for the underground resistance movement. In a tense atmosphere of watchful eyes and suspecting neighbors, one false move can have dire consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The cover is a bit misleading, but...
- De Joy Easton en 05-18-16
- Lilac Girls
- A Novel
- De: Martha Hall Kelly
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell, Kathleen Gati, Kathrin Kana, Martha Hall Kelly
Awesome Story!
Revisado: 04-06-18
If you like historical fiction, this is a must read. Seriously one of the best read novels on Audible!
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The Orphan's Tale
- A Novel
- De: Pam Jenoff
- Narrado por: Jennifer Wydra, Kyla Garcia
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 5,792
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,263
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 5,233
Sixteen-year-old Noa has been cast out in disgrace after becoming pregnant by a Nazi soldier and being forced to give up her baby. She lives above a small rail station, which she cleans in order to earn her keep. When Noa discovers a boxcar containing dozens of Jewish infants bound for a concentration camp, she is reminded of the child that was taken from her. And in a moment that will change the course of her life, she snatches one of the babies and flees into the snowy night.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Sappy and tedious
- De Churchill en 03-23-17
- The Orphan's Tale
- A Novel
- De: Pam Jenoff
- Narrado por: Jennifer Wydra, Kyla Garcia
Great story!
Revisado: 06-23-17
I loved hearing about their friendship's trials and tribulations with WWII and the circus surrounding everything...
But I did not like Astrid's "voice" which sounded way too happy for most of the book!
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The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane
- De: Lisa See
- Narrado por: Ruthie Ann Miles, Kimiko Glenn, Alex Allwine, y otros
- Duración: 14 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 13,158
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 11,947
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 11,889
The thrilling new novel from number-one New York Times best-selling author Lisa See explores the lives of a Chinese mother and her daughter who has been abandoned and adopted by an American couple.
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5 out of 5 stars
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***EXCELLENT*** Six stars if I could !!
- De ROBIN en 04-10-17
Educational and Enthralling, But...
Revisado: 04-18-17
All in all, I'd recommend this book! I loved learning about the Akha people and the mother's story was both educational and enthralling. The daughter's, not so much, and she brought the book to a close much too soon...
I listened to the Audible version and was happy there were so many readers, but the daughter's voice really grated on me.
Anyway, now that I'm finished with the book, I must find some pu'er tea!
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Lab Girl
- A Memoir
- De: Hope Jahren
- Narrado por: Hope Jahren
- Duración: 11 h y 37 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 4,015
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,614
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,595
Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers, seeds, and soil. Her first book might have been a revelatory treatise on plant life. Lab Girl is that, but it is also so much more. Because in it, Jahren also shares with us her inspiring life story, in prose that takes your breath away.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A paradigm-shifting perspective on plant life
- De Elizabeth en 05-20-16
- Lab Girl
- A Memoir
- De: Hope Jahren
- Narrado por: Hope Jahren
Sadder than expected...
Revisado: 10-06-16
I wanted to rate this 3-1/2 stars, but my phone app wouldn't let me.
This was a sadder story then I expected, but I enjoyed hearing about Bill, plants and their many escapades.
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