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The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 13 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 48,855
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 43,326
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 43,044
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So, when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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About time!
- De Amazon Customer en 10-25-19
- The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- De: Jojo Moyes
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
The shoulders we stand on !
Revisado: 01-18-20
Great story ,told well and very enjoyable . So glad I live in the age I do.. Those pioneer days would have crushed me .
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The Five Invitations
- Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
- De: Frank Ostaseski
- Narrado por: Frank Ostaseski
- Duración: 12 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 760
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 655
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 651
Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight, helping us to discover what matters most. Life and death are a package deal. They cannot be pulled apart, and we cannot truly live unless we are aware of death. The Five Invitations is an exhilarating meditation on the meaning of life and how maintaining an ever-present consciousness of death can bring us closer to our truest selves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A wonderful resource for caregivers, patients
- De Elizabeth Kerin en 02-05-18
- The Five Invitations
- Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully
- De: Frank Ostaseski
- Narrado por: Frank Ostaseski
Book For Everyone
Revisado: 01-15-18
Where does The Five Invitations rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the Best Audio books I've listened to .
Have you listened to any of Frank Ostaseski’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Glad to have happened upon him
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No I wanted this book to last as long as possible ... so I rewound quite a bit so I would not miss anything !
Any additional comments?
Helped me re evaluate some acknowledged and some buried grief .
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Civilization
- The West and the Rest
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Niall Ferguson
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,352
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,009
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,991
The rise to global predominance of Western civilization is the single most important historical phenomenon of the past five hundred years. All over the world, an astonishing proportion of people now work for Western-style companies, study at Western-style universities, vote for Western-style governments, take Western medicines, wear Western clothes, and even work Western hours. Yet six hundred years ago the petty kingdoms of Western Europe seemed unlikely to achieve much more than perpetual internecine warfare. It was Ming China or Ottoman Turkey that had the look of world civilizations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thoughtful analysis of the ascendancy of the West.
- De Patrick en 05-25-13
- Civilization
- The West and the Rest
- De: Niall Ferguson
- Narrado por: Niall Ferguson
I loved this book!
Revisado: 11-11-15
If you could sum up Civilization in three words, what would they be?
Wonderful look at ourselves
What about Niall Ferguson’s performance did you like?
Well read
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Could not stop listening
Any additional comments?
Sad when it ended
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Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
- What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America's Prison Crisis
- De: Jeff Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Smith
- Duración: 7 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 65
In 2009 Smith pleaded guilty to a seemingly minor charge of campaign malfeasance and earned himself a year and one day in Kentucky's FCI Manchester. Mr. Smith Goes to Prison is the fish-out-of-water story of his time in the big house, of the people he met there and the things he learned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book for Everyone
- De Debra en 11-11-15
- Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
- What My Year Behind Bars Taught Me About America's Prison Crisis
- De: Jeff Smith
- Narrado por: Jeff Smith
A Book for Everyone
Revisado: 11-11-15
What made the experience of listening to Mr. Smith Goes to Prison the most enjoyable?
The story needs to be told ,, every law enforcement person should have to spend some time behind bars !
What was one of the most memorable moments of Mr. Smith Goes to Prison?
I loved that his Mom is now a mentor to a prisoner and that he kept in touch with Warehouse friends as best he could ..
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Any additional comments?
This is a story of one man's courage, spirit and growth ,. in a strange but not unusual setting .. His whole life prepared him for the challanges he had to face and conquer to truely become the Best man he could be ... Which is someone who can make a difference for good in the lives of others especially the disenfranchised.
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Where the Hell Is Tesla?
- A Novel
- De: Rob Dircks
- Narrado por: Rob Dircks
- Duración: 5 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 5,932
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5,555
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 5,547
I found the journal at work. Well, I don't know if you'd call it work, but that's where I found it. It's the lost journal of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors and visionaries ever. Before he died in 1943, he kept a notebook filled with spectacular claims and outrageous plans.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Had A Blast Listening To This One!
- De Cheri en 08-11-16
- Where the Hell Is Tesla?
- A Novel
- De: Rob Dircks
- Narrado por: Rob Dircks
Wonderfully entertaining !
Revisado: 11-11-15
What made the experience of listening to Where the Hell is Tesla? the most enjoyable?
Loved the way the story was told
What did you like best about this story?
The lingo of the book , the banter made me want to be one of the guys !
Have you listened to any of Rob Dircks’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
no
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I laughed out loud quite a few times
Any additional comments?
I will be looking into listening to another of
Rob Dircks books and recommending to friends
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Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- De: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
- Duración: 13 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 51,135
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 42,585
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 42,632
Why we think it’s a great listen: Seabiscuit was a runaway success, and Hillenbrand’s done it again with another true-life account about beating unbelievable odds. On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline, and blood. Then, on the ocean surface, a face appeared....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Indescribable
- De Janice en 12-01-10
- Unbroken
- A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption
- De: Laura Hillenbrand
- Narrado por: Edward Herrmann
Compelling!
Revisado: 04-23-14
Where does Unbroken rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
The Best Audible book yet !
What was one of the most memorable moments of Unbroken?
Beginning to end riveting
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Stop Drifting, Start Rowing
- One Woman's Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific
- De: Roz Savage
- Narrado por: Roz Savage
- Duración: 7 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 195
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 179
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 174
In 2007, Roz Savage set out to row 8,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean—alone. Despite having successfully rowed across the Atlantic the previous year, the Pacific presented the former office worker with unprecedented challenges and overpowering currents—both in the water and within herself. Crossing Earth’s largest ocean alone might seem a long way removed from everyday life, yet the lessons Roz learned about the inner journey, the ocean, and the world are relevant to all of us.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I only listened to 1/3, so maybe it gets better?
- De Brandin en 05-14-14
- Stop Drifting, Start Rowing
- One Woman's Search for Happiness and Meaning Alone on the Pacific
- De: Roz Savage
- Narrado por: Roz Savage
One of Best Adventure Books I ever Read
Revisado: 03-09-14
What did you love best about Stop Drifting, Start Rowing?
I loved her introspection and honesty .. She transported me via her words out onto the deep ,fragil world of the open ocean ...
Who was your favorite character and why?
Ros is my hero and someone to learn from
Have you listened to any of Roz Savage’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No But I will !
What did you learn from Stop Drifting, Start Rowing that you would use in your daily life?
Perservance and my small supposedly inconsequential decisions are not inconsequential at all in fact its all we really do have control of !
I found the saying "war will end when the Power of Love is greater than the Love of Power " attributed to Jim Hendrix .... Unforgetable !!
Any additional comments?
I want to know Where Ros will be talking next !
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