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Never Caught
- De: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 6 h y 45 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,021
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 898
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 899
When George Washington was elected president, he reluctantly left behind his beloved Mount Vernon to serve in Philadelphia, the temporary seat of the nation's capital. In setting up his household, he took Tobias Lear, his celebrated secretary, and eight slaves, including Ona Judge, about which little has been written. As he grew accustomed to Northern ways, there was one change he couldn't get his arms around: Pennsylvania law required enslaved people be set free after six months of residency in the state. Washington decided to circumvent the law.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful audiobook
- De Brad Turner en 03-07-17
- Never Caught
- De: Erica Armstrong Dunbar
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
Great listen!
Revisado: 08-11-17
This book is well researched and presented. It presents a hidden history. I highly recommend it.
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Nine Parts of Desire
- The Hidden World of Islamic Women
- De: Geraldine Brooks
- Narrado por: Geraldine Brooks
- Duración: 10 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 315
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 280
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 281
Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women is the story of Brooks’ intrepid journey toward an understanding of the women behind the veils, and of the often contradictory political, religious, and cultural forces that shape their lives. In fundamentalist Iran, Brooks finagles an invitation to tea with the ayatollah’s widow—and discovers that Mrs. Khomeini dyes her hair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Auto-ethnography and good research
- De Verna en 09-26-13
- Nine Parts of Desire
- The Hidden World of Islamic Women
- De: Geraldine Brooks
- Narrado por: Geraldine Brooks
Disappointment
Revisado: 04-29-16
Would you try another book from Geraldine Brooks and/or Geraldine Brooks?
Maybe - have liked her 'People of the Book' but I am not liking this book at all.
What do you think your next listen will be?
not sure...
What didn’t you like about Geraldine Brooks’s performance?
not entertaining or interesting, perhaps too much detail. Chapters/ topics seem disconnected.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
disappointment
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Shocking the Conscience
- A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Simeon Booker, Carol Mcabe Booker
- Narrado por: Ronald Clarkson
- Duración: 13 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Within a few years of its first issue in 1951, Jet, a pocket-sized magazine, became the "bible" for news of the civil rights movement. It was said, only half-jokingly, "If it wasn't in Jet, it didn't happen." Writing for the magazine and its glossy, big sister Ebony, for 53 years, longer than any other journalist, Washington bureau chief Simeon Booker was on the front lines of virtually every major event of the revolution that transformed America.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Powerful story
- De annie en 04-29-16
- Shocking the Conscience
- A Reporter's Account of the Civil Rights Movement
- De: Simeon Booker, Carol Mcabe Booker
- Narrado por: Ronald Clarkson
Powerful story
Revisado: 04-29-16
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Yes, learned a lot of history and Booker offered a unique perspective
What was one of the most memorable moments of Shocking the Conscience?
Definitely the story of the freedom rides
What three words best describe Ronald Clarkson’s performance?
monotone, lacked tonation
If this book were a movie would you go see it?
possibly... would be hard to cover all of this history in 1 movie
Any additional comments?
Audio file needs editing... several places where sentences are repeated. Book needs a different narrator.
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The Optimist's Daughter
- De: Eudora Welty
- Narrado por: Eudora Welty
- Duración: 3 h y 59 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 284
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 242
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 238
This story of a young woman's confrontation with death and her past is a poetic study of human relations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful writing
- De Teresa en 07-15-13
- The Optimist's Daughter
- De: Eudora Welty
- Narrado por: Eudora Welty
My introduction to Welty's Writing
Revisado: 04-10-16
And it could not be better! This is a great story, well crafted and read by Welty herself.
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The Bones of Paris
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,154
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,028
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,034
New York Times best-selling author Laurie R. King garners widespread acclaim for her suspenseful novels rich with historical detail. Set in the vibrant Paris Jazz Age, The Bones of Paris introduces private investigator Harris Stuyvesant, an American agent who’s been given the plum assignment of locating beautiful young model Philippa Crosby. But when Philippa’s trail ends at the Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Montmartre, Stuyvesant discovers a world where art meets sexual depravity - and where a savage killer lurks in the shadows.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I'm not sure...
- De ShySusan en 09-18-13
- The Bones of Paris
- De: Laurie R. King
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
Disappointing...
Revisado: 02-17-16
Would you try another book from Laurie R. King and/or Jefferson Mays?
King's Mary Russel series far exceeded 'The Bones of Paris'.
So I might but only after I listened to a preview of the book.
What did you like about the performance? What did you dislike?
Very little redeeming about the main character. The plot is akin to a cat chasing its tail... there are not the usual twists of a King novel. Toward the end of the novel, there is a potential twist when the missing woman's passport is discovered. But this twist seems underdeveloped and underutilized.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Great setting - Paris in the 1920s is grand.
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