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The Women
- A Novel
- De: Kristin Hannah
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Duración: 14 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 48,938
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 46,701
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 46,704
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW. Just Wow
- De Joanne DeVuono en 02-08-24
- The Women
- A Novel
- De: Kristin Hannah
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
Why????
Revisado: 05-29-24
This could've been great, but the romance saccharine narratives were cloying and unbelievable.
This book did Vietnam veterans, especially the women, a disservice.
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The Librarianist
- A Novel
- De: Patrick deWitt
- Narrado por: Jim Meskimen
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 184
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 155
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 155
Bob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books and small comforts in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he encounters a confused elderly woman lost in a market and returns her to the senior center that is her home. Hoping to fill the void he’s known since retiring, he begins volunteering at the center. Here, as a community of strange peers gathers around Bob, and following a happenstance brush with a painful complication from his past, the events of his life and the details of his character are revealed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An entertaining audio
- De Barbara S en 07-09-23
- The Librarianist
- A Novel
- De: Patrick deWitt
- Narrado por: Jim Meskimen
Just a good old comfortable story!
Revisado: 03-03-24
I loved this book. The narration starts off flat, initially detracting from the story, but stick with it. At some point the narrator becomes more animated and the story moves forward with vivid imagery. A tale to be told.
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Martyr!
- A Novel
- De: Kaveh Akbar
- Narrado por: Arian Moayed
- Duración: 10 h y 39 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,168
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,085
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,085
Cyrus Shams is a young man grappling with an inheritance of violence and loss: his mother’s plane was shot down over the skies of the Persian Gulf in a senseless accident; and his father’s life in America was circumscribed by his work killing chickens at a factory farm in the Midwest.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the best novels I have ever read/heard.
- De James en 04-06-24
- Martyr!
- A Novel
- De: Kaveh Akbar
- Narrado por: Arian Moayed
All over the place!
Revisado: 02-21-24
Maybe 3 or four books jumbled together. Overly sentimental. Should have ended at the death of Orchida.
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Brood
- A Novel
- De: Jackie Polzin
- Narrado por: Rebecca Lowman
- Duración: 4 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 41
Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the 40-below nights of a brutal Minnesota winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined. A stunning, brilliantly insightful meditation on life and longing that will stand beside such modern classics as H is for Hawk and Gilead.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Refreshing....
- De StJohn en 03-29-21
- Brood
- A Novel
- De: Jackie Polzin
- Narrado por: Rebecca Lowman
Not For Me
Revisado: 03-15-23
This is the most negative story I've ever read, not one positive bit of sunshine in the whole book. I don't like any of the characters...and it's nonfiction!
Where's the humor cited in the publishers blurb...there isn't any. Nothing is funny!
I can't recommend it.
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Tree of Smoke
- A Novel
- De: Denis Johnson
- Narrado por: Will Patton
- Duración: 23 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 810
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 500
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 506
This is the story of Skip Sands—spy-in-training, engaged in Psychological Operations against the Vietcong—and the disasters that befall him thanks to his famous uncle, a war hero known in intelligence circles simply as the Colonel. This is also the story of the Houston brothers, Bill and James, young men who drift out of the Arizona desert into a war in which the line between disinformation and delusion has blurred away. In its vision of human folly, and its gritty, sympathetic portraits of men and women desperate for an end to their loneliness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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tree of smoke
- De ed spilka en 12-13-07
- Tree of Smoke
- A Novel
- De: Denis Johnson
- Narrado por: Will Patton
One of the worst books ever!
Revisado: 03-15-22
I still can't figure out the story or the purpose of this book. Having lived through Vietnam, had friends who sacrificed their lives and sanity for that illegal meaningless war, I don't feel it's true horror in this book. It's a story, (supposedly a novel), going nowhere slowly...very slowly. The dialog, and there's a lot of it, is flat, hollow and boringly droll with content uninteresting and convoluted. Who is the audience for this book? And, The National Book Award? Why?
I only finished for book club.
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The Last Housekeeper
- Securitech Inc. Series
- De: Kari Shuey
- Narrado por: Sierra Kline
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 8
Abby is a highly respected house cleaner to the wealthy. She was certain she'd already hit the glass ceiling when the offer of a lifetime comes her way. Her mentor and owner of "Dirt Slayers" offers to promote her to a live-in position. More income, less rent, doing what she loves - What's the catch?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!
- De Michaela en 04-13-21
- The Last Housekeeper
- Securitech Inc. Series
- De: Kari Shuey
- Narrado por: Sierra Kline
Silly!
Revisado: 03-27-21
This book devolves into silliness.
What I thought was a mystery, turned out to be an adolescent romance novel. Could not finish.
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Melania and Me
- The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady
- De: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
- Narrado por: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
- Duración: 11 h y 22 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,911
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 3,369
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 3,357
In this candid and emotional memoir, Stephanie Winston Wolkoff takes you into Trump Tower and the White House to tell the funny, thrilling, and heartbreaking story of her intimate friendship with one of the most famous women in the world, a woman few people truly understand. How did Melania react to the Access Hollywood tape and her husband’s affair with Stormy Daniels? Does she get along well with Ivanka? Why did she wear that jacket with "I really don’t care, do u?" printed on the back? Is Melania happy being First Lady? Wolkoff has some ideas....
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5 out of 5 stars
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AUTHOR IS AN ENGAGING NARRATOR
- De k en 09-02-20
- Melania and Me
- The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady
- De: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
- Narrado por: Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
Worth The Read!
Revisado: 09-02-20
A lot of additional facts about the characters and rivalries inside the East and West Wing of the Trump WH. Wolkoff is not at all how the NYT and Maggie Haberman portrayed her. She really is a victim...albeit a gullible victim of the whole Trump Family and cabal.
What I found interesting was how experienced Wolkoff is, not the amateur "event planner" the media and the WH have portrayed her as, but rather a true professional having worked at Vogue doing all their major events like the MOMA, under Anna Wintour, for over a decade.
The revelations about missing Trump inauguration funds is also at the heart of the book. A lot of surprises...and Wolkoff has the receipts! Worth it!
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