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A Dangerous Business
- De: Jane Smiley
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
- Duración: 7 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia3 out of 5 stars 119
Monterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained what few women have: financial security. But when the dead bodies of young women start appearing outside of town, a darkness descends that she can’t resist confronting.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Just dumb
- De J wilson en 12-14-22
- A Dangerous Business
- De: Jane Smiley
- Narrado por: Therese Plummer
Editing??
Revisado: 02-18-23
Not among author’s best books unfortunately. Seems disjointed and incoherent at times. Captures the culture of the time.
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Call the Midwife
- A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
- De: Jennifer Worth
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,525
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,589
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,562
At the age of 22, Jennifer Worth left her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London’s East End slums. The colorful characters she met while delivering babies all over London - from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lived to the woman with 24 children who couldn't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city’s seedier side - illuminate a fascinating time in history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've listened to this year
- De Richard en 06-12-13
- Call the Midwife
- A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times
- De: Jennifer Worth
- Narrado por: Nicola Barber
More coherent than the television performance
Revisado: 11-05-12
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
This book is an exploration of a subject that few in the U.S. have experienced; Post war poverty and living conditions and the use of midwives in home births.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This is a very moving book which will touch most women. It explores the bravery of doing a job that is far out of one's comfort zone and the determination of people who have little materially to persevere and improve not only their own circumstances but also those of the people around them.
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Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- De: Donna Leon
- Narrado por: David Colacci
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 583
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 503
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 496
When the body of man is found in a canal, damaged by the tides, carrying no wallet, and wearing only one shoe, Brunetti has little to work with. No local has filed a missing-person report, and no hotel guests have disappeared. Where was the crime scene? And how can Brunetti identify the man when he can’t show pictures of his face? The autopsy shows a way forward: It turns out the man was suffering from a rare, disfiguring disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love Donna Leon
- De Sue en 08-20-12
- Beastly Things
- A Commissario Guido Brunetti Mystery, Book 21
- De: Donna Leon
- Narrado por: David Colacci
I love Donna Leon
Revisado: 08-20-12
Where does Beastly Things rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is one of Leon's better titles and they are all superb. Her nuanced plot lines and well researched understanding of current social problems all woven into an interest holding mystery make for wonderful reading. The stars of the show are always Commissario Brunnetti, and Venice itself. A wonderful pair which keep readers coming back.
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Drift
- The Unmooring of American Military Power
- De: Rachel Maddow
- Narrado por: Rachel Maddow
- Duración: 7 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,124
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,794
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,790
Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted away from America's original ideals and become a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war, with all the financial and human costs that entails. To understand how we've arrived at such a dangerous place, Maddow takes us from the Vietnam War to today's war in Afghanistan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Half the National Debt?
- De Dolf Beil en 04-07-12
- Drift
- The Unmooring of American Military Power
- De: Rachel Maddow
- Narrado por: Rachel Maddow
An important book
Revisado: 04-30-12
Would you consider the audio edition of Drift to be better than the print version?
I did not read the print version, but Maddow's voice makes a compelling listen.
What was the most compelling aspect of this narrative?
A thesis that many of us have always suspected but not ever seen brought together in a single source before.
What does Rachel Maddow bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
She is a passionate advocate for her story and her point of view.
What’s the most interesting tidbit you’ve picked up from this book?
The U.S. could solve most of its social problems with the money that is being spent on the preparation and execution of our foreign wars.
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