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Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- De: Rachel Maddow
- Narrado por: Rachel Maddow
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,172
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,857
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,854
Inspired by her research for the hit podcast Ultra, Rachel Maddow charts the rise of a wild American strain of authoritarianism that has been alive on the far-right edge of our politics for the better part of a century. Before and even after our troops had begun fighting abroad in World War II, a clandestine network flooded the country with disinformation aimed at sapping the strength of the U.S. war effort and persuading Americans that our natural alliance was with the Axis, not against it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The fight to keep democracy alive
- De Rex en 10-19-23
- Prequel
- An American Fight Against Fascism
- De: Rachel Maddow
- Narrado por: Rachel Maddow
Terrifying and encouraging by turns
Revisado: 10-26-23
Enjoyed the performance, elocution, and pacing of the narrator. The story seems further evidence there is nothing new under the sun. People in the US have been working against their own interests since Revolutionary days. I appreciate the opportunity to know a bit about this group of mid-century heroes.
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The Grandmother Plot
- A Novel
- De: Caroline B. Cooney
- Narrado por: Jon Orsini
- Duración: 8 h y 31 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 8
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 8
Freddy leads a life of little responsibility. His mother is dead, his sisters are far-flung across the globe, and he can't quite work up enough motivation to find himself a girlfriend. But his memory-challenged grandmother lives in a nursing home nearby, and Freddy visits her often, simultaneously cherishing and hating the time he spends with the grandmother he always adored, who is now a ghost of her former self. When another elderly woman is murdered in the nursing home, Freddy panics.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Refreshingly absurd
- De Kindle Customer en 07-03-23
- The Grandmother Plot
- A Novel
- De: Caroline B. Cooney
- Narrado por: Jon Orsini
Refreshingly absurd
Revisado: 07-03-23
Never read anything with a glass blower as the central character. Points for novelty! Very much enjoyed the cast of oddball characters and the flawed hero aspect. Narration was solid, expressing the “stoner” vibe nicely. An easy listen with a handful of serious chuckles and a sprinkle of “awww” sweetness. Extra points for spot on description of the institutional smell of memory care. I encourage this one as a pallet cleanser.
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How the Word Is Passed
- A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- De: Clint Smith
- Narrado por: Clint Smith
- Duración: 10 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 3,621
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 3,235
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 3,221
Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the listener on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sincerely grateful read
- De Kelvin Dixon en 06-08-21
- How the Word Is Passed
- A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America
- De: Clint Smith
- Narrado por: Clint Smith
History is alive all around us
Revisado: 06-18-23
Fantastic. Devastating.
Mr Smith’s prose and performance struck a nerve. As a country, the USA still has a way to go in the great freedom experiment. More thoughtful reflection! More discourse! More works of this magnitude!
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The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940
- Twentieth Century Journey Series, Book 2
- De: William L. Shirer
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 26 h y 56 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 285
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 245
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 243
The famous journalist and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich documents his front row seat at the pivotal events leading up to World War II. In the second of a three-volume series, William L. Shirer tells the story of his own eventful life, detailing the most notable moments of his career as a journalist stationed in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich. Shirer was there while Hitler celebrated his new domination of Germany, unleashed the Blitzkrieg on Poland, and began the conflict that would come to be known as World War II.
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5 out of 5 stars
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None better
- De Ira S. Saposnik en 02-07-20
- The Nightmare Years, 1930-1940
- Twentieth Century Journey Series, Book 2
- De: William L. Shirer
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
Long deep read
Revisado: 12-29-21
While long and at times, overwhelming with names and dates, this is an amazing memoir offering an American newsman's perspective of Nazi Germany from within Germany at the time of Hitler's rise. The detail and anecdotes are superb. Grover Gardner is flawless as always!
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The Liar's Dictionary
- A Novel
- De: Eley Williams
- Narrado por: Kristin Atherton, Jon Glover
- Duración: 7 h y 55 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 212
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 169
In the final year of the nineteenth century, Peter Winceworth is toiling away at the letter S for Swansby’s multivolume Encyclopaedic Dictionary. But his disaffection with his colleagues compels him to assert some individual purpose and artistic freedom, and he begins inserting unauthorized, fictitious entries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The liar’s Dictionary
- De phyllis howe en 01-19-21
- The Liar's Dictionary
- A Novel
- De: Eley Williams
- Narrado por: Kristin Atherton, Jon Glover
Charming surprise!
Revisado: 05-24-21
What a find! As an inveterate word snob, I was delighted to come across this little gem. I gobbled it up in one sitting! So many precious words! The story has just enough intrigue to move things along without upsetting the library air. There are happy little surprises and a marvelously startling turn. The narration is pleasing to the ear, with precise diction and excellent phrasing. Both actors gave no hint they were "reading." Altogether, a treat!
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The Lake Wobegon Virus
- A Novel
- De: Garrison Keillor
- Narrado por: Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky - instrumental soloist
- Duración: 8 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 189
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 188
A mysterious virus has infiltrated the good people of Lake Wobegon, transmitted via unpasteurized cheese made by a Norwegian bachelor farmer, the effect of which is episodic loss of social inhibition. Mayor Alice, Father Wilmer, Pastor Liz, the Bunsens and Krebsbachs, formerly taciturn elders, burst into political rants, inappropriate confessions, and rhapsodic proclamations, while their teenagers watch in amazement. Meanwhile, a wealthy outsider is buying up farmland for a Keep America Truckin' motorway and amusement park.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really looked forward to this but.....
- De Maggie & Kates Mom en 10-17-20
- The Lake Wobegon Virus
- A Novel
- De: Garrison Keillor
- Narrado por: Garrison Keillor, Richard Dworsky - instrumental soloist
Another fine Lake Wobegon story
Revisado: 12-25-20
Mr. Keillor brings the charm again, giving the reader a peek into the lives of the fine folks of our favorite fictional town.
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Between the Stops
- The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
- De: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 394
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 356
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 354
'Between the Stops is a sort of a memoir, my sort. It's about a bus trip really, because it's my view from the Number 12 bus (mostly top deck, the seat at the front on the right), a double-decker that plies its way from Dulwich, in South East London, where I was living, to where I sometimes work - at the BBC, in the heart of the capital. It's not a sensible way to write a memoir at all, probably, but it's the way things pop into your head as you travel, so it's my way'.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, interesting and enlightening. A must listen.
- De Steve Killingback en 01-05-20
- Between the Stops
- The View of My Life from the Top of the Number 12 Bus
- De: Sandi Toksvig
- Narrado por: Sandi Toksvig
Sandy at her best!
Revisado: 10-19-20
Any fan of Sandy Toksvig, London, history, or Life in general will thoroughly enjoy this volume. Her reminders to us all - be kind, be curious, be patient, be involved - are best practices for these crazy days we are living through.
Wonderful performance a of a completely engaging work!
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Gilded Needles
- De: Michael McDowell
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
- Duración: 11 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,850
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,591
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,593
Welcome to the Black Triangle, New York's decadent district of opium dens, gambling casinos, and back-room abortions. The queen of this unsavory neighborhood is Black Lena Shanks, whose family leads a ring of female criminals - women skilled in the art of cruelty. Only a few blocks away, amidst the elegant mansions and lily-white reputations of Gramercy Park and Washington Square, lives Judge James Stallworth. On a crusade to crush Lena's evil empire, the judge has sentenced three of her family members to death. And now she wants revenge.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Definitely dark, but engrossing.
- De Joey en 08-09-17
- Gilded Needles
- De: Michael McDowell
- Narrado por: R.C. Bray
Wonderfully wicked!
Revisado: 05-12-20
I am not usually one to root for the bad guy but the characters in this volume make one question precisely who IS the bad guy. This is a deliciously dark tale of revenge, community, and familial love. Narration is sold and sympathetic to the story. Not for everyone (or the faint of heart), I cannot recommend highly enough this walk on the wild side of NYC, circa 1882.
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Screwball
- De: Simon Rich
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello, Beck Bennett
- Duración: 39 m
- Grabación Original
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General4 out of 5 stars 11,328
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10,139
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10,079
Before he was “Babe” or “The Sultan of Swat” or “The Great Bambino”, George Herman Ruth was just another teenage misfit at St. Mary’s School for Boys. But Ruth has something the other boys don’t, and when Baltimore Orioles manager Jack Dunn watches him throw a baseball over a building, Ruth gets the chance to punch his ticket out of the orphanage. All he has to do now is make the team.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story, not for kids
- De Stormy Jones en 07-06-19
- Screwball
- De: Simon Rich
- Narrado por: Scott Aiello, Beck Bennett
Sweet and light!
Revisado: 04-11-20
This is a marvelously goofy baseball story. A fine way to spend a half hour!
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Pont Neuf
- De: Max Byrd
- Narrado por: Natasha Soudek
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
- Grabación Original
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 8,421
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 7,469
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 7,446
Can a young war correspondent find herself and follow her heart? In this work of historical fiction, 20-something Annabella “Annie” March arrives in France in 1944 intending to write about the war. Soon, however, Annie begins to distance herself from her sometimes-mentor, sometimes-rival - the great Martha Gellhorn - and Gellhorn’s larger-than-life husband, the novelist Ernest Hemingway. She turns to photography in the hopes of making her own name and, to her delight, discovers that images come more easily than words.
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1 out of 5 stars
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BORING
- De Susan en 12-06-19
- Pont Neuf
- De: Max Byrd
- Narrado por: Natasha Soudek
Heartbreaking
Revisado: 03-16-20
Being a sucker for WWII-based fiction, this was an easy choice for me. The story draws the reader/listener into the gritty world if war time Europe. The narration is clear and easy to follow. I will never be a fan of narrators attempting to change voices for characters, but it is less jarring in this volume than others. An enjoyable afternoon's listen!
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