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Perfect Peace
- A Novel
- De: Daniel Black
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 14 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,043
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,827
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,817
When the seventh child of the Peace family, named Perfect, turns eight, her mother, Emma Jean, tells her bewildered daughter, "You was born a boy. I made you a girl. But that ain't what you was supposed to be. So from now on, you gon' be a boy. It'll be a little strange at first, but you'll get used to it, and this'll be over after while." From this point forward, his life becomes a bizarre kaleidoscope of events. Meanwhile, the Peace family is forced to question everything they thought they knew about gender, sexuality, unconditional love, and fulfillment.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a great book!
- De JoJo en 09-03-16
- Perfect Peace
- A Novel
- De: Daniel Black
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
One of my all time favorites
Revisado: 07-19-22
I have loved this book since I first read it. I read it again almost every year and I almost always recommend it to people wanting to get back into reading.
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Island Queen
- A Novel
- De: Vanessa Riley
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
- Duración: 21 h y 16 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 550
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 499
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 500
Born into slavery on the tiny Caribbean island of Montserrat, Doll bought her freedom from her Irish planter father and built a legacy of wealth and power as an entrepreneur, merchant, hotelier, and planter that extended from the marketplaces and sugar plantations of Dominica and Barbados to a glittering luxury hotel in Demerara on the South American continent. Vanessa Riley’s novel brings Doll to vivid life as she rises above the harsh realities of slavery and colonialism by working the system and leveraging the competing attentions of the men in her life
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5 out of 5 stars
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BRILLIANT
- De PJMcGhee en 07-11-21
- Island Queen
- A Novel
- De: Vanessa Riley
- Narrado por: Adjoa Andoh
Another Historical Fiction Masterpiece
Revisado: 05-14-22
I have to keep reminding myself to read historical fiction in historical context. I was very upset with Dolly initially. But after I reminded myself of the limited choices left to enslaved black women, I admired her. She did whatever she had to do to ensure the freedom and well being of her family, black and brown women, and enslaved.
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Shoutin' in the Fire
- An American Epistle
- De: Danté Stewart
- Narrado por: Danté Stewart
- Duración: 6 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 166
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 152
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 150
In Shoutin’ in the Fire, Danté Stewart gives breathtaking language to his reckoning with the legacy of white supremacy - both the kind that hangs over our country and the kind that is internalized on a molecular level. Stewart uses his personal experiences as a vehicle to reclaim and reimagine spiritual virtues like rage, resilience, and remembrance - and explores how these virtues might function as a work of love against an unjust, unloving world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Poetic. Narrative. Vulnerable. Heartbreaking. Hopeful.
- De A. Smith en 10-13-21
- Shoutin' in the Fire
- An American Epistle
- De: Danté Stewart
- Narrado por: Danté Stewart
This book...
Revisado: 11-30-21
A MUST read book!
This book spoke to my experiences of being a Southern Black Woman Christian who often has to navigate all white spaces while either being invisible or seen as an exception.
This book reminded me that being a Christian who is Black is a liberating and hopeful experience.
This book told me that we are more than "the hopes and dreams of the slaves;" we are the answer to the prayers of our ancestors.
This book reminded me that "BLACK LIVES MATTER was not just a rallying cry of protesting for black bodies; it was a love letter, monument, a testimony, a Hallelujah, a Yes Lord, a sermon, a dream...a cry to remember. "
This book is a modern Black literary classic.
Yes and Amen!
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Somebody's Daughter
- A Memoir
- De: Ashley C. Ford
- Narrado por: Ashley C. Ford
- Duración: 8 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,240
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,031
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,028
Through poverty, adolescence, and a fraught relationship with her mother, Ashley Ford wishes she could turn to her father for hope and encouragement. There are just a few problems: he’s in prison, and she doesn’t know what he did to end up there. She doesn’t know how to deal with the incessant worries that keep her up at night, or how to handle the changes in her body that draw unwanted attention from men. In her search for unconditional love, Ashley begins dating a boy her mother hates.
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5 out of 5 stars
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It gives words to the journey of so many brown girls.
- De Insatiable Intuitive en 06-06-21
- Somebody's Daughter
- A Memoir
- De: Ashley C. Ford
- Narrado por: Ashley C. Ford
I love books that make me feel
Revisado: 08-18-21
This book stirred up many emotions. Many of which were not positive. but that is what makes a good book. those that can make you feel something.
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Revival Season
- De: Monica West
- Narrado por: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
- Duración: 8 h y 25 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 79
Every summer, fifteen-year-old Miriam Horton and her family pack themselves tight in their old minivan and travel through small southern towns for revival season: the time when Miriam’s father - one of the South’s most famous preachers - holds massive healing services for people desperate to be cured of ailments and disease. But, this summer, the revival season doesn’t go as planned, and after one service in which Reverend Horton’s healing powers are tested like never before, Miriam witnesses a shocking act of violence that shakes her belief in her father - and her faith.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Empathy-Evoking and Heartfelt
- De PR en 11-08-21
- Revival Season
- De: Monica West
- Narrado por: Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Beautifully Written
Revisado: 07-20-21
The book did a beautiful job of shining light on issues with church folk. Let me be clear, the Church, as established by Jesus is flawless built on the Solid Rock. It is us church folk that are flawed. I highly recommend reading and reflection by Saints and Ain'ts alike.
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'Til I Want No More
- De: Robin W. Pearson
- Narrado por: Donna Allen
- Duración: 11 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6
If Maxine could put her finger on the moment when her life went into a tailspin, she would point back 20 years to the day her daddy died. She tells herself he’s the only person who ever really knew and loved her, and if he hadn’t left her behind, her future would’ve taken a different path. No absentee mother, no stepfather, no rebellious ripping and running during her teenage years. And no JD, who gave her wandering young heart a home, at least for a time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great Read
- De LaDonna McCann en 05-13-21
- 'Til I Want No More
- De: Robin W. Pearson
- Narrado por: Donna Allen
Another Great Read
Revisado: 05-13-21
The book was good.
The story excellent.
The narration wonderful.
Robin has written another powerful and moving story.
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Just as I Am
- A Memoir
- De: Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Robin Miles
- Duración: 16 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 6,619
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 5,887
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5,871
Just as I Am is my truth. It is me, plain and unvarnished, with the glitter and garland set aside. Here, I am indeed Cicely, the actress who has been blessed to grace the stage and screen for six decades. Yet I am also the church girl who once rarely spoke a word. I am the teenager who sought solace in the verses of the old hymn for which this book is named. I am a daughter and mother, a sister, and a friend. I am an observer of human nature and the dreamer of audacious dreams.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Legend and National Treasure
- De Mz Fabulous en 01-29-21
- Just as I Am
- A Memoir
- De: Cicely Tyson, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Cicely Tyson, Viola Davis, Robin Miles
A Page Turner of a Life
Revisado: 03-01-21
This was a page turner of a life..
It is full of wisdom 💜 and Spiritual encouragement 💜
I have always admired Queen Mother Cicley Tyson from afar, but now her legacy has made her one of my SHEROES.
My highlighter and pencil couldn't keep up with all the gems of wisdom in this book 💜
From womanhood, to faith in God, to motherhood, to chasing your dreams, family, marriage, and so much more...
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Between the World and Me
- De: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrado por: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Duración: 3 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 31,249
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 27,600
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 27,416
Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race”, a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of Black women and men - bodies exploited through slavery and segregation and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a Black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Heartfelt Self-aware Literary Masterpiece
- De T Spencer en 07-30-15
- Between the World and Me
- De: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrado por: Ta-Nehisi Coates
A black literary masterpiece.
Revisado: 02-01-21
This should be required reading for high school. This is a black literary masterpiece.
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