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I'm Down
- A Memoir
- De: Mishna Wolff
- Narrado por: Mishna Wolff
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 183
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 127
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 129
Mishna Wolff grew up in a poor black neighborhood with her single father, a white man who truly believed he was black. "He strutted around with a short perm, a Cosby-esque sweater, gold chains and a Kangol---telling jokes like Redd Fox, and giving advice like Jesse Jackson. You couldn't tell my father he was white. Believe me, I tried," writes Wolff. And so from early childhood on, her father began his crusade to make his white daughter down.
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1 out of 5 stars
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I stopped listening an hour in....
- De Casey en 11-07-09
- I'm Down
- A Memoir
- De: Mishna Wolff
- Narrado por: Mishna Wolff
I Really Am Down With This Book!
Revisado: 08-09-18
No words, but I'll try. I laughed, cried, and was simply amazed at the story telling ability of Mishna Wolff. I was reminded of my childhood in so many ways. I never wanted the book to end, and even looked for a sequel, but no luck. Mishna managed to turn what could have been a dreary story of growing up in a racially confused home into a wonderfully bright memoir. Her white dad, who is believes on some level he is black, is such an interesting character. I forgot the name of the woman he married, but she was so well drawn out, that I feel like I know her. Mishna, herself, is quite a strong personality and manages in some miraculous way to get her needs met. I was also raised in a mixed family, so I could relate in so many ways. I can't recommend this book enough!!
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Deep Listening
- A Healing Practice to Calm Your Body, Clear Your Mind, and Open Your Heart
- De: Jillian Pransky, Jessica Wolf
- Narrado por: Jillian Pransky
- Duración: 7 h y 10 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 19
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 18
In Deep Listening, Pransky presents her signature Calm Body, Clear Mind, Open Heart program - a 10-step journey of self-exploration that she's taught around the world. It centers on the science of Deep Listening, which allows us to pause and truly hear - often for the first time - what both our bodies and our minds are telling us. It kickstarts our relaxation response, calming muscular tension and setting the whole body up for deep healing, growth, and repair. It's a new frontier in integrative wellness - the new mindfulness.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not what I expected at all
- De Jo en 09-21-18
- Deep Listening
- A Healing Practice to Calm Your Body, Clear Your Mind, and Open Your Heart
- De: Jillian Pransky, Jessica Wolf
- Narrado por: Jillian Pransky
Listen
Revisado: 08-09-18
Amazing. This book is a life changer for me. Jillian Pransky has a way with meditation and getting one into a calm state of mind. I listen to on audible most days to get centered.
Thank you Jillian!
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Unfamiliar Fishes
- De: Sarah Vowell
- Narrado por: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, John Hodgman, y otros
- Duración: 7 h y 28 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 2,325
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,807
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,800
In Unfamiliar Fishes, Sarah Vowell argues that 1898 might be a year just as crucial to our nation's identity, a year when, in an orgy of imperialism, the United States annexed Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Guam, and invaded Cuba and then the Philippines, becoming a meddling, self-serving, militaristic international superpower practically overnight. Of all the countries the United States invaded or colonized in 1898, Vowell considers the story of the Americanization of Hawaii to be the most intriguing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sarah Vowell does it again!
- De Kat en 03-23-11
Smart Exposition Marred by Narration
Revisado: 04-22-12
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
For those familiar with, and accepting of, Vowell's voice, the book will be time well spent. However, the idiosyncratic tone can be grating. What I've seen called deadpan irony comes across as self-congratulatory cleverness that would have been muted if the editor used a more professional voice. Too many of her sentences seem to end with an implied rim shot. Moreover, the book's use of celebrity narrators was distracting, though it is a remarkable cast for a mediocre book.By the middle, I lost interest in the narrative itself, with fault to be ascribed equally between the voice, the writing, the subject and my own attention span. I have listened to Vowell's Assasination Vacation, which was more enjoyable, probably because the work covered more familiar and varied ground.
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