Ama Hagan
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I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
- By: Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Channie Waites
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Over the course of one night, two girls with two very different backgrounds must rely on each other to get through the violent race riot that has enveloped their city....
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My heart is in my throat ..
- By john meyerhofer on 06-22-20
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I'm Not Dying with You Tonight
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley, Channie Waites
- Length: 5 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 09-04-19
- Language: English
- Two Colors, One Goal
- Race is thrown out of the window when two colors, black and white, find themselves stuck in a dangerous night. The two high school girls desperately try to make it home alive as riots seem to sprout everywhere around them. Each having their own personal problems, they still manage to travel throughout the night to their eventual safety. I felt as if I was running and hiding for my life with these two, occasionally losing them in the mix and finding them all over again. I was also just as frustrated as Campbell was to see Lena’s desperateness in getting to her boyfriend rather than getting home. In all of these tragic events, color did not matter although it may have seemed like that in the background. The ultimate goal was to stay alive together. As far as the narration, the switch between the two narrators made the story that much more amazing, especially since it made the conversation come alive. The differences in the tones and speeches would even have the reader feeling as if they are there hearing the two girls in talk, yell, fight each other and more.
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The Beauty in Breaking
- A Memoir
- By: Michele Harper
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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An emergency room physician explores how a life of service to others taught her how to heal herself....
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Fantastic!!
- By Monica MD on 07-09-20
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The Beauty in Breaking
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Nicole Lewis
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 07-07-20
- Language: English
- Its Doctor Hagan to You
- Medical school all of a sudden became a little more nerve wrecking than it already was with this amazing listen that hones into the personal life and journey of a physician. As I started off listening in the first few chapters, I became very excited because I felt like I knew somewhat what was going on when it came to the health care workers tending to patients in the ER. My knowledge came from virtual clinical cases that I have been observing over the summer which also taught me how to approach different situations, such as a stroke, decreased cardiac output, etc. in the Emergency Room. Not only does this listen go through the personal life of a medical student who became a physician, but it highlights her experiences with different types of cases and people that she confronts in the ER. I loved this listen as it really speaks to the reality of a physician especially for an aspiring physician like me and all aspiring doctors should definitely come across this somewhere throughout their medical journey.
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Presence
- Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
- By: Amy Cuddy
- Narrated by: Amy Cuddy
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
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Presence is filled with stories of individuals who learned how to flourish during the stressful moments that once terrified them....
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Watch the TED Talk
- By A. Yoshida on 07-10-16
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Presence
- Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
- Narrated by: Amy Cuddy
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 12-22-15
- Language: English
- How to Actually BE There
- We find ourselves in situations where we know we are physically at a place, but people don’t seem to notice us. This listen teaches the listener what it means to not be present in a situation and how to actually be present in one. From the way we think, to our body language and even deeper into how we may eat, the idea of “presence” occurs in every aspect of our lives. Through this listen, we learn that people will only respond to us when we are actually present. This would be great for people who are preparing for big interviews, whether it is for a job or graduate school.
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
- By: Dr. Seuss
- Narrated by: John Lithgow
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is the incomparable Dr. Seuss' story of an unnamed "you" whose travels through the world involve a series of ups and downs. His ultimate success, however, is "98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed"....
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CONGRATULATIONS!!
- By Jim "The Impatient" on 01-20-17
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Oh, the Places You'll Go!
- Narrated by: John Lithgow
- Length: 7 mins
- Release date: 09-20-07
- Language: English
- Where Will You Go?
- Oh, the great narration! The excitement, the enthusiasm, the transition of tone, the music, and more! Graduates don’t give the books to your little brother, sister, or cousin just yet. This amazing production as short and as childlike it may be is one of the greatest listens and reads available. It is a book filled with advice and encouragement for those who are ready to enter the next chapter of their lives. John Lithgow narrates the book so passionately engaging the listener in the words that have so much meaning. He switches his tones from high and upbeat happiness as he exclaims “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” to a low, saddening tone when telling the listener of the downsides of reality. Near the end, his tone becomes much more optimistic as he then tells the listener that there are tasks awaiting the individual who has more at hand to tackle than to stick around waiting. So whether you graduated high school or college and just received this books as a gift, make sure to heed Dr. Seuss’s words and be moved by John Lithgow’s enthusiastic and encouraging narration.
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Don't Worry, It Gets Worse
- One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood
- By: Alida Nugent
- Narrated by: Alida Nugent
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
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Alida Nugent graduated college with a degree in one hand and a drink in the other, eager to trade in parties and all-nighters for "the real world". But post-grad wasn't the glam life she imagined....
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Don't read if you're over 25.
- By Billie McGhee on 07-22-15
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Don't Worry, It Gets Worse
- One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood
- Narrated by: Alida Nugent
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 03-25-15
- Language: English
- The Twenties
- Alida Nugent narrates her book in a way that sounds similar to a recent twenty something year old college graduate. There is a sense of being unsure of what to do with her life as she enters the real world and who to enter that real world with. There is worry in her choice of dieting and monotone in how much she should spend because she will literally have no more money if she overspends. You may have thought college was bad apart from the parties and the cool friends that you hung out with, but Nugent tells you that adulting gets worse. Growing up brings responsibility to an individual and her tone emulates the responsibility of a recently graduated twenty something year old.
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The Kite Runner
- By: Khaled Hosseini
- Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Taking us from Afghanistan in the final days of its monarchy to the present, The Kite Runner is the unforgettable story of the friendship between two boys growing up in Kabul.
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A Worhty Read
- By P. C..S. on 08-17-03
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The Kite Runner
- Narrated by: Khaled Hosseini
- Length: 12 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 08-01-03
- Language: English
- Redemption is Key
- Kite Runner is an eye opening book about the tragedies that occur within the life span of the protagonist. Listening to the author read as the narrator, Amir, allows the reader to follow him from his childhood to his adulthood. I learned to love Amir, as reckless as he is, but hate him simultaneously as he spoke of his constant perpetual sins, but also his desire to repent from them. His integrity and loyalty was questioned by his submissive servant’s son, Hassan, who dwelled with the family and built a very strong relationship with Amir regardless of how Amir mistreated and betrayed him. However, it can be argued the Amir’s actions were justifiable because he desired to help Hassan grow into a self-defending and independent man. This novel reveals a very deep secret near the middle which explains the actions of Baba, Amir’s father, towards Amir and Hassan as they were children. Near the end, the story comes to a very distinct closing referring back to the beauty of kites and a subtle image of how Amir runs after the kite for Hassan’s son the same way Hassan ran after the kite for Amir. This book is thrilling, and full of many captivating moments.
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The Grapes of Wrath
- By: John Steinbeck, Robert DeMott
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
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Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic The Grapes of Wrath remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of Dust Bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of Tom Joad and his family....
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Wish I could give it 10 stars!
- By P. Minor on 07-18-14
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The Grapes of Wrath
- Narrated by: Dylan Baker
- Length: 21 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 06-15-11
- Language: English
- The Wrath Kept Them Going
- The Grapes of Wrath is a great read especially for the English classes where students can listen to the dialect through Dylan Baker’s great narration. This literature is very heavy with diction that may not be easily processed when the eye quickly reads over it, but the reader can hear every detail of the novel when listening to it. This is a book that critiques institutions like religion, law enforcement, big business, etc. The reader also learns to love some of the characters, sympathize with them, as well as despise others. Although somewhat perplexing while reading, the audio helps to relieve some confusion and the listener is able to follow the plot of the story. The reader especially can highlight the themes that are laid out in Steinbeck’s non-narrative chapters and connect it to the life of the Joad family, the main characters in the novel.
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- By: Junot Diaz
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Staci Snell
- Length: 16 hrs
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Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love.
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Wondrous Book!!!
- By Robert on 06-22-12
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Staci Snell
- Length: 16 hrs
- Release date: 12-31-06
- Language: English
- Zafa to the Fuku?
- Audio is a very fond way of “reading” a book. Listening is more efficient than reading also because it can be done anywhere at any time such as walking, jogging or even eating lunch. Listening The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao took me on a journey with the various characters who have been victimized under authoritarianism. Oscar Wao was the perfect Dominican in his childhood years. He was the perfect example of hyper masculinity and captivated the attention from females a lot. However, all of that changes. Could it be the fuku that he inherited from his mother? Belicia, a mother of two, a “morena” with excessively black skin that resembles more with the Haitian identity, rather than the Dominican culture, has been born into this eternal curse or fuku. Her mother commits suicide, her father is jailed, and she is sold into slavery. Fuku! And where did this curse come from? Maybe it originated from the era of Trujillo, the tyrant of the family’s life. Lola, a girl who represented the Dominican dominant standard of beauty through her long hair grows up and becomes rebellious. She despises her dying mother and becomes the non-ideal child. Abelard, Lola, Oscar, Belicia, La Inca, the narrator Yunior, are all victims of this generational curse, but who gets closer to being the Zafa or even writing the counter spell to this curse? Find out through the journey of this novel about the brief, yet wondrous life of Oscar Wao and make your own suggestion about what the Zafa might be.
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