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Making Americans
- Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
- By: Jessica Lander
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
- Length: 14 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5
Setting out from her classroom, Jessica Lander takes the listener on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling listen for everyone who cares about America’s future, Making Americans brims with innovative ideas for educators and policy makers across the country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic read!
- By shawbridge on 05-21-23
- Making Americans
- Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education
- By: Jessica Lander
- Narrated by: Samara Naeymi
Creative teacher tells a lively story
Reviewed: 05-19-23
Lander draws together an engaging mix of history and her current classroom to illustrate the sometimes-rocky, always-amazing stories of how kids born somewhere else become Americans. She mixes in enough policy to point toward making the process work better, but she never strays far from the true heart of the book--the kids' experiences. The stories in this book gripped at my heart and stay with me every day.
This is a book worth reading.
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Small Mercies
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,499
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,343
In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessey is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the projects of “Southie,” the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sadly these streets are my home…
- By shipyardjay on 05-10-23
- Small Mercies
- A Novel
- By: Dennis Lehane
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Amazing book, amazing narrator
Reviewed: 05-16-23
Powerful book that tells a layered story about an ugly time in Boston (and American) history. Boston accents are really hard, but this narrator nails it. Five stars across the board!
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Pay Any Price
- Greed, Power, and Endless War
- By: James Risen
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
- Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 252
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 252
Ever since 9/11 America has fought an endless war on terror, seeking enemies everywhere and never promising peace. In Pay Any Price, James Risen reveals an extraordinary litany of the hidden costs of that war: from squandered and stolen dollars, to outrageous abuses of power, to wars on normalcy, decency, and truth. In the name of fighting terrorism, our government has done things every bit as shameful as its historic wartime abuses - and until this audiobook, it has worked very hard to cover them up.
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4 out of 5 stars
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If you care about our liberties, read this book.
- By John L. Moncrief on 11-02-14
- Pay Any Price
- Greed, Power, and Endless War
- By: James Risen
- Narrated by: Christopher Lane
Important book
Reviewed: 02-13-15
Drags a bit in the middle but beginning and end are riveting. A must-read for people who think about our country's future.
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Dead Ringer
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 528
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 382
Someone is posing as the outspoken, blue-eyed, blond attorney and is wreaking havoc around town, apparently determined to destroy everything Bennie loves. Only one person can pull off this double deception: Bennie's identical twin sister, Alice Connelly. But as far as Bennie knows, Alice left Philly long ago and never looked back.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lisa Scottoline does it again! :)
- By Sheila McGuire on 02-09-05
- Dead Ringer
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Best Lawyer in Philly
Reviewed: 06-25-05
Bennie Rosato is the best character I have read. She is sharp, competent, and caring. The book flows and makes sense, and Scottoline makes Bennie come alive.
The feelings in this book run true, especially between Bennie and her old men. I was sorry when this book ended. I wanted more.
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Killer Smile
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 482
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 321
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 323
Mary DiNunzio gets a terrifying telephone call while she's working late, then goes home to find a shadow lurking at her front door. When a lawyer close to her turns up dead, Mary begins to suspect that the case she's been working on, involving the suicide of an Italian-American in an internment camp during World War II, may not be ancient history after all.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Smack, Smack,
- By Susan on 07-12-04
- Killer Smile
- By: Lisa Scottoline
- Narrated by: Barbara Rosenblat
Love These Characters
Reviewed: 06-25-05
The women in Lisa Scottoline's books are interesting, women who are trying to find their way and doing a darn good job of it. Love the Philly settings. A treasure to read.
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