Wendy Berg
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Running on Red Dog Road
- And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood
- By: Drema Hall Berkheimer
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 172
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 173
Gypsies, faith-healers, moonshiners, and snake handlers weave through Drema's childhood in 1940s Appalachia after her father is killed in the coal mines, her mother goes off to work as a Rosie the Riveter, and she is left in the care of devout Pentecostal grandparents. What follows is a spitfire of a memoir that feels like a novel with intrigue, sweeping emotion, and indisputable charm. Drema's coming of age is colored by tent revivals with Grandpa, poetry-writing hobos, and traveling carnivals, and through it all, she serves witness to a multi-generational family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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real life
- By Richard M. on 10-05-22
- Running on Red Dog Road
- And Other Perils of an Appalachian Childhood
- By: Drema Hall Berkheimer
- Narrated by: Bailey Carr
Charming look back in time
Reviewed: 01-23-23
I enjoyed this book. The details put you right there in the moment. I can practically smell the breakfast biscuits. Enjoyable to see that world through a child’s interpretation.
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Sea Stories
- My Life in Special Operations
- By: William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: William H. McRaven
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,759
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,948
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,883
Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of bravery and heroism from his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Behind-the-scenes look at high level military life
- By N. on 10-23-19
- Sea Stories
- My Life in Special Operations
- By: William H. McRaven
- Narrated by: William H. McRaven
Incredible stories and incredible career
Reviewed: 11-23-20
My husband and I listened to this on a cross country drive and it was incredible. I love that the author read it himself too. You can’t say the same thing about fiction authors. It just brought it all the more to life being told by the person who actually lived these stories. And wow, if there’s a operation that made national news over the last 15 years this guy played a role somewhere, probably planned and ran it.
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