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Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.
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Hidden gem, incredible narration!
- By Christine T on 05-17-22
- Remarkably Bright Creatures
- A Novel
- By: Shelby Van Pelt
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Michael Urie
Absorbing story
Reviewed: 06-26-24
Loved the narration. This is an absorbing and lovely story with human misunderstandings and a hilarious and important octopus. Highly recommend.
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Three Girls from Bronzeville
- A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
- By: Dawn Turner
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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They were three Black girls. Dawn, tall and studious; her sister, Kim, younger by three years and headstrong as they come; and her best friend, Debra, already prom-queen pretty by third grade. They bonded—fervently and intensely in that unique way of little girls—as they roamed the concrete landscape of Bronzeville, a historic neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, the destination of hundreds of thousands of Black folks who fled the ravages of the Jim Crow South.
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Captivating, in a Every-Day-Life Way
- By Blondae on 09-23-21
- Three Girls from Bronzeville
- A Uniquely American Memoir of Race, Fate, and Sisterhood
- By: Dawn Turner
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Great memoir
Reviewed: 12-01-23
Thank you, Ms. Turner, for sharing your family, friends and experiences with us. You show that we are all fragile, strong and flawed. This book is a treasure.
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Twelve Years a Slave (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Solomon Northup
- Narrated by: J D Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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Born into “the blessings of liberty in a free State,” Solomon Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Bayou Boeuf region of Louisiana’s Red River Valley. Twelve Years a Slave is the chronicle of his captivity at the mercy of sadistic plantation owner Edwin Epps, who tested Northup’s tenacity and self-control under the most brutal conditions. Until fate brought a Canadian abolitionist to Epps’s farm, Northup thought he would never draw another free breath.
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Superb on all counts
- By Alle on 03-01-20
- Twelve Years a Slave (AmazonClassics Edition)
- By: Solomon Northup
- Narrated by: J D Jackson
A must listen
Reviewed: 08-20-23
A true and gutting story written by a man sold into slavery. Every American should read this book. It’s an important history lesson
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The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as “the prize of all the oceans,” it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia.
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Gasping for Air
- By Jean Engle on 04-19-23
- The Wager
- A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
- By: David Grann
- Narrated by: Dion Graham, David Grann
Wonderfully Narrated! Engaging story
Reviewed: 06-08-23
Fascinating look at early sailing and the trials and horror of being on a ship in the 1700s. I loved the narrator.
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Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- By: Jacob Tobia
- Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
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As a young child in North Carolina, Jacob Tobia wasn't the wrong gender, they just had too much of the stuff. Barbies? Yes. Playing with bugs? Absolutely. Getting muddy? Please. Princess dresses? You betcha. Jacob wanted it all, but because they were "a boy", they were told they could only have the masculine half. Acting feminine labelled them "a sissy" and brought social isolation. It took Jacob years to discover that being "a sissy" isn't something to be ashamed of. It's a source of pride.
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Groundbreaking
- By Rowan Coulter on 03-20-19
- Sissy
- A Coming-of-Gender Story
- By: Jacob Tobia
- Narrated by: Jacob Tobia
Wow!
Reviewed: 01-10-23
A witty and painful read. I appreciate the author’s honesty and willingness to reveal the hard truths of being true to you when you are so very different from the mainstream. I loved this book.
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Broken Horses
- A Memoir
- By: Brandi Carlile
- Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, 14 times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood.
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I have almost 2000 audible books and ...
- By M. Lynn on 04-22-21
- Broken Horses
- A Memoir
- By: Brandi Carlile
- Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
A beautiful gem
Reviewed: 12-30-22
This is a beautifully written, performed treasure of a memoir. She sings, chuckles and lays it all bare. My favorite listen this year. Thank you Brandie!
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The Cabin on Souder Hill
- By: Lonnie Busch
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
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Michelle and Cliff Stage bought their isolated vacation cabin in the mountains of North Carolina with hopes of repairing their 18-year marriage. But when Cliff disappears one night searching for the source of a mysterious light in the woods, Michelle’s life will change in unimaginable ways. After the sheriff’s department fails to find him, Michelle scrambles down the same dark mountainside alone, the strange, beckoning light her only guide.
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I Couldn't Even Finish This Story!
- By Kindle Customer on 03-07-22
- The Cabin on Souder Hill
- By: Lonnie Busch
- Narrated by: Sarah Mollo-Christensen
Surprisingly good!
Reviewed: 09-09-22
This was a spur of the moment read for me. The narrator is great and the story is very interesting and twisty. Very enjoyable
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The Woman They Could Not Silence
- One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
- By: Kate Moore
- Narrated by: Kate Moore
- Length: 14 hrs and 36 mins
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1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Her husband of 21 years is plotting against her because he feels increasingly threatened - by Elizabeth’s intellect, independence, and unwillingness to stifle her own thoughts. So Theophilus makes a plan to put his wife back in her place. One summer morning, he has her committed to an insane asylum.
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Everyone should read this!
- By Lana S on 12-22-21
- The Woman They Could Not Silence
- One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear
- By: Kate Moore
- Narrated by: Kate Moore
Riveting
Reviewed: 09-03-22
Author Kate Moore narrates this book beautifully. Absolutely riveting and horrifying. It wasn’t so long ago that women were the property of their husbands and had no rights. Highly recommend this book
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
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Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name.
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This Book Changed My Entire Perspective
- By Wendi on 01-14-18
- The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
A top 10 book for me
Reviewed: 06-10-22
Thank you Ms.Thomas for writing this incredible book. Thank you, Ms Turpin for your fantastic narration. I had all the feels with this book. I was shocked,appalled, sad, nodding in agreement and some times I laughed out loud. Very real, well written and wonderful characters. I highly recommend.
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Mr. Loverman
- A Novel
- By: Bernardine Evaristo
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Ron Butler
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
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Barrington Jedidiah Walker is 74 and leads a double life. Born and bred in Antigua, he's lived in Hackney, London, for years. A flamboyant character with a fondness for William Shakespeare, Barrington is a husband, father, grandfather - and also secretly gay. His deeply religious and disappointed wife, Carmel, thinks he sleeps with other women. When their marriage goes into meltdown, Barrington wants to divorce Carmel and live with Morris, but after a lifetime of fear and deception, will he manage to break away?
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Don’t miss this one.
- By Ruth Johnson on 05-04-21
- Mr. Loverman
- A Novel
- By: Bernardine Evaristo
- Narrated by: Robin Miles, Ron Butler
Wonderfully narrated story of shared humanity.
Reviewed: 02-24-22
This is my first experience with this author. I wonderful story that is so human- funny, heartbreaking, maddening. The characters are people you know and can totally relate to, regardless of your race, ethnicity, nationality or upbringing. The two narrators are perfect in there inflection and accent.
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