K. Keane
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
- A Memoir
- By: Matthew Perry
- Narrated by: Matthew Perry
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31,536
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 28,973
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,916
The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence. In an extraordinary story that only he could tell, Matthew Perry takes listeners onto the soundstage of the most successful sitcom of all time while opening up about his private struggles with addiction. Candid, self-aware, and told with his trademark humor, Perry vividly details his lifelong battle with the disease and what fueled it despite seemingly having it all.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Mad at myself for getting sucked in
- By betty on 11-03-22
- Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing
- A Memoir
- By: Matthew Perry
- Narrated by: Matthew Perry
Extremely candid view of addiction
Reviewed: 02-06-24
I appreciate the author reading it himself. I guess there would have been no other choice.
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- By: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,622
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,893
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,860
Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions. Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can avoid the most dire effects of the climate crisis. Gates says, "We can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Be curious, not furious
- By Axel Merk on 02-20-21
- How to Avoid a Climate Disaster
- The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
- By: Bill Gates
- Narrated by: Wil Wheaton, Bill Gates
Fact-based Dive into Global Warming
Reviewed: 04-01-21
This is a great listen who love numbers and data. It is NOT anecdotal, it is a big picture view of the very serious global environmental challenges we have and provides realistic suggestions on what we can due to make a difference. Please listen to this book if you care about what will be the biggest catastrophe the world has ever experienced unless we change our behavior.
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A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World
- By: David Spade
- Narrated by: David Spade
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,096
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,300
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,260
Written and performed for the Audible experience, Spade’s new comic memoir takes listeners along for the sometimes embarrassing and always hilarious ride of getting older in our fleeting “Snapchat World”.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Free on Spotify
- By RunnyEggz on 08-12-18
- A Polaroid Guy in a Snapchat World
- By: David Spade
- Narrated by: David Spade
Come on...it’s David, what did you expect?
Reviewed: 03-11-20
If you need a laugh, go for it. We all need a laugh more than ever these days. Yes, he’s a dim wit dirtbag who just happens just smart enough to get paid a lot a money for these worthless skills. OK, enough of that...back to Great Lectures Courses before I give up hope on humanity.
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Permanent Record
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,987
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,310
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11,282
Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great (if incomplete) account
- By Ryan L on 09-22-19
- Permanent Record
- By: Edward Snowden
- Narrated by: Holter Graham
Great In-depth tech and legal review
Reviewed: 02-17-20
This is a real eye-opener! I previously knew the basic story of Edward Snowden, but this really filled it into a complete (yet still unfinished) story. It is also very well performed. It is only one side of the story and would really like to hear responses from those who were in positions of authority in the USA government during these events.
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Fentanyl, Inc.
- How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
- By: Ben Westhoff
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
- Length: 12 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 918
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 788
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 789
A deeply human story, Fentanyl, Inc. is the first deep-dive investigation of a hazardous and illicit industry that has created a worldwide epidemic, ravaging communities and overwhelming and confounding government agencies that are challenged to combat it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Best Current Book On the Drug Epidemic
- By Drake on 11-20-19
- Fentanyl, Inc.
- How Rogue Chemists Are Creating the Deadliest Wave of the Opioid Epidemic
- By: Ben Westhoff
- Narrated by: Alex Boyles
Meticulously researched and Comprehensive Book
Reviewed: 01-03-20
This was a excellent listen for those the want a deep dive into this epidemic. It is nicely divided into sections on user, dealers, manufacturers, law enforcement, medical and social professionals. So there is something for everyone and pretty good scientific explanations. Bottom line: today’s dope ain’t your Grandpa’s weed from his hippie days. There is some scary and very, very dangerous shit out there. We can only take every approach possible to deal with this huge challenge. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to see the bigger picture.
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The Right Side of History
- How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
- By: Ben Shapiro
- Narrated by: Ben Shapiro
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,995
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,109
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,051
America has a God-shaped hole in its heart, argues New York Times best-selling author Ben Shapiro, and we shouldn't fill it with politics and hate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As an atheist
- By Benjamin on 03-27-19
- The Right Side of History
- How Reason and Moral Purpose Made the West Great
- By: Ben Shapiro
- Narrated by: Ben Shapiro
This book is too religious for my taste.
Reviewed: 05-24-19
I am open-minded and actually quite interested in religious history, but this was preaching way too much to be an unbiased view of history. I had to stop and delete it after two chapters. It basically says that unless you live in the West (which he did not really define...it seems very USA-centric) and believe in Jewish-Christian Gods then you're an idiot. Message heard. I guess I am an idiot. Thanks for your opinion and good bye.
p.s. This and most book should be read by a professional voice....which this author is not.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 126,446
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 111,442
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Story5 out of 5 stars 111,054
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
The Ultimate Dysfunctional Family Story
Reviewed: 05-14-19
Hard to believe you can have one family member be so abusive to another in the absence of alcohol, drugs, or sex abuse. Nonetheless, this book achieved this and the heroine and author of the story succeed in giving one hope in the resilience of the human spirit. Excellent let read and thoroughly worth a listen.
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The Hate U Give
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 45,869
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 41,611
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Story5 out of 5 stars 41,458
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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5 out of 5 stars
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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
This Story Gives Life to Black Lives Matter
Reviewed: 07-24-17
Excellent performance of a very timely story. This is about how police violence affects the whole community and it's a story that all Americans should know. We can't take the rule of law and justice for granted; we must all be continue to make these work for all people in the USA if we are to prosper as a nation.
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Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 14 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,199
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,575
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,407
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times best seller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity's future and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fun But With A Couple O' Caveats--
- By Gillian on 02-22-17
- Homo Deus
- A Brief History of Tomorrow
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Where are humans going?
Reviewed: 05-20-17
This book is a logical extension of Harari's previous book, so if you liked that than you will likely also like this one. The patterns and sometimes absurdity of human behavior evolution is dissected and left me wondering if we are on a path that is Pre-ordained or can we still control our own destiny as a species? Only criticism is that I thought this book was a bit more rambling than the last one; as I listened, sometimes I would space out for a few minutes and once I regained my focus it didn't really seem like I missed anything. All-in-all, a good listen.
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Get Well Soon
- History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
- By: Jennifer Wright
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,753
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,041
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,008
In 1518, in a small town in Alsace, Frau Troffea began dancing and didn't stop. She danced until she was carried away six days later, and soon 34 more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had been stricken by the mysterious dancing plague. In late-19th-century England an eccentric gentleman founded the No Nose Club in his gracious townhome - a social club for those who had lost their noses, and other body parts, to the plague of syphilis for which there was then no cure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Didn't know syphilis could be so fascinating.
- By Kindle Customer on 02-09-17
- Get Well Soon
- History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them
- By: Jennifer Wright
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
A childish approach to a serious topic
Reviewed: 04-11-17
What would have made Get Well Soon better?
This book is a less-than-serious description of a serious times in the history of humanity. It is generally lacking in serious scholarship with neither referenced investigations nor medically adequate descriptions of the diseases that are the topic of the book. In summary, too whimsical for me and not enough quality science to warrant finishing the book.
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