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No Big Deal
- From Athlete to Advocate (A Memoir of Childhood Betrayal and a Journey to Justice)
- By: Torey Ivanic
- Narrated by: Torey Ivanic
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story5 out of 5 stars 6
"No big deal"...for 15 years, these words kept Torey Ivanic from telling her parents, friends, and boyfriends about her interactions with the gymnastics coach who utterly confused her young mind, body, and soul - who had, she eventually came to understand, sexually violated her. In this memoir, Torey transparently and brilliantly shows how the abuse started, the collateral damage it created in her young life, her realization that it was a big deal, and her journey of healing and justice.
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4 out of 5 stars
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I’m “Jill” in this book, and I thought it was going to be easy to write this review...NOPE!
- By jill priest on 05-28-20
- No Big Deal
- From Athlete to Advocate (A Memoir of Childhood Betrayal and a Journey to Justice)
- By: Torey Ivanic
- Narrated by: Torey Ivanic
An open, heartfelt and important story
Reviewed: 09-10-21
Narrated by the author, this audiobook provides a necessary and important message: society has created an elaborate system that protects abusers and leaves the victims to fend for themselves as they attempt to recuperate from their trauma. Because of this, the courage and conviction it takes for victims to come forward and expose the truth is heroic. Torey is such a hero and risked it all in order to create a world based in principles of justice and truth. Though I was never involved in the world of competitive sports growing up, this was a revealing insight into just how easily power dynamics can create situations of harm for young athletes. I highly recommend No Big Deal.
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Ana Karenina (Spanish Edition)
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 32 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 142
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 116
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Story4 out of 5 stars 116
La novela se desarrolla en la Rusia de los Zares, donde Ana Karenina, una hermosa mujer casada con un poderoso ministro del gobierno ruso, se enamora de un apuesto y rico oficial del ejército, el Conde Vronsky. Buscando la felicidad y desafiando las reglas y normas de la sociedad rusa, Ana Karenina, abandona su esposo e hijo para vivir con su amante, con devastadores resultados.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Muy bello
- By Enrique on 05-21-22
- Ana Karenina (Spanish Edition)
- By: Leo Tolstoy
- Narrated by: full cast
An entertaining way to learn spanish
Reviewed: 01-09-21
Am intermediate level Spanish student and this was a fun an entertaining listen. Recommend it!
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The Alice Network
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50,410
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45,606
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45,425
In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We are standing on the shoulders of giants...
- By Marie on 02-25-18
- The Alice Network
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Excellent narration for a pretty engaging story
Reviewed: 05-30-20
I listened all the way through mostly bc I found the narration to be so masterful. She ease fully moves from character to character and tackles a French accent quite well. Not an easy book to narrate! Story line was historically interesting but it read a tiny bit like a YA novel.
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Certain Woman of an Age
- By: Margaret Trudeau
- Narrated by: Margaret Trudeau
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5,678
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,852
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,823
Margaret Trudeau, former wife of Pierre Trudeau, 15th Prime Minister of Canada, mother of Justin Trudeau, Canada's current Prime Minister, and international mental health advocate, brought her intimate staged performance, Certain Woman of an Age, to the Minetta Lane Theatre, where it was recorded live for Audible Theater. In this "fearless and vulnerable" (Chicago Tribune) one-woman show, Trudeau opens up - with refreshing candor - about her extraordinary life and her encounters with some of the most important icons of our time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it. Lived it. Living it
- By squishy on 03-08-20
- Certain Woman of an Age
- By: Margaret Trudeau
- Narrated by: Margaret Trudeau
Brava! Brava!!
Reviewed: 03-12-20
My socks were knocked off listening to Margaret Trudeaus “Certain Woman of an Age”. Beautifully written, masterfully performed; I was enthralled from start to finish. Thank you Margaret for your candor, vulnerability, hilarity, depth, and love. The world is a brighter place because of you.
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Running to the Edge
- A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed
- By: Matthew Futterman
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 773
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 698
In the dusty hills above San Diego, Bob Larsen became America's greatest running coach. Starting with a ragtag group of high school cross country and track runners, Larsen set out on a decades-long quest to find the secret of running impossibly fast, for longer distances than anyone thought possible. Running to the Edge is a riveting account of Larsen's journey, and his quest to discover the unorthodox training secrets that would lead American runners (elite and recreational) to breakthroughs never imagined.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well worth the listen
- By cfinedell on 04-01-20
- Running to the Edge
- A Band of Misfits and the Guru Who Unlocked the Secrets of Speed
- By: Matthew Futterman
- Narrated by: René Ruiz
Engaging and inspiring though a bit long winded
Reviewed: 02-16-20
Enjoyed this audiobook and listened all the way through. Loved getting a pretty descriptive history of modern tuning in the US but felt like I was in a marathon myself given how the book seemed to drag a bit between hours 7-9. Did pick up at the end. You’ll love this book if you’re a serious runner.
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The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- By: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,902
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15,190
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15,109
In 1912, scientist Marie Curie spent two months on the British seaside at the home of Hertha Ayrton, an accomplished mathematician, inventor, and suffragette. At the time, Curie was in the throes of a scandal in France over her affair with Paul Langevin, which threatened to overshadow the accomplishment of her second Nobel Prize. Performed by Kate Mulgrew and Francesca Faridany at the Minetta Lane Theatre, this play by Lauren Gunderson is an ode to two remarkable women.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Came for the science left with the guilt
- By Matthew Boswell on 12-08-19
- The Half-Life of Marie Curie
- By: Lauren Gunderson
- Narrated by: Kate Mulgrew, Francesca Faridany
Absolutely delightful!!!
Reviewed: 01-23-20
I feel as though I stumbled into a treasure of artistic talent!! This audiobook caught me completely by surprise and I was swept away into a beautiful story and friendship. What a treat! My only complaint was that I wanted it to be longer so that I could enjoy the narrator’s talents just a bit longer
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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,373
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,364
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Story5 out of 5 stars 23,323
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
- Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Spellbinding
Reviewed: 01-05-20
It started out slowly for me and I considered not completing the audiobook but It was more than worth the wait...half way through Endurance I became so gripped by the saga that Schackleton and team members endured that I couldn’t stop listening. Beautifully narrated and masterfully written. It’s a must listen!!
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Half Marathon Training Part 2: To the Finish Line
- 6 week training plan with 22 audio-guided runs
- By: MoveWith
- Narrated by: Katie Barrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 45 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 313
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 281
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 273
Run a half marathon you're proud of with MoveWith Coach Katie Barrett, who will lead you on part 2 of a motivating 12-week training program designed for first-time racers or those getting back into racing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’m telling everyone!
- By Cathrine O. Coombs on 03-21-19
- Half Marathon Training Part 2: To the Finish Line
- 6 week training plan with 22 audio-guided runs
- By: MoveWith
- Narrated by: Katie Barrett
Couldn’t be any happier!!!
Reviewed: 12-21-19
Week 7 into Coach Katie’s training program and am crushing it with my goals, time and outlook...all pain and injury free. Literally don’t think I could do this without this particular training program.
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Latin History for Morons
- By: John Leguizamo
- Narrated by: John Leguizamo
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,575
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,331
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,326
When his son gets a school assignment on heroes, John seizes the chance to teach him all about the great figures of the Latino world. But once he sets out on his irreverent crash course across three continents and 3,000 years of history - from conquistadores to cumbia, Montezuma to Menudo, and taking on the characters in all of it - he uncovers provocative truths that shock even him.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Well
- By Amy Cueto on 11-25-19
- Latin History for Morons
- By: John Leguizamo
- Narrated by: John Leguizamo
What is this nonsense??
Reviewed: 11-27-19
Consider myself to have a great sense of humor, have no challenges with cussing, and love Hispanic history...but what on earth is this?? If I don’t like it then who the heck is the target audience? Total waste of my money and time.
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