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Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 462
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 400
How much of our daily caloric intake comes from ingesting substances that, technically speaking, do not meet traditional definitions of “food”? Chances are, if you’re eating something that came wrapped in plastic and contains a funky ingredient you don’t have in your kitchen, it's most likely—almost definitely—ultra-processed food, or UPF.
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1 out of 5 stars
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ridiculously biased take on data
- By Brit_TV_fan on 11-25-23
- Ultra-Processed People
- Why We Can't Stop Eating Food That Isn't Food
- By: Chris van Tulleken
- Narrated by: Chris van Tulleken, Dr. Xand van Tulleken
Amazing and eye opening
Reviewed: 07-24-23
I rarely have enjoyed an audible selection like ultra processed people
Learned so much and will incorporate into my family lifestyle with eating habits.. I home cook all the time most every meal but will now take to a new level… I knew that if I ate “fast food” I experienced gastric problems / this book helped me understand why… perhaps if we consider the tenants expressed here we can have healthier kids and contribute to environmental health.. thank u for this book
Have shared over and over
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Stakes Is High
- Life After the American Dream
- By: Mychal Denzel Smith
- Narrated by: Mychal Denzel Smith
- Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46
The events of the past decade have forced us to reckon with who we are and who we want to be. We have been invested in a set of beliefs about our American identity: our exceptionalism, the inevitable rightness of our path, and the promise that hard work and determination will carry us to freedom. But in Stakes Is High, Mychal Denzel Smith confronts the shortcomings of these stories - and with the American Dream itself - and calls on us to live up to the principles we profess but fail to realize.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Truth to power
- By Anonymous User on 08-07-24
- Stakes Is High
- Life After the American Dream
- By: Mychal Denzel Smith
- Narrated by: Mychal Denzel Smith
Best listen for a long time
Reviewed: 03-01-22
heard npr book review on this book
She said “ listened to it and read multiple times”
I agree… though provoking and significant in understanding of the real life perceptions and experiences of being a person of color in our country and the urgency to put ourselves outside the “me” and look at the “we” of our culture war narrative
Bought the book after audible and will encourage everyone to explore
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What Only We Know
- A Heart-Wrenching and Unforgettable World War 2 Historical Novel
- By: Catherine Hokin
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
- Length: 12 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 637
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 576
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 571
A door slammed and the unmistakable sound of boots came crashing up the hall. Liese held her little daughter’s hand so tightly, the tiny fingers had turned purple. The SS officer’s hand was at Liese’s throat before she saw him move. "I can kill you easily, then I can kill your daughter." He relaxed his grip a little. "Or perhaps I could kill her first?" England, 40 years later. When Karen Cartwright is unexpectedly called home to nurse her ailing father, she goes with a heavy heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing!!
- By Erin on 06-05-20
- What Only We Know
- A Heart-Wrenching and Unforgettable World War 2 Historical Novel
- By: Catherine Hokin
- Narrated by: Jasmine Blackborow
Great audible all around
Reviewed: 03-01-22
Story poignant and salient for current political climate
Encourages historic interest in the roles of German/ soviet during wwII and beyond
The characters were developed and multifaceted
Warning: it’s a tear jerker!
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Cloud Cuckoo Land
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
- Length: 14 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 9,063
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,985
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,951
Among the most celebrated and beloved novels of 2021, Anthony Doerr’s gorgeous third novel is a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring story about children on the cusp of adulthood in worlds in peril, who find resilience, hope—and a book. In Cloud Cuckoo Land, Doerr has created a magnificent tapestry of times and places that reflects our vast interconnectedness—with other species, with each other, with those who lived before us, and with those who will be here after we’re gone.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Academic Snobbery
- By TVR on 10-03-21
- Cloud Cuckoo Land
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Marin Ireland, Simon Jones
Best book I have listened to for years
Reviewed: 01-10-22
Just get! laugh/ cry/ examine/ consider
You will not regret this journey and provocative weaving of history to present considerations of nature/ climate/ self reflection. Sorry I reached the end
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City of Girls
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 24,850
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22,241
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 22,137
Beloved author Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction with a unique love story set in the New York City theater world during the 1940s. Told from the perspective of an older woman as she looks back on her youth with both pleasure and regret (but mostly pleasure), City of Girls explores themes of female sexuality and promiscuity, as well as the idiosyncrasies of true love. In 1940, nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A strong story
- By Anita Kristensen on 06-08-19
- City of Girls
- A Novel
- By: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrated by: Blair Brown
Fantastic!
Reviewed: 06-30-19
LOVED!!! Best in a long time in all areas... This will likely be bought up for a movie.. Close your eyes while listening and the story unfolds in color and detail... Narration is perfect!
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Something in the Water
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Steadman
- Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47,577
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43,357
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Story4 out of 5 stars 43,222
Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough, Mark a handsome investment banker with big plans. Passionately in love, they embark on a dream honeymoon to the tropical island of Bora Bora, where they enjoy the sun, the sand, and each other. Then, while scuba diving in the crystal blue sea, they find something in the water....
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1 out of 5 stars
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No Thrill Here
- By Sara on 06-08-18
- Something in the Water
- A Novel
- By: Catherine Steadman
- Narrated by: Catherine Steadman
pretty self absorbed writing
Reviewed: 09-19-18
Too much in the writers head and musings- could walk away and come back still listening to dialog about a certain premise 5-10 minutes later/ story ties knots to quickly at conclusion for the rambling prose..Plot line implausible in a myriad of ways for a thrill/suspense novel
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The Great Believers
- By: Rebecca Makkai
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 18 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,905
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,472
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,458
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico's funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico's little sister.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story for all time
- By Carla jo Thompson on 08-06-18
- The Great Believers
- By: Rebecca Makkai
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
Best book for a long time!
Reviewed: 07-01-18
Loved!!! The story is poignant and beautifully depicts a subject many may not know or not know from a personal perspective and the way the aids epidemic shaped a generation ... the characters are developed sensitively and unflinchingly: love,guilt, shame,hope . Kudos to the author in weaving the story to capture the humanness in all its flaws/demonstrating eloquently frailty and the longing to make sense of senselessness... narration makes this a top pick for sure !
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