J. L. Morris
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There There
- A Novel
- By: Tommy Orange
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Alma Ceurvo, and others
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Jacquie Red Feather is newly sober and trying to make it back to the family she left behind in shame. Dene Oxendene is pulling his life back together after his uncle's death and has come to work at the powwow to honor his uncle's memory. Opal Viola Victoria Bear Shield has come to watch her nephew Orvil, who has taught himself traditional Indian dance through YouTube videos and will perform in public for the very first time. There will be glorious communion and a spectacle of sacred tradition and pageantry. And there will be sacrifice, and heroism, and loss.
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Highly recommend.
- By Rachel S on 07-09-18
- There There
- A Novel
- By: Tommy Orange
- Narrated by: Darrell Dennis, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Alma Ceurvo, Kyla Garcia
Excellent Writing
Reviewed: 10-23-19
I really liked the writing, the author is creative and knows how to spin a yarn. The ending keeps you guessing. The ending is like none I've experienced.
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The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
- Length: 17 hrs and 19 mins
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The Nightingale tells the stories of two sisters, separated by years and experience, by ideals, passion and circumstance, each embarking on her own dangerous path toward survival, love, and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France—a heartbreakingly beautiful novel that celebrates the resilience of the human spirit and the durability of women. It is a novel for everyone, a novel for a lifetime.
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HEARTBREAKINGLY POIGNANT AND INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL
- By PatrioticMimi on 02-17-15
- The Nightingale
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Polly Stone
Just Incredible!
Reviewed: 01-16-19
"Men tell stories", but this is one story that can only be told by a woman. Hannah has provided a brilliant narrative of World War II like none other. Her Nightingale transformed my understanding of the War and what it meant to survive as a woman in occupied France. One of the best stories I have read.
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How to Retire Happy
- The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire
- By: Stan Hinden
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
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Award-winning Washington Post retirement columnist Stan Hinden’s best-selling How to Retire Happy, Fourth Edition, helps you make the right decisions to ensure a happy, healthful retirement. It delivers all the expert advice you need in an easy-to-understand step-by-step style. How to Retire Happy includes everything that has made previous editions the go-to guides for retirees and near-retirees, plus much more!
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Great info
- By Tracy on 11-14-18
- How to Retire Happy
- The 12 Most Important Decisions You Must Make Before You Retire
- By: Stan Hinden
- Narrated by: John Haag
Ready for updating
Reviewed: 09-10-18
The book is thorough but doesn't translate well to audiobook format. The reading of URLs is troublesome and not very useful. Still, the narrator's voice is appropriate for the subject and presents the authors words authentically.
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Gumption
- Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
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The star of Parks and Recreation and author of the New York Times best seller Paddle Your Own Canoe returns with a second book that humorously highlights 21 figures from our nation’s history, from her inception to present day - Nick’s personal pantheon of “great Americans". After the great success of his autobiography, Paddle Your Own Canoe, Offerman now focuses on the lives of those who inspired him. From George Washington to Willie Nelson, he describes 21 heroic figures and why they inspire in him such great meaning.
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Swagger and mirth
- By Tamara Shope on 09-14-15
- Gumption
- Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America's Gutsiest Troublemakers
- By: Nick Offerman
- Narrated by: Nick Offerman
The book has gumption!
Reviewed: 08-28-18
Read by the author, with lots of personal touches, Of German delivers a manuscript and s performance that has heart. He opened my eyes to several people and ideas that I want and intend to explore further.
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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
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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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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
First read result, needs another reading!
Reviewed: 02-14-18
This book is intelligent, coherent, and dense. It is artfully constructed and covers a tremendous amount of thinking expertly and with great care. I wish I could absorb it all on my first read... alas, it will take much more. It might be easy to discount this work if you ignore its premise, but to embrace its premise is to require mastery of its content. Listening to Derek Perkins (narrator) will make it easy to experience the book a second and third time, he is a riveting reader.
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Never Let Me Go
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day and When We Were Orphans comes an unforgettable edge-of-your-seat mystery that is at once heartbreakingly tender and morally courageous about what it means to be human.
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Be patient; it will pay off
- By Kc on 05-23-05
- Never Let Me Go
- By: Kazuo Ishiguro
- Narrated by: Rosalyn Landor
Maybe an allegory?
Reviewed: 11-08-17
I'm not wild about this style of writing - starting out as if the reader is already familiar with the story and subtly dropping little kernels of detail that flesh things out. It seems like trying to cover up for not having much to share. I can see some timely topics, but I'm going to have to process for a while to figure out what those topics are.
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Hidden Figures
- The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- By: Margot Lee Shetterly
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as "human computers" used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets and astronauts into space. Among these problem solvers were a group of exceptionally talented African American women, some of the brightest minds of their generation.
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Great Story of a History Obscured
- By Cynthia on 09-18-16
- Hidden Figures
- The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- By: Margot Lee Shetterly
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Reading a Textbook
Reviewed: 06-13-17
I loved the story, but the storytelling was disappointing. It read like a Textbook, full of information, dates, names, and facts. But, in audiobook format, it was difficult to keep the characters straight. I was hoping for a more biographical approach, but didn't hear that until the epilogue.
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Dear Chairman
- Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
- By: Jeff Gramm
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 10 hrs and 13 mins
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A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest-running tensions - the conflicts of interest among public-company directors, managers, and shareholders - told through entertaining case studies and original letters from some of our most legendary and controversial investors and activists.
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Very worthwhile, fulfills its title
- By Philo on 04-16-16
- Dear Chairman
- Boardroom Battles and the Rise of Shareholder Activism
- By: Jeff Gramm
- Narrated by: David Drummond
VERY WONKY BUT EXCELLENT FOR THE RIGHT AUDIENCE
Reviewed: 03-11-17
I teach strategic management in a business school, so my interests are relatively specialized, this history fit the bill. For feeling like I can now give a good general history of corporate governance and shareholder activism in the United States, I could rarely find anything better. However, if this isn't your cup 'o tea, well then, read at your own peril!
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The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
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It's just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books.
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Glad I took a chance.
- By Robert on 08-20-11
- The Book Thief
- By: Markus Zusak
- Narrated by: Allan Corduner
Fabulous storytelling, timeless story
Reviewed: 01-17-17
In a world of uncertainty and change, The Book Thief contains an important message. There are many truths and only humanness connects us. Friends and enemies, conquerer and conquered, we all meet death eventually. This is a beautifully told story of how to live so as not to be afraid at its coming.
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The Drunkard's Walk
- How Randomness Rules Our Lives
- By: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 9 hrs and 19 mins
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In this irreverent and illuminating audiobook, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, chance, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we misunderstand the significance of everything from a casual conversation to a major financial setback. As a result, successes and failures in life are often attributed to clear and obvious causes, when in actuality they are more profoundly influenced by chance.
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Interested in statistics? This is the book.
- By Robert on 02-21-14
- The Drunkard's Walk
- How Randomness Rules Our Lives
- By: Leonard Mlodinow
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
Title aptly describes the book
Reviewed: 03-12-15
This author writes in a very logical, yet interesting style. The stories both inform and entertain. The book provides an interesting history about numbers, formulae, theories and how they all developed. It is told in such a way as to provide insight while making the concept of randomness meaningful and useful on an everyday basis.
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