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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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Overall5 out of 5 stars 51,416
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 47,132
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Story5 out of 5 stars 47,055
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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5 out of 5 stars
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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
Don’t miss this!
Reviewed: 10-20-24
A delightful, creative, warm story about an aging woman & an octopus, love, hope, & joy. Octopus’ are very intelligent creatures, & I love this one’s story. A delightful read.
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The Best Minds
- A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
- By: Jonathan Rosen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Rosen
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 647
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 564
Acclaimed author Jonathan Rosen’s haunting investigation of the forces that led his closest childhood friend, Michael Laudor, from the heights of brilliant promise to the forensic psychiatric hospital where he has lived since killing the woman he loved. A story about friendship, love, and the price of self-delusion, The Best Minds explores the ways in which we understand—and fail to understand—mental illness.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Overwhelming Tragedy of Mental Illness
- By Elephants Matter on 12-30-23
- The Best Minds
- A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions
- By: Jonathan Rosen
- Narrated by: Jonathan Rosen
EXCELLENT!!! Read this book!
Reviewed: 10-09-24
I expected a story about a friend who suffers from severe schizophrenia. It is this, but much more. The author narrates the history of mental illness and treatment. Fascinating.
Having worked with severely mentally ill people since 1986, I thought I had a good handle on the issues. The author outlines much more, & in an interesting manner.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this book!
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 47,469
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 45,316
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Story5 out of 5 stars 45,319
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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WOW. Just Wow
- By Joanne DeVuono on 02-08-24
- The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
A MUST Read
Reviewed: 10-01-24
An excellent novel about the too long ignored Registered Nurses who served in Viet Nam. Bravo!! A real page-turner. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.
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Who Could Ever Love You
- A Family Memoir
- By: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Narrated by: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 492
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 448
Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its patriarch’s relentless drive for money and power. The daughter of Freddy Trump, the highly accomplished, dashing eldest son of wealthy real estate developer Fred Trump, and Linda Clapp, a flight attendant from a working-class family, Mary lived in the shadow of Freddy’s humiliation at the hands of his father.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fred Trump and his destruction of Mary Trump's family
- By Jackson Theofore Keys on 09-14-24
- Who Could Ever Love You
- A Family Memoir
- By: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Narrated by: Mary L. Trump PhD
A traumatized woman discovering her power
Reviewed: 09-21-24
Dr. Mary writes a open, vulnerable account of the toxic family she grew up in. This illustrates the beginning of finding her power after a lifetime of being constantly beaten down by the people who are supposed to be loving and kind to the children in their lives. Her father was physically destroyed by this family but she’s able to see how he held onto hope, against all odds, right to the end of his life.
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On Our Best Behavior
- The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
- By: Elise Loehnen
- Narrated by: Elise Loehnen
- Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 266
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 249
We congratulate ourselves when we resist the donut in the office breakroom. We celebrate our restraint when we hold back from sending an email in anger. We feel virtuous when we wake up at dawn to get a jump on the day. We put others’ needs ahead of our own and believe this makes us exemplary. In On Our Best Behavior, journalist Elise Loehnen explains that these impulses—often lauded as unselfish, distinctly feminine instincts—are actually ingrained in us by a culture that reaps the benefits, via an extraordinarily effective collection of mores known as the Seven Deadly Sins.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Autobiography in Disguise
- By Lindsey on 06-11-23
- On Our Best Behavior
- The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good
- By: Elise Loehnen
- Narrated by: Elise Loehnen
A MUST read for everyone
Reviewed: 11-10-23
I loved every word. Enlightening. Well researched. Women & men should all read this. Explains so much.
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Bullshit Jobs
- A Theory
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,467
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,071
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,058
Does your job make a meaningful contribution to the world? In the spring of 2013, David Graeber asked this question in a playful, provocative essay titled “On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs”. It went viral. After a million online views in 17 different languages, people all over the world are still debating the answer.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly disappointing...
- By Jordan Burton on 12-21-18
- Bullshit Jobs
- A Theory
- By: David Graeber
- Narrated by: Christopher Ragland
BRILLIANT!
Reviewed: 07-28-23
Heard about this book on NPR a few years ago. Just listened. So happy that I got it!! Amazing thoughts about jobs that matter, those that don’t, why we tolerate so many that don’t…even gets into the value of jobs, income, how society views working & not working…. A GREAT discussion book for book clubs. Highly recommend.
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The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
- 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays
- By: Bandy X. Lee MD - editor
- Narrated by: William Dufris, Hillary Huber, Alex Hyde-White, and others
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 994
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 848
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 847
Originally released in fall 2017, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump was a runaway best seller. Alarmed Americans and international onlookers wanted to know: What is wrong with him? That question still plagues us. The Trump administration has proven as chaotic and destructive as its opponents feared, and the man at the center of it all remains a cipher.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Experts discuss the world's biggest problem
- By Ted on 10-13-17
- The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump
- 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President - Updated and Expanded with New Essays
- By: Bandy X. Lee MD - editor
- Narrated by: William Dufris, Hillary Huber, Alex Hyde-White, P.J. Ochlan, full cast
Essential reading!!!!
Reviewed: 07-04-23
Excellent overall. Many viewpoints from various professionals about what all of us have been watching take place. Answering many of my questions about what the hell the donald is up to, & how much is beyond his control, how much he’s responsible for. A MUST READ. Please everyone!
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The Ride of Her Life
- The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
- By: Elizabeth Letts
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Letts, Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,075
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 962
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Story5 out of 5 stars 955
In 1954, 63-year-old Maine farmer Annie Wilkins embarked on an impossible journey. She had no money and no family, she had just lost her farm, and her doctor had given her only two years to live. But Annie wanted to see the Pacific Ocean before she died. She ignored her doctor’s advice to move into the county charity home. Instead, she bought a cast-off brown gelding named Tarzan, donned men’s dungarees, and headed south in mid-November, hoping to beat the snow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not sure….
- By BeagleMom on 06-14-21
- The Ride of Her Life
- The True Story of a Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-Chance Journey Across America
- By: Elizabeth Letts
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Letts, Tavia Gilbert
FABULOUS!!!
Reviewed: 12-08-22
Amazing recounting of an amazing journey. Great historical details as well.
I want to see this as a movie!!
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The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,770
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 43,246
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 42,964
Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly proves equally claustrophobic, especially living alongside her overbearing father-in-law. So, when a call goes out for a team of women to deliver books as part of Eleanor Roosevelt’s new traveling library, Alice signs on enthusiastically. The leader, and soon Alice's greatest ally, is Margery, a smart-talking, self-sufficient woman who's never asked a man's permission for anything.
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5 out of 5 stars
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About time!
- By Amazon Customer on 10-25-19
- The Giver of Stars
- Reese's Book Club (A Novel)
- By: Jojo Moyes
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Great Story
Reviewed: 03-20-21
I laughed & cried throughout the book. An excellent historical story portraying women & society’s restrictions & how they overcame their perceived limitations.
I recommend this book.
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The Dutch House
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56,813
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50,800
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,467
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite Patchett
- By Regina on 12-07-19
- The Dutch House
- A Novel
- By: Ann Patchett
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks
Good book.
Reviewed: 10-19-20
This book kept my attention & Tom Hanks’ performance was comforting. Good discussion book for clubs. Was sad that it ended.
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