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All or Nothing
- How Trump Recaptured America
- By: Michael Wolff
- Narrated by: Michael Wolff, Holter Graham
- Length: 14 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 58
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire and Fury delivers a breathtaking insider account of the 2024 Trump campaign—undoubtedly the wildest, most unpredictable campaign in U.S. history, including multiple criminal trials, two assassination attempts, and a sudden switch of opponents.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Trump is a D**k
- By valerie on 03-02-25
- All or Nothing
- How Trump Recaptured America
- By: Michael Wolff
- Narrated by: Michael Wolff, Holter Graham
Too Ugly to Revisit
Reviewed: 03-05-25
Donald Trump is a lizard in his ability to rise above his own corruption and incompetence and sell himself to the American voting public. If you want to beat your head against a wall, this is for you. Michael Wolff has an ear for the smallest of nuances that capture Trump's rise after his ignominious loss to Joe Biden and astonishing win in the 2024 election. I was rooting for the other side. Listen if you can stand it.
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Did I Ever Tell You?
- A Memoir
- By: Genevieve Kingston
- Narrated by: Genevieve Kingston
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Genevieve (Gwen) Kingston was just eleven years old when her mother passed away, leaving behind a chest filled with gifts and letters to celebrate the milestones of Gwen’s life and each of her birthdays until age thirty.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful
- By Paloma M. Lee on 05-25-24
- Did I Ever Tell You?
- A Memoir
- By: Genevieve Kingston
- Narrated by: Genevieve Kingston
This is all about the power of love
Reviewed: 12-29-24
I can hardly express my admiration for this author's journey, and her decision to share it. Beautifully written, beautifully read.
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Magic Pill
- The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 294
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 271
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Story5 out of 5 stars 271
In January 2023, bestselling author Johann Hari started to inject himself once a week with Ozempic, the diabetes drug that produces significant weight loss. He wasn’t alone—credible predictions suggest that in two years, a quarter of the U.S. population will be taking this class of drug. Proponents say that this is a biological solution to a biological problem. While 95 percent of diets fail, the average person taking one of the new drugs will lose a quarter of their body weight in six months, and keep it off for as long as they take it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Everyone in the Western Hemisphere should read this book!
- By emily lopez on 06-12-24
- Magic Pill
- The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs
- By: Johann Hari
- Narrated by: Johann Hari
The good, the bad and the ugly.
Reviewed: 06-23-24
A worthwhile and engaging read.
Johann Hari sees the danger to himself and others who use weight loss drugs. I was gratified to find that a healthy diet is still the best medicine, and that will be my personal choice. But there are many more who, like the author, prefer to chance the serious side effects described here and do it the "modern way". To each his own!
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One Day
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,523
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,048
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,051
It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it but not everyone's cup of tea
- By Pamela J on 09-02-10
- One Day
- By: David Nicholls
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
A lovely story, well told.
Reviewed: 02-22-24
I saw the Netflix series and wanted to read the book. It's a great listen. What is especially fun about the book is the author's sly humor in describing small moments. Very much worth your time.
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The Plinko Bounce
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Morgan Hallett
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 415
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 366
For seventeen years, small-town public defender Andy Hughes has been underpaid to look after the poor, the addicted, and the unfortunate souls who constantly cycle through the courts, charged with petty crimes. Then, in the summer of 2020, he’s assigned to a grotesque murder case that brings national media focus to rural Patrick County, Virginia—Alicia Benson, the wife of a wealthy businessman, is murdered in her home. The accused killer, Damian Bullins, is a cunning felon with a long history of violence, and he confesses to the police.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Compelling read
- By Nikki Fortier on 01-17-24
- The Plinko Bounce
- By: Martin Clark
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker, Morgan Hallett
Female voice is awful. Sounds like she phoned it in.
Reviewed: 02-17-24
Incomprehensible story. Not worth your time to try to keep on track with the plot.
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Something Ain't Right
- By: Roger Stringer, Zachary Stringer
- Narrated by: Roger Stringer, Zachary Stringer
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,784
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,713
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,713
Roger Stringer grew up in rural Mississippi, hunting and eating everything from deer to rabbits. When he had two sons, Zac and Justin, he gave them guns and took them to the woods as well. Then one day when the boys were home alone, he got a call from Zac that Justin had been shot. What follows is an intimate and gripping memoir about the shooting’s aftermath. The story moves between the perspectives of Roger and Zac as they take us through their journey of betrayal, redemption, and ultimately confrontation with a company that had kept its corruption a secret for decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Journey for Truth
- By samsararose on 05-19-23
- Something Ain't Right
- By: Roger Stringer, Zachary Stringer
- Narrated by: Roger Stringer, Zachary Stringer
Outstanding story!
Reviewed: 12-23-23
I want to give away every special thing that happens in this short book. But please, read it for yourself!
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A Place for Us
- A Memoir
- By: Brandon J. Wolf
- Narrated by: Brandon J. Wolf
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story5 out of 5 stars 64
Growing up in rural Oregon, Brandon Wolf grappled with the devastating loss of his supportive mother and with the embedded racism and homophobia of a community that made him feel like an unwelcome stranger. After the lack of connection and role models led him down a spiral of risky behavior, Wolf escaped to survive. In Orlando, he found what he’d been searching for: belonging—in a community that was a safe space with people he’d come to call his chosen family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unflinchingly honest; Beautifully read.
- By Amazon Customer on 07-07-23
- A Place for Us
- A Memoir
- By: Brandon J. Wolf
- Narrated by: Brandon J. Wolf
Beautifully written memoir
Reviewed: 12-12-23
Brandon Wolf's words at the end of his book reveal why it is so absorbing: why does your story matter? His story matters because it touches so many parts of our lives: relationships with parents and loved ones, the awkwardness of coming-of-age, the trauma of tragedy and healing. Wonderful book!
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Blowback
- A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
- By: Miles Taylor
- Narrated by: Miles Taylor
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 455
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 405
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Story5 out of 5 stars 404
Donald Trump will be president again, whether he is on the ballot or not. That is because Trumpism is overtaking the Republican Party and will mount a vigorous comeback, potentially in the hands of a savvier successor. This prophecy will come true, according to Miles Taylor, if we do not learn the lessons of the recent past. With the 2024 election approaching, the formerly “Anonymous” official is back with bombshell revelations and a sobering national forecast. Taylor predicts what could happen inside “Trump 2.0,” the White House of a more competent and more formidable copycat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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We will only have ourselves to blame if we sink into autocracy
- By MS on 07-23-23
- Blowback
- A Warning to Save Democracy from the Next Trump
- By: Miles Taylor
- Narrated by: Miles Taylor
Required reading
Reviewed: 07-28-23
If you heeded the warning of "Anonymous," you will be interested in this book. Miles Taylor was the unnamed author of a 9/5/2018 bombshell article in the NYT that exposed the corruption, chaos and stupidity of the Trump Administration. Here, he recounts what led him to write the opinion piece and, just before the 2020 election, the book "A Warning". He reads his own story, and it's a thriller.
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American Daughter
- A Memoir
- By: Stephanie Thornton Plymale, Elissa Wald
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,043
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 939
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Story5 out of 5 stars 939
The sharp and surprising true story of a woman who finally sets out to understand her past, and the mother she had one day hoped to forget. Full of unexpected twists and unbelievable revelations, American Daughter is an immersive memoir that will have you on the edge of your seat to the very last minute.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing memoir
- By talltower4 on 09-02-21
- American Daughter
- A Memoir
- By: Stephanie Thornton Plymale, Elissa Wald
- Narrated by: Mozhan Marno
Emotionally engaging from start to finish
Reviewed: 04-06-23
I was surprised to be as thoroughly attentive to this book as I was. The reader reads as if it is her own story. A terrific audiobook.
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And There Was Light
- Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Jon Meacham
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,548
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,245
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,236
Hated and hailed, excoriated and revered, Abraham Lincoln was at the pinnacle of American power when secessionists gave no quarter in a clash of visions bound up with money, race, identity, and faith. In him we can see the possibilities of the presidency as well as its limitations. This book tells the story of Lincoln from his birth on the Kentucky frontier to his leadership during the Civil War to his tragic assassination: his rise, his self-education, his loves, his bouts of depression, his political failures, his deepening faith, and his persistent conviction that slavery must end.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Winner
- By Diane Moore on 10-31-22
- And There Was Light
- Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle
- By: Jon Meacham
- Narrated by: Jon Meacham
Essential biography of Mr. Lincoln
Reviewed: 01-30-23
I found myself stopping as this wonderful biography unrolled. It was just that powerful. John Meacham reads his work with a seriousness that totally befits his subject. This is a story of the man we thought we knew, bringing elements of his life forward that resonate in our modern era. Excellent book!
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