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5 Lessons from Pope Francis
- By: Oswald Sobrino
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance2.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story3 out of 5 stars 4
This book draws 5 lessons from the document entitled Fratelli Tutti (Italian: "All Brethren") issued in 2020 by Pope Francis. In this document, he makes a heartfelt cry for each of us to embrace a new path of encounter and dialogue with different nations, religions, cultures, classes, and ethnicities. This culture of encounter is for all: Catholics, Christians, members of other religions, and those who are nonreligious. By being open to every person, despite our many divergent views and practices, and especially by being open to the neediest among us, each of us participates in building a ...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprisingly political
- By Scott on 06-02-25
- 5 Lessons from Pope Francis
- By: Oswald Sobrino
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
Surprisingly political
Reviewed: 06-02-25
Knowing what I do about Pope Francis, I shouldn't be surprised that this was surprisingly political. I enjoyed the take of the author in his interpretations of the late Pope Francis, and feel this is a good overview of his teachings. Less of a fan of the AI voice, but it's free, and you get used to it after a while.
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Chinese Literature Podcast
- By: Lee Moore
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Dr. Lee Moore talks Chinese literature and Chinese culture more broadly.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Mo Yan and Lu Xun pieces were great
- By Scott on 02-21-23
Mo Yan and Lu Xun pieces were great
Reviewed: 02-21-23
I really enjoyed the Mo Yan and Lu Xun podcasts. I thought they added great context to some complicated works of modern Chinese literature. The two narrators are clearly in their element and having fun, but are also incredibly knowledgeable about the subject. I am.looking forward to digging deeper into these podcasts
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Hammer and Hoe
- Alabama Communists During the Great Depression
- By: Robin D. G. Kelley
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
- Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
The Alabama Communist Party was made up of working people without a Euro-American radical political tradition: devoutly religious and semiliterate Black laborers and sharecroppers, and a handful of Whites, including unemployed industrial workers, housewives, youth, and renegade liberals. In this book, Robin D. G. Kelley reveals how the experiences and identities of these people from Alabama's farms, factories, mines, kitchens, and city streets shaped the Party's tactics and unique political culture.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I should like this book more
- By bkpiper on 11-17-21
- Hammer and Hoe
- Alabama Communists During the Great Depression
- By: Robin D. G. Kelley
- Narrated by: David Sadzin
inspiring
Reviewed: 05-11-22
An inspiring story that is just as relevant today as when the events first happened and when the book was first released..
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A Grain of Wheat
- By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 57
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Set in the wake of the Mau Mau rebellion and on the cusp of Kenya's independence from Britain, A Grain of Wheat follows a group of villagers whose lives have been transformed by the 1952-1960 Emergency. At the center of it all is the reticent Mugo, the village's chosen hero and a man haunted by a terrible secret. As we learn of the villagers' tangled histories in a narrative interwoven with myth and peppered with allusions to real-life leaders, including Jomo Kenyatta, a masterly story unfolds in which compromises are forced, friendships are betrayed, and loves are tested.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of Kenya's Great
- By Afro History fan on 07-31-19
- A Grain of Wheat
- By: Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
A stirring story
Reviewed: 08-13-21
I enjoyed this book the first time I read it years ago, and I found it just as riveting years later. A powerful story of Kenyan independence and the anti-colonial struggle, but also how devastating colonialism was to the African people. Ngugi should've already won the Nobel Prize for the bodybof his work. Maybe one day.
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Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 33 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 360
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 317
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Story5 out of 5 stars 317
Once described by Mao Zedong as a "needle inside a ball of cotton", Deng was the pragmatic yet disciplined driving force behind China's radical transformation in the late 20th century. He confronted the damage wrought by the Cultural Revolution, dissolved Mao's cult of personality, and loosened the policies that had stunted China's growth. Obsessed with modernization, Deng opened trade relations with the West, which lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty. Yet he also answered to his authoritarian roots, most notably when he ordered the crackdown in 1989 at Tiananmen Square.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Another butcher of the Chinese language
- By Jack Hanson on 09-19-21
- Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China
- By: Ezra F. Vogel
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
Excellent history of modern China
Reviewed: 07-07-21
This biography of Deng Xioping offers an incredibly detailed history of how China moves from Mao to the modern China we know today. Excellent book for those looking to learn more about China.
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Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin
- Writers Running Wild in the Twenties
- By: Marion Meade
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4 out of 5 stars 205
This is an exuberant group portrait of four extraordinary writers, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Dorothy Parker, and Edna Ferber, whose loves, lives, and literary endeavors captured the spirit of the 1920s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating lives!
- By Diana on 02-19-05
- Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin
- Writers Running Wild in the Twenties
- By: Marion Meade
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
Fun Story and Cautionary Tale
Reviewed: 05-20-21
For those who like the 1920's, this book was a fun ride with the major figures of the literati. It is also a tale of excess that becomes clear in the last chapters. A good read for fans of these authors.
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A Pure Solar World
- Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
- By: Paul Youngquist
- Narrated by: Flynn Earl Jones
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 15
A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism offers a spirited introduction to the life and work of this legendary but underappreciated musician, composer, and poet. Paul Youngquist explores and assesses Sun Ra’s wide-ranging creative output - music, public preaching, graphic design, film and stage performance, and poetry - and connects his diverse undertakings to the culture and politics of his times, including the space race, the rise of technocracy, the civil rights movement, and even space-age bachelor-pad music.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent History of Sun Ra
- By Scott on 01-10-21
- A Pure Solar World
- Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism
- By: Paul Youngquist
- Narrated by: Flynn Earl Jones
Excellent History of Sun Ra
Reviewed: 01-10-21
Loved this book. A great story of one of Jazz's most enigmatic figures. After this book, I feel I have a closer connection to Sun Ra and haven't stopped listening to his music since. Fantastic read and great narration.
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Selected Readings from The Portable Dorothy Parker
- By: Edited by Marion Meade
- Narrated by: Lorna Raver
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 59
When it comes to expressing the pleasure and pain of being just a touch too smart to be happy, Dorothy Parker is still the champion. Along with Robert Benchley, Alexander Woollcott, and the rest of the Algonquin Round Table, she dominated American popular literature in the 1920s and 1930s. This collection of more than 30 short stories and poems is essential for any Parker fan and an excellent way for new listeners to make the acquaintance of one of the 20th century's most quotable authors.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Oh, she's good!
- By Benedict on 05-07-07
My fave
Reviewed: 03-03-20
My grandmother first introduced me to Dorothy Parker through her poetry, and I'm forever grateful. A great collection of her work. Love thevbiography at the beginning, and love that a small royalty check still goes to the NAACP. Love Dorthy Parker.
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The Minuteman
- By: Greg Donahue
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 11,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 10,291
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Story4 out of 5 stars 10,240
Greg Donahue’s The Minuteman, tells the story of one of Newark’s native sons; ex-prizefighter and longtime Zwillman enforcer Sidney Abramowitz, a.k.a. Nat Arno, who took over leadership of the Minutemen in 1934 and made it his personal business to put an end to what he saw as the Bund’s “anti-American” activities. For six years, Arno and his crew of vigilantes battled Newark’s Nazis at every turn. The Minuteman is a story of the ethics of violence in the face of fascism; a forgotten legacy that is as relevant now as it was nearly a hundred years ago.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting listen, but worrying message
- By Ian on 01-12-20
- The Minuteman
- By: Greg Donahue
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
exciting story of resistance
Reviewed: 02-13-20
in a time of rising anti-Semitism, this story is a great reminder that people should fight back against hatred. these men were Heroes, and it's good to hear them getting long overdue credit for fighting the Nazis, especially the ones that were living right here.
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Olio Live
- By: Tyehimba Jess
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Kayla White, Jaylene Clark Owens, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,514
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,244
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,244
In Olio Live - a very special one-night performance recorded live at the Minetta Lane Theater in February 2019 - poet Tyehimba Jess introduces listeners to his 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning collection, Olio. A stellar cast of actors, accompanied by pianist Jeremy Gill, performs a selection of poems from the collection, all of which reinterpret the lived experience of real historical figures.
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5 out of 5 stars
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BEAUTIFUL
- By Jackie GREEN on 06-09-19
- Olio Live
- By: Tyehimba Jess
- Narrated by: Piper Goodeve, Kayla White, Jaylene Clark Owens, Tyehimba Jess, David Pegram, Yahdon Israel, Esau Pritchett
incredible
Reviewed: 08-16-19
I did not know what to expect when I chose this performance, but I thought it was incredible. The story of Scott Joplin and blind man Boone was so fascinating. Not to mention the Opera at the end. This was a fantastic choice, and I will listen to it again and again.
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