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Misfit
- Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
- By: Gary Gulman
- Narrated by: Gary Gulman
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 395
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 371
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Story5 out of 5 stars 371
For years, Gary Gulman had been the comedian’s comedian, acclaimed for his delight in language and his bracing honesty. But after two stints in a psych ward, he found himself back in his mother’s house in Boston—living in his childhood bedroom at age forty-six, as he struggled to regain his mental health. That’s where Misfit begins. Then it goes way back. This is no ordinary book about growing older and growing up. Gulman has an astonishing memory and takes the listener through every year of his childhood education, with detailed stories that are in turn alarming and riotously funny.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I get it
- By Karen Johnson on 10-02-23
- Misfit
- Growing Up Awkward in the '80s
- By: Gary Gulman
- Narrated by: Gary Gulman
Brave, funny, heartbreaking, inspirational
Reviewed: 09-08-24
A+! Gary Gulman bravely and vulnerably weaves his lifelong struggles with mental illness into a hilarious and engaging memoir. Bought this audiobook based on my love his brilliant comedy sketch on how the US state abbreviations were created. His writing is smart, poignant, and thoroughly relatable. This book is an important contribution to the growing body of work that gives hope to young people (and old) who suffer from depression and anxiety. Best book I have listened to in a long while (and I listen to a lot)! Gulman is a national treasure.
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Infused
- Adventures in Tea
- By: Henrietta Lovell
- Narrated by: Henrietta Lovell
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
Henrietta Lovell is on a mission to revolutionize the way we drink tea by replacing industrially produced teabags with the highest quality tea leaves. Infused invites us to discover these remarkable places, introducing us to the individual growers and household-name chefs Lovell has met along the way - and reveals the true pleasures of tea. The result is a delicious infusion of travel writing, memoir, and recipes, all written with Lovell's unique charm and wit.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I couldn’t possibly pick a favorite tea but this is definitely my favorite book on the topic of tea!
- By Mindful Tea Queen on 05-15-21
- Infused
- Adventures in Tea
- By: Henrietta Lovell
- Narrated by: Henrietta Lovell
Beautifully written
Reviewed: 09-23-23
The narrative moves at a slow pace but it’s delightful to listen to the stories of the author’s travels, and I learned a lot about tea. She has a soothing voice and would be a great candidate for reading bedtime stories.
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Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41,645
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 38,159
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Story5 out of 5 stars 37,973
In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely beautifully Written❤️
- By Love bug23 on 05-02-22
- Finding Me
- A Memoir
- By: Viola Davis
- Narrated by: Viola Davis
Powerful, beautifully written memoir
Reviewed: 09-09-23
I read and listen to a lot of memoirs. This is simply one of the best.
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Personality Tests and What They Can Tell Us
- By: Jaime Kurtz, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jaime Kurtz
- Length: 2 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4 out of 5 stars 59
Join Dr. Jaime Kurtz in Personality Tests and What They Can Tell Us to get the information you need to critically evaluate what the most popular personality tests measure and which ones are best suited for your goals. Dr. Kurtz will lead you through the history of personality testing to bring you to the most used tests today, such as the Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram, the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, and the five-factor model. You’ll learn how these surveys were developed, what they can tell you, and the underlying science behind the study of personality.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Best for Its History of Such Tests
- By Gilbert M. Stack on 11-22-22
- Personality Tests and What They Can Tell Us
- By: Jaime Kurtz, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Jaime Kurtz
High level but interesting
Reviewed: 07-22-23
Nicely done, brief overview of personality tests. Lecturer has a nice voice. Will look for others by this author.
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Watership Down
- By: Richard Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Capaldi
- Length: 17 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,268
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,655
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4,639
Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren; he felt sure of it. They had to leave immediately. So begins a long and perilous journey of survival for a small band of rabbits. As the rabbits skirt danger at every turn, we become acquainted with the band, its humorous characters, and its compelling culture, complete with its own folk history and mythos. Fiver’s vision finally leads them to Watership Down, an upland meadow. But here they face their most difficult challenges of all.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Capaldi is FANTASTIC; tech editing, not as much
- By Becca on 05-19-19
- Watership Down
- By: Richard Adams
- Narrated by: Peter Capaldi
Outstanding narrator!
Reviewed: 11-10-20
Beautiful narration of a classic novel. I bought the audiobook for the story but will look for other books read by this narrator. Highly recommend this audiobook!
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Fireball
- Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3
- By: Robert Matzen
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 418
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 380
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 375
This fresh look at Hollywood's "Queen of Screwball," Carole Lombard, presents a first-ever examination of the events that led to the shocking flight mishap that took her life on the side of a Nevada mountain in 1942. It also provides a day-by-day account of the struggles of Lombard's husband, Clark Gable, and other family, friends, and fans to cope with the tragedy. In effect, having just completed the first sale of war bonds and stamps in the nation following its entry into World War II, Lombard became the first Hollywood star to sacrifice her life in the war.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Carole, Reanimated
- By Sudi on 06-18-14
- Fireball
- Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3
- By: Robert Matzen
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Great story, overly dramatic narrator
Reviewed: 09-20-20
Compelling narrative that kept my attention the entire time. The description of the crash scene investigation went on a bit longer than I would have preferred. But the only real criticism I have is the narrator’s inflection is overdone and too dramatic, lending an unsophisticated and annoying quality to the audiobook. But overall it was a good listen, particularly the relationship between Lombard, Gable, and their friends.
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Happiness: A Memoir
- The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
- By: Heather Harpham
- Narrated by: Heather Harpham
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,662
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,410
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,400
Happiness begins with a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer, kind and slyly funny, but loath to leave his Upper West Side studio. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes pregnant - Brian is sure he loves her, only he doesn't want kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter alone, buoyed by family and friends.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Long & Tedious. If Only She'd Had a Good Editor.
- By Carolyn on 07-05-18
- Happiness: A Memoir
- The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
- By: Heather Harpham
- Narrated by: Heather Harpham
Beautifully written, slightly overdone performance
Reviewed: 03-24-20
Heart wrenching memoir, beautifully written. But it was hard for me to get used to the author’s style of reading. She is a trained performance artist, and reads the book as though she were delivering a monologue onstage. To me, this detracted somewhat from the very moving intimacy of the story and lent a forced, overly dramatic quality to her voice, which made it a bit harder to enjoy. It really is a terrific book, but not my favorite listen.
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Home Work
- A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
- By: Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton
- Narrated by: Julie Andrews
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,812
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,572
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,563
In this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews shares reflections on her astonishing career, including such classics as Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and Victor/Victoria.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Love Julie, Didn't Love the Memoir
- By Kat on 11-06-19
- Home Work
- A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
- By: Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton
- Narrated by: Julie Andrews
Love Julie Andrews, but the memoir is tedious and uninteresting
Reviewed: 01-03-20
The first part of this book is quite interesting but after she attains initial fame, the story becomes boring and the things she focuses on (other than her kids) seem self-indulgent and hard to relate to. It’s not that the story is hard to understand. But she speaks so theatrically about tiresome and uninteresting details and the explanations of how she and her husband need more money to pay the expenses of their Swiss chalet are difficult to empathize with. I quit listening about half way through because I kept checking the timer for my progress and wishing it were nearly over.
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All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
- Length: 16 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65,163
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 57,961
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 57,919
Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousands of locks. When she is six, Marie-Laure goes blind and her father builds a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and navigate her way home. When she is 12, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great-uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Afraid to Write a "Less-Than-Positive" Review
- By Elizabeth on 08-06-14
- All the Light We Cannot See
- A Novel
- By: Anthony Doerr
- Narrated by: Zach Appelman
Great story, great narrator, poor quality audio
Reviewed: 08-09-19
I highly recommend this narrator’s reading of the novel, and the story itself. But many times during listening I found the volume to go in and out, never to the point of being inaudible, but as though someone were turning a volume dial up and down. It was quite distracting.
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
- By: Marie Kondo
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 4 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32,118
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27,557
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 27,293
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles?Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I both love and hate this life changing book
- By Rebecca on 02-22-15
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
- The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
- By: Marie Kondo
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Good info; stilted sounding narrator
Reviewed: 06-03-19
I learned a lot of good tips from this book. The narrator’s voice was kind of mechanical and some of the ideas seemed sort of corny, but overall I think it’s worth a listen to get ideas on how to pare down your clutter.
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