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Infinite Country
- By: Patricia Engel
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 783
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 685
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 684
Talia is being held at a correctional facility for adolescent girls in the forested mountains of Colombia after committing an impulsive act of violence that may or may not have been warranted. She urgently needs to get out and get back home to Bogotá, where her father and a plane ticket to the United States are waiting for her. If she misses her flight, she might also miss her chance to finally be reunited with her family.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Josh on 04-06-21
- Infinite Country
- By: Patricia Engel
- Narrated by: Inés del Castillo
Good insight into the life of an immigrant family
Reviewed: 08-03-23
This book offers good insight into the struggle of immigrant families. The perspectives are eye-opening, from how it feels to be unseen and at the bottom of society, to the never-ending love of family, no matter the distance or the time. I really felt for all the members of this family.
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The Covenant of Water
- By: Abraham Verghese
- Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
- Length: 31 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,225
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 8,935
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8,923
Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere. At the turn of the century, a twelve-year-old girl from Kerala’s long-existing Christian community, grieving the death of her father, is sent by boat to her wedding, where she will meet her forty-year-old husband for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Story Telling At Its Best
- By Regina on 05-06-23
- The Covenant of Water
- By: Abraham Verghese
- Narrated by: Abraham Verghese
I laughed, I cried, I cringed
Reviewed: 07-27-23
Abraham Verghese's storytelling is captivating. As I listened to him read his story, I felt like I was there with his characters, watching and hearing everything first hand. His use of appropriate accents for his characters added to the realism.
There are so many joys and so many tragedies in these lives. I felt the true roller coaster of life. Honestly, I wondered how these characters could continue with such positivity with everything they have undergone.
Even though this is a work of fiction, I learned much about India's history. I didn't know about India's WWII involvement, nor about the Naxalites. Dr Verghese's detailed medical descriptions were fascinating (not all for the faint of heart). He weaves his extensive research and knowledge of many subjects artfully throughout the story, putting time and place into perspective, adding to its realism.
I'm guessing reading this book would be a very different experience from listening to it. He reads it marvelously. I highly recommend listening to this book.
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My Family and Other Animals
- By: Gerald Durrell
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,973
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,661
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,658
This memoir is soaked in the sunshine of Corfu, where Gerald Durrell lived as a boy, surrounded by his eccentric family - as well as puppies, toads, scorpions, geckoes, ladybugs, glowworms, octopuses, bats, and butterflies.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A thoroughly delightful book!
- By T.K. on 06-21-08
- My Family and Other Animals
- By: Gerald Durrell
- Narrated by: Nigel Davenport
So engaging!
Reviewed: 01-26-23
What a delightful story. The narrator Nigel Davenport does a great job bringing the characters to life. I felt like I knew each one. Some stories made me LOL. I was sad when it was over.
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The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,893
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,699
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,664
If anyone could be considered a Russian counterpart to the infamous British double-agent Kim Philby, it was Oleg Gordievsky. The son of two KGB agents and the product of the best Soviet institutions, the savvy, sophisticated Gordievsky grew to see his nation's communism as both criminal and philistine. He took his first posting for Russian intelligence in 1968 and eventually became the Soviet Union's top man in London, but from 1973 on he was secretly working for MI6.
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5 out of 5 stars
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John Lee is GREAT!
- By David on 09-21-18
- The Spy and the Traitor
- The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War
- By: Ben Macintyre
- Narrated by: John Lee
Captivating Spy Stuff
Reviewed: 01-01-23
Kept me on the edge of my seat. Fascinating story. Well told and well read.
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Unthinkable
- Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
- By: Jamie Raskin
- Narrated by: Jamie Raskin
- Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,192
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,929
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,916
In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life—and his family’s—as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Must reading/listening for every American who has despaired of losing our democracy.
- By Shirley Anderson on 01-06-22
- Unthinkable
- Trauma, Truth, and the Trials of American Democracy
- By: Jamie Raskin
- Narrated by: Jamie Raskin
and we thought the news was scary
Reviewed: 03-26-22
Fascinating details from inside the capital on Jan 6, 2021 and the resulting legal arguments about the impeachment hearing. Jamie lovingly and thoughtfully weaves this story around the death of his son and the influence his son continues to have in his day-to-day life.
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The Black Jersey
- A Novel
- By: Jorge Zepeda Patterson, Achy Obejas
- Narrated by: Henry Levya
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
Marc Moreau, a professional cyclist with a military past, is part of a top Tour de France team led by his best friend, an American star favored to win this year’s Tour. But the competition takes a dark turn when racers begin to drop out in a series of violent accidents. Marc begins to have the sickening realization that his own team has been most favored by the murderer’s actions, and in the final stages of the race Mark himself emerges as the only cyclist left who could possibly beat his best friend and win the Tour. Whom can Marc trust? Whom should he protect?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great thriller/sports epic even for cycling novices
- By ALISTAIR on 03-25-22
- The Black Jersey
- A Novel
- By: Jorge Zepeda Patterson, Achy Obejas
- Narrated by: Henry Levya
As many twists and turns as Alpe d'Huez
Reviewed: 08-02-21
Intrigue for cycling enthusiasts. You're not only in the pelotón but also in the mind of a racer. Interesting insight even though it's a novel.
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Beginner's Mind
- Words + Music, Vol. 13
- By: Yo-Yo Ma
- Narrated by: Yo-Yo Ma
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,782
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6,692
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,629
Journey with musical virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma as the iconic performer and global phenomenon delves into the world of self-discovery and our deeply interwoven humanity. This is Beginner's Mind, Ma’s extraordinary addition to Audible’s Words + Music series, blending vivid personal memoir and breathtaking exclusive performances with indelible lessons gained over a lifetime pursuing meaning, connection, and shared purpose.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply beautifully, deeply humane ...
- By lesley ann on 04-08-21
- Beginner's Mind
- Words + Music, Vol. 13
- By: Yo-Yo Ma
- Narrated by: Yo-Yo Ma
Real stories from a real person
Reviewed: 05-03-21
Yo-Yo Ma intersperses his beautiful music with his story. He expresses his desire to make the world a better place, as we all do. A good "read."
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Oliver Twist
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Jonathan Pryce
- Length: 18 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,384
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,260
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,259
When young orphan, Oliver Twist, is sold into an apprenticeship with an undertaker, he leaves behind years of miserable servitude and mistreatment at an English workhouse. Hoping to move on to better things, he decides to escape his new, equally dreary surroundings and head to London. It is there that the novel unravels as Oliver meets a host of larger-than-life characters, including The Artful Dodger, a high-ranking member of a juvenile pickpocketing gang, and their elderly leader, Fagin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Narration
- By victor j chriest on 12-27-20
- Oliver Twist
- The Audible Dickens Collection
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Jonathan Pryce
Very well performed
Reviewed: 04-30-21
A classic worth reading. Jonathan Price does a great job with all the characters, especially Fagan.
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The Truths We Hold
- An American Journey
- By: Kamala Harris
- Narrated by: Kamala Harris
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,352
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,721
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,701
The daughter of immigrants and civil rights activists, Vice President Kamala Harris was raised in an Oakland, California, community that cared deeply about social justice. As she rose to prominence as one of the political leaders of our time, her experiences would become her guiding light as she grappled with an array of complex issues and learned to bring a voice to the voiceless. In The Truths We Hold, she reckons with the big challenges we face together.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great content, read if possible
- By TCamp72 on 03-07-19
- The Truths We Hold
- An American Journey
- By: Kamala Harris
- Narrated by: Kamala Harris
good history lesson
Reviewed: 09-30-20
Being a Californian, I knew very little about Kamala Harris. She gives some good history even though the book is self serving.
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Too Much and Never Enough
- How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
- By: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Narrated by: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 34,106
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 29,144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 28,965
In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, shines a bright light on the dark history of their family in order to explain how her uncle became the man who now threatens the world’s health, economic security, and social fabric.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I almost feel sorry Donald Trump.
- By Deb on 07-15-20
- Too Much and Never Enough
- How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man
- By: Mary L. Trump PhD
- Narrated by: Mary L. Trump PhD
Truly disturbing
Reviewed: 09-04-20
If it were anyone else I might feel sorry for him, but it's not and I don't.
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