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The Refugees
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 900
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 787
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Story4 out of 5 stars 790
With the coruscating gaze that informed The Sympathizer, in The Refugees Viet Thanh Nguyen gives voice to lives led between two worlds, the adopted homeland and the country of birth. From a young Vietnamese refugee who suffers profound culture shock when he comes to live with two gay men in San Francisco, to a woman whose husband is suffering from dementia and starts to confuse her for a former lover, to a girl living in Ho Chi Minh City whose older half sister comes back from America having seemingly accomplished everything she never will.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good collection of short stories
- By Thomas More on 03-19-17
- The Refugees
- By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
- Narrated by: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Excellent
Reviewed: 11-21-23
Intriguing stories full of touching details and memorable portrayals of Vietnamese refugees, old, young, confident, reticent, rigid amd flexible but always realistic and memorable. i loved it!
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The Myth of Normal
- Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- By: Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,544
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,217
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,205
In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Bought book after hearing podcast...
- By Adrian on 09-14-22
- The Myth of Normal
- Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- By: Gabor Maté MD, Daniel Maté
- Narrated by: Daniel Maté
Excellent
Reviewed: 11-06-23
An engaging volume full of timely, well documented and compassionate treatment of individual and societal trauma and ways to begin the process of becoming better, stronger and more authentic.
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11,389
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,876
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,850
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally, Words
- By Donovan P Malley on 06-30-19
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Excellent listen
Reviewed: 10-12-22
I found this book devastatingly beautiful, informative, and compassionate. The science of plants and animals intermixed with native legends, customs and belief made for a rich tapestry of understanding of the challenges that our generation and the ones yet to be born must face as we choose to continue on the path of consumerism that has been the accepted norm or begin to form new patterns based on spiritual motivation and scientific goals. I highly recommend this book.
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So We Read On
- How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
- By: Maureen Corrigan
- Narrated by: Maureen Corrigan
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 201
Conceived nearly a century ago by a man who died believing himself a failure, it's now a revered classic and a rite of passage in the reading lives of millions. But how well do we really know The Great Gatsby? As Maureen Corrigan, Gatsby lover extraordinaire, points out, while Fitzgerald's masterpiece may be one of the most popular novels in America, many of us first read it when we were too young to fully comprehend its power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reading Gatsby as an adult reveals its greatness!
- By Mark on 10-06-14
- So We Read On
- How the Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures
- By: Maureen Corrigan
- Narrated by: Maureen Corrigan
Excelkent!
Reviewed: 01-31-22
I learned quite a bit, had new insights into this novel and enjoyed every minute of it.
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To the End of the Land
- By: David Grossman, Jessica Cohen - translator
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 26 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 144
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 95
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Story4 out of 5 stars 98
From one of Israel’s most acclaimed writers comes a novel of extraordinary power about family life - the greatest human drama - and the cost of war. Ora, a middle-aged Israeli mother, is on the verge of celebrating her son Ofer’s release from army service when he returns to the front for a major offensive. In a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, she sets out for a hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the “notifiers” who might darken her door with the worst possible news.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sample first
- By E. Van Hook on 10-08-10
- To the End of the Land
- By: David Grossman, Jessica Cohen - translator
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
A mother's heart
Reviewed: 02-01-20
The story that at first seemed long and somewhat tedious morphed into a saga, the depth and beauty of which an sure will haunt me for a long time. This is one of those books I would recommend without vreservation.
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- By: Mark Haddon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
- Length: 6 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,755
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,765
Fifteen-year-old Christopher Boone has Asperger's Syndrome, a condition similar to autism. He doesn't like to be touched or meet new people, he cannot make small talk, and he hates the colors brown and yellow. He is a math whiz with a very logical brain who loves solving puzzles that have definite answers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Different View of the World
- By Alan on 05-19-04
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- By: Mark Haddon
- Narrated by: Jeff Woodman
Curiously Enthralling
Reviewed: 04-16-18
Where does The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
For several years i have been a regular listener of audiobooks. This book held my interest completely. If I was distracted for a minute I had to go back and listen again to each phrase. The book is certainly near the top in enjoyable listening experiences.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the understanding of autism in the boy, the sensitivity to his unique way of seeing the world, his courage and the struggle of his parents in their journey to express their love for Him.
What does Jeff Woodman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The narration was done perfectly, so unobtrusively read that the story was transparent and the emotion read true.
If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Through different eyes many things are curious
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