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Half Broke Horses
- A True-Life Novel
- By: Jeannette Walls
- Narrated by: Jeannette Walls
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Jeannette Walls's memoir The Glass Castle was "nothing short of spectacular" ( Entertainment Weekly). Now, in Half Broke Horses, she brings us the story of her grandmother, told in a first-person voice that is authentic, irresistible, and triumphant.
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A BETTER BOOK THAN "THE GLASS CASTLE"
- By Kathryn on 01-10-10
- Half Broke Horses
- A True-Life Novel
- By: Jeannette Walls
- Narrated by: Jeannette Walls
Worst Narration
Reviewed: 11-20-21
The story was interesting but lacked detail. There should be some kind of warning or a least narrative build up to the sisters suicide. And the author should never be allowed to read anything but the news. Ever.
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Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 12 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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For years, rumors of the "Marsh Girl" have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand.
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Don't listen to the negative reviews.
- By Kyle on 12-03-19
- Where the Crawdads Sing
- By: Delia Owens
- Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
Disappointing
Reviewed: 11-20-21
There was so much potential for a good story here. Overly sexual and unnecessary detail took away from the narrative. Didn’t live up to the hype.
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Horse of a Different Color
- Little Britches, Book 8
- By: Ralph Moody
- Narrated by: Cameron Beierle
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In the early 1920s, cowboy and dry-range farmer Ralph Moody finds himself with mountainous debts through the collapse of the livestock market and the dealings of a crooked partner. Ralph never surrenders, but finds a way to turn tragedy into opportunity.
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Books for any century and age
- By Riley Dempster on 01-16-18
- Horse of a Different Color
- Little Britches, Book 8
- By: Ralph Moody
- Narrated by: Cameron Beierle
Love love love
Reviewed: 09-19-21
I loved this book when I first read the series to my young sons and I love it still. We come from hardy stock. We need remember that when faced with our own tough challenges.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- A Leadership Fable
- By: Patrick Lencioni
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky; introduction by Patrick Lencioni
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
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In keeping with the parable style, Patrick Lencioni begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams. Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group.
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Clear Headed Guidance on Building Teams
- By Mark on 01-18-03
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- A Leadership Fable
- By: Patrick Lencioni
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky; introduction by Patrick Lencioni
Top Read for Pulling a Team out of the Dumpster Fire.
Reviewed: 09-06-21
Vey well written and relatable. If you’ve ever been part of changing management, changing a culture, or will be part of this process, this is a must read with real actionable recommendations. At the end one of the many things recommended is the MBTI. I prefer the Clifton Strengths assessment as it relates to working teams.
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Growing a Farmer
- How I Learned to Live Off the Land
- By: Kurt Timmermeister
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 9 hrs and 26 mins
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When he purchased four acres of land on Vashon Island, Kurt Timmermeister was only looking for an affordable home near the restaurants he ran in Seattle. But as he slowly settled into his new property, he became awakened to the connection between what he ate and where it came from: a hive of bees provided honey, a young cow could give fresh milk, an apple orchard allowed him to make vinegar.
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So you want to be a farmer?
- By john on 04-12-15
- Growing a Farmer
- How I Learned to Live Off the Land
- By: Kurt Timmermeister
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
Uninspired and Mianndering
Reviewed: 03-29-16
There really is no story here, no central theme, no thread that carries you from start to finish. Rather this is an odd miss mosh of how to (kind of), some history, some general cooking information, some vague farming information. All in all uninspiring and not especially informative.
The narration is mostly flat except for one brief narrative toward the end where the death of a lamb is described in a very emotional way.
Not much to see here.
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Last Bus to Wisdom
- A Novel
- By: Ivan Doig
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
- Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
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The final novel from a great American storyteller. Donal Cameron is being raised by his grandmother, the cook at the legendary Double W ranch in Ivan Doig's beloved Two Medicine Country of the Montana Rockies, a landscape that gives full rein to an 11-year-old's imagination. But when Gram has to have surgery for "female trouble" in the summer of 1951, all she can think to do is to ship Donal off to her sister in faraway Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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Such a lovely final book.
- By B.J. on 02-26-16
- Last Bus to Wisdom
- A Novel
- By: Ivan Doig
- Narrated by: David Aaron Baker
A well woven take
Reviewed: 02-13-16
Not really sure why I picked this particular title, but I was quickly drawn into the story of a boy with an expansive imagination and a quick tongue. Reminiscent of the Ralph Moody tales. The narrator is a man of extraordinary talent. Very well preformed.
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Folks, This Ain't Normal
- A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
- Length: 15 hrs and 14 mins
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From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In Folks, This Ain't Normal, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love.
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Awakened me from my ingnorance
- By matthew on 05-27-12
- Folks, This Ain't Normal
- A Farmer's Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
- By: Joel Salatin
- Narrated by: Joel Salatin
I am forever changed.
Reviewed: 02-02-16
And hopefully more normal. This is the most well thought out, informative and presented book on food and government I ha ever read.
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