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When Breath Becomes Air
- By: Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese - foreword
- Narrated by: Sunil Malhotra, Cassandra Campbell
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29,440
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 25,850
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25,785
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade’s worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Phenomenal book!
- By A. Potter on 01-16-16
I won't forget this one
Reviewed: 01-30-16
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The most difficult, wonderful and heartbreaking book I've ever read. It will stay with me for a long, long time.
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Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony
- A Psychological Portrait
- By: Keith Ablow
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 101
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 105
The trial of 25-year-old Casey Anthony for the death of her daughter, Caylee, was the most sensational case in America since O.J. Simpson’s. After being acquitted in July 2011, Ms. Anthony instantly became one of the most infamous women in the world. Dr. Keith Ablow distills tens of thousands of pages of documents he has obtained, his behind-the-camera, one-on one interviews, and his decades of experience in the world of forensic psychiatry to make sense of this troubled young woman.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Pure Trash
- By Penny on 11-22-11
- Inside the Mind of Casey Anthony
- A Psychological Portrait
- By: Keith Ablow
- Narrated by: Henry Leyva
Blame the mother!
Reviewed: 05-11-14
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It was a good read, but the author's demonization of Casey's parents got unbearable after a while. What to expect of a psychiatrist... of course he blame it all on the mother (in this case, Cindy Anthony). Anyway, that aside, I was able to understand Casey's behaviors and crazy lies a little better.
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Buddhism Without Beliefs
- A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
- By: Stephen Batchelor
- Narrated by: Stephen Batchelor
- Length: 4 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 531
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 460
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 457
Before it was a religion, a culture, or even a system of meditation, what was Buddhism? On Buddhism Without Beliefs, celebrated teacher, translator, and former Buddhist monk Stephen Batchelor takes us back to the first years after the Buddha's awakening to reveal the root insights of Buddhism hidden beneath centuries of history and interpretation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disingenuous.
- By Zoltan on 04-15-16
- Buddhism Without Beliefs
- A Contemporary Guide to Awakening
- By: Stephen Batchelor
- Narrated by: Stephen Batchelor
Wonderful!
Reviewed: 04-21-14
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I am not a buddhist, even though I'm interested in buddhist "themes": impermanence, emptiness, mindfulness, loving kindness, death and dying, etc. I've read a number of authors of many different traditions (Zen, Tibetan Buddhism, etc.), and Stephen Batchelor was the only one I felt wasn't speaking in riddles or trying to convey a sense of mystery that I never felt was necessary. And here I don't mean, for instance, Zen koans or Zen stories - I mean the convoluted and pasteurized speech of some Western buddhist teachers.
As an atheist, this is as close as I'll ever get to a real experience of spirituality. Wonderful book.
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Knocking on Heaven's Door
- The Path to a Better Way of Death
- By: Katy Butler
- Narrated by: Katy Butler
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 139
Like so many of us, award-winning writer Katy Butler always assumed her aging parents would experience healthy, active retirements before dying peacefully at home. Then her father suffered a stroke that left him incapable of easily finishing a sentence or showering without assistance. Her mother was thrust into full-time caregiving, and Katy became one of the 24 million Americans who help care for aging parents. In an effort to correct a minor and non - life threatening heart arrhythmia, doctors outfitted her father with a pacemaker.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A better way to narrate a book about death?
- By MAUREEN on 10-21-13
- Knocking on Heaven's Door
- The Path to a Better Way of Death
- By: Katy Butler
- Narrated by: Katy Butler
One of the best books I've ever read
Reviewed: 04-20-14
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We need more books like this one. And we need to discuss death and dying more openly. This book did just that, without the melodrama and the easy appealing to spirituality lots of other books about the same subject tend to show. I loved it.
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Hopeless
- A Novel
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,607
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,767
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,774
Would you rather know a truth that makes you feel hopeless, or keep believing the lies? Beloved and bestselling author Colleen Hoover returns with the spellbinding story of two young people with devastating pasts who embark on a passionate, intriguing journey to discover the lessons of life, love, trust--and above all, the healing power that only truth can bring.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Seems Like An X Rated YA Book- Has Promising Start
- By Wendi on 01-02-14
- Hopeless
- A Novel
- By: Colleen Hoover
- Narrated by: Angela Goethals
The wisest teenagers you'll ever meet
Reviewed: 04-09-14
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Well. I won't say I didn't enjoy the book - I did. But the two main characters are completely unrealistic. The no internet-no cell-no technology thing fits somewhat nicely into the plot, but please... There are no 17 year-olds that mature and wise, it's just simply too unrealistic to expect teenagers to have the reactions and conversations that these two have.
Also (without revealing too much and spoiling the book), the excuses for the things some of the characters do are sexist and lame. Very sexist, as a matter of fact.
Anyway. It was a reasonably fun listening, but filled with sexism and cliches and unrealistic characters. Worth my time but definitely not worth 5 stars.
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- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 48,811
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 44,783
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 44,764
There are some odd things about Nate’s new apartment. Of course, he has other things on his mind. He hates his job. He has no money in the bank. No girlfriend. No plans for the future. So while his new home isn’t perfect, it’s livable. The rent is low, the property managers are friendly, and the odd little mysteries don’t nag at him too much. At least, not until he meets Mandy, his neighbor across the hall, and notices something unusual about her apartment. And Xela’s apartment. And Tim’s. And Veek’s.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Super solid listen!!
- By Magpie on 06-24-12
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- By: Peter Clines
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
...Seriously?
Reviewed: 01-03-14
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I don't understand why people seem to like this book so much. I found it absolutely ridiculous. The characters, the "mystery", the whole thing is just ludicrous. I kept listening because I couldn't believe a book this bad could have elicited such great reviews.
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How to Create a Magical Relationship: The 3 Simple Ideas that Will Instantaneously Transform Your Love Life
- By: Ariel and Shya Kane
- Narrated by: Ariel and Shya Kane
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 6
An instant classic in the field of love and relationships, this deeply profound book by self-help gurus Ariel and Shya Kane teaches you and your partner how to have a successful relationship in three simple steps. By learning how to let go, let be, and fully commit to the happiness that can only be found within you and each other, you will rediscover the passion that first brought you together and the magic to keep you as a couple.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book! OK Narrator.
- By Abby on 12-23-12
Are you kidding me me?
Reviewed: 04-13-13
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I disliked this one deeply. It's filled with ludicrous "truths" and platitudes, and it annoyed me to no end that they used so called Zen teachings for writing this. No, didn't convince me.
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