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The Secret Life of Trees
- By: Centre of Excellence
- Narrated by: Kate Rowle
- Length: 3 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 25
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Story4 out of 5 stars 25
Trees are necessary for maintaining the health of the global ecosystem and provide many material things, but they are more of an integral part of our lives than we may at first consider. The Secret Life of Trees will enlighten you on the importance of trees; how they are able to feel, see, hear, smell and speak; and the specific ways trees can contribute even more to our mental balance, harmony, and health.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Trees are amazing!
- By C. baugh on 08-16-24
- The Secret Life of Trees
- By: Centre of Excellence
- Narrated by: Kate Rowle
Trees are amazing!
Reviewed: 08-16-24
I liked the content. I learned a lot about trees and plants. The chapters on using trees for medicine and meditation were my favorites. Hearing the history of the first recorded trees and the oldest trees were equally amazing.
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Between the World and Me
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31,215
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,569
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27,385
Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race”, a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of Black women and men - bodies exploited through slavery and segregation and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a Black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Heartfelt Self-aware Literary Masterpiece
- By T Spencer on 07-30-15
- Between the World and Me
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
The pure raw emotion from which he spoke his truth which is our truth.
Reviewed: 02-22-24
I loved this book. However, it made me sad and angry. I cried. The struggle is real and after 400+ years Black people still struggling just to be recognized as being human. It’s exhausting. Black people get tired but still rise above the hatred and prejudice that’s constantly thrown. Mr Coates’ story depicts the story of many Blacks. Sadly.
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Enough
- By: Cassidy Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Cassidy Hutchinson
- Length: 11 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,951
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,941
Ever since a childhood visit to Washington, DC, Cassidy Hutchinson aspired to serve her country in government. Raised in a working-class family with a military background, she was the first in her immediate family to graduate from college. Despite having no ties to Washington, Hutchinson landed a vital position at the center of the Trump White House.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Painful
- By Melissa C. on 09-28-23
- Enough
- By: Cassidy Hutchinson
- Narrated by: Cassidy Hutchinson
A little light in the loafers
Reviewed: 10-20-23
After watching Cassidy do several interviews I looked forward to more but there was no more. Between watching the actual hearings and her interviews for the book there was just not more that was added in the book. We learned a little about the dysfunctional relationship with her family but we all have that and she seemed to ramble on some parts. Did her dad actually refuse to give her money as she repeated in interviews or just never addressed directly? Honestly I don’t know how the family dynamic added or took away from what we wanted to know. But I give her a 2 bc she did finally decide to do the right thing even after still continuing to lie or as she said just not tell the whole story. And she did it under oath and on tv. But she still holds the same Republican ideals after everything she saw and participated in. She helped to hurt our country and I can’t give her hero status for that. The ending left a lot to be desired. Now you’re home?
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Hello Beautiful
- A Novel
- By: Ann Napolitano
- Narrated by: Maura Tierney
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,687
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,962
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,960
William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him—so when he meets the spirited and ambitious Julia Padavano in his freshman year of college, it’s as if the world has lit up around him. With Julia comes her family, as she and her three sisters are inseparable: Sylvie, the family’s dreamer, is happiest with her nose in a book; Cecelia is a free-spirited artist; and Emeline patiently takes care of them all.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book was great, performance terrible
- By Amazon Customer on 03-17-23
- Hello Beautiful
- A Novel
- By: Ann Napolitano
- Narrated by: Maura Tierney
Wanted more…
Reviewed: 04-01-23
This was one of Oprah’s book club books so I wanted to read it. It sounded interesting especially when it was said it was hard to put down. I love those kinds of stories and I did breeze through it bc I wanted to see what happened at the end. The end disappointed me more than anything. It left me wanting more. More about what happened next. I found myself asking questions about the characters like Kent and his wife, Williams parents, how the relationship developed between William and his daughter or Rose and Cecilia and Izzy. What became of Julia? It’s like the story built up to a climax then fizzled out. So we all have to imagine our own endings. I’ve never been a big Maura Tierney fan even back to her ER days but I thought she did an ok job in trying to showcase each character’s being. A tough assignment. From babies to full grown men. She did ok. I don’t have sisters so the storyline was intriguing how they connected to each other. Julia did get on my nerves at times bc she was so set in her ways and wasn’t willing to budge from her stances until the end when it was nearly too late. And it ended up being to late for her daughter who never got the chance to see her aunt. That saddened me. Overall I enjoyed the book.
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White Fear
- How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds
- By: Roland S. Martin
- Narrated by: Roland S. Martin
- Length: 3 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,008
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 889
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Story5 out of 5 stars 888
For two centuries, the deep-seated fear that many White people feel—of losing power, of losing economic standing, of losing a particular “way of life”—has been the driving force behind American politics and culture. And as we approach a future where White people will become a racial minority in the US, something estimated to occur as early as 2043, that fear is only intensifying, festering, and becoming more visible. Are we destined for a violent clash? What can we do to step into our country’s inevitable future, without tearing ourselves apart in the process?
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5 out of 5 stars
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an interesting and informative lesson
- By Mo Shaabazz on 09-14-22
- White Fear
- How the Browning of America Is Making White Folks Lose Their Minds
- By: Roland S. Martin
- Narrated by: Roland S. Martin
Very insightful!
Reviewed: 02-06-23
Very insightful. Lots of historical references on race but more importantly how these things are still affecting us today and will affect future generations of all races. No real blue print for what we need to do next other than America: just be real with yourself and come to terms with who and what we are so we can all move forward in peace. This made up narrative that the white race is better just bc of skin color is a form of mental illness that has lead to a need for power and control and it has lead to the many downfalls of America. We’re actually living the definition of insanity and this book points it out nicely.
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We Were Eight Years in Power
- An American Tragedy
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
- Length: 13 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,383
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,108
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,094
"We were eight years in power" was the lament of Reconstruction-era Black politicians as the American experiment in multiracial democracy ended with the return of white supremacist rule in the South. Now Ta-Nehisi Coates explores the tragic echoes of that history in our own time: the unprecedented election of a Black president followed by a vicious backlash that fueled the election of the man Coates argues is America's "first White president".
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4 out of 5 stars
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Come on dude
- By Ryan Bailey on 10-04-17
- We Were Eight Years in Power
- An American Tragedy
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Beresford Bennett
Wonderful historical analysis!
Reviewed: 01-24-23
I loved everything but I especially enjoyed how he breaks down what actually happened during that period of time. When you’re living it sometimes it’s hard to see the essence of what’s really going on. I would recommend this book to everyone. Everyone can learn from it. You may even learn something about yourself.
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Harlem Shuffle
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,937
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,549
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,524
To his customers and neighbors on 125th street, Ray Carney is an upstanding salesman of reasonably priced furniture, making a decent life for himself and his family. He and his wife Elizabeth are expecting their second child, and if her parents on Striver's Row don't approve of him or their cramped apartment across from the subway tracks, it's still home. Few people know he descends from a line of uptown hoods and crooks, and that his façade of normalcy has more than a few cracks in it. Cracks that are getting bigger all the time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Read/Listen on Audible
- By Henry Posner on 09-22-21
- Harlem Shuffle
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Suspenseful!
Reviewed: 07-05-22
It started a little slow but picked up steam by the second part. I liked the characters and the way the stories touched on historical aspects. I was sorry at the end for the loss of one of the main characters but the ending closed all chapters with only a few questions to ponder at the end. Imagination! I liked it.
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