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The Faculty Lounge
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Mathieu
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 76
With its ensemble of warm and unforgettable characters, The Faculty Lounge shows listeners a different side of school life. It all starts when an elderly substitute teacher at Baldwin High School is found dead in the faculty lounge. After a bit of a stir, life quickly returns to normal. But when, a week later, the spontaneous scattering of his ashes on the school grounds catches the attention of some busybody parents, it sets in motion a year that can only be described as wild, bizarre, tragic, mundane, beautiful, and humorous all at once.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not Funny
- By P. Rishel on 08-24-24
- The Faculty Lounge
- A Novel
- By: Jennifer Mathieu
- Narrated by: Lisa Flanagan
Thank you from a teacher!
Reviewed: 08-04-24
I loved the characters, and, as a teacher, I loved reading a novel where I actually felt seen! More, please!
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A Collective Bargain
- Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy
- By: Jane McAlevey
- Narrated by: Jane McAlevey
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 97
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 82
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 82
In A Collective Bargain, longtime labor organizer, environmental activist, and political campaigner Jane McAlevey makes the case that unions are a key institution capable of taking effective action against today’s super-rich corporate class. Since the 1930s, when unions flourished under New Deal protections, corporations have waged a stealthy and ruthless war against the labor movement. And they’ve been winning.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing
- By Ellen on 01-26-20
- A Collective Bargain
- Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy
- By: Jane McAlevey
- Narrated by: Jane McAlevey
This is how we save the world.
Reviewed: 07-17-24
Rest in peace, Jane McAlevey. You have given us the roadmap and the tools we need to save the world.
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Solito
- A Memoir
- By: Javier Zamora
- Narrated by: Javier Zamora
- Length: 17 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3,125
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,892
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,887
Javier Zamora’s adventure is a three-thousand-mile journey from his small town in El Salvador, through Guatemala and Mexico, and across the U.S. border. He will leave behind his beloved aunt and grandparents to reunite with a mother who left four years ago and a father he barely remembers. Traveling alone amid a group of strangers and a “coyote” hired to lead them to safety, Javier expects his trip to last two short weeks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MASTERPIECE of Poetic Prose, Outstanding Narration
- By Mary Burnight on 01-12-23
- Solito
- A Memoir
- By: Javier Zamora
- Narrated by: Javier Zamora
Beautiful and I’m sobbing
Reviewed: 04-03-24
Wow. This is not just a work of art but also a work that required some serious therapy and working through trauma to produce. Absolutely beautiful. I hope he is reunited with his pretend family. I hope that they read the tribute he wrote to them.
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Mrs. Wickham
- By: Sarah Page
- Narrated by: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, full cast
- Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8,107
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,409
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,358
Imagine if you made one little mistake when you were young and were punished for it for the rest of your life. Well, that’s what happened to Lydia (yes, that Lydia, the youngest Bennet sister from Pride and Prejudice), and she’s here to set the record straight. Hold on to your teacups and get ready for sophisticated (and a little bit naughty) hot takes and witty banter that’ll make you laugh—and think. We meet Lydia just as she is denounced by her family, exiled miles from home, and married to the rogue George Wickham, who seems to love all women...except his own wife.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Was I supposed to feel sorry?
- By LuJuna Brown-Jackson on 09-10-22
- Mrs. Wickham
- By: Sarah Page
- Narrated by: Jessie Buckley, Johnny Flynn, full cast
So good except for the ending
Reviewed: 05-14-23
It was fun and well-written. But, Eeew. I didn’t like how it ended. I wish she had had a better option.
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Oh, Never Mind
- By: Mary H. K. Choi
- Narrated by: Mary H. K. Choi
- Length: 1 hr and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 78
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Story4 out of 5 stars 78
Fresh out of college, Mary H.K. Choi booked a one-way ticket to New York City and never looked back. Twelve years and countless jobs and dates and a bajillion dollars in rent later, she'd finally had enough. In Oh, Never Mind, Choi chronicles her decision to let go of New York by looking back at the hilarious and often brutal life lessons the city taught her - about love, money, friendship, and, above all, herself.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inside the author's world and head
- By Amazon Customer on 05-02-17
- Oh, Never Mind
- By: Mary H. K. Choi
- Narrated by: Mary H. K. Choi
Lifestyles of the rich and famous
Reviewed: 03-29-22
This was fun. Very funny and interesting. It is definitely about an elite, wealthy crowd of people, so be prepared for that.
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The Ten Thousand Doors of January
- By: Alix E. Harrow
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
- Length: 12 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,814
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,806
In a sprawling mansion filled with peculiar treasures, January Scaller is a curiosity herself. As the ward of the wealthy Mr. Locke, she feels little different from the artifacts that decorate the halls: carefully maintained, largely ignored, and utterly out of place. Then she finds a strange book. A book that carries the scent of other worlds and tells a tale of secret doors, of love, adventure, and danger. Each page turn reveals impossible truths about the world, and January discovers a story increasingly entwined with her own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A princess in a castle can't fend for herself
- By Summer on 11-11-19
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January
- By: Alix E. Harrow
- Narrated by: January LaVoy
Disappointing
Reviewed: 03-29-22
The writing is unnecessarily overwrought, and the story is not engaging. It never really took off.
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Concrete Rose
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,782
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,561
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,560
If there's one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it's that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad's in prison. Life's not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav's got everything under control. Until, that is, Maverick finds out he's a father. But it's not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Five Starr!
- By Dayna on 01-18-21
- Concrete Rose
- By: Angie Thomas
- Narrated by: Dion Graham
Excellent
Reviewed: 02-04-22
The characters are so likeable and believable. I laughed out loud a lot and really felt for them. This is such a great back story for The Hate U Give. I couldn’t stop listening. I think I even liked it better.
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Dune
- By: Frank Herbert
- Narrated by: Scott Brick, Orlagh Cassidy, Euan Morton, and others
- Length: 21 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 124,928
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 107,791
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 107,680
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Maud'dib. He would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family and would bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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1 out of 5 stars
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This classic deserves better
- By Matthew Salvo on 07-01-21
Gross - doesn’t hold up
Reviewed: 11-07-21
Eeew. I remember watching the movie back in the ‘80’s with my dad and thinking it was really cool. But listening to it now, I see it was definitely written back in the 1960’s and was very much of its time.
The author makes his bad guy (the Baron) fat, and spends hundreds of words describing his fat, using his fatness as evidence of his evil. That fat phobia doesn’t sit well with me.
Then, he also uses homophobia to show the evil of the same character. The Baron rapes young men and has a crush on his own nephew and on Paul. The only reason his character harbors same sex desires is to make him look like a bad person. Keep your homophobia back in 1965, please.
Finally, though the Lady Jessica is a developed character, her real purpose is to gape at how amazing Paul is. And Chaney is just an awestruck cheerleader for Paul. I’m sure in 1965, having female characters with “power” was very forward thinking, but, like I said, it doesn’t hold up.
I don’t know how they are remaking this as a movie nowadays. I hope they do something to bring it into modern times because, eeew.
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Cack-Handed
- A Memoir
- By: Gina Yashere
- Narrated by: Gina Yashere
- Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 427
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 370
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Story5 out of 5 stars 367
The British comedian of Nigerian heritage and co-executive producer and writer of the CBS hit series Bob Hearts Abishola chronicles her odyssey to get to America and break into Hollywood in this lively and humorous memoir.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Be prepared to: Laugh. Learn. Get angry. Cry. Research/Fact-Check.
- By Omokhaye Ekhaese on 07-08-21
- Cack-Handed
- A Memoir
- By: Gina Yashere
- Narrated by: Gina Yashere
So fun!
Reviewed: 09-25-21
I loved this book. It was funny, warm-hearted, and very interesting. I love her personality and wish she would write her 2nd book soon.
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Beowulf: A New Translation
- By: Maria Dahvana Headley
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Maria Dahvana Headley
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 244
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 243
A man seeks to prove himself as a hero. A monster seeks silence in his territory. A warrior seeks to avenge her murdered son. A dragon ends it all. The familiar elements of the epic poem are seen with a novelist’s eye toward gender, genre, and history - Beowulf has always been a tale of entitlement and encroachment, powerful men seeking to become more powerful, and one woman seeking justice for her child, but this version brings new context to an old story.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ridiculous
- By Corinna D. Girard on 01-02-21
- Beowulf: A New Translation
- By: Maria Dahvana Headley
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Maria Dahvana Headley
Wow!
Reviewed: 07-30-21
This is beautiful! I love the translation. So fresh and unexpected. I’m going to use it alongside Seamus Heaney in my class. The performance is EXCELLENT!
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