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Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- By: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
- Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36,746
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 32,135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 32,059
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Making my 3 adult daughters read this
- By Teresa H. on 04-07-22
- Lessons in Chemistry
- A Novel
- By: Bonnie Garmus
- Narrated by: Miranda Raison, Bonnie Garmus, Pandora Sykes
Elizabeth Zott
Reviewed: 02-10-23
Memorable character- Calvin, Mad, Harriet, Blakely. Frask and Donnatti were memorable foils. I laughed snd cried and didn’t want it to end. Inspiring and uplifting. A good foil for looking at how far we’ve come- or not.
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Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
- Length: 21 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 30,344
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,458
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27,392
Set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, Demon Copperhead is the story of a boy born to a teenaged single mother in a single-wide trailer, with no assets beyond his dead father’s good looks and copper-colored hair, a caustic wit, and a fierce talent for survival. Relayed in his own unsparing voice, Demon braves the modern perils of foster care, child labor, derelict schools, athletic success, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! It’s a Masterpiece
- By Billy on 10-25-22
- Demon Copperhead
- A Novel
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Charlie Thurston
An American story
Reviewed: 12-23-22
Great characters. Wonderful, propelling narrative. Truly a story of the times. A tragedy with hope of a better future. Just keep trying.
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Unfollow the Rules
- Guided by Rufus Wainwright
- By: Rufus Wainwright
- Narrated by: Rufus Wainwright
- Length: 9 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
Hoping to give meditation a try? Already have a meditation practice but are always looking to expand into other styles? Rufus Wainwright’s Unfollow the Rules is for you. This 9-minute meditation, which can be listened to at any time of day, is intended to help listeners let go of the unnecessary rules in their lives and thereby release stress, connect with themselves, and feel lighter, calmer, and more confident. Once you’ve listened once, you may find you want to listen again.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Vocally Soothing
- By Debbie Tudor on 10-05-23
- Unfollow the Rules
- Guided by Rufus Wainwright
- By: Rufus Wainwright
- Narrated by: Rufus Wainwright
Worthwhile meditation
Reviewed: 11-25-22
Rufus offers a moment of reprieve and relaxation with words of wisdom. Setting positive intentions and reminding us of the truth of gratitude.
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Deep Hole
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
- Length: 1 hr and 4 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,467
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,109
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4,093
In Deep Hole, one of the world’s foremost crime novelists crafts a sweet, poignant romance novella that could only come from his perfectly calibrated sense of time and place. It incorporates fights and misunderstandings and rejection, and is set against the backdrop of a quiet surfing town in Rhode Island where everyone knows each other’s business—and pleasure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Great story By Mr. Winslow
- By Alpine Skye on 06-10-22
- Deep Hole
- By: Don Winslow
- Narrated by: Ed Harris
Quick Quality Read
Reviewed: 10-21-22
Satisfying ending. Ed Harris is very talented, of course! Robbery, teen drama, family dynamics, and a road story to boot.
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We Are Water
- A Novel
- By: Wally Lamb
- Narrated by: Wally Lamb, George Guidall, Maggi-Meg Reed, and others
- Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,847
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,559
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,565
After 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh - wife, mother, outsider artist - has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family’s hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora’s Box of toxic secrets - dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs' lives.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lamb writes Fine Literature/What a Book!
- By Suzn F on 10-27-13
- We Are Water
- A Novel
- By: Wally Lamb
- Narrated by: Wally Lamb, George Guidall, Maggi-Meg Reed, Tavia Gilbert, Richard Ferrone, Edoardo Ballerini, Cynthia Darlow, Therese Plummer, Sandy Rustin
Family secrets with unintended consequences
Reviewed: 12-03-13
Where does We Are Water rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
We are Water is among the most thought provoking of the audiobooks that I have listened to.
What other book might you compare We Are Water to and why?
It is difficult to compare We Are Water to many other books because of the unique organization of the story and the narration.
Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?
Wally Lamb performing the role of Orion Oh offered tremendous insight into all of the author's feelings about the characters he had created. I loved the author's comments at the end of the book.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Laughed and cried.
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11-22-63
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 70,681
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 63,771
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63,627
On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. What if you could change it back? In this brilliantly conceived tour de force, Stephen King - who has absorbed the social, political, and popular culture of his generation more imaginatively and thoroughly than any other writer - takes listeners on an incredible journey into the past and the possibility of altering it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Owe Stephen King An Apology
- By Kelly - Write Well Academy on 04-16-12
- 11-22-63
- A Novel
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Craig Wasson
Epic Time Travels
Reviewed: 08-22-13
Where does 11-22-63 rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
One of the best.
What did you like best about this story?
The past is obdurate. It doesn't want to change.
What does Craig Wasson bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The ability to let us feel the characters in they story.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes
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Joyland
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Michael Kelly
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,476
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,536
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,523
Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Joyland is a brand-new novel and has never previously been published.
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5 out of 5 stars
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King in his Summer Finest
- By Cynthia on 06-06-13
- Joyland
- By: Stephen King
- Narrated by: Michael Kelly
No disappointments here!
Reviewed: 07-02-13
Where does Joyland rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Loved Joyland! Great summer fun read.
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Plot was rivoting. Foreshadowing
Which character – as performed by Michael Kelly – was your favorite?
Devin
If you could rename Joyland, what would you call it?
The Summer of Growing Up
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