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The Hungry Tide
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Firdous Bamji
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 278
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 280
Internationally best-selling author Amitav Ghosh, winner of the Pushcart Prize and numerous other prestigious accolades, pens a sweeping novel full of romantic adventure. Favorably compared to the masterworks of Joseph Conrad and V.S. Naipaul, The Hungry Tide is an atmospheric tale set in a world of wondrous sights...and terrible danger.
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5 out of 5 stars
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One of the Best Audio Books I've Read
- By Elizabeth on 09-24-05
- The Hungry Tide
- By: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrated by: Firdous Bamji
Pleasant performance
Reviewed: 09-25-22
I very much enjoyed this story and learning about an entirely different part of the world. It highlighted East Indian history, science, environmental, interesting cultural and geographical facts with only a whiff of romance. Good story.
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Wishes and Wellingtons
- By: Julie Berry
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 17,505
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 16,031
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 16,004
Maeve Merritt chafes at the rigid rules at her London boarding school for “Upright Young Ladies.” When punishment forces her to sort through the trash, she finds a sardine tin that houses a foul-tempered djinni with no intention of submitting to a schoolgirl as his master. Soon an orphan boy from the charitable home next door, a mysterious tall man in ginger whiskers, a disgruntled school worker, and a take-no-prisoners business tycoon are in hot pursuit of Maeve and her magical discovery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I didn’t want it to end
- By Julia on 10-05-18
- Wishes and Wellingtons
- By: Julie Berry
- Narrated by: Jayne Entwistle
What fun!
Reviewed: 03-09-19
I am 58 and enjoyed every second of this wonderful tale. It was a fine break from my usual listens.
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29 people found this helpful
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Esther Perel's Where Should We Begin?: The Arc of Love
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,376
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,073
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,049
For her latest Audible Original, Where Should We Begin?: The Arc of Love, Esther Perel invites you to listen to private and intimate conversations exploring the evolution of relationships. Hear six sets of people at different points in their quests for romantic and familial love, including a young couple whose immigration status has forced them to consider marriage, a stepmother trying to put the pieces back together for four children whose mother died by suicide, a nonbinary child desperate to connect with their single mother, and more.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not Nearly as Good as the Podcast
- By LAX2NRT on 10-09-18
Enlightening
Reviewed: 10-29-18
Even if the issues wete not my own, there were many relatable connections to my own world. I have now added several more of these books to my library.
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Little Princes
- One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
- By: Conor Grennan
- Narrated by: Conor Grennan
- Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,354
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,053
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,058
In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children's Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to volunteer, unsure whether he had the proper skill, or enough passion, to get involved in a developing country in the middle of a civil war. But he was soon overcome by the herd of rambunctious, resilient children.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing experience + Inspiring tale
- By Angela on 02-06-11
- Little Princes
- One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
- By: Conor Grennan
- Narrated by: Conor Grennan
Loved Everything about this book!
Reviewed: 12-22-17
What did you love best about Little Princes?
I loved being able to observe through Connors narration the mental and spiritual growth that he experienced as he grew through this journey.
What did you like best about this story?
Everything
What does Conor Grennan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
The Nepalese voices and interaction with the children would have been difficult for a narrator to relay effectively if they had not experienced it.
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