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Calvin Peete
- Golf's Forgotten Star
- By: Gordon Hobson
- Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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His story is unprecedented in the world of golf. Born to a family of migrant laborers, Calvin Peete dropped out of school in the eighth grade, went to work picking crops, first swung a golf club at the age of twenty-three-and rose to the top of the PGA. In Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star, Gordon Hobson tells for the first time Peete's incredible story. Calvin Peete's story is inspiring, but it also reveals the struggles many Black golfers endured even after the Caucasian—only clause was removed from the PGA's bylaws.
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good but many errors
- By Sara K. on 03-03-25
- Calvin Peete
- Golf's Forgotten Star
- By: Gordon Hobson
- Narrated by: Jaime Lincoln Smith
Enjoyed learning about this golf pioneer
Reviewed: 05-02-24
Short but informative. Well told story about an interesting Black golf pioneer. Calvin Peete overcame tremendous adversity to become a top golfer long before Tiger Woods arrived.
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The Sleeping Dictionary
- By: Sujata Massey
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 16 hrs and 15 mins
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The term "sleeping dictionary" was coined for young Indian women who slept with British men and educated them in the ways of India. Set between 1925 and the end of World War II, The Sleeping Dictionary is the story of Kamala, born to a peasant family in West Bengal, who makes her way to Calcutta of the 1930s. Haunted by a forbidden love, she is caught between the raging independence movement and the British colonial society she finds herself inhabiting.
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Overly ambitious
- By Placeholder on 08-31-18
- The Sleeping Dictionary
- By: Sujata Massey
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
Interesting saga
Reviewed: 02-26-23
Enjoyed learning about Indian history just before independence. Well developed protagonist and narrative. Narration was solid too.
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Surrender
- 40 Songs, One Story
- By: Bono
- Narrated by: Bono
- Length: 20 hrs and 25 mins
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As one of the music world’s most iconic artists and the cofounder of the organizations ONE and (RED), Bono’s career has been written about extensively. But in Surrender, it’s Bono who picks up the pen, writing for the first time about his remarkable life and those he has shared it with. In his unique voice, Bono takes us from his early days growing up in Dublin, including the sudden loss of his mother when he was fourteen, to U2’s unlikely journey to become one of the world’s most influential rock bands, to his more than twenty years of activism.
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Fantastic!
- By Josh on 11-04-22
If you live Bono you will love this listen
Reviewed: 02-03-23
The narration with music by Bono is well done. If you’re a true fan you won’t be disappointed.
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
- Length: 17 hrs and 3 mins
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In the summer of 1862, a group of young artists led by the passionate and talented Edward Radcliffe descends upon Birchwood Manor in rural Oxfordshire. Their plan: to spend a secluded summer month in a haze of inspiration and creativity. But by the time their stay is over, one woman has been shot dead while another has disappeared; a priceless heirloom is missing; and Edward Radcliffe’s life is in ruins. Over 150 years later, Elodie Winslow, a young archivist in London, uncovers a leather satchel containing two seemingly unrelated items.
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The Clockmaker's Daughter
- By KBoat on 10-21-18
- The Clockmaker's Daughter
- By: Kate Morton
- Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt
A good story
Reviewed: 12-11-22
Lots of interesting tales across time. What’s not to like about ghosts, the Cotswalds, historians and artists?
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My Life on the Road
- By: Gloria Steinem
- Narrated by: Debra Winger, Gloria Steinem
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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Gloria Steinem - writer, activist, organizer, and one of the most inspiring leaders in the world - now tells a story she has never told before, a candid account of how her early years led her to live an on-the-road kind of life, traveling, listening to people, learning, and creating change. She reveals the story of her own growth in tandem with the growth of an ongoing movement for equality. This is the story at the heart of My Life on the Road.
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Completely Changed Me
- By Angel Adams on 11-05-15
- My Life on the Road
- By: Gloria Steinem
- Narrated by: Debra Winger, Gloria Steinem
Uplifting and informative
Reviewed: 09-04-20
Gloria Steinem is a treasure and this book is both personal and informative. The narration by Deborah Winger is pleasant and understated which fits the style of the book.
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