Brendan
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Counting the Cost
- By: Jill Duggar, Derick Dillard - contributor, Craig Borlase - contributor
- Narrated by: Jill Duggar
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 5,558
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,254
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,249
Jill and Derick knew a normal life wasn’t possible for them. As a star on the popular TLC reality show 19 Kids and Counting, Jill grew up in front of viewers who were fascinated by her family’s way of life. She was the responsible, second daughter of Jim Bob and Michelle’s nineteen kids; always with a baby on her hip and happy to wear the modest ankle-length dresses with throat-high necklines.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Naive Account from a Reality TV Personality
- By Lora Kyle on 09-12-23
What a strong woman
Reviewed: 01-16-25
This is such a great book. I couldn’t put it down. It is the story of becoming your own person through adversity and pain. It’s about drawing boundaries without blame or shame and becoming mighty because of them.
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Ghosts of the Orphanage
- A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice
- By: Christine Kenneally
- Narrated by: Jodie Harris
- Length: 13 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
For much of the twentieth century, a series of terrible events—abuse, both physical and psychological, and even deaths—took places inside orphanages. The survivors have been trying to tell their astonishing stories for a long time, but disbelief, secrecy, and trauma have kept them from breaking through. For ten years, Christine Kenneally has been on a quest to uncover the harrowing truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Different perspectives of a very familiar story
- By pam on 03-27-23
- Ghosts of the Orphanage
- A Story of Mysterious Deaths, a Conspiracy of Silence, and a Search for Justice
- By: Christine Kenneally
- Narrated by: Jodie Harris
These stories must be told
Reviewed: 09-21-24
These stories are essential to moving forward for all those affected. We need to change the culture of abuse and the culture of protection for those abusers. We need to change the culture of victim blaming and not believing. Great book. Well written well narrated. Highly recommend.
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Invisible Women
- Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- By: Caroline Criado Perez
- Narrated by: Caroline Criado Perez
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,895
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,867
Data is fundamental to the modern world. From economic development, to healthcare, to education and public policy, we rely on numbers to allocate resources and make crucial decisions. But because so much data fails to take into account gender, treating men as the default and women as atypical, bias and discrimination are baked into our systems. And women pay tremendous costs for this bias in time, money, and often with their lives. Celebrated feminist advocate Caroline Criado Perez investigates the shocking root cause of gender inequality and research in Invisible Women.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A statistical fire hose
- By B. Andresen on 09-11-19
- Invisible Women
- Data Bias in a World Designed for Men
- By: Caroline Criado Perez
- Narrated by: Caroline Criado Perez
Must read
Reviewed: 09-17-24
This book was one of the most informative books I have read in ages. It was written so well and read so well that not only could I not put it down but I listed again immediately after I was done. I feel motivated to be part of a monumental change in this world for improvement of society. Absolutely love this book I am going to get a few paper copies and give them to people.
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An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
- Length: 17 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 966
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 856
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Story5 out of 5 stars 856
An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s by Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of America’s most beloved historians, artfully weaves together biography, memoir, and history. She takes you along on the emotional journey she and her husband, Richard (Dick) Goodwin embarked upon in the last years of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Great Listen
- By Bill on 04-20-24
- An Unfinished Love Story
- A Personal History of the 1960s
- By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Narrated by: Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bryan Cranston
Couldn’t put this down.
Reviewed: 08-12-24
I looked forward to every spare minute to listen to this and have already purchased more of her books
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The Worst of You
- By: Sarah Richards
- Narrated by: Sarah Desjardins
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,284
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,249
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,250
In The Worst of You, just-wed architects Timo and Nia flee a murder scene, setting in motion a chain reaction of lies and betrayals that threaten to unravel everything they have built together. Twisted and propulsive, this thriller is told from the alternating perspectives of the couple and those close to them on Williwaw Island, each with their own motive to use the outcome of the murder case to their advantage. When a huge storm sweeps up the coast, trapping everyone on tiny Williwaw Island, it’s a race against time—and the elements — to stop the murderer from striking again.
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4 out of 5 stars
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So much idiosyncrasies
- By Nel on 05-28-24
- The Worst of You
- By: Sarah Richards
- Narrated by: Sarah Desjardins
Inconsistent throughout
Reviewed: 08-06-24
I like a good mystery. This was nothing like one. The character development was shaky. The characters were developed and then suddenly, without event or cause they would behave against their own character. The writing wasn’t congruent with known facts throughout which made it unbelievable. Also the author contradicted her own writing on several occasions. For instance a character quickly scaled a retention wall. Later, as a car was getting close to the same wall it was described as 100 feet tall. However, the most unnerving part of the book was the narrator. She mispronounced words in ways I’ve never heard before or imagined them to be pronounced. On one occasion I actually didn’t even understand what she was trying so say. Eczema pronounced like Noxema? Her voices and accents hurt my head. I was surprised at how many four star reviews there were until I read some of them. The reviews were barely in English. I honestly shouldn’t have finished it.
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A Lethal Legacy
- A History of Ireland in 18 Murders
- By: Fin Dwyer
- Narrated by: Fin Dwyer
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
From the creator of the critically acclaimed Irish History Podcast comes a ground-breaking exploration of the past, casting its gaze beyond the chambers of power and carnage of battle, and into the lives of the everyday people that lived through those violent centuries. From the desperate retributions of the Land War of the nineteenth century, through the unprecedented tumult of the revolutionary years, to the causes that helped to shape contemporary Ireland, these previously overlooked cases of human tragedy offer a fresh perspective on a history we think we know.
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5 out of 5 stars
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History made relatable.
- By Jennifer R. on 09-22-23
- A Lethal Legacy
- A History of Ireland in 18 Murders
- By: Fin Dwyer
- Narrated by: Fin Dwyer
Great story teller
Reviewed: 06-15-24
I have been listening to Fin’s Irish History Podcast and I was so sad when I caught up with all the episodes and had nothing else to listen to by him, until I remembered that I bought his book for just this event and it did not disappoint. Great storytelling style, great voice and inflection. Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Can’t wait for another.
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The Great Hunger
- Ireland 1845-1849
- By: Cecil Woodham-Smith
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 62
The Great Hunger is the story of one of the worst disasters in world history: the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s. Within five years, one million people died of starvation. Emigrants by the hundreds of thousands sailed for America and Canada in small, ill-equipped, dangerously unsanitary ships. Some ships never arrived; those that did carried passengers already infected with and often dying of typhus. The Irish who managed to reach the United States alive had little or no money....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Authoratative Account, but that Narrator...
- By Aaron on 11-03-11
- The Great Hunger
- Ireland 1845-1849
- By: Cecil Woodham-Smith
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
Honest assessment
Reviewed: 05-07-24
I have already read this once as a young person. There is so much information I could read/listen to this again and again. Very honest account of the mistakes and causes of this horrific event of Irish history. The narrator was good, well spoken, although it took a little to get through his very haughty English accent. The thing that irritated me the most was his complete inability to properly pronounce Irish place names. It was so off that there were a couple towns which I truly could not decipher due to his atrocious pronunciation. There were others that were obvious because he was saying them phonetically like Achill. But honestly if you are going to read a ten hour book about Ireland, for the love of all that is good and holy could you ASK SOMEONE how the words are pronounced? I mean truly it was quite annoying.
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The Prince of Frogtown
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 212
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Story5 out of 5 stars 213
Rick Bragg closes his circle of family stories with an unforgettable tale about fathers and sons inspired by his own relationship with his 10-year-old stepson.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This guy can write.
- By colleen on 03-08-14
- The Prince of Frogtown
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
He speaks so beautifully
Reviewed: 04-18-24
This is such an honest book. His words are beautiful. I can’t stop reading his books
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All Over But the Shoutin'
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 960
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 854
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 845
This haunting, harrowing, gloriously moving recollection of a life on the American margin is the story of Rick Bragg, who grew up dirt-poor in northeastern Alabama, seemingly destined for either the cotton mills or the penitentiary, and instead became a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The New York Times. It is the story of Bragg's father, a hard-drinking man with a murderous temper and the habit of running out on the people who needed him most.
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2 out of 5 stars
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ABRIDGED
- By Amazon Customer on 03-17-16
- All Over But the Shoutin'
- By: Rick Bragg
- Narrated by: Rick Bragg
Couldn’t put it down.
Reviewed: 04-11-24
The whole book was so truthful. I want to listen to it again. I’m no literature critic but I did live a life surrounded by hardworking people bent and broken
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The Harp in the South
- By: Ruth Park
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
- Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 41
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4 out of 5 stars 38
Hugh and Margaret Darcy are raising their family in Sydney amid the brothels, grog shops and run-down boarding houses of Surry Hills, where money is scarce and life is not easy. Filled with beautifully drawn characters that will make you laugh as much as cry, this Australian classic will take you straight back to the colourful slums of Sydney with convincing depth, careful detail and great heart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Decent;y entertaining
- By Merlin on 07-25-17
- The Harp in the South
- By: Ruth Park
- Narrated by: Kate Hood
Delightful
Reviewed: 07-24-23
I adore this series and I am absolutely enamored with the narrator!!!! I can’t stop listening and I think I will listen to this whole series again.
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