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Waypoints
- My Scottish Journey
- By: Sam Heughan
- Narrated by: Sam Heughan
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In this intimate journey of self-discovery, Sam sets out along Scotland's rugged ninety-six-mile West Highland Way to map out the moments that shaped his views on dreams and ambition, family, friendship, love, and life. The result is a love letter to the wild landscape that means so much to him, full of charming, funny, wise, and searching insights into the world through his eyes. Waypoints is a deeply personal journey that reveals as much about Sam to himself as it does to his audiences.
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Go on a Walkabout with Sam and the other Graeme!
- By R. Hall on 10-25-22
- Waypoints
- My Scottish Journey
- By: Sam Heughan
- Narrated by: Sam Heughan
This was not at all what I expected—in the best way possible
Reviewed: 11-04-22
I’m not sure exactly what I expected, but this is not it. I’ve listened to Clanlands, and Clanlands Almanac; I liked them both! I loved the storytelling, but I thought that was due to Graham McTavish’s incredible knowledge of history. In both of these books, Sam Heughan served as the comic relief.
In this book, however, we get to see the man behind the carefully crafted image. Heughan’s journey was at times hilarious and poignant. He expertly intertwines the story of his youth, his long struggle to become a working actor, and a surprisingly sober glance into his personal life and his present day struggle to find balance in an incredibly unbalanced world.
If you’re looking for a book that inspires exploration of the great wide world, self-reflection, and a bit of healthy laughter, this is definitely the book for you!
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Carry Me Home
- Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution
- By: Diane McWhorter
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 28 hrs and 46 mins
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"The Year of Birmingham", 1963, was a cataclysmic turning point in America's long civil rights struggle. Child demonstrators faced down police dogs and fire hoses in huge nonviolent marches against segregation. Ku Klux Klansmen retaliated by bombing the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, killing four young Black girls. Diane McWhorter, daughter of a prominent Birmingham family, weaves together police and FBI records, archival documents, interviews with Black activists and Klansmen, and personal memories into an extraordinary narrative....
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A Well Told History
- By By Aaliyah on 04-23-22
- Carry Me Home
- Birmingham, Alabama: The Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution
- By: Diane McWhorter
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
A Well Told History
Reviewed: 04-23-22
I can’t speak ill of any of my history teachers. They told me the stories that were told to them. They didn’t know any differently. They didn’t even know that another narrative might exist. This was difficult and painful to listen to; at times, it made me wonder why people of color long to be a part of the society that seems to spurn them. It also helped me understand why there was such a difference in the philosophies of different civil rights leaders and their groups. This is a story that needs to be told; the brutality is astounding, perhaps it can serve as a cautionary tale to those of us trying to pick aside in the histories that are being written today.
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