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The Lucky Few
- Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places
- By: Heather Avis
- Narrated by: Heather Avis
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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These are the faces that call me "mom", the three children who made me a mother. When I started my journey into parenthood I never thought it would look like this. I never planned on having three adopted children, and I certainly never imagined that two of them would have Down syndrome. But like most of the things God does, once we stepped into the craziness and confusion of the unknown and unplanned, we quickly realized that we were indeed among the lucky few.
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A must read!!
- By JuJu on 06-08-17
- The Lucky Few
- Finding God's Best in the Most Unlikely Places
- By: Heather Avis
- Narrated by: Heather Avis
Inspiring
Reviewed: 03-15-24
Beautiful story. Her story shows the humanity and complexity in every part of adoption. Worth the read.
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Now I Am Known
- How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
- By: Peter Mutabazi, Mark Tabb
- Narrated by: E. Kojo Andrews
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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The true story of a man, who at age 10, ran away from home and for five years, he survived on the streets of Kampala, Uganda, a city of 1.5 million. One man saw potential in him, supported Peter through school, and forever altered Peter's outlook in every possible way. Since then, Peter's turn-around story only becomes more remarkable. In Now I Am Known, Peter reveals the transformational power of taking risks, learning to forgive, overcoming self-doubt, and believing in a better future marked by optimism and purpose.
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best personal therapy I've ever been thru!!!
- By Amazon Customer on 09-20-22
- Now I Am Known
- How a Street Kid Turned Foster Dad Found Acceptance and True Worth
- By: Peter Mutabazi, Mark Tabb
- Narrated by: E. Kojo Andrews
Life changing and incredibly inspiring
Reviewed: 01-27-23
This is such an inspiring story. I’d like to reread it in the future. His story gives a voice to vulnerable children around the world. This is a must read for anyone living in an affluent country but especially those who work with or aspire to work with vulnerable children.
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How Dare the Sun Rise
- Memoirs of a War Child
- By: Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta
- Narrated by: Sandra Uwiringiyimana
- Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins
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This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringiyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated to America, and overcame her trauma through art and activism. Sandra was just 10 years old when she found herself with a gun pointed at her head. She had watched as rebels gunned down her mother and six-year-old sister in a refugee camp.
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Sandra's voice is mesmorizing!
- By Karissa Barber on 04-18-18
- How Dare the Sun Rise
- Memoirs of a War Child
- By: Sandra Uwiringiyimana, Abigail Pesta
- Narrated by: Sandra Uwiringiyimana
Important read
Reviewed: 06-02-19
Sandra’s voice and accent are beautiful. It was heart wrenching but helpful to see how a family navigated such intense trauma. It’s also a great way to gain perspective on how to respond to the refugee crisis in the world.
I also felt like this book needs a part 2 in another 10 years. It’s clear that Sandra’s work is not finished and, in some ways just starting. She is also still working toward finding forgiveness in her quest for justice. I would love to read more should she ever write a second book.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- By Darwin8u on 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- By: Tara Westover
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
Wonderful
Reviewed: 05-18-19
Artistically written and a beautiful story. Some parts were hard to read because of the blatant abuse, but so so worth it. This is a very inspiring book.
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