Crystal
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Out Came the Sun
- Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family
- By: Mariel Hemingway
- Narrated by: Mariel Hemingway
- Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness, suicide, addiction, and depression in one of America's most famous families: the Hemingways.
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Tragically picturesque and makes no apologies
- By null on 04-21-15
- Out Came the Sun
- Overcoming the Legacy of Mental Illness, Addiction, and Suicide in My Family
- By: Mariel Hemingway
- Narrated by: Mariel Hemingway
Admire the honesty.
Reviewed: 05-27-15
I listened to Brook Shields' memoir and was horrified at the lack of insight. Mariel seems to have tried harder at self-analysis. Although, frankly, I strongly believe that all of us pay for the sins of our fathers - for some the pay back is generational. It's a part of life that few are spared. We either spend our lives trying not to turn out like our parents, or we spend them trying to live up to the standards they set for us.
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Skyjack
- The Hunt for D. B. Cooper
- By: Geoffrey Gray
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Gray
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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The case of D. B. Cooper is a modern legend that has obsessed and cursed his pursuers for generations with everything from bankruptcy to suicidal despair. Now, with Skyjack, Geoffrey Gray obtains a first-ever look at the FBI’s confidential Cooper file, uncovering new leads in the infamous case.
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Unsolved mystery with many layers...
- By Joel D Offenberg on 10-06-11
- Skyjack
- The Hunt for D. B. Cooper
- By: Geoffrey Gray
- Narrated by: Geoffrey Gray
Disappointing.
Reviewed: 10-31-12
Okay - if I am going to read about the most notorious skyjacking in history- I expect to learn something. This book lead me to believe the mystery had been solved. it merely repeated rumors and guesses/speculative stories.
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The Dog Stars
- By: Peter Heller
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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Hig survived the flu that killed everyone he knows. His wife is gone, his friends are dead, he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, his only neighbor a gun-toting misanthrope. In his 1956 Cessna, Hig flies the perimeter of the airfield or sneaks off to the mountains to fish and to pretend that things are the way they used to be. But when a random transmission somehow beams through his radio, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life exists beyond the airport.
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Absolutely Stellar!
- By Mel on 08-10-12
- The Dog Stars
- By: Peter Heller
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
Disappointing.
Reviewed: 10-31-12
I don't know why I keep downloading apocalyptic fiction. None of them, including this one, gives me any reason to mourn the annihilation of mankind - particularly if he learns nothing from the near-erasure of the species.
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The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
- By: Monique Roffey
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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A beautifully written, unforgettable novel of a troubled marriage, set against the lush landscape and political turmoil of Trinidad. Monique Roffey's Orange Prize-shortlisted novel is a gripping portrait of post-colonialism that stands among great works by Caribbean writers like Jamaica Kincaid and Andrea Levy. When George and Sabine Harwood arrive in Trinidad from England, George is immediately seduced by the beguiling island, while Sabine feels isolated, heat-fatigued, and ill-at-ease.
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Disappointing.
- By Crystal on 10-31-12
- The White Woman on the Green Bicycle
- By: Monique Roffey
- Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
Disappointing.
Reviewed: 10-31-12
There were aspects of this book that were very good. Ultimately, it is a book about regret. It was neither uplifting, nor particularly thought-provoking. Rather, the main character appeared to devolve, rather than evolve. She spent her entire youth complaining - which made it difficult to like her. The husband was perpetually deaf to the vast unhappiness of his beloved wife, which made it difficult to like him as well. Both children were tedious. This could have been a great book - but missed the mark.
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