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Congratulations, Who Are You Again?
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Josh Bloomberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
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This funny and wise new memoir from Harrison Scott Key, winner of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, will inspire laughter and hope for anyone who’s ever been possessed by a dream of what they want to be when they grow up.
Little-known author Mark Twain once said that the two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. He's talking about dreams here, the destiny that calls every living soul to some kind of greatness. What Mr. Twain doesn't say is: A dream is also a monster that wants to eat you. Nobody tells you this part of the American dream - until now. In this new memoir, Congratulations, Who Are You Again, listeners join Harrison Scott Key on his outrageous journey to becoming a great American writer.
As a young boy in Mississippi, Harrison possessed many special gifts, such as the ability to read and complete college applications. And yet, throughout young adulthood, he failed at many vocations, until one day, after drinking perhaps too many beers and dusting off his King James Bible, he stumbled across a passage about a lonely pelican, which burst into flame inside him. In a mad blaze of holy illumination, Harrison realized his dream: to set the world afire with the light inside him. He would write a funny book. This was his dream.
With unforgettable wit and tenderness, Congratulations, Who Are You Again is Harrison’s instructive tale of pursuing his destiny with relentless and often misguided devotion, transforming his life beyond all comprehension: He becomes a signer of autographs, a doer of interviews, a casher of checks that are "worth more money than my father had ever imagined any of us might see, this side of a drug-related felony".
On this journey, Harrison finds that as he gains the world, he stands on the precipice of losing everything that means the most: his family, his mind, his soul. Hilarious, honest, and absolutely practical, Congratulations, Who Are You Again is a no-holds-barred look at the life of every ambitious human creature, whether you want to write books or make music, start a business or start a revolution. This is an audiobook for the dreamers.
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From National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Alice Walker and edited by critic and writer Valerie Boyd, comes an unprecedented compilation of Walker’s fifty years of journals drawing an intimate portrait of her development over five decades as an artist, human rights and women’s activist, and intellectual.
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A must-read for any creative artist!!
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By: Alice Walker, and others
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The World's Largest Man
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Chicken Soup for the Soul - Find Your Happiness
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What makes you happy? Others share how they found their passion, purpose, and joy in life in these 101 personal and exciting stories that are sure to inspire and encourage listeners to find their own happiness. Chicken Soup for the Soul: Find Your Happiness will encourage listeners to pursue their dreams, find their passion and seek joy in their life with its 101 personal and inspiring stories. This book continues Chicken Soup for the Soul’s focus on inspiration and hope, reminding us that we all can find our own happiness.
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I got even more depressed
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Since her time on Saturday Night Live, where she created the infamous androgynous character "Pat", Julia Sweeney has gone on to establish herself as a witty, captivating performer of one-woman shows, like God Said Ha!, In the Family Way, and Letting Go of God. She gave a TED talk sharing how she explained the birds and the bees to her eight-year-old daughter, Mulan, which ignited an incredible response. Now, when it comes to talking about motherhood, people want to hear what Julia has to say.
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I Love Julia Sweeney
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By: Julia Sweeney
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With her trademark humor, enthusiasm, and no-nonsense guidance, Pam Grout, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of E-Squared, invites you on a yearlong "apprenticeship" to recognize and unleash your innate creativity. Making art does not necessarily mean painting a gallery-worthy still life or belting out a Grammy-winning song. It simply means finding a way to give your inner muse a voice in this world.
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A firestarter!
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Great, quick read
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The Unspeakable
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Complaining about her dead mom.
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Learning to Die in Miami
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Carlos Eire's story of a boyhood uprooted by the Cuban Revolution quickly lures us in, as eleven-year-old Carlos and his older brother Tony touch down in the sun-dappled Miami of 1962 - a place of daunting abundance where his old Cuban self must die to make way for a new, American self waiting to be born. In this enchanting new work, narrated in Eire's inimitable and lyrical voice, young Carlos adjusts to life in his new country.
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Excellent memoir of a forgotten time in history
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Joan Didion lived a life in the public and private eye with her late husband, writer John Gregory Dunne, whom she met while the two were working in New York City, when Didion was at Vogue and Dunne was writing for Time. They became wildly successful writing partners when they moved to Los Angeles and cowrote screenplays and adaptations together. Didion is well known for her literary journalistic style in both fiction and nonfiction.
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Daring
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Enjoyed unexpectedly
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Moving from her childhood in Oakland and growing up with her Chinese parents through her success as a novelist, Amy Tan delves into her creative interests in music, the paralysis of beginning a new project, journal writing, and travelling. Where the Past Begins chronicles the making of a writer. With characteristic humor and poignant observation, Tan weaves a nontraditional introspective narrative that is as complex and vibrant as this beloved American novelist's fiction.
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Narration Issues
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The moment Joan Castleman decides to leave her husband, they are 35,000 feet above the ocean on a flight to Helsinki. Joan's husband, Joseph, is one of America's preeminent novelists, about to receive a prestigious international award, and Joan, who has spent 40 years subjugating her own literary talents to fan the flames of his career, has finally decided to stop.
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A bit of a downer
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- 11-16-18
Phenomenal
Bought on a whim and was shocked how good it is. This guy can write and there’s a very strong message. It’s Hilarious and heartfelt — an in the trenches look at his own character arc spanning years of hard work to become a writer. The guy’s resilience is impressive, his wit admirable, his dedication to family along the way something i strive to achieve as well. Inspiring and also just a real look at what it takes to be successful, what it takes to chase down a dream that’s calling you. I’ve listened to dozens and dozens of memoirs, this one really struck a chord with me. Give it a chance. A+ oh and the narrator is exceptional as well.
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- 08-26-22
Loved this book!
The only way it could have been better is if the author had read it. I laughed out loud and listened 2 times back to back
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- Joy
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Reality Lesson
Recommended by Andy Andrews. Harrison Scott Key is a genius! This is a must read for every writer! It’s right up there with Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. Real. Funny. Informative. Read it after The World’s Largest Man. I’m off to read How to Stay Married and I’ve never been married. 
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- cmo
- 03-08-24
So much to reflect on
Wish the author was reading this audio book. I could hear lines that I KNEW he would present differently. My brain kept trying to translate the sound into Keyenese.
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- Patrick Bergin
- 01-06-19
Fun if you loved WLM
Like an epilogue to WLM. I enjoyed it and listened to it in a few sittings. I also bought the book and gifted it to a friend who loved WLM.
I didn’t love the narrator. HSK should have read this or at the very least a southerner. I wish I would have read this book instead of listened to it.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-30-19
Funny and full of heart.
I heard this audiobook before HSK's first book, and while this book is more about his struggles writing that book, it certainly makes me want to pick up the World's Largest Man. The narrator is emotive and has good comic timing. Makes listening to the Audiobook a fun experience. The story moved me, inspired me, and provided gentle laughs throughout. Easy to recommend this.
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- Scott Marksman
- 07-16-19
Intriguing
Having read (or listened to) The World’s Largest Man first, it gave such insight into the process. He’s a genius. Huge fan here. And now I’m going to listen to the World’s Largest Man (for the 4th time).
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- Jonathan Hurst
- 07-31-23
Good read
I knew nothing about this book; but it was recommended. It’s funny and tells a great story, it’s very well written.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-17-19
Excellent and Relatable
There were moments that almost brought me to tears. I really related to the chapters where he talked about having to be fake and lie in his life. Nobody tells you being an adult is lying on a daily basis and that the most successful people are the ones who are really good at it..... sigh
Anyway, I highly recommend it.
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- Gay j wyche
- 07-15-21
Long
It took forever to say and describe something before it happened. it went on and on. The F word was totally unnecessary.
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