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- Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins
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Inez Burns was adored by the desperate women who sought her out - and loathed by the power-hungry men who plotted to destroy her.
During a time when women risked their lives with predatory practitioners lurking in back alleys, Inez and her team of women, clad in crisp, white nurse's uniforms, worked night and day in her elegantly appointed clinic, performing 50,000 of the safest, most hygienic abortions available during a time when even the richest wives, Hollywood stars, and mistresses had few options when they found themselves with an unwanted pregnancy.
In The Audacity of Inez Burns, Stephen G. Bloom reveals a jagged slice of lost American history. From Inez's riveting tale of glamour and tragedy, he has created a brilliant, compulsively listenable portrait of an unforgettable woman during a moment when America's pendulum swung from compassion to criminality by punishing those who permitted women to control their own destinies.
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The Mark Inside
- A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
- By: Amy Reading
- Narrated by: Richard McGonagle
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks did - he went home, borrowed more money from his family, and returned for another round of swindling. Only after he lost that second fortune did he reclaim control of his story. Instead of crawling back home in shame, he vowed to hunt down the five men who had conned him. Through Norfleet's ingenious reverse-swindle, Amy Reading reveals the mechanics behind the scenes of the big con.
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Confusing Premise Makes for A Tough Read
- By Grumpy S. Monkey on 06-19-12
By: Amy Reading
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A Secret Life
- The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
- By: Charles Lachman
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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The child was born on September 14, 1874, at the only hospital in Buffalo, New York, that offered maternity services for unwed mothers. It was a boy, and though he entered the world in a state of illegitimacy, a distinguished name was given to this newborn: Oscar Folsom Cleveland. The son of the future president of the United States - Grover Cleveland. The story of how the man who held the nation’s highest office eventually came to take responsibility for his son is a thrilling one that unfolds like a sordid romance novel....
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Are the charges true?
- By Jean on 02-16-13
By: Charles Lachman
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Devil in the Grove
- Thurgood Marshall, the Groveland Boys, and the Dawn of a New America
- By: Gilbert King
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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Arguably the most important American lawyer of the 20th century, Thurgood Marshall was on the verge of bringing the landmark suit Brown v. Board of Education before the US Supreme Court when he became embroiled in a case that threatened to change the course of the civil rights movement and to cost him his life. In 1949, Florida's orange industry was booming, and citrus barons got rich on the backs of cheap Jim Crow labor with the help of Sheriff Willis V. McCall, who ruled Lake County with murderous resolve....
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the fight for civil rights
- By Jean on 01-17-14
By: Gilbert King
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The Girl on the Velvet Swing
- Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century
- By: Simon Baatz
- Narrated by: Christine Lakin
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
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In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just 16 years old, had recently moved to the city. White was 47. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity. She told no one that White raped her that night until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden.
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"The Girl" is barely in this book
- By Polly L. Mccall on 07-12-18
By: Simon Baatz
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Queen of Thieves
- The True Story of "Marm" Mandelbaum and Her Gangs of New York
- By: J. North Conway
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 7 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Queen of Thieves is the gritty, fast-paced story of Fredericka "Marm" Mandelbaum, a poor Jewish woman who rose to the top of her profession in organized crime during the Gilded Age in New York City. During her more than twenty-five-year reign as the country’s top receiver of stolen goods, she accumulated great wealth and power inconceivable for women engaged in business, legitimate or otherwise.
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a bit repetitive
- By Andy on 09-19-14
By: J. North Conway
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Gangster Squad
- Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles
- By: Paul Lieberman
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 13 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Gangster Squad chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII. In 1946, the LAPD launched the Gangster Squad with eight men who met covertly on street corners and slept with Tommy guns under their beds. But for two cops, all that mattered was nailing the strutting gangster Mickey Cohen. Sgt. Jack O’Mara was a square-jawed church usher, Sgt. Jerry Wooters a cynical maverick....
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Nothing Like the movie
- By KEITH on 02-21-13
By: Paul Lieberman
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A Death in Belmont
- By: Sebastian Junger
- Narrated by: Kevin Conway
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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In 1963, with the city of Boston already terrified by a series of savage crimes known as the Boston Stranglings, a murder occurred in Belmont, just a few blocks from the house of Sebastian Junger's family, a murder that seemed to fit exactly the pattern of the Strangler. Roy Smith, a black man who had cleaned the victim's house that day, was convicted, but the terror of the Strangler continued.
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Excellent
- By Susanna on 01-13-15
By: Sebastian Junger
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No Regrets: And Other True Cases
- And Other True Cases (Ann Rule's Crime Files, Book 11)
- By: Ann Rule
- Narrated by: Laural Merlington
- Length: 12 hrs and 17 mins
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A ship's pilot legendary for guiding mammoth freighters through the narrows of Puget Sound, Rolf Neslund was a proud Norwegian, a ladies' man, and a beloved resident of Washington State's idyllic Lopez Island. Virtually indestructible even into his golden years, he made electrifying headlines more than once: after a ship he was helming crashed into the soaring West Seattle Bridge, causing millions in damages; and following his inexplicable disappearance at age 80. Was he a suicide, a man broken by one costly misstep? Had he run off with a lifelong love? Or did a trail of gruesome evidence lead to the home Rolf shared with his wife, Ruth?
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Finally...worth it!
- By Luv lots on 09-04-13
By: Ann Rule
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Tulia
- Race, Cocaine, and Corruption in a Small Texas Town
- By: Nate Blakeslee
- Narrated by: James Boles
- Length: 13 hrs and 54 mins
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Early one morning in the summer of 1999, authorities in the tiny West Texas town of Tulia began a roundup of suspected drug dealers. By the time the sweep was done, over 40 people had been arrested and one of every five black adults in town was behind bars, all accused of dealing cocaine to the same undercover officer, Tom Coleman.
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A Must Read
- By JOHN on 03-23-08
By: Nate Blakeslee
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The Lynching
- The Epic Courtroom Battle That Brought Down the Klan
- By: Laurence Leamer
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 10 hrs and 19 mins
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On a Friday night in March 1981, Henry Hays and James Knowles scoured the streets of Mobile in their car, hunting for a black man. The young men were members of Klavern 900 of the United Klans of America. They were seeking to retaliate after a largely black jury could not reach a verdict in a trial involving a black man accused of the murder of a white man. The two Klansmen found 19-year-old Michael Donald walking home alone.
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Very Readable
- By Jean on 06-10-16
By: Laurence Leamer
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Duel with the Devil
- The True Story of How Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Teamed Up to Take on America's First Sensational Murder Mystery
- By: Paul Collins
- Narrated by: Mark Peckham
- Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
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In the closing days of 1799, the United States was still a young republic, its uncertain future contested by the two major political parties of the day: the well-moneyed Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton, and the populist Republicans, led by Aaron Burr. The two finest lawyers in New York, Burr and Hamilton were bitter rivals both in and out of the courtroom, and as the next election approached - with Manhattan likely to be the swing district on which the presidency would hinge - their animosity reached a fever pitch.
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The Trial of the Century
- By Jean on 09-06-15
By: Paul Collins
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- June G. Levin
- 01-26-20
Review Audacity of Inez Burns
The tone if the narrator was mostly effective; however after a few chapters the tone became irritatingly unchanging. I couldn’t keep up with all the names, nor did I care, of so many characters involved in the story. This being said, the story of the playing field of my San Francisco, in the first half of the 20th Century, was powerfully presented in this audible version.
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- Leslie
- 11-25-22
Jews played a big part in abortion on demand
Never heard of this woman. Book hard to follow. But NYC Jews invented legal abortion and 30,000 million aborted black babies to show for it only 50 years later. What’s not to love.
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- Mary E.
- 10-07-21
Not an easy listen
I couldn't wait for this book to end.
It was horrible to listen to.
Yet, it was informative. I had no idea 1 person did 50,000 abortions in a year. I had no idea this would make her filthy rich.
Not 1 single story on any emotional reaction from women getting abortions. Odd. But... several stories as to how the development of a part of land would cause an increase in sexual acts and a need for abortions.
50,000 in one year by 1 person. I am still trying to take that in.
This story gave this woman glory no matter what she did. Thats a bit wrong. I don't mean the abortions, but the rest of her non lawful acts.
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- Kindle Customer
- 11-08-22
Good book, narration sometimes irritating
The book was a fascinating and complex history both of one woman who offered abortion care and of the history of San Francisco itself. The audible narration was a bit irritating to me, with a unnecessarily snide tone maintained throughout the book until the last few chapters. The book is a well-written overview of the struggles for women’s reproductive rights and of a beautiful but sometimes troubled city
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- Dawn Sheridan
- 05-25-22
So much potential but SO BORING!
There is a 15 word minimum requirement to submit this review and I don't even have that many words. I never stop a book in the middle but I just could not even..! Made it to Chapter 3, one, two, skip a few and about chapter 17 I just completely gave up. The narrator might as well have been speaking in monotone and it grated on my nerves. If you are looking for white noise to lull you to sleep then this is the book to use!
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- Donna Smith McG
- 11-19-18
I guess I’m the first to write a review..& sent it back at Chapter 7
I got ‘The Audacity Of Inez Burns’ about 3 days ago, I knew what the summary was about and even though I have my views on abortion, I’m not hiding from facts..but this was horrible. There were no reviews except stars, I love real life history, so the listening started.
This book was all over the place! From what I read and tried to understand is, Inez decided to start giving women abortions due to women basically not wanting to feed anymore children. Yet, a Dr who only gave abortions and was charged with murdering a patient with the most gruesome details of how he disposed of the body was in itself difficult to even listen to. I’m jumping around so please go with me on this. It was never discussed why this 18 yr old left home to give manicures, met this Dr because she gave intense hand massages? Okay then this Dr fell for an 18 yr old while he was only 52! It didn’t explain how long she looked over his shoulder and became “perfect” in the abortion field. Then the great San Francisco earthquake happened, but Inez had managed to swipe the Dr instruments to perform abortions on her own. Come on! How long was she leaning over his shoulder to be the best in her field!? If it was said I fell asleep because the narrator pretty much put me to sleep, a guy no less who sounded like he about 50? I’m over that number but I honestly would have thought a WOMAN should have narrated this book, to say the least!
Okay here’s what I really was like “are you kidding?” After the earthquake & FIRES, she sets up a TENT in the place where everyone stayed & gave out abortions for days..like it was a deli and she could have shouted out “Number 51, you’re next”....it really bothered me..but I moved on. Then she falls for a guy who was told by her family (yes they were at the tent city, no questions asked) and everyone told her he was a con artist, which he was. She at this time had a baby by that Dr and was pregnant again..she gave abortions but wanted her own. I really think I missed something cuz then she following this guy to Pittsburgh?! To work in a pickle factory?! 🤦🏼♀️ I’m telling u not just the name, the people, the places..I was like “what the hell is going on?”
Okay I’m giving this book far too much attention..if you want to listen, fine. I believe 100% in women’s choices. It’s the *insert curse word* way it was written, the all over the place it was taking me, the put me to sleep narration, and last but absolutely not least..please DO NOT have me or anyone else tell me how she disposed of “the fetuses” IT WAS DISGUSTING😡 I hit Chapter 7..turned it off and asked for my money back, including the book cuz I refuse to have it in my library.
You want an abortion that’s absolutely your right..but don’t ever make it seem like it was..who gives an *insert curse word* because it was like a joke..I can’t deal with that..and never will..no matter my views.. NOT RECOMMENDED
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