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Jeremy Arthur
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Pat Conroy
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“A powerfully moving book . . . You will laugh, you will weep, you will be proud and you will rail.” —Charleston News and Courier
Yamacraw Island was haunting, nearly deserted, and beautiful. Separated from the mainland of South Carolina by a wide tidal river, it was accessible only by boat. But for the handful of families that lived on Yamacraw, America was a world away. For years these families lived proudly from the sea until waste from industry destroyed the oyster beds essential to their very existence. Already poor, they knew they would have to face an uncertain future unless, somehow, they learned a new life. But they needed someone to teach them, and their rundown schoolhouse had no teacher.
The Water Is Wide is Pat Conroy’s extraordinary memoir based on his experience as one of two teachers in a two-room schoolhouse, working with children the world had pretty much forgotten. It was a year that changed his life, and one that introduced a group of poor Black children to a world they did not know existed.
“A hell of a good story.” —The New York Times
“[Pat] Conroy cuts through his experiences with a sharp edge of irony. . . . He brings emotion, writing talent and anger to his story.” —Baltimore Sun
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Narrator terrible with women's voices
- By K. Stark on 02-06-23
By: Pat Conroy
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Unvarnished
- A Gimlet-Eyed Look at Life Behind the Bar
- By: Eric Alperin, Deborah Stoll
- Narrated by: Eric Alperin
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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When it opened a decade ago, the acclaimed Los Angeles speakeasy The Varnish - owned, designed, and managed by award-winning cocktail aficionado Eric Alperin - quickly became the stylish standard bearer for modern bars. Unvarnished is a candid, voice-driven, no-holds-barred look at the workings of a bar, and the foundation of The Varnish’s success: attention to hospitality and an abiding belief in the nobility of service.
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One of the most accurate accounts of being behind a bar
- By Brian T on 07-14-23
By: Eric Alperin, and others
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Gideon's Promise
- A Public Defender Movement to Transform Criminal Justice
- By: Jonathan Rapping
- Narrated by: Frank Gerard
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Combining wisdom drawn from over a dozen years as a public defender and cutting-edge research in the fields of organizational and cultural psychology, Jonathan Rapping proposes a radical cultural shift to a “fiercely client-based ethos” driven by values-based recruitment training, awakening defenders to their role in upholding an unjust status quo, and a renewed pride in the essential role of moral lawyering in a democratic society.
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A professional ethic for public defenders
- By Amazon Customer on 03-23-24
By: Jonathan Rapping
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The Great Santini
- By: Pat Conroy
- Narrated by: Michael Crouch
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the story of Bull Meecham, the epitome of the Marine officer. Demanding, authoritarian, as tough a disciplinarian at home as at the base, Bull is a difficult man to please, and even harder to love. This is also the story of Ben Meecham, Bull’s oldest son. A gifted athlete whose best never satisfies his father, Ben must balance his own ambition with his father’s expectations – and decide what course he will chart for himself and what kind of man he will become.
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Still Santini, Still Great
- By Anthony A. Ferrante on 02-10-23
By: Pat Conroy
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The Club
- Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age
- By: Leo Damrosch
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite a few friends to join them every Friday at the Turk's Head Tavern in London to dine, drink, and talk until midnight. Eventually, the group came to include among its members Edmund Burke, Adam Smith, Edward Gibbon, and James Boswell. It was known simply as "the Club". In this captivating audiobook, Leo Damrosch brings alive a brilliant, competitive, and eccentric cast of characters.
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Wonderful survey
- By Tad Davis on 05-10-19
By: Leo Damrosch
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In the Garden of the Righteous
- The Heroes Who Risked Their Lives to Save Jews During the Holocaust
- By: Richard Hurowitz
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 14 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Less than a century ago, the Second World War took the lives of more than fifty million people; more than six million of them were systematically exterminated through crimes of such enormity that a new name to describe the horror was coined: the Holocaust. Yet amid such darkness, there were glimmers of light—courageous individuals who risked everything to save those hunted by the Nazis.
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Must read! Outstanding and compelling! Couldn’t stop until the end.
- By Integrity personified on 03-03-23
By: Richard Hurowitz
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Oh My Mother!
- A Memoir in Nine Adventures
- By: Connie Wang
- Narrated by: Connie Wang
- Length: 5 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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In Chinese, the closest expression to oh my god is wo de ma ya. It’s an interjection, a polite expletive, something to say when you’re out of words. Translated literally, it means oh my mother—the instinctual first person you think of when you’re on the cusp of losing it, or putting it all together.
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Funny, poignant, heartwarming
- By Katie on 05-03-25
By: Connie Wang
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Chasing Hope
- A Reporter's Life
- By: Nicholas D. Kristof
- Narrated by: Nicholas D. Kristof
- Length: 17 hrs
- Unabridged
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Since 1984, Nicholas Kristof has worked almost continuously for The New York Times as a reporter, foreign correspondent, bureau chief, and now columnist, becoming one of the foremost reporters of his generation. Here, he recounts his event-filled path from a small-town farm in Oregon to every corner of the world. This is a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning—a singular tale of the trials, tribulations, and hope to be found in a life dedicated to the pursuit of truth.
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Ink Runs In My Veins
- By Lori Breit on 04-01-25
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Ruse
- Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street
- By: Robert Kerbeck
- Narrated by: Robert Kerbeck
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
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In the world of high finance, multibillion-dollar Wall Street banks greedily guard their secrets. Enter Robert Kerbeck, a working actor who made his real money lying on the phone, charming people into revealing their employers’ most valuable information. In this exhilarating memoir that will appeal to fans of The Wolf of Wall Street and Catch Me If You Can, unsuspecting receptionists, assistants, and bigshot executives all fall victim to “the Ruse.”
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Great story terrible voice
- By Tmiddleton on 06-08-23
By: Robert Kerbeck
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The Last Season
- By: Eric Blehm
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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Destined to become a classic of adventure literature, The Last Season examines the extraordinary life of legendary backcountry ranger Randy Morgenson and his mysterious disappearance in California's unforgiving Sierra Nevada - mountains as perilous as they are beautiful. Eric Blehm's masterful work is a gripping detective story interwoven with the riveting biography of a complicated, original, and wholly fascinating man.
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Well Written Character Study of an NPS Ranger
- By Kathy in CA on 06-23-16
By: Eric Blehm
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My Exaggerated Life
- Pat Conroy
- By: Katherine Clark
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Wendy Tremont King
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Pat Conroy's memoirs and autobiographical novels contain a great deal about his life, but there is much he hasn't revealed to readers and listeners - until now. My Exaggerated Life is the product of a special collaboration between this great American author and oral biographer Katherine Clark, who recorded two hundred hours of conversations with Conroy before he passed away in 2016. In the spring and summer of 2014, the two spoke for an hour or more on the phone every day. No subject was off limits, including aspects of his tumultuous life he had never before revealed.
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Excellent Book and performance
- By Rick on 12-06-19
By: Katherine Clark
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This dude can write!
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Outstanding read
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Beautiful descriptions!
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Conrack was a delight of indelible, self-effacing humor, pathos and genuine love
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Water is Wide
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Amazing
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The eloquent style and pros
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Listen on long trips. Always a truly enjoyable read.
A good Listen on a long ride.
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Great story having been to the area!
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