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Sandi

ashland, OR, United States | Member Since 2008

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  • Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity | [Andrew Solomon]
    Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
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    Far from the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity

    • UNABRIDGED (40 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Andrew Solomon
    • Narrated By Andrew Solomon
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (148)
    Performance
    (119)
    Story
    (114)

    A brilliant and utterly original thinker, Andrew Solomon's journey began from his experience of being the gay child of straight parents. He wondered how other families accommodate children who have a variety of differences: families of people who are deaf, who are dwarfs, who have Down syndrome, who have autism, who have schizophrenia, who have multiple severe disabilities, who are prodigies, who commit crimes, who are transgender.

    C. Beaton says: "A Gripping Masterpiece"
    "I learned so much, I want to learn more."
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    Andrew Solomon covered so much information in this book, but I wished there was more. The sign of a great scientist, he left me with so many questions: what about the children who aren't from affluent families? What will happen as these children age?
    The author, as a narrator, was disappointing. I couldn't help but imagine him standing at a lectern presenting a paper to a large group of students. Instead, I wanted to envision him interacting with those he interviewed.
    His material engaged me. His presentation didn't. I heartily recommend this book in spite of "the reader"

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
  • Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow | [Arthur Conan Doyle]
    Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow
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    Sherlock Holmes: His Last Bow

    • UNABRIDGED (8 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Arthur Conan Doyle
    • Narrated By Derek Jacobi
    Overall
    (22)
    Performance
    (13)
    Story
    (12)

    This collection of stories continues the adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle’s much-loved fictional detective. In these intriguing tales, Holmes and Watson solve cases that range from the suspicious to the downright strange, and encounter mysteries as diverse as vanishing staff, secret plans and eccentric lodgers.

    Lorraine Poirier says: "A Perfect Pair"
    "Nobody does it better!"
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    I have many versions of Sherlock Holmes in my audio library, but Derek Jacobi is the perfect narrator! This is one version that I listen to over and over.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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