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Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings
- Narrated by: Tyler Perry
- Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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If you can count on one thing from "Madea" Mabel Simmons, star of the smash hits Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, it's that she's got something to say. For as long as people can remember, Madea has been in the neighborhood - she's the beloved, hilarious, sharp-witted, pistol-packing grandmother who's watching out and speaking her mind.
Now Madea is telling her own story, dishing her memoirs and hard-won, hilarious wisdom in her own inimitable voice (with a little help from her friend Tyler Perry). Madea covers every topic you want to hear her on, from the art of flirting, to love and marriage (sometimes two very separate topics), and raising kids (including the full story on the bag o' belts).
She also opines on beauty tips (featuring her indispensable advice on the miraculous benefits of Vasoline), the healthy choice of a deep-fried diet, and the Bible (including her favorite Bible story, as you have definitely never heard it before) - and pretty much everything else.
Madea has lived quite a life, and she has some stories to tell. And they're all here. As she's fond of saying, "Sometimes life is hard, and you have to laugh your way through it."
Critic reviews
"Inimitable." (Ebony)
"Hilarious." (The New York Times Book Review)
"Wicked." (Entertainment Weekly)
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Based on solid biblical principles and modern-day realities, Healing the Wounds of the Past provides solutions for the tragedies and traumas you may have experienced and helps you move confidently beyond the past and into a life of joy, success, and abundance in God's glory. Offering encouragement and loving guidance to a wide audience, this book is especially written for those who have been victimized physically, spiritually, or emotionally.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Far too breathy
- By Aspen G8trgirl on 04-26-18
By: T. D. Jakes
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Around the Way Girl
- A Memoir
- By: Taraji P. Henson
- Narrated by: Taraji P. Henson
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9,285
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,106
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,059
With a sensibility that recalls her beloved screen characters, including Yvette, Queenie, Shug, and the iconic Cookie from Empire, yet is all Taraji, the screen actress writes of her families - the one she was born into and the one she created. She shares stories of her father, a Vietnam vet who was bowed but never broken by life's challenges, and of her mother, who survived violence both in the home and on DC's volatile streets. Here, too, she opens up about her experiences as a single mother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Around My way, Your Way & Every Woman's way
- By Yolanda on 10-26-16
By: Taraji P. Henson
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Put on Your Crown
- Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom
- By: Queen Latifah
- Narrated by: Queen Latifah
- Length: 4 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 497
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A US Dept. of Justice survey found that females ages 16-24 are more vulnerable to partner violence than any other group, almost triple the national average. Cases like Chris Brown's assault on pop star Rihanna showed an ugly side of adolescent life. However, Queen Latifah has always been a shining example of a woman happy with herself and unwilling to compromise to fit into the "hollywood ideal" of what a confident beautiful woman should look like.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Young Ladies Need Motivation Too
- By Chandra on 05-30-10
By: Queen Latifah
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Act Like You Got Some Sense
- And Other Things My Daughters Taught Me
- By: Jamie Foxx
- Narrated by: Jamie Foxx, Corinne Foxx
- Length: 5 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,210
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,931
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,921
Jamie Foxx has won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award, laughed with sitting presidents, and partied with the biggest names in hip-hop. In Act Like You Got Some Sense, Jamie shares up close and personal stories about the tough love and old-school values he learned growing up in the small town of Terrell, Texas; his early days trying to make it in Hollywood; the joys and challenges of achieving stardom; and how each phase of his life shaped his parenting journey. Hilarious, poignant, and always brutally honest, this is Jamie Foxx like we’ve never seen him before.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a Dad
- By Martha Maderal on 10-21-21
By: Jamie Foxx
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Monsters and How to Tame Them
- By: Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,875
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,671
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,664
Monsters and How to Tame Them is Kevin’s most recent guide on how to live your best life, wrapped in his signature honesty, hilarious voice, and adept storytelling. You’ve heard stories about vampires, zombies, and ghosts. Now it’s time to meet some of the monsters that haunt your mind.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining, not useful
- By Anonymous User on 09-18-22
By: Kevin Hart
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 55,715
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50,195
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49,939
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
By: Neil Strauss - contributor, and others
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Act like a Lady, Think like a Man
- What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment
- By: Steve Harvey
- Narrated by: Mike Hodge
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,767
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,745
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Steve Harvey can't count the number of impressive women he's met over the years - the many incredible women who can run a business, have three kids, maintain a household in tiptop shape, and chair a church group all at the same time. So when it comes to relationships, why can't these same women figure out what makes men commit? According to Steve, it's because they're asking other women for advice when they should be going directly to the source.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Worth a listen
- By Virginia V. on 07-24-16
By: Steve Harvey
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Secrets of a Side Bitch
- By: Jessica N. Watkins
- Narrated by: Cary Hite, Nicole Small
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,723
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,058
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,037
Meet Omari, a gorgeous, hardworking 28-year-old man from the South Side of Chicago. No matter how hard he works at his job at UPS, it is never enough to take care of himself and his long-term girlfriend. After continuous pressure from his older cousin, Ching, Omari finally trades in busting his ass for working under Ching, hustling three major blocks on the West Side. All is good as Omari juggles work and the drug game - until Ching involves him in the murder of someone who ends up being the governor's nephew.
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5 out of 5 stars
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surprised!!!!
- By JALAYNE on 12-30-16
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We're Going to Need More Wine
- Stories That Are Funny, Complicated, and True
- By: Gabrielle Union
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Union
- Length: 7 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 22,889
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 20,338
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 20,284
In this moving collection of thought-provoking essays infused with her unique wisdom and deep humor, Union tells astonishingly personal and true stories about power, color, gender, feminism, and fame. Union tackles a range of experiences, including bullying, beauty standards and competition between women in Hollywood, growing up in white California suburbia and then spending summers with her Black relatives in Nebraska, coping with crushes, puberty, and the divorce of her parents.
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5 out of 5 stars
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👏🏾👏🏾 thank you. Thank You. THANK YOU!! #BRAVO
- By Kenneisha T. on 11-22-17
By: Gabrielle Union
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Maybe You Never Cry Again
- By: Bernie Mac
- Narrated by: Bernie Mac
- Length: 4 hrs and 25 mins
- Abridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2,203
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,944
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,936
By the tender age of five, Bernie Mac had found his calling: making others laugh. He has since become the star and cocreator of Fox’s hit sitcom The Bernie Mac Show; a stand-up legend; and a hit movie star in Head of State and Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. Now, this amazing comedian delves deep down inside to retell the poignant and hilarious story of his childhood and the people who helped shape him into the comedian - and the strong and self-reliant man - he is today.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sad & Happy Story, But Very Well Missed Bernie,RIP
- By Eddie G on 03-20-13
By: Bernie Mac
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I Don't Care If You Like Me, I Like Me
- Bernie Mac's Daily Motivational
- By: Bernie Mac, Rhonda McCullough
- Narrated by: Reggie Reg, Rhonda R. McCullough
- Length: 16 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9
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You got yourself a dream? You got a vision? There ain’t no sugarcoatin’ it. The only one who’s gonna make it happen is you, but this book is gonna help. It’s alright—we all need a little help once in a while. I Don’t Care if You Like Me, I Like Me is 365 days of Bernie Mac tellin’ it like it T-I-Iz. You gonna be gettin’ some of his best advice, his personal stories showin’ y’all that what he’s tellin’ you works, and some commentary from Rhonda ’cuz that woman knows what's up.
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1 out of 5 stars
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First time Ever-Long time Living-only review
- By P. S. ...🍂🍃🌞🍃🍂 on 06-22-22
By: Bernie Mac, and others
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Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success
- Discovering Your Gift and the Way to Life's Riches
- By: Steve Harvey
- Narrated by: Mike Hodge
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,150
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,669
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,656
Countless books on success tell you what you need to get that you don't already possess. In Act Like a Success, Think Like a Success, Steve Harvey tells you how to achieve your dreams using the gift you already have. Every one of us was born with a gift endowed by our creator - something you do the best at with very little effort. While it can be like someone else's, your gift is yours alone. No one can take it away. You are the only one who can use it - or waste it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read.....
- By sheila loftis on 09-11-14
By: Steve Harvey
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What I Know for Sure
- By: Oprah Winfrey
- Narrated by: Oprah Winfrey
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 10,396
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8,874
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8,815
After film critic Gene Siskel asked her, "What do you know for sure?" Oprah Winfrey began writing the "What I Know for Sure" column in O, The Oprah Magazine. Saying that the question offered her a way to take "stock of her life", Oprah has penned one column a month over the last 14 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This one takes the cake
- By Destinee on 11-28-14
By: Oprah Winfrey
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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story
- King Legacy Series #1
- By: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Narrated by: JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 516
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 471
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Story5 out of 5 stars 471
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s account of the first successful large-scale application of nonviolent resistance in America is comprehensive, revelatory, and intimate. King described his book as "the chronicle of 50,000 Negroes who took to heart the principles of nonviolence, who learned to fight for their rights with the weapon of love, and who, in the process, acquired a new estimate of their own human worth."
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5 out of 5 stars
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A look into the mind of Dr King
- By Georgia Burns on 02-06-16
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- Ashley Peart-Brown
- 11-17-20
Your passion will find you 💙
I needed to hear this ❤️🙏🏽there is something in here for everyone. Definitely worth the listen.
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- Lisa
- 12-19-19
Will Have You Laughing and Thinking
I just love Madea. . Even if you never lived in an African-American neighborhood and knew characters like Madea, you will still be able to relate to her wise, but very funny add antedotes on life.
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- Vik
- 04-30-17
Hilarious!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Madea tells the truth. She tells it like it is.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings?
I can't pick just one. Tyler Perry has a talent.
Which character – as performed by Tyler Perry – was your favorite?
Duh - Madea :)
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes.
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- Amelia Winter
- 03-08-19
Absolute Hilarious, Joy!!!
I am truly grateful for the universe guiding me to this book!!! I laughed my heart out listening to Madea tell it like it is. Look forward to reading more form Tyler Perry in the future. 😊👍♥️
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- Navymother
- 11-16-21
Navymom
I love the book in it’s entirety, I grew up so fast in one reading than I did In my60+years.
I recommended this book to all my queens
Respectfully
Carolynn
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- debra
- 08-12-13
This woman is crazy. Couldn't stop laughing!
When I need to laugh, just call on Madea. She is simply crazy. I love Madea.
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- Sharlotte
- 07-08-18
#1 of 1400 Audible Books!
Thank you, Tyler Perry, for true humor and wisdom. I enjoyed this book more than any other in my library, and I listen to everything! Team Madea, from a white lady!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-27-18
Awesome!
I loved it! I would highly recommend it and will likely listen to it again.
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- Julia Vaughn
- 11-06-16
hilarious
this book had me in tears. i loved it... Tyler Perry did it again. lol laughed out loud while I was listening at our
work. people thought I was crazy
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- Elizabeth Mykietyn
- 07-02-19
Don’t Make This Book End...
Oh my gosh
I love Tyler Perry
I love Madea
I love this book- it brought me J O Y every day for 3 days on the ride to/fro work. Please write some more... you Rock!
Liz Mykietyn
Ashburn, VA
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