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High-powered executive Steven Kerner has no idea his tightly wound American dream is about to come crashing down. His high-profile, high-octane life has always provided everything he's wanted. Or so he thought. When his unresolved anger threatens his marriage, and his attempts to fix it only drive the one he loves farther away, he is pushed to the brink. An invitation from mystery man Andy Monroe may be the greatest hope Steven's ever been handed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The most amazing book I have ever listened too!
- By Jason on 03-08-17
By: Bill Thrall, and others
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Tyrell
- By: Coe Booth
- Narrated by: Barrie Buckner
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 96
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
Tyrell is a young African-American teen who can't get a break. He's living (for now) with his spaced-out mother and little brother in a homeless shelter. His father's in jail. His girlfriend supports him, but he doesn't feel good enough for her - and seems to be always on the verge of doing the wrong thing around her. There's another girl at the homeless shelter who is also after him, although the desires there are complicated. Tyrell feels he needs to score some money to make things better. Will he end up following in his father's footsteps?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book for Teenagers
- By Anonymous User on 10-10-22
By: Coe Booth
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This Time Will Be Different
- By: Misa Sugiura
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Katsuyamas never quit - but 17-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly happy just helping her aunt Hannah at their family’s flower shop. She doesn’t buy into Hannah’s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill of which she might even be proud. Then her mom decides to sell the shop - to the family who swindled CJ’s grandparents during WWII.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A great binge listen!
- By M. J. T. on 06-29-19
By: Misa Sugiura
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This Is Why They Hate Us
- By: Aaron H. Aceves
- Narrated by: Alejandro Ruiz
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 104
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 104
Enrique “Quique” Luna has one goal this summer—get over his crush on Saleem Kanazi by pursuing his other romantic prospects. Never mind that he’s only out to his best friend, Fabiola. Never mind that he has absolutely zero game. And definitely forget the fact that good and kind and, not to mention, beautiful Saleem is leaving LA for the summer to meet a girl his parents are trying to set him up with. Luckily, Quique’s prospects are each intriguing in their own ways.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great Performance; Strange Obsession with White People
- By Legio Evocati on 02-21-23
By: Aaron H. Aceves
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The Handsome Girl and Her Beautiful Boy
- By: B. T. Gottfred
- Narrated by: Alex McKenna, Maxwell Glick, B. T. Gottfred
- Length: 11 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Everyone assumes that Zee is a lesbian. Her classmates, her gym buddies, even her so-called best friend. Even Zee is starting to wonder. Could they be on to something? Everyone assumes that Art is gay. They take one look at his nice clothes and his pretty face and think: well, obviously. But there's more to Zee and Art than anyone realizes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just WOW!
- By L. Caplan on 09-07-18
By: B. T. Gottfred
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The Voting Booth
- By: Brandy Colbert
- Narrated by: Robin Eller, Cary Hite
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 33
Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She's always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band's first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can't vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted. She hasn't spent months doorbelling and registering voters just to see someone denied their right.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I vote yes for the Voting Booth!
- By Nikia Marie on 07-13-20
By: Brandy Colbert
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Primary Colors
- By: Anonymous
- Narrated by: Peter Francis James
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 39
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
Primary Colors offers a richly detailed look at life on the political stump. As former congressional aide Henry Burton is dazzled and lured into presidential hopeful Jack Stanton's fledgling campaign, he becomes a cog in Stanton's unstoppable political machine. Burton illuminates, through his actions and observations, the sometimes seamy, sometimes steamy and sometimes surprisingly noble ascent to the presidency.
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3 out of 5 stars
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- By Laurie on 10-15-08
By: Anonymous
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Knights Rising
- By: Bella Jewel
- Narrated by: Gregory Salinas, Ada Sinclair
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 45
Some things are best left alone. I know this. I should stand by it. That would be the safest option. But, well, I just can’t do that - because the thing I should leave alone...is everything. It’s the reason I breathe. It’s the reason I keep putting one foot in front of the other. I need help. I know it, but nobody wants to step up. The case is too hard. There’s nothing they can do. And then I meet them - bikers, the Knight Brothers.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really
- By Book Lover on 04-07-21
By: Bella Jewel
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Married But Still Looking
- By: Travis Hunter
- Narrated by: Ezra Knight
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 394
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 319
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 320
In Married But Still Looking, a handsome young bachelor struggles to give up his appetite for casual sex when he finally proposes to the woman of his dreams.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Read
- By ROSALYNE on 06-02-08
By: Travis Hunter
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Change of Hart
- By: M. E. Carter
- Narrated by: Jacob Morgan, Kirsten Leigh
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 987
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 927
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 922
My name is Jason Hart. As the best defensive lineman in the country, I eat, sleep, and breathe football. That is, until I have a random meeting with a little boy that just lost his father. We have more in common than you might think and it creates an unlikely bond. As our friendship grows, so do my feelings for his mother. I know Addison, as a recent widow, isn't ready to date again. But I want to get to know her better in spite of all her rejections. Is it possible that I, a self-proclaimed bachelor, could be having a Change of Hart?
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5 out of 5 stars
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LOVED IT!
- By Erin Kinney on 07-07-17
By: M. E. Carter
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If It Ain’t One Thing
- By: Cheryl Robinson
- Narrated by: Karen Chilton
- Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 129
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 100
Cheryl Robinson, a bright voice in African-American fiction, delivers a fresh tale of love in the modern world. Porter is a handsome Detroit firefighter who just got burned by his cheating girlfriend. Winona is a single mom who is getting by despite an old secret that haunts her. When Porter and Winona meet, they must face their pasts to allow their present romance to grow.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen
- By Brad on 06-29-10
By: Cheryl Robinson
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Geography Club
- By: Brent Hartinger
- Narrated by: Josh Hurley
- Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 342
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 300
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 301
Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School. Then his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Soon Russel meets other gay students, too. There's his best friend Min, who reveals that she is bisexual, and her soccer-playing girlfriend Terese. Then there's Terese's politically active friend, Ike. But how can kids this diverse get together without drawing attention to themselves?
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great narration and timely topic
- By mindnbody on 03-01-14
By: Brent Hartinger
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4 Guys and Trouble
- By: Marcus Major
- Narrated by: Ezra Knight
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 95
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 75
Marcus Major, author of the Blackboard best-seller Good Peoples, crafts this fun, stylish and delightfully perceptive tale of four best friends, an oath - and one very special young woman. Colin, Dexter, Ibn, and Michael have been inseparable since college. Besides sharing similar interests, they have someone very important in common - Erika. Erika is the little sister of a friend who died, and they’ve promised to watch out for her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I really enjoyed the story
- By TooHot2Trott on 11-05-19
By: Marcus Major
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- FocusPulling (.com)
- 08-06-18
A respectable follow-up to LaBute's masterpiece
I do think that Neil LaBute will be remembered most for his masterpiece "Reasons to Be Happy" which debuted off-Broadway and eventually landed on Broadway to much acclaim (with a small segment dissenting, the usual sneering). This sequel is totally respectable, and shouldn't be faulted for more of a good thing. I saw Jenna Fischer perform the lead role in the world premiere MCC Theater production, and she's no less memorable in this "radio play" version (though I'll always prefer LaBute regular Fred Weller in the original starring role).
It seems likely that LaBute got falsely "#MeToo"-ed when MCC suddenly dropped the third play in this intended trilogy, "Reasons to Be Pretty Happy," without explanation (or apology). I hope that LATW sees it through to its proper debut.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
- Regina
- 02-26-20
Excruciating romance
Pretty much an addendum to the playwright's REASONS TO BE PRETTY continuing the excruciating romance of four mixed up young people. Hard to feel any sympathy for them and you might feel uneasy laughing at their ineptitude and foolishness. Still, a very contemporary tale that seems real.
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