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Homegoing
- A Novel
- De: Yaa Gyasi
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 13 h y 11 m
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Two half sisters, Effia and Esi, unknown to each other, are born into different villages in 18th-century Ghana. Effia is married off to an Englishman and will live in comfort in the palatial rooms of Cape Coast Castle, raising children who will be sent abroad to be educated before returning to the Gold Coast to serve as administrators of the empire. Esi, imprisoned beneath Effia in the castle's women's dungeon and then shipped off on a boat bound for America, will be sold into slavery.
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A Novel in Stories
- De Daryl en 06-19-16
The #1 sign for me that I’ve discovered a new favorite book is that I’ll frequently catch myself thinking about it, out of nowhere, long after I’ve finished. And of all the books I listened to this year, Homegoing is the one that has just seemed to linger for me. Yaa Gyasi’s debut is a multigenerational saga that traces the very different lineages of two half-sisters separated at birth in their native Ghana. Listening was like experiencing an engrossing novel, a collection of short stories, and a history lesson all in one. Narrator Dominic Hoffman is a vocal chameleon, shifting from character to character, adapting his tone, accent, and cadence effortlessly. It’s clear that Gyasi has an incredible career ahead of her – one that I’m very keen to follow.
Más lo mejor de 2016 de Sam
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Shrill
- Notes from a Loud Woman
- De: Lindy West
- Narrado por: Lindy West
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
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Shrill is an uproarious memoir, a feminist rallying cry in a world that thinks gender politics are tedious and that women, especially feminists, can't be funny. Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible - like a porcelain dove that will also have sex with you - writer and humorist Lindy West quickly discovered that she was anything but. With inimitable good humor, vulnerability, and boundless charm, Lindy boldly shares how to survive in a world where not all stories are created equal.
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Bookclub or no bookclub?
- De Dan Mulligan en 06-17-16
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Fellside
- De: M. R. Carey
- Narrado por: Finty Williams
- Duración: 15 h y 30 m
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Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. It's not the kind of place you'd want to end up. But it's where Jess Moulson could be spending the rest of her life.
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Almost Great
- De David Shear en 04-08-16
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A Hundred Thousand Worlds
- De: Bob Proehl
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 12 h y 49 m
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Valerie Torrey took her son, Alex, and fled Los Angeles six years ago - leaving both her role on a cult sci-fi TV show and her costar husband after a tragedy blew their small family apart. Now Val must reunite nine-year-old Alex with his estranged father, so they set out on a road trip from New York, Val making appearances at comic book conventions along the way. As they travel west, encountering superheroes, monsters, time travelers, and robots, Val and Alex are drawn into the orbit of the comic-con regulars.
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100 1000 Worlds
- De Josie en 07-16-16
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Underground Airlines
- De: Ben Winters
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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It is the present day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking, and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: The Civil War never occurred. A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshal Service. He's got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four". On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right—with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself.
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Original and disturbing novel
- De Mark en 10-29-17
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Shrill
- Notes from a Loud Woman
- De: Lindy West
- Narrado por: Lindy West
- Duración: 6 h y 9 m
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Shrill is an uproarious memoir, a feminist rallying cry in a world that thinks gender politics are tedious and that women, especially feminists, can't be funny. Coming of age in a culture that demands women be as small, quiet, and compliant as possible - like a porcelain dove that will also have sex with you - writer and humorist Lindy West quickly discovered that she was anything but. With inimitable good humor, vulnerability, and boundless charm, Lindy boldly shares how to survive in a world where not all stories are created equal.
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Bookclub or no bookclub?
- De Dan Mulligan en 06-17-16
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Fellside
- De: M. R. Carey
- Narrado por: Finty Williams
- Duración: 15 h y 30 m
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Fellside is a maximum security prison on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors. It's not the kind of place you'd want to end up. But it's where Jess Moulson could be spending the rest of her life.
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Almost Great
- De David Shear en 04-08-16
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A Hundred Thousand Worlds
- De: Bob Proehl
- Narrado por: MacLeod Andrews
- Duración: 12 h y 49 m
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Valerie Torrey took her son, Alex, and fled Los Angeles six years ago - leaving both her role on a cult sci-fi TV show and her costar husband after a tragedy blew their small family apart. Now Val must reunite nine-year-old Alex with his estranged father, so they set out on a road trip from New York, Val making appearances at comic book conventions along the way. As they travel west, encountering superheroes, monsters, time travelers, and robots, Val and Alex are drawn into the orbit of the comic-con regulars.
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100 1000 Worlds
- De Josie en 07-16-16
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Underground Airlines
- De: Ben Winters
- Narrado por: William DeMeritt
- Duración: 9 h y 28 m
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It is the present day, and the world is as we know it: smartphones, social networking, and Happy Meals. Save for one thing: The Civil War never occurred. A gifted young black man calling himself Victor has struck a bargain with federal law enforcement, working as a bounty hunter for the US Marshal Service. He's got plenty of work. In this version of America, slavery continues in four states called "the Hard Four". On the trail of a runaway known as Jackdaw, Victor arrives in Indianapolis knowing that something isn't right—with the case file, with his work, and with the country itself.
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Original and disturbing novel
- De Mark en 10-29-17