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From the New York Times best-selling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography.
The stories in Five-Carat Soul - none of them ever published before - spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They’re funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic - all told with McBride’s unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a Black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives.
As McBride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Bird and his best-selling The Color of Water, he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don’t fully comprehend. The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition.
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One of the New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2017
"In this collection of previously unpublished short stories by the award-winning author of The Color of Water, an outstanding team of narrators portrays a variety of characters. Novelist McBride peels back the thin veneer on American life with intellect, emotion, and, at times, stinging humor." (AudioFile)
“A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor...McBride at his brave and joyous best.” (New York Times Book Review)
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Award-winning journalist Elyse Singleton delivers what Essence calls “a gem - the perfect book to curl up with.”
Best friends Lilian and Myraleen, two African American women from rural Mississippi, travel to Europe during World War II to act as members of the Women’s Army Corps. During this time of segregation and destruction, both women discover love and heartbreak, triumph and defeat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Breath of Fresh Air
- De Adina Andreu en 07-19-12
De: Elyse Singleton
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Welcome to the Monkey House
- De: Kurt Vonnegut
- Narrado por: David Strathairn, Maria Tucci, Bill Irwin, y otros
- Duración: 11 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,010
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 704
Welcome to the Monkey House is a collection of Kurt Vonnegut's shorter works. Originally printed in publications as diverse as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Atlantic Monthly, what these superb stories share is Vonnegut's audacious sense of humor and extraordinary range of creative vision.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Classic Vonnegut
- De Michael Carrato en 08-17-06
De: Kurt Vonnegut
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One of Us
- De: Craig DiLouie
- Narrado por: Maxwell Hamilton
- Duración: 11 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 61
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 56
A startlingly remarkable novel set in 1984 where a group of teenagers begin to discover powerful secrets about themselves, and learn that the only way to create their own future is to break away from previous generations.They call it the plague. A generation of children born with extreme genetic mutations. They call it a home. But it's a place of neglect and forced labor. They call him a freak. But Dog is just a boy who wants to be treated as normal. They call them dangerous. They might be right.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not Bad...
- De NikiLow723 en 07-24-18
De: Craig DiLouie
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Sometimes a Great Notion
- De: Ken Kesey
- Narrado por: Tom Stechschulte
- Duración: 30 h y 32 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 834
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 723
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 714
A literary icon sometimes seen as a bridge between the Beat Generation and the hippies, Ken Kesey scored an unexpected hit with his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. His successful follow-up, Sometimes a Great Notion, was also transformed into a major motion picture, directed by and starring Paul Newman. Here, Oregon’s Stamper family does what it can to survive a bitter strike dividing their tiny logging community. And as tensions rise, delicate family bonds begin to fray and unravel.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sometimes a Great Novel Pops up out of Nowhere
- De Mr. Eyuz en 06-07-19
De: Ken Kesey
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To Kill a Mockingbird
- De: Harper Lee
- Narrado por: Sissy Spacek
- Duración: 12 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 46,593
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41,371
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41,222
Harper Lee’s Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south - and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred, available now for the first time as a digital audiobook. One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one of the best novels of the 20th century by librarians across the country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A gift to be treasured
- De David Shear en 07-09-14
De: Harper Lee
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The Last Detail
- A Novel
- De: Darryl Ponicsan
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 5 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 41
Unlike other branches of the armed services, the Navy draws its police force from the ranks as temporary duty - Shore Patrol. In this funny, bawdy, moving audiobook set during the height of the Vietnam War, two career sailors in transit in Norfolk, Virginia - Billy "Bad-Ass" Buddusky and Mule Mulhall - are assigned to escort 18-year-old Larry Meadows from Norfolk to the brig in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where he is to serve an eight-year sentence for petty theft. It's good duty, until the two old salts realize the injustice of the sentence and are oddly affected by the naive innocence of their young prisoner.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Surprising ending
- De bella en 09-11-20
De: Darryl Ponicsan
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Coyote Blue
- De: Christopher Moore
- Narrado por: James Jenner
- Duración: 10 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,569
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,033
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,039
With New York Times best-sellers like Bloodsucking Fiends to his credit, Christopher Moore has developed a devoted cult following. Coyote Blue introduces Samuel Hunter, a young man who's running from his past while being tormented by an ancient Crow God with a talent for mischief.
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3 out of 5 stars
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ehhhh...
- De Michelle en 08-17-09
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Stories
- All-New Tales
- De: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, Al Sarrantonio - editor, Joe Hill, y otros
- Narrado por: Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Katherine Kellgren, y otros
- Duración: 18 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 880
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 687
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 687
The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something for Everyone
- De Nicole en 05-24-17
De: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, y otros
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Back Bay
- Peter Fallon, Book 1
- De: William Martin
- Narrado por: John Pruden
- Duración: 17 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 34
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
Meet the Pratt clan. Driven men. Determined women. Through six turbulent generations, they would pursue a lost Paul Revere treasure. And turn a family secret into an obsession that could destroy them. Here is the novel that launched William Martin’s astonishing literary career and became an instant bestseller. From the grit and romance of old Boston to exclusive - and dangerous - Back Bay today, this sweeping saga paints an unforgettable portrait of a powerful dynasty beset by the forces of history...and a heritage of greed, lust, murder and betrayal.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Good story idea, disappointing production.
- De Kathleen en 04-23-20
De: William Martin
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X
- A Novel
- De: Ilyasah Shabazz, Kekla Magoon
- Narrado por: Dion Graham, Ilyasah Shabazz
- Duración: 8 h y 56 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 71
Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he can tell, that's nothing but a pack of lies - after all, his father's been murdered, his mother's been taken away, and his dreams of becoming a lawyer have gotten him laughed out of school. There's no point in trying, he figures, and lured by the nightlife of Boston and New York, he escapes into a world of fancy suits, jazz, girls, and reefer.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very well written
- De jeff en 06-29-15
De: Ilyasah Shabazz, y otros
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Devil in a Blue Dress
- An Easy Rawlins Mystery
- De: Walter Mosley
- Narrado por: Michael Boatman
- Duración: 5 h y 35 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 3,313
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,831
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 2,820
Los Angeles, 1948: Easy Rawlins is a black war veteran just fired from his job at a defense plant. Easy is drinking in a friend's bar, wondering how he'll meet his mortgage, when a white man in a linen suit walks in, offering good money if Easy will simply locate Miss Daphne Money, a blonde beauty known to frequent black jazz clubs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Beware of Mysterious Sexy Women with Big Suitcases
- De Jefferson en 02-13-11
De: Walter Mosley
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Bullet in the Brain
- De: Tobias Wolff
- Narrado por: Anthony Heald
- Duración: 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 280
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 251
Anders is an angry, cynical man. A book critic known for his scathing reviews, he finds any excuse to dismiss, belittle, or insult. This afternoon is no more agitating than the next. Angers finds himself in a long line at the bank, waiting to reach a teller. Even after two men - wearing masks and carrying guns - take control of the building, Anders is unfazed. It's this behavior that lands him with a pistol against his stomach and a man screamingin his face. And when the bank robber, indignant over Anders' behavior, shoots the book critic in the head, his mind floats through the memories of his life, settling on one particular event....
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Perfect Example
- De Sarah en 08-01-17
De: Tobias Wolff
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The Stand
- De: Stephen King
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 47 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75,899
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 67,768
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67,641
This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death. And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its people. A world in which a handful of panicky survivors choose sides - or are chosen.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My First Completed Stephen King Novel
- De Meaghan Bynum en 02-20-12
De: Stephen King
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Our Story Begins
- New and Selected Stories
- De: Tobias Wolff
- Narrado por: Anthony Heald
- Duración: 13 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 140
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 135
Wolff here returns with fresh revelations - about biding one's time, or experiencing first love, or burying one's mother - that come to a variety of characters in circumstances at once everyday and extraordinary. A retired Marine enrolls in college while her son trains for Iraq. A lawyer takes a difficult deposition. An American in Rome indulges the Gypsy who's picked his pocket.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great
- De chris en 04-11-08
De: Tobias Wolff
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From Here to Eternity
- De: James Jones
- Narrado por: Elijah Alexander
- Duración: 36 h y 50 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 460
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 376
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 378
Diamond Head, Hawaii, 1941. Pvt. Robert E. Lee Prewitt is a champion welterweight and a fine bugler. But when he refuses to join the company's boxing team, he gets "the treatment" that may break him or kill him. First Sgt. Milton Anthony Warden knows how to soldier better than almost anyone, yet he's risking his career to have an affair with the commanding officer's wife. Both Warden and Prewitt are bound by a common bond: the Army is their heart and blood...and, possibly, their death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Genius on Every Level
- De aaron en 06-13-13
De: James Jones
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The Homeplace
- Singing River, Book 1
- De: Gilbert Morris
- Narrado por: Judith West
- Duración: 12 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 61
As the year 1928 begins, 14-year-old Lanie Belle Freeman of Fairhope, Arkansas, has bright hopes for the future. Her father has launched a new business, and her mother is expecting her fifth baby. Lanie has dreams of going to college and being a writer. Then tragedy strikes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Slow to start. But hang in there. It’s worth it
- De paula wright en 02-24-19
De: Gilbert Morris
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One Mississippi
- De: Mark Childress
- Narrado por: Jeff Woodman
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 242
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 119
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 117
Yankee transplant Daniel Musgrove can't seem to fit in at his Mississippi high school. When he meets fellow outsider Tim Cousins, things look up. But then the two boys' battles with a local bully escalate into a violent act that rocks the town.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A great listen, if not great literature
- De Bob en 06-13-07
De: Mark Childress
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Perchance to Dream
- Selected Stories
- De: Charles Beaumont
- Narrado por: J. Paul Boehmer, Gabrielle de Cuir, Harlan Ellison, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 49
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50
The profoundly original and wildly entertaining short stories of a legendary Twilight Zone writer. It is only natural that Charles Beaumont would make a name for himself crafting scripts for The Twilight Zone - for his was an imagination so limitless it must have emerged from some other dimension. Perchance to Dream contains a selection of Beaumont's finest stories, including five that he later adapted for Twilight Zone episodes.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Contents
- De Ralph Freaster en 06-22-16
De: Charles Beaumont
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Song Yet Sung
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Leslie Uggams
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland’s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves, and free blacks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding
- De Roberta en 11-05-09
De: James McBride
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Kill 'Em and Leave
- Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 9 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 214
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Five-Carat Soul, Kill ’Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an unsettling symbol of the tensions between North and South, Black and White, rich and poor. After receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth, James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Captivating Narrative of a Complex Man
- De Kindle Customer en 04-10-16
De: James McBride
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The Good Lord Bird
- A Novel
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Michael Boatman
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,013
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,780
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,774
From the best-selling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade - and who must pass as a girl to survive. Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856 - a battleground between anti - and pro-slavery forces - when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Abolition Huck Finn arouses interest in history
- De Abram H en 12-13-13
De: James McBride
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Pearl
- De: Siân Hughes
- Narrado por: Laura Brydon
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love: the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called Pearl and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a meditation of memory, grief, and motherhood.
- De Barbara S en 10-08-23
De: Siân Hughes
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The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 415
In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
- De B.J. en 10-17-18
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The Color of Water
- A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: JD Jackson, Susan Denaker
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,714
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,366
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,363
Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her 12 Black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- De Michael en 05-30-17
De: James McBride
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Song Yet Sung
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Leslie Uggams
- Duración: 10 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 230
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 190
In the days before the Civil War, a runaway slave named Liz Spocott breaks free from her captors and escapes into the labyrinthine swamps of Maryland’s eastern shore, setting loose a drama of violence and hope among slave catchers, plantation owners, watermen, runaway slaves, and free blacks.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Spellbinding
- De Roberta en 11-05-09
De: James McBride
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Kill 'Em and Leave
- Searching for James Brown and the American Soul
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 9 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 241
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 214
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 214
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Five-Carat Soul, Kill ’Em and Leave is more than a book about James Brown. Brown embodied the contradictions of American life: He was an unsettling symbol of the tensions between North and South, Black and White, rich and poor. After receiving a tip that promises to uncover the man behind the myth, James McBride goes in search of the “real” James Brown.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Captivating Narrative of a Complex Man
- De Kindle Customer en 04-10-16
De: James McBride
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The Good Lord Bird
- A Novel
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Michael Boatman
- Duración: 14 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,013
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,780
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,774
From the best-selling author of Deacon King Kong (an Oprah Book Club pick) and The Color of Water comes the story of a young boy born a slave who joins John Brown’s antislavery crusade - and who must pass as a girl to survive. Henry Shackleford is a young slave living in the Kansas Territory in 1856 - a battleground between anti - and pro-slavery forces - when legendary abolitionist John Brown arrives. When an argument between Brown and Henry's master turns violent, Henry is forced to leave town.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Abolition Huck Finn arouses interest in history
- De Abram H en 12-13-13
De: James McBride
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Pearl
- De: Siân Hughes
- Narrado por: Laura Brydon
- Duración: 6 h y 41 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 22
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 18
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Marianne is eight years old when her mother goes missing. Left behind with her baby brother and grieving father in a ramshackle house on the edge of a village, she clings to the fragmented memories of her mother's love: the smell of fresh herbs, the games they played, and the songs and stories of her childhood. As time passes, Marianne struggles to adjust, fixated on her mother's disappearance and the secrets she's sure her father is keeping from her. Discovering a medieval poem called Pearl and trusting in its promise of consolation, Marianne sets out to make a visual illustration of it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a meditation of memory, grief, and motherhood.
- De Barbara S en 10-08-23
De: Siân Hughes
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The Animators
- A Novel
- De: Kayla Rae Whitaker
- Narrado por: Alex McKenna
- Duración: 15 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 457
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 416
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 415
In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and unapologetic, always the life of the party. Best friends and artistic partners since the first week of college, where they bonded over their working-class roots and obvious talent, they spent their twenties ensconced in a gritty Brooklyn studio. Working, drinking, laughing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow! What a wonderful surprise!
- De B.J. en 10-17-18
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The Color of Water
- A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: JD Jackson, Susan Denaker
- Duración: 8 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,714
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 2,366
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 2,363
Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her 12 Black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and powerful debut, The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome
- De Michael en 05-30-17
De: James McBride
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In the Upper Country
- A Novel
- De: Kai Thomas
- Narrado por: Milton Barnes, Tymika Tafari, Wesley French
- Duración: 9 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 9
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 10
Young Lensinda Martin is a protégée of a crusading Black journalist in mid-18th century southwestern Ontario, finding a home in a community founded by refugees from the slave-owning states of the American south—whose agents do not always stay on their side of the border.One night, a neighboring farmer summons Lensinda after a slave hunter is shot dead on his land by an old woman recently arrived via the Underground Railroad. When the old woman, whose name is Cash, refuses to flee before the authorities arrive, the farmer urges Lensinda to gather testimony from her before Cash is condemned.
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5 out of 5 stars
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good story
- De Leo Garofalo en 04-14-24
De: Kai Thomas
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The Bean Trees
- De: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrado por: C. J. Critt
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,124
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,813
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,819
Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity of putting down roots.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Barbara, can we have a "re-do?"
- De Nancy en 02-22-12
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The Days of Afrekete
- A Novel
- De: Asali Solomon
- Narrado por: Karen Chilton
- Duración: 5 h y 33 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 28
Liselle Belmont is having a dinner party. It seems a strange occasion - her husband, Winn, has lost his bid for the state legislature and they're having the key supporters over to thank them for their work. Liselle was never sure about Winn becoming a politician, never sure about the limelight, about the life of fundraising and stump speeches. Now that it's over she is facing new questions: Who are they to each other, after all this? How much of herself has she lost on the way - and was it worth it? Then she hears from an FBI agent, who claims that Winn is corrupt. Is it possible?
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5 out of 5 stars
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So chill
- De lorraine kennedy en 06-01-22
De: Asali Solomon
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Second House from the Corner
- De: Sadeqa Johnson
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 9 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 487
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 440
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 440
Felicia Lyons, a stressed-out stay-at-home mom, struggles to sprint ahead of the demands of motherhood while her husband spends long days at the office. Felicia taps, utters mantras, and breathes her way through most situations, but on some days, like when the children won't stop screaming her name or arguing over toy trucks and pretzel sticks, she wonders what it would be like to get in her car and drive away.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No ending to any of the situations that opened.
- De Tina en 03-12-16
De: Sadeqa Johnson
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The Hundred Secret Senses
- De: Amy Tan
- Narrado por: Amy Tan
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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Years after her Chinese half-sister assails her with ghost stories set in the mysterious world of Yin, Olivia — a young woman from San Francisco — finds herself in China. Looking for a way to reconcile her past with dreams for her future, Olivia's American assumptions are shaken by Chinese ghosts, but she also finds reasons to hope.
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- De Jessica B Hunter en 10-04-22
De: Amy Tan
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Fire Rush
- A Novel
- De: Jacqueline Crooks
- Narrado por: Leonie Elliot
- Duración: 11 h y 3 m
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Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she goes raving with her friends, the “Tombstone Estate gyals,” at The Crypt, an underground dub reggae club in their industrial town on the outskirts of London. Raised by her distant father after her mother’s disappearance when she was a girl, Yamaye craves the oblivion of sound - a chance to escape into the rhythms of those smoke-filled nights, to discover who she really is in the dance-hall darkness.
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Insightfully haunted
- De Emily J Vanderipe en 01-28-24
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Chain Gang All Stars
- A Novel
- De: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
- Narrado por: Shayna Small, Aaron Goodson, Michael Crouch, y otros
- Duración: 13 h y 39 m
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Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. It’s the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom.
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- De Brian Sheldon en 06-04-23
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Friends and Strangers
- A novel (A Read with Jenna Pick)
- De: J. Courtney Sullivan
- Narrado por: Kate Rudd
- Duración: 14 h y 4 m
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Elisabeth, an accomplished journalist and new mother, is struggling to adjust to life in a small town after nearly 20 years in New York City. Alone in the house with her infant son all day (and awake with him much of the night), she feels uneasy, adrift. She neglects her work, losing untold hours to her Brooklyn moms' Facebook group, her "influencer" sister's Instagram feed, and text messages with the best friend she never sees anymore. Enter Sam, a senior at the local women's college, whom Elisabeth hires to babysit.
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thought provoking story
- De Barbara S en 07-26-20
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Deacon King Kong
- A Novel
- De: James McBride
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 14 h y 5 m
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In September 1969, a fumbling, cranky old church deacon known as Sportcoat shuffles into the courtyard of the Cause Houses housing project in south Brooklyn, pulls a .38 from his pocket, and, in front of everybody, shoots the project's drug dealer at point-blank range. The reasons for this desperate burst of violence and the consequences that spring from it lie at the heart of Deacon King Kong, James McBride's funny, moving novel and his first since his National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird.
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Masterpiece
- De Linda G McDonough en 05-17-20
De: James McBride
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Rainbow Milk
- A Novel
- De: Paul Mendez
- Narrado por: Paul Mendez
- Duración: 11 h y 43 m
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In the 1950s, ex-boxer Norman Alonso is a determined and humble Jamaican who has immigrated to Britain with his wife and children to secure a brighter future. Blighted with unexpected illness and racism, Norman and his family are resilient, but are all too aware that their family will need more than just hope to survive in their new country.
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- De Anonymous User en 03-22-24
De: Paul Mendez
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Dances
- A Novel
- De: Nicole Cuffy
- Narrado por: Samya De Meo
- Duración: 9 h y 55 m
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At twenty-two years old, Cece Cordell reaches the pinnacle of her career as a ballet dancer when she’s promoted to principal at the New York City Ballet. She’s instantly catapulted into celebrity, heralded for her “inspirational” role as the first Black ballerina in the famed company’s history. Even as she celebrates the achievement of a lifelong dream, Cece remains haunted by the feeling that she doesn’t belong.
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Great ballet book good story
- De J. Davis en 09-20-23
De: Nicole Cuffy
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Mother to Mother
- De: Sindiwe Magona
- Narrado por: Janina Edwards
- Duración: 8 h y 16 m
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Sindiwe Magona's novel Mother to Mother explores the South African legacy of apartheid through the lens of a woman who remembers a life marked by oppression and injustice. Magona decided to write this novel when she discovered that Fulbright Scholar Amy Biehl, who had been killed while working to organize the nation's first ever democratic elections in 1993, died just a few yards away from her own permanent residence in Guguletu, Capetown. She then learned that one of the boys held responsible for the killing was in fact her neighbor's son.
De: Sindiwe Magona
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- Diana Loring
- 03-02-23
A Gift
Years ago, I heard the author in a radio interview and read his first book. I read anything he offers; he’s a wise and gifted human being and a remarkable writer. James McBride inspires and delights. In this, as I live into the final chapter of my life, I plan to reread books by authors held dear. Mr. McBride has made my short list and I am grateful!
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- Anonymous User
- 07-31-21
An Enjoyable Read
Loved this book.. Intriguing stories. Some resolve and some leave you wanting for more.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-30-22
Great! Smart! Unpredictable!
Each and the connectedness of several kept me on my toes. A bold, confident, original writer of stories!
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-08-24
Captivating storytelling!
I loved the uniqueness of the stories and the excellent narration. The stories had my undivided attention!
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- Rebbe Don Justino
- 12-26-17
Listen. Just listen.
I love audiobooks and I listen to them all the time. I’ve got my favorites, but this one towers over anything I’ve ever heard before. The writing is genius, the narration is amazing, the stories are LOL funny and/or you’ll have to pull over because you’re tearing up. Amazing!
One caveat: skip the 1st story, which is merely good by comparison. Maybe leave it to the end as a cool-down. Thanks audible!! Thanks, James McBride! Thanks, talented cast of voice actors!
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- martha b
- 04-07-24
Brilliant and fascinating in true McBride fashion
Don't miss this one. McBride's characterizations and insights in this collection of short stories is absolutely worth the listen.
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- Stephanie
- 11-23-20
Captivating
I didn’t fully read the description before reading this, so I didn’t expect there to be separate stories that don’t connect in the end. But in a way they all do connect thematically, but the stories were all brilliant. This is nothing like a book I’ve ever read before and I highly recommend it.
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- RoxAnne
- 09-20-23
Excellent!!!!
Beautiful storytelling. Absolutely beautiful!
I’d like to hear more short stories by Mr. McBride. I’ve had a wonderful time listening.
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- Christina L. Huff
- 01-10-24
Wonderful diverse story telling
I enjoyed this start to finish! Very creative stories. Well written. Lovely characters. Well played!
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- Lynn
- 04-01-24
Interestingly deep insights for short stories
I especially liked the last story about wild animals in the zoo!
Great storytelling, imagination, a wonderful twist of insight into the world of animals.
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