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The one thing you can depend on in Cold Sassy, Georgia, is that word gets around fast. If the preacher's wife's petticoat shows, the ladies will make the talk last a week. But on July 5, 1906, things take a scandalous turn. That is the day E. Rucker Blakeslee, proprietor of the general store and barely three weeks a widower, elopes with Miss Love Simpson, a woman half his age and, worse yet, a Yankee!
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Feel-Good Story
- De Chrissie en 07-13-13
De: Olive Ann Burns
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Some Sing, Some Cry
- De: Ntozake Shange, Ifa Bayeza
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 26 h y 27 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 642
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 365
Audible presents the multigenerational epic Some Sing, Some Cry. Created by Ntozake Shange and Ifa Bayeza, this audiobook takes listeners on a journey through Reconstruction, two world wars, the Harlem renaissance, and Vietnam to modern day America.Some Sing, Some Cry begins at the threshold of one family’s freedom. We meet Betty Mayfield, newly emancipated from Sweet Tamarind, a lush and haunted rice plantation off the Carolina coast.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I Sang, I Cried
- De Jo en 09-29-10
De: Ntozake Shange, y otros
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The Sound and the Fury
- De: William Faulkner
- Narrado por: Grover Gardner
- Duración: 8 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,817
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,363
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,361
The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character’s voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner’s masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hang in
- De W.Denis en 07-11-05
De: William Faulkner
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- De: Maya Angelou
- Narrado por: Maya Angelou
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 9,356
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 8,237
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 8,205
Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Emotional & Powerful
- De Miss Toni en 06-30-13
De: Maya Angelou
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The 42nd Parallel
- De: John Dos Passos
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 13 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 278
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 234
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 235
This first entry in John Dos Passos's celebrated U.S.A. trilogy paints a grand picture of the United States at the dawn of the twentieth century.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful document of an all-too-familiar past
- De Ryan en 06-01-13
De: John Dos Passos
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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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Their Eyes Were Watching God
- De: Zora Neale Hurston
- Narrado por: Ruby Dee
- Duración: 6 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11,455
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 9,842
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 9,818
Their Eyes Were Watching God, an American classic, is the luminous and haunting novel about Janie Crawford, a Southern Black woman in the 1930s, whose journey from a free-spirited girl to a woman of independence and substance has inspired writers and readers for close to 70 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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perfection
- De Mel en 04-06-15
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This Side of the Sky
- De: Elyse Singleton
- Narrado por: Myra Taylor, Sharon Washington, Richard Ferrone
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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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Rush Home Road
- De: Lori Lansens
- Narrado por: Ruby Dee
- Duración: 6 h y 27 m
- Versión resumida
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General4 out of 5 stars 253
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 191
When a 70-year-old woman finds a five-year-old girl abandoned on her doorstep, she is thrust into a sorrowful past that can only be conquered with the help of the girl who opened her memory - the very girl she is trying to save. This first novel, according to author Jacquelyn Mitchard, is one of "exquisite power, honesty, and conviction...quite nearly without flaws."
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1 out of 5 stars
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filthy language and violent content
- De Anna en 12-16-11
De: Lori Lansens
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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 46,617
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 41,395
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 41,246
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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Ironweed
- De: William Kennedy
- Narrado por: Jonathan Davis
- Duración: 8 h
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 189
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 155
Francis Phelan, ex-ballplayer, part-time gravedigger, full-time drunk, has hit bottom. Years ago he left Albany in a hurry after killing a scab during a trolley workers' strike; he ran away again after accidentally – and fatally – dropping his infant son. Now, in 1938, Francis is back in town, roaming the old familiar streets with his hobo pal, Helen, trying to make peace with the ghosts of the past and the present.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Darkly Lovely
- De Michael en 07-22-17
De: William Kennedy
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The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
- De: Eudora Welty
- Narrado por: Barbara Rosenblat, Jessica Almasy, Victor Bevine, y otros
- Duración: 32 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 226
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 188
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 180
This complete collection includes all of the published stories of Eudora Welty. There are 41 stories in all, including those in the earlier collections A Curtain of Green, The Wide Net, The Golden Apples, and The Bride of the Innisfallen, as well as previously uncollected stories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Too Good For Audio
- De Yennta en 06-18-12
De: Eudora Welty
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The Cigar Factory
- A Novel of Charleston
- De: Michele Moore
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 12 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 84
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 80
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 80
Cassie McGonegal and her niece, Brigid, work upstairs in the factory rolling cigars by hand. Meliah Amey Ravenel works in the basement, where she stems the tobacco. While both white and black workers suffer in the harsh working conditions of the factory and both endure the sexual harassment of the foremen, segregation keeps them from recognizing their common plight until the Tobacco Workers Strike of 1945.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Tale of Two Charlestons
- De Susie en 08-10-16
De: Michele Moore
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Peyton Place
- De: Grace Metalious
- Narrado por: Tim O'Connor
- Duración: 16 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 384
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 299
In 1956, when this novel was first published, communities all over New England snapped up copies to see if they were the town portrayed in the book. Peyton Place is the story of a repressive New England town known for its high standards of public morality, and the steamy sexual activities that take place behind its bedroom doors.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best book I've read to date!
- De Crusader en 11-07-11
De: Grace Metalious
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Paradise
- De: Toni Morrison
- Narrado por: Toni Morrison
- Duración: 15 h y 19 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 235
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 202
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 199
In Paradise - her first novel since she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature - Toni Morrison gives us a bravura performance. As the book begins deep in Oklahoma early one morning in 1976, nine men from Ruby (pop. 360), in defense of "the one all-black town worth the pain", assault the nearby Convent and the women in it. From the town's ancestral origins in 1890 to the fateful day of the assault, Paradise tells the story of a people ever mindful of the relationship between their spectacular history and a void.
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5 out of 5 stars
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MORRISON AT HER MOST COMPLEX
- De Kennedi Hill en 11-07-19
De: Toni Morrison
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Tambourines to Glory
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: Myra Taylor
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Angelic Essie Belle Johnson and devilish Laura Reed both agree that they need to do something to spice up their lives and earn more money. So, they start their own church on the street in front of their Harlem apartment. With Laura's gift for performing and Essie's melodious voice, the two quickly become a hit and must move their services into a renovated theater. But as their congregation grows, a host of misfits enter the scene - some honest, but others who just want a piece of the pie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice timepiece
- De Akida Kissane Long en 02-08-17
De: Langston Hughes
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The Ways of White Folks
- Stories (Vintage Classics)
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: J.D. Jackson
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 10
One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but these stories showcase his talent as a lively storyteller. His work blends elements of blues and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love Langston Hughes (and JD Jackson)
- De Audible Listener en 08-31-23
De: Langston Hughes
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I Wonder as I Wander
- An Autobiographical Journey
- De: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 145
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 145
In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Writer
- De Marva en 08-10-14
De: Langston Hughes, y otros
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The Blacker the Berry (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Wallace Thurman
- Narrado por: Tamika Katon-Donegal
- Duración: 6 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 6
At the time of its publication, Wallace Thurman’s debut novel was deeply provocative. This was due not only to its frank considerations of race and sex, but also to its vivid portrait of a Harlem that few other writers had dared to explore. At the heart of this journey into new terrain is Emma Lou Morgan, a Black woman who leaves her “color-struck” Idaho hometown behind and strikes out, first for Los Angeles and later for Harlem—where, unfortunately, discrimination simply takes on a new form.
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2 out of 5 stars
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what a waste of time
- De Bill Clark en 01-31-24
De: Wallace Thurman
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The Big Sea
- An Autobiography
- De: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 159
Langston Hughes, born in 1902, came of age early in the 1920s. In The Big Sea he recounts those memorable years in the two great playgrounds of the decade - Harlem and Paris. In Paris he was a cook and waiter in nightclubs. He knew the musicians and dancers, the drunks and dope fiends. In Harlem he was a rising young poet - at the center of the "Harlem Renaissance." Arnold Rampersad writes in his incisive new introduction to The Big Sea, an American classic: "This is American writing at its best...."
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Big Sea
- De Ida Earl en 07-08-16
De: Langston Hughes, y otros
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The Weary Blues (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 48 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Langston Hughes was only twenty-four when he published his debut collection of poetry, The Weary Blues. The poems included here blend vernacular speech and musical rhythms to offer a bracing perspective on the African American experience. Traversing a wide range of settings—including the jazz clubs of Harlem, expansive natural landscapes, and seaside taverns—Hughes’s voice as a poet ties these various places together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unheard poems and stories In
- De paralegal54 en 03-01-24
De: Langston Hughes
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Daddy Was a Number Runner
- A Novel
- De: Louise Meriwether
- Narrado por: Karen Murray
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5
Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family, and it's both a place of refuge and the source of untold dangers for her and her poor, working class family. The beloved "daddy" of the title indeed becomes a number runner when he is unable to find legal work, and while one of Francie's brothers dreams of becoming a chemist, the other is already in a gang. Francie is a dreamer, too, but there are risks in everything from going to the movies to walking down the block, and her pragmatism eventually outweighs her hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- De Robert kimble en 02-15-23
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The Ways of White Folks
- Stories (Vintage Classics)
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: J.D. Jackson
- Duración: 6 h y 13 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 10
One of the most important writers to emerge from the Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes may be best known as a poet, but these stories showcase his talent as a lively storyteller. His work blends elements of blues and jazz, speech and song, into a triumphant and wholly original idiom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love Langston Hughes (and JD Jackson)
- De Audible Listener en 08-31-23
De: Langston Hughes
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I Wonder as I Wander
- An Autobiographical Journey
- De: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 16 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 160
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 145
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 145
In I Wonder as I Wander, Langston Hughes vividly recalls the most dramatic and intimate moments of his life in the turbulent 1930s. His wanderlust leads him to Cuba, Haiti, Russia, Soviet Central Asia, Japan, Spain (during its Civil War), through dictatorships, wars, revolutions. He meets and brings to life the famous and the humble, from Arthur Koestler to Emma, the Black Mammy of Moscow.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Writer
- De Marva en 08-10-14
De: Langston Hughes, y otros
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The Blacker the Berry (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Wallace Thurman
- Narrado por: Tamika Katon-Donegal
- Duración: 6 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 6
At the time of its publication, Wallace Thurman’s debut novel was deeply provocative. This was due not only to its frank considerations of race and sex, but also to its vivid portrait of a Harlem that few other writers had dared to explore. At the heart of this journey into new terrain is Emma Lou Morgan, a Black woman who leaves her “color-struck” Idaho hometown behind and strikes out, first for Los Angeles and later for Harlem—where, unfortunately, discrimination simply takes on a new form.
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2 out of 5 stars
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what a waste of time
- De Bill Clark en 01-31-24
De: Wallace Thurman
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The Big Sea
- An Autobiography
- De: Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad
- Narrado por: Dominic Hoffman
- Duración: 10 h y 38 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 179
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 160
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 159
Langston Hughes, born in 1902, came of age early in the 1920s. In The Big Sea he recounts those memorable years in the two great playgrounds of the decade - Harlem and Paris. In Paris he was a cook and waiter in nightclubs. He knew the musicians and dancers, the drunks and dope fiends. In Harlem he was a rising young poet - at the center of the "Harlem Renaissance." Arnold Rampersad writes in his incisive new introduction to The Big Sea, an American classic: "This is American writing at its best...."
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Big Sea
- De Ida Earl en 07-08-16
De: Langston Hughes, y otros
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The Weary Blues (AmazonClassics Edition)
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: Dion Graham
- Duración: 48 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 43
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Langston Hughes was only twenty-four when he published his debut collection of poetry, The Weary Blues. The poems included here blend vernacular speech and musical rhythms to offer a bracing perspective on the African American experience. Traversing a wide range of settings—including the jazz clubs of Harlem, expansive natural landscapes, and seaside taverns—Hughes’s voice as a poet ties these various places together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unheard poems and stories In
- De paralegal54 en 03-01-24
De: Langston Hughes
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Daddy Was a Number Runner
- A Novel
- De: Louise Meriwether
- Narrado por: Karen Murray
- Duración: 7 h y 5 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 5
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 5
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 5
Depression-era Harlem is home for twelve-year-old Francie Coffin and her family, and it's both a place of refuge and the source of untold dangers for her and her poor, working class family. The beloved "daddy" of the title indeed becomes a number runner when he is unable to find legal work, and while one of Francie's brothers dreams of becoming a chemist, the other is already in a gang. Francie is a dreamer, too, but there are risks in everything from going to the movies to walking down the block, and her pragmatism eventually outweighs her hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing
- De Robert kimble en 02-15-23
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The Weary Blues
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: Rhett Samuel Price
- Duración: 58 m
- Versión completa
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General3 out of 5 stars 1
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Langston Hughes is a widely celebrated African American writer and important leader of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. Deeply inspired by the great poet Walt Whitman, Hughes’ own writings gave voice to the Black community in the American literary canon. His assertion that “I, too, sing America” echoes through history and continues to be a battle cry in the fight for fair representation and equality. The Weary Blues, published in 1926, was Hughes’ first collection of poetry. He was only twenty-four years old at the time, but his insights carry wisdom beyond his years.
De: Langston Hughes
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Tambourines to Glory
- De: Langston Hughes
- Narrado por: Myra Taylor
- Duración: 4 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 48
Angelic Essie Belle Johnson and devilish Laura Reed both agree that they need to do something to spice up their lives and earn more money. So, they start their own church on the street in front of their Harlem apartment. With Laura's gift for performing and Essie's melodious voice, the two quickly become a hit and must move their services into a renovated theater. But as their congregation grows, a host of misfits enter the scene - some honest, but others who just want a piece of the pie.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Nice timepiece
- De Akida Kissane Long en 02-08-17
De: Langston Hughes
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Jubilee, 50th Anniversary Edition
- De: Margaret Walker
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 15 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,704
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,548
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,540
Jubilee tells the true story of Vyry, the child of a white plantation owner and his black mistress. Vyry bears witness to the South's antebellum opulence and to its brutality, its wartime ruin, and the promises of Reconstruction. Weaving her own family's oral history with 30 years of research, Margaret Walker's novel brings the everyday experiences of slaves to light. Jubilee churns with the hunger, the hymns, the struggles, and the very breath of American history.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Listen to this book!
- De Will en 11-28-16
De: Margaret Walker
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Wild Seed
- The Patternist Series, Book 1
- De: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 11 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,387
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,233
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,227
For a thousand years, Doro has cultivated a small African village, carefully breeding its people in search of seemingly unattainable perfection. He survives through the centuries by stealing the bodies of others, a technique he has so thoroughly mastered that nothing on Earth can kill him. But when a gang of New World slavers destroys his village, ruining his grand experiment, Doro is forced to go west and begin anew. He meets Anyanwu, a centuries-old woman whose means of immortality are as kind as his are cruel. Now they begin a struggle that will last centuries.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Tough Review To Write...
- De AlTonya en 04-05-21
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If Beale Street Could Talk
- A Novel
- De: James Baldwin
- Narrado por: Bahni Turpin
- Duración: 7 h y 7 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,685
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,246
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 3,234
Told through the eyes of Tish, a 19-year-old girl in love with Fonny, a young sculptor who is the father of her child, Baldwin's story mixes the sweet and the sad. Tish and Fonny have pledged to get married, but Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and is imprisoned. Their families set out to clear his name, and as they face an uncertain future, the young lovers experience a kaleidoscope of emotions - affection, despair, and hope.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The narrator did her thing, I love it!!!
- De Vicky en 03-22-16
De: James Baldwin
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Native Son
- De: Richard Wright
- Narrado por: Peter Francis James
- Duración: 17 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,128
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,820
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,823
Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught in a downward spiral after he kills a young white woman in a brief moment of panic. Set in Chicago in the 1930s, Richard Wright's powerful novel is an unsparing reflection on the poverty and feelings of hopelessness experienced by people in inner cities across the country and of what it means to be black in America.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Simply a classic
- De Noah Smith en 11-11-10
De: Richard Wright
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Black No More
- De: George S. Schuyler
- Narrado por: Sean Crisden
- Duración: 5 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 126
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 104
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 103
According to Max Disher, an ambitious young black man in 1930s New York, someone of his race has only three alternatives: "Get out, get white, or get along." Incapable of getting out and unhappy with getting along, Max leaps at the remaining possibility. Thanks to a certain Dr. Junius Crookman and his mysterious process, Max and other eager clients develop bleached skin that permits them to enter previously forbidden territory. What they discover in white society, however, gives them second thoughts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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outrageous!
- De Jennifer en 07-31-18
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- De: Maya Angelou
- Narrado por: Maya Angelou
- Duración: 10 h y 11 m
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Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.
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Emotional & Powerful
- De Miss Toni en 06-30-13
De: Maya Angelou
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Kindred
- De: Octavia E. Butler
- Narrado por: Kim Staunton
- Duración: 10 h y 55 m
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Having just celebrated her 26th birthday in 1976 California, Dana, an African-American woman, is suddenly and inexplicably wrenched through time into antebellum Maryland. After saving a drowning White boy there, she finds herself staring into the barrel of a shotgun and is transported back to the present just in time to save her life. During numerous such time-defying episodes with the same young man, she realizes she's been given a challenge.
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The Past of Slavery Still Moves and Wounds Us
- De Jefferson en 12-05-10
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Invisible Man
- A Novel
- De: Ralph Ellison
- Narrado por: Joe Morton
- Duración: 18 h y 36 m
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Ralph Elllison's Invisible Man is a monumental novel, one that can well be called an epic of modern American Negro life. It is a strange story, in which many extraordinary things happen, some of them shocking and brutal, some of them pitiful and touching—yet always with elements of comedy and irony and burlesque that appear in unexpected places. It is a book that has a great deal to say and which is destined to have a great deal said about it.
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How Did This Escape Me?
- De E. Pearson en 11-23-11
De: Ralph Ellison
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Ain't I a Woman
- Black Women and Feminism (2nd Edition)
- De: bell hooks
- Narrado por: Adenrele Ojo
- Duración: 8 h y 55 m
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A classic work of feminist scholarship, Ain't I a Woman has become a must for all those interested in the nature of Black womanhood. Examining the impact of sexism on Black women during slavery, the devaluation of black womanhood, black male sexism, racism among feminists, and the black woman's involvement with feminism, hooks attempts to move us beyond racist and sexist assumptions. The result is nothing short of groundbreaking, giving this work a critical place in every feminist scholar's library.
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Informative
- De Cj James en 07-23-19
De: bell hooks
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What the Ermine Saw
- The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait
- De: Eden Collinsworth
- Narrado por: Cassandra Campbell
- Duración: 5 h y 45 m
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Five hundred and thirty years ago, a young woman sat before a Grecian-nosed artist known as Leonardo da Vinci. Her name was Cecilia Gallerani, and she was the young mistress of Ludovico Sforza, duke of Milan. Sforza was a brutal and clever man who was mindful that Leonardo’s genius would not only capture Cecilia’s beguiling beauty but also reflect the grandeur of his title. But when the portrait was finished, Leonardo’s brush strokes had conveyed something deeper by revealing the essence of Cecilia’s soul.
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So Many Names
- De Sue Solomon en 12-13-22
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre Not Without Laughter
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- Philharmonic
- 03-14-24
American Classic, Wonderful narration
American Classic, Wonderful narration - Labgston Hughes is a must read for understanding American history and culture.
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- all our stories
- 04-28-23
One of my favorite writers
Langston Hughes is a renowned author who doesn’t disappoint. This book is no exception. My goal is to read all of his work.
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- Carolyn J.
- 11-06-22
A Story of History, Hope, and Encouragement
For some, the authentic language spoken by some of the characters may be off putting. However, the languatge still conveys the reasons behind the emotions, the dreams, the behaviors, and the actions taken that are the fallout of the harsh social conditions imposed on some citizens in the early 20th Century. Mr Hughes portrays the dispair as well as the hopes, the tears as well as the laughter, and the determination plus personal growth fueled by the defiance of social cruelty and injustice.
This story offers a window into the hearts and minds and lives of a people who have learned the value of laughter as a healing balm.
I loved the story!
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- Andrea
- 02-26-23
great story to read
not a predictable book, very entertaining. The narration was excellent. I recommend for all. well done Mr Hughes
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- Rising Sun
- 02-05-23
Disturbingly terrible voice actor.
Bad choice of voice acting style to go with. Make the case of "being genuine to the AAVE language" if you want to...but noone spoke in this tone nor sounded like this. This is downright condescending and disrespectful. Ruined this story
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