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Through Adopted Eyes
- A Collection of Memoirs from Adoptees
- Narrated by: Elena S. Hall
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Through Adopted Eyes explores the world of adoption from the viewpoint of adoptees. Russian adoptee Elena S. Hall shares her own story and thoughts on the subject of adoption in addition to interviews from other adoptees of different ages, heritages, and perspectives. Whether you are an adoptive parent, curious about adoption, or an adoptee yourself, this unique collection of memoirs provides real insight into lives directly impacted by adoption.
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What does it mean to be an adult? In the 20th century, psychologists came up with five markers of adulthood: finish your education, get a job, leave home, marry, and have children. Since then, every generation has been held to those same markers. Yet so much has changed about the world and living in it since that sequence was formulated. All of those markers are choices, and they’re all valid, but any one person’s choices along those lines do not make them more or less an adult.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not the book that was advertised
- By M. Rogers on 04-13-21
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Transitions of the Heart
- Stories of Love, Struggle and Acceptance by Mothers of Transgender and Gender Variant Children
- By: Rachel Pepper - editor
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 49
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story5 out of 5 stars 46
Transitions of the Heart is the first collection to ever invite mothers of transgender and gender variant children of all ages to tell their own stories about their child’s gender transition. Often transitioning socially and emotionally alongside their child but rarely given a voice in the experience, mothers hold the key to familial and societal understanding of gender difference.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Heartfelt, Well-Written, and Moving
- By Susie on 01-04-13
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Letters to a Young Sister
- By: Harper Hill
- Narrated by: Kevin R. Free
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
Winner of two NAACP awards for his writing, bestselling author Hill Harper is an acclaimed actor known for his role on CSI: NY. A Brown University and Harvard Law School alum, Harper is also a passionate public servant. In this book he offers comforting advice for today's youth through his own wisdom as well as that of such luminaries as Michelle Obama and Angela Bassett.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Keep writing young brother.
- By Charles Henderson on 03-02-10
By: Harper Hill
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Before and After
- The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
- By: Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate
- Narrated by: Emily Rankin
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,672
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,448
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,434
From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of 15 adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Badly written
- By Stacie on 02-25-20
By: Judy Christie, and others
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The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption
- Helping Your Child Grow up Whole
- By: Lori Holden, Crystal Hass
- Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell
- Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 59
Open adoption isn't just something parents do when they exchange photos, send emails, share a visit. It's a lifestyle that may feel intrusive at times, be difficult or inconvenient at other times. Tensions can arise even in the best of circumstances. But knowing how to handle these situations and how to continue to make arrangements work for the child involved is paramount. This book offers listeners the tools and the insight to do just that.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Who is talking?
- By Robert on 06-26-18
By: Lori Holden, and others
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Sweet Tea
- Black Gay Men of the South
- By: E. Patrick Johnson
- Narrated by: E. Patrick Johnson
- Length: 26 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 38
A pioneer of LGBTQ studies dares to suggest that gayness is a way of being that gay men must learn from one another to become who they are. The genius of gay culture resides in some of its most despised stereotypes - aestheticism, snobbery, melodrama, glamour, caricatures of women, and obsession with mothers - and in the social meaning of style.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very insightful book.
- By Greg on 11-18-18
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America 3:16
- By: Graham Allen
- Narrated by: Graham Allen
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 184
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 170
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Story5 out of 5 stars 170
What’s the biggest threat to America today? Why are gun rights human rights? And why do so many Christians behave in such un-Christian ways? Graham Allen has the answers. With over two billion views online, the social media star has given a voice to those who feel silenced by the mainstream media and pop culture. Now, with America 3:16, Graham shares a deeper look at the life events that shaped his philosophy on Christianity, politics, family, and country.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well written and read
- By Sterling Silver Magnolia on 01-02-21
By: Graham Allen
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Becoming Duchess Goldblatt
- By: anonymous
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman, Lyle Lovett, J. Smith-Cameron
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 343
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 299
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 299
Becoming Duchess Goldblatt is two stories: that of the reclusive real-life writer who created a fictional character out of loneliness and thin air, and that of the magical Duchess Goldblatt herself, a bright light in the darkness of social media. Fans around the world are drawn to Her Grace's voice, her wit, her life-affirming love for all humanity, and the fun and friendship of the community that's sprung up around her.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Oh Dear Duchess!
- By Rebecca Lindroos on 07-20-20
By: anonymous
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Everything Happens for a Reason
- Finding the True Meaning of the Events in Our Lives
- By: Mira Kirshenbaum
- Narrated by: Kitty Hendrix
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 26
In each of our lives we are faced with events that seem inexplicable, unjust, even cruel - events that can shatter our perception of the world, our understanding of ourselves, and our faith in a higher power. Friends and family members often offer comfort with "Everything happens for a reason" - a simple, common phrase with an unbearably elusive meaning. In Everything Happens for a Reason, psychotherapist Mira Kirshenbaum helps us understand the principles behind this frequently used phrase and provides us with tools to grasp its true meaning.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Touching, relevant, impactful.
- By Tuck on 10-19-22
By: Mira Kirshenbaum
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Raising a Strong Daughter in a Toxic Culture
- 11 Steps to Keep Her Happy, Healthy, and Safe
- By: Meg Meeker
- Narrated by: Lisbeth Carol Keen
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 291
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 250
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Story5 out of 5 stars 248
Learn about the essential, complementary roles that mothers and fathers play; the dangers of social media - and how to help your daughter navigate them; what every daughter needs to know about God; how to launch your daughter into successful womanhood; and more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Should had read the details instead of the title.
- By Ms. Burke on 11-15-20
By: Meg Meeker
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Strong Mothers, Strong Sons
- Lessons Mothers Need to Raise Extraordinary Men
- By: Meg Meeker
- Narrated by: Marguerite Gavin
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 570
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 485
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 483
From the moment a mother holds her newborn son, his eyes tell her that she is his world. But often, as he grows up, the boy who needs her simultaneously pushes her away. Calling upon thirty years of experience as a pediatrician, Meg Meeker, MD, a highly sought-after national speaker, assistant professor of clinical medicine, and mother of four, shares the secrets that every mother needs to know in order to strengthen-or rebuild-her relationship with her son.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Update of wording in your book is required
- By danamc on 08-27-18
By: Meg Meeker
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Walking on Eggshells
- Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents
- By: Jane Isay
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 132
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 111
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Story4 out of 5 stars 111
We raise our children to be independent and lead fulfilling lives, but when they finally do, staying close becomes more complicated than ever. And for every bewildered mother who wonders why her children don't call, there is a frustrated son or daughter who just wants to be treated like a grownup. Now, renowned editor Jane Isay delivers the perfect gift to both parents and their adult children-real-life wisdom and advice on how to stay together without falling apart.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By tammy alvarez on 01-13-19
By: Jane Isay
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Hidden Girl
- The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave
- By: Shyima Hall, Lisa Wysocky
- Narrated by: Robin Eller
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 468
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 419
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Story4 out of 5 stars 416
Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was eight, her parents sold her into slavery. Shyima then moved two hours away to Egypt's capitol city of Cairo to live with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyima's servitude - but her journey to true freedom was far from over.
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4 out of 5 stars
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story
- By Don on 09-26-14
By: Shyima Hall, and others
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Secrets of the Monarch
- What the Dead Can Teach Us About Living a Better Life
- By: Allison DuBois
- Narrated by: Renee Raudman
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 81
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
If you want to understand life, you must understand death. In Secrets of the Monarch, DuBois shows how communicating with the dead has taught her important lessons about life and how listeners can apply those principles to their own lives.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Secrets of the Monarch
- By MikeH on 07-28-11
By: Allison DuBois
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Why I Didn't Rebel
- A Twenty-Two-Year-Old Explains Why She Stayed on the Straight and Narrow - and How Your Kids Can Too
- By: Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach
- Narrated by: Shannon McManus
- Length: 5 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 36
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story5 out of 5 stars 30
Teen rebellion is seen as a cultural norm, but Rebecca Gregoire Lindenbach begs to differ. In Why I Didn't Rebel - based on a viral blog post that has been read by more than 750,000 people - Lindenbach shows how rebellion is neither unavoidable nor completely understood. Based on interviews with her peers and combining the latest research in psychology and social science with stories from her own life, she gives parents a new paradigm for raising kids who don't go off the rails.
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5 out of 5 stars
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As a counselor and a Christian this completely aligns!
- By angcolling on 06-19-22
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Walking in the Garden of Souls
- George Anderson's Advice from the Hereafter for Living in the Here and Now
- By: George Anderson, Andrew Barone
- Narrated by: Chris Sorensen
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 84
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 83
For 27 years, George Anderson, widely considered the world's greatest living medium, has listened to those on the other side, gaining a unique awareness of what those souls want his millions of believers to know, to understand, and to accept. Now Anderson shares this wisdom - and offers an incomparable perspective on the questions faced in day-to-day life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I'M A FAN...BUT...
- By Gary Francis Burnham on 03-29-20
By: George Anderson, and others
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- Emmie Pippin
- 06-22-21
Excellent book to hear perspectives from some adoptees
I highly enjoyed listening to the perspectives of many adoptees. As a prospective adoptive parent, I am eager to learn more about how adoption affects individuals as they mature and grow. While there are many helpful books written by doctors and psychologists about adoption, it is so important to me to listen to the voices of those who have experienced adoption firsthand. I really appreciated vulnerability of those who share their stories in this book. Thank you to Elena for writing and compiling this excellent book to help others learn more about the struggles and blessings that come with being adopted. I wholeheartedly recommend it!
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