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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Publisher's summary
Highest-rated new book of 2016 by Audible customers
Winner: Audible's Best of 2016 - Celebrity Memoirs
In this award-winning Audible Studios production, Trevor Noah tells his wild coming-of-age tale during the twilight of apartheid in South Africa. It’s a story that begins with his mother throwing him from a moving van to save him from a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters, then follows the budding comedian’s path to self-discovery through episodes both poignant and comical. Noah’s virtuoso embodiment of all the characters from his childhood, and his ability to perform accents and dialects effortlessly in English, Xhosa, and Zulu, garnered the Audie Award for Best Male Narrator in 2018. Nevertheless, Noah’s devoted and uncompromising mother—as voiced by her son—steals the show.
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Editorial reviews
Editors Select, November 2016 - Just as fans of The Daily Show weren't quite sure what to expect when he was announced as the show's new host, I started Born a Crime not really knowing what I'd find in Noah's book. Comedy? Political and social commentary? Sure, but not in the way I expected. Instead, I was given so much more. Noah's story is intertwined with the final years and aftermath of apartheid-era South Africa. It's a story that begins with Noah's mother throwing him from a moving car to avoid a potentially fatal dispute with gangsters and follows the comedian's path to self-discovery amid episodes both bittersweet and comical. It's eloquent and touching and funny and made all the better with his reading, especially as he recounts anecdotes involving his mother - the true show stealer - and delivers clever turns of phrase as only a top-notch comic and storyteller can. Doug, Audible Editor
The author’s gift for vocal impersonation elevates the audio version into something even more splendid than an already terrific memoir.
- The Washington Post
Through the lens of laughter and love
Everyone knew Trevor Noah was insightful and funny by the time his 2016 memoir came out, but no one was prepared for the funny man’s brilliant performance of his unique and nuanced look at the intersection of his life as a coloured
child in South Africa and the horrors of the system of apartheid. The polyglot makes the Xhosa and Zulu languages of his homeland sing in a way that just wouldn’t have happened on the page. And his comedic and loving take on his formidable mother has made her a character who lives in our minds long after Audible thanks us for listening.
Our favorite moments from Born a Crime
About the Author and Performer
Trevor Noah found fame as a comedian and TV personality in his native South Africa before becoming a household name in America as the host of The Daily Show. But before he found his gift for satire, he came of age as a storyteller during the waning days of apartheid and the tumultuous freedom that followed. In writing and performing Born a Crime—his first book—Trevor Noah can add “best-selling memoirist” and “audiobook narrator” to his list of hilarious-yet-heartfelt triumphs.
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- By: Dan Peres
- Narrated by: Joe Hempel
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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In the vein of Mary Karr’s Lit, Augusten Burroughs’ Dry, and Sarah Hepola’s Blackout, As Needed for Pain is a raw and riveting - and often wryly funny - addiction memoir from one of New York media’s most accomplished editors which explores his never-before-told story of opioid addiction and the drastic impact it had on his life and career.
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As Befuddling as His Addiction
- By Constant Reader on 04-13-20
By: Dan Peres
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Broken Horses
- A Memoir
- By: Brandi Carlile
- Narrated by: Brandi Carlile
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Brandi Carlile was born into a musically gifted, impoverished family on the outskirts of Seattle and grew up in a constant state of change, moving from house to house, trailer to trailer, 14 times in as many years. Though imperfect in every way, her dysfunctional childhood was as beautiful as it was strange, and as nurturing as it was difficult. At the age of five, Brandi contracted bacterial meningitis, which almost took her life, leaving an indelible mark on her formative years and altering her journey into young adulthood.
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I have almost 2000 audible books and ...
- By M. Lynn on 04-22-21
By: Brandi Carlile
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Prohibido nacer [Born a Crime]
- Memorias de racismo, rabia y risa [Memories of Racism, Rage and Laughter]
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Chumel Torres
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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En esta galardonada producción de Audible Studios, Trevor Noah cuenta su salvaje historia sobre la mayoría de edad durante el ocaso del apartheid en Sudáfrica. Es una historia que comienza con su madre arrojándolo desde una camioneta en movimiento para salvarlo de una disputa potencialmente fatal con gánsters, luego sigue el camino del comediante hacia el autodescubrimiento a través de episodios conmovedores y cómicos.
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Excelente
- By CS on 10-04-22
By: Trevor Noah
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Behind the Seams
- My Life in Rhinestones
- By: Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren - contributor, Rebecca Seaver - curator
- Narrated by: Dolly Parton, Holly George-Warren, Rebecca Seaver
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Global superstar Dolly Parton shares, for the first time, the full story behind her lifelong passion for fashion, including how she developed her own, distinctly Dolly style, which has defied convention and endeared her to fans around the world. Featuring behind-the-scenes stories from Dolly Parton’s life and career, this audiobook spotlights her most unforgettable looks from the 1960s to now. T
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5 Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
- By LFM on 11-21-23
By: Dolly Parton, and others
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Misbehaving
- The Making of Behavioral Economics
- By: Richard H. Thaler
- Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
- Length: 13 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central agents in the economy are humans - predictable, error-prone individuals. Misbehaving is his arresting, frequently hilarious account of the struggle to bring an academic discipline back down to earth - and change the way we think about economics, ourselves, and our world.
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Great book if it's your first about Behav. Econ
- By Jay Friedman on 09-30-15
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The Survivors
- A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing
- By: Adam Frankel
- Narrated by: Adam Frankel, Rob Shapiro
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Adam Frankel’s maternal grandparents survived the Holocaust and built new lives, with new names, in Connecticut. Though they tried to leave the horrors of their past behind, the pain they suffered crossed generational lines - a fact most apparent in the mental health of Adam’s mother. When Adam sat down with her to examine their family history in detail, he learned another shocking secret, this time one that unraveled Adam’s entire understanding of who he is.
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Amazing story
- By Alissa on 12-26-19
By: Adam Frankel
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The Power of Broke
- How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
- By: Daymond John, Daniel Paisner
- Narrated by: Daymond John, Sway Calloway
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Here, the FUBU founder and star of ABC's Shark Tank shows that, far from being a liability, broke can actually be your greatest competitive advantage as an entrepreneur. Why? Because starting a business from broke forces you to think more creatively. It forces you to use your resources more efficiently. It forces you to connect with your customers more authentically and market your ideas more imaginatively.
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Great book for those who need inspiration.
- By ddsharper on 10-28-16
By: Daymond John, and others
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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man
- A Memoir
- By: Paul Newman, David Rosenthal - editor, Melissa Newman - foreword, and others
- Narrated by: Jeff Daniels, Melissa Newman, Clea Newman Soderlund, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. The result is The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man—revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in places, always complex and profound.
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A lot of navel gazing, and yet….
- By Ben on 10-24-22
By: Paul Newman, and others
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Miracle and Wonder
- Conversations with Paul Simon
- By: Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam, Paul Simon
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Miracle and Wonder: Conversations with Paul Simon is part memoir, part investigation, and unlike any creative portrait you’ve ever heard before. Recorded over a series of 30 hours of conversation between Simon, Gladwell, and Gladwell’s oldest friend and co-writer, journalist and Broken Record podcast co-host Bruce Headlam, the conversation flows from Simon’s music, to his childhood in Queens, NY, to his frequent collaborators including Art Garfunkel and the nature of creativity itself.
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A lifelong companion who will never know my name
- By scsurfer on 11-16-21
By: Malcolm Gladwell, and others
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This Time Will Be Different
- By: Misa Sugiura
- Narrated by: Joy Osmanski
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Katsuyamas never quit - but 17-year-old CJ doesn’t even know where to start. She’s never lived up to her mom’s type A ambition, and she’s perfectly happy just helping her aunt Hannah at their family’s flower shop. She doesn’t buy into Hannah’s romantic ideas about flowers and their hidden meanings, but when it comes to arranging the perfect bouquet, CJ discovers a knack she never knew she had. A skill of which she might even be proud. Then her mom decides to sell the shop - to the family who swindled CJ’s grandparents during WWII.
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A great binge listen!
- By M. J. T. on 06-29-19
By: Misa Sugiura
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Food: A Cultural Culinary History
- By: Ken Albala, The Great Courses
- Narrated by: Ken Albala
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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Eating is an indispensable human activity. As a result, whether we realize it or not, the drive to obtain food has been a major catalyst across all of history, from prehistoric times to the present. Epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin said it best: "Gastronomy governs the whole life of man."
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One of my top 3 favorite courses!
- By Jessica on 12-28-13
By: Ken Albala, and others
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Let's Talk
- Make Effective Feedback Your Superpower
- By: Therese Huston
- Narrated by: Therese Huston
- Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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How are you supposed to tell someone that they're not meeting expectations without crushing their spirit? Regular feedback, when delivered skillfully, can turn average performers into the hardest workers and stars into superstars. Yet many see it as an awkward chore: Recent studies have revealed 37 percent of managers dread giving feedback, and 65 percent of employees wish their managers gave more feedback. This trail-blazing new model eliminates the guesswork.
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Well done!
- By Thomas Mills on 09-20-24
By: Therese Huston
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- Seattle reader
- 02-03-17
Absolutely great
My kids (12 and 15), my husband and I listened on both legs of a 6 hour round trip and there was not a single request to turn it off or switch to pop music or hard rock! That's pretty extraordinary for my family of diverse tastes. We were entertained and given an amazing glimpse into a world we know nothing about. Lots to think about. Highly recommended.
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- Heidi
- 03-21-17
Pretty good
Great initial story but it got long winded and boring at the end. I got hustling after the first example. All in all a good car trip listen but not with kids.
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- Ralph de la fuente
- 09-17-19
AMAZING!
I love stories. I believe stories are what bring people together how we can learn to see the commonalities between us all. I loved This audio book! Trevor Noah takes us through is journey growing up the insights he learned from his family mainly his mother with a comedy twist at every corner and thoughtful wisdom throughout this book I highly recommend! Go ahead treat yourself to this audio book it's worth it guaranteed!
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- Eric LaBrant
- 05-03-19
great story but not school appropriate
I thought this would be a good addition to our curriculum and I love the story and the insight into his works and thoughts. but I teach teenagers. the language gets progressively worse. there are references to porn. there are disrespectful notes about law enforcement (important to the story but teenagers won't be able to differentiate). there's is some glorification to gangs and illegal activities (again, important to the story but not for american teenagers who can't differentiate)
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- marty
- 11-17-16
So much more than just a story.
A captivating story of triumph over almost impossible odds. I would recommend this as a reading suggestion for students. I really enjoyed and celebrate this book.
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- Promote STEM
- 09-25-17
Great! Great! Great Book!
At first I was weary because I don't favor books where the author narrates their own work (autobiographies included), but I shouldn't of hesitated. This book is not only engaging, hilarious and relatable but it also has an introspective quality to it. You get a deeper look into apartheid where you see the cause and effect of such a system and the parallels within America.
I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. Trevor does an excellent job narrating and he really captures your attention. There are gaps in this book, so I am looking forward to another one in the future. Thanks for sharing your story.
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- Shayn
- 12-18-16
Phenomenal!
I was hooked! The Story, the Performance, and the Content on so many levels was just AWESOME! I'd always thought Trevor Noah was kinda cool, you know; I wasn't Hooked to The Daily Show as I'd been when Jon Stewart was hosting,,,. But one night he had on Tomi Lahren - who I'd never heard of up until this point - and wow; his level of professionalism, his journalistic integrity, & his incredibly polite and positive composure in the face of such blatant ignorance moved me to being a full fledged Fan! *I skipped anything in my wish list & bought this book that Night. Listened to it non-stop & honestly got through it quicker than Any audiobook I've Ever listen to.
Freaking GREAT Read (Listen).
The performance, to be expected, was top notch. But the content, on So Many Levels, was just str8 up Phenomenal!
Get this book. Get this book for yourself, get it for your racist uncle / family member, get it for your hot blonde Tomi Barbie girlfriend, get it for your confused hipster / millennial, for your bible thumping grandmother, or for anyone who's ever felt displaced or downtrodden, for anyone who needs Hope or a Laugh or a Smile, get this book for anyone who voted for Trump or for Hillary, & get it for those of us who still feel the Bern.
I'd recommend this story for Everyone.
*Big thanks to @TrevorNoah for sharing his incredibly inspiring story!
***Share this book & make the world a better place for ALL.
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- Carole T.
- 01-17-17
Crime No More
Trevor Noah is obviously a treasure. He tells his story with humor and joy. The story itself, though, is not all joy! You feel the uncertainty of his childhood years, the reality of not fitting in in his own country, and the ever-present fear of sudden violence.
Whatever justified anger and resentment Noah brings from the pain of Apartheid, he tempers with true love for his family and a wonderful sense of perspective.
Listening to this is a delight - and you learn something, too!
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- kevon
- 11-18-16
No Laughing matter
A nice glimpse of the man behind the laughter.
a man raised by strong women.
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- Janice Hoffmann
- 12-11-16
I want there rest of the story.....
They only thing I don't like is that I want to know more. What happened next? Perhaps it was humility that we never really were told how Trevor Noah got from where he was, to where he is. His personal story is miraculous. I thought I knew a lot abt apartheid and a lot abt domestic violence, but I learned a lot and was riveted and at times horrified. Yet, it is a story of great courage, resiliency, and character. This is on my holiday list to give to several people.
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