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- Sammi
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This is my first review. In spite of being an avid reader and world traveler for decades I have not ever felt moved to vent or express until now. Mr. Katakis' travelogue or whatever he intended it to be was definitely not what I expected. It is the indulgence of a far leftwing liberal who actually went as far as to leave the US after Bush's election or the Iraq War declaration or whatever. (I remember a lot of people who threatened to do that, gosh somebody actually did?) I wanted a traveler's book maybe to tell me about the few places I have yet to see. Instead I got the "arrogant American liberal" book whose snipey little remarks reveal a childish attitude that people can be all good or bad (or at least Bush and Cheney can be all bad), that his fellow Americans traveling abroad are embarrassing to him, and that he has some kind of talent for reading his book - sorry maybe it would have been a little bit more bearable if read by a professional. Note to author: I did not support Mr. Bush or Mr. Obama with my vote, but I don't view either of them as evil people, actually I think they both are admirable, probably very honest, intelligent people just with different convictions from mine, and forced into making difficult decisions in difficult times. Maybe when you grow up to be an adult you will realize that life and people are more complicated than the way you would like us to believe. I have all Mr. Bush and Mr. Obama's books, and although they are self-serving, they are more generous to others in their writings than you are.
And Michael Palin shame on you for misleading me in the introduction. Your books, unless I recall incorrectly, were not bashers but entertaining travel fare.
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Katakis reads his own journal entries from 25+ years sharing insights of people in Africa, Greece, Turkey, Vietnam and several other places. As he notes, he is a traveler, not a tourist.
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The Red-Haired Woman
- A Novel
- By: Orhan Pamuk
- Narrated by: John Lee, Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 75
On the outskirts of a town 30 miles from Istanbul, a master well digger and his young apprentice are hired to find water on a barren plain. As they struggle in the summer heat, excavating without luck meter by meter, the two will develop a filial bond neither has known before - not the poor middle-aged bachelor nor the middle-class boy whose father disappeared after being arrested for politically subversive activities. The pair will come to depend on each other and exchange stories reflecting disparate views of the world.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Drags On
- By T. Conrad on 10-25-17
By: Orhan Pamuk
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Dreams from My Father
- A Story of Race and Inheritance
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 14 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 476
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 414
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Story5 out of 5 stars 410
In this lyrical, unsentimental, and compelling memoir, the son of a Black African father and a White American mother searches for a workable meaning to his life as a Black American. It begins in New York, where Barack Obama learns that his father - a figure he knows more as a myth than as a man - has been killed in a car accident. This sudden death inspires an emotional odyssey - first to a small town in Kansas, from which he retraces the migration of his mother’s family to Hawaii, and then to Kenya, where he meets the African side of his family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful
- By Gene R. on 10-26-21
By: Barack Obama
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The Delight of Being Ordinary
- A Road Trip with the Pope and the Dalai Lama
- By: Roland Merullo
- Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan
- Length: 13 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 376
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 346
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 344
Roland Merullo's playful, eloquent, and life-affirming novel finds the Pope and the Dalai Lama teaming up for an unsanctioned road trip through the Italian countryside to rediscover the everyday joys of life that can seem, even for the two holiest men in the world, unattainable.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hope this is not the end of the story!
- By LuoL on 10-05-17
By: Roland Merullo
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The Gardener of Baghdad
- By: Ahmad Ardalan
- Narrated by: Randal Schaffer
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 49
Adnan leads a weary existence as a bookshop owner in modern-day, war-torn Baghdad, where bombings, corruption, and assault are everyday occurrences and the struggle to survive has suffocated the joy out of life for most. But when he begins to clean out his bookshop of 40 years to leave his city in search of somewhere safer, he comes across the story of Ali, the Gardener of Baghdad.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A charming cross-cultural love story.
- By pixledust on 12-26-17
By: Ahmad Ardalan
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Bliss
- By: O.Z. Livaneli
- Narrated by: Anna Fields
- Length: 10 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 143
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 58
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Story4 out of 5 stars 57
In rural Turkey, Meryem is raped by her uncle. Outcast for shaming her family, she is expected to kill herself. Her commando cousin instead tells her he will take her to Istanbul. By chance, they meet Irfan, a celebrity professor who has left his wife, and the three embark on a journey that shows what unexpected things can happen in the space between wounded people.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A fascinating journey
- By Kathleen on 06-11-07
By: O.Z. Livaneli
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The Kindness Diaries: One Man's Quest to Ignite Goodwill and Transform Lives Around the World
- By: Leon Logothetis
- Narrated by: Ryan Parish
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Follow the inspirational journey of a former stockbroker who leaves his unfulfilling desk job in search of a meaningful life. He sets out from Los Angeles on a vintage motorbike, determined to circumnavigate the globe surviving only on the kindness of strangers. Incredibly, he makes his way across the U.S., through Europe, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and finally to Canada and back to the Hollywood sign, by asking strangers for shelter, food, and gas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent Read
- By Genevieve McLachlan on 09-28-19
By: Leon Logothetis
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The Museum of Innocence
- By: Orhan Pamuk, Maureen Freely (translator)
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 20 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 310
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 231
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Story4 out of 5 stars 231
Kemal, scion of one of the city's wealthiest families, is about to become engaged to Sibel, daughter of another prominent family, when he encounters Füsun, a beautiful shopgirl and a distant relation. Once the long-lost cousins violate the code of virginity, a rift begins to open between Kemal and the world of the Westernized Istanbul bourgeosie - a world, as he lovingly describes it, with opulent parties and clubs, society gossip, picnics, and mansions on the Bosphorus, infused with the melancholy of decay.
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5 out of 5 stars
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one of the very best I've ever heard
- By Rebecca Lindroos on 03-06-10
By: Orhan Pamuk, and others
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The Zahir
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Derek Jacobi, Emilia Fox
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 228
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Story4 out of 5 stars 228
It begins with a glimpse or a passing thought. It ends in obsession. One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Though time brings more success and new love, he remains mystified - and increasingly fascinated - by her absence. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their marriage? The unrest she causes is as strong as the attraction she exerts.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful and deep read!
- By Top 1% Buyer on 09-13-15
By: Paulo Coelho
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How to Stop Time
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,726
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,456
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Story4 out of 5 stars 2,452
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old, but owing to a rare condition, he's been alive for centuries. Tom has lived history - performing with Shakespeare, exploring the high seas with Captain Cook, and sharing cocktails with Fitzgerald. Now, he just wants an ordinary life. So Tom moves back his to London, his old home, to become a high school history teacher - the perfect job for someone who has witnessed the city's history first hand. Better yet, a captivating French teacher at his school seems fascinated by him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Immortality is a bummer
- By Em on 02-09-18
By: Matt Haig
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Miral
- By: Rula Jebreal
- Narrated by: Sneha Mathan
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 61
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4 out of 5 stars 54
Written by the much-admired Italo-Palestinian journalist Rula Jebreal, Miral is a novel that focuses on remarkable women whose lives unfold in the turbulent political climate along the borders of Israel and Palestine. The story begins with Hind, a woman who sacrifices everything to establish a school for refugee Palestinian girls in East Jerusalem. Years later, Miral arrives at the school after her mother commits suicide.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Glad we are finally hearing from this culture
- By maida smith on 02-05-13
By: Rula Jebreal
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West of Kabul, East of New York
- By: Tamim Ansary
- Narrated by: Tamim Ansary
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 227
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 225
The day after the World Trade Center was destroyed, Tamim Ansary sent an anguished e-mail to 20 friends, discussing the attack from his perspective as an Afghan American. The message reached millions. Here, in his own words, is one man's passionate personal journey through two cultures in conflict.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Essential Book. Audible needs to re-edit
- By In the Prime on 12-18-21
By: Tamim Ansary
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The Drifters
- A Novel
- By: James A. Michener
- Narrated by: Larry McKeever
- Length: 35 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 222
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 219
In this triumphant best seller, renowned novelist James A. Michener unfolds a powerful and poignant drama of disenchanted youth during the Vietnam era. Against exotic backdrops, including Spain, Morocco, and Mozambique, he weaves together the heady dreams, shocking tribulations, and heartwarming bonds of six young runaways cast adrift in the world - as well as the hedonistic pursuit of drugs and pleasure that collapses all around them.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Robotic narration sucks out the life
- By Deb Mone on 10-08-15
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Catch the Jew!
- By: Tuvia Tenenbom
- Narrated by: Shlomo Zacks
- Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 151
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 132
Catch the Jew! recounts the adventures of gonzo journalist Tuvia Tenenbom, who wanders around Israel and the Palestinian Authority for seven months in search of the untold truths in today's Holy Land. With holy chutzpah, Tenenbom boldly goes where no Jew has gone before, at times risking his life as he assumes the identities of Tobi the German and even Abu Ali in order to probe into the many stories in this strange land and poke holes in all of them.
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5 out of 5 stars
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spot on
- By GoingGoingGone... on 04-25-16
By: Tuvia Tenenbom
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The Pendulum
- A Granddaughter's Search for Her Family's Forbidden Nazi Past
- By: Julie Lindahl
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 9 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 216
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 216
This powerful memoir traces Brazilian-born American Julie Lindahl's journey to uncover her grandparents' role in the Third Reich, as she is driven to understand how and why they became members of Hitler's elite, the SS. Out of the unbearable heart of the story - the unclaimed guilt that devours a family through the generations - emerges an unflinching will to learn the truth.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Exceptional
- By Jean on 01-14-19
By: Julie Lindahl
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Paris in the Present Tense
- By: Mark Helprin
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 14 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,422
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,300
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,289
In the midst of what should be an effulgent time of life, with its days bright with music, family, and rowing on the Seine, Jules is confronted headlong and all at once by a series of challenges to his principles, livelihood, and home, forcing him to grapple with his complex past and find a way forward. He risks fraud to save his terminally ill infant grandson, matches wits with a renegade insurance investigator, is drawn into an act of savage violence, and falls deeply, excitingly in love with a young cellist who is a third his age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Greatest living "novelist". Top 10 narrator.
- By BellevueMike on 10-14-17
By: Mark Helprin
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Nine Continents
- A Memoir In and Out of China
- By: Xiaolu Guo
- Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
- Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 37
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 31
Xiaolu Guo has traveled further than most to become who she needed to be. Now, as she experiences the birth of her daughter in a London maternity ward surrounded by women from all over the world, she looks back on that journey. It begins in the fishing village shack on the East China Sea where her illiterate grandparents raised her, and brings her to a rapidly changing Beijing, full of contradictions: a thriving underground art scene amid mass censorship, curious Westerners who held out affection only to disappear back home.
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5 out of 5 stars
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must read
- By Jeff Darlington on 10-22-17
By: Xiaolu Guo
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Dreamers of the Day
- A Novel
- By: Mary Doria Russell
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 188
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 139
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Story4 out of 5 stars 139
A 40-year-old schoolteacher from Ohio still reeling from the tragedies of the Great War and the influenza epidemic, Agnes has come into a modest inheritance that allows her to take the trip of a lifetime to Egypt and the Holy Land. Arriving at the Semiramis Hotel just as an historic Peace Conference convenes, Agnes, with her plainspoken American opinions - and a small, noisy dachshund named Rosie - enters into the company of the historic luminaries.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Little Big Woman
- By W.Denis on 10-02-08