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Why Fathers Cry at Night
- A Memoir in Love Poems, Recipes, Letters, and Remembrances
- Narrated by: Kwame Alexander
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 54
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 56
In Cooking as Fast as I Can, Cat Cora reveals, for the first time, coming-of-age experiences from early childhood sexual abuse to the realities of life as a lesbian in the Deep South. She shares how she found her passion in the kitchen and went on to attend the prestigious Culinary Institute of America and apprentice under Michelin-star chefs in France. After her big break as a cohost on the Food Network's Melting Pot, Cat broke barriers by becoming the first-ever female Iron Chef.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great listen for a chef
- By Nikki on 04-10-24
By: Cat Cora
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Sweet Caroline
- Lowcountry, Book 1
- By: Rachel Hauck
- Narrated by: Cici Dee
- Length: 9 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 76
Caroline serves others with little time to enjoy the sweeter parts of life. Until her old boyfriend returns to town - and she's given a second chance at first love. Life hasn't always been so sweet for Caroline Sweeny. She sacrifices her desires for others - unlike her mother who abandoned their family years ago. But when a friend challenges her to accept an exciting job adventure in Spain, Caroline says "yes" to a new destiny. But before she can pack her bags, Caroline suddenly finds herself the new owner of the run-down Frogmore Cafe - and forced to choose: Her friends or her future?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Multileveled Christian Story
- By Dr. Elaine L. Wilmore on 01-09-23
By: Rachel Hauck
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Lunch in Paris
- A Love Story, with Recipes
- By: Elizabeth Bard
- Narrated by: Ann Marie Lee
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 86
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4 out of 5 stars 78
In Paris for a weekend visit, Elizabeth Bard sat down to lunch with a handsome Frenchman - and never went home again. Was it love at first sight? Or was it the way her knife slid effortlessly through her pavé au poivre, the steak's pink juices puddling into the buttery pepper sauce? Lunch in Paris is a memoir about a young American woman caught up in two passionate love affairs - one with her new beau, Gwendal, the other with French cuisine.
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2 out of 5 stars
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ok to pass the time
- By Robin on 03-25-13
By: Elizabeth Bard
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Chasing Slow
- By: Erin Loechner
- Narrated by: Hayley Cresswell
- Length: 8 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 187
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 158
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Story4 out of 5 stars 155
Chasing Slow models HGTV star Erin Loechner's journey to help you break out of the faster-better-stronger trap and make small changes to refresh your perspective, renew your priorities, and shift your focus to what matters most.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Book is wonderful - narrator completely ruins it
- By Gail on 05-22-17
By: Erin Loechner
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Bitter in the Mouth
- By: Monique Truong
- Narrated by: Jennifer Ikeda
- Length: 10 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 51
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4 out of 5 stars 42
Growing up in the small town of Boiling Springs, North Carolina, in the 70’s and 80’s, Linda believes that she is profoundly different from everyone else, including the members of her own family. “What I know about you, little girl, would break you in two” are the cruel, mysterious last words that Linda’s grandmother ever says to her.
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2 out of 5 stars
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"Tasting Words" made this hard to hear!
- By Kate Anderson on 11-06-11
By: Monique Truong
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Miss Cecily's Recipes for Exceptional Ladies
- A Novel
- By: Vicky Zimmerman
- Narrated by: Beth Chalmers
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 69
When her life falls apart on the eve of her 40th birthday, Kate Parker finds herself volunteering at the Lauderdale House for Exceptional Ladies. There she meets 97-year-old Cecily Finn. Cecily's tongue is as sharp as her mind, but she's fed up with pretty much everything. Having no patience with Kate's choices, Cecily prescribes her a self-help book with a difference.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Book for foodies
- By RueRue on 02-20-23
By: Vicky Zimmerman
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Bonjour, Happiness!
- Secrets to Finding Your Joie de Vivre
- By: Jamie Cat Callan
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 70
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 62
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Story4 out of 5 stars 61
As a young girl, Jamie Cat Callan was fascinated by her French grandmother. Though she had little money, Jamie's grand-mère ate well, dressed well, and took joy in simple, everyday pleasures. As Jamie journeyed through France as an adult, she gained more insight into the differences between French and American women. French women - whether doctors, shop owners, or housewives - don't worry about being thin enough, young enough, or accomplished enough.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a delight
- By Jan Kovac on 02-28-16
By: Jamie Cat Callan
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Confessions of a Carb Queen
- A Memoir
- By: Susan Blech, Caroline Bock
- Narrated by: Aimee Jolson
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 88
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Story4 out of 5 stars 89
By the time Susan Blech was 38 years old, she weighed a staggering 468.1 pounds. She binged. She was "only a little chubby," or so she convinced herself. Gripping, sometimes shocking, and ultimately inspiring, Confessions of a Carb Queen is the story of how Susan changed her life to save her life, ultimately losing 250 pounds without surgery. Susan speaks candidly about eating binges, fat sex, and other topics no obese person has dared to address.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Negative reviews are ridiculous.
- By Heather Marie on 01-07-16
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The Christmas Pearl
- By: Dorothea Benton Frank
- Narrated by: Celia Weston
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 362
Theodora is the matriarch of a family that, in her opinion, has grown into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads. They've all come together to South Carolina to celebrate Christmas. But this Christmas looks nothing like the extravagant, homey Christmases Theodora grew up with.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Never too old to learn or to love
- By Debbie on 12-20-13
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Isle of Palms
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- By: Dorothea Benton Frank
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 18 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 962
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 879
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 873
Dorothea Benton Frank is a treasure of American letters with numerous New York Times best-sellers to her credit and a portfolio full of critical acclaim. “Mixing high drama and high jinks” ( Booklist), her third Lowcountry novel follows the fortunes of the dysfunctional Abbot family. Looking to set her life aright, Anna Lutz Abbot returns to her South Carolina lowcountry hometown. And as she attempts to right past wrongs, Anna receives help and support from a quirky cast of lovable locals sure to endear themselves to listeners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A feel good story
- By Sheryl on 02-04-13
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Summer at Willow Lake
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- By: Susan Wiggs
- Narrated by: Joyce Bean
- Length: 12 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 296
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 275
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 272
Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy reluctantly trades a trendy Manhattan summer for her family's old resort camp in the Catskills, where her primary task will be renovating the bungalow colony for her grandparents, who want one last summer together filled with fun, friends and family. A posh resort in its heyday, the camp is now in disarray and Olivia is forced to hire contractor Connor Davis - a still-smoldering flame from her own summers at camp.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Finding Love at Summer Camp
- By Pamela Dale Foster on 02-13-15
By: Susan Wiggs
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Stir
- My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home
- By: Jessica Fechtor
- Narrated by: Jessica Fechtor
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 41
At 28, Jessica Fechtor was happily immersed in graduate school and her young marriage and thinking about starting a family. Then one day she went for a run, and an aneurysm burst in her brain. She nearly died. She lost her sense of smell and the sight in her left eye and was forced to the sidelines of the life she loved. Jessica's journey to recovery began in the kitchen as soon as she was able to stand at the stovetop and stir. There, she drew strength from the restorative power of cooking and baking.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful powerful read
- By Amazon Customer on 01-13-24
By: Jessica Fechtor
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The Story of Arthur Truluv
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- By: Elizabeth Berg
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Berg
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,324
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,157
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,151
Three people find their way back from loss and loneliness to a different kind of belonging in this deeply moving novel. Arthur, an old widower struggling to overcome his grief, meets Maddy, a troubled teenage girl who avoids school by hiding out where Arthur goes every day for lunch. The two strike up a friendship that draws them out of isolation.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Sickly Sweet
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By: Elizabeth Berg
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Goodbye, Vitamin
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- By: Rachel Khong
- Narrated by: Therese Plummer
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 299
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 268
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 267
Freshly disengaged from her fiancé and feeling that life has not turned out quite the way she planned, 30-year-old Ruth quits her job, leaves town, and arrives at her parents' home to find that situation more complicated than she'd realized. Her father, a prominent history professor, is losing his memory and is only erratically lucid. Ruth's mother, meanwhile, is lucidly erratic.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Hello Sweet Sweet Book
- By Syd Young on 08-06-17
By: Rachel Khong
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Buttermilk Graffiti
- A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
- By: Edward Lee
- Narrated by: David Shih
- Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50
American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. What about the people behind the food? What about the traditions, the innovations, the memories? A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good listen for the aspiring food snob
- By thurman r. on 02-09-22
By: Edward Lee
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Out of Line
- A Life of Playing with Fire
- By: Barbara Lynch
- Narrated by: Christina Delaine
- Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 43
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 43
Out of Line describes Lynch's remarkable process of self-invention, including her encounters with colorful characters of the food world, and vividly evokes the magic of creation in the kitchen. It is also a love letter to South Boston and its vanishing culture, governed by Irish Catholic mothers and its own code of honor. Through her story, Lynch explores how the past - both what we strive to escape from and what we remain true to - can strengthen and expand who we are.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hardheaded, arrogant, profane.
- By Minneapolis listener on 10-26-22
By: Barbara Lynch
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The Midwest Survival Guide
- How We Talk, Love, Work, Drink, and Eat... Everything with Ranch
- By: Charlie Berens
- Narrated by: Charlie Berens
- Length: 6 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 102
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 101
Have you ever had a goodbye lasting more than four hours? Do you lack the emotional capacity to say “I love you” so you just tell your loved ones to “watch out for deer”? Have you apologized to a stranger because she stepped on your foot? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there’s a good chance you’re a Midwesterner - or a Midwesterner at heart.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Perfect for the Long Drive to WI
- By Amazon Customer on 01-24-22
By: Charlie Berens
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Punch Me Up to the Gods introduces a powerful new talent in Brian Broome, whose early years growing up in Ohio as a dark-skinned Black boy harboring crushes on other boys propel forward this gorgeous, aching, and unforgettable debut. Brian’s recounting of his experiences—in all their cringe-worthy, hilarious, and heartbreaking glory—reveal a perpetual outsider awkwardly squirming to find his way in. Indiscriminate sex and escalating drug use help to soothe his hurt, young psyche, usually to uproarious and devastating effect.
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All I Can Say is Wow!
- By Sonya on 05-29-21
By: Brian Broome
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A Visible Man
- A Memoir
- By: Edward Enninful
- Narrated by: Edward Enninful
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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When Edward Enninful became the first Black editor-in-chief of British Vogue, few in the world of fashion wanted to confront how it failed to represent the world we live in. But Edward, a champion of inclusion throughout his life, rapidly changed that. Now, whether it’s putting first responders, octogenarians or civil rights activists on the cover of Vogue, or championing designers and photographers of colour, Edward Enninful has cemented his status as one of his world’s most important changemakers.
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Discovery!
- By Introspective on 01-04-23
By: Edward Enninful
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Hello, Friends!
- Stories of Dating, Destiny & Day Jobs
- By: Dulcé Sloan
- Narrated by: Dulcé Sloan
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Welcome to a comedic trip through the life of one of the country’s most exciting comedians. Meet Dulcé Sloan, whose life has been an incredible journey filled with lessons and laughter. In addition to doing stand-up around the world, Dulcé is a trained actor, singer, and has been a correspondent on The Daily Show. Dulcé's first memoir is organized into essays from her life. From a childhood moving between cities, starting her own business selling toys at a Miami flea market, to being a Black kid in a predominately White school, she’s always used her masterful wit to challenge the status quo.
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Dulce is awesome!
- By Nki72 on 04-18-24
By: Dulcé Sloan
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The Race to Be Myself
- A Memoir
- By: Caster Semenya
- Narrated by: Caster Semenya, Becky Motumo-Molete
- Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Olympian and World Champion Caster Semenya is finally ready to share the vivid and heartbreaking story of how the world came to know her name. Thrust into the spotlight at just 18 years old after winning the Berlin World Championships in 2009, Semenya’s win was quickly overshadowed by criticism and speculation about her body, and she became the center of a still-raging firestorm about how gender plays out in sports, our expectations of female athletes, and the right to compete as you are.
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How other peoples fear impacts us
- By Anonymous User on 02-29-24
By: Caster Semenya
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Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
- A Memoir
- By: Daniel R. Day
- Narrated by: Omari Hardwick, Daniel R. Day
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes, a teen who daringly gambled drug dealers out of their money, and a young man in a prison cell who found nourishment in books. In this remarkable memoir, he tells his full story for the first time.
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Textbook for the Ages
- By Joël j. Sylvain on 07-13-19
By: Daniel R. Day
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- Donita
- 01-29-24
Beautiful book.
Every word I found to be touching, and there are recipes, too! Pure pleasure with excellent narration.
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- IG
- 10-23-23
Absolutly beautiful
I don’t possess the poet’s mastery of words, so I will just say; read it, listen to it, gather with your family and read aloud, listen again, and again. You will laugh, cry, think, feel, learn about yourself and about others close to you. This book is a gift to all of us. Thank you Kwame Alexander!
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- Ben
- 10-18-23
As a father, on point
Raw, introspective of encounters with ours. Power of holding on to thoughts that have aged 20+ years and to hopefully look toward tomorrow
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- Sarah Montambo
- 08-01-23
Immediately on repeat!
This was beautiful. I do want to get a paper copy for another reread, but don't miss it when a poet does their own audio! Kwame forever! 🙌🏼
The Nikki Giovanni content is so good, but I'm an elementary school librarian, so I'm invested. ❤️
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- Upstate New Yorker
- 06-04-23
Just WOW
I didn’t want it to end!
Such a treasure and a gift.
Thank you, Mr. Alexander!
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- Anonymous User
- 10-16-23
Beautiful writing
This was a wonderful memoir of love gained and lost over a lifetime of loving words. Thank you, Kwame Alexander, for sharing them.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-02-23
Well presented
Was a pleasure listening to this book, I liked the way the poetry and recipes were presented by Kwame.
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- Donna
- 10-08-23
Likeable Read
An American Male Poetic person of color details his life as he felt it and ...I will try the recipes.
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- Tonja
- 06-01-23
Loved it.
I love the mix of stories, poems, and recipes. I was hoping a PDF of the recipes would be included in the Audible version.
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- Sherry Stewart
- 09-06-23
Beautiful memoir
Love when the author reads his own work. His honesty in self-examination is inspiring.
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