Showing results by publisher "Instaread" in Biographies & Memoirs
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Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
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Frankl and his family were imprisoned in concentration camps during the war. Frankl was held in several camps before he was liberated from the last in 1945. During his time in the camps, Frankl witnessed the extreme cruelty of camp guards and the prisoners who were given special status by them, also known as Capos. He also witnessed the cruelty of the prisoners to each other as they underwent the three stages of reaction to their imprisonment.
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Summary is a good overview
- By Dylan M on 10-11-17
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Man's Search for Meaning, by Viktor E. Frankl: Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 10-16-15
- Language: English
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The Glass Castle, a Memoir by Jeannette Walls: Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
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Jeannette Walls chronicles all the heartbreak, deprivation, humor, and love of her childhood in The Glass Castle, a memoir of growing up dirt-poor on a cross-country odyssey with her charismatic, but alcoholic, father and her codependent mother.
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Disappointed
- By AKA1 on 01-11-18
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The Glass Castle, a Memoir by Jeannette Walls: Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 09-29-15
- Language: English
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 42 mins
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Henrietta Lacks was a young black woman whose cervical cancer cells became one of the most important factors in bringing about important scientific and medical advancements in the 20th century. Her family, however, did not know that researchers were using Henrietta's cells in their experiments until much later. When the family learned the truth, they endured turmoil and heartache in the decades that followed.
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Summary OK, analysis & takeaways better
- By azmom on 04-20-15
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot: A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 42 mins
- Release date: 03-31-15
- Language: English
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 34 mins
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The Devil in the White City is a book by Erik Larson that takes a close look at the World's Columbian Exposition, the world fair that Chicago hosted in 1893 in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of America. The fair was tainted by deaths, a serial killer, and an assassination. The lead architect, Daniel Burnham, and the serial killer, Henry Howard Holmes, play pivotal roles in the events that unfolded before, during, and after the fair.
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson: Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 09-01-15
- Language: English
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates: Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 36 mins
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This is a summary and analysis of Between the World and Me, a letter Ta-Nehisi Coates writes to his teenage son, one that describes the tragedy and truth of the Black experience, and focuses on what it means to be a child and parent in the Black community and how lives are impacted by the inherent racism and societally engrained perspective held by those in power.
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great supplement to the full writing by Coates
- By Alan C. Earing on 03-29-16
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates: Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 36 mins
- Release date: 08-26-15
- Language: English
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Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 31 mins
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Wednesday Martin mixes autobiography, anthropology, and satire in Primates of Park Avenue, a close-up look at the rarefied enclave of New York City's Upper East Side, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world. Inside this Instaread & Analysis of Primates of Park Avenue, you'll find a summary of the book, introductions to the important people in the book, and analysis of the themes and the author's style.
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Primates of Park Avenue by Wednesday Martin
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- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 07-15-15
- Language: English
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 32 mins
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Down the Rabbit Hole is the memoir of former Hugh Hefner girlfriend and former star of The Girls Next Door, Holly Madison. By 2002, Holly was Hugh Hefner's girlfriend at the Playboy Mansion, but she felt that she had sold her soul for a piece of fame. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Down the Rabbit Hole, you'll find a summary of the book, an introduction to the important people in the book, analysis of themes, and analysis of the author's style.
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Horrible
- By Maggie on 11-05-16
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Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny by Holly Madison
- Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 07-27-15
- Language: English
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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 28 mins
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In her memoir, Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, Sarah Hepola examines how she drank, why she drank, how others responded to her, and the misfortunes that occurred during her journey to sobriety. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of Blackout you'll find a summary of the book, introductions to important people in the book, and analysis of the themes and author's style.
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well done.
- By Noltek on 12-22-16
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Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget by Sarah Hepola
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- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 28 mins
- Release date: 08-06-15
- Language: English
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Red Notice by Bill Browder: A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 34 mins
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice by Bill Browder is a unique story that blends biography, entrepreneurial business narrative, history, true crime, and a human rights crusade all into one book.
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Inadequate
- By Barbara on 08-20-16
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Red Notice by Bill Browder: A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 04-15-15
- Language: English
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In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson: Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson explores several crucial years in Berlin through the eyes of the US ambassador and his family. Their experiences serve as both a cautionary tale about the insidiousness of evil and a harbinger of the hard realization that the rest of America was forced to make in a few short years.
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Way to Easy to Buy Wrong Item
- By Pordon on 09-07-21
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In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson: Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 10-08-15
- Language: English
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, by Jenny Lawson
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things is a series of essays that are hysterically funny and poignant at the same time. The author, Jenny Lawson, suffers from clinical depression, an anxiety disorder, an impulse control disorder, avoidant personality disorder, insomnia, and rheumatoid arthritis among other illnesses...After one particularly bad period, she decided to be "furiously happy" to counter the sadness.
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Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things, by Jenny Lawson
- Key Takeaways, Analysis & Review
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 10-30-15
- Language: English
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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 31 mins
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David McCullough's The Wright Brothers is a detailed biographical account of Wilbur and Orville Wright and their journey and achievements in the early, burgeoning world of human aviation. This Instaread Key Takeaways & Analysis of The Wright Brothers includes an overview of the book, an introduction to the important people in the book, and key takeaways and analysis of key takeaways.
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The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
- Key Takeaways & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 06-26-15
- Language: English
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Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus
- Summary & Analysis: With Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
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Hope, the story of two of the three young women held captive by Ariel Castro, is a graphic and gripping account of a decade of abduction, assault, and abuse in a rundown house on Seymour Street in a rough section of Cleveland. Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus, the two youngest of the three captives, wrote their stories together because they wanted everyone to know the truth, not only about what they endured, but about the hope that enabled them to survive.
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Narrator needed correction
- By Stacy White on 03-09-24
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Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus
- Summary & Analysis: With Mary Jordan and Kevin Sullivan A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 06-25-15
- Language: English
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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain: Summary & Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 32 mins
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Circling the Sun is a novelized account of the life of Beryl Markham written by Paula McLain. Beryl broke all the rules for a proper young lady as she grew up in colonial Kenya then broke ground for women everywhere, first as a horse trainer and then as an aviator. Her headstrong determination did not serve her as well, however, when it came to her personal life. She plunged into two youthful marriages that imploded and one earth-shattering but doomed affair.
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Circling the Sun by Paula McLain: Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 32 mins
- Release date: 09-01-15
- Language: English
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Legends and Lies by Bill O'Reilly and David Fisher | Summary and Analysis: The Real West
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 39 mins
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In Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies: The Real West, each chapter is a standalone account of the life of an individual who was in some way notorious or iconic and lived their life during what is known as the Wild West, a period of the American frontier that spans from 1783 to 1920.
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Legends and Lies by Bill O'Reilly and David Fisher | Summary and Analysis: The Real West
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 06-26-15
- Language: English
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The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 41 mins
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The Quartet is a historical account of the debates and events leading up to, during, and immediately following the creation of the Constitution of the United States of America. Inside this Instaread Summary & Analysis of The Quartet you'll find summary of the book, introductions to the important people in the book, and analysis of the themes and author's style.
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The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
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- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 41 mins
- Release date: 08-06-15
- Language: English
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The Black Count by Tom Reiss: A 15-Minute Summary & Analysis
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 34 mins
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This is an unofficial summary and analysis of The Black Count, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biography written by author Tom Reiss. The book traces the life of Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, also known as Alexandre Dumas: a Black general who fought in the French Revolution. The narrative is told through historical documents as well as writings of Dumas' son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, who wrote The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo.
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The Black Count by Tom Reiss: A 15-Minute Summary & Analysis
- Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 34 mins
- Release date: 04-15-15
- Language: English
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Do No Harm by Henry Marsh | Summary and Analysis
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
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Do No Harm is neurosurgeon Henry Marsh's memoir, with a particular focus on his mistakes and regrets. Marsh admits that he grew up privileged. He began his college career studying English, but quit school due to an unrequited love. He took a job working in a mining town hospital, an experience that inspired him to become a surgeon. He returned to Oxford to finish his degree and then attended the Royal Free Medical School in London, the only medical school at the time that did not require him to have any scientific qualifications.
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Do No Harm by Henry Marsh | Summary and Analysis
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 06-25-15
- Language: English
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It's a Long Story by Willie Nelson, Summary & Analysis: My Life
- By: Instaread
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
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It's a Long Story: My Life is country singer Willie Nelson's memoir. The book chronicles his life as a musician, songwriter, and social activist and delves into his turbulent personal life and internal emotional struggles.On April 29, 1933 in Abbott, Texas, Willie Nelson was born to Ira and Myrle Nelson, a fiddler and singer respectively, two years after his sister, Bobbie. Willie's parents divorced when Willie was six months old.
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It's a Long Story by Willie Nelson, Summary & Analysis: My Life
- Narrated by: Michael Gilboe
- Length: 30 mins
- Release date: 06-23-15
- Language: English
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Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller - A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
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- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 33 mins
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Leaving Before the Rains Come is the third memoir in a series written by Alexandra Fuller. In this book, Fuller searches for herself as her life falls apart around her. Fuller's journey of self-discovery began in March 2010, when she learned from her sister, Vanessa, who lived in South Africa, that their father, Tim, had fallen ill and might die. Fuller could not get to Africa quickly from Wyoming, where she had moved with her American husband and was raising their three children.
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Leaving Before the Rains Come by Alexandra Fuller - A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
- Narrated by: Jason P. Hilton
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 04-07-15
- Language: English
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