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Embark on an extraordinary and inspiring true story that will captivate your heart and leave you in awe of the power of transformation. This gripping audiobook follows the life of Charles, a man whose life takes an unexpected turn on his birthday, forever altering his path. As Charles revels in the joyous celebration of another year, a fateful encounter with a homicide watchman turns his world upside down. In a tragic accident, he unintentionally takes a life, leading him down a dark and remorseful path that ultimately lands him behind bars. However, within the confines of prison, Charles discovers a newfound purpose. Driven by a desire to make amends and find redemption, he immerses himself in education and vocational skills, determined to turn his life around. Through the power of knowledge and personal growth, he begins to transform not only himself, but also the lives of those around him.
Was This Fate? is a powerful testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Witness Charles' remarkable journey as he navigates the challenges of prison life, confronts his past mistakes, and embraces the opportunity for personal growth. Along the way, he encounters a diverse cast of characters, each with their own stories of struggle and redemption. As Charles' release date approaches, he emerges from prison as a changed man, armed with a newfound purpose and a burning desire to effect positive change in society. With unwavering determination, he becomes a powerful agent of transformation, working tirelessly to break the cycle of crime and inspire others to rise above their circumstances.
Narrated with raw emotion and authenticity, Was This Fate? is a thought-provoking and emotionally charged audiobook that explores themes of forgiveness, second chances, and the indomitable human spirit. Prepare to be moved, inspired, and reminded that even in the darkest of times, there is always hope for redemption and the possibility of a brighter future.
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One moonlit night, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to join friends at a party and never returned home. In this “tour de force of crime reportage” (Kirkus Reviews), acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey takes us into the hidden world of the seven teenage girls - and boy - accused of a savage murder. As she follows the investigation and trials, Godfrey reveals the startling truth about the unlikely killers. Laced with lyricism and insight, Under the Bridge is an unforgettable look at a haunting modern tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Powerful Account of 8 Young Teens Killing Another
- By Mary Burnight on 08-16-19
By: Rebecca Godfrey
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
- A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed
- By: Lori Gottlieb
- Narrated by: Brittany Pressley
- Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42,784
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One day, Lori Gottlieb is a therapist who helps patients in her Los Angeles practice. The next, a crisis causes her world to come crashing down. Enter Wendell, the quirky but seasoned therapist in whose office she suddenly lands. With his balding head, cardigan, and khakis, he seems to have come straight from Therapist Central Casting. Yet he will turn out to be anything but.
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2 out of 5 stars
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It was like a hallmark movie being waterboarded into my ears for 15 hours
- By Amazon Customer on 10-01-19
By: Lori Gottlieb
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Letters from Guantánamo
- By: Mansoor Adayfi, Antonio Aiello
- Narrated by: Mansoor Adayfi, Fajer Al-Kaisi, Elias Khalil, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
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In weeks after the September 11 attacks, 18-year-old Mansoor Adayfi was kidnapped by Afghan militia and sold to US forces for bounty money. After months of interrogations, he was sent to the US military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, as one of its first prisoners. Like the nearly 800 other men imprisoned at Guantanamo, Adayfi didn’t know why he was imprisoned or for how long. He had never seen a skyscraper and couldn’t imagine what the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center looked like, much less how they were destroyed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The truth of it all
- By Kathy Jordan on 05-23-24
By: Mansoor Adayfi, and others
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Exposed
- The Ashley Madison Hack
- By: Sophie Elmhirst, Maria Luisa Tucker
- Narrated by: Sophie Nélisse
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Millions of people–looking to cheat on their partners–signed up for Ashley Madison in the early 2000s, seeking a private space to share their public desires. The promise of discretion was shattered in the summer of 2015, when anonymous hackers stole the company’s cache of user information and published it worldwide. The result? One of the most shocking data breaches of the internet age. Overnight, millions of unfaithful spouses had their real names, addresses and sexual preferences published online in a searchable database that anyone could browse.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Hard to feel sorry for the cheaters
- By Kim Kormylo on 02-21-24
By: Sophie Elmhirst, and others
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Going Infinite
- The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon
- By: Michael Lewis
- Narrated by: Michael Lewis
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,813
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When Michael Lewis first met him, Sam Bankman-Fried was the world’s youngest billionaire and crypto’s Gatsby. CEOs, celebrities, and leaders of small countries all vied for his time and cash after he catapulted, practically overnight, onto the Forbes billionaire list. Who was this rumpled guy in cargo shorts and limp white socks, whose eyes twitched across Zoom meetings as he played video games on the side? In Going Infinite Lewis sets out to answer this question, taking listeners into the mind of Bankman-Fried.
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1 out of 5 stars
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really expected more rigor from Michael Lewis
- By Wowhello on 10-04-23
By: Michael Lewis
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World
- By: Jack Weatherford
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis, Jack Weatherford
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 19,707
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The Mongol army led by Genghis Khan subjugated more lands and people in 25 years than the Romans did in 400. In nearly every country the Mongols conquered, they brought an unprecedented rise in cultural communication, expanded trade, and a blossoming of civilization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Horde/Platinum Listen
- By Cynthia on 12-11-13
By: Jack Weatherford
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Evil Has a Name
- The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation
- By: Paul Holes, Jim Clemente, Peter McDonnell
- Narrated by: Paul Holes, Jim Clemente
- Length: 6 hrs and 13 mins
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 21,201
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 19,060
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For his victims, for their families and for the investigators tasked with finding him, the senselessness and brutality of the Golden State Killer's acts were matched only by the powerlessness they felt at failing to uncover his identity. Then, on April 24, 2018, authorities arrested 72-year-old Joseph James DeAngelo at his home in Citrus Heights, Calif., based on DNA evidence linked to the crimes. Amazingly, it seemed, evil finally had a name. Please note: This work contains descriptions of violent crime and sexual assault and may not be suitable for all listeners.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Audible Raises The Bar On True Crime Genre
- By R. Squyres on 11-16-18
By: Paul Holes, and others
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
- As Told to Alex Haley
- By: Malcolm X, Alex Haley
- Narrated by: Laurence Fishburne
- Length: 16 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,128
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Experience a bold take on this classic autobiography as it’s performed by Oscar-nominated Laurence Fishburne. In this searing classic autobiography, originally published in 1965, Malcolm X, the Muslim leader, firebrand, and Black empowerment activist, tells the extraordinary story of his life and the growth of the Human Rights movement. His fascinating perspective on the lies and limitations of the American dream and the inherent racism in a society that denies its non-White citizens the opportunity to dream, gives extraordinary insight into the most urgent issues of our own time.
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4 out of 5 stars
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it's Nearly perfect
- By Kerry on 09-16-20
By: Malcolm X, and others
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The Meaning of Mariah Carey
- By: Mariah Carey
- Narrated by: Mariah Carey
- Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 13,010
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 11,521
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It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs, the triumphs and traumas, the debacles and the dreams - that contributed to the person I am today. This book is composed of my memories, my mishaps, my struggles, my survival, and my songs. Unfiltered. I went deep into my childhood and gave the scared little girl inside of me a big voice. I let the abandoned and ambitious adolescent have her say, and the betrayed and triumphant woman I became tell her side.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining glitz glam smoke and mirrors - not the whole story.
- By Anonymous User on 10-04-20
By: Mariah Carey
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The Demon Next Door
- By: Bryan Burrough
- Narrated by: Steve White
- Length: 2 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 30,743
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 27,531
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Best-selling author Bryan Burrough recently made a shocking discovery: The small town of Temple, Texas, where he had grown up, had harbored a dark secret. One of his high school classmates, Danny Corwin, was a vicious serial killer. In this chilling tale, Burrough raises important questions of whether serial killers can be recognized before they kill or rehabilitated after they do. It is also a story of Texas politics and power that led the good citizens of the town of Temple to enable a demon who was their worst nightmare.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Odd narration choice
- By Amanda Fredericks on 03-08-19
By: Bryan Burrough
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Sorry for Your Loss
- By: Michael Cruz Kayne
- Length: 1 hr and 23 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,227
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,140
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A sidesplitting, heartrending look at life—and death. This powerfully personal production, recorded live from the Minetta Lane Theatre, cuts through the platitudes, directly reaching out to anyone who has ever experienced loss—or will. So...everyone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Must Listen for the Grieving
- By Chris on 09-25-23
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Trace of Doubt
- By: Samantha Weinberg
- Narrated by: Samantha Weinberg
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,397
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,371
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In the summer of 1985, a brilliant young British DNA scientist Helena Greenwood is found murdered in her front garden in a quiet suburb in California. The police believe they know the killer’s identity but there’s no evidence against him, and the only thing linking him to the crime is the fact he’d been charged with sexually assaulting Helena just a few months previously.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Frustrating
- By Amazon Customer on 01-28-24
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Elvis and Me
- By: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
- Narrated by: Priscilla Beaulieu Presley
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,053
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,759
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The inspiration for the major motion picture Priscilla directed by Sofia Coppola, this New York Times best seller reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, told by the woman who lived it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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What a story!
- By Pen Name on 08-28-22
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Business Is About to Pick Up!
- 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls
- By: Jim Ross
- Narrated by: Jim Ross
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
For wrestling fans, Jim Ross’ voice is the soundtrack of an era. This book is your ringside ticket to wrestling’s most unforgettable moments—from the announcer who made them iconic. In the last 50 years, professional wrestling has risen up from a collection of regional territories to become a global phenomenon—and Jim Ross has been there for it all. From the grit and glory days of the 1970s with NWA, to the rise of WCW and the heyday of WWF and WWE, to signing on as on-air talent and senior advisor for wrestling’s newest chapter at AEW, Jim Ross has long had the best seat in the house.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Uplifting
- By Roy Eric Camp Jr on 05-31-24
By: Jim Ross
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The Debutante
- By: Jon Ronson
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
- Length: 3 hrs and 11 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,349
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,121
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,118
Thirty years ago, award-winning journalist Jon Ronson stumbled on the mystery of Carol Howe—a charismatic, wealthy former debutante turned white supremacist spokeswoman turned undercover informant. In 1995, Carol was spying on Oklahoma’s neo-Nazis for the government just when Timothy McVeigh blew up a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but not compelling
- By Gail Jester on 04-15-23
By: Jon Ronson
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American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby?
- By: Blanchard House
- Narrated by: Joe Nocera
- Length: 4 hrs and 46 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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Just before the small-time bootlegger Max Gerlach died, he tried to reveal his secret: he was the inspiration for the mysterious Jay Gatsby. It’s a nice story, but was he telling the truth? Veteran reporter Joe Nocera and producer Poppy Damon investigate this century-old literary mystery and uncover untold secrets about the Great American Novel.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not an audiobook
- By George on 05-31-24
By: Blanchard House
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- Jeffrey thomas
- 10-06-23
A very good story
I loved the book he really took you thru is whole life story keep up the good work
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- Charles Jackson
- 01-02-24
The connection the writer made with God through clear messages.
I appreciated the comeback. It’s hard to not only reach goals when your world feels like it has completely fell apart, let alone even think of climbing out of a dark place. This man made it his mission to right his wrongs and seems to still be moving forward to this day. This book was a major motivation for me.
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- Lakesha akines
- 09-09-23
inspirational!!!
This is fate!!!! Thanks for sharing your story and how you were able to make the best out of a bad situation. You are a prime example of taking advantage of the programs / education available to you while in prison and being able utilize those skills once you were release as well as given back to the community through mentorship. You have great ideas as to how to support / uplift inmates as it relates to hope, mental health and purpose.
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- Pgirl
- 09-13-23
Darkness turned into Light
This book shows one man's uphill journey relying on his faith in God. He managed to turn his life around and achieve goals that he himself never imagined. Not only is he still rising he is offering hope to the future generation by sharing his experience, knowledge & faith. God is using a sinner with a past as in inspirational beacon of light. A great read for anyone looking to change the path their on by keeping hope alive for a better future. Charles proves with God it can & will be done.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-14-23
Great Listen !
very interesting story, shows development throughout life and how to make a difference even faced with unknown circumstances.
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- Joe
- 09-16-23
Powerful story
Highly recommend this book of redemption, accountability and persistence. This man turned in what was his biggest mistake in life to improving his community. He did not shy away from his mistakes and did not blame anyone but himself. He also gave an interesting look of the Justice system through eyes of someone awaiting trial. The read was easy and could be completed in the it takes to watch a movie. Highly recommend.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-12-23
Intriguing
Tells a story of a young man making mistakes and changes his life because of GOD.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-08-23
God is real!
People should listen to this story and understand that God gives us choices but, he already knows our decision before we make them. Every action has a reaction whether good or bad and only the God knows the final outcome of a situation.
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