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Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
- Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 26,171
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 23,180
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Story5 out of 5 stars 23,139
In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Atlantic. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its intended base, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For five months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men, drifting on ice packs, were castaways in one of the most savage regions of the world. Lansing describes how the men survived a 1,000-mile voyage in an open boat across the stormiest ocean on the globe and an overland trek through forbidding glaciers and mountains.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book I've had
- By Thomas Allen on 09-17-08
- Endurance
- Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
- By: Alfred Lansing
- Narrated by: Simon Prebble
Amazing story
Reviewed: 05-30-24
Great narrator. Exciting story. Well told, suspenseful and had me thinking about it for days after.
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The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 6,417
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 5,653
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Story5 out of 5 stars 5,624
A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A Fun ‘Trip’—But Not a Sober One
- By Joshua on 11-28-20
- The Immortality Key
- The Secret History of the Religion with No Name
- By: Brian C. Muraresku, Graham Hancock - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham Hancock, Brian C. Muraresku
Amazing book
Reviewed: 08-14-21
I didn't understand when I downloaded this book that it would actually be a total condemnation of the Catholic Church -- honestly, a subject I couldn't care less about. However, when placed within the context of Western history, I found it spellbinding (pun intended.)
The author makes an exhaustive case (which I did find exhausting at some points), against the Church and what Christianity has been up to since the time of Christ. The author is a lawyer
I guess it took a lawyer's tenacity and determination to gather such a mountain of evidence.
Amazing read. Highly recommend.
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A Land So Strange
- The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
- By: Andres Resendez
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,507
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,144
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,146
In 1528, a mission set out from Spain to colonize Florida. But the expedition went horribly wrong: Delayed by a hurricane, knocked off course by a colossal error of navigation, and ultimately doomed by a disastrous decision to separate the men from their ships, the mission quickly became a desperate journey of survival. Of the 300 men who had embarked on the journey, only four survived - three Spaniards and an African slave.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A worthwhile listen
- By Blake on 07-10-13
- A Land So Strange
- The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca
- By: Andres Resendez
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
Really Unusual Story
Reviewed: 07-23-21
I have never heard a story like before. It was wonderful to get a glimpse of pre-Colonial North America. Fascinating details about indigenous people, flora and fauna. Definitely recommend.
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Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 215,988
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 195,399
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Story5 out of 5 stars 194,431
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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book and perfect narration
- By MarilynArms on 12-15-16
- Born a Crime
- Stories from a South African Childhood
- By: Trevor Noah
- Narrated by: Trevor Noah
Really Enjoyed That
Reviewed: 11-24-19
I'm not really sure what I expected, but I didn't expect that. Super enjoyable read, and an extremely satisfying ending.
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Clade
- By: James Bradley
- Narrated by: Ian Bliss
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 38
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Story4 out of 5 stars 31
A provocative, urgent audiobook about time, family and how a changing planet might change our lives, from James Bradley, acclaimed author of The Resurrectionist and editor of The Penguin Book of the Ocean.Compelling, challenging and resilient, over ten beautifully contained chapters, Clade canvasses three generations from the very near future to late this century. Central to the novel is the family of Adam, a scientist, and his wife Ellie, an artist.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good Book
- By Amazon Customer on 09-03-19
- Clade
- By: James Bradley
- Narrated by: Ian Bliss
Good Book
Reviewed: 09-03-19
I enjoyed what was ultimately a very optimistic read. The author jumps around to different times, places and groups of people, which can make it a bit hard to follow sometimes. Still, I appreciated the attempt to span such a long period, which I believe is necessary if you are going to tell a meaningful story about climate change. Overall, I think the book was well done.
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The Half Has Never Been Told
- Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
- By: Edward E. Baptist
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,314
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,051
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2,042
In The Half Has Never Been Told, historian Edward E. Baptist reveals the alarming extent to which slavery shaped our country politically, morally, and most of all, economically. Until the Civil War, our chief form of innovation was slavery. Through forced migration and torture, slave owners extracted continual increases in efficiency from their slaves, giving the country a virtual monopoly on the production of cotton, a key raw material of the Industrial Revolution.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Book that Must Be Read
- By William on 09-29-15
- The Half Has Never Been Told
- Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
- By: Edward E. Baptist
- Narrated by: Ron Butler
Fantastic Book
Reviewed: 08-22-18
The impact of slavery in the individual lives enslaved African Americans, the economic domination of the Southern states in the early 19th Century, and the near lawless of banking in the early years of the Republic are topics that I almost never hear discussed. Baptist's treatment of the politics and politicians of the day, how slave owners brought the same spirit of total domination over slaves into the political arena, and of how the entire economy of the United States was built on the backs of enslaved peoples is a remarkable story that deserves much more prominence in how mainstream American history is taught.
It makes me want to know much more about this period of our history. Also, the narrator is great. He skillfully mimicked many different dialects, and he was engaging to listen to.
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The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in)
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
- Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 16,277
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 14,561
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,521
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood—where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Matters do not go as planned—Cora kills a young white boy who tries to capture her. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Stupendous book, hard to follow in audio
- By JQR on 12-01-16
- The Underground Railroad (Television Tie-in)
- A Novel
- By: Colson Whitehead
- Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Compelling Story
Reviewed: 08-08-18
This book is an illuminating look at the history of slavery in America. It deepened my understanding of the long-term effects of that history on all Americans -- and African Americans in particular. A wonderful read.
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Finish
- Give Yourself the Gift of Done
- By: Jon Acuff
- Narrated by: Jon Acuff
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,137
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,648
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,598
Acuff knows the reason why many writers' novels go unfinished - it's the same reason why gyms are filled in the first week of January and empty by the end of the month and why people stop learning a new language once they get past the easy parts. It's not just that people lose momentum or get distracted. People give up on projects when they fail to live up to their own high expectations and decide that if they can't do something perfectly, they won't do it at all. If you're going to finish, you have to kill perfectionism.
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2 out of 5 stars
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I couldn't finish it!
- By Bashar on 10-27-17
Inspiring
Reviewed: 09-25-17
I really appreciate the way this book discourages perfection, and uses data/research to show why setting our goals below perfect means we have a better chance of success.
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