Justin Thomas James
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Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- By: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Length: 6 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,260
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 6,141
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6,113
This book is about pleasure. It’s also about pain. Most important, it’s about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We’re living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting....
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting but feels incomplete
- By Chris on 09-02-21
- Dopamine Nation
- Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- By: Dr. Anna Lembke
- Narrated by: Dr. Anna Lembke
No pain no gain!
Reviewed: 05-28-23
Great read with lots of practical advice to implement changes into your life right away.
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Giovanni's Room
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Dan Butler
- Length: 6 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,446
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,153
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,157
Set in the 1950’s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morality. With a sharp, probing imagination, James Baldwin’s now-classic narrative delves into the mystery of loving and creates a moving, highly controversial story of death and passion that reveals the unspoken complexities of the human heart.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Baldwin: sensational. Butler: great. One caveat.
- By Music Man on 06-28-14
- Giovanni's Room
- By: James Baldwin
- Narrated by: Dan Butler
Exactly what I needed to hear
Reviewed: 06-24-21
This isn't just a story about a love affair between two men. It's a powerful and heartfelt cautionary story about what can happen to you and those in your life if you can't allow yourself to love. it is a plea for the listener to stop running and turn towards the people in their life who love them. Just love. That's all you need to do. Cherish the love that comes your way.
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Between the World and Me
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 31,178
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 27,534
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Story5 out of 5 stars 27,349
Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race”, a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of Black women and men - bodies exploited through slavery and segregation and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a Black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’ attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Heartfelt Self-aware Literary Masterpiece
- By T Spencer on 07-30-15
- Between the World and Me
- By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Narrated by: Ta-Nehisi Coates
Eye opening glimpse into the black experience
Reviewed: 04-18-21
This book weaves a beautiful and terrifying tapestry of what it's like to be a black man in Western society. It is written succinctly and poetically and delivers difficult but real messages about race, racism and the often insidiously quiet, almost hidden issues with the common striving for living 'the dream' that most of us take up at some point in our lives.
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The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
- Length: 3 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18
After living in the city of Orphalese for 12 years, a prophet is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a seeress and the people of the city, who ask him for his insights into life. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Epic Wisdom
- By Victor @ theAudiobookBlog dot com on 05-07-20
- The Prophet
- By: Khalil Gibrán
- Narrated by: Kate Reading, Michael Kramer
Brilliant production. Lots of replay value.
Reviewed: 05-18-20
The narration and music are superb. I personally preferred the version with music (part 1). The music was well performed and added to my experience by acting as short interludes between sections, giving me time to process the previous lesson. I'll be coming back to this recording many times.
Also, Dalinar as the prophet? How perfect is that?
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Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, and others
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15,990
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 14,947
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 14,891
After the latest mission of the starship Flying Dutchman, Earth is safe not just for a year, but for hundreds of years. The ship’s weary crew wonders what they will do with their lives in peacetime, but the enemy has other plans, and there is danger on the Homefront. Starring Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, and everyone's favorite AI, Skippy the Magnificent, alongside a full cast. Includes plenty of pew-pew-pew, original sound composition, and maybe some singing by R.C. Bray.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great effort with potential, not the best executed
- By Rialtus on 06-18-19
- Homefront: An Expeditionary Force Audio Drama Special
- Expeditionary Force, Book 7.5
- By: Craig Alanson
- Narrated by: Zachary Quinto, R.C. Bray, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Lisa Renee Pitts, P. J. Ochlan, Peter Berkrot, full cast
Incredible production!
Reviewed: 06-30-19
This was a wonderful mix of amazing talent, sound design and direction. I was very impressed with the attention to detail in the sound design and it was executed in a way that stimulated the imagination and engaged me.
My only critique would be that the storyline felt somdwhat flat. Still, the outstanding performances of the entire cast more than made up for it.
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Care of the Soul
- By: Thomas Moore
- Narrated by: Peter Thomas
- Length: 3 hrs and 3 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 92
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 86
In our fast-paced society, we often overlook the needs of our inner selves. This best selling guide shows how to add depth, meaning, and spirituality to your life by nurturing the spirit. By teaching you how to sense the sacredness of everyday things, it will help you solve emotional problems, ease frustration, and gain new perspectives on what living means.
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4 out of 5 stars
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beautiful wisdom
- By Ami Ami on 06-22-07
- Care of the Soul
- By: Thomas Moore
- Narrated by: Peter Thomas
Short but sweet
Reviewed: 06-26-19
I have no doubt this will be one I come back to again and again. The ideas are presented in a way that is easy to understand but there is plenty of room for artful interpretation.
The narrator was excellent. I felt like it was the author himself relaying the ideas
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Feminism Is for Everybody
- Passionate Politics
- By: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 771
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 640
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 634
What is feminism? In this short, accessible primer, Bell Hooks explores the nature of feminism and its positive promise to eliminate sexism, sexist exploitation, and oppression. With her characteristic clarity and directness, Hooks encourages readers to see how feminism can touch and change their lives - to see that feminism is for everybody.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Introduction to Feminism
- By Listens-a-lot on 03-29-18
- Feminism Is for Everybody
- Passionate Politics
- By: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
Lots to learn
Reviewed: 01-21-19
This was a great introduction to feminism for me (29 y/o M). There were many eye opening revelations, from historical accounts of how racism was present in the movement, to the many examples of how the patriarchy negatively affects men.
I sometimes felt like arguments and trains of thought were not laid out in an easy way to follow, though a second listen will likely make it easier.
The narrator was impeccable. She delivered with such feeling that I kept believing that she was the author herself.
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The Road Less Traveled
- A New Psychology of Love, Values, and Spiritual Growth, 25th Anniversary Edition
- By: M. Scott Peck M.D.
- Narrated by: M. Scott Peck M.D.
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 4,718
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,675
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 3,664
Perhaps no book in this generation has had a more profound impact on our intellectual and spiritual lives than The Road Less Traveled. With sales of more than 7 million copies in the United States and Canada, and translation into more than 23 languages, it has made publishing history, with more than 10 years on The New York Times best seller list.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Revised Edition Highly Recommended
- By John on 12-10-03
- The Road Less Traveled
- A New Psychology of Love, Values, and Spiritual Growth, 25th Anniversary Edition
- By: M. Scott Peck M.D.
- Narrated by: M. Scott Peck M.D.
A very powerful book
Reviewed: 01-12-19
It starts simple, breaking down discipline. Then it moves deeper, defining 'love' and how it differs from 'falling in love'. Last it maps out the relationship between consciousness, the unconscious and god.
It is an inspiring/informative read if you want to challenge yourself and are open to taking the next step in your spiritual growth
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Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
- Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,847
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,205
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12,133
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. Born Standing Up is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic
- By Andrew on 11-30-07
- Born Standing Up
- A Comic's Life
- By: Steve Martin
- Narrated by: Steve Martin
Great overall!
Reviewed: 12-30-18
Great writing! I enjoyed the many stories packed into it. My only complaint is that the delivery felt stale at times.
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Milk and Honey
- By: Rupi Kaur
- Narrated by: Rupi Kaur
- Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,231
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,875
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,864
Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity. The audiobook is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes listeners through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Meh
- By Dee and MK on 11-29-17
Great meditation accompaniment
Reviewed: 12-18-18
This was a powerful piece that hit hard. Her delivery was filled with emotion and attitude.
Specifically, I'd like to point out that while a lot of this was geared towards women, I felt I learned a lot as a man and am grateful for the eloquently expressed perspective. It was a powerful catalyst for self-reflection, particularly in the ways I have treated the women in my life. I have no doubt that this will be on my mind moving forward.
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