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Robin Williams
- By: Emily Herbert
- Narrated by: Marston York
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 260
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 232
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 232
Through roles in cherished films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Aladdin and Hook, he became the genial face of family comedy. His childlike enthusiasm was infectious, sweeping viewers away. Allied to his lightning-quick improvisation and ability to riff lewdly off any cue thrown at him, Robin was that rare thing - a true comic genius who appealed to adults and children equally. He could also play it straight, and empathetic depth came to him naturally.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good... but too many quotes
- By DDub on 11-09-18
- Robin Williams
- By: Emily Herbert
- Narrated by: Marston York
weak bio of an amazing man
Reviewed: 09-25-24
endless readings of reviews & long summaries of movie & tv plots. seems like an attempt to cash in on RW rather than a serious bio. Narrator refers to "Marin" County at least 50 times, always pronouncing it wrong. (accent should be on SECOND syllable). but lots of good quotes from a true genius!
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Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 11,301
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 9,801
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Story5 out of 5 stars 9,775
As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders, family, and history that the Potawatomi, as well as a majority of other cultures indigenous to this land, consider plants and animals to be our oldest teachers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Finally, Words
- By Donovan P Malley on 06-30-19
- Braiding Sweetgrass
- Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
- By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Narrated by: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Merging science & native wisdom
Reviewed: 09-15-24
As both a scientist and a keeper of native wisdom, the author helps us understand the history and ecology of this land. Lots of insights into botany and biology but also parenting and compassion. Thank you!!!!
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Heat Check with Stephen and Dell Curry
- By: Stephen Curry, Dell Curry
- Narrated by: Stephen Curry, Dell Curry
- Length: 4 hrs and 6 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 68
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 63
What’s it take to overcome the odds and change the game? That’s at the heart of the warm and revealing conversations between epic NBA sharpshooters—and father and son—Dell and Stephen Curry in their Audible Original Heat Check. While Dell laid the groundwork, Stephen later delivered a whole new era of jaw-dropping three-pointers from a time previously dominated by flying dunks. In these episodes, we hear how Stephen experienced his life’s journey and how Dell saw it play out.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Authentic
- By Gabrielle Foster on 06-24-24
- Heat Check with Stephen and Dell Curry
- By: Stephen Curry, Dell Curry
- Narrated by: Stephen Curry, Dell Curry
Steph & Dell Curry are inspiring!
Reviewed: 09-02-24
Father son chats about their lives and their basketball careers. Very informal and loose conversations with lots of behind-the-scenes stories & insights. Mom & Mugsy and others make appearances - all good people. An easy feel-good listen!
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The Road from Home
- A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope
- By: David Kherdian
- Narrated by: Adriana Sevan
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 52
David Kherdian re-creates his mother's voice in telling the true story of a childhood interrupted by one of the most devastating holocausts of our century....Vernon Dumehjian Kherdian was born into a loving and prosperous family. Then, in the year 1915, the Turkish government began the systematic destruction of its Armenian population.
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4 out of 5 stars
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wonderful
- By Felise on 05-11-17
- The Road from Home
- A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope
- By: David Kherdian
- Narrated by: Adriana Sevan
Powerful true story of one girl's survival of the Armenian Genocide
Reviewed: 08-31-24
As the Ottoman Empire crumbled, Christian minorities were massacred. David Kherdian's mother was a little Armenian girl in Western Turkey. Kherdian brilliantly tells her story through her own voice, with lots of detail bringing the family and the horrors of Genocide to life. Ultimately, this is a story of the triumph of love and hope and courage. Adriana Sevan is magnificent in narrating this book. She nails the accents and cadences of speech I remember from my own Armenian grandmother and other survivors of the Genocide of Christians in the early twentieth century. Thank you David Kherdian for helping us understand what happened so that we never forget!
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The Delta in the Rearview Mirror
- The Life and Death of Mississippi's First Winery
- By: Di Rushing
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby
- Length: 6 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story5 out of 5 stars 8
In 1976, Di Rushing and her husband, Sam decided to open the first winery in Mississippi. Their business was thriving by 1990, with eight national award-winning wines, a beautiful vineyard, and a successful restaurant. But in March of 1990, a series of unforeseen events rocked the operation. After the Rushings discovered one of the tour guides, Ray Russell, selling drugs in the winery parking lot, they fired him. He responded with a terrorizing vengeance that persisted over the next nine months.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved the Rushings
- By Allison on 01-03-25
- The Delta in the Rearview Mirror
- The Life and Death of Mississippi's First Winery
- By: Di Rushing
- Narrated by: Elisabeth Ashby
Great family memoir of overcoming disaster
Reviewed: 08-20-24
The Rushing family has an amazing and uplifting story of dreams, betrayal, destruction and, ultimately, transplanting themselves into new dreams in a new loving community. You will want to shake their hands & hug all of them! Di writes well. I only wish she had narrated the book herself. Well worth your time!
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Becoming Trader Joe
- How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
- By: Joe Coulombe, Patty Civalleri - contributor
- Narrated by: Mark Smeby
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 325
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 267
Joe Coulombe founded what would become Trader Joe’s in the late 1960s and helped shape it into the beloved, quirky food chain it is today. Realizing early on that he could not compete and win by playing the same game his bigger competitors were playing, he decided to build a store for educated people of somewhat modest means. In this way, Joe laid down a blueprint for other business owners to follow to build their own unique shopping experience that customers love, and a work environment that employees love being a part of.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Many mispronunciations
- By Maria Francesca on 06-26-21
- Becoming Trader Joe
- How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys
- By: Joe Coulombe, Patty Civalleri - contributor
- Narrated by: Mark Smeby
Great business book, great story!
Reviewed: 04-24-24
Joe seems like a great person and a great businessman, and he built a great business! Many insights about retail, government regulation and other management issues.
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Walt Disney
- The Triumph of the American Imagination
- By: Neal Gabler
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
- Length: 33 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,385
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,037
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,032
Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination, and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films–most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and Bambi.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Diane Disney
- By Amanda on 02-15-13
- Walt Disney
- The Triumph of the American Imagination
- By: Neal Gabler
- Narrated by: Arthur Morey
do not read footnotes!!!
Reviewed: 03-01-24
book is excellent and the narration is fine except that he reads all the dang footnotes - very very distracting. writers use footnotes precisely because they are NOT part of the narrative flow. Any academic can look at the paper text for footnote info, if they are interested.Audible should NOT narrate footnotes or at least allow listeners a choice instead of ruining the book with distracting irritations! Are you going to read the index and the table of contents too???
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Kissinger
- A Biography
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 34 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 952
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 815
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 816
By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to a Gallup poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world’s imagination. Yet Kissinger was also reviled by large segments of the American public, ranging from liberal intellectuals to conservative activists. Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man's personality and the foreign policy he pursued.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A dissapointment
- By Mike From Mesa on 12-16-13
- Kissinger
- A Biography
- By: Walter Isaacson
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
narration issue
Reviewed: 12-29-23
A fascinating book. I would prefer that narrators not "do accents" of real people, especially famous real people whose genuine accents listeners know (or used to know before listening to the fake accents for hours.) Mr. Hillgartner was fine but would have been better using only his own voice.The fake accents were so annoying I had to switch to print.
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