Kathy Yingling
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The Briar Club
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
- Length: 15 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,114
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,880
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,880
Washington, DC, 1950. Everyone keeps to themselves at Briarwood House, a down-at-the-heels all-female boardinghouse in the heart of the nation’s capital where secrets hide behind white picket fences. But when the lovely, mysterious widow Grace March moves into the attic room, she draws her oddball collection of neighbors into unlikely friendship. Grace’s weekly attic-room dinner parties and window-brewed sun tea become a healing balm on all their lives, but she hides a terrible secret of her own.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Interesting time in History- beware of vulgar language/LGBQT content
- By nowiecva on 09-07-24
- The Briar Club
- A Novel
- By: Kate Quinn
- Narrated by: Saskia Maarleveld
Wonderful characters and story
Reviewed: 10-15-24
The characters are diverse and interesting people. Their lives become interwoven and friendships form when one woman moves into the boarding house. I enjoyed how the characters reflected so many things that were happening during this time and the way the house becomes a home. The narration is excellent.
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The Outlaw Noble Salt
- A Novel
- By: Amy Harmon
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 737
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 691
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 691
When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won’t let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he’ll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the celebrated singer Jane Touissant on the eve of his escape offers a glimpse of what might have been, but Butch disappears, leaving her behind, until their paths unexpectedly converge again in Paris.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A lovely fiction
- By Kelly on 06-06-24
- The Outlaw Noble Salt
- A Novel
- By: Amy Harmon
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
Wonderful story
Reviewed: 09-21-24
This book is awesome. The story was wonderfully written and read. I appreciated the explanation at the end that described the author’s experience and process in the writing of this book which helped understand what was fiction.
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Briefly Perfectly Human
- Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
- By: Alua Arthur
- Narrated by: Alua Arthur
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 245
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 227
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 227
For her clients and everyone who has been inspired by her humanity, Alua Arthur is a friend at the end of the world. As our country’s leading death doula, she’s spreading a transformative message: thinking about your death—whether imminent or not—will breathe wild, new potential into your life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not So Much About Death
- By Peter H Adams on 04-28-24
- Briefly Perfectly Human
- Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
- By: Alua Arthur
- Narrated by: Alua Arthur
This woman’s story is amazing.
Reviewed: 08-18-24
I love that the book is read by the author since it is her story. She is honest and authentic. I am deeply moved and grateful to her for sharing her life stories. I really can’t find the words to properly describe how good this book is. I am using the present tense because I’m sure it will continue to settle in my soul. So much to take away from this- Thank You!
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A Stolen Life
- A Memoir
- By: Jaycee Dugard
- Narrated by: Jaycee Dugard
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,137
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 4,348
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,326
"In the summer of 1991 I was a normal kid. I did normal things. I had friends and a mother who loved me. I was just like you. Until the day my life was stolen. For eighteen years I was a prisoner. I was an object for someone to use and abuse. For eighteen years I was not allowed to speak my own name. I became a mother and was forced to be a sister. For eighteen years I survived an impossible situation. On August 26, 2009, I took my name back. My name is Jaycee Lee Dugard. I dont think of myself as a victim. I survived...."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Terrific
- By Daniel on 07-27-11
- A Stolen Life
- A Memoir
- By: Jaycee Dugard
- Narrated by: Jaycee Dugard
Amazing story
Reviewed: 07-29-24
Her story is amazing. It is very courageous of her to tell her story and I hope that it does inspire people to take notice if something seems off. Her resilience and attitude are amazing too.
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He Should Have Told the Bees
- By: Amanda Cox
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 305
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 268
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Story4 out of 5 stars 268
Beekeeper Beckett Walsh is living her dream, working alongside her father in their apiary, until his untimely death sends her world into a tailspin. She suddenly finds she must deal with a new part owner of the family business—one who is looking to sell the property. Beck cannot fathom why her father would put her into the position to lose everything they built together.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely love this book!
- By Anne-Marie Lindsey on 09-29-23
- He Should Have Told the Bees
- By: Amanda Cox
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cozart
Very Good Book
Reviewed: 05-04-24
The story was very good and all the information about bees was fascinating. The reader was very good as well. I really enjoyed this book.
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The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
- Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 41,680
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39,858
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Story5 out of 5 stars 39,861
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing. But in 1965, the world is changing, and she suddenly dares to imagine a different future for herself. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she joins the Army Nurse Corps and follows his path.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story
- By AJ Frithiof on 02-08-24
- The Women
- A Novel
- By: Kristin Hannah
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan, Kristin Hannah
Excellent Book
Reviewed: 04-30-24
This book was amazing. It transports you back in time to the Vietnam War era and the aftermath. It was really disgraceful how the veterans and women were treated. There is a lot to be learned from this book. Excellent writing, reading and story.
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The Lost Bookshop
- By: Evie Woods
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace, Nick Biadon
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,523
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,402
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,402
For too long, Opaline, Martha and Henry have been the side characters in their own lives. But when a vanishing bookshop casts its spell, these three unsuspecting strangers will discover that their own stories are every bit as extraordinary as the ones found in the pages of their beloved books. And by unlocking the secrets of the shelves, they find themselves transported to a world of wonder…where nothing is as it seems.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredible history book story
- By Elisabeth on 10-25-23
- The Lost Bookshop
- By: Evie Woods
- Narrated by: Avena Mansergh-Wallace, Olivia Mace, Nick Biadon
Great book! 5 stars
Reviewed: 01-11-24
This was a wonderful story. The narration was excellent and the characters were fascinating. It was very imaginative.
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River Sing Me Home
- By: Eleanor Shearer
- Narrated by: Debra Michaels, Eleonor Shearer
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 243
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 208
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 208
The master of the Providence plantation in Barbados gathers his slaves and announces the king has decreed an end to slavery. As of the following day, the Emancipation Act of 1834 will come into effect. The cries of joy fall silent when he announces that they are no longer his slaves; they are now his apprentices. No one can leave. They must work for him for another six years. Freedom is just another name for the life they have always lived. So Rachel runs.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good debut.. with a few quarrels in my opinion
- By Alize on 07-24-23
- River Sing Me Home
- By: Eleanor Shearer
- Narrated by: Debra Michaels, Eleonor Shearer
Very good story
Reviewed: 06-28-23
River Sing Me Home was a good story which was well researched and beautifully read. It makes me want to find out more about the abolition of slavery in other countries. I especially enjoyed the author’s comments at the end.
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Left Neglected
- By: Lisa Genova
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson
- Length: 9 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,399
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,174
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,181
Sarah Nickerson is like any other career-driven supermom in Welmont, the affluent Boston suburb where she leads a hectic but charmed life with her husband Bob, faithful nanny, and three children—Lucy, Charlie, and nine-month-old Linus.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Left Neglected?
- By Pamela Harvey on 01-06-11
- Left Neglected
- By: Lisa Genova
- Narrated by: Sarah Paulson
Very good book!
Reviewed: 06-16-23
Very interesting story and beautifully read. The brain is so fascinating. I didn’t know anything about left neglect before reading this.
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12 Notes
- On Life and Creativity
- By: Quincy Jones
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Quincy Jones
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,113
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 967
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Story5 out of 5 stars 961
Wisdom and musings on creativity and life from one of the world’s most beloved musicians, producers, and mentors, Quincy Jones. 12 Notes is a self-development guide that will affirm that creativity is a calling that can and should be answered, no matter your age or experience.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I lived these notes with Quincy
- By Thomas Bähler on 04-29-22
- 12 Notes
- On Life and Creativity
- By: Quincy Jones
- Narrated by: JD Jackson, Quincy Jones
Great book!
Reviewed: 03-06-23
This was a great book to listen to! What an accomplished man. Thank you for sharing your amazing story.
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