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Just Tyrus
- A Memoir
- By: Tyrus
- Narrated by: Tyrus
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1,498
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,360
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1,359
Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good listen, could have been better
- By Ed on 07-11-22
- Just Tyrus
- A Memoir
- By: Tyrus
- Narrated by: Tyrus
Just Tyrus
Reviewed: 07-15-22
Short but good
I have always liked Tyrus and think his eclectic path to success is really cool! I think he glosses over a lot of stories in his book, and this could be twice as long if he really delved into the details of some of his stories. Maybe he holding off for a part 2 down the road!! But a good primer from someone who refuses to stay down when life throws it’s left hooks and hard punches at you!!
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I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 56,050
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 50,491
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 50,235
Superstar comedian and Hollywood box-office star Kevin Hart turns his immense talent to the written word by writing some words. Some of those words include: the, a, for, above, and even even. Put them together and you have the funniest, most heartfelt, and most inspirational memoir on survival, success, and the importance of believing in yourself since Old Yeller.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Best Audiobook I Ever Listened To
- By Sam Clear on 07-13-17
- I Can't Make This Up
- Life Lessons
- By: Neil Strauss - contributor, Kevin Hart
- Narrated by: Kevin Hart
Pretty damn good listen!!
Reviewed: 11-03-21
This is not a book I would usual listen too, because, while Kevin Hart is a successful entertainer, he is just not my kind of comedian (not entirely true, I like some of his latest material).
However, after listening to this book, I have come to appreciate not the comedian or the entertainer he is, but the person with such sheer determination and bust ass attitude, where failure is just not an option, even when he is failing horribly.
For not being a self help or motivational book, this is one of the better, truthful motivational books you will read, because it is written from his Hart!!!! Loved it!!
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The Great Influenza
- The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
- By: John M. Barry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
- Length: 19 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,858
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,372
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,356
In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in 24 weeks than AIDS has killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision between modern science and epidemic disease.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book but very disturbing...
- By Tim on 01-15-09
- The Great Influenza
- The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History
- By: John M. Barry
- Narrated by: Scott Brick
Incredibly Insightful
Reviewed: 07-17-20
Should be required reading for everyone, especially in our current Covid19 pandemic. This happened over 100 years ago and yet the similarities are so startling. Lying governments, lack of readiness or understanding, poor human behavior, virus spread behavior... It's strikingly similar to current events. And it is a stark reminder to the statement of those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it.
And while this was written over a decade ago, the predictions highlighted in the afterwards are scarily correct.
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The Last Days of August
- By: Jon Ronson
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
- Length: 3 hrs and 43 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 15,242
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 13,670
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Story4 out of 5 stars 13,663
In December 2017 the famous porn star August Ames committed suicide in a park in the Conejo Valley. It happened a day after she’d been the victim of a pile-on, via Twitter, by fellow porn professionals - punishment for her tweeting something deemed homophobic. A month later, August’s husband, Kevin, connected with Jon Ronson to tell the story of how Twitter bullying killed his wife. What neither Kevin nor Ronson realized was that Ronson would soon hear rumors and secrets hinting at a very different story - something mysterious and unexpected and terrible.
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5 out of 5 stars
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a healing masterpiece
- By Alex Mayers on 01-04-19
- The Last Days of August
- By: Jon Ronson
- Narrated by: Jon Ronson
Sad days of August
Reviewed: 07-12-19
troubling, hauntining and fascinating. another great listen by JR. if you have not given much thought about the real people in porn, this will.
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Artificial Unintelligence
- How Computers Misunderstand the World
- By: Meredith Broussard
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
- Length: 7 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 68
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Story4 out of 5 stars 67
In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally - hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners - that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work. Broussard, a software developer and journalist, reminds us that there are fundamental limits to what we can (and should) do with technology.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Good but not the best
- By Jordan Worley on 08-07-19
- Artificial Unintelligence
- How Computers Misunderstand the World
- By: Meredith Broussard
- Narrated by: Andrea Emmes
Terrific book to understand the realities of AI
Reviewed: 03-06-19
great narrative on our perceptions of and realities of Artificial Intelligence. True understanding of what these tools are, there shortcomings and pitfalls are is where real wisdom of this book is. Should be required reading for anyone living in the 21st century!!!
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These Truths
- A History of the United States
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
- Length: 29 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,344
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 2,086
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,048
In the most ambitious one-volume American history in decades, award-winning historian Jill Lepore offers a magisterial account of the origins and rise of a divided nation. In riveting prose, These Truths tells the story of America, beginning in 1492, to ask whether the course of events has proven the nation's founding truths or belied them.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Good Story but distracting sound engineering
- By MindSpiker on 11-21-18
- These Truths
- A History of the United States
- By: Jill Lepore
- Narrated by: Jill Lepore
Good modern overview of US History
Reviewed: 12-26-18
Enjoyed revisiting modern US history, especially viewing political trends through a 25 to 50 year cycles, all the way to present.
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Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- By: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
- Length: 13 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,916
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,136
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,119
How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society, and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology - and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Irritating
- By Thomas Cotter on 10-25-17
- Life 3.0
- Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
- By: Max Tegmark
- Narrated by: Rob Shapiro
The future
Reviewed: 02-28-18
While almost impossible to predict the future, Life 3.0 paints a compelling and engaging narrative on where we are potentially and possible going with human life, consciousness, our relationships with technology, and escpecially with artificial intelligence. It is a definite read for anyone interested in the above topics.
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