LAURIE FAEN
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Reckless
- By: Chrissie Hynde
- Narrated by: Rosanna Arquette
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 25
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4 out of 5 stars 23
By the time she was 14, Chrissie Hynde knew she had to get out of Akron, Ohio. Her perfect '50s American childhood upturned by a newly acquired taste for rock 'n' roll, motorbikes and the ‘get down boys' seen at gigs in and around Cleveland - Mitch Ryder, the Jeff Beck Group, the Velvet Underground and David Bowie among the many.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Drugs-destroying life
- By Neil Mitchelhill on 22-02-2024
- Reckless
- By: Chrissie Hynde
- Narrated by: Rosanna Arquette
Raw and Honest
Reviewed: 16-06-2023
I usually gravitate to audiobooks narrated by the writer. You’ll never get closer to the source.
I listened to a sample and thought this narrator knew what she was reading and inhabited it well.
It’s a great story. A great slice of life. It really only covers the sad and sordid side and pays scant attention to one of the greatest voices in Rock.
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Reasons Not to Worry
- How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times
- By: Brigid Delaney
- Narrated by: Blazey Best
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 73
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 64
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 63
We're all searching for answers to the biggest questions: How can we be good? Find calm? Properly grieve? Beat FOMO? Work out what truly matters? Well, the good news is that the wisest minds in history asked the exact same questions—and they found answers. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism shows us that we are already in possession of the very tools we need to excavate this much-needed wisdom for ourselves. So into the past we go with Brigid Delaney, to a time not unlike our own: one full of pandemonium, war, plagues, pestilence, treachery, corruption, anxiety, and overindulgence.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A Woke Person’s Guide to Stoicism?
- By Jane on 12-10-2022
- Reasons Not to Worry
- How to Be Stoic in Chaotic Times
- By: Brigid Delaney
- Narrated by: Blazey Best
Simply life changing
Reviewed: 31-05-2023
I’ve had an interest in Stoicism for some time, and an aspiration to adhere to the philosophy with varying degrees of success!
This book has really helped me to break it down and simplify it to the basics. The Control test is something I utilise several times a day.
I bought the audible version then also bought the paperback as I wanted a ready reference that didn’t involve my phone. Brigid presents the concepts in such an easily digestible manner that is totally applicable to our contemporary life.
I’m so glad this book has crossed my path.
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Rememberings
- By: Sinéad O'Connor
- Narrated by: Sinead O'Connor
- Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 264
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 235
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Story5 out of 5 stars 235
Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of 21. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television. O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Illuminating
- By Jennifer Wilkinson on 27-06-2023
- Rememberings
- By: Sinéad O'Connor
- Narrated by: Sinead O'Connor
A book I will not forget
Reviewed: 11-03-2023
I loved this So much. Painfully honest, incredibly revealing and also very funny in places. Sinead is nakedly open about her journey and has a wisdom and unapologetic perspective on her life so far. I was always a fan, but now I'm a devotee.
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Bourdain
- In Stories
- By: Laurie Woolever
- Narrated by: Laurie Woolever, full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 43
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 39
When Anthony Bourdain died in June 2018, fans around the globe came together to celebrate the life of an inimitable man who had dedicated his life to traveling nearly everywhere (and eating nearly everything), shedding light on the lives and stories of others. Now, for the first time, we have been granted a look into Bourdain’s life through the stories and recollections of his closest friends and colleagues. Laurie Woolever, Bourdain’s long-time assistant and confidante, interviewed nearly a hundred of the people who shared Tony’s orbit.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Really good, then sh**, then good again.
- By Moz on 30-05-2024
- Bourdain
- In Stories
- By: Laurie Woolever
- Narrated by: Laurie Woolever, full cast
Great insightful portrait of a complex man
Reviewed: 06-08-2022
This is a unique and fascinating biography told by those who knew him. I was totally engaged.
A collection of insights that coalesced into a richly detailed portrait.
I’d always admired Anthony Bourdain and this book absolutely confirmed that he was an exceptional man, worthy of admiration.
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Rogues
- True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Length: 15 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 58
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 51
Patrick Radden Keefe’s work has garnered prizes ranging from the National Magazine Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award in the US to the Orwell Prize in the UK for his meticulously reported, hypnotically engaging work on the many ways people behave badly. Rogues brings together a dozen of his most celebrated articles from The New Yorker.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Straight up banger
- By Anonymous User on 24-07-2024
- Rogues
- True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe
Intriguing collection
Reviewed: 30-07-2022
The title for me is a bit misleading but the chapters never disappointed . Well researched and beautifully read by the author, it’s an audible equivalent to a page turner. I’ve listened to the Anthony Bourdain chapter several times and it’s as revealing of the subject as it is of the writer.
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A Bit of a Stretch
- The Diaries of a Prisoner
- By: Chris Atkins
- Narrated by: Chris Atkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 20
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
Where can a tin of tuna buy you clean clothes? Which British education system struggles with 50 percent illiteracy? Where do teetotal Muslims attend AA meetings? Where is it easier to get 'spice' than paracetamol? Welcome to Her Majesty's Prison Service, a creaking and surreal world that has been left to rot for decades in the shadows of polite society. Like most people, documentary-maker Chris Atkins didn't spend much time thinking about prisons. But after becoming embroiled in a dodgy scheme to fund his latest film, he was sent down for five years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A real eye opener
- By LAURIE FAEN on 07-07-2022
- A Bit of a Stretch
- The Diaries of a Prisoner
- By: Chris Atkins
- Narrated by: Chris Atkins
A real eye opener
Reviewed: 07-07-2022
I heard about the book via Adam Buxton podcast, and glad I did. Though I live on the other side of the world I have no doubt by that things are any better here. Mental illness and drug addiction are not crimes.
The book is well researched and beautifully read. Totally engrossing and at times really amusing.
A sad testament to our value system.
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Stories I Might Regret Telling You
- By: Martha Wainwright
- Narrated by: Martha Wainwright
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Born into music royalty, the daughter of folk legends Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III and sister to the highly acclaimed singer Rufus Wainwright, Martha grew up in a world filled with such incomparable folk legends as Leonard Cohen, Anna McGarrigle, Richard and Linda Thompson, Pete Townsend and Emmylou Harris. It was within this loud, boisterous musical milieu that Martha came of age, struggling to find her voice until she exploded onto the music scene.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Heartfelt and moving
- By LAURIE FAEN on 22-04-2022
- Stories I Might Regret Telling You
- By: Martha Wainwright
- Narrated by: Martha Wainwright
Heartfelt and moving
Reviewed: 22-04-2022
A really personal journey by a powerful woman with a lot to say. I’ve always liked her voice and her energy and knew a bit about her lineage
I was listening to her parents before she was born.
Seen her perform and felt her intensity and passion but the book filled in so much.
Martha reads really well. There’s no holding back and she has a clear understanding of her journey so far.
At times she reminded me of a young Marianne Faithful but I think she’s found her strength sooner.
Poor Brad gets a bashing. I imagine his book if he ever wrote one would paint a very different story,
But I doubt I’d be interested in reading it.
I think Audio bios, when read by the writer, are the closest us strangers get to knowing someone we admire.
More power to your pen Martha. You rock.
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Ep 8: To Find a Voice
- By: Laura Nagy
- Narrated by: Laura Nagy
- Length: 32 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 28
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story5 out of 5 stars 24
Inspired by her stronghold of online friends, Laura transitions from 'The Listener' to 'The Voice' – finally shifting from isolation to connection in the process.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must listen
- By Lexi Randall-L'Estrange on 23-06-2023
- Ep 8: To Find a Voice
- By: Laura Nagy
- Narrated by: Laura Nagy
This took me on a journey that I never imagined I would take
Reviewed: 10-11-2021
I loved the writing, the voice, the soulful heartfelt content.
I think I embarked looking for titillation but quickly realised it was more about my own loneliness and search for connection.
Wear headphones as recommended. The series is beautifully produced. The soundscape is rich and varied. Laura speaks with remarkable clarity, bravery and raw honesty.
Thanks to all involved. It really moved me.
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A Story Lately Told
- Coming of Age in London, Ireland and New York
- By: Anjelica Huston
- Narrated by: Anjelica Huston
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12
Anjelica Huston's life, once she turned 15 and moved to London, is a who's who of popular culture from the Rolling Stones in late '60s London to the Chelsea Hotel in New York when she was modeling in the early '70s, to Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty in '70s and '80s Los Angeles, to Hunter Thompson in Aspen. She is a force who has won every possible acting award, working with some of the greatest directors of her time, and a friend to many of the greatest artists, writers, actors and musicians.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully read
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-2024
- A Story Lately Told
- Coming of Age in London, Ireland and New York
- By: Anjelica Huston
- Narrated by: Anjelica Huston
A fascinating journey
Reviewed: 05-04-2021
She read beautifully and her recall of details is truly amazing. It offers a window into a life most of us can only imagine.
I loved her unflinching honesty and her wisdom. Did it in a day and look forward to the next installment of a rich and complex life.
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Phosphorescence
- By: Julia Baird
- Narrated by: Julia Baird
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,843
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,591
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,582
Over the last decade, we have become better at knowing what brings us contentment, well-being and joy. We know, for example, that there are a few core truths to science of happiness. We know that being kind and altruistic makes us happy, that turning off devices, talking to people, forging relationships, living with meaning and delving into the concerns of others offer our best chance at achieving happiness. But how do we retain happiness? It often slips out of our hands as quickly as we find it. So, when we are exposed to, or learn, good things, how do we continue to burn with them?
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1 out of 5 stars
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Entitled, arrogant nonsense
- By Anon on 21-07-2020
- Phosphorescence
- By: Julia Baird
- Narrated by: Julia Baird
This is the perfect book for these imperfect times
Reviewed: 25-05-2020
I really loved this book. Weeks after listening to Julia read it so beautifully, it resonates with me on a daily basis. I have bought it for friends and have sung its praises it to anyone who will listen to me. Uplifting and honest. My book of the year.
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