Jo Palmer
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The Midnight Library
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
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Nora's life has been going from bad to worse. Then at the stroke of midnight on her last day on earth she finds herself transported to a library. There she is given the chance to undo her regrets and try out each of the other lives she might have lived. Which raises the ultimate question: with infinite choices, what is the best way to live?
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Tacky
- By Kris on 14-05-2021
- The Midnight Library
- By: Matt Haig
- Narrated by: Carey Mulligan
Lessons for a good life.
Reviewed: 11-08-2021
What a rollercoaster of a story. It had everything, love, excitement, sadness, humour. As good as any theory out there explaining deja vu. so many times I've entered a room only to have forgotten why I was there. I just loved the explanation... who knows maybe it's true.
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A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
- Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
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In the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency - a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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My review
- By Rebecca on 23-11-2020
- A Promised Land
- By: Barack Obama
- Narrated by: Barack Obama
A Presidential Read
Reviewed: 23-07-2021
Former President Obama let's us into the presidential world of campaigns, policy, and promises. Sometimes moving tales bringing tears to my eyes and sometimes very funny, and all of it told with that warm voice. Simply one of the best presidents the USA has ever had.
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Once More with Feeling
- A Novel
- By: Ceridwen Dovey
- Narrated by: Jason Chong
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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Arthur MacDonald, 85, is having an end-of-life crisis. His beloved, dying wife of over 60 years no longer knows who he is. His older brother still has all his hair and a wife almost half his age. The man his middle-aged daughter is dating has a ponytail. His teenaged grandson wants to cook desserts for a living. And his daughter wants him to move into Silvermine retirement home. Then Arthur meets the gorgeous, radical, 80-something-year-old Robbie and learns that nobody is ever too old to fall in love all over again.
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A Beautiful Book
- By Natalie Matson on 18-08-2020
- Once More with Feeling
- A Novel
- By: Ceridwen Dovey
- Narrated by: Jason Chong
Absolute cracker
Reviewed: 04-02-2021
Highly recommend this book. a truly heart warming tale of love in the real world. Reminded me of my father who found love aged 75.
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A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
- Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins
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First published in 1843, it tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a mean and unpleasant man who dislikes people generally and Christmas especially. One Christmas Eve he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come and given a glimpse of the many homes and lives which Scrooge has touched in his wretched life to date. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man.
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Excellent narration by Hugh Grant
- By Kathy Chapman on 25-12-2020
- A Christmas Carol
- By: Charles Dickens
- Narrated by: Hugh Grant
Classic Christmas Story
Reviewed: 23-01-2021
I just loved this story of bad man come good. Hugh Grant was wonderful as Scrooge.
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Start Here with Mel Robbins
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
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Since her first best-seller, millions have embraced the no-nonsense advice of Mel Robbins.
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Mel Robbins, is making the world a better place
- By Tony on 21-02-2021
- Start Here with Mel Robbins
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
Start here
Reviewed: 06-01-2021
Excellent advice. Mel really helped me to see what was wrong and gave simple advice on how to change. I shared with my partner who doesn't believe in psychology. But he loved Mel's advice.
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Start Here with Mel Robbins
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
- Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
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Want to change your life but don’t know where to start? START HERE with Mel Robbins! In these simple yet profound pep talks, Mel brings her signature no-nonsense style mixed with empowering advice to help you gain courage, clarity and confidence in every area of your life.
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Great Help!!
- By Anonymous User on 09-11-2020
- Start Here with Mel Robbins
- By: Mel Robbins
- Narrated by: Mel Robbins
Start here
Reviewed: 06-01-2021
Excellent advice. Mel really helped me to see what was wrong and gave simple advice on how to change. I shared with my partner who doesn't believe in psychology. But he loved Mel's advice.
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
- Length: 5 hrs and 17 mins
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For decades we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F*ck positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f*cked, and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is - a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mind-set that has infected modern society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
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Great hook, great narrator, little payoff
- By AU Pierre on 01-03-2018
- The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
- A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Roger Wayne
Brilliant and inciteful
Reviewed: 21-12-2020
It took me a longtime to choose this book because I was put off by the title. But the content was quite deep and humorous and very human. I've since bought copies for friends and family.
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Love Is Not Enough
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Mark Manson
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
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Best-selling author Mark Manson brings his signature no-nonsense wisdom back to the subject he started his career covering: relationships. Being with your partner may feel like rainbows and unicorns, but that doesn't mean you have a healthy, functioning relationship. Sure, we all need love...but love is not enough. In Love Is Not Enough, Mark’s first Audible Original, you’ll follow five real people over the course of six months as they navigate f--ked up romantic situations, ranging from dating app addiction to marital affairs to absurd fantasies.
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five people & an author
- By Anonymous User on 19-07-2020
- Love Is Not Enough
- By: Mark Manson
- Narrated by: Mark Manson
Deep but fun
Reviewed: 11-12-2020
This had everything. Thank you everyone for opening up with your stories. It was deep in places and funny in others.
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Cilka's Journey
- The Sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
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Cilka was only 16 years old when she was taken to Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp, in 1942. The Commandant at Birkenau, Schwarzhuber, noticed her long beautiful hair, and forced her separation from the other women prisoners. Cilka did what she had to in order to survive Auschwitz. And yet after Russian soldiers liberated Auschwitz in 1945, Cilka was charged as a collaborator and sentenced to serve a 15-year sentence for 'sleeping with the enemy'. Once again, she found herself on a brutal train journey, crammed into a carriage with many desperate women and children.
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A Bit Repetitive
- By Joey on 03-02-2020
- Cilka's Journey
- The Sequel to The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Louise Brealey
Gut wrenching
Reviewed: 09-11-2020
Another guy wrenching story from Heather Morris as she weaves a tale of utter survival. An incredible story of loss, hope and grit.
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
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The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Lale and Gita Sokolov, two Slovakian Jews who survived Auschwitz and eventually made their home in Australia. In that terrible place, Lale was given the job of tattooing the prisoners marked for survival - literally scratching numbers into his fellow victims' arms in indelible ink to create what would become one of the most potent symbols of the Holocaust.
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I didn' want it to end (I know that seems ghastly)
- By Sarah on 30-04-2018
- The Tattooist of Auschwitz
- By: Heather Morris
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
Emotional treat
Reviewed: 28-10-2020
A truly wonderful story. Every chapter was mesmerising. Lalei's story has helped me appreciate family, friends and love.
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