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ADHD Is Awesome
- A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
- By: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Edward Hallowell - foreword
- Narrated by: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Nathan Rosborough, and others
- Length: 8 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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You live in a world that wasn't designed for you. A world where you're expected to sit still, stay quiet, and focus. Because of the way your brain is wired, you can feel like you’re failing at life. But you are not failing. You are awesome. Award-winning content creators Kim and Penn Holderness are on a mission to reboot how we think about the unfortunately named "attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder." As always, they are doing it by looking in the mirror, because they don't just study ADHD; they live it.
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Massively annoying...
- By Steven Ward on 10-12-24
- ADHD Is Awesome
- A Guide to (Mostly) Thriving with ADHD
- By: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Edward Hallowell - foreword
- Narrated by: Penn Holderness, Kim Holderness, Nathan Rosborough, Ann Marie Taepke, Tyrrell Harrell, Lola Holderness
A balanced and positive look at ADHD
Reviewed: 05-09-24
My therapist recommended another book on ADHD. It was factually informative but it was all doom and gloom and left me feeling quite negative. This book covered a lot of the same ground but being written by someone with an ADHD brain gave it MUCH better balance. I also loved the delivery.
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How Fascism Works
- The Politics of Us and Them
- By: Jason Stanley
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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As the child of refugees of World War II Europe and a renowned philosopher and scholar of propaganda, Jason Stanley has a deep understanding of how democratic societies can be vulnerable to fascism: Nations don’t have to be fascist to suffer from fascist politics. In fact, fascism’s roots have been present in the United States for more than a century.
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Reviewers who haven't read the book
- By Mr C Collins on 07-09-21
- How Fascism Works
- The Politics of Us and Them
- By: Jason Stanley
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
Simple, relatable explanation of how fascism works
Reviewed: 29-02-24
Sets out very clearly how fascism works, with real-world historical and modern-day examples. Very informative.
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The Palestine-Israel Conflict
- By: Dan Cohn-Sherlock, Dawoud El-Alami
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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The new audiobook edition of this best-selling book gives a thorough and accessible account of the history behind the Palestine-Israeli conflict, its roots, and the possibilities for the future. The audiobook is divided into two parts - the first by an American rabbi and Professor of Judaism, and the second by a Palestinian lecturer on Islam. The result is a real insight into the situation, with each author giving full vent to the emotions behind the two sides of the debate - Cohn-Sherbok and El-Amini come together at the audiobook’s conclusion to debate the issues.
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Good Telling Of The Conflict
- By Grapes of Wrath on 07-05-18
- The Palestine-Israel Conflict
- By: Dan Cohn-Sherlock, Dawoud El-Alami
- Narrated by: Richard Aspel
The even-handed explanation I was looking for
Reviewed: 19-10-23
I was looking for an even-handed explanation of both sides and this was it.
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Inner City Pressure
- The Story of Grime
- By: Dan Hancox
- Narrated by: Ash Hunter
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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The year 2000. As Britain celebrates the new millennium, something fluorescent and futuristic is stirring in the crumbling council estates of inner city London. Making beats on stolen software, spitting lyrics on tower block rooftops and beaming out signals from pirate radio aerials, a group of teenagers raised on UK garage, American hip-hop and Jamaican reggae stumble upon a dazzling new genre. Against all odds, these young MCs will grow up to become some of the UK’s most famous musicians, scoring number one records and dominating British pop culture for years to come.
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So good. Full of throwbacks and insight
- By Amazon Customer on 05-12-21
- Inner City Pressure
- The Story of Grime
- By: Dan Hancox
- Narrated by: Ash Hunter
Excellent!
Reviewed: 23-08-23
I remember so many of the cultural milestones mentioned throughout the book, and it was also about so much more than just grime. I can identify with having my club night shut down by the police in the late organising stages over unfounded security "concerns".
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The Slow AF Run Club
- The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
- By: Martinus Evans
- Narrated by: Martinus Evans
- Length: 5 hrs and 55 mins
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This book is a blueprint for those who may not fit the image of a “traditional” runner—that is, someone who is larger in size, less athletic, out of shape, or dealing with any kind of health issue that slows them down—to feel empowered to lace up their shoes and embrace the body they have right now.
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Loved it
- By REBECCA J on 10-02-24
- The Slow AF Run Club
- The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run
- By: Martinus Evans
- Narrated by: Martinus Evans
My new mantra "calm the F down"
Reviewed: 06-06-23
Compiles a lot of useful wisdom for new runners, especially those of us who don't think we look like runners. How to get started, and how to keep going.
Reinforces the idea that running is for everyone, combining a friendly, empowering tone with relatable personal anecdotes. I already thought that a big body wasn't a barrier to running. This book made me believe it.
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Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 15 hrs and 18 mins
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Earth is 4.5 billion years old. In just a fraction of that time, one species among countless others has conquered it. Us. We are the most advanced and most destructive animals ever to have lived. What makes us brilliant? What makes us deadly? What makes us sapiens? In this bold and provocative audiobook, Yuval Noah Harari explores who we are, how we got here, and where we're going.
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Thought provoking but overconfident
- By Jan W. H. Schnupp on 24-09-15
- Sapiens
- By: Yuval Noah Harari
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
Not bad, some interesting ideas
Reviewed: 29-03-23
Some interesting ideas. Not a bad a listen at all. I may listen to the sequel.
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All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep
- Hope - and Hard Pills to Swallow - About Fighting for Black Lives
- By: Andre Henry
- Narrated by: Andre Henry
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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When the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter” was heard across the world in 2013, Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships with White people. As he began using his artistic gifts to share his experiences and perspective, Henry was aggrieved to discover that many White Americans - people he called friends and family - were more interested in debating whether racism existed or whether Henry was being polite enough in the way he used his voice.
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Inspiring!
- By Karl Wilson on 17-04-22
- All the White Friends I Couldn't Keep
- Hope - and Hard Pills to Swallow - About Fighting for Black Lives
- By: Andre Henry
- Narrated by: Andre Henry
Inspiring!
Reviewed: 17-04-22
This book was everything I needed to read.
It reinforced the ideas I've been having and actions I've taken towards leaving some very toxic relationships behind.
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Maybe I Don't Belong Here
- A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery
- By: David Harewood
- Narrated by: David Olusoga, David Harewood
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
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Maybe I Don't Belong Here is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of growing up both Black and British, recovery from crisis and a rallying cry to examine the systems and biases that continue to shape our society. In this powerful and provocative account of a life lived after psychosis, critically acclaimed actor David Harewood uncovers devastating family history and investigates the very real impact of racism on Black mental health.
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where to begin
- By NRN D. on 03-09-21
- Maybe I Don't Belong Here
- A Memoir of Race, Identity, Breakdown and Recovery
- By: David Harewood
- Narrated by: David Olusoga, David Harewood
Amazing!
Reviewed: 16-04-22
This book was harrowing, funny, informative AND inspirational!
I had a feeling that it was the book I wanted, but it turned out to be the book I needed.
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Vibrate Higher
- A Rap Story
- By: Talib Kweli
- Narrated by: Talib Kweli
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Before Talib Kweli became a world-renowned hip hop artist, he was a Brooklyn kid who liked to cut class, spit rhymes, and wander the streets of Greenwich Village with a motley crew of artists, rappers, and DJs who found hip hop more inspiring than their textbooks (much to the chagrin of the educator parents who had given their son an Afrocentric name in hope of securing for him a more traditional sense of pride and purpose).
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Great Adventure
- By Anonymous User on 04-01-24
- Vibrate Higher
- A Rap Story
- By: Talib Kweli
- Narrated by: Talib Kweli
Loved it!
Reviewed: 21-02-21
Especially the Twitter chapter which took me back to an Instagram exchange between Talib and the late great Ty.
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Brit(ish)
- On Race, Identity and Belonging
- By: Afua Hirsch
- Narrated by: Afua Hirsch
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Afua Hirsch is British. Her parents are British. She was raised, educated and socialised in Britain. Her partner, her daughter, her sister and the vast majority of her friends are British. So why is her identity and sense of belonging a subject of debate? The reason is simply because of the colour of her skin. Blending history, memoir and individual experiences, Afua Hirsch reveals the identity crisis at the heart of Britain today. Far from affecting only minority people, Britain is a nation in denial about its past and its present.
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Ironic lack of self awareness
- By Eoghan on 19-07-19
- Brit(ish)
- On Race, Identity and Belonging
- By: Afua Hirsch
- Narrated by: Afua Hirsch
A great listen, impossible to pigeon-hole.
Reviewed: 23-05-20
A friend shared her Guardian article on European attitudes to African innovation and I immediately came to see whether Agua had written any books.
I downloaded this and literally couldn't stop it. I listened to it in a day. Afua gives a really interesting snapshot of race and identity in the UK from a place of relative black privilege. There are some things we already know but the appeal is in the way Afua articulates things that we struggle to put into words.
It's an interesting listen that you can pass on to your friends who enjoy white privilege, so they can understand it without you doing any more of the legwork.
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