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The Other Side of Paradise
- A Memoir
- Written by: Staceyann Chin
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Stacyann Chin has appeared on television and radio, including The Oprah Winfrey Show , CNN, and PBS, discussing issues of race and sexuality....
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beautiful written
- By Rassi on 2023-01-22
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The Other Side of Paradise
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Staceyann Chin
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 2014-01-28
- Language: English
- Magnificent
- Could not stop listening. Staceyann’s story and narration are riveting. Thank you to the author for sharing her life and truth. —V, Audible Listener
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Written by: Marlon James
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, and others
- Length: 26 hrs
- Unabridged
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On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing....
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Stop using fake Jamaicans
- By JL on 2019-01-01
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A Brief History of Seven Killings
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean, Cherise Boothe, Dwight Bacquie, Ryan Anderson, Johnathan McClain, Robert Younis, Thom Rivera
- Length: 26 hrs
- Release date: 2014-10-20
- Language: English
- Brilliant storytelling and narrations
- Marlon James is a brilliant writer. I love his use of language and the way he creates and develops characters. I began reading this book, but then decided it was best to listen to it. And wow! The narrators are all excellent and give life to Marlon James amazing writing. I cannot recommend this book enough!! —Laura, Audible Listener
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Written by: Junot Díaz
- Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Things have never been easy for Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican ghetto nerd....
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One of the best books I have listened to in a while
- By Amazon Customer on 2018-09-13
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
- Narrated by: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Karen Olivo
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 2016-12-20
- Language: English
- A masterpiece
- I am still trying to come to terms with what I have just heard. I started this book with no expectations and it has pulled me right in, made me care about the characters in a way no book as ever had. The narration by Lin-Manuel Miranda is beyond anything I have heard... a masterpiece, no question. —Sophie, Audible Listener
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The Measure of a Man
- A Spiritual Autobiography
- Written by: Sidney Poitier
- Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
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In this luminous memoir, a true American icon looks back on his celebrated life and career....
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Artist, Author...Astounding.
- By Cassel Miles on 2019-08-14
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The Measure of a Man
- A Spiritual Autobiography
- Narrated by: Sidney Poitier
- Length: 7 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 2007-01-26
- Language: English
- Artist, Author... Astounding.
- Truly and inspiring and thought-inducing experience. This is not a typical autobiography. As a black actor professionally active in the ‘biz’ for over twenty-five years, Mr. Poitier has always been a personal role model and hero. He uses his life as a guide for those seeking integrity, purpose and dignity in their own. Here, we are privy to the insights gained from the perspective of a mature artist who never forgot where he came from. His interpretations of his personal and professional experiences, both the good and bad, the honourable and the less so, allow for a deeper insight into what it means to live a fully accountable life. And, I love the way that he speaks; that voice; such conviction. —Cassel, Audible Listener
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Land of Love and Drowning
- Written by: Tiphanie Yanique
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Korey Jackson, Rachel Leslie, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
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In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic.
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Annie John
- Written by: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence at the very center of the little girl's existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's benign shadow. Looking back on her childhood, she reflects, "It was in such a paradise that I lived". When she turns 12, however, Annie's life changes in ways that are often mysterious to her.
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
- Written by: Edwidge Danticat
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of 12, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York, to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti - to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence in a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.
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Almost a Woman: A Memoir
- A Merloyd Lawrence Book
- Written by: Esmeralda Santiago
- Narrated by: Esmeralda Santiago
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In Almost a Woman, Esmeralda Santiago continues narrating her memoirs, which pick up five years after debut When I Was Puerto Rican left off. In this volume, “Negi” tells the listener all about her teenage years amidst the turbulent mid-'60s. In a small Brooklyn apartment, Negi leaves her childhood behind and starts to become a woman. But she’s still surrounded by 10 siblings and a mother who relies heavily on her on account of her being the eldest.
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The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave - Related by Herself
- Written by: Mary Prince
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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"This is the story of Mary Prince", who was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for £38 sterling. It is the first account of the life of a black woman ever to be published in the United Kingdom, and it was published at a time when slavery was still legal in the British Colonies. "The history of Mary Prince" is firsthand testimony of the brutalities of enslavement. Its tone is direct and authentic, which makes this vivid story go straight to the heart.
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In the Time of the Butterflies
- Written by: Julia Alvarez
- Narrated by: Noemi de la Puente, Alma Cuervo, Bianca Carnacho, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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It is November 25, 1960, and the bodies of three beautiful, convent-educated sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. El Caribe, the official newspaper, reports their deaths as an accident. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of General Raphael Leonidas Trujillo's dictatorship.
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Know history to not repeat it.
- By Bernadine Sanche on 2021-03-12
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Land of Love and Drowning
- Written by: Tiphanie Yanique
- Narrated by: Cherise Boothe, Korey Jackson, Rachel Leslie, and others
- Length: 14 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them. Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic.
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Annie John
- Written by: Jamaica Kincaid
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 4 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence at the very center of the little girl's existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's benign shadow. Looking back on her childhood, she reflects, "It was in such a paradise that I lived". When she turns 12, however, Annie's life changes in ways that are often mysterious to her.
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Breath, Eyes, Memory
- Written by: Edwidge Danticat
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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At the age of 12, Sophie Caco is sent from her impoverished village of Croix-des-Rosets to New York, to be reunited with a mother she barely remembers. There she discovers secrets that no child should ever know and a legacy of shame that can be healed only when she returns to Haiti - to the women who first reared her. What ensues is a passionate journey through a landscape charged with the supernatural and scarred by political violence in a novel that bears witness to the traditions, suffering, and wisdom of an entire people.
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Almost a Woman: A Memoir
- A Merloyd Lawrence Book
- Written by: Esmeralda Santiago
- Narrated by: Esmeralda Santiago
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In Almost a Woman, Esmeralda Santiago continues narrating her memoirs, which pick up five years after debut When I Was Puerto Rican left off. In this volume, “Negi” tells the listener all about her teenage years amidst the turbulent mid-'60s. In a small Brooklyn apartment, Negi leaves her childhood behind and starts to become a woman. But she’s still surrounded by 10 siblings and a mother who relies heavily on her on account of her being the eldest.
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The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave - Related by Herself
- Written by: Mary Prince
- Narrated by: Katie Haigh
- Length: 1 hr and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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"This is the story of Mary Prince", who was sold into slavery at the age of 12 for £38 sterling. It is the first account of the life of a black woman ever to be published in the United Kingdom, and it was published at a time when slavery was still legal in the British Colonies. "The history of Mary Prince" is firsthand testimony of the brutalities of enslavement. Its tone is direct and authentic, which makes this vivid story go straight to the heart.
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In the Time of the Butterflies
- Written by: Julia Alvarez
- Narrated by: Noemi de la Puente, Alma Cuervo, Bianca Carnacho, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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It is November 25, 1960, and the bodies of three beautiful, convent-educated sisters have been found near their wrecked Jeep at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff on the north coast of the Dominican Republic. El Caribe, the official newspaper, reports their deaths as an accident. It does not mention that a fourth sister lives. Nor does it explain that the sisters were among the leading opponents of General Raphael Leonidas Trujillo's dictatorship.
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Know history to not repeat it.
- By Bernadine Sanche on 2021-03-12
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Create Dangerously
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In this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile. Inspired by Albert Camus and adapted from her own lectures for Princeton University’s Toni Morrison Lecture Series, here Danticat tells stories of artists who create despite (or because of) the horrors that drove them from their homelands. Combining memoir and essay, these moving and eloquent pieces examine what it means to be an artist from a country in crisis.
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Felicia and Edgar meet as their mothers are dying. Felicia, a teen from an island nation, and Edgar, the lazy heir of a wealthy German family, come together only because their mothers share a hospital room. When Felicia's mother dies and Edgar's "Mutter" does not, Felicia drops out of high school and takes a job as Mutter's caregiver. While Felicia and Edgar don't quite understand each other, and Felicia recognizes that Edgar is selfish, arrogant, and often unkind, they form a bond built on grief (and proximity)....
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I've Been Meaning to Tell You
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