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Still
- A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
- Written by: Emma Hansen
- Narrated by: Emma Hansen
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Story5 out of 5 stars 11
Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and six days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At once honest, brave, and uplifting, Still is about one woman's search for her own definition of motherhood, even as she faces one of life's greatest challenges: learning to live after loss.
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3 out of 5 stars
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interesting memoir
- By Alison on 2021-02-02
- Still
- A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood
- Written by: Emma Hansen
- Narrated by: Emma Hansen
interesting memoir
Reviewed: 2021-02-02
This was a powerful book as it delves into a world very few talk about and I commend the author for her willingness to be vulnerable. However, as a person who shares some similar experiences, it was tough to listen to at times. Despite trying to make this represtative of many, I found this memoir represented an experience very few have access to (ie so many doctors and specialists). I also think a different narrator would've been better as often the narrator was monotone and made it easy to tune out.
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The Illegal
- Written by: Lawrence Hill
- Narrated by: Gideon Emery
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 964
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 861
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 858
Keita Ali has nothing: no bank account, no papers, no legal identity. A runner, he has fled home - a brutal dictatorship that produces the world's fastest marathoners - to live as an illegal refugee in a wealthy Western nation, surviving on winnings from local races. But the government is cracking down on illegal immigrants, so Keita - who will be executed if he is deported to his homeland - goes underground.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Contrived, implausible, almost unlistenable
- By RI in Canada on 2020-07-10
- The Illegal
- Written by: Lawrence Hill
- Narrated by: Gideon Emery
phenomenal book!
Reviewed: 2020-08-01
narrator was amazing. I couldn't stop listening and was sad when it was done! Loved it!!
1 person found this helpful
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Facing Down Evil
- Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
- Written by: Clint Van Zandt, Daniel Paisner
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
No ordinary Washington memoir, Facing Down Evil is an unprecedented look behind the scenes of our nation's most powerful law-enforcement agency. As the FBI's premier hostage negotiator, Clint Van Zandt worked or consulted on some of recent U.S. history's most unsettling and high-profile conflicts, including the Waco, Oklahoma City, and Unabomber cases.
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2 out of 5 stars
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not what I expected!
- By Alison on 2020-07-23
- Facing Down Evil
- Life on the Edge as an FBI Hostage Negotiator
- Written by: Clint Van Zandt, Daniel Paisner
- Narrated by: Alan Sklar
not what I expected!
Reviewed: 2020-07-23
this book is a non-starter. I thought it would be interesting and go into depth of some of the more famous hostage situations, such as Waco, but there were about 2 sentences on it. Very Dry and boring where you're left waiting for something to happen.
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Making Babies
- A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
- Written by: Sami S. David, Jill Blakeway
- Narrated by: Chris Kayser
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7
Making Babies offers a proven three-month program designed to help any woman get pregnant. Fertility medicine today is all about aggressive surgical, chemical, and technological intervention, but Drs. David and Blakeway know a better way.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Supplemental PDF does not match the book
- By Alison on 2020-06-10
- Making Babies
- A Proven 3-Month Program for Maximum Fertility
- Written by: Sami S. David, Jill Blakeway
- Narrated by: Chris Kayser
Supplemental PDF does not match the book
Reviewed: 2020-06-10
Excellent book! Very informative but the PDF does not align with the chapters. All there is are the Basal Body Temperature charts, massage diagrams, and meal recommendations. Then more BBT charts. That is it! Where do we get the rest of the documents??
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Wildflower
- Written by: Drew Barrymore
- Narrated by: Drew Barrymore
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 55
Wildflower is a portrait of Drew's life in stories as she looks back on the adventures, challenges, and incredible experiences of her earlier years. It includes tales of living on her own at 14 (and how laundry may have saved her life), getting stuck in a gas station overhang on a cross-country road trip, saying good-bye to her father in a way only he could have understood, and many more adventures and lessons that have led her to the successful, happy, and healthy place she is today.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- By Alison on 2018-09-18
- Wildflower
- Written by: Drew Barrymore
- Narrated by: Drew Barrymore
Interesting
Reviewed: 2018-09-18
I struggled to finish this book. The story was nice; however, I got stuck after the author explained a woman who sounded awful by saying she was overweight and wore "drug store makeup", implying that people like this woman, who was likely working where they were just to make ends meet, are "less than", "gross" or are "trashy". IMO, that's just a person passing judgement on another person based on their appearance, the job they had and the area they were in. After that, I just heard a judgemental author who came across as snobby towards the billions of people who are not movie stars and who are not wealthy.... the people who can only afford "drugstore" makeup (if that). #Audible1
2 people found this helpful
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The Eighty-Dollar Champion
- Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
- Written by: Elizabeth Letts
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 9
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7
November 1958, New York. Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition at the National Horse Show in Madison Square Garden comes the most unlikely of horses—a drab white former plow horse named Snowman—and his rider, Harry de Leyer. They were the longest of all longshots—and their win was the stuff of legend.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Absolutely wonderful book!
- By Alison on 2018-09-18
- The Eighty-Dollar Champion
- Snowman, the Horse That Inspired a Nation
- Written by: Elizabeth Letts
- Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot
Absolutely wonderful book!
Reviewed: 2018-09-18
Very enjoyable book with a lot of information. Inspiring and enjoyable. I couldn't stop listening and was sad every time I stopped driving as I had to pause the story. #Audible1