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I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
- Duración: 6 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 118,874
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 105,069
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 104,684
Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction." She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Unexpectedly poor narration
- De Glitchzig en 08-10-22
- I'm Glad My Mom Died
- De: Jennette McCurdy
- Narrado por: Jennette McCurdy
Reality Check
Revisado: 11-15-23
Wow. It is so easy to admire celebrities from afar, believing their lives are perfect. indeed, at first glance, I wanted to think, "Why are you complaining about your Mother, she made you rich!" However, once delving into the complexity of their relationship, one sees how much the author had to endure, making me fully agree with her decision to give up acting in the end. Heartfelt and raw, thank you for telling your truth.
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The Dutch House
- A Novel
- De: Ann Patchett
- Narrado por: Tom Hanks
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 57,072
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 51,042
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 50,709
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril’s son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not my favorite Patchett
- De Regina en 12-07-19
- The Dutch House
- A Novel
- De: Ann Patchett
- Narrado por: Tom Hanks
A Beautiful Story of Reminiscing
Revisado: 04-13-23
This book was brilliant. Evocatively starring an old house as a central character, Patchett weaves a deeply felt tale of family, hurt, overcoming cuts and healing in a tale of lives as beautiful as they are complicated.
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Chasing Vines
- Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life
- De: Beth Moore
- Narrado por: Beth Moore
- Duración: 6 h y 42 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 742
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 632
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 624
Most of us have times when, if we are honest, we’d admit to feeling like our lives are embarrassingly small and insignificant. Times when it seems like we’re going through a whole lot of pain and striving without much to show for it. Like our daily pursuits don’t really matter in the long run. At times like that, we can’t help wondering if we really matter - to the world or even to God. In Chasing Vines, Beth Moore gives us a new hope, revealing the abundant secrets of a fruitful, Kingdom-building, God-pleasing life.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Not worth the listen or read
- De laurardavis en 02-25-20
- Chasing Vines
- Finding Your Way to an Immensely Fruitful Life
- De: Beth Moore
- Narrado por: Beth Moore
She's Leading me to Christ
Revisado: 03-15-23
I have been struggling through the Bible now, reading it from page one for 9 months now. Admittedly, it is so confounding that I struggle to continue. Beth Moore has a way of explaining scripture in a way that makes it relevant and leaves me hungering for more.
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Almost Everything
- Notes on Hope
- De: Anne Lamott
- Narrado por: Anne Lamott
- Duración: 3 h y 40 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 764
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 662
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 653
In this profound and funny audiobook, Lamott calls for each of us to rediscover the nuggets of hope and wisdom that are buried within us that can make life sweeter than we ever imagined. Divided into short chapters that explore life's essential truths, Almost Everything pinpoints these moments of insight as it shines an encouraging light forward. Candid and caring, insightful and sometimes hilarious, Almost Everything is the audiobook we need and that only Anne Lamott can write.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't Let Them Make Us Hate Them
- De Carole T. en 10-16-18
- Almost Everything
- Notes on Hope
- De: Anne Lamott
- Narrado por: Anne Lamott
Profound, real, sublime.
Revisado: 02-18-23
It took me a long time to not hate the way the author read this book. Having never "heard" Anne LaMott, I didn't realize how droll her voice was. It's almost as if she is bored by her profound revelations, as if they are such an everyday occurrence they no longer strike her as important.
However, after Chapter 8, where she starts talking about God, and pulling everything together, I appreciate her imperfection.
This book is filled with overwhelming beauty, reality, grace, poignancy. It is uplifting. It is spiritual.
" The opposite of faith is certainty" floored me, and " You are already pre-approved. "
I look forward to listening to this book again.
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Desert Solitaire
- A Season in the Wilderness
- De: Edward Abbey
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 11 h y 31 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,544
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,548
When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The Monkey Wrench Gang, Abbey's Road and many other critically acclaimed books vividly captures the essence of his life during three seasons as a park ranger in southeastern Utah.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Wrong narrator for Abbey
- De Todd Steele en 02-06-12
- Desert Solitaire
- A Season in the Wilderness
- De: Edward Abbey
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
You Live in the Desert With Him
Revisado: 02-03-23
Abbey's descriptions of the gorgeousness of the desert are so evocative, I'm surprised the tourists he hates haven't overtaken every pinnacle. But then again, doubtful those same persons would be interested in such a treatise on the area outside Moab. Beautifully written, and the voice is spot on.
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Educated
- A Memoir
- De: Tara Westover
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
- Duración: 12 h y 10 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 126,646
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 111,631
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 111,243
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara’s older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The Other Side of Idaho's Mountains
- De Darwin8u en 03-28-18
- Educated
- A Memoir
- De: Tara Westover
- Narrado por: Julia Whelan
Brilliant!
Revisado: 01-29-23
I can only imagine the difficulty when discovering your God fearing family isn't at all what He would've intended and the struggle inherent in coming to grips with it. Julia Whelan does a perfect job narrating this harrowing tale of love, hate and redemption.
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Wild
- From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
- De: Cheryl Strayed
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
- Duración: 13 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 25,113
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 21,886
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 21,931
At 22, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family scattered and her own marriage was soon destroyed. Four years later, with nothing more to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience as a long-distance hiker, and the trail was little more than “an idea, vague and outlandish and full of promise.” But it was a promise of piecing back together a life that had come undone.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Glad I Took the Trip
- De FanB14 en 04-08-13
- Wild
- From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
- De: Cheryl Strayed
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunne
Inspiring
Revisado: 01-29-23
This book inspired me so much when I read it over a decade ago, that I left a relationship, began seeing a therapist and lived in the wilderness solo.
Beautifully told, the story of dealing with the death of her mother is liberating.
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Big Magic
- Creative Living Beyond Fear
- De: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Duración: 5 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26,887
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23,589
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23,444
People of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity. With profound empathy and radiant generosity, she offers potent insights into the mysterious nature of inspiration. She asks us to embrace our curiosity and let go of needless suffering. She shows us how to tackle what we most love, and how to face down what we most fear.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Biggest Inspiration In a Long Time
- De Gillian en 09-23-15
- Big Magic
- Creative Living Beyond Fear
- De: Elizabeth Gilbert
- Narrado por: Elizabeth Gilbert
Exactly What I Needed
Revisado: 01-29-23
This book will light your fire! Not only does Elizabeth Gilbert undress every reason creatives use for failing, she inspires us to commit to our causes with unabashed passion.
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Strangers to Ourselves
- Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
- De: Rachel Aviv
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 208
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 208
In a powerful and gripping debut, Rachel Aviv raises fundamental questions about how we understand ourselves in periods of crisis and distress. Drawing on deep, original reporting as well as unpublished journals and memoirs, Aviv writes about people who have come up against the limits of psychiatric explanations for who they are. Animated by a profound sense of empathy, Aviv’s exploration is refracted through her own account of living in a hospital ward at the age of six and meeting a fellow patient with whom her life runs parallel—until it no longer does.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Just Falls Short ...
- De Jenny Jenkins en 01-15-23
- Strangers to Ourselves
- Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us
- De: Rachel Aviv
- Narrado por: Andi Arndt
Dull, slow, disjointed
Revisado: 01-29-23
Although I appreciate what the author is trying to do here, this book was so disjointed, I had trouble following her intentions. It sounded so compelling! I hope she continues her studies and even continues writing, finding more interesting ways to tell others' stories.
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The Empowered Wife
- Six Surprising Secrets for Attracting Your Husband's Time, Attention and Affection
- De: Laura Doyle
- Narrado por: Laura Doyle
- Duración: 7 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 717
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 625
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 620
Laura Doyle's marriage was in trouble, and couples counseling wasn't helping. On the brink of divorce, she decided to talk to women who'd been happily married for more than a decade, and their advice stunned her. Now an internationally recognized relationship expert, Doyle has shared her secrets with women around the globe, saving thousands of marriages with her fresh, revolutionary approach.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I LOVED THIS BOOK.
- De Dr J en 05-08-21
- The Empowered Wife
- Six Surprising Secrets for Attracting Your Husband's Time, Attention and Affection
- De: Laura Doyle
- Narrado por: Laura Doyle
Saved My Relationship
Revisado: 01-29-23
Before I found this book, I was so critical of my significant other of 20 years, I was contemplating finally leaving. However, when a prayer to God placed this book in my line while working at Amazon, I bought the audio book and listened.
Putting into place what I learned, I immediately began to fall in love again, culminating finally in a wedding that I know will last to eternity.
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