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An activist calls for better support of young families so they can thrive and reflects on her experiences as a Black mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child. Pregnant Girl presents the possibility of a different future for young mothers - one of success and stability - in the midst of the dismal statistics that dominate the national conversation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Political
- De Amazon Customer en 01-16-23
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A Portrait of the Scientist as a Young Woman
- A Memoir
- De: Lindy Elkins-Tanton
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
Deep in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, three times farther from the sun than the Earth is, orbits a massive asteroid called (16) Psyche. It is one of the largest objects in the belt, potentially containing the equivalent of the world’s total economy in metals, though they cannot be brought back to Earth. But (16) Psyche has the potential to unlock something even more valuable: the story of how planets form, and how our planet formed.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- De SLL en 12-03-23
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Permission to Dream
- De: Chris Gardner, Mim Eichler Rivas
- Narrado por: Chris Gardner
- Duración: 6 h y 25 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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On a winter’s day, Chris Gardner set off with his nine-year-old granddaughter Brooke to find the harmonica of her dreams. The search sends them North “beyond the wall” into a foreboding Chicago neighborhood and, soon, on a harrowing adventure that will change both of their lives - and ours.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Thank you, Chris Gardner, for always inspiring us to dream
- De Mellissa Dowling en 10-17-22
De: Chris Gardner, y otros
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My Remarkable Journey
- A Memoir
- De: Katherine Johnson, Joylette Hylick, Katherine Moore
- Narrado por: Robin Miles
- Duración: 7 h y 41 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 366
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 320
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 317
The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times best seller and Oscar-winning film Hidden Figures tells the full story of her life, including what it took to work at NASA, help land the first man on the moon, and live through a century of turmoil and change.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Amazing Woman, Interesting Life
- De Grace en 08-20-21
De: Katherine Johnson, y otros
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A Wild and Precious Life
- A Memoir
- De: Edie Windsor, Joshua Lyon
- Narrado por: Donna Postel, Joshua Lyon
- Duración: 10 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 97
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 86
In this memoir, which she began before passing away in 2017 and completed by her co-writer, Edie recounts her childhood in Philadelphia, her realization that she was a lesbian, and her active social life in Greenwich Village's electrifying underground gay scene during the 1950s. Edie was also one of a select group of trailblazing women in computing, working her way up the ladder at IBM and achieving their highest technical ranking while developing software.
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5 out of 5 stars
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🏳️🌈 Wow! 🏳️🌈
- De Natalia Zimnoch en 10-15-19
De: Edie Windsor, y otros