Hadassah
An American Story
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Hadassah Lieberman
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Born in Prague to Holocaust survivors, Hadassah Lieberman and her family immigrated in 1949 to the United States. She went on to earn a BA from Boston University in government and dramatics and an MA in international relations and American government from Northeastern University. She built a career devoted largely to public health that has included positions at Lehman Brothers, Pfizer, and the National Research Council. After her first marriage ended in divorce, she married Joe Lieberman, a US senator from Connecticut who was the Democratic nominee for vice president with Al Gore and would go on to run for president.
In Hadassah, Lieberman pens the compelling story of her extraordinary life: from her family’s experience in Eastern Europe to their move to Gardner, Massachusetts; forging her career; experiencing divorce; and, following her remarriage, her life on the national political stage. By offering insight into her identity as an immigrant, an American Jew, a working woman, and a wife, mother, and grandmother, Lieberman’s moving memoir speaks to many of the major issues of our time, from immigration to gender politics. Featuring an introduction by Joe Lieberman and an afterword by Megan McCain, it is a true American story.
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Adam Frankel’s maternal grandparents survived the Holocaust and built new lives, with new names, in Connecticut. Though they tried to leave the horrors of their past behind, the pain they suffered crossed generational lines - a fact most apparent in the mental health of Adam’s mother. When Adam sat down with her to examine their family history in detail, he learned another shocking secret, this time one that unraveled Adam’s entire understanding of who he is.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Amazing story
- De Alissa en 12-26-19
De: Adam Frankel
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Before and After
- The Incredible Real-Life Stories of Orphans Who Survived the Tennessee Children's Home Society
- De: Judy Christie, Lisa Wingate
- Narrado por: Emily Rankin
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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From the 1920s to 1950, Georgia Tann ran a black-market baby business at the Tennessee Children’s Home Society in Memphis. The publication of Lisa Wingate’s novel Before We Were Yours brought new awareness of Tann’s lucrative career in child trafficking. Adoptees who knew little about their pasts gained insight into the startling facts behind their family histories. Encouraged by their contact with Wingate and award-winning journalist Judy Christie, who documented the stories of 15 adoptees in this book, many determined Tann survivors set out to trace their roots.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Badly written
- De Stacie en 02-25-20
De: Judy Christie, y otros
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Stronger
- Courage, Hope, and Humor in My Life with John McCain
- De: Cindy McCain
- Narrado por: Cindy McCain
- Duración: 9 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 124
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 110
Cindy Hensley was just out of college when she met and fell in love with the celebrated Navy hero John McCain. They embarked on a thrilling life together that put her at the center of American politics for over four decades. Stronger, her moving and inspiring memoir, tells the story of her adventurous life with John for the first time.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Not What I Expected
- De DAK04 en 05-22-21
De: Cindy McCain
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Mitka’s Secret
- A True Story of Child Slavery and Surviving the Holocaust
- De: Steven W. Brallier, Joel N. Lohr, Lynn G. Beck
- Narrado por: Trevor Thompson
- Duración: 9 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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This is Mitka’s account of facing the past, confronting his captors, connecting with lost relatives, and finding peace in the rediscovery of his origins. For Mitka, this also meant reclaiming his Jewish heritage - a journey that gave him a new sense of purpose and freedom from the lingering effects of trauma that had filled his life to that point. By the end, Mitka’s Secret is less a story of survival and more one of redemption and transformation - from hidden suffering to abundant joy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This should be a movie!!!
- De Amazon Customer en 09-11-21
De: Steven W. Brallier, y otros
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Sign My Name to Freedom
- A Memoir of a Pioneering Life
- De: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Narrado por: Betty Reid-Soskin
- Duración: 8 h y 47 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 36
In Betty Reid Soskin’s 96 years of living, she has been a witness to a grand sweep of American history. When she was born in 1921, the lynching of African-Americans was a national epidemic, blackface minstrel shows were the most popular American form of entertainment, white women had only just won the right to vote, and most African-Americans in the Deep South could not vote at all. From her great-grandmother, who had been enslaved until her mid-20s, Betty heard stories of slavery and the times of terror and struggle for Black folk that followed.
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3 out of 5 stars
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How she stressed Creole, but I guess it was a badge if honor not being regular black.
- De Satisfied customer en 05-21-24
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The Faith Club
- A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew - Three Women Search for Understanding
- De: Ranya Idliby, Suzanne Oliver, Priscilla Warner
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 11 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 106
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 92
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 94
After September 11, Ranya Idliby, an American Muslim of Palestinian descent, faced constant questions about Islam, God, and death from her children, the only Muslims in their classrooms. Inspired by a story about Muhammad, Ranya reached out to two other mothers to write an interfaith children's book that would highlight the connections between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wow I'm so glad I read this. I had no idea.
- De Michelle Pierce en 05-06-15
De: Ranya Idliby, y otros
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Eleanor in the Village
- De: Jan Jarboe Russell
- Narrado por: Samantha Desz
- Duración: 5 h y 7 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 33
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A captivating blend of personal history detailing Eleanor’s struggle with issues of marriage, motherhood, financial independence, and femininity, and a vibrant portrait of one of the most famous neighborhoods in the world, this unique work examines the ways that the sensibility, mood, and various inhabitants of the neighborhood influenced the First Lady’s perception of herself and shaped her political views over four decades, up to her death in 1962.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Grabs your attention
- De Amanda Hodges en 05-13-21
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Fully Alive
- Discovering What Matters Most
- De: Timothy Shriver
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 10 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
At a time when we are all more rudderless than ever, we look for the very best teachers and mentors to guide us. In Fully Alive, an unusual and gripping memoir, Timothy Shriver shows how his teachers have been the world's most forgotten minority: people with intellectual disabilities. In these pages we meet the individuals who helped him come of age and find a deeper and more meaningful way to see the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Eye opening book
- De Robert J. Herman en 06-05-15
De: Timothy Shriver
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Reclamation
- Sally Hemings, Thomas Jefferson, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
- De: Gayle Jessup White
- Narrado por: Karen Chilton
- Duración: 9 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 26
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 23
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 23
A Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors - both the enslaver and the enslaved.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Slow start, eventually a worthwhile story
- De ChocolateDweller en 12-17-21
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Women Rowing North
- De: Mary Pipher
- Narrado por: Suzanne Toren
- Duración: 8 h y 59 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 539
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 459
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Women growing older contend with ageism, misogyny and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The narrator is a distraction
- De Amazon Customer en 03-01-19
De: Mary Pipher
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The Matriarch
- Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty
- De: Susan Page
- Narrado por: Kate Levy
- Duración: 12 h y 46 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 973
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 846
A vivid biography of former first lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and underappreciated women in American political history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Insightful
- De Jean en 04-14-19
De: Susan Page
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Unfollow
- A Memoir of Loving and Leaving the Westboro Baptist Church
- De: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Narrado por: Megan Phelps-Roper
- Duración: 10 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,190
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 1,926
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 1,911
At the age of five, Megan Phelps-Roper began protesting homosexuality and other alleged vices alongside fellow members of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, Kansas. Founded by her grandfather and consisting almost entirely of her extended family, the tiny group would gain worldwide notoriety for its pickets at military funerals and celebrations of death and tragedy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Insightful, honest and engaging
- De C.B.E. en 11-28-19
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The Sum of Our Days
- De: Isabel Allende
- Narrado por: Blair Brown, Isabel Allende
- Duración: 11 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 60
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Isabel Allende reconstructs the painful reality of her own life in the wake of the tragic death of her daughter, Paula. Narrated with warmth, humor, exceptional candor, and wisdom, this remarkable memoir is as exuberant and as full of life as its creator. Allende bares her soul while sharing her thoughts on love, marriage, motherhood, spirituality and religion, infidelity, addiction, and memory - and recounts stories of the wildly eccentric, strong-minded, and eclectic tribe she gathers around her and lovingly embraces as a new kind of family.
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5 out of 5 stars
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She does not disappoint
- De ChiChi's Rule en 06-01-22
De: Isabel Allende
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Finding Samuel Lowe
- China, Jamaica, Harlem
- De: Paula Williams Madison
- Narrado por: Paula Williams Madison
- Duración: 7 h y 11 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 24
Thanks to her spiteful, jealous Jamaican mother, Nell Vera Lowe was cut off from her Chinese father, Samuel, when she was just a baby, after he announced that he was taking a Chinese bride. By the time Nell was old enough to travel to her father's shop in St. Anne's Bay, he'd taken his family back to China, never learning what became of his eldest daughter. Bereft, Nell left Jamaica for New York to start a new life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating
- De ayodele higgs en 01-27-16
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Beyond Tears
- Living After Losing a Child, Revised Edition
- De: Carol Barkin, Barbara J. Goldstein, Audrey Cohen, y otros
- Narrado por: Pam Ward
- Duración: 7 h y 44 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 49
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The death of a child is that unimaginable loss no parent ever expects to face. In Beyond Tears, nine mothers share their individual stories of how to survive in the darkest hour. They candidly share with other bereaved parents what to expect in the first year and long beyond.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Comforting and familiar
- De Jeanne en 01-12-17
De: Carol Barkin, y otros
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I Shall Not Hate
- A Gaza Doctor's Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity
- De: Izzeldin Abuelaish
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish---now known simply as the "Gaza doctor"---captured hearts and headlines around the world in the aftermath of horrific tragedy: On January 16, 2009, Israeli shells hit his home in the Gaza Strip, killing three of his daughters and his niece. By turns inspiring and heartbreaking, hopeful and horrifying, I Shall Not Hate is Abuelaish's account of an extraordinary life.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A story worth reading, but terrible narration
- De BL Lucas en 04-11-12
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Life Beyond Measure
- Letters to My Great-Granddaughter
- De: Sidney Poitier
- Narrado por: Sidney Poitier
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Sidney Poitier is one of the most revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model for many Americans because of his convictions, bravery, and grace. Poitier reflects on his amazing life in Life Beyond Measure, offering inspirational advice and personal stories in the form of extended letters to his great-granddaughter.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Mix of family history and life advice.
- De Adam Shields en 10-31-19
De: Sidney Poitier
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House of Glass
- The Story and Secrets of a Twentieth-Century Jewish Family
- De: Hadley Freeman
- Narrado por: Hadley Freeman
- Duración: 10 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 81
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 82
Hadley Freeman knew her grandmother, Sara, lived in France just as Hitler started to gain power, but rarely did anyone in her family talk about it. Long after her grandmother’s death, she found a shoebox tucked in the closet containing photographs of her grandmother with a mysterious stranger, a cryptic telegram from the Red Cross, and a drawing signed by Picasso. This discovery sent Freeman on a decade-long quest to uncover the significance of these keepsakes, taking her from Picasso’s archives in Paris to a secret room in a farmhouse in Auvergne to Long Island to Auschwitz.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Performance
- De Derek en 08-30-22
De: Hadley Freeman