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Norman Dietz
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Russell Banks
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Banks explores the complexities of political life in the Caribbean.
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Possessed of astonishing dramatic, emotional, and philosophical resonance, A Flag for Sunrise is a novel in the grand tradition about Americans drawn into the maelstrom of a small Central American country on the brink of revolution. From the book's inception, listeners will be seized by the dangers and nightmare suspense of life lived on the rim of a political volcano.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A towering achievement
- De Skeptical en 04-24-11
De: Robert Stone
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The Naked Don't Fear the Water
- An Underground Journey with Afghan Refugees
- De: Matthieu Aikins
- Narrado por: Nick Nikon
- Duración: 9 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 128
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 128
In this extraordinary book, an acclaimed young war reporter chronicles a dangerous journey on the smuggler’s road to Europe, accompanying his friend, an Afghan refugee, in search of a better future.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great story, horrible narration
- De AB en 02-25-22
De: Matthieu Aikins
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Stories
- All-New Tales
- De: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, Al Sarrantonio - editor, Joe Hill, y otros
- Narrado por: Anne Bobby, Jonathan Davis, Katherine Kellgren, y otros
- Duración: 18 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 692
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 692
The best stories pull readers in and keep them turning the pages, eager to discover more—to find the answer to the question: "And then what happened?" The true hallmark of great literature is great imagination, and as Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio prove with this outstanding collection, when it comes to great fiction, all genres are equal.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Something for Everyone
- De Nicole en 05-24-17
De: Neil Gaiman - author/editor, y otros
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Netherland
- De: Joseph O'Neill
- Narrado por: Jefferson Mays
- Duración: 8 h y 35 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 329
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 145
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 146
Alone and un-tethered, feeling lost in the country he had come to regard as home, Hans stumbles upon the vibrant New York subculture of cricket, where he revisits his lost childhood and, thanks to a friendship with a charismatic and charming Trinidadian named Chuck Ramkissoon, begins to reconnect with his life and his adopted country. Ramkissoon, a Gatsby-like figure who is part idealist and part operator, introduces Hans to an "other" New York populated by immigrants and strivers of every race and nationality.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Get Your Post-Colonial Gatsby ON!
- De Darwin8u en 04-13-12
De: Joseph O'Neill
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On the Road: The Original Scroll
- De: Jack Kerouac
- Narrado por: John Ventimiglia
- Duración: 12 h y 37 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 752
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 645
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 644
Though Jack Kerouac began thinking about the novel that was to become On the Road as early as 1947, it was not until three weeks in April 1951, in an apartment on West 20th Street in Manhattan, that he wrote the first full draft that was satisfactory to him.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Classic Brought to Life
- De Sil A. en 11-25-16
De: Jack Kerouac
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Oil on Water
- De: Helon Habila
- Narrado por: Richard Allen
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 42
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 35
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 34
In the oil-rich and environmentally devastated Nigerian Delta, a British oil executive's wife has been kidnapped. Two journalists - a young upstart, Rufus, and a once-great, now disillusioned veteran, Zaq - are sent to find her. In a story rich with atmosphere and taut with suspense, Oil on Water explores the conflict between idealism and cynical disillusionment in a journey full of danger and unintended consequences.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining and Timely
- De Lynn en 07-16-11
De: Helon Habila
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Love, Africa
- A Memoir of Romance, War, and Survival
- De: Jeffrey Gettleman
- Narrado por: Charlie Thurston
- Duración: 11 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 195
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 171
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 173
A seasoned war correspondent, Jeffrey Gettleman has covered every major conflict over the past 20 years, from Afghanistan to Iraq to the Congo. For the past decade, he has served as the East Africa bureau chief for the New York Times, fulfilling his teenage dream of living in Africa. Love, Africa is the story of how he got there - and of his difficult, winding path toward becoming a good reporter and a better man.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved this book!!!
- De Benjamin en 05-26-17
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The Glass Palace
- De: Amitav Ghosh
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 17 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 695
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 529
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 527
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I struggled to finish... enough said.
- De Ty en 05-02-10
De: Amitav Ghosh
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Beautiful Animals
- A Novel
- De: Lawrence Osborne
- Narrado por: Tim Campbell
- Duración: 7 h y 48 m
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 117
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 116
On a hike during a white-hot summer break on the Greek island of Hydra, Naomi and Samantha make a startling discovery: a man named Faoud, sleeping heavily, exposed to the elements, but still alive. As the two women learn more about the man, a migrant from Syria and a casualty of the crisis raging across the Aegean Sea, their own burgeoning friendship intensifies. But when their seemingly simple plan to help Faoud unravels, all must face the horrific consequences they have set in motion.
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4 out of 5 stars
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please offer more of this author's books
- De S. Liskey en 07-20-17
De: Lawrence Osborne
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Green City in the Sun
- De: Barbara Wood
- Narrado por: Edie Tusor
- Duración: 27 h y 56 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 38
In 1917 Dr. Grace Treverton arrives in Kenya determined to bring modern medicine to the African natives. Her brother, Sir Valentine Treverton, has his own dream for the British protectorate: to establish an agricultural empire to rival any in England. The aspirations of the wealthy Trevertons collide with those of the Mathenge tribe, an African family that has lived on the land for years. Grace soon finds a deadly rival in Mama Wachera, an African medicine woman who fights to maintain native traditions against the encroaching whites.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully written
- De nancy wanty en 12-18-23
De: Barbara Wood
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The Last King of Scotland
- De: Giles Foden
- Narrado por: Mirron E. Willis
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 132
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 72
Shortly after his arrival in Uganda, Scottish doctor Nicholas Garrigan is called to the scene of a bizarre accident: Idi Amin, careening down a dirt road in his Maserati, has hit a cow. When Garrigan tends to Amin, the dictator, obsessed with all things Scottish, appoints him as his personal physician. So begins a fateful dalliance with the African leader whose Emperor Jones-style autocracy would transform into a reign of terror.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Worst Production Ever
- De James en 01-24-07
De: Giles Foden
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The Last Ballad
- A Novel
- De: Wiley Cash
- Narrado por: Karen White, Elizabeth Wiley
- Duración: 14 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 193
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 169
Twelve times a week, 28-year-old Ella May Wiggins makes the two-mile trek to and from her job on the night shift at American Mill No. Two in Bessemer City, North Carolina. The insular community considers the mill's owners - the newly arrived Goldberg brothers - white but not American and expects them to pay Ella May and other workers less because they toil alongside African Americans like Violet, Ella May's best friend. While the dirty, hazardous job at the mill earns Ella May a paltry nine dollars for 72 hours of work each week, it's the only opportunity she has.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Dryer than a popcorn fart
- De Scott Wilson en 02-11-18
De: Wiley Cash
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God's Middle Finger
- Into the Lawless Heart of the Sierra Madre
- De: Richard Grant
- Narrado por: Gildart Jackson
- Duración: 10 h y 54 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 99
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 97
The rules of law and society have never taken hold in the Sierra Madre, which is home to bandits, drug smugglers, cave-dwelling Tarahumara Indians, opium farmers, and other assorted outcasts. Outsiders are not welcome; drugs are the primary source of income; murder is all but a regional pastime. Fifteen years ago, journalist Richard Grant developed what he calls "an unfortunate fascination" with this lawless place. Locals warned that he would meet his death there, but he didn't believe them - until his last trip.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Wrong reader
- De Phikeia en 01-05-22
De: Richard Grant
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King Peggy
- An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village
- De: Eleanor Herman, Peggielene Bartels
- Narrado por: J. Karen Thomas
- Duración: 14 h y 13 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 161
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 148
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 147
King Peggy chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king to a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony in beautiful Otuam, she discovers the dire reality: there's no running water, no doctor, and no high school, and many of the village elders are stealing the town's funds. To make matters worse, her uncle (the late king) sits in a morgue awaiting a proper funeral in the royal palace, which is in ruins.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love King Peggy!
- De Monica en 05-01-13
De: Eleanor Herman, y otros