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De: Sichan Siv
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Inside Camp David
- The Private World of the Presidential Retreat
- De: Michael Giorgione
- Narrado por: Michael Giorgione
- Duración: 7 h y 48 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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Historia5 out of 5 stars 81
A peaceful mountaintop setting crucially removed from the constant scrutiny of the press, Camp David has served as both a site of critical diplomacy and unparalleled tranquility. It is where President and Mrs. Reagan rode horses through the mountains, where Gerald Ford could take a moment to jump on a trampoline with his daughter, where Nixon rode shotgun with Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, and where Jimmy Carter could find the ultimate flight-sledding - only to break his clavicle two weeks before the end of his tenure.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I’m a Camp David “mom”
- De D. Eubanks en 12-03-20
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Get Out of Your Own Way
- How to Overcome Any Obstacle in Your Life
- De: Larry Winget
- Narrado por: Larry Winget
- Duración: 4 h y 19 m
- Grabación Original
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 808
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 693
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 683
You think you know what you want in life. You've tried to achieve those things. But if you still don't have them, the culprit may be closer than you think. In this perspective-altering program, the world-renowned Pitbull of Personal Development(tm), Larry Winget, exposes the things you are doing right now to unknowingly prevent your own success in the most important areas of your life.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Was just OK
- De KatieReviewsStuff en 01-30-17
De: Larry Winget
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The Three-Year Swim Club
- The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory
- De: Julie Checkoway
- Narrado por: Alex Chadwick
- Duración: 14 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 192
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 176
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 174
In 1937, a schoolteacher on the island of Maui challenged a group of poverty-stricken sugar plantation kids to swim upstream against the current of their circumstance. The goal? To become Olympians. They faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles. The children were Japanese-American, were malnourished and barefoot, and had no pool; they trained in the filthy irrigation ditches that snaked down from the mountains into the sugarcane fields.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story but the Hawaiian words get slaughtered
- De Arabella en 01-26-16
De: Julie Checkoway
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Appel
- A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion
- De: Joel Adam Struthers
- Narrado por: Paul Boucher
- Duración: 9 h y 29 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 104
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 97
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 97
Appel: A Canadian in the French Foreign Legion is the first-hand account of the author’s six years as a professional soldier during the 1990s, and his experience in the Legion's elite Groupe des Commandos Parachutistes (GCP). Joel Struthers recounts the dangers and demands of military life, from the rigours of recruitment and operational training in the rugged mountains of France, to face-to-face combat in the grasslands of some of Africa’s most troubled nations.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Book
- De Tristan en 06-21-23
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I Heard My Country Calling
- De: James Webb
- Narrado por: George Newbern, James Webb
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 50
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 44
James Webb, author of Fields of Fire, the classic novel of the Vietnam War - and a former U.S. Senator; Secretary of the Navy; recipient of the Navy Cross, Silver Star and Purple Heart as a combat Marine; and a self-described "military brat" - has written an extraordinary memoir of his early years, "a love story - love of family, love of country, love of service" in his words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Shouldn't narrators learn proper pronunciations?
- De Kindle Customer en 03-21-21
De: James Webb
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The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line
- Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of World War II
- De: Major General Mari K. Eder US Army (Ret.)
- Narrado por: Bernadette Dunn
- Duración: 10 h y 2 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 201
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 173
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 172
For fans of Radium Girls and history and WWII buffs, The Girls Who Stepped Out of Line takes you inside the lives and experiences of 15 unknown women heroes from the Greatest Generation, the women who served, fought, struggled, and made things happen during WWII - in and out of uniform, for theirs is a legacy destined to embolden generations of women to come.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Ending very poorly done
- De Jacqueline Bailey en 10-03-21
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Mukiwa
- A White Boy in Africa
- De: Peter Godwin
- Narrado por: Peter Godwin
- Duración: 14 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 122
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 109
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 108
In unforgettable tales of innocence lost under African skies, we follow Godwin's awakening to the often savage struggle between Whites and Blacks, his horror when he is forced to fight in a civil war he detests, and his experiences as a journalist covering the country's violent transition to Black rule as Rhodesia's colonial era comes to an end and the new state of Zimbabwe is born from its bloody ashes. Mukiwa is a poignant, compelling memoir and an invaluable addition to the literature of southern Africa.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating, poignant memoir.
- De Nakaale en 10-04-20
De: Peter Godwin
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Stones into Schools
- Promoting Peace with Books, Not Bombs, in Afghanistan and Pakistan
- De: Greg Mortenson
- Narrado por: Atossa Leoni
- Duración: 11 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 496
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 172
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 174
In this dramatic first-person narrative, Greg Mortenson picks up where Three Cups of Tea left off in 2003, recounting his relentless, ongoing efforts to establish schools for girls in Afghanistan; his extensive work in Azad Kashmir and Pakistan after a massive earthquake hit the region in 2005; and the unique ways he has built relationships with Islamic clerics, militia commanders, and tribal leaders. He shares for the first time his broader vision to promote peace through education and literacy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Better than Three Cups of Tea
- De Cate F. en 12-15-09
De: Greg Mortenson
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Travels with George
- In Search of Washington and His Legacy
- De: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Narrado por: Nathaniel Philbrick
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 284
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 257
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 256
Does George Washington still matter? Best-selling author Nathaniel Philbrick argues for Washington’s unique contribution to the forging of America by retracing his journey as a new president through all 13 former colonies, which were now an unsure nation. Travels with George marks a new first-person voice for Philbrick, weaving history and personal reflection into a single narrative.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fun listen but too much about slavery
- De Paul W. Brazis en 09-19-21
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The Earl and the Pharaoh
- From the Real Downton Abbey to the Discovery of Tutankhamun
- De: The Countess of Carnarvon
- Narrado por: The Countess of Carnarvon
- Duración: 13 h y 17 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 34
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Bestselling author the Countess of Carnarvon tells the thrilling behind-the-scenes story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on its centennial, and explores the unparalleled life of family ancestor George Herbert—the famed Egyptologist, world-traveler, and 5th Earl of Carnarvon behind it—whose country house, Highclere Castle, is the setting of the beloved series Downton Abbey.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Plodding Family History…Akin to Listening to Paint Dry
- De J. Willis-Opalenik en 10-31-23
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The Man Who Loved China
- De: Simon Winchester
- Narrado por: Simon Winchester
- Duración: 9 h y 11 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 603
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 370
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 371
No cloistered don, this tall, married Englishman was a freethinking intellectual, who practiced nudism and was devoted to a quirky brand of folk dancing. In 1937, while working as a biochemist at Cambridge University, he instantly fell in love with a visiting Chinese student, with whom he began a lifelong affair. He soon became fascinated with China, and his mistress swiftly persuaded the ever-enthusiastic Needham to travel to her home country, where he embarked on a series of extraordinary expeditions to the farthest frontiers of this ancient empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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turn your watch back 70 years
- De Andy en 05-22-08
De: Simon Winchester
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On Duty with the Queen
- De: Dickie Arbiter, Lynne Barrett-Lee - contributor
- Narrado por: Dickie Arbiter
- Duración: 6 h y 8 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 53
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 48
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 49
In this honest and entertaining book, Dickie Arbiter recounts his life's journey from a broadcast journalist to becoming a press spokesman to the Royal family, and back again to journalism. He discusses the inner workings of everyday life in Buckingham Palace, and what it was really like to work under the media spotlight with the most famous family in the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just plain enjoyable!
- De Tammy Richardson en 06-11-24
De: Dickie Arbiter, y otros
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Nothing Daunted
- The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West
- De: Dorothy Wickenden
- Narrado por: Dorothy Wickenden, Margaret Nichols
- Duración: 8 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 156
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 127
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 128
In the summer of 1916, Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood, close friends from childhood and graduates of Smith College, left home in Auburn, New York, for the wilds of northwestern Colorado. Bored by their soci-ety luncheons, charity work, and the effete young men who courted them, they learned that two teach-ing jobs were available in a remote mountaintop schoolhouse and applied—shocking their families and friends.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Not as Described
- De Sara en 08-10-14
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The Last Castle
- The Epic Story of Love, Loss, and American Royalty in the Nation’s Largest Home
- De: Denise Kiernan
- Narrado por: Denise Kiernan
- Duración: 10 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 957
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 850
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 846
Orphaned at a young age, Edith Stuyvesant Dresser claimed lineage from one of New York's best known families. She grew up in Newport and Paris, and her engagement and marriage to George Vanderbilt was one of the most watched events of Gilded Age society. But none of this prepared her to be mistress of Biltmore House. Before their marriage, the wealthy and bookish Vanderbilt had dedicated his life to creating a spectacular European-style estate on 125,000 acres of North Carolina wilderness.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Very factual
- De Jennifer en 11-28-17
De: Denise Kiernan
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Black Diamonds
- The Downfall of an Aristocratic Dynasty and the Fifty Years That Changed England
- De: Catherine Bailey
- Narrado por: Gareth Armstrong
- Duración: 15 h y 14 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 62
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
When the sixth Earl Fitzwilliam died in 1902, he left behind the second largest estate in 20th-century England, valued at more than three billion dollars in today's money - a lifeline to the tens of thousands of people who worked either in the family's coal mines or on their expansive estate. The earl also left behind four sons, and the family line seemed assured. But was it?
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3 out of 5 stars
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Could use a good editor...
- De Phyllis en 04-30-18
De: Catherine Bailey
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The Road to Little Dribbling
- Adventures of an American in Britain
- De: Bill Bryson
- Narrado por: Nathan Osgood
- Duración: 14 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 1,584
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 1,420
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 1,411
Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to discover and celebrate that green and pleasant land. The result was Notes from a Small Island, a true classic and one of the bestselling travel books ever written. Now he has traveled about Britain again, by bus and train and rental car and on foot, to see what has changed—and what hasn’t.
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3 out of 5 stars
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No Bryson?? Alas, another disappointed fan
- De Rick en 01-25-16
De: Bill Bryson
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk
- The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail
- De: Ben Montgomery
- Narrado por: Patrick Lawlor
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,524
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,208
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,198
Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than $200. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, 67-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail. And in September 1955, atop Maine's Mount Katahdin, she sang the first verse of "America, the Beautiful" and proclaimed, "I said I'll do it, and I've done it."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring story about a strong amazing woman
- De David Shear en 12-22-14
De: Ben Montgomery