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Undocumented
- A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League
- De: Dan-el Padilla Peralta
- Narrado por: Dan-el Padilla Peralta
- Duración: 8 h y 2 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 429
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 387
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 386
Dan-el Padilla Peralta has lived the American dream. As a boy he came here legally with his family. Together they left Santo Domingo behind, but life in New York City was harder than they imagined. Their visas lapsed, and Dan-el's father returned home. But Dan-el's courageous mother was determined to make a better life for her bright sons. Undocumented is a classic story of the triumph of the human spirit. It also is the perfect cri de coeur for the debate on comprehensive immigration reform.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A must read, but
- De Louise de Marillac en 10-10-15
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'50sVille Vol. 2
- De: Dr. Paul A. Ibbetson
- Narrado por: Meral Mathews
- Duración: 2 h y 13 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 28
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 26
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 26
Imagine a town where the people perpetually live in the 1950s, a place where time has all but stopped and where everyone loves his family, job, and life. In this strange place, only a select few people ever leave the city limits and even then, they leave reluctantly. This is what fifteen and a half year old Benjamin Granault faces as, through a string of amazing events, he finds himself living in a town where he can never talk about modern technology or current events, a place where being an outsider can cost a person his life and being part of the community may very well cost more.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Getting Good
- De Hepcat89 en 11-15-20
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True Notebooks
- A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
- De: Mark Salzman
- Narrado por: Paul Boehmer
- Duración: 9 h y 51 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 150
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 58
Surprising, charming, upsetting, enlightening, and ultimately hopeful - driven by the insight and humor of Salzman’s voice and by the intelligence, candor, and strength of his students, whose writing appears throughout the book - True Notebooks is itself a reward of the self-expression Mark Salzman teaches: a revelatory meditation on the process, power, and meaning of writing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Funny, witty and honest! Loved the book!!
- De Erika en 11-24-03
De: Mark Salzman
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Newjack
- Guarding Sing Sing
- De: Ted Conover
- Narrado por: Ted Conover
- Duración: 11 h y 18 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 483
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 357
As he struggles to be a good officer, Ted Conover angers inmates, dodges blows, works to balance decency with toughness, and participates in prison rituals - strip frisks, cell searches, cell "extractions" - that exact a toll on inmates and officers alike. The tale begins with the corrections academy and ends with the flames and smoke of New Year's Eve on Conover's floor of the notorious B-Block. Along the way, Conover also recounts the history of Sing Sing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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THE BEST BOOK ON PRISON LIFE I HAVE EVER READ!!!
- De Steve en 06-27-09
De: Ted Conover
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True Biz
- A Novel
- De: Sara Novic
- Narrado por: Lisa Flanagan, Kaleo Griffith
- Duración: 10 h y 23 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,143
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,007
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,004
True biz? The students at the River Valley School for the Deaf just want to hook up, pass their history finals, and have politicians, doctors, and their parents stop telling them what to do with their bodies. This revelatory novel plunges listeners into the halls of a residential school for the deaf, where they’ll meet Charlie, a rebellious transfer student who’s never met another deaf person before; Austin, the school’s golden boy, whose world is rocked when his baby sister is born hearing; and February, the hearing headmistress.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The best book about Deaf experience!
- De Yasmine en 04-15-22
De: Sara Novic
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Rats Saw God
- De: Rob Thomas
- Narrado por: Johnny Heller
- Duración: 6 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 41
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 33
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 33
By his senior year, Steve York has come through the worst two years of his life. His parents have divorced, and his girlfriend has betrayed him. Worse yet, after running away to live with his mother in San Diego, forays into the drug culture have turned his A-average into a thing of the past. Steve's only hope to graduate on time and avoid summer school is to write a 100-page paper for his guidance counselor. Unfortunately, he has to write about something he knows, and all he knows well are the last two years of his life.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Real
- De Mary en 06-26-09
De: Rob Thomas
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Beautiful Child
- The Story of a Child Trapped in Silence and the Teacher Who Refused to Give Up on Her
- De: Torey Hayden
- Narrado por: Susan Larkin
- Duración: 12 h y 42 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 109
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 90
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 90
Hayden has chronicled experiences from her long career as a special education teacher in several books, including One Child and The Tiger's Child. Successes in this difficult and often frustrating field can be few and hard won, a fact which Hayden deftly illustrates while simultaneously offering hope and joy in small victories. This time she brings to life the story of a scruffy seven-year-old, Venus, who is so unresponsive that Hayden searches for signs of deafness, brain damage, or mental retardation.
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5 out of 5 stars
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shows how hard some teachers have to work
- De Sophie en 01-20-17
De: Torey Hayden
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Skies to Conquer: A Year Inside the Air Force Academy
- De: Diana Jean Schemo
- Narrado por: Donna Postel
- Duración: 12 h y 3 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 31
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 27
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 28
Diana Jean Schemo covered the Air Force Academy's sexual assault scandal in 2003, one of a series of academy embarrassments that have included drug use, rape complaints, and charges of evangelical officers pushing Christianity on cadets of all faiths. Today, the institution is in flux - a fascinating time to look at the changes being made and the experience of today's cadets. Schemo followed a handful of academy cadets through the school year. From the admissions process and basic training to graduation.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Hates the military
- De Brian Alofs en 01-10-24
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The Other Side of the Bridge
- De: Cameron Wright
- Narrado por: Nancy Peterson
- Duración: 9 h
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General4 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 118
Katie Connelly has lived in San Francisco all her life. Her late father made his career as an ironworker on the Golden Gate Bridge, and the many stories of him trying to save jumpers still haunt her. When she's asked to write a history about the bridge, her research uncovers a secret journal hidden in her father's desk, pages of familiar advice penned by the hand of a stranger. The scribbled words tell of a promise ring and a distant love, clues that Katie hopes may answer her own unresolved sorrow.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable enough story, terrible female narrator
- De Rebecca en 04-02-20
De: Cameron Wright
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This Could Hurt
- A Novel
- De: Jillian Medoff
- Narrado por: Andrea Gallo, Nick Podehl, Saskia Maarleveld, y otros
- Duración: 12 h y 52 m
- Versión completa
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General3.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 118
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Historia3.5 out of 5 stars 120
Rosa Guerrero beat the odds as she rose to the top of the corporate world. An attractive woman of a certain age, the longtime chief of human resources at Ellery Consumer Research is still a formidable presence, even if her most vital days are behind her. A leader who wields power with grace and discretion, she has earned the devotion and loyalty of her staff. No one admires Rosa more than her doting lieutenant Leo Smalls, a benefits vice president whose whole world is Ellery.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome!
- De Donna D. Lewis en 02-05-18
De: Jillian Medoff
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Liar, Liar
- The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception
- De: Gary Paulsen
- Narrado por: Joshua Swanson
- Duración: 2 h y 15 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 59
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 46
Kevin has a big talent. Some might call it compulsive lying. He calls it common sense. Kev doesn’t mean to cause trouble by lying all the time; he’s just trying to make everything easier for everyone (and himself). And, of course, a few harmless, um, falsehoods are crucial to his plan to convince Tina that he’s the perfect boyfriend for her. In Gary Paulsen’s irresistible and chaotic comedy, Kevin’s lies spiral out of control until he’s faced with the need to do the unthinkable: tell the truth.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Mindless entertainment
- De Melody en 01-21-15
De: Gary Paulsen
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Easy
- Contours of the Heart, Book 1
- De: Tammara Webber
- Narrado por: Tara Sands
- Duración: 8 h y 48 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,537
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,425
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,436
A girl who believes trust can be misplaced, promises are made to be broken, and loyalty is an illusion. A boy who believes truth is relative, lies can mask unbearable pain, and guilt is eternal. Will what they find in each other validate their conclusions, or disprove them all?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Easy and Enjoyable Listen
- De Katherine en 02-18-13
De: Tammara Webber
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Educating Esme
- De: Esme Raji Codell
- Narrado por: Esme Raji Codell
- Duración: 2 h y 53 m
- Versión resumida
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 80
We all have a lot to learn from the diary of a teacher named Esmé Raji Codell, an educator who has struggled to maintain individuality in the face of bureaucracy and whose defiant stand against mediocrity will reverberate in companies as well as classrooms everywhere.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent inspiration for educators....
- De S. Connolly en 08-05-03
De: Esme Raji Codell
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In the Country We Love
- My Family Divided
- De: Diane Guerrero, Michelle Burford
- Narrado por: Diane Guerrero
- Duración: 9 h y 10 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 3,286
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 3,002
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,991
Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange Is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just 14 years old on the day her parents were detained and deported while she was at school. Born in the US, Guerrero was able to remain in the country and continue her education, depending on the kindness of family friends who took her in and helped her build a life and a successful acting career for herself, without the support system of her family.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Moves very slowly
- De Laura S. en 07-23-16
De: Diane Guerrero, y otros
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The Quilter's Apprentice
- Elm Creek Quilts, Book 1
- De: Jennifer Chiaverini
- Narrado por: Christina Moore
- Duración: 8 h y 40 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 1,471
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,307
An engaging tale full of warmth and wisdom, The Quilter’s Apprentice is the first novel in best-selling author Jennifer Chiaverini’s Elm Creek Quilts series. Sarah McClure takes a job helping elderly Sylvia Compson prepare her family estate for sale. Sylvia, a master quilter, agrees to share the tricks of the trade with Sarah. As the two women grow close, Sylvia shares her family’s tragic past, compelling Sarah to look at her own life more closely.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Mixed Bag
- De Potato Potato en 09-19-13
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Elliot Allagash
- A Novel
- De: Simon Rich
- Narrado por: Richard Powers
- Duración: 6 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 52
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 46
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 46
Seymour is the least popular student at Glendale, a private school in Manhattan. His new nickname, “Chunk-Style”, is in danger of entering common usage. But then he meets the new transfer student: Elliot Allagash, evil heir of America’s largest fortune. Elliot’s rampant delinquency has already gotten him expelled from dozens of prep schools. But despite his best efforts, he can’t get himself thrown out of Glendale; his father has simply donated too much money. Bitter and bored, Elliot amuses himself by transforming Seymour into the most popular student in the school.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book.
- De Reid Robinson en 01-29-16
De: Simon Rich