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Astor
- The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
- By: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,062
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 974
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 973
From 1783, when German immigrant John Jacob Astor first arrived in the United States, until 2009, when Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, was convicted of defrauding his elderly mother, the Astor name occupied a unique place in American society. The family fortune, first made by a beaver trapping business that grew into an empire, was then amplified by holdings in Manhattan real estate. Over the ensuing generations, Astors ruled Gilded Age New York society and inserted themselves into political and cultural life, but also suffered the most famous loss on the Titanic.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A family first made, then destroyed by wealth.
- By Barbara W. on 09-23-23
- Astor
- The Rise and Fall of an American Fortune
- By: Anderson Cooper, Katherine Howe
- Narrated by: Anderson Cooper
Another Anderson Masterpiece
Reviewed: 10-24-23
Right from the start Anderson’s narration draws you in. I have come to realize, if history lessons in school had been taught with the passion that Anderson has for history, I may have payed attention! I have listened to every book he has written and anxiously wait for more. Americas, history and mystery is so much more than what was in our textbooks. I truly recommend this for anybody who walks through New York City, and wonders about the architecture and the opulence of what they are seeing as we stroll through them. Many go to places like the Plaza Hotel to take that photograph to post on Instagram but little take the time to learn the history behind many of these historical sites.
Bravo Anderson and thank you for sharing the mystery of early wealth and lifestyle!
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The Obesity Fix
- How to Beat Food Cravings, Lose Weight, and Gain Energy
- By: James DiNicolantonio, Siim Land
- Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
- Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4 out of 5 stars 84
The Obesity Fix is a groundbreaking book about identifying the root causes of the obesity epidemic and providing long-term solutions to it. It draws information from decades of research and thousands of scientific studies, articles, and meta-analyses. Education about the cause of obesity and weight gain is a critical part to achieving optimal body composition and metabolic health. Instead of prescribing any particular diet or discarding others, The Obesity Fix seeks to teach you how to become the master of your body and fat loss.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book full of info but no PDF file
- By Roberta on 08-09-23
- The Obesity Fix
- How to Beat Food Cravings, Lose Weight, and Gain Energy
- By: James DiNicolantonio, Siim Land
- Narrated by: Mike Norgaard
Great info
Reviewed: 07-19-23
Very good information. Well written and read. A lot of what we already know but don’t follow. I loved all the information on thyroid disease and Hashimoto. Extremely useful I will be taking it to my doctors office.
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The Last Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Meghan Wolf
- Length: 12 hrs
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 26,203
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 23,621
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 23,588
Amber Patterson is fed up. She's tired of being a nobody: a plain, invisible woman who blends into the background. She deserves more - a life of money and power like the one blond-haired, blue-eyed goddess Daphne Parrish takes for granted. To everyone in the exclusive town of Bishops Harbor, Connecticut, Daphne - a socialite and philanthropist - and her real-estate mogul husband, Jackson, are a couple straight out of a fairy tale. Amber's envy could eat her alive...if she didn't have a plan.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The house of lies!
- By CMiles1985 on 11-21-17
- The Last Mrs. Parrish
- A Novel
- By: Liv Constantine
- Narrated by: Suzanne Elise Freeman, Meghan Wolf
Good summer read
Reviewed: 05-29-23
Good narrator and easy to listen to. Made for a good listen while doing my morning walk!
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Vacation Wars
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Lee Samuels
- Length: 13 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 536
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 510
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Story4 out of 5 stars 510
Prepared for a good time, Tessa is thrilled to spend the weeks before her sister’s wedding at their family’s favorite vacation spot: Santorini. Sandy beaches, stonewashed houses, attractive men—it’s heaven. But Tessa’s idea of a girls’ trip comes to a screaming halt when her sister thinks it’s high time Tessa finds some love herself. Unfortunately, Tessa forgot about the deal she made back in high school: she has to find her soulmate before her sister’s wedding. Or else.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Meh…this was not good
- By Carolyn Massey on 06-29-23
- Vacation Wars
- By: Meghan Quinn
- Narrated by: CJ Bloom, Lee Samuels
Kill me now
Reviewed: 05-15-23
This is probably the worst narrated book I’ve ever listen to on here. Tessa made me want to kill myself or at least throw this book in the ocean and her rambling and rambling and rambling was just so stupid. Thought it would be a fun read because I love Greece but Definitely not
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An Italian Dream
- By: Kate Frost
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 6
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 6
Best friends since childhood, Fern Chambers and Stella Shaw have been through everything together and are at a crossroads in their lives. Carefree Stella has a monumental secret and put upon Fern’s happy life is not all it seems. With their 40th birthdays approaching, a luxury holiday to the island of Capri is a chance for them to reconnect, let their hair down and celebrate in style. But untold truths and frustration bubble beneath the surface, turning what should be a holiday of a lifetime into an opportunity to make life-changing decisions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Cute
- By Christine on 05-11-23
- An Italian Dream
- By: Kate Frost
- Narrated by: Gloria Sanders
Cute
Reviewed: 05-11-23
A sweet little story. Getting ready for summer in Capri and dreaming of the lemons that grow and the aroma of Italy.
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Taste
- My Life Through Food
- By: Stanley Tucci
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4,369
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3,834
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3,798
Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them. Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Should include a pdf of recipes
- By Jen Griffin on 10-23-21
- Taste
- My Life Through Food
- By: Stanley Tucci
- Narrated by: Stanley Tucci
Im going to miss listening!
Reviewed: 04-26-23
Every chapter, every experience and being able to walk and listen to Stanley was beyond enjoyable. Food is love in our family and we are always finding ourselves eating, drinking and laughing. I love hearing the joy and love in his heart and how although life gave him some lemons, multiple times, he didn’t allow it to take his joy and passion for life. After losing my brother whom I cooked for almost everyday, this book is helping me to start turning my lemons into the things that I always loved once again! Thank you for this gift of pure love💚
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The Year of Magical Thinking
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
- Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4,345
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3,069
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3,080
"Life changes fast....You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." These were among the first words Joan Didion wrote in January 2004. Her daughter was lying unconscious in an intensive care unit, a victim of pneumonia and septic shock. Her husband, John Gregory Dunne, was dead. The night before New Year's Eve, while they were sitting down to dinner, he suffered a massive and fatal coronary. The two had lived and worked side by side for nearly 40 years.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book to Read, but I didn’t like it
- By Michael on 05-08-15
- The Year of Magical Thinking
- By: Joan Didion
- Narrated by: Barbara Caruso
Not sure where to go with this and the grief life brings.
Reviewed: 02-25-23
After losing my brother, a friend sent me this book. Grief has been overwhelming and taking over my every thought. I do t know where to go with it and it seems to me not does anyone else who has lost a great love. Thoughts flow in and out of one’s mind and reliving the death of a loved one is painful, confusing and difficult. But it seems to be normal. I don’t know if I would recommend this to anyone because I am finding we all have to figure this out by just going through it.
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Empire of Pain
- The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 8,865
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 7,725
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Story5 out of 5 stars 7,681
The prize-winning and best-selling author of Say Nothing presents a grand, devastating portrait of three generations of the Sackler family, famed for their philanthropy, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin. Empire of Pain is a masterpiece of narrative reporting and writing, exhaustively documented and ferociously compelling.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Full Account of the Sackler Conspiracy
- By Edward Bisch on 04-13-21
- Empire of Pain
- The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
- By: Patrick Radden Keefe
- Narrated by: Patrick Radden Keefe
Absolutely a must listen
Reviewed: 03-05-22
Every chapter left me wanting more!
After seeing the heartache my cousin Carrie’s everyday after loosing he teenage son who tried it at a college party, I now don’t blame him for his poor decision to ingest the “pill”!
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Going There
- By: Katie Couric
- Narrated by: Katie Couric
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3,385
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,887
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,864
For more than forty years, Katie Couric has been an iconic presence in the media world. In her brutally honest, hilarious, heartbreaking memoir, she reveals what was going on behind the scenes of her sometimes tumultuous personal and professional life—a story she’s never shared, until now.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Walk Down Memory Lane 4 Me
- By Sedona Woman on 10-27-21
- Going There
- By: Katie Couric
- Narrated by: Katie Couric
Why the shock?
Reviewed: 11-12-21
In listening to Katie tell her version of the stories of her life, I laughed, I cried and felt the power of change. Only once or twice was I surprised by some of the things I heard, however I was never shocked by any of it. Nobody, other then any of the people who still have ghosts in their closets, should be shocked or outraged by this book. And until you have read it you probably need to learn to hold your words. Only a weak man uses the “C” word to describe a woman they fear. Bravo Katie Couric this was truly a wonderful listen. With my 57 ur old brother fighting right now for his life as he battles colon rectal cancer, your journey will and has helped me. And for that I can’t thank you enough.
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Open Book
- A Memoir
- By: Jessica Simpson
- Narrated by: Jessica Simpson
- Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 12,762
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11,015
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Story5 out of 5 stars 10,970
First celebrated for her voice, she became one of the most talked-about women in the world, whether for music and fashion, her relationship struggles, or as a walking blonde joke. But now, instead of being talked about, Jessica is doing the talking. Her audiobook shares the wisdom and inspirations she’s learned and shows the real woman behind all the pop-culture clichés. Open Book is an opportunity to laugh and cry with a close friend, one that will inspire you to live your best, most authentic life, now that she is finally living hers.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Narration alert!
- By Johnene on 02-05-20
- Open Book
- A Memoir
- By: Jessica Simpson
- Narrated by: Jessica Simpson
I lost you and now I have found you again!
Reviewed: 03-07-20
It’s a must listen! I always knew I loved Jessica. Some how there are people we don’t have to personally know and they are put into our life to give us tools to grow. I feel so much self emotion and growth from what she shared in her book. How hard but yet how powerful to open yourself up and heal.
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