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King of the Blues
- The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
- By: Daniel De Visé
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
- Length: 17 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 61
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61
Riley “Blues Boy” King (1925-2015) was born into deep poverty in Jim Crow Mississippi. Wrenched away from his sharecropper father, B.B. lost his mother at age 10, leaving him more or less alone. Music became his emancipation from exhausting toil in the fields. Inspired by a local minister’s guitar and by the records of Blind Lemon Jefferson and T-Bone Walker and encouraged by his cousin, the established blues man Bukka White, B.B. taught his guitar to sing in the unique solo style that, along with his relentless work ethic and humanity, became his trademark.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent
- By Sonny Garcia on 01-02-24
- King of the Blues
- The Rise and Reign of B.B. King
- By: Daniel De Visé
- Narrated by: Cary Hite
A good look at the King
Reviewed: 03-21-23
A great story told through many different interviews and points of view. BB was a kind hearted guitar player that became a King. The reading was well done but I found myself having to adjust the volume a lot. The energy of the reader didn’t carry through all takes of his recording.
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When I Left Home
- My Story
- By: David Ritz, Buddy Guy
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 558
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 510
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Story5 out of 5 stars 507
According to Eric Clapton, John Mayer, and the late Stevie Ray Vaughn, Buddy Guy is the greatest blues guitarist of all time. An enormous influence on these musicians as well as on Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck, he is the living embodiment of Chicago blues.
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5 out of 5 stars
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GREAT STORY - GREAT NARRATOR
- By The Louligan on 09-11-13
- When I Left Home
- My Story
- By: David Ritz, Buddy Guy
- Narrated by: Mirron Willis
Wonderful life story of a blues legend
Reviewed: 02-24-23
I have been a fan of Buddy Guys for over 25 years. I always wanted to know more about his life. This book is a look into his life story with all of its ups and downs. Intertwining his life movements and music with legendary friends and musicians. If it were a movie I would watch it a thousand times. Buddy Guy is an American legend.
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My Life and Work: An Autobiography of Henry Ford
- By: Henry Ford
- Narrated by: Carson Beck
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 82
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 77
My Life and Work, the autobiography of Henry Ford (written with Samuel Crowther), gives readers an inside view to the mind and life of a true American dream. Born in 1863, Ford rose from humble beginnings in Michigan to become one of the most well-respected and revered businessmen of the industrial revolution. A true innovator, Ford changed American industry forever with his advances in transportation and technology. His production of the Model T and his process of mass manufacturing forever changed the American marketplace.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Manufacturing Genius
- By EP on 08-29-18
- My Life and Work: An Autobiography of Henry Ford
- By: Henry Ford
- Narrated by: Carson Beck
Great historic inspiration
Reviewed: 02-15-23
Well Written by one of America’s greatest minds. An in depth look at the Ford company and the life of Henry Ford.
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How the South Won the Civil War
- Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
- By: Heather Cox Richardson
- Narrated by: Heather Cox Richardson
- Length: 9 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,515
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,332
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,321
While the North prevailed in the Civil War, ending slavery and giving the country a "new birth of freedom," Heather Cox Richardson argues in this provocative work that democracy's blood-soaked victory was ephemeral. The system that had sustained the defeated South moved westward and there established a foothold. It was a natural fit. Settlers from the East had for decades been pushing into the West, where the seizure of Mexican lands at the end of the Mexican-American War and treatment of Native Americans cemented racial hierarchies....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing book that wasted such potential.
- By Amazon Customer on 08-07-21
- How the South Won the Civil War
- Oligarchy, Democracy, and the Continuing Fight for the Soul of America
- By: Heather Cox Richardson
- Narrated by: Heather Cox Richardson
I’m sorry I purchased this
Reviewed: 02-04-23
An attack on white men advertised as history. The author truly goes through history picking inspiring hateful quotes from men that shaped America. Bastardizing our legacy as an important country that has shaped the world. The author capitalized on our mistakes and blames the southern white man ideals for every mistake in our countries history. I listened to the entire book to make sure my first thought after listening to the introduction was accurate. I truly hope this book burns.
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After a Good Man Cheats
- How to Rebuild Trust & Intimacy with Your Wife
- By: Caroline Madden PhD
- Narrated by: Cathi Colas
- Length: 2 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 168
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 143
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 140
This audiobook is a practical action plan that will walk you through the first stages after your wife has discovered your infidelity. Learn the tools to fix your marriage. Avoid the (sometimes fatal) mistakes I've seen so many men make.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Horrible, but with some helpful information
- By A reader on 10-15-21
- After a Good Man Cheats
- How to Rebuild Trust & Intimacy with Your Wife
- By: Caroline Madden PhD
- Narrated by: Cathi Colas
Helpful and well delivered
Reviewed: 04-29-22
The book was written by a real person with normal language. The reader was very good and by the end felt like a close friend I was hearing from.
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Brother Robert
- Growing Up with Robert Johnson
- By: Annye C. Anderson, Preston Lauterbach, Elijah Wald
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 4 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 45
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
In Brother Robert, nonagenarian Annye C. Anderson sheds new light on a real-life figure largely obscured by his own legend: her kind and incredibly talented stepbrother, Robert Johnson. This book chronicles Johnson's unconventional path to stardom, from the harrowing story behind his illegitimate birth, to his first strum of the guitar on Anderson's father's knee, to the genre-defining recordings that would one day secure his legacy.
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2 out of 5 stars
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the best part of the book is the new photo of RJ
- By Catalyst on 06-25-20
- Brother Robert
- Growing Up with Robert Johnson
- By: Annye C. Anderson, Preston Lauterbach, Elijah Wald
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Beautiful story from a great perspective
Reviewed: 02-07-22
The love of a sibling contains many aspects. The author, Robert Johnson’s step sister, beautifully paints a picture of Truth of the legendary pioneers character. I loved this.
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