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Fixing the Fates

An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies

de Diane Dewey ...

The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey’s origins were meant for her protection—but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She’d been told her biological parents were dead. Then, in 2002, when she was forty-seven years old, Diane got a letter from ... Leer más

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The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey’s origins were meant for her protection—but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She’d been told her biological parents were dead. Then, in 2002, when she was forty-seven years old, Diane got a letter from
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Fixing the Fates

An Adoptee's Story of Truth and Lies

de Diane Dewey ...

Narrado por Rachel Pater ...

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9 hora 40 minutos

The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey’s origins were meant for her protection—but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She’d been told her biological parents were dead. Then, in 2002, when she was forty-seven years old, Diane got a letter from ... Leer más

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The secrets, lies, and layers of deception about Diane Dewey’s origins were meant for her protection—but eventually, they imploded. Living with her family in suburban Philadelphia, Diane had grown up knowing she was born in Stuttgart and adopted at age one from an orphanage. She’d been told her biological parents were dead. Then, in 2002, when she was forty-seven years old, Diane got a letter from
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Parrot’s Perch, The

A Memoir

de Karen Keilt ...

Narrado por Teri Clark Linden ...

Completo

8 hora 22 minutos

The Parrot’s Perch opens in 2013, when Karen Keilt, age sixty, receives an invitation to testify at the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN in New York. The email sparks memories of her “previous life”—the one she has kept safely bottled up for more than thirty-seven years. Hopeful of helping to raise awareness about ongoing human rights violations in Brazil, she wants to testify, but ... Leer más

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The Parrot’s Perch opens in 2013, when Karen Keilt, age sixty, receives an invitation to testify at the Brazilian National Truth Commission at the UN in New York. The email sparks memories of her “previous life”—the one she has kept safely bottled up for more than thirty-seven years. Hopeful of helping to raise awareness about ongoing human rights violations in Brazil, she wants to testify, but
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Drinking from the Trough

A Veterinarian's Memoir

de Mary Carlson, DVM ...

Narrado por Sara Morsey ...

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9 hora 34 minutos

Mary Carlson didn't plan to become a veterinarian, let alone the caretaker of many cats, two huskies, and horses (some with manners, some without). A suburban Chicago girl, she only knew about the American West from her uncle's stories. But thanks to him, she moved to Colorado for college—and, after falling in love with a veterinary student, settled there for good. Her husband's work inspired her ... Leer más

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Mary Carlson didn't plan to become a veterinarian, let alone the caretaker of many cats, two huskies, and horses (some with manners, some without). A suburban Chicago girl, she only knew about the American West from her uncle's stories. But thanks to him, she moved to Colorado for college—and, after falling in love with a veterinary student, settled there for good. Her husband's work inspired her
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Into Enemy Arms

The Remarkable True Story of a German Girl's Struggle Against Nazism, and Her Daring Escape with the Allied Airman She Loved

de Michael Hingston ...

Narrado por Natasha Soudek ...

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11 hora 17 minutos

The suspenseful true story of a love that defied Nazi oppression, and a harrowing journey to freedom.In 1945, Ditha Bruncel was living with her parents in the small town of Lossen, in Upper Silesia. Close Jewish friends had vanished, swastikas hung from every building, and neighbors were disappearing in the middle of the night. At the same time more than fifteen hundred British and Commonwealth ... Leer más

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The suspenseful true story of a love that defied Nazi oppression, and a harrowing journey to freedom.In 1945, Ditha Bruncel was living with her parents in the small town of Lossen, in Upper Silesia. Close Jewish friends had vanished, swastikas hung from every building, and neighbors were disappearing in the middle of the night. At the same time more than fifteen hundred British and Commonwealth
... Leer más

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Uncovered

How I Left Hasidic Life and Finally Came Home

de Leah Lax ...

Narrado por Donna Postel ...

Completo

13 hora 41 minutos

In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells her story—beginning as a young teen who left her liberal, secular home for life as a Hasidic Jew and ending as a forty-something woman who has to abandon the only world she's known for thirty years in order to achieve personal freedom. In understated, crystalline prose, Lax details her experiences with arranged marriage, fundamentalist faith, and motherhood during her ... Leer más

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In Uncovered, Leah Lax tells her story—beginning as a young teen who left her liberal, secular home for life as a Hasidic Jew and ending as a forty-something woman who has to abandon the only world she's known for thirty years in order to achieve personal freedom. In understated, crystalline prose, Lax details her experiences with arranged marriage, fundamentalist faith, and motherhood during her
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A Slave in the White House

Paul Jennings and the Madisons

de Elizabeth Dowling Taylor, PhD ...

Narrado por Kevin Kenerly, Judith West ...

Completo

10 hora 43 minutos

Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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Paul Jennings was born into slavery on the plantation of James and Dolley Madison in Virginia, later becoming part of the Madison household staff at the White House. Once finally emancipated by Senator Daniel Webster later in life, he would give an aged and impoverished Dolley Madison, his former owner, money from his own pocket, write the first White House memoir, and see his sons fight with the
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I'd Rather Be Reading

The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life

de Anne Bogel ...

Completo

2 hora 23 minutos

For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections ... Leer más

$9.99 USD

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For so many people, reading isn't just a hobby or a way to pass the time--it's a lifestyle. Our books shape us, define us, enchant us, and even sometimes infuriate us. Our books are a part of who we are as people, and we can't imagine life without them.I'd Rather Be Reading is the perfect literary companion for everyone who feels that way. In this collection of charming and relatable reflections
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Reading Behind Bars

A True Story of Literature, Law, and Life as a Prison Librarian

de Jill Grunenwald ...

Narrado por Courtney Patterson ...

Completo

9 hora 10 minutos

A must-read prisoner memoir for fans of Orange is the New Black“A fascinating look into a world many of us never see, and a powerful story about one woman’s journey to find her own strength, with a clear message of the importance of books and information for all.” —Booklist (American Library Association), starred reviewShortlisted for the 2020 Social Justice & Advocacy Book Award by In the Margins ... Leer más

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A must-read prisoner memoir for fans of Orange is the New Black“A fascinating look into a world many of us never see, and a powerful story about one woman’s journey to find her own strength, with a clear message of the importance of books and information for all.” —Booklist (American Library Association), starred reviewShortlisted for the 2020 Social Justice & Advocacy Book Award by In the Margins
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Dear Diary Boy

An Exacting Mother, Her Free-Spirited Son, and Their Bittersweet Adventures in an Elite Japanese School

de Kumiko Makihara ...

Narrado por Cindy Kay ...

Completo

6 hora 40 minutos

When her five-year-old son passed the rigorous entrance exams to one of Japan's top private elementary schools, Makihara, a single mother, thought they were on their way. Taro would wear the historic dark blue uniform and learn alongside other little Einsteins while she basked in the glory of his high achievements with the other perfect moms. Together they would climb the rungs into the country's ... Leer más

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When her five-year-old son passed the rigorous entrance exams to one of Japan's top private elementary schools, Makihara, a single mother, thought they were on their way. Taro would wear the historic dark blue uniform and learn alongside other little Einsteins while she basked in the glory of his high achievements with the other perfect moms. Together they would climb the rungs into the country's
... Leer más

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The McAvoy Sisters Book of Secrets

A Novel

de Molly Fader ...

Narrado por Nancy Peterson ...

Completo

9 hora 43 minutos

**“The talented Molly Fader will keep you turning the pages right down to the oh-so-satisfying final twist.”—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling authorWhat drove their family apart just might bring them back together…**It’s been seventeen years since the tragic summer the McAvoy sisters fell apart. Lindy, the wild one, left home, carved out a new life in the city and never looked back. Delia, ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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**“The talented Molly Fader will keep you turning the pages right down to the oh-so-satisfying final twist.”—Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling authorWhat drove their family apart just might bring them back together…**It’s been seventeen years since the tragic summer the McAvoy sisters fell apart. Lindy, the wild one, left home, carved out a new life in the city and never looked back. Delia,
... Leer más

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Embers of Childhood

Growing Up a Whitney

de Flora Miller Biddle ...

Narrado por Rosemary Benson ...

Completo

7 hora 33 minutos

A Look into the Privileged World of the American Aristocracy of the Early Twentieth CenturyFlora Miller Biddle was born a blue-blood. The granddaughter of the Whitney museum founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, her childhood played out in a sort of Wharton landscape as she was shielded from the woes of the world.But money itself is not the source of happiness. Glimpses into the elegance of a ... Leer más

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A Look into the Privileged World of the American Aristocracy of the Early Twentieth CenturyFlora Miller Biddle was born a blue-blood. The granddaughter of the Whitney museum founder, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, her childhood played out in a sort of Wharton landscape as she was shielded from the woes of the world.But money itself is not the source of happiness. Glimpses into the elegance of a
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