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The People's Tycoon
- Henry Ford and the American Century
- By: Steven Watts
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 29 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall47
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Performance39
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How a Michigan farm boy became the richest man in America is a classic, almost mythic tale, but never before has Henry Ford’s outsized genius been brought to life so vividly as it is in this engaging and superbly researched biography. The real Henry Ford was a tangle of contradictions. He set...
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An epic life
- By Jagrut on 13-07-11
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The People's Tycoon
- Henry Ford and the American Century
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 29 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 21-11-08
- Language: English
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The Sleeping Beauties
- And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
- By: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Narrated by: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall176
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Performance155
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Story153
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. 'A study of diseases that we sometimes say are 'all in the mind', and an explanation of how unfair that characterisation is.' – Tom Whipple, The Times Books of the Year 'To compare any book to a Oliver Sacks is unfair, but this one lives up...
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Still a sceptic
- By Gill on 29-11-21
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The Sleeping Beauties
- And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
- Narrated by: Suzanne O'Sullivan
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-04-21
- Language: English
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Can You Hear Me?
- An NHS Paramedic's Encounters with Life and Death
- By: Jake Jones
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall129
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Performance112
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Story112
A young man has stopped breathing in a supermarket toilet. A pedestrian with a nasty head injury won't let the crew near him on a busy road. A newborn baby is worryingly silent. An addict urinates on the ambulance floor when denied a fix. This is the life of an ambulance paramedic. Jake Jones...
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An education
- By TrudyW on 12-06-21
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Can You Hear Me?
- An NHS Paramedic's Encounters with Life and Death
- Narrated by: Elliot Fitzpatrick
- Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 06-02-20
- Language: English
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Chewing the Fat
- Tasting Notes from a Greedy Life
- By: Jay Rayner
- Narrated by: Jay Rayner
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall67
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Performance60
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Story59
Why are gravy stains on your shirt at the dinner table to be admired? Does bacon improve everything? And is gin really the devil's work? In this rollicking collection of his hilarious columns, the award-winning writer and Observer restaurant critic Jay Rayner answers these vital questions and many, many more. They are glorious dispatches, seasoned in equal measure with both enthusiasm and bile, from decades at the very frontline of eating.
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Enjoyable Glimpse
- By Yvonne on 19-12-21
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Chewing the Fat
- Tasting Notes from a Greedy Life
- Narrated by: Jay Rayner
- Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 31-08-21
- Language: English
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Birdgirl
- ‘Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ Margaret Atwood
- By: Mya-Rose Craig
- Narrated by: Mya-Rose Craig
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance13
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Story13
Brought to you by Penguin. "Birdwatching has never felt like a hobby, or a pastime I can pick up and put down, but a thread running through the pattern of my life, so tightly woven in that there's no way of pulling it free and leaving the rest of my life intact." Meet Mya-Rose - otherwise known...
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Inspiring
- By Tyson on 24-12-22
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Birdgirl
- ‘Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ Margaret Atwood
- Narrated by: Mya-Rose Craig
- Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 30-06-22
- Language: English
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Jimmy Two Guns
- The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer
- By: James J McIntyre
- Narrated by: James J McIntyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall41
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Performance40
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Story40
The astonishing true story of Glasgow gangland confidant James McIntyre, aka Jimmy Two Guns James 'Jimmy Two Guns' McIntyre was Glasgow's go-to gangland lawyer and consigliere to one of Scotland's foremost crime families. His maverick approach to the law and a client list that included some of...
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Marvellous stuff very well written
- By TERRY BOYTLER on 12-06-23
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Jimmy Two Guns
- The Life and Crimes of a Gangland Lawyer
- Narrated by: James J McIntyre
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-05-23
- Language: English
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Exposure
- From President to Whistleblower at Olympus
- By: Michael Woodford
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall35
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Performance32
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Story32
The unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Michael Woodford's autobiographical account, Exposure: Inside the Olympus Scandal, read by Roy McMillan. Shortly after Michael Woodford was made President and CEO of Olympus, his dream job turned into a nightmare. After discovering a series of...
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Brilliant book
- By Amazon Customer on 27-06-21
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Exposure
- From President to Whistleblower at Olympus
- Narrated by: Roy McMillan
- Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 07-03-13
- Language: English
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A Knock at the Door
- A homeless man, a lawyer . . . and a family changed forever
- By: Rob Parsons
- Narrated by: Rob Parsons
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall160
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Performance157
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Story157
‘An incredible read. I laughed, I cried and my heart was truly touched by this beautifully written true story of hope and humanity at its best.’ Rosemary Conley CBE 'An extraordinary story. Truly Inspirational' Tim Vine An astonishing story of kindness, self-learning, pain, unbelievable hope...
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Brilliant
- By Anonymous on 06-12-25
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A Knock at the Door
- A homeless man, a lawyer . . . and a family changed forever
- Narrated by: Rob Parsons
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 21-11-24
- Language: English
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Teacher Man
- By: Frank McCourt
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Abridged
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Overall25
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Performance25
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Story24
A third memoir from the author of the huge international bestsellers Angela’s Ashes and ‘Tis. In Teacher Man, Frank McCourt reads his own account of his illustrious, amusing, and sometimes rather bumpy long years as an English teacher in the public high schools of New York City. Frank...
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From one teacher to another
- By Katie Monaghan on 08-07-24
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Teacher Man
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-07-13
- Language: English
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Alive
- The Sunday Times bestselling surgeon explores the secret lives of our organs
- By: Gabriel Weston
- Narrated by: Gabriel Weston
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall8
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Performance8
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Brought to you by Penguin. A profound and provocative journey through the human body. For Gabriel Weston, there was always something missing from the anatomy she was taught at medical school. As she became a surgeon, a mother and then a patient herself, she grew increasingly fascinated by the...
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Just an anatomy textbook disguised as something personal
- By Elisabettamaria Schettino on 22-03-26
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Alive
- The Sunday Times bestselling surgeon explores the secret lives of our organs
- Narrated by: Gabriel Weston
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
- Release date: 06-03-25
- Language: English
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The Double Helix
- A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- By: James D. Watson
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Roger Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall70
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Performance57
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By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutionized biochemistry and won themselves a Nobel Prize. At the time, Watson was only 24, a young scientist hungry to make his mark. His uncompromisingly honest account of the heady days of their thrilling sprint against other world-class researchers to solve one of science's greatest mysteries gives a dazzlingly clear picture of a world of brilliant scientists with great gifts, very human ambitions, and bitter rivalries.
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Great Book on the Discovery o DNA
- By Amuzun on 26-07-22
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The Double Helix
- A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner, Roger Clark
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 09-08-11
- Language: English
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Red Roulette
- An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China
- By: Desmond Shum
- Narrated by: Tim Chiou
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall225
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Performance191
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Story188
'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN 'READS LIKE A THRILLER' FINANCIAL TIMES, BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021 In the headline-making and bestselling tradition of Bill Browder’s Red Notice comes a unique and incendiary memoir from an entrepreneur who rose to the zenith of power and money...
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Eye opening
- By Rory Van Den Berg on 31-10-21
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Red Roulette
- An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption and Vengeance in Today's China
- Narrated by: Tim Chiou
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 07-09-21
- Language: English
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Duty of Care
- One Doctor’s Story of the Covid-19 Crisis
- By: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Narrated by: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall65
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Performance58
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Story57
On the eighth of February, Dr Dominic Pimenta encountered his first suspected case of coronavirus. Within a week, he began wearing a mask on the tube and within a month, he was moved over to the Intensive Care Unit to help fight the virus. Duty of Care is the first book to tell the full story of the COVID-19 pandemic from someone on the front line, working in one of the NHS's hardest hit areas.
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Heroes
- By Oleks GALKA on 30-04-21
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Duty of Care
- One Doctor’s Story of the Covid-19 Crisis
- Narrated by: Dr Dominic Pimenta
- Length: 10 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 03-09-20
- Language: English
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The Hiltons
- The True Story of an American Dynasty
- By: J. Randy Taraborrelli
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall38
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Performance35
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Story35
A sweeping saga of the success—and excess—of an iconic American family. Demanding and enigmatic, patriarch Conrad Hilton's visionary ideas and unyielding will established the model for the modern luxury hotel industry. But outside the boardroom, Conrad struggled with emotional detachment...
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Surprisingly Sincere
- By Anonymous on 11-07-22
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The Hiltons
- The True Story of an American Dynasty
- Narrated by: Robert Petkoff
- Length: 19 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-04-14
- Language: English
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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
- Festive Diaries from the Creator of This Is Going to Hurt
- By: Adam Kay
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,932
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Performance4,260
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Story4,251
The number one Sunday Times bestseller. Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas is a short gift book of festive diaries from the author of multi-million-copy bestseller This is Going to Hurt. Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat . . . but 1.4 million NHS staff are heading off to work. In...
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great book even if it's only half a pint, not full
- By Sharon Fisher on 18-10-19
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Twas the Nightshift Before Christmas
- Festive Diaries from the Creator of This Is Going to Hurt
- Narrated by: Adam Kay
- Length: 2 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 17-10-19
- Language: English
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Gorillas in the Mist
- By: Dian Fossey
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall12
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Performance11
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Dian Fossey's classic account of four gorilla families - one of the most important books ever written about our connection to the natural world. For 13 years Dian Fossey lived and worked with Uncle Bert, Flossie, Beethoven, Pantsy and Digit in the remote rain forests of the volcanic Virunga Mountains in Africa, establishing an unprecedented relationship with these shy and affectionate beasts. In her base camp, 10,000 feet above sea-level, she struggled daily with rain, loneliness and the ever-constant threat of poachers who slaughtered her beloved gorillas with horrifying ferocity.
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Deeply Tragic and Awakening
- By Stephen Barr on 29-12-24
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Gorillas in the Mist
- Narrated by: Penelope Rawlins
- Length: 13 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 25-06-20
- Language: English
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Fighting For Your Life
- A paramedic's story
- By: Lysa Walder
- Narrated by: Emma Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall652
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Performance584
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Story580
A teenage boy lies on the pavement, bleeding from a stab wound; a distraught mum watches, in mute shock, as her daughter suffers a terrifying fatal asthma attack; a young girl is gang-raped and her stricken boyfriend takes an overdose; a disturbed young man flings himself in front of a speeding...
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Against the grain
- By Kelciilou on 27-11-20
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Fighting For Your Life
- A paramedic's story
- Narrated by: Emma Carter
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 02-04-20
- Language: English
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A Most Remarkable Creature
- The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
- By: Jonathan Meiburg
- Narrated by: Jonathan Meiburg
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10
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Performance10
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“Utterly captivating and beautifully written, this book is a hugely entertaining and enlightening exploration of a bird so wickedly smart, curious, and social, it boggles the mind.”—Jennifer Ackerman, author of The Bird Way “A fascinating, entertaining, and totally engrossing story...
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Querky
- By veyza on 13-09-23
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A Most Remarkable Creature
- The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey
- Narrated by: Jonathan Meiburg
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 30-03-21
- Language: English
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The Rule
- How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Life - and How You Can Too
- By: Larry Hite, Michael Covel - foreword
- Narrated by: Scott Pollak
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall14
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Performance12
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In The Rule, legendary trader and hedge fund pioneer Larry Hite recounts his working-class upbringing in Brooklyn as a dyslexic, partially blind kid who was anything but a model student - and how he went on to found and run Mint Investment Management Company, one of the most profitable and largest quantitative hedge funds in the world.
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The Rule
- How I Beat the Odds in the Markets and in Life - and How You Can Too
- Narrated by: Scott Pollak
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-08-21
- Language: English
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Sobering
- Lessons Learnt the Hard Way on Drinking, Thinking and Quitting
- By: Melissa Rice
- Narrated by: Melissa Rice
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall149
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Performance141
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Story140
Sobering is the story of an insecure teenager turned Liverpudlian party girl, schoolteacher turned alcoholic and now recovering alcoholic turned award-winning podcaster. Melissa’s story is as dramatic as her unique voice, but her message is universal: mental health issues often drive vulnerable people to addiction, and working on mental health and personal development can help recovery.
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Up there with the best addiction/ recovery books.
- By keekz on 09-07-21
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Sobering
- Lessons Learnt the Hard Way on Drinking, Thinking and Quitting
- Narrated by: Melissa Rice
- Length: 10 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-05-21
- Language: English
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