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An American Marriage (Oprah’s Book Club)
- A Novel
- By: Tayari Jones
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Eisa Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by circumstances neither could have imagined. Roy is arrested and sentenced to 12 years for a crime Celestial knows he didn't commit. Though fiercely independent, Celestial finds herself bereft and unmoored, taking comfort in Andre, her childhood friend, and best man at their wedding.
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- By Snowbound on 10-08-18
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An American Marriage (Oprah’s Book Club)
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Sean Crisden, Eisa Davis
- Length: 8 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 06-02-18
- Language: English
- Oprah’s Book Club 2018 Selection Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by...
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In Search of Deeper Learning
- The Quest to Remake the American High School
- By: Jal Mehta, Sarah Fine
- Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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What would it take to transform industrial-era schools into modern organizations capable of supporting deep learning for all? Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine's quest to answer this question took them inside some of America's most innovative schools and classrooms - places where educators are rethinking both what and how students should learn. The story they tell is alternately discouraging and hopeful. Drawing on hundreds of hours of observations and interviews at 30 different schools, Mehta and Fine reveal that deeper learning is more often the exception than the rule.
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In Search of Deeper Learning
- The Quest to Remake the American High School
- Narrated by: Adam Lofbomm
- Length: 16 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 24-12-19
- Language: English
- What would it take to transform industrial-era schools into modern organizations capable of supporting deep learning for all? Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine's quest to answer this question took them inside some of America's most innovative schools and classrooms - places where educators are rethinking...
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High Noon
- The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
- By: Glenn Frankel
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall11
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Performance8
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It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, High Noon was shot on a lean budget over just 32 days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favourite film, celebrating moral fortitude.
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Movies as Metaphor
- By S. Moorcroft on 30-12-17
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High Noon
- The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
- Narrated by: Allan Robertson
- Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 21-02-17
- Language: English
- It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era....
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The 80-Yard Run
- A Twenty-Week, Coast-to-Coast Quest for the Heart of High School Football
- By: Theron Hopkins
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Traveling to 20 towns in 20 weeks, author Theron Hopkins examines the magic of high school football in America. He finds that, in a world of spectacle and drama, the Friday night lights are not the most important part of what makes high school football so loved by those who play it, coach it, and watch it.
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The 80-Yard Run
- A Twenty-Week, Coast-to-Coast Quest for the Heart of High School Football
- Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 30-01-13
- Language: English
- Traveling to 20 towns in 20 weeks, author Theron Hopkins examines the magic of high school football in America....
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The New American High School
- By: Ted Sizer, Nancy Faust Sizer, Deborah Meier
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Theodore Sizer, the founder of The Coalition of Essential Schools, was a passionate advocate for the American school system. In this, his last audiobook, he offers a vision of what a future secondary education might look like.
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The New American High School
- Narrated by: Noah Michael Levine
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 27-07-20
- Language: English
- The late Theodore Sizer's vision for a truly democratic public high school system. Our current high schools are ill-designed and inefficient. We have inherited a program of studies that in its overall structure has not changed in over a century. The question is, "What's next?" Theodore Sizer...
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How High We Go in the Dark
- By: Sequoia Nagamatsu
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Brianna Ishibashi, Greg Watanabe, and others
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall215
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Performance187
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Bloomsbury presents How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, read by Jason Culp, Stephanie Komure, Micky Shiloah, Joe Knezevich, Brianna Ishibashi, Kotaro Watanabe, Matthew Bridges, Kurt Kanazawa, Greg Watanabe, Jeanne Sakata, MacLeod Andrews, Keisuke Hoashi, Brian Nishii and Julia...
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Decent read
- By Derek on 08-06-23
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How High We Go in the Dark
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii, Brianna Ishibashi, Greg Watanabe, Jason Culp, Jeanne Sakata, Joe Knezevich, Julia Whelan, Keisuke Hoashi, Kotaro Watanabe, Kurt Kanazawa, MacLeod Andrews, Matthew Bridges, Micky Shiloah, Stephanie Komure
- Length: 9 hrs and 20 mins
- Release date: 06-01-22
- Language: English
- Bloomsbury presents How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu, read by Jason Culp, Stephanie Komure, Micky Shiloah, Joe Knezevich, Brianna Ishibashi, Kotaro Watanabe, Matthew Bridges, Kurt Kanazawa, Greg Watanabe, Jeanne Sakata, MacLeod Andrews, Keisuke Hoashi, Brian Nishii and Julia...
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John Dewey & the High Tide of American Liberalism
- By: Alan Ryan
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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When John Dewey died in 1952, he was memorialized as America's most famous philosopher, revered by liberal educators and deplored by conservatives, but universally acknowledged as his country's intellectual voice. Many things conspired to give Dewey an extraordinary intellectual eminence: He was immensely long-lived and immensely prolific; he died in his 93rd year, and his intellectual productivity hardly slackened until his 80s.
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John Dewey & the High Tide of American Liberalism
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 21 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 05-03-13
- Language: English
- When John Dewey died in 1952, he was memorialized as America's most famous philosopher, revered by liberal educators and deplored by conservatives....
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High Tide in Tucson
- Essays from Now or Never
- By: Barbara Kingsolver
- Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Abridged
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Overall31
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Performance28
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"Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times." — Milwaukee Sentinel "Kingsolver's essays should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend." —New York Times Book Review In this brilliant essay collection, Pulitzer...
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Just sublime writing!
- By Liz on 15-05-26
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High Tide in Tucson
- Essays from Now or Never
- Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
- Length: 2 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 16-12-99
- Language: English
- "Clever. . . magical. . . beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times." — Milwaukee Sentinel "Kingsolver's essays should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend." —New York Times Book Review In this brilliant essay collection, Pulitzer...
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American Mercenary
- The Riveting, High-Risk World of an Elite SEAL Team Operator Turned Hired Gun
- By: Daniel Corbett
- Narrated by: Daniel Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes readers inside the unadulterated, morally complicated and riveting post-military adventures of a lethal American mercenary. In American Mercenary,Daniel Corbett takes readers on a wild ride...
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Boredom
- By Banned by Comrades from reviewing on 01-05-26
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American Mercenary
- The Riveting, High-Risk World of an Elite SEAL Team Operator Turned Hired Gun
- Narrated by: Daniel Corbett
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
- Release date: 20-08-24
- Language: English
- An elite Navy SEAL Team 6 operator trained to kill the United States’ most dangerous enemies takes readers inside the unadulterated, morally complicated and riveting post-military adventures of a lethal American mercenary. In American Mercenary,Daniel Corbett takes readers on a wild ride...
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American Zion
- A New History of Mormonism
- By: Benjamin E. Park
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called "burned-over district" of upstate New York, which was producing seers and prophets daily. Most of the new creeds flamed out; Smith's would endure, becoming the most significant homegrown religion in American history. In American Zion Benjamin E. Park presents a fresh, sweeping account of the Latter-day Saints.
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American Zion
- A New History of Mormonism
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 16 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 30-01-24
- Language: English
- The first major history of Mormonism in a decade, drawing on newly available sources to reveal a profoundly divided faith that has nevertheless shaped the nation. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the so-called "burned-over district" of...
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Evel
- The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend
- By: Leigh Montville
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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From New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville, this riveting and definitive new biography pulls back the red, white, and blue cape on a cultural icon—and reveals the unknown, complex, and controversial man known to millions around the world as Evel Knievel. Evel Knievel was a...
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Some interesting parts but FULL of filler.
- By RussH9 on 19-04-19
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Evel
- The High-Flying Life of Evel Knievel: American Showman, Daredevil, and Legend
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 26-04-11
- Language: English
- From New York Times bestselling author Leigh Montville, this riveting and definitive new biography pulls back the red, white, and blue cape on a cultural icon—and reveals the unknown, complex, and controversial man known to millions around the world as Evel Knievel. Evel Knievel was a...
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Who Killed the American Dream?
- The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told
- By: Thom Hartmann
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Can't afford housing or healthcare? One 1886 Supreme Court fraud gave corporations constitutional rights over you—discover how billionaire oligarchs stole your future and the constitutional amendment to take it back. You work harder than your parents did, yet you can't afford a home...
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Who Killed the American Dream?
- The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 07-07-26
- Language: English
- Can't afford housing or healthcare? One 1886 Supreme Court fraud gave corporations constitutional rights over you—discover how billionaire oligarchs stole your future and the constitutional amendment to take it back. You work harder than your parents did, yet you can't afford a home...
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High Tide in the Korean War
- How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
- By: Leo Barron
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U.S. soldiers defeated a Chinese division of 25,000 men in what has been called the Gettysburg of the Korean War.
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High Tide in the Korean War
- How an Outnumbered American Regiment Defeated the Chinese at the Battle of Chipyong-ni
- Narrated by: David Colacci
- Length: 11 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 14-06-22
- Language: English
- By early 1951, American forces and their UN allies had been driven more than 100 miles down the Korean peninsula by the Chinese. The situation was bleak when Gen. Matthew Ridgway ordered a last stand at the village of Chipyong-ni. There a single regiment (the 23rd Infantry) of fewer than 5,000 U...
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The High Country
- A Novel of the American Frontier
- By: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Luke Ransom and Jug Sartain, trappers for the American Fur Company, made a formidable team when they partnered up in the grueling winter wilderness of Blackfoot Country. No hostile raids by man, no brutal obstacles of nature could stop them from snaring what they came for. The nicest surprise was that Luke came home with a wife—Willow, a lovely young Crow woman. Now, one year later, in this new trapping season of 1834, it’s Luke, Jug, and Willow who become the hunted.
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The High Country
- A Novel of the American Frontier
- Narrated by: Jack Garrett
- Series: To the River's End
- Length: 11 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 25-03-25
- Language: English
- William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone celebrate the guts, glory, and often deadly exploits of the pioneering fur trappers who tracked and tamed the wild and lawless American frontier. JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. IF YOUR HORSE DOESN’T WANT TO GO THERE, NEITHER DO YOU. Luke Ransom and Jug Sartain...
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American Heritage History of the United States
- By: Douglas Brinkley
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes 13 small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent and went on to become a world power. This book will be treasured by anyone interested in the story of America.
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American Heritage History of the United States
- Narrated by: Eric Martin
- Length: 23 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 30-05-17
- Language: English
- Douglas Brinkley takes us on the incredible journey of the United States - a nation formed from a vast countryside on whose fringes 13 small British colonies fought for their freedom, then established a democratic nation that spanned the continent and went on to become a world power. This book...
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American Heritage History of the Indian Wars
- American Heritage Series
- By: Robert M. Utley, Wilcomb E. Washburn
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars - from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
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American Heritage History of the Indian Wars
- American Heritage Series
- Narrated by: David Drummond
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 14-02-17
- Language: English
- Acclaimed historians Robert M. Utley and Wilcomb E. Washburn examine both small battles and major wars - from the Native rebellion of 1492 to Crazy Horse and the Sioux War to the massacre at Wounded Knee...
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Americans in a World at War
- Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper
- By: Brooke Lindy Blower
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
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On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways' celebrated seaplane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from New York's Marine Air Terminal and island-hopped its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at Lisbon the following evening, it crashed in the Tagus River, killing twenty-four of its thirty-nine passengers and crew. Americans in a World at War traces the backstories of seven worldly Americans aboard that plane, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them toward war.
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Americans in a World at War
- Intimate Histories from the Crash of Pan Am's Yankee Clipper
- Narrated by: Nancy Peterson
- Length: 16 hrs and 29 mins
- Release date: 29-08-23
- Language: English
- A vivid narrative of an ill-fated Pan American flight during World War II that captures the dramatic backstories of its passengers and, through them, the impact of Americans' global connections. On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways' celebrated seaplane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from...
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American Warlords
- How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II
- By: Jonathan W. Jordan
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
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In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America's shores, FDR found himself in a world turned upside down, where his friends became his foes, his enemies his allies. To help wage democracy's first "total war", he turned to one of history's most remarkable triumvirates.
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American Warlords
- How Roosevelt's High Command Led America to Victory in World War II
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 19 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 05-05-15
- Language: English
- American Warlords is the story of the greatest "team of rivals" since the days of Lincoln. In a lifetime shaped by politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proved himself a master manipulator of Congress, the press, and the public. But when war in Europe and Asia threatened America's shores...
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The Last American Heiresses
- By: Stephen Greco
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
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The press dubs them "the Gold Dust twins." Born within a week of one another in Manhattan in 1912, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton both inherit unimaginable fortunes. By the time of their lavish coming-out balls, they are two of the richest women in the world. Barbara, heiress to the Woolworth millions, amasses seven husbands over her lifetime. Doris, meanwhile, has a sophistication and financial savvy that Barbara tries endlessly to emulate.
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The Last American Heiresses
- Narrated by: Whitney Dykhouse
- Length: 16 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 25-02-25
- Language: English
- The press dubs them "the Gold Dust twins." Born within a week of one another in Manhattan in 1912, Doris Duke and Barbara Hutton both inherit unimaginable fortunes. By the time of their lavish coming-out balls, they are two of the richest women in the world. Barbara, heiress to the Woolworth...
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High Drama
- The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing
- By: John Burgman, Kynan Waggoner - Foreword
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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High Drama explores rock climbing's transformation from a pursuit of select anti-establishment vagabonds to a sport embraced by competitors of all ages, social classes, and backgrounds. Climbing magazine's John Burgman weaves a multi-layered story of traditionalists and opportunists, grassroots organizers and business-minded developers, free-spirited rebels and rigorously coached athletes. Deeply reported and compellingly told, this is a celebration of climbing and the pivotal figures who made its growth possible....
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High Drama
- The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing
- Narrated by: Kyle Tait
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
- Release date: 03-03-20
- Language: English
- One afternoon in 1987, two renegade climbers in Berkeley, California, hatched an ambitious plan: under the cover of darkness, they would rappel down from a carefully scouted highway on-ramp, gluing artificial handholds onto the load-bearing concrete pillars underneath. Equipped with ingenuity...
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