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Title: The Red Bandanna

Subtitle: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy.

Author: Tom Rinaldi

Narrator: Tom Rinaldi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-06-16

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 138 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

What would you do in the last hour of your life?

The story of Welles Crowther, whose actions on 9/11 offer a lasting lesson on character, calling, and courage

One Sunday morning before church, when Welles Crowther was a young boy, his father gave him a red handkerchief for his back pocket. Welles kept it with him that day and just about every day to come; it became a fixture and his signature.

A standout athlete growing up in Upper Nyack, New York, Welles was also a volunteer at the local fire department along with his father. He cherished the necessity and the camaraderie, the meaning of the role. Fresh from college, he took a Wall Street job on the 104th floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center, but the dream of becoming a firefighter with the FDNY remained.

When the Twin Towers fell, Welles' parents had no idea what happened to him. In the unbearable days that followed, they came to accept that he would never come home. But the mystery of his final hours persisted. Eight months after the attacks, however, Welles' mother read a news account from several survivors, badly hurt on the 78th floor of the South Tower, who said they and others had been led to safety by a stranger carrying a woman on his back down nearly 20 flights of stairs. After leading them down, the young man turned around. "I'm going back up" was all he said.

The survivors didn't know his name, but despite the smoke and panic, one of them remembered a single detail clearly: The man was wearing a red bandanna.

Tom Rinaldi's The Red Bandanna is about a fearless choice, about a crucible of terror and the indomitable spirit to answer it. Examining one decision in the gravest situation, it celebrates the difference one life can make.

Members Reviews:

700 minutes too long

Tom Rinaldi is of ESPN fame and regularly creates gripping, outstanding 30 and 60 minute segments on topics that go beyond the sports field. Tom tells an interesting story here of Wells Krauther (sp?) that would have been awesome if told in 30-60 minutes. Instead, Tom takes a 30-60 minute idea and realizes a book of that length won't sell, and thus stretches it to 6.5 hours - still pretty short for a book.

If you can find a summary of this book, it's likely worth reading. The 60 minute vision would have me highly interested the whole time. The 750 minute version was tedious.

Awesome

A must read book. I found the book to be very inspirational and touching. I will definitely recommend to all my friends to read.

Be Prepared to Cry

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Wow. Wow. Wow. What a story. This will stay in your heart for a long, long time.

very good I loved this well read!!!!! must listen

recommend this for anyone learning about 9/11 must listen very well read great book wonderful

A true story of family, loss and heroism.

an incredible story about the last of the human freedoms: your ability to choose your response. this man chose to help others, to be a hero. a great story of a life too short but well lived. honored to have heard it.

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Title: Dog Medicine

Subtitle: How My Dog Saved Me from Myself

Author: Julie Barton

Narrator: Julie Barton

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-19-16

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 278 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

An honest and deeply moving debut memoir about a young woman's battle with depression and how her dog saved her life.

At 22 Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie's incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home.

Haunted by troubling childhood memories, Julie continued to sink into suicidal depression. Psychiatrists, therapists, and family tried to intervene, but nothing reached her until the day she decided to do one hopeful thing: adopt a golden retriever puppy she named Bunker.

Dog Medicine captures the anguish of depression, the slow path to recovery, the beauty of forgiveness, and the astonishing ways animals can help heal even the most broken hearts and minds.

Critic Reviews:

"Dog Medicine simply has to be your next must-read." (Cheryl Strayed)

Members Reviews:

Ssh, I've Got You, Buddy...

...is what makes this such a good book. A story of friends saving friends.

But I'll say it: This is like three books in one. The "first book" is one of the clearest, finest, most honest accounts of depression I've ever heard. It's so unflinching that, if you haven't been around depression, it can be enervating. But, and I have clinical depression, it cuts to the bone and explains it in a way I never could. Bless her. The "second book" is about Barton's slow struggle into a form of normalcy--one that is so filled with self-absorbed, inconsiderate choices that I stopped listening for a while. Especially since she shrugs off signs of an illness with Bunker, wallows in the self-pity of, "oh gosh, why is this happening?" -BUT- the "third book" is of her total wake up call, her total devotion, her total determination to give back the love that she's received. Because after the meds have kicked in, therapy's a possibility. And after the therapy's kicked in, action's a possibility. And boy does Julie act! In all areas of her life, Bunker's life shines like a beacon, and she lives every ounce of her love.

I could not stop listening as the story has grown into something with the most tremendous amount of insight imaginable. She shows courage for Bunker, forgiveness for atrocious abuse from her brother in their childhood; she shows accountability for her poor choices. And she shows hope--golden, glimmering hope.

I'm glad she narrated it herself as she has warm, emotional tones. She does read rather slooowly, though, so I had to switch to x1.25, even x1.5 at times, as it dragged. But don't let it get to that point! Get past the "drag" and listen to this heartfelt book.

After meds, after therapy, after action? There's honest, blessed love.

Disappointed.

I never review books but had to this time. I waited and waited for this book. As a person who has faced depression, hospitalization for suicide ideation, and ultimately found myself saved in the service of helping rescued dogs- I found this book to be pretty self centered and found many instances of the author and her family being irresponsible dog owners and then thinking about how this hurt them- not the dog. I don't want to give away the plot- but even her choices in the end seemed to serve her best-and that was her first priority.

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Title: In Contempt

Author: Jess Walter - contributor, Christopher A. Darden

Narrator: Christopher Darden

Format: Abridged

Length: 2 hrs and 44 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-06-16

Publisher: Graymalkin Media

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 72 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued tirelessly for the prosecution, giving voice to the victims in the 0.J. Simpson murder trial. This number-one New York Times best seller is an unflinching look at what the television cameras could not show: behind-the-scenes meetings; the deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams; the taunting, baiting, and pushing matches between Darden and Simpson; the intimate relationship between Darden and Marcia Clark; and the candid factors behind Darden's controversial decision for Simpson to try on the infamous glove, and much more.

Out of the sensational frenzy of "The Trial of the Century" comes this haunting memoir of duty, justice, and the powerful undertow of American racism.

A stunning masterpiece told with brutal honesty and courage.

Members Reviews:

Abridged despite label

Not bad but I was expecting the full book as it labeled Unabridged when purchasing.

Author-narrated/well-written - yet abridged

What did you love best about In Contempt?

It was good to hear this narrated by the author, and good to hear the story from his viewpoint.

Any additional comments?

Beware, though, this is advertised as unabridged, yet it is only less than 3 hrs. and at the end it says abridged.

good story not great worth the money though

I bought this audiobook after listening to his interview on Reasonable Doubt. it was an interesting story but I feel like all I listened to was an overview. there was a lot more that I wish had gone into detail about. the overall quality was not excellent either on the audio side

Excellent book and reading by the author himself.

Excellent book and reading by the author himself. Excellent book and reading by the author himself.

Excellent

Chrisk Darden is an amaxing lyrics talented attorney and needs to get back in court.

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Title: Sidney Crosby

Subtitle: The Inspirational Story of Hockey Superstar Sidney Crosby

Author: Bill Redban

Narrator: Michael Pauley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 42 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-20-15

Publisher: Bill Redban

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Discover the Inspirational Story of Hockey Superstar Sidney Crosby!

If you're reading this, then you must be a Sidney Crosby fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Sidney is considered one of the greatest hockey players in the world, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career. This audiobook will reveal to you much about Sidney's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career.

Here is a preview of what you'll learn about:

If you want to learn more about Sidney Crosby, then this audiobook is for you. It will reveal to you many things that you did not know about this incredible hockey star!

Members Reviews:

Could not finish thanks to narrator.

The book is full of information that you can find online with a view searches and clicks. The narrator spoke too fast and continually mis-pronounced names of players. You would think a book about a hockey player the narrator would know how to say EVGENI.

Love learning about crosby, but...

This book was dry, had a few spelling and grammar errors. Sid deserves better! I did learn a little more about him, which added to my love for him as a player and an individual.

Awesome. Any hockey fan has to love and appreciate Sidney' s talents, I am a huge fan, of both. GREAT BOOK. Highly recommend

AWESOME book, highly recommend for any hockey fan, and even to the haters out there need to read this.5 stars

So so book

Not much unknown info. Short read. Very generic! Love Sid, but this book does nothing to help learn new info about him.

Five Stars

Great book can't wait to read

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Title: Yasiel Puig: The Inspirational Story of Baseball Superstar Yasiel Puig

Author: Bill Redban

Narrator: Michael Pauley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-15

Publisher: Bill Redban

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Yasiel Puig. If you're reading this, you must be a Yasiel Puig fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Yasiel Puig is considered one of the greatest young players of his generation, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career. This book will reveal much about Yasiel's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career. Here's a preview of what you'll learn:

About the author: Inspirational Stories is a series aimed at highlighting the great athletes of our society. Our mission is to present the stories of athletes who are not only impactful in their sport, but also great people outside of it. The athletes we share have gone above and beyond to become impactful in their community and great role models for the youth, all while showing excellence in their profession. We publish concise, easily consumable books that portray the turning points in the lives of these great athletes, while also giving the context in which they occurred. Our books are especially great for children who look up to sports figures. Hopefully, these athletes can serve as a source of inspiration, and their stories can provide life lessons that are practical for fans of any demographic.

Members Reviews:

Concise and comprehensive

Very impressive. I have always been a huge fan of Yasiel and love watching him play, but I knew relatively nothing about his story and life before coming across this read. I won't go into too many details, but I will say that the book is very concise and easy to read while also staying quite comprehensive. I will be looking out for more

Five Stars

Perfect and quick

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Title: Hyun-Jin Ryu: The Inspirational Story of Baseball Superstar Hyun-Jin Ryu

Author: Bill Redban

Narrator: Michael Pauley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 18 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-15-15

Publisher: Bill Redban

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

You're about to discover the incredibly inspirational story of baseball superstar Hyun-Jin Ryu. If you're reading this, you must be a Hyun-Jin Ryu fan, like so many others. As a fan, you must wonder how this man is so talented and want to know more about him. Hyun-Jin is considered one of the greatest Asian pitchers of his generation, and it's been an honor to be able to watch him play throughout his young career. This book will reveal much about Hyun-Jin's story and the many accomplishments throughout his career. Here's a preview of what you'll learn:

About the author: Inspirational Stories is a series aimed at highlighting the great athletes of our society. Our mission is to present the stories of athletes who are not only impactful in their sport, but also great people outside of it. The athletes we share have gone above and beyond to become impactful in their community and great role models for the youth, all while showing excellence in their profession. We publish concise, easily consumable books that portray the turning points in the lives of these great athletes, while also giving the context in which they occurred. Our books are especially great for children who look up to sports figures. Hopefully, these athletes can serve as a source of inspiration, and their stories can provide life lessons that are practical for fans of any demographic.

Members Reviews:

Inspiring

Writing an unauthorized autobiography of someone famous, especially a famous athlete, could be tricky. There is so much information and so many stories and anecdotes behind that person's life that it could be challenging about which information to include. But for author Bill Redbad, who shows exceptional skills in combing through the details, his book Hyun-Jin Ryu: The Inspirational Story of Baseball Superstar Hyun-Jin Ryu has turned out to be a great read.

Succinct and well-packed with information that all Hyun-Jin Ryu fans will definitely appreciate, the book tells so many of what made Hyun-Jin Ryu a respected baseball player, including his family background and what we went through growing up.

With this book and with how Redban weaved his words, this is inspiring not only to sports fans but to anyone who is pursuing something they love to do and would like to read a truly remarkable life. The book offers so much in just a few pages, and that is telling of the author's brevity and control. While Hyun-Jin Ryu: The Inspirational Story of Baseball Superstar Hyun-Jin Ryu is a quick read, the inspiration and the lessons that readers will draw from it will stay with them for a long time.

Since fan-pieces like this don't have to adhere to any journalistic standards

I don't know if this 50-page booklet is worth paying for. What you get for your money is a very brief and superficial overview of Hyun-Jin Ryu's career. There's nothing here you won't find for free (and at a higher level of writing) simply by Googling "Ryu" and reading the plethora of articles by professional sports writers. The high school-level composition, complete with typographical errors, drips with adulation and flattery; while offering little in the way of analysis or insight into what makes Ryu tick as an MLB player. Since fan-pieces like this don't have to adhere to any journalistic standards, I also have doubts as to the accuracy of some of the information in the booklet.

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Title: Decisions

Subtitle: Life and Death on Wall Street

Author: Janet M. Tavakoli

Narrator: Robin McKay

Format: Unabridged

Length: 2 hrs and 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-22-15

Publisher: Lyons McNamara LLC

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 7 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Janet Tavakoli's Wall Street memoir

Financial insider Janet Tavakoli illuminates what led to the collapse of 2008 and delves into the connection between Wall Street and Washington. From hidden information to false names to suicides, this fascinating memoir offers a clear, precise account of the state of the economic world.

Critic Reviews:

"Merrill debauchery only begins this woman's tale. 'Neither Bill nor I believed Calvi committed suicide,' Tavakoli writes. 'Bill joked that he'd never hang himself. It was too gruesome.'" (Bloomberg News)

"Janet Tavakoli is a born storyteller with an incredible tale to tell. She takes us on a brisk journey from the depravity of 1980s Wall Street to the systemic recklessness that crushed the global economy." (Nomi Prins, author of All the Presidents' Bankers)

"Tavakoli takes us on a scenic tour of the recent lowlights of Wall Street and Washington...demystified and rendered tragically human. It's a compelling tale." (Jake Bernstein, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting)

Members Reviews:

The counter-narrative to Geithner, Paulson, et al.

Plenty of other authors have dished up roughly this viewpoint (or at least parts of it) of the corrupt banksters, and the tradition goes way back. But here, as it focuses into the 2008 crash and beyond, it is neat, concise, and cutting sharp as ice. I was rolling my eyes with the author's choosing to open with disgust at the strippers on the trading floor (thinking oh no, how trivial as an opener to such a book as this, even if I share the disgust), but I do share with the author the (at least perceived) suggestion that a generation of traders and their brethren have shallow, cheesy cheapened values (for all the mind-boggling price tags on their cheap toys and trinkets, human ones included) that permeate more than their sexually harassing and idiotic bachelor parties during business hours. We are better than that, and we deserve better than that, as the folks pulling levers in the corridors of power that in turn impose multi-decade financial burdens on we, the peasants. Now, as to Tim Geithner and John Paulson, I am grateful for the author's trail of bread crumbs suggesting all is not kosher at those lofty heights. I'm not quite so adversarial toward those fellows, inasmuch as I seem to have survived these strained years in one piece, some of which I see as linked to their decisions. They could REALLY have fumbled the ball, and they didn't, but that doesn't excuse everything laid out here. Bravo to the author whose work I have enjoyed a lot. And we DO need to scrutinize the little cabals that keep feeding into, particularly, the Treasury Secretary's perch. Keep it up!

Self centred

A weak story about someone who believes they personally and single handed change Wall Street behaviour

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Title: Bomb

Subtitle: My Autobiography

Author: Adam Jones

Narrator: Gareth Armstrong

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-10-15

Publisher: Headline Digital

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

A hugely entertaining career autobiography from a true legend of Welsh rugby, and a genuine cult figure.

In rugby, there are the Flash Harrys and the Glory Boys: the fly-halves who run, kick and dazzle; the scrum-halves who nip and dart; the wingers who step and glide. These are the players who get the crowd on their feet, who set stadiums abuzz. But they only get to do these things because other, less glorified figures do all of the donkey work.

Adam Jones is one such figure. And for a decade he was one of the world's best. On many occasions when George North or Shane Williams were careering under the posts to score a try, and the crowd was engulfed in rapturous joy, Adam Jones would be hauling himself up from the turf, spitting blood and mud, and massaging his aching neck. He hadn't scored the try; but more often than not it was his graft and strength which had made it.

This is the story of Bomb: the self-effacing manual labourer from the Swansea Valley who traded laying paving slabs for running out in some of the world's most imposing sporting citadels. He rose to the pinnacle of his sport, winning virtually everything there was to be won: Grand Slams, Six Nations Championships, Lions tours, Pro12 titles.

In a nation of rugby heroes, Adam Jones has become a legend. Only six Welshmen can say they've won three Grand Slams. He is one of them: not just as a bit-part player, but as the beating heart of the most successful squad in Welsh rugby history. His was one of the first names on the team sheet. He was - literally and metaphorically - the cornerstone of this Welsh side.

In his autobiography, Jones reveals exactly what goes on in the murky depths of the front row: the tricks, the techniques, the physical and psychological warfare; and the mental fortitude it takes to endure in one of the hardest positions, in one of the world's toughest contact sports.

Members Reviews:

Excellent Listen

Brilliant book and insight to a modern welsh great. Well worth a listen if your a rugby fan especially a welsh rugby fan.

Fantastic

Loved every minute of this book! Audible version is great! Like being spoken by the man himself! Highly recommended!

Narrator was excellent!

Really enjoyed listening to this. Good story, and as a non-fatty it was good to get inside info on how the scrum works :)

Like having a chat with the man himself

Adam Jones' story is excellent, and the selection of Gareth Armstrong as the narrator was an inspired choice.

Anyone who has played sport, let alone at professional and international level, will be able to empathize with Adam through the highs and lows of his rugby career.

Thoroughly enjoyable listen.

nice insight into bomb

A solid autobiography from one of Wales' finest props and nicest bloke. great for rugby fans.

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Title: An Unauthorized Guide to Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo: The On-Again, Off-Again Celebrity Couple

Author: Malcolm Stone

Narrator: Joshua Reiniger

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 mins

Language: English

Release date: 09-03-15

Publisher: Malcolm Stone

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

This audiobook examines Adam Levine's romance with Behati Prinsloo. The singer and super model have broken up and reunited more than once, but they seem committed to each other. Find out how they became celebrities and how they made their relationship happen.

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Title: Michael Carter-Williams

Subtitle: The Inspiring Story of a Young, Elite Point Guard

Author: Clayton Geoffreys

Narrator: Jonathan Andrew Young

Format: Unabridged

Length: 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-05-15

Publisher: Calvintir Books, LLC

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Celebrities

Publisher's Summary:

Learn the incredible story of basketball superstar Michael Carter-Williams! In Michael Carter-Williams: The Inspiring Story of a Young, Elite Point Guard, you'll hear the inspirational story of basketball's premier point guard, Michael Carter-Williams.

Michael Carter-Williams has emerged as a high-profile point guard in the NBA, among the likes of Derrick Rose, Steve Nash, Russell Westbrook, and Rajan Rondo, after sporting a stellar 2013-2014 NBA season. While the Philadelphia 76ers still have a way to go before becoming a contending team in the NBA, Michael Carter-Williams has offered new hope for the city. After a promising rookie season, MCW has a bright future ahead of him, as he will be a central piece in rebuilding the 76ers franchise. It will be exciting to see how Michael Carter-Williams and the 76ers do in the years to come.

Here is a preview of what is inside this book: