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Title: Reading Lolita in Tehran

Subtitle: A Memoir in Books

Author: Azar Nafisi

Narrator: Azar Nafisi

Format: Unabridged

Length: 17 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-22-16

Publisher: Random House Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 102 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Every Thursday morning for two years in the Islamic Republic of Iran, a bold and inspired teacher named Azar Nafisi secretly gathered seven of her most committed female students to read forbidden Western classics. As Islamic morality squads staged arbitrary raids in Tehran, fundamentalists seized hold of the universities, and a blind censor stifled artistic expression, the girls in Azar Nafisi's living room risked removing their veils and immersed themselves in the worlds of Jane Austen, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Henry James, and Vladimir Nabokov. In this extraordinary memoir, their stories become intertwined with the ones they are reading. Reading Lolita in Tehran is a remarkable exploration of resilience in the face of tyranny and a celebration of the liberating power of literature.

Members Reviews:

Not what I expected

Have not finish it yet. Expected more of a story about the life and the people reading Lolita and other forbidden books and how they felt about it. Instead the story is all about analyzing Nabokov.

A literary critique of Russian lit.

I was hopeful this book would be about the lives of the women in Tehran in the reading group of the author, a literature professor. At first there are a few glimpses of such but the author immediately compares each girl and experience to the books they are reading. Quickly it becomes more about these books and turns into a literary critique. This is especially off-putting when you aren't familiar with these books. You could listen to an entire chapter and only hear a few sentences about the young women. I was super disappointed and super bored. It was the first time in 3 yrs of audible that I couldn't finish it.

Truely a memoir in books- fascinating story

What made the experience of listening to Reading Lolita in Tehran the most enjoyable?

Read by the author, this story takes us into a discussion about the role of literature between a talented teacher and her diverse students amidst the changing political/social background of life in Tehran during the rise of Khomeni.

beautiful stories, choppy timeline

I enjoyed listening to this book, though it was difficult to follow the storyline. Each chapter is at a different point in chronology. Occasionally it's even difficult to tell whether she's referring to the Iranian government or the Iraqi invaders.

Enjoyed this lovely book

Lovely narration by the author. There are a lot of characters and can be a bit hard to follow. Nice use of books as a vehicle for memoir but also much insight into personal lives during a tumultuous political/social era in Iran.

Can see more depth of meaning if I had already read all the books mentioned but author does a good job of introducing the works. Will likely read/listen to again after some time passes and my own life evolves and I read more of the books :)

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Title: Blood, Sweat, Tears and Prayers

Subtitle: Firefighting and EMS from Some of the Toughest Streets in America

Author: Gary Ludwig

Narrator: Kevin Kollins

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 15 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-15-16

Publisher: The Ludwig Group, LLC

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 83 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

We do a dangerous job. We knew that when we signed up. We reach out to each other in difficult times. We are there for each other - all the time! These words echo the words of almost every firefighter and paramedic who is challenged with saving lives and property everyday they are on the job. Shootings, stabbings, building fires, and car accidents are just some of the nail-biting daily experiences of these brave public servants.

Gary Ludwig has been a firefighter/paramedic for 37 years and has worked in two of the most violent cities in the United States (St. Louis and Memphis) for 34 years of those years. He gathers his experiences in this field and presents an honest overview of his experiences with the emotions, feelings, sights, and gut-wrenching efforts men and women in this field experience to save a life or property. This is the insider look at a profession few of us fully appreciate: This book gains the profession the respect that is due. This is a book filled with drama, compassion, and a true understanding of EMS and the fire service. Not since "Report from Engine Company 82" have stories like these been told in such a realistic way.

Members Reviews:

A must read.

This book is a must read for anyone in the fire service and Emergency Medical Services. It is so real life as to what we do and experience everyday. This book would even capture the attention of the layperson. It is well written with such attention to details. Once you start it you can't stop.

Fantastic story but epilogue egotistical

This story is awesome! However I was rather disappointed in the last part where the author talks about '' what is a paramedic". I was completely sold on the authors character, humility and care for others by the end of he book but he kind of ruined it for me how he bragged himself up. What he described is every human being not just a paramedic........anyway a human being with God first in his life. Only gave it three stars because of that. the story is hands down a 5 star book. But the guy really thinks alot of himself..............

Interesting but not a literary masterpiece

As a EMT firefighter I found the book overall interesting and at times moving but The authors writing style is more like a incident report than a novel

Absolutely Captivating

This book opened my eyes to see what emergency response personnel went through. Its very depressing to see the hate these heroes get. All in all this was the best book I have ever listened to.

Incredible insight, not for the faint of heart

Amazing career, but no logical flow. Had to skip parts as a parent, too heartbreaking.

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Title: Big Girl

Subtitle: How I Gave Up Dieting and Got a Life

Author: Kelsey Miller

Narrator: Kelsey Miller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-05-16

Publisher: Hachette Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 356 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

A hilarious and inspiring memoir about one young woman's journey to find a better path to both physical and mental health.

At 29, Kelsey Miller had done it all: crash diets, healthy diets, and nutritionist-prescribed "eating plans", which are diets that you pay more money for. She'd been fighting her un-thin body since early childhood and, after a lifetime of failure, finally hit bottom. No diet could transform her body or her life. There was no shortcut to skinny salvation. She'd dug herself into this hole, and now it was time to climb out of it.

With the help of an intuitive eating coach and fitness professionals, she learned how to eat based on her body's instincts and exercise sustainably, without obsessing over calories burned and thighs gapped. But with each thrilling step toward a healthy future, she had to contend with the painful truths of her past.

Big Girl chronicles Kelsey's journey into self-loathing and disordered eating - and out of it. This is a memoir for anyone who's dealt with a distorted body image, food issues, or a dysfunctional family. It's for the late bloomers and the not yet bloomed. It's for everyone who's tried and failed and felt like a big, fat loser. So, basically, everyone.

Members Reviews:

Quirky and Oddly Inspiring AutoBio

Here I am creeping up on 50, and not a single bite of food has passed my lips without being carefully considered since I was 14. I snapped this book up like a fuzz-free M&M that's been on the floor for less than five seconds.

Kelsey is so very, very open about her life, her childhood. This is mostly a truly honest autobiography about her struggles with food, her struggles to be loved and accepted. It is painful, it is raw, it is warm, it is laugh tho' you just took a sip of water funny. And it's inspiring.

One of the first questions she's asked by her new intuitive eating coach goes along the lines of, "What if you're free from all your food worries and your body's just meant to be that weight?" That really, really made me think, and quite frankly, it made the entire book worth the credit right there. But the way Kelsey lives the answer makes the book worth the time you spend listening because there's a lot of give and take, a lot of back and forth, and the mind is a treacherous place to be.

If you're looking for a step-by-step, How-To book, this isn't it.

If you're looking for a place to start, an example of how someone started to love and accept herself and life as it is, this is a great place to begin the process of untying those knots and tangles we've all become

You've GOT to read this book!

If you are making the journey to becoming an intuitive eater, you MUST read this book! It's funny and insightful and a wonderful read!

okay book

it took a lot of courage what she went through with her mom and how she tried to fix her eating habits.

New best friend

As you pick up this book, you might think I'm not fat so do I really need to read this? Yes you do. Kelsey is an amazing writer and brings to life a story we all share: The Diet struggle. Though she has so much more to say, you should really read the book instead of just reading this review. I will read and reread this book for years to come. Kelsey is just like me and struggles with many of the same issues.

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Titel: Wie Elon Musk die Welt verändert - Die Biografie

Autor:: Ashlee Vance, Elon Musk

Erzähler: Michael J. Diekmann

Format: Unabridged

Spieldauer: 13 hrs and 7 mins

Sprache: Deutsch

Veröffentlichungsdatum: 11-24-15

Herausgeber: FinanzBuch Verlag

Bewertung: 4.5 von 5 von 7 Stimmen

Kategorien: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Zusammenfassung des Herausgebers:

Elon Musk ist der da Vinci des 21. Jahrhunderts. Seine Firmengründungen lesen sich wie das Who's who der zukunftsträchtigsten Unternehmen der Welt. Alles, was dieser Mann anfasst, scheint zu Gold zu werden. Mit PayPal revolutionierte er das Zahlen im Internet, mit Tesla schreckte er die Autoindustrie auf und sein Raumfahrtunternehmen SpaceX ist aktuell das weltweit einzige Unternehmen, das ein Raumschiff mit großer Nutzlast wieder auf die Erde zurückbringen kann.

Dies ist die persönliche Geschichte hinter einem der größten Unternehmer seit Thomas Edison, Henry Ford oder Howard Hughes. Das Buch erzählt seinen kometenhaften Aufstieg von seiner Flucht aus Südafrika mit 17 Jahren bis heute. Elon Musk gilt als der "Real Iron Man" - in Anlehnung an einen der erfolgreichsten Comichelden der Welt. Es ist die gleichsam inspirierende, persönliche und spannende Geschichte eines der erfolgreichsten Querdenker der Welt. In einem Umfang wie noch kein Journalist zuvor hatte Ashlee Vance für diese Biografie exklusiven und direkten Zugang zu Elon Musk, seinem familiären Umfeld und persönlichen Freunden.

©2015 Münchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH (P)2015 Münchner Verlagsgruppe GmbH

Mitglieder Bewertungen:

Five Stars

A must!

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Title: Hiking Through

Subtitle: One Man's Journey to Peace and Freedom on the Appalachian Trail

Author: Paul Stutzman

Narrator: Mike Chamberlain

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-24-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 399 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

After Paul Stutzman lost his wife to breast cancer, he sensed a tug on his heart - the call to a challenge, the call to pursue a dream. With a mixture of dread and determination, Paul left his job, traveled to Georgia, and took his first steps on the Appalachian Trail. What he learned during the next four and a half months changed his life and can change yours as well.

In Hiking Through, you'll join Paul on his remarkable 2,176-mile trip through 14 states in search of peace and a renewed sense of purpose. Along the way, you'll meet fascinating and funny people, experience trail magic, and discover that every choice we make on the path has consequences for the journey. More than that, you'll come away with a new understanding of God's grace and guidance, even in the smallest things.

Critic Reviews:

"Appalachian Trail enthusiasts, hikers, and dreamers will find this story a compelling account of the physicality of coming to terms with life and its sadnesses." (

Publishers Weekly)

Members Reviews:

More religious than spiritual.

Some interesting details about the APT but not very technical. The author slowly adds more and more reference to Christianity until the hike is in the background.

Interesting

Pretty interesting read. I wasn't expecting for it to get extremely religious during most of the book, to the point of having to take a break from listening to it because the author was preaching to the reader. But if hiking and religion is your thing then this is a definite read! But if hiking only is, take it in small sections and it's worth listening to!

Solid on two different levels

What was one of the most memorable moments of Hiking Through?

He has several revelations or epiphanies on the trail, or I had several revelations or epiphanies while reading about his experience on the trail, or both.

Have you listened to any of Mike Chamberlains other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

At some point you realize hes sincere and the book becomes personal

Any additional comments?

If your looking for a good read about the AT this books for you. If your looking for a good read about furthering your relationship with God this books for you. To find one that does them both at the same time is kind of a bit of a miracle.

More like a day in church than an adventure story

It was clear from the beginning that Paul's intent was to find spiritual meaning in his life by hiking the AT. His trail name "Apostle" at the beginning of this book should have given me a clue. While I highly applaud his accomplishment and sympathize with the personal loss that motivated him on his journey, I found his continual conversations with God and his dysfunctional relating of random event to the intervention of God to be not only distracting but forced me to skip ahead to avoid another evangelical rants. If your looking for a good informational book on hiking the AT, I would pass this one by. There are other books that provide more information and meaningful content without the diversions from the pulpit.

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Title: Life in a Jar

Author: Jack Mayer

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-06-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 96 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, like that of many others, was suppressed by communist Poland and remained virtually unknown for 60 years. Unknown, that is, until three high school girls from an economically depressed, rural school district in southeast Kansas stumbled upon a tantalizing reference to Sendler's rescues, which they fashioned into a history project, a play they called Life in a Jar. Their innocent drama was first seen in Kansas, then the Midwest, then New York, Los Angeles, Montreal and finally Poland, where they elevated Irena Sendler to a national hero, championing her legacy of tolerance and respect for all people.

Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is a Holocaust history and more. It is the inspirational story of Protestant students from Kansas, each called in her own complex way to the history of a Catholic woman who knocked on Jewish doors in the Warsaw ghetto and, in Sendler's own words, "tried to talk the mothers out of their children".

Critic Reviews:

"A gripping real-life tale of extraordinary courage that had an enduring impact." (

Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Love of neighbor

One of the most moving accounts of the Holocaust I have ever read and I have read hundreds of books about survivors of the Holocaust. This books is an inspiration of what one person who steps up can do to save the world. Don't ever say, "I am just one person, what can I do".

Fantastic Book

This is one of the most uplifting books I have ever read...and I have read a lot. I recommend this to everyone. This is one of my top ten books. Lawlor is likely the best narrator I have listened to. His ability to accurately use tones, accents, and speak in a manner of the subject is impressive...have not heard anyone match him. Makes a good book better.

must read, some parts drag on but worth it

too many details on project girls. voice inflections can be anoyning but still a must read

Do not waste a credit on this book

Would you try another book from Jack Mayer and/or Patrick Lawlor?

Narrator Patrick Lawlor, will NOT be a narrator I will ever listen to again. I believe he destroyed the story.I requested this book several times before Audible finally made it available. I wish I had just read the book. The narrator PATRICK LAWLOR, completely ruined this very important book. The subject matter, The Holocaust, deserved a better narrator. Patrick Lawlor read as if it were Rod Sterling reading the Periodic Table. I had to stop listening on many occasions, because his voice was so boring, or when trying to read as a female, he sounded completely ridiculous. I don't understand why, after writing and researching such a tremendous subject, the author would allow his work to be so overshadowed by such horrible narration. Sentences were often run together, and read so fast, all emotion was lost. This subject matter was too crucial to this story to allow such a horrible reader.

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Title: The Courage to Act

Subtitle: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath

Author: Ben S. Bernanke

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 36 mins

Language: English

Release date: 10-05-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 501 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, capping a meteoric trajectory from a rural South Carolina childhood to professorships at Stanford and Princeton, to public service in Washington's halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate, however - the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 set off a domino effect that would bring the global financial system to the brink of meltdown. In The Courage to Act, Bernanke pulls back the curtain on his efforts to prevent a mass economic failure, working with two US presidents and using every Fed capability, no matter how arcane, to keep the US economy afloat. His experiences during the initial crisis and the Great Recession that followed give listeners an unequaled perspective on the American economy since 2006, and his narrative will reveal for the first time how the creativity and decisiveness of a few key leaders prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale.

Members Reviews:

Way, way deep into the weeds...

Would you consider the audio edition of The Courage to Act to be better than the print version?

I have no way of comparing. This question needs to be dispensed with as I do not believe the overwhelming majority of audiobook partakers make it a habit to also read the print version of each audiobook. It makes no sense to me that they would do both.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Interesting.

What does Grover Gardner bring to the story that you wouldnt experience if you just read the book?

To me, the narrator seemed like the nearly ideal person to give voice to this entire book, with his uniformly even, dispassionate tone, considering what most people might regard as very dry material. I will even admit to nodding off a time or two. But I saw no way the narrator could have jazzed up his delivery of what mostly sounded like right out of a textbook, at least until near the end.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No, I don't feel an extreme reaction is possible. Not that the financial crisis itself was not an extreme thing, impacting gazillions of citizens in a horrible way. But in this book, we are in an academic world, a world of graphs and rules, of historical precedents and, it seemed, every type of consideration other than the real-world, intimate effects felt by the victims. This would be my main criticism of the work.

Not that the harm to the victims was skipped or its importance denied. It was all there, but it was given as numbers on charts. There was not a single personal story given of a victim's life being ruined by the irresponsible acts of others.

Another factor that was not elucidated in my opinion had to do with the criminality of the perpetrators of the crisis. Totally lacking was any blaming or emphasis on the right/wrong aspect. All the factors that actually coalesced to cause the collapse were listed as in a textbook, but in a setting of a financial environment, not human nor even very much political. The political aspect was lightly touched upon.

Even the situatiion with the robo-signers, which at the time quite shocked and alarmed me, was flatly explained in terms of numbers of documents, etc., and the amount of fines eventually paid.

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Title: A Thousand Miles to Freedom

Subtitle: My Escape from North Korea

Author: Sebastien Falletti, Eunsun Kim

Narrator: Emily Woo Zeller

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-21-15

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 2025 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

Eunsun Kim was born in North Korea, one of the most secretive and oppressive countries in the modern world. As a child, Eunsun loved her country...despite her school field trips to public executions, daily self-criticism sessions, and the increasing gnaw of hunger as the countrywide famine escalated. By the time she was 11 years old, Eunsun's father and grandparents had died of starvation, and Eunsun too was in danger of starving. Finally her mother decided to escape North Korea with Eunsun and her sister, not knowing that they were embarking on a journey that would take them nine long years to complete. Told with grace and courage, her memoir is a riveting exposé of North Korea's totalitarian regime and, ultimately, a testament to the strength and resilience of the human spirit.

Critic Reviews:

"A sobering account of survival of the fittest in North Korea by a young woman on the run for nearly a decade." (Kirkus)

Members Reviews:

Not Much New Here, but Courage and Hope to Spare

There are so many defector books out now that it takes quite a bit to distinguish one from the other. There are plenty of books about North Korea also.

If you're really, really interested in North Korea, I suggest "Nothing to Envy," here on Audible. If, however, you've not been introduced to stories from defectors, "A Thousand Miles to Freedom" is quite fine indeed. Eunsun is a strong, courageous young woman and her story deserves to be heard. You'll learn of the famine in the 90's, the terrifying reality of crossing the border, life in China (where things are supposed to be great), selling body, soul, and family for a chance, just a chance for a life without so much hunger and suffering.

And it's extraordinary to watch (or should I say, listen) as Eunsun realizes that she's lived a life of brainwashing, where no one is allowed to question or to think for themselves.

All along the way, her despair, her anger, her fear are palpable, and Emily Woo Zeller turns in a good performance.

If you've listened or are addicted to defector memoirs, there's really not much new here, but it's definitely worth it as a half-credit or Daily Deal. I don't mean that in a bad way, it's just that it's really fairly short and there are so many, many other memoirs out now. But Eunsun is admirable and what she and her family went through is harrowing and worth the listen. Pretty edge-of-your-seat stuff, with plenty of courage and hope to go around.

A powerful and moving true life story

This book was exceptionally well written and narrated. Eunsun Kim has done an exceptional job in providing us with an honest and revealing true story of the horrors of The North Korean dictatorship and the struggles of the people of that country, whether they remain there, or whether they struggle to escape.

An unforgettable story written from the heart.

What do you do when the government food store just closes up and doesn't reopen? There are places where you can buy food but you don't have any money at all. As she and her mother struggle to survive, they travel far and experience unbelievably rough times. Eunsun Kim does a great job conveying the both what it was like to grow up in North Korea during better times, and the amazing journey to freedom.

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Title: 81 Days Below Zero

Subtitle: The Incredible Survival Story of a World War II Pilot in Alaska's Frozen Wilderness

Author: Brian Murphy, Toula Vlahou

Narrator: Richard Ferrone

Format: Unabridged

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-02-15

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 310 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

The untold story of Leon Crane, the only surviving crew member of a World War II B-24 crash on a remote mountain near the Arctic Circle, who managed to stay alive 81 days in sub-zero temperature by making peace with nature, and end his ordeal by walking along a river to safety. Part World War II story, part Alaskan adventure story, part survival story, and even part inspirational story, this is what we call "a good listen".

This is the first full-length retelling of Crane's incredible survivalist story. It has been noted in magazines and in story collections over the years. Most notably, just after the war ended, Crane's story was included in the aptly titled book, The 100 Best True Stories of World War II. Additionally, in the 1970s the story was a part of John McPhee's hot-selling collection of Alaskan survival tales, Coming into the Country.

Members Reviews:

Diluted and Distracted

A fantastic story so wandering and diluted that you will often forget what the book is about. It is however a fantastic tale but it reminds me of a story written by a student stretching a one page paper into five.

Did not enjoy

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Talk more about his experience in the wild and less about the history of everything else.

Has 81 Days Below Zero turned you off from other books in this genre?

I am 5 hours into book and it has only talked about Leon Crain for about 10% of the time, I thought it was going to be about how he survived 81 days in the Alaskan Bush but so far I have learned about the history of everything else.

Tangent City

Great story but so many tangents into areas i just didn't care about. Needs an abridged version of just the main story with a few supporting facts. Audible voice over artist was OK, not great. Made everyone sounds elderly, even the young people.

way more back story than real story.

OK I get it. It's obvious that the author didn't have many of the details about the actual survival story. But a shorter book would have been better than burying the real story within the mostly useless back, side,and front stories.

Very long and drawn out

Awful. When the author was focused on the main story of Lt Cranes struggle it was excellent, but the author spent waaaay too much time droning on and on about unrelated or slightly related tangents that it was a chore to finish but I was very interested in Lt Crane's fight to survive.

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Title: Travels

Author: Michael Crichton

Narrator: Christopher Lane

Format: Unabridged

Length: 15 hrs and 52 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-26-15

Publisher: Brilliance Audio

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 174 votes

Genres: Bios & Memoirs, Personal Memoirs

Publisher's Summary:

From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere, comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere from the Mayan pyramids to Kilimanjaro.

Fueled by a powerful curiosity - and by a need to see, feel, and hear, firsthand and close-up - Michael Crichton's journeys have carried him into worlds diverse and compelling - swimming with mud sharks in Tahiti, tracking wild animals through the jungle of Rwanda. This is a record of those travels - an exhilarating quest across the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world, a determined odyssey into the unfathomable, spiritual depths of the inner world. It is an adventure of risk and rejuvenation, terror and wonder, as exciting as Michael Crichton's many masterful and widely heralded works of fiction.

For Michael Crichton, being a Harvard-trained physician, the author of two bestsellers, and a movie director is not enough. It is, he resolves, time to travel. From swimming with sharks in Tahiti to psychic experiences in the American desert, Crichton records his exhilarating quest through the familiar and exotic frontiers of the outer world.

Members Reviews:

Easily best narration of any audible book

Great story, great critical thinking but man the narration was ridiculously great, it doubled the book experience

Not what I expected

Not at all what I was expecting but had very interesting stories. You for sure need to be a big MC fan to enjoy this. I am so it worked out.

Very very interesting.

The memories and musings of a sharp and enquiring mind and a life rich with experiences. Inspiring and thoughtful.

excellent memoir

A very well written explaination of Micheal's experiences to support his beliefs. highly recommended for anyone with an inquiring mind.

Wonderful book, but wrong choice of narrator

I have always loved this little known memoir by Michael Chrichton, and was looking forward to listening to the audiobook. Unfortunately the audiobook was hard for me to enjoy. To clarify, the narrator is clearly skilled and seasoned and there was nothing wrong with his performance, but I feel he was a poor choice to narrate this particular book. 'Travels' is about Chrighton's adventures, both physically and spiritually, and he details often extreme adventures such as climbing Kilamanjaro, tracking great apes in Rwanda and scuba diving with sharks. I found the narrator's tone somewhat formal, almost upper crust, which felt at odds to me with the spirit of the memoir.