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April 14, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Animals, Action & Adventure
Gillian
The Book of Joe

About a Dog and His Man

Written and Narrated By: Victoria Price

Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins

More like The Book of Vincent… and… thank GOSH Times Change…!!!

The Book of Joe
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Empowerment
Gillian
Educated

A Memoir

By: Tara Westover / Narrated By: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins

Big Sis and I differed on this, but hey! listen to meeeeee: Devastatingly fanTAStic!!!

Educated
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Military, Bio & Memoir
Gillian
Nam-Sense

Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne

By: Arthur Wiknik Jr. / Narrated By: Todd McLaren

Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins

I salute ALL who served, esPECially in Vietnam… but this was rather annoying

Nam-Sense
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Empowerment
Gillian
Capote’s Women

A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

By: Laurence Leamer / Narrated By: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

A mishmash of EVERYthing that adds up to…? Uhm… not much…

Capote’s Women
November 25, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment
Gillian
Savor

A Chef's Hunger for More

By: Fatima Ali / Contributor: Tarajia Morrell / Narrated By: Nikhaar Kishnani, Deepa Samuel

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Oh thank GOSH! A Thanksgiving Listen that causes cravings, causes cheering, causes tears

Savor
Gillian
April 14, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Animals, Action & Adventure

The Book of Joe

Gillian
April 14, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Animals, Action & Adventure
The Book of Joe

About a Dog and His Man

Written and Narrated By: Victoria Price

Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins

More like The Book of Vincent… and… thank GOSH Times Change…!!!

Tagged: Commuting, Actor

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Empowerment

Educated

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Religion & Spirituality, Empowerment
Educated

A Memoir

By: Tara Westover / Narrated By: Julia Whelan

Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins

Big Sis and I differed on this, but hey! listen to meeeeee: Devastatingly fanTAStic!!!

Tagged: Tara Westover, Julia Whelan, Women's History, Favorite

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Military, Bio & Memoir

Nam-Sense

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Military, Bio & Memoir
Nam-Sense

Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne

By: Arthur Wiknik Jr. / Narrated By: Todd McLaren

Length: 11 hrs and 53 mins

I salute ALL who served, esPECially in Vietnam… but this was rather annoying

Tagged: Arthur Wiknik Jr., Todd McLaren, Vietnam

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Empowerment

Capote’s Women

Gillian
March 31, 2024
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure, Empowerment
Capote’s Women

A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

By: Laurence Leamer / Narrated By: Carrington MacDuffie

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

A mishmash of EVERYthing that adds up to…? Uhm… not much…

Tagged: Laurence Leamer, Carrington MacDuffie, Writing, Women's History, Author, I Want My Hours Back

Gillian
November 25, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment

Savor

Gillian
November 25, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food, Empowerment
Savor

A Chef's Hunger for More

By: Fatima Ali / Contributor: Tarajia Morrell / Narrated By: Nikhaar Kishnani, Deepa Samuel

Length: 11 hrs and 17 mins

Oh thank GOSH! A Thanksgiving Listen that causes cravings, causes cheering, causes tears

Tagged: Fatima Ali, Tarajia Morrell, Nikhaar Kishnani, Deepa Samuel, LGBTQIA, Women's History

Gillian
November 25, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food

Sous Chef

Gillian
November 25, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Food
Sous Chef

24 Hours on the Line

By: Michael Gibney / Narrated By: Fred Berman

Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins

5 1/2+-hrs. of MEH, and Good GOSH, noooooo!!!

Tagged: Michael Gibney, Fred Berman, Commuting, I Want My Hours Back

Gillian
November 11, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, Bio & Memoir

Once a Warrior

Gillian
November 11, 2023
Nonfiction, Military, Bio & Memoir
Once a Warrior

How One Veteran Found a New Mission Closer to Home

Written and Narrated By: Jake Wood

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

BRAVO!!!

Tagged: Jake Wood, Veterans Day, Iraq, Afghanistan, Healing

Gillian
June 18, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Social Science, Thanatology

Furnishing Eternity

Gillian
June 18, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Social Science, Thanatology
Furnishing Eternity

A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life

By: David Giffels / Narrated By: Eric Michael Summerer

Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins

No I didn’t weep; but gosh! did I feel, or what?!

Tagged: David Giffels, Eric Michael Summerer, Father's Day, Grief

Gillian
June 18, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Humor

Sit Stay Heal

Gillian
June 18, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Humor
Sit Stay Heal

How an Underachieving Labrador Won Our Hearts and Brought Us Peace

By: Mel C. Miskimen / Narrated By: Pam Ward

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Life after Loss… and plenty o’ Laughs?!

Tagged: Mel C. Miskimen, Pam Ward, Father's Day, Women's History, Mother's Day, Grief, In Your Face

Gillian
May 27, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military, Sports

The Mosquito Bowl

Gillian
May 27, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military, Sports
The Mosquito Bowl

A Game of Life and Death in World War II

By: Buzz Bissinger / Narrated By: George Newbern

Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins

Some decent writing about Okinawa, but… so very disjointed… and only 4 mins. of Mosquito Bowl…

Tagged: Memorial Day, WWII, Buzz Bissinger, George Newbern

Gillian
April 2, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military

Return to Saigon - A Memoir

Gillian
April 2, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military
Return to Saigon - A Memoir

From High School in Saigon to His Return There as a Wounded Naval Aviator, Vietnam Shaped His Life

By: Larry Duthie / Narrated By: Elio Agostini

Length: 9 hrs and 48 mins

Technical jargon, meticulous research, humor… and? Emotionally evocative as well…

Tagged: Larry Duthie, Elio Agostini, Vietnam

Gillian
March 26, 2023
Fiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure

Fallopian Rhapsody

Gillian
March 26, 2023
Fiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure
Fallopian Rhapsody

The Story of the Lunachicks

Written and Narrated By: The Lunachicks, Jeanne Fury

Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

Memories! Ahhh, memories! Come for this reminder of simpler times, tutu and combat boots times!

Tagged: Women's History, Music

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Animals, Bio & Memoir, Military

Buster

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Animals, Bio & Memoir, Military
Buster

The Military Dog Who Saved a Thousand Lives

By: RAF Police Flight Sergeant Will Barrow, Isabel George / Narrated By: James Langton

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Loved this, and what a tremendous partnership!

Tagged: Will Barrow, Isabel George, James Langton, Afghanistan, Iraq, K9 Veterans Day

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military

Beyond the Call

Gillian
March 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military
Beyond the Call

Three Women on the Front Lines in Afghanistan

By: Eileen Rivers / Narrated By: Elisabeth Rodgers

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

A mighty Huzzah! for women!

Tagged: Eileen Rivers, Elisabeth Rodgers, Women's History, Afghanistan, Iraq, Black History

Gillian
February 26, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Humor, Well Known Figure

Man Up!

Gillian
February 26, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Humor, Well Known Figure
Man Up!

Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence

By: Ross Mathews / Foreword: Gwyneth Paltrow / Afterword: Chelsea Handler / Narrated By: Ross Mathews

Length: 5 hrs and 10 mins

Mathews is aDORable, and I love his All-Out Life Is Grand outlook! …but…

Tagged: Ross Mathews, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chelsea Handler, Commuting, Writing, Comedian, Delivery

Gillian
February 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure

Texas Flood

Gillian
February 12, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Well Known Figure
Texas Flood

The Inside Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan

Written and Narrated By: Alan Paul, Andy Aledort / Epilogue: Jimmie Vaughan

Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins

Memories of a WonderMan… and some pretty goshdanged Ugly Sobs as well

Tagged: Alan Paul, Andy Aledort, Jimmie Vaughan, Music, Favorite

Gillian
February 5, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Biology & Medicine

SOG Medic

Gillian
February 5, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Biology & Medicine
SOG Medic

Stories from Vietnam and Over the Fence

By: Joe Parnar, Robert Dumont / Narrated By: Arthur Flavell

Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins

Light on action; heavy on experiences that haunt… for a lifetime

Tagged: Vietnam, Veterans Day

Gillian
January 29, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Action & Adventure, Social Science

The Dog Went Over the Mountain

Gillian
January 29, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Animals, Action & Adventure, Social Science
The Dog Went Over the Mountain

Travels with Albie: An American Journey

By: Peter Zheutlin / Narrated By: Gregg Rizzo

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Looking to escape Political Commentary…? >Ooooops< -Still- it has a DOG in it!!!

Tagged: Peter Zheutlin, Gregg Rizzo, Life's Autumn

Gillian
January 22, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir

April 4, 1968

Gillian
January 22, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir
April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America

Written and Narrated By: Michael Eric Dyson

Length: 6 hrs and 25 mins

A wandering academic treatise… with flourishes of purple prose…

Tagged: MLK, Michael Eric Dyson, I Want My Hours Back

Gillian
January 22, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military

Places and Names

Gillian
January 22, 2023
Nonfiction, Bio & Memoir, Military
Places and Names

On War, Revolution, and Returning

Written and Narrated By: Elliot Ackerman / Summary of Action By: Mark Deakins

Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins

(Mostly) Engaging, but -not- STUNNING… until that last line

Tagged: Afghanistan, Iraq, Veterans Day, Elliot Ackerman, Mark Deakins

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