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Wham! George & Me
- By: Andrew Ridgeley
- Narrated by: Andrew Ridgeley
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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For the first time, Andrew Ridgeley - one-half of one of the most famous bands in the world - tells the inside story of Wham!, his lifelong friendship with George Michael and the formation of a band that changed the shape of the music scene in the early '80s.
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A Must for Wham and George Michael Fans
- By Anonymous User on 17-10-2019
- Wham! George & Me
- By: Andrew Ridgeley
- Narrated by: Andrew Ridgeley
I have, very much, been loved.
Reviewed: 28-06-2020
As a Gen X'er, Wham was a small part of my 80's musical collage. I didnt ride their train at the time but do still love the music they created together.
George however, hit me hard with Older. That album is one of my top 10 favourite albums of all time, up there with Jeff Buckley's Grace.
I found this book thanks to YouTube and their algorithm that foisted the video of Andrew revisting his childhood home on me one night when TV was bollocks.
I was so taken by him in that video that I searched for and found this book, a book that has been utterly enjoyable and a pleasure to listen to.
I do believe I will search out a signed copy.
Thanks Andrew.
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Big Blue Sky
- A Memoir
- By: Peter Garrett
- Narrated by: Peter Garrett
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Peter Garrett's life so far has been deeply felt and fully and passionately lived. A man of boundless energy, compassion, fierce intelligence and a questing and creative spirit, he has already achieved enough to fill several lives. From his idyllic childhood growing up in the northern suburbs of Sydney to the devastating early loss of his parents; from the height of 1960s culture shock at ANU to fronting iconic Australian band Midnight Oil.....
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Peter Garrett - a remarkable Australian
- By Lisa Hoskin on 28-01-2021
- Big Blue Sky
- A Memoir
- By: Peter Garrett
- Narrated by: Peter Garrett
The Pragmatic Approach to Change.
Reviewed: 05-06-2020
Peter takes us on a journey of learning life's ropes and then following through on one's convictions in this to make our country a better place for us ALL.
I highly recommend this book for many reasons all of which you will understand as you progress through it.
Peter is one of our better Australians.
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- A Leadership Fable
- By: Patrick Lencioni
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky; introduction by Patrick Lencioni
- Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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In keeping with the parable style, Patrick Lencioni begins by telling the fable of a woman who, as CEO of a struggling Silicon Valley firm, took control of a dysfunctional executive committee and helped its members succeed as a team. Story time over, Lencioni offers explicit instructions for overcoming the human behavioral tendencies that he says corrupt teams. Succinct yet sympathetic, this guide will be a boon for those struggling with the inherent difficulties of leading a group.
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Not bad
- By tom on 22-02-2021
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
- A Leadership Fable
- By: Patrick Lencioni
- Narrated by: Charles Stransky; introduction by Patrick Lencioni
Great listen, good information.
Reviewed: 16-09-2019
A lot to take in but very worthwhile. I will certainly revisit the last section on how to implement as there was a lot of information to absorb.

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Ep. 4: The Addict
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 39 mins
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[Contains mature themes] They’re grandparents, with a 40-year love story and a stable, happy marriage. But one of them had quite a few secrets. Esther gives them some tools to navigate and support each other's experiences.
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Helpful, healing
- By Mexico Rosel on 22-07-2017
- Ep. 4: The Addict
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
Another good human story.
Reviewed: 01-10-2017
Addictions. Education needed. STAT.
We very much need to look at our societal foundations. Stories like this make it seem that they very much need a renovation.

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Ep. 2: Motherless Women
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 36 mins
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[Contains mature themes] A couple with two small children are at physical and emotional odds in their relationship. One has given herself over entirely to the children, while the other struggles to find her place within the family dynamic. Esther helps them reframe each of their roles in terms of what they uniquely contribute.
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Good
- By Kahu on 14-08-2019
- Ep. 2: Motherless Women
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
Gender?
Reviewed: 01-10-2017
An interesting listen. Similar issues being bought up between a same-sex couple as I have heard of, seen & experienced in hetersexual couples.
This only adds fuel to my fire that we as a society very much need to take off the blinkers on relationship education and from a very young age of we are ever to collectively solve issues like these presented.
Thanks Esther & team.
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What Love Is
- And What It Could Be
- By: Carrie Jenkins
- Narrated by: Carrie Jenkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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What is love? Aside from being the title of many a popular love song, this is one of life's perennial questions. In What Love Is, philosopher Carrie Jenkins offers a bold new theory on the nature of romantic love that reconciles its humanistic and scientific components.
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What a whim...
- By Shane on 30-09-2017
- What Love Is
- And What It Could Be
- By: Carrie Jenkins
- Narrated by: Carrie Jenkins
What a whim...
Reviewed: 30-09-2017
I bought this on a whim and then promptly procrastinated for quite a few months. I changed that tack a couple of weeks finding it the perfect brain fodder for whilst out walking.
This book has a tonne of potential and numerous way points for the reader to get off the bus and explore before rejoining the journey.
I highly recommend this book because for me it pointed out how little I know about love.
Pick it up and make up your own mind if you too want to join the dots on an incredibly important subject.
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Born to Run
- By: Bruce Springsteen
- Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
- Length: 18 hrs and 12 mins
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In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's halftime show. The experience was so exhilarating that Bruce decided to write about it. That's how this extraordinary autobiography began. Over the past seven years, Bruce Springsteen has privately devoted himself to writing the story of his life, bringing to this audio the same honesty, humor, and originality found in his songs.
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Not just for fans
- By Lori on 20-03-2017
- Born to Run
- By: Bruce Springsteen
- Narrated by: Bruce Springsteen
Satiated.
Reviewed: 11-09-2017
I only caught the Springsteen train briefly around Born in the USA and then later via Lucky Town & Human Touch. I have never seen the E-Street Band live but through this book know I now need to start the journey back through time to accompany the story that is Born To Run.
Time to start running....

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Ep. 8: Sexlessness
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 34 mins
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[Contains mature themes] A couple are first-generation children of immigrants, raised to believe sex should only take place in a marriage. Now that sex isn’t forbidden, it’s deeply uninteresting…to one of them.
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Enjoyed
- By Leah Moulden on 08-07-2017
- Ep. 8: Sexlessness
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
Another good listen.
Reviewed: 06-07-2017
Thanks Esther and the team for producing this. This recording delves into the hidden places of men & women that need to be discussed more if we are ever to live together en'masse together without issues.

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Ep. 1: I've Had Better
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
- Length: 47 mins
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[Contains mature themes] He reached out because a year after the discovery of his affair, they aren’t fighting anymore, but they certainly haven’t moved on. Esther guides them towards a more honest conversation, and a revelation about their communication.
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This lady understands humanity.
- By Shane on 05-07-2017
- Ep. 1: I've Had Better
- By: Esther Perel
- Narrated by: Esther Perel
This lady understands humanity.
Reviewed: 05-07-2017
Personally, I am a fan of Polyamory but I love listening to this woman's take on relationships.
Whichever methodology you choose it's clear that communication is the most important factor in relationships and until such time that we take this seriously we will only continue on our path of the creation of colateral damage in our children which society at large has to tolerate.
We all need to be better.
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Tracks
- A Woman's Solo Trek across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
- By: Robyn Davidson
- Narrated by: Angie Milliken
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. Tracks is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation.
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There are always better ways to treat animals
- By Christiana on 12-10-2019
- Tracks
- A Woman's Solo Trek across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback
- By: Robyn Davidson
- Narrated by: Angie Milliken
This book will forever be in my top 5.
Reviewed: 02-12-2015
I read Tracks 15 years ago and loved it. I love the way our country is spoken of wills me to leave the coast and see it for myself such that for once in my life I feel like a true Australian.
I urge anyone who loves this wide brown land to pick up this book and read, learn & grow.
Thanks Robyn.