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Martin Luther King, Jr. Audiobook, by Marshall Frady Play Audiobook Sample

Martin Luther King, Jr. Audiobook

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Read By: Marshall Frady Publisher: Random House Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 5.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.75 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 2001 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781415911716

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

10

Longest Chapter Length:

45:36 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

44:43 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

45:13 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

1

Publisher Description

Marshall Frady, the reporter who became the unofficial chronicler of the civil rights movement, here re-creates the life and turbulent times of its inspirational leader. Deftly interweaving the story of King’s quest with a history of the African American struggle for equality, Frady offers fascinating insights into his subject’s magnetic character, with its mixture of piety and ambition. He explores the complexities of King’s relationships with other civil rights leaders, the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, and the FBI’s J. Edgar Hoover, who conducted a relentless vendetta against him. The result is a biography that conveys not just the facts of King’s life but the power of his legacy.

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"A fresh and balanced take on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. Frady took care revealing the darker side of King's life while simultaneously showing the good that came out of his work. For it's relatively short length, the book does the job of a biography fantastically well."

— Aidan (4 out of 5 stars)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.8823529411764706 out of 53.8823529411764706 out of 53.8823529411764706 out of 53.8823529411764706 out of 53.8823529411764706 out of 5 (3.88)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The great thing about this book is not only that Frady had a front seat to the Civil Rights struggle and uses that experience to write an excellent book. It is that he upsets most of the conventional wisdom surrounding King and puts his greatness in a more human light. "

    — Brian, 2/11/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Good book. It didn't try to portray him as a saint but the author clearly was fond of the guy. My take on it was that Martin Luther King REALLY struggled controlling his sex drive. I've had to separate what I think of him as a civil rights activist and what I personally think of adulterers. "

    — Anita, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I feel like biographies are best written by people who had no connection with their particular subject. This book is the reason why. Marshall Frady does a good job of putting together facts and perceptions about Dr. King that many may not have wished to be public - I appreciate that - it makes him more human and relatable. But. Frady also did not like the man at all. And it comes across through every word in the book. The wording feels like a personal judgment/vendetta on a man who greatly shaped the latter half of 20th century America - against much opposition. It even goes to such lengths as to put down Dr. King's family for selling his likeness post-assassination, etc. - when they depended on him solely for financial support during his life. I wonder what Frady's biography would look like. Would he be the standard of the perfect man he held Dr. King against? "

    — Rachel, 12/29/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " "I'm xxxxing for God". The one sentence that took away most of the respect I have for Dr. King. #Adulterer. But good book I think "

    — Imran, 12/24/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The backbone of the book is good - a concise story of his life. The downside of the book is that I felt the author was trying to impress upon the reader his intelligence, by the use of his vocabulary. He used an eight letter word when a four letter one would have sufficed - "

    — John, 12/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " Concise, interesting, very moving. The first chapter is worth the price of admission. "

    — Christopher, 11/20/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This is a very eye opening book. "

    — Brady, 9/9/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " King's civil disobedience who helps me point to an important model of non-violence as a response for us all to consider in today's world of volatility. "

    — Dan, 8/19/2013
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " This was an adequate review of MLK's life. Would have rather read a more in-depth bio, but this is what I could get my hands on in time for the discussion "

    — Rita, 6/16/2012
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    " A powerful story, well-told. "

    — Steve, 10/15/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " The book MARTIN LUTHER KING JR:A LIFE by Marshall Frady depicts in amazing continet.This book is mostly about martin luther king fighting for freedom.HE changed the world by giving everybody rights. I would recommend this book to any people that are against racism. "

    — Cynthiac, 4/5/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A very quick, yet interesting read (almost a summary, really, at only 200 pages) of MLK's life. The author almost worships MLK, but he does include in the biography many negative facts (i.e., the numerous afairs, the plagairizng, etc.) so the book isn't totally one-sided. "

    — Aaron, 4/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " it shows me that love,friendship has no color "

    — Gina, 2/20/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I try to read this every year around this time. "

    — Jon, 2/20/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " A very quick, yet interesting read (almost a summary, really, at only 200 pages) of MLK's life. The author almost worships MLK, but he does include in the biography many negative facts (i.e., the numerous afairs, the plagairizng, etc.) so the book isn't totally one-sided. "

    — Aaron, 1/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " it shows me that love,friendship has no color "

    — Gina, 5/30/2008
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5 Narration Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5 Story Rating: 0 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 50 out of 5

    " I try to read this every year around this time. "

    — Jon, 8/3/2007