Narrator Andrea Gallo captures the personal and professional journeys of attorney Roberta Kaplan in this history of how one couple of 44 years managed to undo the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and thus made marriage legal for same-sex couples. Gallo balances her delivery well, providing the right tone and emphasis as Kaplan juxtaposes her emotional struggles with her own coming-out story and her struggles as the lawyer who ultimately argued the case of same-sex couple Edie Windsor and Thea Spyer in front of the Supreme Court. Gallo's personal approach blends smoothly with the more deliberate exposition she must communicate when discussing the legalistic elements of the story. Gallo's narration adds emotional impact to this chapter in the long battle for marriage equality.
Pub Date: 2015
Duration: 12 hrs
DD ISBN: 9781490699776
Publisher: Recorded Books Inc.
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Buckley offers a reasonable proposal for a national service program without jail or criminal penalties. Narrator Lawrence reads with a slow and careful announcer's voice; one wishes Buckley were reading this one himself. Books on Tape does its usual quality job with formatting, packaging and tape-turning instructions. The reader repeats the last sentence at such times, so you're sure you haven't missed anything. Popular nonfiction collections will appreciate Gratitude, and the topic is likely to prove timely in the years ahead.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 5 hrs
Publisher: Books on Tape
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
Kozol’s shocking exposé of inequities in the funding of our public schools contrasts white suburban schools with those serving black and Hispanic populations. Interviews with students, teachers, and school administrators add eloquent testimony to Kozol’s disturbing presentation of facts. Narration by Jack Winston is clear and brisk, but the pace is unrelenting, with little pause for transition between scenes or chapters. Winston’s cool, detached voice contrasts with Kozol’s impasssioned and outraged message. The sheer repetition and magnitude of Kozol’s damning evidence is numbing; the narration gives no relief. Powerful medicine, most easily taken in small doses. Music signalling tape changes is jarringly inappropriate.
Pub Date: N/A
Duration: 8 hrs
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Review Posted Online: Jan. 22, 2026
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