BIG APPLE TO BAY STATE
Dr Oliver Akamnonu
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.
"BIG APPLE TO BAY STATE" is the true story in fiction form, of Dege, a middle-aged son of Africa who had migrated to America. It is a no-holds barred narration of a determination to succeed in life even against many apparently insurmountable obstacles of age and the challenges of a new culture.
The challenges of relocation from New York City (The Big Apple) and Boston Massachusetts (The Bay State), the similarities and differences, the cheerfulness of a people, even in the face of inclement weather, are vividly narrated.
Nothing describes the statement "America the Beautiful" more than the poetic and often down-to-earth description of events of this African coule of their experiences of life in "The Bay State" as compared to what they experienced in "The Big Apple" New York.
It is a journey laden with fascinations, discoveries and experimentations, eloquent and captivating stories told like no other; a fun and amazement-laden odyssey which evey reader and listener would wish to visit and re-visit" again and again, the journey from BIG APPLE TO BAY STATE.
Duration - 12h 57m.
Author - DR OLIVER AKAMNONU.
Narrator - Digital Voice Mia G.
Published Date - Sunday, 18 January 2026.
Location:
United States
Networks:
Dr Oliver Akamnonu
Digital Voice Mia G
AKAMNONU ASSOCIATES INC
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Description:
This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. "BIG APPLE TO BAY STATE" is the true story in fiction form, of Dege, a middle-aged son of Africa who had migrated to America. It is a no-holds barred narration of a determination to succeed in life even against many apparently insurmountable obstacles of age and the challenges of a new culture. The challenges of relocation from New York City (The Big Apple) and Boston Massachusetts (The Bay State), the similarities and differences, the cheerfulness of a people, even in the face of inclement weather, are vividly narrated. Nothing describes the statement "America the Beautiful" more than the poetic and often down-to-earth description of events of this African coule of their experiences of life in "The Bay State" as compared to what they experienced in "The Big Apple" New York. It is a journey laden with fascinations, discoveries and experimentations, eloquent and captivating stories told like no other; a fun and amazement-laden odyssey which evey reader and listener would wish to visit and re-visit" again and again, the journey from BIG APPLE TO BAY STATE. Duration - 12h 57m. Author - DR OLIVER AKAMNONU. Narrator - Digital Voice Mia G. Published Date - Sunday, 18 January 2026.
Language:
English
opening titles
Duration:00:00:07
DEDICATION
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Prologue 1
Duration:00:04:55
Prologue 2
Duration:00:09:17
Prologue 3
Duration:00:02:37
Prologue 4
Duration:00:02:56
Prologue 5
Duration:00:01:14
Prologue 6
Duration:00:01:35
Chapter 1 ESCAPE FROM TUTELAGE
Duration:00:19:06
Chapter 2 A NEW LEASE OF LIFE SOURED BY PARKING TICKETS
Duration:00:12:30
Chapter 3 THE BRONX THROUGH A 5TH FLOOR WINDOW
Duration:00:16:31
Chapter 4. “UNDOCUMENTED” IS NOT A MAN
Duration:00:29:54
Chapter 5 TRANSPORTING $1,000 PROPERTY WITH $3,000
Duration:00:42:52
Chapter 6 THE CHICOPEE APARTMENT
Duration:01:12:47
chapter 7
Duration:00:20:03
Chapter 8 THE SEARCH FOR A PIECE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
Duration:00:13:15
Chapter 9 THE HOME SEARCH IN EARNEST
Duration:00:17:37
Chapter 10 THE QUEST FOR FULL BANK LOAN APPROVAL
Duration:00:07:04
Chapter 11 BANK LOAN OR BANK INQUISITION?
Duration:00:09:04
Chapter 12 HOME INSPECTION, CLOSING AND THE SNOW
Duration:00:10:50
Chapter 13 A NEW HOMEOWNER MOVES IN.
Duration:00:13:18
chapter 14
Duration:00:11:00
Chapter 15 STICKING OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB: ANOTHER SKIN COLOR SHIELD
Duration:00:31:36
Chapter 16 BOSTON TEACHES THE WORLD; IS THIS REALLY BOSTON?
Duration:00:06:45
Chapter 17 BOSTON IS STRONG
Duration:00:20:02
Chapter 18 DOES PIGMENT REALLY MATTER?
Duration:00:33:57
Chapter 19 RE-LEARNING THE LANGUAGE: WAS IT SUNDAE OR SUNDAY?
Duration:00:14:15
Chapter 20 GETTING TO KNOW THE CITIES AND THE PEOPLE
Duration:00:12:41
Chapter 21 RED, CREAM, BLACK OR WHITE
Duration:00:18:53
Chapter 22 POOR BOB, RICH BOB: A PRICE FOR PIGMENT
Duration:00:28:35
Chapter 23 THE “HIGH FIVE ACCIDENT”.
Duration:00:09:58
Chapter 24 HINTHERLAND MASSACHUSETTS; THE REAL FACE OF AMERICA
Duration:00:18:10
Chapter 25 IN QUEST OF NEW KNOWLEDGE
Duration:00:13:59
Chapter 26 THE FINGERS THAT WERE MADE BEFORE FORKS
Duration:00:25:20
Chapter 27 GALLERY OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS AND THE BAPTISM OF FIRE
Duration:00:29:56
Chapter 28 FIRST FULL DAY AT W.E.B. DU BOIS LIBRARY
Duration:00:36:25
Chapter 29 A view from the ivory tower
Duration:00:12:50
Chapter 30 The spice dispels the students
Duration:00:11:53
Chapter 31 A NEW HORIZON
Duration:00:17:15
Chapter 32 THE SECOND OF THE CLASS DISCUSSIONS
Duration:00:12:55
Chapter 33 IN THE STUDENTS’ CAFETARIA
Duration:00:27:08
Chapter 34 ADJUSTING TO LIFE AS A STUDENT
Duration:00:33:34
Chapter 35 THE AFTERMATH
Duration:00:12:21
Epilogue 1
Duration:00:16:57
Epilogue 2
Duration:00:03:30
conclusion
Duration:00:07:29