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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enArtsCopyright Nayeli Dickihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/aa97fc9c1d45df89125cab777e9eb6ab.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/enjoy-amazing-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-history-culture--6573488Thu, 27 Mar 2025 03:34:57 +0000Nayeli DickiNayeli Dickifeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/310/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Discover the world of audiobooks with over 500,000+ captivating titles, ranging from Action & Adventure, Science...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/310/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Discover the world of audiobooks with over 500,000+ captivating titles, ranging from Action & Adventure, Science Fiction, to Mystery and Romance. You'll get 3 free audiobooks to start your journey. Whether you use an iPhone, iPad, Android, or any other device, you can conveniently enjoy audiobooks. Let captivating stories accompany you every moment! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/readme-txt-a-memoir-by-chelsea-manning--65149087https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: README.txt: A Memoir Author: Chelsea Manning Narrator: Chelsea Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 20, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinarily brave and moving memoir from one of the world's most famous transparency activists and trans women. In 2010, Chelsea Manning was working as an intelligence analyst for the US Army in Iraq. She disclosed 720,000 classified military documents that she had smuggled out via the memory card of her digital camera. By far the largest leak in history, these documents revealed a huge number of diplomatic cables and footage of atrocities. She was sentenced to 35 years in military prison. The day after her conviction, Chelsea declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition. She was sent to a male prison, spent much of that time in appalling conditions in solitary confinement and attempted suicide multiple times. In 2017, after a lengthy legal challenge and an outpouring of support, President Obama commuted her sentence. README.txt is a story of personal revolt, resilience and survival. Chelsea details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence in Oklahoma and in her mother's native Wales. She writes revealingly and movingly about a period of homelessness in Chicago, living under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in the US Army, and the experience of coming to terms with her gender identity and undergoing hormone therapy in prison. We witness her Kafkaesque trial and heroic quest for release. This powerful, courageous and observant memoir sheds light on the big themes of today - identity, authenticity, technology, the authoritarian state - and will stand as one of the definitive testaments of our digital, information-driven age. 'Chelsea Manning is the biggest hero that ever lived' Vivienne Westwood 'Searing ... uplifting ... redemptive' The New York Times 'Electrifying ... an insider confessional turned inside out for the 21st century' Washington Post © Chelsea Manning 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384269Thu, 20 Oct 2022 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: README.txt: A Memoir Author: Chelsea Manning Narrator: Chelsea Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 20,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384269 to listen full audiobooks. Title: README.txt: A Memoir Author: Chelsea Manning Narrator: Chelsea Manning Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 20, 2022 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. An extraordinarily brave and moving memoir from one of the world's most famous transparency activists and trans women. In 2010, Chelsea Manning was working as an intelligence analyst for the US Army in Iraq. She disclosed 720,000 classified military documents that she had smuggled out via the memory card of her digital camera. By far the largest leak in history, these documents revealed a huge number of diplomatic cables and footage of atrocities. She was sentenced to 35 years in military prison. The day after her conviction, Chelsea declared her gender identity as a woman and began to transition. She was sent to a male prison, spent much of that time in appalling conditions in solitary confinement and attempted suicide multiple times. In 2017, after a lengthy legal challenge and an outpouring of support, President Obama commuted her sentence. README.txt is a story of personal revolt, resilience and survival. Chelsea details the challenges of her childhood and adolescence in Oklahoma and in her mother's native Wales. She writes revealingly and movingly about a period of homelessness in Chicago, living under 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' in the US Army, and the experience of coming to terms with her gender identity and undergoing hormone therapy in prison. We witness her Kafkaesque trial and heroic quest for release. This powerful, courageous and observant memoir sheds light on the big themes of today - identity, authenticity, technology, the authoritarian state - and will stand as one of the definitive testaments of our digital, information-driven age. 'Chelsea Manning is the biggest hero that ever lived' Vivienne Westwood 'Searing ... uplifting ... redemptive' The New York Times 'Electrifying ... an insider confessional turned inside out for the 21st century' Washington Post © Chelsea Manning 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-am-these-truths-a-memoir-of-identity-justice-and-living-between-worlds-by-sunny-hostin-charisse-jones--65149106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds Author: Sunny Hostin, Charisse Jones Narrator: Sunny Hostin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.91 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice. “What are you?” has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin’s death—which her producers erroneously labeled “just a local story.”   Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what’s right.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386248Tue, 22 Sep 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds Author: Sunny Hostin, Charisse Jones Narrator: Sunny Hostin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Am These Truths: A Memoir of Identity, Justice, and Living Between Worlds Author: Sunny Hostin, Charisse Jones Narrator: Sunny Hostin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 8 minutes Release date: September 22, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.91 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Emmy Award winning legal journalist and co-host of The View Sunny Hostin chronicles her journey from growing up in a South Bronx housing project to becoming an assistant U.S. attorney and journalist in this powerful memoir that offers an intimate and unique look at identity, intolerance, and injustice. “What are you?” has followed Sunny Hostin from the beginning of her story, as she grew up half Puerto Rican and half African-American raised by teenage parents in the South Bronx. Escaping poverty and the turbulence of her early life through hard work, a bit of luck and earning academic scholarships to college and law school, Sunny immersed herself in the workings of the criminal justice system. In Washington, D.C., Sunny became a federal prosecutor, soon parlaying her wealth of knowledge of the legal system into a successful career as a legal journalist. She was one of the first national reporters to cover Trayvon Martin’s death—which her producers erroneously labeled “just a local story.”   Today, an inescapable voice from the top echelons of news and entertainment, Sunny uses her platform to advocate for social justice and give a voice to the marginalized. In her signature no-holds-barred, straight-up style, Sunny opens up and shares her intimate struggles with fertility and personal turmoil, and reflects on the high-stakes cases and stories she worked on as a prosecutor and during her time at CNN, Fox News, ABC and The View. Timely, poignant, and moving, I Am These Truths is the story of a woman living between two worlds, and learning to bridge them together to fight for what’s right.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/memos-from-purgatory-and-other-works-by-harlan-ellison--65149081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memos from Purgatory and Other Works Author: Harlan Ellison Narrator: Graham Halstead, Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 11, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Strange Wine: A gritty memoir of life in NYC thatbecame the basis for a Hitchcock TV drama. This audiobook also includes Ellison’s Children of the Streets.Hemingway said, “A man should never write what he doesn’t know.” In the mid-fifties, Harlan Ellison—kickedout of college and hungry to write—went to New York to start his career. It was a time of street gangs, rumbles, kidswith switchblades, and zip guns made from car radio antennas. Ellison was barely out of his teens himself, but he tooka phony name, moved into Brooklyn’s dangerous Red Hook section, and managed to con his way into a “boppingclub.” What he experienced (and the time he spent in jail as a result) was the basis for the violent story that AlfredHitchcock filmed as the first of his hour-long TV dramas. This autobiography is a book whose message you will notbe able to ignore or forget.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385821Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memos from Purgatory and Other Works Author: Harlan Ellison Narrator: Graham Halstead, Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Memos from Purgatory and Other Works Author: Harlan Ellison Narrator: Graham Halstead, Mia Barron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 11, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the Hugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Strange Wine: A gritty memoir of life in NYC thatbecame the basis for a Hitchcock TV drama. This audiobook also includes Ellison’s Children of the Streets.Hemingway said, “A man should never write what he doesn’t know.” In the mid-fifties, Harlan Ellison—kickedout of college and hungry to write—went to New York to start his career. It was a time of street gangs, rumbles, kidswith switchblades, and zip guns made from car radio antennas. Ellison was barely out of his teens himself, but he tooka phony name, moved into Brooklyn’s dangerous Red Hook section, and managed to con his way into a “boppingclub.” What he experienced (and the time he spent in jail as a result) was the basis for the violent story that AlfredHitchcock filmed as the first of his hour-long TV dramas. This autobiography is a book whose message you will notbe able to ignore or forget.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-berlin-shadow-by-jonathan-lichtenstein--65149114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Berlin Shadow Author: Jonathan Lichtenstein Narrator: Jonathan Lichtenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 6, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son. In 1939, Jonathan Lichtenstein’s father Hans escaped Nazi-occupied Berlin as a child refugee on the Kindertransport. Almost every member of his family died after Kristallnacht, and, arriving in England to make his way in the world alone, Hans turned his back on his German Jewish culture. Growing up in post-war rural Wales where the conflict was never spoken of, Jonathan and his siblings were at a loss to understand their father’s relentless drive and sometimes eccentric behaviour. As Hans enters old age, he and Jonathan set out to retrace his journey back to Berlin. Published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary, this is a highly compelling account of a father and son’s attempt to emerge from the shadows of history. For those who enjoyed East West Street, The Berlin Shadow is a beautiful memoir about time, trauma and family.  Praise for Jonathan Lichtenstein's work: ‘The writing is keenly observed and emotionally resonant. . . an impressive achievement given the breadth of its reach, from Berlin in the 1930s to Bethlehem today’ New York Times on Memory]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382948Thu, 06 Aug 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Berlin Shadow Author: Jonathan Lichtenstein Narrator: Jonathan Lichtenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382948 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Berlin Shadow Author: Jonathan Lichtenstein Narrator: Jonathan Lichtenstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: August 6, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A formally audacious and deeply moving memoir in three timeframes that confronts the defining trauma of the twentieth century, and its effects on a father and son. In 1939, Jonathan Lichtenstein’s father Hans escaped Nazi-occupied Berlin as a child refugee on the Kindertransport. Almost every member of his family died after Kristallnacht, and, arriving in England to make his way in the world alone, Hans turned his back on his German Jewish culture. Growing up in post-war rural Wales where the conflict was never spoken of, Jonathan and his siblings were at a loss to understand their father’s relentless drive and sometimes eccentric behaviour. As Hans enters old age, he and Jonathan set out to retrace his journey back to Berlin. Published to coincide with the eightieth anniversary, this is a highly compelling account of a father and son’s attempt to emerge from the shadows of history. For those who enjoyed East West Street, The Berlin Shadow is a beautiful memoir about time, trauma and family.  Praise for Jonathan Lichtenstein's work: ‘The writing is keenly observed and emotionally resonant. . . an impressive achievement given the breadth of its reach, from Berlin in the 1930s to Bethlehem today’ New York Times on Memory]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-house-that-love-built-why-i-opened-my-door-to-immigrants-and-how-we-found-hope-beyond-a-broken-system-by-sarah-jackson--65149182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House That Love Built: Why I Opened My Door to Immigrants and How We Found Hope Beyond a Broken System Author: Sarah Jackson Narrator: Chloe Dolandis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 14, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 2021 Christian Book Award Finalist 'Jackson's visionary account is a beautiful model of sacrificial love.' -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review The House That Love Built is the quintessential story of one woman's questioning what it means to be an American--and a Christian--in light of a broken immigration system. Through tender stories of opening her heart and home to immigrants, Sarah Jackson shines a holy light on loving our neighbor. Sarah Jackson once thought immigration justice was administered through higher walls and longer fences. Then she met an immigrant--a deported young father separated from his US-citizen family--and everything changed. As Sarah began to know fractured families ravaged by threats in their homeland and further traumatized in US detention, biblical justice took on a new meaning. As Sarah opened her heart--and her home--to immigrants, she experienced a surprising transformation and the gift of extraordinary community. The work she began through the ministry of Casa de Paz joined the centuries-old Christian tradition of hospitality, shining a holy light on what it means to love our neighbor. The dilemma of undocumented people continues to hover over America, and it raises urgent questions for every Christian: - What is our responsibility to the 'stranger' in our midst? - What does God's kingdom look like in the global-political reality of immigration? - What difference can one person make? Sarah engages these questions through profound and tender stories, placing listeners in the shoes of individuals on every side of the issue--asylum seekers torn from their families, the guards who oversee them, ordinary people with lapsed visas, the families left to survive on their own, the unheralded advocates for immigrants' rights, and the government officials who decide the fates of others. Ultimately, Sarah's journey illuminates how hope can be restored through simple yet radical acts of love.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374904Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House That Love Built: Why I Opened My Door to Immigrants and How We Found Hope Beyond a Broken System Author: Sarah Jackson Narrator: Chloe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374904 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The House That Love Built: Why I Opened My Door to Immigrants and How We Found Hope Beyond a Broken System Author: Sarah Jackson Narrator: Chloe Dolandis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 14 minutes Release date: July 14, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 2021 Christian Book Award Finalist 'Jackson's visionary account is a beautiful model of sacrificial love.' -- Publishers Weekly Starred Review The House That Love Built is the quintessential story of one woman's questioning what it means to be an American--and a Christian--in light of a broken immigration system. Through tender stories of opening her heart and home to immigrants, Sarah Jackson shines a holy light on loving our neighbor. Sarah Jackson once thought immigration justice was administered through higher walls and longer fences. Then she met an immigrant--a deported young father separated from his US-citizen family--and everything changed. As Sarah began to know fractured families ravaged by threats in their homeland and further traumatized in US detention, biblical justice took on a new meaning. As Sarah opened her heart--and her home--to immigrants, she experienced a surprising transformation and the gift of extraordinary community. The work she began through the ministry of Casa de Paz joined the centuries-old Christian tradition of hospitality, shining a holy light on what it means to love our neighbor. The dilemma of undocumented people continues to hover over America, and it raises urgent questions for every Christian: - What is our responsibility to the 'stranger' in our midst? - What does God's kingdom look like in the global-political reality of immigration? - What difference can one person make? Sarah engages these questions through profound and tender stories, placing listeners in the shoes of individuals on every side of the issue--asylum seekers torn from their families, the guards who oversee them, ordinary people with lapsed visas, the families left to survive on their own, the unheralded advocates for immigrants' rights, and the government officials who decide the fates of others. Ultimately, Sarah's journey illuminates how hope can be restored through simple yet radical acts of love.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/troop-6000-the-girl-scout-troop-that-began-in-a-shelter-and-inspired-the-world-by-nikita-stewart--65149063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World Author: Nikita Stewart Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of the first Girl Scout troop founded for and by girls living in a shelter in Queens, New York, and the amazing, nationwide response that it sparked “A powerful book full of powerful women.”—Chelsea Clinton Giselle Burgess was a young mother of five trying to provide for her family. Though she had a full-time job, the demands of ever-increasing rent and mounting bills forced her to fall behind, and eviction soon followed. Giselle and her kids were thrown into New York City’s overburdened shelter system, which housed nearly 60,000 people each day. They soon found themselves living at a Sleep Inn in Queens, provided by the city as temporary shelter; for nearly a year, all six lived in a single room with two beds and one bathroom. With curfews and lack of amenities, it felt more like a prison than a home, and Giselle, at the mercy of a broken system, grew fearful about her family’s future. She knew that her daughters and the other girls living at the shelter needed to be a part of something where they didn’t feel the shame or stigma of being homeless, and could develop skills and a community they could be proud of. Giselle had worked for the Girl Scouts and had the idea to establish a troop in the shelter, and with the support of a group of dedicated parents, advocates, and remarkable girls, Troop 6000 was born. New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart settled in with Troop 6000 for more than a year, at the peak of New York City’s homelessness crisis in 2017, getting to know the girls and their families and witnessing both their triumphs and challenges. In Troop 6000, readers will feel the highs and lows as some families make it out of the shelter while others falter, and girls grow up with the stress and insecurity of not knowing what each day will bring and not having a place to call home, living for the times when they can put on their Girl Scout uniforms and come together. The result is a powerful, inspiring story about overcoming the odds in the most unlikely of places. Stewart shows how shared experiences of poverty and hardship sparked the political will needed to create the troop that would expand from one shelter to fifteen in New York City, and ultimately inspired the creation of similar troops across the country. Woven throughout the book is the history of the Girl Scouts, an organization that has always adapted to fit the times, supporting girls from all walks of life. Troop 6000 is both the intimate story of one group of girls who find pride and community with one another, and the larger story of how, when we come together, we can find support and commonality and experience joy and success, no matter how challenging life may be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385517Tue, 19 May 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World Author: Nikita Stewart Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385517 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Troop 6000: The Girl Scout Troop That Began in a Shelter and Inspired the World Author: Nikita Stewart Narrator: Robin Miles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 19, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The inspiring true story of the first Girl Scout troop founded for and by girls living in a shelter in Queens, New York, and the amazing, nationwide response that it sparked “A powerful book full of powerful women.”—Chelsea Clinton Giselle Burgess was a young mother of five trying to provide for her family. Though she had a full-time job, the demands of ever-increasing rent and mounting bills forced her to fall behind, and eviction soon followed. Giselle and her kids were thrown into New York City’s overburdened shelter system, which housed nearly 60,000 people each day. They soon found themselves living at a Sleep Inn in Queens, provided by the city as temporary shelter; for nearly a year, all six lived in a single room with two beds and one bathroom. With curfews and lack of amenities, it felt more like a prison than a home, and Giselle, at the mercy of a broken system, grew fearful about her family’s future. She knew that her daughters and the other girls living at the shelter needed to be a part of something where they didn’t feel the shame or stigma of being homeless, and could develop skills and a community they could be proud of. Giselle had worked for the Girl Scouts and had the idea to establish a troop in the shelter, and with the support of a group of dedicated parents, advocates, and remarkable girls, Troop 6000 was born. New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart settled in with Troop 6000 for more than a year, at the peak of New York City’s homelessness crisis in 2017, getting to know the girls and their families and witnessing both their triumphs and challenges. In Troop 6000, readers will feel the highs and lows as some families make it out of the shelter while others falter, and girls grow up with the stress and insecurity of not knowing what each day will bring and not having a place to call home, living for the times when they can put on their Girl Scout uniforms and come together. The result is a powerful, inspiring story about overcoming the odds in the most unlikely of places. Stewart shows how shared experiences of poverty and hardship sparked the political will needed to create the troop that would expand from one shelter to fifteen in New York City, and ultimately inspired the creation of similar troops across the country. Woven throughout the book is the history of the Girl Scouts, an organization that has always adapted to fit the times, supporting girls from all walks of life. Troop 6000 is both the intimate story of one group of girls who find pride and community with one another, and the larger story of how, when we come together, we can find support and commonality and experience joy and success, no matter how challenging life may be.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/you-are-the-key-turning-imperfections-into-purpose-by-caitlin-crosby--65149076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are the Key: Turning Imperfections into Purpose Author: Caitlin Crosby Narrator: Caitlin Crosby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For anyone who feels less-than about your work, your worth, your body, or the life you're building, find here an incredible hope: you don't have to have it all together to 'qualify' for your life's calling. Just ask Caitlin Crosby, the former Hollywood talent who didn't finish college, never got an MBA, and wasn't supposed to become a CEO--yet that's exactly what she did. Caitlin's passion for people led her to launch The Giving Keys, a give-back jewelry brand with the mission of helping its employees transition out of homelessness. Each of their one million keys sold represents a person who wore it and shared it with someone else, in a unique pay-it-forward model. In You Are the Key, Caitlin opens up about her own secret 'flaw' that rocked her sense of self-worth for the better part of two decades and her private battle to believe that our scars are not sources of shame but proof of courage and prompts toward purpose. Through Caitlin's all-too-real stories, sparkling with warmth and humor, you'll find the encouragement you need to: - Be brave enough to let yourself fail - Reframe your imperfections as signposts guiding you toward your greatest purpose - Move forward from past mistakes and build something beautiful As you learn more about Caitlin and her journey, you'll learn that your own path to discovering and developing your purpose won't be a straight line. You'll fall down, and you'll get back up again. But Caitlin's story will remind you that your own imperfections can lead to your greatest purpose--and it all starts today. Praise for You Are the Key: 'I've admired Caitlin's generosity and her work with The Giving Keys for years. I'm grateful to know her story. It's a reminder to never allow fear or setbacks to keep us from stepping out into the unknown. Caitlin has shown us that it's often in quiet moments of courage that we discover the things we're passionate about and realize more of who we're meant to be.' --Joanna Gaines, cofounder of Magnolia 'Caitlin's work in bringing purpose back to the lives of so many speaks for itself. With her as your guide, you will unlock purpose, confidence, and joy beyond what you could ever imagine.' --Sarah Jakes Roberts, pastor, bestselling author, and founder of Woman Evolve 'Equal parts powerful and personable, You Are the Key tells the story of what is possible when you follow big dreams with big heart.' --Maria Shriver, journalist and New York Times bestselling author]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386692Tue, 12 May 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are the Key: Turning Imperfections into Purpose Author: Caitlin Crosby Narrator: Caitlin Crosby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386692 to listen full audiobooks. Title: You Are the Key: Turning Imperfections into Purpose Author: Caitlin Crosby Narrator: Caitlin Crosby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 57 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For anyone who feels less-than about your work, your worth, your body, or the life you're building, find here an incredible hope: you don't have to have it all together to 'qualify' for your life's calling. Just ask Caitlin Crosby, the former Hollywood talent who didn't finish college, never got an MBA, and wasn't supposed to become a CEO--yet that's exactly what she did. Caitlin's passion for people led her to launch The Giving Keys, a give-back jewelry brand with the mission of helping its employees transition out of homelessness. Each of their one million keys sold represents a person who wore it and shared it with someone else, in a unique pay-it-forward model. In You Are the Key, Caitlin opens up about her own secret 'flaw' that rocked her sense of self-worth for the better part of two decades and her private battle to believe that our scars are not sources of shame but proof of courage and prompts toward purpose. Through Caitlin's all-too-real stories, sparkling with warmth and humor, you'll find the encouragement you need to: - Be brave enough to let yourself fail - Reframe your imperfections as signposts guiding you toward your greatest purpose - Move forward from past mistakes and build something beautiful As you learn more about Caitlin and her journey, you'll learn that your own path to discovering and developing your purpose won't be a straight line. You'll fall down, and you'll get back up again. But Caitlin's story will remind you that your own imperfections can lead to your greatest purpose--and it all starts today. Praise for You Are the Key: 'I've admired Caitlin's generosity and her work with The Giving Keys for years. I'm grateful to know her story. It's a reminder to never allow fear or setbacks to keep us from stepping out into the unknown. Caitlin has shown us that it's often in quiet moments of courage that we discover the things we're passionate about and realize more of who we're meant to be.' --Joanna Gaines, cofounder of Magnolia 'Caitlin's work in bringing purpose back to the lives of so many speaks for itself. With her as your guide, you will unlock purpose, confidence, and joy beyond what you could ever imagine.' --Sarah Jakes Roberts, pastor, bestselling author, and founder of Woman Evolve 'Equal parts powerful and personable, You Are the Key tells the story of what is possible when you follow big dreams with big heart.' --Maria Shriver, journalist and New York Times bestselling author]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-opposite-of-certainty-fear-faith-and-life-in-between-by-janine-urbaniak-reid--65149059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between Author: Janine Urbaniak Reid Narrator: Ginny Welsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This gripping memoir about what it means to face uncertainty details the plans Janine had for her family and her life that were gutted by her then 10-year-old son Mason’s diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, only to be followed by her own cancer diagnosis. All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel growing up. What she didn’t expect was the chaos of an out-of-control life that begins when her young son’s hand begins to shake and he is diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 10. This moving memoir is the story of Janine’s reluctant journey beyond easy answers and platitudes. She searches for a source of strength bigger than her circumstances, only to have her circumstances become even thornier when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Drawn deeply and against her will into herself, she discovers hidden reserves of strength, humor, and a no-matter-what faith that looks nothing like she thought it would. The Opposite of Certainty is: - Brilliant, breathtakingly honest, and sometimes very funny account of marriage, motherhood, and the unfathomable salvation we find in God  - An unvarnished look at defying the gravity of challenging life circumstances - The recognition that anyone can tap a source of strength inside themselves to walk through the impossible Beautifully written and deeply hopeful, Janine shows us how we can come through impossible times transformed and yet more ourselves than we’ve ever allowed ourselves to be.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386613Tue, 12 May 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between Author: Janine Urbaniak Reid Narrator: Ginny Welsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Opposite of Certainty: Fear, Faith, and Life in Between Author: Janine Urbaniak Reid Narrator: Ginny Welsch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 12, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This gripping memoir about what it means to face uncertainty details the plans Janine had for her family and her life that were gutted by her then 10-year-old son Mason’s diagnosis of a cancerous brain tumor, only to be followed by her own cancer diagnosis. All Janine Urbaniak Reid ever wanted was for everyone she loved to be okay so she might relax and maybe be happy. Her life strategy was simple: do everything right. This included trying to be the perfect mother to her three kids so they would never experience the kind of pain she pretended not to feel growing up. What she didn’t expect was the chaos of an out-of-control life that begins when her young son’s hand begins to shake and he is diagnosed with a brain tumor at age 10. This moving memoir is the story of Janine’s reluctant journey beyond easy answers and platitudes. She searches for a source of strength bigger than her circumstances, only to have her circumstances become even thornier when she is diagnosed with breast cancer. Drawn deeply and against her will into herself, she discovers hidden reserves of strength, humor, and a no-matter-what faith that looks nothing like she thought it would. The Opposite of Certainty is: - Brilliant, breathtakingly honest, and sometimes very funny account of marriage, motherhood, and the unfathomable salvation we find in God  - An unvarnished look at defying the gravity of challenging life circumstances - The recognition that anyone can tap a source of strength inside themselves to walk through the impossible Beautifully written and deeply hopeful, Janine shows us how we can come through impossible times transformed and yet more ourselves than we’ve ever allowed ourselves to be.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/manifesto-for-a-moral-revolution-practices-to-build-a-better-world-by-jacqueline-novogratz--65149116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World Author: Jacqueline Novogratz Narrator: Jacqueline Novogratz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'An instant classic.' —Arianna Huffington 'Will inspire people from across the political spectrum.' —Jonathan Haidt An essential shortlist of leadership ideas for everyone who wants to do good in this world, from Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen. In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact investing—Acumen’s practice of “doing well by doing good.” Nineteen years later, there’s been a seismic shift in how corporate boards and other stakeholders evaluate businesses: impact investment is not only morally defensible but now also economically advantageous, even necessary. Still, it isn’t easy to reach a success that includes profits as well as mutually favorable relationships with workers and the communities in which they live. So how can today’s leaders, who often kick off their enterprises with high hopes and short timetables, navigate the challenges of poverty and war, of egos and impatience, which have stymied generations of investors who came before? Drawing on inspiring stories from change-makers around the world and on memories of her own most difficult experiences, Jacqueline divulges the most common leadership mistakes and the mind-sets needed to rise above them. The culmination of thirty years of work developing sustainable solutions for the problems of the poor, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution offers the perspectives necessary for all those—whether ascending the corporate ladder or bringing solar light to rural villages—who seek to leave this world better off than they found it. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382639Tue, 05 May 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World Author: Jacqueline Novogratz Narrator: Jacqueline Novogratz Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382639 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Manifesto for a Moral Revolution: Practices to Build a Better World Author: Jacqueline Novogratz Narrator: Jacqueline Novogratz Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 22 minutes Release date: May 5, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'An instant classic.' —Arianna Huffington 'Will inspire people from across the political spectrum.' —Jonathan Haidt An essential shortlist of leadership ideas for everyone who wants to do good in this world, from Jacqueline Novogratz, author of the New York Times bestseller The Blue Sweater and founder and CEO of Acumen. In 2001, when Jacqueline Novogratz founded Acumen, a global community of socially and environmentally responsible partners dedicated to changing the way the world tackles poverty, few had heard of impact investing—Acumen’s practice of “doing well by doing good.” Nineteen years later, there’s been a seismic shift in how corporate boards and other stakeholders evaluate businesses: impact investment is not only morally defensible but now also economically advantageous, even necessary. Still, it isn’t easy to reach a success that includes profits as well as mutually favorable relationships with workers and the communities in which they live. So how can today’s leaders, who often kick off their enterprises with high hopes and short timetables, navigate the challenges of poverty and war, of egos and impatience, which have stymied generations of investors who came before? Drawing on inspiring stories from change-makers around the world and on memories of her own most difficult experiences, Jacqueline divulges the most common leadership mistakes and the mind-sets needed to rise above them. The culmination of thirty years of work developing sustainable solutions for the problems of the poor, Manifesto for a Moral Revolution offers the perspectives necessary for all those—whether ascending the corporate ladder or bringing solar light to rural villages—who seek to leave this world better off than they found it. A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/still-waters-in-a-storm-the-one-room-school-where-everyone-listens-to-everyone-by-stephen-haff--65149167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Waters in a Storm: The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone Author: Stephen Haff Narrator: Stephen Haff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Previously published as Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their Teacher, and the One-Room School Where Everything Is Possible “In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of mind, and humility of heart. Stephen Haff invents impossible projects and makes them possible.” —Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children Archive The unlikely, inspiring true story of a one-room school where children of undocumented immigrants and their teacher discover their voices and speak truth to power. Still Waters in a Storm is an after-school program held in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn; it is a place for kids to practice reading and writing in English, Spanish, and Latin. For the students, many living in constant fear of deportation, Still Waters is a refuge. For Stephen Haff, a former public-school teacher, it is the sanctuary he built following a breakdown caused by bipolar depression. At Still Waters, all agreed that there would only be one rule: “Everyone listens to everyone.” And this has unlocked spectacular potential.  Since 2016, the students have been collectively translating Don Quixote into English, taking the Spanish tale—a story about a dreamer who never gives up—and adapting it into a bilingual musical. Six-year old Sarah tells of her mother’s journey across the desert from Mexico riding on the back of a tiger. Alex, a very private teenager, sings her coming out song to standing ovations. As the kids perform their work across NYC, they learn that they belong in this country—their voices amplifying to deliver a message of diversity, love, hope, and resilience essential to us all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373939Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Waters in a Storm: The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone Author: Stephen Haff Narrator: Stephen Haff Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still Waters in a Storm: The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone Author: Stephen Haff Narrator: Stephen Haff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: April 21, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Previously published as Kid Quixotes: A Group of Students, Their Teacher, and the One-Room School Where Everything Is Possible “In my years of experience as a writer and as a college professor, I have never seen anything like this: the love for language, the passion for discussion, clarity of mind, and humility of heart. Stephen Haff invents impossible projects and makes them possible.” —Valeria Luiselli, author of Lost Children Archive The unlikely, inspiring true story of a one-room school where children of undocumented immigrants and their teacher discover their voices and speak truth to power. Still Waters in a Storm is an after-school program held in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn; it is a place for kids to practice reading and writing in English, Spanish, and Latin. For the students, many living in constant fear of deportation, Still Waters is a refuge. For Stephen Haff, a former public-school teacher, it is the sanctuary he built following a breakdown caused by bipolar depression. At Still Waters, all agreed that there would only be one rule: “Everyone listens to everyone.” And this has unlocked spectacular potential.  Since 2016, the students have been collectively translating Don Quixote into English, taking the Spanish tale—a story about a dreamer who never gives up—and adapting it into a bilingual musical. Six-year old Sarah tells of her mother’s journey across the desert from Mexico riding on the back of a tiger. Alex, a very private teenager, sings her coming out song to standing ovations. As the kids perform their work across NYC, they learn that they belong in this country—their voices amplifying to deliver a message of diversity, love, hope, and resilience essential to us all.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/child-of-light-a-biography-of-robert-stone-by-madison-smartt-bell--65149057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 17, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first and definitive biography of one of the great American novelists of the postwar era, the author of Dog Soldiers and A Flag for Sunrise, and a penetrating critic of American power, innocence, and corruption Robert Stone (1937-2015), probably the only postwar American writer to draw favorable comparisons to Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, and Joseph Conrad, lived a life rich in adventure, achievement, and inner turmoil. He grew up rough on the streets of New York, the son of a mentally troubled single mother. After his Navy service in the fifties, which brought him to such locales as pre-Castro Havana, the Suez Crisis, and Antarctica, he studied writing at Stanford, where he met Ken Kesey and became a core member of the gang of Merry Pranksters. The publication of his superb New Orleans novel, Hall of Mirrors (1967), initiated a succession of dark-humored novels that investigated the American experience in Vietnam (Dog Soldiers, 1974, which won the National Book Award), Central America (A Flag for Sunrise, 1981), and Jerusalem on the eve of the millennium (Damascus Gate, 1998). An acclaimed novelist himself, Madison Smartt Bell was a close friend and longtime admirer of Robert Stone. His authorized and deeply researched biography is both intimate and objective, a rich and unsparing portrait of a complicated, charismatic, and haunted man and a sympathetic reading of his work that will help to secure Stone's place in the pantheon of major American writers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387180Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 34 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387180 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Child of Light: A Biography of Robert Stone Author: Madison Smartt Bell Narrator: Mark Deakins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 34 minutes Release date: March 17, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first and definitive biography of one of the great American novelists of the postwar era, the author of Dog Soldiers and A Flag for Sunrise, and a penetrating critic of American power, innocence, and corruption Robert Stone (1937-2015), probably the only postwar American writer to draw favorable comparisons to Ernest Hemingway, Graham Greene, and Joseph Conrad, lived a life rich in adventure, achievement, and inner turmoil. He grew up rough on the streets of New York, the son of a mentally troubled single mother. After his Navy service in the fifties, which brought him to such locales as pre-Castro Havana, the Suez Crisis, and Antarctica, he studied writing at Stanford, where he met Ken Kesey and became a core member of the gang of Merry Pranksters. The publication of his superb New Orleans novel, Hall of Mirrors (1967), initiated a succession of dark-humored novels that investigated the American experience in Vietnam (Dog Soldiers, 1974, which won the National Book Award), Central America (A Flag for Sunrise, 1981), and Jerusalem on the eve of the millennium (Damascus Gate, 1998). An acclaimed novelist himself, Madison Smartt Bell was a close friend and longtime admirer of Robert Stone. His authorized and deeply researched biography is both intimate and objective, a rich and unsparing portrait of a complicated, charismatic, and haunted man and a sympathetic reading of his work that will help to secure Stone's place in the pantheon of major American writers.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/will-the-circle-be-unbroken-a-memoir-of-learning-to-believe-you-re-gonna-be-okay-by-sean-dietrich--65149079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: A Memoir of Learning to Believe You’re Gonna Be Okay Author: Sean Dietrich Narrator: Sean Dietrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From celebrated storyteller 'Sean of the South' comes an unforgettable memoir of love, loss, the friction of family memories, and the unlikely hope that you're gonna be alright. Sean Dietrich was twelve years old when he scattered his father's ashes from the mountain range. His father was a man who lived for baseball, a steel worker with a ready wink, who once scaled a fifty-foot tree just to hang a tire swing for his son. He was also the stranger who tried to kidnap and kill Sean's mother before pulling the trigger on himself. He was a childhood hero, now reduced to a man in a box. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is the story of what happens after the unthinkable, and the journey we all must make in finding the courage to stop the cycles of the past from laying claim to our future. Sean was a seventh-grade drop-out, a dishwasher then a construction worker to help his mother and sister scrape by, and a self-described 'nobody with a sad story behind him.' Yet he cannot deny the glimmers of life's goodness even amid its rough edges. Such goodness becomes even harder to deny when Sean meets the love of his life at a fried chicken church potluck, and harder still when his lifelong love of storytelling leads him to stages across the southeast, where he is known and loved as 'Sean of the South.' A story that will stay with you long after the final page, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? testifies to the strength that lives within us all to make our peace with the past and look to the future with renewed hope and wonder.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386679Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: A Memoir of Learning to Believe You’re Gonna Be Okay Author: Sean Dietrich Narrator: Sean Dietrich Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386679 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Will the Circle Be Unbroken?: A Memoir of Learning to Believe You’re Gonna Be Okay Author: Sean Dietrich Narrator: Sean Dietrich Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From celebrated storyteller 'Sean of the South' comes an unforgettable memoir of love, loss, the friction of family memories, and the unlikely hope that you're gonna be alright. Sean Dietrich was twelve years old when he scattered his father's ashes from the mountain range. His father was a man who lived for baseball, a steel worker with a ready wink, who once scaled a fifty-foot tree just to hang a tire swing for his son. He was also the stranger who tried to kidnap and kill Sean's mother before pulling the trigger on himself. He was a childhood hero, now reduced to a man in a box. Will the Circle Be Unbroken? is the story of what happens after the unthinkable, and the journey we all must make in finding the courage to stop the cycles of the past from laying claim to our future. Sean was a seventh-grade drop-out, a dishwasher then a construction worker to help his mother and sister scrape by, and a self-described 'nobody with a sad story behind him.' Yet he cannot deny the glimmers of life's goodness even amid its rough edges. Such goodness becomes even harder to deny when Sean meets the love of his life at a fried chicken church potluck, and harder still when his lifelong love of storytelling leads him to stages across the southeast, where he is known and loved as 'Sean of the South.' A story that will stay with you long after the final page, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? testifies to the strength that lives within us all to make our peace with the past and look to the future with renewed hope and wonder.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/self-made-inspired-by-the-life-of-madam-c-j-walker-by-a-lelia-bundles--65149064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Author: A'lelia Bundles Narrator: A'lelia Bundles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, Self Made (formerly titled On Her Own Ground) is the first full-scale biography of “one of the great success stories of American history” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Madam C.J. Walker—the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist—by her great-great-granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Sarah Breedlove—who would become known as Madam C. J. Walker—was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then—with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women—everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women, and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century political figures such as Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386531Tue, 10 Mar 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Author: A'lelia Bundles Narrator: A'lelia Bundles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386531 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker Author: A'lelia Bundles Narrator: A'lelia Bundles Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 25 minutes Release date: March 10, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now a Netflix series starring Octavia Spencer, Self Made (formerly titled On Her Own Ground) is the first full-scale biography of “one of the great success stories of American history” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), Madam C.J. Walker—the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist—by her great-great-granddaughter, A’Lelia Bundles. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Sarah Breedlove—who would become known as Madam C. J. Walker—was orphaned at seven, married at fourteen, and widowed at twenty. She spent the better part of the next two decades laboring as a washerwoman for $1.50 a week. Then—with the discovery of a revolutionary hair care formula for black women—everything changed. By her death in 1919, Walker managed to overcome astonishing odds: building a storied beauty empire from the ground up, amassing wealth unprecedented among black women, and devoting her life to philanthropy and social activism. Along the way, she formed friendships with great early-twentieth-century political figures such as Ida B. Wells, Mary McLeod Bethune, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Booker T. Washington.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-not-here-to-be-bystanders-a-memoir-of-love-and-resistance-by-linda-sarsour--65149099https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance Author: Linda Sarsour Narrator: Linda Sarsour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.95 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 2.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, shares an “unforgettable memoir” (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country. On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to be—a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the Women’s March on Washington, Sarsour offers a “moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power of love in action” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Linda’s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find one’s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother’s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this “book that speaks to our times” (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.” This is her story.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386432Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance Author: Linda Sarsour Narrator: Linda Sarsour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders: A Memoir of Love and Resistance Author: Linda Sarsour Narrator: Linda Sarsour Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 35 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.95 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 2.71 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Linda Sarsour, co-organizer of the Women’s March, shares an “unforgettable memoir” (Booklist) about how growing up Palestinian Muslim American, feminist, and empowered moved her to become a globally recognized activist on behalf of marginalized communities across the country. On a chilly spring morning in Brooklyn, nineteen-year-old Linda Sarsour stared at her reflection, dressed in a hijab for the first time. She saw in the mirror the woman she was growing to be—a young Muslim American woman unapologetic in her faith and her activism, who would discover her innate sense of justice in the aftermath of 9/11. Now heralded for her award-winning leadership of the Women’s March on Washington, Sarsour offers a “moving memoir [that] is a testament to the power of love in action” (Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow). From the Brooklyn bodega her father owned, where Linda learned the real meaning of intersectionality, to protests in the streets of Washington, DC, Linda’s experience as a daughter of Palestinian immigrants is a moving portrayal of what it means to find one’s voice and use it for the good of others. We follow Linda as she learns the tenets of successful community organizing, and through decades of fighting for racial, economic, gender, and social justice, as she becomes one of the most recognized activists in the nation. We also see her honoring her grandmother’s dying wish, protecting her children, building resilient friendships, and mentoring others even as she loses her first mentor in a tragic accident. Throughout, she inspires you to take action as she reaffirms that we are not here to be bystanders. In this “book that speaks to our times” (The Washington Post), Harry Belafonte writes of Linda in the foreword, “While we may not have made it to the Promised Land, my peers and I, my brothers and sisters in liberation can rest easy that the future is in the hands of leaders like Linda Sarsour. I have often said to Linda that she embodies the principle and purpose of another great Muslim leader, brother Malcolm X.” This is her story.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dorothy-day-dissenting-voice-of-the-american-century-by-john-loughery-blythe-randolph--65149085https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century Author: John Loughery, Blythe Randolph Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Magisterial and glorious” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), the first full authoritative biography of Dorothy Day—American icon, radical pacifist, Catholic convert, and advocate for the homeless—is “a vivid account of her political and religious development” (Karen Armstrong, The New York Times). After growing up in a conservative middle-class Republican household and working several years as a left-wing journalist, Dorothy Day converted to Catholicism and became an anomaly in American life for the next fifty years. As an orthodox Catholic, political radical, and a rebel who courted controversy, she attracted three generations of admirers. A believer in civil disobedience, Day went to jail several times protesting the nuclear arms race. She was critical of capitalism and US foreign policy, and as skeptical of modern liberalism as political conservatism. Her protests began in 1917, leading to her arrest during the suffrage demonstration outside President Wilson’s White House. In 1940 she spoke in Congress against the draft and urged young men not to register. She told audiences in 1962 that the US was as much to blame for the Cuban missile crisis as Cuba and the USSR. She refused to hear any criticism of the pope, though she sparred with American bishops and priests who lived in well-appointed rectories while tolerating racial segregation in their parishes. Dorothy Day is the exceptional biography of a dedicated modern-day pacifist, an outspoken advocate for the poor, and a lifelong anarchist. This definitive and insightful account is “a monumental exploration of the life, legacy, and spirituality of the Catholic activist” (Spirituality & Practice).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386420Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century Author: John Loughery, Blythe Randolph Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386420 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dorothy Day: Dissenting Voice of the American Century Author: John Loughery, Blythe Randolph Narrator: Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 7 minutes Release date: March 3, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Magisterial and glorious” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), the first full authoritative biography of Dorothy Day—American icon, radical pacifist, Catholic convert, and advocate for the homeless—is “a vivid account of her political and religious development” (Karen Armstrong, The New York Times). After growing up in a conservative middle-class Republican household and working several years as a left-wing journalist, Dorothy Day converted to Catholicism and became an anomaly in American life for the next fifty years. As an orthodox Catholic, political radical, and a rebel who courted controversy, she attracted three generations of admirers. A believer in civil disobedience, Day went to jail several times protesting the nuclear arms race. She was critical of capitalism and US foreign policy, and as skeptical of modern liberalism as political conservatism. Her protests began in 1917, leading to her arrest during the suffrage demonstration outside President Wilson’s White House. In 1940 she spoke in Congress against the draft and urged young men not to register. She told audiences in 1962 that the US was as much to blame for the Cuban missile crisis as Cuba and the USSR. She refused to hear any criticism of the pope, though she sparred with American bishops and priests who lived in well-appointed rectories while tolerating racial segregation in their parishes. Dorothy Day is the exceptional biography of a dedicated modern-day pacifist, an outspoken advocate for the poor, and a lifelong anarchist. This definitive and insightful account is “a monumental exploration of the life, legacy, and spirituality of the Catholic activist” (Spirituality & Practice).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-escape-artist-by-helen-fremont--65149073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Escape Artist Author: Helen Fremont Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A luminous new memoir from the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller After Long Silence, The Escape Artist has been lauded by New York Times bestselling author Mary Karr as “beautifully written, honest, and psychologically astute. A must-read.” In the tradition of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and George Hodgman’s Bettyville, Fremont writes with wit and candor about growing up in a household held together by a powerful glue: secrets. Her parents, profoundly affected by their memories of the Holocaust, pass on to both Helen and her older sister a zealous determination to protect themselves from what they see as danger from the outside world. Fremont delves deeply into the family dynamic that produced such a startling devotion to secret keeping, beginning with the painful and unexpected discovery that she has been disinherited in her father’s will. In scenes that are frank, moving, and often surprisingly funny, She writes about growing up in such an intemperate household, with parents who pretended to be Catholics but were really Jews—and survivors of Nazi-occupied Poland. She shares tales of family therapy sessions, disordered eating, her sister’s frequently unhinged meltdowns, and her own romantic misadventures as she tries to sort out her sexual identity. Searching, poignant, and ultimately redemptive, The Escape Artist is a powerful contribution to the memoir shelf.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387439Tue, 11 Feb 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Escape Artist Author: Helen Fremont Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387439 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Escape Artist Author: Helen Fremont Narrator: Gabra Zackman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 11, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A luminous new memoir from the author of the critically acclaimed national bestseller After Long Silence, The Escape Artist has been lauded by New York Times bestselling author Mary Karr as “beautifully written, honest, and psychologically astute. A must-read.” In the tradition of Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home and George Hodgman’s Bettyville, Fremont writes with wit and candor about growing up in a household held together by a powerful glue: secrets. Her parents, profoundly affected by their memories of the Holocaust, pass on to both Helen and her older sister a zealous determination to protect themselves from what they see as danger from the outside world. Fremont delves deeply into the family dynamic that produced such a startling devotion to secret keeping, beginning with the painful and unexpected discovery that she has been disinherited in her father’s will. In scenes that are frank, moving, and often surprisingly funny, She writes about growing up in such an intemperate household, with parents who pretended to be Catholics but were really Jews—and survivors of Nazi-occupied Poland. She shares tales of family therapy sessions, disordered eating, her sister’s frequently unhinged meltdowns, and her own romantic misadventures as she tries to sort out her sexual identity. Searching, poignant, and ultimately redemptive, The Escape Artist is a powerful contribution to the memoir shelf.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-resistance-my-four-years-in-the-french-underground-a-memoir-by-justus-rosenberg--65149109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground: A Memoir Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable World War II memoir set in Nazi-occupied France and filled with romance and adventure: a former Eastern European Jew remembers his flight from the Holocaust and his extraordinary four years in the French underground. Justus Rosenberg, now 98, has taught literature at Bard College for the past fifty years. In 1937, as the Nazis gained control and anti-Semitism spread in the Free City of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, penniless and cut off from contact with his family in Poland, Justus fled south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille who was helping thousands of men and women escape the Nazis, among them artists and intellectuals Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst. With his German background, understanding of French cultural, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry’s refugee network as a spy and scout. The spry blond who looked even younger than his age flourished in the underground, handling counterfeit documents, secret passwords, and black market currency, surveying escape routes, and dealing with avaricious gangsters. When Fry was eventually forced to leave France, his trusted colleague Justus—Gussie, as he was affectionately known—could not get out. For the next four years, Justus relied on his wits and skills to escape captivity, survive several close calls with death, and continue his fight against the Nazis, working with the French Resistance and eventually the United States Army. At the war’s end, Justus emigrated to America and built a new life. Justus’ story is a powerful saga of bravery, daring, adventure, and survival with the soul of a spy thriller. Reflecting on his past, Justus sees his life as a confluence of circumstances. As he writes, ''I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.'']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383589Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground: A Memoir Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground: A Memoir Author: Justus Rosenberg Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An unforgettable World War II memoir set in Nazi-occupied France and filled with romance and adventure: a former Eastern European Jew remembers his flight from the Holocaust and his extraordinary four years in the French underground. Justus Rosenberg, now 98, has taught literature at Bard College for the past fifty years. In 1937, as the Nazis gained control and anti-Semitism spread in the Free City of Danzig, a majority German city on the Baltic Sea, sixteen-year-old Justus Rosenberg was sent to Paris to finish his education in safety. Three years later, France fell to the Germans. Alone and in danger, penniless and cut off from contact with his family in Poland, Justus fled south. A chance meeting led him to Varian Fry, an American journalist in Marseille who was helping thousands of men and women escape the Nazis, among them artists and intellectuals Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Andre Breton, and Max Ernst. With his German background, understanding of French cultural, and fluency in several languages, including English, Justus became an invaluable member of Fry’s refugee network as a spy and scout. The spry blond who looked even younger than his age flourished in the underground, handling counterfeit documents, secret passwords, and black market currency, surveying escape routes, and dealing with avaricious gangsters. When Fry was eventually forced to leave France, his trusted colleague Justus—Gussie, as he was affectionately known—could not get out. For the next four years, Justus relied on his wits and skills to escape captivity, survive several close calls with death, and continue his fight against the Nazis, working with the French Resistance and eventually the United States Army. At the war’s end, Justus emigrated to America and built a new life. Justus’ story is a powerful saga of bravery, daring, adventure, and survival with the soul of a spy thriller. Reflecting on his past, Justus sees his life as a confluence of circumstances. As he writes, ''I survived the war through a rare combination of good fortune, resourcefulness, optimism, and, most important, the kindness of many good people.'']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-an-intimate-history-of-premature-birth-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-being-human-by-sarah-digregorio--65149092https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology – and explores the questions raised by premature birth. ‘Early is a definitive history of neonatology, written with urgency and clarity, beauty and compassion. DiGregorio is at once a clear-eyed reporter and a mother who has lived through the reality of neonatal intensive care, and her balance of the two narrative strands is pitch-perfect. A popular science book that deserves its place among the best’ Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship The heart of many hospitals is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It is a place where humanity, ethics, and science collide in dramatic and deeply personal ways as parents, doctors, and nurses grapple with sometimes unanswerable questions: When does life begin? When and how should life end? And what does it mean to be human? The NICU is a place made of stories – the stories of mothers and babies who spend days, weeks and even months waiting to go home, and the dedicated clinicians who care for these tiny, developing humans. Early explores these stories, as well as the evolution of neonatology and its breakthroughs – how modern medicine can be successful at saving infants at five and a half months gestation who weigh less than a pound, when only a few decades ago there were essentially no treatments for premature babies. For the first time, Sarah DiGregorio tells the complete story of this science – and the many people it has touched. Weaving her own experiences, those of other parents, and NICU clinicians with deeply researched reporting, Early delves deep into the history and future of neonatology, one of the most boundary pushing medical disciplines: how it came to be, how it is evolving, and the political, cultural, and ethical issues that continue to arise in the face of dramatic scientific developments. Eye-opening and vital, Early uses premature birth as a lens to view our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385486Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385486 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling and empathetic blend of memoir and rigorous reporting that tells the story of neonatology – and explores the questions raised by premature birth. ‘Early is a definitive history of neonatology, written with urgency and clarity, beauty and compassion. DiGregorio is at once a clear-eyed reporter and a mother who has lived through the reality of neonatal intensive care, and her balance of the two narrative strands is pitch-perfect. A popular science book that deserves its place among the best’ Francesca Segal, author of Mother Ship The heart of many hospitals is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It is a place where humanity, ethics, and science collide in dramatic and deeply personal ways as parents, doctors, and nurses grapple with sometimes unanswerable questions: When does life begin? When and how should life end? And what does it mean to be human? The NICU is a place made of stories – the stories of mothers and babies who spend days, weeks and even months waiting to go home, and the dedicated clinicians who care for these tiny, developing humans. Early explores these stories, as well as the evolution of neonatology and its breakthroughs – how modern medicine can be successful at saving infants at five and a half months gestation who weigh less than a pound, when only a few decades ago there were essentially no treatments for premature babies. For the first time, Sarah DiGregorio tells the complete story of this science – and the many people it has touched. Weaving her own experiences, those of other parents, and NICU clinicians with deeply researched reporting, Early delves deep into the history and future of neonatology, one of the most boundary pushing medical disciplines: how it came to be, how it is evolving, and the political, cultural, and ethical issues that continue to arise in the face of dramatic scientific developments. Eye-opening and vital, Early uses premature birth as a lens to view our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-pursuit-of-love-one-woman-s-journey-from-trafficked-to-triumphant-by-rebecca-bender--65149082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant Author: Rebecca Bender Narrator: Rebecca Bender Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Through her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst for change where we live. Born and raised in a small Oregon town, all-American girl Rebecca Bender was a varsity athlete and honor roll student with a promising future. Then a predator pretending to be her boyfriend lured her into a web of lies that sent her down a path she never imagined possible. For nearly six years, Rebecca was sold across the underground world of sex trafficking in Las Vegas. She was branded, beaten, told when to sleep and what to wear, and traded between traffickers. Forced into a dark sisterhood, Rebecca formed bonds with her trafficker and three other women, creating a false sense of family. During that time, God began revealing himself to her. And in the midst of her exploitation, she found the hope she needed to survive. After a federal raid, Rebecca escaped. Her life was forever changed as she felt the embrace of her heavenly Father guiding her to healing and wholeness. Rebecca soon began to use her own experiences to change the lives of others as she went back into the darkest places she had known--assisting FBI, VICE, and law enforcement across the country in some of their most difficult cases. Through Rebecca's incredible story of redemption, we remember that our past does not have to determine our destiny.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386684Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant Author: Rebecca Bender Narrator: Rebecca Bender Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386684 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant Author: Rebecca Bender Narrator: Rebecca Bender Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 32 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Through her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst for change where we live. Born and raised in a small Oregon town, all-American girl Rebecca Bender was a varsity athlete and honor roll student with a promising future. Then a predator pretending to be her boyfriend lured her into a web of lies that sent her down a path she never imagined possible. For nearly six years, Rebecca was sold across the underground world of sex trafficking in Las Vegas. She was branded, beaten, told when to sleep and what to wear, and traded between traffickers. Forced into a dark sisterhood, Rebecca formed bonds with her trafficker and three other women, creating a false sense of family. During that time, God began revealing himself to her. And in the midst of her exploitation, she found the hope she needed to survive. After a federal raid, Rebecca escaped. Her life was forever changed as she felt the embrace of her heavenly Father guiding her to healing and wholeness. Rebecca soon began to use her own experiences to change the lives of others as she went back into the darkest places she had known--assisting FBI, VICE, and law enforcement across the country in some of their most difficult cases. Through Rebecca's incredible story of redemption, we remember that our past does not have to determine our destiny.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/children-of-the-land-by-marcelo-hernandez-castillo--65149077https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Children of the Land Author: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Book of 2020 This unforgettable memoir from a prize-winning poet about growing up undocumented in the United States recounts the sorrows and joys of a family torn apart by draconian policies and chronicles one young man’s attempt to build a future in a nation that denies his existence.  “You were not a ghost even though an entire country was scared of you. No one in this story was a ghost. This was not a story.” When Marcelo Hernandez Castillo was five years old and his family was preparing to cross the border between Mexico and the United States, he suffered temporary, stress-induced blindness. Castillo regained his vision, but quickly understood that he had to move into a threshold of invisibility before settling in California with his parents and siblings. Thus began a new life of hiding in plain sight and of paying extraordinarily careful attention at all times for fear of being truly seen. Before Castillo was one of the most celebrated poets of a generation, he was a boy who perfected his English in the hopes that he might never seem extraordinary. With beauty, grace, and honesty, Castillo recounts his and his family’s encounters with a system that treats them as criminals for seeking safe, ordinary lives. He writes of the Sunday afternoon when he opened the door to an ICE officer who had one hand on his holster, of the hours he spent making a fake social security card so that he could work to support his family, of his father’s deportation and the decade that he spent waiting to return to his wife and children only to be denied reentry, and of his mother’s heartbreaking decision to leave her children and grandchildren so that she could be reunited with her estranged husband and retire from a life of hard labor. Children of the Land distills the trauma of displacement, illuminates the human lives behind the headlines and serves as a stunning meditation on what it means to be a man and a citizen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386282Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Children of the Land Author: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386282 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Children of the Land Author: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo Narrator: Timothy Andrés Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 8 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.21 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Book of 2020 This unforgettable memoir from a prize-winning poet about growing up undocumented in the United States recounts the sorrows and joys of a family torn apart by draconian policies and chronicles one young man’s attempt to build a future in a nation that denies his existence.  “You were not a ghost even though an entire country was scared of you. No one in this story was a ghost. This was not a story.” When Marcelo Hernandez Castillo was five years old and his family was preparing to cross the border between Mexico and the United States, he suffered temporary, stress-induced blindness. Castillo regained his vision, but quickly understood that he had to move into a threshold of invisibility before settling in California with his parents and siblings. Thus began a new life of hiding in plain sight and of paying extraordinarily careful attention at all times for fear of being truly seen. Before Castillo was one of the most celebrated poets of a generation, he was a boy who perfected his English in the hopes that he might never seem extraordinary. With beauty, grace, and honesty, Castillo recounts his and his family’s encounters with a system that treats them as criminals for seeking safe, ordinary lives. He writes of the Sunday afternoon when he opened the door to an ICE officer who had one hand on his holster, of the hours he spent making a fake social security card so that he could work to support his family, of his father’s deportation and the decade that he spent waiting to return to his wife and children only to be denied reentry, and of his mother’s heartbreaking decision to leave her children and grandchildren so that she could be reunited with her estranged husband and retire from a life of hard labor. Children of the Land distills the trauma of displacement, illuminates the human lives behind the headlines and serves as a stunning meditation on what it means to be a man and a citizen.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/early-an-intimate-history-of-premature-birth-and-what-it-teaches-us-about-being-human-by-sarah-digregorio--65149071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by the author’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, a compelling and empathetic work that combines memoir with rigorous reporting to tell the story of neonatology—and to meditate on the questions raised by premature birth. The heart of many hospitals is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It is a place where humanity, ethics, and science collide in dramatic and deeply personal ways as parents, doctors, and nurses grapple with sometimes unanswerable questions: When does life begin? When and how should life end? And what does it mean to be human? Nearly twenty years ago, Dr. John D. Lantos wrote The Lazarus Case, a seminal work on ethical dilemmas in neonatology. He described the NICU as “a strong, strange, powerful place.” The NICU is a place made of stories—the stories of mothers and babies who spend days, weeks, and even months waiting to go home, and the dedicated clinicians who care for these tiny, developing humans. The book explores the evolution of neonatology and its breakthroughs—how modern medicine can be successful at saving infants at five and a half months gestation who weigh less than a pound, when only a few decades ago, there were essentially no treatments for premature babies. For the first time, Sarah DiGregorio tells the complete story of this science—and the many people it has touched. Weaving her own story, those of other parents, and NICU clinicians with deeply researched reporting, Early delves deep into the history and future of neonatology, one of the most boundary pushing medical disciplines: how it came to be, how it is evolving, and the political, cultural, and ethical issues that continue to arise in the face of dramatic scientific developments. Eye-opening and vital, Early uses premature birth as a lens to view our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384651Tue, 28 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384651 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human Author: Sarah Digregorio Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 48 minutes Release date: January 28, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by the author’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, a compelling and empathetic work that combines memoir with rigorous reporting to tell the story of neonatology—and to meditate on the questions raised by premature birth. The heart of many hospitals is the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). It is a place where humanity, ethics, and science collide in dramatic and deeply personal ways as parents, doctors, and nurses grapple with sometimes unanswerable questions: When does life begin? When and how should life end? And what does it mean to be human? Nearly twenty years ago, Dr. John D. Lantos wrote The Lazarus Case, a seminal work on ethical dilemmas in neonatology. He described the NICU as “a strong, strange, powerful place.” The NICU is a place made of stories—the stories of mothers and babies who spend days, weeks, and even months waiting to go home, and the dedicated clinicians who care for these tiny, developing humans. The book explores the evolution of neonatology and its breakthroughs—how modern medicine can be successful at saving infants at five and a half months gestation who weigh less than a pound, when only a few decades ago, there were essentially no treatments for premature babies. For the first time, Sarah DiGregorio tells the complete story of this science—and the many people it has touched. Weaving her own story, those of other parents, and NICU clinicians with deeply researched reporting, Early delves deep into the history and future of neonatology, one of the most boundary pushing medical disciplines: how it came to be, how it is evolving, and the political, cultural, and ethical issues that continue to arise in the face of dramatic scientific developments. Eye-opening and vital, Early uses premature birth as a lens to view our own humanity, and the humanity of those around us.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/savage-messiah-how-dr-jordan-peterson-is-saving-western-civilization-by-jim-proser--65149080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization Author: Jim Proser Narrator: Jim Proser, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 125 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This program includes an introduction read by the author. A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser. Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers? And why is he so controversial? These are among the many questions raised in this compelling, exhaustively researched account of his life—from Peterson’s early days as a religious-school student in small-town Canada to his tenure at Harvard to his headline-making persona of the present day. In Savage Messiah, we meet an adolescent Peterson who, scoffing at the “fairy tales” being taught in his confirmation class, asks his minister how it’s possible to believe the Bible in light of modern scientific theory. Unsatisfied with the answer he’s been given, Peterson goes on to challenge other authority figures who stood in his way as he dared to define the world in his own terms. This won Peterson many enemies and more admirers than he could have dreamed of, particularly during the digital era, when his nontraditional views could be widely shared and critically discussed. Still, a fall from grace was never far behind. Peterson had always preached the importance of free speech, which he believed was essential to finding life-saving personal meaning in our frequently nihilistic world. But when he dismissed Canadian parliament Bill C-16, one that compelled the use of newly-invented pronouns to address new gender identities, Peterson found himself facing a whole new world. Students targeted him as a gender bigot. Conservatives called him their hero. Soon Peterson was fixed firmly at the center of the culture wars—and there was no turning back. With exclusive interviews of Dr. Peterson, as well as conversations with his family, friends, and associates, this audiobook reveals the heart and mind, teachings and practices, of one of the most provocative voices of our time. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382589Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization Author: Jim Proser Narrator: Jim Proser, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382589 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Savage Messiah: How Dr. Jordan Peterson Is Saving Western Civilization Author: Jim Proser Narrator: Jim Proser, Danny Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 21, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.29 of Total 125 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This program includes an introduction read by the author. A fascinating biography and in-depth look at the work of bestselling writer and psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson, by award-winning author Jim Proser. Who is psychologist, professor, bestselling author, and YouTube personality Dr. Peterson? What does he believe in? Who are his followers? And why is he so controversial? These are among the many questions raised in this compelling, exhaustively researched account of his life—from Peterson’s early days as a religious-school student in small-town Canada to his tenure at Harvard to his headline-making persona of the present day. In Savage Messiah, we meet an adolescent Peterson who, scoffing at the “fairy tales” being taught in his confirmation class, asks his minister how it’s possible to believe the Bible in light of modern scientific theory. Unsatisfied with the answer he’s been given, Peterson goes on to challenge other authority figures who stood in his way as he dared to define the world in his own terms. This won Peterson many enemies and more admirers than he could have dreamed of, particularly during the digital era, when his nontraditional views could be widely shared and critically discussed. Still, a fall from grace was never far behind. Peterson had always preached the importance of free speech, which he believed was essential to finding life-saving personal meaning in our frequently nihilistic world. But when he dismissed Canadian parliament Bill C-16, one that compelled the use of newly-invented pronouns to address new gender identities, Peterson found himself facing a whole new world. Students targeted him as a gender bigot. Conservatives called him their hero. Soon Peterson was fixed firmly at the center of the culture wars—and there was no turning back. With exclusive interviews of Dr. Peterson, as well as conversations with his family, friends, and associates, this audiobook reveals the heart and mind, teachings and practices, of one of the most provocative voices of our time. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conflagration-how-the-transcendentalists-sparked-the-american-struggle-for-racial-gender-and-social-justice-by-john-a-buehrens--65149166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice Author: John A. Buehrens Narrator: Jeff Zinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A dramatic retelling of the story of the Transcendentalists, revealing them not as isolated authors but as a community of social activists who shaped progressive American values. Conflagration illuminates the connections between key members of the Transcendentalist circle—including James Freeman Clarke, Elizabeth Peabody, Caroline Healey Dall, Elizabeth Stanton, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Theodore Parker, and Margaret Fuller—who created a community dedicated to radical social activism. These authors and activists laid the groundwork for democratic and progressive religion in America. In the tumultuous decades before and immediately after the Civil War, the Transcendentalists changed nineteenth-century America, leading what Theodore Parker called “a Second American Revolution.” They instigated lasting change in American society, not only through their literary achievements but also through their activism: transcendentalists fought for the abolition of slavery, democratically governed churches, equal rights for women, and against the dehumanizing effects of brutal economic competition and growing social inequality. The Transcendentalists’ passion for social equality stemmed from their belief in spiritual friendship—transcending differences in social situation, gender, class, theology, and race. Together, their fight for justice changed the American sociopolitical landscape. They understood that none of us can ever fulfill our own moral and spiritual potential unless we care about the full spiritual and moral flourishing of others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380875Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice Author: John A. Buehrens Narrator: Jeff...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflagration: How the Transcendentalists Sparked the American Struggle for Racial, Gender, and Social Justice Author: John A. Buehrens Narrator: Jeff Zinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A dramatic retelling of the story of the Transcendentalists, revealing them not as isolated authors but as a community of social activists who shaped progressive American values. Conflagration illuminates the connections between key members of the Transcendentalist circle—including James Freeman Clarke, Elizabeth Peabody, Caroline Healey Dall, Elizabeth Stanton, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Theodore Parker, and Margaret Fuller—who created a community dedicated to radical social activism. These authors and activists laid the groundwork for democratic and progressive religion in America. In the tumultuous decades before and immediately after the Civil War, the Transcendentalists changed nineteenth-century America, leading what Theodore Parker called “a Second American Revolution.” They instigated lasting change in American society, not only through their literary achievements but also through their activism: transcendentalists fought for the abolition of slavery, democratically governed churches, equal rights for women, and against the dehumanizing effects of brutal economic competition and growing social inequality. The Transcendentalists’ passion for social equality stemmed from their belief in spiritual friendship—transcending differences in social situation, gender, class, theology, and race. Together, their fight for justice changed the American sociopolitical landscape. They understood that none of us can ever fulfill our own moral and spiritual potential unless we care about the full spiritual and moral flourishing of others.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/imperfect-union-how-jessie-and-john-fremont-mapped-the-west-invented-celebrity-and-helped-cause-the-civil-war-by-steve-inskeep--65149126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve Inskeep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Frémont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America's first great political couple John C. Frémont, one of the United States’s leading explorers of the nineteenth century, was relatively unknown in 1842, when he commanded the first of his expeditions to the uncharted West. But in only a few years, he was one of the most acclaimed people of the age – known as a wilderness explorer, bestselling writer, gallant army officer, and latter-day conquistador, who in 1846 began the United States’s takeover of California from Mexico. He was not even 40 years old when Americans began naming mountains and towns after him. He had perfect timing, exploring the West just as it captured the nation’s attention. But the most important factor in his fame may have been the person who made it all possible: his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont.   Jessie, the daughter of a United States senator who was deeply involved in the West, provided her husband with entrée to the highest levels of government and media, and his career reached new heights only a few months after their elopement. During a time when women were allowed to make few choices for themselves, Jessie – who herself aspired to roles in exploration and politics – threw her skill and passion into promoting her husband. She worked to carefully edit and publicize his accounts of his travels, attracted talented young men to his circle, and lashed out at his enemies. She became her husband’s political adviser, as well as a power player in her own right. In 1856, the famous couple strategized as John became the first-ever presidential nominee of the newly established Republican Party. With rare detail and in consummate style, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a couple whose joint ambitions and talents intertwined with those of the nascent United States itself. Taking advantage of expanding news media, aided by an increasingly literate public, the two linked their names to the three great national movements of the time—westward settlement, women’s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, John and Jessie Frémont took parts in events that defined the country and gave rise to a new, more global America. Theirs is a surprisingly modern tale of ambition and fame; they lived in a time of social and technological disruption and divisive politics that foreshadowed our own. In Imperfect Union, as Inskeep navigates these deeply transformative years through Jessie and John’s own union, he reveals how the Frémonts’ adventures amount to nothing less than a tour of the early American soul.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383876Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383876 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Imperfect Union: How Jessie and John Frémont Mapped the West, Invented Celebrity, and Helped Cause the Civil War Author: Steve Inskeep Narrator: Steve Inskeep Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 50 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.08 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Steve Inskeep tells the riveting story of John and Jessie Frémont, the husband and wife team who in the 1800s were instrumental in the westward expansion of the United States, and thus became America's first great political couple John C. Frémont, one of the United States’s leading explorers of the nineteenth century, was relatively unknown in 1842, when he commanded the first of his expeditions to the uncharted West. But in only a few years, he was one of the most acclaimed people of the age – known as a wilderness explorer, bestselling writer, gallant army officer, and latter-day conquistador, who in 1846 began the United States’s takeover of California from Mexico. He was not even 40 years old when Americans began naming mountains and towns after him. He had perfect timing, exploring the West just as it captured the nation’s attention. But the most important factor in his fame may have been the person who made it all possible: his wife, Jessie Benton Frémont.   Jessie, the daughter of a United States senator who was deeply involved in the West, provided her husband with entrée to the highest levels of government and media, and his career reached new heights only a few months after their elopement. During a time when women were allowed to make few choices for themselves, Jessie – who herself aspired to roles in exploration and politics – threw her skill and passion into promoting her husband. She worked to carefully edit and publicize his accounts of his travels, attracted talented young men to his circle, and lashed out at his enemies. She became her husband’s political adviser, as well as a power player in her own right. In 1856, the famous couple strategized as John became the first-ever presidential nominee of the newly established Republican Party. With rare detail and in consummate style, Steve Inskeep tells the story of a couple whose joint ambitions and talents intertwined with those of the nascent United States itself. Taking advantage of expanding news media, aided by an increasingly literate public, the two linked their names to the three great national movements of the time—westward settlement, women’s rights, and opposition to slavery. Together, John and Jessie Frémont took parts in events that defined the country and gave rise to a new, more global America. Theirs is a surprisingly modern tale of ambition and fame; they lived in a time of social and technological disruption and divisive politics that foreshadowed our own. In Imperfect Union, as Inskeep navigates these deeply transformative years through Jessie and John’s own union, he reveals how the Frémonts’ adventures amount to nothing less than a tour of the early American soul.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-impossible-first-by-colin-o-brady--65149095https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impossible First Author: Colin O'brady Narrator: Colin O'brady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Colin O’Brady’s awe-inspiring, New York Times bestselling memoir recounting his recovery from a tragic accident and his record-setting 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica is a “jaw-dropping tale of passion and perseverance” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit). Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered. Yet, Colin O’Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he’d ever walk again normally. From the depths of a tragic accident, he fought his way back. In a quest to unlock his potential and discover what was possible, he went on to set three mountaineering world records before turning to this historic Antarctic challenge. O’Brady’s pursuit of a goal that had eluded many others was made even more intense by a head-to-head battle that emerged with British polar explorer Captain Louis Rudd—also striving to be “the first.” Enduring Antarctica’s sub-zero temperatures and pulling a sled that initially weighed 375 pounds—in complete isolation and through a succession of whiteouts, storms, and a series of near disasters—O’Brady persevered. Alone with his thoughts for nearly two months in the vastness of the frozen continent—gripped by fear and doubt—he reflected on his past, seeking courage and inspiration in the relationships and experiences that had shaped his life. “Incredibly engaging and well-written” (The Wall Street Journal)—and set against the backdrop of some of the most extreme environments on earth, from Mt. Everest to Antarctica—this is “an unforgettable memoir of perseverance, survival, daring to dream big, and showing the world how to make the impossible possible” (Booklist, starred review).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386518Tue, 14 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impossible First Author: Colin O'brady Narrator: Colin O'brady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386518 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impossible First Author: Colin O'brady Narrator: Colin O'brady Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 39 minutes Release date: January 14, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.4 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Colin O’Brady’s awe-inspiring, New York Times bestselling memoir recounting his recovery from a tragic accident and his record-setting 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica is a “jaw-dropping tale of passion and perseverance” (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit). Prior to December 2018, no individual had ever crossed the landmass of Antarctica alone, without support and completely human powered. Yet, Colin O’Brady was determined to do just that, even if, ten years earlier, there was doubt that he’d ever walk again normally. From the depths of a tragic accident, he fought his way back. In a quest to unlock his potential and discover what was possible, he went on to set three mountaineering world records before turning to this historic Antarctic challenge. O’Brady’s pursuit of a goal that had eluded many others was made even more intense by a head-to-head battle that emerged with British polar explorer Captain Louis Rudd—also striving to be “the first.” Enduring Antarctica’s sub-zero temperatures and pulling a sled that initially weighed 375 pounds—in complete isolation and through a succession of whiteouts, storms, and a series of near disasters—O’Brady persevered. Alone with his thoughts for nearly two months in the vastness of the frozen continent—gripped by fear and doubt—he reflected on his past, seeking courage and inspiration in the relationships and experiences that had shaped his life. “Incredibly engaging and well-written” (The Wall Street Journal)—and set against the backdrop of some of the most extreme environments on earth, from Mt. Everest to Antarctica—this is “an unforgettable memoir of perseverance, survival, daring to dream big, and showing the world how to make the impossible possible” (Booklist, starred review).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-ve-seen-the-end-of-you-a-neurosurgeon-s-look-at-faith-doubt-and-the-things-we-think-we-know-by-w-lee-warren--65149141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know Author: W. Lee Warren Narrator: W. Lee Warren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This gripping inspirational memoir grapples with the tension between faith and science—and between death and hope—as a seasoned neurosurgeon faces insurmountable odds and grief both in the office and at home. WINNER OF THE ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD® • “Beautiful, haunting, powerful.”—Daniel G. Amen, MD Dr. W. Lee Warren, a practicing brain surgeon, assumed he knew most outcomes for people with glioblastoma, head injuries, and other health-care problems. Yet even as he tried to give patients hope, his own heart would sink as he realized, I’ve seen the end of you. But it became far more personal when the acclaimed doctor experienced an unimaginable family tragedy. That’s when he reached the end of himself. Page-turning medical stories serve as the backdrop for a raw, honest look at how we can remain on solid ground when everything goes wrong and how we can find light in the darkest hours of life. I’ve Seen the End of You is the rare book that offers tender empathy and tangible hope for those who are suffering. No matter what you’re facing, this doesn’t have to be the end. Even when nothing seems to makes sense, God can transform your circumstances and your life. And he can offer a new beginning.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380281Tue, 07 Jan 2020 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know Author: W. Lee Warren Narrator: W. Lee Warren Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380281 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I've Seen the End of You: A Neurosurgeon's Look at Faith, Doubt, and the Things We Think We Know Author: W. Lee Warren Narrator: W. Lee Warren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: January 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This gripping inspirational memoir grapples with the tension between faith and science—and between death and hope—as a seasoned neurosurgeon faces insurmountable odds and grief both in the office and at home. WINNER OF THE ECPA CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD® • “Beautiful, haunting, powerful.”—Daniel G. Amen, MD Dr. W. Lee Warren, a practicing brain surgeon, assumed he knew most outcomes for people with glioblastoma, head injuries, and other health-care problems. Yet even as he tried to give patients hope, his own heart would sink as he realized, I’ve seen the end of you. But it became far more personal when the acclaimed doctor experienced an unimaginable family tragedy. That’s when he reached the end of himself. Page-turning medical stories serve as the backdrop for a raw, honest look at how we can remain on solid ground when everything goes wrong and how we can find light in the darkest hours of life. I’ve Seen the End of You is the rare book that offers tender empathy and tangible hope for those who are suffering. No matter what you’re facing, this doesn’t have to be the end. Even when nothing seems to makes sense, God can transform your circumstances and your life. And he can offer a new beginning.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/code-talker-the-first-and-only-memoir-by-one-of-the-original-navajo-code-talkers-of-wwii-by-judith-schiess-avila-chester-nez--65149177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Author: Judith Schiess Avila, Chester Nez Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength—both physical and mental—to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare—and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF which contains the Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary appendix from the book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376648Tue, 10 Dec 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Author: Judith Schiess Avila, Chester Nez Narrator: David...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/376648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII Author: Judith Schiess Avila, Chester Nez Narrator: David Colacci Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: December 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first and only memoir by one of the original Navajo code talkers of WWII. His name wasn’t Chester Nez. That was the English name he was assigned in kindergarten. And in boarding school at Fort Defiance, he was punished for speaking his native language, as the teachers sought to rid him of his culture and traditions. But discrimination didn’t stop Chester from answering the call to defend his country after Pearl Harbor, for the Navajo have always been warriors, and his upbringing on a New Mexico reservation gave him the strength—both physical and mental—to excel as a marine. During World War II, the Japanese had managed to crack every code the United States used. But when the Marines turned to its Navajo recruits to develop and implement a secret military language, they created the only unbroken code in modern warfare—and helped assure victory for the United States over Japan in the South Pacific. * This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF which contains the Navajo Code Talkers’ Dictionary appendix from the book.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-faith-of-queen-elizabeth-the-poise-grace-and-quiet-strength-behind-the-crown-by-dudley-delffs--65149158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: The Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown Author: Dudley Delffs Narrator: Jakob Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Discover the inspiring spiritual legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of this notoriously private monarch, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth features intimate stories and inspiring reflections on the personal faith behind the Crown. An icon, matriarch, reformer, and the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II intrigued millions around the world with her royal heritage, inspirational character, and profound faith, especially as depicted in award-winning films such as The Queen and the wildly popular Netflix series The Crown. But throughout all her trials and triumphs, Her Majesty credited her personal faith in Jesus Christ as the steadying anchor to her life and reign. In The Faith of Queen Elizabeth, Dudley Delffs unpacks the secret behind Her Majesty's personal devotion and public service, giving you a fuller, richer picture of the woman who led a nation with unwavering faith and resolve, teaching us how we can all: - Leave a legacy of faith for future generations - Answer the call to serve - Align our behavior with our beliefs   With testimonies from historic figures such as Winston Churchill, Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, and Margaret Thatcher, this magnificent tribute explores the faith of the world's most famous Queen--and the King she served. Praise for The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: 'The faith of Her Majesty the Queen is the diamond in the crown: forged under extreme pressure, a 'beacon of inspiration' the world over, reflecting the light of the Lord she serves. Delffs's book foregrounds this faith with fluency and respect: an absorbing read.' --Right Reverend Dr. Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster 'This book is a wonderful tribute to the life of Queen Elizabeth II and to her devotion to the people of the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Church of England. It describes her clear and authentic Christian faith that has inspired me and many others in following Jesus's example.' --Andrew R. Pratt, interfaith advisor to the Bishop of Blackburn]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374912Tue, 03 Dec 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: The Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown Author: Dudley Delffs Narrator: Jakob Lewis Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: The Poise, Grace, and Quiet Strength Behind the Crown Author: Dudley Delffs Narrator: Jakob Lewis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 21 minutes Release date: December 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Discover the inspiring spiritual legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history. Sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life of this notoriously private monarch, The Faith of Queen Elizabeth features intimate stories and inspiring reflections on the personal faith behind the Crown. An icon, matriarch, reformer, and the longest-reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II intrigued millions around the world with her royal heritage, inspirational character, and profound faith, especially as depicted in award-winning films such as The Queen and the wildly popular Netflix series The Crown. But throughout all her trials and triumphs, Her Majesty credited her personal faith in Jesus Christ as the steadying anchor to her life and reign. In The Faith of Queen Elizabeth, Dudley Delffs unpacks the secret behind Her Majesty's personal devotion and public service, giving you a fuller, richer picture of the woman who led a nation with unwavering faith and resolve, teaching us how we can all: - Leave a legacy of faith for future generations - Answer the call to serve - Align our behavior with our beliefs   With testimonies from historic figures such as Winston Churchill, Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, and Margaret Thatcher, this magnificent tribute explores the faith of the world's most famous Queen--and the King she served. Praise for The Faith of Queen Elizabeth: 'The faith of Her Majesty the Queen is the diamond in the crown: forged under extreme pressure, a 'beacon of inspiration' the world over, reflecting the light of the Lord she serves. Delffs's book foregrounds this faith with fluency and respect: an absorbing read.' --Right Reverend Dr. Jill Duff, Bishop of Lancaster 'This book is a wonderful tribute to the life of Queen Elizabeth II and to her devotion to the people of the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Church of England. It describes her clear and authentic Christian faith that has inspired me and many others in following Jesus's example.' --Andrew R. Pratt, interfaith advisor to the Bishop of Blackburn]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/revolutionary-brothers-thomas-jefferson-the-marquis-de-lafayette-and-the-friendship-that-helped-forge-two-nations-by-tom-chaffin--65149229https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations Author: Tom Chaffin Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “...a gripping narrative that offers a revelatory perspective on the combined origins of two nations...compelling drama and instructive history.” -- Wall Street Journal In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, one involved in the making of two revolutions—and two nations. Jefferson first met Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state’s governor, in fighting off the British. The charismatic Lafayette, hungry for glory, could not have seemed more different from Jefferson, the reserved statesman. But when Jefferson, a newly-appointed diplomat, moved to Paris three years later, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest. As Lafayette opened doors in Paris and Versailles for Jefferson, so too did the Virginian stand by Lafayette as the Frenchman became inexorably drawn into the maelstrom of his country's revolution. Jefferson counseled Lafayette as he drafted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and remained a firm supporter of the French Revolution, even after he returned to America in 1789. By 1792, however, the upheaval had rendered Lafayette a man without a country, locked away in a succession of Austrian and Prussian prisons. The burden fell on Jefferson and Lafayette's other friends to win his release. The two would not see each other again until 1824, in a powerful and emotional reunion at Jefferson’s Monticello. Steeped in primary sources, Revolutionary Brothers casts fresh light on this remarkable, often complicated, friendship of two extraordinary men. 'Revolutionary Brothers is a compelling narrative of an epic—and unlikely—friendship from the Enlightenment era, enlivened by bracing plot-turns and vividly-drawn characters.'—Walter S. Isaacson, bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366593Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations Author: Tom Chaffin Narrator: Rick...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366593 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that Helped Forge Two Nations Author: Tom Chaffin Narrator: Rick Adamson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 23 minutes Release date: November 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “...a gripping narrative that offers a revelatory perspective on the combined origins of two nations...compelling drama and instructive history.” -- Wall Street Journal In a narrative both panoramic and intimate, Tom Chaffin captures the four-decade friendship of Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette shared a singularly extraordinary friendship, one involved in the making of two revolutions—and two nations. Jefferson first met Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state’s governor, in fighting off the British. The charismatic Lafayette, hungry for glory, could not have seemed more different from Jefferson, the reserved statesman. But when Jefferson, a newly-appointed diplomat, moved to Paris three years later, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest. As Lafayette opened doors in Paris and Versailles for Jefferson, so too did the Virginian stand by Lafayette as the Frenchman became inexorably drawn into the maelstrom of his country's revolution. Jefferson counseled Lafayette as he drafted The Declaration of the Rights of Man and remained a firm supporter of the French Revolution, even after he returned to America in 1789. By 1792, however, the upheaval had rendered Lafayette a man without a country, locked away in a succession of Austrian and Prussian prisons. The burden fell on Jefferson and Lafayette's other friends to win his release. The two would not see each other again until 1824, in a powerful and emotional reunion at Jefferson’s Monticello. Steeped in primary sources, Revolutionary Brothers casts fresh light on this remarkable, often complicated, friendship of two extraordinary men. 'Revolutionary Brothers is a compelling narrative of an epic—and unlikely—friendship from the Enlightenment era, enlivened by bracing plot-turns and vividly-drawn characters.'—Walter S. Isaacson, bestselling author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-crown-the-official-companion-volume-2-political-scandal-personal-struggle-and-the-years-that-defined-elizabeth-ii-1956-1977-by-ro--65149157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) Series: #2 of The Crown Author: Robert Lacey Narrator: Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fascinating royal and social history that inspired seasons 2 and 3 of The Crown, written by the show’s historical consultant. In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer—and the show’s historical consultant—Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effects—not only on the royal family but also on the world around them. From the Suez Crisis and the U.S.-Soviet space race to the legacy of the Duke of Windsor’s collaboration with Hitler, along with the rumored issues with the royal marriage, the book provides a thought-provoking insight into the historic decades that the show explores, revealing the truth behind the on-screen drama. Extensively researched, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of the queen. The Crown is now available to watch on Netflix. The Crown is produced by Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373928Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) Series: #2...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Crown: The Official Companion, Volume 2: Political Scandal, Personal Struggle, and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II (1956-1977) Series: #2 of The Crown Author: Robert Lacey Narrator: Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 7 minutes Release date: November 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The fascinating royal and social history that inspired seasons 2 and 3 of The Crown, written by the show’s historical consultant. In this eye-opening companion to seasons 2 and 3 of Netflix’s acclaimed series The Crown, renowned biographer—and the show’s historical consultant—Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. Covering two tumultuous decades in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, Lacey looks at the key social, political, and personal moments and their effects—not only on the royal family but also on the world around them. From the Suez Crisis and the U.S.-Soviet space race to the legacy of the Duke of Windsor’s collaboration with Hitler, along with the rumored issues with the royal marriage, the book provides a thought-provoking insight into the historic decades that the show explores, revealing the truth behind the on-screen drama. Extensively researched, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of the queen. The Crown is now available to watch on Netflix. The Crown is produced by Left Bank Pictures in association with Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/slowly-down-the-ganges-by-eric-newby--65149101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slowly Down the Ganges Author: Eric Newby Narrator: James Bryce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘Slowly Down the Ganges’ is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ and ‘Love and War in the Apennines’. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history. On his forty-forth birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his life-long travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined – running aground sixty-three times in the first six days. Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of pure 'logic' cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. Newby's only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you're sure to end up somewhere…]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383240Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slowly Down the Ganges Author: Eric Newby Narrator: James Bryce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 14,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383240 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Slowly Down the Ganges Author: Eric Newby Narrator: James Bryce Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘Slowly Down the Ganges’ is seen as a vintage Newby masterpiece, alongside ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ and ‘Love and War in the Apennines’. Told with Newby's self-deprecating humour and wry attention to detail, this is a classic of the genre and a window into an enchanting piece of history. On his forty-forth birthday, Eric Newby sets out on an incredible journey: to travel the 1,200-mile length of India's holy river. In a misguided attempt to keep him out of trouble, Wanda, his life-long travel companion and wife, is to be his fellow boatwoman. Their plan is to begin in the great plain of Hardwar and finish in the Bay of Bengal, but the journey almost immediately becomes markedly slower and more treacherous than either had imagined – running aground sixty-three times in the first six days. Travelling in a variety of unstable boats, as well as by rail, bus and bullock cart, and resting at sandbanks and remote villages, the Newbys encounter engaging characters and glorious mishaps, including the non-existence of large-scale maps of the country, a realisation that questions of pure 'logic' cause grave offense and, on one occasion, the only person in sight for miles is an old man who is himself unsure where he is. Newby's only consolation: on a river, if you go downstream, you're sure to end up somewhere…]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-twenty-ninth-day-surviving-a-grizzly-attack-in-the-canadian-tundra-by-alex-messenger--65149152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Author: Alex Messenger Narrator: Alex Messenger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 3.64 of Total 11 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive. This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border. The Twenty-Ninth Day is a coming-of-age story like no other, filled with inspiring subarctic landscapes, thrilling riverine paddling, and a trial by fire of the human spirit.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373713Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Author: Alex Messenger Narrator: Alex Messenger Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Twenty-Ninth Day: Surviving a Grizzly Attack in the Canadian Tundra Author: Alex Messenger Narrator: Alex Messenger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 27 Ratings of Narrator: 3.64 of Total 11 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A six-hundred-mile canoe trip in the Canadian wilderness is a seventeen-year-old’s dream adventure, but after he is mauled by a grizzly bear, it’s all about staying alive. This true-life wilderness survival epic recounts seventeen-year-old Alex Messenger’s near-lethal encounter with a grizzly bear during a canoe trip in the Canadian tundra. The story follows Alex and his five companions as they paddle north through harrowing rapids and stunning terrain. Twenty-nine days into the trip, while out hiking alone, Alex is attacked by a barren-ground grizzly. Left for dead, he wakes to find that his summer adventure has become a struggle to stay alive. Over the next hours and days, Alex and his companions tend his wounds and use their resilience, ingenuity, and dogged perseverance to reach help at a remote village a thousand miles north of the US-Canadian border. The Twenty-Ninth Day is a coming-of-age story like no other, filled with inspiring subarctic landscapes, thrilling riverine paddling, and a trial by fire of the human spirit.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beyond-the-known-how-exploration-created-the-modern-world-and-will-take-us-to-the-stars-by-andrew-rader--65149137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars Author: Andrew Rader Narrator: Andrew Rader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager—an “engaging” (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from civilization’s earliest days to interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we’ve arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections, Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians, and Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed new tools for mapping and traveling farther; to Our Spacefaring Future, which unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and, eventually, traveling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX with a lively voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal for traveling seeking new horizons, Beyond the Known is “an astute—and highly flattering—view of human aspirations” (Kirkus Reviews).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370594Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars Author: Andrew Rader Narrator: Andrew Rader Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370594 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beyond the Known: How Exploration Created the Modern World and Will Take Us to the Stars Author: Andrew Rader Narrator: Andrew Rader Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 12, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From brilliant young polymath Andrew Rader—an MIT-credentialed scientist, popular podcast host, and SpaceX mission manager—an “engaging” (Tim Marshall, New York Times bestselling author) chronicle showcasing our human desire to continually explore new and uncharted territory, from civilization’s earliest days to interstellar travel. For the first time in history, the human species has the technology to destroy itself. But having developed that power, humans are also able to leave Earth and voyage into the vastness of space. After millions of years of evolution, we’ve arrived at the point where we can settle other worlds and begin the process of becoming multi-planetary. How did we get here? What does the future hold for us? Divided into four accessible sections, Beyond the Known examines major periods of discovery and rediscovery, from Classical Times, when Phoenicians, Persians, and Greeks ventured forth; to The Age of European Exploration, which saw colonies sprout on nearly every continent; to The Era of Scientific Inquiry, when researchers developed new tools for mapping and traveling farther; to Our Spacefaring Future, which unveils plans currently underway for settling other planets and, eventually, traveling to the stars. A Mission Manager at SpaceX with a lively voice, Andrew Rader is at the forefront of space exploration. As a gifted historian, Rader, who has won global acclaim for his stunning breadth of knowledge, is singularly positioned to reveal the story of human exploration that is also the story of scientific achievement. Told with an infectious zeal for traveling seeking new horizons, Beyond the Known is “an astute—and highly flattering—view of human aspirations” (Kirkus Reviews).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-two-popes-official-tie-in-to-major-new-film-starring-sir-anthony-hopkins-by-anthony-mccarten--65149198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Two Popes: Official Tie-in to Major New Film Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: the conservative Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. Reeling from the news, the College of Cardinals rushed to Rome to congregate in the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. Their unlikely choice? Francis, the first non-European pope in 1,200 years, a one time tango club bouncer, a passionate football fan, a man with the common touch. From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour, The Two Popes is a fascinating, revealing and often funny tale of two very different men whose destinies converge with each other - they both live in the Vatican - and the wider world. How did these two men become two of the most powerful people on Earth? What's it like to be the Pope? What does the future hold for the Catholic Church and its 1 billion followers? The Two Popes is a dual biography that masterfully combines these two popes' lives into one gripping narrative. From Benedict and Francis' experiences of war in their homelands - when they were still Joseph and Jorge - and the sexual abuse scandal that continues to rock the Church to its foundations, to the intrigue and the occasional comedy of life in the Vatican, The Two Popes glitters with the darker and the lighter details of life inside one of the world's most opaque but significant institutions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370392Thu, 07 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Two Popes: Official Tie-in to Major New Film Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370392 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Two Popes: Official Tie-in to Major New Film Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins Author: Anthony McCarten Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: November 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On 28 February 2013, a 600-year-old tradition was shattered: the conservative Pope Benedict XVI made a startling announcement. He would resign. Reeling from the news, the College of Cardinals rushed to Rome to congregate in the Sistine Chapel to pick his successor. Their unlikely choice? Francis, the first non-European pope in 1,200 years, a one time tango club bouncer, a passionate football fan, a man with the common touch. From the prize-winning screenwriter of The Theory of Everything and Darkest Hour, The Two Popes is a fascinating, revealing and often funny tale of two very different men whose destinies converge with each other - they both live in the Vatican - and the wider world. How did these two men become two of the most powerful people on Earth? What's it like to be the Pope? What does the future hold for the Catholic Church and its 1 billion followers? The Two Popes is a dual biography that masterfully combines these two popes' lives into one gripping narrative. From Benedict and Francis' experiences of war in their homelands - when they were still Joseph and Jorge - and the sexual abuse scandal that continues to rock the Church to its foundations, to the intrigue and the occasional comedy of life in the Vatican, The Two Popes glitters with the darker and the lighter details of life inside one of the world's most opaque but significant institutions.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mobituaries-great-lives-worth-reliving-by-mo-rocca--65149188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Author: Mo Rocca Narrator: Mo Rocca Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 115 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 15 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, “funny and smart” (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him. Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his #1 hit podcast. But here, in this “delightful, hilarious romp through history” (Booklist) he has gone much further, with all-new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and more. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter...until now. Take Herbert Hoover: before he was president, he was the “Great Humanitarian,” the man who saved tens of millions from starvation. But after less than a year in the White House, the stock market crashed, and all the good he had done seemed to be forgotten. Then there’s Marlene Dietrich, well remembered as a screen goddess, less remembered as a great patriot. Alongside servicemen on the front lines during World War II, she risked her life to help defeat the Nazis of her native Germany. And what about Billy Carter and history’s unruly presidential brothers? Were they ne’er-do-well liabilities…or secret weapons? Plus, Mobits for dead sports teams, dead countries, the dearly departed station wagon, and dragons. Yes, dragons. Rocca is an expert researcher and storyteller who offers “joy for curious minds” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci), and with his dogged reporting and trademark wit, he brings these men and women back to life like no one else can. “In our fact-challenged times, Rocca’s joyful tour through the didja know’s of history is an unexpected antidote” (The New Yorker).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369105Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Author: Mo Rocca Narrator: Mo Rocca Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369105 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mobituaries: Great Lives Worth Reliving Author: Mo Rocca Narrator: Mo Rocca Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.26 of Total 115 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 15 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent and humorist Mo Rocca, a rigorously researched, “funny and smart” (Jon Stewart) book that celebrates the dead people who have long fascinated him. Mo Rocca has always loved obituaries—reading about the remarkable lives of global leaders, Hollywood heavyweights, and innovators who changed the world. But not every notable life has gotten the send-off it deserves. His quest to right that wrong inspired Mobituaries, his #1 hit podcast. But here, in this “delightful, hilarious romp through history” (Booklist) he has gone much further, with all-new essays on artists, entertainers, sports stars, political pioneers, founding fathers, and more. Even if you know the names, you’ve never understood why they matter...until now. Take Herbert Hoover: before he was president, he was the “Great Humanitarian,” the man who saved tens of millions from starvation. But after less than a year in the White House, the stock market crashed, and all the good he had done seemed to be forgotten. Then there’s Marlene Dietrich, well remembered as a screen goddess, less remembered as a great patriot. Alongside servicemen on the front lines during World War II, she risked her life to help defeat the Nazis of her native Germany. And what about Billy Carter and history’s unruly presidential brothers? Were they ne’er-do-well liabilities…or secret weapons? Plus, Mobits for dead sports teams, dead countries, the dearly departed station wagon, and dragons. Yes, dragons. Rocca is an expert researcher and storyteller who offers “joy for curious minds” (Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Steve Jobs and Leonardo da Vinci), and with his dogged reporting and trademark wit, he brings these men and women back to life like no one else can. “In our fact-challenged times, Rocca’s joyful tour through the didja know’s of history is an unexpected antidote” (The New Yorker).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/halfbreed-by-maria-campbell--65149186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374393 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Halfbreed Author: Maria Campbell Narrator: Maria Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A new, fully restored edition of the essential Canadian classic. An unflinchingly honest memoir of her experience as a Métis woman in Canada, Maria Campbell's Halfbreed depicts the realities that she endured and, above all, overcame. Maria was born in Northern Saskatchewan, her father the grandson of a Scottish businessman and Métis woman--a niece of Gabriel Dumont whose family fought alongside Riel and Dumont in the 1885 Rebellion; her mother the daughter of a Cree woman and French-American man. This extraordinary account, originally published in 1973, bravely explores the poverty, oppression, alcoholism, addiction, and tragedy Maria endured throughout her childhood and into her early adult life, underscored by living in the margins of a country pervaded by hatred, discrimination, and mistrust. Laced with spare moments of love and joy, this is a memoir of family ties and finding an identity in a heritage that is neither wholly Indigenous or Anglo; of strength and resilience; of indominatable spirit. This edition of Halfbreed includes a new introduction written by Indigenous (Métis) scholar Dr. Kim Anderson detailing the extraordinary work that Maria has been doing since its original publication 46 years ago, and an afterword by the author looking at what has changed, and also what has not, for Indigenous people in Canada today. Restored are the recently discovered missing pages from the original text of this groundbreaking and significant work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374393Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374393 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Halfbreed Author: Maria Campbell Narrator: Maria Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374393 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Halfbreed Author: Maria Campbell Narrator: Maria Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A new, fully restored edition of the essential Canadian classic. An unflinchingly honest memoir of her experience as a Métis woman in Canada, Maria Campbell's Halfbreed depicts the realities that she endured and, above all, overcame. Maria was born in Northern Saskatchewan, her father the grandson of a Scottish businessman and Métis woman--a niece of Gabriel Dumont whose family fought alongside Riel and Dumont in the 1885 Rebellion; her mother the daughter of a Cree woman and French-American man. This extraordinary account, originally published in 1973, bravely explores the poverty, oppression, alcoholism, addiction, and tragedy Maria endured throughout her childhood and into her early adult life, underscored by living in the margins of a country pervaded by hatred, discrimination, and mistrust. Laced with spare moments of love and joy, this is a memoir of family ties and finding an identity in a heritage that is neither wholly Indigenous or Anglo; of strength and resilience; of indominatable spirit. This edition of Halfbreed includes a new introduction written by Indigenous (Métis) scholar Dr. Kim Anderson detailing the extraordinary work that Maria has been doing since its original publication 46 years ago, and an afterword by the author looking at what has changed, and also what has not, for Indigenous people in Canada today. Restored are the recently discovered missing pages from the original text of this groundbreaking and significant work.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/around-the-world-in-60-seconds-the-nas-daily-journey-1-000-days-64-countries-1-beautiful-planet-by-nuseir-yassin--65149090https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the World in 60 Seconds: The Nas Daily Journey—1,000 Days. 64 Countries. 1 Beautiful Planet. Author: Nuseir Yassin Narrator: Nuseir Yassin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 60 seconds. That’s how long it takes to dispel stereotypes in Mexico. Throw a house party for strangers in Israel. Change perspectives in Nebraska. Make friends in Japan. And connect millions of people all over the world. In 2016, Nuseir Yassin quit his job to travel for 1,000 consecutive days. But instead of the usual tourist traps, Nas set out to meet real people, see the places they call home, and discover what unites all of us living on this beautiful planet—from villages in Africa and slums in India, to the high-rises of Singapore and the deserts of Australia. While he journeyed from country to country, Nas uploaded a single 60-second video per day for his Nas Daily Facebook following to highlight the amazing, terrifying, inspiring and downright surprising sh*t happening all over the world. Thirteen million followers later, Nas Daily has become the most immersive travel experience ever captured, and finally shows us what we’ve all been looking for: each other. AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 SECONDS is Nas’ surprising, moving, and totally unpredictable 1,000-day world tour in book form. At times a striking portrait of the most uncharted places in the world, at others a touching exploration of the human heart, this collection of life-affirming stories changes how we think about humanity and invites us all on a journey to see the world, and each other, anew.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383595Tue, 05 Nov 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the World in 60 Seconds: The Nas Daily Journey—1,000 Days. 64 Countries. 1 Beautiful Planet. Author: Nuseir Yassin Narrator: Nuseir Yassin...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383595 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Around the World in 60 Seconds: The Nas Daily Journey—1,000 Days. 64 Countries. 1 Beautiful Planet. Author: Nuseir Yassin Narrator: Nuseir Yassin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 60 seconds. That’s how long it takes to dispel stereotypes in Mexico. Throw a house party for strangers in Israel. Change perspectives in Nebraska. Make friends in Japan. And connect millions of people all over the world. In 2016, Nuseir Yassin quit his job to travel for 1,000 consecutive days. But instead of the usual tourist traps, Nas set out to meet real people, see the places they call home, and discover what unites all of us living on this beautiful planet—from villages in Africa and slums in India, to the high-rises of Singapore and the deserts of Australia. While he journeyed from country to country, Nas uploaded a single 60-second video per day for his Nas Daily Facebook following to highlight the amazing, terrifying, inspiring and downright surprising sh*t happening all over the world. Thirteen million followers later, Nas Daily has become the most immersive travel experience ever captured, and finally shows us what we’ve all been looking for: each other. AROUND THE WORLD IN 60 SECONDS is Nas’ surprising, moving, and totally unpredictable 1,000-day world tour in book form. At times a striking portrait of the most uncharted places in the world, at others a touching exploration of the human heart, this collection of life-affirming stories changes how we think about humanity and invites us all on a journey to see the world, and each other, anew.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-sister-little-sister-red-sister-three-women-at-the-heart-of-twentieth-century-china-by-jung-chang--65149184https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The best-known modern Chinese fairy tale is the story of three sisters from Shanghai, who for most of the twentieth century were at the centre of power in China. It was sometimes said that 'One loved money, one loved power and one loved her country', but there was far more to the Soong sisters than these caricatures. As China battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, each sister played an important, sometimes critical role, and left an indelible mark on history. Red Sister, Ching-ling, married Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Chinese republic, and later became Mao's vice-chair. Little Sister, May-ling, was Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first lady of the pre-Communist Nationalist China and a major political figure in her own right. Big Sister, Ei-ling, was Chiang's unofficial main adviser. She made herself one of China's richest women - and her husband Chiang's prime minister. All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant attacks and mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak. The relationship between them was highly charged emotionally, especially once they had embraced opposing political camps and Ching-ling dedicated herself to destroying her two sisters' world. Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister is a gripping story of love, war, exile, intrigue, glamour and betrayal, which takes us on a monumental journey, from Canton to Hawaii and New York, from exiles' quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meeting rooms in Moscow, and from the compounds of the Communist elite in Beijing to the corridors of power in democratic Taiwan. In a group biography that is by turns intimate and epic, Jung Chang reveals the lives of three extraordinary women who helped shape the history of twentieth-century China. *LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN 2020*]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369256Thu, 31 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369256 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China Author: Jung Chang Narrator: Joanna David Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The best-known modern Chinese fairy tale is the story of three sisters from Shanghai, who for most of the twentieth century were at the centre of power in China. It was sometimes said that 'One loved money, one loved power and one loved her country', but there was far more to the Soong sisters than these caricatures. As China battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, each sister played an important, sometimes critical role, and left an indelible mark on history. Red Sister, Ching-ling, married Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Chinese republic, and later became Mao's vice-chair. Little Sister, May-ling, was Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first lady of the pre-Communist Nationalist China and a major political figure in her own right. Big Sister, Ei-ling, was Chiang's unofficial main adviser. She made herself one of China's richest women - and her husband Chiang's prime minister. All three sisters enjoyed tremendous privilege and glory, but also endured constant attacks and mortal danger. They showed great courage and experienced passionate love, as well as despair and heartbreak. The relationship between them was highly charged emotionally, especially once they had embraced opposing political camps and Ching-ling dedicated herself to destroying her two sisters' world. Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister is a gripping story of love, war, exile, intrigue, glamour and betrayal, which takes us on a monumental journey, from Canton to Hawaii and New York, from exiles' quarters in Japan and Berlin to secret meeting rooms in Moscow, and from the compounds of the Communist elite in Beijing to the corridors of power in democratic Taiwan. In a group biography that is by turns intimate and epic, Jung Chang reveals the lives of three extraordinary women who helped shape the history of twentieth-century China. *LONGLISTED FOR THE HWA NON-FICTION CROWN 2020*]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-survivors-a-story-of-war-inheritance-and-healing-by-adam-frankel--65149148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing Author: Adam Frankel Narrator: Adam Frankel, Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: October 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir of family, the Holocaust, trauma, and identity, in which Adam Frankel, a former Obama speechwriter, must come to terms with the legacy of his family’s painful past and discover who he is in the wake of a life-changing revelation about his own origins. “The Survivors is an astonishingly beautiful and profoundly moving book.  Frankel’s haunting search to unravel the mysteries of his family is so compelling that it reads like a fine novel.” –Doris Kearns Goodwin Adam Frankel’s maternal grandparents survived the Holocaust and built new lives, with new names, in Connecticut. Though they tried to leave the horrors of their past behind, the pain they suffered crossed generational lines—a fact most apparent in the mental health of Adam’s mother. When Adam sat down with her to examine their family history in detail, he learned another shocking secret, this time one that unraveled Adam’s entire understanding of who he is. In the midst of piecing together a story of inherited familial trauma, Adam discovered he was only half of who he thought he was, knowledge that raised essential questions of identity. Who was he, if not his father’s son? If not part of a rich heritage of writers and public servants? Does it matter? What defines a family’s bonds? What will he pass on to his own children? To rewrite his story in truth and to build a life for his own young family, Adam had to navigate his pain to find answers and a way forward. Throughout this journey into the past, his family’s psyche, and his own understanding of identity, Adam comes to realize that while the nature of our families’ traumas may vary, each of us is faced with the same choice. We can turn away from what we’ve inherited—or, we can confront it, in the hopes of moving on and stopping that trauma from inflicting pain on future generations. The stories Adam shares with us in The Survivors are about the ways the past can haunt our future, the resilience that can be found on the other side of trauma, and the good that can come from things that are unspeakably bad.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373936Tue, 29 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing Author: Adam Frankel Narrator: Adam Frankel, Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373936 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Survivors: A Story of War, Inheritance, and Healing Author: Adam Frankel Narrator: Adam Frankel, Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: October 29, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir of family, the Holocaust, trauma, and identity, in which Adam Frankel, a former Obama speechwriter, must come to terms with the legacy of his family’s painful past and discover who he is in the wake of a life-changing revelation about his own origins. “The Survivors is an astonishingly beautiful and profoundly moving book.  Frankel’s haunting search to unravel the mysteries of his family is so compelling that it reads like a fine novel.” –Doris Kearns Goodwin Adam Frankel’s maternal grandparents survived the Holocaust and built new lives, with new names, in Connecticut. Though they tried to leave the horrors of their past behind, the pain they suffered crossed generational lines—a fact most apparent in the mental health of Adam’s mother. When Adam sat down with her to examine their family history in detail, he learned another shocking secret, this time one that unraveled Adam’s entire understanding of who he is. In the midst of piecing together a story of inherited familial trauma, Adam discovered he was only half of who he thought he was, knowledge that raised essential questions of identity. Who was he, if not his father’s son? If not part of a rich heritage of writers and public servants? Does it matter? What defines a family’s bonds? What will he pass on to his own children? To rewrite his story in truth and to build a life for his own young family, Adam had to navigate his pain to find answers and a way forward. Throughout this journey into the past, his family’s psyche, and his own understanding of identity, Adam comes to realize that while the nature of our families’ traumas may vary, each of us is faced with the same choice. We can turn away from what we’ve inherited—or, we can confront it, in the hopes of moving on and stopping that trauma from inflicting pain on future generations. The stories Adam shares with us in The Survivors are about the ways the past can haunt our future, the resilience that can be found on the other side of trauma, and the good that can come from things that are unspeakably bad.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-am-i-doing-here-by-bruce-chatwin--65149150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Am I Doing Here? Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audio edition of What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin. In this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Ghandi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382870Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Am I Doing Here? Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 24,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382870 to listen full audiobooks. Title: What Am I Doing Here? Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 20 minutes Release date: October 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audio edition of What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin. In this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Ghandi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-patagonia-by-bruce-chatwin--65149086https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Patagonia Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audio edition of In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin. Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382558Thu, 24 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Patagonia Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 24, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Patagonia Author: Bruce Chatwin Narrator: Hugh Fraser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: October 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audio edition of In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin. Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the people whose fascinating stories delay him on the road.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-targeted-the-cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-s-inside-story-of-how-big-data-trump-and-facebook-broke-democracy-and-how-it-can-happe--65149160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again Author: Brittany Kaiser Narrator: Brittany Kaiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump—and how this could easily happen again in the 2020 presidential election. When Brittany Kaiser joined Cambridge Analytica—the UK-based political consulting firm funded by conservative billionaire and Donald Trump patron Robert Mercer—she was an idealistic young professional working on her fourth degree in human rights law and international relations. A veteran of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Kaiser’s goal was to utilize data for humanitarian purposes, most notably to prevent genocide and human rights abuses. But her experience inside Cambridge Analytica opened her eyes to the tremendous risks that this unregulated industry poses to privacy and democracy. Targeted is Kaiser’s eyewitness chronicle of the dramatic and disturbing story of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica. She reveals to the public how Facebook’s lax policies and lack of sufficient national laws allowed voters to be manipulated in both Britain and the United States, where personal data was weaponized to spread fake news and racist messaging during the Brexit vote and the 2016 election. But the damage isn’t done Kaiser warns; the 2020 election can be compromised as well if we continue to do nothing. In the aftermath of the U.S. election, as she became aware of the horrifying reality of what Cambridge Analytica had done in support of Donald Trump, Kaiser made the difficult choice to expose the truth. Risking her career, relationships, and personal safety, she told authorities about the data industry’s unethical business practices, eventually testifying before Parliament about the company’s Brexit efforts and helping Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, alongside at least 10 other international investigations. Packed with never-before-publicly-told stories and insights, Targeted goes inside the secretive meetings with Trump campaign personnel and details the promises Cambridge Analytica made to win. Throughout, Kaiser makes the case for regulation, arguing that legal oversight of the data industry is not only justifiable but essential to ensuring the long-term safety of our democracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374778Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower's Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again Author: Brittany Kaiser Narrator: Brittany Kaiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump—and how this could easily happen again in the 2020 presidential election. When Brittany Kaiser joined Cambridge Analytica—the UK-based political consulting firm funded by conservative billionaire and Donald Trump patron Robert Mercer—she was an idealistic young professional working on her fourth degree in human rights law and international relations. A veteran of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Kaiser’s goal was to utilize data for humanitarian purposes, most notably to prevent genocide and human rights abuses. But her experience inside Cambridge Analytica opened her eyes to the tremendous risks that this unregulated industry poses to privacy and democracy. Targeted is Kaiser’s eyewitness chronicle of the dramatic and disturbing story of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica. She reveals to the public how Facebook’s lax policies and lack of sufficient national laws allowed voters to be manipulated in both Britain and the United States, where personal data was weaponized to spread fake news and racist messaging during the Brexit vote and the 2016 election. But the damage isn’t done Kaiser warns; the 2020 election can be compromised as well if we continue to do nothing. In the aftermath of the U.S. election, as she became aware of the horrifying reality of what Cambridge Analytica had done in support of Donald Trump, Kaiser made the difficult choice to expose the truth. Risking her career, relationships, and personal safety, she told authorities about the data industry’s unethical business practices, eventually testifying before Parliament about the company’s Brexit efforts and helping Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, alongside at least 10 other international investigations. Packed with never-before-publicly-told stories and insights, Targeted goes inside the secretive meetings with Trump campaign personnel and details the promises Cambridge Analytica made to win. Throughout, Kaiser makes the case for regulation, arguing that legal oversight of the data industry is not only justifiable but essential to ensuring the long-term safety of our democracy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-and-afterlife-of-harry-houdini-by-joe-posnanski--65149146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini Author: Joe Posnanski Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. In rural Pennsylvania, a thirteen-year-old girl finds the courage to leave a violent home after learning that Houdini ran away to join the circus; she eventually becomes the first female magician to saw a man in half on television. In Australia, an eight-year-old boy with a learning impediment feels worthless until he sees an old poster of Houdini advertising “Nothing on earth can hold Houdini prisoner,” and begins his path to becoming that nation’s most popular magician. In California, an actor and Vietnam War veteran finds purpose in his life by uncovering the secrets of his hero. But the unique phenomenon of Houdini was always more than his death-defying stunts or his ability to escape handcuffs and straitjackets. It is also about the power of imagination and self-invention. His incredible transformation from Ehrich Weiss, humble Hungarian immigrant and rabbi’s son, into the self-named Harry Houdini has won him a slice of immortality. No one has withstood the test of time quite like Houdini. Fueled by Posnanski’s personal obsession with the magician—and magic itself—The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is a poignant odyssey of discovery, blending biography, memoir, and first-person reporting to trace Houdini’s metamorphosis into an iconic figure who has inspired millions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373887Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini Author: Joe Posnanski Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373887 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini Author: Joe Posnanski Narrator: Jacques Roy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. In rural Pennsylvania, a thirteen-year-old girl finds the courage to leave a violent home after learning that Houdini ran away to join the circus; she eventually becomes the first female magician to saw a man in half on television. In Australia, an eight-year-old boy with a learning impediment feels worthless until he sees an old poster of Houdini advertising “Nothing on earth can hold Houdini prisoner,” and begins his path to becoming that nation’s most popular magician. In California, an actor and Vietnam War veteran finds purpose in his life by uncovering the secrets of his hero. But the unique phenomenon of Houdini was always more than his death-defying stunts or his ability to escape handcuffs and straitjackets. It is also about the power of imagination and self-invention. His incredible transformation from Ehrich Weiss, humble Hungarian immigrant and rabbi’s son, into the self-named Harry Houdini has won him a slice of immortality. No one has withstood the test of time quite like Houdini. Fueled by Posnanski’s personal obsession with the magician—and magic itself—The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is a poignant odyssey of discovery, blending biography, memoir, and first-person reporting to trace Houdini’s metamorphosis into an iconic figure who has inspired millions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/targeted-my-inside-story-of-cambridge-analytica-and-how-trump-brexit-and-facebook-broke-democracy-by-brittany-kaiser--65149117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Targeted: My Inside Story of Cambridge Analytica and How Trump, Brexit and Facebook Broke Democracy Author: Brittany Kaiser Narrator: Brittany Kaiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump. When Brittany Kaiser joined Cambridge Analytica – the UK-based political consulting firm funded by conservative billionaire and Donald Trump patron Robert Mercer – she was an idealistic young professional working on her fourth degree in human rights law and international relations. A veteran of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Kaiser’s goal was to utilize data for humanitarian purposes, most notably to prevent genocide and human rights abuses. But her experience inside Cambridge Analytica opened her eyes to the tremendous risks that this unregulated industry poses to privacy and democracy. Targeted is Kaiser’s eyewitness chronicle of the dramatic and disturbing story of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica. She reveals to the public how Facebook’s lax policies and lack of sufficient national laws allowed voters to be manipulated in both Britain and the United States, where personal data was weaponised to spread fake news and racist messaging during the Brexit vote and the 2016 election. But the damage isn’t done Kaiser warns; the 2020 election can be compromised as well if we continue to do nothing. In the aftermath of the U.S. election, as she became aware of the horrifying reality of what Cambridge Analytica had done in support of Donald Trump, Kaiser made the difficult choice to expose the truth. Risking her career, relationships, and personal safety, she told authorities about the data industry’s unethical business practices, eventually testifying before Parliament. Packed with never-before-publicly-told stories, Targeted goes inside the secretive meetings with Trump campaign personnel and details the promises Cambridge Analytica made to win. Throughout, Kaiser makes the case for regulation, arguing that legal oversight of the data industry is not only justifiable but essential to ensuring the long-term safety of our democracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382384Tue, 22 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Targeted: My Inside Story of Cambridge Analytica and How Trump, Brexit and Facebook Broke Democracy Author: Brittany Kaiser Narrator: Brittany Kaiser...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Targeted: My Inside Story of Cambridge Analytica and How Trump, Brexit and Facebook Broke Democracy Author: Brittany Kaiser Narrator: Brittany Kaiser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 22, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica exploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump. When Brittany Kaiser joined Cambridge Analytica – the UK-based political consulting firm funded by conservative billionaire and Donald Trump patron Robert Mercer – she was an idealistic young professional working on her fourth degree in human rights law and international relations. A veteran of Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign, Kaiser’s goal was to utilize data for humanitarian purposes, most notably to prevent genocide and human rights abuses. But her experience inside Cambridge Analytica opened her eyes to the tremendous risks that this unregulated industry poses to privacy and democracy. Targeted is Kaiser’s eyewitness chronicle of the dramatic and disturbing story of the rise and fall of Cambridge Analytica. She reveals to the public how Facebook’s lax policies and lack of sufficient national laws allowed voters to be manipulated in both Britain and the United States, where personal data was weaponised to spread fake news and racist messaging during the Brexit vote and the 2016 election. But the damage isn’t done Kaiser warns; the 2020 election can be compromised as well if we continue to do nothing. In the aftermath of the U.S. election, as she became aware of the horrifying reality of what Cambridge Analytica had done in support of Donald Trump, Kaiser made the difficult choice to expose the truth. Risking her career, relationships, and personal safety, she told authorities about the data industry’s unethical business practices, eventually testifying before Parliament. Packed with never-before-publicly-told stories, Targeted goes inside the secretive meetings with Trump campaign personnel and details the promises Cambridge Analytica made to win. Throughout, Kaiser makes the case for regulation, arguing that legal oversight of the data industry is not only justifiable but essential to ensuring the long-term safety of our democracy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-undercover-coming-of-age-in-the-cia-by-amaryllis-fox--65149149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA Author: Amaryllis Fox Narrator: Amaryllis Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Do you have what it takes to stand between us and the enemy? 'I’m here to prevent a major and imminent attack. One that will kill children. I’m alone and operational in the country where my colleague was taken and beheaded, and every hour I’m delayed is another hour for something to go wrong - for an informant to disclose my location, for the source I’m meeting to cancel, for the attack to go boom. The fear injects my thoughts with venom.' Amaryllis Fox was recruited by the CIA at the age of 21 in the aftermath of 9/11. After an intense training period – where she learns how to master a Glock, get out of flexicuffs while in the trunk of a car, withstand torture, and commit suicide in case of captivity – she is sent undercover to keep nuclear, biological and chemical weapons out of the hands of terror groups. Posing as an art dealer, she is sent on countless dangerous missions around the globe. Each time, the stakes become even higher and the risks more terrifying. Determined to stop the masterminds, Amaryllis’s quest will almost destroy her, until she realises that the only way to actually defeat the enemy is to have the courage to sit across from them… and listen. In this explosive first-hand account – filled with suspense and plot twists to rival Carrie Mathison in Homeland – Life Undercover is an edgy story of an undercover CIA operative, hunting the world’s most dangerous terrorists, using deception and disguises and dead drops in the night in order to protect our streets. Revealed in never-before-seen detail, Amaryllis offers compelling insight that can only come from having fought on the front lines.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374836Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA Author: Amaryllis Fox Narrator: Amaryllis Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374836 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Undercover: Coming of Age in the CIA Author: Amaryllis Fox Narrator: Amaryllis Fox Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: October 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Do you have what it takes to stand between us and the enemy? 'I’m here to prevent a major and imminent attack. One that will kill children. I’m alone and operational in the country where my colleague was taken and beheaded, and every hour I’m delayed is another hour for something to go wrong - for an informant to disclose my location, for the source I’m meeting to cancel, for the attack to go boom. The fear injects my thoughts with venom.' Amaryllis Fox was recruited by the CIA at the age of 21 in the aftermath of 9/11. After an intense training period – where she learns how to master a Glock, get out of flexicuffs while in the trunk of a car, withstand torture, and commit suicide in case of captivity – she is sent undercover to keep nuclear, biological and chemical weapons out of the hands of terror groups. Posing as an art dealer, she is sent on countless dangerous missions around the globe. Each time, the stakes become even higher and the risks more terrifying. Determined to stop the masterminds, Amaryllis’s quest will almost destroy her, until she realises that the only way to actually defeat the enemy is to have the courage to sit across from them… and listen. In this explosive first-hand account – filled with suspense and plot twists to rival Carrie Mathison in Homeland – Life Undercover is an edgy story of an undercover CIA operative, hunting the world’s most dangerous terrorists, using deception and disguises and dead drops in the night in order to protect our streets. Revealed in never-before-seen detail, Amaryllis offers compelling insight that can only come from having fought on the front lines.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/free-cyntoia-my-search-for-redemption-in-the-american-prison-system-by-cyntoia-brown-long--65149054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System Author: Cyntoia Brown-Long Narrator: Cyntoia Brown-Long Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Biography/Autobiography In her own words, Cyntoia Brown-Long shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction. “Those...years in prison hadn’t just turned me into woman. They transformed me. The girl who desperately wanted to belong, who felt powerless, who clawed, and scratched her way out of every corner she was backed into, was gone.” At the age of sixteen, Cyntoia Brown, a survivor of human trafficking, was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex. Two years later, she was sentenced to life in prison. Brown reflects on the isolation, low self-esteem, and sense of alienation that drove her straight into the hands of a predator. Once in prison, she attempts to build a positive path and honor the values her beloved adoptive mother, Ellenette, taught her, but Cyntoia succumbs to harmful influences that drive her to a cycle of progress and setbacks. Then, a fateful meeting with a prison educator turned mentor offers Cyntoia the opportunity to make the pivotal decision to strive for a better future, even if she’s never freed. In these pages, Cyntoia shares the details of her transformation, including a profound encounter with God, an unlikely romance, an unprecedented outpouring of support from social media advocates and A-list celebrities, and her release from prison. A coming-of-age memoir set against the shocking backdrop of a life behind bars, Free Cyntoia takes you on a spiritual journey as Cyntoia struggles to overcome a lifetime of feeling ostracized and abandoned by society.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388813Tue, 15 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System Author: Cyntoia Brown-Long Narrator: Cyntoia Brown-Long Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388813 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Free Cyntoia: My Search for Redemption in the American Prison System Author: Cyntoia Brown-Long Narrator: Cyntoia Brown-Long Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.22 of Total 37 Ratings of Narrator: 4.29 of Total 7 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Biography/Autobiography In her own words, Cyntoia Brown-Long shares the riveting and redemptive story of how she changed her life for the better while in prison, finding hope through faith after a traumatic adolescence of drug addiction, rape, and sex trafficking led to a murder conviction. “Those...years in prison hadn’t just turned me into woman. They transformed me. The girl who desperately wanted to belong, who felt powerless, who clawed, and scratched her way out of every corner she was backed into, was gone.” At the age of sixteen, Cyntoia Brown, a survivor of human trafficking, was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex. Two years later, she was sentenced to life in prison. Brown reflects on the isolation, low self-esteem, and sense of alienation that drove her straight into the hands of a predator. Once in prison, she attempts to build a positive path and honor the values her beloved adoptive mother, Ellenette, taught her, but Cyntoia succumbs to harmful influences that drive her to a cycle of progress and setbacks. Then, a fateful meeting with a prison educator turned mentor offers Cyntoia the opportunity to make the pivotal decision to strive for a better future, even if she’s never freed. In these pages, Cyntoia shares the details of her transformation, including a profound encounter with God, an unlikely romance, an unprecedented outpouring of support from social media advocates and A-list celebrities, and her release from prison. A coming-of-age memoir set against the shocking backdrop of a life behind bars, Free Cyntoia takes you on a spiritual journey as Cyntoia struggles to overcome a lifetime of feeling ostracized and abandoned by society.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-surrender-a-father-a-son-and-an-extraordinary-act-of-heroism-that-continues-to-live-on-today-by-christopher-edmonds-douglas-century--65149205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today Author: Christopher Edmonds, Douglas Century Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives—then and now. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds was the highest-ranking American soldier at Stalag IXA, a prisoner of war camp near Ziegenhain, Germany. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Roddie was a simple, soft-spoken man of deep inner strength and unwavering Christian faith. Though he was driven to the limits of endurance, Roddie refused to succumb to Nazi brutality toward the Jewish-American GIs with whom he was serving. Through his inspiring leadership and bravery Roddie saved the lives of hundreds of U.S. infantrymen in those perilous final days of the Second World War. His fearless actions continue to reverberate today. Growing up, Pastor Chris Edmonds knew little of his father’s actions in the war. To learn the truth, he followed a trail of clues, a journey that spanned seven decades and linked a sprawling cast of heroes, both known and unknown, from every corner of the country. In No Surrender, Pastor Chris, joined by New York Times bestselling co-author Douglas Century, chronicles his odyssey to tell the unforgettable story of his father and his remarkable valor. He also provides startling details (and vantage points) of some of the major events of World War II and United States Army initiatives that helped the Allies win the war, including the Battle of the Bulge, the massacre at Malmedy, and the now-little-known Army Specialized Training Program which prepared brilliant young “soldier-scholars”—or “Quiz Kids”—from across the nation to battle the Nazis. As compelling as the number-one New York Times bestsellers Unbroken, Boys on the Boat, Band of Brothers, and Schindler’s List, No Surrender is an epic story of bravery, compassion, and faith, and an inspiring testament to man’s goodness. It is also a clarion call for our narcissistic age—a shining example of the transformative and redemptive power of moral courage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368901Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today Author: Christopher Edmonds, Douglas Century...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368901 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Surrender: A Father, a Son, and an Extraordinary Act of Heroism That Continues to Live on Today Author: Christopher Edmonds, Douglas Century Narrator: James Lurie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.32 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.83 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Part contemporary detective story, part World War II historical narrative, No Surrender is the inspiring true story of Roddie Edmonds, a Knoxville-born enlistee who risked his life during the final days of World War II to save others from murderous Nazis, and the lasting effects his actions had on thousands of lives—then and now. Captured in the Battle of the Bulge, Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds was the highest-ranking American soldier at Stalag IXA, a prisoner of war camp near Ziegenhain, Germany. A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Roddie was a simple, soft-spoken man of deep inner strength and unwavering Christian faith. Though he was driven to the limits of endurance, Roddie refused to succumb to Nazi brutality toward the Jewish-American GIs with whom he was serving. Through his inspiring leadership and bravery Roddie saved the lives of hundreds of U.S. infantrymen in those perilous final days of the Second World War. His fearless actions continue to reverberate today. Growing up, Pastor Chris Edmonds knew little of his father’s actions in the war. To learn the truth, he followed a trail of clues, a journey that spanned seven decades and linked a sprawling cast of heroes, both known and unknown, from every corner of the country. In No Surrender, Pastor Chris, joined by New York Times bestselling co-author Douglas Century, chronicles his odyssey to tell the unforgettable story of his father and his remarkable valor. He also provides startling details (and vantage points) of some of the major events of World War II and United States Army initiatives that helped the Allies win the war, including the Battle of the Bulge, the massacre at Malmedy, and the now-little-known Army Specialized Training Program which prepared brilliant young “soldier-scholars”—or “Quiz Kids”—from across the nation to battle the Nazis. As compelling as the number-one New York Times bestsellers Unbroken, Boys on the Boat, Band of Brothers, and Schindler’s List, No Surrender is an epic story of bravery, compassion, and faith, and an inspiring testament to man’s goodness. It is also a clarion call for our narcissistic age—a shining example of the transformative and redemptive power of moral courage.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-we-fight-for-our-lives-by-saeed-jones--65149172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Fight For Our Lives Author: Saeed Jones Narrator: Saeed Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. One of the best books of the year as selected by The New York Times; The Washington Post; NPR; Time; The New Yorker; O, The Oprah Magazine; Harper’s Bazaar; Elle; BuzzFeed; Goodreads; and many more. “People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The ‘I’ it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, ‘I am no longer yours.’” Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another—and to one another—as we fight to become ourselves. An award-winning poet, Jones has developed a style that’s as beautiful as it is powerful—a voice that’s by turns a river, a blues, and a nightscape set ablaze. How We Fight for Our Lives is a one-of-a-kind memoir and a book that cements Saeed Jones as an essential writer for our time.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890Tue, 08 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Fight For Our Lives Author: Saeed Jones Narrator: Saeed Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 8,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Fight For Our Lives Author: Saeed Jones Narrator: Saeed Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. One of the best books of the year as selected by The New York Times; The Washington Post; NPR; Time; The New Yorker; O, The Oprah Magazine; Harper’s Bazaar; Elle; BuzzFeed; Goodreads; and many more. “People don’t just happen,” writes Saeed Jones. “We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The ‘I’ it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, ‘I am no longer yours.’” Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir about a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his family, into passing flings with lovers, friends, and strangers. Each piece builds into a larger examination of race and queerness, power and vulnerability, love and grief: a portrait of what we all do for one another—and to one another—as we fight to become ourselves. An award-winning poet, Jones has developed a style that’s as beautiful as it is powerful—a voice that’s by turns a river, a blues, and a nightscape set ablaze. How We Fight for Our Lives is a one-of-a-kind memoir and a book that cements Saeed Jones as an essential writer for our time.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fear-bubble-harness-fear-and-live-without-limits-by-ant-middleton--65149162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 15 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life. Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door. In prison, he was thrust into the unknown, cut off from friends and family, isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future. And at the top of Everest, in desperate, life-threatening conditions, he was forced to face up to his greatest fear, of leaving his wife and children without a husband and father. But fear is not his enemy. It is the energy that propels him. Thanks to the revolutionary concept of the Fear Bubble, Ant has learned to harness the power of fear and understands the positive force that it can become. Fear gives Ant his edge, allowing him to seek out life’s challenges, whether that is at home, pushing himself every day to be the best father he can be, or stuck in the death zone on top of the world in a 90mph blizzard. In his groundbreaking new book, Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the Fear Bubble, showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits. Powerful, unflinching and an inspirational call to action, The Fear Bubble is essential reading for anyone who wants to push themselves further, harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374671Thu, 03 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374671 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Fear Bubble: Harness Fear and Live Without Limits Author: Ant Middleton Narrator: Ant Middleton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.48 of Total 56 Ratings of Narrator: 4.73 of Total 15 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The brilliant, inspirational next book by the author of the incredible No. 1 bestseller FIRST MAN IN. Without fear, there’s no challenge. Without challenge, there’s no growth. Without growth, there’s no life. Ant Middleton is no stranger to fear: as a point man in the Special Forces, he confronted fear on a daily basis, never knowing what lay behind the next corner, or the next closed door. In prison, he was thrust into the unknown, cut off from friends and family, isolated with thoughts of failure and dread for his future. And at the top of Everest, in desperate, life-threatening conditions, he was forced to face up to his greatest fear, of leaving his wife and children without a husband and father. But fear is not his enemy. It is the energy that propels him. Thanks to the revolutionary concept of the Fear Bubble, Ant has learned to harness the power of fear and understands the positive force that it can become. Fear gives Ant his edge, allowing him to seek out life’s challenges, whether that is at home, pushing himself every day to be the best father he can be, or stuck in the death zone on top of the world in a 90mph blizzard. In his groundbreaking new book, Ant Middleton thrillingly retells the story of his death-defying climb of Everest and reveals the concept of the Fear Bubble, showing how it can be used in our lives to help us break through our limits. Powerful, unflinching and an inspirational call to action, The Fear Bubble is essential reading for anyone who wants to push themselves further, harness their fears and conquer their own personal Everests.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stealing-green-mangoes-two-brothers-two-fates-one-indian-childhood-by-sunil-dutta--65149201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stealing Green Mangoes: Two Brothers, Two Fates, One Indian Childhood Author: Sunil Dutta Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir—written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis—that zeroes in on the crux between two brothers: one who became an LAPD officer, and the other a terrorist. Sunil Dutta is a twenty-year veteran of the LAPD. Before that, he was a biologist at the University of California and a translator of classic Indian poetry. Before that, he was a destitute refugee, one of so many uprooted by the genocidal violence surrounding the Partition of India. Back then, he had a brother. Back then, they were children together, chasing whatever fun and solace they could find in impossible conditions. Sunil looked up to Raju. He admired his strength, his character. Raju took a different path. He was arrested, he fled the law, he became a fugitive. He became a terrorist. Then he became a father—and then a murderer. After being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer later in life, Sunil urgently wanted to understand what choices had led he and his brother down such radically different paths. In Stealing Green Mangoes, Dutta takes us from his family home in Rajasthan to America, to France, to the streets of southeastern Los Angeles, homing in on the questions that tore him and Raju apart: Can you outgrow the madness that made you? Can you make peace with the ghosts of your past? A memoir with sweeping, spiritual ambitions, Stealing Green Mangoes tells the story of a man who pushed back against the forces that captured his own brother and built a compassionate, meaningful life in a broken world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369334Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stealing Green Mangoes: Two Brothers, Two Fates, One Indian Childhood Author: Sunil Dutta Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stealing Green Mangoes: Two Brothers, Two Fates, One Indian Childhood Author: Sunil Dutta Narrator: Sunil Malhotra Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 4 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir—written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis—that zeroes in on the crux between two brothers: one who became an LAPD officer, and the other a terrorist. Sunil Dutta is a twenty-year veteran of the LAPD. Before that, he was a biologist at the University of California and a translator of classic Indian poetry. Before that, he was a destitute refugee, one of so many uprooted by the genocidal violence surrounding the Partition of India. Back then, he had a brother. Back then, they were children together, chasing whatever fun and solace they could find in impossible conditions. Sunil looked up to Raju. He admired his strength, his character. Raju took a different path. He was arrested, he fled the law, he became a fugitive. He became a terrorist. Then he became a father—and then a murderer. After being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer later in life, Sunil urgently wanted to understand what choices had led he and his brother down such radically different paths. In Stealing Green Mangoes, Dutta takes us from his family home in Rajasthan to America, to France, to the streets of southeastern Los Angeles, homing in on the questions that tore him and Raju apart: Can you outgrow the madness that made you? Can you make peace with the ghosts of your past? A memoir with sweeping, spiritual ambitions, Stealing Green Mangoes tells the story of a man who pushed back against the forces that captured his own brother and built a compassionate, meaningful life in a broken world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-will-never-see-the-world-again-the-memoir-of-an-imprisoned-writer-by-ahmet-altan--65149065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer Author: Ahmet Altan Narrator: Philippe Sands, Elizabeth Knowelden, Adam Alexi-Malle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A resilient Turkish writer's inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer's mind can provide, even in the darkest places.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387709Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer Author: Ahmet Altan Narrator: Philippe Sands, Elizabeth Knowelden, Adam...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387709 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I Will Never See the World Again: The Memoir of an Imprisoned Writer Author: Ahmet Altan Narrator: Philippe Sands, Elizabeth Knowelden, Adam Alexi-Malle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 57 minutes Release date: October 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A resilient Turkish writer's inspiring account of his imprisonment that provides crucial insight into political censorship amidst the global rise of authoritarianism. The destiny I put down in my novel has become mine. I am now under arrest like the hero I created years ago. I await the decision that will determine my future, just as he awaited his. I am unaware of my destiny, which has perhaps already been decided, just as he was unaware of his. I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did. Like a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own. Confined in a cell four meters long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer's mind can provide, even in the darkest places.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-anyway-an-invitation-beyond-a-world-that-s-scary-as-hell-by-jeremy-courtney--65149195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Anyway: An Invitation Beyond a World that’s Scary as Hell Author: Jeremy Courtney Narrator: Jeremy Courtney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For all who are displaced. For all who are weary of the way things are. For all who long for a more beautiful world.  Preemptive Love founder Jeremy Courtney has seen the very worst of war. He's risked his life saving lives on the front lines. He's come face to face with ISIS, been targeted by death threats, and narrowly escaped airstrikes.  Through it all, the most powerful thing he's learned is this: we're not just at war with each other. We're at war with ourselves. But the way things are is not the way they have to be. There is a more beautiful world. To find it, we have to we confront our fear--and end war where it starts: in our own heads and hearts.  With stories of people who have lived through war and terrorism, Love Anyway will inspire you to confront your deepest fears and respond to our scary world with the kind of love that seems a little crazy. Because when we do, we become agents of hope who unmake violence and unfurl the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.  Love Anyway is the story of Jeremy's incredible journey--and an invitation to discover the more beautiful world on the front lines where you live.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360401Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Anyway: An Invitation Beyond a World that’s Scary as Hell Author: Jeremy Courtney Narrator: Jeremy Courtney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360401 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Anyway: An Invitation Beyond a World that’s Scary as Hell Author: Jeremy Courtney Narrator: Jeremy Courtney Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For all who are displaced. For all who are weary of the way things are. For all who long for a more beautiful world.  Preemptive Love founder Jeremy Courtney has seen the very worst of war. He's risked his life saving lives on the front lines. He's come face to face with ISIS, been targeted by death threats, and narrowly escaped airstrikes.  Through it all, the most powerful thing he's learned is this: we're not just at war with each other. We're at war with ourselves. But the way things are is not the way they have to be. There is a more beautiful world. To find it, we have to we confront our fear--and end war where it starts: in our own heads and hearts.  With stories of people who have lived through war and terrorism, Love Anyway will inspire you to confront your deepest fears and respond to our scary world with the kind of love that seems a little crazy. Because when we do, we become agents of hope who unmake violence and unfurl the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible.  Love Anyway is the story of Jeremy's incredible journey--and an invitation to discover the more beautiful world on the front lines where you live.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-child-the-true-story-of-a-girl-who-couldn-t-ask-for-help-by-torey-hayden--65149179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help Author: Torey Hayden Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first new book from beloved therapist and writer Torey Hayden in almost fifteen years—an inspiring, uplifting tale of a troubled child and the remarkable woman who made a difference. In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie—at the age of ten—is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system. Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. But when Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues – a man Hayden implicitly trusts – Hayden’s work doubles: now she must not only get to the root of Jessie’s troubles, but also find out if what the girl alleges is true. A moving, compelling, and inspiring account, Lost Child is a powerful testament once again of Torey Hayden’s extraordinary ability to reach children who many have given up on—and a reminder of how patience and love can ultimately prevail.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369759Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help Author: Torey Hayden Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369759 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Child: The True Story of a Girl Who Couldn't Ask for Help Author: Torey Hayden Narrator: Lucy Rayner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The first new book from beloved therapist and writer Torey Hayden in almost fifteen years—an inspiring, uplifting tale of a troubled child and the remarkable woman who made a difference. In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie—at the age of ten—is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system. Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. But when Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues – a man Hayden implicitly trusts – Hayden’s work doubles: now she must not only get to the root of Jessie’s troubles, but also find out if what the girl alleges is true. A moving, compelling, and inspiring account, Lost Child is a powerful testament once again of Torey Hayden’s extraordinary ability to reach children who many have given up on—and a reminder of how patience and love can ultimately prevail.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/peace-and-good-order-the-case-for-indigenous-justice-in-canada-by-harold-r-johnson--65149174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada Author: Harold R. Johnson Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An urgent, informed, intimate condemnation of the Canadian state and its failure to deliver justice to Indigenous people by national bestselling author and former Crown prosecutor Harold R. Johnson. 'The night of the decision in the Gerald Stanley trial for the murder of Colten Boushie, I received a text message from a retired provincial court judge. He was feeling ashamed for his time in a system that was so badly tilted. I too feel this way about my time as both defence counsel and as a Crown prosecutor; that I didn't have the courage to stand up in the court room and shout 'Enough is enough.' This book is my act of taking responsibility for what I did, for my actions and inactions.' --Harold R. Johnson In early 2018, the failures of Canada's justice system were sharply and painfully revealed in the verdicts issued in the deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine. The outrage and confusion that followed those verdicts inspired former Crown prosecutor and bestselling author Harold R. Johnson to make the case against Canada for its failure to fulfill its duty under Treaty to effectively deliver justice to Indigenous people, worsening the situation and ensuring long-term damage to Indigenous communities. In this direct, concise, and essential volume, Harold R. Johnson examines the justice system's failures to deliver 'peace and good order' to Indigenous people. He explores the part that he understands himself to have played in that mismanagement, drawing on insights he has gained from the experience; insights into the roots and immediate effects of how the justice system has failed Indigenous people, in all the communities in which they live; and insights into the struggle for peace and good order for Indigenous people now.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369778Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada Author: Harold R. Johnson Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369778 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada Author: Harold R. Johnson Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 11 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An urgent, informed, intimate condemnation of the Canadian state and its failure to deliver justice to Indigenous people by national bestselling author and former Crown prosecutor Harold R. Johnson. 'The night of the decision in the Gerald Stanley trial for the murder of Colten Boushie, I received a text message from a retired provincial court judge. He was feeling ashamed for his time in a system that was so badly tilted. I too feel this way about my time as both defence counsel and as a Crown prosecutor; that I didn't have the courage to stand up in the court room and shout 'Enough is enough.' This book is my act of taking responsibility for what I did, for my actions and inactions.' --Harold R. Johnson In early 2018, the failures of Canada's justice system were sharply and painfully revealed in the verdicts issued in the deaths of Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine. The outrage and confusion that followed those verdicts inspired former Crown prosecutor and bestselling author Harold R. Johnson to make the case against Canada for its failure to fulfill its duty under Treaty to effectively deliver justice to Indigenous people, worsening the situation and ensuring long-term damage to Indigenous communities. In this direct, concise, and essential volume, Harold R. Johnson examines the justice system's failures to deliver 'peace and good order' to Indigenous people. He explores the part that he understands himself to have played in that mismanagement, drawing on insights he has gained from the experience; insights into the roots and immediate effects of how the justice system has failed Indigenous people, in all the communities in which they live; and insights into the struggle for peace and good order for Indigenous people now.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-out-by-demi-moore--65149134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Out Author: Demi Moore Narrator: Demi Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.66 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Book of the Year. A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year. Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight – or the headlines. Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years – all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress – and, always, if she was simply good enough. As much as her story is about adversity, it is also about tremendous resilience. In this deeply candid and reflective memoir, Demi pulls back the curtain and opens up about her career and personal life – laying bare her tumultuous relationship with her mother, her marriages, her struggles balancing stardom with raising a family, and her journey toward open heartedness. Inside Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender – a wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman’s at once ordinary and iconic life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381131Tue, 24 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Out Author: Demi Moore Narrator: Demi Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside Out Author: Demi Moore Narrator: Demi Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 31 minutes Release date: September 24, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.66 of Total 35 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A Daily Mail Book of the Year. A Mail on Sunday Book of the Year. Famed American actress Demi Moore at last tells her own story in a surprisingly intimate and emotionally charged memoir. For decades, Demi Moore has been synonymous with celebrity. From iconic film roles to high-profile relationships, Moore has never been far from the spotlight – or the headlines. Even as Demi was becoming the highest paid actress in Hollywood, however, she was always outrunning her past, just one step ahead of the doubts and insecurities that defined her childhood. Throughout her rise to fame and during some of the most pivotal moments of her life, Demi battled addiction, body image issues, and childhood trauma that would follow her for years – all while juggling a skyrocketing career and at times negative public perception. As her success grew, Demi found herself questioning if she belonged in Hollywood, if she was a good mother, a good actress – and, always, if she was simply good enough. As much as her story is about adversity, it is also about tremendous resilience. In this deeply candid and reflective memoir, Demi pulls back the curtain and opens up about her career and personal life – laying bare her tumultuous relationship with her mother, her marriages, her struggles balancing stardom with raising a family, and her journey toward open heartedness. Inside Out is a story of survival, success, and surrender – a wrenchingly honest portrayal of one woman’s at once ordinary and iconic life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/north-korea-journal-by-michael-palin--65149192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North Korea Journal Author: Michael Palin Narrator: Michael Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT CHANNEL 5 DOCUMENTARY A glimpse of life inside the world’s most secretive country, as told by Britain’s best-loved travel writer. In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary for Channel 5 was widely acclaimed. Now he shares his day-by-day diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw – and his fleeting views of what the authorities didn’t want him to see – but recounts the conversations he had with the country’s inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited – one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure. Written with Palin’s trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368883Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North Korea Journal Author: Michael Palin Narrator: Michael Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 19,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368883 to listen full audiobooks. Title: North Korea Journal Author: Michael Palin Narrator: Michael Palin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 54 minutes Release date: September 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. THE BOOK BEHIND THE HIT CHANNEL 5 DOCUMENTARY A glimpse of life inside the world’s most secretive country, as told by Britain’s best-loved travel writer. In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, a cut-off land without internet or phone signal, where the countryside has barely moved beyond a centuries-old peasant economy but where the cities have gleaming skyscrapers and luxurious underground train stations. His resulting documentary for Channel 5 was widely acclaimed. Now he shares his day-by-day diary of his visit, in which he describes not only what he saw – and his fleeting views of what the authorities didn’t want him to see – but recounts the conversations he had with the country’s inhabitants, talks candidly about his encounters with officialdom, and records his musings about a land wholly unlike any other he has ever visited – one that inspires fascination and fear in equal measure. Written with Palin’s trademark warmth and wit, and illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, the journal offers a rare insight into the North Korea behind the headlines.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-certain-idea-of-france-the-life-of-charles-de-gaulle-by-julian-jackson--65149104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle Author: Julian Jackson Narrator: John Banks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history. For the rest of the war, de Gaulle frequently bit the hand that fed him. He insisted on being treated as the true embodiment of France, and quarrelled violently with Churchill and Roosevelt. But through sheer force of personality and bloody-mindedness he managed to have France recognised as one of the victorious Allies. For ten years after 1958 he was President of France's Fifth Republic, which he created and which endures to this day. His pursuit of 'a certain idea of France' challenged American hegemony, took France out of NATO and twice vetoed British entry into the European Community. His controversial decolonization of Algeria brought France to the brink of civil war and provoked several assassination attempts. Julian Jackson's magnificent biography reveals this the life of this titanic figure as never before. No previous biography has depicted his paradoxes so vividly. Much of French politics since his death has been about his legacy, and he remains by far the greatest French leader since Napoleon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386358Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle Author: Julian Jackson Narrator: John Banks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 19...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386358 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Certain Idea of France: The Life of Charles de Gaulle Author: Julian Jackson Narrator: John Banks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 35 hours 19 minutes Release date: September 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In six weeks in 1940, France was over-run by German troops and surrendered. One junior French general, refusing to accept defeat, made his way to England. On 18 June he spoke to his compatriots over the BBC, urging them to rally to him in London. At that moment, Charles de Gaulle entered into history. For the rest of the war, de Gaulle frequently bit the hand that fed him. He insisted on being treated as the true embodiment of France, and quarrelled violently with Churchill and Roosevelt. But through sheer force of personality and bloody-mindedness he managed to have France recognised as one of the victorious Allies. For ten years after 1958 he was President of France's Fifth Republic, which he created and which endures to this day. His pursuit of 'a certain idea of France' challenged American hegemony, took France out of NATO and twice vetoed British entry into the European Community. His controversial decolonization of Algeria brought France to the brink of civil war and provoked several assassination attempts. Julian Jackson's magnificent biography reveals this the life of this titanic figure as never before. No previous biography has depicted his paradoxes so vividly. Much of French politics since his death has been about his legacy, and he remains by far the greatest French leader since Napoleon.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pat-conroy-our-lifelong-friendship-by-bernie-schein--65149219https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Conroy: Our Lifelong Friendship Author: Bernie Schein Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For Pat Conroy fans, a loving, laughter-filled homage to a loyal, big-hearted friend. Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini among many other books, was beloved by millions of readers. Bernie Schein was his best friend from the time they met in a high-school pickup basketball game in Beaufort, South Carolina, until Conroy’s death in 2016. Both were popular athletes but also outsiders as a Jew and a Catholic military brat in the small-town Bible-Belt South, and they bonded. Wise ass and smart aleck, loudmouths both, they shared an ebullient sense of humor and romanticism, were mesmerized by the highbrow and reveled in the low, and would sacrifice entire evenings and afternoons to endless conversation. As young teachers in the Beaufort area and later in Atlanta, they were activists in the civil rights struggle and against institutional racism and bigotry. Bernie knew intimately the private family story of the Conroys and his friend’s difficult relationship with his Marine Corps colonel father that Pat would draw on repeatedly in his fiction. A love letter and homage, and a way to share the Pat he knew, this book collects Bernie’s cherished memories about the gregarious, welcoming, larger-than-life man who remained his best friend, even during the years they didn’t speak. It offers a trove of insights and anecdotes that will be treasured by Pat Conroy’s many devoted fans.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360858Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Conroy: Our Lifelong Friendship Author: Bernie Schein Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360858 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pat Conroy: Our Lifelong Friendship Author: Bernie Schein Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 30 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: For Pat Conroy fans, a loving, laughter-filled homage to a loyal, big-hearted friend. Pat Conroy, the bestselling author of The Prince of Tides and The Great Santini among many other books, was beloved by millions of readers. Bernie Schein was his best friend from the time they met in a high-school pickup basketball game in Beaufort, South Carolina, until Conroy’s death in 2016. Both were popular athletes but also outsiders as a Jew and a Catholic military brat in the small-town Bible-Belt South, and they bonded. Wise ass and smart aleck, loudmouths both, they shared an ebullient sense of humor and romanticism, were mesmerized by the highbrow and reveled in the low, and would sacrifice entire evenings and afternoons to endless conversation. As young teachers in the Beaufort area and later in Atlanta, they were activists in the civil rights struggle and against institutional racism and bigotry. Bernie knew intimately the private family story of the Conroys and his friend’s difficult relationship with his Marine Corps colonel father that Pat would draw on repeatedly in his fiction. A love letter and homage, and a way to share the Pat he knew, this book collects Bernie’s cherished memories about the gregarious, welcoming, larger-than-life man who remained his best friend, even during the years they didn’t speak. It offers a trove of insights and anecdotes that will be treasured by Pat Conroy’s many devoted fans.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/eyes-to-the-wind-a-memoir-of-love-and-death-hope-and-resistance-by-ady-barkan--65149120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance Author: Ady Barkan Narrator: Bradley Whitford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this “gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will” (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the documentary Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all. Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age thirty-two, Ady was given just three to four years to live. Yet despite the devastating diagnosis, he refused to let his remaining days go to waste. Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady’s battle with ALS: how he turned the initial shock and panic from his diagnosis into a renewed commitment to social justice—not despite his disability but because of it. The second, told in flashbacks, illustrates Ady’s journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice whose “selfless activism fighting to make health care a right should be an inspiration to us all” (Senator Bernie Sanders). From one of the most vocal advocates for social justice, Eyes to the Wind’s “primary question is existential: how to live when you are dying? Barkan’s answer is to share, open up, act, and capital-R Resist, and his memoir, clearly and candidly written, establishes a legacy” (Booklist). Includes an excerpt from the song “Eyes to the Wind” by The War on Drugs!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380977Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance Author: Ady Barkan Narrator: Bradley Whitford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380977 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance Author: Ady Barkan Narrator: Bradley Whitford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this “gripping story of resistance and the triumph of human will” (Senator Elizabeth Warren), activist and subject of the documentary Not Going Quietly Ady Barkan explores his life with ALS and how his diagnosis gave him a profound new understanding of his commitment to social justice for all. Ady Barkan loved taking afternoon runs on the California coast and holding his newborn son, Carl. But one day, he noticed a troubling weakness in his hand. At first, he brushed it off as carpal tunnel syndrome, but after a week of neurological exams and two MRIs, he learned the cause of the problem: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. At age thirty-two, Ady was given just three to four years to live. Yet despite the devastating diagnosis, he refused to let his remaining days go to waste. Eyes to the Wind is a rousing memoir featuring intertwining storylines about determination, perseverance, and how to live a life filled with purpose and intention. The first traces Ady’s battle with ALS: how he turned the initial shock and panic from his diagnosis into a renewed commitment to social justice—not despite his disability but because of it. The second, told in flashbacks, illustrates Ady’s journey from a goofy political nerd to a prominent figure in the enduring fight for equity and justice whose “selfless activism fighting to make health care a right should be an inspiration to us all” (Senator Bernie Sanders). From one of the most vocal advocates for social justice, Eyes to the Wind’s “primary question is existential: how to live when you are dying? Barkan’s answer is to share, open up, act, and capital-R Resist, and his memoir, clearly and candidly written, establishes a legacy” (Booklist). Includes an excerpt from the song “Eyes to the Wind” by The War on Drugs!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/thunder-through-my-veins-a-memoir-by-gregory-scofield--65149119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder Through My Veins: A Memoir Author: Gregory Scofield Narrator: Billy Merasty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gregory Scofield's Thunder Through My Veins is the heartbreakingly beautiful memoir of one man's journey toward self-discovery, acceptance, and the healing power of art. Few people can justify a memoir at the age of thirty-three. Gregory Scofield is the exception, a young man who has inhabited several lives in the time most of us can manage only one. Born into a Métis family of Cree, Scottish, English and French descent but never told of his heritage, Gregory knew he was different. His father disappeared after he was born, and at five he was separated from his mother and sent to live with strangers and extended family. There began a childhood marked by constant loss, poverty, violence and self-hatred. Only his love for his sensitive but battered mother and his Aunty Georgina, a neighbor who befriended him, kept him alive.      It wasn't until he set out to search for his roots and began to chronicle his life in evocative, award-winning poetry, that he found himself released from the burdens of the past and able to draw upon the wisdom of those who went before him. Thunder Through My Veins is Gregory's traumatic, tender and hopeful story of his fight to rediscover and accept himself in the face of a heritage with diametrically opposed backgrounds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382892Tue, 10 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder Through My Veins: A Memoir Author: Gregory Scofield Narrator: Billy Merasty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382892 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Thunder Through My Veins: A Memoir Author: Gregory Scofield Narrator: Billy Merasty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 10, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Gregory Scofield's Thunder Through My Veins is the heartbreakingly beautiful memoir of one man's journey toward self-discovery, acceptance, and the healing power of art. Few people can justify a memoir at the age of thirty-three. Gregory Scofield is the exception, a young man who has inhabited several lives in the time most of us can manage only one. Born into a Métis family of Cree, Scottish, English and French descent but never told of his heritage, Gregory knew he was different. His father disappeared after he was born, and at five he was separated from his mother and sent to live with strangers and extended family. There began a childhood marked by constant loss, poverty, violence and self-hatred. Only his love for his sensitive but battered mother and his Aunty Georgina, a neighbor who befriended him, kept him alive.      It wasn't until he set out to search for his roots and began to chronicle his life in evocative, award-winning poetry, that he found himself released from the burdens of the past and able to draw upon the wisdom of those who went before him. Thunder Through My Veins is Gregory's traumatic, tender and hopeful story of his fight to rediscover and accept himself in the face of a heritage with diametrically opposed backgrounds.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-short-history-of-falling-everything-i-observed-about-love-whilst-dying-by-joe-hammond--65149155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Falling: Everything I Observed About Love Whilst Dying Author: Joe Hammond Narrator: Russell Tovey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Short History of Falling – like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air – is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places. We keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It’s filled with thirty-three birthday cards for our two young sons: one for every year I’ll miss until they’re twenty-one. I wrote them because, since the end of 2017, I’ve been living with – and dying from – motor neurone disease. This book is about the process of saying goodbye. To my body, as I journey from unexpected clumsiness to a wheelchair that resembles a spacecraft, with rods and pads and dials and bleeps. To this world, as I play less of a part in it and find myself floating off into unlighted territory. To Gill, my wife. To Tom and Jimmy. A Short History of Falling is about the sadness (and the anger, and the fear), but it’s about what’s beautiful too. It’s about love and fatherhood, about the precious experience of observing my last moments with this body, surrounded by the people who matter most. It’s about what it feels like to confront the fact that my family will persist through time with only a memory of me. In many ways, it has been the most amazing time of my life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370675Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Falling: Everything I Observed About Love Whilst Dying Author: Joe Hammond Narrator: Russell Tovey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370675 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Short History of Falling: Everything I Observed About Love Whilst Dying Author: Joe Hammond Narrator: Russell Tovey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 26 minutes Release date: September 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Short History of Falling – like The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, and When Breath Becomes Air – is a searingly beautiful, profound and unforgettable memoir that finds light and even humour in the darkest of places. We keep an old shoebox, Gill and I, nestled in a drawer in our room. It’s filled with thirty-three birthday cards for our two young sons: one for every year I’ll miss until they’re twenty-one. I wrote them because, since the end of 2017, I’ve been living with – and dying from – motor neurone disease. This book is about the process of saying goodbye. To my body, as I journey from unexpected clumsiness to a wheelchair that resembles a spacecraft, with rods and pads and dials and bleeps. To this world, as I play less of a part in it and find myself floating off into unlighted territory. To Gill, my wife. To Tom and Jimmy. A Short History of Falling is about the sadness (and the anger, and the fear), but it’s about what’s beautiful too. It’s about love and fatherhood, about the precious experience of observing my last moments with this body, surrounded by the people who matter most. It’s about what it feels like to confront the fact that my family will persist through time with only a memory of me. In many ways, it has been the most amazing time of my life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hitler-only-the-world-was-enough-by-brendan-simms--65149131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler: Only the World Was Enough Author: Brendan Simms Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Adolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most important things we think we know about him are wrong. As Brendan Simms's major new biography shows, Hitler's main preoccupation was not, as widely believed, the threat of Bolshevism, but that of international capitalism and Anglo-America. These two fears drove both his anti-semitism and his determination to secure the 'living space' necessary to survive in a world dominated by the British Empire and the United States. Drawing on new sources, Brendan Simms traces the way in which Hitler's ideology emerged after the First World War. The United States and the British Empire were, in his view, models for Germany's own empire, similarly founded on appropriation of land, racism and violence. Hitler's aim was to create a similarly global future for Germany - a country seemingly doomed otherwise not just to irrelevance, but, through emigration and foreign influence, to extinction. His principal concern during the resulting cataclysm was not just what he saw as the clash between German and Jews, or German and Slav, but above all that between Germans and what he called the 'Anglo-Saxons'. In the end only dominance of the world would have been enough to achieve Hitler's objectives, and it ultimately required a coalition of virtually the entire world to defeat him. Brendan Simms's new book is the first to explain Hitler's beliefs fully, demonstrating how, as ever, it is ideas that are the ultimate source of the most murderous behaviour. Adolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most important things we think we know about him are wrong. As Brendan Simms's major new biography shows, Hitler's main preoccupation was not, as widely believed, the threat of Bolshevism, but that of international capitalism and Anglo-America. These two fears drove both his anti-semitism and his determination to secure the 'living space' necessary to survive in a world dominated by the British Empire and the United States. Drawing on new sources, Brendan Simms traces the way in which Hitler's ideology emerged after the First World War. The United States and the British Empire were, in his view, models for Germany's own empire, similarly founded on appropriation of land, racism and violence. Hitler's aim was to create a similarly global future for Germany - a country seemingly doomed otherwise not just to irrelevance, but, through emigration and foreign influence, to extinction. His principal concern during the resulting cataclysm was not just what he saw as the clash between German and Jews, or German and Slav, but above all that between Germans and what he called the 'Anglo-Saxons'. In the end only dominance of the world would have been enough to achieve Hitler's objectives, and it ultimately required a coalition of virtually the entire world to defeat him. Brendan Simms's new book is the first to explain Hitler's beliefs fully, demonstrating how, as ever, it is ideas that are the ultimate source of the most murderous behaviour.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380535Thu, 05 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler: Only the World Was Enough Author: Brendan Simms Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 21 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hitler: Only the World Was Enough Author: Brendan Simms Narrator: Leighton Pugh Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 29 hours 21 minutes Release date: September 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Adolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most important things we think we know about him are wrong. As Brendan Simms's major new biography shows, Hitler's main preoccupation was not, as widely believed, the threat of Bolshevism, but that of international capitalism and Anglo-America. These two fears drove both his anti-semitism and his determination to secure the 'living space' necessary to survive in a world dominated by the British Empire and the United States. Drawing on new sources, Brendan Simms traces the way in which Hitler's ideology emerged after the First World War. The United States and the British Empire were, in his view, models for Germany's own empire, similarly founded on appropriation of land, racism and violence. Hitler's aim was to create a similarly global future for Germany - a country seemingly doomed otherwise not just to irrelevance, but, through emigration and foreign influence, to extinction. His principal concern during the resulting cataclysm was not just what he saw as the clash between German and Jews, or German and Slav, but above all that between Germans and what he called the 'Anglo-Saxons'. In the end only dominance of the world would have been enough to achieve Hitler's objectives, and it ultimately required a coalition of virtually the entire world to defeat him. Brendan Simms's new book is the first to explain Hitler's beliefs fully, demonstrating how, as ever, it is ideas that are the ultimate source of the most murderous behaviour. Adolf Hitler is one of the most studied men in history, and yet the most important things we think we know about him are wrong. As Brendan Simms's major new biography shows, Hitler's main preoccupation was not, as widely believed, the threat of Bolshevism, but that of international capitalism and Anglo-America. These two fears drove both his anti-semitism and his determination to secure the 'living space' necessary to survive in a world dominated by the British Empire and the United States. Drawing on new sources, Brendan Simms traces the way in which Hitler's ideology emerged after the First World War. The United States and the British Empire were, in his view, models for Germany's own empire, similarly founded on appropriation of land, racism and violence. Hitler's aim was to create a similarly global future for Germany - a country seemingly doomed otherwise not just to irrelevance, but, through emigration and foreign influence, to extinction. His principal concern during the resulting cataclysm was not just what he saw as the clash between German and Jews, or German and Slav, but above all that between Germans and what he called the 'Anglo-Saxons'. In the end only dominance of the world would have been enough to achieve Hitler's objectives, and it ultimately required a coalition of virtually the entire world to defeat him. Brendan Simms's new book is the first to explain Hitler's beliefs fully, demonstrating how, as ever, it is ideas that are the ultimate source of the most murderous behaviour.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/prince-albert-the-man-who-saved-the-monarchy-by-a-n-wilson--65149221https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Gareth Armstrong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort’s birth. For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height of its power. Beside her for more than twenty of those years was the love of her life, her trusted husband and father of their nine children, Prince Albert. But while Victoria is seen as the embodiment of her time, its values, and its paradoxes, it was Prince Albert, A. N. Wilson expertly argues, who was at the vanguard of Victorian Britain’s transformation as a vibrant and extraordinary center of political, technological, scientific, and intellectual advancement. Far more than just the product of his age, Albert was one of its influencers and architects. A composer, engineer, soldier, politician, linguist, and bibliophile, Prince Albert, more than any other royal, was truly a “genius.” It is impossible to understand nineteenth century England without knowing the story of this gifted visionary leader, Wilson contends. Albert lived only forty-two years. Yet in that time, he fathered the royal dynasties of Germany, Russia, Spain, and Bulgaria. Through Victoria, Albert and her German advisers pioneered the idea of the modern constitutional monarchy. In this sweeping biography, Wilson demonstrates that there was hardly any aspect of British national life which Albert did not touch. When he was made Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in his late twenties, it was considered as purely an honorific role. But within months, Albert proposed an extensive reorganization of university life in Britain that would eventually be adopted, making it possible to study science, languages, and modern history at British universities—a revolution in education that has changed the world. Drawn from the Royal archives, including Prince Albert’s voluminous correspondence, this brilliant and ambitious book offers fascinating never-before-known details about the man and his time. A superb match of biographer and subject, Prince Albert, at last, gives this important historical figure the reverence and recognition that is long overdue.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365758Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Gareth Armstrong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365758 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Prince Albert: The Man Who Saved the Monarchy Author: A.N. Wilson Narrator: Gareth Armstrong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 38 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this companion biography to the acclaimed Victoria, A. N. Wilson offers a deeply textured and ambitious portrait of Prince Albert, published to coincide with the 200th anniversary of the royal consort’s birth. For more than six decades, Queen Victoria ruled a great Empire at the height of its power. Beside her for more than twenty of those years was the love of her life, her trusted husband and father of their nine children, Prince Albert. But while Victoria is seen as the embodiment of her time, its values, and its paradoxes, it was Prince Albert, A. N. Wilson expertly argues, who was at the vanguard of Victorian Britain’s transformation as a vibrant and extraordinary center of political, technological, scientific, and intellectual advancement. Far more than just the product of his age, Albert was one of its influencers and architects. A composer, engineer, soldier, politician, linguist, and bibliophile, Prince Albert, more than any other royal, was truly a “genius.” It is impossible to understand nineteenth century England without knowing the story of this gifted visionary leader, Wilson contends. Albert lived only forty-two years. Yet in that time, he fathered the royal dynasties of Germany, Russia, Spain, and Bulgaria. Through Victoria, Albert and her German advisers pioneered the idea of the modern constitutional monarchy. In this sweeping biography, Wilson demonstrates that there was hardly any aspect of British national life which Albert did not touch. When he was made Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in his late twenties, it was considered as purely an honorific role. But within months, Albert proposed an extensive reorganization of university life in Britain that would eventually be adopted, making it possible to study science, languages, and modern history at British universities—a revolution in education that has changed the world. Drawn from the Royal archives, including Prince Albert’s voluminous correspondence, this brilliant and ambitious book offers fascinating never-before-known details about the man and his time. A superb match of biographer and subject, Prince Albert, at last, gives this important historical figure the reverence and recognition that is long overdue.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/scan-artist-how-evelyn-wood-convinced-the-world-that-speed-reading-worked-by-marcia-biederman--65149140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scan Artist: How Evelyn Wood Convinced the World That Speed-Reading Worked Author: Marcia Biederman Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The best-known educator of the twentieth century was a scammer in cashmere. “The most famous reading teacher in the world,” as television hosts introduced her, Evelyn Wood had little classroom experience, no degrees in reading instruction, and a background that included a collaboration with the Third Reich. Nevertheless, a nation spooked by Sputnik and panicked by paperwork eagerly embraced her promises of a speed-reading revolution. Journalists, lawmakers and two US presidents lent credibility to Wood’s claims of turbocharging reading speeds. A royal-born Wood grad said she’d polished off Moby Dick in three hours; a senator swore he finished one book per lunchtime. Fudging test results and squelching critics, Wood’s popularity endured even as science proved that her system taught only skimming, with disastrous effects on comprehension. As apps and online courses attempt to spark a speed-reading revival, this engaging look at Wood’s rise from missionary to marketer exposes the pitfalls of wishful thinking.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374786Tue, 03 Sep 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scan Artist: How Evelyn Wood Convinced the World That Speed-Reading Worked Author: Marcia Biederman Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374786 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Scan Artist: How Evelyn Wood Convinced the World That Speed-Reading Worked Author: Marcia Biederman Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 3, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The best-known educator of the twentieth century was a scammer in cashmere. “The most famous reading teacher in the world,” as television hosts introduced her, Evelyn Wood had little classroom experience, no degrees in reading instruction, and a background that included a collaboration with the Third Reich. Nevertheless, a nation spooked by Sputnik and panicked by paperwork eagerly embraced her promises of a speed-reading revolution. Journalists, lawmakers and two US presidents lent credibility to Wood’s claims of turbocharging reading speeds. A royal-born Wood grad said she’d polished off Moby Dick in three hours; a senator swore he finished one book per lunchtime. Fudging test results and squelching critics, Wood’s popularity endured even as science proved that her system taught only skimming, with disastrous effects on comprehension. As apps and online courses attempt to spark a speed-reading revival, this engaging look at Wood’s rise from missionary to marketer exposes the pitfalls of wishful thinking.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alexander-the-great-his-life-and-his-mysterious-death-by-anthony-everitt--65149227https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. “[An] infectious sense of narrative momentum . . . Its energy is unflagging, including the verve with which it tackles that teased final mystery about the specific cause of Alexander’s death.”—The Christian Science Monitor More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched to every corner of the ancient world, from the backwater kingdom of Macedonia to the Hellenic world, Persia, and ultimately to India—all before his untimely death at age thirty-three. Alexander believed that his empire would stop only when he reached the Pacific Ocean. But stories of both real and legendary events from his life have kept him evergreen in our imaginations with a legacy that has meant something different to every era: in the Middle Ages he became an exemplar of knightly chivalry, he was a star of Renaissance paintings, and by the early twentieth century he’d even come to resemble an English gentleman. But who was he in his own time? In Alexander the Great, Anthony Everitt judges Alexander’s life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. We meet the Macedonian prince who was naturally inquisitive and fascinated by science and exploration, as well as the man who enjoyed the arts and used Homer’s great epic the Iliad as a bible. As his empire grew, Alexander exhibited respect for the traditions of his new subjects and careful judgment in administering rule over his vast territory. But his career also had a dark side. An inveterate conqueror who in his short life built the largest empire up to that point in history, Alexander glorified war and was known to commit acts of remarkable cruelty. As debate continues about the meaning of his life, Alexander's death remains a  mystery. Did he die of natural causes—felled by a fever—or did his marshals, angered by his tyrannical behavior, kill him? An explanation of his death can lie only in what we know of his life, and Everitt ventures to solve that puzzle, offering an ending to Alexander’s story that has eluded so many for so long.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364739Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364739 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alexander the Great: His Life and His Mysterious Death Author: Anthony Everitt Narrator: John Lee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.38 of Total 8 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: What can we learn from the stunning rise and mysterious death of the ancient world’s greatest conqueror? An acclaimed biographer reconstructs the life of Alexander the Great in this magisterial revisionist portrait. “[An] infectious sense of narrative momentum . . . Its energy is unflagging, including the verve with which it tackles that teased final mystery about the specific cause of Alexander’s death.”—The Christian Science Monitor More than two millennia have passed since Alexander the Great built an empire that stretched to every corner of the ancient world, from the backwater kingdom of Macedonia to the Hellenic world, Persia, and ultimately to India—all before his untimely death at age thirty-three. Alexander believed that his empire would stop only when he reached the Pacific Ocean. But stories of both real and legendary events from his life have kept him evergreen in our imaginations with a legacy that has meant something different to every era: in the Middle Ages he became an exemplar of knightly chivalry, he was a star of Renaissance paintings, and by the early twentieth century he’d even come to resemble an English gentleman. But who was he in his own time? In Alexander the Great, Anthony Everitt judges Alexander’s life against the criteria of his own age and considers all his contradictions. We meet the Macedonian prince who was naturally inquisitive and fascinated by science and exploration, as well as the man who enjoyed the arts and used Homer’s great epic the Iliad as a bible. As his empire grew, Alexander exhibited respect for the traditions of his new subjects and careful judgment in administering rule over his vast territory. But his career also had a dark side. An inveterate conqueror who in his short life built the largest empire up to that point in history, Alexander glorified war and was known to commit acts of remarkable cruelty. As debate continues about the meaning of his life, Alexander's death remains a  mystery. Did he die of natural causes—felled by a fever—or did his marshals, angered by his tyrannical behavior, kill him? An explanation of his death can lie only in what we know of his life, and Everitt ventures to solve that puzzle, offering an ending to Alexander’s story that has eluded so many for so long.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shout-sister-shout-the-untold-story-of-rock-and-roll-trailblazer-sister-rosetta-tharpe-by-gayle-wald--65149123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe Author: Gayle Wald Narrator: Anthony Heilbut, Shawn T. Andrew, Leslie Uggams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The untold story of 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America’s first rock guitar diva Long before “women in rock” became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, in 1915, Tharpe was gospel’s first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure of its golden age (1945–1965). Shout, Sister, Shout! is the first biography of this trailblazing performer who influenced scores of popular musicians, from Elvis Presley and Little Richard to Eric Clapton and Etta James. Tharpe was raised in the Pentecostal Church, steeped in the gospel tradition, but she produced music that crossed boundaries, defied classification, and disregarded the social and cultural norms of the age; incorporating elements of gospel, blues, jazz, popular ballads, folk, country, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Tharpe went electric early on, captivating both white and black audiences in the North and South, in the US and internationally, with her charisma and skill. People who saw her perform claimed she made that guitar talk. Ambitious, flamboyant, and relentlessly public, Tharpe even staged her own wedding as a gospel concert-in a stadium holding 20,000 people! Wald’s eye-opening biography, which draws on the memories of more than a hundred people who knew or worked with Tharpe, introduces us to this vibrant, essential, yet nearly forgotten musical heavyweight whose long career helped define gospel, r&b, and rock music. A performer who resisted categorization at many levels—as a gospel musician, a woman, and an African American—Tharpe demands that we rethink our most basic notions of music history and American culture. Her story forever alters our understanding of both women in rock and US popular music. Audiobook Credits Read by Leslie Uggams, Shawn T. Andrew, and Anthony Heilbut Produced and directed by Elizabeth Healy Recorded at CDM Studios in New York City by Michael Bognar, Brian Ramcharan, Cathleen Conte, and Charles D. Montebello Post production by Heather Scott and Ted Scott of 50 Nugget Wash Productions Music “Didn’t It Rain” by Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe Regent Music Corporation (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Sammy Price Trio (P) 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Courtesy of GHB Jazz Foundation “I Looked Down The Line (And I Wondered)” Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1939 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises “Rock Me” by Thomas A. Dorsey Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1938 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises “There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me” by Thomas A. Dorsey Warner – Tamerlane Publishing Corporation (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises “Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air” Words and Music by Sister Rosetta Tharpe Copyright © 1947 Princess Music Publishing Corporation (ASCAP) Copyright Renewed All rights Reserved. Used by Permission Reproduced by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Recording courtesy of Historic Films]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380252Tue, 27 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe Author: Gayle Wald Narrator: Anthony Heilbut, Shawn T....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380252 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe Author: Gayle Wald Narrator: Anthony Heilbut, Shawn T. Andrew, Leslie Uggams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 2 minutes Release date: August 27, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The untold story of 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Sister Rosetta Tharpe, America’s first rock guitar diva Long before “women in rock” became a media catchphrase, African American guitar virtuoso Rosetta Tharpe proved in spectacular fashion that women could rock. Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, in 1915, Tharpe was gospel’s first superstar and the preeminent crossover figure of its golden age (1945–1965). Shout, Sister, Shout! is the first biography of this trailblazing performer who influenced scores of popular musicians, from Elvis Presley and Little Richard to Eric Clapton and Etta James. Tharpe was raised in the Pentecostal Church, steeped in the gospel tradition, but she produced music that crossed boundaries, defied classification, and disregarded the social and cultural norms of the age; incorporating elements of gospel, blues, jazz, popular ballads, folk, country, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll. Tharpe went electric early on, captivating both white and black audiences in the North and South, in the US and internationally, with her charisma and skill. People who saw her perform claimed she made that guitar talk. Ambitious, flamboyant, and relentlessly public, Tharpe even staged her own wedding as a gospel concert-in a stadium holding 20,000 people! Wald’s eye-opening biography, which draws on the memories of more than a hundred people who knew or worked with Tharpe, introduces us to this vibrant, essential, yet nearly forgotten musical heavyweight whose long career helped define gospel, r&b, and rock music. A performer who resisted categorization at many levels—as a gospel musician, a woman, and an African American—Tharpe demands that we rethink our most basic notions of music history and American culture. Her story forever alters our understanding of both women in rock and US popular music. Audiobook Credits Read by Leslie Uggams, Shawn T. Andrew, and Anthony Heilbut Produced and directed by Elizabeth Healy Recorded at CDM Studios in New York City by Michael Bognar, Brian Ramcharan, Cathleen Conte, and Charles D. Montebello Post production by Heather Scott and Ted Scott of 50 Nugget Wash Productions Music “Didn’t It Rain” by Marie Knight and Sister Rosetta Tharpe Regent Music Corporation (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe with The Sammy Price Trio (P) 1947 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Courtesy of GHB Jazz Foundation “I Looked Down The Line (And I Wondered)” Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1939 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises “Rock Me” by Thomas A. Dorsey Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1938 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Geffen Records under license from Universal Music Enterprises “There Will Be Peace In The Valley For Me” by Thomas A. Dorsey Warner – Tamerlane Publishing Corporation (BMI) Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe (P) 1952 UMG Recordings, Inc. Courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises “Up Above My Head I Hear Music In The Air” Words and Music by Sister Rosetta Tharpe Copyright © 1947 Princess Music Publishing Corporation (ASCAP) Copyright Renewed All rights Reserved. Used by Permission Reproduced by Permission of Hal Leonard LLC Recording: Sister Rosetta Tharpe Recording courtesy of Historic Films]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/into-the-planet-my-life-as-a-cave-diver-by-jill-heinerth--65149223https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver Author: Jill Heinerth Narrator: Jill Heinerth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today—and one of the very few women in her field—Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty of earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability. Jill Heinerth—the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations—has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover a fallen friend’s body from the confines of a cave. But there’s beauty beyond the danger of diving, and while Heinerth swims beneath our feet in the lifeblood of our planet, she works with biologists discovering new species, physicists tracking climate change, and hydrogeologists examining our finite freshwater reserves. Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting readers deep into inner space, where fear must be reconciled and a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361672Tue, 20 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver Author: Jill Heinerth Narrator: Jill Heinerth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361672 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver Author: Jill Heinerth Narrator: Jill Heinerth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: August 20, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep space than we do about the depths of our oceans. From one of the top cave divers working today—and one of the very few women in her field—Into the Planet blends science, adventure, and memoir to bring readers face-to-face with the terror and beauty of earth’s remaining unknowns and the extremes of human capability. Jill Heinerth—the first person in history to dive deep into an Antarctic iceberg and leader of a team that discovered the ancient watery remains of Mayan civilizations—has descended farther into the inner depths of our planet than any other woman. She takes us into the harrowing split-second decisions that determine whether a diver makes it back to safety, the prejudices that prevent women from pursuing careers underwater, and her endeavor to recover a fallen friend’s body from the confines of a cave. But there’s beauty beyond the danger of diving, and while Heinerth swims beneath our feet in the lifeblood of our planet, she works with biologists discovering new species, physicists tracking climate change, and hydrogeologists examining our finite freshwater reserves. Written with hair-raising intensity, Into the Planet is the first book to deliver an intimate account of cave diving, transporting readers deep into inner space, where fear must be reconciled and a mission’s success balances between knowing one’s limits and pushing the envelope of human endurance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alastair-humphreys-around-the-world-by-bike-by-alastair-humphreys--65149070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary adventures in two parts - Moods of Future Joys and Thunder & Sunshine - brought together in audiobook for the first time. Moods of Future Joys is the story of the first stage of this epic journey. Struggling with the enormity of the challenge he had set himself, Alastair recounts the hardships of the expedition with great honesty. His ride through Europe, a turbulent Middle East and down Africa is buoyed by the kindness of strangers and the thrill of the freedom of the open road. In Thunder & Sunshine, Alastair continues his journey from South Africa back to Yorkshire, via the whole of the Americas, South to North, Siberia, Japan, and back through China, Central Asia and Europe. A tale of physical and mental endurance, of taking on wilderness, loneliness and danger in a time before mobile phones and GPS - this is a refreshingly original account from one of today's great adventurers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387603Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Alastair Humphreys: Around the World by Bike Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 20 hours 10 minutes Release date: August 15, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary adventures in two parts - Moods of Future Joys and Thunder & Sunshine - brought together in audiobook for the first time. Moods of Future Joys is the story of the first stage of this epic journey. Struggling with the enormity of the challenge he had set himself, Alastair recounts the hardships of the expedition with great honesty. His ride through Europe, a turbulent Middle East and down Africa is buoyed by the kindness of strangers and the thrill of the freedom of the open road. In Thunder & Sunshine, Alastair continues his journey from South Africa back to Yorkshire, via the whole of the Americas, South to North, Siberia, Japan, and back through China, Central Asia and Europe. A tale of physical and mental endurance, of taking on wilderness, loneliness and danger in a time before mobile phones and GPS - this is a refreshingly original account from one of today's great adventurers.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-ocean-a-journey-through-memory-and-forgetting-by-nicci-gerrard--65149239https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting Author: Nicci Gerrard Narrator: Nicci Gerrard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved ones After a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard’s father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author, recognized that it was not just the disease, but misguided protocol and harmful practices that cause such pain at the end of life. Gerrard was inspired to seek a better course for all who suffer because of the disease.  The Last Ocean is Gerrard’s investigation into what dementia does to both the person who lives with the condition and to their caregivers. Dementia is now one of the leading causes of death in the West, and this necessary book will offer both comfort and a map to those walking through it. While she begins with her father’s long slip into forgetting, Gerrard expands to examine dementia writ large. Gerrard gives raw but literary shape both to the unimaginable loss of one’s own faculties, as well as to the pain of their loved ones. Her lens is unflinching, but Gerrard honors her subjects and finds the beauty and the humanity in their seemingly diminished states.  In so doing, she examines the philosophy of what it means to have a self, as well as how we can offer dignity and peace to those who suffer with this terrible disease. Not only will it aid those walking with dementia patients, The Last Ocean will prompt all of us to think on the nature of a life well lived.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360928Tue, 13 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting Author: Nicci Gerrard Narrator: Nicci Gerrard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360928 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Ocean: A Journey Through Memory and Forgetting Author: Nicci Gerrard Narrator: Nicci Gerrard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 13, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the award-winning journalist and author, a lyrical, raw and humane investigation of dementia that explores both the journeys of the people who live with the condition and those of their loved ones After a diagnosis of dementia, Nicci Gerrard’s father, John, continued to live life on his own terms, alongside the disease. But when an isolating hospital stay precipitated a dramatic turn for the worse, Gerrard, an award-winning journalist and author, recognized that it was not just the disease, but misguided protocol and harmful practices that cause such pain at the end of life. Gerrard was inspired to seek a better course for all who suffer because of the disease.  The Last Ocean is Gerrard’s investigation into what dementia does to both the person who lives with the condition and to their caregivers. Dementia is now one of the leading causes of death in the West, and this necessary book will offer both comfort and a map to those walking through it. While she begins with her father’s long slip into forgetting, Gerrard expands to examine dementia writ large. Gerrard gives raw but literary shape both to the unimaginable loss of one’s own faculties, as well as to the pain of their loved ones. Her lens is unflinching, but Gerrard honors her subjects and finds the beauty and the humanity in their seemingly diminished states.  In so doing, she examines the philosophy of what it means to have a self, as well as how we can offer dignity and peace to those who suffer with this terrible disease. Not only will it aid those walking with dementia patients, The Last Ocean will prompt all of us to think on the nature of a life well lived.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barnum-an-american-life-by-robert-wilson--65149233https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barnum: An American Life Author: Robert Wilson Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Robert Wilson’s Barnum, the first full-dress biography in twenty years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story…It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.” —The Wall Street Journal P.T. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. As a creator of the Barnum & Baily Circus and a champion of wonder, joy, trickery, and “humbug,” he was the founding father of American entertainment—and as Robert Wilson argues, one of the most important figures in American history. Nearly 125 years after his death, the name P.T. Barnum still inspires wonder. Robert Wilson’s vivid new biography captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his life’s work, yet willed himself to recover and succeed again. As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his life—yet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences. He almost certainly never uttered the infamous line, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” instead taking pride in giving crowds their money’s worth and more. Robert Wilson, editor of The American Scholar, tells a gripping story in Barnum, one that’s imbued with the same buoyant spirit as the man himself. In this “engaging, insightful, and richly researched new biography” (New York Journal of Books), Wilson adeptly makes the case for P.T. Barnum’s place among the icons of American history, as a figure who represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365411Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barnum: An American Life Author: Robert Wilson Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 6,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barnum: An American Life Author: Robert Wilson Narrator: Arthur Morey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “Robert Wilson’s Barnum, the first full-dress biography in twenty years, eschews clichés for a more nuanced story…It is a life for our times, and the biography Barnum deserves.” —The Wall Street Journal P.T. Barnum is the greatest showman the world has ever seen. As a creator of the Barnum & Baily Circus and a champion of wonder, joy, trickery, and “humbug,” he was the founding father of American entertainment—and as Robert Wilson argues, one of the most important figures in American history. Nearly 125 years after his death, the name P.T. Barnum still inspires wonder. Robert Wilson’s vivid new biography captures the full genius, infamy, and allure of the ebullient showman, who, from birth to death, repeatedly reinvented himself. He learned as a young man how to wow crowds, and built a fortune that placed him among the first millionaires in the United States. He also suffered tragedy, bankruptcy, and fires that destroyed his life’s work, yet willed himself to recover and succeed again. As an entertainer, Barnum courted controversy throughout his life—yet he was also a man of strong convictions, guided in his work not by a desire to deceive, but an eagerness to thrill and bring joy to his audiences. He almost certainly never uttered the infamous line, “There’s a sucker born every minute,” instead taking pride in giving crowds their money’s worth and more. Robert Wilson, editor of The American Scholar, tells a gripping story in Barnum, one that’s imbued with the same buoyant spirit as the man himself. In this “engaging, insightful, and richly researched new biography” (New York Journal of Books), Wilson adeptly makes the case for P.T. Barnum’s place among the icons of American history, as a figure who represented, and indeed created, a distinctly American sense of optimism, industriousness, humor, and relentless energy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ghosts-of-eden-park-the-bootleg-king-the-women-who-pursued-him-and-the-murder-that-shocked-jazz-age-america-by-karen-abbott--65149215https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America Author: Karen Abbott Narrator: Rob Shapiro, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy “Gatsby-era noir at its best.”—Erik Larson An ID Book Club Selection • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him 'King of the Bootleggers,' writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new cars for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the Justice Department hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government--and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive. Praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott’s] métier is narrative nonfiction and—as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear—she is one of the masters of the art.”—The Wall Street Journal “Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched.”—The Columbus Dispatch “Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner.”—Chicago Tribune]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368038Tue, 06 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America Author: Karen Abbott Narrator: Rob...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America Author: Karen Abbott Narrator: Rob Shapiro, Cassandra Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: August 6, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The epic true crime story of the most successful bootlegger in American history and the murder that shocked the nation, from the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy “Gatsby-era noir at its best.”—Erik Larson An ID Book Club Selection • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST HISTORY BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SMITHSONIAN In the early days of Prohibition, long before Al Capone became a household name, a German immigrant named George Remus quits practicing law and starts trafficking whiskey. Within two years he's a multi-millionaire. The press calls him 'King of the Bootleggers,' writing breathless stories about the Gatsby-esque events he and his glamorous second wife, Imogene, host at their Cincinnati mansion, with party favors ranging from diamond jewelry for the men to brand-new cars for the women. By the summer of 1921, Remus owns 35 percent of all the liquor in the United States. Pioneering prosecutor Mabel Walker Willebrandt is determined to bring him down. Willebrandt's bosses at the Justice Department hired her right out of law school, assuming she'd pose no real threat to the cozy relationship they maintain with Remus. Eager to prove them wrong, she dispatches her best investigator, Franklin Dodge, to look into his empire. It's a decision with deadly consequences. With the fledgling FBI on the case, Remus is quickly imprisoned for violating the Volstead Act. Her husband behind bars, Imogene begins an affair with Dodge. Together, they plot to ruin Remus, sparking a bitter feud that soon reaches the highest levels of government--and that can only end in murder. Combining deep historical research with novelistic flair, The Ghosts of Eden Park is the unforgettable, stranger-than-fiction story of a rags-to-riches entrepreneur and a long-forgotten heroine, of the excesses and absurdities of the Jazz Age, and of the infinite human capacity to deceive. Praise for The Ghosts of Eden Park “An exhaustively researched, hugely entertaining work of popular history that . . . exhumes a colorful crew of once-celebrated characters and restores them to full-blooded life. . . . [Abbott’s] métier is narrative nonfiction and—as this vibrant, enormously readable book makes clear—she is one of the masters of the art.”—The Wall Street Journal “Satisfyingly sensational and thoroughly researched.”—The Columbus Dispatch “Absorbing . . . a Prohibition-era page-turner.”—Chicago Tribune]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-lost-boys-a-family-ripped-apart-by-war-by-catherine-bailey--65149056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Boys: A Family Ripped Apart by War Author: Catherine Bailey Narrator: Laura Kirman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Berlin, September 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, former ambassador to Italy and a key member of the German Resistance, is executed for his part in an assassination plot against Hitler. In response to the attack, Himmler, leader of the SS, orders the arrest of all the families of the plotters. In a remote castle in Italy, von Hassell's beloved daughter, Fey, is discovered just when she thought she had escaped the Nazi net. She is arrested and her two sons, aged three and two are seized by the SS. Fey has no idea of her children's fate as she is dragged away on a terrifying journey to the darkest corners of a Europe savaged by war. Moving from a palazzo in the heart of the Italian countryside to the horrors of Buchenwald, Catherine Bailey tells an extraordinary story of resistance at the heart of the Second World War. The Lost Boys is an illuminating and devastating account of great personal sacrifice, of loss and, above all, of defiance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385544Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Boys: A Family Ripped Apart by War Author: Catherine Bailey Narrator: Laura Kirman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 29 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Lost Boys: A Family Ripped Apart by War Author: Catherine Bailey Narrator: Laura Kirman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 29 minutes Release date: August 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Berlin, September 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, former ambassador to Italy and a key member of the German Resistance, is executed for his part in an assassination plot against Hitler. In response to the attack, Himmler, leader of the SS, orders the arrest of all the families of the plotters. In a remote castle in Italy, von Hassell's beloved daughter, Fey, is discovered just when she thought she had escaped the Nazi net. She is arrested and her two sons, aged three and two are seized by the SS. Fey has no idea of her children's fate as she is dragged away on a terrifying journey to the darkest corners of a Europe savaged by war. Moving from a palazzo in the heart of the Italian countryside to the horrors of Buchenwald, Catherine Bailey tells an extraordinary story of resistance at the heart of the Second World War. The Lost Boys is an illuminating and devastating account of great personal sacrifice, of loss and, above all, of defiance.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anatomy-of-an-illness-as-perceived-by-the-patient-reflections-on-healing-and-regeneration-by-norman-cousins--65149176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration Author: Norman Cousins Narrator: Mikael Naramore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: National Book Award Finalist: The “amazing” New York Times bestseller about the power of laughter and optimism in fighting serious illness (Chicago Sun-Times). Norman Cousins’s iconic firsthand account of victory against terminal disease, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient inspired a revolution, encouraging patients to take charge of their own treatment. A political journalist and activist, Cousins was also a professor of medical humanities at UCLA, where he studied the biochemistry of human emotions and their relationship to healing. When Cousins was hospitalized with a debilitating collagen illness, he decided to take his health into his own hands. Cousins and his doctor combated the disease together by creating a regimen of laughter and vitamin C specifically calibrated to his needs. Against all odds, the treatment worked, proving to Cousins that a positive attitude was key to his improvement. Years later, Cousins set pen to paper to tell the story of his recovery. In this humorous and insightful account, Cousins analyzes his own journey in relation to holistic medicine and discusses the astounding power of mind over body. The result is an inspirational and educational guide to health that continues to offer hope to many.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370329Tue, 30 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration Author: Norman Cousins Narrator: Mikael Naramore Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370329 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing and Regeneration Author: Norman Cousins Narrator: Mikael Naramore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: National Book Award Finalist: The “amazing” New York Times bestseller about the power of laughter and optimism in fighting serious illness (Chicago Sun-Times). Norman Cousins’s iconic firsthand account of victory against terminal disease, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient inspired a revolution, encouraging patients to take charge of their own treatment. A political journalist and activist, Cousins was also a professor of medical humanities at UCLA, where he studied the biochemistry of human emotions and their relationship to healing. When Cousins was hospitalized with a debilitating collagen illness, he decided to take his health into his own hands. Cousins and his doctor combated the disease together by creating a regimen of laughter and vitamin C specifically calibrated to his needs. Against all odds, the treatment worked, proving to Cousins that a positive attitude was key to his improvement. Years later, Cousins set pen to paper to tell the story of his recovery. In this humorous and insightful account, Cousins analyzes his own journey in relation to holistic medicine and discusses the astounding power of mind over body. The result is an inspirational and educational guide to health that continues to offer hope to many.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/her-father-s-daughter-by-beezy-marsh--65149060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Father's Daughter Author: Beezy Marsh Narrator: Deirdra Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 25, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: By the internationally bestselling author Beezy Marsh, comes a powerful sequel to All My Mother's Secrets. When Annie marries Harry after years of heartache in a London slum she believes she's found her happy ever after. But the horrors of the Blitz soon threaten everything they hold dear. The terrible sights Harry witnesses as an air raid warden bring back traumatic memories of his time during the First World War. Suddenly Annie finds herself struggling to cope not only with life in wartime and two little children, but also with a husband who seems like a stranger. Kitty has always been protective of her little brother Harry. Hiding the scandal about their father from the world was the only way to survive as they were growing up in Newcastle. But when she discovers Harry too has a shocking secret, she is torn. Meanwhile Annie wonders why Harry refuses to discuss his life before their marriage and why she has never met his sister. Will the truth ever come to light? From the bombed-out terraces of London to the docks of Newcastle, Her Father's Daughter is a moving and poignant true story about the unbreakable bonds of family, and the power of love to heal the worst wounds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385783Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Father's Daughter Author: Beezy Marsh Narrator: Deirdra Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 25, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Her Father's Daughter Author: Beezy Marsh Narrator: Deirdra Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: July 25, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: By the internationally bestselling author Beezy Marsh, comes a powerful sequel to All My Mother's Secrets. When Annie marries Harry after years of heartache in a London slum she believes she's found her happy ever after. But the horrors of the Blitz soon threaten everything they hold dear. The terrible sights Harry witnesses as an air raid warden bring back traumatic memories of his time during the First World War. Suddenly Annie finds herself struggling to cope not only with life in wartime and two little children, but also with a husband who seems like a stranger. Kitty has always been protective of her little brother Harry. Hiding the scandal about their father from the world was the only way to survive as they were growing up in Newcastle. But when she discovers Harry too has a shocking secret, she is torn. Meanwhile Annie wonders why Harry refuses to discuss his life before their marriage and why she has never met his sister. Will the truth ever come to light? From the bombed-out terraces of London to the docks of Newcastle, Her Father's Daughter is a moving and poignant true story about the unbreakable bonds of family, and the power of love to heal the worst wounds.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/after-the-fall-by-kasey-s-pipes--65149084https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385064 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Fall Author: Kasey S. Pipes Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this evocative biography, presidential historian and former White House speechwriter Kasey Pipes explores President Richard Nixon's post-White House life, beginning with his days in virtual exile and ending with his unlikely redemption through the work he did later in life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385064Tue, 23 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385064 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Fall Author: Kasey S. Pipes Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 23, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385064 to listen full audiobooks. Title: After the Fall Author: Kasey S. Pipes Narrator: Walter Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In this evocative biography, presidential historian and former White House speechwriter Kasey Pipes explores President Richard Nixon's post-White House life, beginning with his days in virtual exile and ending with his unlikely redemption through the work he did later in life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-viajeras-intrepidas-y-aventureras-edicion-actualizada-by-cristina-morato--65149108https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras (edición actualizada) Author: Cristina Morató Narrator: Elisa Beuter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 11, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ya disponible en audiolibro Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras, que nos aporta una lectura deliciosa y el reconocimiento histórico a muchas mujeres olvidadas que, con su imaginación y coraje, hicieron posible el milagro de la aventura en un mundo de hombres. Mujeres intrépidas y aventureras han existido desde los tiempos más remotos, aunque la inmensa mayoría han sido silenciadas y olvidadas por una historia escrita por los hombres. Cuando miramos hacia atrás resulta difícil encontrar testimonios de mujeres viajeras anteriores a los siglos XVII y XIX, época de las grandes expediciones. Pero ¿cuándo empezaron a viajar las mujeres? ¿Cómo y por qué viajaban? Sabemos que muchas mujeres, incluso amas de casa llevadas por la curiosidad, hartas de su papel social, se lanzaron a la aventura de viajar allá donde los mapas estaban en blanco y, en ocasiones, mucho antes que los grandes viajeros, aunque ni una triste placa recuerde sus hazañas. A lo largo de las páginas conoceremos a estas auténticas pioneras: monjas de armas tomar, piratas, conquistadoras, ladies viajeras o las olvidadas esposas de los famosos exploradores que contribuyeron al éxito de sus expediciones... Damas victorianas que viajan a la selva africana o a los desiertos de Arabia vestidas con apretados corsés, enaguas, botines y sombrillas. Que no renuncian a algunos caprichos: May Sheldon viaja en un enorme palanquín de mimbre y con su inseparable bañera de zinc, Gertrude Bell cena en el desierto con su vajilla de porcelana, cristalería y cubertería de plata... Y así, sin importarles el riesgo, se enfrentan a caníbales, fieras salvajes y una naturaleza hostil. Algunas se visten de hombre para pasar inadvertidas, aprenden a manejar el fusil, montan a caballo como expertas amazonas o escalan montañas para mantenerse en forma. Escucha la apasionante vida de muchas de estas mujeres que nos cuenta Cristina Morató, desde Egeria, la primera viajera, a las misioneras del Tíbet, las mujeres pirata, la primera Almiranta, las damas del desierto, las pioneras de la aviación... Aventureras que han pasado ya a la historia como Mary Kingsley, Isabelle Eberhardt o Alexandra David-Néel. Reseña: «Un relato limpio, rápido, de veloz y atenta mirada, sin adornos innecesarios.» Viajar]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386234Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras (edición actualizada) Author: Cristina Morató Narrator: Elisa Beuter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/386234 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras (edición actualizada) Author: Cristina Morató Narrator: Elisa Beuter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 2 minutes Release date: July 11, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ya disponible en audiolibro Viajeras intrépidas y aventureras, que nos aporta una lectura deliciosa y el reconocimiento histórico a muchas mujeres olvidadas que, con su imaginación y coraje, hicieron posible el milagro de la aventura en un mundo de hombres. Mujeres intrépidas y aventureras han existido desde los tiempos más remotos, aunque la inmensa mayoría han sido silenciadas y olvidadas por una historia escrita por los hombres. Cuando miramos hacia atrás resulta difícil encontrar testimonios de mujeres viajeras anteriores a los siglos XVII y XIX, época de las grandes expediciones. Pero ¿cuándo empezaron a viajar las mujeres? ¿Cómo y por qué viajaban? Sabemos que muchas mujeres, incluso amas de casa llevadas por la curiosidad, hartas de su papel social, se lanzaron a la aventura de viajar allá donde los mapas estaban en blanco y, en ocasiones, mucho antes que los grandes viajeros, aunque ni una triste placa recuerde sus hazañas. A lo largo de las páginas conoceremos a estas auténticas pioneras: monjas de armas tomar, piratas, conquistadoras, ladies viajeras o las olvidadas esposas de los famosos exploradores que contribuyeron al éxito de sus expediciones... Damas victorianas que viajan a la selva africana o a los desiertos de Arabia vestidas con apretados corsés, enaguas, botines y sombrillas. Que no renuncian a algunos caprichos: May Sheldon viaja en un enorme palanquín de mimbre y con su inseparable bañera de zinc, Gertrude Bell cena en el desierto con su vajilla de porcelana, cristalería y cubertería de plata... Y así, sin importarles el riesgo, se enfrentan a caníbales, fieras salvajes y una naturaleza hostil. Algunas se visten de hombre para pasar inadvertidas, aprenden a manejar el fusil, montan a caballo como expertas amazonas o escalan montañas para mantenerse en forma. Escucha la apasionante vida de muchas de estas mujeres que nos cuenta Cristina Morató, desde Egeria, la primera viajera, a las misioneras del Tíbet, las mujeres pirata, la primera Almiranta, las damas del desierto, las pioneras de la aviación... Aventureras que han pasado ya a la historia como Mary Kingsley, Isabelle Eberhardt o Alexandra David-Néel. Reseña: «Un relato limpio, rápido, de veloz y atenta mirada, sin adornos innecesarios.» Viajar]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/for-joshua-an-ojibway-father-teaches-his-son-by-richard-wagamese--65149210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son Author: Richard Wagamese Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The heartfelt memoir from one of Canada's most beloved writers. Staring the modern world in the eye, Richard Wagamese confronts its snares and perils. He sees people coveting without knowing why, looking for roots without understanding what constitutes home, searching for acceptance without extending reciprocal respect, and longing for love without knowing how to offer it. He sees this because he lived it. For Joshua Wagamese's love letter to his estranged son. Ojibway tradition calls for fathers to walk their children through the world and teach them their place in it. To teach them they belong. In this intimate memoir, Wagamese describes his own tumultuous journey--though childhood trauma, racism, and substance abuse--and his fight to emerge stronger. His road to self-knowledge has been long and treacherous, but this has furnished him, if not with a complete set of answers, then at least with a profound understanding of the questions. Hoping to impart his newfound understanding of the world onto his beloved son, Wagamese shares his search for happiness and the choices he has made to open himself up to it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365996Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son Author: Richard Wagamese Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365996 to listen full audiobooks. Title: For Joshua: An Ojibway Father Teaches His Son Author: Richard Wagamese Narrator: Craig Lauzon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 45 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The heartfelt memoir from one of Canada's most beloved writers. Staring the modern world in the eye, Richard Wagamese confronts its snares and perils. He sees people coveting without knowing why, looking for roots without understanding what constitutes home, searching for acceptance without extending reciprocal respect, and longing for love without knowing how to offer it. He sees this because he lived it. For Joshua Wagamese's love letter to his estranged son. Ojibway tradition calls for fathers to walk their children through the world and teach them their place in it. To teach them they belong. In this intimate memoir, Wagamese describes his own tumultuous journey--though childhood trauma, racism, and substance abuse--and his fight to emerge stronger. His road to self-knowledge has been long and treacherous, but this has furnished him, if not with a complete set of answers, then at least with a profound understanding of the questions. Hoping to impart his newfound understanding of the world onto his beloved son, Wagamese shares his search for happiness and the choices he has made to open himself up to it.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/beautiful-affliction-a-memoir-by-lene-fogelberg--65149078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Affliction: A Memoir Author: Lene Fogelberg Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lene Fogelberg is dying—she is sure of it—but no doctor in Sweden, her home country, believes her. Love stories enfold her, with her husband, her two precious daughters, her enchanting surroundings, but the question she has carried in her heart since childhood—Will I die young?—is threatening all she holds dear, even her sanity. When her young family moves to the U.S., an answer, a diagnosis, is finally found: she is in the last stages of a fatal congenital heart disease. But is it too late? A young woman risks everything to save her own life in this 'unusual, riveting medical drama crafted with deep emotion and exquisite detail' (BookPage).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387317Tue, 09 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Affliction: A Memoir Author: Lene Fogelberg Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387317 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Beautiful Affliction: A Memoir Author: Lene Fogelberg Narrator: Henrietta Meire Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 28 minutes Release date: July 9, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Lene Fogelberg is dying—she is sure of it—but no doctor in Sweden, her home country, believes her. Love stories enfold her, with her husband, her two precious daughters, her enchanting surroundings, but the question she has carried in her heart since childhood—Will I die young?—is threatening all she holds dear, even her sanity. When her young family moves to the U.S., an answer, a diagnosis, is finally found: she is in the last stages of a fatal congenital heart disease. But is it too late? A young woman risks everything to save her own life in this 'unusual, riveting medical drama crafted with deep emotion and exquisite detail' (BookPage).]]>905cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/propaganda-by-edward-bernays--65149053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Propaganda Author: Edward Bernays Narrator: Jonathan Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays (1891 - 1995), pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed 'engineering of consent'. During World War I, he was an integral part of the US Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise, and sell the war to the American people as one that would 'Make the World Safe for Democracy'. The CPI would become the blueprint in which marketing strategies for future wars would be based upon. Bernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipmann, became an outspoken proponent of propaganda as a tool for democratic and corporate manipulation of the population. His 1928 bombshell Propaganda lays out his eerily prescient vision for using propaganda to regiment the collective mind in a variety of areas, including government, politics, art, science and education. To hear this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regards to organized manipulation of the masses.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388842Mon, 08 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Propaganda Author: Edward Bernays Narrator: Jonathan Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 8, 2019 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/388842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Propaganda Author: Edward Bernays Narrator: Jonathan Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 35 minutes Release date: July 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A seminal and controversial figure in the history of political thought and public relations, Edward Bernays (1891 - 1995), pioneered the scientific technique of shaping and manipulating public opinion, which he famously dubbed 'engineering of consent'. During World War I, he was an integral part of the US Committee on Public Information (CPI), a powerful propaganda apparatus that was mobilized to package, advertise, and sell the war to the American people as one that would 'Make the World Safe for Democracy'. The CPI would become the blueprint in which marketing strategies for future wars would be based upon. Bernays applied the techniques he had learned in the CPI and, incorporating some of the ideas of Walter Lipmann, became an outspoken proponent of propaganda as a tool for democratic and corporate manipulation of the population. His 1928 bombshell Propaganda lays out his eerily prescient vision for using propaganda to regiment the collective mind in a variety of areas, including government, politics, art, science and education. To hear this book today is to frightfully comprehend what our contemporary institutions of government and business have become in regards to organized manipulation of the masses.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-victorians-twelve-titans-who-forged-britain-by-jacob-rees-mogg--65149115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain Author: Jacob Rees-Mogg Narrator: Jacob Rees-Mogg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Victorians, written and read by Jacob Rees-Mogg. They built a nation. Now it’s our turn. Many associate the Victorian era with austere social attitudes and filthy factories. But in this bold and provocative book, Jacob Rees-Mogg -- leading Tory MP and prominent Brexit advocate -- takes up the story of twelve landmark figures to paint a very different picture of the age: one of bright ambition, bold self-belief and determined industriousness. Whether through Peel’s commitment to building free trade, Palmerston’s deft diplomacy in international affairs, or Pugin’s uplifting architectural feats, the Victorians transformed the nation and established Britain as a preeminent global force. Now 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, it is essential that we remember the spirit, drive and values of the Victorians who forged modern Britain, as we consider our future as a nation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384628Thu, 04 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain Author: Jacob Rees-Mogg Narrator: Jacob Rees-Mogg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384628 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Victorians: Twelve Titans who Forged Britain Author: Jacob Rees-Mogg Narrator: Jacob Rees-Mogg Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Victorians, written and read by Jacob Rees-Mogg. They built a nation. Now it’s our turn. Many associate the Victorian era with austere social attitudes and filthy factories. But in this bold and provocative book, Jacob Rees-Mogg -- leading Tory MP and prominent Brexit advocate -- takes up the story of twelve landmark figures to paint a very different picture of the age: one of bright ambition, bold self-belief and determined industriousness. Whether through Peel’s commitment to building free trade, Palmerston’s deft diplomacy in international affairs, or Pugin’s uplifting architectural feats, the Victorians transformed the nation and established Britain as a preeminent global force. Now 200 years since the birth of Queen Victoria, it is essential that we remember the spirit, drive and values of the Victorians who forged modern Britain, as we consider our future as a nation.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/double-crossed-a-code-of-honour-a-complete-betrayal-by-brian-wood--65149088https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Double Crossed by Brian Wood, read by Brian Wood and Simon Darwen. At the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous Battle of Danny Boy. Ambushed, he led a charge across open ground with insurgents firing at just five soldiers. On his return, he was awarded the Military Cross. But Brian's story had only just begun. Struggling to re-integrate into family life, he suffered from PTSD. Then, five years later, a letter arrived: it summoned him to testify at the Al-Sweady Inquiry into allegations of war crimes by British soldiers during the Iraq invasion of 2003. After five years of public shame, Brian took the stand and his powerful testimony led to full vindication. Phil Shiner, the lawyer who made the accusations, was struck off. In this compelling memoir, Brian speaks powerfully and movingly about the three battles in his life, from being ambushed with no cover, to the mental battle to adjust at home, to being falsely accused of hideous war crimes. It’s a remarkable and dark curve which ends with his honour restored but, as he says, it was too little, too late.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615Thu, 04 Jul 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384615 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Double Crossed: A Code of Honour, A Complete Betrayal Author: Brian Wood Narrator: Simon Darwen, Brian Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: July 4, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Double Crossed by Brian Wood, read by Brian Wood and Simon Darwen. At the age of 23, Brian Wood was thrust into the front line in Iraq, in the infamous Battle of Danny Boy. Ambushed, he led a charge across open ground with insurgents firing at just five soldiers. On his return, he was awarded the Military Cross. But Brian's story had only just begun. Struggling to re-integrate into family life, he suffered from PTSD. Then, five years later, a letter arrived: it summoned him to testify at the Al-Sweady Inquiry into allegations of war crimes by British soldiers during the Iraq invasion of 2003. After five years of public shame, Brian took the stand and his powerful testimony led to full vindication. Phil Shiner, the lawyer who made the accusations, was struck off. In this compelling memoir, Brian speaks powerfully and movingly about the three battles in his life, from being ambushed with no cover, to the mental battle to adjust at home, to being falsely accused of hideous war crimes. It’s a remarkable and dark curve which ends with his honour restored but, as he says, it was too little, too late.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-gulag-archipelago-by-aleksandr-solzhenitsyn--65149183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, read by the author's son, Ignat Solzhenitsyn. With a new foreword written and read by Jordan B. Peterson, and an exclusive Q&A between Jordan B. Peterson and Ignat Solzhenitsyn. The officially approved abridgement of The Gulag Archipelago Volumes I, II & III. A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair. A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation. © Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/363248 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Gulag Archipelago Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Narrator: Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Jordan B Peterson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 23 hours 29 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 38 Ratings of Narrator: 4.69 of Total 13 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The audiobook edition of The Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, read by the author's son, Ignat Solzhenitsyn. With a new foreword written and read by Jordan B. Peterson, and an exclusive Q&A between Jordan B. Peterson and Ignat Solzhenitsyn. The officially approved abridgement of The Gulag Archipelago Volumes I, II & III. A vast canvas of camps, prisons, transit centres and secret police, of informers and spies and interrogators but also of everyday heroism, The Gulag Archipelago is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's grand masterwork. Based on the testimony of some 200 survivors, and on the recollection of Solzhenitsyn's own 11 years in labour camps and exile, it chronicles the story of those at the heart of the Soviet Union who opposed Stalin, and for whom the key to survival lay not in hope but in despair. A thoroughly researched document and a feat of literary and imaginative power, this edition of The Gulag Archipelago was abridged into one volume at the author's wish and with his full co-operation. © Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-volunteer-the-true-story-of-the-resistance-hero-who-infiltrated-auschwitz-costa-book-of-the-year-2019-by-jack-fairweather--65149098https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated Auschwitz – Costa Book of the Year 2019 Author: Jack Fairweather Narrator: David Rintoul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The 2019 Costa Book of the Year and Biography Winner. How do you keep fighting in the face of unimaginable horror? Narrated by David Rintoul, this is the untold story of one of the greatest heroes of the Second World War. In the summer of 1940, after the Nazi occupation of Poland, an underground operative called Witold Pilecki accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands of people being interred at a new concentration camp on the border of the Reich. His mission was to report on Nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprising. The name of the detention centre - Auschwitz. It was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the Nazis' terrifying designs. Over the next two and a half years, Witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of Nazi atrocities, culminating in the mass murder of over a million Jews, to the West. His reports from the camp were to shape the Allies response to the Holocaust - yet his story was all but forgotten for decades. This is the first major account of his amazing journey, drawing on exclusive family papers and recently declassified files as well as unpublished accounts from the camp's fighters to show how he saved hundreds of thousands of lives. The result is an enthralling story of resistance and heroism against the most horrific circumstances and one man's attempt to change the course of history. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site. © Jack Fairweather 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384618Thu, 27 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated Auschwitz – Costa Book of the Year 2019 Author: Jack Fairweather Narrator: David...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384618 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Volunteer: The True Story of the Resistance Hero who Infiltrated Auschwitz – Costa Book of the Year 2019 Author: Jack Fairweather Narrator: David Rintoul Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 44 minutes Release date: June 27, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.78 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The 2019 Costa Book of the Year and Biography Winner. How do you keep fighting in the face of unimaginable horror? Narrated by David Rintoul, this is the untold story of one of the greatest heroes of the Second World War. In the summer of 1940, after the Nazi occupation of Poland, an underground operative called Witold Pilecki accepted a mission to uncover the fate of thousands of people being interred at a new concentration camp on the border of the Reich. His mission was to report on Nazi crimes and raise a secret army to stage an uprising. The name of the detention centre - Auschwitz. It was only after arriving at the camp that he started to discover the Nazis' terrifying designs. Over the next two and a half years, Witold forged an underground army that smuggled evidence of Nazi atrocities, culminating in the mass murder of over a million Jews, to the West. His reports from the camp were to shape the Allies response to the Holocaust - yet his story was all but forgotten for decades. This is the first major account of his amazing journey, drawing on exclusive family papers and recently declassified files as well as unpublished accounts from the camp's fighters to show how he saved hundreds of thousands of lives. The result is an enthralling story of resistance and heroism against the most horrific circumstances and one man's attempt to change the course of history. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site. © Jack Fairweather 2019 (P) Penguin Audio 2019]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lincoln-s-gift-how-humor-shaped-lincoln-s-life-and-legacy-by-gordon-leidner--65149061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Gift: How Humor Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Frank Gerard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.76 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Simply the best book that has been published on this great president's humor and stories...Everyone interested in Abraham Lincoln will want to read this.' ?William C. Harris, author of Lincoln and the Border States Abraham Lincoln has long been admired for his leadership, honesty, and eloquence. But despite his somber reputation, the sixteenth president was quite funny. With an uncanny ability to mimic others and an irresistible midwestern twang, Lincoln, in fact, could be downright hilarious. Brimming with his funniest quips, jokes, and stories, Lincoln's Gift explores the crucial role humor played throughout his tumultuous professional and private life. Perfect for history buffs and Lincoln enthusiasts alike, this clever and captivating biography reveals how America's greatest president used his lighter side to lead the country through one of its darkest times, the Civil War. 'Gordon Leidner ingeniously blends a study of Lincoln's humor with an account of his life, showing how our sixteenth president was not always a 'man of sorrows' but often a man of laughter, capable alike of enjoying as well as telling a good story.'?Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387048Wed, 26 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Gift: How Humor Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Frank Gerard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/387048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lincoln's Gift: How Humor Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy Author: Gordon Leidner Narrator: Frank Gerard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 26, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.76 of Total 17 Ratings of Narrator: 4.9 of Total 10 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Simply the best book that has been published on this great president's humor and stories...Everyone interested in Abraham Lincoln will want to read this.' ?William C. Harris, author of Lincoln and the Border States Abraham Lincoln has long been admired for his leadership, honesty, and eloquence. But despite his somber reputation, the sixteenth president was quite funny. With an uncanny ability to mimic others and an irresistible midwestern twang, Lincoln, in fact, could be downright hilarious. Brimming with his funniest quips, jokes, and stories, Lincoln's Gift explores the crucial role humor played throughout his tumultuous professional and private life. Perfect for history buffs and Lincoln enthusiasts alike, this clever and captivating biography reveals how America's greatest president used his lighter side to lead the country through one of its darkest times, the Civil War. 'Gordon Leidner ingeniously blends a study of Lincoln's humor with an account of his life, showing how our sixteenth president was not always a 'man of sorrows' but often a man of laughter, capable alike of enjoying as well as telling a good story.'?Michael Burlingame, author of Abraham Lincoln: A Life]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/moondust-in-search-of-the-men-who-fell-to-earth-by-andrew-smith--65149226https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing comes this edition of journalist Andrew Smith’s book, now updated with a new Afterword, that tells the fascinating story of twelve astronauts who ventured to space, and his interviews with nine of the surviving men. “Smith’s book succeeds…because he bungee-cords together so many intriguing digressions.”—New York Times The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question ''Where do you go after you've been to the Moon?'' A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America's past when anything seemed possible as it captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to hurl themselves out of the known world—and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359192Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359192 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth Author: Andrew Smith Narrator: Matt Jamie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 25, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing comes this edition of journalist Andrew Smith’s book, now updated with a new Afterword, that tells the fascinating story of twelve astronauts who ventured to space, and his interviews with nine of the surviving men. “Smith’s book succeeds…because he bungee-cords together so many intriguing digressions.”—New York Times The Apollo lunar missions of the 1960s and 1970s have been called the last optimistic acts of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys and were indelibly marked by it, for better or for worse. Journalist Andrew Smith tracks down the nine surviving members of this elite group to find their answers to the question ''Where do you go after you've been to the Moon?'' A thrilling blend of history, reportage, and memoir, Moondust rekindles the hopeful excitement of an incandescent hour in America's past when anything seemed possible as it captures the bittersweet heroism of those who risked everything to hurl themselves out of the known world—and who were never again quite able to accept its familiar bounds.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-pain-a-bioethicist-s-personal-struggle-with-opioids-by-travis-rieder--65149240https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids Author: Travis Rieder Narrator: Travis Rieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic. Travis Rieder’s terrifying journey down the rabbit hole of opioid dependence began with a motorcycle accident in 2015. Enduring half a dozen surgeries, the drugs he received were both miraculous and essential to his recovery. But his most profound suffering came several months later when he went into acute opioid withdrawal while following his physician’s orders. Over the course of four excruciating weeks, Rieder learned what it means to be “dope sick”—the physical and mental agony caused by opioid dependence. Clueless how to manage his opioid taper, Travis’s doctors suggested he go back on the drugs and try again later. Yet returning to pills out of fear of withdrawal is one route to full-blown addiction. Instead, Rieder continued the painful process of weaning himself. Rieder’s experience exposes a dark secret of American pain management: a healthcare system so conflicted about opioids, and so inept at managing them, that the crisis currently facing us is both unsurprising and inevitable. As he recounts his story, Rieder provides a fascinating look at the history of these drugs first invented in the 1800s, changing attitudes about pain management over the following decades, and the implementation of the pain scale at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He explores both the science of addiction and the systemic and cultural barriers we must overcome if we are to address the problem effectively in the contemporary American healthcare system. In Pain is not only a gripping personal account of dependence, but a groundbreaking exploration of the intractable causes of America’s opioid problem and their implications for resolving the crisis. Rieder makes clear that the opioid crisis exists against a backdrop of real, debilitating pain—and that anyone can fall victim to this epidemic.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360580Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids Author: Travis Rieder Narrator: Travis Rieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360580 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids Author: Travis Rieder Narrator: Travis Rieder Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A bioethicist’s eloquent and riveting memoir of opioid dependence and withdrawal—a harrowing personal reckoning and clarion call for change not only for government but medicine itself, revealing the lack of crucial resources and structures to handle this insidious nationwide epidemic. Travis Rieder’s terrifying journey down the rabbit hole of opioid dependence began with a motorcycle accident in 2015. Enduring half a dozen surgeries, the drugs he received were both miraculous and essential to his recovery. But his most profound suffering came several months later when he went into acute opioid withdrawal while following his physician’s orders. Over the course of four excruciating weeks, Rieder learned what it means to be “dope sick”—the physical and mental agony caused by opioid dependence. Clueless how to manage his opioid taper, Travis’s doctors suggested he go back on the drugs and try again later. Yet returning to pills out of fear of withdrawal is one route to full-blown addiction. Instead, Rieder continued the painful process of weaning himself. Rieder’s experience exposes a dark secret of American pain management: a healthcare system so conflicted about opioids, and so inept at managing them, that the crisis currently facing us is both unsurprising and inevitable. As he recounts his story, Rieder provides a fascinating look at the history of these drugs first invented in the 1800s, changing attitudes about pain management over the following decades, and the implementation of the pain scale at the beginning of the twenty-first century. He explores both the science of addiction and the systemic and cultural barriers we must overcome if we are to address the problem effectively in the contemporary American healthcare system. In Pain is not only a gripping personal account of dependence, but a groundbreaking exploration of the intractable causes of America’s opioid problem and their implications for resolving the crisis. Rieder makes clear that the opioid crisis exists against a backdrop of real, debilitating pain—and that anyone can fall victim to this epidemic.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-man-down-in-havana-the-story-behind-graham-greene-s-cold-war-spy-novel-by-christopher-hull--65149164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Man Down in Havana: The Story behind Graham Greene’s Cold War Spy Novel Author: Christopher Hull Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene’s beloved satirical spy novel, Our Man Down in Havana evokes this pivotal time and place in the author’s life. When US immigration authorities deported Graham Greene from Puerto Rico in 1954, the British author made an unplanned visit to Havana and discovered that “every vice was permissible and every trade possible” in a Caribbean fleshpot of mafia-run casinos and nude revues. The former MI6 officer had stumbled upon the ideal setting for a comic espionage story. Three years later, he returned in the midst of Fidel Castro’s guerrilla insurgency against a US-backed dictator to begin writing his iconic novel Our Man in Havana. Twelve weeks after its publication, the Cuban Revolution triumphed in January 1959, soon transforming a capitalist playground into a communist stronghold. Combining biography, history, and politics, Our Man Down in Havana investigates the real story behind Greene’s fictional one. This includes his many visits to a pleasure island that became a revolutionary island, turning his chance involvement into a political commitment. His Cuban novel describes an amateur agent who dupes his intelligence chiefs with invented reports about “concrete platforms and unidentifiable pieces of giant machinery.” With eerie prescience, Greene’s satirical tale had foretold the Cold War’s most perilous episode, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Exploiting a wealth of archival material and interviews with key protagonists, Our Man Down in Havana delves into the story behind and beyond the author’s prophetic Cuban tale, focusing on one slice of Greene’s manic life: a single novel and its complex history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380603Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Man Down in Havana: The Story behind Graham Greene’s Cold War Spy Novel Author: Christopher Hull Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Our Man Down in Havana: The Story behind Graham Greene’s Cold War Spy Novel Author: Christopher Hull Narrator: Gildart Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 43 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Exploring the backstory that led to the writing of Graham Greene’s beloved satirical spy novel, Our Man Down in Havana evokes this pivotal time and place in the author’s life. When US immigration authorities deported Graham Greene from Puerto Rico in 1954, the British author made an unplanned visit to Havana and discovered that “every vice was permissible and every trade possible” in a Caribbean fleshpot of mafia-run casinos and nude revues. The former MI6 officer had stumbled upon the ideal setting for a comic espionage story. Three years later, he returned in the midst of Fidel Castro’s guerrilla insurgency against a US-backed dictator to begin writing his iconic novel Our Man in Havana. Twelve weeks after its publication, the Cuban Revolution triumphed in January 1959, soon transforming a capitalist playground into a communist stronghold. Combining biography, history, and politics, Our Man Down in Havana investigates the real story behind Greene’s fictional one. This includes his many visits to a pleasure island that became a revolutionary island, turning his chance involvement into a political commitment. His Cuban novel describes an amateur agent who dupes his intelligence chiefs with invented reports about “concrete platforms and unidentifiable pieces of giant machinery.” With eerie prescience, Greene’s satirical tale had foretold the Cold War’s most perilous episode, the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Exploiting a wealth of archival material and interviews with key protagonists, Our Man Down in Havana delves into the story behind and beyond the author’s prophetic Cuban tale, focusing on one slice of Greene’s manic life: a single novel and its complex history.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/defy-all-the-devils-america-s-first-kidnapping-for-ransom-by-norman-zierold--65149154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Defy All the Devils: America’s First Kidnapping for Ransom Author: Norman Zierold Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The “fascinating, hair-raising, suspenseful” account of a little boy abducted in broad daylight and the desperate manhunt to find him (New York Times Book Review) On July 1, 1874, four-year-old Charley Ross and his older brother, Walter, were playing in front of their stately Philadelphia home when a horse-drawn carriage pulled up with two men who offered candy and fireworks if the boys would ride with them. Hours later, Walter came back, stating that they had ridden through the city until the men abandoned him in the street but kept Charley. Soon after, their father, Christian K. Ross, received a demand for $20,000 in return for his son. Ross went to the police for help—and before long, the case became a national phenomenon. A popular song pleaded for the boy’s safe return. The Philadelphia police searched every home in the city, and thousands of people falsely reported that they had seen Charley or knew his whereabouts. Meanwhile, the kidnappers’ ransom letters were becoming more threatening and bizarre. The press, eager to fan the flames of hysteria, printed wholly fabricated stories and even accused Christian Ross of orchestrating the whole thing in order to hide the fact that Charley was illegitimate. And then the men who took Charley went silent … This is the chilling true story of a crime that transfixed a still-growing America, the unlikely series of events that produced the case’s most tantalizing clues, and the tragic twist of fate that plunged the Ross family back into darkness and haunted them for decades to come. Originally published as Little Charley Ross]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374783Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Defy All the Devils: America’s First Kidnapping for Ransom Author: Norman Zierold Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374783 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Defy All the Devils: America’s First Kidnapping for Ransom Author: Norman Zierold Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The “fascinating, hair-raising, suspenseful” account of a little boy abducted in broad daylight and the desperate manhunt to find him (New York Times Book Review) On July 1, 1874, four-year-old Charley Ross and his older brother, Walter, were playing in front of their stately Philadelphia home when a horse-drawn carriage pulled up with two men who offered candy and fireworks if the boys would ride with them. Hours later, Walter came back, stating that they had ridden through the city until the men abandoned him in the street but kept Charley. Soon after, their father, Christian K. Ross, received a demand for $20,000 in return for his son. Ross went to the police for help—and before long, the case became a national phenomenon. A popular song pleaded for the boy’s safe return. The Philadelphia police searched every home in the city, and thousands of people falsely reported that they had seen Charley or knew his whereabouts. Meanwhile, the kidnappers’ ransom letters were becoming more threatening and bizarre. The press, eager to fan the flames of hysteria, printed wholly fabricated stories and even accused Christian Ross of orchestrating the whole thing in order to hide the fact that Charley was illegitimate. And then the men who took Charley went silent … This is the chilling true story of a crime that transfixed a still-growing America, the unlikely series of events that produced the case’s most tantalizing clues, and the tragic twist of fate that plunged the Ross family back into darkness and haunted them for decades to come. Originally published as Little Charley Ross]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-prison-doctor-by-dr-amanda-brown--65149231https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Doctor Author: Dr Amanda Brown Narrator: Sophie Aldred Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘Extraordinary’ Daily Mail As seen on BBC Breakfast Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe’s largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all. In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364718Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Doctor Author: Dr Amanda Brown Narrator: Sophie Aldred Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364718 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Prison Doctor Author: Dr Amanda Brown Narrator: Sophie Aldred Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.88 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘Extraordinary’ Daily Mail As seen on BBC Breakfast Horrifying, heartbreaking and eye-opening, these are the stories, the patients and the cases that have characterised a career spent being a doctor behind bars. Violence. Drugs. Suicide. Welcome to the world of a Prison Doctor. Dr Amanda Brown has treated inmates in the UK’s most infamous prisons – first in young offenders’ institutions, then at the notorious Wormwood Scrubs and finally at Europe’s largest women-only prison in Europe, Bronzefield. From miraculous pregnancies to dirty protests, and from violent attacks on prisoners to heartbreaking acts of self-harm, she has witnessed it all. In this eye-opening, inspirational memoir, Amanda reveals the stories, the patients and the cases that have shaped a career helping those most of us would rather forget. Despite their crimes, she is still their doctor.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-sh-t-therapist-other-mental-health-stories-by-michelle-thomas--65149129https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Sh*t Therapist: & Other Mental Health Stories Author: Michelle Thomas Narrator: Michelle Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A shocking, heart-rending and blisteringly funny account of what it's like to live with mental illness, by a powerful new comic voice. When Michelle Thomas suffered her first major depressive episode six years ago, she read and watched and listened to everything about mental health she could get her hands on in an effort to fix herself. God, it was tedious. And, quite frankly, depressing. Which is the last thing she needed. What she did need was a therapist who would listen and offer a wellness strategy catered to her specific needs. What she got was advice to watch a few YouTube videos and a cheerful reminder that 'it could be worse'. An honest, hilarious and heart-rending account of living with mental illness, My Sh*t Therapist will help you navigate the world, care for your mind and get through sh*t diagnoses, jobs, medications, boyfriends, habits, homes and therapists. You'll find no scented candles or matcha tea 'cures' for mental illness here. Instead, learn how a modern woman and her friends and followers navigate life with their brilliant but unpredictably sh*t brains. Having a crappy mental health day? I've got you. Want to chat antidepressants and breakdowns? Pull up a pew and let's get into it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383493Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Sh*t Therapist: & Other Mental Health Stories Author: Michelle Thomas Narrator: Michelle Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383493 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Sh*t Therapist: & Other Mental Health Stories Author: Michelle Thomas Narrator: Michelle Thomas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 8 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 16 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A shocking, heart-rending and blisteringly funny account of what it's like to live with mental illness, by a powerful new comic voice. When Michelle Thomas suffered her first major depressive episode six years ago, she read and watched and listened to everything about mental health she could get her hands on in an effort to fix herself. God, it was tedious. And, quite frankly, depressing. Which is the last thing she needed. What she did need was a therapist who would listen and offer a wellness strategy catered to her specific needs. What she got was advice to watch a few YouTube videos and a cheerful reminder that 'it could be worse'. An honest, hilarious and heart-rending account of living with mental illness, My Sh*t Therapist will help you navigate the world, care for your mind and get through sh*t diagnoses, jobs, medications, boyfriends, habits, homes and therapists. You'll find no scented candles or matcha tea 'cures' for mental illness here. Instead, learn how a modern woman and her friends and followers navigate life with their brilliant but unpredictably sh*t brains. Having a crappy mental health day? I've got you. Want to chat antidepressants and breakdowns? Pull up a pew and let's get into it.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/close-to-where-the-heart-gives-out-by-malcolm-alexander--65149058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close To Where The Heart Gives Out Author: Malcolm Alexander Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Set in the wild and remote landscape of Eday, part of the Orkney archipelago, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out is the unflinchingly honest and moving tale of rural life, from the only doctor on the island ... As a young boy, Malcolm Alexander knew exactly what, and who, he wanted to be. He dreamed of becoming a doctor; he was mesmerized by the process of illness and obsessed with preventing it. He wanted to help others. In his forties, Malcolm gave up his job in suburban Glasgow when a persistent seed that had been growing inside him started to bloom, disrupting the foundations of his life. When he saw the job advert, 'urgent: island doctor needed', he applied immediately. What he didn't anticipate was how much Orkney would affect his family, for better or worse. In stories that range from the humorous to the deeply moving, Malcolm describes what it's like adjusting to life without modern conveniences and to the extreme - and constantly changing - weather; and what it means to be providing the best medical care to the local population with limited resources. Which often includes the wildlife as well ... Malcolm's journey evokes the awe that the Orkney landscape can inspire, as well as the challenges of island life and the demons that the dark, cold winter months can give birth to. Gripping and beautifully written, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out reminds us of the importance of listening to our heart, as well as to the rhythms of the landscape. 'Wind-whipped and salt-stung, Malcolm's account of island life is both grounding and immensely heart-warming. He is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets.' MATT GAW 'A fascinating, funny and utterly heartwarming family adventure. Beautifully written and completely unforgettable.' RUTH HOGAN]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384380Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close To Where The Heart Gives Out Author: Malcolm Alexander Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384380 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close To Where The Heart Gives Out Author: Malcolm Alexander Narrator: David Monteath Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 19 minutes Release date: June 13, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Set in the wild and remote landscape of Eday, part of the Orkney archipelago, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out is the unflinchingly honest and moving tale of rural life, from the only doctor on the island ... As a young boy, Malcolm Alexander knew exactly what, and who, he wanted to be. He dreamed of becoming a doctor; he was mesmerized by the process of illness and obsessed with preventing it. He wanted to help others. In his forties, Malcolm gave up his job in suburban Glasgow when a persistent seed that had been growing inside him started to bloom, disrupting the foundations of his life. When he saw the job advert, 'urgent: island doctor needed', he applied immediately. What he didn't anticipate was how much Orkney would affect his family, for better or worse. In stories that range from the humorous to the deeply moving, Malcolm describes what it's like adjusting to life without modern conveniences and to the extreme - and constantly changing - weather; and what it means to be providing the best medical care to the local population with limited resources. Which often includes the wildlife as well ... Malcolm's journey evokes the awe that the Orkney landscape can inspire, as well as the challenges of island life and the demons that the dark, cold winter months can give birth to. Gripping and beautifully written, Close to Where the Heart Gives Out reminds us of the importance of listening to our heart, as well as to the rhythms of the landscape. 'Wind-whipped and salt-stung, Malcolm's account of island life is both grounding and immensely heart-warming. He is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets.' MATT GAW 'A fascinating, funny and utterly heartwarming family adventure. Beautifully written and completely unforgettable.' RUTH HOGAN]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/princess-diana-the-lost-interviews-an-audio-biography-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Diana: The Lost Interviews - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Jan Ferrington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Here is the untold, inside story of the brief, eventful life of Princess Diana. Narrated by well-known actress Jan Farrington, here is the princess of hearts who captivated the world through her charitable works and larger-than-life persona. A royal tribute to an icon for the ages. With exclusive interviews and commentary.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385227Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Diana: The Lost Interviews - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Jan Ferrington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/385227 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Princess Diana: The Lost Interviews - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Jan Ferrington Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: June 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Here is the untold, inside story of the brief, eventful life of Princess Diana. Narrated by well-known actress Jan Farrington, here is the princess of hearts who captivated the world through her charitable works and larger-than-life persona. A royal tribute to an icon for the ages. With exclusive interviews and commentary.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-me-not-be-mad-my-story-of-unraveling-minds-by-a-k-benjamin--65149209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Not Be Mad: My Story of Unraveling Minds Author: A. K. Benjamin Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Dr. A. K. Benjamin's years working as a clinical neuropsychologist at a London hospital, this multilayered narrative interweaves Benjamin's own sometimes shocking personal experiences with those of his mentally disordered patients. What do doctors actually think about when you list your problems in the consulting room? Are they really listening to you? Is the connection all in your head? Every day for ten years--even while his hospital became the set for a reality television series--clinical neuropsychologist A. K. Benjamin confronted these questions, and this book is his attempt to tell the truth about what happens in these rooms in hospitals the world over. What begins as a series of exquisitely observed case studies examining personalities on the brink of collapse soon morphs into a unique work of nonfiction as Benjamin's own psyche begins to twist the story in surprising ways. Blazingly original, Let Me Not Be Mad undermines the authority we so willingly hand over to clinical psychologists as it bears witness to the self-obsession of Western society, and ultimately offers a glimpse of what it might mean to be sane and truly empathetic. Fractured, sad, playful, brilliant, and confrontational, this is a confession by a professional that delves into the heart of the patient-doctor relationship and ultimately finds love. This twisting psychological journey will be read and reread.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364705Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Not Be Mad: My Story of Unraveling Minds Author: A. K. Benjamin Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Me Not Be Mad: My Story of Unraveling Minds Author: A. K. Benjamin Narrator: Nicholas Guy Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Inspired by Dr. A. K. Benjamin's years working as a clinical neuropsychologist at a London hospital, this multilayered narrative interweaves Benjamin's own sometimes shocking personal experiences with those of his mentally disordered patients. What do doctors actually think about when you list your problems in the consulting room? Are they really listening to you? Is the connection all in your head? Every day for ten years--even while his hospital became the set for a reality television series--clinical neuropsychologist A. K. Benjamin confronted these questions, and this book is his attempt to tell the truth about what happens in these rooms in hospitals the world over. What begins as a series of exquisitely observed case studies examining personalities on the brink of collapse soon morphs into a unique work of nonfiction as Benjamin's own psyche begins to twist the story in surprising ways. Blazingly original, Let Me Not Be Mad undermines the authority we so willingly hand over to clinical psychologists as it bears witness to the self-obsession of Western society, and ultimately offers a glimpse of what it might mean to be sane and truly empathetic. Fractured, sad, playful, brilliant, and confrontational, this is a confession by a professional that delves into the heart of the patient-doctor relationship and ultimately finds love. This twisting psychological journey will be read and reread.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/identity-theft-rediscovering-ourselves-after-stroke-by-debra-e-meyerson-danny-zuckerman--65149156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke Author: Debra E. Meyerson, Danny Zuckerman Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Identity Theft is an award-winning book that follows Stanford professor Debra Meyerson’s journey to recover from a severe stroke that initially left her physically incapacitated and unable to speak. In addition to providing realistic expectations for the hard work needed to regain everyday capabilities, Meyerson focuses on the less frequently documented emotional journey in recovery. Virtually every survivor is haunted by questions like: “Who am I now?” and “How do I rebuild a meaningful and rewarding life?” after losing so much of what they had before—capabilities, careers and jobs, relationships, and more. This is a book full of hope for survivors—from stroke or other injuries—as well as their families and support networks. Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman, have created Stroke Onward (www.strokeonward.org), a non-profit initiative of the Social Good Fund, to provide stroke survivors, families and caregivers with more resources to help them navigate the emotional journey to rebuild their identities and rewarding lives.” Winner of the 2019 Silver Nautilus Book Award, Identity Theft centers on Debra’s experience: her stroke, her extraordinary efforts to recover, and her journey to redefine herself. But she also draws on her skills as a social scientist, sharing stories from several dozen fellow survivors, family members, friends, colleagues, therapists, and doctors she has met and interviewed. By sharing this diversity of experiences, Debra highlights how every person is different, every stroke is different, and every recovery is different. She provides a valuable look at the broad possibilities for successfully navigating the challenging physical recovery—and the equally difficult emotional journey toward rebuilding one’s identity and a rewarding life after a trauma like stroke. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381468Tue, 11 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke Author: Debra E. Meyerson, Danny Zuckerman Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381468 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke Author: Debra E. Meyerson, Danny Zuckerman Narrator: Julia Whelan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 11, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Identity Theft is an award-winning book that follows Stanford professor Debra Meyerson’s journey to recover from a severe stroke that initially left her physically incapacitated and unable to speak. In addition to providing realistic expectations for the hard work needed to regain everyday capabilities, Meyerson focuses on the less frequently documented emotional journey in recovery. Virtually every survivor is haunted by questions like: “Who am I now?” and “How do I rebuild a meaningful and rewarding life?” after losing so much of what they had before—capabilities, careers and jobs, relationships, and more. This is a book full of hope for survivors—from stroke or other injuries—as well as their families and support networks. Debra Meyerson and her husband, Steve Zuckerman, have created Stroke Onward (www.strokeonward.org), a non-profit initiative of the Social Good Fund, to provide stroke survivors, families and caregivers with more resources to help them navigate the emotional journey to rebuild their identities and rewarding lives.” Winner of the 2019 Silver Nautilus Book Award, Identity Theft centers on Debra’s experience: her stroke, her extraordinary efforts to recover, and her journey to redefine herself. But she also draws on her skills as a social scientist, sharing stories from several dozen fellow survivors, family members, friends, colleagues, therapists, and doctors she has met and interviewed. By sharing this diversity of experiences, Debra highlights how every person is different, every stroke is different, and every recovery is different. She provides a valuable look at the broad possibilities for successfully navigating the challenging physical recovery—and the equally difficult emotional journey toward rebuilding one’s identity and a rewarding life after a trauma like stroke. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-among-the-qallunaat-by-mini-aodla-freeman--65149133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Among the Qallunaat Author: Mini Aodla Freeman Narrator: Taqralik Partridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman's experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit woman's movement between worlds and ways of understanding. It also provides a clear-eyed record of the changes that swept through Inuit communities in the 1940s and 1950s.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383344Wed, 05 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Among the Qallunaat Author: Mini Aodla Freeman Narrator: Taqralik Partridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383344 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Among the Qallunaat Author: Mini Aodla Freeman Narrator: Taqralik Partridge Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 18 minutes Release date: June 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Life Among the Qallunaat is the story of Mini Aodla Freeman's experiences growing up in the Inuit communities of James Bay and her journey in the 1950s from her home to the strange land and stranger customs of the Qallunaat, those living south of the Arctic. Her extraordinary story, sometimes humourous and sometimes heartbreaking, illustrates an Inuit woman's movement between worlds and ways of understanding. It also provides a clear-eyed record of the changes that swept through Inuit communities in the 1940s and 1950s.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rocking-toward-a-free-world-when-the-stratocaster-beat-the-kalashnikov-by-andras-simonyi--65149100https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocking Toward a Free World: When the Stratocaster Beat the Kalashnikov Author: András Simonyi Narrator: András Simonyi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From renowned diplomat and musician András Simonyi -- whom Stephen Colbert calls 'the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!' -- comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the great power of rock and roll. In ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD, Simonyi charts the struggle of growing up in 1960s Hungary, a world in which listening to his favorite music was a powerful but furtive endeavor: records were black-market bootlegs; concerts were held under strict control, even banned; protests were folded into song lyrics. Get caught listening to Western radio could mean punishment, maybe prison. That didn't matter to Simonyi, who from an early age felt the tremendous pull of rock and roll, the lure of American popular culture, and a burning desire to buck the system. Inspired by the protest music coming out of the West, he formed a band and became part of Hungary's burgeoning rock scene. Then came the setbacks: tightening of control by the state, the seemingly inescapable weight of an authoritarian system, and the collapse of Simonyi's own dreams of stardom. A story of youth, rebellion, and hope, ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD sheds new light on two of the most powerful forces of the modern age: global democracy and rock and roll. Deeply vital and compelling, Simonyi's memoir chronicles how one man's tremendous connection to American and British popular music inspired him to make a difference in his country and, eventually, the world. It tells the story of a generation, as played out in song lyrics and guitar riffs.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383321Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocking Toward a Free World: When the Stratocaster Beat the Kalashnikov Author: András Simonyi Narrator: András Simonyi Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383321 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rocking Toward a Free World: When the Stratocaster Beat the Kalashnikov Author: András Simonyi Narrator: András Simonyi Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From renowned diplomat and musician András Simonyi -- whom Stephen Colbert calls 'the only ambassador I know who can shred a mean guitar!' -- comes a timely and revealing memoir about growing up behind the Iron Curtain and longing for freedom while chasing the great power of rock and roll. In ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD, Simonyi charts the struggle of growing up in 1960s Hungary, a world in which listening to his favorite music was a powerful but furtive endeavor: records were black-market bootlegs; concerts were held under strict control, even banned; protests were folded into song lyrics. Get caught listening to Western radio could mean punishment, maybe prison. That didn't matter to Simonyi, who from an early age felt the tremendous pull of rock and roll, the lure of American popular culture, and a burning desire to buck the system. Inspired by the protest music coming out of the West, he formed a band and became part of Hungary's burgeoning rock scene. Then came the setbacks: tightening of control by the state, the seemingly inescapable weight of an authoritarian system, and the collapse of Simonyi's own dreams of stardom. A story of youth, rebellion, and hope, ROCKING TOWARD A FREE WORLD sheds new light on two of the most powerful forces of the modern age: global democracy and rock and roll. Deeply vital and compelling, Simonyi's memoir chronicles how one man's tremendous connection to American and British popular music inspired him to make a difference in his country and, eventually, the world. It tells the story of a generation, as played out in song lyrics and guitar riffs.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-impatient-dr-lange-one-man-s-fight-to-end-the-global-hiv-epidemic-by-seema-yasmin--65149094https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic Author: Seema Yasmin Narrator: Seema Yasmin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the poor and the vulnerable. He championed the drug cocktail that finally helped rein in the disease and was a vocal proponent of prophylactic treatment for those most at risk of contracting HIV. The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic—and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony, and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and colleagues around the globe—including the people he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383707Tue, 04 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic Author: Seema Yasmin Narrator: Seema Yasmin Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383707 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Impatient Dr. Lange: One Man's Fight to End the Global HIV Epidemic Author: Seema Yasmin Narrator: Seema Yasmin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 17 minutes Release date: June 4, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Lange graduated from medical school in 1981, right as a new plague swept across the globe. His story became intertwined with the story of HIV. At once a physician, scientist, AIDS activist, and medical diplomat, Lange studied ways to battle HIV and prevent its spread from mother to child. Fighting the injustices of poverty, Lange advocated for better access to health care for the poor and the vulnerable. He championed the drug cocktail that finally helped rein in the disease and was a vocal proponent of prophylactic treatment for those most at risk of contracting HIV. The Impatient Dr. Lange is the story of one man's struggle against a global pandemic—and the tragic attack that may have slowed down the search for a cure. Seema Yasmin charts the course of the HIV epidemic and Dr. Lange's career as a young doctor who blazed his own path and dedicated his life to HIV. Yasmin draws on written records, medical journals, recorded discussions, expert testimony, and extensive interviews with Lange's family, friends, and colleagues around the globe—including the people he spoke to in the days before he died. She faithfully reconstructs key scenes from Lange's life and the history of the AIDS epidemic, revealing how Lange became a global leader in the fight against AIDS.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-note-through-the-wire-by-doug-gold--65149142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through the Wire Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Conrad Coleby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine and their incredible true story. In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. Josefine Lobnik is a Yugoslav underground resistance fighter; Bruce Murray a New Zealand soldier and prisoner of war. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. This is an extraordinary true account of two ordinary people living through the unimaginable hardship of Hitler's barbaric regime. Woven through their tales of near-impossible coincidences, great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love story that survived against all odds. “An unforgettable love story set in perilous circumstances. It is a reminder that even in the most horrific times love will find a way and ultimately conquer. I can't recommend it enough.” HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380209Sat, 01 Jun 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through the Wire Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Conrad Coleby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 1, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380209 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Note Through the Wire Author: Doug Gold Narrator: Conrad Coleby Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 10 minutes Release date: June 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A WWII prisoner of war, a resistance heroine and their incredible true story. In the heart of Nazi-occupied Europe, two people meet fleetingly in a chance encounter. Josefine Lobnik is a Yugoslav underground resistance fighter; Bruce Murray a New Zealand soldier and prisoner of war. A crumpled note passes between these two strangers and sets them on a course that will change their lives forever. This is an extraordinary true account of two ordinary people living through the unimaginable hardship of Hitler's barbaric regime. Woven through their tales of near-impossible coincidences, great bravery, daring escapes, betrayal, torture and retaliation is their remarkable love story that survived against all odds. “An unforgettable love story set in perilous circumstances. It is a reminder that even in the most horrific times love will find a way and ultimately conquer. I can't recommend it enough.” HEATHER MORRIS, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-i-die-i-m-going-to-heaven-cause-i-ve-spent-my-time-in-hell-a-memoir-of-my-year-as-an-army-nurse-in-vietnam-by-barbara-hesselman-kautz--65149130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When she was eighteen, she joined the army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181Fri, 31 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383181 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When I Die I'm Going to Heaven 'Cause I've Spent My Time in Hell: A Memoir of My Year As an Army Nurse in Vietnam Author: Barbara Hesselman Kautz MSN RN Narrator: Janet Metzger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: When she was eighteen, she joined the army to finance her nursing education. With less than six months of nursing experience, she was assigned to the 24th Evacuation Hospital in South Vietnam. True tales of the war that are by turns horrifying and humorous, told with an eye for detail, by a woman who was in the thick of it.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/designer-dogs-awkward-hugs-and-a-pigeon-veterinary-tales-again-by-dr-pj-miller--65149107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs, and a Pigeon: Veterinary Tales, Again Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. P. J. Miller is back! Following his first installment, Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs, he has compiled another volume of truly awesome veterinary tales. Come along for the ride again as Dr. Miller delivers stories that feature colorful clients, endearing pets, his own beloved bulldog, and a hurricane. All the sassy hospital staff that listeners came to love are back, including that special staff member who seems to work by her own particular standards of professionalism (you know the one). In Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs & Pigeons, Dr. Miller goes behind the scenes of his veterinary practice to provide a true insider's view into life as an animal doctor. He employs the same unique style of humorous storytelling that listeners loved in his first novel. Hidden behind the humor, Dr. Miller gives a deeper glimpse into how emotional and strong the human-animal bond can be. A must listen for any aspiring veterinary professional or animal lover.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383184Fri, 31 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs, and a Pigeon: Veterinary Tales, Again Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383184 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs, and a Pigeon: Veterinary Tales, Again Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 31, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. P. J. Miller is back! Following his first installment, Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs, he has compiled another volume of truly awesome veterinary tales. Come along for the ride again as Dr. Miller delivers stories that feature colorful clients, endearing pets, his own beloved bulldog, and a hurricane. All the sassy hospital staff that listeners came to love are back, including that special staff member who seems to work by her own particular standards of professionalism (you know the one). In Designer Dogs, Awkward Hugs & Pigeons, Dr. Miller goes behind the scenes of his veterinary practice to provide a true insider's view into life as an animal doctor. He employs the same unique style of humorous storytelling that listeners loved in his first novel. Hidden behind the humor, Dr. Miller gives a deeper glimpse into how emotional and strong the human-animal bond can be. A must listen for any aspiring veterinary professional or animal lover.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-midsummer-morning-rediscovering-a-life-of-adventure-by-alastair-humphreys--65149235https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the country, earning money for food by playing his violin in bars and plazas. Nearly a century later, the book Laurie Lee wrote – As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning – inspired Alastair Humphreys. It made him fall in love with Spain – the landscapes and the spirit – and with Laurie's style of travel. He travelled slow, lived simply, slept on hilltops, relished spontaneity, and loved conversations with the different people he met along the hot and dusty road. For 15 years, Alastair dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee’s footsteps, but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. This year, he decided to go anyway. The journey was his most terrifying yet, risking failure and humiliation every day, and finding himself truly vulnerable to the rhythms of the road and of his own life. But along the way, he found humility, redemption and triumph. It was a very good adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361661Thu, 30 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure Author: Alastair Humphreys Narrator: Alastair Humphreys Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play. In 1935 a young Englishman named Laurie Lee arrived in Spain. He had never been overseas; had hardly even left the quiet village he grew up in. His idea was to walk through the country, earning money for food by playing his violin in bars and plazas. Nearly a century later, the book Laurie Lee wrote – As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning – inspired Alastair Humphreys. It made him fall in love with Spain – the landscapes and the spirit – and with Laurie's style of travel. He travelled slow, lived simply, slept on hilltops, relished spontaneity, and loved conversations with the different people he met along the hot and dusty road. For 15 years, Alastair dreamed of retracing Laurie Lee’s footsteps, but could never get past the hurdle of being distinctly unmusical. This year, he decided to go anyway. The journey was his most terrifying yet, risking failure and humiliation every day, and finding himself truly vulnerable to the rhythms of the road and of his own life. But along the way, he found humility, redemption and triumph. It was a very good adventure.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/critical-stories-from-the-front-line-of-intensive-care-medicine-by-matt-morgan--65149143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Critical: Stories from the front line of intensive care medicine Author: Matt Morgan Narrator: Matt Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Journey into the world of intensive care medicine and the lives of people who have forever been changed by it.   ‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.’ Adam Kay '[Morgan's] wit and compassion are everywhere evident in this enlightening book, and he makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of these extraordinary times.' Sunday Times  There is no room for error in the ICU. Full focus is required at all times. It can be the difference between life and death.   Through the remarkable stories of his patients, Dr. Matt Morgan guides you through the body and its organs. He explains how various critical conditions arise, and all that goes into treating them – from the science, research and technology, to the tireless efforts of the doctors and nurses. This book gives you powerful insights about intensive care, many of which may prevent you, or those close to you, from ending up there. It will even teach you how to save a life.     Movingly and compassionately, Matt writes about the cases and the people that have stayed with him, both the recoveries and the losses. This book shows the fragility of life, but also the incredible resilience of the human body and spirit.   Sometimes darkness can show you the light.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369648Thu, 30 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Critical: Stories from the front line of intensive care medicine Author: Matt Morgan Narrator: Matt Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Critical: Stories from the front line of intensive care medicine Author: Matt Morgan Narrator: Matt Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.75 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Journey into the world of intensive care medicine and the lives of people who have forever been changed by it.   ‘A very special book filled with stories of survival, hope and loss.’ Adam Kay '[Morgan's] wit and compassion are everywhere evident in this enlightening book, and he makes a welcome contribution to our understanding of these extraordinary times.' Sunday Times  There is no room for error in the ICU. Full focus is required at all times. It can be the difference between life and death.   Through the remarkable stories of his patients, Dr. Matt Morgan guides you through the body and its organs. He explains how various critical conditions arise, and all that goes into treating them – from the science, research and technology, to the tireless efforts of the doctors and nurses. This book gives you powerful insights about intensive care, many of which may prevent you, or those close to you, from ending up there. It will even teach you how to save a life.     Movingly and compassionately, Matt writes about the cases and the people that have stayed with him, both the recoveries and the losses. This book shows the fragility of life, but also the incredible resilience of the human body and spirit.   Sometimes darkness can show you the light.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fast-fades-the-beauteous-shore-by-sally-cook--65149089https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fast Fades The Beauteous Shore Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 29, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This story tells of my pioneer colonist forebears and their arrival and settlement in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1838 after many difficult months at sea. They landed only a year after the proclamation of the city of Adelaide. At this time houses were made from reeds from the banks of Adelaide's Torrens River, the port of Adelaide was surrounded by swamp with the area referred to in those early days as 'Mudholia' or 'Dustholia'. During this time some colonial children mixed with local Aboriginal children, in some caeses learning part of their language. This story talks about Adelaide's rapid early development and in particular follows the fortunes of the illustrious Downer family.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384197Wed, 29 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fast Fades The Beauteous Shore Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 29,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fast Fades The Beauteous Shore Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 59 minutes Release date: May 29, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This story tells of my pioneer colonist forebears and their arrival and settlement in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1838 after many difficult months at sea. They landed only a year after the proclamation of the city of Adelaide. At this time houses were made from reeds from the banks of Adelaide's Torrens River, the port of Adelaide was surrounded by swamp with the area referred to in those early days as 'Mudholia' or 'Dustholia'. During this time some colonial children mixed with local Aboriginal children, in some caeses learning part of their language. This story talks about Adelaide's rapid early development and in particular follows the fortunes of the illustrious Downer family.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-new-negro-the-life-of-alain-locke-by-jeffrey-c-stewart--65149153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke Author: Jeffrey C. Stewart Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart offers the definitive biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance, based on the extant primary sources of his life and on interviews with those who knew him personally. He narrates the education of Locke, including his becoming the first African American Rhodes Scholar and earning a PhD in philosophy at Harvard University, and his long career as a professor at Howard University. Locke also received a cosmopolitan, aesthetic education through his travels in continental Europe, where he came to appreciate the beauty of art and experienced a freedom unknown to him in the United States. And yet he became most closely associated with the flowering of black culture in Jazz Age America and his promotion of the literary and artistic work of African Americans as the quintessential creations of American modernism. In the process he looked to Africa to find the proud and beautiful roots of the race. Shifting the discussion of race from politics and economics to the arts, he helped establish the idea that black urban communities could be crucibles of creativity. Stewart explores both Locke's professional and private life, including his relationships with his mother, his friends, and his white patrons, as well as his lifelong search for love as a gay man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375366Tue, 28 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke Author: Jeffrey C. Stewart Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375366 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke Author: Jeffrey C. Stewart Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 45 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke, Jeffrey C. Stewart offers the definitive biography of the father of the Harlem Renaissance, based on the extant primary sources of his life and on interviews with those who knew him personally. He narrates the education of Locke, including his becoming the first African American Rhodes Scholar and earning a PhD in philosophy at Harvard University, and his long career as a professor at Howard University. Locke also received a cosmopolitan, aesthetic education through his travels in continental Europe, where he came to appreciate the beauty of art and experienced a freedom unknown to him in the United States. And yet he became most closely associated with the flowering of black culture in Jazz Age America and his promotion of the literary and artistic work of African Americans as the quintessential creations of American modernism. In the process he looked to Africa to find the proud and beautiful roots of the race. Shifting the discussion of race from politics and economics to the arts, he helped establish the idea that black urban communities could be crucibles of creativity. Stewart explores both Locke's professional and private life, including his relationships with his mother, his friends, and his white patrons, as well as his lifelong search for love as a gay man.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cuscus-fur-stilton-cheese-and-a-three-toed-sloth-by-sally-cook--65149091https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cuscus Fur, Stilton Cheese And A Three Toed Sloth Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: I have survived a plane which caught on fire over the Tasman, have lived with a tribe in pre-Indenpendence Papuan New Guinea.I have hugged a three toed sloth in Colombia and worked for an antiquated group of newspapers in London where I covered murder trials, magistrates courts, cinema and theatre reviews. I have been stuck in mud in Tayrona National Park in Colombia, accompanied by shrieking monkeys, a mirthful friend and guide. A client once requested that my statue be built and that I be made a dame. I have had a murderer as a tenancy client and been called by a magistrate to take over a tribunal hearing whilst she fetched police. The guttering from the front of a disgruntled tenant's house has landed on my work desk, I have worked with a community organisation servicing fifty nationalities. And in riding my Honda 90 across Cambridgeshire's frozen fens, I have reported on Jack Spratt and Joe Blogs., one of whom was drunk on a turnip planter. Welcome to my world where I have been held hostage for a couple of hours by an irate service user, have worked with young offenders and have dealt with a tenant's suspicion of ghosts. My account is quirky, covering aspects of my travels and work.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384145Tue, 28 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cuscus Fur, Stilton Cheese And A Three Toed Sloth Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384145 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cuscus Fur, Stilton Cheese And A Three Toed Sloth Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 10 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: I have survived a plane which caught on fire over the Tasman, have lived with a tribe in pre-Indenpendence Papuan New Guinea.I have hugged a three toed sloth in Colombia and worked for an antiquated group of newspapers in London where I covered murder trials, magistrates courts, cinema and theatre reviews. I have been stuck in mud in Tayrona National Park in Colombia, accompanied by shrieking monkeys, a mirthful friend and guide. A client once requested that my statue be built and that I be made a dame. I have had a murderer as a tenancy client and been called by a magistrate to take over a tribunal hearing whilst she fetched police. The guttering from the front of a disgruntled tenant's house has landed on my work desk, I have worked with a community organisation servicing fifty nationalities. And in riding my Honda 90 across Cambridgeshire's frozen fens, I have reported on Jack Spratt and Joe Blogs., one of whom was drunk on a turnip planter. Welcome to my world where I have been held hostage for a couple of hours by an irate service user, have worked with young offenders and have dealt with a tenant's suspicion of ghosts. My account is quirky, covering aspects of my travels and work.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-silver-cigarette-case-and-the-murder-of-great-escaper-jack-francis-williams-by-sally-cook--65149072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silver Cigarette Case and The Murder of Great Escaper Jack Francis Williams Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook, Michael Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This compelling story centred on the famous Great Escape is a story of love, friendship, and optimism. It focuses on Great Escaper Jack Francis Williams who was held captive in Germany's Stalag Luft III during World War II and his life before and after the Escape. It is told based around love letters dating back 76 years and holds many poignant moments and twists..]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384162Tue, 28 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silver Cigarette Case and The Murder of Great Escaper Jack Francis Williams Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook, Michael Cook Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384162 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Silver Cigarette Case and The Murder of Great Escaper Jack Francis Williams Author: Sally Cook Narrator: Sally Cook, Michael Cook Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 22 minutes Release date: May 28, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This compelling story centred on the famous Great Escape is a story of love, friendship, and optimism. It focuses on Great Escaper Jack Francis Williams who was held captive in Germany's Stalag Luft III during World War II and his life before and after the Escape. It is told based around love letters dating back 76 years and holds many poignant moments and twists..]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/toilet-warrior-by-mark-balla--65149111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toilet Warrior Author: Mark Balla Narrator: Mark Balla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: During a business trip to India, the author made an unexpected discovery, a discovery that was to turn his understanding of our world upside down. He was so shaken by what he learned that he felt unable to simply walk away. More often than not, when people are confronted by a major issue with global implications you will hear them say "What can I do? I'm only one person." Mark decided that such a response would be unacceptable and he made up his mind to get involved. Rather than just sit on the sidelines, in 2014 Mark took decisive action. As a result, Mark's inner humanitarian was awakened and the lives of tens of thousands of underprivileged children in India have been changed for the better. This highly inspiring, witty, cleverly narrated book tells the story of that awakening and its impact.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383574Wed, 22 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toilet Warrior Author: Mark Balla Narrator: Mark Balla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 22, 2019 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383574 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Toilet Warrior Author: Mark Balla Narrator: Mark Balla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 7 minutes Release date: May 22, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: During a business trip to India, the author made an unexpected discovery, a discovery that was to turn his understanding of our world upside down. He was so shaken by what he learned that he felt unable to simply walk away. More often than not, when people are confronted by a major issue with global implications you will hear them say "What can I do? I'm only one person." Mark decided that such a response would be unacceptable and he made up his mind to get involved. Rather than just sit on the sidelines, in 2014 Mark took decisive action. As a result, Mark's inner humanitarian was awakened and the lives of tens of thousands of underprivileged children in India have been changed for the better. This highly inspiring, witty, cleverly narrated book tells the story of that awakening and its impact.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/big-sur-and-the-oranges-of-hieronymus-bosch-by-henry-miller--65149145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch Author: Henry Miller Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In his great triptych 'The Millennium,' Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller's title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller's life on the Big Sur, a section of the California coast where he lived for fifteen years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place—one of the most colorful in the United States—and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there: writers (and writers who did not write), mystics seeking truth in meditation (and the not-so-saintly looking for sex-cults or celebrity), sophisticated children, and adult innocents; geniuses, cranks, and the unclassifiable, like Conrad Moricand, the 'Devil in Paradise,' who is one of Miller's greatest character studies. Henry Miller writes with a buoyancy and brimming energy that are infectious. He has a fine touch for comedy. But this is also a serious book—the testament of a free spirit who has broken through the restraints and clichés of modern life to find within himself his own kind of paradise.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375708Tue, 21 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch Author: Henry Miller Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 25 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375708 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch Author: Henry Miller Narrator: Tom Perkins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In his great triptych 'The Millennium,' Bosch used oranges and other fruits to symbolize the delights of Paradise. Whence Henry Miller's title for this, one of his most appealing books; first published in 1957, it tells the story of Miller's life on the Big Sur, a section of the California coast where he lived for fifteen years. Big Sur is the portrait of a place—one of the most colorful in the United States—and of the extraordinary people Miller knew there: writers (and writers who did not write), mystics seeking truth in meditation (and the not-so-saintly looking for sex-cults or celebrity), sophisticated children, and adult innocents; geniuses, cranks, and the unclassifiable, like Conrad Moricand, the 'Devil in Paradise,' who is one of Miller's greatest character studies. Henry Miller writes with a buoyancy and brimming energy that are infectious. He has a fine touch for comedy. But this is also a serious book—the testament of a free spirit who has broken through the restraints and clichés of modern life to find within himself his own kind of paradise.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/timothy-leary-shaman-visionary-prophet-wisdom-in-the-wind-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149096https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Timothy Leary Shaman Visionary Prophet - Wisdom in the Wind Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary, a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano's, is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial early days at Harvard University to the heady heights of his time as a counterculture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary, in his own words. Perfect for all library, university, and private collections. A one-of-a-kind Icon Audio adventure. Music by AudioNautix.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383552Tue, 21 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Timothy Leary Shaman Visionary Prophet - Wisdom in the Wind Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383552 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Timothy Leary Shaman Visionary Prophet - Wisdom in the Wind Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 44 minutes Release date: May 21, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary, a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano's, is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial early days at Harvard University to the heady heights of his time as a counterculture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary, in his own words. Perfect for all library, university, and private collections. A one-of-a-kind Icon Audio adventure. Music by AudioNautix.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saviour-soul-timothy-leary-an-audio-biography-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saviour Soul Timothy Leary - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano the amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial, early days at Harvard University, to the heady heights of his time as a counter-culture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary, in his own words and of those who knew him best. Perfect for all library, university, and private collections. A one-of-a-kind Icon audio adventure. Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this work to the Vrndavan Widows & Children's Fund of India via Sri Radhe International Inc., a New York State charity. Music by AudioNautix.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383541Sun, 19 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saviour Soul Timothy Leary - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383541 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saviour Soul Timothy Leary - An Audio Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 41 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: As a close friend of Geoffrey Giuliano the amazing life of LSD advocate Dr. Timothy Leary is examined through the microscope of his great, abiding achievements as a philosopher, researcher, psychologist, and shaman. From his controversial, early days at Harvard University, to the heady heights of his time as a counter-culture hero and international fugitive, here is Timothy Leary, in his own words and of those who knew him best. Perfect for all library, university, and private collections. A one-of-a-kind Icon audio adventure. Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this work to the Vrndavan Widows & Children's Fund of India via Sri Radhe International Inc., a New York State charity. Music by AudioNautix.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/historical-perspectives-mahatma-gandhi-speaks-voice-of-the-master-series-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Historical Perspectives - Mahatma Gandhi Speaks - Voice Of The Master Series Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although an icon for the ages, little is known about the actual, intimate, secret life of Mahatma Gandhi. Although his great work and philosophy remain largely intact, the man behind the legend has been all but obscured by time. Here, for the first time, is Gandhi in his own words. A spirited retrospective of the remarkable man who single-handedly ejected the British Empire from Mother India. Includes never before released interviews with India's modern saint.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383497Sun, 19 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Historical Perspectives - Mahatma Gandhi Speaks - Voice Of The Master Series Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Historical Perspectives - Mahatma Gandhi Speaks - Voice Of The Master Series Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 54 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Although an icon for the ages, little is known about the actual, intimate, secret life of Mahatma Gandhi. Although his great work and philosophy remain largely intact, the man behind the legend has been all but obscured by time. Here, for the first time, is Gandhi in his own words. A spirited retrospective of the remarkable man who single-handedly ejected the British Empire from Mother India. Includes never before released interviews with India's modern saint.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-above-all-ram-das-a-spiritual-biography-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149066https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Above All Ram Das - A Spiritual Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 37 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Richard Alpert, a former Harvard professor and Timothy Leary cohort, was an icon of the 1960s hippie, LSD fueled revolution. Thereafter, on a trip to India - like Clark Kent changing into Superman - he became the much beloved spiritual teacher Baba Ram Das, whose 1970s iconic book, Be Here Now, turned on a generation to the deep, non-sectarian spirituality within us all. Author Geoffrey Giuliano became friends with Ram Das in the early '70s and traveled America playing Indian drums at his speaking engagements. During that time the two discussed the publication of some of his lectures but nothing was ever done and the two lost touch. Now, finally, after all these years, Giuliano keeps his promise to his old friend, publishing this original audio history of one of our most inspired and cherished spiritual teachers. Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this work to the Vrndavan Widows & Children's Fund of India via Sri Radhe International Inc., a New York State charity. Music by AudioNautix.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383540Sun, 19 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Above All Ram Das - A Spiritual Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 37...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383540 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love Above All Ram Das - A Spiritual Biography Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 37 minutes Release date: May 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. Richard Alpert, a former Harvard professor and Timothy Leary cohort, was an icon of the 1960s hippie, LSD fueled revolution. Thereafter, on a trip to India - like Clark Kent changing into Superman - he became the much beloved spiritual teacher Baba Ram Das, whose 1970s iconic book, Be Here Now, turned on a generation to the deep, non-sectarian spirituality within us all. Author Geoffrey Giuliano became friends with Ram Das in the early '70s and traveled America playing Indian drums at his speaking engagements. During that time the two discussed the publication of some of his lectures but nothing was ever done and the two lost touch. Now, finally, after all these years, Giuliano keeps his promise to his old friend, publishing this original audio history of one of our most inspired and cherished spiritual teachers. Geoffrey Giuliano will donate all of his proceeds from this work to the Vrndavan Widows & Children's Fund of India via Sri Radhe International Inc., a New York State charity. Music by AudioNautix.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/england-s-rose-princess-diana-an-audio-tribute-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Rose Princess Diana - An Audio Tribute Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Princess Diana almost single-handedly saved the British monarchy from demise with her manners and compassionate charitable work. When she was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997 it became immediately clear just how much this shy, self-effacing, kindly woman really meant to the world and history. Featuring unheard interviews with Princess Diana, the British royal family and luminaries from every sphere of human endeavor. An entertaining, educational, one of a kind audio program. Narrated by the author.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383098Thu, 16 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Rose Princess Diana - An Audio Tribute Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 36...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: England's Rose Princess Diana - An Audio Tribute Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 36 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Princess Diana almost single-handedly saved the British monarchy from demise with her manners and compassionate charitable work. When she was killed in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997 it became immediately clear just how much this shy, self-effacing, kindly woman really meant to the world and history. Featuring unheard interviews with Princess Diana, the British royal family and luminaries from every sphere of human endeavor. An entertaining, educational, one of a kind audio program. Narrated by the author.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beatle-s-guru-maharishi-mahesh-yog-the-lost-rishikesh-interviews-volume-1-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatle's Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yog - the Lost Rishikesh Interviews, Volume 1 Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Of all the many spiritual masters who transplanted themselves from India in the 1960s the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is perhaps the most lauded, and indeed, successful. His easy to learn technique of transcendental meditation is everywhere with millions gaining great benefits from the ageless technique today. With the Beatles as his most famous disciples, the giggly guru changed the face of personal spirituality forever. Here is the venerated master in his own words. A must for anyone interested in the subtler aspects of recent popular culture and philosophy. A boon too for Beatles fans. Celebrating 50 years of The Beatles' White Album!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383121Thu, 16 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatle's Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yog - the Lost Rishikesh Interviews, Volume 1 Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beatle's Guru Maharishi Mahesh Yog - the Lost Rishikesh Interviews, Volume 1 Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: May 16, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Of all the many spiritual masters who transplanted themselves from India in the 1960s the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi is perhaps the most lauded, and indeed, successful. His easy to learn technique of transcendental meditation is everywhere with millions gaining great benefits from the ageless technique today. With the Beatles as his most famous disciples, the giggly guru changed the face of personal spirituality forever. Here is the venerated master in his own words. A must for anyone interested in the subtler aspects of recent popular culture and philosophy. A boon too for Beatles fans. Celebrating 50 years of The Beatles' White Album!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ghost-garden-inside-the-lives-of-schizophrenia-s-feared-and-forgotten-by-susan-doherty--65149178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghost Garden: Inside the lives of schizophrenia's feared and forgotten Author: Susan Doherty Narrator: Paula Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A rare work of narrative non-fiction that illuminates a world most of us try not to see: the daily lives of the severely mentally ill, who are medicated, marginalized, locked away and shunned. Susan Doherty's groundbreaking book brings us a population of lost souls, ill-served by society, feared, shunted from locked wards to rooming houses to the streets to jail and back again. For the past ten years, some of the people who cycle in and out of the severely ill wards of the Douglas Institute in Montreal, have found a friend in Susan, who volunteers on the ward, and then follows her friends out into the world as they struggle to get through their days. With their full cooperation, she brings us their stories, which challenge the ways we think about people with mental illness on every page. The spine of the book is the life of Caroline Evans (not her real name), a woman in her early sixties whom Susan has known since she was a bright and sunny school girl. Caroline had formed a close friendship with Susan and shared stories from her life; through her, we experience what living with schizophrenia over time is really like. She has been through it all, including the way the justice system treats the severely mentally ill: at one point, she believed that she could save her roommate from the devil by pouring boiling water into her ear...      Susan interleaves Caroline's story with vignettes about her other friends, human stories that reveal their hopes, their circumstances, their personalities, their humanity. She's found that if she can hang in through the first ten to fifteen minutes of every coffee date with someone in the grip of psychosis, then true communication results. Their 'madness' is not otherworldly: instead it tells us something about how they're surviving their lives and what they've been through. The Ghost Garden is not only touching, but carries a cargo of compassion and empathy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373916Tue, 14 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghost Garden: Inside the lives of schizophrenia's feared and forgotten Author: Susan Doherty Narrator: Paula Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373916 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Ghost Garden: Inside the lives of schizophrenia's feared and forgotten Author: Susan Doherty Narrator: Paula Kaye Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A rare work of narrative non-fiction that illuminates a world most of us try not to see: the daily lives of the severely mentally ill, who are medicated, marginalized, locked away and shunned. Susan Doherty's groundbreaking book brings us a population of lost souls, ill-served by society, feared, shunted from locked wards to rooming houses to the streets to jail and back again. For the past ten years, some of the people who cycle in and out of the severely ill wards of the Douglas Institute in Montreal, have found a friend in Susan, who volunteers on the ward, and then follows her friends out into the world as they struggle to get through their days. With their full cooperation, she brings us their stories, which challenge the ways we think about people with mental illness on every page. The spine of the book is the life of Caroline Evans (not her real name), a woman in her early sixties whom Susan has known since she was a bright and sunny school girl. Caroline had formed a close friendship with Susan and shared stories from her life; through her, we experience what living with schizophrenia over time is really like. She has been through it all, including the way the justice system treats the severely mentally ill: at one point, she believed that she could save her roommate from the devil by pouring boiling water into her ear...      Susan interleaves Caroline's story with vignettes about her other friends, human stories that reveal their hopes, their circumstances, their personalities, their humanity. She's found that if she can hang in through the first ten to fifteen minutes of every coffee date with someone in the grip of psychosis, then true communication results. Their 'madness' is not otherworldly: instead it tells us something about how they're surviving their lives and what they've been through. The Ghost Garden is not only touching, but carries a cargo of compassion and empathy.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zora-and-langston-a-story-of-friendship-and-betrayal-by-yuval-taylor--65149125https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal Author: Yuval Taylor Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Zora and Langston is the dramatic and moving story of one of the most influential friendships in literature. They were best friends. They were collaborators, literary gadflies, and champions of the common people. They were the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance. Zora Neale Hurston, the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Langston Hughes, the author of 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' and 'Let America Be America Again,' first met in 1925, at a great gathering of black and white literati, and they fascinated each other. They traveled together in Hurston's dilapidated car through the rural South collecting folklore, worked on the play Mule Bone, and wrote scores of loving letters. They even had the same patron: Charlotte Osgood Mason, a wealthy white woman who insisted on being called 'Godmother.' Paying them lavishly while trying to control their work, Mason may have been the spark for their bitter and passionate falling-out. Was the split inevitable when Hughes decided to be financially independent of his patron? Was Hurston jealous of the young woman employed as their typist? Or was the rupture over the authorship of Mule Bone? Yuval Taylor answers these questions while illuminating Hurston's and Hughes's lives, work, competitiveness, and ambition, uncovering little-known details.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381939Tue, 14 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal Author: Yuval Taylor Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381939 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zora and Langston: A Story of Friendship and Betrayal Author: Yuval Taylor Narrator: Bahni Turpin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Zora and Langston is the dramatic and moving story of one of the most influential friendships in literature. They were best friends. They were collaborators, literary gadflies, and champions of the common people. They were the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance. Zora Neale Hurston, the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, and Langston Hughes, the author of 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' and 'Let America Be America Again,' first met in 1925, at a great gathering of black and white literati, and they fascinated each other. They traveled together in Hurston's dilapidated car through the rural South collecting folklore, worked on the play Mule Bone, and wrote scores of loving letters. They even had the same patron: Charlotte Osgood Mason, a wealthy white woman who insisted on being called 'Godmother.' Paying them lavishly while trying to control their work, Mason may have been the spark for their bitter and passionate falling-out. Was the split inevitable when Hughes decided to be financially independent of his patron? Was Hurston jealous of the young woman employed as their typist? Or was the rupture over the authorship of Mule Bone? Yuval Taylor answers these questions while illuminating Hurston's and Hughes's lives, work, competitiveness, and ambition, uncovering little-known details.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cute-poodles-sweet-old-ladies-and-hugs-veterinary-tales-by-dr-pj-miller--65149093https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies, and Hugs: Veterinary Tales Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. P. J. Miller's story is unique. Growing up in New York City, who would have thought that he'd complete his veterinary degree at the Royal School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, Scotland? In Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs, Dr. Miller has assembled a 'greatest hits' of veterinary tales—stories that include colorful clients, wisecracking hospital staff, and pets that aren't always friendly. Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs provides a humorous look at what Dr. Miller went through to become a veterinarian and his daily life as a doctor, told only as a typical New Yorker could. Underneath the humor, Dr. Miller gives a glimpse of how strong and emotional the human-animal bond can be, becoming an instant must-listen for any aspiring veterinary professional or animal lover that wants to know what it is really like to be a veterinarian.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381963Tue, 14 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies, and Hugs: Veterinary Tales Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381963 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies, and Hugs: Veterinary Tales Author: Dr. Pj Miller Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Dr. P. J. Miller's story is unique. Growing up in New York City, who would have thought that he'd complete his veterinary degree at the Royal School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh, Scotland? In Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs, Dr. Miller has assembled a 'greatest hits' of veterinary tales—stories that include colorful clients, wisecracking hospital staff, and pets that aren't always friendly. Cute Poodles, Sweet Old Ladies & Hugs provides a humorous look at what Dr. Miller went through to become a veterinarian and his daily life as a doctor, told only as a typical New Yorker could. Underneath the humor, Dr. Miller gives a glimpse of how strong and emotional the human-animal bond can be, becoming an instant must-listen for any aspiring veterinary professional or animal lover that wants to know what it is really like to be a veterinarian.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-viaje-al-pais-de-los-blancos-by-ousman-umar--65149102https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viaje al país de los blancos Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Ousman Umar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: La odisea de un joven que arriesgó su vida por un futuro mejor. Mi nombre es Ousman Umar. Sé que nací un martes, no sé de qué mes ni de qué año porque en mi tribu eso no importa. Crecí en la sabana africana. Caminaba siete kilómetros para ir a la escuela. Mi vida era feliz y sencilla, hasta que un día, entre juegos, vi un avión volar. Desde ese momento quise ser piloto, ingeniero, todo, menos negro. La curiosidad por conocer el mundo me empujó a hacer un viaje sin retorno hacia el País de los Blancos. A los trece años crucé el Sahara a pie, el mar en patera y vi morir en el camino a la mayoría de mis compañeros de viaje, entre ellos a mi mejor amigo. Cuatro años después de comenzar esa hazaña, logré llegar a España y, tras varios meses durmiendo en la calle, me acogió una familia. La primera noche que dormí en su casa, pese a las comodidades y el confort, me puse a llorar como un niño. ¿Por qué había sufrido tanto? ¿Por qué tanta lucha? ¿Qué había hecho mal? Ahora, necesito contar esta historia, hasta que no haya más historias como esta que contar. Reseñas: «Un duro viaje de ida y vuelta que migrantes y sociedades de acogida deben conocer.» Ana Pastor «La historia de Ousman Umar es una de las más hermosas que la radio me ha permitido compartir. Sé que muchos oyentes han estado al borde de las lágrimas. Yo, también. Ya les aviso que se van a emocionar con su historia.» Julia Otero «Ousman era un niño que un día, en su Ghana natal, vio volar un avión. Desde entonces la curiosidad le empujó a cruzar el Mediterráneo y viajar hasta el País de los Blancos. Esta es su historia: la historia de un superviviente.» Gemma Nierga «El relato de Ousman comparte con los miles de migrantes que cada año se la juegan para llegar a Europa el dolor, el miedo, la injusticia, el racismoy el sufrimiento. Sentimientos provocados por situaciones que narra con una naturalidad pasmosa.» Antònia Justícia, La Vanguardia]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382382Thu, 09 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viaje al país de los blancos Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Ousman Umar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/382382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Viaje al país de los blancos Author: Ousman Umar Narrator: Ousman Umar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: May 9, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: La odisea de un joven que arriesgó su vida por un futuro mejor. Mi nombre es Ousman Umar. Sé que nací un martes, no sé de qué mes ni de qué año porque en mi tribu eso no importa. Crecí en la sabana africana. Caminaba siete kilómetros para ir a la escuela. Mi vida era feliz y sencilla, hasta que un día, entre juegos, vi un avión volar. Desde ese momento quise ser piloto, ingeniero, todo, menos negro. La curiosidad por conocer el mundo me empujó a hacer un viaje sin retorno hacia el País de los Blancos. A los trece años crucé el Sahara a pie, el mar en patera y vi morir en el camino a la mayoría de mis compañeros de viaje, entre ellos a mi mejor amigo. Cuatro años después de comenzar esa hazaña, logré llegar a España y, tras varios meses durmiendo en la calle, me acogió una familia. La primera noche que dormí en su casa, pese a las comodidades y el confort, me puse a llorar como un niño. ¿Por qué había sufrido tanto? ¿Por qué tanta lucha? ¿Qué había hecho mal? Ahora, necesito contar esta historia, hasta que no haya más historias como esta que contar. Reseñas: «Un duro viaje de ida y vuelta que migrantes y sociedades de acogida deben conocer.» Ana Pastor «La historia de Ousman Umar es una de las más hermosas que la radio me ha permitido compartir. Sé que muchos oyentes han estado al borde de las lágrimas. Yo, también. Ya les aviso que se van a emocionar con su historia.» Julia Otero «Ousman era un niño que un día, en su Ghana natal, vio volar un avión. Desde entonces la curiosidad le empujó a cruzar el Mediterráneo y viajar hasta el País de los Blancos. Esta es su historia: la historia de un superviviente.» Gemma Nierga «El relato de Ousman comparte con los miles de migrantes que cada año se la juegan para llegar a Europa el dolor, el miedo, la injusticia, el racismoy el sufrimiento. Sentimientos provocados por situaciones que narra con una naturalidad pasmosa.» Antònia Justícia, La Vanguardia]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-beginning-of-everything-the-year-i-lost-my-mind-and-found-myself-by-andrea-j-buchanan--65149216https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself Author: Andrea J. Buchanan Narrator: Andrea J. Buchanan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist A real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls. Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter air triggered a coughing fit, and she began to choke. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick child. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing as a partner and as a mother. When the coughing finally stopped, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong. When she coughed that morning, a small tear ripped through her dura mater, the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. But she didn’t know that yet. Instead, Andrea went on with her day, unaware that her cerebrospinal fluid was already beginning to leak out of that tiny opening. What followed was nine months of pain and confusion as her brain, no longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluid, sank in her skull. At a time in her life when she needed to be as clear-thinking as possible—as a writer, as a mother, as a woman attempting to strike out on her own after two decades of marriage—she was plagued by cognitive impairment and constant pain, trapped by her own brain―all while mystifying doctors and pushing the limits of medical understanding. In this luminous and moving narrative, Andrea reveals the astonishing story of this tumultuous year―her fraught search for treatment; how patients, especially women, fight to be seen as reliable narrators of their own experiences; and how her life-altering recovery process affected both her and her family. The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the cerebrospinal fluid around the brain is thought to be the place where consciousness actually begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was “I” when I wasn’t there?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366842Tue, 07 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself Author: Andrea J. Buchanan Narrator: Andrea J. Buchanan Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366842 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Beginning of Everything: The Year I Lost My Mind and Found Myself Author: Andrea J. Buchanan Narrator: Andrea J. Buchanan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A PEN / E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist A real-life neurological mystery and captivating story of reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of The Daring Book for Girls. Andrea Buchanan lost her mind while crossing the street one blustery March morning. The cold winter air triggered a coughing fit, and she began to choke. She was choking on a lot that day. A sick child. A pending divorce. The guilt of failing as a partner and as a mother. When the coughing finally stopped, she thought it was over. She could not have been more wrong. When she coughed that morning, a small tear ripped through her dura mater, the membrane covering the brain and spinal cord. But she didn’t know that yet. Instead, Andrea went on with her day, unaware that her cerebrospinal fluid was already beginning to leak out of that tiny opening. What followed was nine months of pain and confusion as her brain, no longer cushioned by a healthy waterbed of fluid, sank in her skull. At a time in her life when she needed to be as clear-thinking as possible—as a writer, as a mother, as a woman attempting to strike out on her own after two decades of marriage—she was plagued by cognitive impairment and constant pain, trapped by her own brain―all while mystifying doctors and pushing the limits of medical understanding. In this luminous and moving narrative, Andrea reveals the astonishing story of this tumultuous year―her fraught search for treatment; how patients, especially women, fight to be seen as reliable narrators of their own experiences; and how her life-altering recovery process affected both her and her family. The mind-brain connection is one of the greatest mysteries of the human condition. In some folklore, the cerebrospinal fluid around the brain is thought to be the place where consciousness actually begins. Here, in the pages of The Beginning of Everything, Andrea seeks to understand: Where was “I” when I wasn’t there?]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-words-of-my-father-love-and-pain-in-palestine-by-yousef-bashir--65149194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine Author: Yousef Bashir Narrator: Yousef Bashir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear. Yousef Bashir’s story begins in Gaza, on a verdant ten-acre farm beside an Israeli settlement and military base. When the soccer-mad Yousef was eleven, the Second Intifada exploded. First came the shooting, then the occupation. Ordered to leave their family home, Yousef’s father refused, even when the Israeli soldiers moved in, seizing the top two floors. For five long years, three generations of the Bashir family were virtual prisoners in their own home. Despite this, Yousef’s father—a respected Palestinian schoolteacher whose belief in coexisting peacefully with his Israeli neighbors was unshakeable—treated the soldiers as honored guests. His commitment to peace was absolute. Though Yousef’s family attracted international media attention, and received letters of support from around the world, Yousef witnessed the destruction of his home, his neighborhood, and the happy life he had known with growing frustration and confusion. For the first time he wondered if his father’s belief in peace was justified and whether he was strong enough—or even wanted—to follow his example. At fifteen, that doubt was tested. Standing in his front yard with his father and three United Nations observers, he was shot in the spine by an Israeli soldier, leaving him in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the waist down, for a year. While an Israeli soldier shot him, it was Israeli doctors who saved Yousef and helped him eventually learn to walk again. In the wake of that experience, Yousef was forced to reckon with the words of his father. And like the generous, empathetic man who raised him, he too became an outspoken activist for peace. Amid the tragedy of the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, The Words of My Father is a powerful tale of moral awakening and a fraught, ferocious, and profound relationship between a son and his father. Bashir's story and the ideals of peace and empathy it upholds are a soothing balm for these dangerous and troubled times, and a reminder that love and compassion are a gift—and a choice. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360581Tue, 07 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine Author: Yousef Bashir Narrator: Yousef Bashir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360581 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Words of My Father: Love and Pain in Palestine Author: Yousef Bashir Narrator: Yousef Bashir Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 30 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A Palestinian-American activist recalls his adolescence in Gaza during the Second Intifada, and how he made a strong commitment to peace in the face of devastating brutality in this moving, candid, and transformative memoir that reminds us of the importance of looking beyond prejudice, anger, and fear. Yousef Bashir’s story begins in Gaza, on a verdant ten-acre farm beside an Israeli settlement and military base. When the soccer-mad Yousef was eleven, the Second Intifada exploded. First came the shooting, then the occupation. Ordered to leave their family home, Yousef’s father refused, even when the Israeli soldiers moved in, seizing the top two floors. For five long years, three generations of the Bashir family were virtual prisoners in their own home. Despite this, Yousef’s father—a respected Palestinian schoolteacher whose belief in coexisting peacefully with his Israeli neighbors was unshakeable—treated the soldiers as honored guests. His commitment to peace was absolute. Though Yousef’s family attracted international media attention, and received letters of support from around the world, Yousef witnessed the destruction of his home, his neighborhood, and the happy life he had known with growing frustration and confusion. For the first time he wondered if his father’s belief in peace was justified and whether he was strong enough—or even wanted—to follow his example. At fifteen, that doubt was tested. Standing in his front yard with his father and three United Nations observers, he was shot in the spine by an Israeli soldier, leaving him in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the waist down, for a year. While an Israeli soldier shot him, it was Israeli doctors who saved Yousef and helped him eventually learn to walk again. In the wake of that experience, Yousef was forced to reckon with the words of his father. And like the generous, empathetic man who raised him, he too became an outspoken activist for peace. Amid the tragedy of the ongoing Middle Eastern conflict, The Words of My Father is a powerful tale of moral awakening and a fraught, ferocious, and profound relationship between a son and his father. Bashir's story and the ideals of peace and empathy it upholds are a soothing balm for these dangerous and troubled times, and a reminder that love and compassion are a gift—and a choice. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/aly-s-fight-beating-cancer-battling-infertility-and-believing-in-miracles-by-aly-taylor-josh-taylor--65149175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aly's Fight: Beating Cancer, Battling Infertility, and Believing in Miracles Author: Aly Taylor, Josh Taylor Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Aly's Fight is a beautiful story about a tenacious young couple who chose to face devastating news with a spirit of hope and to look for blessings the Lord sends them in good times and in bad times. Authors Josh and Aly Taylor share their journey with listeners to teach all to enjoy life when life is anything but enjoyable. At just twenty-four years old, Aly was diagnosed with Stage Three breast cancer and underwent years of treatments and surgeries. After many failed fertility treatments, she was diagnosed with infertility as a result of her chemotherapy. The most painful diagnoses in Josh and Aly's lives led to their greatest gifts. After an adoption that was on, off, then on again, God blessed them with baby number one, Genevieve. Just nine short months after adopting Genevieve, Aly discovered that she was pregnant with baby number two! A few weeks after Aly's pregnancy was confirmed, Genevieve's birth mother called and told them she was pregnant and asked if Josh and Aly would adopt her second child. Lydia (baby number three) was born eleven days after Aly gave birth to Vera. Three daughters all within sixteen months!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380334Tue, 07 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aly's Fight: Beating Cancer, Battling Infertility, and Believing in Miracles Author: Aly Taylor, Josh Taylor Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman, Kirby Heyborne...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380334 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Aly's Fight: Beating Cancer, Battling Infertility, and Believing in Miracles Author: Aly Taylor, Josh Taylor Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman, Kirby Heyborne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 14 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Aly's Fight is a beautiful story about a tenacious young couple who chose to face devastating news with a spirit of hope and to look for blessings the Lord sends them in good times and in bad times. Authors Josh and Aly Taylor share their journey with listeners to teach all to enjoy life when life is anything but enjoyable. At just twenty-four years old, Aly was diagnosed with Stage Three breast cancer and underwent years of treatments and surgeries. After many failed fertility treatments, she was diagnosed with infertility as a result of her chemotherapy. The most painful diagnoses in Josh and Aly's lives led to their greatest gifts. After an adoption that was on, off, then on again, God blessed them with baby number one, Genevieve. Just nine short months after adopting Genevieve, Aly discovered that she was pregnant with baby number two! A few weeks after Aly's pregnancy was confirmed, Genevieve's birth mother called and told them she was pregnant and asked if Josh and Aly would adopt her second child. Lydia (baby number three) was born eleven days after Aly gave birth to Vera. Three daughters all within sixteen months!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/george-mason-the-founding-father-who-gave-us-the-bill-of-rights-by-william-g-hyland--65149122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights Author: William G. Hyland Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: George Mason was a short, bookish man who was a friend and neighbor of athletic, broad-shouldered George Washington. Unlike Washington, Mason has been virtually forgotton by history. But this new biography of forgotten patriot George Mason makes a convincing case that Mason belongs in the pantheon of honored Founding Fathers. Trained in the law, Mason was also a farmer, philosopher, botanist, and musician. He was one of the architects of the Declaration of Independence, an author of the Bill of Rights, and one of the strongest proponents of religious liberty in American history. In fact, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison may have been given undue credit for George Mason's own contributions to American democracy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380955Tue, 07 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights Author: William G. Hyland Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380955 to listen full audiobooks. Title: George Mason: The Founding Father Who Gave Us the Bill of Rights Author: William G. Hyland Narrator: Rob Shapiro Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 7, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: George Mason was a short, bookish man who was a friend and neighbor of athletic, broad-shouldered George Washington. Unlike Washington, Mason has been virtually forgotton by history. But this new biography of forgotten patriot George Mason makes a convincing case that Mason belongs in the pantheon of honored Founding Fathers. Trained in the law, Mason was also a farmer, philosopher, botanist, and musician. He was one of the architects of the Declaration of Independence, an author of the Bill of Rights, and one of the strongest proponents of religious liberty in American history. In fact, both Thomas Jefferson and James Madison may have been given undue credit for George Mason's own contributions to American democracy.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-experiments-with-truth-by-m-gandhi--65149097https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiments with Truth Author: M. Gandhi Narrator: Frederik Davidson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Mohandas Gandhi inspired the spiritual and political souls of millions of people. His concept of nonviolent resistance propelled numerous struggles throughout the world, including the Civil Rights Movement in America. Written after his release from prison and first published in English in 1927, My Experiments with Truth is Gandhi's autobiography, documenting his spiritual journey amidst the political strife of his times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383414Sun, 05 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiments with Truth Author: M. Gandhi Narrator: Frederik Davidson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 5,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/383414 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Experiments with Truth Author: M. Gandhi Narrator: Frederik Davidson Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 42 minutes Release date: May 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Mohandas Gandhi inspired the spiritual and political souls of millions of people. His concept of nonviolent resistance propelled numerous struggles throughout the world, including the Civil Rights Movement in America. Written after his release from prison and first published in English in 1927, My Experiments with Truth is Gandhi's autobiography, documenting his spiritual journey amidst the political strife of his times.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fall-and-rise-the-story-of-9-11-by-mitchell-zuckoff--65149189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Author: Mitchell Zuckoff Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The farewell calls from the planes… the mounting terror of air traffic control… the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish… From an author who’s spent 5 years reconstructing its horror, never has the story been told with such devastating, human force’ Daily Mail This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerising, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day. In the days and months after 9/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the Boston Globe, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled Fall and Rise with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder. Fall and Rise will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9/11, bringing to life – and in some cases, bringing back to life – the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history. Destined to be a classic, Fall and Rise will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367756Thu, 02 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Author: Mitchell Zuckoff Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 24 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367756 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fall and Rise: The Story of 9/11 Author: Mitchell Zuckoff Narrator: Sean Pratt Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 24 minutes Release date: May 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ‘The farewell calls from the planes… the mounting terror of air traffic control… the mothers who knew they were witnessing their loved ones perish… From an author who’s spent 5 years reconstructing its horror, never has the story been told with such devastating, human force’ Daily Mail This is a 9/11 book like no other. Masterfully weaving together multiple strands of the events in New York, at the Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, Fall and Rise is a mesmerising, minute-by-minute account of that terrible day. In the days and months after 9/11, Mitchell Zuckoff, then a reporter for the Boston Globe, wrote about the attacks, the victims, and their families. After further years of meticulous reporting, Zuckoff has filled Fall and Rise with voices of the lost and the saved. The result is an utterly gripping book, filled with intimate stories of people most affected by the events of that sunny Tuesday in September: an out-of-work actor stuck in an elevator in the North Tower of the World Trade Center; the heroes aboard Flight 93 deciding to take action; a veteran trapped in the inferno in the Pentagon; the fire chief among the first on the scene in sleepy Shanksville; a team of firefighters racing to save an injured woman and themselves; and the men, women, and children flying across country to see loved ones or for work who suddenly faced terrorists bent on murder. Fall and Rise will open new avenues of understanding for everyone who thinks they know the story of 9/11, bringing to life – and in some cases, bringing back to life – the extraordinary ordinary people who experienced the worst day in modern American history. Destined to be a classic, Fall and Rise will move, shock, inspire, and fill hearts with love and admiration for the human spirit as it triumphs in the face of horrifying events.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/growing-up-african-in-australia-by-maxine-beneba-clarke--65149161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up African in Australia Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke Narrator: Muma Doesa, Faustina Agolley, Manal Younus, Tariro Mavondo, Santilla Chingaipe, Magan Magan, Ahmed Yussuf, Candy Bowers, Thuso Lekwape Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather's poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House-hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself. Welcome to African Australia. Compiled by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, with curatorial assistance from writers Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan, this anthology brings together the regions of Africa, and the African diaspora, from the Caribbean to the Americas. Told with passion, power, and poise, these are the stories of African-diaspora Australians: diverse, engaging, hopeful and heartfelt. Contributors include Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, Tariro Mavondo and many, many more. Editors: Maxine Beneba Clarke with Ahmed Yussef and Magan Magan Narrators: Rebekha Robertson and Thuso Lekwape, with contributors Candy Bowers, Ahmed Yussuf, Magan Magan, Santilla Chingaipe, Tariro Mavondo, Manal Younus and Faustina Agolley. Song contribution by Muma Doesa © Maxine Beneba Clarke and Black Inc., 2019. Individual stories © retained by the authors.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381137Wed, 01 May 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up African in Australia Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke Narrator: Muma Doesa, Faustina Agolley, Manal Younus, Tariro Mavondo, Santilla Chingaipe,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Growing Up African in Australia Author: Maxine Beneba Clarke Narrator: Muma Doesa, Faustina Agolley, Manal Younus, Tariro Mavondo, Santilla Chingaipe, Magan Magan, Ahmed Yussuf, Candy Bowers, Thuso Lekwape Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 34 minutes Release date: May 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Learning to kick a football in a suburban schoolyard. Finding your feet as a young black dancer. Discovering your grandfather's poetry. Meeting Nelson Mandela at your local church. Facing racism from those who should protect you. Dreading a visit to the hairdresser. House-hopping across the suburbs. Being too black. Not being black enough. Singing to find your soul, and then losing yourself. Welcome to African Australia. Compiled by award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke, with curatorial assistance from writers Ahmed Yussuf and Magan Magan, this anthology brings together the regions of Africa, and the African diaspora, from the Caribbean to the Americas. Told with passion, power, and poise, these are the stories of African-diaspora Australians: diverse, engaging, hopeful and heartfelt. Contributors include Faustina Agolley, Santilla Chingaipe, Carly Findlay, Khalid Warsame, Nyadol Nyuon, Tariro Mavondo and many, many more. Editors: Maxine Beneba Clarke with Ahmed Yussef and Magan Magan Narrators: Rebekha Robertson and Thuso Lekwape, with contributors Candy Bowers, Ahmed Yussuf, Magan Magan, Santilla Chingaipe, Tariro Mavondo, Manal Younus and Faustina Agolley. Song contribution by Muma Doesa © Maxine Beneba Clarke and Black Inc., 2019. Individual stories © retained by the authors.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sahir-zinda-hay-by-zafar-ibrahim--65149118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sahir Zinda Hay Author: Zafar Ibrahim Narrator: Maheen Khaliq, Noor Khalid, Sidra Saeed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This book narrates Sahir Ludhianvis life and accomplishments. Examples from his famous bollywood films songs and literary poetry. Commentary on his life style and struggles. Once you have listened to this book,you will have pretty good idea about Sahir Ludhianvi.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381803Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sahir Zinda Hay Author: Zafar Ibrahim Narrator: Maheen Khaliq, Noor Khalid, Sidra Saeed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381803 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sahir Zinda Hay Author: Zafar Ibrahim Narrator: Maheen Khaliq, Noor Khalid, Sidra Saeed Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 16 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This book narrates Sahir Ludhianvis life and accomplishments. Examples from his famous bollywood films songs and literary poetry. Commentary on his life style and struggles. Once you have listened to this book,you will have pretty good idea about Sahir Ludhianvi.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hard-roll-a-paramedic-s-perspective-of-life-and-death-in-new-orleans-by-jon-mccarthy--65149110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381638 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hard Roll: A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans Author: Jon Mccarthy Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Known as one of America's most dangerous cities, New Orleans plays host to incidents ranging from the tragic and disturbing to the completely bizarre—and during his career as an emergency medic, Jon McCarthy saw it all. He chronicles some of the most formative calls of his career in this autobiography that reads like crime fiction. McCarthy demonstrates with detail and clarity that the difficult choice is often the right choice. While not for the faint of heart, each entry in this collection provides poignant insight into the bonds between medics and the people and city they serve. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, and a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, Jon McCarthy is proud to be an emergency room paramedic. Since 1996, he has worked in emergency medical services in helicopters, clinics, hospitals, and on the streets of New Orleans. He is one of the cocreators of the New Orleans EMS Field Training Officer (FTO) program and served as the Lead FTO for five years. McCarthy was featured on The Learning Channel program Paramedics and has a side career as an actor.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381638Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381638 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hard Roll: A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans Author: Jon Mccarthy Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381638 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hard Roll: A Paramedic’s Perspective of Life and Death in New Orleans Author: Jon Mccarthy Narrator: Arthur Flavell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Known as one of America's most dangerous cities, New Orleans plays host to incidents ranging from the tragic and disturbing to the completely bizarre—and during his career as an emergency medic, Jon McCarthy saw it all. He chronicles some of the most formative calls of his career in this autobiography that reads like crime fiction. McCarthy demonstrates with detail and clarity that the difficult choice is often the right choice. While not for the faint of heart, each entry in this collection provides poignant insight into the bonds between medics and the people and city they serve. Born in Tallahassee, Florida, and a veteran of the United States Coast Guard, Jon McCarthy is proud to be an emergency room paramedic. Since 1996, he has worked in emergency medical services in helicopters, clinics, hospitals, and on the streets of New Orleans. He is one of the cocreators of the New Orleans EMS Field Training Officer (FTO) program and served as the Lead FTO for five years. McCarthy was featured on The Learning Channel program Paramedics and has a side career as an actor.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blind-mechanic-the-amazing-story-of-eric-davidson-survivor-of-the-1917-halifax-explosion-by-marilyn-davidson-elliott--65149105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion Author: Marilyn Davidson Elliott Narrator: Jan Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Eric Davidson lost both eyes in the Halifax Explosion when he was two years old. Against all odds, he taught himself to become an auto mechanic and had a successful decades-long career as "one of the boys."]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381830Tue, 30 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion Author: Marilyn Davidson Elliott Narrator: Jan Crowley...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381830 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blind Mechanic: The Amazing Story of Eric Davidson, Survivor of the 1917 Halifax Explosion Author: Marilyn Davidson Elliott Narrator: Jan Crowley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 23 minutes Release date: April 30, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Eric Davidson lost both eyes in the Halifax Explosion when he was two years old. Against all odds, he taught himself to become an auto mechanic and had a successful decades-long career as "one of the boys."]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gentleman-jack-the-real-anne-lister-the-official-companion-to-the-bbc-series-by-sally-wainwright-anne-choma--65149124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister The Official Companion to the BBC Series Author: Sally Wainwright, Anne Choma Narrator: Eva Pope, Erin Shanagher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gentleman Jack by Anne Lister, Anne Choma and Sally Wainwright, read by Eva Pope and Erin Shanagher. 'There are more ways than one of being happy… I am living proof of this.' Anne Lister was remarkable. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist and a prolific diarist, whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife. This book introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and writer Anne Choma.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381436Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister The Official Companion to the BBC Series Author: Sally Wainwright, Anne Choma Narrator: Eva Pope, Erin Shanagher...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381436 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister The Official Companion to the BBC Series Author: Sally Wainwright, Anne Choma Narrator: Eva Pope, Erin Shanagher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 15 minutes Release date: April 25, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Gentleman Jack by Anne Lister, Anne Choma and Sally Wainwright, read by Eva Pope and Erin Shanagher. 'There are more ways than one of being happy… I am living proof of this.' Anne Lister was remarkable. Fearless, charismatic and determined to explore her lesbian sexuality, she forged her own path in a society that had no language to define her. She was a landowner, an industrialist and a prolific diarist, whose output has secured her legacy as one of the most fascinating figures of the 19th century. Gentleman Jack: The Real Anne Lister follows Anne from her crumbling ancestral home in Yorkshire to the glittering courts of Denmark as she resolves to put past heartbreak behind her and find herself a wife. This book introduces the real Gentleman Jack, featuring unpublished journal extracts decrypted for the first time by series creator Sally Wainwright and writer Anne Choma.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/love-courage-my-story-of-family-resilience-and-overcoming-the-unexpected-by-jagmeet-singh--65149127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected Author: Jagmeet Singh Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party—Jagmeet Singh—comes a personal and heartfelt story about family and overcoming adversity. In October 2017, Jagmeet Singh was elected as the first visible minority to lead a major federal political party in Canada. The historic milestone was celebrated across the nation. About a month earlier, in the lead up to his election, Jagmeet held community meet-and-greets across Canada. At one such event, a disruptive heckler in the crowd hurled accusations at him. Jagmeet responded by calmly calling for all Canadians to act with “love and courage” in the face of hate. That response immediately went viral, and people across the country began asking, “Who is Jagmeet Singh? And why ‘love and courage’?” This personal and heartfelt memoir is Jagmeet’s answer to that question. In it, we are invited to walk with him through childhood to adulthood as he learns powerful, moving, and sometimes traumatic lessons about hardship, addiction, and the impact of not belonging. We meet his strong family, including his mother, who teaches him that “we are all one; we are all connected,” a valuable lesson that has shaped who he is today. This story is not a political memoir. This is a story of family, love, and courage, and how strengthening the connection between us all is the way to building a better world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374863Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected Author: Jagmeet Singh Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Love & Courage: My Story of Family, Resilience, and Overcoming the Unexpected Author: Jagmeet Singh Narrator: Vikas Adam Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party—Jagmeet Singh—comes a personal and heartfelt story about family and overcoming adversity. In October 2017, Jagmeet Singh was elected as the first visible minority to lead a major federal political party in Canada. The historic milestone was celebrated across the nation. About a month earlier, in the lead up to his election, Jagmeet held community meet-and-greets across Canada. At one such event, a disruptive heckler in the crowd hurled accusations at him. Jagmeet responded by calmly calling for all Canadians to act with “love and courage” in the face of hate. That response immediately went viral, and people across the country began asking, “Who is Jagmeet Singh? And why ‘love and courage’?” This personal and heartfelt memoir is Jagmeet’s answer to that question. In it, we are invited to walk with him through childhood to adulthood as he learns powerful, moving, and sometimes traumatic lessons about hardship, addiction, and the impact of not belonging. We meet his strong family, including his mother, who teaches him that “we are all one; we are all connected,” a valuable lesson that has shaped who he is today. This story is not a political memoir. This is a story of family, love, and courage, and how strengthening the connection between us all is the way to building a better world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/waratah-from-the-ashes-of-the-vietnam-war-grew-a-spirit-that-would-not-be-stopped-by-ha-le-thai--65149121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WARATAH From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Grew a Spirit that would not be Stopped Author: Ha-Le Thai Narrator: Kiki Wong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ha-Le Thai knew that escaping Vietnam for freedom in a cramped, leaking boat would not be easy. She imagined that building a new life in Australia, from little more than a hope and a dream, would stretch her courage and strength to its limits. But the warrior and refugee never guessed that her biggest challenge of all would be motherhood. A product of two cultures, Ha Le's daughter is educated, confident and excited to introduce her Australian boyfriend to the family. As a protective mother, Ha-Le must overcome beliefs of the past and embrace the future she's fought so hard for. But when a darker secret is revealed, Ha- Le finds herself once more a warrior caught on a battlefield. This time, however, cruel words and stony silences replace beatings and famine; the emotional warfare somehow taking a greater toll. Past and present collide as Ha Le searches her history to try and make sense of her heartbreak. She might have overcome the threat of death and communism, but she's never truly escaped the ghosts that keep her light from shining. In this tale of strength and vulnerability, love and loss, life journeys and self-discovery, Ha Le must save her family a second time by returning to where her story began.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381279Tue, 23 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WARATAH From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Grew a Spirit that would not be Stopped Author: Ha-Le Thai Narrator: Kiki Wong Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381279 to listen full audiobooks. Title: WARATAH From the Ashes of the Vietnam War Grew a Spirit that would not be Stopped Author: Ha-Le Thai Narrator: Kiki Wong Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 18 minutes Release date: April 23, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Ha-Le Thai knew that escaping Vietnam for freedom in a cramped, leaking boat would not be easy. She imagined that building a new life in Australia, from little more than a hope and a dream, would stretch her courage and strength to its limits. But the warrior and refugee never guessed that her biggest challenge of all would be motherhood. A product of two cultures, Ha Le's daughter is educated, confident and excited to introduce her Australian boyfriend to the family. As a protective mother, Ha-Le must overcome beliefs of the past and embrace the future she's fought so hard for. But when a darker secret is revealed, Ha- Le finds herself once more a warrior caught on a battlefield. This time, however, cruel words and stony silences replace beatings and famine; the emotional warfare somehow taking a greater toll. Past and present collide as Ha Le searches her history to try and make sense of her heartbreak. She might have overcome the threat of death and communism, but she's never truly escaped the ghosts that keep her light from shining. In this tale of strength and vulnerability, love and loss, life journeys and self-discovery, Ha Le must save her family a second time by returning to where her story began.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/camino-de-la-luna-take-what-you-need-part-1-by-pearl-howie--65149139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camino de la Luna - Take What You Need (Part 1) Author: Pearl Howie Narrator: Pearl Howie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a book for people who wake up at 5am (or 4am or 3am) worrying. Maybe you don't call it worrying, maybe you call it planning or organising. Sometimes it is helpful. Sometimes genius and the truth arrives at this time. But sometimes it is just your mind or your ego spinning lies, keeping you awake, freaking out your body, making you sick, torturing you, trying to keep you small. I've been there. Years, months and just hours ago. And it is so wonderful to get over it, to be able to choose to get up and use this time to greet the dawn, to get clarity and change my life, or to soothe the beast and be able to go back to sleep in peace, and wake again knowing that there is nothing to be afraid of, that I am life and my life is perfect and we are all perfect. This is a book about faith, about adventure, about living with my heart open and letting go of the fear of being myself. In June 2016 I decided to sell my house of 22 years and leave my comfort zone. I had no idea where I would go next, but slowly the Camino de Santiago showed itself and I decided, with no rucksack or hiking experience to start... (Part 1 of 3 books of this title, in an overall series of 9, all available as full colour eBooks, full colour paperbacks and in black and white without pictures.)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380826Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camino de la Luna - Take What You Need (Part 1) Author: Pearl Howie Narrator: Pearl Howie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/380826 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Camino de la Luna - Take What You Need (Part 1) Author: Pearl Howie Narrator: Pearl Howie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 5 minutes Release date: April 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This is a book for people who wake up at 5am (or 4am or 3am) worrying. Maybe you don't call it worrying, maybe you call it planning or organising. Sometimes it is helpful. Sometimes genius and the truth arrives at this time. But sometimes it is just your mind or your ego spinning lies, keeping you awake, freaking out your body, making you sick, torturing you, trying to keep you small. I've been there. Years, months and just hours ago. And it is so wonderful to get over it, to be able to choose to get up and use this time to greet the dawn, to get clarity and change my life, or to soothe the beast and be able to go back to sleep in peace, and wake again knowing that there is nothing to be afraid of, that I am life and my life is perfect and we are all perfect. This is a book about faith, about adventure, about living with my heart open and letting go of the fear of being myself. In June 2016 I decided to sell my house of 22 years and leave my comfort zone. I had no idea where I would go next, but slowly the Camino de Santiago showed itself and I decided, with no rucksack or hiking experience to start... (Part 1 of 3 books of this title, in an overall series of 9, all available as full colour eBooks, full colour paperbacks and in black and white without pictures.)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/long-walk-on-a-dry-road-the-education-of-a-water-warrior-by-jon-kaufman--65149135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Walk on a Dry Road: The Education of a Water Warrior Author: Jon Kaufman Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A soulful journey, a brother's promise, safe water, self-reliance and dignity. This is the story of H2OpenDoors, a Rotary International project started by Jon Kaufman in 2012. Science, service and adventure converge here, taking you to all parts of the globe on expeditions that inspire villages and schools to become self-sustaining within one year.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381062Mon, 15 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Walk on a Dry Road: The Education of a Water Warrior Author: Jon Kaufman Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381062 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Long Walk on a Dry Road: The Education of a Water Warrior Author: Jon Kaufman Narrator: Brian Troxell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A soulful journey, a brother's promise, safe water, self-reliance and dignity. This is the story of H2OpenDoors, a Rotary International project started by Jon Kaufman in 2012. Science, service and adventure converge here, taking you to all parts of the globe on expeditions that inspire villages and schools to become self-sustaining within one year.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swell-a-sailing-surfer-s-voyage-of-awakening-by-liz-clark--65149249https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening Series: Part of Patagonia Author: Liz Clark Narrator: Liz Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free. Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, headed south in search of surf, self, and the wonder and learning that lies beyond the unbroken horizon. In true stories overflowing with wild waves and constant challenges, at the whim of the weather, of relationships sweet and sour, of nature's marvels and colorful cultures, Liz captures her voyage in gripping detail in this memoir, sharing tales of sailing in high seas, of solitude and surprises, of finding connection to the earth and commitment to living in harmony with it. She witnesses how her dream leads her to understanding the unity of all things. More than ten years, 20,000 miles, countless adventures, and one cat later, she's still out there.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360949Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening Series: Part of Patagonia Author: Liz Clark Narrator: Liz Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swell: A Sailing Surfer's Voyage of Awakening Series: Part of Patagonia Author: Liz Clark Narrator: Liz Clark Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.61 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free. Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, headed south in search of surf, self, and the wonder and learning that lies beyond the unbroken horizon. In true stories overflowing with wild waves and constant challenges, at the whim of the weather, of relationships sweet and sour, of nature's marvels and colorful cultures, Liz captures her voyage in gripping detail in this memoir, sharing tales of sailing in high seas, of solitude and surprises, of finding connection to the earth and commitment to living in harmony with it. She witnesses how her dream leads her to understanding the unity of all things. More than ten years, 20,000 miles, countless adventures, and one cat later, she's still out there.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chronic-blessings-finding-life-s-greatest-joys-within-your-deepest-heartache-by-cristy-maddox--65149243https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronic Blessings: Finding Life's Greatest Joys within Your Deepest Heartache Author: Cristy Maddox Narrator: Ali Cheff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Do you want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face significant life challenges? Are you grieving the loss of the life you planned? Is your body or mind failing you? Can you ever find joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging situations? The answer is a resounding YES. Cristy Maddox searched for answers that were not coming; for a diagnosis to explain her symptoms. For nearly ten years Cristy and her husband Greg began researching and learning about an illness they had never heard of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. An illness affecting over 2 million Americans and 1 in every 100 teenagers! This invisible intruder not only places Cristy at risk but her children as well. Feeling isolated and misunderstood, Cristy grieves the loss of the life she once knew. But now, Cristy brings her findings and insights to you in this compelling, honest, and often too-real story, providing answers to the many perplexing questions surrounding chronic illness. She takes you on a journey of learning the purpose of hardship, a better way to view pain and how to allow God to recycle it for good. Are you ready to discover that your greatest joys in life may be hidden in your deepest heartache?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364897Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronic Blessings: Finding Life's Greatest Joys within Your Deepest Heartache Author: Cristy Maddox Narrator: Ali Cheff Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364897 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chronic Blessings: Finding Life's Greatest Joys within Your Deepest Heartache Author: Cristy Maddox Narrator: Ali Cheff Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Do you want to enjoy the life you are living, even as you face significant life challenges? Are you grieving the loss of the life you planned? Is your body or mind failing you? Can you ever find joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging situations? The answer is a resounding YES. Cristy Maddox searched for answers that were not coming; for a diagnosis to explain her symptoms. For nearly ten years Cristy and her husband Greg began researching and learning about an illness they had never heard of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. An illness affecting over 2 million Americans and 1 in every 100 teenagers! This invisible intruder not only places Cristy at risk but her children as well. Feeling isolated and misunderstood, Cristy grieves the loss of the life she once knew. But now, Cristy brings her findings and insights to you in this compelling, honest, and often too-real story, providing answers to the many perplexing questions surrounding chronic illness. She takes you on a journey of learning the purpose of hardship, a better way to view pain and how to allow God to recycle it for good. Are you ready to discover that your greatest joys in life may be hidden in your deepest heartache?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-indifferent-stars-above-the-harrowing-saga-of-the-donner-party-by-daniel-james-brown--65149159https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah’s journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370382Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370382 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of the Donner Party Author: Daniel James Brown Narrator: Michael Prichard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 56 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.47 of Total 34 Ratings of Narrator: 4.44 of Total 9 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the #1 bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat and Facing the Mountain comes an unforgettable epic of family, tragedy, and survival on the American frontier “An ideal pairing of talent and material.… Engrossing.… A deft and ambitious storyteller.” — Mary Roach, New York Times Book Review In April of 1846, twenty-one-year-old Sarah Graves, intent on a better future, set out west from Illinois with her new husband, her parents, and eight siblings. Seven months later, after joining a party of pioneers led by George Donner, they reached the Sierra Nevada Mountains as the first heavy snows of the season closed the pass ahead of them. In early December, starving and desperate, Sarah and fourteen others set out for California on snowshoes, and, over the next thirty-two days, endured almost unfathomable hardships and horrors. In this gripping narrative, New York Times bestselling author Daniel James Brown sheds new light on one of the most legendary events in American history. Following every painful footstep of Sarah’s journey with the Donner Party, Brown produces a tale both spellbinding and richly informative.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/second-lives-second-chances-a-surgeon-s-stories-of-transformation-by-donald-r-laub-md--65149138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation Author: Donald R Laub MD Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. His influence fostered the development of three key areas in the surgical profession: pioneering and influencing international humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, being at the forefront of gender affirmation surgery for transgender people since 1968, and the education and training of more than fifty plastic and reconstructive surgeons. His unstinting efforts to surgically correct cleft palates gave new lives to thousands of children in developing countries. As one of the original surgeons to perform gender affirmation surgery, Laub not only continually improved on his methods, but he also became a tireless advocate for the rights of transgender people. His non-profit foundation has sent thousands of multidisciplinary teams to perform transformative and reconstructive surgery in the developing world. Second Lives, Second Chances is a testament to how the determination of one person can bring others together to make a lasting difference in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375828Tue, 02 Apr 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation Author: Donald R Laub MD Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/375828 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon's Stories of Transformation Author: Donald R Laub MD Narrator: Paul Boehmer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 51 minutes Release date: April 2, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Through his work in plastic and reconstructive surgery, Dr. Donald Laub changed the lives of thousands of people who had been shunned by society. His influence fostered the development of three key areas in the surgical profession: pioneering and influencing international humanitarian medical missions in the developing world, being at the forefront of gender affirmation surgery for transgender people since 1968, and the education and training of more than fifty plastic and reconstructive surgeons. His unstinting efforts to surgically correct cleft palates gave new lives to thousands of children in developing countries. As one of the original surgeons to perform gender affirmation surgery, Laub not only continually improved on his methods, but he also became a tireless advocate for the rights of transgender people. His non-profit foundation has sent thousands of multidisciplinary teams to perform transformative and reconstructive surgery in the developing world. Second Lives, Second Chances is a testament to how the determination of one person can bring others together to make a lasting difference in the world.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-treat-people-a-nurse-at-work-by-molly-case--65149248https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Treat People: A Nurse at Work Author: Molly Case Narrator: Molly Case Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 21, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Treat People by Molly Case. As a teenager Molly case is admitted to hospital for an operation that will save her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the operating theatre again, this time as a trainee nurse. In How To Treat People, Molly brings together these extraordinary moments, when the professional and the personal become inseparable. She introduces us to patients with whom we share the pain, fear but also the life-affirming moments of illness. And when her father arrives on the high dependency unit of the hospital where Molly works we realise, most profoundly, that she is no longer there just to alleviate the patient's suffering but to be a part of it. In the healing of a leg wound, in newly-sewn heart valves, and in the last breaths of a person, Molly Case illustrates the intricacies of the human condition and what really matters to us when we are at our most vulnerable. Weaving together medical history, art, memoir and science, How to Treat People explores the oscillating rhythms of life and death, the importance of what we impart and the legacies we leave behind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359451Thu, 21 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Treat People: A Nurse at Work Author: Molly Case Narrator: Molly Case Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How to Treat People: A Nurse at Work Author: Molly Case Narrator: Molly Case Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 55 minutes Release date: March 21, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Penguin presents the audiobook edition of How to Treat People by Molly Case. As a teenager Molly case is admitted to hospital for an operation that will save her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the operating theatre again, this time as a trainee nurse. In How To Treat People, Molly brings together these extraordinary moments, when the professional and the personal become inseparable. She introduces us to patients with whom we share the pain, fear but also the life-affirming moments of illness. And when her father arrives on the high dependency unit of the hospital where Molly works we realise, most profoundly, that she is no longer there just to alleviate the patient's suffering but to be a part of it. In the healing of a leg wound, in newly-sewn heart valves, and in the last breaths of a person, Molly Case illustrates the intricacies of the human condition and what really matters to us when we are at our most vulnerable. Weaving together medical history, art, memoir and science, How to Treat People explores the oscillating rhythms of life and death, the importance of what we impart and the legacies we leave behind.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-my-own-way-by-alan-watts--65149187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Way Author: Alan Watts Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts's acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio. In this audiobook, Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way wonderfully combines Watts’ own brand of unconventional philosophy and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. A charming foreword written by Watts’ father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story of a compelling figure who encouraged seekers to “follow your own weird” — something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368788Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Way Author: Alan Watts Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368788 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In My Own Way Author: Alan Watts Narrator: Jeremy Arthur Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Macmillan Audio presents In My Own Way, Alan Watts's acclaimed autobiography, published for the first time in audio. In this audiobook, Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and think for themselves. From early in this intellectual life, Watts shows himself to be a philosophical renegade and wide-ranging autodidact who came to Buddhism through the teachings of Christmas Humphreys and D. T. Suzuki. Told in a nonlinear style, In My Own Way wonderfully combines Watts’ own brand of unconventional philosophy and often hilarious accounts of gurus, celebrities, psychedelic drug experiences, and wry observations of Western culture. A charming foreword written by Watts’ father sets the tone of this warm, funny, and beautifully written story of a compelling figure who encouraged seekers to “follow your own weird” — something he always did himself, as his remarkable account of his life shows.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-curse-of-oak-island-the-story-of-the-world-s-longest-treasure-hunt-by-randall-sullivan--65149170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt Author: Randall Sullivan Narrator: Braden Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and ignited rumors of buried treasure. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms, but when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Since then the mystery of Oak Island’s “Money Pit” has enthralled generations of treasure hunters, including a Boston insurance salesman whose obsession ruined him; young Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and film star Errol Flynn. Perplexing discoveries have ignited explorers’ imaginations: a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone markers forming a huge cross. Swaths of the island were bulldozed looking for answers; excavation attempts have claimed two lives. Theories abound as to what’s hidden on Oak Island―pirates’ treasure, Marie Antoinette’s lost jewels, the Holy Grail, proof that Sir Francis Bacon was the true author of Shakespeare’s plays―yet to this day, the Money Pit remains an enigma. The Curse of Oak Island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of the island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. And as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on the History Channel’s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366838Tue, 19 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt Author: Randall Sullivan Narrator: Braden Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Curse of Oak Island: The Story of the World's Longest Treasure Hunt Author: Randall Sullivan Narrator: Braden Wright Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 19, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.76 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 4.2 of Total 5 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried and failed to unlock its secrets. In 1795, a teenager discovered a mysterious circular depression in the ground on Oak Island, in Nova Scotia, Canada, and ignited rumors of buried treasure. Early excavators uncovered a clay-lined shaft containing layers of soil interspersed with wooden platforms, but when they reached a depth of ninety feet, water poured into the shaft and made further digging impossible. Since then the mystery of Oak Island’s “Money Pit” has enthralled generations of treasure hunters, including a Boston insurance salesman whose obsession ruined him; young Franklin Delano Roosevelt; and film star Errol Flynn. Perplexing discoveries have ignited explorers’ imaginations: a flat stone inscribed in code; a flood tunnel draining from a man-made beach; a torn scrap of parchment; stone markers forming a huge cross. Swaths of the island were bulldozed looking for answers; excavation attempts have claimed two lives. Theories abound as to what’s hidden on Oak Island―pirates’ treasure, Marie Antoinette’s lost jewels, the Holy Grail, proof that Sir Francis Bacon was the true author of Shakespeare’s plays―yet to this day, the Money Pit remains an enigma. The Curse of Oak Island is a fascinating account of the strange, rich history of the island and the intrepid treasure hunters who have driven themselves to financial ruin, psychotic breakdowns, and even death in pursuit of answers. And as Michigan brothers Marty and Rick Lagina become the latest to attempt to solve the mystery, as documented on the History Channel’s television show The Curse of Oak Island, Sullivan takes readers along to follow their quest firsthand.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sea-people-in-search-of-the-ancient-navigators-of-the-pacific-by-christina-thompson--65149244https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific Author: Christina Thompson Narrator: Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history ‘Wonderfully researched and beautifully written’ Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan ‘Succeeds in conjuring a lost world’ Dava Sobel, author of Longitude For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Until the arrival of European explorers they were the only people to have ever lived there. Both the most closely related and the most widely dispersed people in the world before the era of mass migration, Polynesians can trace their roots to a group of epic voyagers who ventured out into the unknown in one of the greatest adventures in human history. How did the earliest Polynesians find and colonise these far-flung islands? How did a people without writing or metal tools conquer the largest ocean in the world? This conundrum, which came to be known as the Problem of Polynesian Origins, emerged in the eighteenth century as one of the great geographical mysteries of mankind. For Christina Thompson, this mystery is personal: her Maori husband and their sons descend directly from these ancient navigators. In Sea People, Thompson explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists and geographers who have puzzled over this history for three hundred years. A masterful mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People is a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360563Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific Author: Christina Thompson Narrator: Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360563 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sea People: In Search of the Ancient Navigators of the Pacific Author: Christina Thompson Narrator: Susan Lyons Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 40 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Winner of the 2020 Australian Prime Minister’s Literary Award for nonfiction and the 2019 NSW Premier's History Awards for general history ‘Wonderfully researched and beautifully written’ Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan ‘Succeeds in conjuring a lost world’ Dava Sobel, author of Longitude For more than a millennium, Polynesians have occupied the remotest islands in the Pacific Ocean, a vast triangle stretching from Hawaii to New Zealand to Easter Island. Until the arrival of European explorers they were the only people to have ever lived there. Both the most closely related and the most widely dispersed people in the world before the era of mass migration, Polynesians can trace their roots to a group of epic voyagers who ventured out into the unknown in one of the greatest adventures in human history. How did the earliest Polynesians find and colonise these far-flung islands? How did a people without writing or metal tools conquer the largest ocean in the world? This conundrum, which came to be known as the Problem of Polynesian Origins, emerged in the eighteenth century as one of the great geographical mysteries of mankind. For Christina Thompson, this mystery is personal: her Maori husband and their sons descend directly from these ancient navigators. In Sea People, Thompson explores the fascinating story of these ancestors, as well as those of the many sailors, linguists, archaeologists, folklorists, biologists and geographers who have puzzled over this history for three hundred years. A masterful mix of history, geography, anthropology, and the science of navigation, Sea People is a vivid tour of one of the most captivating regions in the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shoot-for-the-moon-the-space-race-and-the-extraordinary-voyage-of-apollo-11-by-james-donovan--65149202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 Author: James Donovan Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story 'the best book on Apollo': this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human history. When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out . . . On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements -- and a triumph of the American spirit -- the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is 'a powerfully written and irresistible celebration' of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments (Booklist, starred review).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367970Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 Author: James Donovan Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367970 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shoot for the Moon: The Space Race and the Extraordinary Voyage of Apollo 11 Author: James Donovan Narrator: Allan Robertson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 37 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Learn why NASA astronaut Mike Collins calls this extraordinary space race story 'the best book on Apollo': this inspiring and intimate ode to ingenuity celebrates one of the most daring feats in human history. When the alarm went off forty thousand feet above the moon's surface, both astronauts looked down at the computer to see 1202 flashing on the readout. Neither of them knew what it meant, and time was running out . . . On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. One of the world's greatest technological achievements -- and a triumph of the American spirit -- the Apollo 11 mission was a mammoth undertaking involving more than 410,000 men and women dedicated to winning the space race against the Soviets. Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story. Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is 'a powerfully written and irresistible celebration' of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments (Booklist, starred review).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/close-to-the-sun-the-journey-of-a-pioneer-heart-surgeon-by-stuart-jamieson--65149169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close to the Sun: The Journey of a Pioneer Heart Surgeon Author: Stuart Jamieson Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Taut, elegantly written, and ever-attentive to the patients for whom he was the last best chance, Close to the Sun is an adventurous, riveting account based on the experience of over 40,000 heart surgeries, where everything was on the line every moment in the O.R. Stuart Jamieson has lived two lives. One began in heat and dust. Born to British ex-pats in colonial Africa, Jamieson was sent at the age of eight to a local boarding school, where heartless instructors bullied and tormented their students. In the summers he escaped to fish on crocodile-infested rivers and explore the African bush. As a teenager, an apprenticeship with one of Africa's most fabled trackers taught Jamieson how to deal with dangerous game and even more dangerous poachers, lessons that would later serve him well in the high-stakes career he chose. Jamieson's second life unfolded when he went to London to study medicine during the turbulent 1960s, leaving behind the only home he knew as it descended into revolution. Brilliant and self-assured, Jamieson advanced quickly in the still-new field of open-heart surgery. It was a fraught time. For patients with terminal heart disease, heart transplants were the new hope. But poor outcomes had all but ended the procedure. In 1978 Jamieson came to America and to Stanford-the only cardiac center in the world doing heart transplants successfully. Here, Jamieson's pioneering work on the anti-rejection drug cyclosporin would help to make heart transplantation a routine life-saving operation, that is still in practice today as he continues to train the next generation of heart surgeons. Stuart Jamieson's story is the story of four decades of advances in heart surgery. Taut, elegantly written, and ever-attentive to the patients for whom he was the last best chance, Close to the Sun is an adventurous, riveting account based on the experience of over 40,000 heart surgeries, where everything was on the line every moment in the O.R.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369384Tue, 12 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close to the Sun: The Journey of a Pioneer Heart Surgeon Author: Stuart Jamieson Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369384 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Close to the Sun: The Journey of a Pioneer Heart Surgeon Author: Stuart Jamieson Narrator: Steven Crossley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 12, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Taut, elegantly written, and ever-attentive to the patients for whom he was the last best chance, Close to the Sun is an adventurous, riveting account based on the experience of over 40,000 heart surgeries, where everything was on the line every moment in the O.R. Stuart Jamieson has lived two lives. One began in heat and dust. Born to British ex-pats in colonial Africa, Jamieson was sent at the age of eight to a local boarding school, where heartless instructors bullied and tormented their students. In the summers he escaped to fish on crocodile-infested rivers and explore the African bush. As a teenager, an apprenticeship with one of Africa's most fabled trackers taught Jamieson how to deal with dangerous game and even more dangerous poachers, lessons that would later serve him well in the high-stakes career he chose. Jamieson's second life unfolded when he went to London to study medicine during the turbulent 1960s, leaving behind the only home he knew as it descended into revolution. Brilliant and self-assured, Jamieson advanced quickly in the still-new field of open-heart surgery. It was a fraught time. For patients with terminal heart disease, heart transplants were the new hope. But poor outcomes had all but ended the procedure. In 1978 Jamieson came to America and to Stanford-the only cardiac center in the world doing heart transplants successfully. Here, Jamieson's pioneering work on the anti-rejection drug cyclosporin would help to make heart transplantation a routine life-saving operation, that is still in practice today as he continues to train the next generation of heart surgeons. Stuart Jamieson's story is the story of four decades of advances in heart surgery. Taut, elegantly written, and ever-attentive to the patients for whom he was the last best chance, Close to the Sun is an adventurous, riveting account based on the experience of over 40,000 heart surgeries, where everything was on the line every moment in the O.R.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happily-imperfect-living-life-your-own-way-by-stacey-solomon--65149230https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happily Imperfect: Living life your own way Author: Stacey Solomon Narrator: Stacey Solomon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Renowned and loved for her refreshing candour on everyday issues, social, domestic and intimate, Stacey Solomon reminds us how important it is to embrace ourselves; the good, bad and the ugly. Stacey’s authenticity and her courage to say what others daren’t opens discussions on sensitive but significant topics; her lack of sex drive after having kids, her battles with anxiety, the lows of motherhood and even the importance of hairy legs. In Happily Imperfect, be moved to tears and laughter by joining Stacey in her journey so far, as she reveals how to stay positive despite the everyday pressure to be and look perfect. Told through hilarious, sometimes moving, and always charming anecdotes, discover how to get the best out of life by being positive, not following the crowd, and trusting your gut instincts. Covering how to navigate motherhood, deal with anxiety and prejudice, as well as the experience of getting older, Stacey has plenty of words of wisdom to share. With tips and tricks on how to apply a positive mindset within your own day-to-day life, become emotionally freer and happier with Stacey by your side.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361807Thu, 07 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happily Imperfect: Living life your own way Author: Stacey Solomon Narrator: Stacey Solomon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Happily Imperfect: Living life your own way Author: Stacey Solomon Narrator: Stacey Solomon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 8 minutes Release date: March 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Renowned and loved for her refreshing candour on everyday issues, social, domestic and intimate, Stacey Solomon reminds us how important it is to embrace ourselves; the good, bad and the ugly. Stacey’s authenticity and her courage to say what others daren’t opens discussions on sensitive but significant topics; her lack of sex drive after having kids, her battles with anxiety, the lows of motherhood and even the importance of hairy legs. In Happily Imperfect, be moved to tears and laughter by joining Stacey in her journey so far, as she reveals how to stay positive despite the everyday pressure to be and look perfect. Told through hilarious, sometimes moving, and always charming anecdotes, discover how to get the best out of life by being positive, not following the crowd, and trusting your gut instincts. Covering how to navigate motherhood, deal with anxiety and prejudice, as well as the experience of getting older, Stacey has plenty of words of wisdom to share. With tips and tricks on how to apply a positive mindset within your own day-to-day life, become emotionally freer and happier with Stacey by your side.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/herndon-s-lincoln-illustrated-edition-vol-1-part-1-by-william-herndon-jesse-w-weik--65149185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln: Illustrated Edition Vol 1, Part 1 Author: William Herndon, Jesse W. Weik Narrator: Chris Blair Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 6, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Abraham Lincoln called 'Billy' Herndon, "My man always above all other men on the globe." They were business partners for 16 years. After Lincoln's assassination Herndon did interviews with Lincoln's family and friends for this biography. Co-author Jesse Weik also conducted many original interviews. The result - although not without flaws - has been recognized as one of the most important biographies of The Great Emancipator ever published. Here for the first time is the audiobook performed 'in character' as Herndon, Lincoln, and the people who helped shape a great President. The story is also illustrated with many different genres of music - from frontier folk to orchestral to dramatic Americana - providing an entertaining listening experience about a crucial era in American history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374446Wed, 06 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln: Illustrated Edition Vol 1, Part 1 Author: William Herndon, Jesse W. Weik Narrator: Chris Blair Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/374446 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Herndon's Lincoln: Illustrated Edition Vol 1, Part 1 Author: William Herndon, Jesse W. Weik Narrator: Chris Blair Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 16 minutes Release date: March 6, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Abraham Lincoln called 'Billy' Herndon, "My man always above all other men on the globe." They were business partners for 16 years. After Lincoln's assassination Herndon did interviews with Lincoln's family and friends for this biography. Co-author Jesse Weik also conducted many original interviews. The result - although not without flaws - has been recognized as one of the most important biographies of The Great Emancipator ever published. Here for the first time is the audiobook performed 'in character' as Herndon, Lincoln, and the people who helped shape a great President. The story is also illustrated with many different genres of music - from frontier folk to orchestral to dramatic Americana - providing an entertaining listening experience about a crucial era in American history.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wrong-end-of-the-table-a-mostly-comic-memoir-of-a-muslim-arab-american-woman-just-trying-to-fit-in-by-ayser-salman--65149245https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in Author: Ayser Salman Narrator: Ayser Salman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Immigrant Love-Hate Story of What it Means to Be American You know that feeling of being at the wrong end of the table? Like you’re at a party but all the good stuff is happening out of earshot (#FOMO)? That’s life—especially for an immigrant. What happens when a shy, awkward Arab girl with a weird name and an unfortunate propensity toward facial hair is uprooted from her comfortable (albeit fascist-regimed) homeland of Iraq and thrust into the cold, alien town of Columbus, Ohio—with its Egg McMuffins, Barbie dolls, and kids playing doctor everywhere you turned? This is Ayser Salman’s story. First comes Emigration, then Naturalization, and finally Assimilation—trying to fit in among her blonde-haired, blue-eyed counterparts, and always feeling left out. On her journey to Americanhood, Ayser witnesses a blowjob at pre-kindergarten daycare, breaks one of her parents’ rules (“Thou shalt not participate as an actor in the school musical where a male cast member rests his head in thy lap”), and other things good Muslim Arab girls are not supposed to do. And, after the 9/11 attacks, she experiences the isolation of being a Muslim in her own country. It takes hours of therapy, fifty-five rounds of electrolysis, and some ill-advised romantic dalliances for Ayser to grow into a modern Arab American woman who embraces her cultural differences. Part memoir and part how-not-to guide, The Wrong End of the Table is everything you wanted to know about Arabs but were afraid to ask, with chapters such as “Tattoos and Other National Security Risks,” “You Can’t Blame Everything on Your Period; Sometimes You’re Going to Be a Crazy Bitch: and Other Advice from Mom,” and even an open letter to Trump. This is the story of every American outsider on a path to find themselves in a country of beautiful diversity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360865Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in Author: Ayser Salman Narrator: Ayser Salman...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360865 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wrong End of the Table: A Mostly Comic Memoir of a Muslim Arab American Woman Just Trying to Fit in Author: Ayser Salman Narrator: Ayser Salman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 39 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An Immigrant Love-Hate Story of What it Means to Be American You know that feeling of being at the wrong end of the table? Like you’re at a party but all the good stuff is happening out of earshot (#FOMO)? That’s life—especially for an immigrant. What happens when a shy, awkward Arab girl with a weird name and an unfortunate propensity toward facial hair is uprooted from her comfortable (albeit fascist-regimed) homeland of Iraq and thrust into the cold, alien town of Columbus, Ohio—with its Egg McMuffins, Barbie dolls, and kids playing doctor everywhere you turned? This is Ayser Salman’s story. First comes Emigration, then Naturalization, and finally Assimilation—trying to fit in among her blonde-haired, blue-eyed counterparts, and always feeling left out. On her journey to Americanhood, Ayser witnesses a blowjob at pre-kindergarten daycare, breaks one of her parents’ rules (“Thou shalt not participate as an actor in the school musical where a male cast member rests his head in thy lap”), and other things good Muslim Arab girls are not supposed to do. And, after the 9/11 attacks, she experiences the isolation of being a Muslim in her own country. It takes hours of therapy, fifty-five rounds of electrolysis, and some ill-advised romantic dalliances for Ayser to grow into a modern Arab American woman who embraces her cultural differences. Part memoir and part how-not-to guide, The Wrong End of the Table is everything you wanted to know about Arabs but were afraid to ask, with chapters such as “Tattoos and Other National Security Risks,” “You Can’t Blame Everything on Your Period; Sometimes You’re Going to Be a Crazy Bitch: and Other Advice from Mom,” and even an open letter to Trump. This is the story of every American outsider on a path to find themselves in a country of beautiful diversity.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/harriett-tubman-the-moses-of-her-people-by-sarah-h-bradford--65149206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harriett Tubman: The Moses of Her People Author: Sarah H. Bradford Narrator: Jim Hodges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery on September 17, 1849. When her brothers later decided to return to slavery, she followed, but not for long for she soon escaped again. Once free, she brought refugees from slavery in Maryland to freedom in Canada. In the fall of 1851, Tubman returned for the first time since her escape to find her husband, John. She once declared “I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to—liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as song as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.” She and uncounted others crossed the Suspension Bridge in Buffalo into Canada to set themselves free. Names and details about most freedom seekers remain unknown. Their safety lay in secrecy. Tubman personally led about 70 people to freedom.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365614Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harriett Tubman: The Moses of Her People Author: Sarah H. Bradford Narrator: Jim Hodges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365614 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Harriett Tubman: The Moses of Her People Author: Sarah H. Bradford Narrator: Jim Hodges Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 51 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.2 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Harriet Tubman was born a slave. She and her brothers, Ben and Henry, escaped from slavery on September 17, 1849. When her brothers later decided to return to slavery, she followed, but not for long for she soon escaped again. Once free, she brought refugees from slavery in Maryland to freedom in Canada. In the fall of 1851, Tubman returned for the first time since her escape to find her husband, John. She once declared “I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to—liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as song as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me.” She and uncounted others crossed the Suspension Bridge in Buffalo into Canada to set themselves free. Names and details about most freedom seekers remain unknown. Their safety lay in secrecy. Tubman personally led about 70 people to freedom.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-queer-america-lgbt-stories-from-red-states-by-samantha-allen--65149193https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States Author: Samantha Allen Narrator: Samantha Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A transgender reporter's 'powerful, profoundly moving' narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states (New York Times Book Review), offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America. Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a GLAAD Award-winning journalist happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't changed is her deep love of Red State America, and of queer people who stay in so-called 'flyover country' rather than moving to the liberal coasts. In Real Queer America, Allen takes us on a cross-country road-trip stretching all the way from Provo, Utah to the Rio Grande Valley to the Bible Belt to the Deep South. Her motto for the trip: 'Something gay every day.' Making pit stops at drag shows, political rallies, and hubs of queer life across the heartland, she introduces us to scores of extraordinary LGBT people working for change, from the first openly transgender mayor in Texas history to the manager of the only queer night club in Bloomington, Indiana, and many more. Capturing profound cultural shifts underway in unexpected places and revealing a national network of chosen family fighting for a better world, Real Queer America is a treasure trove of uplifting stories and a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in these divided times.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370612Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States Author: Samantha Allen Narrator: Samantha Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370612 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Real Queer America: LGBT Stories from Red States Author: Samantha Allen Narrator: Samantha Allen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A transgender reporter's 'powerful, profoundly moving' narrative tour through the surprisingly vibrant queer communities sprouting up in red states (New York Times Book Review), offering a vision of a stronger, more humane America. Ten years ago, Samantha Allen was a suit-and-tie-wearing Mormon missionary. Now she's a GLAAD Award-winning journalist happily married to another woman. A lot in her life has changed, but what hasn't changed is her deep love of Red State America, and of queer people who stay in so-called 'flyover country' rather than moving to the liberal coasts. In Real Queer America, Allen takes us on a cross-country road-trip stretching all the way from Provo, Utah to the Rio Grande Valley to the Bible Belt to the Deep South. Her motto for the trip: 'Something gay every day.' Making pit stops at drag shows, political rallies, and hubs of queer life across the heartland, she introduces us to scores of extraordinary LGBT people working for change, from the first openly transgender mayor in Texas history to the manager of the only queer night club in Bloomington, Indiana, and many more. Capturing profound cultural shifts underway in unexpected places and revealing a national network of chosen family fighting for a better world, Real Queer America is a treasure trove of uplifting stories and a much-needed source of hope and inspiration in these divided times.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saint-patrick-retold-the-legend-and-history-of-ireland-s-patron-saint-by-roy-flechner--65149171https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint Author: Roy Flechner Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This audiobook narrated by Gerry O'Brien sheds provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial gain, the man who was to become Ireland's patron saint battled against great odds before succeeding as a missionary. Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland. Roy Flechner examines the likelihood that Patrick, like his father before him, might have absconded from a career as an imperial official responsible for taxation, preferring instead to migrate to Ireland with his family's slaves, who were his source of wealth. Flechner leaves no stone unturned as he takes readers on a riveting journey through Romanized Britain and late Iron Age Ireland, and he considers how best to interpret the ambiguous literary and archaeological evidence from this period of great political and economic instability, a period that brought ruin for some and opportunity for others. Rather than a dismantling of Patrick's reputation, or an argument against his sainthood, Flechner's biography raises crucial questions about self-image and the making of a reputation. From boyhood deeds to the challenges of a missionary enterprise, Saint Patrick Retold steps beyond established narratives to reassess a notable figure's life and legacy.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369213Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint Author: Roy Flechner Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/369213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Saint Patrick Retold: The Legend and History of Ireland's Patron Saint Author: Roy Flechner Narrator: Gerry O'brien Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This audiobook narrated by Gerry O'Brien sheds provocative new light on the life of Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was, by his own admission, a controversial figure. Convicted in a trial by his elders in Britain and hounded by rumors that he settled in Ireland for financial gain, the man who was to become Ireland's patron saint battled against great odds before succeeding as a missionary. Saint Patrick Retold draws on recent research to offer a fresh assessment of Patrick's travails and achievements. This is the first biography in nearly fifty years to explore Patrick's career against the background of historical events in late antique Britain and Ireland. Roy Flechner examines the likelihood that Patrick, like his father before him, might have absconded from a career as an imperial official responsible for taxation, preferring instead to migrate to Ireland with his family's slaves, who were his source of wealth. Flechner leaves no stone unturned as he takes readers on a riveting journey through Romanized Britain and late Iron Age Ireland, and he considers how best to interpret the ambiguous literary and archaeological evidence from this period of great political and economic instability, a period that brought ruin for some and opportunity for others. Rather than a dismantling of Patrick's reputation, or an argument against his sainthood, Flechner's biography raises crucial questions about self-image and the making of a reputation. From boyhood deeds to the challenges of a missionary enterprise, Saint Patrick Retold steps beyond established narratives to reassess a notable figure's life and legacy.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-much-country-by-kristin-knight-pace--65149151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Much Country Author: Kristin Knight Pace Narrator: Kristin Knight Pace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs from one of only a handful of women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod. In 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided to accept an offer to live at a friend's cabin outside of Denali National Park in Alaska for a few months. In exchange for housing, she would take care of her friend's eight sled dogs. That winter, she learned that she was tougher than she ever knew. She learned how to survive in one of the most remote places on earth and she learned she was strong enough to be alone. She fell in love twice: first with running sled dogs, and then with Andy, a gentle man who had himself moved to Alaska to heal a broken heart. Kristin and Andy married and started a sled dog kennel. While this work was enormously satisfying, Kristin became determined to complete the Iditarod -- the 1,000-mile dogsled race from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. THIS MUCH COUNTRY is the story of renewal and transformation. It's about journeying across a wild and unpredictable landscape and finding inner peace, courage and a true home. It's about pushing boundaries and overcoming paralyzing fears.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370613Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Much Country Author: Kristin Knight Pace Narrator: Kristin Knight Pace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370613 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Much Country Author: Kristin Knight Pace Narrator: Kristin Knight Pace Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 42 minutes Release date: March 5, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A memoir of heartbreak, thousand-mile races, the endless Alaskan wilderness and many, many dogs from one of only a handful of women to have completed both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod. In 2009, after a crippling divorce that left her heartbroken and directionless, Kristin decided to accept an offer to live at a friend's cabin outside of Denali National Park in Alaska for a few months. In exchange for housing, she would take care of her friend's eight sled dogs. That winter, she learned that she was tougher than she ever knew. She learned how to survive in one of the most remote places on earth and she learned she was strong enough to be alone. She fell in love twice: first with running sled dogs, and then with Andy, a gentle man who had himself moved to Alaska to heal a broken heart. Kristin and Andy married and started a sled dog kennel. While this work was enormously satisfying, Kristin became determined to complete the Iditarod -- the 1,000-mile dogsled race from Anchorage, in south central Alaska, to Nome on the western Bering Sea coast. THIS MUCH COUNTRY is the story of renewal and transformation. It's about journeying across a wild and unpredictable landscape and finding inner peace, courage and a true home. It's about pushing boundaries and overcoming paralyzing fears.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dear-boy-a-world-war-ii-story-of-escape-exile-and-revelation-by-joanie-holzer-schirm--65149247https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: After the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm’s parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped with censor marks, sent from Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, China, and South and North America, along with journals, vintage film, taped interviews, and photographs. In working through these various materials documenting the life of her father, Oswald “Valdik” Holzer, she learned of her family history through his remarkable experiences of exile and loss, resilience and hope. In this posthumous memoir, Schirm elegantly re-creates her father’s youthful voice as he comes of age as a Jew in interwar Prague, escapes from a Nazi-held army unit, practices medicine in China’s war-ravaged interior, and settles in the United States to start a family. Introducing us to a diverse cast of characters ranging from the humorous to the menacing, Holzer’s life story is an inspirational account of survival during wartime, a cinematic epic spanning multiple continents, and ultimately a tale with a twist—a book that will move readers for generations to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080Fri, 01 Mar 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dear Boy: A World War II Story of Escape, Exile, and Revelation Author: Joanie Holzer Schirm Narrator: Traber Burns, Kate Mulligan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 47 minutes Release date: March 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: After the death of Joanie Holzer Schirm’s parents in 2000, she found hundreds of letters, held together by rusted paperclips and stamped with censor marks, sent from Czechoslovakia, Great Britain, China, and South and North America, along with journals, vintage film, taped interviews, and photographs. In working through these various materials documenting the life of her father, Oswald “Valdik” Holzer, she learned of her family history through his remarkable experiences of exile and loss, resilience and hope. In this posthumous memoir, Schirm elegantly re-creates her father’s youthful voice as he comes of age as a Jew in interwar Prague, escapes from a Nazi-held army unit, practices medicine in China’s war-ravaged interior, and settles in the United States to start a family. Introducing us to a diverse cast of characters ranging from the humorous to the menacing, Holzer’s life story is an inspirational account of survival during wartime, a cinematic epic spanning multiple continents, and ultimately a tale with a twist—a book that will move readers for generations to come.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dangerous-hero-corbyn-s-ruthless-plot-for-power-by-tom-bower--65149211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Hero: Corbyn’s Ruthless Plot for Power Author: Tom Bower Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘THE BOOK EVERY VOTER MUST READ’ Mail on Sunday ‘Meticulous and highly readable … Funny and devastating’ Daily Telegraph ‘The most compelling in-depth study so far’ Guardian A gripping expose of the man, his politics and what Corbyn in Downing Street could mean for Britain After four unremarkable decades in politics, Jeremy Corbyn stands on the brink of power. Until his surprise election as leader of the Labour Party in 2015, this seemingly unelectable oddball had not been a major political player. Since then, Corbyn has survived coup attempts and accusations of incompetence that would have felled most politicians, including grave charges of anti-Semitism, bullying and not being the master of his brief. Despite these shortcomings, as the Conservatives rip themselves apart over Europe, he is likely soon to become Britain's prime minister. Yet this hero of the far left has done his best to conceal much of his past and personal life from public scrutiny. In this book, best-selling investigative biographer Tom Bower reveals hidden truths about Corbyn's character, the causes and organisations he espouses, and Britain's likely fate under the Marxist-Trotskyist society he has championed since the early 1970s. Based on eyewitness accounts from those who have known Corbyn throughout his life, the book asks whether a Labour government led by Corbyn would transform the country for the better. Has capitalism, as he argues, run its course, and would our lives be improved by socialism? If so, what is Corbyn's brand of socialism? The same as that experienced under successive Labour governments since 1945, or something more extreme? Will his advocacy of more debt, tax hikes and renationalisation reproduce the fate of Venezuela as championed by his own hero Hugo Chávez? Is he a reformer or a revolutionary? Will he deliver a glowing new era or catastrophe? His supporters damn every opponent and critic, calling them 'traitors' or worse. Does this aggression, and the accusations that paint Corbyn as an entrenched anti-Semite and misogynist, override his image as an authentic 'good bloke'? Many are excited by the prospect of Corbyn’s arrival in Downing Street. Others believe that Corbyn as prime minister will prove to be a dangerous hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367203Thu, 21 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Hero: Corbyn’s Ruthless Plot for Power Author: Tom Bower Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 38 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367203 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dangerous Hero: Corbyn’s Ruthless Plot for Power Author: Tom Bower Narrator: Peter Noble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 38 minutes Release date: February 21, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: ‘THE BOOK EVERY VOTER MUST READ’ Mail on Sunday ‘Meticulous and highly readable … Funny and devastating’ Daily Telegraph ‘The most compelling in-depth study so far’ Guardian A gripping expose of the man, his politics and what Corbyn in Downing Street could mean for Britain After four unremarkable decades in politics, Jeremy Corbyn stands on the brink of power. Until his surprise election as leader of the Labour Party in 2015, this seemingly unelectable oddball had not been a major political player. Since then, Corbyn has survived coup attempts and accusations of incompetence that would have felled most politicians, including grave charges of anti-Semitism, bullying and not being the master of his brief. Despite these shortcomings, as the Conservatives rip themselves apart over Europe, he is likely soon to become Britain's prime minister. Yet this hero of the far left has done his best to conceal much of his past and personal life from public scrutiny. In this book, best-selling investigative biographer Tom Bower reveals hidden truths about Corbyn's character, the causes and organisations he espouses, and Britain's likely fate under the Marxist-Trotskyist society he has championed since the early 1970s. Based on eyewitness accounts from those who have known Corbyn throughout his life, the book asks whether a Labour government led by Corbyn would transform the country for the better. Has capitalism, as he argues, run its course, and would our lives be improved by socialism? If so, what is Corbyn's brand of socialism? The same as that experienced under successive Labour governments since 1945, or something more extreme? Will his advocacy of more debt, tax hikes and renationalisation reproduce the fate of Venezuela as championed by his own hero Hugo Chávez? Is he a reformer or a revolutionary? Will he deliver a glowing new era or catastrophe? His supporters damn every opponent and critic, calling them 'traitors' or worse. Does this aggression, and the accusations that paint Corbyn as an entrenched anti-Semite and misogynist, override his image as an authentic 'good bloke'? Many are excited by the prospect of Corbyn’s arrival in Downing Street. Others believe that Corbyn as prime minister will prove to be a dangerous hero.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-essential-lord-kitchener-by-lord-kitchener--65149128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Essential Lord Kitchener Author: Lord Kitchener Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 20, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Horatio Herbert Kitchener, born on June 1850 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland was a great soldier and statesman. Kitchener was credited in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan for which he was made Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, becoming a qualifying peer and of mid-rank as an Earl. As Chief of Staff (1900-1902) in the Second Boer War he played a key role in the conquest of the Boers. His term as Commander-in-Chief (1902-09) of the Army in India saw him quarrel with another eminent proconsul, the Viceroy Lord Curzon, who eventually resigned. Kitchener then returned to Egypt as British Agent and Consul-General. In 1914, at the start of the First World War, Kitchener became Secretary of State for War, a Cabinet Minister. One of the few to foresee a long devastating war, lasting for at least three years, and with the authority to act effectively on that perception, he organised the largest volunteer army Britain had ever seen, and oversaw a significant expansion of materials production to fight on the Western Front. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia to attend negotiations, on HMS Hampshire, when it struck a German mine just west of the Orkney, Scotland and sank. Kitchener was among 737 who died. This is his story. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371173Wed, 20 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Essential Lord Kitchener Author: Lord Kitchener Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Essential Lord Kitchener Author: Lord Kitchener Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 20, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Horatio Herbert Kitchener, born on June 1850 in Ballylongford, County Kerry, Ireland was a great soldier and statesman. Kitchener was credited in 1898 for winning the Battle of Omdurman and securing control of the Sudan for which he was made Lord Kitchener of Khartoum, becoming a qualifying peer and of mid-rank as an Earl. As Chief of Staff (1900-1902) in the Second Boer War he played a key role in the conquest of the Boers. His term as Commander-in-Chief (1902-09) of the Army in India saw him quarrel with another eminent proconsul, the Viceroy Lord Curzon, who eventually resigned. Kitchener then returned to Egypt as British Agent and Consul-General. In 1914, at the start of the First World War, Kitchener became Secretary of State for War, a Cabinet Minister. One of the few to foresee a long devastating war, lasting for at least three years, and with the authority to act effectively on that perception, he organised the largest volunteer army Britain had ever seen, and oversaw a significant expansion of materials production to fight on the Western Front. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia to attend negotiations, on HMS Hampshire, when it struck a German mine just west of the Orkney, Scotland and sank. Kitchener was among 737 who died. This is his story. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/karl-marx-an-essay-by-karl-marx--65149190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Karl Marx An Essay Author: Karl Marx Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Born in Trier, Germany, Karl Marx studied law and philosophy at university. Due to his controversial political publications however, Marx became stateless and lived in exile with his wife and children in London for decades, where he continued to develop his thought and publish his writings, often researching in the reading room of the British Museum. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto, and the three-volume Das Kapital. His political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history and his name has been used as an adjective, a noun and a school of social theory. Marx's complex theories about society, economics and politics – collectively understood as Marxism – hold that human societies develop through class struggle. In capitalism, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling and working classes. Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx predicted that, like previous socio-economic systems, capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system: socialism. Marx actively pressed for its implementation, arguing the working class should carry out organised revolution to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic emancipation.Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371169Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Karl Marx An Essay Author: Karl Marx Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Karl Marx An Essay Author: Karl Marx Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Born in Trier, Germany, Karl Marx studied law and philosophy at university. Due to his controversial political publications however, Marx became stateless and lived in exile with his wife and children in London for decades, where he continued to develop his thought and publish his writings, often researching in the reading room of the British Museum. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet, The Communist Manifesto, and the three-volume Das Kapital. His political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic and political history and his name has been used as an adjective, a noun and a school of social theory. Marx's complex theories about society, economics and politics – collectively understood as Marxism – hold that human societies develop through class struggle. In capitalism, this manifests itself in the conflict between the ruling and working classes. Employing a critical approach known as historical materialism, Marx predicted that, like previous socio-economic systems, capitalism produced internal tensions which would lead to its self-destruction and replacement by a new system: socialism. Marx actively pressed for its implementation, arguing the working class should carry out organised revolution to topple capitalism and bring about socio-economic emancipation.Marx has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-story-geronimo-by-geronimo--65149168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story Geronimo Author: Geronimo Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The great Indian chief Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids as well as resistance to US and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's legendary raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with the American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848. This is his story. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371171Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story Geronimo Author: Geronimo Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371171 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Story Geronimo Author: Geronimo Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 46 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The great Indian chief Geronimo was a prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Apache tribe. From 1850 to 1886 Geronimo joined with members of three other Chiricahua Apache bands—the Tchihende, the Tsokanende and the Nednhi—to carry out numerous raids as well as resistance to US and Mexican military campaigns in the northern Mexico states of Chihuahua and Sonora, and in the southwestern American territories of New Mexico and Arizona. Geronimo's legendary raids and related combat actions were a part of the prolonged period of the Apache–United States conflict, which started with the American settlement in Apache lands following the end of the war with Mexico in 1848. This is his story. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-life-on-the-plains-general-george-custer-by-general-george-custer--65149144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life On The Plains General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader first came to the world’s attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations. On June 25, 1876, however, as the Seventh Cavalry approached the Little Big Horn River, the soldiers encountered an Indian village and Custer took to the offensive. The Sioux warriors however, greatly outnumbered Custer and his men and Custer and his forces were wiped out. This is the real story of one of America’s most legendary, and ultimately, unfortunate military hero’s. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371167Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life On The Plains General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 39...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/371167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Life On The Plains General George Custer Author: General George Custer Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 39 minutes Release date: February 15, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: George Armstrong Custer, a flamboyant American military leader first came to the world’s attention as a cavalry commander for the Union army during the American Civil War and in the opening of the Western territories. The influx of whites into American Indian lands angered the Sioux nation, thus a war resulted between them and the United States. In 1876, Custer was instructed to help drive the Sioux and Cheyenne onto their reservations. On June 25, 1876, however, as the Seventh Cavalry approached the Little Big Horn River, the soldiers encountered an Indian village and Custer took to the offensive. The Sioux warriors however, greatly outnumbered Custer and his men and Custer and his forces were wiped out. This is the real story of one of America’s most legendary, and ultimately, unfortunate military hero’s. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 to today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-signs-of-life-stories-from-an-intensive-care-doctor-by-aoife-abbey--65149254https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor Author: Aoife Abbey Narrator: Caroline Lennon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Seven Signs of Life by Aoife Abbey, read by Caroline Lennon. Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the revolving door of the hospital and takes us beyond a purely medical perspective. Told through seven emotions, Seven Signs of Life is about what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living. (c) 2019, Aoife Abbey (P) 2019 ISIS]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359022Thu, 07 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor Author: Aoife Abbey Narrator: Caroline Lennon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Seven Signs of Life: Stories from an Intensive Care Doctor Author: Aoife Abbey Narrator: Caroline Lennon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 7, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Random House presents the audiobook edition of Seven Signs of Life by Aoife Abbey, read by Caroline Lennon. Grief. Anger. Joy. Fear. Distraction. Disgust. Hope. All emotions we expect to encounter over our lifetime. But what if this was every day? And what if your ability to manage them was the difference between life and death? For a doctor in Intensive Care this is part of the job. Fear in the eyes of a terminally ill patient who pleads with you to not let them die. Grief when you make a potentially fatal mistake. Disgust at caring for a convicted rapist. But there are also moments of joy, like the rare bright spots of lucidity for a dementia patient, or when the ward unexpectedly breaks into song. Dr Aoife Abbey shows us what a doctor sees of humanity as it comes through the revolving door of the hospital and takes us beyond a purely medical perspective. Told through seven emotions, Seven Signs of Life is about what it means to be alive and how it feels to care for a living. (c) 2019, Aoife Abbey (P) 2019 ISIS]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/solitude-company-by-silvana-paternostro--65149199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Solitude & Company Author: Silvana Paternostro Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An oral history biography of the legendary Latin American writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, brimming with atmosphere and insight Irreverent and hopeful, Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel García Márquez, and of how Gabriel García Márquez survived his own self-creation. The book is divided into two parts. In the first, BC, before Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude), we hear from his siblings and those who were friends before García Márquez became the universally loved Latin American icon. The second part, AC, describes the man behind the legend that García Márquez became. From Aracataca, to Baranquila, to Bogota, to Paris, to Mexico City, the solitude that García Márquez needed to produce his masterpiece turns out to have been something of a raucous party whenever he wasn't actually writing. Here are the writers Tomás Eloy Martínez, Edmundo Paz Soldán, and William and Rose Styron; legendary Spanish agent Carmen Balcells; the translator of A Hundred Years of Solitude, Gregory Rabassa; Gabo's brothers Luis Enrique, Jaime, Eligio, and Gustavo, and his sisters Aida and Margot; María Luisa Elío, to whom A Hundred Years of Solitude is dedicated; and many others.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368319Tue, 05 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Solitude & Company Author: Silvana Paternostro Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Solitude & Company Author: Silvana Paternostro Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 3 minutes Release date: February 5, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: An oral history biography of the legendary Latin American writer and Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez, brimming with atmosphere and insight Irreverent and hopeful, Solitude & Company recounts the life of a boy from the provinces who decided to become a writer. This is the story of how he did it, how little Gabito became Gabriel García Márquez, and of how Gabriel García Márquez survived his own self-creation. The book is divided into two parts. In the first, BC, before Cien años de soledad (One Hundred Years of Solitude), we hear from his siblings and those who were friends before García Márquez became the universally loved Latin American icon. The second part, AC, describes the man behind the legend that García Márquez became. From Aracataca, to Baranquila, to Bogota, to Paris, to Mexico City, the solitude that García Márquez needed to produce his masterpiece turns out to have been something of a raucous party whenever he wasn't actually writing. Here are the writers Tomás Eloy Martínez, Edmundo Paz Soldán, and William and Rose Styron; legendary Spanish agent Carmen Balcells; the translator of A Hundred Years of Solitude, Gregory Rabassa; Gabo's brothers Luis Enrique, Jaime, Eligio, and Gustavo, and his sisters Aida and Margot; María Luisa Elío, to whom A Hundred Years of Solitude is dedicated; and many others.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walking-free-by-molly-mccully-brown--65149225https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Free Author: Molly McCully Brown Narrator: Rupert Farley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of a young man who fled war-torn Iraq, came to Australia as a refugee by boat, survived the Australian detention centre and went on to become a pioneering surgeon. In 1999, Munjed Al Muderis was a surgical resident working in Baghdad when the Military Police marched into the operating theatre and ordered the team to mutilate army deserters. When the head of surgery refused, he was executed. Munjed's choices were stark – comply and breach the medical oath, refuse and face death, or flee. That day, Munjed's life changed forever. He escaped to Indonesia and boarded a boat to Australia. For ten months he was incarcerated in what was considered Australia's worst refugee camp, where he was known only by a number and locked in solitary confinement. In August 2000, Munjed was finally freed and went on to become one of the world's leading figures in Orthopeadic medicine, transforming the lives of amputees with a pioneering technique that allows them to walk again. A remarkable story of courage and resilience which has become an inspirational bestseller.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367390Fri, 01 Feb 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Free Author: Molly McCully Brown Narrator: Rupert Farley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walking Free Author: Molly McCully Brown Narrator: Rupert Farley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 50 minutes Release date: February 1, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary true story of a young man who fled war-torn Iraq, came to Australia as a refugee by boat, survived the Australian detention centre and went on to become a pioneering surgeon. In 1999, Munjed Al Muderis was a surgical resident working in Baghdad when the Military Police marched into the operating theatre and ordered the team to mutilate army deserters. When the head of surgery refused, he was executed. Munjed's choices were stark – comply and breach the medical oath, refuse and face death, or flee. That day, Munjed's life changed forever. He escaped to Indonesia and boarded a boat to Australia. For ten months he was incarcerated in what was considered Australia's worst refugee camp, where he was known only by a number and locked in solitary confinement. In August 2000, Munjed was finally freed and went on to become one of the world's leading figures in Orthopeadic medicine, transforming the lives of amputees with a pioneering technique that allows them to walk again. A remarkable story of courage and resilience which has become an inspirational bestseller.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jesse-james-my-father-by-jr-jesse-james--65149196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father Author: Jr., Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “We don't steal from the rich and give to the poor. We steal from the poor because they can't fight back, most of them and the rich take from us because they could wipe us out in a day.” JESSE JAMES Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri. James, and his brother Frank, served in the Confederate Army before embarking upon their fabled criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as daring bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a true legend of the Old West. Here is his own untold story as related by his son. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 until today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368241Thu, 24 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father Author: Jr., Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368241 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jesse James My Father Author: Jr., Jesse James Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano & The Icon Players Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 23 minutes Release date: January 24, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: “We don't steal from the rich and give to the poor. We steal from the poor because they can't fight back, most of them and the rich take from us because they could wipe us out in a day.” JESSE JAMES Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847, in Kearney, Missouri. James, and his brother Frank, served in the Confederate Army before embarking upon their fabled criminal careers in the Old West. The James brothers made a name for themselves as daring bank and train robbers, leading the James-Younger gang. Gang member Robert Ford killed Jesse James in 1882, after which James became a true legend of the Old West. Here is his own untold story as related by his son. GEOFFREY GIULIANO is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 until today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks. Series producer Avalon Giuliano in New York Produced by Alex Franchi in Milan Edited and mixed by Macc Kay in Bangkok ICON intern Eden Garret Giuliano]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-removalist-on-the-front-line-of-death-care-by-matthew-franklin-sias--65149236https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 18, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'To be able to thrive in a field most are terrified of is a source of pride . . . To be in the presence of those who have crossed over the great divide is oddly meaningful, in an ultimate sense.' In this sequel to Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Lifesaving Mortician, ride along with mortuary removal technician Matthew Franklin Sias as he cares for the deceased in rural Washington State. Step into the hidden world of death care and explore the challenge of removing the deceased from the often-difficult, regularly awkward, and sometimes downright bizarre circumstances in which they die, the art and science of embalming, and the intrigue of forensic pathology. Sias is a veteran death investigator, former funeral director/embalmer intern, and paramedic with twenty-eight years of emergency response experience.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366913Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366913 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Removalist: On the Front Line of Death Care Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 18, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'To be able to thrive in a field most are terrified of is a source of pride . . . To be in the presence of those who have crossed over the great divide is oddly meaningful, in an ultimate sense.' In this sequel to Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Lifesaving Mortician, ride along with mortuary removal technician Matthew Franklin Sias as he cares for the deceased in rural Washington State. Step into the hidden world of death care and explore the challenge of removing the deceased from the often-difficult, regularly awkward, and sometimes downright bizarre circumstances in which they die, the art and science of embalming, and the intrigue of forensic pathology. Sias is a veteran death investigator, former funeral director/embalmer intern, and paramedic with twenty-eight years of emergency response experience.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/silent-siren-memoirs-of-a-life-saving-mortician-by-matthew-franklin-sias--65149217https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Paramedics save lives. Morticians bury their mistakes. A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between two seemingly divergent careers. Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years. Often intense, at times gruesome, and frequently humorous, this memoir takes you from the back seat of the medic unit racing to the hospital with a trauma patient, to the brightly lit embalming room of a funeral home, and everywhere in between. Having the ability to calmly assist a person in crisis is, perhaps, one of life's most awesome privileges.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366912Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366912 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician Author: Matthew Franklin Sias Narrator: Jonathan Todd Ross Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 43 minutes Release date: January 18, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Paramedics save lives. Morticians bury their mistakes. A twenty-three-year veteran of emergency medical services, paramedic Matthew Sias took a detour in his career to pursue the death care business and found a complementarity between two seemingly divergent careers. Silent Siren: Memoirs of a Life Saving Mortician is the record of some of the more memorable calls he has responded to through the years. Often intense, at times gruesome, and frequently humorous, this memoir takes you from the back seat of the medic unit racing to the hospital with a trauma patient, to the brightly lit embalming room of a funeral home, and everywhere in between. Having the ability to calmly assist a person in crisis is, perhaps, one of life's most awesome privileges.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mary-queen-of-scots-film-tie-in-by-john-guy--65149204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Queen of Scots: Film Tie-In Author: John Guy Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, and Queen of France at sixteen years, she grew up in the crosshairs of Europe's political battles to become Queen Elizabeth's arch rival. This audiobook tells the story of the fraught and dangerous relationship between these two women of incredible charisma and power – a relationship that began with both seeking a political settlement, but which led them down a path of danger, from which only one could emerge victorious. Previously published as ‘My Heart is My Own’.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366549Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Queen of Scots: Film Tie-In Author: John Guy Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 56 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366549 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mary Queen of Scots: Film Tie-In Author: John Guy Narrator: Jan Cramer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 17, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, and Queen of France at sixteen years, she grew up in the crosshairs of Europe's political battles to become Queen Elizabeth's arch rival. This audiobook tells the story of the fraught and dangerous relationship between these two women of incredible charisma and power – a relationship that began with both seeking a political settlement, but which led them down a path of danger, from which only one could emerge victorious. Previously published as ‘My Heart is My Own’.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-is-a-circle-not-a-line-the-wisdom-of-mahatma-gandhi-a-spiritual-primer-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149220https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is A Circle Not A Line The Wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi - A Spiritual Primer Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: January 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic nonviolents who died violently. I can never work that out. We're pacifists, but I'm not sure what it means when you're such a pacifist you get shot. I can never understand that.' JOHN LENNON Mahatma Gandhi, an ambitious attorney turned simple orthodox Hindu holy man single-handedly came up with the philosophy of non violent non cooperation which successfully dislodged the British empire from their long held tyrannical imperial rule over India. In this in depth, often inspirational audiobook by well known author actor narrator Geoffrey Giuliano, the important, and still timely story of this iconic social reformer is told along with rare unheard recordings of the Mahatma himself. This Imperative socio-political, philosophical, esoteric profile in courage is as important today as it was at the end of the British rule wherein we face similar oppressive pressures from major powers such as United States of America against its own minority population. Here is the story of a soft spoken determined man who not only asked seminal questions at the right time, but also came up with powerful, solutions to the mass oppression of a populace unwilling to live under the thumb of a foreign dictatorial power. This Icon audiobook exclusive is perfect for all students of political history, social reformation, the spiritual science of yoga, curious commuters as well as all school and university systems.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367431Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is A Circle Not A Line The Wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi - A Spiritual Primer Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367431 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is A Circle Not A Line The Wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi - A Spiritual Primer Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Geoffrey Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 39 minutes Release date: January 14, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic nonviolents who died violently. I can never work that out. We're pacifists, but I'm not sure what it means when you're such a pacifist you get shot. I can never understand that.' JOHN LENNON Mahatma Gandhi, an ambitious attorney turned simple orthodox Hindu holy man single-handedly came up with the philosophy of non violent non cooperation which successfully dislodged the British empire from their long held tyrannical imperial rule over India. In this in depth, often inspirational audiobook by well known author actor narrator Geoffrey Giuliano, the important, and still timely story of this iconic social reformer is told along with rare unheard recordings of the Mahatma himself. This Imperative socio-political, philosophical, esoteric profile in courage is as important today as it was at the end of the British rule wherein we face similar oppressive pressures from major powers such as United States of America against its own minority population. Here is the story of a soft spoken determined man who not only asked seminal questions at the right time, but also came up with powerful, solutions to the mass oppression of a populace unwilling to live under the thumb of a foreign dictatorial power. This Icon audiobook exclusive is perfect for all students of political history, social reformation, the spiritual science of yoga, curious commuters as well as all school and university systems.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/with-love-princess-diana-interviews-remembrances-by-geoffrey-giuliano--65149203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Love Princess Diana - Interviews Remembrances Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Avalon Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you...Only do what your heart tells you. I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head.' PRINCESS DIANA Diana, Princess of Wales, was born July 1, 1961 and was perhaps the most beloved of the British royal family. Diana grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. Diana came to prominence in February 1981 upon her engagement to Prince Charles. The marriage produced two sons, princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. Diana was involved with dozens of charities and also raised awareness and advocated ways to help people affected with HIV/AIDS. As we all know Princess Diana died in a horrific car crash in a Paris tunnel on August 31, 1997. She left us that day - but never left our hearts and memory. This is her story in her own words. Written and narrated by author actor Geoffrey Giuliano this unique one-of-a-kind audiobook is a must have for all true Diana devotees, historians, casual listeners, curious commuters and all school and university systems.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367441Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Love Princess Diana - Interviews Remembrances Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Avalon Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367441 to listen full audiobooks. Title: With Love Princess Diana - Interviews Remembrances Author: Geoffrey Giuliano Narrator: Avalon Giuliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 56 minutes Release date: January 14, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you...Only do what your heart tells you. I don't go by the rule book... I lead from the heart, not the head.' PRINCESS DIANA Diana, Princess of Wales, was born July 1, 1961 and was perhaps the most beloved of the British royal family. Diana grew up in Park House, situated on the Sandringham estate, and was educated in England and Switzerland. Diana came to prominence in February 1981 upon her engagement to Prince Charles. The marriage produced two sons, princes William and Harry, who were then respectively second and third in the line of succession to the British throne. Diana was involved with dozens of charities and also raised awareness and advocated ways to help people affected with HIV/AIDS. As we all know Princess Diana died in a horrific car crash in a Paris tunnel on August 31, 1997. She left us that day - but never left our hearts and memory. This is her story in her own words. Written and narrated by author actor Geoffrey Giuliano this unique one-of-a-kind audiobook is a must have for all true Diana devotees, historians, casual listeners, curious commuters and all school and university systems.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rewired-an-unlikely-doctor-a-brave-amputee-and-the-medical-miracle-that-made-history-by-dr-ajay-k-seth--65149214https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewired: An Unlikely Doctor, a Brave Amputee, and the Medical Miracle That Made History Author: Dr. Ajay K. Seth Narrator: Tim Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 8, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A raccoon bite on the arm doesn’t seem that serious, but it soon becomes a life-or-death medical crisis for Melissa Loomis. After days of treatment for recurring infection, it becomes obvious that her arm must be amputated. Dr. Ajay Seth, the son of immigrant parents from India and a local orthopaedic surgeon in private practice, performs his first-ever amputation procedure. In the months that follow, divine intervention, combined with Melissa’s determination and Dr. Seth’s disciplined commitment and dedication to his patients, brings about the opportunity for a medical breakthrough that will potentially transform the lives of amputees around the world. Rewired is the inspirational, miraculous story of Dr. Seth’s revolutionary surgery that allows Melissa to not just move a prosthetic arm simply by thinking, but to actually feel with the prosthetic hand, just as she would with her natural arm. This resulted in what others have recognized as the world’s most advanced amputee, all done from Dr. Seth’s private practice in a community hospital, using a local staff, and with no special training or extensive research funding.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365604Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewired: An Unlikely Doctor, a Brave Amputee, and the Medical Miracle That Made History Author: Dr. Ajay K. Seth Narrator: Tim Pabon Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365604 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rewired: An Unlikely Doctor, a Brave Amputee, and the Medical Miracle That Made History Author: Dr. Ajay K. Seth Narrator: Tim Pabon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 8, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A raccoon bite on the arm doesn’t seem that serious, but it soon becomes a life-or-death medical crisis for Melissa Loomis. After days of treatment for recurring infection, it becomes obvious that her arm must be amputated. Dr. Ajay Seth, the son of immigrant parents from India and a local orthopaedic surgeon in private practice, performs his first-ever amputation procedure. In the months that follow, divine intervention, combined with Melissa’s determination and Dr. Seth’s disciplined commitment and dedication to his patients, brings about the opportunity for a medical breakthrough that will potentially transform the lives of amputees around the world. Rewired is the inspirational, miraculous story of Dr. Seth’s revolutionary surgery that allows Melissa to not just move a prosthetic arm simply by thinking, but to actually feel with the prosthetic hand, just as she would with her natural arm. This resulted in what others have recognized as the world’s most advanced amputee, all done from Dr. Seth’s private practice in a community hospital, using a local staff, and with no special training or extensive research funding.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/upside-down-in-the-yukon-river-by-steve-cannon--65149200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Upside Down in the Yukon River Author: Steve Cannon Narrator: Steve Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 8, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Adventure sports changed his life. The Race to the Midnight Sun nearly ended it. Upside Down in the Yukon River is an inspiring true story of an ordinary guy from Iowa who attempts the world's longest kayak race, and ends up fighting for his very survival deep in the wilderness of Canada's Yukon Territory. Full of anticipation and fear, successes and failures, doubt and hope, Steve's story challenges each one of us to live every precious moment to the fullest, and reminds us all that our only real failure is a step never taken in pursuit of our dream.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367106Tue, 08 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Upside Down in the Yukon River Author: Steve Cannon Narrator: Steve Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/367106 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Upside Down in the Yukon River Author: Steve Cannon Narrator: Steve Cannon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 8, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Adventure sports changed his life. The Race to the Midnight Sun nearly ended it. Upside Down in the Yukon River is an inspiring true story of an ordinary guy from Iowa who attempts the world's longest kayak race, and ends up fighting for his very survival deep in the wilderness of Canada's Yukon Territory. Full of anticipation and fear, successes and failures, doubt and hope, Steve's story challenges each one of us to live every precious moment to the fullest, and reminds us all that our only real failure is a step never taken in pursuit of our dream.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/great-adventurers-by-david-angus--65149180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365070 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Adventurers Author: David Angus Narrator: Benjamin Soames Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This collection features the lives of nine remarkable people, whose stories have inspired generations of adventurers. With Francis Drake we raid the Spanish Main and sail around the world. With Richard Burton we cross the deserts of Arabia. Hiram Bingham discovers the lost city of the Incas. Amelia Earhart personifies the heroic exploits of the early days of aviation. With Scott and Amundsen we race to the South Pole; with Hillary and Tenzing we conquer the summit of Everest. Thor Heyerdahl, like some latter-day Viking, crosses the oceans of the world in his tiny craft. Although separated by centuries, all are united by their curiosity, courage and the unquenchable spirit of adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365070Tue, 01 Jan 2019 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365070 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Adventurers Author: David Angus Narrator: Benjamin Soames Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2019...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365070 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Great Adventurers Author: David Angus Narrator: Benjamin Soames Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 35 minutes Release date: January 1, 2019 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This collection features the lives of nine remarkable people, whose stories have inspired generations of adventurers. With Francis Drake we raid the Spanish Main and sail around the world. With Richard Burton we cross the deserts of Arabia. Hiram Bingham discovers the lost city of the Incas. Amelia Earhart personifies the heroic exploits of the early days of aviation. With Scott and Amundsen we race to the South Pole; with Hillary and Tenzing we conquer the summit of Everest. Thor Heyerdahl, like some latter-day Viking, crosses the oceans of the world in his tiny craft. Although separated by centuries, all are united by their curiosity, courage and the unquenchable spirit of adventure.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/vietnam-there-back-a-combat-medic-s-chronicle-by-jim-doc-purtell--65149208https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did. Vietnam—There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during and after the Tet Offensive. Purtell describes in gritty detail what it was like to live and fight with an infantry company only to return to anti-Vietnam sentiment so strong that he and his fellow veterans felt nobody cared about them or the sacrifices they made.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Vietnam: There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle Author: Jim 'doc' Purtell Narrator: Eric Jason Martin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 34 minutes Release date: December 28, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: In 1967, Jim Purtell left his small Midwestern town to join the US Army. He did so at a time when the country was pro-Vietnam and serving seemed an honorable thing to do. Little did he know that the tide would turn a mere six months later as drastically as it did. Vietnam—There & Back: A Combat Medic's Chronicle is a candid account of the time when he and several other combat vets found themselves conducting operations in the jungles of Vietnam during and after the Tet Offensive. Purtell describes in gritty detail what it was like to live and fight with an infantry company only to return to anti-Vietnam sentiment so strong that he and his fellow veterans felt nobody cared about them or the sacrifices they made.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oh-sh-t-i-almost-killed-you-a-little-book-of-big-things-nursing-school-forgot-to-teach-you-by-sonja-schwartzbach-bsn-rn-ccrn--65149173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!: A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Author: Sonja Schwartzbach BSN RN CCRN Narrator: Sonja Schwartzbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Do no harm. Take no sh*t. Whether you're a new nurse or a veteran member of the clan, the nursing learning curve is a vast one. Part how-to-guide with a touch of memoir thrown in, take the time to laugh and cry with an author that says what everyone else in the field is thinking.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366445Tue, 25 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!: A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Author: Sonja Schwartzbach BSN RN CCRN Narrator: Sonja...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/366445 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Oh Sh*t, I Almost Killed You!: A Little Book of Big Things Nursing School Forgot to Teach You Author: Sonja Schwartzbach BSN RN CCRN Narrator: Sonja Schwartzbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 25, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.9 of Total 20 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Do no harm. Take no sh*t. Whether you're a new nurse or a veteran member of the clan, the nursing learning curve is a vast one. Part how-to-guide with a touch of memoir thrown in, take the time to laugh and cry with an author that says what everyone else in the field is thinking.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-return-ticket-leg-one-by-skip-rowland--65149228https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Return Ticket- Leg One Author: Skip Rowland Narrator: Skip Rowland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 21, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Tired of California's glitzy lifestyle, greed and urban sprawl, Captain Skip Rowland sells everything to drift and blend in the drop dead beauty of the South Pacific. But before casting-off his yacht is stolen and set ablaze on a desolate Mexican shore. (A story bin itself) Skip, recently in the USMC captures the thieves, sailing later in a new yacht with his son and nurse girlfriend. They accidentally sail unto an active military coup de tat, are chased by a vagabond freighter, make love on picture perfect uninhabited islands and cross the Tasman Sea to Australia in the worst weather in 100 years.Told in an authentic sea captains voice you will believe you are on deck experiencing every moment of this true adventure]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365088Fri, 21 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Return Ticket- Leg One Author: Skip Rowland Narrator: Skip Rowland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: No Return Ticket- Leg One Author: Skip Rowland Narrator: Skip Rowland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 57 minutes Release date: December 21, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Tired of California's glitzy lifestyle, greed and urban sprawl, Captain Skip Rowland sells everything to drift and blend in the drop dead beauty of the South Pacific. But before casting-off his yacht is stolen and set ablaze on a desolate Mexican shore. (A story bin itself) Skip, recently in the USMC captures the thieves, sailing later in a new yacht with his son and nurse girlfriend. They accidentally sail unto an active military coup de tat, are chased by a vagabond freighter, make love on picture perfect uninhabited islands and cross the Tasman Sea to Australia in the worst weather in 100 years.Told in an authentic sea captains voice you will believe you are on deck experiencing every moment of this true adventure]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/struck-a-husband-s-memoir-of-trauma-and-triumph-by-douglas-segal--65149237https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Struck: A Husband’s Memoir of Trauma and Triumph Author: Douglas Segal Narrator: Douglas Segal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 18, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of life's biggest clichés becomes a horrific reality when Douglas Segal's wife and young daughter are hit head-on by a Los Angeles city bus. Miraculously, his daughter was unharmed, but his wife faced a series of life-threatening injuries, including the same one that famously left Christopher Reeve paralyzed. Following the accident, Segal began sending regular email updates to their circle of friends and family—a list that continued to grow as others heard of the event and were moved by the many emotional and spiritual issues it raised. Segal's compelling memoir is an intimate and honest chronicle built around these email updates, and is a profound example of how people show up for one another in times of crisis. Alternatingly harrowing, humorous, heartbreaking, and hopeful, this is an uplifting tribute to love, determination, and how the compassion of community holds the power to heal, serving as an inspiring testament to the resilience of the human spirit when faced with pain and adversity.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365098Tue, 18 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Struck: A Husband’s Memoir of Trauma and Triumph Author: Douglas Segal Narrator: Douglas Segal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/365098 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Struck: A Husband’s Memoir of Trauma and Triumph Author: Douglas Segal Narrator: Douglas Segal Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 18, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: One of life's biggest clichés becomes a horrific reality when Douglas Segal's wife and young daughter are hit head-on by a Los Angeles city bus. Miraculously, his daughter was unharmed, but his wife faced a series of life-threatening injuries, including the same one that famously left Christopher Reeve paralyzed. Following the accident, Segal began sending regular email updates to their circle of friends and family—a list that continued to grow as others heard of the event and were moved by the many emotional and spiritual issues it raised. Segal's compelling memoir is an intimate and honest chronicle built around these email updates, and is a profound example of how people show up for one another in times of crisis. Alternatingly harrowing, humorous, heartbreaking, and hopeful, this is an uplifting tribute to love, determination, and how the compassion of community holds the power to heal, serving as an inspiring testament to the resilience of the human spirit when faced with pain and adversity.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/never-grow-up-by-jackie-chan--65149250https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359164 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Grow Up Author: Jackie Chan Narrator: Daxing Zhang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up, Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359164Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359164 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Grow Up Author: Jackie Chan Narrator: Daxing Zhang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359164 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Never Grow Up Author: Jackie Chan Narrator: Daxing Zhang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.56 of Total 9 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A candid, thrilling memoir from one of the most recognizable, influential, and beloved cinematic personalities in the world. Everyone knows Jackie Chan. Whether it’s from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts. In 2016—after fifty-six years in the industry, over 200 films, and many broken bones—he received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film. But at 64 years-old, Jackie is just getting started. Now, in Never Grow Up, the global superstar reflects on his early life, including his childhood years at the China Drama Academy (in which he was enrolled at the age of six), his big breaks (and setbacks) in Hong Kong and Hollywood, his numerous brushes with death (both on and off film sets), and his life as a husband and father (which has been, admittedly and regrettably, imperfect). Jackie has never shied away from his mistakes. Since The Young Master in 1980, Jackie’s films have ended with a bloopers reel in which he stumbles over his lines, misses his mark, or crashes to the ground in a stunt gone south. In Never Grow Up, Jackie applies the same spirit of openness to his life, proving time and time again why he’s beloved the world over: he’s honest, funny, kind, brave beyond reckoning and—after all this time—still young at heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/congo-stories-battling-five-centuries-of-exploitation-and-greed-by-fidel-bafilemba-john-prendergast--65149241https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed Author: Fidel Bafilemba, John Prendergast Narrator: Jerome Butler, John Prendergast, Channie Waites, Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch, John Prendergast co-writes a compelling book with Fidel Bafilemba--with stunning photographs by Ryan Gosling--revealing the way in which the people and resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been used throughout the last five centuries to build, develop, advance, and safeguard the United States and Europe. The book highlights the devastating price Congo has paid for that support. However, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing, and the book tells the remarkable stories of those in Congo and the United States leading that transformation. The people of Congo are fighting back against a tidal wave of international exploitation and governmental oppression to make things better for their nation, their neighborhoods, and their families. They are risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And now, finally, there are human rights movements led by young people in the United States and Europe building solidarity with Congolese change-makers in support of dignity, justice, and equality for the Congolese people. As a result, the way the world deal with Congo is finally changing. Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo to document some of the stories not only of the Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country but also of young Congolese people overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and help take care of their families. Through Gosling's photographs of Congolese daily life, Bafilemba's profiles of heroic Congolese activists, and Prendergast's narratives of the extraordinary history and evolving social movements that directly link Congo with the United States and Europe, Congo Stories provides windows into the history, the people, the challenges, the possibilities, and the movements that could change the course of Congo's destiny. Chosen by Amazon as the Best Book of the Month for December 2018 in Biographies & Memoirs, History, and Nonfiction. Featuring the life story of Dr. Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360882Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed Author: Fidel Bafilemba, John Prendergast Narrator: Jerome Butler, John Prendergast,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360882 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed Author: Fidel Bafilemba, John Prendergast Narrator: Jerome Butler, John Prendergast, Channie Waites, Peter Ganim Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From the author of the New York Times bestselling and award-winning Not on Our Watch, John Prendergast co-writes a compelling book with Fidel Bafilemba--with stunning photographs by Ryan Gosling--revealing the way in which the people and resources of the Democratic Republic of Congo have been used throughout the last five centuries to build, develop, advance, and safeguard the United States and Europe. The book highlights the devastating price Congo has paid for that support. However, the way the world deals with Congo is finally changing, and the book tells the remarkable stories of those in Congo and the United States leading that transformation. The people of Congo are fighting back against a tidal wave of international exploitation and governmental oppression to make things better for their nation, their neighborhoods, and their families. They are risking their lives to resist and alter the deadly status quo. And now, finally, there are human rights movements led by young people in the United States and Europe building solidarity with Congolese change-makers in support of dignity, justice, and equality for the Congolese people. As a result, the way the world deal with Congo is finally changing. Fidel Bafilemba, Ryan Gosling, and John Prendergast traveled to Congo to document some of the stories not only of the Congolese upstanders who are building a better future for their country but also of young Congolese people overcoming enormous odds just to go to school and help take care of their families. Through Gosling's photographs of Congolese daily life, Bafilemba's profiles of heroic Congolese activists, and Prendergast's narratives of the extraordinary history and evolving social movements that directly link Congo with the United States and Europe, Congo Stories provides windows into the history, the people, the challenges, the possibilities, and the movements that could change the course of Congo's destiny. Chosen by Amazon as the Best Book of the Month for December 2018 in Biographies & Memoirs, History, and Nonfiction. Featuring the life story of Dr. Denis Mukwege, winner of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lives-of-the-eminent-philosophers-by-diogenes-laertius-by-diogenes-laertius--65149238https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: by Diogenes Laertius Author: Diogenes Laertius Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of ideas and examples to follow. This rich tradition was recast by Diogenes Laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes, that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, first compiled in the third century AD, came to prominence in Renaissance Italy. To this day, it remains a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins and practice of philosophy in ancient Greece, covering a longer period of time and a larger number of figures—from Pythagoras and Socrates to Aristotle and Epicurus—than any other ancient source.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361173Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: by Diogenes Laertius Author: Diogenes Laertius Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lives of the Eminent Philosophers: by Diogenes Laertius Author: Diogenes Laertius Narrator: Jennifer M. Dixon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 28 hours 37 minutes Release date: December 4, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Long before our own day of self-help books offering twelve-step programs and other guides to attain happiness, the philosophers of ancient Greece explored the riddle of what makes a life worth living, producing a wide variety of ideas and examples to follow. This rich tradition was recast by Diogenes Laertius into an anthology, a miscellany of maxims and anecdotes, that generations of Western readers have consulted for edification as well as entertainment ever since the Lives of the Eminent Philosophers, first compiled in the third century AD, came to prominence in Renaissance Italy. To this day, it remains a crucial source for much of what we know about the origins and practice of philosophy in ancient Greece, covering a longer period of time and a larger number of figures—from Pythagoras and Socrates to Aristotle and Epicurus—than any other ancient source.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/teacher-by-gabbie-stroud--65149251https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teacher Author: Gabbie Stroud Narrator: Jo Van Es Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Watching children learn is a beautiful and extraordinary experience…. It is a kind of magic, a kind of loving, a kind of art. It is teaching. Just teaching. Just what I do. What I did. Past tense.In 2014, Gabrielle Stroud was a very dedicated teacher with over a decade of experience. Months later, she resigned in frustration and despair when she realised that the Naplan-test education model was stopping her from doing the very thing she was best at: teaching individual children according to their needs and talents. Her ground-breaking essay 'Teaching Australia' in the Feb 2016 Griffith Review outlined her experiences and provoked a huge response from former and current teachers around the world. That essay lifted the lid on a scandal that is yet to properly break - that our education system is unfair to our children and destroying their teachers. In a powerful memoir inspired by her original ground-breaking essay, Gabrielle tells the full story: how she came to teaching, what makes a great teacher, what our kids need from their teachers, and what it was that finally broke her. A brilliant and heart-breaking memoir that cuts to the heart of a vital matter of national importance.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360338Sat, 01 Dec 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teacher Author: Gabbie Stroud Narrator: Jo Van Es Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 1, 2018 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360338 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Teacher Author: Gabbie Stroud Narrator: Jo Van Es Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 15 minutes Release date: December 1, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Watching children learn is a beautiful and extraordinary experience…. It is a kind of magic, a kind of loving, a kind of art. It is teaching. Just teaching. Just what I do. What I did. Past tense.In 2014, Gabrielle Stroud was a very dedicated teacher with over a decade of experience. Months later, she resigned in frustration and despair when she realised that the Naplan-test education model was stopping her from doing the very thing she was best at: teaching individual children according to their needs and talents. Her ground-breaking essay 'Teaching Australia' in the Feb 2016 Griffith Review outlined her experiences and provoked a huge response from former and current teachers around the world. That essay lifted the lid on a scandal that is yet to properly break - that our education system is unfair to our children and destroying their teachers. In a powerful memoir inspired by her original ground-breaking essay, Gabrielle tells the full story: how she came to teaching, what makes a great teacher, what our kids need from their teachers, and what it was that finally broke her. A brilliant and heart-breaking memoir that cuts to the heart of a vital matter of national importance.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/neither-wolf-nor-dog-by-kent-nerburn--65149234https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neither Wolf Nor Dog Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Tim Connor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner ? A Native American book The heart of the Native American experience: In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Kent Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan. It's a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Readers meet vivid characters like Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, and Annie, an 80-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin. Threading through the book is the story of two men struggling to find a common voice. Neither Wolf nor Dog takes readers to the heart of the Native American experience. As the story unfolds, Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and the selling of sacred ceremonies. This edition features a new introduction by the author, Kent Nerburn. "This is a sobering, humbling, cleansing, loving book, one that every American should read." ? Yoga Journal If you enjoyed Empire of the Summer Moon, Heart Berries, or You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, you'll love owning and reading Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361495Thu, 22 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neither Wolf Nor Dog Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Tim Connor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2018...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361495 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Neither Wolf Nor Dog Author: Kent Nerburn Narrator: Tim Connor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: November 22, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.44 of Total 36 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 12 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner ? A Native American book The heart of the Native American experience: In this 1996 Minnesota Book Award winner, Kent Nerburn draws the reader deep into the world of an Indian elder known only as Dan. It's a world of Indian towns, white roadside cafes, and abandoned roads that swirl with the memories of the Ghost Dance and Sitting Bull. Readers meet vivid characters like Jumbo, a 400-pound mechanic, and Annie, an 80-year-old Lakota woman living in a log cabin. Threading through the book is the story of two men struggling to find a common voice. Neither Wolf nor Dog takes readers to the heart of the Native American experience. As the story unfolds, Dan speaks eloquently on the difference between land and property, the power of silence, and the selling of sacred ceremonies. This edition features a new introduction by the author, Kent Nerburn. "This is a sobering, humbling, cleansing, loving book, one that every American should read." ? Yoga Journal If you enjoyed Empire of the Summer Moon, Heart Berries, or You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, you'll love owning and reading Neither Wolf nor Dog by Kent Nerburn]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-marshall-the-man-who-made-the-supreme-court-by-richard-brookhiser--65149252https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Author: Richard Brookhiser Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved. Before he joined the Supreme Court, it was the weakling of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After he died, it could never be ignored again. Through three decades of dramatic cases involving businessmen, scoundrels, Native Americans, and slaves, Marshall defended the federal government against unruly states, established the Supreme Court's right to rebuke Congress or the president, and unleashed the power of American commerce. For better and for worse, he made the Supreme Court a pillar of American life. In John Marshall, award-winning biographer Richard Brookhiser vividly chronicles America's greatest judge and the world he made.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360390Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Author: Richard Brookhiser Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360390 to listen full audiobooks. Title: John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court Author: Richard Brookhiser Narrator: Robert Fass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The life of John Marshall, Founding Father and America's premier chief justice. In 1801, a genial and brilliant Revolutionary War veteran and politician became the fourth chief justice of the United States. He would hold the post for 34 years (still a record), expounding the Constitution he loved. Before he joined the Supreme Court, it was the weakling of the federal government, lacking in dignity and clout. After he died, it could never be ignored again. Through three decades of dramatic cases involving businessmen, scoundrels, Native Americans, and slaves, Marshall defended the federal government against unruly states, established the Supreme Court's right to rebuke Congress or the president, and unleashed the power of American commerce. For better and for worse, he made the Supreme Court a pillar of American life. In John Marshall, award-winning biographer Richard Brookhiser vividly chronicles America's greatest judge and the world he made.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-her-fly-a-father-s-journey-by-ziauddin-yousafzai--65149246https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey Author: Ziauddin Yousafzai Narrator: Adnan Kapadia, Ziauddin Yousafzai Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Let Her Fly traces the inspirational journey of Malala Yousafzai's father, Ziauddin, from a boy in Shangla to a man who broke with tradition and proves there are many faces of feminism. With humor and sincerity, Yousafzai describes his life before the Talibanization of Mingora, scenes of his sons Khusal and Atal fighting kites on the roof, his progressive partnership with his wife Toor Pekai, and the challenge of raising children in an unfamiliar country. After Malala was shot by the Taliban, the Yousafzai family was completely uprooted from their home in the Swat Valley and forced to start over in the United Kingdom. Now, Ziauddin expresses the complex pain and joy of his return, six years later, to the site of Malala's attack. Let Her Fly is an intimate family portrait by the father of one of the most remarkable leaders in the world today. Ziauddin and Toor Pakai have set a singular example for parents who hope to empower their children to make a difference. Let Her Fly will resonate with anyone who has ever cared for a child, as Ziauddin Yousafzai shares what he's learned from his children, and what he hopes to teach the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359658Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey Author: Ziauddin Yousafzai Narrator: Adnan Kapadia, Ziauddin Yousafzai Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359658 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Let Her Fly: A Father's Journey Author: Ziauddin Yousafzai Narrator: Adnan Kapadia, Ziauddin Yousafzai Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 30 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Let Her Fly traces the inspirational journey of Malala Yousafzai's father, Ziauddin, from a boy in Shangla to a man who broke with tradition and proves there are many faces of feminism. With humor and sincerity, Yousafzai describes his life before the Talibanization of Mingora, scenes of his sons Khusal and Atal fighting kites on the roof, his progressive partnership with his wife Toor Pekai, and the challenge of raising children in an unfamiliar country. After Malala was shot by the Taliban, the Yousafzai family was completely uprooted from their home in the Swat Valley and forced to start over in the United Kingdom. Now, Ziauddin expresses the complex pain and joy of his return, six years later, to the site of Malala's attack. Let Her Fly is an intimate family portrait by the father of one of the most remarkable leaders in the world today. Ziauddin and Toor Pakai have set a singular example for parents who hope to empower their children to make a difference. Let Her Fly will resonate with anyone who has ever cared for a child, as Ziauddin Yousafzai shares what he's learned from his children, and what he hopes to teach the world.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ibn-khaldun-an-intellectual-biography-by-robert-irwin--65149181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography Author: Robert Irwin Narrator: John Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This audiobook narrated by John Telfer gives the definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the Muqaddima Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world--a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the Muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produced in the Islamic world, is not as well known as he should be, and his ideas are widely misunderstood. In this groundbreaking intellectual biography, Robert Irwin provides an engaging and authoritative account of Ibn Khaldun's extraordinary life, times, writings, and ideas. Irwin tells how Ibn Khaldun, who lived in a world decimated by the Black Death, held a long series of posts in the tumultuous Islamic courts of North Africa and Muslim Spain, becoming a major political player as well as a teacher and writer. Closely examining the Muqaddima, a startlingly original analysis of the laws of history, and drawing on many other contemporary sources, Irwin shows how Ibn Khaldun's life and thought fit into historical and intellectual context, including medieval Islamic theology, philosophy, politics, literature, economics, law, and tribal life. Because Ibn Khaldun's ideas often seem to anticipate by centuries developments in many fields, he has often been depicted as more of a modern man than a medieval one, and Irwin's account of such misreadings provides new insights about the history of Orientalism. In contrast, Irwin presents an Ibn Khaldun who was a creature of his time—a devout Sufi mystic who was obsessed with the occult and futurology and who lived in an often-strange world quite different from our own.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364937Tue, 13 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography Author: Robert Irwin Narrator: John Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ibn Khaldun: An Intellectual Biography Author: Robert Irwin Narrator: John Telfer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 34 minutes Release date: November 13, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: This audiobook narrated by John Telfer gives the definitive account of the life and thought of the medieval Arab genius who wrote the Muqaddima Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) is generally regarded as the greatest intellectual ever to have appeared in the Arab world--a genius who ranks as one of the world's great minds. Yet the author of the Muqaddima, the most important study of history ever produced in the Islamic world, is not as well known as he should be, and his ideas are widely misunderstood. In this groundbreaking intellectual biography, Robert Irwin provides an engaging and authoritative account of Ibn Khaldun's extraordinary life, times, writings, and ideas. Irwin tells how Ibn Khaldun, who lived in a world decimated by the Black Death, held a long series of posts in the tumultuous Islamic courts of North Africa and Muslim Spain, becoming a major political player as well as a teacher and writer. Closely examining the Muqaddima, a startlingly original analysis of the laws of history, and drawing on many other contemporary sources, Irwin shows how Ibn Khaldun's life and thought fit into historical and intellectual context, including medieval Islamic theology, philosophy, politics, literature, economics, law, and tribal life. Because Ibn Khaldun's ideas often seem to anticipate by centuries developments in many fields, he has often been depicted as more of a modern man than a medieval one, and Irwin's account of such misreadings provides new insights about the history of Orientalism. In contrast, Irwin presents an Ibn Khaldun who was a creature of his time—a devout Sufi mystic who was obsessed with the occult and futurology and who lived in an often-strange world quite different from our own.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/stories-of-elders-what-the-greatest-generation-knows-about-technology-that-you-don-t-by-veronica-kirin--65149207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stories of Elders: What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't Author: Veronica Kirin Narrator: Veronica Kirin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 7, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: America's Greatest Generation (born before 1945) witnessed incredible changes in technology and social progress. From simple improvements in entertainment to life-changing medical advances, technology changed the way they live, work, and identify. Sadly, with each passing year, fewer members of the Greatest Generation remain alive to share their wisdom as the last Americans to grow up before the digital revolution. In 2015, Millennial author and cultural anthropologist Veronica Kirin drove 12,000 miles across more than 40 states to interview the last living members of the Greatest Generation. Stories of Elders is the result of her years of work to capture and share their perspective for generations to come. Stories of Elders preserves the wisdom, thoughts, humor, knowledge, and advice of the people who make up one of America's finest generations, including the Silent Generation. Their stories include the devastation that came from major events in U.S. history like World War I, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and World War II. The Greatest Generation (many of whom are now centenarians) saw the routine use of airplanes, cars, microwave ovens, telephones, radios, electricity, and the Internet come to fruition in their lifetimes. Their childhoods were simple, relying on outdoors games and their imagination for fun. How they went to school, pursued their careers, and raised their kids was radically different than the way we live today. By chronicling more than 8,000 years of life lived during the most transitional time in American history, Stories of Elders offers old-fashioned wisdom and insight for America's future generations.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360022Wed, 07 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stories of Elders: What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't Author: Veronica Kirin Narrator: Veronica Kirin Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/360022 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Stories of Elders: What the Greatest Generation Knows about Technology that You Don't Author: Veronica Kirin Narrator: Veronica Kirin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 7, 2018 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: America's Greatest Generation (born before 1945) witnessed incredible changes in technology and social progress. From simple improvements in entertainment to life-changing medical advances, technology changed the way they live, work, and identify. Sadly, with each passing year, fewer members of the Greatest Generation remain alive to share their wisdom as the last Americans to grow up before the digital revolution. In 2015, Millennial author and cultural anthropologist Veronica Kirin drove 12,000 miles across more than 40 states to interview the last living members of the Greatest Generation. Stories of Elders is the result of her years of work to capture and share their perspective for generations to come. Stories of Elders preserves the wisdom, thoughts, humor, knowledge, and advice of the people who make up one of America's finest generations, including the Silent Generation. Their stories include the devastation that came from major events in U.S. history like World War I, the Dust Bowl, the Great Depression, and World War II. The Greatest Generation (many of whom are now centenarians) saw the routine use of airplanes, cars, microwave ovens, telephones, radios, electricity, and the Internet come to fruition in their lifetimes. Their childhoods were simple, relying on outdoors games and their imagination for fun. How they went to school, pursued their careers, and raised their kids was radically different than the way we live today. By chronicling more than 8,000 years of life lived during the most transitional time in American history, Stories of Elders offers old-fashioned wisdom and insight for America's future generations.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-early-years-mining-and-cowboy-life-in-cochise-county-by-charles-martin-davis--65149218https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Early Years: Mining and Cowboy Life in Cochise County Author: Charles Martin Davis Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 5, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Cattle drives and stampedes, bootleggers and frontier justice, the Mexican War and Poncho Villa, outlaws and hookers, lawmen and jailbreaks, mining underground Stories from the life of Charles Martin Davis, born in Tombstone in 1886. This is an unusual and candid account of one man's life in early Arizona. 'Charlie's story is told almost entirely in his own word, gathered from different sources. Much is from tapes made on several occasions by his grandson and fortunately preserved. Some material is from an interview by Thomas Peterson for the Arizona Historical Society in Tucson. Some was written down as he told it when he was nearly 90. Some, a very little, is what I remembered his having told me at different times, and the orphan boy story was written for me when I was a little girl.' (Ruth Fugate, Charlie's oldest daughter)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364096Mon, 05 Nov 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Early Years: Mining and Cowboy Life in Cochise County Author: Charles Martin Davis Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/364096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Early Years: Mining and Cowboy Life in Cochise County Author: Charles Martin Davis Narrator: Michael Pearl Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 5, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Cattle drives and stampedes, bootleggers and frontier justice, the Mexican War and Poncho Villa, outlaws and hookers, lawmen and jailbreaks, mining underground Stories from the life of Charles Martin Davis, born in Tombstone in 1886. This is an unusual and candid account of one man's life in early Arizona. 'Charlie's story is told almost entirely in his own word, gathered from different sources. Much is from tapes made on several occasions by his grandson and fortunately preserved. Some material is from an interview by Thomas Peterson for the Arizona Historical Society in Tucson. Some was written down as he told it when he was nearly 90. Some, a very little, is what I remembered his having told me at different times, and the orphan boy story was written for me when I was a little girl.' (Ruth Fugate, Charlie's oldest daughter)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hamilton-book-the-true-story-of-this-extraordinary-founding-father-the-ultimate-alexander-hamilton-biography-and-his-american-revolution-b--65149222https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hamilton Book: The True Story of this Extraordinary Founding Father; The Ultimate Alexander Hamilton Biography and His American Revolution Author: Nick C. Gablern Narrator: John Hays Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'The first duty of society is justice.' (Alexander Hamilton) Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price. Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Birth and Personal Life Early Life Life During the American Revolution And Confederation Era The Confederation Era Law Practice and Federalist Papers Quasi War and Retirement And basically everything you need to know to learn about Alexander Hamilton's life and major works and appreciate his contribution to law and society. Download your copy today! Take action today and download this audiobook now at a special price!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359421Tue, 30 Oct 2018 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hamilton Book: The True Story of this Extraordinary Founding Father; The Ultimate Alexander Hamilton Biography and His American Revolution Author: Nick...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359421 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hamilton Book: The True Story of this Extraordinary Founding Father; The Ultimate Alexander Hamilton Biography and His American Revolution Author: Nick C. Gablern Narrator: John Hays Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 30, 2018 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.38 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: 'The first duty of society is justice.' (Alexander Hamilton) Today only, get this audio bestseller for a special price. Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system. Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn... Birth and Personal Life Early Life Life During the American Revolution And Confederation Era The Confederation Era Law Practice and Federalist Papers Quasi War and Retirement And basically everything you need to know to learn about Alexander Hamilton's life and major works and appreciate his contribution to law and society. Download your copy today! Take action today and download this audiobook now at a special price!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-salto-angel-dramatizado-by-fausto-grisi--65149224https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Salto Ángel - dramatizado Author: Fausto Grisi Narrator: Joan Mora Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 10, 2016 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Basada en hechos reales, esta es la increíble historia del legendario aventurero Jimmie Angel y las hazañas que lo llevaron a marcar su legado en la historia. Nacido en 1899, Jimmie Angel fue un piloto norte americano que cambió al mundo con sus múltiples aventuras, los descubrimientos que hizo en ellas, y su amplio talento para la aviación. Desde su participación como soldado en la fuerza aérea durante la Primera Guerra Mundial hasta su formación como piloto personal e instructor de vuelo, Jimmie Angel es una leyenda para los amantes de la aviación. A lo largo de los años Jimmie también ha sido reconocido por ser un buscador de oro, defensor de las etnias del Amazona, y descubridor de joyas naturales. La hazaña más grande de Jimmie Angel fue el descubrimiento de la cascada Saltó Ángel. Al sobrevolar las formaciones rocosas de la Gran Sabana en Venezuela en una misión para buscar oro, Jimmie se encontró con una impresionante cascada de casi mil metros de altura. Hoy en día, se le considera como la cascada más alta del mundo y se le llama el Salto Ángel en homenaje a su descubridor, convirtiendo a Jimmie Angel en uno de los aventureros más importantes y respetados de todos los tiempos. Adentraté en esta aventura por los cielos, donde vivirás la experiencia más impresionante y trascendiente del reconocido Jimmie Angel Perfecto para amantes de las aventuras y de los clásicos de Julio Verne, Robert E. Howard y Herman Melville. Fausto Grisi es un escritor italiano que se especializa en la escritura de aventuras y guiones para el cine y televisión. Grisi se graduó con una licenciatura de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Roma, pero se dedica a la escritura y a la producción de largometrajes y películas para el cine. Por más de 20 años, Grisi se ha dedicado a viajar alrededor del mundo para poder documentar la realidad de las civilizaciones de África, Asia, Oceanía y América Latina, y ha realizado varias series filmadas, reportajes y largometrajes sobre sus aventuras. Igualmente, ha participado en la creación de películas para estudios de cine altamente reconocidos, como MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer). En 1975 Grisi fue productor ejecutivo de 'Pascualino Seven Beauties', que llegó a ser nominada para los Oscar en 1977. Las obras literarias más reconocidos de Grisi son “Salto Ángel”, “Los Diamantes del Río Negro” y los múltiples guiones que ha escrito para el cine.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361428Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Salto Ángel - dramatizado Author: Fausto Grisi Narrator: Joan Mora Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/361428 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Salto Ángel - dramatizado Author: Fausto Grisi Narrator: Joan Mora Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 49 minutes Release date: November 10, 2016 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Basada en hechos reales, esta es la increíble historia del legendario aventurero Jimmie Angel y las hazañas que lo llevaron a marcar su legado en la historia. Nacido en 1899, Jimmie Angel fue un piloto norte americano que cambió al mundo con sus múltiples aventuras, los descubrimientos que hizo en ellas, y su amplio talento para la aviación. Desde su participación como soldado en la fuerza aérea durante la Primera Guerra Mundial hasta su formación como piloto personal e instructor de vuelo, Jimmie Angel es una leyenda para los amantes de la aviación. A lo largo de los años Jimmie también ha sido reconocido por ser un buscador de oro, defensor de las etnias del Amazona, y descubridor de joyas naturales. La hazaña más grande de Jimmie Angel fue el descubrimiento de la cascada Saltó Ángel. Al sobrevolar las formaciones rocosas de la Gran Sabana en Venezuela en una misión para buscar oro, Jimmie se encontró con una impresionante cascada de casi mil metros de altura. Hoy en día, se le considera como la cascada más alta del mundo y se le llama el Salto Ángel en homenaje a su descubridor, convirtiendo a Jimmie Angel en uno de los aventureros más importantes y respetados de todos los tiempos. Adentraté en esta aventura por los cielos, donde vivirás la experiencia más impresionante y trascendiente del reconocido Jimmie Angel Perfecto para amantes de las aventuras y de los clásicos de Julio Verne, Robert E. Howard y Herman Melville. Fausto Grisi es un escritor italiano que se especializa en la escritura de aventuras y guiones para el cine y televisión. Grisi se graduó con una licenciatura de Ciencias Políticas de la Universidad de Roma, pero se dedica a la escritura y a la producción de largometrajes y películas para el cine. Por más de 20 años, Grisi se ha dedicado a viajar alrededor del mundo para poder documentar la realidad de las civilizaciones de África, Asia, Oceanía y América Latina, y ha realizado varias series filmadas, reportajes y largometrajes sobre sus aventuras. Igualmente, ha participado en la creación de películas para estudios de cine altamente reconocidos, como MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer). En 1975 Grisi fue productor ejecutivo de 'Pascualino Seven Beauties', que llegó a ser nominada para los Oscar en 1977. Las obras literarias más reconocidos de Grisi son “Salto Ángel”, “Los Diamantes del Río Negro” y los múltiples guiones que ha escrito para el cine.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/to-begin-the-world-over-again-the-life-of-thomas-paine-by-ian-ruskin--65149103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine Author: Ian Ruskin Narrator: Ian Ruskin, Elliott Gould Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Release date: July 4, 2016 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of the man who changed the face of the world with his pen]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384582Mon, 04 Jul 2016 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine Author: Ian Ruskin Narrator: Ian Ruskin, Elliott Gould Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/384582 to listen full audiobooks. Title: To Begin the World Over Again: the Life of Thomas Paine Author: Ian Ruskin Narrator: Ian Ruskin, Elliott Gould Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 10 minutes Release date: July 4, 2016 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The extraordinary story of the man who changed the face of the world with his pen]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/not-lost-forever-my-story-of-survival-by-steve-jackson-carmina-salcido--65149212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Lost Forever: My Story of Survival Author: Steve Jackson, Carmina Salcido Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Not Lost Forever is Carmina Salcido’s remarkable story of survival and healing following the 1986 murderous rampage by her father, Mexican immigrant Ramon Salcido in the wine country of Sonoma Valley, California. Left for dead at three years old—her throat brutally slashed—Carmina miraculously survived what is widely considered one of California’s most notorious crimes: the unthinkable attack that savagely destroyed seven innocent lives, including Carmina’s entire family. At once a harrowing true crime story and the inspirational first-person account of a young girl’s strength, heart, and determination in the nightmare’s aftermath, Not Lost Forever is a shocking and profoundly moving tale of perseverance and hope, and of a precious life regained.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368544Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Lost Forever: My Story of Survival Author: Steve Jackson, Carmina Salcido Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/368544 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Not Lost Forever: My Story of Survival Author: Steve Jackson, Carmina Salcido Narrator: Xe Sands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 7, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Not Lost Forever is Carmina Salcido’s remarkable story of survival and healing following the 1986 murderous rampage by her father, Mexican immigrant Ramon Salcido in the wine country of Sonoma Valley, California. Left for dead at three years old—her throat brutally slashed—Carmina miraculously survived what is widely considered one of California’s most notorious crimes: the unthinkable attack that savagely destroyed seven innocent lives, including Carmina’s entire family. At once a harrowing true crime story and the inspirational first-person account of a young girl’s strength, heart, and determination in the nightmare’s aftermath, Not Lost Forever is a shocking and profoundly moving tale of perseverance and hope, and of a precious life regained.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-life-and-times-of-benjamin-franklin-by-h-w-brands--65149191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 12, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A study of the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. From his early days as a printer's apprentice to very nearly his last days, Benjamin Franklin's thirst for knowledge and his desire to share what he knew brought him into the forefront of a changing world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370052Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/370052 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Author: H.W. Brands Narrator: H.W. Brands Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: September 12, 2008 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: A study of the life of Benjamin Franklin and his influence on both American and world history. From his early days as a printer's apprentice to very nearly his last days, Benjamin Franklin's thirst for knowledge and his desire to share what he knew brought him into the forefront of a changing world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-stroke-of-insight-by-jill-bolte-taylor--65149242https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Stroke of Insight Author: Jill Bolte Taylor Narrator: Jill Bolte Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 3, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment. On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all within four hours­—Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover. For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by 'stepping to the right' of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by 'brain chatter.' Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah's online Soul Series, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359603Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Stroke of Insight Author: Jill Bolte Taylor Narrator: Jill Bolte Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Stroke of Insight Author: Jill Bolte Taylor Narrator: Jill Bolte Taylor Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: July 3, 2008 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 24 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment. On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her mind deteriorate to the point that she could not walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life—all within four hours­—Taylor alternated between the euphoria of the intuitive and kinesthetic right brain, in which she felt a sense of complete well-being and peace, and the logical, sequential left brain, which recognized she was having a stroke and enabled her to seek help before she was completely lost. It would take her eight years to fully recover. For Taylor, her stroke was a blessing and a revelation. It taught her that by 'stepping to the right' of our left brains, we can uncover feelings of well-being that are often sidelined by 'brain chatter.' Reaching wide audiences through her talk at the Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) conference and her appearance on Oprah's online Soul Series, Taylor provides a valuable recovery guide for those touched by brain injury and an inspiring testimony that inner peace is accessible to anyone.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/more-time-for-politics-diaries-2001-2007-by-tony-benn--65149253https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Time for Politics: Diaries 2001-2007 Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Tony Benn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 4, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'. And so this has proved: in the first seven years of this century he has helped reinvigorate national debate through public meetings, mass campaigns and appearances in the media, passionately bringing moral and political issues to wide audiences. And throughout, as ever, he has been keeping his diaries. Commenting on the demise of the New Labour project from the re-election of Tony Blair in 2001 to the ultimate foreign policy disasters of Afghanistan and Iraq, he gives other prescient accounts of the government's by-passing of Cabinet, parliament and the party, of the 'war on terror', the debate about Islam, globalisation and the changes in British society. Although he is no longer in power or in parliament, Tony Benn remains a figure of enormous respect whose direct views, honestly expressed, have often awakened the national conscience. His latest Diaries, human and challenging in turn, are an enthralling read. © Tony Benn 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2007]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359137Thu, 04 Oct 2007 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Time for Politics: Diaries 2001-2007 Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Tony Benn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/359137 to listen full audiobooks. Title: More Time for Politics: Diaries 2001-2007 Author: Tony Benn Narrator: Tony Benn Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 4, 2007 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. When Tony Benn left Parliament after 51 years he quoted his wife Caroline's remark that now he would have 'more time for politics'. And so this has proved: in the first seven years of this century he has helped reinvigorate national debate through public meetings, mass campaigns and appearances in the media, passionately bringing moral and political issues to wide audiences. And throughout, as ever, he has been keeping his diaries. Commenting on the demise of the New Labour project from the re-election of Tony Blair in 2001 to the ultimate foreign policy disasters of Afghanistan and Iraq, he gives other prescient accounts of the government's by-passing of Cabinet, parliament and the party, of the 'war on terror', the debate about Islam, globalisation and the changes in British society. Although he is no longer in power or in parliament, Tony Benn remains a figure of enormous respect whose direct views, honestly expressed, have often awakened the national conscience. His latest Diaries, human and challenging in turn, are an enthralling read. © Tony Benn 2007 (P) Penguin Audio 2007]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-blair-years-extracts-from-the-alastair-campbell-diaries-by-alastair-campbell--65149136https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires - at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling - take the reader right to the heart of government. The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219Mon, 09 Jul 2007 09:25:11 +0000Nayeli DickiPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/381219 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Blair Years: Extracts from the Alastair Campbell Diaries Author: Alastair Campbell Narrator: Alastair Campbell Format: Abridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 21 minutes Release date: July 9, 2007 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: The Blair Years is the most compelling and revealing account of contemporary politics you will ever read. Taken from Alastair Campbell's daily diaries, it charts the rise of New Labour and the tumultuous years of Tony Blair's leadership, providing the first important record of a remarkable decade in our national life. Here are the defining events of our time, from Labour's new dawn to the war on terror, from the death of Diana to negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland, from Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq, through to the Hutton Inquiry of 2003, the year Campbell resigned his position at No 10. But above all here is Tony Blair up close and personal, taking the decisions that affected the lives of millions, under relentless and often hostile pressure. Often described as the second most powerful figure in Britain, Alastair Campbell is no stranger to controversy. Feared and admired in equal measure, hated by some, he was pivotal to the founding of New Labour and the sensational election victory of 1997. As Blair's press secretary, strategist and trusted confidant, Campbell spent more waking hours alongside the Prime Minister than anyone. His diaires - at times brutally frank, often funny, always compelling - take the reader right to the heart of government. The Blair Years is a story of politics in the raw, of progress and setback, of reputations made and destroyed, under the relentless scrutiny of a 24-hour media. Unflinchingly told, it covers the crises and scandals, the rows and resignations, the ups and downs of Britain's hothouse politics. But amid the big events are insights and observations that make this a remarkably human portrayal of some of the most powerful people in the world. There has never been so riveting a book about life at the very top, nor a more human book about politics, told by a man who saw it all.]]>305cleanfull